Let s start here in the uk, where some of the country s biggest and well known brands are facing supply chain headaches caused by a lack of workers. On tuesday, mcdonald s said it had run out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at its restaurants. The fast food chain said supply chain issues, such as a shortage of lorry drivers, had affected the availability at over a thousand of its outlets. Elsewhere, amazon announced it was offering new warehouse workers a £1,000 joining bonus in a bid to attract new recruits. The online retail giant is advertising for urgently needed warehouse pickers and packers in the uk to meet demand. Joining me now is craig erlam, senior market analyst at 0anda. Good senior market analyst at 0anda. Morning. This is a that good morning. This is a problem that has been going on for weeks now, i have discussed this many times on the programme, but it is coming to a head with several businesses expressing the challenges? yes. Expressing the challenges? yes, it
wales and northern ireland millions of people take part in the census. the anniversary of dr martin luther king s march from selma in alabama to the state capital in montgomery. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government is facing questions about whether or not people can plan for foreign holidays, especially to european destinations, over the summer. the cabinet minister, ben wallace, has insisted that the uk needs to preserve the gains of its covid 19 vaccination campaign at all costs . more than half of all adults in the uk have now received their first coronavirus vaccine. but there is concern about the threat of imported cases, as areas of continental europe face a third wave of infections, as john mcmanus reports. it s been a record breaking week in the uk, at least as far as covid vaccines are concerned. on friday, more than 711,000 doses were administered to the public. that means more than half of the uk s adult populatio
for the royal family in review 2020: the royal year. a year like no other during her long reign. a masked monarch in covert times. this is a strange and frustrating and often distressing experience. and heir to the throne locked down the coronavirus. i thank you from the cambridge family who stepped up while others isolated. but for the sussex family, a step as they withdrew from royal duty. the queen s year started with a regular routine of royal engagements. a visit to mi5 headquarters in february, but everything was about to change. here she thanked staff for keeping us safe, unaware that the biggest danger this year would be a health emergency that locked down the uk and changed the way the queen lived and worked. with lockdown imminent in march, she moved out of london. the queen came to windsor and spent the first lockdown behind the castle walls with members of the royal household. the duke of edinburgh joined of the royal household. the duke of edinburghjoined her a
vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but it s difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those who are still missing anxiously await news. in a video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and extreme. in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there have been growing concerns and calls on government to be better prepared of ill weather in this country. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and downpours are predicted to continue for the coming days. yuna ku, bbc news, seoul. that is the picture in south korea. millions of people across part of the northern hemisphere content with