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but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard is due to go on trial in late october. and coming up — scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is to set out a timeline for the easing of lockdown in scotland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was admitted to king edward vii's hospital in central london on february 16th after feeling unwell. the duke, who's 99, later underwent a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition at another london hospital. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. shielded by a screen, a patient, evidently in a wheelchair, was brought out from the king edward vii hospital to a waiting vehicle. moments later, the vehicle left with the duke of edinburgh safely aboard, on his way home to windsor after his longest hospital stay, 28 nights in total, four of them at st bartholomew's hospital for specialist heart treatment. as the car left, photographers caught sight of the duke sitting in the rear of the vehicle. little has been said by the palace about the reasons for his hospital stay, other than he had been suffering from an infection and the unspecified pre—existing heart condition. but the treatment, evidently having been successful, he was on his way to be reunited with the queen at windsor. she has continued with her official programme as normal, marking commonwealth day among other things, as well as coping with the fallout from the us television interview given by the sussexes, a troubling family issue on which the queen would normally be able to rely on the duke for first—hand advice and support. fanfare. he is now less than 90 days from his 100th birthday, a milestone he is said to be determined to celebrate, and it will be a matter of reassurance to his family that his four weeks in hospital are now over and his doctors have decided that he is well enough to go home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. helena wilkinson is at windsor castle. great relief no doubt that the duke is back at windsor.— is back at windsor. absolutely relief, is back at windsor. absolutely relief. the _ is back at windsor. absolutely relief, the duke _ is back at windsor. absolutely relief, the duke of— is back at windsor. absolutely relief, the duke of edinburghl relief, the duke of edinburgh arrived back here at around quarter past 11 after travelling from the king edward vii hospital in london, a 45 minutejourney. king edward vii hospital in london, a 45 minute journey. he king edward vii hospital in london, a 45 minutejourney. he came back here and was reunited with the queen and there is no doubt he will continue to rest and recuperate. any medical attention he will have here at the castle but clearly doctors at the hospital felt he was well enough after what turned out to be his longest stay in hospital, 28 nights, but he will be monitored, i suspect, very closely, now that he is back at the castle. the castle don't like to give much detail about the medical conditions, especially of senior members of the royal family, conditions, especially of senior members of the royalfamily, but conditions, especially of senior members of the royal family, but all they would say on that is that the duke of edinburgh is in good spirits. we know that he had a successful procedure to do with a pre—existing heart condition, but for the queen, she has been here throughout her husband's stay in hospital and they will have been communicating, of course, may be via the telephone or zoom but they have not seen each other for such a long time, and as wasjust not seen each other for such a long time, and as was just touched on not seen each other for such a long time, and as wasjust touched on in the report, the queen has been dealing with family matters, matter is that the duke of edinburgh often guides her and takes the lead on, and she hasn't had that kind of support, so no doubt the queen will be relieved that her husband is back by her side to help her navigate in the weeks and months ahead. we are 'ust hearin: the weeks and months ahead. we are just hearing in — the weeks and months ahead. we are just hearing in relation _ the weeks and months ahead. we are just hearing in relation to _ the weeks and months ahead. we are just hearing in relation to that - just hearing in relation to that other big royal story we had in the last fortnight, the interview of harry and meghan with oprah winfrey, as a result there has been a conversation between senior royals? yes, this is something which has been reported in the sun newspaper and there are just reports and we have not verified them ourselves, but we understand that meghan markle's friend gayle king who is a presenter, she has said to our sister station cbs that she spoke to the couple, meghan and harry over the couple, meghan and harry over the weekend after their interview, the weekend after their interview, the big interview with oprah winfrey, and she said to cbs that prince harry has spoken to his brother william and also to his father charles for the first time since that interview took place. gayle king said she called them to see how they were feeling after the interview and said it is true harry has spoken to his brother and father. the word she was given, she says, is that the conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation. that is reports in a newspaper that the couple meghan and harry, at least harry, has spoken to his father and prince william, but gayle king saying that she was told by harry that the conversations were not productive, but as i say, the queen and the duke of edinburgh is here comic relief for them and now they are back together, and maybe they are back together, and maybe they can now manage the family issues —— the duke of edinburgh is here, so relief for them. issues -- the duke of edinburgh is here, so relief for them.— issues -- the duke of edinburgh is here, so relief for them. thanks for “oininu here, so relief for them. thanks for joining us- — the uk will shift its focus away from europe and towards india, japan, and australia in what's being billed as a major shake—up of foreign policy. the prime minister, speaking in the commons, said the review would make britain "stronger, safer and more prosperous". the year—long review into how the uk should position itself post—brexit concludes that relations with countries in the indo—pacific will be key to balancing the rise of china. paul adams reports. have ships, will travel. as hms queen elizabeth prepares to sail to the far east later this year, the government is getting ready to tell us what all this is for. a post—brexit nation on the hunt for new alliances facing new challenges. this, we are told, the biggest shake—up of defence and security since the end of the cold war. for us, there are no far—away countries of which we know little. global britain is not a reflection of old obligations, still less a vainglorious gesture, but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. for all the apparent ambition, the opposition is unimpressed. we welcome the deepening of engagement in the indo pacific region. but this comes on the back of an inconsistent policy towards china for a decade. conservative governments have spent ten years turning a blind eye to human rights abuses, while inviting china to help build our infrastructure. now that basic inconsistency is catching up with them. the government is looking east, to the indo pacific, and ways to counter the challenge posed by china. is the world's next superpower a partner or a threat? china represents the generational threat. the reason for that is the idea that china will become more like us as it got richer or as its economy matured is clearly for the birds. that's not going to happen. that means finding new allies among the ten south—eastern asian states that make up asean. could britain become a closer partner? and india, the world's biggest democracy. borisjohnson is going there at the end of april, his first big foreign trip since britain left the eu. some old alliances remain — the government says nato is still the bedrock of defence and security in the north atlantic region, part of the glue that binds us to america. defence spending has already been increased, although mps are still concerned about the mod�*s finances. and some question plans to increase the number of britain's nuclear warheads. the government insists it represents a minimal credible deterrent against the very worst threats. the review brings change to whitehall, a new white house style situation room at the cabinet office, and a counterterrorism operation centre designed to ensure faster responses to future emergencies. there are plenty of big ideas in this big review, the need to tackle a hostile russia, efforts to combat climate change. above all, it's about britain's place in the world, about playing a significant role now that being part of europe is not what it was. paul adams, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. he gave me his assessment of what the prime minster has outlined. there are some new ideas in this. essentially, the argument is that for many years, britain's foreign policy and place in the world has been based on its relationship with europe and the united states, the bridge between the two. that has clearly come to an end because of brexit. so, this says, "look, geographically, we need to look elsewhere, go to the indo—pacific, that's where the fastest—growing economies are, that's where some of the biggest strategic threats are," a nod to china. "so, the uk has to have a greater presence there." there is also in it i think a sense of saying, "british foreign policy needs to have a bit more of an edge to it, it needs to be a bit more focused on promoting and defending british national interests and specifically saying, make it relevant to people at home." that at least is the ambition. the critique is that it doesn't quite live up to the billing, that there is actually not enough resources there, that the military will be stretched too thin, that, how can you do that if you're cutting aid to other parts of the world? if you're moving to the pacific, are you not neglecting europe? so, there are still a lot of questions about it, but there are one or two new ideas which will try and answer the question of, what does global britain actually mean after brexit? the european union's medicines regulator, the ema, has underlined that it is firmly convinced of the benefits of the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. several countries have recently suspended the roll—out of the vaccine because a small number of cases of blood clots were reported after it was administered. the ema said it had seen no evidence that the vaccine caused blood clots but its experts are still reviewing the jab and their findings will be released on thursday. the ema's executive director, emer cooke, has been speaking about this issue at a news conference in amsterdam this lunchtime. let's hear what she had to say. there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions. they have not come up in the clinical trials and they're not listed as known or expected side—effects with this vaccine. in clinical trials, both the vaccinated people and the people who received the placebo have shown small, some very small, numbers of blood clot developments. we don't... the number of thromboembolic events overall in the vaccinated people seems not to be higher than that seen in the general population. i don't need to remind you all here today that the covid—i9 pandemic is a global crisis, with devastating health, social and economic impact, and it continues to be a major burden on eu health systems. vaccines for covid—i9 help to protect individuals from becoming ill, especially healthcare professionals and vulnerable populations, such as older people and those with chronic diseases. and this is a very important consideration in our assessment of the benefit risk. so, while the investigation is ongoing, we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—i9, with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risks of these side—effects. tom chivers is the science editor at the digital magazine unherd. thanks forjoining us. that is the interim finding from the regulator that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe but at the moment ten eu countries have still suspended its use, what do you make of it? it have still suspended its use, what do you make of it?— have still suspended its use, what do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to — do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to me. _ do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to me. there _ do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to me. there are - do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to me. there are a - do you make of it? it seems a very bad idea to me. there are a few. bad idea to me. there are a few things to think about, firstly, 37 cases of blood clotting events which have been detected amongst people who have had the vaccine but you have to remember that is out the 5 million people in the eu alone who have had the astrazeneca vaccine. sometimes people get blood clots and itjust happens naturally, in perfectly healthy people anyway, and in a population of 5 billion people you would expect to see about 100 people getting that per week so just as a background risk, that 37 figure is actually lower than you would expect, so on its own thatjust doesn't seem like there is very much going on here that we need to worry about. . . ., , . ., , about. the incidence of blood clots is not higher— about. the incidence of blood clots is not higher than _ about. the incidence of blood clots is not higher than in _ about. the incidence of blood clots is not higher than in the _ about. the incidence of blood clots is not higher than in the general. is not higher than in the general population wejust is not higher than in the general population we just heard, making the point that you are making, and yet they are still wanting to do more investigation and they will give a final verdict on thursday. i can understand — final verdict on thursday. i can understand that _ final verdict on thursday. i can understand that there - final verdict on thursday. i can understand that there is - final verdict on thursday. i can understand that there is a... l final verdict on thursday. i can understand that there is a... people get nervous about new things, people get nervous about new things, people get nervous about things which are actually safer than the alternatives. like nuclear power, for example, people get this panic of the new thing, but in this case it is really bad. even if it turns out, which we cannot rule out, even if it turns out that there is a slightly raised risk of blood clotting caused by the vaccine, the odds are, well, it is absolutely much lower than the risk of clotting caused by covid itself which not only causes rotting but many other risks —— clotting. so, the cost benefit analysis even if there is a slight raised risk is enormous, we put up with small risks from things in order to prevent larger risks and thatis in order to prevent larger risks and that is the idea of the vaccine. it is not as though we can simply say, it's fine, we will delay it while we check things out, because every day you delay vaccinating people is a day they could catch covid in the day they could catch covid in the day they could die, and i saw an analysis that every 100,000 people you vaccinate a day early it saves 15 lives, and if this means that a million people get their vaccine a week late that will be... inaudible a number _ week late that will be... inaudible a number of _ week late that will be... inaudible a number of people _ week late that will be. .. inaudible a number of people will- week late that will be... inaudible a number of people will die - week late that will be... inaudible a number of people will die who j a number of people will die who shouldn't have died, so this seems like a very unwise strategy on my part. i have seen people talking about clusters of these events, in germany and norway people saying there is a particular batch of these things, and maybe that is true, although it still seems likely it is just the background rate but also it is just a random just the background rate but also it isjust a random cluster, that is quite possible, we are looking at blood clotting, but there are many things which can go wrong with peoples bodies. we could be talking about heart failure, fainting, epilepsy, one of these things could have happened in a random bunch somewhere and then we would have picked it up and then everyone would have been panicking about epileptic fix, so, anyway, —— epileptic fits, so, anyway, it will cost more lives thanit so, anyway, it will cost more lives than it saves. so, anyway, it will cost more lives than it saves-— than it saves. thanks for “oining us. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has appeared at the old bailey via video link. wayne couzens — who's 48 — was remanded in custody until a hearing injuly. his trial is expected to take place at the end of october. last night, the government announced measures to improve safety for women and girls in england and wales — including an additional £25 million for better street lighting and cctv. let's speak now to jillian kowalchuk, founder of the app safe and the city, which tracks the safest walking routes throughout london. tell us more about your app and how it works and how it helps women. 50. it works and how it helps women. so, it works and how it helps women. so, it was the it works and how it helps women. in, it was the genesis it works and how it helps women. sc, it was the genesis of it works and how it helps women. s53, it was the genesis of my own experience, i'm canadian who moved to the uk to pursue my public health degree and work. i noticed that the apps i was using were not really designed with me in mind and that specifically was moving through public spaces and feeling quite unsafe. one particular experience, i was following a route that took me through an alleyway where i had an unfortunate experience of a near sexual assault, and as a trained public health professional, looking at patterns of information was the key of how you can look at preventing harm versus reacting in the moment, and i saw a big opportunity with the technology platforms that are the everyday navigation apps moving to different spaces that could allow you to record on those experiences whether they are near miss or catcalling or whether they are physical assaults that you do not know what to do with. from that information, we can actually paint a better picture of what is missing in this puzzle to look at what we can measure and change through that type of information. the app itself is available to download and essentially works very similar to google maps, you put in your destination and work alongside the metropolitan police to make sure that specific high—risk areas are notified so you have a reminder, for example, angel station, if there was a lot of problems there, if criminals keep coming back so why is not made available to all types of devices, if you have missed the sign or did not hear the tfl warning, that should be delivered on our devices and that is something that we are working on with the integration of so... it sounds areat. integration of so... it sounds great- the — integration of so... it sounds great. the point _ integration of so... it sounds great. the point has - integration of so... it sounds great. the point has been . integration of so... it sounds i great. the point has been made integration of so... it sounds - great. the point has been made in this big debate is that they so much emphasis on women keeping safe and it should not be on the individual, which is not in any sense to criticise your app, but it is one of the big observations which has been made. the government came up with its own ideas yesterday. what do you feel about their plans? i its own ideas yesterday. what do you feel about their plans?— feel about their plans? i would want to auestion feel about their plans? i would want to question who _ feel about their plans? i would want to question who was _ feel about their plans? i would want to question who was involved - feel about their plans? i would want to question who was involved in - feel about their plans? i would want to question who was involved in the | to question who was involved in the decision—making process, did it have women and different intersections of experiences of women at the table making those decisions? from what we have collected, we collect bad street lighting and people rating roots as to whether they would like to take them or not, and we have information that speaks to some of that but that places the emphasis that but that places the emphasis that it that but that places the emphasis thatitis that but that places the emphasis that it is only on the environment that it is only on the environment thatis that it is only on the environment that is looking at reacting and responding and evidencing attacks versus actually may be putting more emphasis on male violence and how we start to address that more proactively. d0 start to address that more proactively-— start to address that more proactively. start to address that more roactivel . ., ., , proactively. do you have any ideas of what longer-term _ proactively. do you have any ideas of what longer-term changes - proactively. do you have any ideas. of what longer-term changes might proactively. do you have any ideas - of what longer-term changes might be of what longer—term changes might be needed? of what longer-term changes might be needed? ~,,. , of what longer-term changes might be needed? ~ , ,, ., needed? absolutely. starting with leadershi - , needed? absolutely. starting with leadership, female _ needed? absolutely. starting with leadership, female leadership- needed? absolutely. starting with leadership, female leadership at l needed? absolutely. starting with i leadership, female leadership at the top is important, we are also official supporters of stella creasy�*s misogyny is a hate crime bill which is looking at how you collect more information on these types of everyday experiences so again we can look at what type of invention we need and drive change. what is also really important is to have transparency of that information, to build back trust, because we know about 90% according to a tfl survey from a few years ago, 90% remain unreported and most recently there was 97% of young girls experience some form of sexual harassment, so the cat is out of the bag, we canjust look harassment, so the cat is out of the bag, we can just look at the extent of the consequences whether it is to businesses, communities, tech platforms, we need to start bridging the information, knowing that these issues will keep coming back unless we proactively address them. you started at the _ we proactively address them. you started at the beginning saying that you are a canadian who has moved to london, but what is the situation like in canada? do women feel safe on the streets there?— on the streets there? there is no debate there _ on the streets there? there is no debate there from _ on the streets there? there is no debate there from what - on the streets there? there is no debate there from what i - on the streets there? there is no debate there from what i am - on the streets there? there is no l debate there from what i am aware of, and i have been living in london now five years but i felt a different experience. the cities are much smaller, i came from vancouver, but what was apparent, again, how interesting, larger cities have a lot more movement of people and if we take the point of view that these types of experiences can happen in all types of spaces, as people move through them, capturing that information and it may appear that may be verbal harassment might be much bigger in canada than the more physical or other types of harassment, so it is important we bridge this information together and learn what has worked in other places. violence against women is a public health crisis which has been worked on for many years including my own work. it is important that we use technology to start bridging the information about making sure that there is the right leadership and partnerships available to know that we are making that change. goad partnerships available to know that we are making that change. good to talk to you- — we are making that change. good to talk to you. thanks _ we are making that change. good to talk to you. thanks for _ we are making that change. good to talk to you. thanks forjoining - we are making that change. good to talk to you. thanks forjoining us. i the labour mp for hartlepool mike hill has resigned with immediate effect. mr hill was elected in may 2017. it's understood there is a parliamentary investigation into his conduct, but details have not been confirmed. his resignation will trigger a by—election — likely to be seen as a key test for sir keir starmer in an area in which the conservatives picked up a number of seats in the 2019 election. the city watchdog has launched criminal proceedings against taxpayer—backed natwest group for alleged failures under money laundering rules. the financial conduct authority alleges that "increasingly large cash deposits" were made into a natwest customer's account. it also says natwest�*s systems and controls failed to properly monitor and scrutinise this activity. natwest is due to appear at westminster magistrates�* court on april 14th. the bakery chain greggs will open 100 new shops in 2021 — despite reporting its first loss in 36 years. greggs lost nearly £14 million in the last year as its sales were hit hard by the pandemic. but the firm said it remains positive for the future. the new children's commissioner for england is calling for free school meals to be extended over the summer holidays. dame rachel de souza says children have paid a high price in the pandemic — and that now was the time to re—imagine the support they needed. bra nwen jeffreys reports. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, is expected to set out dates for the further easing of coronavirus restrictions, including for the end of the "stay at home" rule and the reopening of shops and hospitality. and we can cross live to the scottish parliament where nicola sturgeon is updating msps. back towards a way of life that is much closer to normality. i intend to set out in some detail how and in what order we hope to ease restrictions between now and the middle of may and i will set out will in more general terms our expectations beyond that. i must stress because it is simply an inescapable fact that being able to deliver on the plans are outlined todayis deliver on the plans are outlined today is dependent on continued progress in suppressing the virus and rolling out vaccines but i do hope that this statement will provide welcome reassurance that brighter days are in front of us. before turning to the detail i will provide context on the state of the epidemic and i will start with a summary of today's figures, and 597 positive cases were reported yesterday which is 3.8% of all tests carried out. it takes the overall number of cases now to 210,605. 440 people are currently in hospital, which is seven fewer than yesterday and 42 people are in intensive care which is to more than yesterday. i regret to report that in the past 24 hours a further seven deaths have been reported and the total number of deaths under that measurement is now 7517 and once again my deepest condolences go to everyone who has lost a loved one. one week today when we mark the first anniversary of lockdown, the whole nation will be invited to share in a minute's silence as we reflect on those we have lost and on the painful sacrifices that have been made by so many over the past year. we are currently as of now recording across scotland an average of 516 new covid cases each day and there are two points about that which it is important to make. the first is positive, case numbers have fallen sharply since the early part of this year and as a result of the tough restrictions we're all living of course, because injanuary we were recording more than a thousand cases per day on average and even just a few weeks ago the average number of cases was 815, so we have seen a significant reduction since then which indicates the progress that has been made in suppressing the virus. the second point is less positive, 570 cases per day on average over the past week is up slightly from an average of 490 the week before, now that is not a massive increase but it is clearly not the direction of travel we want to see so we will be monitoring it carefully and also taking it as a reminder that we have no room for complacency. care and caution in the face of this virus continues to be essential. what is unambiguously positive so far is the progress of the vaccination programme, because we have now vaccinated virtually all over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60-64 over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60—64 and over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60-64 and 41% over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60—64 and 41% of over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60-64 and 41% of 55-59 over 65—year—olds. and also 59% of 60—64 and 41% of 55—59 —year—olds and 34% to 50-54 60—64 and 41% of 55—59 —year—olds and 34% to 50—54 —year—olds. in total as of this morning, over 1.9 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine, and that is already more than 40% of the aduu is already more than 40% of the adult population and is in increase of 34,516 since yesterday. we expect around 400,000 vaccinations to be administered over this week and we hope that level can be maintained through april, subject as always to vaccine supplies. it's notjust the scale of the vaccination programme thatis scale of the vaccination programme that is positive, and what we are learning about its impact is also hugely encouraging. we can already see that it is having a significant impact on the number of deaths according to national records of scotland, the number of covid deaths has more than halved in the past two weeks. there are now also positive indications from research including a study last week from public health in scotland that the vaccines also reduce transmission of the virus and thatis reduce transmission of the virus and that is really significant. this provides us now with greater confidence than we could have had previously about the impact of the vaccine on suppression of the virus. thatin vaccine on suppression of the virus. that in turn gives us more confidence about mapping a path out of lockdown with a firmer indicative timeline for lifting restrictions. we have announced and implemented some significant changes already. last week the restrictions on outdoor gatherings and activities were eased slightly and as of yesterday for primary age children are back in school full time and the phased return of secondary schools is also under way. after the easter break, we hope that all children will be back in school full—time. obviously we will continue to monitor the impact of these changes. however i am able to set out now some further changes that we hope to be able to make in early april. i can confirm firstly that we expect to lift the current stay at home rule on the 2nd of april. initially, although we hope this will be for no more than three weeks, stay at home will be replaced by guidance to stay local, in other words, will be replaced by guidance to stay local, in otherwords, not will be replaced by guidance to stay local, in other words, not to travel outside your own local authority area unless for an essential purpose. people will continue to be able to meet up outdoors including in private gardens in groups of no more than you're from two households. other changes in early april will take effect from monday the fifth. on that day we expect contact sports for 12— to 17—year—olds to resume. we also expect that from the 5th of april, most students, particularly in further education, will be allowed to return to on—campus learning. colleges will prioritise those students whose return is essential, including those who are most at risk of not completing the courses, which includes those who are taking qualifications in construction, engineering, hairdressing, beauty and related courses. we also expect to begin the phased reopening of non—essential retail on the 5th of april. click and collect retail services will be permitted to reopen from that date along with homeware stores and car showrooms and forecourts and garden centres will also be able to reopen on the 5th of april, which i know is important as we head towards the summer period. and last but for some of us definitely not least, we expect hairdressers and barbers and salons to reopen for appointments on the 5th of april as well. presiding officer, these changes will i hope make a real difference to people in a number of different ways. however, given the state of the virus and the extent of vaccination, what i have just set out is the maximum we consider possible at that stage to do safely. however, during april, we expect our vaccination programme to reach an important milestone. by the middle of april, supplies permitting, which i have to say is still a necessary caveat, we will have offered first doses of the vaccine to all nine of priority groups identified by thejoint committee you is asian and immunisation. these nine groups include everyone over the age of 50 and all adults with particular underlying health conditions and of course all unpaid carers as well. and crucially, these groups account for a significant majority of the country's adult population. even more crucially, they cover groups of the population that between them account for approximately 99% of all covid related deaths. so, reaching that milestone and also taking account of the fact that it takes a couple of weeks for protection from the vaccine to kick in, it will give us confidence to ease restrictions must more significantly from the 26 of april. so, from that date we expect all parts of scotland currently in level 4 to move down to a modified level three. the island community is currently in level three will have the option to move at that stage to level two. however, given what i am about to set out on travel restrictions, we intend to discuss that with these communities over the next couple of weeks. let me turn firstly to the position on travel. we expect that from the 26th of april, restrictions on journeys within mainland scotland will be lifted entirely. however, if restrictions on socialising and hospitality are relaxed more quickly and significantly on the islands, there may be a need to retain some restrictions on travel to and from the mainland. that is to protect island communities from the importation of new cases. however, rather than just impose that decision now on our island communities, we intend to discuss it directly with them to determine what arrangements they consider would work best for their circumstances. we hope that restrictions on journeys between scotland and other parts of the uk and the wider common travel area can also be lifted if not on the 26 of april of april, then as soon as possible thereafter. however, we need to keep this under review as part of our efforts to reduce the risk of new cases being imported into scotland and we will update on that position during april. reducing the risk of importing new cases and new variants is also directly related to the issue of international travel. we intend to discuss with the aviation sector later this week how and when non—essential travel to some international destinations may be possible again. like the uk government, we are certain that this will not be achievable before the 17th of may. however, our view is that it may well not be possible for a further period after that, given the circumstances and the situation with the virus in many other parts of europe and the world. and even when overseas travel does resume, it is likely that a requirement for pre—departure and post—arrival testing will remain in place for some time to come. but we will keep this issue under close review. i want to turn to the other changes we hope to make from the 26th of april. on that date, we expect all remaining retail premises to reopen, all tourist accommodation will be able to reopen from that date as well, subject to any wider restrictions which will remain in place for example on hospitality. we expect that libraries, museums and galleries will also be open from the 26th of april. our expectation is that indoor gyms will reopen for individual exercise on that date, work in people's homes will resume as well as driving lessons, and we expect that the limit on attendance at weddings, funerals and associated receptions will be raised to 50 from the 26 of april. from that data, the restrictions on outdoor socialising we expect will be eased further too that date, six people from 23 households will be able to meet outdoors and with no mainland travel restrictions in place as i said earlier. 12— to 17—year—olds will be able to meet outdoors without to six people from six households. unfortunately, given that the risk of transmission we know is greatest inside our own homes, where it is much more difficult to comply with mitigations like physical distancing, we cannot yet say if it will be possible to have people from other households visit us indoors from this date, but given how important this is to all of us, we do intend to keep this under ongoing review. the hospitality sector will also begin to reopen from the 26th of april. from that date, cafes, restaurants and bars will be able to serve people outdoors in groups of “p serve people outdoors in groups of up to six from three households until 10pm, alcohol will be permitted and there will be no requirement for food to be served. we also hope, though this in particular depends on continued suppression of the virus that they will be limited indoor opening of hospitality from the 26 of april, too. this will be limited initially too. this will be limited initially to the service of food and non—alcoholic drinks until 8pm and for groups of up to four people from no more than two households, as was the case last year, venues will need to retain customers' contact details for three weeks. finally, we will advise that from the 26th of april, people in the shielding list can return to work, children and young people in that list can return to school or nursery and they can also return to college game of and the chief medical officer will write this week to everyone on the list to provide my advice. as is obvious, the changes that we hope to make on the changes that we hope to make on the 26th of people are significant. we will therefore need to monitor them carefully. for that reason we do not expect any further changes to be made before the 17th of may, three weeks later. however, from that date, we hope that all level three areas, or as many as possible, will move to level two. we would hope that from that date, indoor hospitality could return to greater normality without cajon able to be served indoors and within more normal opening hours, but possibly with some continued restrictions, a requirement for booking in to our slots, for example. the precise detail of any continued restrictions will depend on an assessment of the situation closer to the time, but we will be aiming for as much normality as possible. on the 17th of may we also hope that adult outdoor contact sports and indoor group exercise can resume. we would hope that cinemas, amusement arcades and bingo halls will be open and outdoor and indoor events albeit perhaps on a small—scale to begin with, will also restart. we will confirm capacity limits with the events sector over the next few weeks. we also hope that colleges and universities will return to a more blended model of learning from mid—may, meaning that more students can be on for the face—to—face support services which will also resume as will nonprofessional performance arts. finally on the 17th of may we expect restrictions on outdoor social gatherings to ease further. if this has not proved possible before this date, we also expect that people will then be able to meet up inside each other�*s homes again, initially in groups of probably up to four people from no more than two households. coming back to that point, because i know that the restriction on indoor meetings has been one of the hardest parts of lockdown for most of us. unfortunately, it is necessary, and i know that the using of this restriction is not expected before mid—may in england, either. however, all of us yearn to meet with friends and loved ones indoors again and i know this is especially important for those people who live alone. so, we will be keeping this under ongoing review and we will seek to restore as much normality, just as soon as it is safe to do so. presiding officer, i also want to give an update today on business and support. in the past year, we have provided more than £3 billion of direct support to businesses in scotland and for the entirety of the next financial year, we will provide 100% rate relief for retail, hospitality and leisure and aviation businesses. when i spoke in advance of the uk budget i said that the strategic business framework which supports closed businesses would continue untiljune, even if some businesses were able to open before then. however, a number of businesses have asked us to instead adopt a model of restart grants as we emerge from lockdown. we have decided to follow this advice. so i can confirm that on the 22nd of march, recipients of support under the strategic business framework fund will receive a final four—week payment, there will be no new claims after that date, and then on the 19th of april, recipients will receive a combined final payment comprising a further two weeks closure support and a one—off restart grants. for eligible retail businesses this will mean a payment on the 19th of april of up to £7,500, and for eligible hospitality and leisure businesses, a payment of “p and leisure businesses, a payment of up to £19,500. this will provide support that is both more generous and also more flexible than previously envisaged. presiding officer, the steps i have outlined today give a significant degree of clarity for the period between now and the middle of may. the unpredictable nature of this virus means, and i hope people can understand this, that it is difficult to give quite as much clarity beyond that point. however, our hope and ambition is that from the early part ofjune, all of scotland will move to level one, which will allow for a further easing of restrictions, and then by the end ofjune, we hope that all of scotland will move to at least level zero. level one and even more so level zero will be a massive improvement on where we are right now. but those levels still involve some restrictions, and so we hope that we will be able to get beyond even that. we will be assessing the situation as people would expect on an ongoing basis with a view to restoring as much normality as possible. it is our fervent hope and also our tentatively increasing expectation that vaccination, continued and effective use of test and protect, and probably a continued compliance with some precautions like good hand hygiene, for example, will allow us to keep covid under much greater control. and that this will then allow us to enjoy many of the things that we took for granted before the pandemic, for example, normalfamily pandemic, for example, normal family gatherings pandemic, for example, normalfamily gatherings where we can hug our loved ones, sporting events, gigs and nightclubs. now, for me to set out a precise date for all of that right now would involve plucking it out of thin air, and i would probable be doing it to make my life easier, not yours. so i am not going to do that. but i do believe that over the coming weeks, as more and more adults are vaccinated, it will be possible to set a firmer date by which many of these normal things will be possible. and i and optimistic that this date will be over the summer. and i know i will not be be the only one now looking forward with a real sense of hope to hugging my family for the course of this summer. presiding officer, three months ago, when we had to reimpose lockdown in the depths of december, it was a dark moment in an unbelievably tough year. i know how difficult the last few months have been and i will never underestimate and i will never stop being grateful for the really hard, painful sacrifices that everyone has made. but now, thanks to those sacrifices and the success of the vaccination programme, we are in a much brighter position. as we move further into spring, children and young people will be back in school full—time, shops and services we hope will be reopened, we will be able to travel more widely, we will be able to see more widely, we will be able to see more of ourfriends more widely, we will be able to see more of our friends and loved ones and start to meet again in bars, cafes and restaurants. as we move into the summer, an even greater degree of normality, hopefully, something much closer to actual normality, with the ability to hug those we love, will become possible. all of that should fill us with optimism. this is certainly the most hopeful i have felt about the situation for a long time. however, as you would expect, i do need to add a note of caution. i know this is the bit and none of us want to hear about the route back to normality does depend on continued suppression. right now, things are better but hundreds of us are still getting this virus every day. last week alone, more than 200 people were admitted to hospital with a virus. we are getting it under control, but it is still dangerous and it is now even more infectious. so, we must continue to suppress it to the lowest level possible as we try to get our lives back to normal. so, for now, please continue to stay within the rules, until the 2nd of april, please stay at home except for specific purposes, please don't meet people from other households indoors and please follow the advice when you are out and about. doing this over the last months, we have protected each other and saved lives. by doing it in the few weeks ahead, we can make steady and sure progress back to normality and we will continue to protect each other as we journey towards those brighter days that i do firmly believe are now in sight. days that i do firmly believe are new in sight-— days that i do firmly believe are now in siuht. . ,, , . now in sight. thank you very much, first minister. _ now in sight. thank you very much, first minister. we _ now in sight. thank you very much, first minister. we turn _ now in sight. thank you very much, first minister. we turn our- now in sight. thank you very much, first minister. we turn our two - first minister. we turn our two questions for those who have not already done so. i questions for those who have not already done so.— already done so. i call ruth davidsen- _ already done so. i call ruth davidson. thank _ already done so. i call ruth davidson. thank you, - already done so. i call ruth - davidson. thank you, presiding officer — davidson. thank you, presiding officer. today's update as briefed has started to give some clarity as to when_ has started to give some clarity as to when various sectors can reopen. frankly. _ to when various sectors can reopen. frankly. ii— to when various sectors can reopen. frankly. it is— to when various sectors can reopen. frankly, it is clarity that we were calling _ frankly, it is clarity that we were calling for— frankly, it is clarity that we were calling for and expected three weeks a-o calling for and expected three weeks ago when _ calling for and expected three weeks ago when the first minister said she would _ ago when the first minister said she would reveal her roadmap out of the restrictions — would reveal her roadmap out of the restrictions. that notwithstanding, it will _ restrictions. that notwithstanding, it will give — restrictions. that notwithstanding, it will give much encouragement to those _ it will give much encouragement to those who— it will give much encouragement to those who are desperate to get back to work. _ those who are desperate to get back to work, shops to welcome customers and hairdressers to welcome clients. but a _ and hairdressers to welcome clients. but a statement can be as instructive by what is not mentioned as much— instructive by what is not mentioned as much as — instructive by what is not mentioned as much as the information that is. we know_ as much as the information that is. we know there is a huge job to get public— we know there is a huge job to get public services affected by covid back online, whether that is nhs testing _ back online, whether that is nhs testing and treatment, the backlog of court _ testing and treatment, the backlog of court cases or support services for those — of court cases or support services for those with special needs. presiding officer, for a week beginning with international women's day and _ beginning with international women's day and ending on mothering sunday, last week_ day and ending on mothering sunday, last week was a particularly tough week_ last week was a particularly tough week for— last week was a particularly tough week for women. the disappearance of sarah _ week for women. the disappearance of sarah everard and the discovery of her body _ sarah everard and the discovery of her body shocked us all. it led to an outpouring of stories from women across— an outpouring of stories from women across the _ an outpouring of stories from women across the country of times that they— across the country of times that they had — across the country of times that they had been attacked or intimidated, catcalls, flashed at, followed. — intimidated, catcalls, flashed at, followed, stalked, abused or threatened. the first minister recognises this and used her own social— recognises this and used her own social media channels to offer support, — social media channels to offer support, and of course she can't solve _ support, and of course she can't solve all— support, and of course she can't solve all these problems but she could _ solve all these problems but she could offer specific action in certain— could offer specific action in certain areas to make things a little _ certain areas to make things a little better. the first minister will have — little better. the first minister will have been as strong as i was this week— will have been as strong as i was this week by of women expanding explaining how their horizons have narrowed — explaining how their horizons have narrowed during covid, that basic pursuits — narrowed during covid, that basic pursuits that most men don't think twice _ pursuits that most men don't think twice about, going for a walk or run or other— twice about, going for a walk or run or other outdoor exercise in the evening — or other outdoor exercise in the evening after dark, simply isn't an option— evening after dark, simply isn't an option for— evening after dark, simply isn't an option for them if they want to feel safe and _ option for them if they want to feel safe and stay safe. so i am asking her to— safe and stay safe. so i am asking her to look— safe and stay safe. so i am asking her to look again at moving up the reopening — her to look again at moving up the reopening date of well lit and well supervised safe exercise in spaces like gyms — supervised safe exercise in spaces like gyms so that people across scotland. — like gyms so that people across scotland, especially women, can get out of— scotland, especially women, can get out of the _ scotland, especially women, can get out of the house and do basic exercise _ out of the house and do basic exercise without fear. another improvement would be to reopen all scans— improvement would be to reopen all scans and _ improvement would be to reopen all scans and stages of pregnancy treatment to partners so that women aren't— treatment to partners so that women aren't going through so much of the patient _ aren't going through so much of the patient pathway alone. further, the first minister has previously talked of diagnostic testing restarting but we know _ of diagnostic testing restarting but we know from recent data that urgent referrals _ we know from recent data that urgent referrals for _ we know from recent data that urgent referrals for treatment for possible cervical _ referrals for treatment for possible cervical cancer is down around half on rates _ cervical cancer is down around half on rates for— cervical cancer is down around half on rates for 2019. london is trialling _ on rates for 2019. london is trialling at home smears, so can the first minister committee to looking at a similar— first minister committee to looking at a similar catch—up scheme? finally— at a similar catch—up scheme? finally we _ at a similar catch—up scheme? finally we have seen a rise in violent— finally we have seen a rise in violent crime across scotland, just at the _ violent crime across scotland, just at the time — violent crime across scotland, just at the time that the backlog of court _ at the time that the backlog of court cases has soared. can we increase — court cases has soared. can we increase the number of high court settings _ increase the number of high court settings and take the court on circuit— settings and take the court on circuit so— settings and take the court on circuit so that those waiting for justice. — circuit so that those waiting for justice, particularly those having been _ justice, particularly those having been subject to violent or sexual crime, _ been subject to violent or sexual crime, can— been subject to violent or sexual crime, can get that justice been subject to violent or sexual crime, can get thatjustice earlier? first _ crime, can get thatjustice earlier? first minister. crime, can get that 'ustice earlier? first minister.— first minister. firstly, had i anneunced _ first minister. firstly, had i announced everything - first minister. firstly, had i announced everything i - first minister. firstly, had i| announced everything i have announced everything i have announced today three weeks ago, i would have been doing so without the confidence that we would have reached a stage of having suppressed the virus and vaccinated enough people to make it safe. and what i have tried to do, and some people will disagree, from day one of the pandemic, literally every single day, is to take balanced decisions to put the overall safety of the country first, and that is what i am going to continue to do each and every single day. that is more important than headline grabbing or doing things to make the lives of politicians easier, because myjob is to protect as well as i can the safety of the population at large. and i would repeat again that because of the cautious approach we took coming out of lockdown last year, we kept things open longer than was the case in other parts of the uk, and of course we are coming out now of our second national lockdown, other parts of the uk are coming out of their third national lockdown, so, these are decisions that are important to get right. opening up public services that have had to be paused as a priority. and it is because we give that priority, schools being at the top of that list, that we have to be more cautious with opening some parts of our economy, because we can't do everything when headroom to suppress the virus is so limited. so, we have unapologetically... unapologetically. .. newsreel: we are unapologetically... newsreel: we are going to leave that now, with nicola sturgeon outlining scotland's roadmap out of lockdown. presenter:. listening to that was our correspondent lorna gordon. a whole wealth of dates and details on the first minister? yes. whole wealth of dates and details on the first minister?— the first minister? yes, a lot to unick, the first minister? yes, a lot to unpick. nicela _ the first minister? yes, a lot to unpick, nicola sturgeon - the first minister? yes, a lot to unpick, nicola sturgeon saying, brighter days are ahead of us. and she gave those dates and details on how and in what order she hopes to ease restrictions here in scotland going forward. the first key date is the 5th of april, that is when hairdressers and garden centres will reopen and outdoor contact sport between the ages of 12 and 17 will between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to resume, that comes just three days after the local stay at home restrictions are being lifted. then, on the 12th of april, that is after easter, as expected, all schoolchildren will be able to return to school. we have seen all primary schoolchildren going back this week and some secondary school pupils as well. the big one, really, though, is in the middle of april, she says at that point, she hopes that everyone who is 50 and over will have been offered a vaccine and everyone with health conditions if they allow a couple of weeks for that to kick in, then they hope to have a much bigger easing of restrictions on the 26th of april. the most significant one of those perhaps is that the travel restrictions within scotland will be lifted on the 26th of april. there might be some restrictions she said to and from the mainland, to and from the islands. she also hopes that restrictions between scotland and other parts of the uk can also be lifted on the 26th of april, or as soon as possible thereafter. perhaps worth running through some of the other areas which will be impacted on the 26th. the first minister said she hopes all remaining retail will reopen, tourist accommodation, libraries, galleries, museums, indoor gyms, work in people's homes, driving lessons, outdoor socialising in increased numbers, six people from three different households will be able to meet outside and if you are between 12 and 17, six people from “p between 12 and 17, six people from up to six households can meet outside. the final big date she talked about was the... i think it was the 17th of april, when there will be changes to hospitality in terms of being able to drink indoors and also cinemas and bingo being able to resume then as well. that is just some of the things she mentioned. there was quite a lot in that speech, but she said she is looking forward with a real sense of hope to the summer, and reflecting on her own personal circumstances, she hopes to be able, like many others, to hug herfamily this summer. others, to hug her family this summer-— others, to hug her family this summer. , ., , �* summer. yes, doesn't everybody? i thou~ht it summer. yes, doesn't everybody? i theught it was _ summer. yes, doesn't everybody? i thought it was interesting _ summer. yes, doesn't everybody? i thought it was interesting she - thought it was interesting she started her statement by saying that they weren't quite where they wanted to be, because the number of cases stands at 570 new cases per day and it was actually 490 the week before, so not quite the direction of travel that the government wanted to see? yes, it seems that there has been a slight blip over the last few days. she did say that injanuary, they were averaging about 1000 positive cases a day, over the past week, 570, that is not quite where they wanted to be. i'm not sure they know exactly what has happened, but that is why the first minister and the scottish government are continually emphasising that this is where they hope to be on certain dates, but this is only contingent on people sticking by the rules as they currently are, abiding by the to to distancing, continuing to wash their hands, but where a mask, they are very hopeful that these dates will be met and perhaps even speeded up, that yes, there has been a slight uptick in cases over the last few days, and they will be looking closely at why that has happened. thank you very much indeed, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. now it's time for a look at the weather, with chris fawkes. hello, there. the weather is going to be turning increasingly dry through the afternoon for most parts of the uk and, certainly, we've not seen anything too spicy in the weather. in scotland, we've had these clear blue skies near to edinburgh, and that sunshine is working southwards across scotland and northern ireland, now pushing into england and wales, with the cloud breaking up. we are going to see plenty of sunshine for most areas this afternoon, but out in the atlantic we have a weather system that is going to be pushing some thicker cloud back towards scotland over the next 24 hours, as we'll see in just a moment. i think the main message is grab the sunshine whilst it's there. in the sunshine today, quite warm, as well, for march, 15 or 16 degrees celsius, but notice around the coastline some green tinges on the map — it's a lot colder here with the winds coming in off the chilly sea. for example, in the north sea it is only six degrees at the moment, so if you do get the winds coming in from the sea it is going to feel that bit colder. overnight tonight, we will keep the dry weather and largely clear skies. it will be cold enough just for an odd nip of frost in the very coldest locations, but certainly a chillier night than the nightjust passed. high pressure stays with us then for wednesday. remember that cloud i showed you from the warm front? well, that's going to be working towards scotland as we go through the day, and there will also be quite a bit of cloud coming down the north sea, where the weather system here could get close enough to bring a few showers towards eastern areas of england from time to time, as the cloud thickens across northern and western areas of scotland, but that still leaves a lot of dry and reasonably sunny weather for most of us the best of the sunshine probably toward south—western areas. southern wales probably having the highest temperatures at about 14 or so in cardiff. for thursday, again, another weak weather system pushes southwards across the north sea, bringing the threat of some rain to east anglia and the south—east of england. we could see an odd spot of cloud as well for northern scotland, but still a lot of dry weather, probably churning a little bit cloudier. temperatures about 10—12 c. and looking at the charts for friday, well, we've got our high pressure still to the west of the uk, but we are going to start to get some of this colder airjust spilling in across parts of southern and eastern england. we're not talking about an arctic blast, just a general cooldown. however, if you are exposed to some of those onshore winds, for example, in kent, in margate, temperatures really will struggle and the winds will be quite gusty as well, with gusts of around 30 miles an hour to 40 miles an hour further north and west, lots of cloud, but mainly dry this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... the european medicines agency has said that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the risk — after some eu countries halted the vaccine rollout due to concerns about blood clots. we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. scotland will lift its coronavirus stay—at—home order on april 2nd — with hairdressers and garden centres to reopen three days later. the duke of edinburgh returns to windsor — four weeks after being admitted to hospitalfor an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. the american presenter gayle king — friend to the duke and duchess of sussex — has revealed details of talks between harry, his brother, the duke of cambridge and their father, the prince of wales. harry has spoken to his brother and father and the word i was given, those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation. borisjohnson unveils a new vision for the uk's place in the world — less europe, more asia. # one more look and iforget everything... and mamma mia, will we go again — how british theatres are hoping to attract audiences after the pandemic. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. our top story — the european union's medicines regulator — the ema — has underlined that it is 'firmly convinced of the benefits' of the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine. several countries have recently suspended the roll—out of the vaccine, because a small number of cases of blood clots were reported after it was administered. the ema said it had seen no evidence that the vaccine caused blood clots — but its experts are still reviewing the jab and their findings will be released on thursday. jim reed reports. in vaccine centres across france, germany and other eu countries, there is now one less jab to use. 11 european states have paused the roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine while reports of rare blood clots are investigated. translation: i can't understand this. - there are always vaccine risks and my daughter is a doctor and she said, do it, it's better to have this vaccine than none at all. translation: it's a precautionary principle, and then we have - to see what happens next. i am worried about my second dose of astrazeneca in 90 days. the number of cases of blood clots after using the vaccine is small. astrazeneca said 37 have been detected in the uk and eu, but that's after 17 million jabs have been given. in germany, there have been seven cases of a rare blood clot in the brain in people who have had the astrazeneca jab, with another three in the uk. but with so many taking the vaccine, the difficulty for scientists is working out if that is more than should normally be expected. the ema is now assessing the state of affairs. brute the ema is now assessing the state of affairs. ~ . , , of affairs. we are still firmly cenvinced — of affairs. we are still firmly convinced that _ of affairs. we are still firmly convinced that the - of affairs. we are still firmly convinced that the benefitsl of affairs. we are still firmly. convinced that the benefits of of affairs. we are still firmly - convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweighed the risk of the side effects. many eu countries are dealing with a sharp spike in virus cases at the moment and other scientists think halting the roll—out of a vaccine in the middle of a pandemic could itself cause more to need hospital treatment and more to die. i think it's very important that people don't worry at the moment. this is being sorted out, it's being looked into. but, at the moment, there doesn't appear to be any signal that would make us feel concerned about the risk of clotting. i would be much more worried about not being vaccinated than being vaccinated at this present time. in the uk, where 11 million doses of the astrazeneca jab have already been given, the roll—out will continue. both the eu medicines agency and the world health organization are reviewing the data. their final opinion should decide if other european countries can start using the vaccine again quickly. jim reed, bbc news. earlier i spoke to tom chivers — the science editor of the web—based magazine unherd — who said suspending the astrazeneca vaccine was the wrong move. it seems a very bad idea to me. there are a few things to think about, firstly, 37 cases of blood clotting events which have been detected amongst people who have had the vaccine but you have to remember that is out the 5 million people in the eu alone who have had the astrazeneca vaccine. sometimes people get blood clots and itjust happens naturally, in perfectly healthy people anyway, and in a population of 5 million people you would expect to see about 100 people getting that per week so just as a background risk, that 37 figure is actually lower than you would expect, so on its own thatjust doesn't seem like there is very much going on here that we need to worry about. emer cooke said the incidence of blood clots is not higher than in the general population, making the point that you are making, and yet they are still wanting to do more investigation and they will give a final verdict on thursday. i can understand that there is a... people get nervous about new things, people get nervous about things which are actually safer than the alternatives. like nuclear power, for example, people get this panic of the new thing, but in this case i think it's really bad. even if it turns out, which we cannot rule out, even if it turns out that there is a slightly raised risk of blood clotting caused by this vaccine, the odds are, well, it is absolutely much lower than the risk of clotting caused by covid itself which not only causes clotting but many other risks. and hurts people in lots of different ways. so, the cost benefit analysis, even if there is a slight raised risk is enormous, we put up with small risks from things in order to prevent larger risks and that is the idea of the vaccine. it is not as though we can simply say, "it's fine, we will delay it while we check things out," because every day you delay vaccinating people is a day they could catch covid in a day and then could die. first minister nicola sturgeon says the positive news around the vaccination programme in scotland gives her more confidence about mapping a path out of lockdown, with a firmer timeline for lifting restrictions. updating msps in the scottish parliament, ms sturgeon said she expected to lift the current stay—at—home rule on the 2nd april and replace it with guidance to stay local — hopefully for no more than three weeks. by 5th of april, there will be a phased re—opening of non—essential retail. click and collect services and garden centres will be able to open — as will hairdressers and barbers. from 26 april, it's thought that restrictions onjourneys within mainland scotland will be lifted entirely. it's hoped travel restrictions between scotland and other parts of the uk will also be able to ease around this time. also from the 26 april, cafes, restaurants and bars will be able to serve people outdoors — in groups of up to six from three households — until 10pm. let's listen back to more of the details outlined by nicola sturgeon in the past hour. obviously we will continue to monitor the impact of these changes, but i am able to set out now and some further changes that we hope to be able to make in early april. i can confirm firstly that we expect to lift the current state home rule on the 2nd of april, and initially, although we hope this will be for no more than three weeks, stay—at—home will be replaced by guidance to stay local, in other words not to travel outside your own local authority area, unless for an essential purpose. people will continue to be able to meet up outdoors including in private gardens and groups of no more than four in two households. other changes in early april will take effect from monday the 5th of april, and on that day we expect contact sports for 12—17 —year—olds to start again and we also expect that from the 5th of april more students especially in further education will be allowed to return to all campus learning. colleges will prioritise those students whose return is essential including those who are most at risk of not completing their courses and that includes those who are taking qualifications in construction, engineering, hairdressing, beauty and related courses. we also expect to begin the phased reopening of nonessential retail on the 5th of april, click and collect, retail services will be permitted to reopen from that day along with homeware stores and car showrooms and forecourts, and garden centres will also be able to reopen on the 5th of april which is important as we head towards the summer period. last but definitely not least, we expect hairdressers and barbers and salons to reopen for appointments on the 5th of april as well. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was admitted to king edward vii's hospital in central london on february 16th after feeling unwell. the duke, who's 99, later underwent a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition at another london hospital. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. shielded by a screen, a patient, evidently in a wheelchair, was brought out from the king edward vii hospital to a waiting vehicle. moments later, the vehicle left with the duke of edinburgh safely aboard, on his way home to windsor after his longest hospital stay, 28 nights in total, four of them at st bartholomew's hospital for specialist heart treatment. as the car left, photographers caught sight of the duke sitting in the rear of the vehicle. little has been said by the palace about the reasons for his hospital stay, other than he had been suffering from an infection and the unspecified pre—existing heart condition. but the treatment, evidently having been successful, he was on his way to be reunited with the queen at windsor. she has continued with her official programme as normal, marking commonwealth day among other things, as well as coping with the fallout from the us television interview given by the sussexes, a troubling family issue on which the queen would normally be able to rely on the duke for first—hand advice and support. fanfare. he is now less than 90 days from his 100th birthday, a milestone he is said to be determined to celebrate, and it will be a matter of reassurance to his family that his four weeks in hospital are now over and his doctors have decided that he is well enough to go home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. on a visit to finsbury park mosque, prince charles was asked to comment on the news about the duke of edinburgh. very good news. i'm thrilled. have ou very good news. i'm thrilled. have yeu speken — very good news. i'm thrilled. have yeu speken te _ very good news. i'm thrilled. have you spoken to him _ very good news. i'm thrilled. have you spoken to him yet? _ very good news. i'm thrilled. have you spoken to him yet? yes, - very good news. i'm thrilled. have you spoken to him yet? yes, i- very good news. i'm thrilled. have| you spoken to him yet? yes, i have several times. _ you spoken to him yet? yes, i have several times. we _ you spoken to him yet? yes, i have several times. we are _ you spoken to him yet? yes, i have several times. we are very - you spoken to him yet? yes, i have several times. we are very pleased| several times. we are very pleased he's out. in other royal news, cbs this morning host gayle king, who is a friend of the duke and duchess of sussex, has said that there have been phone calls between prince harry, his brother and his father — but they have been unproductive. king gave this update on cbs this morning today. harry has spoken to his brother and his father as well, and the word i was given is that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad that they at least have started a conversation. i think what is too upsetting to them is that the palace keeps saying they want to work it out privately but yet these false stories have come out which are very disparaging against meghan still and no one in the royalfamily has against meghan still and no one in the royal family has spoken to meghan yet, at this particular time, and it is frustrating to see them that it and it is frustrating to see them thatitis and it is frustrating to see them that it is a racial conversation about the royal family when all they wanted all along is for the royals to intervene and tell the press to stop with the unfair and inaccurate and false stories that definitely have a racial slant and until you can acknowledge that it is going to be hard to move forward but they both want to move forward with this. they want healing in this family. at the end of the day it is harry's family. let's speak now to roya nikkhah, royal correspondent for the sunday times. can we start with the fact that the duke of edinburgh has been discharged from hospital, great relief in the family no doubt. huge relief in the family no doubt. huge relief and yeu _ relief in the family no doubt. huge relief and you could _ relief in the family no doubt. huge relief and you could see _ relief in the family no doubt. hum relief and you could see from the prince of wales on his engagement today, thrilled, how pleased he was, what a relief that is because it has been a rocky few weeks for the royal family. all of this rambling while while —— away while the duke of edinburgh has been very unwell, but we saw that he was driven away from hospital and that is a procedure was successful, the heart procedure had gone well, and he was in good spirits which is always a good sign for the duke of edinburgh. we wanted to thank the medical staff. the queen will be incredibly relieved to have him back by her side today after a month. find have him back by her side today after a month.— have him back by her side today after a month. and as you say, in the last fortnight, _ after a month. and as you say, in the last fortnight, this _ after a month. and as you say, in the last fortnight, this huge - after a month. and as you say, in the last fortnight, this huge story about the duke and duchess of sussex and the interview they gave to oprah winfrey which has reared its head again today. after these comments from gayle king. talking about phone calls between harry, william and prince charles, what you make of that? i prince charles, what you make of that? , ., 4' prince charles, what you make of that? , , ., y that? i broke the story in the sunday times _ that? i broke the story in the sunday times at _ that? i broke the story in the sunday times at the - that? i broke the story in the| sunday times at the weekend that? i broke the story in the - sunday times at the weekend that they had been in touch and that was referenced in the piece gayle king was talking about this morning. it is a good sign they have been in touch, at least, but from what gayle king was saying on the morning show, it sounds like those were not the easiest conversations but we would not expect them to be, given what harry and meghan said on the oprah winfrey interview last week. there seems to be a huge frustration on both sides, gayle king saying the conversations were not productive, and that would probably not go down well with the household, the fact they have been having these conversations, and the tone of those conversations, and the tone of those conversations is now being discussed on american breakfast tv. gosh, it doesn't show any sign of family relations being healed anytime soon but at least some of are talking. gayle king spoke there with reference to stories of racism that need to be cleared up, referring to what meghan had spoken about. is gayle king likely to be a friend of meghan and harry? she gayle king likely to be a friend of meghan and harry?— gayle king likely to be a friend of meghan and harry? she is, very close friend of both. _ meghan and harry? she is, very close friend of both. you _ meghan and harry? she is, very close friend of both. you may _ meghan and harry? she is, very close friend of both. you may remember i friend of both. you may remember that when meghan went to new york for her baby shower, gayle king was there. she is a very close friend of both. she is very plugged into the mood music there. the fact that we heard her this morning saying that she feels that harry and meghan would like the royalfamily she feels that harry and meghan would like the royal family to personally step in and intervene with elements of the tabloid press, but that is a very difficult thing for the royalfamily but that is a very difficult thing for the royal family to do. but that is a very difficult thing for the royalfamily to do. i don't think they see that as their role. it is tricky. she also revealed that a member of the royalfamily has spoken —— no member of the royal family has spoken to meghan yet and so there are ongoing issues there. a bit of a mess. the so there are ongoing issues there. a bit ef a mess-— so there are ongoing issues there. a bit of a mess. the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital— bit of a mess. the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital into _ bit of a mess. the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital into this _ bit of a mess. the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital into this very - leaves hospital into this very public battle about his family. he: does. the duke of edinburgh is a realfocal point in does. the duke of edinburgh is a real focal point in the next couple of months because all being well he will celebrate his 100th birthday in a few months�* time on the 10th of june, and my understanding is that if travel restrictions allow, that is something prince harry wanted to come back to the uk for, although my understanding is it will be a private family celebration, and unlikely meghan would come back for that because she is due to have her second child this summer, but harry wanted to be here for that. with these family tensions running so high, who knows what that is going to be like, but it it is good they have started the conversations and hopefully things will be in a better shape by the time they are celebrating prince philip�*s 100th birthday. celebrating prince philip's100th birthda. ., ., ., , the uk will shift its focus away from europe and towards india, japan, and australia, in what�*s being billed as a major shake—up of foreign policy. the prime minister, speaking in the commons, said the review would make britain "stronger, safer and more prosperous". the year—long review into how the uk should position itself post—brexit concludes that relations with countries in the indo—pacific will be key to balancing the rise of china. paul adams reports. have ships, will travel. as hms queen elizabeth prepares to sail to the far east later this year, the government is getting ready to tell us what all this is for. a post—brexit nation on the hunt for new alliances facing new challenges. this, we are told, the biggest shake—up of defence and security since the end of the cold war. for us, there are no far—away countries of which we know little. global britain is not a reflection of old obligations, still less a vainglorious gesture, but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. for all the apparent ambition, the opposition is unimpressed. we welcome the deepening of engagement in the indo pacific region. but this comes on the back of an inconsistent policy towards china for a decade. conservative governments have spent ten years turning a blind eye to human rights abuses, while inviting china to help build our infrastructure. now that basic inconsistency is catching up with them. the government is looking east, to the indo pacific, and ways to counter the challenge posed by china. is the world�*s next superpower a partner or a threat? china represents the generational threat. the reason for that is the idea that china will become more like us as it got richer or as its economy matured is clearly for the birds. that�*s not going to happen. that means finding new allies among the ten south—eastern asian states that make up asean. could britain become a closer partner? and india, the world�*s biggest democracy. borisjohnson is going there at the end of april, his first big foreign trip since britain left the eu. some old alliances remain — the government says nato is still the bedrock of defence and security in the north atlantic region, part of the glue that binds us to america. defence spending has already been increased, although mps are still concerned about the mod�*s finances. and some question plans to increase the number of britain�*s nuclear warheads. the government insists it represents a minimal credible deterrent against the very worst threats. the review brings change to whitehall, a new white house style situation room at the cabinet office, and a counterterrorism operation centre designed to ensure faster responses to future emergencies. there are plenty of big ideas in this big review, the need to tackle a hostile russia, efforts to combat climate change. above all, it�*s about britain�*s place in the world, about playing a significant role now that being part of europe is not what it was. paul adams, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. he gave me his assessment of what the prime minster has outlined. there are some new ideas in this. essentially, the argument is that, for many years, britain�*s foreign policy and place in the world has been based on its relationship with europe and the united states, the bridge between the two. that has clearly come to an end because of brexit. so, this says, "look, geographically, we need "to look elsewhere, go to the indo—pacific, that�*s where the "fastest—growing economies are, that�*s where some of the biggest "strategic threats are," a nod to china. "so, the uk has to have a greater presence there." there is also in it i think a sense of saying, "british foreign policy needs to have a bit "more of an edge to it, it needs to be a bit more focused "on promoting and defending british national interests" and specifically saying, "make it relevant to people at home." that at least is the ambition. the critique is that it doesn�*t quite live up to the billing, that there is actually not enough resources there, that the military will be stretched too thin, that, how can you do that if you�*re cutting aid to other parts of the world? if you�*re moving to the pacific, are you not neglecting europe? so, there are still a lot of questions about it, but there are one or two new ideas which will try and answer the question of, what does global britain actually mean after brexit? the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has appeared at the old bailey via video link. wayne couzens — who�*s 48 — was remanded in custody until a hearing injuly. his trial is expected to take place at the end of october. last night, the government announced measures to improve safety for women and girls in england and wales — including an additional £25 million for better street lighting and cctv. amid the mourning for the loss of sarah everard, now an ever—growing determination amongst women that decisive action must be taken, and it seems the government is listening. i feel very strongly about this. we want our streets to be safe for women to walk at night or at any time of the day. there is, if you like, a jigsaw of measures that we�*ve got to put in place. amongst the measures the government�*s promising is a significant improvement in lighting and cctv coverage in the streets of england, an extra £25 million being provided for this. but the labour party is critical. we�*ll always say "yes" to more funding for street lighting and we know that, you know, in my area, every area, we�*ve suffered huge cuts to local government which mean that some of these things fall by the wayside. cctv is incredibly important. but i think it does just slightly miss the point about the scale of the crisis that we have. and some women�*s organisations say the threat women face on the streets, particularly at night, is not being focused on enough. male violence against women and girls is not a priority for us as a society, for our parliament, in our laws, in ourfunding, you know? i think that this is the time to draw a line under that and say we cannot continue to excuse male violence. 17—year—old ellie gould was stabbed and killed by her ex—boyfriend in wiltshire. her friends are now shocked by the murder of sarah everard. hearing that it happened to someone else is so... it�*s so sad and i hope that people can step back and think, you know, it could be me, it could be my mum, it could be my sister, it could be anyone. it has obviously been devastating just to see, you know, the family having to go through something very similar to what we went through. we are still in a situation where women are dying i weekly because of men, and you have to look- at the source of the problem, and men need to change. - how to prevent more deaths like those of ellie gould and sarah everard, now a crucial question facing the authorities. richard galpin, bbc news. news from the german health ministry. this comes from our berlin correspondentjenny hill, they have given reasons as to why they have suspended the astrazeneca vaccination programme for coronavirus. they say that vaccinating people it�*s a matter of trust and they have to be able to tell everybody what possible consequences they can expect, which includes rare or very rare but possibly severe side effects. they go on to say that an agency of the health ministry has indicated indications there might be a connection between the astrazeneca vaccine and cerebral thrombosis. cases are so severe including fatalities that it would not be responsible to keep without re—evaluation. in terms of statistics, they say there has been seven cases including three deaths but they don�*t make clear whether thatis but they don�*t make clear whether that is in germany or elsewhere. they say they have had three new cases since friday and two on monday. they say seven cases in 1.6 million, presumably the number is vaccinated, is statistically above average and they would expect in 1.6 million vaccinations between one and 1.4 cases, so that is their reasoning for having put this vaccination programme on hold. the european medicines agency has come out and said it feels that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe and that the figures show that it is statistically safe but they have said they are waiting until thursday in order to do more investigations into the vaccine before making a final pronouncement. the city watchdog has launched criminal proceedings against taxpayer—backed natwest group for alleged failures under money laundering rules. the financial conduct authority alleges that "increasingly large cash deposits" were made into a natwest customer�*s account. it also says natwest�*s systems and controls failed to properly monitor and scrutinise this activity. natwest is due to appear at westminster magistrates�* court on april 14th. the bakery chain greggs will open 100 new shops in 2021 — despite reporting its first loss in 36 years. greggs lost nearly £14 million in the last year as its sales were hit hard by the pandemic. but the firm said it remains positive for the future. almost 90% of pupils have attended schools in england since they began to fully reopen last week — government figures suggest. attendance in primary schools began at 96%. then fell slightly — to 94% — by yesterday. analysis by the department for education also shows that around 89% of secondary school pupils were in class on march 15th. the dfe estimates that on thursday last week 1% of all state school pupils on roll were absent from school for covid—related reaasons. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. we are going to see plenty of sunshine today working across most parts of the uk over the next few hours. we�*ve already seen almost clear blue skies across parts of scotland and northern ireland, and these sunnier skies will chase southwards. so, the cloud will start to break up across parts of southern england and wales, perhaps struggling to break a little across the extreme south. it is going to be a mild day for this stage of march, highs up to 16 degrees, but around the coasts, a good deal cooler than that, the seas are about as cold as they get at this time of the year. looking at the weather picture overnight, we will keep the clear skies for most areas, a dry night, temperatures low enough for a bit of frost in the very coldest areas. tomorrow, more cloud on the way for northern areas of scotland and perhaps western scotland into the afternoon and cloud affecting parts of eastern england and scotland could thicken just enough to bring the odd passing shower, the best of the sunshine further inland, particularly towards south—western parts of the uk, which is where the highest temperatures will be tomorrow. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the european medicines agency has said that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the risk, after some eu countries halted the vaccine roll—out due to concerns about blood clots. we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. scotland will lift its coronavirus stay—at—home order on 2nd april, with hairdressers and garden centres to reopen three days later. the duke of edinburgh returns to windsor four weeks after being admitted to hospital for an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. the american presenter gayle king, friend to the duke and duchess of sussex, has revealed details of talks between harry, his brother, the duke of cambridge and their father, the prince of wales. harry has talked to his brother, and he has talked to his father, too. the word i was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad that they have at least started a conversation. and mamma mia, will we go again? how british theatres are hoping to attract audiences after the pandemic. sport now, and it�*s time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. to cheltenham first, where history was made on day one in the feature race of the day, the champion hurdle, rachel blackmore becoming the first female jockey to win the race. it would have been a day for the fans to savour, none though on the course this year, as blackmore came home on the 11—10 favourite honeysuckle well ahead of the field to give trainer henry de bromhead victory. sharjah was second at 11 to 1, epatante came third. but blackmore the story of the day in teh big race of teh day, in the big race of the day, in what is national hunt racing�*s most prestigious meetig of the year. england won the toss and chose to field first in the third match of their twenty20 series in ahmedabad, which proved a wise move until captain virat kohli produced a masterclass to dig india out of trouble. they had slipped to 64—4 before kohli wrested back the initiative with a brilliant 77 — 49 off his last 17 deliveries. india got 156—6 off their 20 overs. england are now looking to respond in what is eoin morgan�*s 100th twenty20 international. a short time ago they were 6—0. 157 the target. the series is level at 1—1. there is text commentary on the bbc sport website and app. ireland forward cj stander has announced that he will retire from all forms of rugby at the end of ths season. the 30—year—old won his 50th cap during sunday�*s six nations win over scotland. he has been a mainstay in the ireland side since making his debut back in 2016. born in south africa, he qualified to play under residency rules and went on to win the grand slam with ireland in 2018. world rugby have announced a new women�*s international tournament to start in 2023. it will be called wxv, and the aim is to increase competitiveness in the build—up to an expanded world cup two years later. as six nations champions, england would be in the top of three tiers, along with the next two sides in the table, plus qualifiers from the southern hemisphere and north america. world rugby have invested £6.4 million to cover the first two years of the tournament, which will involve 16 teams. at 39 years old, zlatan ibrahimovic has been called up to the swedish national team five years after announcing his retirement. he scored 62 goals in 116 games for his country before quitting after their exit from euro 2016 at the group stage. but his form for ac milan in italy opened the door for his return, the striker responding to the news from the swedish fa on social media by saying, "the return of the god." badminton player gabby adcock has been forced to miss the upcoming all—england championships because she�*s suffering from long covid. she fell ill at christmas but described the effects as "horrendous". she and her husband chris have won two commonweath golds and two european championship titles and they�*re missing what is a big event in the build—up to the tokyo olympics. the bottom line is, i wasn�*t and am not ready to compete yet, and i don�*tjust want to not ready to compete yet, and i don�*t just want to step not ready to compete yet, and i don�*tjust want to step on court when i and not conditioned to win, and that is what i want, going into and that is what i want, going into a tournament, knowing that i can win. you just have to be patient with this virus. but i am just really grateful that i feel my health is definitely on the way up. british number one dan evans has been knocked out in the second round of the dubai championships. he lost in three sets to rising star aslan karatsev. evans is ranked 28th in the world, that�*s 14 places higher than the russian, who was a surprise semi—finalist at last month�*s australian open. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. exactly a year ago today, the pandemic forced theatres to bring down their curtains. for most, their stages have been in darkness ever since. many theatres have been plunged into economic turmoil by the shutdown, with some smaller theatres warning that they may never reopen. ben boulos reports. theatres as they�*re meant to be. but for a year now, uk theatres like this one, the apollo in london, and others up and down the country, have been deserted, suddenly told to close on the 16th march 2020. it was the night the show did not go on, leaving empty chairs and empty stages, and empty order books at the firms that supply them. the week before the theatres closed we�*d just opened phantom of the opera and we�*d just opened the back to the future musical in manchester. we�*d just got back to london and we had this crazy, busy time planned. and itjust all stopped. i mean, everything stopped. we told our guys that we would stop for two weeks and see what happened. then it was seven months before we came back here. during lockdown, the national theatre streamed 16 shows online, watched by millions around the world. the industry welcomed the government�*s £1.5 billion emergency support for arts venues like this one, but some fear the effects of the long shutdown on the industry�*s many freelance workers. the vast majority, 70%, of the theatre industry are freelancers, and i think almost 40% of them have not been eligible for any government support, and as you can imagine, there�*s been no work at all. the impact on their lives has been chronic. we all got the text, like, one after the other, like, you've lost your work, you've lost your work. harri marshall is a freelance theatre maker in york who�*s deaf. her furlough ended after three months, and she had to find other work. my steady income job at the minute is i'm a ward clerk at the nhs. so i work on the labour ward, which is really, really busy at the minute, as you can imagine. i'd really love to resume being a freelancer again. picking up where i kind of left off almost exactly a year ago. so i'd love to continue nerding out with the lights and the programming, i'd love to keep making work with young people and vulnerable adults and i'd really love to keep directing and writing my own shows. but we'll all have to wait and see. uk theatres could start to reopen from 17th may, albeit with social distancing and limited audience numbers. so it won�*t be scenes like this right away, but it�*s certainly something to sing about. ben boulos, bbc news. marisha wallace is an actress and west end star. she�*ll be joining the london cast of hairspray when they open in the west end next month. and shejoins me now, good afternoon to you, marisha, thank you for joining us. looking at those scenes from musicals and the theatre, it feels sort of strange, it�*s a different world, how has it been for you being away from the theatre for so long? it�*s you being away from the theatre for so lonu? �*, you being away from the theatre for so lon? �*, , ., you being away from the theatre for solonu? ., so long? it's so surreal. i was in the sondheim _ so long? it's so surreal. i was in the sondheim theatre _ so long? it's so surreal. i was in the sondheim theatre today - so long? it's so surreal. i was in i the sondheim theatre today doing so long? it's so surreal. i was in - the sondheim theatre today doing a press event, and just being back in that theatre almost felt like i was going back into church for the first time. it was like a sacred, holy place that no one had really been in in a long time and i felt really overwhelmed. it�*s been a rollercoaster of emotions, of fear and hurt and then going into hope, which is where i feel like we are now, we�*re slowly moving into a more hopeful place and diane therrien happy about that. find hopeful place and diane therrien happy about that.— hopeful place and diane therrien happy about that. and how long is it since yeu've — happy about that. and how long is it since you've actually _ happy about that. and how long is it since you've actually been _ happy about that. and how long is it since you've actually been on - happy about that. and how long is it since you've actually been on the i since you�*ve actually been on the stage? since you've actually been on the state? ~ , . .,, stage? well, when everything closed down, as i stage? well, when everything closed dewn. as l was _ stage? well, when everything closed down, as i was walking _ stage? well, when everything closed down, as i was walking onto - stage? well, when everything closed down, as i was walking onto stage, l stage? well, when everything closed down, as i was walking onto stage, i | down, as i was walking onto stage, i was doing my first uk tour of my own music and i had just left waitress on the west end, so my last time in a musical was over a year ago now, and my last time on stage properly was in december, with a socially distanced concert. fiifi was in december, with a socially distanced concert.— was in december, with a socially distanced concert. ok, so, you must so be distanced concert. ok, so, you must se be leeking — distanced concert. ok, so, you must so be looking forward _ distanced concert. ok, so, you must so be looking forward to _ distanced concert. ok, so, you must so be looking forward to getting i so be looking forward to getting back to the usual dayjob, but in the meantime, you�*ve released some music, tell us about that. absolutely. so, itook music, tell us about that. absolutely. so, i took the time after everything had to shut down i was feeling down and i knew that this was going to be longer than what we all anticipated. i already in eight to new that and i knew as an artist, and i have been in the industry for over 15 years, two weeks without pay is the difference between making the rent sometimes or not. —— i innately knew that. so i knew i was going to have to figure out a way to raise some money for these artists who, notjust people on stage, but all the crew and people on costumes, on wardrobe and sound, they were all going to lose theirjobs. so, i decided to make a gospel version of the song tomorrow, from any. and i recorded it and released it and it became a song of hope for the whole nation —— annie —— | hope for the whole nation —— annie —— i got to sing it for the queen at the royal variety show and we made money so that people could pay their bills and eat and pay their rent, it was things like that, and it turned into a whole album, so now i have a whole album called tomorrow, full of inspirational songs, and it is out now, and still some of the proceeds go to those charities. band now, and still some of the proceeds go to those charities.— go to those charities. and funnily enou~h, go to those charities. and funnily enough, marisha, _ go to those charities. and funnily enough, marisha, we _ go to those charities. and funnily enough, marisha, we have i go to those charities. and funnily enough, marisha, we have got. go to those charities. and funnily enough, marisha, we have got a| go to those charities. and funnily i enough, marisha, we have got a clip of tomorrow lined up. # coming tomorrow # coming tomorrow # until tomorrow... # _ # until tomorrow... # come _ # until tomorrow... # come what may # _ # come what may # tomorrow... # _ # tomorrow... # i_ # tomorrow... # i love you tomorrow... song with a lot of emotional, you�*re making yourself emotional! moira! song with a lot of emotional, you're making yourself emotional! wow! that little cli of making yourself emotional! wow! that little clip ef it — making yourself emotional! wow! that little clip of it just _ making yourself emotional! wow! that little clip of itjust reminds _ making yourself emotional! wow! that little clip of itjust reminds me - making yourself emotional! wow! that little clip of itjust reminds me of i little clip of itjust reminds me of always been through and how far we�*ve come. but we should all be so proud of ourselves as well, because we still created art, there was a socially distanced concert, leave a light on, singing from living rooms, we still entertained people, we should be proud of ourselves. 50. should be proud of ourselves. so, what tomorrow holds for you is hairspray in the west end, it opens next month, you must be so looking forward to that? i next month, you must be so looking forward to that?— forward to that? i am so excited to caettin forward to that? i am so excited to getting back _ forward to that? i am so excited to getting back te _ forward to that? i am so excited to getting back to see _ forward to that? i am so excited to getting back to see in _ forward to that? i am so excited to getting back to see in my - forward to that? i am so excited to getting back to see in my cast i forward to that? i am so excited to getting back to see in my cast and | getting back to see in my cast and crew every day, michael ball is in it, he�*s my friend and we are going to have a blast. also that first night is just going to to have a blast. also that first night isjust going to be human. we have so much positive news about the show that is coming out, that you are going to be really excited about, and the show will go on, and you cannot stop the beat!— you cannot stop the beat! marisha wallace, thank _ you cannot stop the beat! marisha wallace, thank you _ you cannot stop the beat! marisha wallace, thank you so _ you cannot stop the beat! marisha wallace, thank you so much i you cannot stop the beat! marisha wallace, thank you so much for. wallace, thank you so much for talking to us, and good luck with resuming! time to look at the headlines... the european medicines agency has said that the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine outweigh the risk after some eu countries halted the vaccine rollout due to concerns about blood clots scotland will lift its coronavirus stay—at—home order on april the 2nd — with hairdressers and garden centres to reopen three days later. the duke of edinburgh returns to windsor four weeks after being admitted to hospitalfor an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. it�*s thought that more than 40,000 people across the uk should have started cancer treatment last year but didn�*t because of the pandemic. now, 47 leading charities have come together to tell come together to tell radio 1�*s newsbeat that the backlog needs to be cleared quickly or the cancer survival rate could fall for the first time in decades. the department of health and social care says the treatment of cancer remains a "top priority", as christian hewgill reports. george is a musical theatre student, thought to be the youngest person in the uk ever to be diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. with oesophagal cancer. like many, he saw his treatment options limited by the pandemic. we were considering surgery at one point because i was doing so well. because of the pandemic, they didn�*t want to operate and put me in intensive care and anything like that and put me at a higher risk of catching covid and getting extremely ill from it. so, it�*s upsetting that something that is completely out of your control, and that affected the whole world, just affected you in that slight bit, and you do have that sort of, like, what if the pandemic wasn�*t around? how seriously have cancer patients like yourself been affected by this pandemic? when you have cancer and especially in my situation, where everything is unknown and they don�*t really have a set treatment plan, they don�*t know how long i will be on treatment for or need treatment for, having lots of options is your positive thing, and suddenly, when one gets taken away, it is quite worrying. the warning from the 47 cancer charities is that it could take months if not years to clear what they are calling the cancer backlog. what they are calling so, that is helping people like george who have had their treatment options affected or limited by the pandemic but also reaching out to the potentially thousands of people who might be living with cancer without even realising because it has not even been diagnosed yet. we face a backlog of 41,000 people who have not had the treatment they would have got in a normal year. it�*s a terribly serious problem, because we could have the prospect of cancer survival reducing, for the first time in decades, here in the uk. the charities want to see more money spent on cancer care in the uk and an increase in staff to tackle the backlog, which doesn�*t just refer to people who still have cancer. there are also those whose lives are being affected despite being given the all clear. the cancer treatment i have had over the years has caused a condition called avascular necrosis, which is essentially bone death. i am very restricted in mobility, i suffer from horrendous pain, and it does affect my day—to—day life, i and not a normal 24—year—old, by any means. so, normally, the treatment for this would be joint replacement surgery as soon as possible, but because of the pandemic, i've been unable to have those operations. the government says that cancer diagnosis and treatment has been a top priority during the pandemic and that it has referred nearly 2 million people for urgent treatment between march of last year and january. a heart full of dreams and a body full of chemo, ready to go! with me, unfortunately, it is kind of we see how we go, see how i go on chemotherapy, and if chemotherapy stops working or slows down or anything like that, we have a few other options. there is another type of chemotherapy i could go on. the pandemic has made george�*s situation more complicated, and while surgery isn�*t an option for now, he�*s still full of hope. we just take every day as it comes and make the plan as we go along, really. some news to bring you now from our belfast newsroom about some of the steps agreed by ministers in stormont to ease the coronavirus lockdown. we are told that six people from two households will be allowed to meet in a private garden from the 1st of april, and that figure is then expected to rise to allow ten people from two households to meet after easter, from the 12th of april. ministers have also agreed to changes to rules on sporting activity from april with some activities like golf being able to resume. but it is understood that the stay at home order which came into force injanuary the stay at home order which came into force in january will be relaxed from the 12th of april but subject to public health advice nearer the time. but it is thought there will be a continued focus on there will be a continued focus on the work from home messaging. so, thatis the work from home messaging. so, that is the latest from our newsroom in belfast. every year, many women face a difficult decision — risk getting breast cancer or have life changing surgery to remove their breasts. these women have been told they have a faulty brca gene, which makes them more prone to the illness. angelina jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy and helped raise awareness of the issue. but now, cambridge researchers have made a breakthrough that they hope could save women from unnecessary surgery. here�*s our science correspondent richard westcott. it�*s research that one day could help spot which women are most at risk of breast cancer. we all have brca genes in our bodies but if they are faulty in a woman they are much more likely to get the disease. these cambridge scientists have found what may be the earliest sign things are going wrong. if you look at the tissue when it is normal, you can see that the branching is quite bare. so that�*s like healthy breast tissue. this is healthy breast tissue. whereas, if you have the faulty gene then all of a sudden you can see appearance of these blobs in the tissue. this is not supposed to be there. it does look totally different. so that blotchiness is effectively the beginnings of cancer? yes, these are structures that will develop towards cancer. five in every thousand people have this faulty gene, have this faulty gene. finding out leaves women with a binary choice, risk getting ill or have your breasts removed. eleanor howie had a preventative double mastectomy after her mum and aunt got cancer in their 30s. she has set up a lingerie business in king�*s lynn for cancer survivors. i really felt at the time, given there was no realistic screening for me, that my option really was to go ahead and take preventative measures. if the landscape is different and if women have access to a reliable way of screening, and catching precancerous changes, then i think that may well change decisions for people. funded by cancer research uk, the long—term goal here is a blood test giving women much better information. not everyone goes on to develop breast cancer, and some only develop breast cancer very late in their life. if we have a way of monitoring the women over their life span and telling them now is a good time to take the surgery, then this will obviously allow the women to make much more informed choices. interestingly, similar changes happen in the breast when you are pregnant to help you make milk, but that is healthy. outside of pregnancy, though, it can be dangerous, a revelation they were not expecting. it actually makes sense when you think about it. these cells are specialised. it is possible that it�*s just a mutation pushes them that way in the absence of a normal pregnancy. it�*s an exciting finding and is telling us about the biology. lots more research is still needed but by finding these early signs, they hope thousands of women could one day be spared unnecessary surgery. 30 budding journalists have been recognised as winners in the bbc young reporter competition. unsurprisingly, many chose to highlight issues which became important to them during the pandemic. 17—year—old hannah from south lanarkshire reported on the work she has been doing in a care home during lockdown. dealing with death is quite hard to deal with, because obviously these people didn�*t have their family with them when it happened because of lockdown. so, having to kind of die in an isolated place is quite tricky. it�*s really devastating. i�*m hannah, i�*m 17 years old and i�*m a cleaner at a care home as well as a student. i was basically at school, working as a lifeguard. after the coronavirus hit the council asked for people who would be willing to help volunteer for work and it is where we�*re needed. out of all the options i was given, i chose the care home. the cleaning isn�*t that bad. it�*s something you would get used to as you do it more and more, so i don�*t really mind it any more. i normally clean the residents�* rooms, so i would hoover and dust the main part of their room and then go into their bathrooms and give that quite a deep clean. i built a lot of good relationships with some of the people in the care home. you learn a lot when you work in there about their life experience in general. we were the only people there to support them. a lot of deaths were very surreal and strange. it was quite hard to deal with, especially if you�*re a young person. you wouldn�*t expect it. that�*s why it made it a bit more shocking when it happened. it had a big impact on a lot of people in the care home. there were quite a few times, especially during the first lockdown, that i felt like i couldn�*t do it any more because it was just too much for me, especially dealing with death and just the work and how repetitive it was. but i pushed through it and told myself that what i�*m doing is good and it�*s helping people. and i was there for a reason. i have seen a lot of people over social media and online that haven�*t followed rules and have posted about it and i�*ve seen tonnes of people just really not caring at all about the situation. as a society i think we should move forward and learn to look after each other and love each other more. and definitely support those who need it the most, because i feel like we hadn�*t done that enough beforehand. iam happy, ifeel like i have accomplished quite a lot, and i think what i�*ve done has helped people and i�*m really glad that i�*ve stuck at it. that was hannah�*s story, and on friday at 8.30pm, there will be a special programme on the news channel showcasing more of their stories. more of the young reporters�* stories. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, there. the weather is going to be turning increasingly dry through the afternoon for most parts of the uk and, certainly, we�*ve not seen anything too spicy in the weather. in scotland, we�*ve had these clear blue skies near to edinburgh, and that sunshine is working southwards across scotland and northern ireland, now pushing into england and wales, with the cloud breaking up. we are going to see plenty of sunshine for most areas this afternoon, but out in the atlantic we have a weather system that is going to be pushing some thicker cloud back towards scotland over the next 24 hours, as we�*ll see in just a moment. i think the main message is grab the sunshine whilst it�*s there. in the sunshine today, quite warm, as well, for march, 15 or 16 degrees celsius, but notice around the coastline some green tinges on the map — it�*s a lot colder here with the winds coming in off the chilly sea. for example, in the north sea it is only six degrees at the moment, so if you do get the winds coming in from the sea it is going to feel that bit colder. overnight tonight, we will keep the dry weather and largely clear skies. it will be cold enough just for an odd nip of frost in the very coldest locations, but certainly a chillier night than the nightjust passed. high pressure stays with us then for wednesday. remember that cloud i showed you from the warm front? well, that�*s going to be working towards scotland as we go through the day, and there will also be quite a bit of cloud coming down the north sea, where the weather system here could get close enough to bring a few showers towards eastern areas of england from time to time, as the cloud thickens across northern and western areas of scotland, but that still leaves a lot of dry and reasonably sunny weather for most of us the best of the sunshine probably toward south—western areas. southern wales probably having the highest temperatures at about 14 or so in cardiff. for thursday, again, another weak weather system pushes southwards across the north sea, bringing the threat of some rain to east anglia and the south—east of england. we could see an odd spot of cloud as well for northern scotland, but still a lot of dry weather, probably churning a little bit cloudier. temperatures about 10—12 c. and looking at the charts for friday, well, we�*ve got our high pressure still to the west of the uk, but we are going to start to get some of this colder airjust spilling in across parts of southern and eastern england. we�*re not talking about an arctic blast, just a general cooldown. however, if you are exposed to some of those onshore winds, for example, in kent, in margate, temperatures really will struggle and the winds will be quite gusty as well, with gusts of around 30 miles an hour to 40 miles an hour further north and west, lots of cloud, but mainly dry with temperatures staying into double figures. this is bbc news. i�*m ben brown. the headlines... the european medicines agency says the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the risks after some eu countries halt the vaccine rollout because of concerns about blood clots. we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. scotland will lift its coronavirus stay—at—home order on april 2nd — with hairdressers to reopen three days later. northern ireland will also begin to ease some restrictions on outdoor gatherings from april. the duke of edinburgh returns to windsor — four weeks after going into hospital for an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. the american tv presenter gayle king — a friend to the duke and duchess of sussex — reveals details of talks between harry and his brother prince william and their father, prince charles. harry has spoken to his brother and father and the word i was given, those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation. borisjohnson unveils a new vision for the uk�*s place in the world — less europe, more asia. global britain is not a reflection of old obligations, still less a vainglorious gesture, but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. # one more look and i forget everything... i and mamma mia, will we go again — how british theatres are hoping to attract audiences after the pandemic. good afternoon. the european union�*s medicines regulator — the ema — has underlined that it is �*firmly convinced of the benefits�* of the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine. several countries have recently suspended the roll—out of the vaccine, because a small number of cases of blood clots were reported after it was administered. the ema says it�*s seen no evidence that the vaccine causes blood clots — but its experts are still reviewing the jab and their findings will be released on thursday. jim reed reports. in vaccine centres across france, germany and other eu countries, there is now one less jab to use. 11 european states have paused the roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine while reports of rare blood clots are investigated. translation: i can't understand this. i there are always vaccine risks and my daughter is a doctor and she said, do it, it�*s better to have this vaccine than none at all. translation: it's a precautionary principle, and then we have - to see what happens next. i am worried about my second dose of astrazeneca in 90 days. the number of cases of blood clots after using the vaccine is small. astrazeneca said 37 have been detected in the uk and eu, but that�*s after 17 million jabs have been given. in germany, there have been seven cases of a rare blood clot in the brain in people who have had the astrazeneca jab, with another three in the uk. but with so many taking the vaccine, the difficulty for scientists is working out if that is more than should normally be expected. the eu medicines regulator said there is currently no indication that the blood clots have been caused by the jab itself but that its experts were now assessing that possibility. while the investigation is still ongoing, we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of the side effects. many eu countries are dealing with a sharp spike in virus cases at the moment. other scientists have warned suspending the roll—out of a vaccine for any length of time would inevitably lead to more covid cases and deaths. i think it�*s very important that people don�*t worry at the moment. this is being sorted out, it�*s being looked into. but, at the moment, there doesn�*t appear to be any signal that would make us feel concerned about the risk of clotting. i would be much more worried about not being vaccinated than being vaccinated at this present time. in the uk, where 11 million doses of the astrazeneca jab have already been given, the roll—out will continue. both the eu medicines agency and the world health organization are now reviewing the data. their final opinion should decide if other european countries will start using the vaccine again quickly. jim reed, bbc news. our health correspondent jim reed is here. a bit more detail about the concerns in germany in particular about the blood clots they have seen there. yes, getting into the details of what each european country is concerned about and the confusing thing is, different countries are targeting different types of blood clot, that they have concerns about. in germany there is a worry about cerebral thrombosis, a blood clot in the brain, symptoms are similar to a stroke, and it is very rare, it is worth pointing out. they have been seven cases in germany from people that took the astrazeneca vaccine, and it all occurred between 4—16 days after vaccination. the german authorities say statistically you would expect between 1—1.4 cases in that 1.6 million people that took the vaccine in germany, the astrazeneca vaccine, but they aren�*t seeing about seven, so they say as a result they need to step back and check the vaccine is not causing these very rare effects. they say at these very rare effects. they say at the moment they have advised a temporary suspension and the government has followed their advice. you do have to be very careful with these numbers because you are looking at something which is incredibly rare. cerebral thrombosis is rare in the population in general. they are trying to look at the rates in people that have taken the vaccine and compare them to the rate you would expect normally but when you get to rare conditions like that, looking at the normal rate in the population is a pretty tricky thing to do. paul hunter at the university of east anglia has done some interesting work on this and some studies but the rate between 2—5 cases per million and a study from australia showed it could be three times as high, and if it is much higher in the normal population normally it becomes much more difficult to decide if it is the vaccine causing the very rare effect orjust a statistical anomaly, something that would occur naturally. effectively that�*s what the scientists are doing. what the ema is doing is rather than just looking at the statistics, it is going to actually look at all of these individual cases, go into the medical records and try to find out if the vaccine could be causing this or if it is something which is natural in the population. something which is natural in the pepulatien— something which is natural in the --oulation. , ., ,, . population. time is of the essence because when _ population. time is of the essence because when the _ population. time is of the essence because when the vaccine - population. time is of the essence because when the vaccine is i population. time is of the essence because when the vaccine is not i because when the vaccine is not administered people may get covid and may get seriously ill and may die, so how long are these suspensions of the vaccine rolled out in these countries like germany, how long will it continue? what out in these countries like germany, how long will it continue?— how long will it continue? what the ema is saying _ how long will it continue? what the ema is saying they _ how long will it continue? what the ema is saying they will _ how long will it continue? what the ema is saying they will start - ema is saying they will start looking at this today and come back on thursday, and they should be able to give more information. some of these european countries have but temporary suspensions in place for a few weeks, but you would imagine if the medicines authority and agency comes back and if the ppe comes back, and says, we don�*t think this is what you think it is, then those suspensions will be lifted —— and if the who comes back. worth stressing, these numbers are very low, so of these numbers are very low, so of the 17 million people, who have taken the astrazeneca vaccine, in the eu and the uk, the number of cases of blood clotting in general it�*s roughly 37 according to astrazeneca so incredibly rare. the ema are saying that looking at this, it still remains firmly convinced as it still remains firmly convinced as it puts it, of the benefits of this jab outweighing the risks of any side effects. jab outweighing the risks of any side effects-— jab outweighing the risks of any side effects. ., ., ., , first minister nicola sturgeon says the positive news around the vaccination programme in scotland gives her more confidence about mapping a path out of lockdown, with a firmer timeline for lifting restrictions. updating msps in the scottish parliament, the first minister said she expected to lift the current stay—at—home rule on the 2nd april and replace it with guidance to stay local — hopefully for no more than three weeks. by the 5th april, there will be a phased re—opening of non—essential retail. click and collect services and garden centres will be able to open — as will hairdressers and barbers. from 26 april, it�*s thought that restrictions onjourneys within mainland scotland will be lifted entirely. it�*s hoped travel restrictions between scotland and other parts of the uk will also be able to ease around this time. also from 26th april, cafes, restaurants and bars will be able to serve people outdoors — in groups of up to six from three households — until 10pm. nicola sturgeon told msps that today�*s announcements were an important step on the road back to normal life. three months ago when we had to reimpose lockdown in the depths of december, it was a dark moment in an unbelievably tough year, and i know how difficult the last few months have been and i will never underestimate and i will never stop being grateful for the sacrifices, the hard painful sacrifices that everyone has made, but now thanks to those sacrifices and the success of the vaccination programme we are in a much better position. as we move further into spring children and young people will be back in school full—time, shops and services we hope will be reopened and we will be able to travel more widely and we will be able to see more of friends and loved ones and stuck to meet again in bars, cafe and restaurants. —— start to meet again. northern ireland will begin to ease some restrictions on outdoor gatherings from april, as part of the first steps agreed by stormont ministers to ease the lockdown. six people from two households will be allowed to meet in a private garden from the april 1st, and that figure is expected to rise to 10 people after easter. we�*re expecting to hear from the first minister, arlene foster, at half past four and we�*ll bring that to you live. the uk will shift its focus away from europe and towards india, japan, and australia, in what�*s being billed as a major shake—up of foreign policy. the prime minister, speaking in the commons, said the review would make britain "stronger, safer and more prosperous". the year—long review into how the uk should position itself post—brexit concludes that relations with countries in the indo—pacific will be key to balancing the rise of china. paul adams reports. have ships, will travel. as hms queen elizabeth prepares to sail to the far east later this year, the government is getting ready to tell us what all this is for. a post—brexit nation on the hunt for new alliances facing new challenges. this, we are told, the biggest shake—up of defence and security since the end of the cold war. for us, there are no far—away countries of which we know little. global britain is not a reflection of old obligations, still less a vainglorious gesture, but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. for all the apparent ambition, the opposition is unimpressed. we welcome the deepening of engagement in the indo pacific region. but this comes on the back of an inconsistent policy towards china for a decade. conservative governments have spent ten years turning a blind eye to human rights abuses, while inviting china to help build our infrastructure. now that basic inconsistency is catching up with them. the government is looking east, to the indo pacific, and ways to counter the challenge posed by china. is the world�*s next superpower a partner or a threat? china represents the generational threat. the reason for that is the idea that china will become more like us as it got richer or as its economy matured is clearly for the birds. that�*s not going to happen. that means finding new allies among the ten south—eastern asian states that make up asean. could britain become a closer partner? and india, the world�*s biggest democracy. borisjohnson is going there at the end of april, his first big foreign trip since britain left the eu. some old alliances remain — the government says nato is still the bedrock of defence and security in the north atlantic region, part of the glue that binds us to america. defence spending has already been increased, although mps are still concerned about the mod�*s finances. and some question plans to increase the number of britain�*s nuclear warheads. the government insists it represents a minimal credible deterrent against the very worst threats. the review brings change to whitehall, a new white house style situation room at the cabinet office, and a counterterrorism operation centre designed to ensure faster responses to future emergencies. there are plenty of big ideas in this big review, the need to tackle a hostile russia, efforts to combat climate change. above all, it�*s about britain�*s place in the world, about playing a significant role now that being part of europe is not what it was. paul adams, bbc news. i�*m nowjoined by tobias ellwood who is the chair of the house of commons defence select committee. china, partner or threat? that was the question raised in the report. i see it as a threat and i feel like i�*m a lone voice. i was hoping for the moment when churchill told the world that the iron curtain had come across europe, and the soviet union was a threat, but here we are still trying to be friends with china, hoping it will mature into a global statesman embracing democratic values and human rights standards, but we are seeing that taking advantage of our rules —based order to reinterpret those rules for their own benefit, to expend their own influence. we need a counter weight and to work together and i would encourage the prime minister to take advantage of our presidency of the g7 expand into india and australia and you have over half the world�*s gdp there to then stand up to china because it is the economy that is china�*s achilles�* heel because without that they cannot continue to grow. without that they cannot continue to crow. . , without that they cannot continue to i row, ., , ., , without that they cannot continue to 1 row, ., , ., , ., without that they cannot continue to 0 row. ., , ., , ., ., , grow. china is a bigger threat to us than russia? _ grow. china is a bigger threat to us than russia? completely. - grow. china is a bigger threat to us than russia? completely. this i grow. china is a bigger threat to us than russia? completely. this is i grow. china is a bigger threat to us| than russia? completely. this is all about vladimir— than russia? completely. this is all about vladimir putin _ than russia? completely. this is all about vladimir putin trying - than russia? completely. this is all about vladimir putin trying to i than russia? completely. this is all about vladimir putin trying to get i about vladimir putin trying to get back to being a soviet super and controlling his own people but using his authoritarianism to promote his own position, it is a real threat, and wheelie vacuums of space which is why you need capabilities —— we leave vacuums of space. they will fill the space as we saw in crimea and syria, but china is the geopolitical long—term threat and we are sliding towards a bipolar world because of china�*s influence in technology, it is giving away its equipment around the world, its military capabilities and through its long belt programmes in sneering country after country into its debt and that means less and less of the west being able to stand up to china —— ensnaring. i was hoping we could turn around and say to china, we are going to work with you, you are going to work with you, you are going to work with you, you are going to get bigger, but you have got to work by international rules. so you are saying borisjohnson has essentially got this post—brexit global britain vision wrong? the essentially got this post-brexit global britain vision wrong? the one asect to global britain vision wrong? the one aspect te de — global britain vision wrong? the one aspect to do with _ global britain vision wrong? the one aspect to do with china, _ global britain vision wrong? the one aspect to do with china, that - global britain vision wrong? the one aspect to do with china, that is i global britain vision wrong? the one aspect to do with china, that is the l aspect to do with china, that is the question i would say, but he is right to say this is a new chapter for our country, post—pandemic, after brexit, saying we want to play after brexit, saying we want to play a role in the international stage. that is what the document is about and it does that but the elephant in the room is china and i would say to him to adapt the charter we saw after the second world war when we became very close to the united states in mapping out where we needed to go. joe biden is in the white house saying that america is back and we need to work with our closest security help map out what trade and security operations and standards that we need to promote to get the international community to follow us otherwise china picks up countries one by one and slides us ever more towards a bipolar world. you are concerned about the tilt towards cyber warfare at the expense of conventional defence capabilities, but the government is spending £24 billion on defence as the prime minister said. that spending £24 billion on defence as the prime minister said.— the prime minister said. that is riaht the prime minister said. that is ri . ht and the prime minister said. that is right and that _ the prime minister said. that is right and that is _ the prime minister said. that is right and that is welcomed i the prime minister said. that is right and that is welcomed but| the prime minister said. that is| right and that is welcomed but it the prime minister said. that is i right and that is welcomed but it is also overdue, but the tilt towards drones and artificial intelligence is important, threats are changing and we must adapt, but the arrival of new threats does not mean the old ones have disappeared and much of the work we do is about conflict prevention and holding round. upstream engagement. —— holding ground. you can�*t do that with drones, you need to do that with personnel and we can do that best with keeping the armed forces that they are. flan with keeping the armed forces that the are. ., ., ' ., with keeping the armed forces that the are. ., ., , ., ., with keeping the armed forces that they are-_ if - with keeping the armed forces that they are-_ if yeu i they are. can we afford that? if you can't, ou they are. can we afford that? if you can't. yeu pay _ they are. can we afford that? if you can't. yeu pay the _ they are. can we afford that? if you can't, you pay the price, _ they are. can we afford that? if you can't, you pay the price, because i can�*t, you pay the price, because our prosperity is affected. if we lose influence around the welcoming places across the world, east africa, for example, that will affect our prosperity and this is the face of the cold war going back to china because they are nudging us out in terms of having favoured nation status around the world. rust —— rush is testing our air space around the world every single day, for example —— russia is testing. so we cannot take our eyes of conventional defence capabilities. tobias ellwood, thanks forjoining us. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was admitted to king edward vii�*s hospital in central london on february 16 after feeling unwell. the duke, who�*s 99, later underwent a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition at another london hospital. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. shielded by a screen, a patient, evidently in a wheelchair, was brought out from the king edward vi! hospital to a waiting vehicle. moments later, the vehicle left with the duke of edinburgh safely aboard, on his way home to windsor after his longest hospital stay, 28 nights in total, four of them at st bartholomew�*s hospital for specialist heart treatment. as the car left, photographers caught sight of the duke sitting in the rear of the vehicle. little has been said by the palace about the reasons for his hospital stay, other than he had been suffering from an infection and the unspecified pre—existing heart condition. but the treatment, evidently having been successful, he was on his way to be reunited with the queen at windsor. she has continued with her official programme as normal, marking commonwealth day among other things, as well as coping with the fallout from the us television interview given by the sussexes, a troubling family issue on which the queen would normally be able to rely on the duke for first—hand advice and support. fanfare. he is now less than 90 days from his 100th birthday, a milestone he is said to be determined to celebrate, and it will be a matter of reassurance to his family that his four weeks in hospital are now over and his doctors have decided that he is well enough to go home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. on a visit to finsbury park mosque, prince charles was asked to comment on the news about the duke of edinburgh. very good news. i�*m thrilled. have you spoken to him yet? yes, i have, several times! we are very pleased he�*s out. helena wilkinson is at windsor castle. a turbulent few weeks for the royal family and the queen will be relieved to have the duke of edinburgh back home. relieved to have the duke of edinburah back home. ~ , . edinburgh back home. absolutely. we heard that clip — edinburgh back home. absolutely. we heard that clip from _ edinburgh back home. absolutely. we heard that clip from prince _ edinburgh back home. absolutely. we heard that clip from prince charles, i heard that clip from prince charles, hard to work out what he was saying, but he said that it is very good news that his father is now out of hospital and he said he was thrilled that he has come home to windsor castle and also that he has spoken to his father. yes, the queen who has been at windsor castle throughout, throughout his stay in hospital, his longest stay, 28 nights, and there is no doubt they would have been communicating while he was under the care of doctors, but she will no doubt be relieved that he is back here. he arrived here at around 1115 this morning, after being driven from king edward vii after being driven from king edward vi! hospital in central london. vii hospital in central london. around 45 minutes or so from there. he will no doubt be needing some time to rest and recuperate, following what was a lengthy stay in hospital. doctors will no doubt be keeping a close eye on him here at windsor castle. when he was brought out of the hospital he was brought out of the hospital he was brought out in a wheelchair and put into the back seat of that car. he looked about but also tired. which is understandable given that he was treated for so long —— he looked alert. and of course he�*s not far off his 100th birthday. for the queen, she has been a managing family issues over the past couple of weeks, and normally the duke would be helping her and advising her on such matters. she had to do that alone while she was in hospital, and it will be of great comfort that he is back here in windsor castle this afternoon. brute windsor castle this afternoon. we have an update on those family issues as you delicately referred to them. cbs this morning host gayle king, who is a friend of the duke and duchess of sussex, has said that there have been phone calls between prince harry, his brother and his father but they have been unproductive. king gave this update on cbs this morning. harry has talked to his brother and his father as well. the word i was given is that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad that they at least have started a conversation. i think what is upsetting to them is that the palace keeps saying they want to work it out privately but yet these false stories have come out which are very disparaging against meghan still and no one in the royal family has spoken to meghan yet, at this particular time. it�*s frustrating to them that it�*s a racial conversation about the royal family when all they wanted all along is for the royals to intervene and tell the press to stop with the unfair and inaccurate and false stories that definitely have a racial slant. until you can acknowledge that, it�*s going to be hard to move forward but they both want to move forward with this. they want healing in this family. at the end of the day it�*s harry�*s family. that was gayle king on cbs. helena wilkinson is at windsor castle. we get updates on the royal family from an american tv anchor, this is the world we live in!— the world we live in! yes, and you susect the world we live in! yes, and you suspect the _ the world we live in! yes, and you suspect the royal _ the world we live in! yes, and you suspect the royal family - the world we live in! yes, and you suspect the royal family will i the world we live in! yes, and you suspect the royal family will not l the world we live in! yes, and you | suspect the royal family will not be terribly pleased that this conversation has now been relayed. the fact that gayle king has said that harry has had a conversation with his father and also his brother. they won�*t be terribly pleased this has now been broadcast. in that statement following the interview that the couple gave to oprah winfrey, the palace in the statement said it was a matter that would be dealt with privately. i don�*t expect we will hear anything from the palace on this. don't expect we will hear anything from the palace on this.— don't expect we will hear anything from the palace on this. thanks for 'oinin: from the palace on this. thanks for jeining us- — let�*s get more now on boris johnson�*s a new vision for the uk�*s place in the world. in what�*s being called a major shake—up of foreign policey, the focus will move away from europe and towards india, japan, and australia. drjack watling is a research fellow at the royal united services institute — which is a think tank looking at international defence and security. is this too simple to see this as a choice between a europe and britain are�*s post europe future and the future with asia? brute are's post europe future and the future with asia?— are's post europe future and the future with asia? we have to be very careful abeut — future with asia? we have to be very careful about mixing _ future with asia? we have to be very careful about mixing what _ future with asia? we have to be very careful about mixing what we - future with asia? we have to be very careful about mixing what we are i careful about mixing what we are talking about because the review encompasses both defence priorities and wider foreign policy. encompasses both defence priorities and widerforeign policy. a tilt towards the indo pacific, trying to build economic relationships and having a defensive presence is not necessarily in competition with maintaining a strong and central part of our commitment to nato. but if we are trying to have a significant defence presence in both theatres, then we are going to find ourselves quite stretched and they will need to be a debate about the order of priorities. i would highlight the review clearly states that russia is the primary defence threat and from the military perspective i think it actually is quite clear about where the order of priorities lies. brute quite clear about where the order of priorities lies.— priorities lies. we were 'ust talkinu priorities lies. we were 'ust talking to fl priorities lies. we were 'ust talking to tobias i priorities lies. we were just talking to tobias ellwood i priorities lies. we were just i talking to tobias ellwood and i asked him what is the biggest threat and he said overwhelmingly china. he says that is a bigger threat than russia to the uk at the moment. he is russia to the uk at the moment. he: is taking a long—term view, and it is taking a long—term view, and it is certainly true that where china is certainly true that where china is going, if they are talking about re—incorporating territories they see as chinese by 2035, 2049, they are significantly increasing their military, then in the long term china is a major issue, but in the short term while we have very serious disputes with china and towards the way they have dealt with hong kong, for example, russia conducted a chemical weapons attack which killed a british civilian on british soil not too long ago and has used force outside of its own borders to seize territory. in terms of who is a direct military threat to the uk, russia will remain the higher threat on that list and they are good reasons as to why the government has categorised these issues differently even though it acknowledges that they are both serious challenges.— serious challenges. what is the essence of _ serious challenges. what is the essence of the _ serious challenges. what is the essence of the integrated - serious challenges. what is the i essence of the integrated review? borisjohnson talks about global britain and repositioning britain in the post—brexit world. is that how you see it? britain is out of the eu now, able and free to make its own alliances if you like around the world? ., ., , ,, ., ., world? our relationships will follow our defence — world? our relationships will follow our defence commitments - world? our relationships will follow our defence commitments and - world? our relationships will follow our defence commitments and our| our defence commitments and our trade, and if the review leads to us entering trade relationships, expanded trade relationships in the asia—pacific, we will see british interests increasingly represented interests increasingly represented in that region and that would be a shift from where our current relationships are centred. having said that, it's quite easy to overstate those things. if you talk to the us for example, the request from the americans is not, can you assist in the asia—pacific at the request is, can you cover russia and so we can deal with the asia—pacific? the devil will be in the detail over the next 24—48 months, when britain starts spending the money it has announced on new equipment and starts explaining where it is going to put its forces and when and that will tell you where the priorities really lie. thank you so much. doctorjack watling, thanks forjoining us. exactly a year ago today, the pandemic forced theatres to bring down their curtains. for most, their stages have been in darkness ever since. many theatres have been plunged into economic turmoil by the shutdown, with some smaller theatres warning that they may never reopen. so, how are some of those who should be treading the boards, be treading the boards managing in the pandemic. luciejones is an actress and west end star. we talked to you awhile ago here on bbc news, and are going to be in les miserabl when it finally reopens —— les miserables ——, but how has it been for you? it les miserables --, but how has it been for you?— been for you? it has been interesting, _ been for you? it has been interesting, to _ been for you? it has been interesting, to say - been for you? it has been interesting, to say the - been for you? it has been i interesting, to say the least. been for you? it has been - interesting, to say the least. and since i have last spoken with you, i have had the virus, and it is not a joke, and it is for good reason that we have all been shutdown of but you are recovered now, was it bad for you, having covid? it wasn't great. it was particularly worrying, as a person that uses my voice for a living, that the cough would have a lasting effect, but thankfully, so far, it seems that my husband and i have both recovered fully, thankfully. but yes, it has been an interesting time. i think i've been very lucky because i've been able to teach and i have done bits of streaming and online work but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting quite quickly brighter, and it's very exciting. 50. getting quite quickly brighter, and it's very exciting.— getting quite quickly brighter, and it's very exciting. so, when do you think ou it's very exciting. so, when do you think you might — it's very exciting. so, when do you think you might be _ it's very exciting. so, when do you think you might be back _ it's very exciting. so, when do you think you might be back on - it's very exciting. so, when do you} think you might be back on stage? it's very exciting. so, when do you. think you might be back on stage? i know when we are going to be back on stage, les miserables, the concert version, is going to open on the 20th of may, which is very soon. and i know that everybody is talking about jamie i know that everybody is talking aboutjamie is opening that same day, and i think there are a couple of other shows which are still to announce similar dates. so, yes, it is all happening, finally. because of all of us, tens of thousands of people, notjust actors but musicians and people backstage in front of house, and the creative side of things, that have had no help and have been out of work for a full year. so, we were the first people to get shutdown the last people to get shutdown the last people to get shutdown the last people to be let back out, it seems. i suppose in a way you are one of the lucky ones, you know you've got work, you've got that great role coming up in les miserables in may, but plenty of other actors and musicians haven't been able to work for months and months, they haven't really had any incoming and their futures are pretty uncertain, and actually, the future of quite a few theatres is uncertain?— theatres is uncertain? yes, and it is those theatres _ theatres is uncertain? yes, and it is those theatres and _ theatres is uncertain? yes, and it is those theatres and those - theatres is uncertain? yes, and it| is those theatres and those people that i feel for the most, because the regional theatres and the local theatres, i don't know about you but me growing up, i lived in a city where we had a theatre that touring productions came to, and i was always there, i was always very keen to be in the queue trying to get my student £5 tickets, and those things, if we're not really cavil and we don't really look after them, they could really suffer after this. do you think the pandemic has done lasting damage to the world of theatre and music and the arts? i think it has made lasting change, i hope damage is not the word that will be used in time to come, but definitely there has been short—term damage made, in terms of specific productions having to be closed. lots of my friends have had to leave london and it is not an easy place to live when you're not earning, and i'm really hopeful that those people will come back and they will pick up jobs and we will be able to be putting smiles on people spaces all around the country. we putting smiles on people spaces all around the country.— around the country. we can't wait for that. around the country. we can't wait for that- day _ around the country. we can't wait for that. day to _ around the country. we can't wait for that. day to day _ around the country. we can't wait for that. day to day during - around the country. we can't wait for that. day to day during this i for that. day to day during this pandemic, what do you do, do you practice, do you practice singing, practice, do you practice singing, practice acting?— practice, do you practice singing, practice acting? yes, and actually i live in a flat _ practice acting? yes, and actually i live in a flat so _ practice acting? yes, and actually i live in a flat so my _ practice acting? yes, and actually i live in a flat so my poor _ practice acting? yes, and actuallle live in a flat so my poor neighbours upstairs are probably ready for me to get back more than i am. i’m upstairs are probably ready for me to get back more than i am. i'm sure the are to get back more than i am. i'm sure they are delighted _ to get back more than i am. i'm sure they are delighted to _ to get back more than i am. i'm sure they are delighted to listen - to get back more than i am. i'm sure they are delighted to listen to - to get back more than i am. i'm sure they are delighted to listen to you. l they are delighted to listen to you. may be for a few months, but not for a whole year! i've been very lucky, i have been able to teach, i've been teaching online and that has been a real crutch for me and thank god for these wonderful students that responded to my social media posts saying, does anyone fancy learning how to sing or do some acting through song or acting full—screen? i've connected with people all over the world because of that. and so that has been amazing. also i have got two little dogs are so going out for a good stomp has been a lifesaver as well. so for a good stomp has been a lifesaver as well.— for a good stomp has been a lifesaver as well. so good to talk to ou, lifesaver as well. so good to talk to you. thank — lifesaver as well. so good to talk to you, thank you _ lifesaver as well. so good to talk to you, thank you so _ lifesaver as well. so good to talk to you, thank you so much i lifesaver as well. so good to talk to you, thank you so much and l lifesaver as well. so good to talk i to you, thank you so much and really good luck for may, when you are back on the boards, luciejones in the west end cast of les miserables, when it opens again. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest figures on coronavirus which are just in. and there they are on the government dashboard. new cases reported on tuesday, 5294. that compares to last week, when it was 5766, this day last week. that's, 110 new deaths within 28 days of a positive covid test, compared to last week, that was 231, so, substantially down on that. and the number of vaccinations is there as well, but i can't quite see it at the moment. 24.84 million people have now received their first covid vaccine, so, 24.84 million people have now, very nearly 25 million people, have now received their first coronavirus faxing, that is up from 24.45 3 million yesterday. so, you are up—to—date with the latest coronavirus figures. now, john watson has got the sport for us. good afternoon. as we know, the pandemic is affecting sport at the pandemic is affecting sport at the moment. no spectators at the cheltenham festival this week. to cheltenham first, where history was made on day one in the feature race of the day, the champion hurdle, rachel blackmore becoming the first female jockey to win the race. it would have been a day for the fans to savour, none though on the course this year, as blackmore came home on the ii—io favourite honeysuckle well ahead of the field to give trainer henry de bromhead victory. she has a big chance when she rides again in the gold cup on friday. she will be alongside fellow female jockey riley. i will be alongside fellow female jockey riley-— will be alongside fellow female 'ocke rile. ., ,, . ,, .,, jockey riley. i am speechless, to be honest. jockey riley. i am speechless, to be honest- she's _ jockey riley. i am speechless, to be honest. she'sjust _ jockey riley. i am speechless, to be honest. she'sjust so _ jockey riley. i am speechless, to be honest. she'sjust so incredible. i. honest. she'sjust so incredible. i just cannot believe we've won a champion hurdle. this was never even a dream, it was so far from what i ever thought could happen in my life. to be in cheltenham riding the winner of a champion hurdle, it is just so far removed from anything i ever thought could be possible. so, maybe there is a lesson in that for everyone out there. but yes, it's incredible. england's cricketers are chasing 157 to win in the t20 against india. joss buttler has been leading the run chase. a short time ago they were 107—2 after 12 overs. joss buttler is 66 not out. india's innings was rescued by virat kohli, who got 77, 49 of which came off the last 17 balls. the series is level at 1-1. there is text commentary on the bbc sport website and app. ireland forward cj stander has announced that he will retire at 39 years old, zlatan ibrahimovic has been called up to the swedish national team five years after announcing his retirement. he scored 62 goals in 116 games for his country before quitting after their exit from euro 2016 at the group stage. but his form for ac milan in italy opened the door for his return, the striker responding to the news from the swedish fa on social media by saying, "the return of the god." but is his presence going to be a distraction? well, not according to the head coach of the national side. i am not worried at all about that. we talked that, me and that letter is m, and he is the person he is, but he is also an excellent football player, with excellent experience, that we can use, so for me that is not a problem at all. we have talked about it can work together and how we work in the national team and what he can do that with his to play. the england women will play two friendlies next month to be shown live on bbc four. the lionesses have played only once in the past 12 months, that was a 6—0 win over northern ireland in hickory so's first match in charge. ireland forward cj stander has announced that he will retire from all forms of rugby at the end of ths season. the 30—year—old won his 50th cap during sunday's six nations win over scotland. he has been a mainstay in the ireland side since making his debut back in 2016. born in south africa, he qualified to play under residency rules and went on to win the grand slam with ireland in 2018. world rugby have announced a new women's international tournament to start in 2023. it will be called wxv, and the aim is to increase competitiveness in the build—up to an expanded world cup two years later. as six nations champions, england would be in the top of three tiers, along with the next two sides in the table, plus qualifiers from the southern hemisphere and north america. world rugby have invested £6.4 million to cover the first two years of the tournament, which will involve 16 teams. that's all the sport for now. next on bbc news, it is your questions answered. you've been sending in lots of questions about the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine, and here to try and answer just some of them is professor of medicine paul hunter from the university of east anglia. good to have you with us, paul, thank you so much for being with us. first of all, generally, what do you think of this decision by various european countries, a domino effect, one after the other, suspending their roll—out of the vaccine? i mean, it is very difficult, it is difficult to get your head into the regulatory authorities in other countries. i think even where they have actually suspended the vaccination, i get the impression that very few people actually believe that this association between blood clotting and vaccine is actually a real cause and effect relationship, rather than just a statistical association. and hopefully, once the european medicines agency and the world health organization comment in the next day or so, we can look forward to many of them actually reversing these decisions pretty promptly. first question, then, from a viewer, who says... please could you tell me if the astrazeneca vaccination is safe to have if you have previously had a blood clot?— had a blood clot? well, i think the balance of opinion _ had a blood clot? well, i think the balance of opinion amongst - had a blood clot? well, i think the | balance of opinion amongst people who know about these sorts of things seems to be very much that they doubt that there is an association anyway. and so, if you don't believe that this suggestion that it is causing clotting is true, then actually, the rest of the question becomes immaterial. if the astrazeneca vaccine isn't causing clotting, then neither is the pfizer vaccine. , , ., clotting, then neither is the pfizer vaccine. , ., , clotting, then neither is the pfizer vaccine. , . ., vaccine. just to be clear, coronavirus _ vaccine. just to be clear, coronavirus itself, i vaccine. just to be clear, i coronavirus itself, covid, can vaccine. just to be clear, _ coronavirus itself, covid, can cause a blood clotting, it quite often causes a thickening of the blood? yes, absolutely. but generally only in the more advanced stages of the disease, when you're getting things there is a condition that is very similar to something that we call disseminated intravascular coagulation, so we do know that the disease itself can cause this, but generally only when you have fairly severe disease. i5 generally only when you have fairly severe disease.— generally only when you have fairly severe disease. is one asks a... do ou think severe disease. is one asks a... do you think it — severe disease. is one asks a... do you think it is _ severe disease. is one asks a... do you think it is possible _ severe disease. is one asks a... do you think it is possible that - severe disease. is one asks a... do you think it is possible that the i you think it is possible that the reluctance to give the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in europe is just down to so, a grapes? personally, i never like to believe —— sour grapes —— that any of my colleagues around the world are making decisions other than based solely on what they interpret as the evidence, so personally i would doubt that any of them would believe that they are making these decisions based on sour grapes only. this that they are making these decisions based on sour grapes only.— based on sour grapes only. this one asks... based on sour grapes only. this one asks- -- how— based on sour grapes only. this one asks... how are _ based on sour grapes only. this one asks... how are these _ based on sour grapes only. this one asks... how are these blood - based on sour grapes only. this one asks... how are these blood clot i asks... how are these blood clot reports picked up, how does a vaccine actually cause a blood clot? i suppose that refers back to what you were saying, any possible causal link? ., , ., ., link? no, but in the uk, we have a s stem link? no, but in the uk, we have a system called _ link? no, but in the uk, we have a system called yellow _ link? no, but in the uk, we have a system called yellow cards, - link? no, but in the uk, we have a| system called yellow cards, where, if you are given a new drug or a new vaccine and you suffer any real adverse event, whether or not the doctor is convinced that it was caused by that drug or vaccine or not, he or she would then report that, and what we are able to see is, looking at the number of yellow cards that have been submitted for both astrazeneca and pfizer, and there doesn't seem to be any particular increase in either vaccine associated with blood clotting, and i don't think there is any real difference between the two, either. so, given the fact that we've given in this country getting on for 26 million vaccines—plus, i think there is very little evidence that actually clotting would be a problem in the uk, at least to. you have probably _ problem in the uk, at least to. you have probably answered the next question but i will put it to you anyway — how many people have developed a blood clots after taking the pfizer and other vaccines? is there any difference in incidence? no, part of the problem is that when you're talking about blood clots, blood clots can be listed under so many different parts of the report form, so, you could have blood clots on the lung, blood clots in the brain. looking at them as a whole, yes, there have been reports, but not really more than you would expect in the background instance of the disease anyway, of normal, pre—covid, disease. and so, ithink of the order of about 13—15 cases of pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot going on to the lung, have been reported, for both vaccines. and typically, particularly when you consider the age groups being vaccinated, that is less than you would actually expect to see normally. would actually expect to see normally-— would actually expect to see normall ., , ., ., ., normally. just a more general auestion normally. just a more general question about _ normally. just a more general question about the _ normally. just a more general question about the vaccine i normally. just a more general question about the vaccine - i normally. just a more general i question about the vaccine - are question about the vaccine — are vaccines being changed to address new variants or are they having to use all the stockpiles?— new variants or are they having to use all the stockpiles? yes, whether the have use all the stockpiles? yes, whether they have to — use all the stockpiles? yes, whether they have to use _ use all the stockpiles? yes, whether they have to use all _ use all the stockpiles? yes, whether they have to use all the _ use all the stockpiles? yes, whether they have to use all the stockpiles i they have to use all the stockpiles or not is something i don't know the answer to. or not is something i don't know the answerto. but or not is something i don't know the answer to. but the fact is, they are changing the vaccines, they are modifying them, particularly for the e4 rate for mutation which is present in the south african variant andindeed present in the south african variant and indeed the brazilian pi variant. that is important because we do know that the vaccines are less effective against, the current vaccines, against, the current vaccines, against this mutation, called an escape mutation. by modifying the vaccines when we have immunisation again in the winter, probably, we can look forward to having protection against this new variant as well. the evidence, however, on balance, is that even though the existing vaccines aren't as effective against these escape mutation variants, they still seem to be pretty good at stopping people getting severe disease, severe enough to require hospitalisation. so, the current vaccines still have a lot of value, but not quite as much as we would like.- much as we would like. final question--- _ much as we would like. final question... is— much as we would like. final question... is it _ much as we would like. final question... is it true - much as we would like. final question... is it true that i much as we would like. final| question... is it true that like most vaccines, the oxford vaccine is technically under a trial period until 2023, technically under a trial period until2023, is technically under a trial period until 2023, is that right? i technically under a trial period until 2023, is that right? until2023, is that right? i haven't heard it expressed _ until2023, is that right? i haven't heard it expressed like _ until2023, is that right? i haven't heard it expressed like that. i until2023, is that right? i haven't heard it expressed like that. the i heard it expressed like that. the existing phase three trials that were started last year are intending to continue on for several months yet, in part to see whether or not, to see how long immunity lasts, and how long the protection lasts, and those will be continuing probably throughout this year and may well be into next. the current authorisations of all of the vaccines are done under what is called emergency authorisation, and so, yes, at some point, all of those emergency authorisations will be reviewed and a determination will be made about whether or not to extend that authorisation, and perhaps ultimately make those authorisations permanent. but as yet, no vaccine has had a full authorisation that i am aware of. has had a full authorisation that i am aware of-_ am aware of. and 'ust a very last auestion am aware of. and 'ust a very last question from — am aware of. and just a very last question from me, _ am aware of. and just a very last question from me, obviously, i am aware of. and just a very last i question from me, obviously, there might be some people watching this thinking, iam booked infor might be some people watching this thinking, i am booked in for my astrazeneca vaccine, i'm hearing all of this stuff about blood clots and maybe i'm having second thoughts, what is your message to them? i would still go ahead and have it. i had my own astrazeneca vaccine only a few days ago. i didn't know about the association, this reported association, with blood clots, but evenif association, with blood clots, but even if i had, and my vaccine appointment was tomorrow, i personally would still go, because the evidence is very clear, that the vaccine substantially reduces your risk of dying from covid, and that, to me, is far more important than just the association, possible association, with small numbers of thromboembolism. that association, with small numbers of thromboembolism.— association, with small numbers of thromboembolism. that is good timing because someone _ thromboembolism. that is good timing because someone is _ thromboembolism. that is good timing because someone is calling _ thromboembolism. that is good timing because someone is calling you - thromboembolism. that is good timing because someone is calling you for- because someone is calling you for your next interview! thank you so much, professor hunter, professor of medicine at university of east anglia. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has appeared at the old bailey via video link. wayne couzens, who's 48, was remanded in custody until a hearing injuly. his trial is expected to take place at the end of october. last night, the government announced measures to improve safety for women and girls in england and wales, including an additional £25 million for better street lighting and cctv. richard galpin reports. amid the mourning for the loss of sarah everard, now an ever—growing determination amongst women that decisive action must be taken, and it seems the government is listening. i feel very strongly about this. we want our streets to be safe for women to walk at night or at any time of the day. there is, if you like, a jigsaw of measures that we've got to put in place. amongst the measures the government's promising is a significant improvement in lighting and cctv coverage in the streets of england, an extra £25 million being provided for this. but the labour party is critical. we'll always say "yes" to more funding for street lighting and we know that, you know, in my area, every area, we've suffered huge cuts to local government which mean that some of these things fall by the wayside. cctv is incredibly important. but i think it does just slightly miss the point about the scale of the crisis that we have. and some women's organisations say the threat women face on the streets, particularly at night, is not being focused on enough. male violence against women and girls is not a priority for us as a society, for our parliament, in our laws, in ourfunding, you know? i think that this is the time to draw a line under that and say we cannot continue to excuse male violence. i7—year—old ellie gould was stabbed and killed by her ex—boyfriend in wiltshire. her friends are now shocked by the murder of sarah everard. hearing that it happened to someone else is so... it's so sad and i hope that people can step back and think, you know, it could be me, it could be my mum, it could be my sister, it could be anyone. it has obviously been devastating just to see, you know, the family having to go through something very similar to what we went through. we are still in a situation where women are dying i weekly because of men, and you have to look- at the source of the problem, and men need to change. i how to prevent more deaths like those of ellie gould and sarah everard, now a crucial question facing the authorities. richard galpin, bbc news. let's cross live to stormont, where arlene foster is about to give an update on restrictions in northern ireland. time to reflect, analyse the data and structure the next steps in the pathway in that context. our colleagues in the department of health have coined the phrase social contact capital, it is a helpful way of understanding the situation we are in. we have an amount of decision—making capital which we can afford to spend and we need to spend it wisely each time in the interests of as many people as possible. if we spend the capital on one easement of restrictions, it can't be spent on other things at the same time. that is why it's very important that we work our way through the restrictions in a careful and managed way in each four week review point, that is why we are not setting dates so that we can take our decisions against the prevailing health, economic and societal circumstances. the executive is clear on the need to think especially hard about our children and young people. last week we decided that preschool, nursery and primary school pupils in p! to p3 would remain in school until the start of the easter break. meanwhile, students in year 12 and year 14 would still return to face—to—face teaching from next monday. and today, we have considered further the steps we should take rightly to provide more certainty for our children and young people, parents, teachers and the whole education family. so, today, having taken into account the prevailing covert situation and with care and caution, primary format to primary seven should return from the 2nd of march and all pupils including years eight to year i! willfully resume on including years eight to year i! will fully resume on the 12th of april. these decisions are aimed primarily at getting our children back to school in the safest way possible, with mitigations and reparation time. that has benefits for us all. we have been very concerned throughout about the impacts for the education of our young people and we know that the education sector will pull together to help address that. we have been equally concerned about the well—being impacts. we all know how important it is for children to build and grow their friendship networks, to be able to socialise and grow their own interests and future potential. so, that has been our clear focus today. we think every sector in our society will understand that education has to be our priority at this time. we understand those sectors and individuals also want a bit of certainty and hope. having taken the education decisions, the executive went on to look at the available social contact capital to see if we could do more. our commitment has always been that we will not leave restrictions in place for a day longer than is needed. we appreciate that we are moving quickly towards the first anniversary of the first lockdown in march last year. the weather is improving and we have beenin weather is improving and we have been in this current lockdown for around 80 days. that is a long time, and a big ask, and we have been grateful to everyone who has made a personal contribution to the improvement in the covid situation. our responsibility to you is to look carefully at how we can improve the situation for you in a careful and sustainable way. we want to give you hope and we have discussed today a number of small steps which we hope will be welcome. we've decided that from the 1st of april, ten people from the 1st of april, ten people from two households can undertake outdoor sporting activities, as defined in the regulations. up to six people from two households may meet outdoors at a private dwelling, and garden centres and plant nurseries will be included in the contactless click and collect scheme. we have also decided that provided the situation still supports this, the following changes will be introduced on the 12th of april. increasing the numbers who can meet outdoors in a garden from six to ten, including children, from two households. the removal of the stay at home provision in the legislation, moving to a stay local and work from home message. allow contactless click and collect for all non—essential retail, subject to the overall health position at that time, and the department for economy evaluation of the limited 8th of march reopening of non—essential click and collect. and then allow outdoor sports training to resume by sports clubs affiliated with recognised sports governing bodies in small groups of up to 15 people but with all indoor spaces closed except essential toilet facilities. these relaxations planned for the 12th of april will be subject to executive ratification in the week after the easter weekend. the executive has also agreed to increase the provision for elite sports from the 25th of march to allow a number of new competitions to begin. this minor adjustment to the current restrictions will allow two world cup qualification matches scheduled for the 25th of march and 315t scheduled for the 25th of march and 31st of march to take place, as well as a friendly match between northern ireland and the united states of america on the 28th of march. no spectators will be permitted at any sporting event. it is important that we explain our rationale as we know that some people will be disappointed that there sectors are not on this list. our focus in our decisions today has been to take a risk—based approach, as we promised in our pathway. the common ground is that the steps are aimed at individuals and their families to support well—being and socialising in a limited and careful way. we have focused on outdoor settings, where the risk is relatively lower than indoor settings, and there are things we need you to do to continue to do, please. first and foremost, follow the public health advice, including when you are outdoors, wash your hands and maintain social distancing. if you are meeting up with other people, planning your journey and plan what you do when you meet up, avoid car sharing if you meet up, avoid car sharing if you can, weara you meet up, avoid car sharing if you can, wear a face covering and ensure good ventilation if you can't. to our colleagues in the retail sector, we realised that today's develop month are modest and we have a long way to go. we thank you for your forbearance and we recognised that a large sectors of retail have been on the frontline all year. we say thank you as an executive to everyone who has supplied goods, stock shelves, served customers and looked after us all over a protracted period of time. mr speaker, we were now proceed to deliver these decisions into regulations and guidance changes. the next formal review period is the 15th of april and we will be working towards that from today. there is no halt in the work that will go into that. the work starts now and we will monitor the data closely over the coming weeks. we also want to say something about key events in the coming weeks. tomorrow, saint patrick's day, would normally be enjoyed by many. we need this to be different tomorrow. please continue to stay at home. do not socialise outside your family or your bubble. we particularly want to say to young people that you need to follow the rules and the advice. we also mess of the deputy minister met with the four main churches leads yesterday to discuss the help we need to get for easter and also some solace. , , ., .,, , ., ., solace. this year has been a hard one for people — solace. this year has been a hard one for people of _ solace. this year has been a hard one for people of all _ solace. this year has been a hard one for people of all faiths i solace. this year has been a hard one for people of all faiths and i one for people of all faiths and people of none. we one for people of all faiths and people of none.— one for people of all faiths and --eole of none. ~ , . people of none. we very much welcome the opportunity — people of none. we very much welcome the opportunity to _ people of none. we very much welcome the opportunity to work— people of none. we very much welcome the opportunity to work with _ people of none. we very much welcome the opportunity to work with all - the opportunity to work with all faith leaders across the last 12 months and that will continue. we need to continue to acknowledge how much people need hope and solace and we noted in our discussion yesterday the desire of the churches to work towards return to in person services in time for easter and we acknowledge the risk involved and the mitigations required by the churches. some places of worship will find easier to continue with online services of course and we know that this will

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