this is bbc news. hello, i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... shouting. the prime minister says he's "deeply concerned" about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson will chair a crime and justice summit today, following strong criticism of the police — but ministers says the head of the met shouldn't resign. cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she's been close to some incredibly successful investigations, and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls. thank you for all of your messages so far. thank you for all of your messages so far. where do your sympathies lie? do let me know this morning.

you can send me a message by the usual ways. you can send me a message by the usual ways. thousands of women stage rallies, across australia — to protest against gender discrimination and violence. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month's coup. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. the grammy goes to — beyonce! at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it is myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times and it has been such a difficult time. and coming up in around halfan hour, we'll talk live to katie price as her petition to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous passes 100,000 signatures.

hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government's crime and justice taskforce — after saying he is "deeply concerned" about the way police handled a vigil in london over the weekend in memory of murdered woman sarah everard. mrjohnson said that every part of the criminaljustice system needed to work to protect and defend women and girls. hundreds of people gathered at the bandstand in clapham common, south london, on saturday evening for a vigilfor ms everard, who went missing while walking home from a friend's house on 3rd march. 0fficers handcuffed women and removed them from the gathering. four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus

regulation breaches, the met said. met police commissioner dame cressida dick, who's attending today's summit with the prime minister, has dismissed calls to resign and defended the force's actions. i don't think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying oh, that was done badly or i would have done it differently without actually understanding what was going through their minds. my officers up and down london and beyond, if they weren't working, will have been thinking of sarah at 9:30 last night, they will have been lighting candles or pausing, and it's something we care about very, very deeply. the policing minister, kit malthouse, insists the met had a very difficultjob in handling the vigil. we have to see the context of the difficult situations on the police find themselves in. we need to know more about saturday night. and obviously, this independent review will look into that. but you know cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she has been close to some incredibly

successful investigations. and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls in as assertive of a way as we possibly can. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. that was the policing minister. politicians from all parties have been responding, haven't they? yes. been responding, haven't they? yes, the have. been responding, haven't they? yes, they have- and _ been responding, haven't they? yes, they have. and what _ been responding, haven't they? yes they have. and what we have heard is that attempt to balance the concerns about people and what they saw. but we have seen at the same time as you heard from the policing minister and the prime minister support for cressida dick. and the police —— there have been calls for her to resign, calls for her to apologise for what happened. she has had the backing of the policing minister.

the opposition as well and of course the prime minister. they all expressed their concern about the issues of safety of women, but not backing up those calls. what we have seen at these two inquiries that are going to happen of the event on saturday. 0ne going to happen of the event on saturday. one will be by the met and one will be independent. it's expected that will take a few weeks. for the time being, depending on the outcome of those reviews, the met police commissioner does have some serious backing. police commissioner does have some serious backing-— serious backing. thank you very much. joining me now is helen lewis, author and staff writer at the atlantic, who attended the vigil on clapham common on saturday evening. helen, how would you describe it to begin with and when and why did things change?—

begin with and when and why did thins chance? ~ . ., things change? when i arrived about 5m, it things change? when i arrived about 5pm. it was — things change? when i arrived about 5pm. it was very _ things change? when i arrived about 5pm, it was very quiet. _ things change? when i arrived about 5pm, it was very quiet. it _ things change? when i arrived about 5pm, it was very quiet. it was - things change? when i arrived about 5pm, it was very quiet. it was a - 5pm, it was very quiet. it was a silent vigil. women were respectfully laying flowers and people holding candles. it was very moving, but also very low—key. and then at six o'clock, there was a moment of silence led by someone. after that there were speeches, some which were angry as you would expect of the circumstances. as i left, the police were moving and. saying it was time to go home, break it up. i thought to myself, this is a very bad idea. it is interesting that cressida dick talking about armchair critics. i guess i'm one, but i was there at the time. for the police to move in and be heavy—handed seen very counterproductive. the evidence for that is that there were lots of other vigils around the country that did not end up with these kind of scenes. and there was a protest yesterday in westminster with

regular post textures —— with regular post textures —— with regular protesters and we did not end up with these kinds of scenes. were you there to pay your respects as well as doing yourjob? because people who went to work criticised because it was called off, it was an illegal gathering in the end. i was there to write _ illegal gathering in the end. i was there to write about _ illegal gathering in the end. i was there to write about it. _ illegal gathering in the end. i was there to write about it. i - illegal gathering in the end. i —" there to write about it. i think it is a really interesting movement for britain and the feminist movement. following on from the metoo movement. we have these outpouring of anger. that we keep raising these problems and they go nowhere. i talked to him women who say i do not feel safe walking home on my own. it is notjust about feel safe walking home on my own. it is not just about the feel safe walking home on my own. it is notjust about the big incidents, it's about the little tiny ones that over a lifetime to accumulate and make you feel not safe in public spaces. in

make you feel not safe in public saces. , ., ., ., spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that, spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that. there _ spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that, there are _ spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that, there are so _ spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that, there are so many - spaces. in terms of dealing with all of that, there are so many facets i spaces. in terms of dealing with all| of that, there are so many facets to this. is it looking at sentencing? laws, how we educate boys? where do you come from on that? the laws, how we educate boys? where do you come from on that?— you come from on that? the one thing i would sa you come from on that? the one thing i would say is — you come from on that? the one thing i would say is if _ you come from on that? the one thing i would say is if you _ you come from on that? the one thing i would say is if you are _ you come from on that? the one thing i would say is if you are a _ you come from on that? the one thing i would say is if you are a man - i would say is if you are a man watching this and you feel annoyed that you are being lumped in with all these people, is look to your own friends and see whether or not what they are doing. it is not something i really think that women can solve. i am opposed to longer sentences, i don't think they have a deterrent effect. prisons are costly and in a bad state at the moment. i do not think that is a place for rehabilitation. i am very wary about that. we have got this massive problem in the courts exacerbated by the coronavirus. there is a backlog of cases. that is obviously unfair

to people who are accusing someone of rape or domestic violence. they are asked to give very emotional violence several years after the fact. and it's unfair on defendants to have that charge hanging over their head. a huge investment in the court system to ease the backlog would be beneficial. it would benefit everyone involved in the system. pa. benefit everyone involved in the s stem. �* ., , ., , system. a few more questions. the labour party _ system. a few more questions. the labour party in _ system. a few more questions. the labour party in the _ system. a few more questions. the labour party in the uk _ system. a few more questions. the labour party in the uk say - system. a few more questions. the labour party in the uk say they're l labour party in the uk say they're going to vote against something called the police crime sentencing in courts bill which could give, would give police more powers to impose conditions on static protests. i know saturday was not a protests. i know saturday was not a protest it was a vigil, but what do you think of their decision to vote against the entire bill? i you think of their decision to vote against the entire bill?— against the entire bill? i think it is artl against the entire bill? i think it is partly a _ against the entire bill? i think it is partly a tactical— against the entire bill? i think it is partly a tactical one _ against the entire bill? i think it is partly a tactical one and - against the entire bill? i think it is partly a tactical one and they| is partly a tactical one and they feel that they have the ability to do because of the events on saturday. fundamentally law and

order politics is very popular in this country. never can underestimate people's instinct to lock people up. civil liberties position is a smaller one. what is odd about that bill to me is that there is a ten year sentence for damaging a statue. i think it is very unlikely that juries damaging a statue. i think it is very unlikely thatjuries will convict if that is the kind of penalty. this is why long sentences can be counterproductive. i think there is a real case for saying that this bill is not in a very good state. we do not feel we can sign it. we should look again at this. that is a difficult and a big political call to make. the anti—protest positions and pro—police positions are the dominant ones in this country. aha, dominant ones in this country. a final thought, dominant ones in this country. a finalthought, in dominant ones in this country. a final thought, in the dominant ones in this country. a finalthought, in the house dominant ones in this country. a final thought, in the house of lords the domestic abuse bill is being scrutinised and they can make misogyny a hate crime. would that

make any difference to the level of mail violence? make any difference to the level of mailviolence? i’m make any difference to the level of mail violence ?_ mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on _ mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on that. _ mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on that. i _ mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on that. i think— mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on that. i think there - mailviolence? i'm unconvinced by the case on that. i think there is l the case on that. i think there is an odd discrepancy that homophobia or racial abuse are classified as hate crimes but misogyny is not. i think it's hard to spend any time on the internet without seeing that woman hatred is very pervasive in society. 0ne woman hatred is very pervasive in society. one of the biggest things we can do is properly fund domestic violence programmes. and more stuff for women who want to stay in their home. at the moment the solution is here's some money to leave by a large. that can only apply to people in severe danger. lots of women do not want to do that. these are problems that are very difficult to solve because they are huge and they cost money. solve because they are huge and they cost money-— cost money. thank you very much helen. cost money. thank you very much helen- helen _ cost money. thank you very much helen. helen lewis. _ cost money. thank you very much helen. helen lewis. she - cost money. thank you very much helen. helen lewis. she is - cost money. thank you very much helen. helen lewis. she is a - cost money. thank you very much l helen. helen lewis. she is a writer for the atlantic magazine. thank you

for the atlantic magazine. thank you for your messages on what happened on saturday. john says i am and asked tory voter. i am disgusted at the met police action. damon says have we forgotten about covid? what are the police supposed to do? it sounds like they started politely explaining and encouraging and then enforcing. to australia now and tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across the country, rallying against sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. one of the biggest events was outside the parliament building in canberra. 0ur corresponent shaima khalil was there — a warning — her report contains flash photography. enough is enough, enough is enough. a day of reckoning across australia. calling out sexual violence and the political system they say has let them down. i've been honked at, groped in bars and i think it's time that everyone takes responsibility for this issue. i've got four young children and i believe

i want a better future for my girls and i want my boys to understand the _ seriousness of these issues. it's like something that as a woman, it's almost wrong to feel angry. - but i feel angry. they marched in more than a0 towns and cities. the biggest was here in canberra — home to parliament house, the country's seat of power. this is where brittany higgins, a former political adviser to the liberal party, alleges a male colleague had raped her. she says her experience reflects a dismal reality for many women. my story was on the front page for the sole reason that it was a painful reminder to women that if it can happen in parliament house, it can truly happen anywhere. applause. shutters click. in a separate claim, australia's attorney general christian porter has vigorously denied allegations that he raped a 16—year—old girl in 1988, long before he entered politics. the prime minister scott morrison has been under mounting pressure to

launch an independent inquiry. but has so far refused. he prays the peaceful rallies but has been cold tone deaf. this he prays the peaceful rallies but has been cold tone deaf.- he prays the peaceful rallies but has been cold tone deaf. this is a vibrant liberal— has been cold tone deaf. this is a vibrant liberal democracy. - has been cold tone deaf. this is a vibrant liberal democracy. not. has been cold tone deaf. this is a vibrant liberal democracy. not far from here such marches even now are being met with bullets. but not here in this country. not here in this country. this is a triumph of democracy when we see these things take place. the controversy of these rape allegations and the way they've been handled have rocked the government and touched a nerve with australian women. many are furious at what they say is a culture of no accountability among politicians and a leadership that is out of touch with their struggles. for saying you believe a survivor sounds incredibly easy and that's because it is. for saxon millins, this is personal. she was sexually assaulted outside a nightclub in sydney in 2013 and now wants to take

advantage of this collective outrage to bring about change. the fact that it is our government, our prime minister, our highest elected leaders that are just totally unwilling to listen to survivors or understand the reality of sexual violence, i think that has brought everyone together to understand that something needs to be done. chanting. this moment has been described as a turning point for australian politics. but it also highlights yet again how women have been treated in the country's corridors of power and how most of the time, power has not tilted in their favour. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, canberra. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister says he's "deeply concerned" about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days

of protest since last month's coup. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. in myanmar, the lawyer for deposed leader aung san suu kyi says her court hearing — which had been scheduled for today — has been ajourned until 24th march. she was arrested in last month's military coup, and is facing charges of accepting money and gifts — accusations that have been widely criticised as fabricated. it follows one of the deadliest days since mass protests began against the coup — at least a0 people were killed by security forces yesterday and martial law has been extended across more parts of myanmar�*s main city, yangon. earlier, our south east asia correspondentjonathan head described how bad the military crackdown has been in the last few days.

it's not just that this appears to be a strategy with no soft side to it from the military authorities to crush this movement through sheer terror, shock, random violence. but the attitude of soldiers and police, i think that is what has really stunned people. we've seen police and soldiers almost laughing. i mean, very casual. picking people off with their high velocity rifles from the bridge. they have basically gone to war with their own people, declared war on them. and they are picking them off as if they are hunting. even when others go and try to help people who have been shot, they are being picked off as well. we have seen videos posted by soldiers and police expressing contempt for the civilian population and jeering at them and threatening them with their weapons. and we have seen behaviour that frankly i can't even describe on the air like this. attitudes towards the people who are wounded, dead bodies in the street, the way the military have treated those. there is clearly embedded in the military and police total and complete contempt and disregard for the lives of the people who in theory they are supposed to serve. and in that context,

this is a really dreadful conflict. they are armed, the ordinary people are not. they are facing a massive uprising and where it is very strong as it was particularly in these two industrial neighbourhoods of yangon yesterday, the police and military went in much harder and used a lot more live fire. as a result, we have this terrible death toll. just the numbers and the death toll don't give you and a sense of the awful injuries people are suffering. the kind of injuries you only expect to see on a battlefield is what these high velocity bullets do. it is just awful. the netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine over concerns about possible side effects. the dutch government said the move was a precaution, and would last until the 29th of march. the announcement comes after a similar decision from ireland, following reports of blood clotting from recipients of the vaccine in norway. but the world health organisation say there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots.

joininig me now is our health correspondent, nick triggle. talk us through some of the side effects. ~ ., ., , talk us through some of the side effects. ~ . ., , , talk us through some of the side effects. ~ . .,, , , talk us through some of the side effects. ~ . , , ., effects. what has been focused on currently is — effects. what has been focused on currently is blood _ effects. what has been focused on currently is blood clots. _ effects. what has been focused on currently is blood clots. when - effects. what has been focused on currently is blood clots. when we. currently is blood clots. when we look at the evidence there have been 17 million people vaccinated with the astrazeneca vaccine across europe and there has been fewer than 40 europe and there has been fewer than a0 instances of individuals having blood clots after they have had the vaccine. when authorities are looking at the safety of vaccinations,... they look for any vaccinations, . .. they look for any signalled vaccinations,... they look for any signalled that adverse events are being caused by the vaccine rather than coincidence. 0bviously when you vaccinate millions of people it is quite likely things will happen afterwards that would have happened anyway. if we look at the uk, there

is more than 3000 blood clots a month, patients who have blood clots. in the day that there is no signal that this is a higher rate after vaccination than it is in the general population, which is one of the key alarm bells. the other thing is that there is no biological mechanism that would likely to mean the vaccine would cause blood clots. it surprise a lot of vaccination experts that individual countries are taking this step. after all the who, the european medicines agency and the uk drugs regulator are all insisting that there is no link between the vaccine and blood clots. are they just between the vaccine and blood clots. are theyjust being super, super cautious? do you think they will come back and say we are going to use the vaccine again? the?r come back and say we are going to use the vaccine again?— use the vaccine again? they make clear that this _ use the vaccine again? they make clear that this is _ use the vaccine again? they make clear that this is a _ use the vaccine again? they make clear that this is a temporary - clear that this is a temporary suspension for two weeks. they talk about it being a precautionary

measure. 0ne about it being a precautionary measure. one of the problems is that if you stop and then start a vaccination programme it can damper confidence. is it a proportionate precautionary measure? they are difficult decisions when you are rolling out vaccinations in the middle of a pandemic very quickly, tough calls have to be made. i was talking to one expert who said what you need is a calm hand and not to overreact. and i think a lot of people are concerned that some of these countries are overreacting here. ., ~ these countries are overreacting here. . ,, i. these countries are overreacting here. ., ~' ,, , these countries are overreacting here. . ,, , . shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of italy from today, with the government there warning of a "new wave" of covid infections. for three days over easter, from the 3rd to the 5th of april, there will be a total shutdown. italy, which one year ago imposed one of the first national lockdowns, is once again struggling to contain the rapid spread of infections as mark lowen reports.

the beautiful blue skies of milan belie the dark clouds of covid gathering it again, because, just over a year since italy became the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown, it is shutting its doors once again. this region, lombardy, the original epicentre of the first wave, is now one of 11 regions in italy, over half the country, in which schools, shops, restaurants are closing as part of a red zone, and for three days across the easter holiday, the whole of italy will become a red zone, so there will be closures right across the country. italy is now in a third wave of the virus, with infections likely to peak in six or seven days, and while some here support the tightening of the measures, for many, well, they feel at the end of their tether. we know that it is necessary but we are very tired, so i hope that this is the last one. we feel pretty dreadful. it is like back to square

one after a year. it is incredible that the schools haven't had a chance to think about an alternative. we look at israel, we look at the us, and we look at the uk thinking, well, things are working there, yeah. and here? not really. italy's vaccinations have indeed been sluggish, partly due to supply problems, but from today they have pledged almost double daily shots in a massive national mobilisation, a gradual relief to a nation that has suffered so much. i was worried about her, yes, because a lot of people died, especially in lombardy so now i am happy to receive the vaccine. this hospital alone has gone from administering 200 vaccines a day injanuary, up to 1300 a day now. and with a slow start and with cases still rising here, italy is racing to get to the point at which daily vaccines outweigh new infections. it has got some

catching up to do. all secondary school pupils in scotland will return to the classroom part—time from today — in the latest easing of restrictions. meanwhile, all primary school children who are not already back will restart face—to—face learning. it's expected that all pupils will return to school full—time after easter. the scottish government has defended the move after the teaching union, the eis, said teachers were exhausted. hairdressers and barbers in wales are re—opening this morning — the first part of the uk to relax the rules for those wanting a trim. all salons shut there on the 28th december following a rise in coronavirus cases. welsh primary schools will also welcome back all children today — after some year groups returned three weeks ago. tomorrow it will be a year since andrew bailey took over as governor of the bank of england . the uk economy — hit by the pandemic and also affected by uncertainty over brexit — suffered its biggest contraction in more than 300 years.

the government has been borrowing at levels never seen before outside wartime — helped by the bank's own actions in buying up its debt. this morning, mr bailey spoke to radio four�*s today programme about what kind of recovery he thinks we can expect. iam now i am now more positive, but was a large dose of caution. there is no question that the vaccine programme is a great achievement. no question that while the lockdown have been painful, we have seen the retreat of covid. the economic effects of the restrictions do appear to to be reducing overtime as we all adapt. we see as we set out in our report in february the recovery and the economy during the rest of this year once the restrictions start to get lifted. i'm going to put the cautionary note in, this covid

affect on the economy is huge, what we're is the economy will actually get back in terms of activity around the end of the year to where it was at the end of 2019. that is good news, but let's be realistic. it is just getting back to to where we were before covid. a three—billion—pound plan — which would include hundreds of miles of new bus lanes and more frequent services — has been promised for england. the government's strategy aims to make buses cheaper, greener and easier to use. but there are concerns the money won't be available quickly enough and recent cuts to some routes won't be reversed. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. buses can be better. that's the message from the government today, who set out a list. they want to see simpler bus fares, more services, contactless payments, more bus lanes and a,000 electric and hydrogen buses. they have £3 billion to make it happen. councils and bus companies will need

to work together to create a legally binding plan, that includes introducing these ideas in order to get some of that money. it's a long wish list. some passenger groups are pleased, but want to know how it will work. the objectives the government set out are hugely welcome, but we want to see how they're actually going to pay for these and how they're going to make sure the increased services they've promise, will actually happen on the ground. but i don't want to be churlish in any way. this is a very good document. some of the measures, like new bus lanes, are likely to be unpopular with motorists. unite, which represents 70,000 bus workers, are worried that the strategy doesn't say anything about drivers' pay and conditions. and it's concerned the money promised won't be available soon enough. labour has said that this plan offers nothing to reverse last bus routes over the years. while most of us might not be stepping on board for now, the government hopes these ideas will persuade more of us to take the bus. caroline davies, bbc news. history was made at the grammys

overnight, as beyonce broke the record for the most awards ever won by a female artist. she won four awards, taking her total number of grammys wins up to 28. there was also some british success too, with harry styles and dua lipa both taking home awards. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports from los angeles. how do you deliver spectacular grammy moments in the time of covid? here's how. back—to—back performances on specially designed socially distanced stages inside... ..and out. and then watch as history is made. the grammy goes to beyonce! beyonce became the most decorated female artist in grammy history. as an artist, i believe it's myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times. and it's been such a difficult time.

an emotional megan thee stallion won best rap song and for best new artist, the first female rapper to do so for more than 20 years. the disco queen of quarantine, british artist dua lipa, won best pop vocal album for future nostalgia. i'm just so grateful and so honoured, because happiness is something we all deserve and it's something that we all need in our lives. and i really want to say a massive, massive thank you to all the fans that have... this is all because of you. i can't breathe, her~ _ song of the year went to herfor i can't breathe, written as the pain flowed out of her during the black lives matter protests last summer. we are the change that we wish to see. and, you know, that fight that we had in us, the summer of 2020, keep that same energy. thank you. brit harry styles opened the show

and went on to win the grammy for best solo pop performance. there was much missed high fashion and amazing accessories. no—one was accepting awards in sweat pants here. billie eilish won record of the year for the second time running, bringing to a close a spectacular celebration of music around the world. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister says he's �*deeply concerned' about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson will chair a crime and justice summit today, following strong criticism of the police — but ministers says the head of the met shouldn't resign. cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievements in her life and she's been close to some incredibly successful investigations and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this

issue of dealing with violence against women and girls. thousands of women stage rallies across australia — to protest against gender discrimination and violence. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month's coup. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. it's a week since many children in england started back at school. but for some, a return to the classroom could be weeks or even months away. around 5a,000 children in england are currently shielding — and for them the government advice is stay at home until further notice. while children who live with shielders have been told to return to school, some parents believe the risk is too high and have decided to break the rules to keep them at home. jayne mccubbin talks to three families about those tough decisions. children clamour.

early years, welcome back. come on in. a week ago, this was only part of the story. ready. one, two. this is leo. you're getting very heavy. hello, there. jude and flynn. 0h, you've head—butted each other. twins arthur and alfie. these are some of the children who aren't yet going back to school. if i'm honest with you, - i felt forgotten the whole way through. yes, they could go back to school and they'd be with their friends. but if they brought it home they might lose their mum. these are some of the families who are exhausted after a full year of shielding and home—schooling. you know, one time i timed it and there was 92 times in one hour that i heard "mummy". yeah.

jude and flynn are fit, healthy, happy boys but their mum is shielding with chronic asthma and the family have decided to keep the boys away from school. we'd got everything ready, we bought the shoes, we tried on the uniforms. we got the new book bags and then wejust had this kind of dawning, i guess, thinking, we're just sending them back and the only thing to protect me is just crossing our fingers hoping for the best and why would we do that after all this time we've been able to stay safe at home together? you could be told that that's an unauthorised absence and you could possibly be fined for that. and you're a solicitor as well. you understand the rules and regulations very well. i think ultimately we were prepared to do that if we had to. i think it's very unfortunate that people in our situation are having to make that kind of choice because ultimately it isn't my children's fault that they've got a disabled mum. charlotte says she is thankful for an understanding head teacher. emma is not willing to take the risk.

two of her children are shielding and can't go to school but three have been told they must. if i don't send them - i could get fined and i could get into trouble for it. but they are also - expecting me to shield. bearing in mind i'm. on my own with them. i have to get three children - to education but also shield two. this is nowjust part of her exhausting daily routine. trying to keep the virus out by disinfecting, washing and wiping every time the children come in. i had a bit of a cry yesterday to be fair because it- wasjust, what is going on? this is madness. we are planting the bulbs in. some families are physically and mentally exhausted after a year without the support they'd usually rely on. leo is shielding. you can't afford to fall apart for a second. no, absolutely. you are mum and teacher

and nurse and... and dad. don't, you'll start me off. i've not even cried for my dad passing yet because when i do get upset, oh, here we go... when i do get upset, his world falls apart. if she's upset then something really bad is happening. i love you bottom of my heart. do you? i love you from the bottom of my heart. in school, leo used to have one—to—one support, his mum had access to respite but since september, he's only had one daily 30 minute zoom with a teaching assistant. his mum hasn't had a break in a year. it's literallyjust... this gives you an indication, it's just below the surface. it's a millimetre thick. so, yes, it's... yeah, i wouldn't change my life, you know, when i get to the end of this, you know, it will be the greatest

fight that i've ever had. a petition launched by disability rights campaigner and tv star katie price to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous has received 1a0,000 signatures. katie wants it to be made a legal requirement for anyone opening a new social media account to have to provide a verified form of id. it's hoped by lifting the ability to be anonymous, it would make it easier to trace people posting abusive messages and bring them to justice. katie's son harvey, who has a number of conditions which affect his brain function, hormones and vision and means he has learning disabilities and behavioural problems, — has received vile abuse over the years. we can speak now to katie and also to conservative mp andrew griffith who is backing katie's campaign.

hello backing katie's campaign. and welcome to both of katie, hello and welcome to both of you. katie, described to our audience what people would have to do when opening a new account on instagram or snapchat or wherever. the opening a new account on instagram or snapchat or wherever.— or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now _ or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now is _ or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now is going _ or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now is going to _ or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now is going to be - or snapchat or wherever. the way forward now is going to be social| forward now is going to be social media, everything is going on the internet. so always, trying to find these people who make all these comments, notjust about harvey but about anybody, if you report them, they shut them down and they reopen again. by using this track a trule, the petition i want to do, you have to have id and if you are under 18 a parent or guardian, their id so if you trawl, you do anything like that and say things you know you shouldn't say, it is legally tracked. people have to remember what you write could affect someone and people who've been committing suicide, it's a hell of a lot more in the past locked down, it's gone up in the past locked down, it's gone up and up, and it'sjust a simple

thing, idon't up and up, and it'sjust a simple thing, i don't understand why this social media don't or won't do it. i know it's all a matter of fact what we say and i know we like to have a joke and unfortunately, with the sites, people like it when they retweet them, they get more followers and this and that and it's better for the sites but if they really look at it, the amount of deaths, the mental health caused by it, is it really necessary to make these comments? these comments are harsh, they are racial. you get death threats, all sorts of things and people want to argue and say they are acceptable, you don't need id for that, then that's something that has to be done, it's a no—brainer. that has to be done, it's a no-brainer._ that has to be done, it's a no-brainer. �* , no-brainer. i've been looking, eo - le no-brainer. i've been looking, people have — no-brainer. i've been looking, people have various _ no-brainer. i've been looking, people have various reactions| no-brainer. i've been looking, l people have various reactions to this petition, what people want to know is does that mean people would have to use their real names when they open an account because some have quite legitimate concerns, for example, people and within the lgbt

plus community, for example, i've seen tweets from them saying actually, not many people know i am 93)’, my actually, not many people know i am gay, my parents don't know. we they have to use their real names? itruiheh have to use their real names? when we say id. — have to use their real names? when we say id. i — have to use their real names? when we say id, i could _ have to use their real names? when we say id, i could be _ have to use their real names? when we say id, i could be called - have to use their real names? when we say id, i could be called and - we say id, i could be called and says price on something when my name is katie price butjust id to know where you can be contacted so it's a contact, when you open social media have to have photographic id for that but as long as you can't be tracked and the people don't want to do that, they know they are guilty of something. do that, they know they are guilty of something-— do that, they know they are guilty of something. andrew, why are you backin: of something. andrew, why are you backing this — of something. andrew, why are you backing this campaign? _ of something. andrew, why are you backing this campaign? first - of something. andrew, why are you backing this campaign? first of- of something. andrew, why are you backing this campaign? first of all, | backing this campaign? first of all, i want to backing this campaign? first of all, i want to pay _ backing this campaign? first of all, i want to pay tribute _ backing this campaign? first of all, i want to pay tribute to _ backing this campaign? first of all, i want to pay tribute to katie, - i want to pay tribute to katie, shes— i want to pay tribute to katie, she's a — i want to pay tribute to katie, she's a battling mother and she is trying _ she's a battling mother and she is trying to— she's a battling mother and she is trying to do the right thing and stick_ trying to do the right thing and stick up — trying to do the right thing and stick up for her son and it's a difficult — stick up for her son and it's a difficult thing to step into, this very unregulated space. freedom of speech— very unregulated space. freedom of speech is_ very unregulated space. freedom of speech is incredibly important, it's one of— speech is incredibly important, it's one of our— speech is incredibly important, it's one of our fundamental rights but it's never— one of our fundamental rights but it's never been freedom of speech behind _ it's never been freedom of speech behind the —

it's never been freedom of speech behind the cloak of anonymity. that doesn't _ behind the cloak of anonymity. that doesn't apply to any other platforms so when _ doesn't apply to any other platforms so when katie came to talk to me and she showed _ so when katie came to talk to me and she showed some of the abuse and the misogyny. _ she showed some of the abuse and the misogyny, we think particularly ahout— misogyny, we think particularly about the — misogyny, we think particularly about the role of women in society that's— about the role of women in society that's going on it seems to me it's something — that's going on it seems to me it's something you can do because many other— something you can do because many other social — something you can do because many other social media platforms, for example — other social media platforms, for example air b8b, all of the gaming and betting sites have practical, easy— and betting sites have practical, easy ways — and betting sites have practical, easy ways to verify yourself online, doesn't _ easy ways to verify yourself online, doesn't mean you can't still sit behind — doesn't mean you can't still sit behind a — doesn't mean you can't still sit behind a handle, you don't have to expose _ behind a handle, you don't have to mm your— behind a handle, you don't have to expose your name to the wider world but at _ expose your name to the wider world but at least _ expose your name to the wider world but at least someone out there knows who you _ but at least someone out there knows who you are _ but at least someone out there knows who you are and can potentially act as a break— who you are and can potentially act as a break if— who you are and can potentially act as a break if you've overstepped the line of— as a break if you've overstepped the line of freedom of speech, just as in the _ line of freedom of speech, just as in the off—line world, the same applies — in the off-line world, the same a- lies. ~ , ., i. in the off-line world, the same a--lies.~ , ., ~' in the off-line world, the same a--lies.~ , ., ~ . applies. why do you think the tech com anies applies. why do you think the tech companies haven't _ applies. why do you think the tech companies haven't asked - applies. why do you think the tech companies haven't asked for - applies. why do you think the tech companies haven't asked for this l companies haven't asked for this thus far? i companies haven't asked for this thus far? ~ ., ., ~' companies haven't asked for this thus far? ~ ., ., ~ �*, ., thus far? ithink, look, it's for them to say — thus far? ithink, look, it's for them to say but _ thus far? ithink, look, it's for them to say but i _ thus far? ithink, look, it's for them to say but i think - thus far? ithink, look, it's for them to say but i think a - thus far? i think, look, it's for i them to say but i think a couple thus far? i think, look, it's for - them to say but i think a couple of things _

them to say but i think a couple of things it — them to say but i think a couple of things it is— them to say but i think a couple of things. it is an extra step and a model— things. it is an extra step and a model so— things. it is an extra step and a model so far in a competitive world has been _ model so far in a competitive world has been to— model so far in a competitive world has been to try and proliferate their— has been to try and proliferate their sites as far as they can. and secondly, — their sites as far as they can. and secondly, we all know that many people _ secondly, we all know that many people who are young people, under the age _ people who are young people, under the age of— people who are young people, under the age of their own compliance policies. — the age of their own compliance policies, or on social media, you go to any— policies, or on social media, you go to any primary or secondary school and you _ to any primary or secondary school and you find — to any primary or secondary school and you find plenty of people with social— and you find plenty of people with social media accounts well below the recommended age. this would be an important _ recommended age. this would be an important opportunity for the first time to— important opportunity for the first time to enforce that but obviously, in the _ time to enforce that but obviously, in the past, — time to enforce that but obviously, in the past, that's been slightly antithetical to their business models _ antithetical to their business models to try and get their hooks into people at a young age. not only that, people — into people at a young age. not only that. people who — into people at a young age. not only that, people who run _ into people at a young age. not only that, people who run these - into people at a young age. not only that, people who run these social i that, people who run these social media, i bet if someone close to them or their other half or child or someone committed suicide because they were being trolled online, they

would be different because my god, this was in place, this might not have happened. and it's always the way. untilsomething have happened. and it's always the way. until something happens people don't react. i am reacting, and way. until something happens people don't react. iam reacting, and not just protecting my son, i want to protect everyone out there, someone gets trolled to some kind of, there is some kind of way, we all know when we are pushing the line and i'd love to say what kind of abuse harvey gets but you know what, i wouldn't say it because it's so horrific to say but when you read it, it should be treated the same as how you say it. if i verbally said these words to someone i would get arrested, you know, for being racist, this and that so it should have the same effect, just because it's written down. i do know three people have been arrested, once i was looking for for harvey, a couple in aberdeen. and some of the national newspapers ran their faces. and the person who retweeted it has been charged with malicious

communications. there are some things in place. 50. communications. there are some things in place-— things in place. so, we are not auoin to things in place. so, we are not going to talk — things in place. so, we are not going to talk about _ things in place. so, we are not going to talk about any - things in place. so, we are not going to talk about any active | things in place. so, we are not- going to talk about any active cases because we don't want to prejudice anything but they have been tracked down by the police without what you want. i down by the police without what you want. , ., , ., ., want. i put them on my social media to find them — want. i put them on my social media to find them and _ want. i put them on my social media to find them and i _ want. i put them on my social media to find them and i think _ want. i put them on my social media to find them and i think so _ want. i put them on my social media to find them and i think so many - to find them and i think so many people were shocked about what they did, a couple of the national newspapers ran it. and then the police found me and e—mailed me and said they had found them, they were charging them, i said i wanted to attend court because i want to face these people myself. and show that something can't be done. sure. we still need to tighten up, this doesn't happen in everybody �*s case and if anyone is being trolled, keep and if anyone is being trolled, keep and document everything you can so you've got the case and go to the police with it. there's no point retaliating. you end up being just as bad as them. retaliating. you end up being 'ust

as bad as themi retaliating. you end up being 'ust as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, our -a as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, your party has _ as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, your party has been _ as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, your party has been in _ as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, your party has been in power- as bad as them. absolutely. andrew, your party has been in power for- your party has been in powerfor over ten years now. why hasn't this been done already by your government? it’s been done already by your government?— been done already by your government? been done already by your rovernment? �*, . ., , ., government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i government? it's clearly an emerging issue- i think— government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i think the _ government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i think the key _ government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i think the key thing _ government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i think the key thing is - government? it's clearly an emerging issue. i think the key thing is to - issue. i think the key thing is to look— issue. i think the key thing is to look from — issue. i think the key thing is to look from today forward, i wasn't there _ look from today forward, i wasn't there at— look from today forward, i wasn't there at ten years ago, this petition _ there at ten years ago, this petition by katie has very rapidly exceeded the 100,000 level so it will be _ exceeded the 100,000 level so it will be debated in parliament. the government has brought forward consultations and will bring forward a bill on _ consultations and will bring forward a bill on online harms and i hope that can — a bill on online harms and i hope that can be — a bill on online harms and i hope that can be a vehicle in which this can be _ that can be a vehicle in which this can be done. no one says this is easy, _ can be done. no one says this is easy, no— can be done. no one says this is easy, no one _ can be done. no one says this is easy, no one says there is a silver bullet— easy, no one says there is a silver bullet but— easy, no one says there is a silver bullet but by signing the petition everybody who wants to see more responsible social media and there are many, — responsible social media and there are many, many benefits of social media _ are many, many benefits of social media as — are many, many benefits of social media as well, but those that want to see _ media as well, but those that want to see a _ media as well, but those that want to see a more responsible social media, _ to see a more responsible social media, that does have some of the same _ media, that does have some of the same sort — media, that does have some of the same sort of regulations and protection is the bbc itself has,

the printed media has, and that would _ the printed media has, and that would be — the printed media has, and that would be the case if you tried to exercise — would be the case if you tried to exercise your freedom of speech in the high _ exercise your freedom of speech in the high street, to try and level that up — the high street, to try and level that up. so i'm much more interested to be _ that up. so i'm much more interested to be honest — that up. so i'm much more interested to be honest and how we go forward from here — to be honest and how we go forward from here. it's not the easiest issue — from here. it's not the easiest issue and _ from here. it's not the easiest issue and we all know how social media _ issue and we all know how social media has— issue and we all know how social media hasjust exploded, particularly amongst the young over the last— particularly amongst the young over the last decade.— the last decade. thank you very much, the last decade. thank you very much. both _ the last decade. thank you very much, both of— the last decade. thank you very much, both of you. _ the last decade. thank you very much, both of you. we - the last decade. thank you very much, both of you. we will- the last decade. thank you very much, both of you. we will see | the last decade. thank you very - much, both of you. we will see what happens. much, both of you. we will see what ha ens. ., ~' ,, much, both of you. we will see what hauens. ., ~' , much, both of you. we will see what happens-_ katie happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew- — happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew. thank _ happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew. thank you. _ happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew. thank you. if _ happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew. thank you. if you - happens. thank you. goodbye. katie and andrew. thank you. if you want | and andrew. thank you. if you want to get in touch, you're very welcome. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister says he's �*deeply concerned' about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month's coup. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers

reopen in wales. the vigil for sarah everard at clapham common was supposed to be an occasion of solidarity and remembrance — but the evening descended into chaos, and four arrests were made. the police response has been criticised across the political spectrum. we've been hearing the accounts of some of the women who were there, as ben boulos reports. it started as a peaceful and respectful vigil of female solidarity for sarah everard. i arrived just before six. it was... ..you know, it was lovely. it was a really nice scene. the bandstand was the focal point, and there were flowers, tributes, signs to sarah. but as darkness descended, things began to turn ugly. chanting.

so around 6.30, i think it started to kind of, get a bit more riled. the police, just because the chants were being aimed towards them, saying, the police are going to shut us down, the decision was obviously made for them to kind of move in and take over the area a little bit. at that point, it became a bit of a, you know, a push and pull. and there were a few scuffles and all of the, you know, candles and glass, and the signs and flowers that would have been put down for sarah, you know, you could just hear the breaking of glass every now and again as these things were trampled on. nojustice, no peace! some women were taken away in handcuffs. they grabbed me. they was being really aggressive, twisting my arms, you know. they had put me in the handcuffs. the beautiful women stood with me. one of them, as the pictures are circulated, she was thrown to the floor. you know, she had police officers on her back, you know, with their knees, their feet. shame on you! four women were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches, including dania.

as i was sat in the van, as my hands were handcuffed, i wasjust thinking, gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women. the fear that has been brewing for years — from a very young age we get harassed and we're aware of the abuse and violence against women. feelings shared by other locals, also there on saturday night. i mainly wanted to pay respects to sarah everard and her family. it's had a massive impact on me as a woman living around here. and i think it has so many others. i don't think that most people who went there, went with the intention of participating in a large mass protest. all of the women i spoke to lived locally and had walked with the intention of going for a walk by themselves, or with their friends and the people who they, you know, they live with, which is not breaking covid guidelines. some people lit a candle in their window or doorway at home, and think that others should have

just done the same. right now, we're almost out of covid, and to risk everyone getting together in massive crowds ijust feel is irresponsible. and the police handling of the situation? what were they expected to do? you know, why did people refuse to move on? they'd paid their respects. we'd all thought about sarah. why didn't they move on? just one of many, many questions around the events in clapham on saturday night. ben boulos, bbc news. tony blockley is a former police detective. he is now head of policing at university of derby. hello to you. what words would you use to describe the scenes of women being arrested on saturday. i use to describe the scenes of women being arrested on saturday.- being arrested on saturday. i think lookin: at being arrested on saturday. i think looking at the _ being arrested on saturday. i think looking at the pictures, _ being arrested on saturday. i think looking at the pictures, it - being arrested on saturday. i think looking at the pictures, it does - looking at the pictures, it does bring a lot of points on the question. i think they will all be

raised previously and this is probably one of the challenges and if we are not careful, we end up in a situation of trial by media. i think it's important that we view the images and we understand what thatis the images and we understand what that is about because unfortunately, if we just take the images without the context behind them, they don't look particularly good. [30 the context behind them, they don't look particularly good.— look particularly good. do you think the olice look particularly good. do you think the police approach _ look particularly good. do you think the police approach was _ look particularly good. do you think. the police approach was appropriate, was it proportionate? i the police approach was appropriate, was it proportionate?— was it proportionate? i think it's difficult to _ was it proportionate? i think it's difficult to say _ was it proportionate? i think it's difficult to say unless _ was it proportionate? i think it's difficult to say unless you've - was it proportionate? i think it's i difficult to say unless you've been involved and you understand what was going on at the time. it's really difficult to make an assumption, isn't it? we note the vigil had been cancelled, it had been refused, it had been to the high court and the high court had refused it, it still went ahead, which is fine and i absolutely agree, it's about showing support for sarah and her family and the rights of women across the world. so there is a real kind of

balance to be had, isn't there, round, showing that support and that solidarity, but by the same token understanding and appreciating work we are in terms of a global pandemic. we are in terms of a global pandemic-— we are in terms of a global andemic. ~ . , �* ., , pandemic. wasn't it inevitable eo - le pandemic. wasn't it inevitable people would _ pandemic. wasn't it inevitable people would go _ pandemic. wasn't it inevitable people would go anyway - pandemic. wasn't it inevitable people would go anyway to . pandemic. wasn't it inevitable - people would go anyway to clapham common and in other parts of the country, forces did allow similar vigils to go ahead without any issues? the police last year injune didn't necessarily have a heavy—handed approach to the black lives matter protests, gatherings of more than six were against covid regulations. should they have worked harder to come to some arrangement to allow it go ahead? yes. harder to come to some arrangement to allow it go ahead?— to allow it go ahead? yes, i think ou to allow it go ahead? yes, i think you make — to allow it go ahead? yes, i think you make a _ to allow it go ahead? yes, i think you make a really _ to allow it go ahead? yes, i think you make a really valid _ to allow it go ahead? yes, i think you make a really valid point, - to allow it go ahead? yes, i think i you make a really valid point, there are certain things that had been allowed and things that happened and unfortunately, you know, from where i sit and probably a lot of the public sit, we don't understand what the information and intelligence was around that vigil. you've only got

to look, victoria, at some of the people that were there, with various placards, kill the bill, all these other expressions that we use, but wasn't in support of sarah, that was just sheer anti—police sentiment, wasn't it? just sheer anti-police sentiment, wasn't it? ~ ., ., ~ ., wasn't it? what do you think of that? people — wasn't it? what do you think of that? people turning _ wasn't it? what do you think of that? people turning up - wasn't it? what do you think of that? people turning up with i wasn't it? what do you think of- that? people turning up with those placards? i that? people turning up with those lacards? , ~ �* , that? people turning up with those lacards? , ~ �*, ., , placards? ijust think it's really disappointing- _ placards? ijust think it's really disappointing. the _ placards? ijust think it's really disappointing. the whole - placards? ijust think it's really disappointing. the whole pointj placards? i just think it's really i disappointing. the whole point of the vigil was to remember sarah and every other woman who has suffered violence and harassment and everything else and the tragedy that surrounds the case of sarah has been taken away and i'm not sure what her family will be thinking now, given the way that it's been portrayed but if someone goes to a vigil with the intention of causing disruption then its complete disrespect to sarah and it's also disrespect for everybody

else who intended to have a vigil of remembrance.— else who intended to have a vigil of remembrance. ., ,, , ., , . ., remembrance. thank you very much for talkin: to remembrance. thank you very much for talking to us- — remembrance. thank you very much for talking to us. tony, _ remembrance. thank you very much for talking to us. tony, thank _ remembrance. thank you very much for talking to us. tony, thank you. - pope francis has called the civil war in syria one of the worst humanitarian crises of current times. speaking in the vatican as the world prepares to mark a decade since the deadly conflict began, the pontiff made what he called a �*heartfelt appeal�* for all sides to come together and end the fighting. the bloodshed in the country — that has sucked in several world powers — has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and millions displaced. this is the story of one syrian former who lost his wife and sons to war, but his grandchildren are now his solace. aru na iyengar reports. abdul was a well—to—do farmer in syria. ten years after the war

began, he is penniless, homeless and living in a tent in northern ed lib with the wives of his dead sons and 12 grandchildren. translation: i am a farmer and people know this in the northern side. i i am a farmer and people know this in the northern side.— in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. _ in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. i— in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. i used _ in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. i used to - in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. i used to be - in the northern side. i used to work with 1800 acres. i used to be one l in the northern side. i used to work| with 1800 acres. i used to be one of the leading farmers. i am a tough man. he the leading farmers. i am a tough man. , man. he says he lost 13 sons in the conflict, the _ man. he says he lost 13 sons in the conflict, the oldest _ man. he says he lost 13 sons in the conflict, the oldest aged _ man. he says he lost 13 sons in the conflict, the oldest aged 27, - man. he says he lost 13 sons in the conflict, the oldest aged 27, the i conflict, the oldest aged 27, the youngest 13. some were rebels opposed to the government of president assad, who were killed in the fighting. his wife also died when a rocket at their home as they were about to have their morning tea. the account is not uncommon. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting that began with protests that quickly turned violent in 2011. millions more fled their homes for safer areas within syria or as refugees

abroad. a sad survive the insurgency and now hold sway over many parts of the country, helped by russian military and iran �*s militias. favourite to maintain power after a presidential election later this year. this tent is located in a large tent for internally displaced syrians, ed lib was the last rebel bastion in the north—west of the country. syrian and russian forces pounded the area for a year from april 2019, pounded the area for a year from april2019, during pounded the area for a year from april 2019, during that assault he was with his family when a missile struck killing seven family members. his grandchildren are all he has left now. providing some comfort to a man who has lost everything else. if you�*ve ever wanted to see the northern lights — prepare to feel a bitjealous of some lucky viewers in scotland. take a look at these stunning images of the display over parts of the highlands last night. while you�*re more likely to see the aurora borealis in places

like iceland and scandanavia, they do show up in parts of the uk — especially in rural areas that aren�*t affected by light pollution. you�*re watching bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor good morning. after fairly stormy weather last week this week is looking much brighter. there will be a little bit of rain at times. lots of dry weather to come. after temperatures lift over the next few days, be wary, things will be colder especially across the south as i will show you. not chilly out there today, plenty of sunshine around this afternoon through much of eastern wales, england, eastern scotland, more cloud in the west, producing the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, heavier bursts towards lewis and harris, notice the wind arrows and the numbers. much lighter than through the weekend. still a breeze blowing down eastern coasts, stopping temperatures rising, lighter winds across central areas 12—1a degrees possible, higher than where we should be for this stage in march.

into this evening and overnight, we see more general cloud and outbreaks of rain around. after an initial dip in temperatures through east anglia and the south—east, they lift into tomorrow morning, double figures to start the day in scotland and northern ireland, holding as we go through the day. we see plenty of cloud, splashes of rain or drizzle around first thing and the air is on the move southwards and eastwards. any rain clearing on tuesday in scotland and northern ireland. lots of sunshine through the day. quite a breeze blowing tomorrow. not too much of an impact on the temperature, mild enough to the south, cloud and occasional rain or drizzle sitting in place. that clears, producing snow across the alps as we go through the middle of the week but its high pressure for us, generally meaning dry, that will be the case for almost all of us on wednesday. early cloud in east anglia and the south—east will clear and break, cloud increasing to the north of scotland, producing light spots of rain or drizzle.

most stay dry through the day, best of the sunshine and light winds the further south and west you are especially across wales. changes from mid week onwards, one weather front brings rain on thursday, that opens the door to colder air rushing down from scandinavia. that will come with strengthening wind, north—south split in terms of temperatures at the end of the week, here�*s the summary. lots of dry weather, some rain at times tuesday and thursday and in the south, feeling colder by the weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the prime minister says he�*s "deeply concerned" about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson will chair a crime and justice summit today, following strong criticism of the police — but ministers say the head of the met shouldn�*t resign. cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she has been close to some incredibly successful investigations. and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls. the scenes on saturday have prompted a huge discussion about the right to protest and women�*s safety — let me know about your experiences

or your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month�*s coup. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. the grammy goes to beyonce! at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it's myjob and all of ourjobs to reflect the times, and it's been such a difficult time.

good morning, welcome. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government�*s crime and justice taskforce after saying he is "deeply concerned" about the way police handled a vigil in london over the weekend in memory of the murdered woman sarah everard. mrjohnson said that every part of the criminaljustice system needed to work to protect and defend women and girls. hundreds of people gathered at the bandstand in clapham common, south london. this was saturday evening, to remember sarah everard, who went missing while walking home from a friend�*s house on 3 march. 0fficers handcuffed women and removed them from the gathering. four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches. met police commissioner dame cressida dick, who�*s attending today�*s summit with the prime minister, has dismissed calls to resign and defended the force�*s actions.

i don�*t think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying "well, that was done badly or i would have done it differently," without actually understanding what was going through their minds. my officers up and down london and beyond, if they weren�*t working, will have been thinking of sarah at 9:30 last night, they will have been lighting candles or pausing, and it�*s something we care about very, very deeply. the policing minister, kit malthouse, insists the met had a very difficultjob in handling the vigil. we have to see the context of the difficult situation the police find themselves in. we need to know more about saturday night. and obviously, this independent review will look into that. but, you know, cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she has been close to some incredibly successful investigations. and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls in as assertive of a way as we possibly can.

helen lewis is an author and staff writer at the american magazine the atlantic. she attended the vigil on clapham common on saturday evening. when i arrived about 5pm, it was very quiet. there was actually talk about it being a silent vigil. women were quite respectfully laying flowers at the bandstand, some people were holding candles. it was very moving but it was very low—key. and then at six o�*clock there was a moment�*s silence, led by, ithink, a member of the local council. after that there were speeches, some of which were quite angry, as you might expect in the circumstances. but as i left, the police were moving in, saying, you know, it was time to go home and break it up. and i thought to myself, this is a very bad idea. you know, it was interesting to hear cressida dick talking about armchair critics, i guess i�*m sort of in an armchair now but i was there at the time and it�*s a protest about policing, and therefore for the police to kind of move in in a heavy—handed way seemed incredibly counter—productive. and i think the evidence for that is really the fact that there were lots of other vigils

around the country which didn�*t end up in these kind of scenes and there was a protest yesterday in westminster with much more committed protesters, i would say, regular protesters, that again didn�*t end up in these scenes, and i think that suggests to me that there was, you know, that the decision not to take a hands off approach was a mistake. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. does cressida dick still have the support of the government, and not just the government but the opposition, currently, as well? yes. opposition, currently, as well? yes, it's interesting, _ opposition, currently, as well? yes, it's interesting, because _ opposition, currently, as well? yes it's interesting, because what we it�*s interesting, because what we have seen is, as you say, the bottom line is, she does have that support. the prime minister was careful, the policing minister kit malthouse you heard there, all of them saying they are concerned by the footage they saw from clapham common and it�*s important that matters of women�*s safety were addressed, but ultimately, as you heard kit malthouse say there, he said then

cressida dick was an officer who had much, many strengths. so backing from him, backing from priti patel, the home secretary, who will make a statement in the commons later today, and what, essentially, i think they have done is to express concern about the images for up but support for the metropolitan police commissioner who was robust in her defence of the actions that were taken, and then call these enquiries, there is one thing done by the met into its own actions and another one, an independent one by her majesty�*s inspectorate of constabulary, those will probably take a couple of weeks, we think, to report, and it may come down to what�*s on the content of those reports, but of course the criticism of the met and cressida dick was that they had contributed to what happened by not engaging with the protest organisers, who had been

calling for them to discuss how this could go ahead and pass off peacefully. could go ahead and pass off peacefully-— could go ahead and pass off eacefull . ., ,,. ., peacefully. the murder of sarah everard has _ peacefully. the murder of sarah everard has really _ peacefully. the murder of sarah everard has really shone - peacefully. the murder of sarah everard has really shone a - peacefully. the murder of sarah everard has really shone a light| peacefully. the murder of sarah i everard has really shone a light on and triggered a national debate on the safety of women, the behaviour of men, and no added into that mix is the handling of protests and by coincidence protests are on the agenda in the comments come in parliament today?— parliament today? yes, so this is auoin to parliament today? yes, so this is going to be _ parliament today? yes, so this is going to be later— parliament today? yes, so this is going to be later on _ parliament today? yes, so this is going to be later on today - parliament today? yes, so this is going to be later on today in - parliament today? yes, so this is going to be later on today in the | going to be later on today in the debate that will begin on the police crime sentencing and courts bill, that begins its discussion in the house of commons this afternoon. that includes measures that some in the legal community have been very critical of the because they say that they will expand and entrench police powers of protests, in a way they say will undermine democratic

right to protest, and entrench in a way, they say, you�*ve seen already in legislation, crolla werris legislation... so what the government says is that this is about updating measures to please protest, it is around traffic, access to buildings where parliament can access to free flowing traffic on highways, things like that. they�*re certainly going to become in the light of what has happened on saturday, i think a really strong debate around that. —— there is certainly going to be, in the light of what has happened on saturday. there will also be a debate around what measures could be or should be taken to what measures could be or should be ta ken to protect what measures could be or should be taken to protect women from rape, from serious crime, from violence, from serious crime, from violence, from street crimes, as well. so all of that, i think, has raised the attention around this legislation that was coming forwards anyway

today. that was coming forwards anyway toda . ., ~ that was coming forwards anyway toda . ., ,, i. that was coming forwards anyway toda . ., ,, in australia, tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across the country, rallying against sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. one of the biggest events was outside the parliament building in canberra. 0ur corresponent shaima khalil was there — a warning — her report contains flash photography. enough is enough, enough is enough. a day of reckoning across australia. calling out sexual violence and a political system they say has let them down. i�*ve been honked at, groped in bars and i think it�*s time that everyone takes responsibility for this issue. i've got four young children and i believe strongly in these issues. i want a better future for my girls and i want my boys to understand the seriousness of these issues. i don't want to feel angry but i feel angry _ it's like something that,

as a woman, it's almost| wrong to feel angry. but i feel angry. they marched in more than a0 towns and cities. the biggest was here in canberra — home to parliament house, the country�*s seat of power. this is where brittany higgins, a former political adviser to the liberal party, alleges a male colleague had raped her. she says her experience reflects a dismal reality for many women. my story was on the front page for the sole reason that it is a painful reminder to women that if it can happen in parliament house, it can truly happen anywhere. applause. shutters click. in a separate claim, australia�*s attorney general christian porter has vigorously denied allegations that he raped a 16—year—old girl in 1988, long before he entered politics. the prime minister scott morrison has been under mounting pressure to launch an independent inquiry. but has so far refused.

the controversy of these rape allegations in the way they�*ve been handled has rocked the government and touched a nerve with many australian women. many are furious at what they say is a culture of no accountability among politicians and accountability among politicians and a leadership that is out of touch with their struggles. saying you believe a survivor sounds incredibly easy and that�*s because it is. for saxon millins, this is personal. she was sexually assaulted outside a nightclub in sydney in 2013 and now wants to take advantage of this collective outrage to bring about change. the fact that it is our government, our prime minister, our highest elected leaders that are just totally unwilling to listen to survivors or understand the reality of sexual violence, i think that has brought everyone together to understand that something needs to be done. this moment has been described as a turning point for australian politics. but it also highlights yet again how women have been treated in the country�*s corridors of power and how most of the time,

power has not tilted in their favour. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, canberra. at 11:30am, i'll at 11:30am, i�*ll be speaking to labour mp stella creasy, who has been campaigning a long time for misogyny to be made a hate crime. i�*ll get her thoughts on those protests in the discussion that has unfolded since the feeling of sarah everard on how women view safety and how men behave. —— since the killing of sarah everard. also in with a new laws are required and how the wider culture is tackled. so if you have anything you would like to feed into that discussion on the whole coverage this morning, do treat me. —— do tweet me. the netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine over concerns about possible side effects.

the dutch government said the move was a precaution, and would last until the 29th of march. the announcement comes after a similar decision from ireland, following reports of blood clotting from recipients of the vaccine in norway. but the world health organization say there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. all secondary school pupils in scotland are returning to the classroom part—time from today — in the latest easing of restrictions. meanwhile, all primary school children who are not already back will restart face—to—face learning. it�*s expected that all pupils will return to school full—time after easter. the scottish government has defended the move after the teaching union, the eis, said staff were exhausted. hairdressers and barbers in wales have re—opened this morning — the first part of the uk to relax the rules for those wanting a trim. all salons shut there on the 28th december following a rise in coronavirus cases. welsh primary schools also welcomed back all children today — after some year groups returned three weeks ago. shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most

of italy from today, with the government there warning of a "new wave" of covid infections. for three days over easter, from the third to the 5th of april, there will be a total shutdown. italy, which one year ago imposed one of the first national lockdowns, is once again struggling to contain the rapid spread of infections — as mark lowen reports. the beautiful blue skies of milan belie the dark clouds of covid gathering yet again, because, just over a year since italy became the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown, it is shutting its doors once again. this region, lombardy, the original epicentre of the first wave, is now one of 11 regions in italy, over half the country, in which schools, shops, restaurants are closing as part of a red zone, and for three days across the easter holiday, the whole of italy will become a red zone, so there will be closures right across the country. italy is now in a third wave of the virus, with infections likely to peak in six or seven days, and while some

here support the tightening of the measures, for many, well, they feel at the end of their tether. we know that it is necessary but we are very tired, so i hope that this is the last one. we feel pretty dreadful. it is like back to square one after a year. it is incredible that the schools haven't had a chance to think about an alternative. we look at israel, we look at the us, and we look at the uk thinking, well, things are working there, yeah. and here? not really. italy�*s vaccinations have indeed been sluggish, partly due to supply problems, but from today they have pledged almost double daily shots in a massive national mobilisation, a gradual relief to a nation that has suffered so much. i was worried about her, yes, because a lot of people died, especially in lombardy so now i am happy to receive the vaccine.

this hospital alone has gone from administering 200 vaccines a day injanuary, up to 1300 a day now. but with a slow start and with cases still rising here, italy is racing to get to the point at which daily vaccines outweigh new infections. it has got some catching up to do. an update on our headlines. the prime minister says he�*s �*deeply concerned�* about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month�*s coup. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. a legal challenge against the crown prosecution service, over its policy on prosecuting alleged rape and other serious sexual offences, has been dismissed by the court of appeal.

the case was brought by the end violence against women coalition, which claimed that a change in the charging policy for rape and sexual assault cases by the cps was "unlawful". after the change, in 2016 — 2018, the number of prosecutions for rape fell dramatically. joining me now to talk about this is one of the complainants, bonny turner, whose case was used by the end violence against women coalition in their action against the cps�*s director of public prosecutions. she has waived her right to anonymity. good morning, thank you forjoining us. what�*s your reaction to the case being lost? us. what's your reaction to the case bein: lost? us. what's your reaction to the case being lost?— being lost? right now, i 'ust found that about half h being lost? right now, i 'ust found that about half an _ being lost? right now, i 'ust found that about half an hour _ being lost? right now, ijust found that about half an hour ago, - being lost? right now, ijust found that about half an hour ago, so - that about half an hour ago, so right now i�*m feeling deeply shocked, angry, devastated, really. today�*sjudgment shocked, angry, devastated, really. today�*s judgment for me really sends a clear signal to violent men and boys that they can rape with

impunity, and even in cases like mine where the perpetrator has apologised and confessed in writing voluntarily... apologised and confessed in writing voluntarily- - -_ apologised and confessed in writing voluntarily- - -— voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if ou voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can — voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can hear— voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can hear me, _ voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can hear me, can _ voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can hear me, can you - voluntarily... bunny, i don't know if you can hear me, can you hearl if you can hear me, can you hear me,? unfortunately we if you can hear me, can you hear me, ? unfortunately we have a glitch on the line and bonnie is talking, we can�*t hear her and she can�*t hear us, which is a real shame, will try and fix that... ethic we have fixed it, can you hear me now? sorry, we had a glitch there, we totally lost you at the point at which you said that in your case the perpetrator had apologised and written a letter, would you mind just picking up from there? would you mind 'ust picking up from there? , ., , , , there? yes, absolutely. so in my case, he there? yes, absolutely. so in my case. he had _ there? yes, absolutely. so in my case, he had apologised - there? yes, absolutely. so in my case, he had apologised and - there? yes, absolutely. so in my. case, he had apologised and written a confession in writing, and even in that case, the crown prosecution service still said it�*s his word against mine, and we had the

government currently signalling that they are going to increase rape prosecutions and yet the courts have not upheld the decision, the court had not upheld the claim by the end violence against women coalition that the cps has allowed or because the prosecution rate for rape to photo an all—time low, 1.a%, last year. which is only one out of every a7 reported rape cases was up so effectively, rape has been decriminalised in the courts have missed this opportunity to put right or to acknowledge the fact that victims of rape like me have been robbed ofjustice for the last victims of rape like me have been robbed of justice for the last few years. because the cps have allowed the prosecution of rape to fall from 1a% in 2015-16 the prosecution of rape to fall from 1a% in 2015—16 down to the prosecution of rape to fall from 1a% in 2015-16 down to 1.a% the prosecution of rape to fall from 1a% in 2015—16 down to 1.a% last year. 1496 in 2015-16 down to 1.a% last ear. ., �* ., 1496 in 2015-16 down to 1.496 last ear. ., �* ., ., 1496 in 2015-16 down to 1.496 last ear. ., 1, ., .,, 1496 in 2015-16 down to 1.496 last ear. ., ., year. you, bonnie, i mean, as i say, ou have year. you, bonnie, i mean, as i say, you have waived — year. you, bonnie, i mean, as i say, you have waived your _ year. you, bonnie, i mean, as i say, you have waived your right _ year. you, bonnie, i mean, as i say, you have waived your right to - you have waived your right to anonymity in order to speak

publicly. because you feel so strongly about this. you are, i guess, we could say, you�*re in a minority in deciding to push for a prosecution of your rape case, and you talk about the very low numbers, 1.a% rape prosecution rate, just to add a couple more statistics, in 2019-20, add a couple more statistics, in 2019—20, there were only 2100 rape prosecutions, around a00 convictions. when you decided to pursue your case, we were going up in a system where you knew that those stats where the reality, how hard was it for you personally to decide to pursue it? a lot of women decide to pursue it? a lot of women decide they don�*t want to go through that, they will deal with it privately, try to come the terms with it themselves and move on. to

be with it themselves and move on. trr be honest, i reported five years ago, and i had no knowledge or awareness of what three prosecution rates and conviction rates were. of course, i had an idea that they were very low, but i had no idea just how low, and in fact, the rape that happens to me in london was in february 2016, and my case wasn�*t dropped until two years later, and it was during 2017 when the composition service change their approach, and they work overtly dropping hundreds of cases like mine in order to artificially inflate their conviction rates. —— the crown prosecution service changed their approach. i prosecution service changed their a- roach. ~ ., prosecution service changed their auroach. ~ ., ., .y prosecution service changed their auroach. ~ ., ., ,, . �*, approach. i know obviously that's the allegation _ approach. i know obviously that's the allegation that _ approach. i know obviously that's the allegation that was _ approach. i know obviously that's the allegation that was made - approach. i know obviously that's the allegation that was made in l approach. i know obviously that's i the allegation that was made in the case against the cps, and that is the case that has the lost today, which is an important point to make, but obviously you feel like you were caught up in that situation. in terms of the personal impact on you of deciding to go ahead with the

prosecution, going through that process for two years, and then the case been dropped, how did that make you feel? case been dropped, how did that make ou feel? ~ ., , case been dropped, how did that make ou feel? ~ . , ., , you feel? well, i felt really gas lit and angry- — you feel? well, i felt really gas lit and angry. when _ you feel? well, i felt really gas lit and angry. when the - you feel? well, i felt really gas lit and angry. when the police. lit and angry. when the police informed me that the cps were dropping my case, they even referred to the liam alan case and another case that had been dropped in court that had collapsed in court one month prior to my case being dropped, that was december 2017. they indicated at the time that the barfor they indicated at the time that the bar for evidence they indicated at the time that the barfor evidence had been raised, or the goalposts were moved. so i felt... i only reported in the first place because i thought, well, because i�*ve got... irrefutable evidence of his guilt because he has apologised and confessed in writing, and in his apology to me, he said,

i�*m so sorry to put you through this after what you�*ve told me before. and what he is referring to is another rate that i experienced in norway in 2010. —— another rape. and i�*ve been through two reporting pulses with that, the first was with the london metropolitan police. —— two reporting police�*s. i the london metropolitan police. -- two reporting police's.— two reporting police's. i want to steer you _ two reporting police's. i want to steer you away _ two reporting police's. i want to steer you away from _ two reporting police's. i want to steer you away from the - two reporting police's. i want to. steer you away from the specifics two reporting police's. i want to - steer you away from the specifics of any cases because this is about the situation in which you and others are concerned about the very low conviction rates for rape. what impact do you think these lower rates would have? you said you feel like the system effectively decriminalise is rape for men and boys. decriminalise is rape for men and bo s. �* , ,., , decriminalise is rape for men and bo s. �* , ., decriminalise is rape for men and boys. absolutely, and i know there is hue boys. absolutely, and i know there is huge sorted. _ boys. absolutely, and i know there is huge sorted, and _ boys. absolutely, and i know there is huge sorted, and especially - boys. absolutely, and i know there is huge sorted, and especially in i is huge sorted, and especially in light of the kidnapping and murder

of sarah everard and this we can�*s vigils and the outpouring of women�*s stories and anger around the levels of violence that girls and women experience throughout our lives, my earliest memories of street harassment and sexual abuse from the age of five. and i know that there are great demands for tougher sentences, more convictions, but we can�*t do that unless we look at the prosecution rate, we need to be prosecuting more, investigating properly and investigating more cases. we have no shot at improving the conviction rate and tackling male violence until we look at prosecutions.— male violence until we look at rosecutions. ., ,, , ., , . prosecutions. thank you very much for “oininr prosecutions. thank you very much forjoining us— prosecutions. thank you very much forjoining us this _ prosecutions. thank you very much forjoining us this morning, - prosecutions. thank you very much | forjoining us this morning, bonnie. you�*re welcome. thank you. in myanmar, the lawyer for deposed leader aung san suu kyi says her court hearing — which had been scheduled for today — has been ajourned until 2ath march. she was arrested in last

month�*s military coup, and is facing charges of accepting money and gifts — accusations that have been widely criticised as fabricated. it follows one of the deadliest days since mass protests began against the coup — at least a0 people were killed by security forces yesterday and martial law has been extended across more parts of myanmar�*s main city, yangon. earlier, our south east asia correspondentjonathan head described how bad the military crackdown has been in the last few days. it�*s not just that this appears to be a strategy with no soft side to it from the military authorities to crush this movement through sheer terror, shock, random violence. but the attitude of soldiers and police, i think that�*s what has really stunned people. we�*ve seen police and soldiers almost laughing. i mean, very casual. picking people off with their high velocity rifles from the bridge. they have basically gone to war with their own people, declared war on them. and they are picking them off as if they are hunting. even when people go and try to help others who have been shot, they are being picked off. we have seen videos posted

by soldiers and police expressing contempt for the civilian population and jeering at them and threatening them with their weapons. and we have seen behaviour that frankly i can�*t even describe on the air like this. attitudes towards the people who are wounded, dead bodies in the street, the way the military have treated those. there is clearly embedded in the military and police total and complete contempt and disregard for the lives of the people who in theory they are supposed to serve. and in that context, this is a really dreadful conflict. they are armed, the ordinary people are not. they are facing a massive uprising and where it is very strong as it was particularly in these two industrial neighbourhoods of yangon yesterday, the police and military went in much harder and used a lot more live fire. as a result, we have this terrible death toll. just the numbers and the death toll don�*t give you any sense of the awful injuries people are suffering. the kind of injuries you only expect to see on a battlefield is what these high

velocity bullets do. it is just awful. hand sanitiser, comfortable clothing and home gym equipment soared in demand this year because of the pandemic. the office for national statistics has now added these items and several other covid—inspired items to the inflation basket, which is used to calculate the cost of living in the uk. our business presenter ben thompson can explain. i think we can all identify with those things!— i think we can all identify with those thins! ., �* , . those things! can't we “ust? thanks. good morning h those things! can't we “ust? thanks. good morning to _ those things! can't we “ust? thanks. good morning to you. _ those things! can't we just? thanks. good morning to you. this _ those things! can't we just? thanks. good morning to you. this is - those things! can't we just? thanks. good morning to you. this is the - good morning to you. this is the annual reshuffle of the basket of goods made by the office for national statistics, and they use it to get a snapshot of what the economy is doing as far as prices are concerned, because remember, inflation measures how quickly prices are rising orfalling inflation measures how quickly prices are rising or falling across a whole range of goods and inflation itself is then used to determine so many things in our economy, whether that�*s how much is paid out in state pension or how much train tickets will rise every year. it�*s the valuable tool in the 0ns uses it to keep an eye on what�*s being bought

and how much it costs. and they�*ve been reshuffling, and this year, very pandemic inspired, as you said, leisurewear is into the basket, things like hand sanitiser, but out of the basket have full and things we may have taken for granted, things like sandwiches but at a cafe or a local high street shop in our lunch are at work because so many of us are working at home, those have fallen out of the basket for the first time in a long time was about to get some detail on this, we can speak to the head of economic statistics at the 0ns. good morning. this basket does tell you what we�*ve been doing this year, doesn�*t it? that�*s right, so the office for that's right, so the office for national— that's right, so the office for national statistics updates this virtual— national statistics updates this virtual shopping basket every year so that— virtual shopping basket every year so that we — virtual shopping basket every year so that we can get an accurate take on the _ so that we can get an accurate take on the cost — so that we can get an accurate take on the cost of living that people are experiencing, and you can really see the _ are experiencing, and you can really see the impact of the pandemic on the new— see the impact of the pandemic on the new arrivals into the basket this year~ —

the new arrivals into the basket this year. hand sanitiser, that's something _ this year. hand sanitiser, that's something that is a matter of routine. _ something that is a matter of routine, we now pop into our pockets and handbags as we leave the house, and handbags as we leave the house, and reflecting the fact many of us are working from home, casual clothing — are working from home, casual clothing is— are working from home, casual clothing is much more popular, so we've _ clothing is much more popular, so we've added loungewear, trousers for men and _ we've added loungewear, trousers for men and sweatshirts for women, and withjens _ men and sweatshirts for women, and withjens close, there's an uptake in spending on home exercise equipment. —— with gyms close for added _ equipment. —— with gyms close for added dumbbells and smart watches, which _ added dumbbells and smart watches, which many people used to track your fitness _ which many people used to track your fitness and _ which many people used to track your fitness and pace, so it gives a picture — fitness and pace, so it gives a picture of— fitness and pace, so it gives a picture of the lies we are all living — picture of the lies we are all living during the pandemic. —— a picture — living during the pandemic. —— a picture of— living during the pandemic. —— a picture of the lives we are living. you will — picture of the lives we are living. you will not _ picture of the lives we are living. you will not be that surprised by things like hand sanitiser, but talk to me by things like smartphones and switches, because we have been spending more money at home instead. that�*s why, because we�*ve all been in our homes within ourfour that�*s why, because we�*ve all been in our homes within our four rules means that has impacted on spending as well, so along with new

technology like smartwatches, smart light bulbs have made an appearance in the basket, apparently there is a lot more spending on those, so if you have been exercising at home with your dumbbells and you�*re too exhausted to go and turn the light off, you can do that of the hands or by asking your device to switch your lights off, doing that from your phone. so those technologies are in the basket. other technological changes new in this year are hybrid and electric cars, so they�*ve come into be indexed for the first time, because consumers are choosing more environmentally friendly options for transfer, but also know that anticipating that new sales of petrol and diesel cars will go by 2030. it petrol and diesel cars will go by 2030. ., , , ., ., ,. ., 2030. it does give us a fascinating insi . ht, 2030. it does give us a fascinating insight, doesn't _ 2030. it does give us a fascinating insight, doesn't it, _ 2030. it does give us a fascinating insight, doesn't it, into _ 2030. it does give us a fascinating insight, doesn't it, into what - 2030. it does give us a fascinating insight, doesn't it, into what we i insight, doesn�*t it, into what we are buying, where we are buying it and how much we are paying for it. look, i suppose a lot of retailers

will be looking at this and trying to work out how many of these changes are permanent, and i suppose that�*s the big question, i know you reshuffle this basket every year but the question is, how long will we be buying hand sanitiser, facemasks, home work—out equipment and whether we might go back to something a bit more normal, those triangle sandwiches we buy in ireland are at work? innate sandwiches we buy in ireland are at work? ~ ., , ., ., ,, work? we do try and make the basket reasonably stable, _ work? we do try and make the basket reasonably stable, we _ work? we do try and make the basket reasonably stable, we updated - work? we do try and make the basket reasonably stable, we updated a - reasonably stable, we updated a little each year, but it�*s important to note that around 700 items remain in the basket, those are all staples everyone will recognise from our weekly shopping baskets. but if you things get added each year. we try and make those things be relatively lasting, so hand gel has gone in and that�*s something, because we have seen it increasingly being used anyway even before the pandemic. facemasks, we haven�*t put in this yearfor

facemasks, we haven�*t put in this year for the simple reason that they may be more of a short—term thing that we use. but we will keep watching on that and if they become a household staple in the future we would add those into the basket. lovely to talk to you, thanks so much. and i don�*t know about you, but one thing i�*m not missing by working from home where there is a 5°99y working from home where there is a soggy sandwiches we buy at lunchtime if you�*re in the office, so they are pulling out of the basket along with a few other things, but as we were hearing, hand sanitiser, home work—out equipment, and leisurewear definitely in the basket this year. comfy pants. co mfy pa nts. comfy co mfy pa nts. co mfy pa nts ? comfy pants. comfy pants? is that the american use? ifeel like we comfy pants? is that the american use? i feel like we did want to go there! , , , ., use? i feel like we did want to go there! , , ., , there! just remember, you can only see... go there! just remember, you can only see- -- go ed _ there! just remember, you can only see... go ed cook— there! just remember, you can only see... go ed cook your— there! just remember, you can only see... go ed cook your gourmet - see... go ed cook your gourmet lunch! thank _ see... go ed cook your gourmet lunch! thank you. _ images, you can go in cook your gourmet lunch. —— go and cook. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.

a fine start to the week for many, the vast majority is dry, best of the vast majority is dry, best of the sunshine through the afternoon, across parts of england, eastern scotland, east of wales. in the far west, towards northern ireland and western scotland, more clad, grey skies, splashes of light rain, heavy bursts towards lewis and harris. the wind will be lighter, a breeze blowing down the eastern districts, not too much of an impact on the temperature. sunshine overhead. capture, a couple of degrees above where we should be in march. tonight, turning chili under starry skies, other areas were cloud over, i beg the rain and it is all pushing south, the odd heavier burst mixed in. nothing too substantial. temperatures as we start to the morning in five degrees, brightening up. most places staying dry tomorrow

into and into wednesday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister says he�*s �*deeply concerned�* about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson will chair a crime and justice summit today, following strong criticism of the police — but ministers says the head of the met shouldn�*t resign. cressida dick is an office of superb achievement and has been close to some incredible investigations and she is dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with this issue of violence against women and girls. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month�*s coup. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc

sport centre, here�*sjon watson. good morning. sir bradley wiggins has called for a further investigation into the events that led to ex—british cycling and team sky chief doctor richard freeman ordering testosterone in 2011. last friday a general medical council tribunalfound freeman had ordered the drugs knowing or believing they were to dope a rider. speaking on his latest eurosport podcast, wiggins said... liverpool will be looking forjust their second win in eight league games tonight when they travel to wolves yesterday, arsenal beat tottenham 2—1 despite a stunning goalfrom spurs�* erik lamela to open the scoring — a brilliant piece of skill.

unluckily for lamela, he was later sent off and arsenal hit back with goals from martin odegaard and alexandre lacazette. and despite lamela�*s touch of genius, his manager preferred to see the bigger picture. the goal was important, but the most important thing is the collective result, and we lost the game. second half, michael oliverand result, and we lost the game. second half, michael oliver and paul tierney, they decided it. a craig dawson own—goal gave second placed manchester united a 1—0 win over west ham at old trafford. the hammers stay fifth. there were also wins yesterday for brighton and leicester. over in italy, ronaldo has gone past pele�*s �*official�* all—time goal—scoring record. the portugal star grabbed all three ofjuves goals inside the opening 32 minutes

in their win at cagliari. ronaldo�*s career total is now 770 — three clear of pele�*s tally. well, afterwards pele posted quite a poetic tribute on social media. he said... the famous cheltenham festival starts tomorrow, but one of its more famous names — altior — has been ruled out of wednesday�*s queen mother champion chase. bitterly disappoined trainer nicky henderson said that the horse had developed a cough. it�*s the second year in a row that altior has been withdrawn just before the festival. wales came out of a weekend of six nations rugby with their sights on the grand slam after beating italy.

despite losing to england, france are the only other nation that can win the competition. yesterday, ireland beat scotland 27—2a. with the score 2a—2a at murrayfield, jonny sexton held his nerve and kicked the winning penalty for ireland. the irish will finish their campaign against england iam sure i am sure there will be cock—a—hoop and will see a view things they can attack out of our game but we will set ourselves down, six—day turnaround, we will make sure we�*re nice and easy during the week and dust ourselves down and prepare for the last game, a battle at the aviva. it wasn�*t to be for lee westwood at the players�* championship at sawgrass. westwood had started the day in the lead but he was overtaken by a brilliant justin thomas — the american surged up the leaderboard in the final round, while things just didn�*t go the way of westwood, whose caddy is his fiancee helen storey. he finished just one shot behind the winner.

that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. in the house of lords later, peers will debate an amendment to the domestic abuse bill, which could make misogyny a hate crime. the amendment — which has cross—party support — would require all police forces in england and wales to record where existing crimes have been motivated by hatred of someone�*s sex or gender. i�*m joined now by stella creasy, who is the labour mp for walthamstow and has been coordinating the campaign to make misogyny a hate crime. welcome, thank you forjoining us. how close potentially are we to misogyny becoming a hate crime, and what would that mean? it is misogyny becoming a hate crime, and what would that mean?— what would that mean? it is then the rift of the what would that mean? it is then the gift of the members _ what would that mean? it is then the gift of the members of— what would that mean? it is then the gift of the members of the _ what would that mean? it is then the gift of the members of the house - what would that mean? it is then the gift of the members of the house ofl gift of the members of the house of lords _ gift of the members of the house of lords this— gift of the members of the house of lords this evening to vote for this

amendment. currently around a quarter— amendment. currently around a quarter of— amendment. currently around a quarter of all police forces are either— quarter of all police forces are either implementing this policy or trialling _ either implementing this policy or trialling it— either implementing this policy or trialling it to get a much better picture — trialling it to get a much better picture of— trialling it to get a much better picture of what is happening to who and where — picture of what is happening to who and where so they can be better at preventing — and where so they can be better at preventing a full you will have heard — preventing a full you will have heard over the past four or five days _ heard over the past four or five days and — heard over the past four or five days and outpouring of stories from women _ days and outpouring of stories from women about the abuse, harassment and violence they face, motivate does _ and violence they face, motivate does not — and violence they face, motivate does not get reported because they does not get reported because they do not _ does not get reported because they do not believe it will be taken seriously _ do not believe it will be taken seriously. in the forces where they are doing — seriously. in the forces where they are doing this, it has helped with detecting — are doing this, it has helped with detecting crime and with confidence in the _ detecting crime and with confidence in the police and changing the culture — in the police and changing the culture about how they deal with violence — culture about how they deal with violence against women. we want pierced _ violence against women. we want pierced about for all police forces to do— pierced about for all police forces to do this — pierced about for all police forces to do this so that every woman to .et to do this so that every woman to get the _ to do this so that every woman to get the same protection that this offers _ get the same protection that this offers. we also see the sentencing bill as— offers. we also see the sentencing bill as an _ offers. we also see the sentencing bill as an opportunity for the government to put into practice recommendations from the law commission which is said that the surgery— commission which is said that the surgery should be part of our hate crime _ surgery should be part of our hate crime framework and make it an aggravating factorjust as with other— aggravating factorjust as with other forms of hate crime, so someone _ other forms of hate crime, so someone is attacking people because of the _

someone is attacking people because of the colour of their skin, we take that into _ of the colour of their skin, we take that into account, we do not if someone _ that into account, we do not if someone is hostile to women. this would _ someone is hostile to women. this would change that and gave women the equal protection under the law that currently— equal protection under the law that currently we are missing. we equal protection under the law that currently we are missing.— currently we are missing. we were 'ust currently we are missing. we were just talking — currently we are missing. we were just talking a _ currently we are missing. we were just talking a while _ currently we are missing. we were just talking a while ago _ currently we are missing. we were just talking a while ago about - currently we are missing. we were just talking a while ago about rapej just talking a while ago about rape cases because it was a case against the cbs that it has been ruled on this morning. one of their stats, every time we talk about rape, is so shocking, into thousand 19—2020 55,130 claims of rape, 2102 prosecutions, 1a39 convictions. you think what you�*re talking about would have an impact the statistics? i think it all works together. labour— i think it all works together. labour has come forward today with important _ labour has come forward today with important proposals but how to reform — important proposals but how to reform the way we tackle rate i'd make _ reform the way we tackle rate i'd make sure — reform the way we tackle rate i'd make sure we can get those convictions and recognise pressure put on _ convictions and recognise pressure put on victims. this is about gathering _ put on victims. this is about gathering the intelligence about where _ gathering the intelligence about where violence and abuse is happening. i have always said that i

would _ happening. i have always said that i would stop— happening. i have always said that i would stop campaigning to make misogyny a hate crime if i went to the wedding and a bride got up and said. _ the wedding and a bride got up and said. i_ the wedding and a bride got up and said. i had — the wedding and a bride got up and said, i had never met him before but he followed — said, i had never met him before but he followed me down a dark street, demanded — he followed me down a dark street, demanded the opportunity to touch my breasts, _ demanded the opportunity to touch my breasts, a _ demanded the opportunity to touch my breasts, a death is most dramatic thing. _ breasts, a death is most dramatic thing. that— breasts, a death is most dramatic thing, that is never going to happen _ thing, that is never going to happen. people behind violence against — happen. people behind violence against women often escalate, so having _ against women often escalate, so having this early intelligence about what is _ having this early intelligence about what is happening where can help catch _ what is happening where can help catch people who go on to do things like that, _ catch people who go on to do things like that, the evidence is that it has enabled women to come forward and report— has enabled women to come forward and report rape, serious sexual assault, — and report rape, serious sexual assault, because they know they will be believe _ assault, because they know they will be believe that it will be taken seriously. ijust want women in this country— seriously. ijust want women in this country to— seriously. ijust want women in this country to have the same freedom is made _ country to have the same freedom is made to— country to have the same freedom is made to go— country to have the same freedom is made to go where they want and do what they— made to go where they want and do what they want without fear of being targeted _ what they want without fear of being targeted by who they are. we have so far to _ targeted by who they are. we have so far to go _ targeted by who they are. we have so far to go in _ targeted by who they are. we have so far to go in tackling women like —— violence _ far to go in tackling women like —— violence against women, we do not need _ violence against women, we do not need more — violence against women, we do not need more consultations, as the suffragette said, deeds, not words, these _ suffragette said, deeds, not words, these are _ suffragette said, deeds, not words, these are deeds that can be taken. on one _ these are deeds that can be taken. on one of— these are deeds that can be taken. on one of the commas that has arisen

out of the case that was reported this morning, a description of rape effectively being criminalised in this country. would you agree with that description? would you extend it to other crimes against women? i think what we hear when it comes to violence _ think what we hear when it comes to violence against women is first of all be _ violence against women is first of all be ask— violence against women is first of all be ask women questions, or as we saw last— all be ask women questions, or as we saw last weekend clapham with the horrific— saw last weekend clapham with the horrific brutal murder of sarah everard. — horrific brutal murder of sarah everard, the police putting out warnings — everard, the police putting out warnings telling women to stay at home, _ warnings telling women to stay at home, making it about what we do, whether— home, making it about what we do, whether we — home, making it about what we do, whether we take a rest, rather than their responsibility to keep us safe — their responsibility to keep us safe we _ their responsibility to keep us safe. we have to change the culture and the _ safe. we have to change the culture and the practice around violence against — and the practice around violence against women because it is an epidemic— against women because it is an epidemic in our country. notjust about— epidemic in our country. notjust about right, also domestic violence, street— about right, also domestic violence, street harassment, female genital mutilation, forced marriage. the problem — mutilation, forced marriage. the problem i— mutilation, forced marriage. the problem i have is that we have known about— problem i have is that we have known about these _ problem i have is that we have known about these issues for some time, we know— about these issues for some time, we know what— about these issues for some time, we know what works. this is about good policing _ know what works. this is about good policing practice. that is what we

are asking — policing practice. that is what we are asking members of the house of lords _ are asking members of the house of lords to— are asking members of the house of lords to vote for. we have not seen progress. _ lords to vote for. we have not seen progress, the government always find something _ progress, the government always find something else to work on at the time _ something else to work on at the time. what urc lately is women saying. — time. what urc lately is women saying, enough, we now need radical change _ saying, enough, we now need radical change and _ saying, enough, we now need radical change and we need it now. —— what you are _ change and we need it now. —— what you are now — change and we need it now. —— what you are now seeing. change and we need it now. -- what you are now seeing.— you are now seeing. what are your thou~hts you are now seeing. what are your thoughts the _ you are now seeing. what are your thoughts the policing _ you are now seeing. what are your thoughts the policing of _ you are now seeing. what are your thoughts the policing of the - thoughts the policing of the protest, cressida dick has the support of the government and your party leader, is that right? i was one of the _ party leader, is that right? i was one of the people _ party leader, is that right? i was one of the people who _ party leader, is that right? i was one of the people who spoke - party leader, is that right? i was one of the people who spoke out, we had a _ one of the people who spoke out, we had a vigil— one of the people who spoke out, we had a vigil in — one of the people who spoke out, we had a vigil in walthamstow, women dressed _ had a vigil in walthamstow, women dressed as— had a vigil in walthamstow, women dressed as the handmade to reflect how they— dressed as the handmade to reflect how they felt the police were making them, _ how they felt the police were making them, i_ how they felt the police were making them, i was disappointed to see the met not _ them, i was disappointed to see the met not engage with the organisers, it was— met not engage with the organisers, it was a _ met not engage with the organisers, it was a vigil, not a moving march, possible _ it was a vigil, not a moving march, possible to — it was a vigil, not a moving march, possible to work out a way to do that in— possible to work out a way to do that in a — possible to work out a way to do that in a socially distance fashion. we will— that in a socially distance fashion. we will have to wait for the outcome but i we will have to wait for the outcome but i think— we will have to wait for the outcome but i think there are some very serious — but i think there are some very serious question to answer by the met and _ serious question to answer by the met and i— serious question to answer by the met and i were likely say that the met and i were likely say that the met is _ met and i were likely say that the met is a — met and i were likely say that the met is a force that doesn't recognise gender and six and hate

crime, _ recognise gender and six and hate crime, learning from other please forces _ crime, learning from other please forces that— crime, learning from other please forces that do, it would help make my constituents much safer. —— gender— my constituents much safer. —— gender and _ my constituents much safer. —— gender and sex. it�*s a week since many children in england started back at school. but for some, a return to the classroom could be weeks or even months away. around 5a,000 children in england are currently shielding — and for them the government advice is stay at home until further notice. while children who live with shielders have been told to return to school, some parents believe the risk is too high and have decided to break the rules to keep them at home. we can speak now to michelle atkins who is mum to nine—year—old jessica who has cerebral palsy — both michelle, her husband and jessica have been shielding for the past year. michelle and jessica join me now from st helen�*s in merseyside. welcome, both of you, thank you for joining us. michelle, could you tell us what the last year has been like? it has been incredibly hard. we

broughtjessica home on the 13th of march, so all of her therapy is gone. both of her appointments have gone. both of her appointments have gone on the first to lock terms, we had a couple of appointments coming in this lockdown, butjessica requires 2a/7 care, so when she was at school, we had to get other things done. unfortunately now she is with me constantly. no good for her orfor me. it has been very hard not to be able to go out, having to do all of her physio, education, all by ourselves. it has been a really

hard time. the shielding period officially currently comes to an end on the 31st of march. horn officially currently comes to an end on the 31st of march.— officially currently comes to an end on the 31st of march. how would you feel at that — on the 31st of march. how would you feel at that point _ on the 31st of march. how would you feel at that point about _ on the 31st of march. how would you feel at that point about her- on the 31st of march. how would you feel at that point about her going - feel at that point about her going back to school? i feel at that point about her going back to school?— back to school? i don't think it will be viable. _ back to school? i don't think it will be viable. only _ back to school? i don't think it will be viable. only because i back to school? i don't think it will be viable. only because it| back to school? i don't think it - will be viable. only because it has not been saved, even with the vaccine roll—out, it has not been safe before. they are expecting the infection rate to increase as more things open. ijust cannot see it being safe. i don�*t understand it came how can go from the case has been too high and audi are expecting it to grow as things are opened, particularly on the 12th of april onwards. i don�*t see how it is going to be safe. she is in a mainstream

school. social distancing is zero they are. not possible. she has a lot of friends in the school she is in, herfriends was lot of friends in the school she is in, her friends was to be with her, like they want to be with their other friends.— other friends. that is a really tou . h other friends. that is a really tough dilemma _ other friends. that is a really tough dilemma for— other friends. that is a really tough dilemma for you. - other friends. that is a really tough dilemma for you. do i other friends. that is a really i tough dilemma for you. do you other friends. that is a really - tough dilemma for you. do you see a way out? i am thinking about the vaccine, it is being discussed as being potentially available off—licence to certain externally vulnerable kids. but that is the children over 12, and jessica is nine. have you had any conversations around whether she might be able to get the vaccine? innate around whether she might be able to get the vaccine?— get the vaccine? we have tried every avenue we can _ get the vaccine? we have tried every avenue we can think of. _ get the vaccine? we have tried every avenue we can think of. we - get the vaccine? we have tried every avenue we can think of. we spoke i get the vaccine? we have tried every avenue we can think of. we spoke to| avenue we can think of. we spoke to our gp first. the gp was not aware of any guidance at all. the practice manager had to ring us back when they read the guides themselves.

they suggested we go to the ccg, they said she had to be 12. we have tried various other avenues. and everyone is agreeing it could be very serious, but no one is willing to say yes, they are not willing to haveit to say yes, they are not willing to have it on their heads, i suppose. for her to have the vaccine. we have done everything we can butjust stuck. no guidance of when this could potentially end. we are just left here. could potentially end. we are 'ust left here. ., , ., could potentially end. we are 'ust left here. ., , ., . left here. please do stay in touch i let us know _ left here. please do stay in touch i let us know how— left here. please do stay in touch i let us know how things _ left here. please do stay in touch i let us know how things unfold. i left here. please do stay in touch i let us know how things unfold. we send you all the very best. thank you forjoining us. thank you. the cheltenham festival starts tomorrow. but with no cheering crowds, this year�*s event will be a stark

difference to the last. more than 250,000 people attended in 2020, just as coronavirus was spreading through the uk. ten days after it finished, the first lockdown was announced. our social affairs correspondent fiona lamdin has been to meet one family who were there. more than 250,000 people filled cheltenham and its racecourse this time last year. just days later, the country went into national lockdown. it was very busy, absolutely packed, so i suppose everybody spread it all through the town, really. it�*s a family tradition. john and chris with their children go to the festival every year. i remember the day we went to cheltenham. next thing, three or four weeks later, i was woken up in intensive care with tubes in, machines beeping, nurses round, thinking, "what�*s going on?" and for the next eight weeks, john was in hospital, fighting for his life.

we had a zoom call with one of the doctors so me and the kids were able to see him because that might be the last time we did see him. that was an awful day, awful day. even thouthohn survived, there were many complications. i had gangrene on my thumb and finger and toe and that. a bleed on the brain. john and chris believe their whole family caught covid from cheltenham but no—one can be entirely sure. the festival was among the last mass gatherings to take place in the uk before the nation was overwhelmed by the first wave of the pandemic. finn mcredmond was there working as a correspondent for the irish times. now it looks like sheer lunacy it was allowed to go ahead, especially against the backdrop of what was going on in europe at the time. italy was entering into lockdown, the world health organization was declaring a pandemic. ireland was closing its schools. meanwhile, there were all these revellers at cheltenham. a year on, things couldn�*t look more different. but 12 months ago, this

was one of the most popular pubs for racegoers. what race week does in cheltenham is it gives us a second christmas. it was a really positive time for us, it was probably our second biggest festival period we�*ve had at this pub since it opened. you were actually uneasy about staying open. we were as a team at the time. had the government said, "don�*t worry, we�*ll underpin your business risk," then we would have closed. so where did the green light come from? this was the deputy chief medical officerfor england on breakfast on the morning the festival started. people should be going to events, they should be taking appropriate hygiene, as i�*ve just described, and that�*s the most important thing they can do. actually, outdoor events, the virus won�*t survive very long outside. it will lose its viability to transmit disease and so many outdoor events particularly are relatively safe. the british horseracing authority

has said british racing acted on the best advice available from the government at the time, taking extra measures to keep people safe. the department of health says the decision was taken by the race course within public health guidance at the time. last year, as the event was starting, one doctor urged people not to go. we were told repeatedly, "this is an outdoor event." the issue that was not being also addressed is, whilst it is an outdoor event, a lot of indoor things also happened. for example, getting onto the bus, the train, the coach. if we had got our actions, our messaging and our response better, we would have had fewer deaths. two months later, on the 22nd of may, john finally came home. how lucky do you feel you�*ve still got your husband? very lucky. yeah, really lucky. what i�*d been through and that

to still be here with family and that is a blessing. but he says even when the pandemic is over, he�*ll think twice before returning to the festival. fiona lamdin, bbc news. history was made at the grammys overnight, as beyonce broke the record for the most awards ever won by a female artist. she won four awards, taking her total number of grammys wins up to 28. there was also some british success too, with harry styles and dua lipa both taking home awards. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from los angeles. how do you deliver spectacular grammy moments in the time of covid? here�*s how. back—to—back performances on specially designed socially distanced stages inside... ..and out. and then watch as history is made. the grammy goes to beyonce!

beyonce became the most decorated female artist in grammy history. as an artist, i believe it�*s myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times. and it�*s been such a difficult time. an emotional megan thee stallion won best rap song and for best new artist, the first female rapper to do so for more than 20 years. the disco queen of quarantine, british artist dua lipa, won best pop vocal album for future nostalgia. i�*m just so grateful and so honoured, because happiness is something we all deserve and it�*s something that we all need in our lives. and i really want to say a massive, massive thank you to all the fans that have... this is all because of you. i can't breathe, her~ _ song of the year went

to herfor i can�*t breathe, written as the pain flowed out of her during the black lives matter protests last summer. we are the change that we wish to see. and, you know, that fight that we had in us, the summer of 2020, keep that same energy. thank you. brit harry styles opened the show and went on to win the grammy for best solo pop performance. there was much missed high fashion and amazing accessories. no—one was accepting awards in sweatpants here. billie eilish won record of the year for the second time running, bringing to a close a spectacular celebration of music around the world. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. and just a reminder that the oscar nominations are later today. you can watch them live from la as they happen on the bbc news channel and bbc world this afternoon from 12:15 —— with my colleaguejane hill and film criticjason solomons. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.

good morning. after fairly stormy weather last week this week is looking much brighter. there will be a little bit of rain at times. lots of dry weather to come. after temperatures lift over the next few days, be wary, things will be colder especially across the south as i will show you. not chilly out there today, plenty of sunshine around this afternoon through much of eastern wales, england, eastern scotland, more cloud in the west, producing the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, heavier bursts towards lewis and harris, notice the wind arrows and the numbers. much lighter than through the weekend. still a breeze blowing down eastern coasts, stopping temperatures rising, lighter winds across central areas 12—1a degrees possible, higher than where we should be for this stage in march. into this evening and overnight, we see more general cloud and outbreaks of rain around. after an initial dip in temperatures through east anglia and the south—east, they lift into tomorrow morning, double figures to start the day in scotland and northern

ireland, holding as we go through the day. we see plenty of cloud, splashes of rain or drizzle around first thing and the air is on the move southwards and eastwards. any rain clearing on tuesday in scotland and northern ireland. lots of sunshine through the day. quite a breeze blowing tomorrow. not too much of an impact on the temperature, mild enough to the south, cloud and occasional rain or drizzle sitting in place. that clears, producing snow across the alps as we go through the middle of the week but its high pressure for us, generally meaning dry, that will be the case for almost all of us on wednesday. early cloud in east anglia and the south—east will clear and break, cloud increasing to the north of scotland, producing light spots of rain or drizzle. most stay dry through the day, best of the sunshine and light winds the further south and west you are especially across wales. changes from mid week onwards, one weather front brings rain on thursday, that opens the door to colder air rushing

down from scandinavia. that will come with strengthening wind, north—south split in terms of temperatures at the end of the week, here�*s the summary. lots of dry weather, some rain at times tuesday and thursday and in the south, feeling colder by the weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister says he�*s "deeply concerned" about footage of police officers breaking up the vigil on clapham common, held in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson will chair a crime and justice summit today, following strong criticism of the police — but ministers says the head of the met shouldn�*t resign. cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she has been close to some incredibly successful investigations. and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls. thousands of women stage rallies across australia to protest against gender discrimination and violence. further lockdown easing — as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales.

that, i'd that, i�*d like you to meet laura. you�*re gorgeous. that, i'd like you to meet laura. you're gorgeous.— and coming up shortly — a bbc news special, covering the announcement of this year�*s academy award nominations. anthony hopkins could become the oldest ever acting nominee. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government�*s crime and justice taskforce, after saying he is "deeply concerned" about the way police handled a vigil in london over the weekend in memory of the murdered woman sarah everard. mrjohnson said that every part of the criminaljustice system needed to work to protect and defend women and girls. hundreds of people gathered at the bandstand in clapham common, south london on saturday evening

for the vigil. sarah everard went missing while walking home from a friend�*s house on 3 march. officers handcuffed women and removed them from the gathering. four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches, the met said. met police commissioner dame cressida dick, who�*s attending today�*s summit with the prime minister, has dismissed calls to resign and defended the force�*s actions. i don�*t think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying "well, that was done badly or i would have done it differently," without actually understanding what was going through their minds. my officers up and down london and beyond, if they weren�*t working, will have been thinking of sarah at 9:30 last night, they will have been lighting candles or pausing, and it�*s something we care about very, very deeply. the policing minister, kit malthouse, insists the met had

a very difficultjob in handling the vigil. we have to see the context of the difficult situation the police find themselves in. we need to know more about saturday night. and obviously, this independent review will look into that. but, you know, cressida dick is an officer of superlative achievement in her life and she has been close to some incredibly successful investigations. and i know that she is very dedicated and committed to this issue of dealing with violence against women and girls in as assertive of a way as we possibly can. labour leader sir keir starmer has condemned the actions taken by police at the vigil. the condemned the actions taken by police at the vigil.— condemned the actions taken by police at the vigil. the scenes on saturday night — police at the vigil. the scenes on saturday night were _ police at the vigil. the scenes on saturday night were deeply i saturday night were deeply disturbing and i think it was the wrong response to many, many women who are coming together to express their grief about what happens to sarah everard, and obviously to think about them and their family, but also to make a wider point about the daily abuse and violence and harassment that so many women feel at home or on the streets, and the

very white point here, the response was wrong. —— the very wide point. the response is wrong and it�*s code is being investigated and looked into. it�*s important we don�*t lose the wider point, which is why were so many women that night coming together in different places, some of course were at home, the reason was to express their concern for nearly every woman, or many, many, many women have experienced this day in, day out abuse and we have to address that. this has to be a turning point, we can�*t keep talking about it, we have to address it. dania al—abayed attended the vigil on saturday on clapham common and was one of the four women arrested. thanks forjoining us. we�*ll talk about the arrest in a moment and look at the footage which people may be familiar with by now because the footage of your arrest has been shown a lot, first of all, tell us why it was important to you to go.

first, thanks for having me today. 0ver— first, thanks for having me today. over the _ first, thanks for having me today. over the past week, i've first, thanks for having me today. overthe past week, i've been speaking _ overthe past week, i've been speaking to the female friends and women _ speaking to the female friends and women in — speaking to the female friends and women in my life, and thinking... why— women in my life, and thinking... why do— women in my life, and thinking... why do we— women in my life, and thinking... why do we feel so scared to walk at night? _ why do we feel so scared to walk at night? why— why do we feel so scared to walk at night? why am i always thinking and accounting _ night? why am i always thinking and accounting for what i should do, what _ accounting for what i should do, what i _ accounting for what i should do, what i should wear in order to not .et what i should wear in order to not get raped — what i should wear in order to not get raped and murdered and come back home safely? and in sarah everard's case: _ home safely? and in sarah everard's case, it— home safely? and in sarah everard's case, it is— home safely? and in sarah everard's case, it isjust another woman's life on— case, it isjust another woman's life on that _ case, it isjust another woman's life on that could easily have been any of— life on that could easily have been any of us — life on that could easily have been any of us women. we related so much to that _ any of us women. we related so much to that case _ any of us women. we related so much to that case and the fact that she had done — to that case and the fact that she had done everything she could do, she was— had done everything she could do, she was in— had done everything she could do, she was in a — had done everything she could do, she was in a well lit area, people talk about— she was in a well lit area, people talk about the way we dress, she was well covered, all of the things people — well covered, all of the things people blame women on for men's actions. _ people blame women on for men's actions, she had done and she still .ot actions, she had done and she still got murdered. it wasjust enough.

and i_ got murdered. it wasjust enough. and i couldn't let the trauma, frustration, the pain from constant sexual— frustration, the pain from constant sexual harassment on the streets, sexual— sexual harassment on the streets, sexual abuse, abuse from men in general, — sexual abuse, abuse from men in general, bring inside me, i needed to stand _ general, bring inside me, i needed to stand with other women and i wish there _ to stand with other women and i wish there had _ to stand with other women and i wish there had been understanding and compassion with that. people are saying. _ compassion with that. people are saying. it's— compassion with that. people are saying, it's a very important matter. _ saying, it's a very important matter, why isn't it treated with urgency? — matter, why isn't it treated with urgency? why hasn't anything been done, _ urgency? why hasn't anything been done, or— urgency? why hasn't anything been done, or more been done to tackle violence _ done, or more been done to tackle violence against women? and that's why i_ violence against women? and that's why i went, — violence against women? and that's why i went, not knowing that people were going _ why i went, not knowing that people were going to be gathered. i went because _ were going to be gathered. i went because i— were going to be gathered. i went because i needed an outlet, just as many— because i needed an outlet, just as many women did cross this country. let's _ many women did cross this country. let's take _ many women did cross this country. let's take a — many women did cross this country. let's take a look, then, at the let�*s take a look, then, at the pictures of the amendment that you were arrested. i think that is you in the blue jacket in the middle of the pictures. would you mind describing tell us what was happening at that point? just before i not happening at that point? just before i got handcuffed, _ happening at that point? just before i got handcuffed, you _ happening at that point? just before i got handcuffed, you might - happening at that point? just before i got handcuffed, you might see, i i got handcuffed, you might see, sorry, _ i got handcuffed, you might see, sorry, i— i got handcuffed, you might see, sorry, i can't see the video, you sorry, ican't see the video, you might— sorry, i can't see the video, you might see — sorry, i can't see the video, you might see a _ sorry, i can't see the video, you might see a video of me getting

dragged — might see a video of me getting dragged off the bandstand, i was kind of— dragged off the bandstand, i was kind of reaching out for another woman's— kind of reaching out for another woman's hand, at that point, i was thinking, _ woman's hand, at that point, i was thinking, four of us women, we are women _ thinking, four of us women, we are women here, — thinking, four of us women, we are women here, there are so many large policemen _ women here, there are so many large policemen and we being dragged, and what was _ policemen and we being dragged, and what was going through my head was~~ _ what was going through my head was~~ i— what was going through my head was... i could be dragged onto the floor. _ was... i could be dragged onto the floor. hit— was... i could be dragged onto the floor. hit my— was... i could be dragged onto the floor, hit my head and i honestly was thinking, will i die here? so at that point, — was thinking, will i die here? so at that point, i— was thinking, will i die here? so at that point, i did not resist whatsoever, managed to stay on my feet, but _ whatsoever, managed to stay on my feet, but as — whatsoever, managed to stay on my feet, but as you can see in the photos. — feet, but as you can see in the photos. a _ feet, but as you can see in the photos, a couple of the other women were dragged on the floor. and it's 'ust were dragged on the floor. and it's just that _ were dragged on the floor. and it's just that unnecessary force. —— it 'ust just that unnecessary force. —— it just felt— just that unnecessary force. —— it just felt unnecessary force. you know, _ just felt unnecessary force. you know, please have parity is discretion in these situations and there _ discretion in these situations and there has— discretion in these situations and there has been instances of protest in the _ there has been instances of protest in the past — there has been instances of protest in the past where they weren't so aggressive. —— the police have the power— aggressive. —— the police have the power to— aggressive. —— the police have the power to use discretion. it's not like we — power to use discretion. it's not like we were kicking and chatting and being — like we were kicking and chatting and being aggressive ourselves, we

were just _ and being aggressive ourselves, we were just standing there. and it 'ust were just standing there. and it just felt— were just standing there. and it just felt like a necessary first, disproportionate to what was actually— disproportionate to what was actually happening. —— it felt like unnecessary force. once i was handcuffed i was led by two large policemen on either side and as they were grabbing me by each arm, i thought. — were grabbing me by each arm, i thought. i— were grabbing me by each arm, i thought, i said to them, is this necessary? _ thought, i said to them, is this necessary? i'm not going to run away _ necessary? i'm not going to run away i'm — necessary? i'm not going to run away. i'm blocked from all sides. i'm handcuffed. is it necessary to be handled by two men grabbing me by the arm? _ be handled by two men grabbing me by the arm? at— be handled by two men grabbing me by the arm? at that .1 of them let go. it'sjust_ the arm? at that .1 of them let go. it'sjust felt... and if i'm honest, when _ it'sjust felt... and if i'm honest, when i _ it'sjust felt... and if i'm honest, when i went— it'sjust felt... and if i'm honest, when i went into the van, i cried and i_ when i went into the van, i cried and i thought, here i go again, i'm used— and i thought, here i go again, i'm used to— and i thought, here i go again, i'm used to being silence, i'm used to do all— used to being silence, i'm used to do all the — used to being silence, i'm used to do all the things i need to do to protect— do all the things i need to do to protect myself and come back home safely. _ protect myself and come back home safely so _ protect myself and come back home safely, so is it a matter of fact that _ safely, so is it a matter of fact that i— safely, so is it a matter of fact that ijust _ safely, so is it a matter of fact that ijust keep doing that and we keep— that ijust keep doing that and we keep doing this as women? could that i just keep doing that and we keep doing this as women? could you describe what — keep doing this as women? could you describe what was _ keep doing this as women? could you describe what was happening - keep doing this as women? could you describe what was happening up i keep doing this as women? could you describe what was happening up until| describe what was happening up until that point, when you were actually

taken away by the police? because, you described their aryou and three other women on the bandstand, where you, and a womanjust in front other women on the bandstand, where you, and a woman just in front of you, and a woman just in front of you try to reach for your hands to hold? to poolewe. so the police were behind you, have had the situation come to that, what was happening in the immediate, immediately before that? ~ ., ., . ., that? we, i mean, there was a crowd of women. — that? we, i mean, there was a crowd of women, clearly _ that? we, i mean, there was a crowd of women, clearly upset, _ that? we, i mean, there was a crowd of women, clearly upset, clearly i of women, clearly upset, clearly frustrated, and we were just on the bandstand. — frustrated, and we were just on the bandstand, looking towards the women — bandstand, looking towards the women. from what i can tell you, that's— women. from what i can tell you, that's all— women. from what i can tell you, that's all that was happening. i don't _ that's all that was happening. i don't know what triggered the situation. i know people are saying policemen — situation. i know people are saying policemen were kicked, i don't know what happened after the arrests, i couldn't— what happened after the arrests, i couldn't see because i was in the middle. — couldn't see because i was in the middle, but before the arrests, i

didn't— middle, but before the arrests, i didn't see — middle, but before the arrests, i didn't see this aggression and kicking — didn't see this aggression and kicking and, you know, that deserve this reaction, sol kicking and, you know, that deserve this reaction, so i couldn't tell you what— this reaction, so i couldn't tell you what was the turning point for us to— you what was the turning point for us to get— you what was the turning point for us to get dragged. i still don't understand it.— us to get dragged. i still don't understand it. ~ . ., i] understand it. where you charge? i was charged _ understand it. where you charge? i was charged fléd fined. _ understand it. where you charge? i was charred g i fined. §——§ 77, understand it. where you charge? i was charged 2 i fined knowg this been arrested, i don't know how this - there — been arrested, idon't know how this - there was— been arrested, i don't know how this there was legal at works. there was legal support at the time, — works. there was legal support at the time, that said, make no comment to make _ the time, that said, make no comment to make sure _ the time, that said, make no comment to make sure you get legal advice. as i to make sure you get legal advice. as i sat— to make sure you get legal advice. as i sat in— to make sure you get legal advice. as i sat in the van i was told, if you _ as i sat in the van i was told, if you don't— as i sat in the van i was told, if you don't give them details, they'll have to _ you don't give them details, they'll have to take me into custody, i might— have to take me into custody, i might have to stay in a cell for 24 hours. _ might have to stay in a cell for 24 hours. and — might have to stay in a cell for 24 hours, and the outcome mightjust be the same _ hours, and the outcome mightjust be the same. they'll find me now, they didn't— the same. they'll find me now, they didn't tell— the same. they'll find me now, they didn't tell me how much exactly that fine would _ didn't tell me how much exactly that fine would be, they didn't tell me when _ fine would be, they didn't tell me when i _ fine would be, they didn't tell me when i would receive it, through the post. _ when i would receive it, through the post. could — when i would receive it, through the post, could be weeks or months, they didn't— post, could be weeks or months, they didn't tell— post, could be weeks or months, they didn't tell me... is that i felt helpless _ didn't tell me... is that i felt helpless at the time i felt quite scared — helpless at the time i felt quite scared and just wanted to go home so i 'ust scared and just wanted to go home so ijust gave _ scared and just wanted to go home so ijust gave them my details. you

described at _ ijust gave them my details. you described at the _ ijust gave them my details. gm. described at the beginning why you went to clapham common, the feelings you had inside you after what had happened to sarah everard. there has been so much discussion now are and how women are feeling and how men and boys are behaving, some of them are behaving, and what needs to happen to make this a turning point. what do you think is the constructive way forward now? it�*s constructive way forward now? it's the behaviour and culture, its the lad culture — the behaviour and culture, its the lad culture needs to change. public sexual— lad culture needs to change. public sexual harassment is not criminalised in this country. a lot of women — criminalised in this country. a lot of women feel like... a lot of women have experienced sexual harassment and abuse _ have experienced sexual harassment and abuse but don't feel like there will be _ and abuse but don't feel like there will be anything done with it and so we stay— will be anything done with it and so we stay silent. there needs to be more _ we stay silent. there needs to be more support for women, there needs to be, _ more support for women, there needs to be, we _ more support for women, there needs to be, we need to educate men to change _ to be, we need to educate men to change the — to be, we need to educate men to change the behaviour. we cannot normalise —

change the behaviour. we cannot normalise the language of, the woman were this, _ normalise the language of, the woman were this, she acted this way so she deserved _ were this, she acted this way so she deserved to — were this, she acted this way so she deserved to get raped or harassed, or the _ deserved to get raped or harassed, or the language that harassment and wolf whistling and making us feel comfortable in the streets is normal, _ comfortable in the streets is normal, and it'sjust boys being boys, _ normal, and it'sjust boys being boys, the — normal, and it'sjust boys being boys, the language needs to change. the culture _ boys, the language needs to change. the culture committee lad culture needs— the culture committee lad culture needs to — the culture committee lad culture needs to change. and i am not surprised — needs to change. and i am not surprised there is resistance to this, _ surprised there is resistance to this, we — surprised there is resistance to this, i've already seen some resistance online, and it's always been _ resistance online, and it's always been the — resistance online, and it's always been the case. my main focus here is, as— been the case. my main focus here is, as im— been the case. my main focus here is, as i'm helping myself become more _ is, as i'm helping myself become more empowered to speak up about this, to _ more empowered to speak up about this, to say— more empowered to speak up about this, to say it's not right, i hope other— this, to say it's not right, i hope other women feel they are not alone and other— other women feel they are not alone and other women feel that if they have been— and other women feel that if they have been abused and harassed, it's not their— have been abused and harassed, it's not their fault. it then's actions that are — not their fault. it then's actions that are wrong. —— it is men's actions — that are wrong. —— it is men's actions that _ that are wrong. —— it is men's actions that are wrong. that are wrong. -- it is men's actions that are wrong.- that are wrong. -- it is men's actions that are wrong. thank you for “oininr actions that are wrong. thank you forjoining us- _

the netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine over concerns about possible side effects. the dutch government said the move was a precaution, and would last until the 29th of march. the announcement comes after a similar decision from ireland, following reports of blood clotting from recipients of the vaccine in norway. the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. all secondary school pupils in scotland are returning to the classroom part—time from today in the latest easing of restrictions. meanwhile, all primary school children who are not already back will restart face—to—face learning. it�*s expected that all pupils will return to school full—time after easter. hairdressers and barbers in wales have re—opened this morning — the first part of the uk to relax the rules for those wanting a trim. all salons shut there on the 28th december following a rise in coronavirus cases. welsh primary schools also welcomed back all children today after some year groups returned three weeks ago.

if you�*re watching on bbc two, thank you for your company this morning, time to say goodbye. hope you have a good day. tomorrow it will be a year since andrew bailey took over as the bank of england, hit by the pandemic and uncertainty over brexit, hit by the biggest contraction in centuries. the government borrowing at levels never seen outside of wartime. helped by the bank�*s own actions in buying up its debt. this morning, mr bailey spoke to radio four�*s today programme about what kind of recovery he thinks we can expect. we won�*t hear from him because we are waiting for the knutsford on the oscar eliminations, it�*ll be a very different ceremony this year because

of covid, we saw how the grammys looked last night, the nominations will be announced and we will have a special programme you in just a few seconds with my colleague, so i will hand over right now. how a warm how a warm welcome. ——hello and welcome. it�*s awards season, and in the next few minutes we�*ll find out which actors and filmmakers are nominated for the starriest of them all — the oscars. i�*mjane hill, and with me for this bbc news special is the film criticjason solomons. we�*ll cross live to los angeles shortly. first, let�*s look at some of the top contenders. however, coffee? —— hello, coffee?