i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. italy is blocking vaccine exports destined for australia. the first country to block shipments of vaccine outside the eu. meghan, the duchess of sussex accuses buckingham palace of "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and prince harry. i don't know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still be just silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing.

that is not the european union, that is myanmar, which we are going to talk about after the initiators have gone out after the deadliest day in the demonstrations on wednesday. we are also going to talk about the eu vaccine roll—out, because there are problems are not the pace they were looking at, but crucially germany is going to use the astrazeneca vaccine in over 65—year—old. germany approving the ashes in a jab for over 60 fives, saying that there was insufficient data initially to approve it for use, now it is saying it can go ahead. let's turn our attention to the situation in europe. three important elements to discuss with reference to the pandemic, starting with vaccine

roll—out. this began at the end of december but it is moving slower than other countries, including the uk, and supply issues are one of the reason why. here is the bbc�*s mark lowen. it is a move by italy's new prime minister, mario draghi, that is making the most of a new eu—wide programme which was announced at the end ofjanuary, in which vaccine manufacturers must request permission from the country in which the vaccine is produced before exporting those jabs. and it comes, of course, amidst this global war on the race for vaccines and amidst the anger at vaccine manufacturers, like astrazeneca but also like pfizer, forfailing to produce and failing to deliver the number of vaccines that they had agreed with eu countries. there's mark lowen on the fact that italy is restricting the export of around a quarter of million vaccines to australia, and this all connect to australia, and this all connect to this supply issue we have been

discussing more broadly in the european union. here's mark again. they have just announced here that they think that, italy thinks, that astrazeneca will have reduced vaccine deliveries by 70% in the first trimester of 2021 and by 50%, reneging by 50% on what it had promised, in the second trimester, so this shortage is going to continue for some time. and there is real anger among eu leaders, and italy under its new sort of heavyweight prime minister. mario draghi was the president of the european central bank, so he is a very respected european figure, and this is a fairly muscular move, i have to say, by one of the heavyweights. it is likely, of course, to increase pressure in this race for vaccines, and it comes after a video conference among eu leaders in which mr draghi argued very forcefully that the new eu—wide scheme on these vaccine manufacturers needs to be applied, the rules need to be applied, very rigorously.

the second div element confirms what vaccines can be used. —— development. on monday, france lifted restrictions on using the astrazeneca vacine on the over—65s. today, germany followed suit. translation: the german vaccine i commission, whose recommendations we are happy to follow, will authorise astrazeneca for older age groups. the latest studies have shown evidence for this. in january, germany approved the astrazeneca jab for under 65—year—olds, saying there was insufficient data to approve it for over 65—year—olds. it wasn't alone. france, belgium, italy and sweden took similar measures. since then, new evidence has emerged. carsten watzl is one of germany's top doctors and he'd been pushing for this change in policy. the question was never that we thought it would never work for the over 65—year—olds. it was a problem that the clinical data to support that claim was not just there. but now, given the data that came out of scotland and england, it's been proven that it is effective and there's no question

about the safety of the vaccine. so we are trying very hard also from our society to really convey this to people, and i hope that there will be rapid uptake of this vaccine also now from the over 65—year—olds. and we heard a reference to uptake there. this decision won't necessarily immediately undo a perception amoing some that the astrazeneca is an inferior vaccine. that has built up over the last two months. this is one example of aiken shipping factor. —— a contributing factor. this article in this german newspaper handelsblatt claimed the jab might only have an 8% efficacy of over 65—year—olds — citing a government source. the government denied it — and there's no evidence to back this up. the times article reported last week that in germany, only 150,000 astrazeneca jabs had been used when 1.5 million were available. and in germany there,

are calls for political leaders to receive jabs publicly to address concerns. here's carsten watzl again. i don't know if she will, but to be honest, the astrazeneca vaccine has a pr problem and not so much a scientific problem. and therefore there isjust so much we as scientists can do about this, and therefore we need something like that — her taking the vaccine — to convince many people to take this vaccine. so far, only 5% of germans have had at least one dose of a vaccine. and the pressure is on doctors to speed up the rate of vaccinations. here is an example in brandenburg state, where, for the first time, doctors are vaccinating people in their own clinics rather than at special vaccination centres. here'sjenny hill in berlin. at the moment, germany is only giving the vaccinations to the first two priority groups. most of that, of course, priority group one, which is the over 80s, so of course the astrazeneca vaccine isn't being given to them. but within that group, you do have medics and people who work with the very elderly or vulnerable. and there has been a problem.

i'm hearing about this anecdotally, but there has been a problem with some medics saying they don't want to take a vaccine for two reasons. 0ne clinic reported that a number of their medics were experiencing very unpleasant side effects, which meant they couldn't work for a day or two, but more than that, i think there were concerns about its efficacy. none of this concerns based in any evidence, of course, but even the government here admits it does have a bit of a pr problem, probably because of the decision initially to say, "let's not roll it out to everybody." the three developments, we've talked about italy, germany. the third thing i want to look at is the virus in europe. the daily number of cases rate is rising again after six weeks of decline. here's the who. we are seeing a resurgence in eastern europe. new cases are also on the rise in several western european countries, where rates were

already high. nonetheless, overa year into the pandemic, our health systems should not be in this situation. we need to get back to the basics. so, cases are rising across half of europe. this graph shows you the daily cases per one million people in europe in the past week. the highest is czech republic in green. it's registering over 1,500 new daily cases. cases also going up in serbia, slovakia, sweden, poland and inference too. —— in france. the french... he has been speaking about measures to contain it. translation: measures to contain it. tuna/mom- measures to contain it. translation: , ., , , ., translation: the first measure is to extend the weekend _ translation: the first measure is to extend the weekend lockdown - translation: the first measure is to extend the weekend lockdown that. translation: the first measure is to j extend the weekend lockdown that we set up in nice and dunkirk to cover the whole of the calais region. case number as are increasing very rapidly there, 23% in the last seven days. they are nearly twice the

national average. we talked about frustration around the european union ready vaccination programme. —— about the. two members of the bloc have taken matters partly into their own hands. the leaders of denmark and austria have travelled to israel, which has the world's most successful vaccine roll—out. and they've struck a deal. here's the israeli prime minister. we are going to do a joint r&d fund and discuss the production, the possibility ofjoint investment in productions of facilities for vaccines. i think this is great news and i think it reflects a respect we have for each other and the belief, the confidence that we have, in working together to protect the health of our peoples. slavea chankova. she is the health correspondent at the economist and she joins us life.

can you assess how the eu has handled the vaccine? the can you assess how the eu has handled the vaccine?— can you assess how the eu has handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind _ handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind the _ handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind the uk _ handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind the uk on _ handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind the uk on the - handled the vaccine? the eu is very much behind the uk on the privity l much behind the uk on the privity vaccine. —— approving the vaccine. they initially said there was not enough data, which was true, but now there is data that the vaccine is working and it is working very well in the elderly, so things will probably speed up now in germany and other places, because initially you had all these supplies of the astrazeneca vaccine sitting around because they were unable to give them to other people. while they had —— with they had to do is try to find vulnerable or some priority groups among younger people to give the vaccine to. when you do that, you are running into all sorts of rockers and complicated decision—making, and that, naturally, slow down the pace of vaccination in all these countries

—— running into all sorts of bureaucracy. we can expect that to change now very quickly. as that happens, supply is going to become a problem. but happens, supply is going to become a roblem. �* ,, . .. , happens, supply is going to become a roblem. �* i. ., .. , problem. but you accept the point we heard from a — problem. but you accept the point we heard from a german _ problem. but you accept the point we heard from a german doctor- problem. but you accept the point we heard from a german doctor a - problem. but you accept the point we heard from a german doctor a few - heard from a german doctor a few minutes ago, who was saying, actually, scientists can only do so much in assessing the action seneca vaccine, the real problem is a pr problem now? —— asher seneca vaccine. it problem now? -- asher seneca vaccine. , . , ., ., vaccine. it is really hard to tell. when order— vaccine. it is really hard to tell. when order people _ vaccine. it is really hard to tell. when order people come - vaccine. it is really hard to tell. i when order people come together vaccine. it is really hard to tell. - when order people come together for vaccination, whether it is a problem, i would dispute that a little bit. we have anecdotal evidence, but anecdotal evidence is one thing when you have the vaccine proved to all these people, they are still not coming, we can be more certain it is a pr problem. in statements like that from emmanuel macron that the vaccine is cause a

ineffective, when we know it was not enough data at the time, were not helping, and such things have a life of their own once they are out in the open. of their own once they are out in the oen. �* of their own once they are out in the open-— of their own once they are out in the oen. �* ., the open. and when you look at the issue of suwly _ the open. and when you look at the issue of supply and _ the open. and when you look at the issue of supply and the _ the open. and when you look at the issue of supply and the european i issue of supply and the european union, do you think this move by italy to research exports will be the first of number of moves that be necessary in order to meet demand? i do think in —— that more such move shall follow commen that is a worrying trend. and countries, as we saw, cases arising everywhere, so countries are facing the choice between either lockdowns or vaccinating faster, and if you want to vaccinate faster, you need more supplies, and at that point, the question becomes more salient of whether you want to export the supplies that you are producing. however, we should keep in mind that vaccine manufacturing is a very... it is a globalised process, some

things are manufactured in one country, others in another country, and then there rolled together into one vial, so once you start such restrictions, if a tit—for—tat ensues and countries blocking the exports of some of the imports of the vaccine, that would be indeed a very, very worrying trend. . the vaccine, that would be indeed a very, very worrying trend.— very, very worrying trend. , thank ou for very, very worrying trend. , thank you for your _ very, very worrying trend. , thank you for your time. _ very, very worrying trend. , thank you for your time. that _ very, very worrying trend. , thank you for your time. that is - you for your time. that is slavea chankova from the economist. a second teaser clip for the heavily anticipated oprah winfrey interview with meghan and harry has been released. and it's high—impact. if you have not seen it, have a look. how do you feel about the palace hearing you speak your truth today? i don't know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would stilljust be silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. and if that comes with the risk of losing things, i mean,

there's a lot that's been lost already. so there is meghan accusing her husband's family — her family— so there is meghan accusing her husband's family — herfamily— of being the firm and perpetuating falsehoods against her. that is incendiary. so was buckingham palace's statement yesterday. it said it had begun investigating claims from former members of meghan�*s staff that she bullied them. that was a response to a report in the times on wednesday. it had obtained an email written in 2018 byjason knauff, the couple's communication secretary, and a man called simon case. he's now a senior adviser to the prime minister. in it, mr knauff is reported to have written... buckingham palace said it would invite former members of staff to participate in its investigation. it said...

for her part, a spokesperson for meghan said... it's also important to note that harry and meghan�*s interview with oprah was recorded before these allegations emerged this week. lots of different analysis to bring you. here's the sunday times' royal correspondent. this is not just this is notjust something that has just subtly be cobbled together by a member of the tabloid press that harry and meghan claimed to loathe so much. this is something a lot of workers got into, people who are victims, say they were victims of bullying and are still feeling the effects of that, they say, have come forward. and it's not been easy for them. we saw yesterday a lot of people being doorstep at their homes. of course, within oprah interview ahead, as we have seen,

members of the royal household or former members felt the need to be more balanced site in story presented. —— there needed to be a more balanced side to this story presented. as we mentioned the interview is being aired as harry's grandfather, the duke of edinburgh, is in hospital. here's the bbc�*s nicholas witchall on how he's doing. it was on monday of this week that the duke was transferred from the king edward vii hospital, where he had spent 13 nights, to st bartholomew's hospital, one of britain's premier centres for cardiac care. he will have been assessed on tuesday and then a surgical procedure yesterday. according to buckingham palace... here's victoria howard, the editor of the website the crown chronicles, on the interview being aired when harry's grandfather is so ill. the couple could not have predicted that was going to happen when they

sat down and agreed to speak to oprah, but the optics are really quite poor. he is 99, he is about to turn 100 injune. he has a number of health problems in recent years, he had a coronary blockage in 2011 and had a coronary blockage in 2011 and had a coronary blockage in 2011 and had a stent fitted because of that coming of this seems to be a deaf element of a pre—existing heart condition which potentially is the same thing —— this seems to be a development. the couple, i am sure, is quite worried, of course, it is still hairy�*s granddad, but it does not look good for them this is to going ahead for some although whether they have any power to pull it at this point, i am not sure. and it's hard to overstate what is at stake here. this is about a family — it's also about an institution. this is royal expert victoria murphy. harry and meghan are private individuals. they have the freedom to do what they want, they can appeal to a smaller audience and get on with their lives, but it is difficult to see how it all survives. this is a really crucial

time for the monarchy. we heard a report from nicholas witchell. let's speak to him life. thank you forjoining us. i wonder what you thought of that latest clip that's been released from the oprah interview. it that's been released from the oprah interview. , ., , , interview. it is all pretty extraordinary, - interview. it is all pretty extraordinary, the i interview. it is all pretty| extraordinary, the latest interview. it is all pretty - extraordinary, the latest episode interview. it is all pretty _ extraordinary, the latest episode in the soap opera aspect of the british royal family. the soap opera aspect of the british royalfamily. i think buckingham palace is baffled and bemused by this assertion by meghan, the duchess of sussex, that the firm has been perpetuating falsehoods about her and harry and some for it has been hoped oprah winfrey, given her and experience, will challenge harry and experience, will challenge harry and meghan. what falsehoods? why is it you are saying this? only when we hear that will be able to properly assess the substance and the credibility of these claims. in terms of the reddish monarchy that i do nothing should overstate the impact or the significance of this. it will write out this latest

episode. harry is sixth in line to the throne, they are no longer working members of the family, and her been many worst episodes in the past. it is, though, undeniably true the monarchy, or particular the royalfamily, works best when it represent unity and cohesion and it is difficult when there are members of the royalfamily is difficult when there are members of the royal family who are seen to be divisive and controversial. and. be divisive and controversial. and, nicholas, what _ be divisive and controversial. and, nicholas, what about _ be divisive and controversial. and, nicholas, what about harry's brother and father charles and william? i've not seen very much from this week, although i may have missed it. where do they fit into this story? i although i may have missed it. where do they fit into this story?— do they fit into this story? i think the are do they fit into this story? i think they are being — do they fit into this story? i think they are being closely _ do they fit into this story? i think they are being closely consulted. do they fit into this story? i think. they are being closely consulted. i believe they were certainly consulted and instrumental yesterday, along with the queen herself, issuing that statement that buckingham palace would not tolerate any suggestion of bullying or harassment. the queen, queen elizabeth, despite her age of nearly 95, she can be very hands—on and running the firm, and i think that

they are absolutely determined to squash any impression that they are slow on issues such as bullying. they are to be investigated. the suggestions from former members of staff for meghan, that she believed them, that is to be investigated and former members of staff argued to be invited to give evidence to the inquiry. invited to give evidence to the in.ui _ . ., .,, invited to give evidence to the in.ui _ . ., ~' invited to give evidence to the inuui . . ., , inquiry. nicholas, think you very much indeed. _ inquiry. nicholas, think you very much indeed. -- _ inquiry. nicholas, think you very much indeed. -- thank- inquiry. nicholas, think you very much indeed. -- thank you. i wednesday was the deadliest day since the coup in myanmar. today, the crackdown on protestors continued. these are the latest pictures from the largest city yangon. security forces were hunting protesters with paintball guns. despite this — and over 50 people having been killed since this started — demonstrators were out again in their thousands. we've also seen these fighterjets flying at low altitude over the second city of mandalay, which, presumably, is the military flexing its muscles. meanwhile, funerals have been taking place for some of those who died on wednesday. this is the funeral of a 19—year—old

woman, known as angel, who was shot in the head in mandalay. as you can see, hundreds of people attended. this image of her taken before she was killed has been very widely shared. she wore a t—shirt bearing the words "everything will be ok". here's one protester. imight be i might be dead tomorrow, i don't know. and yesterday a 19—year—old girl was murdered and we have to keep fighting so that her death does not... is not a waste. it has to be supportive of our movement. we can't stop fighting. let's look at the international reaction. the un high commissioner for human rights says... the french president, emmanuel macron, has repeated a call he's made before

for an immediate end to repression. and the un's special rapporteur on myanmar has urged security council to... china has also responded. here's a foreign ministry spokesman. translation: we believe that any action by the _ translation: we believe that any action by the international - action by the international community should contribute to myanmar�*s political and social stability and avoid intensifying conflicts. china is willing to continue player constructive role —— play a contract role in easing the tension in myanmar. so we have calls for the end of violence, threats of punishment, promises of discussions, and willingness to help ease the situation. but we've had no action from the international community. and that's not gone un—noticed. annie zaman is a political analyst in yangon. people, for the last more than four weeks, they are out on the streets,

and the banners are mostly in the english—language, not the man mart language or ethnic language for the people of myanmar, they expected the world would come. especially the un. they have higher expectations, and sometimes i feel they are naive, because they asked for a peacekeeping mission here. nobody is taking up the responsibility of myanmar now. the people of myanmar are seeing themselves left alone. simon adams is from the global centre for the responsibility to protect, which advocates for international action. thanks forjoining us. i wonder what international education done ecaption you are advocating for in the situation.— ecaption you are advocating for in the situation. thank you for having toda , the situation. thank you for having today. and — the situation. thank you for having today. and i _ the situation. thank you for having today, and i was _ the situation. thank you for having today, and i was listening - the situation. thank you for having today, and i was listening to i the situation. thank you for having today, and i was listening to those j today, and i was listening to those comments there, especially comments of china, and i think i would first of china, and i think i would first of all make the point that you cannot build peace and stability in myanmar on the bones of the rohingya or over the bodies of protesters in the country, so i think it is time for a different approach. it is time for a different approach. it is time for governments around the world to

show a little bit of intentional fortitude and actually hold the generals accountable for what they have done, and i think the announcement today by the eu that it is withdrawing a to filament aid from myanmar is a very positive step. we have seen some countries, canada, the united states, impose targeted changes on the military, new zealand has cut ties, norway has said is not point a bright and your developing aid, but that is just a start... developing aid, but that is 'ust a start... ~ , ., ~' developing aid, but that is 'ust a start... ~ , ., ~ ., start... why do you think that will work? arguably — start... why do you think that will work? arguably that _ start... why do you think that will work? arguably that will - start... why do you think that will work? arguably that will hurt i start... why do you think that will work? arguably that will hurt the | work? arguably that will hurt the people of myanmar and not the military leaders who already have plenty of money on their own? keeping in mind myanmar�*s military runs as a kind of industrial complex, as well as everything else that it does. it is notjust an inch of committing atrocities, it is also industrial complex full time they get for example $900 million a year from the energy industry, which goes to man mart�*s government, which means it would now go to the pockets of the military —— myanmar�*s government. putting pressure on them on those issues will actually hurt

the generals. it will actually withdraw from them these sorts of funds and the sorts of lifestyles that they like to live. find funds and the sorts of lifestyles that they like to live. and that's the kind of— that they like to live. and that's the kind of pressure _ that they like to live. and that's the kind of pressure you - that they like to live. and that's the kind of pressure you would | that they like to live. and that's i the kind of pressure you would like to see exerted, but being realistic and knowing the military as you do, similarly you do not expected to change course in the short term? i think they respond to pressure, and a lot of this comes out to the chinese. chinese present themselves as wanting to be a superpower, wanting to be a global citizen. have to decide between either siding with genocidal generals, remembering they committed a genocide against the rohingya in 2017 and now have led this coup, or actually standing for something in our international printable some is is the time for notjust printable some is is the time for not just the printable some is is the time for notjust the un secure to counsel but for states around the world to apply an arms embargo, this targeted sanctions —— un security council. simon adams in new york, thank you very much forjoining us. that is it for the first half of outside source. in

the first half of outside source. in the second half, we are going to look at america's relationship with saudi arabia and how president biden is approaching that. hello there. we end this week on a fine and settled note with high pressure dominating, but as we head on into next week it's all change. it will turn a lot more unsettled with wet and windy weather at times. so for the next few days, friday and the weekend, it will be settled. rather chilly, though. this new area of high—pressure moving down from the north will bring in some colder air, as you can see here, behind this very weak cold front which been spreading southwards during the course of thursday. a little bit of light rain on it. that will eventually clear away from southern and southwestern areas as we head through tonight, and then most places will be dry. there could still be the odd shower dotted around northern and eastern areas, with a wintry flavour over the higher ground. an onshore breeze will be quite noticeable across the eastern parts of england. where we hold onto the cloud, then, temperatures just above freezing.

where skies clear, though, it will be cold and frosty. so high pressure, then, pretty much right on top of the uk as we move into friday. and that'll bring light winds for all areas, certainly inland. could still be quite fresh, though, across the southeast, the coast there, coming in off the north sea. most places will be dry, a chilly start. some sunshine as well, but there will be a bit of cloud which will develop on into the afternoon. and it's going to be a chillier day for all areas. single figure values there, 5—8 degrees across the uk. friday night, with clearer skies in places and light winds, it could end up being a colder one for many of us. a bit more of a widespread frost, i think, temperatures down to —2 to “4 celsius. so we start saturday, then, on a cold note, but bright with some sunshine. could see a little bit of mist and fog around, as the winds will be light. into the afternoon, again, we could see a little bit of cloud just building up. so after a sunny start, some areas could turn quite grey into the afternoon. most places will be dry. could be just a few showers clipping the outer hebrides there, close to a weather front.

and all areas will be quite chilly, i think highs of around 5—7 degrees. so similar story on sunday. chilly start, bit of frost, some fog around too, some sunshine, and then the clouds will tend to develop into the afternoon. signs of a change taking place, though, across the far west of the country. here, increasing breeze, some cloud, even some spots of rain. and temperatures up a degree or so there, but another chilly day for most. as we head on into the new week, as the atlantic comes back to life, it'll send deep areas of low pressure towards our shores, bringing rain and gales. and it'll turn milder as well.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. italy blocks vaccine exports destined for australia. it's the first european country to use a new export rule preventing some shipments of vaccines outside the eu — 250,000 astrazeneca doses produced in rome are affected. a meghan — the duchess of sussex — accuses buckingham palace of �*perpetuating falsehoods' — about her and prince harry. i don't know how they could expect that after all this time we would still be silent. capitol hill is under tight security after police receive intelligence about a �*possible plot�* by a militia group to breach the building.

and britain denies breaking its agreements with the european union — in their latest row over brexit and northern ireland. lam sure i am sure with a bit of goodwill and common—sense that all these technital— common—sense that all these technical problems are eminently soluble — to the us now — and two months after rioters stormed the us capitol, police and security are once again on high alert in washington. police say they've obtained intelligence showing there is a possible plot to breach the building again today. capitol police released this warning on wednesday that they were increasing security in response to intelligence about a possible threat. in response to the threat — the house of representatives

cancelled its thursday session. but the senate decided to go ahead as planned. these are live pictures from inside the senate. senators are considering joe biden's major $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill. they deemed that this debate was too important to delay, despite the threat. that's what's happening inside the senate right now. nothing out of the ordinary. but here's what it looked like outside earlier today. there is a noticeably higher police and national guard presence — many of them are armed with long guns. and there are extra checks in place at the perimeter fence. but even with the extra security — those working at the capitol are still concerned. here's cbs reporter debra alfarone. i come here everyday and i will tell you there are big fences with razor wire all around this huge complex. there are national guard members outside and they are armed. there is capitol police outside. it is not

easy to get in here so if you are a lawmaker and get in here, do not leave the building they are saying, use the underground walkways to get from one building to the next. i am a little afraid coming here today but we come here every day and i am sure lawmakers are also on edge about this but we have to do the job that we have to do. so what do we know about the threat? well it's linked to a far right militia group known as the 3 percenters. they take their name from an inaccurate claim that only 3% of americans fought against the british in the war of independence. its members were among the mob that stormed the capitol. the fbi says it has been monitoring plans from the group for an attack on the capitol on march 4 for weeks. and after the events of january 6 — those in the intelligence community are clearly taking those plans seriously. leon panetta.

we have got to treat january the six the same way we treated 9/11. 9/11 was a wake—up call that our country was a wake—up call that our country was threatened by foreign terrorists. january six is a wake—up call that the united states is now threatened by domestic terrorists. why is march the 11th focus? well it's originated from followers of the q—anon conspiracy — and you might remember — followers of the qanon conspiracy believe that president trump is waging a secret war against elite satan—worshipping paedophiles in government, business and the media. some q—anon followers falsely believe that thursday will mark donald trump's return to the white house for a second term. and here's where things get complicated. before the ammendment — american leaders took office on march fourth. so the conspiracy theorists

hoped that onjanuary 6 the idea became spread amongst the followers of q-anon the idea became spread amongst the followers of q—anon days afterjoe biden was inaugurated. the followers of q-anon days afterjoe biden was inaugurated.— followers of q-anon days afterjoe biden was inaugurated. the idea had been promoted _ biden was inaugurated. the idea had been promoted by _ biden was inaugurated. the idea had been promoted by followers - biden was inaugurated. the idea had been promoted by followers of i biden was inaugurated. the idea had been promoted by followers of the l been promoted by followers of the conspiracy that this was the day on which donald trump would order the mass arrest and execution of people like joe mass arrest and execution of people likejoe biden, hillary clinton, and all those people who q-anon likejoe biden, hillary clinton, and all those people who q—anon deemed to be members of the deep state. there was quite a lot of shock and anger in the movement after that and as a response they promoted the idea of the 11th of march as the day for that promise which did not happen on the 20th ofjanuary that promise which did not happen on the 20th of january to occur. first strand is the belief that in 1871 and act of congress called the

district of columbia organic act turned the us into a corporation and it is no longer a sovereign nation so every act by the president since thenis so every act by the president since then is illegitimate. it is hysteria by the way. that turned the district of columbia into a municipal corporation in that act. like local government. so followers of q-anon like local government. so followers of q—anon have had a number of disappointments this year, another one today, how they reacted? this was ruite one today, how they reacted? ti 3 was quite interesting because leading up to a0 march, a lot of people who have influence on the movement began pushing back. they saw the media and the authorities, federal authorities, police were taking note of the spread of the idea of the ath of march theory in the movement so they began pushing back and told people not to get involved. they say it is a false flag by the mainstream media, the

authorities and the deep state. so now the belief in the idea has gone down massively compared to late january but this has been a repeated fact in the q-anon january but this has been a repeated fact in the q—anon conspiracy theory from 2017. they have these dates they latch onto, they come and go and nothing happens and then move onto the next one.— onto the next one. thank you very much. onto the next one. thank you very much- so — onto the next one. thank you very much- so far _ onto the next one. thank you very much. so far this _ onto the next one. thank you very much. so far this date _ onto the next one. thank you very much. so far this date is - onto the next one. thank you very much. so far this date is very i onto the next one. thank you veryl much. so far this date is very much coming and going but we will keep you posted on the situation. shayan sardarizadeh is from bbc monitoring's disinformation team. and if you want more on that story, you can go to the bbc news website or app — where shayan and the bbc monitoring team have taken a close look at the qanon theory about march ath and the group itself. britain has denied breaking its agreements with the european union, after it unilaterally decided to delay implementing checks on goods crossing between britain and northern ireland, which were due to begin at the end of this month. borisjohnson had this to say earlier.

we're taking some temporary technical measures to ensure that there are no barriers in the irish sea or to make sure that things flow freely from gp to ni and that's what you would expect. "gb. i am sure with a bit of goodwill and common—sense that all these technical problems are eminently soluble. the uk says it notified the eu of its plans earlier in the week, but the eu is furious the uk decided to make this move by itself rather than negotiating an extension jointly with brussles. yesterday the eu threatened legal action over the move. and this is the reaction from ireland's foreign minister. unfortunately what this means is that the eu i think will certainly see, this is not the first time this happens, that they are negotiating with a partner they simply cannot trust. this is really unwelcome. it is the british government essentially breaking the protocol, breaking their own commitments again and the eu having to consider how they then respond to that. the question of the irish

border came up extensively during brexit talks but most of the focus went on the land border, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. all parties agreed there mustn't be border controls there — given the long history of violence in northern ireland — and given that free movement across that border was seen as essential to the peace agreement that ended that violence more than twenty years ago. but given that brexit meant most of the uk leaving the eu's single market, border checks would have to go somewhere — the solution borisjohnson chose was to put those checks at the sea border — within the uk — between northern ireland, and great britain. within the uk — between northern since the northern ireland protocol within the uk — between northern has come into force some people in northern ireland are far from happy. here's chris page with more on the background. we have a group which represents

three loyalist paramilitary groups writing to borisjohnson saying they have withdrawn their support for the good friday peace agreement. the report is saying that is not a sign loyalist are returning to violence but it is an attempt i think for them to get their concerns heard at them to get their concerns heard at the highest levels in westminster. everyone is coming at this from different levels. loyalists want it scrapped. the eu wanted enforced. the uk thinks this can all be resolved but positions elsehwere are hardening. the european parliament today put the process of ratifying the entire brexit trade deal on hold — unless and until the uk implements the measures in full. here's nick beake in brussels. the european parliament has felt sidelined for the past year. just before new year it did not have time to scrutinise the deal reached before christmas. only a few months

after it came into being the european parliament was expected to vote on it. we thought march 20 forward be the date but today, because of the latest move from london, it said it is not prepared to approve a date when it will approve the deal. senior ministers were saying that unless the uk... there is no guarantee this will be ratified. certainly this tough language could suggest that although in the future agreement might be reached, the whole thing could be null and void and we could be back to square one with a no—deal brexit. that is miles away but it is indication of bad blood between the two sites. at the moment we have the eu threatening legal action if the uk does not throw back on this, this will have an impact on the day—to—day discussions the two sides have. also one thing to watch, they're talking about the future of

financial services between the two sites. this decision will be complicated if the two sides are at each other�*s next for any longer. people who thought they reached an agreement before christmas and thought there was a harmonious relationship will be disappointed by what they have seen over the past six weeks. ., ., ., , , ., six weeks. harmonious is not the word springing — six weeks. harmonious is not the word springing to _ six weeks. harmonious is not the word springing to mind _ six weeks. harmonious is not the word springing to mind at - six weeks. harmonious is not the word springing to mind at the i word springing to mind at the moment. thank you very much nick in brussels. stay with us on outside source. still to come, we'll turn to the us and look at america's relationship with saudi arabia under its new presidentjoe biden — in our weekly deep dive for the bbc news website. imagine doing yourfood shop without having to scan any items or queue at the till. well, now that's a reality in the first of amazon's contactless food shops to open in the uk. amazon dominates the digital marketplace and this move could see it become a force on the high street as well. emma simpson has the report.

as big names retreat from the high street, here's one that's moving in — amazon's first physical store outside the us. all you need is one of these and the amazon app. so, how does it work? well, here's the technology. cameras everywhere on the roofs and lots of sensors, tracking everything that we take off the shelves. have one of these. there are lots of amazon—branded products. a counter to collect amazon orders and return them too. and here's the thing — there aren't any checkouts. you just walk straight out. here's the bill. it goes straight to your account. you almost feel like you're stealing. you're not, of course, but... i mean, i haven't even

looked at the receipt. i hate standing in line, so this is great. feels like you're being watched. there's a lot of cameras. big brother shopping or a glimpse into the future of retail? this is a watershed moment for the uk retail sector. amazon is known for disrupting the status quo, for raising customer expectations and forcing competitors to evolve, but i think there's also this recognition that online—only is no longer enough. it's only one store, for now, but it's a sign of amazon's appetite for a much bigger share of the grocery market. emma simpson, bbc news, west london. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? italy blocks the export of 250,000 astrazeneca vaccine doses destined for australia. it's the first european country to use a new export rule preventing some shipments of vaccines outside the eu.

every week on outside source, we produce an in—depth report for the bbc news website. this week, we're turning to the us relationship with saudi arabia — and what it tells us about a global power struggle. this week i want to look at a vital early test ofjoe biden's presidency. it has been six weeks sincejoe biden became president,. to begin the work of turning campaign promises into policy. promises like this on saudi arabia. president trump has not punished senior_ president trump has not punished senior saudi leaders, would you? yes, _ senior saudi leaders, would you? yes. and — senior saudi leaders, would you? yes. and i— senior saudi leaders, would you? yes, and i would make it clear we are not going to sell more weapons to them but we will make them pay the price and make them the pariah that they are. that was on the campaign trail — this is the biden administration in power. we are very focused on future

conduct and that is part of why we have cast this not as a rupture but a re—calibration. this have cast this not as a rupture but a re-calibration._ have cast this not as a rupture but a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia — a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia and _ a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia and the _ a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia and the us _ a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia and the us will - a re-calibration. this bond between saudi arabia and the us will not i saudi arabia and the us will not easily be broken. how are murder and war are presenting this early test to the president. this is a story of a superpower — and the saudis and how a new president faces an early test because of a murder. at first glance the united states and saudi arabia do not have much in common. their relationship is under constant pressure, in part because of a merger in 2018.— constant pressure, in part because of a merger in 2018. jamal khashoggi was strangled — of a merger in 2018. jamal khashoggi was strangled shortly _ of a merger in 2018. jamal khashoggi was strangled shortly after— of a merger in 2018. jamal khashoggi was strangled shortly after he - was strangled shortly after he entered the saudi consulate, and his body was later dismounted. ——

dismembered. this is jamal khashoggi — he was a saudi journalist and a us resident. in 2018, he went to the saudi consulate in istanbul and was murdered. us intelligence concluded that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, personally approved the killing — something he denies. there is absolutely no doubt, no doubt under international human rights laws that the responsibility of the state of saudi arabia is involved. it is involved in the killing, and a lack of an infective investigation and in the lack of an effective prosecution. ii investigation and in the lack of an effective prosecution.— investigation and in the lack of an effective prosecution. if the saudi state was involved, _ effective prosecution. if the saudi state was involved, it _ effective prosecution. if the saudi state was involved, it would i effective prosecution. if the saudi state was involved, it would be i state was involved, it would be unlikely the crown prince was not involved. but less than three weeks after the murder, the trump administration had set its course. what you consider as possible consequences for saudi following

this? it consequences for saudi following this? ., ., ., , this? it would have to be quite severe. this? it would have to be quite severe- itut — this? it would have to be quite severe. but the _ this? it would have to be quite severe. but the punishment i this? it would have to be quite i severe. but the punishment was not severe, severe. but the punishment was not severe. very — severe. but the punishment was not severe, very little _ severe. but the punishment was not severe, very little was _ severe. but the punishment was not severe, very little was done. - here's us secretary of state mike pompeo with mohammed bin salman in riyadh. all smiles. that set the trump approach. much later, the journalist bob woodward reported that donald trump said of the crown prince... trump called that book fake news. in any case, it is true, the us did leave the crown prince alone. and there were no sanctions. joe biden promised to be different. and this week, senior democrat adam schiff urged the president to keep that promise, saying...

but that didn't happen. here's my colleague nick bryant in new york on what did happen. while they have announced what they are calling ourjamal khashoggi ban which is targeting foreign nationals who they say intimidated or assaulted or harassed journalists, they have not imposed state —— sanctions on the crown prince, he will go unpunished. that development has been fiercely criticised. jamal khassoggi wrote for the washington post. its publisher fred ryan has written... we also heard from the fiance of jamal khashoggi. we also heard from the fiance ofjamal khashoggi. and some usjournalists and biden supporters have arrived arrived at this point.

as the only difference between trump bragging about saving nbs's as and biden acting like he has no choice but to save mohammed bin salman's as, is the only difference the words surrounding the decision? let's try and answer that. this is the official explanation. our objective is to recalibrate the relationship and prevent this ever happening again. but also to work with the saudi relationship. that mi . ht with the saudi relationship. that miaht be with the saudi relationship. that might be the _ with the saudi relationship. that might be the objective but others suggest there is an evergreen rule of politics at play. it is suggest there is an evergreen rule of politics at play-— of politics at play. it is really eas to of politics at play. it is really easy to promise _ of politics at play. it is really easy to promise you - of politics at play. it is really easy to promise you will i of politics at play. it is really easy to promise you will do | of politics at play. it is really i easy to promise you will do tough things when there is nothing you can do. at the moment when the reins of power are in your hands, it is a lot more, gated to do the things you promised when you are just a campaign guy. promised when you are 'ust a campaign guy-fl promised when you are 'ust a campaign guyfi promised when you are 'ust a campaign guy. promised when you are 'ust a

cam-iiainu. ., , ., , campaign guy. that is true for every leader when — campaign guy. that is true for every leader when they _ campaign guy. that is true for every leader when they assume _ campaign guy. that is true for every leader when they assume power. i campaign guy. that is true for every i leader when they assume power. there are longer reasons as well why the administration will not break with the saudis. but to really explain this, we need to start in 19a5. this is us president franklin roosevelt meeting the saudi king. and so began a relationship based first on oil, but over the decades increasingly on security too. it made both sides a lot of money and there were benefits beyond that. while us imports of saudi oil have been decreasing, the security relationship remains. america has a number of military bases in saudi arabia and right across the gulf from saudi arabia is iran. america doesn't trust iran's nuclear activity.

it doesn't trust its activities in lebanon, syria, iraq and yemen. and america believes it needs saudi arabia to counter that. and if the khashoggi murder reveals the nature of this complex relationship, so does the war in yemen. the government is backed by a saudi—led coalition. the houthi rebels are backed by iran. and president biden has acted. he's suspended us military sales to saudi arabia for offensive purposes — in the hope of de—escalating the conflict. we'll see if it works. these are the calculations presidents must make. the loss of arms sales for us firms. and while they may be a moral dimension, in the end, america's interests and power are the dominant consideration. and donald trump made that point

on arms sales repeatedly. doing sanctions right now and doing it on mbs would not have done much to advance us interests other than to advance us interests other than to produce satisfaction on the part of others. ., , ., , ., , of others. donald trump was equally blunt. of others. donald trump was equally blunt- spending _ of others. donald trump was equally blunt. spending a _ of others. donald trump was equally blunt. spending a purchasing - blunt. spending a purchasing military equipment _ blunt. spending a purchasing military equipment and i blunt. spending a purchasingj military equipment and other blunt. spending a purchasing - military equipment and other things. if we military equipment and other things. if we do— military equipment and other things. if we do not— military equipment and other things. if we do not sell it to them, they will say— if we do not sell it to them, they will say thank you very much, we will say thank you very much, we will buy— will say thank you very much, we will buy it — will say thank you very much, we will buy it from russia or we will bite from — will buy it from russia or we will bite from china. that will not help us when _ bite from china. that will not help us when it— bite from china. that will not help us when it comes to jobs and our comparry— us when it comes to jobs and our company is — us when it comes to jobs and our company is losing out that work. donald _ company is losing out that work. donald trump saw the world as america first and the world next. joe biden has a more global perspective but he knows that empires don't last for ever no do superpowers. and eric can see a resurgent china and a resurgent

russia. that means decisions both unpalatable and inevitable. the reali is unpalatable and inevitable. the reality is we — unpalatable and inevitable. the reality is we would rather have a flawed _ reality is we would rather have a flawed and deeply flawed ally.... and that is why the us won't walk away. it didn't after a number of saudis were involved in the 9/11 attacks. it hasn't after the khasshoggi murder. president obama understood this. he went to saudi arabia and met the king. despite reservations about its human rights act. despite reservations about its human rights act. a dancing president trump understood this. he made saudi arabia his first foreign trip. and president biden understands this too. in their very different ways, all three expressed disapproval of saudi actions, all three placed american interests above that. this is an exchange, not an alliance, and it's about the maintenance of american power. and for all thatjoe biden positions himself as a break from trump

on this marriage of convenience with the saudis, continuity is the word. that's all from us. you can get more on our analysis pieces from the bbc. our analysis is available on the website. our videos are available on the bbc news website, on the bbc news twitter and facebook feeds — and if you're in the uk, on iplayer too. you'll find them in the news category. or if you preferjust to listen, you can hear our analysis of the biggest stories in the world on bbc world service radio and on the bbc sounds app. thank you for watching, if you want further background on any of the stories, you can get that through the bbc news website. you can get

the bbc news website. you can get the same information through the bbc news app. see you soon, bye—bye. hello there. we end this week on a fine and settled note with high pressure dominating, but as we head on into next week it's all change. it will turn a lot more unsettled with wet and windy weather at times. so for the next few days, friday and the weekend, it will be settled. rather chilly, though. this new area of high—pressure moving down from the north will bring in some colder air, as you can see here, behind this very weak cold front which been spreading southwards during the course of thursday. a little bit of light rain on it. that will eventually clear away from southern and southwestern areas as we head through tonight, and then most places will be dry. there could still be the odd shower dotted around northern and eastern areas, with a wintry flavour over the higher ground. an onshore breeze will be quite noticeable across the eastern parts of england. where we hold onto the cloud, then, temperatures just above freezing.

where skies clear, though, it will be cold and frosty. so high pressure, then, pretty much right on top of the uk as we move into friday. and that'll bring light winds for all areas, certainly inland. could still be quite fresh, though, across the southeast, the coast there, coming in off the north sea. most places will be dry, a chilly start. some sunshine as well, but there will be a bit of cloud which will develop on into the afternoon. and it's going to be a chillier day for all areas. single figure values there, 5—8 degrees across the uk. friday night, with clearer skies in places and light winds, it could end up being a colder one for many of us. a bit more of a widespread frost, i think, temperatures down to —2 to —a celsius. so we start saturday, then, on a cold note, but bright with some sunshine. could see a little bit of mist and fog around, as the winds will be light. into the afternoon, again, we could see a little bit of cloud just building up. so after a sunny start, some areas could turn quite grey into the afternoon. most places will be dry.

could be just a few showers clipping the outer hebrides there, close to a weather front. and all areas will be quite chilly, i think highs of around 5—7 degrees. so similar story on sunday. chilly start, bit of frost, some fog around too, some sunshine, and then the clouds will tend to develop into the afternoon. signs of a change taking place, though, across the far west of the country. here, increasing breeze, some cloud, even some spots of rain. and temperatures up a degree or so there, but another chilly day for most. as we head on into the new week, as the atlantic comes back to life, it'll send deep areas of low pressure towards our shores, bringing rain and gales. and it'll turn milder as well.

this is bbc news i'm kasia madera. the headlines at eight government proposals to increase nhs pay in england by one percent have been described as pitiful by the royal college of nurses and labour. these hypocrites, they applauded on their doorsteps on downing street and now they want our great nhs staff and given the payraise they deserve. the government said the pandemic had placed huge strains on nhs finances, and that the rise would be above inflation. meanwhile the experts have been looking at the detail of rishi sunak�*s budget, and there are new questions about whether the chancellor took more than he gave in an interview to be broadcast next week the duchess of sussex accuses the royal family of spreading falsehoods about her.