cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year s oscar nominations are announced we ll be speaking to the director of the white tiger, which has been nomimated for best adapted screenplay. france and italy have joined germany in becoming the latest countries to suspend use of the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure, over concerns of possible side effects. french president emmanuel macron said the country would stop administering the vaccine pending an assessment by the european union s medicine regulator on tuesday. the republic of ireland made a similar decision over the weekend following reports of blood clotting in recipients in norway. but the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. the announcements by follow similar moves by denmark, norway, bulgaria, iceland
a new television channel in scotland next year, with an annual £30 million budget. and, fit for a princess, many of diana s most beautiful and famous dresses go on public display. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. cressida dick has been named as the new head of scotland yard, becoming the first woman to hold the most senior post in british policing. the 56 year old will succeed sir bernard hogan howe as metropolitan police commissioner. ms dick will return to the force after leaving for the foreign office two years ago. in 2005 she was the commander responsible for the anti terrorism operation that led to the death of an innocent man, jean charles de menezes at an underground station in south london. the new commissioner released a sometime. she says: i am thrilled and humbled. this is a great responsibility and an amazing opportunity. i m looking forward immensely to protecting and serving the people of london and working again with the fabulous women and men of the
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Fact-Check | Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds did not call the 2023 Asia Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka 'fixed', contrary to false claims being circulated online.