now on bbc news, click this week beating the covid scammers. and anyone for robot tennis? welcome to click. i would like to share with you some personaljoy, if i may. i was getting ready to film the programme this morning when i got the best text message that i think i ve received in years, inviting me to get my first dose of the vaccine. congratulations. i presume you acted on it. yeah, sure did. took about three or four clicks, ithink, and i booked in for later this afternoon so it was easy. i did that and then i had a big cry. well, i was so worried when i spoke to you first thing this morning you were so upset but now i know they were tears of joy. yeah, i mean, i might go again just to warn you but this, this feeling of relief and possibly a release of pent up emotions from the last year, i don t know what it was, but it happened, let s just say that. but here s the thing, right? before i confirmed, ifound myself looking at this text and thinking is this genui
capital reykjavic. tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across europe to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions. it comes as much of the continent faces a third wave of deadly infections. there ve been protests in poland, where a strict new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp increase in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna, with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. this protest took place in finland, which has more than 70,000 confirmed cases, and where 800 people have died since the pandemic began there were also anti lockdown protests in london. they came despite a fall in infections and a fast paced vaccination programme. meanwhile, german police used pepper spray during ugly clashes in the northern city of kassel, another city where demonstrators are angry about covid linked restrictions. 0ur berlin correspondent, damian mcguinness is following developments. anti restrictions demos i
now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament a week when mps hoped the killing of sarah everard would be a watershed moment to help prevent violence against women. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fist in case we need to defend ourselves. and that is not ok. but ministers faced complaints about police tactics and a lack ofjustice. i have parliamentary privilege. i can name the men who have hurt me. but millions of women in this country don t even have that. a victim of stalking shares her experience. he dropped letters through my letterbox just so i knew that he knew where i lived. and elsewhere in westminster, a controversial figure returns to haunt the government. in spring 2020, we had a situation where the deprtment for health wasjust a smoking ruin in terms of procurement and ppe. but first, sarah everard s killing prompted widespread public anger and calls for action to do more to protect women and girls. hund
in a rip roaring cameo as a coke addled producer. personally, i could have lived without the somewhat hackneyed staged interviews, and for all its excesses, there s little sense that this gets under the skin of its la rger than life subject. but, like many of the bands that mcgee champions, this is entertainingly bolshie fare. loud, brash and absolutely full of itself. creation stories is on sky cinema from saturday. it s a book. it s a little more than that. open it. you bought drugs from yourself? i had to beta test it. sticking with substance fuelled lifestyles, silk road retells the story of self proclaimed dark web pirate ross ulbricht who made a fortune setting up what was effectively amazon for drugs. a site where narcotics could be bought, sold and even customer rated, all under the anonymity of bitcoin currency. that s 1.2 million a day. likeable love simon star nick robinson plays the real life entrepreneur whose libertarian dreams of changing the world lead him int
so why is this happening? france, germany and italy are among several countries to suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine over safety fears. in the last ten days, these european countries have all restricted the use of astrazeneca s vaccine. many have completely suspended its use, and all have acted on concerns about blood clotting, despite there being no evidence to link this vaccine and blood clotting. and the european regulator could not have been clearer. this vaccine is safe and effective in preventing covid 19 and its benefits continue to be far greater than its risks. so we have european countries out of sync with the european regulator. and these aren t the first issues that astrazeneca has faced, farfrom it. first of all, the company initially put out confusing statements about how effective this vaccine is. some studies reported around 90%, others 62% one headline at the time read: here s another: the article goes on to say: doubts were created and they started