good evening. the government s chief scientific advisor during covid, sir patrick vallance, has revealed more about what went on in downing street during the pandemic. the covid inquiry heard that the then prime mininster, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. excerts from sir patrick s diary at the time were read out at the inquiry and he had plenty to say about these two men he described borisjohnson as inconsistent, indecisive and weak. and he said scientists were not consulted on the eat out to help out scheme l aunched by the then chancellor rishi sunak. sir patrick said it was very obvious that it would increase transmission of coronavirus. here s our political editor, chris mason. images from the pandemic. otherworldly moments we ll never forget. lives lost, liberties crushed an unimaginable new normal for a while at least. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer
sides in the champions league quarterfinals. chelsea join liverpool and manchester city in the last eight, after a convincing win over the spanish league leaders atletico madrid. keeping beauty spots beautiful when the covid restrictions lift why landowners want more people to pay attention to the countryside code. good morning. today once again is going to be fairly cloudy for most with some patchy rain coming down the east of the country. the best of the east of the country. the best of the sunshine in the south west and also central and eastern parts of scotland. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 18th of march. our top story. people under the age of 50 are unlikely to get their first dose of a covid vaccine before the end of april because of what nhs england is calling a significant reduction in supply. it s understood to have been caused by a delay in the manufacture of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in india.
it is slightly complicated and varies depending on where you live so worth checking online to see if you meet the criteria. if so, you could be eligible for some money off the cost of insulation. there are various types available, like loft, cavity and solid wall insulation. the scheme aims to help around 300,000 households with the cost of installing new insulation by march 2026. it should help eligible households save £300 a year on their energy bills. but one year in, just over 4,600 households have benefited between last may and january. the government says installations under the scheme reached their highest level to date injanuary but that s stilljust 1.5 percent of the total target. so what s the holdup? energy uk, on behalf of the industry, says there s a lack of qualified installers,
the great british insulation scheme was set up in march last year, to help with the cost of insulating the draughtiest homes across britain. the aim is to improve the least energy efficient homes, help to tackle fuel poverty and reduce energy bills. to qualify for the scheme, you ll need to be in a low energy efficiency home, and be in certain council tax bands too. it is slightly more complicated and varies depending on where you live, so worth checking online to see if you meet the criteria. if so, you could be eligible for some money off insulation. there are various types available, like cavity, laughed and solid wall insulation. the scheme aims to help around 300,000 households with the cost of installing new insulation by march 2026. it should help eligible households save around £310 a year on their energy bills. but, one year in, just over 4,600 households had new insulation