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this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. lam i am victoria derbyshire. the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. part of the reason why we want to locate them quickly is to understand more about them and their movements. ghana's president becomes the world's first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from covax, a global scheme to give poorer countries jabs for free. were you silent, or were you silenced? harry tells oprah he was scared, "history was repeating itself"
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before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan�*s interview are released. i can't begin to imagine what it must've been like for her, going through this process by herself, all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other. and the golden globe goes to... the crown! british success at the golden globes — the crown wins four awards, including for the stars playing prince charles and princess diana. um... thank you so much to everyone! emma corrin, best actress winner! you are extraordinarily talented, funny. i love you to bits. in his first speech since leaving the white house, donald trump hints he may run again in 202a.
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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a search is under way to try to find someone in the uk who's contracted a concerning variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. health officials are concerned the new strain may spread more rapidly and may respond less well to existing vaccines, although that's not comfirmed. health secretary matt hancock will hold a meeting later to update mps from all parties about the variant. public health england say six cases of the p1 variant — first detected in the brazilian city of manaus — have been confirmed in the uk. three in england and three in scotland. two are in south gloucestershire, but the third hasn't been located because the person didn't fill in the registration form fully, and could be anywhere in the country.
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surge testing will be carried out in the bradley stoke, patchway and little stoke areas of south gloucestershire. labour says the development exposes the "weaknesses" in the border protections against new strains and has again attacked the government for delaying introducing hotel quarantine for travellers from hot spot countries. meanwhile, the government has announced the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will get an extra £1.65 billion in this week's budget, to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to all of us adults byjuly the 31st. our first report on the search for the brazil virus variant case in england is from anisa kadri. testing like this is being ramped up in south gloucestershire. it means people without covid symptoms can be tested. all to contain the spread of the brazilian variant in the uk. three cases were found in north—east scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london.
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in england, the first two cases are from the same household in south gloucestershire, after one person returned from brazil last month. before the hotel quarantine rules were introduced. but another who tested positive didn't fill in the paperwork correctly, so health officials are still trying to track them down. they want anyone who took a test on the 12th or 13th of february and who has not received results to come forward immediately. this new strain of coronavirus was first detected in the city of manaus in the amazon region of brazil. when compared to the main variant in the uk, it's thought there could be more risk of someone catching it a second time. we are concerned that this may have increased transmissibility, it may lead to more infections, and we don't yet know the vaccine effect. and so we really want to prevent the spread in the uk population. there are some concerns vaccines may not be as effective, but health officials are staying positive. new vaccines that are being used
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for covid can be adapted very rapidly, so it's likely that if we do need to change the vaccine, that can be done in months, rather than years, which was the case with the more traditional vaccines. work is already under way to tweak the vaccines to make them a better match for new variants. anisa kadri, bbc news. our political correspondent, jesccia parker, is at westminster. what are the government saying about this case and their policy before mandatory hotel quarantine came in? yes because that mandatory hotel quarantine came in on the 15th of february. the government is saying that they are really taking a belt and braces approach to try to find this an identified case of this brazilian variance, this variant of concern, but you do have ministers, public health officials going out on national airwaves this morning trying to find somebody and they don't know where they are, currently, in the united kingdom, so
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clearly that is of concern it has led to criticism, as we have heard, from for example the chair of the home affairs select committee, yvette cooper. she said they had warned about the possibility of the arrival of variants of concern via indirect flights, so flights from those red list countries, but that have been banned from coming into the united kingdom, but these flights, both in terms of the scottish cases and the cases in england as well, they are indirect flights. and she said there have been warnings that the policy of hotel quarantine was brought in too late, but defending the policy this morning, the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi. the border controls, in terms of pre—departure tests, passenger locator forms, were all followed and they isolated correctly. they got symptoms around the 15th and took a test. hence why we are able to identify them. we identified them on the 26th because the sequencing, the genome sequencing takes about ten days to turn around.
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actually, if you look at how the borders operated, it was the correct way — pre—departure tests, passenger locator form all worked on 10th february. of course, we don't allow anyone to come from brazil, unless they are british citizens or residents of the united kingdom and they have to quarantine at home or now obviously in the hotel quarantine from those red countries and have to take three tests — the pre—departure test, a test after two days and a test after eight days. so the system is pretty robust. and jessica, more money for the vaccination programme?- and jessica, more money for the vaccination programme? yes, that's ri . ht. a vaccination programme? yes, that's right- a teaser _ vaccination programme? yes, that's right. a teaser ahead _ vaccination programme? yes, that's right. a teaser ahead of _ vaccination programme? yes, that's right. a teaser ahead of the - vaccination programme? yes, that's right. a teaser ahead of the budget | right. a teaser ahead of the budget on wednesday. of course, rishi sunak, the chancellor, as we heard yesterday in an interview, generally keeping his cards pretty close to his chest, particularly in terms of any possible tax rises, but yes, more money around announced for the
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vaccine programme, widely hailed as a huge success so far, but it is interesting link it back to the concern about the brazilian variance, of course there are four tests for unlocking society as part of the road map for england and one of the road map for england and one of them is the continued success of the vaccine roll—out, seen as highly bordered by the government. the other is the risk factor doesn't change because of variants of concern, so i think itjust goes to show this morning with the story that clearly there is still this uncertain situation, despite the success of the vaccine roll—out, lots of variables in play we have seen throughout the grim virus process. seen throughout the grim virus rocess. . ~' seen throughout the grim virus rocess. . ~ , ., y seen throughout the grim virus rocess. . ~ , ., , . process. thank you very much, jessica parker. _ the shadow chancellor anneliese dodds will be making a speech ahead of the budget later this week — we'll be following that speech live at half past ten this morning. we will bring that to life. labour's yvette cooper chairs the house of commons home affairs select committee. let's talk to yvette cooper about
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that case that everybody seems to be trying to track down now. you heard the vaccines minister say that, look, in this case everything worked as it showed on henry the tenth. well, unfortunately it didn't and thatis well, unfortunately it didn't and that is why we have got these cases now that the public health or social is are having to trace to try to find other people who may have been in contact with several cases from brazil. i think this shows the real problems with some of the government was much delays in bringing in stronger measures. we cannot afford those kinds of delays. these people seem to have arrived, i think, a full month after the brazil variant was identified and about a month after i raised this with the prime minister, and yet they still won't test it in the airport on arrival and of course the hotel quarantine system wasn't in place at that time. i think it also highlights there are some continuing weaknesses in the existing system. we know that only 1% of travellers are being covered by hotel quarantine. 99% of arriving
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travellers aren't. and we also know that there is a real issue about when they arrive people then travelling home by public transport, and in some of these cases travelling via plane from london to aberdeen, not been tested before they got on that second plane, and therefore not having that safe public transport home that other countries such as south korea, for example, do. countries such as south korea, for example. tie-— countries such as south korea, for example, do. right. so what are you suggesting? — example, do. right. so what are you suggesting? i _ example, do. right. so what are you suggesting? i think _ example, do. right. so what are you suggesting? i think the _ example, do. right. so what are you suggesting? i think the governmentl suggesting? i think the government needs to look _ suggesting? i think the government needs to look at _ suggesting? i think the government needs to look at this _ suggesting? i think the government needs to look at this again. - suggesting? i think the government needs to look at this again. they . needs to look at this again. they needs to look at this again. they need to do a proper review of these cases and what it shows about where the gaps still are a new system. i think we should be learning from what other countries have done. there are two different approaches you can take to this. there is at the australian and new zealand approach, which has a much more comprehensive hotel quarantine system and we have, not the kind of 1% of people going into hotel quarantine that we have got. or there is the south korea approach, which has some hotel quarantine, but also has much stronger testing when
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you arrive at the airport and also safe transport home and much stronger checks on home self isolation and home quarantine as well. so... the point of doing this is to have to be able to protect the vaccine programme. that is why we need proper safeguards at the border. ,, need proper safeguards at the border. . ,, ., need proper safeguards at the border. ,, ., , ., need proper safeguards at the border. . ., , ., ~ ., border. sure. so do you think more countries should _ border. sure. so do you think more countries should be _ border. sure. so do you think more countries should be added - border. sure. so do you think more countries should be added to - border. sure. so do you think more countries should be added to the i border. sure. so do you think more| countries should be added to the 33 that are on the red list? weill. countries should be added to the 33 that are on the red list?— that are on the red list? well, i think the problem _ that are on the red list? well, i think the problem with - that are on the red list? well, i think the problem with having l that are on the red list? well, i i think the problem with having just that are on the red list? well, i - think the problem with having just a very targeted approach for a small number of countries is that we know from the first wave less than 1% of the cases that arrived in the uk came from china. and over 60% came from france and spain, which were not being treated as hotspot countries, but that was where people were travelling home from, from baby holidays or trips and so on, so... but we know so much more about the virus now and we know the level of daily cases in every country in the world, if we need to. you can't really compare it with a year ago. that is true, we have moved on, but
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thatis that is true, we have moved on, but that is also why we should be moving on at learning lessons from other countries as well. and at the moment we only have a test in place up to three days before people travel. we know from the evidence, evidence from sage and so on, that a significant number of cases were not picked up by those tests, so for example my personal view is we should be looking at having testing at the airport when you arrive as well, so you put in an additional level of checks. i do not understand why the government is still resisting doing that. a lot of people have been calling for that for a long time. and then we should be looking at whether it is expanding the hotel quarantine system or having safe ways to travel home and a stronger home quarantine system. those are the kind of things that other countries are doing that do seem to be effective. understood. one last thought. _ do seem to be effective. understood. one last thought, do _ do seem to be effective. understood. one last thought, do you _ do seem to be effective. understood. one last thought, do you think- do seem to be effective. understood. one last thought, do you think brits l one last thought, do you think brits will be flying on holiday this summer?— will be flying on holiday this summer? ~ ., �* ~' ., will be flying on holiday this summer? ~ ., �* ~ ., ., summer? well, we don't know and the government — summer? well, we don't know and the government is — summer? well, we don't know and the government is going _ summer? well, we don't know and the government is going to _ summer? well, we don't know and the government is going to update - summer? well, we don't know and the government is going to update us - summer? well, we don't know and the government is going to update us on i government is going to update us on the 12th of april. the home secretary did tell the committee
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that it was too soon for people to be booking and they should be waiting for that update on the 12th of april. it will depend on what happens with the new variants, with the vaccines and also wider measures internationally as well as domestically.— internationally as well as domesticall. ., ~' , internationally as well as domesticall . ., ,, , . domestically. thank you very much. yvette conner. _ domestically. thank you very much. yvette cooper, who _ domestically. thank you very much. yvette cooper, who is _ domestically. thank you very much. yvette cooper, who is from - domestically. thank you very much. yvette cooper, who is from the - yvette cooper, who is from the labour party, chair of the home affairs select committee here in the uk. the president of ghana has become the world's first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from covax, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries. as you can see here, the president of ghana has received his covid vaccine. a wider covax programme will begin in ghana tomorrow, but health workers in ivory coast are being vaccinated today. our global health correspondent naomi grimley reports: we all owe a debt of gratitude to countries like south africa, which participated in the global vaccine trials.
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scientists needed areas of high incidents to find out if their vaccines worked. the question is will those countries now get all the doses they need to cover their most vulnerable citizens? welcome, all. at the world health organization they've been trying to focus minds. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure. the who wanted to avoid a rerun of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, when vaccines were almost all bought up by rich countries. this time it came up with the covax plan to help 92 of the world's poorest states get access to vaccines free or at a low cost. but the global scramble for supplies has slowed it down and south africa got so frustrated with the pace of covax it did its own vaccine side deals. as a middle income country, it feels like perhaps
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we shouldn't have completely relied on covax. we should have got those bilateral agreements going. but i think as a middle income country we often fall between a rock and a hard place. and we are now at the back of the queue and unable to access, in a timely fashion, these life—saving interventions. vaccines are clattering off the production line at the serum institute in india. it will be a key source of vaccines and covax has gone to great pains to ensure multiple supply chains across the world. there's also the delivery side of the equation. unicef, which has a good track record on childhood immunisation, has been flying thousands of fridges and syringes out of this copenhagen distribution depot. and getting the vaccine from a to b throws up many more hurdles.
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it needs to find a plane to go on. at the moment, planes are hard to come by. are you allowed to fly dry ice? is there a restriction on how much dry ice you can put ona plane? does it have somewhere to land? it needs to find a plane to go on. at the moment, planes are hard to come by. are you allowed to fly dry ice? is there a restriction on how much dry ice you can put ona plane? does it have somewhere to land? what are the logistics on clearing customs? has it had all of the approvals? has it had the waivers? so it's really those hundreds of hundreds if not thousands of steps. it is true that measles and polio vaccines like these in sierra leone already make torturous journeys. but evenif already make torturous journeys. but even if covax distributes 2 billion covid vaccines, it will only cover around 20% of each country's population. a world away on the situation in rich countries. noni grimley, bbc news. naomi grimley reporting there.
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on the uk's contribution to the effort, foreign secretary dominic raab has said, "and because we need a global solution to a global pandemic." the elected leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has appeared in court via video link to face new charges, a month after she was ousted from power in a military coup. meanwhile, protesters have returned to the streets of yangon, in defiance of a crackdown by security forces, who killed 18 people yesterday. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, told us the significance of these new charges facing ms suu kyi. well, they could add to the length of any prison sentence they want to give her. we understood she was facing up to six years on the existing charges. i mean, they are patently absurd.
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i mean, this was a woman who was the de facto head of state until the coup overthrew her and at the time they overthrew her they claimed to find these walkie—talkie radios — used by her security staff, as any senior security used by her security staff, as any senior official would have — in her house that they are blaming her for being unregistered. it is a device, basically, to justify keeping her inside and keeping her detained and everyone understands that. it is interesting that they haven't attempted yet to apply any more serious charges. the military must know that people will view these charges as flimsy and absurd and no pretext whatsoever for locking up the one—time head of state. the military has actually stated that it believes because of its own allegations of electoral fraud, that the attempt to convene parliament, which was supposed to convene on the day of the coup to inaugurate the second term of office, amounted to an illegal capture of state sovereignty and having heard them say that, i think many people thought they would try to apply some kind of more serious charges against aung san suu kyi
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and president win myint, who has been charged alongside her. they haven't. i suspect they will come up with more charges. they have built up these rather trivial charges over the last few weeks. itjust gives them a pretext, basically, for keeping her on trial for quite a while and making sure she doesn't come out, her appearance in public, outside of court, if she were freed, of course, would galvanise the already considerable opposition there is to the military government. the first clips of harry and meghan speaking to oprah winfrey are out. ahead of the full interview next sunday, prince harry talks about his own mum, princess diana's departure from the royal family and shares his concern that history was "repeating itself". our royal correspondent, daniela relph, has more. were you silent or were you silenced? no answer to that yet from meghan, but this was just a trailer ahead of next weekend's broadcast of the much anticipated interview. almost unsurvivable sounds like there was a breaking point. my biggest concern was history repeating itself.
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from prince harry, the talk is of his mother and protecting his wife. i'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. because i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other. oprah winfrey has become a friend and neighbour of the couple since being invited to their wedding. her interview style isn't aggressive, but she will have encouraged them to open up and reveal what went wrong behind palace walls. and that is the concern of the royal family. how critical have harry and meghan been? you've said some pretty shocking things here. daniela relph, bbc news. let's speak to our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. well, we can't really tell from those clips how critical they have
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been, but what do you draw from those trailer clips of harry speaking?— those trailer clips of harry s-ueakin ? ~ , ., ., ., ., speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell you — speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell you what _ speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell you what we _ speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell you what we know _ speaking? well, yeah, good morning. i will tell you what we know first - i will tell you what we know first of all. we know that these were recorded in the last couple of weeks and was originally scheduled to last 90 minutes and now has been extended for two hours, so clearly there is a lot to say. it will air prime time on us time next sunday. british viewers should be able to see clips from the early hours of the morning, and although as you say we hear there from harry talking in the trailer, the format of the interview, we already know, is very much this is a meghan show. harry joins herfor a bit of it, but it is really all about her, this is her first major interview given since they left the uk and the trailer does give a sense of what we might expect in terms of the dramatic music, the dramatic questions from oprah winfrey, you know, silent or silenced? but actually what we don't hear from silenced? but actually what we don't hearfrom in silenced? but actually what we don't hear from in the trailer is anything from meghan at the moment, so we
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will have to wait to see what she has got to say. will there be more trailers dropping every day as we lead up to the interview? wejust don't know yet, but clearly this is likely to be a huge global tv event. yeah. and do you know if we will actually be able to watch the whole thing here in britain, or will be just get clips?— just get clips? that is a very interesting _ just get clips? that is a very interesting question, - just get clips? that is a very l interesting question, victoria. just get clips? that is a very - interesting question, victoria. my understanding is there are negotiations going on behind the scenes with regards to british broadcasters, so i think that is a question that at the moment hasn't been answered. clearly, lots of stations would like to run it, but i imagine there is a big question of money. so we wait to see, but undoubtedly from the moment it airs in the us there will be clips available on social media. i have been looking through social media this morning, and as you can imagine, as you will know from an aesthetic story, there is a huge amount of chatter online, very polarised, people hugely supportive of meghan and harry's position and others equally vociferous in their criticism of those too. they are and
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continue to be a couple that absolutely splits opinion. but it will be interesting to hear meghan in her own words.— in her own words. thank you very much, in her own words. thank you very much. sarah _ in her own words. thank you very much, sarah campbell. _ in her own words. thank you very much, sarah campbell. our- in her own words. thank you very much, sarah campbell. our royali much, sarah campbell. our royal correspondence there. british stars have dominated the golden globes, which recognises the best in film and tv — and "the crown" won the most. here's the bit when emma corrin, who played princess diana, won best actress in a drama series. and the golden globe goes to... ..emma corrin, the crown. thank you! thank you so much. thank you so much, the hfpa, for this incredible honour, what?! thank you so much to everyone! thank you to my incredible cast and crew for being by my side of this entire time, thank you to my prince charming, josh, i could not have done this without you, thank you for making every single day by my side a complete joy.
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thank you. most of all, thank you so much to diana who has taught me compassion and empathy beyond any measure i can imagine and on behalf of everyone who remembers you so fondly and passionately in our hearts, thank you. let's talk now to film critic siobhan synnot. hello, talk us through the big winners. , . ., , ., winners. this certainly, the crown not a winners. this certainly, the crown got a royal — winners. this certainly, the crown got a royal flush _ winners. this certainly, the crown got a royal flush there, _ winners. this certainly, the crown got a royal flush there, best - winners. this certainly, the crown i got a royal flush there, best drama, josh o'connor and emma corrin taking best actors and in the best supporting actress category it was gillian anderson as margaret thatcher who beat out helena bonham carter as princess margaret. perhaps we should call this award in future the battle of the markets. but also great news for other british stars, including sasha baron cohen, for his movie and john boy eger, who won an acting award for his performance in bbc�*s production, small acts.
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daniel, lugarfor his role in the black panther movie and rosamond pike for... netflix doing very well at the golden globes. it has been very difficult to go to the cinema, hasn't it? it very difficult to go to the cinema, hasn't it? ., , ,.,,, , ., hasn't it? it has been impossible to to hasn't it? it has been impossible to no to the hasn't it? it has been impossible to go to the cinema, _ hasn't it? it has been impossible to go to the cinema, you're _ hasn't it? it has been impossible to go to the cinema, you're absolutely right. people will probably know that there are no black members of the hollywood foreign press association. 87 foreign journalists, no black members amongst them, they are the ones who vote for the nominations and the awards. how are they going to change that in the future? ~ , , ., , future? well, yes, i think there is definitely a _ future? well, yes, i think there is definitely a sign _ future? well, yes, i think there is definitely a sign of _ future? well, yes, i think there is definitely a sign of consciousness| definitely a sign of consciousness reflected in the wins that... which, there is definitely a move amongst there is definitely a move amongst the hollywood foreign press to shine a light on black talent on screen. chadwick boseman's wife, of course, came on to accept an award
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posthumously for chadwick boseman. there are tearful, very heartbreaking. i don't have the words, she said. one of the saddest things about someone being gone, but to get to the lack of diversity and criticism in the hollywood film in press, they don't have any black journalist in the numbers. that was something that the host, tina fey and amy poehler tackled earlier on and amy poehler tackled earlier on and it also came up in the speeches. sasha baron cohen thanked the all—white hollywood foreign press association and it is definitely something we're going to have to address in 2022. it’s something we're going to have to address in 2022.— address in 2022. it's incredible they haven't — address in 2022. it's incredible they haven't addressed - address in 2022. it's incredible they haven't addressed it - address in 2022. it's incredible i they haven't addressed it already, ljy they haven't addressed it already, by 2021. thank you much, siobhan synnot. more than 100 organisations representing disabled people have signed a petition saying that a government survey designed to inform new policies to support them was completely inaccessible to the people it's supposed to help. they also say some of the questions asked in it are "degrading". the survey closed yesterday, but the organisations are demanding that its results are scrapped and the whole exercise is started again.
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the government says it's committed to delivering an ambitious national strategy for disabled people. well, we can speak now to laura welti, who began the petition and who lives with several impairments, which leaves her wheelchair bound. and we can also speak to sarah leadbetter, national federation of the blind of the uk campaign officer, who is visually impaired — both laura and sarah tried and failed to complete the survey. welcome to both of you. the law, let's start with you. why weren't you able to complete it?- let's start with you. why weren't you able to complete it? well, one ofthe you able to complete it? well, one of the problems _ you able to complete it? well, one of the problems i _ you able to complete it? well, one of the problems i have _ you able to complete it? well, one of the problems i have is _ you able to complete it? well, one of the problems i have is dexterity| of the problems i have is dexterity difficulties, so doing repeated movements with my hands. and the questionnaire was just... movements with my hands. and the questionnaire wasjust... it movements with my hands. and the questionnaire was just... it looked defeating the long and so i sent for a word version, so i could do it gradually and it turned out that the
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tick boxes on the word version didn't work. so i would have had to have gone through and highlighted every answer that i wanted... understood. every answer that i wanted... understood-— every answer that i wanted... understood. . . , ., , every answer that i wanted... understood. ., ., , ., , understood. and again, my hands were 'ust not u- understood. and again, my hands were just not no to — understood. and again, my hands were just not up to that. _ understood. and again, my hands were just not up to that. it _ understood. and again, my hands were just not up to that. it would _ understood. and again, my hands were just not up to that. it would have - just not up to that. it would have been much better put into clear boxes, where you could just tell them what your response was to certain... living situations, rather than having to tick highly structured questions that didn't really give you any data that is going to be worth using. sarah, what about you? — going to be worth using. sarah, what about you? what _ going to be worth using. sarah, what about you? what were _ going to be worth using. sarah, what about you? what were the _ going to be worth using. sarah, what| about you? what were the challenges you faced when you are trying to fill in the survey? 1 you faced when you are trying to fill in the survey?— fill in the survey? i am visually impaired. _ fill in the survey? i am visually impaired. but— fill in the survey? i am visually impaired, but i _ fill in the survey? i am visually impaired, but i can't _ fill in the survey? i am visually impaired, but i can't here... i fill in the survey? i am visually| impaired, but i can't here... so fill in the survey? i am visually i impaired, but i can't here... so i impaired, but i can't here... sol use— impaired, but i can't here... sol use screen— impaired, but i can't here... sol use screen readers on my phone, use
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voice-oven _ use screen readers on my phone, use voice—over. the questions won't spread — voice—over. the questions won't spread out — voice—over. the questions won't spread out evenly, i was taking the wrong _ spread out evenly, i was taking the wrong boxes and then i got so far, halfway. _ wrong boxes and then i got so far, halfway. i— wrong boxes and then i got so far, halfway, i think it was, and i gave up halfway, i think it was, and i gave up because — halfway, i think it was, and i gave up because ijust couldn't fill it in, up because ijust couldn't fill it in. it— up because ijust couldn't fill it in. it was— up because ijust couldn't fill it in, it was too difficult and my poor screen _ in, it was too difficult and my poor screeniust— in, it was too difficult and my poor screenjust couldn't in, it was too difficult and my poor screen just couldn't cope with it and it— screen just couldn't cope with it and it was— screen just couldn't cope with it and it wasjust screen just couldn't cope with it and it was just taking the wrong boxes _ and it was just taking the wrong boxes and — and it was just taking the wrong boxes and the questions were really hard and _ boxes and the questions were really hard and they didn't really do what we, hard and they didn't really do what we. the _ hard and they didn't really do what we, the disabled people, needed to answer~ _ we, the disabled people, needed to answer~ to — we, the disabled people, needed to answer. to fill in and also build a good _ answer. to fill in and also build a good strategy to change things for disabled _ good strategy to change things for disabled people. let good strategy to change things for disabled people.— disabled people. let me ask you about some _ disabled people. let me ask you about some of _ disabled people. let me ask you about some of the _ disabled people. let me ask you about some of the questions - disabled people. let me ask you about some of the questions on | disabled people. let me ask you i about some of the questions on the form. the form is long! 110 questions. one of them is this. and i will put this to you, laura. do you agree or disagree that you would be happy to have a physical relationship with a disabled person? why is that question being asked? well, on the generous side, i... it may be that the government is trying to gauge the attitude of
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non—disabled people to disabled people because that is in the public section, i think, people because that is in the public section, ithink, although people because that is in the public section, i think, although i people because that is in the public section, ithink, although i may people because that is in the public section, i think, although i may be wrong on that. it is so long, it is confusing to remember which bit they are in. but yeah, it... it is not the most important question to ask, really. they should have asked what people feel about disabled people, if they want to address any divide in understanding. not whether or not you would go to bed with them. sarah, some people have described that question to me as, crude, patronising, disgusting, insulting. how would you describe it? i patronising, disgusting, insulting. how would you describe it? i don't see why they _ how would you describe it? i don't see why they need _ how would you describe it? i don't see why they need to _ how would you describe it? i don't see why they need to know - how would you describe it? i don't see why they need to know that i how would you describe it? i don't i see why they need to know that sort of thing _ see why they need to know that sort of thing because it is... if you are a disabled — of thing because it is... if you are a disabled person, if you want to have _ a disabled person, if you want to have an — a disabled person, if you want to have an intimate relationship with somebody, why not? but i can't see, really. _ somebody, why not? but i can't see, really. why— somebody, why not? but i can't see, really, why the need to know that information and like you say it is a bit insulting — information and like you say it is a bit insulting to ask it. |
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information and like you say it is a bit insulting to ask it.— bit insulting to ask it. i wonder... one person _ bit insulting to ask it. i wonder... one person with _ bit insulting to ask it. i wonder... one person with a _ bit insulting to ask it. i wonder... one person with a disability - bit insulting to ask it. i wonder... one person with a disability has i one person with a disability has suggested the way it is written it is as though people with disabilities are some kind of alien species. disabilities are some kind of alien secies. ~ , ., | species. well, there is that. i wonder what _ species. well, there is that. i wonder what the _ species. well, there is that. i wonder what the implication l species. well, there is that. ii wonder what the implication do species. well, there is that. i - wonder what the implication do you think is, laura, of people like yourself not being able to fill in this form properly? what does that mean, then, when it comes to whatever the government comes up with for its strategy for disabled people? with for its strategy for disabled eo - le? ~ ., ., , people? well, i think it means... and i am people? well, i think it means... and i am not— people? well, i think it means... and i am not saying _ people? well, i think it means... and i am not saying it _ people? well, i think it means... and i am not saying it is - people? well, i think it means... and i am not saying it isjust - people? well, i think it means... and i am not saying it isjust this| and i am not saying it is just this government, it could well be any government, it could well be any government in this financial crisis, but it seems to me that they have already decided what they want and the way they have worded the questions, the data could easily show that, even though 43% of us are living in poverty, we are kind of generally doing ok. and similarly, when it asks about work, there is no
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option to say that you are unable to work, so it either looks like you are working or you're not really interested. are working or you're not really interested-— interested. what do you think, sarah, interested. what do you think, sarah. the _ interested. what do you think, sarah, the implications - interested. what do you think, sarah, the implications are - interested. what do you think, sarah, the implications are if. sarah, the implications are if people like yourself aren't able to fill in the survey?— fill in the survey? they are not auoin to fill in the survey? they are not going to get — fill in the survey? they are not going to get a _ fill in the survey? they are not going to get a true _ fill in the survey? they are not. going to get a true representation of what _ going to get a true representation of what is — going to get a true representation of what is actually happening. it's like one _ of what is actually happening. it's like one of— of what is actually happening. it's like one of those questions, it is sort of— like one of those questions, it is sort of if— like one of those questions, it is sort of if you can get in and out of the house. — sort of if you can get in and out of the house, but it is not showing what _ the house, but it is not showing what sort — the house, but it is not showing what sort of support you may need, what sort of support you may need, what sort _ what sort of support you may need, what sort of — what sort of support you may need, what sort of accessible transport you may— what sort of accessible transport you may need to get into the community. and also it is showing later— community. and also it is showing later on— community. and also it is showing later on about covid questions, but really— later on about covid questions, but really a _ later on about covid questions, but really a lot— later on about covid questions, but really a lot of us can't do much at all at _ really a lot of us can't do much at all at the — really a lot of us can't do much at all at the minute, so it is not representing, really, what we have gone _ representing, really, what we have gone through previously to what it is now. _ gone through previously to what it is now. so— gone through previously to what it is now, so they are not going to get the right— is now, so they are not going to get the right result and it is not going to make _ the right result and it is not going to make a — the right result and it is not going to make a good framework of what is going _ to make a good framework of what is going to _ to make a good framework of what is going to come and what support we will need _ going to come and what support we will need in the future.— will need in the future. briefly, do ou want will need in the future. briefly, do you want them — will need in the future. briefly, do you want them to _ will need in the future. briefly, do you want them to scrap _ will need in the future. briefly, do you want them to scrap this - will need in the future. briefly, do you want them to scrap this and l you want them to scrap this and start again?— start again? yes. it needs to be completely _ start again? yes. it needs to be completely done _ start again? yes. it needs to be completely done again - start again? yes. it needs to be completely done again and - start again? yes. it needs to be completely done again and it i start again? yes. it needs to be - completely done again and it needs
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tom _ completely done again and it needs tom it _ completely done again and it needs to... it needs a proper consultation for six _ to... it needs a proper consultation for six months properly talk to disability— for six months properly talk to disability organisations and disabled people need to be included with everything that goes on in it. ok. with everything that goes on in it. ok thank— with everything that goes on in it. ok. thank you both. laura and sarah, we will see what happens. the minister for disabled people, justin tomlinson, says this government has undertaken the biggest listening exercise on disability policy in recent history. this includes ongoing discussions with over 200 organisations through forums, workshops and cross—cutting groups, let's go to the house of commons now. the shadow chancellor anneliese dodds is making a speech ahead of the budget. dodds is making a speech ahead of the budaet. ., dodds is making a speech ahead of the budaet. . ., , , the budget. headline grabbing announcements _ the budget. headline grabbing announcements that _ the budget. headline grabbing announcements that don't - the budget. headline grabbing announcements that don't last the budget. headline grabbing i announcements that don't last a fortnight, let alone the long months of winter. last—minute u—turns that
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have cost jobs of winter. last—minute u—turns that have costjobs and livelihoods. all because the chancellor has wanted to get out of the business of supporting the economy at the earliest available opportunity, in the face of all the evidence. he hasn't had a plan. he'sjust the face of all the evidence. he hasn't had a plan. he's just been looking for the escape hatch. this wednesday is his last chance to put that right and to make amends, to learn the mistakes of a year of looking short term and a decade of his party weakening our economic foundations and set out a long—term responsible strategy to take the country forward. to do that requires the chancellor to understand the link between the health crisis and the economic crisis, something he has singularly failed to do so far. in the false belief that it was protecting the economy, the government was too slow to lock down last spring. that meant the lockdown lasted longer and was more severe,
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doing more damage to businesses and jobs. then, in autumn, infection rates were rising again. labour, heeding the advice of sage, proposed a circuit breaker to coincide with half term and get the virus under control. but the chancellor reportedly convinced the prime minister to overrule sage. the second lockdown, when it came, lasted four weeks and missed the half term window. another unnecessarily large hit to our economy. in december, the coronavirus outlook darkened further yet instead of acting to protect the economy, the government push the brexit negotiations to the wire, with no heed to the impact this uncertainty caused for business. at that point, the chancellor disappeared. six weeks without a single appearance in parliament. no comment when christmas plans were cancelled and then, just a 90 second
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video on twitter, 2a hours after the third national lockdown was announced. businesses and workers left in the lurch again. throughout the whole crisis, the chancellor has failed to make that link between health and our economy. he can't say that targeted effective funding to support self—isolation, for example, would constitute a net gain for our economy, not a net cost. if people who have coronavirus don't stay at home, transmission increases and the economy is subject to restrictions for longer. yet right now, only three in ten people who should self—isolate are doing so. a year ago today, the tuc launched a campaign to improve statutory sick pay, with the full backing of the trade union movement. a year later, it is stilljust £95 85p a week,
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just £1.60 more than it was that day. that is one of the lowest rates in europe. the health secretary himself has admitted he couldn't live on it and 2 million workers are not covered at all. it's simply not good enough. it took months for the chancellor to come up with a scheme to support some of those affected. when he did, only one worker in eight was automatically eligible. changes made last week, months after the scheme was first launched, are a step in the right direction but it is still not clear if it will be enough and the chancellor has refused to even contemplate long—term changes to statutory sick pgy- long—term changes to statutory sick pay. where rishi sunak has introduced broader economic support, it has not been part of a coherent long—term plan but has involved endless chopping and changing. the impact of this irresponsible approach can be counted in lostjobs and lost livelihoods. in the run—up to the chancellor's
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summer statement, as the cost of business of the furlough scheme were about to ratchet up, planned redundancies doubled. in september, as he proposed the ill ill—fated job support scheme, redundanciesjumped support scheme, redundancies jumped again support scheme, redundanciesjumped again by a0%. in the three months from again by 40%. in the three months from september— again by a0%. in the three months from september— november, when the chancellor was announcing a new version of his winter economic plan every other week, before we finally got a screeching u—turn just hours before the furloughs scheme is due to end, redundancies hit almost 400,000, an to end, redundancies hit almost a00,000, an all—time record. unemployment kept increasing in the uk, while in other countries it was finally stabilising. that is the sumac effect. while he did there delays, people right across the country lose their jobs delays, people right across the country lose theirjobs —— micro sunak effect. coronavirus may have close large parts of our economy but this government crashed it. we have
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ended up with the worst economic crisis of any major economy. the chancellor must take responsibility for that and he must learn from it because now he is making exactly the same mistakes again. 1.7 million people are unemployed. 4.7 million are still on furlough. 850,000 businesses are at risk of closure in the next three months and last week, the next three months and last week, the prime minister announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune 21. get the —— yet the furloughs scream is due to end on april 30 with no clarity as to what happens next. hard—hit businesses face a business rates bill landing on the doormat this month, while the door is still closed to customers. and vat is set to spike in just a few weeks' time for hospitality, culture and tourism businesses which are already teetering on the brink. the chancellor could have set out a plan
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to address these cliff edges at the beginning of the year, when it was obvious that new variants of the virus mentally would sadly be living with restrictions for longer. at the very least, he could have set out the plan alongside the prime minister's statement last monday. he could have done what labour has repeatedly called for and ensured that economic support went hand in hand with health restrictions. but once again, there was no plan from rishi sunak. he left families and businesses across the country in limbo. also he could wait for the political theatre of his big budget moment. an irresponsible approach from an out of touch chancellor. not only is there no plan for the short term, for the next few months as the vaccine is rolled out, there is also no plan for what comes after that. the chancellor should have been doing everything he could to make sure that when lockdown was lifted,
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the economy could be firing on all cylinders again. injuly last year, i urged him to set out a full back to work budget focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. instead, we got a short economic statement and what the chancellor reassured me was a plan forjobs his so—called plan had three elements. first, a bonus to every company that kept on a furloughed worker after the end of the scheme. that would have meant over £2.5 billion of public money going to firms who are going to bring staff back anyway. in the end, that didn't matter because he scrapped the scheme and we still have no word on its replacement. second, his kickstart programme was meant to help young unemployed people back into work. nine months on, just one in every 100 eligible young people have been helped by the scheme. for everyjob supported by
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the scheme, 22 have been lost. third, his green homes grant scheme is meant to create newjobs retrofitting people because matt holmes. this has been so badly run that most of the money will never be spent and it actually costing jobs. with the prospect of a million more people losing theirjobs in the months to come this is simply not good enough. and now he is choosing a course that will actively make the situation worse. families across the country have sacrificed so much throughout this crisis and yet rishi sunak�*s reward is to hit them with a triple hammer blow of council tax rises, social security cuts and pay freezes. the chancellor's message to our key workers, our teachers, police officers, armed forces personnel at one of the hardest years in living memory is to say, you deserve a real terms pay cut. that is spectacularly unjust. it is
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also economically illiterate is that if you take money out of people's pockets, they will tighten their belts and spend less. our high street shops and small businesses will have fewer customers. the economy will take longer to recover, more businesses will fail and more jobs will be lost. from the imf and the world bank to the oecd, every major international economic organisation is in agreement. now is not the time for tax rises on struggling businesses or families. orfamilies. in private, it seems rishi sunak is clear about his rationale for this. to get tax rises out of the way now, well ahead of the next general election. in other words, a chancellor who is putting the interests of the conservative party ahead of those of the country. in public, the chancellor might couch his decisions in the language of fiscal responsibility but that is hard to take from a government that
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has wasted and mismanaged billions over the course of this last year. £22 billion on a test and trace system that for months wasn't delivering. £150 million on ppe that wasn't safe and so could not be used. almost £2 billion in contracts to businesses with clear links to the conservative party, with no tender at all. £7,000 a day to management consultants while families across the country wondered how they were going to make ends meet. we will take no lectures from this government on how to manage public money. after a year of last—minute scramble is, if you turns waste and mismanagement, what families and businesses need from the chancellor is a clear plan. a plan to protect jobs and businesses through the last stages of the crisis while the vaccine is being rolled out. a plan to secure the recovery in those
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critical first months as we emerge from the crisis and reopening the economy. they plan to lay the foundations so we can rebuild our economy stronger and more prosperous than before. to protectjobs and businesses right now, the chancellor must heed labour's call to extend the furloughs scheme beyond the end of april, maintaining it for as long as health restrictions are in place and demand remains low. he should make it smarter, so furloughed staff can train for the future and so abuses are stamped out. he should right the wrong of always treating self—employed people as second—class citizens, clarifying the future of self—employment income support scheme and expanding its scope. he should act urgently to fix the gaps had seen millions excluded altogether since the crisis began. the chancellor should also extend business rates relief for at least six months, while learning from the labour government in wales and
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introducing a cap for the biggest essential retailers so that support is targeted to the hardest—hit businesses. he should extend the reduced rate of vat for the hospitality, tourism and culture sector is for at least six months, providing a vital boost to demand as we gradually unlock. and he should extend eligibility for the £500 test and trace support payment, helping to ensure this is absolutely the last lockdown. we cannot afford to go backwards. the second part of his long overdue plan should focus on securing the recovery. that means transforming his stuttering and slow employment programmes to deliver a jobs promise for unemployed young people, to get them into work, education or training within six months and to end the scourge of long—term unemployment. simplifying his complicated failing initiatives to deliver the support that people need to now, not in 18 months when the
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peak of unemployment should be reducing. it means accelerating £30 billion of planned investment into the next 18 months to support the creation of up to 400,000 new green jobs. it is incredible that in november, in the midst of an economic crisis, the chancellor actually chose to cut £300 million of planned capital spend. and it means taking decisive action now, to help those businesses who took out government backed loans last year and are likely to struggle with repayments. we need those businesses focused on growing, expanding and hiring, so small businesses should only start paying loans back when they are profitable. and, crucially, if we were to secure our recovery, the chancellor must reverse his irresponsible plan to hit households with a triple blow up council tax rises, social security cuts and pay freezes.
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the final part of the plan must be to rebuild the foundations of our economy for a better, more secure future. we cannot go back to the way that things were before the crisis. for ten years of conservative rule left us one of the most unequal countries in europe, where one in the fourfamilies had less countries in europe, where one in the four families had less than £100 in savings. where 3.6 million people were in insecure work. coronavirus has brutally exposed the weaknesses of ten years of conservative mismanagement of our economy. this crisis has to act as a wake—up call for this conservative chancellor to fix them, where he promises to invest, he must follow through. the country cannot afford a repeat of the priority school building programme, with less than half of the plan schools bill and the project running three years late and £300 million over budget. nor can we still be waiting for new
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infrastructure nearly seven years on, as people in the north of england are the long promised northern rail. nor can be be wondering when the new hospitals will be ready, like those in the west midlands, who will need to wait four years longer than planned. that is the conservative track record of overpromising and under delivering. of always going for the short—term fix rather than taking a difficult decision for the long term. it is irresponsible at the best of times. in the midst of an economic crisis, it's unforgivable and yet it is precisely where we seem to be again. take housing, we know that young people in this country faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge in getting their first home. seemingly insurmountable challenge in getting theirfirst home. home ownership has fallen on the conservative's watch. six years ago, they promised 200,000 starter homes and not a single one was ever built. chancellor's planned this weekend
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will do little to help more than a tiny proportion of generation rent and looks set to raise house prices even further beyond the reach of the rest. instead, we need to see investment working for every part of our economy. an expansion of the start—up loans scheme, getting 100,000 new businesses up and running in the next five years. the new national infrastructure bank, re—announced this weekend to great fanfare, needs to have a mandate that ensures it backs projects which will make a real difference to communities, with savers given a stake in the recovery through british recovery bonds. and we need to enter the plan to sell off our high streets to the highest bidder, with local councils instead given the powers to bring empty shops back to life and make town centre the beating hearts of our communities again. the chancellor may have finally he did labour this weekend and announced new short—term funding for our high streets but that will be
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totally undermined if planning reforms come into effect this summer and our town centres are gutted as a result. we need an approach to investment that brings local people together, offering them opportunities and better prospects, not pitting town against town and region against region in a scramble forfunding, handed down from on high by conservative ministers. this is a moment for the chancellor to set out a responsible plan for our country's future. over the last year, he has compounded a decade of conservative economic mismanagement with 12 months of irresponsible decision making, leading to the worst economic crisis of any major economy. on wednesday, he can face up economy. on wednesday, he can face up to those failures. learn from them and put the country back on the right path. i'm clear on what we need. a plan to protectjobs and businesses while the vaccine is being rolled out. a plan to secure
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the recovery as we emerge from the crisis. a plan to rebuild the foundations of our economy, so that we can look ahead to a better, more secure future. that is what a labour budget would deliver. it is what the people of britain deserve and it is how we should alljudge the chancellor. thank you. that is the shadow chancellor, labour because my anneliese dodds. a very critical assessment of the chancellor, the government and their measures since the pandemic hit and measures since the pandemic hit and measures before that, actually, talking about the last decade as well. the labour message is very much, as they say, now is not the time to tax families and businesses. that message they repeat ahead of the budget, which will be delivered by the uk chancellor this wednesday. donald trump has made his first public appearance since leaving the white house last month. mr trump told a conference of conservative supporters
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the journey that started four years ago when he became president — is "far from over". he also said he wouldn't be starting his own political party. from orlando, florida, our north america correspondent nick bryant sent this. music. carnival time in orlando. a trumpian mardi gras. latins for trump! but this also had the feel of a revival meeting, a gathering that suggests that if there is to be a battle for the soul of the republican party, then the former president has the numbers to win. the loser of the 2020 election was greeted like a conquering hero. most people in this crowd still believe he won, and the big question on everyone's lips — will he run again? cheering. who knows? i may even decide to be temporary third time. —— to — — to beat —— to beat them for a third time, 0k? _ but he hasn't yet declared his candidacy. donald trump has always inspired
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a near cult—like devotion, and at this conservative conference, they even put a golden idol on display. we're praising donald trump, in thanksgiving for all he's - accomplished for this nation, and with god's blessing, - he will continue to accomplish, we praise the lord. _ most conservatives here are hoping for his second coming. making america great again remains an article of faith. his part in the storming of the us capitol isn't even seen as a sin. people really admire him and respect him, and they want to hearfrom him. isn't what happened on january the 6th, and his part in that, disqualifying? no, i don't believe he played any part in the violence at the capitol, and i don't think any of these people do here. what this appearance has shown is that the storming of the us capitol was not a pivotal event, the moment when the republican party decided to reject donald trump and take a different path. less than two months on, it's almost
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as if january 6th never happened. nick bryant, bbc news, florida. hundreds of protesters have gathered outside a court in hong kong where 47 pro—democracy activists are due to face charges of conspiracy to commit subversion. the charges relate to an unofficial primary poll last year that aimed to select opposition candidates for a legislative election. the hong kong authorities say the primary was a plan to overthrow the government. in the uk, a couple and child who had set up camp on a dangerous cliff edge prompted a call out by police and the coastguard. the family were found in a tent along the cleveland way in north yorkshire, an area known for landslips. coastguard rescue officers were sent and gave "safety advice due to the dangerous location of their tent". a very bright meteor, known as a fireball, was captured on doorbell cameras
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across the the uk last night. it was spotted around 10pm and you could see it for about seven seconds. it was captured on doorbell and security cameras in manchester, cardiff, bath and milton keynes. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it was a fairly cloudy start to the day, with dense fog and also some mist. now, we're going hang onto some of that even through the course of the afternoon and where that happens, that will peg back the temperature. but it should lift across southern england, where it will also be breezy. for west wales, northern ireland, northern england and scotland, there will be a fair bit of sunshine but at times we'll have haar lapping on from the north sea into the east of scotland and also some sea fret coming in from the north sea across eastern parts of england. our temperatures, six to about 11 degrees. this evening and overnight,
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if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. now out towards the west, there will be some breaks and that's going to allow the temperature to fall away. cold enough for a touch of frost but really across the board, which ever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so, a cold start to the day tomorrow. high pressure is still firmly in charge. if you look at the spacing in the isobars, there's not much in the way of wind to move any low cloud, mist and fog along but it will be breezier across the south coast later on in the day. so, you can see, once again, we start off on this cloudy note with the mist and the fog but it will break in some western areas and with the weather front approaching from the south—west, we're likely to see some showers here. now, they could get into south wales and as far north as parts of the midlands. but they're showers, so not all of us will see them. again, if you're stuck under the cloud, that's going to peg back the temperatures. as we move into the rest of wednesday, here comes that weatherfront, pushing a little bit further northwards and drifting eastwards as well but, again,
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hardly an isobar in the chart. so, a cloudy, murky start with some mist and fog. the showers coming in across the south—west into the midlands, in through wales, heading over towards the south—east. again, they're showers, not all of us will see them, but some of them could be heavy and thundery. not a warm day, for most we're looking at temperatures widely five to about 8—9. in the south, though, something a little bit milder, 11—13. it's not going to last, though. look at the cold air coming round this high pressure. we're pulling in a north—easterly wind right the way across the uk. so where ever you are, it is going to feel cold. on thursday, fairly cloudy with some showers in the south—east. something brighter during the course of friday but if you note the temperatures, 6—8, below average for this stage in march.
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. part of the reason why we want to locate them quickly is to understand more about them and their movements. ahead of this week's budget, labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds sets out calls for the furlough scheme to be extended beyond the end of april. last week, the prime minister
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announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune the 21st. yet the furlough scheme is due to end in april to 30th with no clarity on what happens next. were you silent, or were you silenced? harry tells oprah he was scared "history was repeating itself" before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released. i can't begin to imagine what it must�*ve been like for her, going through this process by herself, all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have other. and the golden globe goes to...the crown! | british success at the golden globes — the crown wins four awards including for the stars playing prince charles and princess diana. um... thank you so much to everyone! emma corrin, best actress winner! you are extraordinarily
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talented, funny. i love you to bits. and coming up later this hour, we'll be talking to entrepeneur levi roots as part of national careers week. hello, good morning. a search is under way to try to find someone in the uk who's contracted a concerning variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. health officials are concerned the new strain that may spread more rapidly, and may respond less well to existing vaccines — although that's not confirmed. health secretary matt hancock will hold a meeting later to update mps from all parties about the variant. public health england say six cases of the p1 variant, first detected in the brazilian city of manaus — have been
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confirmed in the uk. three in england and three in scotland. two are in south gloucestershire, but the third hasn't been located because the person didn't fill in the registration form fully, and could be anywhere in the country. surge testing will be carried out in the bradley stoke, patchway and little stoke areas of south gloucestershire. labour says the development exposes the "weaknesses" in the border protections against new strains and has again attacked the government for delaying introduding hotel quarantine for travellers from hot spot countries. meanwhile, the government has announced the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will get an extra £1.65 billion in this week's budget, to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to all of us adults byjuly the 31st. our first report on the search for the brazil virus variant case in england, is from anisa kadri.
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testing like this is being ramped up in south gloucestershire. it means patients without covid symptoms can be tested. all to contain the spread of the brazilian variant in the uk. three cases were found in north—east scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london. in england, the first two cases are from the same household in south gloucestershire after one person returned from brazil last month. before the hotel quarantine rules were introduced. but another who tested positive didn't fill in the paperwork correctly so health officials are still trying to track them down. they want anyone who took a test on the 12th or 13th of february and who has not received results to come forward immediately. this new strain of coronavirus was first detected in the city of manaus in the amazon region of brazil. when compared to the main variant in the uk, it's thought there could be more risk of someone catching it a second time.
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we are concerned that this may have increased transmissibility, it may lead to more infections, and we don't yet know the vaccine effect. and so we really want to prevent the spread in the uk population. there are some concerns vaccines may not be as effective but health officials are staying positive. new vaccines that are being used for covid can be adapted very rapidly so it's likely that if we do need to change the vaccine, that can be done in months rather than years which was the case with the more traditional vaccines. work is already under way to tweak the vaccines to make them a better match for new variants. anita kadri, bbc news. our political correspondent jesccia parker is at westminster. manning jessica. over to you. manning jessica. overto you. good morning. we manning jessica. over to you. good morning. we have a situation today where you have ministers and public
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health officials taking to the airways and trying to find a person who didn't fill out the form correctly and clearly there is a concern because of what we've heard about this bezel variant and it has led to accusations again from the labour party that the government was too slow to bring in hotel quarantine from this red list countries because these arrivals were preteen production of that hotel quarantine policy both in england and scotland. —— pre—the introduction of that hotel covered introduction of that hotel covered in tape of the summit policy. labour have also warned about the risk of indirect travel because of from banned from travel from places like brazil but people can come back via indirect flights and that is the argument over what has happened in the past and something else that is now being talked about is what should happen going forward. should the system be tightened up further in the chair of the home affairs select committee, the labour mp yvette cooper says the government should be reviewing situation.
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the two different approaches you can take to _ the two different approaches you can take to this, the new zealand approach which has a lot more hotel quarantine _ approach which has a lot more hotel quarantine and we have, or the south clear approach but also has some testing _ clear approach but also has some testing when you arrive at the airport — testing when you arrive at the airport and also safe transport home and much _ airport and also safe transport home and much stronger checks on home self—isolation and home pawn teen as well. self-isolation and home pawn teen as well. ., ., , ., , well. now, governments have been defendin: well. now, governments have been defending their _ well. now, governments have been defending their approach _ well. now, governments have been defending their approach this - defending their approach this morning when it comes to going out on national radio to make this appealfor this person on national radio to make this appeal for this person can forward it is really a belt and braces approach in terms of what they are going on in gloucestershire they are doing search testing and taking a very robust approach and the vaccine minister has been speaking this morning. actually, if you look at how the borders operated, it was the correct way — pre—departure tests, passenger locator form — all worked on 10th february. of course, we don't allow anyone to come from brazil, unless they are british citizens
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or residents of the united kingdom and they have to quarantine at home or now obviously in the hotel quarantine from those red countries and have to take three tests — the pre—departure test, a test after two days and a test after eight days. so the system is pretty robust. so he arguing there that those people who are known about to follow the rules so this roasted work. one final point it would make about this in terms of the road map out of lockdown for england, that bike lock down, —— that vital road map, there are the number of tests that need to be made and one of those is the risk posed by any new variants of concern and this again which we have seen frequently with coronavirus they can be things that come up because unexpected outcomes, new questions over what the government has �*s approach might be, and clearly at the moment they say they are tackling this new variant of concern
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but until they find this missing person, of course, it'll continue to be a matter of some concern. thank ou ve be a matter of some concern. thank you very much. _ be a matter of some concern. thank you very much, jessica. _ dr chris smith from naked scientist is a consulant virologist. thank you forjoining us. how can send you think this lady and his? quite funky, we need the savings existed and were —— quite funky, we need the savings existed and were —- hope quite funky, we need the savings existed and were -- how concerning ou think existed and were -- how concerning you think this _ existed and were -- how concerning you think this new _ existed and were -- how concerning you think this new variant _ existed and were -- how concerning you think this new variant is? - existed and were -- how concerning you think this new variant is? quite | you think this new variant is? quite frankl , you think this new variant is? quite frankly. we — you think this new variant is? quite frankly, we knew _ you think this new variant is? quite frankly, we knew these _ you think this new variant is? (iii its: frankly, we knew these variants existed and were circulating, like the tent variant that began nep last year, so it is likely and these variants are going to crop up anyway. if you do not get them brought into the country they are quite likely to crop up in the country when you have lots of fibre is growing, which we do have at the moment. this is definitely important whether or not it is going to turn into a big problem, i don't think it well. i think actually it is par for the course and we will control it
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with the measures that we have in place at the moment but certainly we don't say we feel ok about it and we will ignore it, we need to check it out and find out.— will ignore it, we need to check it out and find out. what can we learn from itrazil— out and find out. what can we learn from brazil where _ out and find out. what can we learn from brazil where it _ out and find out. what can we learn from brazil where it has _ out and find out. what can we learn from brazil where it has come - out and find out. what can we learn from brazil where it has come from| from brazil where it has come from because my nous became a particularly interesting case study because it was an area that had very high levels of covid, it was thought that there was herd immunity there and then this new variants came along and do lot of people got it all over again.— along and do lot of people got it all over again. yes, the story that is emerging _ all over again. yes, the story that is emerging is _ all over again. yes, the story that is emerging is that _ all over again. yes, the story that is emerging is that in _ all over again. yes, the story that is emerging is that in this - is emerging is that in this particular part of brazil there had been high levels of spread of the parent virus, the, let's call it classical coronavirus, and in fact 76 to 80% of the population they were mean, having been infected, and that this variant emerged in december and there has been another spike of infection. now, you would expect if herd immunity were working there these variants wouldn't be able to take over and because new spikes. furtherworthy able to take over and because new spikes. further worthy is that there have been cases of reinfection documented. there are people who were known to have a previous strain of the virus and they have been
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caught this variant on top, so that makes is concerned that perhaps it does have the ability to bypass at least the immunity conferred by having previously caught the virus. now, that is not the same as saying it will bypass the immunity conferred by vaccination because the vaccines give you a more robust response, actually, than natural infection usually does but it is cause for concern and it does have genetic changes that could in theory, enable it to bypass some aspects of the protection conferred by vaccination, which is why it is being taken seriously and why they go looking for it.— go looking for it. thank you very much, go looking for it. thank you very much. doctor— go looking for it. thank you very much, doctor chris _ go looking for it. thank you very much, doctor chris smith. - go looking for it. thank you very - much, doctor chris smith. pleasure. the first clips of harry and meghan speaking to oprah winfrey are out. ahead of the full interview next sunday, prince harry talks about his own mum, princess diana's departure from the royal family and shares his concern that history was "repeating itself".
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our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. were you silent or were you silenced? no answer to that yet from meghan, but this was just a trailer ahead of next weekend's broadcast of the much anticipated interview. almost unsurvivable sounds like there was a breaking point. my biggest concern was history repeating itself. from prince harry, the talk is of his mother and protecting his wife. i'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. because i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other. oprah winfrey has become a friend and neighbour of the couple since being invited to their wedding. her interview style isn't aggressive, but she will have encouraged them to open up and reveal what went wrong behind palace walls. and that is the concern of the royal family. how critical have harry and meghan been? you've said some pretty shocking things here.
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daniela relph, bbc news. let's get more on what we can expect from the oprah interview with katie nicholl, royal editor at vanity fair. welcome and thank you forjoining us this morning. what do you think, based on those short but very pithy clips that we have seen so far? well, the trailer does not attempt to downplay all the speculation about drama and sensationalism and just how revealing this interview is going to be and, you know, cbs are clearly betting on this being a big ratings puller and that trailer, i think, is going to get everyone very, very ready on the sofa to watch this and the key thing is, how is the royal family going to come out of this? i mean, at best, it may come out looking out of touch. at worst, unwelcoming, stifling, not giving this woman a voice. i'm not surprised that courtiers are very worried about it. we don't know if the royal family were actually
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tuning and watch it. i can tell you that the last time the couple were sat down were interviewed which is by tom bradbury for itv that was a real wake—up call moment. you will remember they gave that interview in south africa where megan said something similar to this un—survivable line that is, so this interview that existing wasn't enough and the real struggle with the couple were going through became very apparent during a tv interview. that was a wake—up call to the royal so goodness knows what this is going to be. thud so goodness knows what this is going to be. �* , ., ,., so goodness knows what this is going to be. �* .. ., ., to be. and it is also an indication and we can't _ to be. and it is also an indication and we can't read _ to be. and it is also an indication and we can't read too _ to be. and it is also an indication and we can't read too much - to be. and it is also an indication and we can't read too much in i to be. and it is also an indication | and we can't read too much in the whole interview was an indication that heavy reflects on history and the treatment of his mother when he says he is believed to have his wife megan at his side at this time and he can't begin to imagine what diana went through alone when she left the royal family. went through alone when she left the royalfamily. what went through alone when she left the royal family. what you went through alone when she left the royalfamily. what you read into that? i royal family. what you read into that? 4' royal family. what you read into that? ~ , royal family. what you read into that? 4' , , ., that? i think this line will be of concern to _ that? i think this line will be of concern to courtiers, _ that? i think this line will be of concern to courtiers, the - that? i think this line will be of concern to courtiers, the idea i that? i think this line will be of i concern to courtiers, the idea that he is bringing his mother into it and possibly comparing the treatment that megan has had and we know the british press are going to come out
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very badly on all of this, they are clearly going to focus their point of attack on the british press. i have covered tools with the sussex is, you know, iwas have covered tools with the sussex is, you know, i was waiting for a british newspaper at the time, and i think it's unfair to compare megan is treatment by the press to that of diana. i mean, certainly megan was never her as. i think you can count on one hand the number of paparazzi pictures of megan and certainly megan and archie that were ever taken by british photographers on british soil, so that's going to be interesting. as you say, until we see the whole interview it is hard to make a judgment but i think people will have a big issue if megan or indeed compare themselves to the treatment that they indeed compare themselves to the treatment that diana received at the hands of quite frankly, she didn't. find that diana received at the hands of quite frankly, she didn't.— quite frankly, she didn't. and they have been very — quite frankly, she didn't. and they have been very strong _ quite frankly, she didn't. and they have been very strong on - quite frankly, she didn't. and they have been very strong on their- have been very strong on their desire for privacy. do you think they have to walk a careful line between that give meaning to be like this? ~ .,
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between that give meaning to be like this? . ., ,, , this? well, and interview like this blurs the lines _ this? well, and interview like this blurs the lines and, _ this? well, and interview like this blurs the lines and, you _ this? well, and interview like this blurs the lines and, you know, i this? well, and interview like this i blurs the lines and, you know, they had just won a very high profile case on privacy and copyright and i think there are many people who are going to say, well, you cannot have your cake and eat it. if you want a private life, ok, you move to california, you are enjoying a private life, we haven't seen any pictures of them out and about. we are about to see them tell the whole story on oprah and we only had 17 minutes of prince harry with james corden revealing what actually was my first word was, what the queen sent them for his christmas present, and this doesn't, to me, seem a couple who are wanting to protect their privacy, this is a couple who clearly want to talk, and i think thatis clearly want to talk, and i think that is what this interview is about. everything i'm hearing from the sussex' camp is that they want their chance to put their side of their chance to put their side of the story across but it is going to be difficult line ditto.— be difficult line ditto. thank you for “oininr be difficult line ditto. thank you forjoining us. — be difficult line ditto. thank you forjoining us, editor— be difficult line ditto. thank you forjoining us, editor of- be difficult line ditto. thank you forjoining us, editor of vanity i forjoining us, editor of vanity
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fair. the headlines on bbc news... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. ahead of this week's budget, labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds sets out calls for the furlough scheme to be extended beyond the end of april harry tells oprah he was scared �*history was repeating itself' before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released. the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will receive an extra £1.65 billion in the budget to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to every adult by 31 july. the chancellor will also announce £22 million of the programme's existing funding will be used in a trial to see if mixing different vaccine doses works. in a speech in the last half hour the shadow chancellor,
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anneliese dodds, called on the chancellor to extend the job furlough scheme. 1.7 million people are unemployed. 4.7 million are still on furlough. 850,000 businesses and that the risk of closure in the next three months. and last week, the prime minister announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune the 21st. get the furlough scheme is due to end on april the 30th with no clarity on what happens next. —— yet the furlough scheme. had hit businesses face a business rates bill landing on the doormat this month while the dog is still closed to customers. and vat is set to spike in just a few weeks' time for hospitality, culture and tourism businesses that are already teetering on the brink. —— the door is still closed a customer. the chancellor could have set out a plan to address these cliff edges at the beginning of the
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year when it was obvious that new variants of the virus meant we would sadly be living with restrictions for longer. at the very least, he could have set up a plan alongside the prime minister's statement last monday. he could have done what labour has repeatedly called for and ensured that economic support went hand—in—hand with health restrictions. but once again, there was no plan from rishi sunak. he left families and businesses across the country in limbo. also he could wait for the political theatre of his big budget moment. —— all so he could wait for the political theatre of his big budget moment. an irresponsible approach from an out of touch chancellor. mel stride is the chair of the treasury committee. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. best of all, furlough, should be extended beyond the of april? should be extended beyond the of aril? ~ , ,., ,
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should be extended beyond the of aril? , should be extended beyond the of april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and _ april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and jobs _ april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and jobs going - april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and jobs going to i april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and jobs going to be i april? absolutely. that's above the businesses and jobs going to be in | businesses and jobs going to be in place for a bit longer as we open up the economy so i fully expend the expects the chancellor to extend furlough and probably vat reduction in support for business rates. 1 in support for business rates. i want to go through some of the policies that would mean more tax being days. the first is freezing the point at which people start paying the basic rate of income tax at £12,000 and also freezing the £50,000 threshold for the 40p tax rate. do you think both of those would be a good idea?— rate. do you think both of those would be a good idea? well, i think in the short — would be a good idea? well, i think in the short term _ would be a good idea? well, i think in the short term the _ would be a good idea? well, i think in the short term the chancellor i in the short term the chancellor shouldn't and the and shouldn't on the budget on wednesday be introducing immediate tax increases because what we need now is growth, we need the animal spirits in the economy not to be dampened down but actually encourage went further ahead in time there will need to be, i think some kind of revenue raisers. if you look at where those
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most naturally lie, the big three taxes are income tax, vat and national insurance. two thirds of all taxation rates comes from those taxes so i think income taxes probably area that the chancellor will look at and one of the ways of doing would be to freeze the thresholds that you have alluded to. nobody likes to raise taxes. it is always difficult. as i am afraid we have in a situation where it is a case of going to, perhaps, the least difficult areas in terms of raising tax and income tax would be in that category. tax and income tax would be in that catero . tax and income tax would be in that cateo . , ., tax and income tax would be in that catero . , .,, . ., category. so, 'ust to be clear, when would ou category. so, just to be clear, when would you accept — category. so, just to be clear, when would you accept that's _ category. so, just to be clear, when would you accept that's coming i category. so, just to be clear, when would you accept that's coming in? | would you accept that's coming in? because there is speculation he will be announcing it in the budget. 50. be announcing it in the budget. so, i think it be announcing it in the budget. so, i think it will _ be announcing it in the budget. “sf i think it will be a be announcing it in the budget. 55>, i think it will be a case of what he announces. does he immediately, for example, introduce tax increases around income tax? i think that is very unlikely. he may set out some kind of road map around, perhaps that tax was also corporation tax has been much spoken about recently in terms of what might happen in the
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future. as to when actual tax rises should occur, i think we should be looking at the earliest at allston and perhaps the budget then but what we need to see is this recovery well under way before the chancellor takes the steps. 50. under way before the chancellor takes the steps.— under way before the chancellor takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, takes the steps. so, on corporation tax. speculation — takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, speculation it _ takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, speculation it will _ takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, speculation it will go _ takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, speculation it will go up i takes the steps. so, on corporation tax, speculation it will go up from i tax, speculation it will go up from 19 to 25%. i hear the loud and clear what you are saying about you don't want that to happen now but what about the course of the parliament? at what point did you see that coming in and to what level could you see rising?— you see rising? well, in terms of the level, _ you see rising? well, in terms of the level. 27 _ you see rising? well, in terms of the level, 27 has _ you see rising? well, in terms of the level, 27 has been _ you see rising? well, in terms of. the level, 27 has been mentioned, you see rising? well, in terms of- the level, 27 has been mentioned, 25 has been mentioned. a key point here is that corporation tax in the uk has declined from 28% in 2010 down to 19% so a very steep drop. we are internationally extremely competitive with other countries. the americans, for example, are likely to be putting their weight up from the central government rate of 21% up to about 28%. despite putting
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that rate up. even if we raise this tax to about 23% we would still be the most competitive in the g7 and for every 1% increase in corporation tax that raises about £3 billion so it is quite a heavy lifting tax and so i would be very surprised if the chancellor doesn't at some point increase corporation tax. the measures — increase corporation tax. the measures that _ increase corporation tax. the measures that we _ increase corporation tax. the measures that we are talking about, well, as you say, they cumulatively would raise billions, in the scheme of things, the deficit... borrowing, survey, is at record levels, push to estimated borrowing just under £400 billion by the end of this financial year, and in terms of the national debt to trillian at the end of december, which is almost 100% of gdp. the highest level since 1962. -- £2 gdp. the highest level since 1962. —— £2 trillion. when does the heavy lifting need to start coming in to tackle at? this
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lifting need to start coming in to tackle at? �* , ., . ., tackle at? as i said the chancellor should, provided _ tackle at? as i said the chancellor should, provided the _ tackle at? as i said the chancellor should, provided the economy i tackle at? as i said the chancellor should, provided the economy is i should, provided the economy is continuing to grow as we thought it will look into the awesome are making these kind of announcement and your right to highlight the level of deficit and debt. debt might look into the autumn. in the second world war, incidentally, the debt to gdp ratio wasn't at the 100% level we're at now, it was a 250% so we have, in a sense, been there before and the critical thing now is to not rely on this idea that we can just have low interest rate ad in the night. there will come a point when those interest rates rise and that will be a huge cost to the exchequer as and when they do so the important thing now is to get the balance right between not moving to la, keeping both going, but at the same time coming in and make it very clear to markets that this country is very serious about getting on top of the public finances in the medium term. ., ., of the public finances in the medium term. ., ,, i. of the public finances in the medium term. ., ~' ,, , of the public finances in the medium term. ., ,, i. , . of the public finances in the medium term-_ thankl term. thank you very much. thank ou. british stars have dominated the golden globes, which recognises
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the best in film and tv — and "the crown" won the most. here's the bit when emma corrin, who played princess diana, won best actress in a drama series. and the golden globe goes to... emma corrin, the crown. thank you! thank you so much. thank you so much, the hfpa, for this incredible honour, what?! thank you so much to everyone! thank you to my incredible cast and crew for being by my side of this entire time, thank you to my prince charming, josh, i could not have done this without you, thank you for making every single day by my side a complete joy. thank you. most of all, thank you so much to diana who has taught me compassion and empathy beyond any measure i can imagine and on behalf of everyone who remembers you so fondly and passionately in our hearts, thank you. the stars of film and tv turned out — on zoom at least — for the first major event of award
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season — the golden globes. it was a big night for british drama — with netflix's the crown scooping four awards — including best drama series. our north america correspondent sophie long watched the night unfold. welcome to the 2021 golden globe awards! what is bills as america's most glamorous event you are very different audience this year. tonight, ourfront row different audience this year. tonight, our front row is different audience this year. tonight, ourfront row is made of tonight, our front row is made of smoking — tonight, our front row is made of smoking hot key workers and first responses — smoking hot key workers and first responses. the smoking hot key workers and first resonses. , , . ., ., , responses. the best director was onl the responses. the best director was only the second _ responses. the best director was only the second woman - responses. the best director was only the second woman to i responses. the best director was only the second woman to win i responses. the best director was | only the second woman to win the honour. the crown was declared best television service and several of the cast honour to make it so. ..emma corrin, the crown.
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thank you so much. best actress winner, you are extraordinary, talented, funny and a brilliant player of volpe paper scissors. i brilliant player of volpe paper scissors. ., , ., ., brilliant player of volpe paper scissors. ., ., , , scissors. i love you to bits. there were two — scissors. i love you to bits. there were two wins — scissors. i love you to bits. there were two wins for— scissors. i love you to bits. there were two wins for sacha - scissors. i love you to bits. there were two wins for sacha baron i scissors. i love you to bits. there i were two wins for sacha baron cohen. donald trump is contesting the result. he is claiming the source of dead people voted. best result. he is claiming the source of dead people voted.— result. he is claiming the source of dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture _ dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture went _ dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture went to _ dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture went to dot - dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture went to dot to - dead people voted. best actress in a motion picture went to dot to dot i motion picture went to dot to dot for her role in the united states versus billie holiday. and another person one posthumously his role. john by 801 for his role in small acts and —— ——john boyega, small axe. rosamund pike was amongst other
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british winners were celebrities made speeches from their living rooms and bedrooms waving anything from programmes to pyjamas. it may have lacked the normal glitz but we consequence into celebrity homes and it was more of a family hair. the bbc news, los angeles. —— more of a family affair. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood hello again. we've seen quite a bit of low cloud, some dense fog and also some mist around this morning. through the course of the afternoon, some of that will lift, particularly along the south coast, where it will also be breezy, but some of it will stick. now, for the west and the north, we're looking at some sunshine. for the east coast, we're going to hang onto some haar and some sea fret and if you're stuck under the low cloud all day, that will peg back the temperatures. through this evening and overnight, if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. in some western areas, though, we'll hang on to clear skies and here's where we'll have the lowest temperatures
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and also a touch of frost. but whichever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so tomorrow, it's going to be a fairly cloudy start to the day with that dense fog and some mist, but we'll see some of that break, especially in western and southern areas, but where you hang onto it, like today, well, it does mean that the temperature will be pegged back and we're looking at a range of 6—14.
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last week, the prime minister announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune the 21st. yet the furlough scheme is due to end on april 30th with no clarity on what happens next. prince harry tells oprah he was scared �*history was repeating itself' before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good morning. the french sports minister has threatened to withdraw the france side's authorisation to play in the six nations, if the country's rugby federation does not properly investigate the origin of a covid—19 outbreak in the camp.their game against scotland was postponed after 11 players tested positive, as well as staff members including head coach fabien galthie. france are due to travel to england a week on wednesday, for their next game.
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england rugby has condemned social media abuse directed at its players, after saturday's defeat to wales. they said respect was a core value of the sport. ellis genge revealed he'd been sent death threats, after footage showed him apparently failing to clap the wales players off the pitch. he said he must have been deep in thought — and he had the utmost respect for the welsh. tiger woods said he was touched, after players showed their support during the latest tour events in florida. he's continuing to recover after a serious car crash in california last week. a number of players wore woods' famous final—round colours at the wgc tournament — including rory mcilroy, who finished six shots behind winner collin morikawa woods tweeted "it is hard to explain how touching it was when i turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts." for everyone to show their appreciation of what he means to us out here, if there is no tiger woods
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ijust think the out here, if there is no tiger woods i just think the tour and game out here, if there is no tiger woods ijust think the tour and game of golf in general would be any worse place. he has met a lot to us and still does and that was a way to show that. former england batsman marcus trescothick — has been appointed batting coach.. by the england and wales cricket board. trescothick scored over five and half thousand runs in 76 tests, and helped england to their famous ashes triumph in 2005. he'll step down as assistant coach of county side somerset to start the new role later this month. andy murray says he's still struggling to get over the disappointment of missing last month's australia open due to coronavirus. he says he's in good shape physically he'd completed a 10—week training schedule and was ready to compete, so it was a big blow when he was unable to travel to melbourne in time to complete the required quarantine period. i was really excited and looking forward to australia and was feeling
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good. i missed quite a lot of big tournaments in recent years with injury and that happened and i was really disappointed and i was playing a challenger when the australian open was going on and that was frustrating for me so still something i am getting overfrom the disappointment and mental side of things but physically feel good. novak djokovic has equalled roger federer�*s record for most weeks as world number one. djokovic's status as the world's best player was confirmed last month, when he won his ninth australian open title.... he's been at the top of the rankings for 310 weeks, with his latest spell starting on february the 3rd last year. he'd admitted that chasing the mark was one of his major career goals. leading racehorse trainer gordon elliott has apologised for a photograph that emerged on social media, showing him sitting on a dead horse. he admitted the picture was genuine and said it was taken "some time ago". elliott, who has trained the winner of the grand national
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three times, released a statement, saying he took a phone call and sat on the horse without thinking. he said that the welfare of every horse under his care was paramount. the irish horse racing regulatory board, has begun an investigation. and betting company betfair, for whom elliott was an ambassador, have discontinued their association with him. the badminton horse trials have been cancelled for the second year in a row, due to the pandemic. it's one of the world's biggest spectator events. it was already due to be held behind closed doors in may — but the organisers said the health and safety of all those involved and the local community was the priority and as the covid—19 situation remained unpredictable, the level of public health risk was deemed unacceptable. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. pupils in england can return to school from next monday, but some education unions are questioning whether it's safe for them to do so. data published today by the office
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for national statistics says teachers had the same levels of coronavirus antibodies in december as working age adults living in the same area. secondary schools are allowed to stagger the return over a week, to allow covid testing to be carried out. but the national education union believes the government advice doesn't go far enough. one union member running for deputy general secretary goes further— saying that teachers should be ballotted for strike action if safety concerns aren't met. let's talk to martin powell—davies from the neu — which has more than 40 thousand members. to be clear it is not the official position of the union you are representing but your view as someone standing for office. what do you think about balloting for strike action it you think about balloting for strike actio , i: i: i: i: you think about balloting for strike actio , i: :: :: :: , , you think about balloting for strike actio , i: i: i: i: , , ., action it is 450,000 members and the oli is to action it is 450,000 members and the policy is to look _ action it is 450,000 members and the policy is to look at _ action it is 450,000 members and the policy is to look at collective _ policy is to look at collective action if necessary. none of us want to take action but you want to make sure the government does not make a
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risky mistake, wearing a very delicate situation where all the official sage modelling is suggesting a true rapid release of lockdown could end up with a further spike in infection so we are calling for all employers and head teachers to look at the scientificjudgment carefully and i think they would agree with us that there should be a gradual return with 50% class sizes particularly in those areas where infection rates remain high. that is the evidence put forward and advice from independent sage, the cdc, the federal agency in the us, it is the sensible step to take and we hope schools will take it. the government has said there _ schools will take it. the government has said there is _ schools will take it. the government has said there is scope _ schools will take it. the government has said there is scope for _ schools will take it. the government has said there is scope for a - has said there is scope for a staggered return over the course of a week, is that not enough? that star uterin a week, is that not enough? that staggering might _ a week, is that not enough? trust staggering might be required a week, is that not enough? tryst staggering might be required simply for the requirements of getting the
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arthur flow testing up and running by that is not what pr talking about. there are areas in the north particularly when infection rates remain up towards 200 per 100,000, when i don't think it is actually safe to have full class sizes when you are above 50 and that is the advice of the cdc. schools should be looking very carefully, the survey you are going to refer to makes the point that the high infection rates we have got in schools are when the mitigation that recommended were in place. we would say those mitigations are not strong enough, that was shown which is why we had a spike leading up to christmas. instead of need further mitigation and the key thing is to have smaller classes with more social distancing, less viral load testing the ventilation of the room and less mixing of households. it is the
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obvious step to take. we are in a different time compared with previously which is lateral flow testing will be rolled out twice weekly, notjust for pupils and teachers but also those they come into contact with at home. the vaccination programme as being rolled out. does that not change things? it exactly shows why we need to take this gradual return. because for every week that you wait that means more people will be vaccinated and it means the local infection rates will fall. rushing the two what could be a reckless return again scientific advice unfortunately means most people, most young people and our school environment not be vaccinated and at this stage mostar for not be either so there is a real risk of —— most staff will not be either so there is a risk for communities and students.
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we have been working hard to support them, we didn't want to put their motherfamilies at risk. them, we didn't want to put their mother families at risk. —— them and theirfamilies. mother families at risk. -- them and their families.— their families. one tory mp says the first thought — their families. one tory mp says the first thought should _ their families. one tory mp says the first thought should be _ their families. one tory mp says the first thought should be about - their families. one tory mp says the first thought should be about the i first thought should be about the children whose life chances have been damaged in terms of mental health and learning and safeguarding by being a wave from school. on. t by being a wave from school. on. i saw the comics but as many parents have replied the worst that could happen would be for the government to rush a return and find that after easter and fight the infection rate had spiked again and instead of a permanent return to school the other reversible movie play minister talked about, we actually find again we have outbreaks and once again people having to pick childcare arrangements and work from home and teaching online again. we would like
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to be teaching face—to—face but want to be teaching face—to—face but want to make sure it is done and a safe and reliable manner.— now, a new week—long campaign to raise awareness of the impact food waste is having on climate change begins today. food action waste week — which is being launched by the group �*love food hate waste' says that the uk produces almost 70 per cent of the uk's 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every year — and is having a major impact on global greenhouse emissions. well to discuss this further, we can speak now to helen white from love food hate waste. and mariella cardy who took up the challenge to reduce her food waste. could you talk us through the statistics on food waste from the whole way through the chain from production to the home and where the proportions lie. production to the home and where the proportions lie-— proportions lie. looking at home which is the _
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proportions lie. looking at home which is the biggest _ proportions lie. looking at home which is the biggest proportion, | which is the biggest proportion, post farm, 6.6 million tonnes of food waste arises from our homes every year, 4.5 million tonnes of that as edible food, it is really good food that could have been eaten and 70% as coming from households, the likes of you and i that means that it percent is coming from retail, manufacturing and hospitality and that is the reason why we need to focus on in—home because that is where a lot of the waste is and that is the reason behind food —based action week trying to make the connection to climate change as well as the impact on our pockets. climate change as well as the impact on our pockets-— on our pockets. what is the cost of that waste — on our pockets. what is the cost of that waste economically _ on our pockets. what is the cost of that waste economically and i that waste economically and environmentally? i5 that waste economically and environmentally?— that waste economically and environmentally? that waste economically and environmentall ? , , ' environmentally? is this costing 14 billion a year— environmentally? is this costing 14 billion a year and _ environmentally? is this costing 14 billion a year and to _ environmentally? is this costing 14 billion a year and to break - environmentally? is this costing 14 billion a year and to break that i billion a year and to break that down to a household level at a £700 a year or £60 a month, imagine what
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you could do with that amount of money. it is a huge impact on us personallyjust by binning food but also a big impact on the planet as well. ., , ., . ., ., well. you took up a challenge to reduce food _ well. you took up a challenge to reduce food waste, _ well. you took up a challenge to reduce food waste, how - well. you took up a challenge to reduce food waste, how did i well. you took up a challenge to reduce food waste, how did it i well. you took up a challenge to i reduce food waste, how did it go? i spent a week monitoring the food i was eating — spent a week monitoring the food i was eating and throwing away and being _ was eating and throwing away and being more mindful about what i was using _ being more mindful about what i was using and _ being more mindful about what i was using and how much i was throwing away, _ using and how much i was throwing away, it— using and how much i was throwing away, it was— using and how much i was throwing away, it was a good experience, i was already— away, it was a good experience, i was already quite aware of food waste _ was already quite aware of food waste but trying not to waste that much _ waste but trying not to waste that much food — waste but trying not to waste that much food but there are lots of tips from the _ much food but there are lots of tips from the love food hate waste website — from the love food hate waste website with recipes and ideas and i learned _ website with recipes and ideas and i learned a _ website with recipes and ideas and i learned a lot even though i thought i learned a lot even though i thought i was _ learned a lot even though i thought i was already quite mindful. how much were _ i was already quite mindful. how much were you _ i was already quite mindful. tiny-o" much were you throwing away before the challenge?— the challenge? quite a lot, the end
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of a bar of the challenge? quite a lot, the end of a bag of salad _ the challenge? quite a lot, the end of a bag of salad to _ the challenge? quite a lot, the end of a bag of salad to adjust - the challenge? quite a lot, the end of a bag of salad to adjust set i the challenge? quite a lot, the end of a bag of salad to adjust set on i of a bag of salad to adjust set on the back— of a bag of salad to adjust set on the back of my thread slowly rotting away, _ the back of my thread slowly rotting away, i _ the back of my thread slowly rotting away, i actually ended up transferring my salad into tupperware and i found it lasts longer~ — tupperware and i found it lasts loner. ., , , , , longer. that is entity because i definitely do _ longer. that is entity because i definitely do that _ longer. that is entity because i definitely do that with - longer. that is entity because i definitely do that with the i longer. that is entity because ii definitely do that with the salad, and goes soggy so what other tips that you can up with?— and goes soggy so what other tips that you can up with? keeping fruit and the register— that you can up with? keeping fruit and the register everything - that you can up with? keeping fruit and the register everything apart i and the register everything apart from _ and the register everything apart from brad and pineapple should be in the fridge _ from brad and pineapple should be in the fridge so lemons and tangerines and apples i keep in the fridge now and apples i keep in the fridge now and they— and apples i keep in the fridge now and they last a lot longer. i think everyone — and they last a lot longer. i think everyone has that bowl of fruit that is slowly _ everyone has that bowl of fruit that is slowly rotting away and you just throw _ is slowly rotting away and you just throw it _ is slowly rotting away and you just throw it away mindlessly at the end of the _ throw it away mindlessly at the end of the week i do not really realise how much— of the week i do not really realise how much you are throwing away and the impact _ how much you are throwing away and the impact it can have. you how much you are throwing away and the impact it can have.— the impact it can have. you said a lot of the food _ the impact it can have. you said a lot of the food that _ the impact it can have. you said a lot of the food that gets - the impact it can have. you said a lot of the food that gets thrown . the impact it can have. you said a i lot of the food that gets thrown out as actually edible so what are your tips on what we should be doing with that food? the answer be to buy less
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and the first place but once you have all that stuff and are thinking it doesn't look that edible, what should we be doing?— it doesn't look that edible, what should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can — should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can do _ should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can do and _ should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can do and this _ should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can do and this is _ should we be doing? there's loads of stuff we can do and this is the - stuff we can do and this is the beauty of it, there are some really practical things we can do. you can keep your french at less than 5 degrees so our budget and the uk are too warm and keeping food at the right temperature and the fridge will give you more time to use it and it will stay fresher. we can get our portions right, we prepare and serve to much so simple things like using a mug to measure rice so uncooked rice and a mug is enough forfour adults and we uncooked rice and a mug is enough for four adults and we have all had the feeling we have put too much in the feeling we have put too much in the pan and a bit more and it expands and we do not want to do after, if you get your portions connect you didn't need to worry about the leftovers but leftovers
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are a wonderful thing. there is no such thing as a free lunch? absolutely that is, it is left of us. yesterday was sunday, loads of us. yesterday was sunday, loads of us have left over sunday lunch bits and bobs which will make for a perfect lunch, we are all at home this afternoon so what's of simple things and the love food hate waste website as we are to go for this information that can help you reduced fridge waste and your home. food waste in your home. thank reduced fridge waste and your home. food waste in your home. the headlines on bbc news... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly ahead of this week's budget, labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds sets out calls for the furlough scheme to be extended beyond the end of april harry tells oprah he was scared �*history was repeating itself' before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry
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and meghan's interview are released as the pandemic has left millions of people at a career crossroads, bbc news is looking at the current jobs market to coincide with national careers week. the recruitment and employment confederation has told us that the jobs market is currently the "fastest changing in a generation" and graduate experts high fliers have said that young people this year are facing a "perfect storm" of increased competition for fewer entry roles. we're about to be joined by entrepreneur levi roots who secured a £50,000 investment from peterjones on dragon den in 2007 for his reggae reggae sauce. let's take a look at that moment now. singing
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my my name is levi roots, am looking for 50,000 for 20% of my source. well levi's reggae reggae sauce is now on the shelves in 600 sainsbury�*s stores. he has an extensive range of carribean inspired food and drink, and a film portraying his life story is set to be released next year. joining me now on the line is levi roots. the positivity and optimism that sean threw when you were in front of the dragons, you wrote that helping hand from peterjones. it was not easy, you have not had an easy route but there will be people thinking in these tough times is very difficult to have a positive mindset which is needed to be able to look forward and propel yourself through difficult times was not what would you say to somebody feeling like that just cannot see where you say to somebody feeling like thatjust cannot see where to go next? , ., , , .
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next? the first word is resilience, one thing we _ next? the first word is resilience, one thing we all— next? the first word is resilience, one thing we all have _ next? the first word is resilience, one thing we all have to - next? the first word is resilience, one thing we all have to have i next? the first word is resilience, one thing we all have to have an i one thing we all have to have an businesses sense covid, to overcome everything thrown at us and that is something we have within our business plan, how we can be more adaptable to anything that is thrown at us. we could not have foreseen something like this but i think it is a crucial lesson going forward is to be resilient.— to be resilient. there will be obvious winners _ to be resilient. there will be obvious winners and - to be resilient. there will be obvious winners and losers i to be resilient. there will be i obvious winners and losers and we have seen through the pandemic and one of the things we have been able to do throughout as go to supermarkets, your product is on the sale, i am guessing your business has been pretty well protected as a result of that. you can tell me if thatis result of that. you can tell me if that is correct or not but for people thinking about what they might do going forward, what would
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your advice be on the areas that are going to be positive for the short and medium—term future. going to be positive for the short and medium-term future.- going to be positive for the short and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean — and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean saying _ and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean saying that _ and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean saying that if— and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean saying that if you i and medium-term future. there is an old caribbean saying that if you are i old caribbean saying that if you are going into business make sure you do food, clothes or shelter because the abbey three top businesses and diameter lucky to be unfit and thankful to the customers investing and the products but i know for other businesses and as a disaster and they have had to find new ways to make connection with their customers and this is the first time in my life i have seen businesses having to do that because you set your business up and people gravitate towards it but and this time it is crucial for businesses to reach out to their customers and this is a new phenomenon on we are seeing how the internet has brought
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businesses close up, made the market more open. it is fantastic you can sell anywhere but it also makes it more narrow when it comes to covid and people who are not used to the internet who set up their business without that at having to learn a new skill and i know that as very difficult but it really is important that you learn this skill of attracting customers through the internet. ., , ., ., attracting customers through the internet. ., ., internet. you showed that making the most of an opportunity _ internet. you showed that making the most of an opportunity you _ internet. you showed that making the most of an opportunity you get, - internet. you showed that making the most of an opportunity you get, you l most of an opportunity you get, you had that moment in front of the dragons and secured the investment, we have seen so many scenarios were people go in front and they have what seems like a good idea and not get the investment, what would your advice be to anybody who is desperate for an opportunity and how they maximise that? it is desperate for an opportunity and how they maximise that?— they maximise that? it is about believin: they maximise that? it is about believing and _ they maximise that? it is about believing and your— they maximise that? it is about believing and your own - they maximise that? it is about believing and your own self- they maximise that? it is about believing and your own self a i they maximise that? it is about i believing and your own self a few are looking for someone to tap into your business like an investor or a
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bank or whoever, it is always about the investment and the person, as you had a great salesperson even if your business is not very good, as long as you can sell your product you can get an investment that has always been my biggest advice is to make the business about you, based upon my own self, i do think peter jones and richard farley invested in me and not the source that has been the sixth of my success for the past 15 years. the sixth of my success for the past 15 ears. ., ., the sixth of my success for the past 15 ears. ., ._ _, .,, 15 years. long may it continue, as the film out _ 15 years. long may it continue, as the film out next _ 15 years. long may it continue, as the film out next year? _ 15 years. long may it continue, as the film out next year? yes, - the film out next year? yes, absolutely — the film out next year? yes, absolutely amazing. - the film out next year? yes, absolutely amazing. you - the film out next year? yes, l absolutely amazing. you could the film out next year? ia: absolutely amazing. you could never have told me in my younger days and i am hoping my story through this film which is amazing will inspire young people that have levi roots can do it with just a young people that have levi roots can do it withjust a guitar and a bottle of sauce and make it then
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anybody can. bottle of sauce and make it then anybody can-— it's one of the most anticipated books of the year — klara and the sun by the celebrated writer sir kazuo ishiguro. it's his first novel since winning the nobel prize in literature in 2017 and it's about a robot — or artificialfriend — called klara. our arts correspondent rebecca jones reports. but now let's meet probably the strangest man we've ever introduced... robots have come a long way since this strange creation of the 1950s. we use the word strange, i yet there may well be a time when robots like this are accepted as part of our everyday life. - the technology has become more nimble in recent years. and more lifelike. in these scientific advances have inspired kazuo ishiguro's new novel, klara and the sun, about an artificial being. i haven't written one of these stories about some treacherous, sinister robot that takes over the family and then, you know,
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all her mates take over the world. it's not one of those stories at all. i'm quite sunny and optimistic. i think ai will bring enormous benefits. can you see a time when robots will replace human writers and put you out of a job? yeah, ican. but any robot would have some catching up to do. over the past four decades, kazuo ishiguro has written eight novels, managing to combine commercial success with critical acclaim — winning the nobel prize in literature in 2017... kazuo ishiguro. ..snd the booker in 1989 for the remains of the day, which was turned into a film. please leave me alone, miss kenton. why don't you show me your book? this is my private time. you are invading it. what's in that book? it's a wide—ranging career,
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but one which he fears may not be so open to writers starting out today. what i'm concerned about is that there isn't self—censorship going on amongst a whole generation of young writers — because there is the fear that if they write about those people or those people they are going to get trolled or they are going to get cancelled or there's going to be some sort of anonymous lynch mob that will turn up online and make their lives a misery. ijust want to communicate with humans in the best possible ways. despite his concerns, he says his new novel about an artificial friend is a hopeful book, celebrating both the best of technology and human nature. rebecca jones, bbc news. a very bright meteor, known as a fireball, could be spotted in falling
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from the heavens across the country last night. the meteor was spotted shortly before 10pm and was visible for around seven seconds. it was captured on doorbell and security cameras in manchester, cardiff, bath and milton keynes. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood hello again. it was a fairly cloudy start to the day, with dense fog and also some mist. now, we're going hang onto some of that even through the course of the afternoon and where that happens, that will peg back the temperature. but it should lift across southern england, where it will also be breezy. for west wales, northern ireland, northern england and scotland, there will be a fair bit of sunshine but at times we'll have haar lapping on from the north sea into the east of scotland and also some sea fret coming in from the north sea across eastern parts of england. our temperatures, six to about 11 degrees. this evening and overnight, if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. now out towards the west, there will be some breaks and that's going to allow the temperature to fall away. cold enough for a touch of frost but really across the board, which ever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so, a cold start to the day tomorrow. high pressure is still
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firmly in charge. if you look at the spacing in the isobars, there's not much in the way of wind to move any low cloud, mist and fog along but it will be breezier across the south coast later on in the day. so, you can see, once again, we start off on this cloudy note with the mist and the fog but it will break in some western areas but they're showers, so not all of us will see them. eastwards as well but, again, hardly an isobar in the chart. so, a cloudy, murky start with some mist and fog. the showers coming in across the south—west into the midlands, in through wales, heading over towards the south—east. again, they're showers, not all of us will see them, but some of them could be heavy and thundery. not a warm day, for most we're looking at temperatures widely five to about 8—9.
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in the south, though, something a little bit milder, 11—13. it's not going to last, though. look at the cold air coming round this high pressure. we're pulling in a north—easterly wind right the way across the uk. on thursday, fairly cloudy with some showers in the south—east. something brighter during the course of friday but if you note the temperatures, 6—8, below average for this stage in march.
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this is bbc news. the headlines... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. part of the reason why we want to locate them quickly is to understand more about them and their movements. ahead of this week's budget, labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds sets out calls for the furlough scheme to be extended beyond the end of april last week, the prime minister announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune the 21st. yet the furlough scheme is due to end in april to 30th with no clarity on
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what happens next. were you silent, or were you silenced? harry tells oprah he was scared �*history was repeating itself' before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan�*s interview are released i can't begin to imagine what it must�*ve been like for her, going through this process by herself, all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other. john boyega, small axe! and coming up...we�*ll be talking to leroy logan, founder of the black police association, who was portrayed byjohn boyega in a performance which last night won him a golden globe.
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a search is under way to try to find someone in the uk who's contracted a concerning variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. health officials are concerned the new strain that may spread more rapidly, and may respond less well to existing vaccines — although that's not comfirmed. health secretary matt hancock will hold a meeting later to update mps from all parties about the variant. public health england say six cases of the pi variant, first detected in the brazilian city of manaus — have been confirmed in the uk. three in england and three in scotland. two are in south gloucestershire, but the third hasn't been located because the person didn't fill in the registration form fully, and could be anywhere in the country. surge testing will be carried out in the bradley stoke, patchway and little stoke areas of south gloucestershire. labour says the development exposes the "weaknesses" in the border protections against new strains and has again attacked the government for delaying introduding hotel quarantine
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for travellers from hot spot countries. meanwhile, the government has announced the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will get an extra £1.65 billion in this week's budget, to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to all of us adults byjuly the 31st. our first report on the search for the brazil virus variant case in england, is from anisa kadri. testing like this is being ramped up in south gloucestershire. it means people without covid symptoms can be tested. all to contain the spread of the brazilian variant in the uk. three cases were found in north—east scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london. in england, the first two cases are from the same household in south gloucestershire after one person returned from brazil last month before the hotel quarantine rules were introduced. but another who tested positive
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didn't fill in the paperwork correctly, so health officials are still trying to track them down. they want anyone who took a test on the 12th or 13th of february and who hasn't received a result to come forward immediately. this new strain of coronavirus was first detected in the city of manaus in the amazon region of brazil. when compared to the main variant in the uk, it's thought there could be more risk of someone catching it a second time. we are concerned that this may have increased transmissibility, it may lead to more infections, and we don't yet know the vaccine effect, and so we really want to prevent the spread in the uk population. there are some concerns vaccines may not be as effective, but health officials are staying positive. new vaccines that are being used for covid can be adapted very rapidly, so it's likely that if we do need to change the vaccine, that can be done in months rather than years, which was the case with the more traditional vaccines.
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work is already under way to tweak the vaccines to make them a better match for new variants. anita kadri, bbc news. our political correspondent jessica parker has been giving me the latest from westminster... you've got a situation today where you have ministers, public health officials taking to the airwavess trying to find this person who didn't fill out the form correctly and clearly there is a concern because of what we've heard about this brazil variant and it has led to accusations again from the labour party that the government was too slow to bring in hotel quarantine from those red list countries because these arrivals were pre the introduction of that hotel quarantine policy both in england and scotland. and that labour have warned,
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they say, about the risk of indirect travel because, yes, there's a travel banned from brazil but people can come back via indirect flights and that is the argument over what has happened in the past and something else that is now being talked about is what should happen going forward. should the system be tightened up further in the chair of the home affairs select committee, the labour mp yvette cooper says the government should be reviewing situation. the two different approaches you can take to this. there's either the australia and new zealand approach, which has a much more comprehensive hotel quarantine system than we have, not the, kind of, 1% of people going into hotel quarantine that we've got. or there's the south korea approach, which has some hotel quarantine but also has much stronger testing when you arrive at the airport, and also safe transport home, and much stronger checks on home self—isolation and home quarantine as well. now, the government has been defending its approach this morning, saying that, really, when it comes to going out on national television, national radio to make this appeal
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for this person to come forward it is really a belt and braces approach in terms of what is going on in gloucestershire. they are doing search testing so they say that they are really taking a very robust approach. nadeem is how we as the vaccines minister and he has been speaking this morning. if you look at how the borders operated, it was the correct way — pre—departure tests, passenger locator form — all worked on the 10th of february. of course, we don't allow anyone to come from brazil, unless they are british citizens or residents of the united kingdom and they have to quarantine at home or now obviously in the hotel quarantine from those red countries, and have to take three tests — the pre—departure test, a test after two days and a test after eight days. so the system is pretty robust.
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so, nadeem zahawi there, arguing that those people who are known about did follow the rules and in his view those rules did work. final point i would make about this in terms of that vital road map is of lockdown is there that a number of lockdown is there that a number of tests that need to be completed in one of those a city with new variants of concern and as we've seen before this can change. the government say they are at the moment tackling the savings of concern but until the finest missing person, of course, talking need to be a matter some concern. —— it will continue to be a matter of some concern until they find this missing person. the first clips of harry and meghan speaking to oprah winfrey are out. ahead of the full interview next sunday, prince harry talks about his own mum, princess diana's departure from the royal family and shares his concern that history was "repeating itself". our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. were you silent or were you silenced? no answer to that yet from meghan,
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but this was just a trailer ahead of next weekend's broadcast of the much—anticipated interview. almost un—survivable sounds like there was a breaking point. my biggest concern was history repeating itself. from prince harry, the talk is of his mother and protecting his wife. i'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. because i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other. oprah winfrey has become a friend and neighbour of the couple since being invited to their wedding. her interview style isn't aggressive, but she will have encouraged them to open up and reveal what went wrong behind palace walls. and that is the concern of the royal family. how critical have harry and meghan been? you've said some pretty shocking things here. daniela relph, bbc news. let's speak to our royal
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correspondent sarah campbell. on that point, sarah, at the end of daniela's report i doubt they will take much comfort from hearing oprah winfrey saying you have said some pretty shocking things here. yes. winfrey saying you have said some pretty shocking things here.- pretty shocking things here. yes, i think that might _ pretty shocking things here. yes, i think that might be _ pretty shocking things here. yes, i think that might be an _ think that might be an understatement, you have right. what we know about this interview is it was the court hidden in the last couple of weeks in a garden, not their own house in santa barbara, will be broadcast in the us but for british viewers it won't appear till later. it is the first major interview that megan michael has given since they stepped back from the royal family and although given since they stepped back from the royalfamily and although in those clips they see and the trailer you see how these speaking following on from the interview he did from james corden last week it is very much, we understand the source of
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med gun show and she is the one with the big sit down interview with oprah and harry comes in to talk about the things he wants to talk about the things he wants to talk about butjudging by those clips, i mean, oprah winfrey is a very experienced interviewer. you heard that she went to harry and meghan�*s wedding and we don't think she knew them at the time but they have since become friends and neighbours and she is renowned as an astute interviewer so although it will be an interviewer between friends one can expect the questions from oprah to elicit interesting answers and this time next week we will know what some of those answers, all of those answers are.— those answers are. there has been speculation — those answers are. there has been speculation for _ those answers are. there has been speculation for some _ those answers are. there has been speculation for some time - those answers are. there has been speculation for some time now- those answers are. there has been l speculation for some time now about the state of relations between them and the rest of the family. what's can you glean on that front? well, i think we have _ can you glean on that front? well, i think we have to _ can you glean on that front? well, i think we have to listen. _ can you glean on that front? well, i think we have to listen. what - can you glean on that front? well, i think we have to listen. what is - think we have to listen. what is most interesting about this interviews is that there is all malaise a of speculation in the press. harry and meghan are one of the most talked about couples and
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entire world and you will hear from friends and sources but what is most interesting about this interview is you will hear from them themselves. he had oprah asked one of the questions, where you silent or silenced? how is she going to respond to that? i was not going to reflect on how she how she believes she was treated by the royal family? oprah winfrey infers that she said she was at breaking point. what does that mean? it that mean she had the support from the royal family? that mean? it that mean she had the support from the royalfamily? so, all of this, we have got two hours. it was originally built, actually, as an hour and a half long and in a new trailers they have extended it to two hours so clearly cbs things there is a lot to talk about and i'm sure many people around the world would agree. 50. sure many people around the world would agree-— would agree. so, it is broadcast in the us next _ would agree. so, it is broadcast in the us next sunday. _ would agree. so, it is broadcast in the us next sunday. will- would agree. so, it is broadcast in the us next sunday. will we - would agree. so, it is broadcast in the us next sunday. will we get i would agree. so, it is broadcast in| the us next sunday. will we get to see it in its entirety?— see it in its entirety? yes, so i think it is _ see it in its entirety? yes, so i think it is apm, _ see it in its entirety? yes, so i think it is apm, when - see it in its entirety? yes, so i think it is apm, when in - see it in its entirety? yes, so i think it is apm, when in uk i see it in its entirety? yes, so i. think it is apm, when in uk time. there will be lots of clips on the internet aim share and you will be able to watch those. —— 8pm, 1am in
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uk time. my understanding is there is still wrangling over whether any british broadcasters will get to podcast it so that is a case of watch this space. certainly lots of broadcasters will want to show the interview but i suspect one of the questions will be the issue of money, how much is going to cost and who is willing to pay that amount of money. who is willing to pay that amount of mone . . ~' who is willing to pay that amount of mone . ., ~ i. who is willing to pay that amount of mone . . ~ ,, y who is willing to pay that amount of mone. ., , . who is willing to pay that amount of mone . ., ~ , . ., money. thank you very much, sarah cambell. the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will receive an extra £1.65 billion in the budget to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to every adult by 31 july. the chancellor will also announce £22 million of the programme's existing funding will be used in a trial to see if mixing different vaccine doses works. in a speech in the last half hour the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, called on the chancellor to extend the job furlough scheme. 1.7 million people are unemployed. 4.7 million are still on furlough. 850,000 businesses and that the risk of closure in the next three months.
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and last week, the prime minister announced that restrictions will still be in place in some form until at leastjune the 21st. yet the furlough scheme is due to end on april the 30th with no clarity on what happens next. anneliese dodds. you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. ahead of this week's budget, labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds sets out calls for the furlough scheme to be extended beyond the end of april. harry tells oprah he was scared "history was repeating itself" before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released. we're going to bring you now an update from the first minister
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of scotland, nicola sturgeon, who is giving a briefing. we're expecting to hear more on the vaccine roll out in scotland and perhaps more on those 3 confirmed cases of the brazi variant in scotland. she has not started yet but we will bring that he was seen as it begins. —— but we will bring that to you as soon as it begins. the elected leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has appeared in court via video link — to face new charges — a month after she was ousted from power in a military coup. meanwhile — protesters have returned to the streets of yangon, in defiance of a crackdown by security forces who killed 18 people yesterday. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, told us the significance of the new charges facing aung san suu kyi. well, they could add to the length of any prison sentence they want to give her. we understood she was facing up to six years on the existing charges. i mean, they are patently absurd. i mean, this was a woman who was the de facto head
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of state until the coup overthrew her and at the time they overthrew her they claimed to find these walkie—talkie radios — used by her security staff, as any senior official would have — in her house that they are blaming her for being unregistered. it is a device, basically, to justify keeping her inside and keeping her detained and everyone understands that. it is interesting that they haven't attempted yet to apply any more serious charges. the military must know that people will view these charges as flimsy and absurd and no pretext whatsoever for locking up the one—time head of state. the military has actually stated that it believes because of its own allegations of electoral fraud, that the attempt to convene parliament, which was supposed to convene on the day of the coup to inaugurate the second term of office, amounted to an illegal capture of state sovereignty and having heard them say that, i think many people thought they would try to apply some kind of more serious charges against aung san suu kyi and president win myint, who has been charged alongside her. they haven't. i suspect they will come up with more charges.
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they have built up these rather trivial charges over the last few weeks. itjust gives them a pretext, basically, for keeping her on trial for quite a while and making sure she doesn't come out, her appearance in public, outside of court, if she were freed, of course, would galvanise the already considerable opposition there is to the military government. the president of ghana, has become the world's first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from covax, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries. as you can see here, the president of ghana has received his covid vaccine. these are the pictures of that. a wider covax programme will begin in ghana tomorrow but health workers in ivory coast are being vaccinated today. our global health correspondent naomi grimley reports... we all owe a debt of gratitude to countries like south africa which participated in the global vaccine trials. scientists needed areas of high incidence to find out
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if their vaccines worked. the question is, will those countries now get all the doses they need to cover their most vulnerable citizens? welcome, all. at the world health organization they've been trying to focus minds. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure. the who wanted to avoid a rerun of the 2009 swine flu pandemic when vaccines were almost all bought up by rich countries. this time, it came up with the covax plan to help 92 of the world's poorest states get access to vaccines free or at a low cost. but the global scramble for supplies has slowed it down, and south africa got so frustrated with the pace of covax it did its own vaccine side deals. as a middle income country, it feels like perhaps we shouldn't have completely relied on covax.
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we should have got those bilateral agreements going. but i think as a middle income country we often fall between a rock and a hard place. and we are now at the back of the queue and unable to access, in a timely fashion, these life—saving interventions. vaccines are clattering off the production line at the serum institute in india. it will be a key source of vaccines and covax has gone to great pains to ensure multiple supply chains across the world. there's also the delivery side of the equation. unicef, which has a good track record on childhood immunisation, has been flying thousands of fridges and syringes out of this copenhagen distribution depot. and getting the vaccine from a to b throws up many more hurdles. it needs to find a plane to go on.
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at the moment, plans are hard to come by. i are you allowed to fly dry ice? is there a restriction on how much dry ice you can put on a plane? i does it have somewhere to land? what are the logistics on clearing customs? j has it had all of the approvals? has it had the waivers? so it's really those i hundreds of hundreds if not thousands of steps. it's true that measles and polio vaccines like these in sierra leone already make tortuous journeys but evenif already make tortuous journeys but even if covax distributes 2 billion covid vaccines it will only cover around 20% of each country's population, a world away from the situation in which countries. —— in richer countries. naomi grimley reporting there.
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on the uk's contribution to the effort, foreign secretary dominic raab has said... the stars of film and tv turned out — on zoom at least — for the first major event of award season — the golden globes. it was a big night for british drama — with netflix's the crown scooping four awards — including best drama series. our north america correspondent sophie long watched the night unfold. welcome to the 2021 golden globe awards! what is billed as hollywood's most glamorous night drew a very different crowd this year. but tonight, our audience on both coasts is made up of smoking hot first responders
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and essential workers. cheers and applause. nomadland! the very real story of a woman's journey through grief and the american west won best picture. oh, my god. and chloe zhao, best director, only the second woman to win the honour. the crown was declared best television series, and several of its cast honoured for making it so. emma corrin, the crown. josh o'connor, the crown. what?! thank you so much to everyone. emma corrin! best actress winner. you're extraordinary, talented, funny, and a brilliant player of rock paper scissors. i love you to bits. borat subsequent moviefilm! there were two golden globes for sacha baron cohen. donald trump is contesting the result. he is claiming that a lot of dead people voted. andra day.
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best actress in a motion picture went to andra day for her role in the united states vs billie holiday. chadwick boseman. and chadwick boseman won posthumously for his role in ma rainey�*s black bottom. john boyega, small axe. john boyega won for his role in small axe and daniel kaluuyah forjudas and the black messiah. that's for my mum, my sister, my niece, love my friends back home, london town, what's happening? rosamund pike, i care a lot. rosamund pike and anya taylor—joy were among other british winners in a ceremony where celebrities made speeches from their sitting rooms and bedrooms wearing anything from ball gowns to pyjamas. it may have lacked the normal glitz, but we got a glimpse into celebrity homes and it was more of a family affair. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.
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the prime minister has said he believes the uk is going at the right pace on reopening. he made the comments during a visit to a primary school in stoke—on—trent. i think that these schools have done an amazing job of getting ready and it is fantastic to be here at saint mary's primary school in stoke—on—trent were literally every single person i have talked to is so keen for children to get back on march the 8th.— march the 8th. part of that is makin: march the 8th. part of that is making sure _ march the 8th. part of that is making sure we _ march the 8th. part of that is making sure we have - march the 8th. part of that is making sure we have got - march the 8th. part of that is - making sure we have got enough testing kits for, well, for secondary school pupils but also for teachers and for parents and we have got 50 million testing kits available and i think people do understand how to use them and we are very confident there will they will be of use in keeping the
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disease under control and keep it going down as we get schools were open. but going down as we get schools were 0 en. �* , �* . �* open. but if it isn't, if we aren't able to keep — open. but if it isn't, if we aren't able to keep the _ open. but if it isn't, if we aren't able to keep the disease - open. but if it isn't, if we aren't able to keep the disease under| able to keep the disease under control and the bass urges, is there a possibility that schools would have to close in those areas? —— and there are surges? fir have to close in those areas? -- and there are surges?— have to close in those areas? -- and there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking — there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking on _ there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking on a _ there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking on a journey, _ there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking on a journey, a - there are surges? or we're doing now is embarking on a journey, a one-way is embarking on a journey, a one—way road back to freedom and it is decidedly cautious in order to be irreversible. that is what we are hoping to achieve in some people say we should go faster, some people say we should go faster, some people say we should go faster, some people say we should be more hesitant. i think we should be more hesitant. i think we are going at the right pace. education is the priority. getting all schools open match the eighth is something that we have set our hearts and for a long time and i'm confident we will be ready. everyone here at this school is certainly ready and very keen to get on with it. ., ., ., ,, ., ready and very keen to get on with it. you have appeal to try to find the person _ it. you have appeal to try to find the person involved _ it. you have appeal to try to find the person involved in _ it. you have appeal to try to find the person involved in the - it. you have appeal to try to find i the person involved in the resilient variant. —— in the brazilian
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variant. —— in the brazilian variant. is this a failure in our border controls on track and trace? we have got one of the toughest border regime is anywhere in the world for stopping people coming into this country who may have variants of concern and if you look at what we have done in the case of the south african variant a massive effort went in there and is the same as going on now to contain any spread of the brazilian variant. i should just say to anybody who is concerned thatjust should just say to anybody who is concerned that just a should just say to anybody who is concerned thatjust a couple of things. first of all, we have no reason not to think that our vaccines are effective against these variants of concern full at the present time so, people should take thatis present time so, people should take that is some evidence of confidence, and then also listen to what public health england are also saying. they don't think that there is a threat to the wider public but obviously we
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are continuing to do everything we can to stop variants coming in at our borders. that is why we've got a tough regime. but our borders. that is why we've got a tough regime-— tough regime. but well we are not too slow with _ tough regime. but well we are not too slow with the _ tough regime. but well we are not too slow with the hotel— tough regime. but well we are not. too slow with the hotel quarantine? i don't think so. we have moved as fast as we could to get that going. it is a very tough regime, you come here, you immediately get transported to a hotel where you are kept for ten days, 11 days, you have to test on day two, you have to test on day eight, and it is designed to stop the spread of new variants while we continue to bowl out the vaccination programme. i will repeat that key point. —— whilst we continue to roll out the vaccination programme. we don't have any indication at the present time to believe that our vaccines are ineffective against me variants of all types. but ineffective against me variants of all es. �* ., , ineffective against me variants of all es. �* .,, ., , all types. but there was a member for sane all types. but there was a member for sage speaking _ all types. but there was a member for sage speaking this _ all types. but there was a member for sage speaking this morning - all types. but there was a member for sage speaking this morning to | for sage speaking this morning to say that the gene variant may actually mean that we need to roll back on open society again. if
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that's a possibility? i back on open society again. if that's a possibility?— that's a possibility? i haven't heard that — that's a possibility? i haven't heard that and _ that's a possibility? i haven't heard that and our _ that's a possibility? i haven't heard that and our whole - that's a possibility? i haven't - heard that and our whole strategy, as you know, is to go forward in a way that is cautious but irreversible and we don't think that there's any reason on this basis to change it on anything.— change it on anything. another on another matter, _ change it on anything. another on another matter, over _ change it on anything. another on another matter, over the - change it on anything. another on | another matter, over the weekend there was a big spike in the number of people illegally crossing the channel. how worried are we about the numbers of people do seem to be able to cross the channel? mr; able to cross the channel? my feelin: able to cross the channel? mi feeling about this able to cross the channel? m1: feeling about this is able to cross the channel? m1 feeling about this is really that it is outrageous that the gangsters, the people smugglers, these folks are still putting people's lives at risk in the way that they are, taking money to help people to cross the channel in unseaworthy vessels, risking their lives, and what we are going to do is crackdown on them
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absolutely ruthlessly and we will stiffen the sentences for anyone who was involved in this kind of people smuggling, trafficking of human beings across the channel, as well as working with the french authorities and others to stop the trade. ., , ., ., trade. one final question on the budet, trade. one final question on the budget. is _ trade. one final question on the budget. is now _ trade. one final question on the budget, is now the _ trade. one final question on the budget, is now the time - trade. one final question on the budget, is now the time to - trade. one final question on the budget, is now the time to be i budget, is now the time to be raising taxes? i budget, is now the time to be raising taxes?— budget, is now the time to be raising taxes? i am not going to antici ate raising taxes? i am not going to anticipate what _ raising taxes? i am not going to anticipate what the _ raising taxes? i am not going to anticipate what the chancellor l raising taxes? i am not going to| anticipate what the chancellor is going to say on wednesday but i am absolutely confident that it will be absolutely confident that it will be a budget that builds on everything we've done to look after the businesses and the people of this country throughout the pandemic but that also paves the way for a strong jobs lead the recovery. that is what our focus is going to jobs lead the recovery. that is what ourfocus is going to be on. but our focus is going to be on. but what about _ our focus is going to be on. but what about paying for the financial cost of the pandemic? is now the time to be doing that? everybody has heard what this _ time to be doing that? everybody has heard what this you _ time to be doing that? everybody has heard what this you night _ time to be doing that? everybody has heard what this you night has - time to be doing that? everybody has heard what this you night has been i heard what this you night has been saying about the importance of being frank with ourselves about the state
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of the public finances. yes, of course, it has been expensive to look after everybody throughout the pandemic but i have no doubt that if we get it right, as i'm sure we can, we get it right, as i'm sure we can, we have strong jobs lead recovery that i think could be, we have strong jobs lead recovery that i think could he, could be, much stronger than many of the pessimists have been saying over the last six months or so. boris pessimists have been saying over the last six months or so.— last six months or so. boris johnson seakin last six months or so. boris johnson speaking at — last six months or so. boris johnson speaking at a _ last six months or so. boris johnson speaking at a school. _ coming up later, matt hancock is going to be leading the downing street briefing. full coverage from liz30pm on bbc one and the bbc news channel. now, let's catch up with the weather. the high pressure is losing its grip ever to which will bring a change to the weather over the next few days, has the high move to the count that the wind swings to the south—east driving and moisture of the north
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sea so a gay start, possibly foggy and quite widely across the country particularly further east. through the day the fog left to low cloud and we will not see much sunshine for some areas. brighter conditions into scotland and northern ireland, wales and southern england through the afternoon, temperatures between 6-14. the afternoon, temperatures between 6—11i. into wednesday that is the chance of sharper showers, some of thunder bay but cool and quite a conditions set to determine moving into thursday.
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we're expecting an update on the duke of edinburgh shortly...... our royal correspondent nick witchell is here..... a flurry of activity about an hour ago when an ambulance was seemed to leave the hospital, we do not know he was actually entered but we have received a statement from buckingham palace which says the duke of edinburgh was today transferred from king of the seventh hospital to saint bartholomew is where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition. the
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duke remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but is expected to remain in hospital until at least the end of the week. left from the rear entrance of king edward vii hospital and it was perhaps significant that when that ambulance was loaded up with its patient umbrellas were put up so photographers could not see he was being placed in the ambulance was to it as an nhs ambulance rather than a private ambulance and the assumption then was he was being taken home to windsor but we have learned that is not the case, he is being transferred to saint bartholomew is and he is now due to undergo tests for a pre—existing heart condition. we have never known that before. he has so far spent 13 nights in hospital, this is his longest stay
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in hospital in recent times. previously the longest day was 11 nights and 2013 when he had expository surgery on his abdomen. that is the situation, after 11 nights and king edward vii hospital having being told last tuesday he was receiving treatment for an infection he has now been transferred to saint bartholomew is hospital and london, the infection is still being treated and this new dimension to it, this pre—existing heart condition. he has gone from a private hospital to an nhs hospital. yes, i do not know whether said bartholomew takes private patients, whether that is a private component to it patient care butjust to stress the statement says the duke remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but buckingham palace city is expected to remain in hospitalfor the of the week. you are not a medical expert,
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you have the royal correspondent reporting on the facts but the question that comes immediately to mind as why would he have been transferred. presumably bartholomew has specialist knowledge and expertise and equipment perhaps, one has always imagined king edward vii hospital was able to treatjust about anything although it has no covid patients there. i do not know the answer to that, it would suggest he deceives, he requires some form of specialist treatment perhaps the specialists who specialise in this operate out of saint bartholomew is on there is some x—ray machine, i don't know and it would be wrong for me to speculate. it is clearly not the reassuring news that many people might have been hoping for that he was heading home all that is expected at the end of the week
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according to the palace but by then he will have been in a hospitalfor two and a half weeks, it was the 16th of february he was admitted to having felt unwell. there have only passed been rumours about a heart condition and he had the stent inserted in 2011, that was an emergency, just before christmas and he was transferred by helicopter. some pictures of the umbrellas going up some pictures of the umbrellas going up behind which a patient who we assume was the duke of edinburgh being put into that ambulance but and 2011 he was transferred by raf helicopter to papworth hospital and had the stent inserted in a coronary vein in his heart and that was a close call, that was a real emergency. there has been some heart concern before but they are now
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talking about a pre—existing heart condition and we know no more about it than that. those are the pictures we are looking at, the patient to be presumed to have been the duke of edinburgh being brought out behind the umbrellas and placed into an ambulance and not as everyone assumed taken back to windsor but transferred to saint bartholomew hospital in london where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection and to undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition. when the royals add in hospital the do not often get visits, there was one visit from members of the family, prince charles. he drove up especially from gloucestershire and spent about half an hour with his father and that put people on alert because according to the protocols at the hospital visits and only supposed to take place in exceptional circumstances. the prince of wales spent half—an—hour with his father on that occasion ten
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days ago and then returned to gloucestershire. the other thing thatis gloucestershire. the other thing that is important to stress as at no point has the been any sense and i have said this several times, any sense of alarm or undue concern amongst royal officials and we have seen the queen and the video call talking about vaccinations, very calm and the general feeling from windsor castle as that of course they will be concerned he is in hospital, he isjust 11i weeks they will be concerned he is in hospital, he is just 11i weeks short of his 100th birthday so of course there as concern but there is not sharp concern or alarm so that is quite telling and significant. we were seeing the pictures there of prince charles on that visit to the hospital from prince charles on that visit to the hospitalfrom previously, it was prince charles on that visit to the hospital from previously, it was a fairly brief visit, he came a long
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way to see him, therefore half—an—hour. yes, and when the duke of edinburgh went into hostel on the 16th of february he was brought up by carfrom windsor, 16th of february he was brought up by car from windsor, he walked into the hospital and we were told he was in good spirits but the are of wessex said a week ago that he was much better which puts a bit of a? against the idea he had been in good spirits when he went end and effort that as an infection, a pre—existing heart condition can you be a really good spirits and circumstances such as that. we have the minimum of information, this is the way buckingham palace does it, the sense that you get constant updates, what is the lightest we constantly get asked and the answer is that is no latest, apart from at moments of some significance. there was a
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statement last tuesday after he had been there for a week disclosing he was responding to treatment for an infection and the statement now as she transferred to saint bartholomew. you mentioned it had been anticipated that on leaving hospital he might have gone to windsor but we know he has been transferred to another hospital in london, let's. our correspondent helena wilkinson is in windsor. the anticipation was the duke of edinburgh once the ambulance left hospital was he was going to make that 23 mile journey back from the hospital and central london to hear at windsor castle but as we know from the statement from the policy has now been transferred to state bartholomew's hospital where doctors will continue to treat the duke of edinburgh for will continue to treat the duke of edinburghforan will continue to treat the duke of edinburgh for an infection as well
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as undertake test and observation for a pre—existing heart condition. you heard from nicolette as the first time we have heard that detail that he will be looked at and have various tests for that pre—existing heart condition. he domains comfortable, we are told by the palace hospital and is responding to treatment. the royal standard flag is flying here at windsor castle, it means the queen remains in residence, she and the duke of edinburgh moved here to windsor castle around march last year so for the whole of last year over the pandemic and they have isolated with a small household staff here at the castle. no doubt the queen will be concerned for her husband who was transferred to the central london hospital two weeks ago and the news
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he is not coming back here to windsorjust he is not coming back here to windsor just yet and is he is not coming back here to windsorjust yet and is going to be on his way now to the other hospital in london forfurther on his way now to the other hospital in london for further treatment. thank you. let's go to the hospital the duke has now left, king edward vii, john mcmanus as they are. quite a cloak and dagger operation is to get him out and we were not sure that he had actually left. a couple of hours ago and ambulance left from a side entrance around the site of king edward vii hospital, the police blocked some of the viewpoints from the cameramen outside so we could not quite see who was in the ambulance but we know now it was the duke of edinburgh and is the statement has said he has been taken from the king over the seventh to send bartholomew's across central london, commonly known as saint barts. the palace said the doctors
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there will continue to treat the duke for an infection as well as testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition. they say he remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but is expected to stay in hospital for at least the rest of the week. it is important to remember that at 99 and over the last decade the duke has had a number of health problems. and 2011 he was treated for a blocked coronary artery, the following year for a bladder infection and in 2013 had expository surgery on his abdomen. in 2019 he spent four nights treated for a condition the palestinian want to talk about, they gave no details but it was a —— the palace did not want to talk about it and he was able to leave on christmas eve and spent christmas with the queen and there was some hope that he might be leaving king edwards to go back to windsor again
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and resume his covid bubble with the queen which is clearly not to be but whatever reason he needs to go to state parks what he will be treated by doctors there for this infection. let's back to nick in the studio, the language throughout has been very reassuring and cautious but in the fact he has gone from one hospital to another raise some concerns. we may be deciphering white as he has gone to saint bartholomew, it specialises in private cardiac care. king edward vii hospital was quite able to look after the infection but he has been for the past 13 nights, i would imagine the reasons he has transferred to saint bartholomew is is because of this pre—existing heart condition which perhaps has been exacerbated by the infection. clearly has doctors feel they now need specialist facilities whatever
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it is they have at saint bartholomew's, private cardiac care so that clearly is what is the focus and the reason behind this transfer across london to an nhs hospital but he can be that as a private patient. is it the first time in member of the royalfamily has been an nhs ambulance question mark pass. normally he comes in by land rover or helicopter but it was odd he was not being taken back to windsor and a private ambulance but being transferred to an nhs hospital maybe using an nhs ambulance and that was one of the appearances on occasions, the lunch for the members of the order of merit at windsor castle a couple of years ago. we have seen him a few times since has retirement from active rural life in 2017, he
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has been at some family weddings and other occasions but he has been taking life fairly quietly. . mel stride is the chair of the treasury committee — earlier he said he wants the chancellor to extend the furlough scheme that's above the businesses and jobs going to be in place for a bit longer as we open up the economy so i fully expend the expects the chancellor to extend
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furlough and probably vat reduction in support for business rates. i want to go through some of the policies that would mean more tax being days. the first is freezing the point at which people start paying the basic rate of income tax at £12,000 and also freezing the £50,000 threshold for the 40p tax rate. do you think both of those would be a good idea? well, i think in the short term the chancellor shouldn't and shouldn't on the budget on wednesday be introducing immediate tax increases because what we need now is growth, we need the animal spirits in the economy not to be dampened down but actually encourage went further ahead in time there will need to be, i think some kind of revenue raisers. if you look at where those most naturally lie, the big three taxes are income tax, vat and national insurance. two thirds of all taxation comes from those taxes so i think income taxes probably area that the chancellor that would be to freeze the thresholds that you have alluded to. nobody likes to raise taxes. it is always difficult. i am afraid we have in a situation where it is a case of going to, perhaps, the least difficult areas in terms of raising
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tax and income tax would be in that category. so, just to be clear, when would you accept that's coming in? because there is speculation he will be announcing it in the budget. so, i think it will be a case of what he announces. does he immediately, for example, introduce tax increases around income tax? i think that is very unlikely. he may set out some kind of road map around, perhaps that tax was also corporation tax has been much spoken about recently in terms of what might happen in the future. as to when actual tax rises should occur, i think we should be looking at the earliest at autumn and perhaps the budget then but what we need to see is this recovery well under way before the chancellor takes the steps. the road movie "nomadland" — about marginalised americans living in vans — has won the best drama and best director awards at the golden globes. the netflix show "the crown" — about the british royal family —— won the best tv drama series,
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as well as three acting awards. a host of other british actors also picked up awards. of the night's 11i acting winners, half were british — including john boyega who won a golden globe for best performance by an actor in a television supporting role for the bbc film "small axe: red white and blue". thank you to much for this opportunity i am so shocked. it was one of those nights when you think you should go to your bed. i have got a tracksuit bottoms on my bottom so i am comfortable but this is exciting but i want to thank you all for this amazing opportunity. i'm joined now by leroy logan — the founder of the black police association. it was his story that was portrayed byjohn boyega in "small axe: red white and blue" how did you feel seeing him take
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that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost _ that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost for _ that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost for once, - that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost for once, it - that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost for once, it is - that award for playing you? i was absolutely lost for once, it is so l absolutely lost for once, it is so stereo and giving so many different emotions, i thought had reached a peak when the original red white and blue show was transmitted on bbc in november and here we are three months later and it is getting even higher heights. i really cannot express how i feel and the rest of the family especially acknowledging not onlyjohn but steve mcqueen and the cast and crew, not only that but all other episodes of the series. important is it to you that your study has been told in this way? it is all was important to have that human story and people identify with a compelling story and when i knew steve mcqueen wanted to translate it on the small screen and then have an
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a—list actor likejohn boyega, i thought it was going to be really special and i have not in anyway being disappointed, it has gone from strength to strength and i love how it has given that opportunity for certain conversations to be had about inequality and injustice and let us all come together especially unless black lives matter era and even the covid pandemic, let's work together and get that positivity to make changes for the better. your history with the police goes back many years and it was a difficult time for you starting out in the police after your dad was actually caught up and an altercation with police officers, he was beaten up. you have described of your own role as a police officer being your biggest breakthrough and nightmare.
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can you talk us through what your journey has been? i had a previous career as a scientist and my career path was down going into medicine and the police hit me on the blindside, i pushed through with the recruiting process even my dad was beaten up anti—did successfully sue them for unlawful arrest and success of the force but i knew to make changes from within that was a really tough ask because that i had knocked back and push back from commuter members, even the my family was very supportive despite my dad's disappointment and i was getting a hard time from colleagues so it was my worst nightmare, leaving my comfort zone and to a very militaristic and testosterone driven culture and knowing that i would be a focal point for negativity. i use
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my resilience, my faith was very important to me and i pushed it because i knew i had to do this and that public service still runs with me now in retirement, activism and advocacy is very important and i feel energised especially after this great award. feel energised especially after this great award-— great award. congratulations by rox , great award. congratulations by proxy. leroy. — great award. congratulations by proxy, leroy, thank— great award. congratulations by proxy, leroy, thank you. - it's one of the most anticipated books of the year — klara and the sun by the celebrated writer sir kazuo ishiguro. it's his first novel since winning the nobel prize in literature in 2017 and it's about a robot — or artificialfriend — called klara. our arts correspondent rebecca jones reports. but now let's meet probably the strangest man we've ever introduced... robots have come a long way since this strange creation of the 1950s. we use the word strange, i yet there may well be a time when robots like this are accepted as part of our everyday life. - the technology has become more
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nimble in recent years. and more lifelike. in these scientific advances have inspired kazuo ishiguro's new novel, klara and the sun, about an artificial being. i haven't written one of these stories about some treacherous, sinister robot that takes over the family and then, you know, all her mates take over the world. it's not one of those stories at all. i'm quite sunny and optimistic. i think ai will bring enormous benefits. can you see a time when robots will replace human writers and put you out of a job? yeah, ican. but any robot would have some catching up to do. over the past four decades, kazuo ishiguro has written eight novels, managing to combine commercial success with critical acclaim — winning the nobel prize in literature in 2017... kazuo ishiguro.
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..snd the booker in 1989 for the remains of the day, which was turned into a film. please leave me alone, miss kenton. why don't you show me your book? this is my private time. you are invading it. what's in that book? it's a wide—ranging career, but one which he fears may not be so open to writers starting out today. what i'm concerned about is that there isn't self—censorship going on amongst a whole generation of young writers — because there is the fear that if they write about those people or those people they are going to get trolled or they are going to get cancelled or there's going to be some sort of anonymous lynch mob that will turn up online and make their lives a misery. ijust want to communicate with humans in the best possible ways. despite his concerns, he says his new novel about an artificial friend is a hopeful book, celebrating both the best of technology and human nature. rebecca jones, bbc news.
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now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. high pressure dominates the weather study but a subtle change of the position will bring dramatic differences to the story. yesterday we had some of the spring sunshine and warmth across much of the country, today we start with low clouds and fog which will be the story of the next few days. because the high pressure is starting to slip away, now moving into the continent and that means a subtle change in wind direction, more south—easterly flow developing, driving in the cloud and moisture of the north sea. this has been the story earlier today, the thickest of the cloud and fog lingering and that will be the story through the afternoon, slowly lifting and to potentially, the best of brighter and sunnier moments across scotland and sunnier moments across scotland and northern ireland, wales and
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southern england but not quite as warm as the cars couple of days, we should see temperatures peaking between nine and 11. through the night we high—pressure continues to push off into the near continent, more of the substantial south—easterly floor drives in cloud and moisture, and a lot of fog developing through the night, fairly extensive as you can see across eastern areas, some of the fog pushing further inland. it will slowly let through the morning into low—grade cloud for some but when you get the sunshine coming through you get the sunshine coming through you should start to see a pleasant day, temperatures 6—11i. out of tuesday into wednesday, a little weather front pushing into the south—west could actually trigger a few showers possibly thundering downpours so i changed to the way the story across south—west england, parts of wales and the south midlands as well, it's rather murky conditions across the north sea facing close, the best of any sunshine further west but a
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difference with the feel of the weather through the middle of the week, 10—15 across the south but only 5—7 further north. that will be the story moving towards the end of the story moving towards the end of the week, another area of high pressure building from the north—west but this one is dragging the wind direction down from the north and that will bring a change to the feel of the weather so a good deal of quiet weather to close out the working week but noticeably cooler than of late.
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moving hospital — the duke of edinburgh is taken to st bartholomews in london for treatment for a pre—existing heart condition. just over an hour ago, an ambulance left the king edward vii hospital. the 99—year—old duke was driven the three miles across london and is likely to remain in hospital until the end of the week. we'll be getting the latest from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. also this lunchtime... a surge in covid testing in gloucestershire, as the hunt continues for someone who's carrying the new brazilian variant of covid, and they may not know it. the prime minister's been defending the government's border policy. we've got one of the toughest border regimes anywhere in the world for stopping people coming into this country who may have variants of concern.
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