hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. our top story the tokyo 2020 olympic organising committee has said that international spectators will not be allowed to enterjapan during the olympic games which are scheduled for this summer. the decision will ensure the four yearly spectacle will be a largely televised event this year. olympic and paralympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded, it said in a statement. speculation about the ban had been rife for weeks, as organisers grappled with how to make the games safe during the coronavirus pandemic. our sports correspondent alex capstick has more on this. alex, it was predicted because there has been so many questions about whether these games would be held at all. , ., , whether these games would be held at all. , . , , whether these games would be held at all. , , all. this has been well signposted for a few weeks. all. this has been well signposted for a few weeks. there a
reintroduced partial lockdowns, as both countries battle a sharp rise in infections in recent weeks. richard galpin reports. here in germany the authorities are warning that the country is facing a third wave of coronavirus. infections rising exponentially. and this particularly worrying is 8% of the population here has had a first dose of vaccine. there are now calls for lockdown measures to be brought back in. the situation also serious here in france, with covid cases surging. more than 20 million people now facing restrictions. poland, yet another eu countries battling the virus has today gone into a lockdown expected to last three weeks. the situation across the eu in part a result of a faltering vaccination programme and delays in deliveries. and this not helped by the eu s recent suspension of supplies of the astrazeneca vaccine at this critical time. italy, though, is now moving ahead, with the astrazeneca vaccine. translation: the ahead, with the astrazeneca vaccine.
we hear from some of the young people reporting for bbc news. welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced that more than half of adults in the uk have now had a first dose of covid vaccine. more people received the jab yesterday than on any other day. despite this, a scientist on a government advisory body warns summer holidays overseas are extremely unlikely because of the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the uk. it comes as france and poland have reintroduced partial lockdowns, as both countries battle a sharp rise in infections in recent weeks. here s what the health secretary had to say earlier. well, we are committed that all adults will be offered the first dose of the vaccine by the end ofjuly. we are on track to deliver that, and i am delighted that today half of all adults have now been vaccinated, including the prime minister yesterday. yesterday was, in fact, the biggest day of vaccinations in this country in our
to the uk. organisers of this summer s tokyo olympics and paralympics say no international fans will be allowed because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. leeds united s all time record goalscorer, peter lorimer, has died aged 7a. and coming up in half an hour, ros atkins takes a look at why astrazeneca s vaccine has become so controversial. good evening and welcome to bbc news. official figures show that there have been a record number of coronavirus vaccinations in the uk for a second day in a row. the health secretary has said the uk is on track to ease lockdown measures, after announcing that over half of all adults in the country had now had at least one vaccine dose. in the latest 24 hour period alone, nearly 600,000 people had theirfirstjab, bringing the total to over 26.8 million. and just over 2.1 million have now had both doses of the vaccine. despite these record numbers of vaccinations, a scientist on a government advisory body warns summer holidays overse
through central london. police have made several arrests. a volcano has erupted south west of iceland s capital reykjavik, the first eruption in that area of iceland for 800 years and coming up in half an hour, mark kermode gives his unique take on the best and worst of the week s film and dvd releases in the film review and. ireland beat england in dublin while scotland run in 50 points in their victory over italy. with wales vs france still to come. sportsday has all the latest from the six nations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. official figures show that there have been a record number of coronavirus vaccinations in the uk for a second day in a row. the health secretary has said the uk is on track to ease lockdown measures, after announcing that over half of all adults in the country had now had at least one vaccine dose. in the latest 2a hour period alone nearly 600,000 people had theirfirstjab bringing the total to more than 26.8 million. and just over 2.1 mi