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time in a year. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the us where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after being beaten by police in the city of memphis, has taken place. us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis in tennessee. following tyre nichol s death, five officers, themselves also black, were charged with murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you wouldn t have beat him like that that night. applause. america s first bl ....
won t feature of members of the royal family. and beyonce has announced her first new tour in nearly seven years. there have been passionate appeals for us police reform at the funeral of tyre nichols, who died after being beaten by officers in memphis last month. speaking at the service, the us vice president, kamala harris, urged congress to pass a bill promoting police accountability. five policeman have been charged with murder in connection with the 29 year old s death. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you wouldn t have beat him like that that night. applause. america s first black vice president demanding congress pass police reform legislation. and when we look ....
jake. it is unfounded. for several reasons. firstly, the banking sector overall is much better capitalized than it was in 2008. there have been huge changes. a full-scale banking meltdown crisis, is it possible? maybe. is it likely? absolutely not, so the experts say. i was talking to one such expert here in israel where i am. the tech sector which has been so badly hit by all of this. i spoke to the venture capitalist of the viola group. he said it s not a system at risk, but when it comes to runs on banks, today they can be much faster than you think. run on the bank of the world of internet is very quick. but i do believe it s an isolated, specific event. i don t think it will have huge impact. this is not 2008. reporter: putting that into wider view, it s certainly going to hit the technology sector because tech borrowed from these institutions, but the speed at which the regulators moved shoring up the depositor savings making it clear investors won t be bailed ....
billion last month it reached the highest level for february since records began almost 30 years ago. a warning that poor oral health is still a significant problem in england despite being largely preventable. and coming up this hour. a big day forjockey rachael blackmore she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival, and could be the first woman to win the gold cup. our top story, this morning. the prime minister is due to receive the oxford astrazeneca vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe. it s after several leading european countries have confirmed they are to resume the rollout of the jab following a pause over safety concerns. borisjohnson s urged people to get vaccinated and says england s roadmap out of lockdown is on track, despite a drop in vaccine supply. the roll out of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will resume in some eu countries today, after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the european medicines agency review ....
against alex salmond say the first minister misled them while giving evidence this month. sharp words exchanged at the first high level meeting between america s new presidential administration and china. and coming up this hour. as part of our young reporter series, we hearfrom an apprentice footballer about the pressures of trying to make it as a professional. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. germany s health minister has warned there is not enough coronavirus vaccine to stop a third wave in europe. germany is facing further restrictions because the number of cases are rising rapidly. some eu countries including germany will resume the roll out of the astrazeneca jab today, following a pause over safety concerns. the european medicines agency reviewed the jab and found that it was not associated with a higher risk of blood clots. france, germany and italy, along with cyprus, latvia and lithuania, are to restart use of the jab t ....