hello, i m david eades in london. jane o brien is in washington. is the uk s accelerating journey towards lifting all covid restrictions about to hit a speed bump? for weeks now, it has felt as if england has been set fair to emerge into a sunny, social summer, with nightclubs allowed to reopen, masks to be cast aside and social distancing to be consigned to history. and the date hanging in the air the 21st ofjune. but now a senior scientific adviser to the government has called for those measures to stay in place for at least a few more weeks because of what he called an exponential growth in the so called indian variant of the coronavirus. professor ravi gupta said the explosive impact it could have was currently being masked by the high vaccination rate. anna collinson has this report. it s one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today, thousands are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. it s been really good. yeah, i thought t
was becoming loud and aggressive, a lot of yelling across the street. did that cause you any concern? concern did that cause you any concern? concern for did that cause you any concern? concern for the officers, yes. also in the programme thejohnson &johnson vaccine is linked to blood clots american health experts want a pause in its roll out, the company is delaying its distribution in the eu and south africa temporarily suspends its use. we are going to speak to a health expert. here in the uk a new cluster of the south african variant of the coronavirus is found in south london everybody in the area is being asked to get a test. we start in minneapolis where two big stories are playing out in parallel. in a moment we ll have the latest on the george floyd murder trial against former police officer derek chauvin. first the family of a 20 year old black man who was shot dead by a police officer on sunday has hired the civil rights attorney representing george
many of us. not everyone, however, with some mist and fog patches forming over the next couple of days. i ll be back with all the details. it s saturday, the 27th february. our top story. the chancellor has said he ll use wednesday s budget to level with the british people about the state of the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. in an interview with the financial times, rishi sunak warns that the uk has been left exposed because of its high debt levels, but acknowledges he ll need to keep spending for the time being to supportjobs. our business reporter, ramzan karmali, reports. with government spending heading towards £300 billion to deal with the pandemic, the unemployment rate hitting its highest level in five years, and the uk economy shrinking almost 10% in 2020, all eyes will be on the chancellor next week, when he delivers his budget on wednesday. 0ne delivers his budget on wednesday. one area that will be in focus will be the housing market. 0ver one are
the women s six nations gets underway today. it was delayed by the pandemic but is now taking centre stage. can england retain their title? they face scotland in the opening game this afternoon. good morning. a dry day ahead with some sunshine, particularly in the north and west. cooler and cloudier in eastern england. all the details coming up on breakfast. it s saturday 3rd april. our top story: care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it has been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones hands for the first time since the start of the pandemic. now from the 12th of april, more family members will be reuni