and coming up in the next 15 minutes, i ll be speaking to bake off s prue leith about lockdown and coming out of it. hello and welcome to this bbc news special programme, as we await the latest number 10 coronavirus briefing, tonight led by the health secretary matt hancock, along with professorjonathan van tam and dr susan hopkins. we will be crossing to that at number 10 as soon as that gets under way. let s start by bringing you the latest coronavirus news today. thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation, has recommended that prioritisation should continue down the age ranges, with people in their 40s the next to be invited for a jab. the move is a blow to those who have been campaigning for teachers, police officers and other frontline key workers to be prioritised. it comes as the latest data shows more than 19.1 million people have received their first dose of the jab. a further 3115 people have died in the uk within 28 days of a positive coronavirus t
to keep more of their benefits. there s a cut in air passenger duty tax between airports within the uk, and a freeze in fuel duty. the chancellor s accused of failing to tackle climate change in this budget. and coming up, we ll be answering your questions on the budget and how it may affect you. you ve still got time to send them in. tweet us using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or email us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. also tonight: a serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape. pc adam zaman, who s 28, is a member of the east area command unit. the police in the us state of new mexico give an update on the investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin s new movie. they say they suspect a live bullet killed halyna hutchins. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor has promised a post covid ag
thousand people have gathered outside parliament in berlin. now on bbc news, the travel show. america s northwest is a place like no other. i m on a journey up through seattle and the last frontier alaska. previously, i explored seattle, in washington state, to find a city connected deeply to the natural world. and in alaska s capital, i saw how the prospect of gold still captures people s imaginations to this day. oh, look at that! chuckles you seeing it? we got some gold! chuckling continues how about that? how about, my friend? laughs what a way to experience alaska! so, this time, i m carrying on myjourney through alaska to see how people here continue to adapt to the natural world around them. you really have to plan your life and your day to day routines around what nature will allow you to do that day. ..even when it is changing at pace. all this area that s collapsed, this was completely full of water, about 14 billion gallons and it all rushed out underneath the