am not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporter's tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there is always something you can find in common with your family, after all, they are your family, they love you and it can be taken from you at any time. it's good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the vaccine programme across the uk, so successful up to now, is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month — and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the number of doses coming into the country. the health secretary says the issue will not affect those who've already been offered a jab. we'll have more on what this means for everyone else — but first, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. everyjab, another step towards the way out. every injection, part of what the government has seen as a huge success. not far off half the adult population with now some protection against covid. i have some fantastic news to bring you today. news the health secretary was happy to share. we have now vaccinated over 25 million people across the united kingdom. now is not the time to waver. we are on the road to recovery, the vaccine is our way out. we are on track, so let's stick with it. follow the rules, and when you get the call, get the jab. but perhaps the journey is less smooth than we might have assumed. a letter from the nhs to local trusts says volumes for first doses will be significantly constrained because there is a reduction in national inbound vaccine supply. services should close unfilled bookings from march 29th and not book any further appointments for april. you have just told everybody we are on track with the vaccination but you haven't mentioned this letter from the nhs which says there is a significant reduction in the available supply, and that vaccine centres should stop taking appointments for the whole month of april. what is going on? the vaccine supply is always lumpy, and we regularly send out technical letters to the nhs, to explain the ups and downs of the supply over the future weeks, and what you are referring to is a standard one of those letters. borisjohnson has been a regular public visitor as the jabs have gone in. the vaccine programme a massive success so far. nine doses out of an eight dose vial. but i am told this letter does not just represent a standard glitch. sources suggest fewer astrazeneca vaccines are available than the nhs expected. ministers were saying things were going very well in terms of vaccine supply only this morning, so something has gone very badly wrong in the last couple of hours. i don't think matt hancock's answers today were sufficiently detailed and convincing about what is happening. no—one with a vaccine booked already should lose their chance, but the rapid progress ourjourney to the end of restrictions may at least be starting to slow tonight. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. our health editor hugh pym explains what impact the reduction in supply of the vaccine will have on the roll—out. health officials are making clear this evening that the key target thatis this evening that the key target that is getting the top nonpriority groups with the 50 and over aged groups with the 50 and over aged group at the moment being invited in for their vaccinations and clinically vulnerable still to be got through, there will be achieved by the middle of april, that target is still on track and the target of all adults being offered a first dose by the end ofjuly is still on track. the nhs and others with vaccination centres have really got to concentrate on these priority groups and get through the 50 and over age group and those who are vulnerable and not start sending letters out to those who are younger than 50 on the assumption that supplies will be strong throughout april and so, did through the key people and then see where they are but they still seem to be convinced that they can get all the adults done even with what they admit is a significant shortfall in the supplies there from astrazeneca. lets bring you up to date with the latest government coronavirus figures, which show that there were 5,758 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 5,665. the number of patients in hospital with covid continues to fall — now down to 7,218. there were 1111 deaths reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means five on average, 121 people died every day in the last week from coronavirus, taking the total to 125,831. over 433,000 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, which takes the total of people who have now had their firstjab past 25 million — meaning 48% of the adult population has now received their first vaccination. and more than 1.7 million people have had both doses of the vaccine. it's been confirmed tonight that more than three million vulnerable people in england will no longer have to shield from the start of april. england's deputy chief medical officer, drjenny harries said the change was based on the latest scientific evidence. from the start of april, we are advising those people who have been shielding, that is the clinically extremely vulnerable group that they no longer need to shield, this means they can start resuming a bit more normal life and sending each of them a letter that they start to arrive from today and they will keep falling on steps for the next couple of weeks. the reason we have done thatis of weeks. the reason we have done that is the rate at which community has now dropped a long way and they have been sustained and advising people to shield for about 12 weeks can be really quite damaging for their mental health. i think that is good news for them. the president of the european commission says she's ready to use whatever tools are necessary to ensure that the eu gets more doses of the coronovirus vaccine, including limiting exports from factories in europe. ursula von der leyen did not mention the uk by name but made it clear that her target was countries with a better roll out rate than the eu. her comments come against a backdrop of controversy within the eu over the commission's vaccine programme and clear signs that many countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. here's our brussels correspondent nick beake. in prague, in paris, and once again in bergamo, northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. the continent is also facing a vaccination crisis. it is not getting the doses it ordered and today, a warning that the eu would do everything needed to get its fair share. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now, because we have to make sure that europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. the eu says it is exporting millions of vaccines to help other countries, but receiving very few, especially from astrazeneca in the uk. of those doses that have arrived, lots are going to waste. the product has been suspended in most eu countries. it is still available here in belgium, but increasing numbers are saying they don't want the astrazeneca shot. i am not sure that it will be ok, the astra, for old people. that is why now i am afraid, everybody is afraid of this vaccine. the eu's medicine regulator is assessing the latest evidence from a very small number of cases to see if there is a link to blood clots. but the organisation stresses the benefits outweigh the risks. a message amplified by the government today. i finally got news that i'm going to have my own jab, mr speaker, very shortly, i'm pleased to discover. i don't know whether the right honourable gentleman has had his. he has! but it will certainly be 0xford astrazeneca that i will be having. that absolute confidence in the astrazeneca vaccine is now very hard to find in many european capital cities, but still, the eu is adamant it should get all of the british made doses it has ordered and has now raised the heat in this latest post—brexit row. and this evening, the government condemned the eu's action, saying it was wrong to threaten even tighter controls on vaccine exports. i am surprised we are having this conversation. it is normally what the uk and the eu team up with, to object to other countries with less democratic regimes than our own engaging in that kind of brinkmanship. it is a deepening rift and will do nothing to ease europe's resurgent covid crisis. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. now that we have a road map out of the covid restrictions lots of us are thinking about a bit of sun, sea and sand — abroad. the european commission has set out a plan to issue a green digital certificate. it's designed, primarily, to ease travel within the eu and it's not at all clear how it might affect british tourists. but as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports, tourists, tour operators and cruise companies are making their own plans. sunshine, sea, and spectacularly empty. spain's beaches are near deserted. holidays here from the uk are still illegal but many of us are still dreaming of escaping our grey skies. sophie's travel agency has had a good month. we hit £150,000 in sales which again, pre—covid, i would already be ecstatic about. looking at the booking values, they are spending more money. the average spend per person has definitely increased. international holidays are not allowed from england until the 17th of may at the earliest and there is no set date for wales, scotland and northern ireland. standing outside the spanish embassy is probably the closest i will come to sunny spain at the moment. how and when we might be able to travel internationally is still uncertain and with scotland and wales sowing doubt on england's suggested date of the 17th of may onwards, well, that could create some difficulties. if all the nations follow different strategies, operators have pointed out there is a hole in that plan. it is quite possible that if scotland has one rule, customers will come down to newcastle and fly out of newcastle which means we end up changing potentially our holiday programmes because we see different demand from different places. the scottish first minister has said she has been working to try to get a four nations approach. today, the eu set out ideas for a green digital certificate as a way to eventually reintroduce international travel between its members. so what are the uk's plans? i think it is really important that people can travel safely but i think what we also have to do is be driven by the data. we have got to see how the coronavirus develops and once we have reopened the economy, i am sure we will be looking at other measures to make sure that people are safe. but while the uk government is yet to set out exactly how travel might restart, other companies are already making their own decisions. p&0 are the latest cruise company to say all of its passengers must have both of their vaccinations. so we talk to our guests regularly and they are telling us overwhelmingly that this is what they want. for us, this is a decision for this summer until september. today, the health secretary has said that finding a way to show who has been vaccinated will be important for international travel but it is still uncertain when uk holiday—makers will next enjoy a spanish sunset. caroline davies, bbc news. an independent review of historical sexual abuse in football has strongly criticised the sport's governing body, the football association, for failing to protect children after allegations emerged. the report — which covers the period from 1970 to 2005 — says there was no excuse for what it calls the fa's institutional failings. 0ur sports editor dan roan has more. it's english football's worst scandal. failures by both the fa and a host of clubs laid bare in a damaging report on child sexual abuse. the man who spent four years investigating who knew what and when said it was inexcusable. there was an institutional failing by the fa, they acted far too slowly in developing their child protection arrangements, once they were aware of child protection being a problem in the sport, and they should have done more to keep children safe. sheldon�*s report said the fa had failed children, delaying protection meshes, but that there was no evidence it knew of a problem before then, nor that there had been a paedophile ring or cover up. this is a dark day but we are referring to non—recent cases, we have to hold our hands up and apologise, make sure we don't repeat mistakes but that is not to say that football is not in a safe environment today, it is. sheldon found the fa failed to ban two of the most notorious football paedophiles, barry bennell and higgins, serving long sentences. both former youth coaches. these were among the survivors present throughout the former coaches' trial and sentencing in 2018. today one of them, gary cliff, abusing by barry bennell when he played for a junior team learned that sheldon found the senior management of the club failed to investigate despite concerns. how does that make you feel? sort of vindicated but i don't think he has gone far enough, - throughout the whole report, i i have read, it, there is a theme of people knew or suspected, but none of the officials had i the gumption to raise it with anyone, it's i disappointing in that respect. it's taken too long, it's been hell. you could say i've waited 35 years for this. - it was emergence four—and—a—half years ago of barry bennell�*s crimes when working here at crewe in the �*80s and �*90s that opened the floodgates. hundreds of former players came forward with their own allegations. and football's dark secret was finally laid bare. the scale of the abuse is stagger, the focus of the inquiry spanned four decades, the reports said there were known to be 240 suspects and 692 survivors, with the actual number likely to be far higher. eight clubs were criticised. today came apologies from southampton, newcastle and manchester city, which was found to have shown more than two decades ago, former youth player became the first survivor to speak out. you youth player became the first survivor to speak out. you have no idea where — survivor to speak out. you have no idea where this _ survivor to speak out. you have no idea where this 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players in the past. 0ur sports editor dan roan with that report. the headlines on bbc news. the nhs warns of a problem in the uk's vaccination programme — local health organisations are told to expect a significant reduction supply ofjabs from the end of the month. it comes as the eu commission president threatens to block vaccine exports to britain. it wants more vaccines heading its way. and the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen tollett. chelsea are in champions league action this evening. they have a 1—nil lead from their first leg against atletico madrid. it's currently nil—nil bayern munich already have one foot in the quarterfinals they have a 4—1 advantage over lazio. it's currently 0—0 now to the second day of action at cheltenham — where two—time grand national winner tiger roll cruised to victory in the cross country chase for his fifth career win at the festival. it was the second winner of the meet for trainer denise foster, who's stepped in while gordon elliott serves a six—month ban. joe lynskey reports. makes each jump despite makes eachjump despite his makes each jump despite his size, one of the strip smallest champions but may leave one of his greatest legacies. —— one of the smallest champions. this horse takes on the cross—country marathon but tiger roll was trained by gordon elliott, who was now suspended from the sport. the horses age and form meant few thought he would win but in the twilight of his career and perhaps his last race in the uk, they could not catch him.— not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. _ not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger _ not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger role - not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger role won i not catch him. tiger role hitting l for for success. tiger role won by 18 links. for for 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henry, he has now - and will follow up! another feature | race win for henry, he has now won two of those. but in a week with the sport looks to save its reputation, it is still the horses names that they most revered. tiger tiger england can wrap up the t20 series with victory against india tomorrow. they lead the five match contest 2—1 with the game in ahmedebad once again being played without a crowd. speaking to the bbc�*s kal sajad, bowler mark wood says it was something that affected their performance yesterday. those positives and negatives, i do miss the cloud, stadiums and it gives adrenaline rush, but hitting the runs or hitting a few did not have that same edge is a little bit more relaxed. in have that same edge is a little bit more relaxed.— more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures. _ more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do _ more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do you _ more relaxed. in