welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. a third wave of coronavirus infections is sweeping across europe. large parts of france and poland are about to lockdown and confidence in the astra zeneca vaccine has been fluctuating in the eu, after some nations stopped using it, fearing it caused blood clots. now regulators say the jab is safe, and it s being used again, as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. after weeks of shifting time frames the message was meant to be clear, it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, the health authorities say a possible link to blood clots in younger patients that they had a vaccine should only be used for those over 55. last month it s said only those under 65 should take it. lucky that he turned 55 last year. after weeks of existing lockdown, the government is bringing in new restrictions for the worst affected areas like paris. from a bank to make them a new left on the lights
now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to american author, stephen king, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. horror sells, and no one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. he s written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. he is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. if you re not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, stand by me all films based on his stories. he s been writing for half a century. how has our appetite for fear evolved? stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it s nice to be here. i wish we could do it in person. me too. but nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. and let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world in florida, in the uk, all over the world are living with, and that is covid 19. has that inv
hello and welcome. uncertainty over stocks of covid vaccines is causing growing tension between the uk and the european union. with around 25 million britons vaccinated, authorities here are warning there ll be a significant reduction in available vaccines next month. astrazeneca and pfizer have both tried to play down those of vaccine produced in the uk and europe. another step closer to normality. gps like this one in lincolnshire, thousands have been given vaccines this week. in total, more than 25 million have now beenjabbed. for the next fortnight, there should be plenty of doses to go around. after that, there is more doubt. a letter sent by the nhs to local health services warned of a significant reduction in supply next month and said no further appointments for those should be ablated to booking systems in april. systems in april. vaccine alwa s systems in april. vaccine always lumpy systems in april. vaccine always lumpy and - systems in april. vaccine always lum
welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with the vexed issue of us china relations, and a key meeting between top american and chinese diplomats in alaska. the us secretary of state is meeting his chinese counterpart for the first time since president biden took office. tensions are high after four years of a trade war between president trump and bejing, and now there s mounting us disapproval of the chinese effort to supress democracy in hong kong. joining us now from anchorage is the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher. barbara, it is a pretty snowy background there. is the us secretary of state hoping for any kind of a thought in us china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? . . , ., ., relations? actually, laura, we were told not to relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make too