good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
astrazeneca vaccine didn t show evidence of effectiveness in the elderly, because they didn t have enough cases. but the immunological data showed that of the immunity response didn t drop off in the elderly. so it s assumed it would be just as effective in older people is in younger people. thank you so much for your time. i know you are a busy man. we will be speaking to the health secretary as well here at half past seven. so many questions as well about how it will be rolled out. lots of guests that granddad subject. in other news, millions more people in england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions after a record rise in infections. will make the announcement in the house of commons this afternoon. a major incident has been declared by nhs