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this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our headlines... pope francis begins his historic visit to iraq with an appeal for all religions to come together and work for peace. translation: i'm coming - here as a pilgrim to encourage them to express and practice theirfaith, hope and charity in the iraqi society. more clashes in myanmar — as the united nations security council meets to decide what action to take against the generals who seized power. some nursing staff in england say they are considering taking strike action — after the government says it can only afford a one percent pay increase. also ahead — more from meghan markle's interview — as she reveals what she felt
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when she joined the royal family. as an adult who lived a really independent live to then go into this construct. and — the politics of soup. we'll reveal how the beetroot—based borscht is becoming a recipe for nationalism in eastern europe. hello and welcome if you're watching on pbs in the us or around the world. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country's first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. security is at the highest possible level, for what's been described as the most risky trip undertaken by the 84 year old pontiff. there are also concerns
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about the coronavirus, although pope francis has received a vaccination. despite all of that, he said he felt an obligation to come to iraq. translation: i express my deep gratitude to the president, - mr salih, for the kind invitation and the warm welcoming words that he kindly addressed to me, also on behalf of the authorities and his beloved people. i would like equally to greet all the members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of the social society. i also greet affectionately all bishops, all religious. all priests, bishops, nuns. priests and nuns. and as i'm coming here as a pilgrim to encourage them to express and practise their faith, hope and charity in the iraqi society.
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our correspondent mark lowen is following the pope's tour, he sent this update from baghdad. well, this is a trip as historic as it is risky — the first ever visit to iraq by a pope, to a country that is central to the christian faith, the birthplace of the prophet abraham. risky, of course, because of the security concerns, the interreligious and sectarian conflict that have long torn through this country, but also of course because of the coronavirus pandemic, with iraq seeing new daily highs and infection rates. today, the pope met the president and prime minister of iraq. he urged the country to strengthen its democracy. the president of iraq thanked pope francis for coming here, particularly he said at a time when many would advise him not to come because of the pandemic. he's also meeting leaders and members of the dwindling and persecuted christian minority. and then on saturday, he holds a hugely important meeting
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with the top shia cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani. so, it is a meeting over the next three days, a trip over the next three days, that is as rich with symbolism as it is fraught with danger. here in the uk, two unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers are warning of possible strike action after the government suggested a one per cent pay rise for most nhs workers in england. they argue they deserve more, for the work they've carried out during the pandemic. but ministers say one percent is all they can afford. our deputy political editor vicki young sent this report. the covid pandemic�*s taking its toll on nhs staff. definitely undervalued is i think what a lot of people are feeling now. the government suggesting a i% pay rise. really sad, yeah, just very disappointed. alice and ella just two of the many nurses dismayed at today's news.
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and it's raising awkward questions for ministers. health secretary, you stood at that podium in may last year and said that nursing deserved fair reward. is a 1% rise fair? elsewhere in the public sector, there's a pay freeze in place, and we've proposed what we think is affordable to make sure that, in the nhs, people do get a pay rise. i bow to nobody in my admiration for nurses. in fact, i learnt that at the knee of my grandmother, who was a nurse. the independent pay review body will look at a range of nhs workers' pay, including nurses. their starting salary is almost £25,000. the government says newly qualified nurses have had a 12% rise over the last three years. the royal college of nursing says a nurse with average experience will be earning over £30,000. i thinkjust a deep
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sense of worry, really. but for holly, it's the future that worries her. the nhs won't return to normalfor a long time. we're demoralised, we're exhausted, we're fed up, and now i think people are actually quite angry and deeply, deeply worried for our patients. we know that waiting lists are incredibly high at the moment, and there's a big concern of how we're going to manage things when one in three nursing staff want to quit. 0ne nursing union has set up a strike fund in case they decide on industrial action. this was some of the reaction in birmingham today over the pay offer. i think at this time, we really need to be supporting the nhs, - and the nurses in particular, who've done an absolutely. amazing job. they've had a bad experience, and they deserve a lot more than that. in terms of strike action, i can see why they want to do it. it's probably not the best time to do it. i don't think they'd curry much favour with the public. economics in this country are as bad as they've ever been, _ so overall it's better than nothing.
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they deserve something. so, it's an offer which i feel should be accepted withoutj the threat of a union strike. others have also worked through this pandemic, but most public sector workers will have their pay frozen. the labour leader says they all deserve a rise. the freeze on public sector pay is wrong. we've challenged the government on it. i challenged them in the budget response on it, and we'll continue to challenge them on it. so, you want pay rises for everyone. you don't want any tax rises. is that financially responsible? we have to have a plan for the future to rebuild the foundations of our country. you don't do that by freezing the pay of those on the front—line throughout this pandemic, public sector workers. the nhs response to this pandemic prompted an outpouring of gratitude from the public, and the decisions ministers make now over how staff are rewarded will be scrutinised extremely closely. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let's look at some of
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the day's other news. nigeria, kenya and rwanda have started covid—i9 vaccination programmes, after receiving their first supplies of the jabs. among the first groups to be injected will be frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable people. a minutes silence has been held in switzerland to remember coronavirus victms, a year after the first covid—i9 fatality was confirmed. switzerland has seen over 9,000 deaths since the pandemic started. denmark and austria have both approved the use of the 0xford—astrazeneca jab for the over sixty fives. it follows a similar move by france and germany, reversing advice that its effectiveness in older groups was not proven. myanmar�*s military rulers are facing further international condemnation at a un security council meeting in new york, as protesters continue to defy the army's attempts to crush opposition. the un human rights investigator
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on myanmar has called for targeted sanctions and a global arms embargo on the country. this comes as reports from myanmar say police opened fire on protesters in the second city, mandalay, killing one person. police in dawei also used teargas — and there were rallies in towns and cities across the country. 0ur correspondent nyein chan aye was at one protest in yangon, to see how the demonstrators were preparing to continue their protest. this is becoming a too typical scene in the streets of yangon. this kind of roadblock can be seen almost everywhere across the city, like little fortresses, made out of sandbags, trash bins filled with water or sand. over a month already into this crisis here in myanmar and protesters have come prepared. people use whatever they can to protect themselves against the security forces. across the city, protests continue,
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despite the bloodiest clashes in previous days. people here saw the two most deadliest days just within a week, which resulted in several persons killed across the country. as the demonstrations in the main roads are easily crushed down by the security forces, the protesters change their tactics. instead of marching down to greater gathering points, they create their own space in their own neighbourhoods, like here. they feel much safer, but the situation can be changed suddenly. the riot police chase them down even in small streets. the demonstrators are trying to avoid any direct engagement with the junta's forces. people try to play cat and mouse games with authorities.
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so far, the opposition are organised and determined. i'm joined now by the editor of our burmese service, soe win than— talk burmese service, soe win than— us through the sii we have reports of one protester shot and killed in mandalay, is the junta showing signs of limiting the violence used to put down the protests? u nfortu nately not unfortunately not likely. 0ne unfortunately not likely. one person in central city was killed today. and on wednesday we saw over 30 people killed in the streets across myanmar in different cities. we still see security troops preparing just well over midnight now we saw the pictures coming from myanmar with security troops going around to the different places and rounding up those people who set up neighbourhood watch is that we saw in the report. that night they go
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around to the places and rounding up. there is no letting up of the violence or the crackdown. fire up. there is no letting up of the violence or the crackdown. are they any negotiations _ violence or the crackdown. are they any negotiations taking _ violence or the crackdown. are they any negotiations taking place? - violence or the crackdown. are they any negotiations taking place? is i any negotiations taking place? is there any willingness to talk to the protesters? there any willingness to talk to the rotesters? ., ~ ., there any willingness to talk to the protesters?— protesters? know. who did they neuotiate protesters? know. who did they negotiate with? _ protesters? know. who did they negotiate with? they _ protesters? know. who did they negotiate with? they have - protesters? know. who did they - negotiate with? they have contained all the elected leaders and put away and slapping charges against those leaders foot of who they negotiate with? the military is not familiar to the negotiation front of the tactics they use is cracking down and crushing the dissent. any resistance to their rule. this is what they are doing right now. ianthem what they are doing right now. when it comes through _ what they are doing right now. when it comes through the _ what they are doing right now. when it comes through the un _ what they are doing right now. when it comes through the un security council to eat met council which is discussing on friday the situation in myanmar. the burmese ambassador walked out. who now is representing them in front of the un?— them in front of the un? nobody. last week we _ them in front of the un? nobody. last week we sought _ them in front of the un? nobody. last week we sought the - them in front of the un? nobody. | last week we sought the myanmar publicly said that he would not be taking any orders from this military
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jumped also other governments not to recognise there is a military government for them this is a huge embarrassment for them. they lost credibility and they lost a little legitimacy they have. in the past previously when there were discussions about me and mark put me and my ambassador would approach the other diplomats and asked them a to defend them. there is no one to defend them. there is no one to defend in the un for the current junta. a great great blow to the junta. china's top lawmaking body, the national people's congress, has formally unveiled plans to ensure all candidates standing for hong kong's assembly to be approved by a committee whose members would be loyal to beijing. the european union has condemned the measures, which it says would undermine freedoms and democracy. 0ur correspondent in beijing stephen mcdonell sent this report. nearly 3,000 delegates are in the chinese capital
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to rubber—stamp initiatives already approved by the upper echelons of the communist party. and over the next week, the many challenges this country is facing will be presented in various forms. however, one issue is set to dominate the news. the complete overhaul of hong kong's electoral system. a change which will remove even limited opposition from formal politics in the city. the chinese government says there is nothing wrong with this because only patriotic hong kongers should be allowed to hold office anyway. translation: we will stay true to the spirit of the principle - of one country, two systems and reach the people of hong kong, administer hong kong. this change will be ushered in without even a hint of dissent here. but why rebuild an electoral system already rigged in favour of your allies? it could be because of the shock result in the most recent local council elections, when pro—democracy teams seized
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control of all but one municipality. so, under the new rules, not just anybody will be able to stand for election in hong kong. they must first be vetted by an election committee controlled by beijing. the same committee will also directly appoint a large proportion of the city's mini parliament, the legislative council. it'll be almost impossible for any candidate advocating democratic change to be elected. the chinese communist party is trying to annihilate the electoral system of hong kong and its proposal is moving a step backwards in terms of its openness and fairness. and it has become extremely autocratic elections system. here in the chinese capital, the central government is rapidly changing the very nature of hong kong. for party loyalists, they're celebrating rolling victories over a rebellious city that needed to be brought under control. there's not even the slightest bit of acknowledgement that ever
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deteriorating freedoms there seem to show a breach of promises made at the time of handover. loyalty to the motherland is paramount, nothing else is getting a look—in. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. meanwhile, in hong kong itself. four of the 47 pro—democracy figures who are facing subversion charges under the national security law have been released on bail. they were released after prosecutors abandoned their attempt to keep them in custody but the charges have not been dropped. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. prince philip has left the hospital where he had an operation earlier this week — we'll have the latest from our royal correspondent. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds
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as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier. and so my heart went bang, bang, bang. i the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you that it is going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. this is bbc news. the duchess of sussex says she feels "liberated"
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now that she and prince harry can make their own choices without the royal family. in the latest clip from her forthcoming interview with oprah winfrey meghan suggested life within the royal family was not what she had expected. daniela relph reports. "would you please give me an interview? " and you said. for three years, oprah winfrey has pursued this interview. finally we get to sit down and have this conversation. well. for the duchess of sussex, talking to 0prah a sign that the restrictions of royal life have lifted. it's really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege, in some ways, to be able to say, "yes, i'm ready to talk. " and to say it for yourself. to say it for yourself. and not to have to consult with anybody at this point. yeah, to be able tojust make a choice on your own and just be able to speak for yourself. meghan and harry are just the latest in a long line of high—profile confessionals. when people make up stories that i don't want to be - who i am, it hurts me.
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oprah winfrey got cyclist lance armstrong to finally come clean. yes or no, did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? yes. and she's previously persuaded royalty to bear their soul. it was so hard because the last bride up that aisle was me. - news anchor and war correspondent christiane amanpour has been interviewed by oprah winfrey. she says her interview style is perfect for drawing out royal revelations. there's been a bit of chat that perhaps she isn't going to be the most challenging interviewer for harry and meghan, particularly cos there is a sort of friendship, a personalfriendship, there. but i wonder if that's underestimating 0prah a bit. she's not an investigative reporter, she's not a pit bull, she's not massively aggressive. but if you look back and see the interviews she's done, 0prah has been able to get the answers. and i think it's unfair to suggest that sitting down with her for two hours is an easy ride. welcome to the show!
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oprah winfrey is a media powerhouse. for 25 years, the oprah winfrey show was a phenomenon, the most—watched chat show in tv history. we're going to take a break! she is now a media executive worth an estimated £1.8 billion. and that 0prah brand provides meghan and harry with an influential platform. oprah is the most powerful woman in america. she's also the wealthiest black woman in america. it's great for them to be aligned with her because she can really give a lot of guidance to them in navigating life as public figures in america. you wanted a—list, we're going to give you a—list.| oprah winfrey was a guest at harry and meghan�*s wedding, so there will be a familiarity for this interview. the timing is also sensitive, with the duke of edinburgh still in hospital and royal relationships strained. but oprah is an expert at dealing with family dramas. daniela relph, bbc news.
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here in the uk, the duke of edinburgh has been transferred back to london's king edward the seventh hopital after his heart procedure this week. prince philip — who's 99 — was taken by ambulance from st bartholomew's hospital, where he underwent the procedure on a pre—existing condition on wednesday. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell gave us this assessment. on monday he was transferred to saint bartholomew is and on wednesday this unspecified surgical procedure was carried out to treat this unidentified pre—existing heart condition. this morning he was moved from the nhs hospital specialising in cardiac care back to a private hospital where he will remain for some days for rest and recuperation and where on sunday he will be able to watch the queen and other members of the royal family taking back do my part in the commonwealth day event and on monday he will be able to watch his grandson and his wife, should teachers, taking part
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in their big interview, but somehow i think he may choose not to tune in. ukraine has been holding a national online cooking competition today as part of a drive to get unesco recognition for borscht, a beetroot soup, as a ukrainian dish. twenty five participants from all regions of the country have been cooking their own regional recipe for borscht on youtube. but the origin of the soup is not clear cut. russia and poland both claim it as their own national dish. so whose borscht is it? polish chef and restaurateur damian wawrzyniak, has cooked for the duke and duchess of cambridge hejoins me now. explain to us. i'm of polish origin, your polish, you understand that we bush all the time for w got the soup
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there. bush all the time for w got the soup there. ~ ., , _, ., there. where does it come from? well, it's a _ there. where does it come from? well. it's a long _ there. where does it come from? well, it's a long story. _ well, it's a long story. i6th—century where the boorish came onto the polish tables. it's definitely polish. 0nly made the best of the beet roots. what i have here is the warship made a national fermentation. this is how the normal polish soup made. it is a very traditional soup usually served on christmas day. you traditional soup usually served on christmas day.— traditional soup usually served on christmas day. you can't claim it as a completely _ christmas day. you can't claim it as a completely polish _ christmas day. you can't claim it as a completely polish dish _ christmas day. you can't claim it as a completely polish dish only. - christmas day. you can't claim it as a completely polish dish only. at i a completely polish dish only. at satan in romania, moldova, lithuania crushed russia and ukraine. it's international. it’s crushed russia and ukraine. it's international.— international. it's very european front of the _ international. it's very european front of the only _ international. it's very european front of the only difference - international. it's very european - front of the only difference between polish and ukrainian, we eat beans and potatoes. you are not going to find potatoes and beans in ukrainian. you'll find it only in
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polish. that's the main difference between those two different traditions.— between those two different traditions. ~ , ., traditions. when it comes to cooking this how can — traditions. when it comes to cooking this how can ukraine _ traditions. when it comes to cooking this how can ukraine justify - traditions. when it comes to cooking this how can ukraine justify their - this how can ukraine justify their ship represented in unesco as at ukrainian dish, once they are thinking do you reckon? it all de-ends thinking do you reckon? it all depends on _ thinking do you reckon? it all depends on the _ thinking do you reckon? it all depends on the way - thinking do you reckon? it all depends on the way it - thinking do you reckon? it all depends on the way it is - thinking do you reckon? it all depends on the way it is cooked i've got here a natural start. that's the beet root made of beads which ukrainian and eastern european, we all do the same. like i said the polish version, the only difference is those beans and potatoes. if were going to see clear soup like this i would just literally say that's 100% ukrainian borscht. if you going to see beans and potatoes that's polish traditional borscht from i6th—century even there is a book called the good man, the delight of a good man where he wrote about
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polish borscht. {iii a good man where he wrote about polish borscht.— polish borscht. of course. of course. polish borscht. of course. of course- you _ polish borscht. of course. of course. you cook— polish borscht. of course. of course. you cook for- polish borscht. of course. of course. you cook for royalty, j course. you cook for royalty, celebrities when it comes to the perfect batch, what's the magic ingredient?— perfect batch, what's the magic incredient? ,, ., ingredient? share as your taps. the number one — ingredient? share as your taps. the number one ingredient _ ingredient? share as your taps. the number one ingredient you - ingredient? share as your taps. the number one ingredient you have - ingredient? share as your taps. the number one ingredient you have to | number one ingredient you have to have a really, really good beetroot. we start with your fermentation process. similarto we start with your fermentation process. similar to sourdough bread. use small beads or the version which are the long ones. not the old and because obviously it's too much flavour, dryer. that's the base and the best quality borscht. the quality ingredients is the key for perfection. i’m quality ingredients is the key for erfection. �* , , perfection. i'm so hungry seeing the borscht. it looks _ perfection. i'm so hungry seeing the borscht. it looks beautiful. - perfection. i'm so hungry seeing the borscht. it looks beautiful. thank. borscht. it looks beautiful. thank you for sharing that. we do actually have a few recipes on the bbc news website of polish borscht and also
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ukrainian borscht. to check that out as always you can check that out. you can get in touch with me via social media. i'll see you later. bye—bye. week end the week on a quiet night because we have a big area of high pressure sitting on top of the uk. i've got the air mass on there to show you that it's also a pretty old high and not particularly sunny. i and not particularly sunny. can promise wall—to—we and i can promise wall—to—wall sunshine and delete this old aircraft. will have variable amounts of cloud through tonight. thickest cloud grants the north and west of the uk where here you can see the odd spot of rain. the art show elsewhere towards the east coast which could be wintry in nature. for most try it with clear skies. that's going to allow for pretty widespread frost to develop. blows down 2—3 minus four
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celsius across parts of england wales. as we start saturday cold frosty stop upright with some sunshine around. there will be variable amounts of cloud with early mist and fog through the afternoon could be cloud tend to build through the day. some places turning a bit grayer. few you spot to bring to the northwest of scotland most places drive by chile. temperatures five to 7 degrees. saturday night is going to be another cold one. particular where skies are clear we will see further frost and also filed to greet us for sunday morning. again, for england and wales will start cold a bit of sunshine and then start to see cloud building up into the afternoon. north and west of scotland slight changes taking place here with the weather front porch again. it's going to turn windier with outbreaks of writing. temperatures lifting by a degree or so for the highs of eight or 9 degrees as we head on into next week for monday, it starts to turn more unsettled across the northwest of the uk. further south in the area of high pressure is ebbing away. it was to bring anotherfine pretty high pressure is ebbing away. it was to bring another fine pretty chilly day to large parts of england and
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wales. a little bit of sunshine than cloud builds up in the afternoon. scotland, northern island breeze ir, claudia with outbreaks of rain. temperatures reaching nine or 10 degrees. tending to stay around six to eight for england and wales. as we move out of my day into the middle part of the week it turns very unsettled. potential for deep areas of low pressure sweeping into bring spells of rain and gales. for time certainly around the middle part of the week we will see a blast of mild air moving up from the southwest before things potentially turning colder by the end of the week. turning much more unsettled as week. turning much more unsettled as we moved to the week with spells of wet and windy weather for all of us.
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this is bbc world news. the headlines... pope francis has urged iraq's different religious communities to join together in a journey towards peace. at the start of the first ever papal visit to the country, he called for an end to violence and extremism. myanmar�*s military rulers are facing further international condemnation at a un security council meeting in new york, as protesters continue to defy the army's attempts to crush opposition. china's premier li keqiang has warned the world not to interfere in hong kong as plans to overhaul the electoral system in the terrortory were revealed. the european union has sharply criticised the move. in the latest clip from her forthcoming interview with oprah winfrey, the duchess of sussex, meghan, says she feels "liberated" now that she and prince harry can make their own choices without the royal family. you're watching bbc news. a mystery sixth person
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in the uk who was infected with the concerning brazilian variant has been found following a five—day search. the news comes as coronavirus infection rates continue to fall across the uk. the number of deaths is falling sharply too. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns reports. dinner lady, teacher and mum — lucy has been home—schooling her children since term started nine weeks ago. now, it's over, and it's fair to say they've got mixed feelings. it's the end of home school. no! i don't want to go back to school! what i'm most excited about is being iable to see my teachers and friendsl again and being able to play with them. . so, what's this question? primary and secondary school children in england will be swapping the kitchen table for the classroom on monday. the rest of the uk is taking things more gradually. slightly nervous about everyone going back next week, a little bit apprehensive,
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to be honest. this has been a strange time. when term or home—schooling started, figures from the office for national statistics suggested that about one in 50 people across the uk would've tested positive for coronavirus. by the end of january, cases had fallen to one in 65. and now, another drop, to one in 230 people. schools going back is the first step towards things opening up, and authorities will be keeping a close eye to see what kind of impact it has. one possibility is that the fall in infections will begin to slow down. another is that new cases could begin to rise, potentially pushing up the r number, how the virus spreads, up by 30%. but the vaccine roll—out means that isn't necessarily a huge problem. until now, high infection levels have inevitably meant high numbers in hospital and then high deaths, but as the vaccines have more
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impact, that link has been broken. and now, a covid mystery has been solved. on sunday, authorities announced that six people in the uk had tested positive for a worrying variant of coronavirus linked to brazil, but they didn't know who the sixth person was because they hadn't managed to register their test properly. authorities narrowed it down to 10,000 people, and then again to a few hundred. at this point, enhanced contract tracing kicked in, with call handlers calling, e—mailing and phoning all of the individuals that could've received a test in that time. these calls narrowed it down to 27 individuals. now we know that the man lives in croydon in south london. he'd recently come back from brazil and had quarantined at home, but there will be extra testing to make sure it hasn't spread any further. catherine burns, bbc news. both cyprus and portugal say they hope to welcome vaccinated
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british tourists from may, when travel restrictions may be lifted in england. it's not clear how vaccine status would be proved. from monday anyone leaving england will have to fill out a form to say why they're travelling. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies looks at how the industry is gearing up for the summer. the run—through well before the runway. while many of easyjet's planes aren't going to carry passengers yet, many are stored on the tarmac, waiting. staff training has continued during the pandemic, putting pilots in simulators... facemasks are required to be worn at all times. ..and cabin crew through mock scenarios. while airports sit almost empty. scotland, wales and northern ireland are yet to set a date on when international travel might return, but the prime minister's road map for england means that things are already starting to change here in gatwick.
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since the announcement, we've started work on returning all our colleagues back to work. the timescales around bringing the numbers of people back in the volumes of equipment and restarting the infrastructure, it takes time. it's not something that can be switched on overnight. the industry is desperate to welcome passengers back up the steps and into international travel again, but the question is, where will they be going to? how do other countries feel about having british tourists back? some are already working on their plans. cyprus has announced that they'll welcome british tourists as soon as the uk will allow them to go. everybody is going to be able to fly from the uk to cyprus, as long as they have the necessary tests, and no matter what the case, there will be no quarantines unless, of course, you test positive when you get here. they say that vaccinated british travellers can come to cyprus without a test at all from may if the uk allows them to fly. portugal is currently on the uk's red list, meaning anyone arriving from there in the uk has to go into hotel quarantine
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at their own expense, but the tourism minister is optimistic about may, too. for the time being, nonessential travel needs to be restricted, but we do believe that portugal will soon allow restriction free travel, not only for vaccinated people but for those that are immune or test negative, and that will happen soon, a couple of months, may be may, early may, we'll have everything ready to enable british people to come and visit the country, for sure. going on holiday is still illegal, and from monday, anyone travelling will have to carry a form which says their trip is permitted. there are no government guarantees that trips to cyprus, portugal or any other country will be possible from the 17th of may. after a year of crushingly low passenger numbers, the industry is holding its breath and hoping that the summer will save them. caroline davies, bbc news. more than a million nhs workers have now had the covid vaccine in england, but there are still tens of thousands who haven't. now the government is looking
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at whether covid vaccination should be made compulsory for all health workers. our health editor hugh pym reports on efforts to vaccinate nhs staff who may be hesitant. it's a vaccine promotional video with a difference — an nhs trust reaching out to its own staff via social media in a range of languages. here at hampshire hospitals, they are preparing for the next consignment of the vaccine doses. 90% of staff have had their first dose, and management are trying to talk to the others who still haven't had a jab. we're making sure that we're having individual conversations with people who haven't had it to really understand why, and if it is around misinformation, we're making sure that we correct that. three senior staff are working as vaccine champions,
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and they're addressing the concerns they hear. they're working with colleagues at the three hospitals in the trust. it's notjust our diverse communities that have had concerns about the vaccine. the are the other non—bame communities as well, but also our eastern european contacts and colleagues have also expressed some concerns in a similar fashion, but we are trying to share the message that it is safe. i've had the vaccine myself, i have recommended my family to take the vaccine. ministers are now actively reviewing whether vaccination should be compulsory for nhs staff. it'll be a tricky decision. they'll have to weigh up boosting public confidence but also whether such a move would alienate or antagonise staff. a gp at a surgery in hereford wrote to her local mp saying it was her personal choice not to have the vaccine, and she'd quit if she was made to have it. 0ne nurse at a different practice, who didn't want to be identified, told me why she wouldn't be vaccinated. if i'm vaccinating people,
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i'm at risk myself of getting covid, and that's my responsibility. senior health leaders are saying it's your professional responsibility, and other nhs staff, to have the vaccine. they can say that, but to me, that would be against my human rights. it's forcing me into doing something, where i should be able to make my own decision. doctor monica alabi is a gp in luton running extra vaccination clinics for local people. a couple of her practice staff have been hesitant, but she says persuasion is the answer, not compulsion. there has to be dialogue, and you have to trust the local leaders to deal with this rather than mandating it from the top. it can have unintended consequences. we don't want to lose staff, we don't want to lose people from the nhs. we are a struggling workforce as it is. vaccination rates among care home staff are lower than in the nhs. the review will consider that, and the calls which have been made for further intervention.
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hugh pym, bbc news. according to the latest government figures, 5,947 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the uk. there were also 236 deaths recorded in the last 24—hour period. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. and in total more than 21 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's 40% of the adult population. a 16—year—old girl has died following an incident in treorchy, south wales. police were called to reports of a stabbing, two men have been arrested in connection with the incident and are currently in hospital receiving treatment for serious injuries. detectives are not treating it as terror related. it's understood that those involved are known to each other and officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. vauxhall will suspend production at its ellemere port
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plant next week for six days due to a fall in demand for new cars. the shutdown at the cheshire site, which employs 1,000 people, is due to start on monday. vauxhall said the temporary closure of the plant is not related to ongoing talks about the future of the site. new car sales have fallen sharply across the uk with showrooms closed throughout the lockdown. racist abuse directed towards footballers on social media is a growing problem — now police are calling on the premier league and english football league to do much more to tackle it. police say it's often difficult to get access to players to speak to them about reported incidents, and that's making it harder to catch the people behind offensive material. june kelly has the story. yan dhanda. and yan dhanda in... swansea v manchester city in the recent fifth round of the fa cup. it's a corner to swansea. after swansea's defeat, online racist abuse was directed at their british—asian player yan
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dhanda. it did have a big effect on me, and i was upset and i was angry. dhanda one of so many footballers who've been targeted by the trolls. 0thers include the manchester united trio marcus rashford, anthony martial and axel tuanzebe, laurenjames of united's women's team, her brother reece, who plays for chelsea, and his team—mate antonio rudiger, romaine sawyers of west brom, southampton's alex jankewitz and the arsenal duo willian and eddie nketiah. 11 players from different clubs, but all in the same team as victims of abuse. deputy chief constable mark roberts is the lead on football for the national police chiefs' council. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter he's written to the chairman of the english football league, rick parry. he has sent a similar one to the chief executive of the premier league, richard masters. the league says mr masters
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was only made aware of it when we asked for a response. the letter calls for a joined—up approach to tackling racism both at grounds and on social media. it was sent two months ago. neither organisation responded. the bbc contacted them both this week. since then, both have replied to the letter. i think it's disappointing. mark roberts wants better co—operation from clubs to get access to players, vital in mounting a prosecution. we actually have some difficulty. getting through legal departments, player welfare teams. we've had experiences where a force has been making attempts _ to try to get to a player, they've hit this wall - at a club and then publicly the players are saying, . "where are the police? why are they not making contact?" sterling here, makes it two! the premier league said it had been involved in regular discussions with the police and it was doing everything possible to eradicate online abuse. and the english football league said it was looking at ways in which football and policing could be better coordinated.
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june kelly, bbc news. rangers are on the verge of winning the scottish premiership for the first time in a decade. if results go their way this weekend, they'll end celtic�*s ten—year dominance of football in scotland and cap a remarkable comeback from financial liquidation. jane dougall reports from glasgow. this was the goal that sent rangers to within touching distance of the title. and alfredo morelos has surely won this for rangers! victory meant the blue side of glasgow could wrap up the scottish premiership this weekend. when rangers last led scottish football, david weir was captain. the teams were so evenly matched than that it was going to be competitive for the foreseeable future. there's been a lot of ups and downs, and primarily downs since then, so the rangers fans, they're ready for it. the scottish football- champions rangers have signalled their intention i to go into administration. severe financial difficulties forced the club into liquidation,
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and in 2012 it had to re—enter scottish football in the then third division. but rangers rose rapidly back up the leagues, with three promotions in four seasons, eventually regaining top—flight status in 2016. while rangers were destitute, bitter rivals celtic dominated, winning nine premiership titles in a row. for fans like alan park, who's supported rangers for a0 years, it's been a difficult decade. it's been a long time coming, jane, it really, really has. as i say, there's been dark times. we always knew we would come back. when we would come back, we didn't know, but now we're back. the man credited with steering the club back to the top, former liverpool and england captain steven gerrard. it's his first senior coaching role, and this would be his first managerial silverware. but rangers still have work to do. they need to win here tomorrow against st mirren and hope that celtic drop points against dundee united on sunday.
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that would effectively hand rangers the title and halt celtic

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