this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines. france, germany and italy suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine over concern about blood clots — regulators insist it is safe. the world health organization has said there is no evidence that the incidents are caused by the vaccine. the home secretary says officers were doing a �*difficult�* job, when policing a vigil for sarah everard on saturday night, but calls some of the footage upsetting. in the interests of providing greater assurance and ensuring public confidence, i have asked her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary to conduct a full independent lessons—learned review. the government announces plans for hundreds of new bus lanes and price caps on tickets as part of a new bus strategy for england.

cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year's oscar nominations are announced we'll be speaking to the director of the white tiger, which has been nomimated for best adapted screenplay. france and italy have joined germany in becoming the latest countries to suspend use of the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary

measure, over concerns of possible side effects. french president emmanuel macron said the country would stop administering the vaccine pending an assessment by the european union's medicine regulator on tuesday. the republic of ireland made a similar decision over the weekend following reports of blood clotting in recipients in norway. but the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. the announcements by follow similar moves by denmark, norway, bulgaria, iceland and thailand. some european countries have stopped using certain batches of the drug as a precautionary measure. the european medicines agency is currently carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots. it says the vaccine�*s benefits continue to outweigh its risks. about 17 million people in the european union and the uk have received a dose of the vaccine, with less than a0 cases of blood clots reported as of last week, astrazeneca said.

that's no higher than would be found in a normal population sample. joininig me now is our health correspondent, nick triggle. that latter point is the key point, isn't it? there are some incidents of blood clots but are they any more than you would normally expect to see at any sizeable number of the population, because millions of these vaccines have been given out. that's right and that's the crucial thing to focus on. and if what the health authorities are looking at. in the uk alone you would have around 3000 people suffering blood clots every month so the fact that 37 people from the 17 million vaccinated had a blood clot is actually lower than you would expect in the general population. so that in the general population. so that in itself suggest this is more

coincidence then cause, but the european medicines agency is looking to the cases been reported. they are going to be on tuesday but i don't think will meet until thursday that they give their verdict on this. they said that european nations should still continue using the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, they say the better fit of the vaccine in preventing covid outweigh the risk of hospitalisation and death. and it's causing concern amongst vaccine experts and by individual countries making these decisions it causes damage to vaccine. we making these decisions it causes damage to vaccine.— damage to vaccine. we are “ust heafina damage to vaccine. we are “ust hearing that i damage to vaccine. we are 'ust hearing that another �* damage to vaccine. we are just hearing that another european | hearing that another european country, spain, is reported at least to have suspended use of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine for at least 15 days. germany, france,

italy, spain and a number of european countries. we were talking to professor adam finch saying he was where it is not going to only increase reputational damage but increase reputational damage but increase vaccine hesitancy. people are already slightly worried about whether to have the vaccine and will be put off. we whether to have the vaccine and will be ut off. ~ . , whether to have the vaccine and will be utoff.~ . , , be put off. we have seen this in germany and — be put off. we have seen this in germany and france _ be put off. we have seen this in germany and france already. i be put off. we have seen this in - germany and france already. because when the regulators first approved the astrazeneca vaccine, france and germany said they were not going to give it to the over 65. they later changed the decision and started giving into those older age groups. let's like you to come forward for the vaccine and it means that half, they have only given out half of the supplies of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. that they have been given, sitting in warehouses unused. it’s

sitting in warehouses unused. it's relatively cheap, potentially available and so lots of countries around the world, poorer countries and developing countries, and this reputational damage is not good for the globalfight against the global fight against coronavirus.— the global fight against coronavirus. . , , , coronavirus. that is because it has to be stored _ coronavirus. that is because it has to be stored at _ coronavirus. that is because it has to be stored at fridge _ coronavirus. that is because it has to be stored at fridge temperature unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccines, moderna vaccine we will be getting in the uk after easter. does vaccines have to be kept in ultracold storage and that's why astrazeneca is crucial to get out into the developing world but i think everyone will be focused on the european medicines agency does say tomorrow. as i said i don't think we will get the final verdict until thursday. the home secretary priti patel says she has commissioned a review into the policing of a vigil in south london on saturday to remember sarah everard.

earlier the prime minister expressed concern about the images of police officers detaining women but has continued to back the metropolitan police chief, dame cressida dick. speaking in the house of commons this afternoon, home secretary priti patel said officers were doing a "difficult" job during the pandemic and called on people not to gather. over the past year, during the coronavirus pandemic, the police have been faced with an un—enviable and immediately difficult task. it is one, for most part, they have approached with skill and professionalism. helping to enforce regulations as determined by parliament with one crucial objective in mind, to save lives. this house approved those changes by 524 votes to 16 on the 6th of january this year. sadly, as of sunday the 14th of march, more than 125,500 lives have been lost to this horrible virus. it is for that reason that i'm continuing to urge everyone

for as long as these relations are in place not to participate in large gatherings or attend protests. the right to protest is the cornerstone of our democracy, but the government's duty remains to prevent more lives being lost during this pandemic. the shadow home secretary, nick thomas—symonds, said that �*things clearly went very wrong' in clapham and that the government's sentencing bill — due to be debated this evening — should not be rushed through parliament. whilst the event with the vigil, not a protest, the scenes from clapham should be a red warning light to the government. that ministers should not be rushing through laws cracking down on protests. the truth is, mr speaker, this government is failing to address violence against women and girls and ministers even want to curtail their right to protest about it. it is a chronic failure for this government.

and meetings and reopening surveys alone are nowhere near enough. and meetings, we understand, that the women and equalities minister won't even be attending this evening. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. isa is a protest going on in parliament square. in is a protest going on in parliament suuare. . is a protest going on in parliament stuare. . ., is a protest going on in parliament suuare. . ., square. in fact close to where you are riaht square. in fact close to where you are right now _ square. in fact close to where you are right now against _ square. in fact close to where you are right now against this - square. in fact close to where you are right now against this bill. - are right now against this bill. that's right. there's an event being called, so people gathering again outside parliament. from what i understand it has been this socially distance away, that may be a response to what happened in clapham on saturday. and these protesters combat amongst the issues that want to highlight, is particularly that one you heard there that the labour party talking about concerns that have been raised by the labour

party, by legal community about provisions in the bill which they say would seriously hamper the right to protest. the government says these are provisions in there to deal with things like extinction revealing a protest, we've seen people super gluing themselves to railings or to try and make a point to climb on railway carriages or trains, that sort of thing. deposition say that this could have a very serious effect on the right to protest. the government says it's about keeping up with things like roads, people public ability to go about their normal business and not have that influence which they say this legislation needs to be updated for. of course this with the backdrop of what's happened clapham. and in the wake of that the aftermath of what happened on

saturday is whether the government of the _ saturday is whether the government of the prime minister and home secretary— of the prime minister and home secretary should express support and confidence _ secretary should express support and confidence for the metropolitan police _ confidence for the metropolitan police commissioner dame cressida dick. �* , ., , dick. and she had his full confidence _ dick. and she had his full confidence and _ dick. and she had his full confidence and a - dick. and she had his full confidence and a very - dick. and she had his full - confidence and a very unequivocal answer today. find confidence and a very unequivocal answer today-— answer today. and of at the same time with the _ answer today. and of at the same time with the government - answer today. and of at the same time with the government is - answer today. and of at the same l time with the government is aware answer today. and of at the same - time with the government is aware of is precisely that feeling, that anger about the images of police dragging away women, handcuffing women at that vigil on saturday. holding at least one woman on the ground, arresting for women and this feeling that's been stirred up by that. so at the same time we have seen the home secretary, the prime minister, the policing minister all saying that they were, that they found those scenes concerning they said. and that's why they have asked for this inquiry by the inspector of

the constabulary into those events. labour going further saying that that's what happened, and it should not have taken place and that it was the wrong approach, but they have also not gone as far, importantly, as calling for game cressida dick, the police commissioner, to resign. they have not asked for that.- they have not asked for that. thank ou ve they have not asked for that. thank you very much _ they have not asked for that. thank you very much for — they have not asked for that. thank you very much for that. _ they have not asked for that. thank you very much for that. closer- you very much for that. closer pictures of that protest now going on improvement square, recorded a short time ago as damien was saying, socially distanced protest there in parliament square at westminster, and we will bring you much more on that. we have a correspondent there who we will be talking to in the next few minutes. campaigners have lost their case in the court of appeal. he claimed that

a change of policy had managed that rape victims were being let down and that the number of prosecutions had collapsed. at the crown prosecution said there have been no recent change in their approach. she told us how disappointed she was in that ruling. we us how disappointed she was in that rulina. ~ . , , us how disappointed she was in that rulina. . _ ruling. we are deeply disappointed b the ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling- _ ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling. we _ ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling. we see _ ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling. we see it _ ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling. we see it as - ruling. we are deeply disappointed by the ruling. we see it as a - by the ruling. we see it as a betrayal of women at this point in time, and we have argued that in the case that cps changed its approach and became more risk—averse to charging and that led to a catastrophic fall in rape cases being charged, but the courts or state found they were not in a position to determine the cause of that dramatic collapse in prosecutions, and they did not engage with the evidence that we put forward to support our claims, and part of that was a number of cases that were not charged in unbelievable circumstances, the women been attacked at knife point and those that had the offenders and

admit what they had done, so none of that really took into consideration, and does not talk about less than 3% of rapes currently late to a charge. we were saying at that situation mounts to decriminalisation of rape and systemic failings for women who try to seek protection and justice in the criminaljustice system. and for that reason we were deeply disappointed and felt we were right to bring the case, there was no other avenue open to us to try and get accountability for these kinds of decisions which have this devastating impact on women who report that they have been raped. our latest headlines on bbc news. france, germany and italy suspend use

of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine over concern about blood clots — regulators insist it is safe. the world health organization has said there is no evidence that the incidents are caused by the vaccine. the home secretary says officers were doing a �*difficult�* job, when policing a vigil for sarah everard on saturday night, but calls some of the footage upsetting. a new £3 billion bus strategy has been announced for england, aimed at making them cheaper, and more frequent. there are plans for hundreds of miles of bus lanes, contactless payments and fare caps. the prime minister says he wants buses to be people's first choice of transport, but labour has warned his strategy doesn't go far enough. theo leggett reports. for many people without cars, especially in rural areas, buses are vital but campaigners have been saying for years that services simply aren't good enough. now the government is promising what it is calling the most ambitious shake—up of the bus sector in a generation. on a visit to this depot

in coventry, the prime minister explained his thinking. i think buses are great for people's lives, a good bus route can be really tra nsformatory for yourjob prospects. but the buses themselves are going to be made in this country, and notjust the buses, but the hydrogen and the battery technology as well in due time will be made in this country. there are plans for simpler fares, more services, easier contactless payments and more bus lanes. 4000 electric or hydrogen powered buses will be brought into service and £3 billion of public money will be available to make it happen. the government wants bus companies and local authorities to work together to ensure that bus services in future will be so frequent you won't even need a timetable. but the reality is we are a long way from that at the moment in many areas. at this bus stop, for example, the next service isn't due for another hour.

according to the campaign for better transport, more than 3000 local bus routes have been lost or cut back since 2009. but today the group gave the government's plan a cautious welcome. the objectives the government set out are hugely welcome but we want to see how they are actually going to pay for these and how they will make sure the increased services they have promised will actually happen on the ground. but i don't want to be churlish in any way, this is a very good document. the labour party insists the new strategy will do nothing to reverse previous cuts. bus is one of the cheapest and greenest forms of travel and we want to see people getting back on buses as soon as it is safe to do so after the pandemic. this strategy really feels like a sticking plaster rather than the radical transformative policy that would shape public transport in our country for decades to come. the liberal democrats said local authorities should be given the power to run their own bus services rather than being shackled to often unpopular private companies. the green party welcomed

what it called a turnaround by the government but said the plan wouldn't work unless the freeze on fuel duty, which cut the cost of driving, was also dropped. buses may not be glamorous but for many people they are a lifeline and the government has made it clear it wants many more of us to get on board. theo leggett, bbc news. chocolate shop chain thorntons is to shut all its 61 stores putting six hundred and three jobs at risk. the retailer said it has been hit hard by the pandemic, which meant many of its stores had shut for key periods around christmas and easter. the company, was founded in sheffield in 1911, and was was bought by italian food giant ferrero in 2015 for £112 million. the european union has started formal legal action against the uk because of the government's decision to unilaterally delay the introduction of checks on goods coming into northern ireland from great britain.

the move could see the case decided by the european court ofjustice, even though the uk has left the eu. a little earlier our europe correspondent nick beake explained the significance of the development. i think this is going to an interesting one, because we could get bogged down in lots of legal hypotheticals and various scenarios which may or may not happen but at its heart the e was really angry that the british government has taken unilateral action when it comes to these checks that were going to come in at the start of next month. they were checks that were being on things like pets and parcels and food. and basically the british government has said that he needs a bit more time to allow people, particularly in northern ireland, supermarkets all the rest of it, to put in place procedures to deal with the new post—brexit reality. the european union says that you cannotjust break international law, you can't decide on your own you are going to delay these checks, so what we have seen todayis these checks, so what we have seen today is the first stage in legal

action. let's turn to this year's oscar nominations — and it's looking hopeful for british talent this year, with anthony hopkins, emerald fennell and daniel kaluuya among this years nominees. mank, the black—and—white drama starring gary oldman as citizen kane writer herman mankiewicz, leads the overall field with ten nominations and british drama the father has six. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, ran us through the nominations. well, mank leads the way with ten nominations. it's a black—and—white film set in the 1940s hollywood about the making of citizen kane and it stars gary oldman, british actor who is nominated for best actor. and has the most nominations, i don't think it will win because it missed out in screenwriting. and don't think it will win because it missed out in screenwriting. and the last 55 years — missed out in screenwriting. and the last 55 years only _ missed out in screenwriting. and the last 55 years only the _ missed out in screenwriting. and the last 55 years only the sound - missed out in screenwriting. and the last 55 years only the sound of - last 55 years only the sound of music and titanic have managed to win without that nomination. six films have six nominations including

nomad land which i think is now the favourite. it stars francis mcdormand commits she drives around america after losing her husband and herjob. it's directed by a chinese director, who is nominated for best director. and for the first time in 93 years of the oscars, two women are nominated for best director. chloe for nomad land and emerald for promising young woman, a failed which stars carey mulligan as a woman out for revenge. carey mulligan also nominated for best actress. another british film, the father has done very well. anthony hopkins playing a man with dementia it has become the oldest best actor nominee ever at the age of 83. his costar also nominated. daniel, the british actor, noted for supporting actor for british actor, noted for supporting actorforjudas and the british actor, noted for supporting actor forjudas and the black messiah. first everfilm actor forjudas and the black messiah. first ever film to actor forjudas and the black messiah. first everfilm to be nominated by best picture to have an all black producers and such a baron

cohen has been nominated twice. both of the trial of the chicago seven about democratic convention protests in 1968 and with the second borat movie. other breads nominated, vanessa kirby, reza med in sound of metal, and the oscars will take place on the 25th of april in a train station. that's what we have learned today. in train station. that's what we have learned today.— learned today. in a train station, wow. the white tiger, which is on netflix, has been nominated for best adapted screenplay. let's speak to the film's director ramin bahrani. thank you for being with us. it's in a famous book, an award—winning book, lots of people's favourite book. how big of a challenge wasn't to adapt it for the screen? itrailiiiie book. how big of a challenge wasn't to adapt it for the screen?— to adapt it for the screen? while it was a challenge _ to adapt it for the screen? while it was a challenge but _ to adapt it for the screen? while it was a challenge but also _ to adapt it for the screen? while it was a challenge but also a - to adapt it for the screen? while it was a challenge but also a joy - was a challenge but also a joy because i've been reading this book for over 15 years, it was written by a very close friend of mine, and we have been friends since college. i

knew the book really well and he was kind enough to give me total freedom to do whatever i wanted with it. i pretty much stuck to the book and it was a joy to work on and right. you was a 'oy to work on and right. you been was a joy to work on and right. you been reading _ was a joy to work on and right. you been reading it _ was a joy to work on and right. you been reading it for 15 years, how many times have you read it? i was many times have you read it? i was readin: many times have you read it? i was reading rough _ many times have you read it? i was reading rough draughts _ many times have you read it? i was reading rough draughts for - many times have you read it? um; reading rough draughts for four years before was published. i know it pretty well. you years before was published. i know it pretty well-— it pretty well. you know it back to front. for anyone _ it pretty well. you know it back to front. for anyone that _ it pretty well. you know it back to front. for anyone that has - it pretty well. you know it back to front. for anyone that has not - it pretty well. you know it back to l front. for anyone that has not read the book or seen the movie give us a rough idea of what it's about and why you think it's an important story to tell. why you think it's an important story to tell-— why you think it's an important story to tell. the story is about this man who _ story to tell. the story is about this man who is _ story to tell. the story is about this man who is very _ story to tell. the story is about this man who is very gifted - story to tell. the story is about | this man who is very gifted man story to tell. the story is about - this man who is very gifted man from a poor upbringing in india who becomes a servant and driver to a rich family. and in this journey he just wants to become free to achieve his potential as a human being and he cannot because of his class, his level of poverty. and i think this idea of wanting to be free and to be

able to achieve more in life and not be limited by when you come from or who you are or what you look like as a theme to anyone in the world could understand. find a theme to anyone in the world could understand-— understand. and without blow your own trumpet _ understand. and without blow your own trumpet it's _ understand. and without blow your own trumpet it's a _ understand. and without blow your own trumpet it's a brilliant - own trumpet it's a brilliant adaptation, but why do you think you were able to adapt that book so beautifully for the screen? it's obviously not easy to do it but given that you knew the book so intimately just give given that you knew the book so intimatelyjust give us an insight into how you did it. this intimatelyjust give us an insight into how you did it.— into how you did it. this is my seventh feature _ into how you did it. this is my seventh feature film - into how you did it. this is my seventh feature film and - into how you did it. this is my seventh feature film and a - into how you did it. this is my seventh feature film and a lot| into how you did it. this is my i seventh feature film and a lot of into how you did it. this is my - seventh feature film and a lot of my films like the white tiger are characters we do not have greasy and beliefs, underclass underdogs and i have a good feeling of that, and my parents are from iran, and i lived in iran for many years there's a lot of similarities in the culture. that helped a lot. and the book was a great guide. it's a funny book, it's actually a fun story despite the subject matter and i've tried to

stick to that. we need key changes and there's key plot points that the narrator, it's a first—person narrator, it's a first—person narrator story, we move some of the key information that he gives an explorer there's too much later in the screenplay adaptation. that seemed to work better as a movie. importance and that is open peoples eyes to a world that many people will not have seen or know anything about. . , ., ., ., , ., about. ethic if you have not been to india at about. ethic if you have not been to india at the — about. ethic if you have not been to india at the move _ about. ethic if you have not been to india at the move that _ about. ethic if you have not been to india at the move that transports i india at the move that transports you to a different world. at a 90% eating cruise so i think we have filled it with a lot of authenticity and humour. i really do hope people will recognise their own world and it here in the western world. i'm in america, you are in england. we have servants and they are just not called servants. they are called uber drivers and seamless delivery people who bring ourfood. this is a whole kind of servant class that we are growing in the western world.

here in america we don't even have a $15 minimum wage. it’s here in america we don't even have a $15 minimum wage.— $15 minimum wage. it's an important sto to $15 minimum wage. it's an important story to tell. — $15 minimum wage. it's an important story to tell. was _ $15 minimum wage. it's an important story to tell, was it _ $15 minimum wage. it's an important story to tell, was it a _ $15 minimum wage. it's an important story to tell, was it a difficult - story to tell, was it a difficult story to tell, was it a difficult story to tell, was it a difficult story to get made or get funding for? even though the book obviously was such a success. the for? even though the book obviously was such a success.— was such a success. the timing was ri . ht, was such a success. the timing was right. honestly- _ was such a success. the timing was right, honestly. i've— was such a success. the timing was right, honestly. i've made - was such a success. the timing was right, honestly. i've made films - right, honestly. i've made films about pakistanis, latinos, senegalese characters. they were hard to get made to tell you the truth. when i started out 15 years ago. netflix stepped out, they were willing to make this movie on a real scale about this, by an iranian director with an entirely indian caste. 25% of the movie is probably in handy. and they give me a real budget to make an epic story. from childhood to his success as an entrepreneur. a lot of weird twists and turns so it's a big story. end at this market they were ready to do it. do at this market they were ready to do it. , ., ~ at this market they were ready to do it. do you think people like netflix and that the _ it. do you think people like netflix and that the revolution _ it. do you think people like netflix and that the revolution in - it. do you think people like netflix and that the revolution in tv - it. do you think people like netflix and that the revolution in tv and l and that the revolution in tv and film in a way, is a democratized film—making in the sense that

film—making, movie—making is not any more completely in the hands of the big hollywood moguls? i more completely in the hands of the big hollywood moguls?— big hollywood moguls? i think so. and it opens— big hollywood moguls? i think so. and it opens the _ big hollywood moguls? i think so. and it opens the door _ big hollywood moguls? i think so. and it opens the door to _ big hollywood moguls? i think so. and it opens the door to other - and it opens the door to other voices, other people from around the world. the movies don't have to just be with established white movie stars who were they could be with indians or sri lankans, or chileans. indians or sri lankans, or chileans. i hope things change politically and i hope things change politically and i hope things change politically and i hope will that will include iran. final question, oscar nomination which i congratulate you heartily, which i congratulate you heartily, which is that mean to you personally and also to the movie in terms of the number of people who are going to see and hear about it? i the number of people who are going to see and hear about it?— to see and hear about it? i hope more people _ to see and hear about it? i hope more people get _ to see and hear about it? i hope more people get to _ to see and hear about it? i hope more people get to see - to see and hear about it? i hope more people get to see the - to see and hear about it? i hope more people get to see the film| more people get to see the film because of the recognition. the cast and crew were just amazing to work with. i hope more people see the great work and collaborators put into the movie. the nomination is owed as much to the author as it is to me. and when i sit down for a blank page to write another script i don't know if it means anything, it

is still a blank page.— don't know if it means anything, it is still a blank page. good luck and congratulations. _ is still a blank page. good luck and congratulations. it's _ is still a blank page. good luck and congratulations. it's a _ is still a blank page. good luck and congratulations. it's a brilliant - congratulations. it's a brilliant film. director of the white tiger, thank you. are there we are bringing you some of that world health organization from geneva, we'rejust hearing of that world health organization from geneva, we're just hearing that they are saying that the countries should continue to use the oxford astrazeneca jab. we do that countries have suspended the use of the jab. the who are saying that for the time being the world health organization saying that countries should continue to use that. also more information from the european medicines agency. now they are saying that they will hold a special meeting on thursday to decide, quote, further actions over the astrazeneca vaccine adding that the astrazeneca vaccine adding that the benefits of using the jab still outweigh the risks. that's what they are saying. based in amsterdam and they said in a statement that their

safety committee will further review the information on the vaccine tomorrow after several more countries, including as i say france, germany, italy suspended its use. those countries suspending the use. those countries suspending the use over fears of blood clots and there have been some incidents. the regulator adding that they have called an extra narrate meeting on thursday, the 18th of march to conclude on the information they have gathered at any further actions that may need to be taken. they also say it is still believed that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is still safe to use. that's useful from the world health organisations and european medicines agency. let's take you back to parliament square now. this is the view from our helicopter over parliament square. this is a protest about the

government's police bill which is going into the commons this week. but also a protest and the events from clapham on sunday. people protesting their on parliament square, a small police presence also there. and we will bring you more on that as we get it. and we were here the home secretaryjust reinforcing that she had felt that the scenes, the pictures of the police actions there were upsetting. and distressing but both she and the promise or have expressed their confidence in the commissioner of the metropolitan police game cressida deck. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there.

for many of us, the rest of the day looking pretty quiet. there will be a fair bit of cloud around but also some sunny spells, however we do have a line of showers that have formed across parts of the east midlands, down towards london and sussex, and i think those showers will still be around well on into the afternoon, quite widespread as well. further north—west we have got some rain on the way to west scotland, and perhaps a few spots in northern ireland, but otherwise a lot of dry and bright weather through the rest of the day. overnight tonight, rain across the north west will sink its way south—east, eventually turning wet across the midlands, rain just about getting to east anglia but probably staying dry in the south—east. the heaviest rain for scotland and northern ireland. it will be a mild night for all of us. tomorrow, this area of rain is going to be pushing its way southwards and eastwards through the day and behind this area of rain, this is a cold front, the skies get much clearer so scotland and northern ireland seeing the best of the afternoon sunshine tomorrow. it will start to feel a bit fresher, though, as the sunshine comes out across the north west. that's your weather.

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines. france, germany, italy and spain suspend use of the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine over concern about blood clots — regulators insist it is safe. the world health organization has said there is no evidence that the incidents are caused by the vaccine. the home secretary says officers were doing a "difficult" job, when policing a vigil for sarah everard on saturday night, but calls some of the footage upsetting. in the interest of providing greater assurance and ensuring public confidence, i have asked her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary to conduct a full independent lessons—learned review. meanwhile independent lessons—learned review. hundreds of gathering meanwhile hundreds of people are gathering this evening at permits where at westminster to pay tribute to sarah everard. —— at parliament square. the government announces plans for hundreds of new bus lanes

and price caps on tickets, as part of a new bus strategy for england. cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre here'sjohn watson. big news from the world of boxing. big news from the world of boxing. big news from the world of boxing. big news today, ben. british boxers tyson fury and anthonyjoshua will meet in the ring this year after signing a two fight deal that could become most lucrative bout in boxing history. the pair agreed to fight last year but according to promoter eddie the pair agreed to fight last year but according to promoter eddie hearn have only now put pen to paper on the deal, which could see the first fight staged injune orjuly. our boxing reporter ade adedoyin told me the eyes of the world will be watching. you have to remember, the heavyweight division carries the sport when it is vibrant and draws

the casual fans in and sport when it is vibrant and draws the casualfans in and get sport when it is vibrant and draws the casual fans in and get to the biggest names going head—to—head. we understand it is a to fight deal that will happen this year. the issues behind that now is the venue and the exact date for that there are other sporting events you have like the olympics, so the need to work out the dates, we understand the first fight will be in june work out the dates, we understand the first fight will be injune or july but the first venue is a real challenge because a fight of that magnitude, both men expect a lot of money, we are any a pandemic so there will be limited numbers a place that will offer a big site fee. the smart speech which is it could end up in the middle east but we will hopefully get confirmation in the next month or so. ladle we will hopefully get confirmation in the next month or so. we know it is a big deal— in the next month or so. we know it is a big deal because _ in the next month or so. we know it is a big deal because it _ in the next month or so. we know it is a big deal because it is _ in the next month or so. we know it is a big deal because it is a - is a big deal because it is a unified bout, joshua with his paws, tyson with his, and significant sums of money... i tyson with his, and significant sums of money- - -— of money... i was in saudi arabia to cover anthony _ of money... i was in saudi arabia to cover anthony joshua _ of money... i was in saudi arabia to cover anthony joshua and _ of money... i was in saudi arabia to cover anthony joshua and andy - of money... i was in saudi arabia to| cover anthony joshua and andy rees cover anthonyjoshua and andy rees rematch, it is a fight that will

make naches back pages but front pages because of heavyweight boxing that draws people and, like the 100 metres at the olympic games. everyone wants to know the fastest man in world, and the heavyweight champion of the world and tyson very undefeated in his career and anthony joshua who is improved over the last two years particular in that rematch against andy ruiz, two big men with biggies —— big egos, and the fight has all the ingredients to be a big fight as well. ladle has all the ingredients to be a big fight as well-— has all the ingredients to be a big fiuht as well. ~ ., ., ., , fight as well. we have more details in the build-up _ fight as well. we have more details in the build-up to _ fight as well. we have more details in the build-up to the _ fight as well. we have more details in the build-up to the potential- in the build—up to the potential fight over the coming months. wales manager ryan giggs has has been involved in squad selection for the up coming world cup qualifiers despite his arrest on assault. aaron ramsey has been called up for games next week in belgium and the czech republic in cardiff despite reports in italy he's injured. the fa of wales had said giggs would not be involved in the up coming camp, having missed november's nations league matches, but caretaker robert page said he has helped with selection. page said it was business as usual. england's remaining three t20 matches against india in ahmedabad

will be played behind closed doors due to rising coronavirus cases in the state of gujarat. england won the opening match but were well beaten yesterday with both matche splayed in front of crowds in excess of 60,000 spectators. —— with both games play. jason roy has topped scored in both matches so far for england. i'm very confident. obviously, easier said than done, they are a class team, but the way we started the series in that first game was a bit more comprehensive than what they gave to us last night. so going into the second game, still full of confidence. we found it difficult, our last game time, our batting we found a bit difficult, but i think we are a fast learning side, so i don't think there has been huge amounts for ourselves to be honest. the famous cheltenham festival starts tomorrow but one of it's more famous names — altior — has been ruled out

of wednesday's queen mother champion chase. the 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. henderson masterminded two wins for the 11—year—old in the race, and said he'd been training really well in the lead up. disappointed he will be missing out again. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. a full rundown of all of the day's support and plenty more details on the build—up to the big fight between anthonyjoshua and tyson very late at this fear —— this year, with ali foster. john, thank you. let's take you... let's return to the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill which mps are debating today. and these are some of the protests about the bill at parliament square in westminster. "kill the bill" you can see that slogan says on the banner. the crowd there have also

been saying that everyone is there to remember sarah everard and a minute silence was held in which demonstrators observed. you can see another one that says "women matter" another one that says "women matter" a sizeable number of people there. in permits where at westminster. —— in parliament square. alison young is professor of public law at the university of cambridge. allison thank you for being with us. we heard from both the protesters and some senior figures we heard from both the protesters and some seniorfigures in we heard from both the protesters and some senior figures in the world of criminaljustice and policing who are very worried about what this bill says about the right to protest in particular. just talk us through what the bill says on that and why people are worried about it. thank ou. i people are worried about it. thank you- i think— people are worried about it. thank you. i think the _ people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty _ people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty is - people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty is that i you. i think the difficulty is that it is broadening the powers of

police to put conditions on protests and assemblies. it is also making it easier in certain circumstances for individuals to preach those conditions so instead of it being knowingly preaching them, it is you should have been aware of them and that could be enough to trigger and it is increasing the fines and penalties including with regard to offences for public nuisance, a possibility of up to ten years in prison for certain kinds of offences. this is causing great work because it seems to be putting a great chilling effect on the right to protest if you have such broad powers with fines and such potentially large fines and potentially large fines and potential imprisonment that it will put you off protesting in the first place. it has notjust the restrictions in the lot but a potential chilling effect on protest as a consequence of it. we have heard from we have heard from sue peter fahey,. if

heard from we have heard from sue peter fahey.-_ peter fahey,. if he said we learned an hint , peter fahey,. if he said we learned anything. we _ peter fahey,. if he said we learned anything. we have _ peter fahey,. if he said we learned anything, we have the _ peter fahey,. if he said we learned anything, we have the right - peter fahey,. if he said we learned anything, we have the right to i anything, we have the right to gather that is fundamental in our democracy but the government and the policing minister is saying actually, these changes are quite mild, they have not been updated since the 80s, all they are doing is removing anomalies and loopholes so that conditions on marches and processions also apply to static protests. so the government are saying nothing to see here, move on. i can understand why they might be putting that across. it is true that some of the purposes of the well is to close some loopholes like this idea of ensuring that static assemblies and processions can have the same kind of conditions but it is also important to recognise that it is broadening these powers. in particular one think that is particularly concerning is that normally we have the trigger of the ability to have conditions because it is going to give rise to intimidation or serious disruption of life to the community. but this

is focusing more on the idea that the noise could be sufficient enough in itself to be disruptive or to cause a serious distress or alarm in certain circumstances, and that becomes very difficult and that is a broadening of the powers than we had before and i don't necessarily see this is just closing before and i don't necessarily see this isjust closing potential loophole. this isjust closing potential loo - hole. , this isjust closing potential loophole-— this isjust closing potential loohole. , . ., ., . loophole. there is always a balance i su ose loophole. there is always a balance i suppose isn't _ loophole. there is always a balance i suppose isn't there _ loophole. there is always a balance i suppose isn't there in _ loophole. there is always a balance i suppose isn't there in a _ loophole. there is always a balance i suppose isn't there in a modern i i suppose isn't there in a modern democracy between the right to protests in the right of ordinary people to go about their lives and business and transport and travel as normal. sometimes it's a difficult balance to strike.— normal. sometimes it's a difficult balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which _ balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which the _ balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which the law _ balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which the law tries i balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which the law tries to i balance to strike. absolutely, and the way which the law tries to do | the way which the law tries to do this is in different ways. for example when you have aspects of protest, processions, there is an obligation to inform about a position that introduces the ability to have a dialogue to come up with a way in which you can set conditions that allow peaceful protest, allow people to put their message across without having to make disruption.

the difficulty here is you have aspects of being able to impose conditions on protests that act spontaneously which becomes very difficult because you are putting the police in a difficult position of making that very complex balance in the circumstances and i think if anything the events of the weekend show how difficult that can be and how devastating when that balance is not drawn at the right place. what not drawn at the right place. what was interesting _ not drawn at the right place. what was interesting is _ not drawn at the right place. what was interesting is that _ not drawn at the right place. what was interesting is that there were other protests in which what we saw in clapham common in other parts of the country where the police took a rather different attitude.— rather different attitude. exactly and this adds _ rather different attitude. exactly and this adds to _ rather different attitude. exactly and this adds to further- rather different attitude. exactly l and this adds to further problems because this often relies on local policing and local instances of the time and putting a lot of responsibility on different circumstances. when the walk and intervene is afterwards when a protest has been stopped or when individuals had been arrested to go away and say was the balance drawn in the right place at that time and that could be too little too late

and problematic, so i can understand and problematic, so i can understand a need to think about these conditions but there needs to be much more discussion and organisation to think carefully about how far we do to protect the right of peaceful protest that gets messages across without giving rise to what we saw at the weekend and the difficulties of disruption just because it could perhaps be noisy and causing distress in a particular area. , , ., ., ., and causing distress in a particular area. , ., ., , , area. this is a mammoth bill, this olice, area. this is a mammoth bill, this police. crime. _ area. this is a mammoth bill, this police, crime, sentencing - area. this is a mammoth bill, this police, crime, sentencing and i area. this is a mammoth bill, this i police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. as i said, sir peter fahey worried it is being rushed through but it has so many other provisions about tougher sentences for child killers, those who cause death on the roads. all that kind of thing, expanding child sex abuse laws. are you wearing that it is not been too much together in a sense into one bill please make yes. it is much together in a sense into one bill please make yes.— bill please make yes. it is very difficult to _ bill please make yes. it is very difficult to sufficient _ bill please make yes. it is very difficult to sufficient -- - bill please make yes. it is very difficult to sufficient -- to i bill please make yes. it is very| difficult to sufficient -- to have difficult to sufficient —— to have sufficient time to pick proper

issues and ensure proper democratic scrutiny. there has been quite detailed pre—legislative scrutiny on some elements but there are other elements that have seem to come in more in response to particular piecemeal problems that have risen in the past and becomes difficult to separate out the issues you do want from those you don't to ensure there is proper scrutiny over all of its provisions with sufficient consultation going broader thanjust consultation going broader than just those consultation going broader thanjust those in parliament. is consultation going broader than 'ust those in parliamenti those in parliament. is there an issue do you — those in parliament. is there an issue do you think— those in parliament. is there an issue do you think after- those in parliament. is there an issue do you think after the i those in parliament. is there an i issue do you think after the events of the weekend about consent and the whole sort of bond of trust between the general public and the police, and the way that when that in some sections of society begins to break down? i sections of society begins to break down? ~' ., , ., , , down? i think it does raise deeper issues and — down? i think it does raise deeper issues and problems _ down? i think it does raise deeper issues and problems but - down? i think it does raise deeper issues and problems but i - down? i think it does raise deeper issues and problems but i think i down? i think it does raise deeper| issues and problems but i think it's also important to recognise it's even more difficult at the moment because we are in lockdown, we are in a situation because the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic that it is not lawful for people to gather in these ways and

it puts much more pressure on thinking how we can come up with proper solutions in these situations to facilitate peaceful practice in a way that not only doesn't disrupt more serious disruption or intimidation or harassment, alarm or distress but is able to be done in a safe way and i think it does show that there needs to be much more cooperation and discussion between the police and individuals to ensure that you can facilitate the right to peaceful protests on a case—by—case basis. peaceful protests on a case-by-case basis. ,., ., ., peaceful protests on a case-by-case basis. ., ., ~' peaceful protests on a case-by-case basis. ., ., ,, ., ~ basis. good to talk to you, alison youna. basis. good to talk to you, alison young- thank— basis. good to talk to you, alison young. thank you _ basis. good to talk to you, alison young. thank you for _ basis. good to talk to you, alison young. thank you for guiding i basis. good to talk to you, alison young. thank you for guiding us. young. thank you for guiding us through all that. professor of public law at cambridge university. back to those protests. let's talk to our correspondent, dominic give us the sense of the mood and atmosphere and also exactly what this protest is about because as we were saying it is about this bill but it is also in memory of sarah everard.— bill but it is also in memory of sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear _ sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear me - sarah everard. that is right. can i check if you can hear me away? i sarah everard. that is right. can i. check if you can hear me away? hear ou loud

check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and — check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. _ check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. there _ check if you can hear me away? hear you loud and clear. there are a few hundred people out here, a bit of a silent holding fist in the air demo at the moment.— at the moment. people who are clearly marking _ at the moment. people who are clearly marking the _ at the moment. people who are clearly marking the memory i at the moment. people who are clearly marking the memory ofl clearly marking the memory of victims of violence. you have a few things going on here, people have, to hold yet another vision for sarah everard. there is a real kind of strong women's movement to feel here. i have seen lots of young women, particularly young women holding packets saying that the system is wrong, the victims of violence need to be protected, that the government needs to recognise the government needs to recognise the threats that women face in the street. you have that going on. and then on top of that you have the demonstration about the government project proposals which are in the house of commons today relating to quite serious proposals to curtail the right to protest, measures which have been a long time coming but clarifies some areas of the law but in practice critics say it will make it easier for the police to break up

events such as the sarah everard vigil if they feel they are causing a serious nuisance and impact on the community. and that given the events on saturday is just a nonstarter for people and they are really angry about that because they say if our voices cannot be heard, we are silenced it is as simple as that. the other thing interesting about this ban actually is the mood of the police. farfewer police here tonight and the were at clapham common for the sarah everard vigil. —— this, ben. we have had speeches from a good half an hour in parliament square, people have credit for us to hear the speeches and the chanting and all the rest of it. that is basically a coronavirus risk, everyone squashing together with no social distancing going on. at the police are not doing what they were doing at the saturday night vigil going in trying to break up. i have a real hands—off approach different to how we saw things

during the black lives matter depositions last summer. it’s during the black lives matter depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary — depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary sort _ depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary sort of _ depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary sort of timing i depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary sort of timing is i depositions last summer. it's an extraordinary sort of timing is in j extraordinary sort of timing is in it that this bill which looks to change legislation on effectively the right to protest and how protests are organised in this country that these people are here complaining about that proposal in that bill but also the way that saturday's events at clapham common and the vigil at clapham common were policed and the whole incidence around that and a number of arrests and so on that happened there. if you were the home secretary you would not want this over the last couple of days since you tried to launch this legislation. the bill is before mps tonight. it is far bigger than the simple issue of policing protests and it is worth pointing out that the protest element to the bill is a relatively small element although it is far for some bill is a relatively small element although it is farfor some home office sources are quite prudent cyst —— insistent today saying that

it is doing an awful lot to tackle violence against women, increasing sentences for very violent offenders making it harderfor them to sentences for very violent offenders making it harder for them to leave prison earlier. there are stricter provisions around bail for people who are still under investigation which were developed out of the experiences of women who suffered domestic abuse where a partner who is under suspicion but not yet charge has gone on to abuse them again before the police have actually had time to complete the investigation. the government says all of these measures are in the bill. the problem is critics say it is just not enough, it doesn't go far enough and you have all that tension around this as well. i think it's a really interesting moment for the government because it wants to say it is the right thing and this covers a lot of concerns and that it believes that issues around protests are proportionate because they were heavily influenced by the police's frustrations at how extinction rebellion in 2019 just brought complete cast of some parts of

london and other cities and their sink if you depicted in the round, it is not an extreme anti—democratic —— anti—democratic bill but it is not come —— convincing many people. dominic thank you. dominic casciani our home affairs correspondent with the latest at that protests at westminster at permits where, much more throughout the evening from dominic. senior government figures have told the bbc that they should have told the bbc that they should have locked down earlier in the autumn to control the deadly second wave that has claimed over 87,000 lives. tomorrow marks a year to the the day when we were first asked by the prime minister to stop all non essential travel and personal contact ahead of the nationwide lockdown just over a week later. now is the time for everyone to stop nonessential contact with others. and to stop all unnecessary travel. we need people to start working from home where they possibly can and you

should avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues. it goes without saying, repeat the message we should all only use the nhs when we really need to and please go online rather than ringing nhs 111. laura kuenssberg has been speaking — off the record — to some of those who made — orfailed to make — the critical decisions that have affected us all. she joins us now from westminster. thanks for being with us. what are you hearing? figs thanks for being with us. what are you hearing?— you hearing? as we approach the anniversary _ you hearing? as we approach the anniversary of— you hearing? as we approach the anniversary of what _ you hearing? as we approach the anniversary of what has - you hearing? as we approach the anniversary of what has been i you hearing? as we approach the anniversary of what has been an l anniversary of what has been an extra ordinary and very painful year for so many of us, we spoke to more than 20 of the ministers, cabinet ministers, officials and former officials who really were in the rooms particularly in those early months trying to work out what the right thing was to do. i what is being said and written about that

early phase of the coronavirus pandemic whether or not they were moving quickly enough and through the courses of those conversations, it has really been rammed home to me just how uncertain it all was, how much they did not know, one official even just much they did not know, one official evenjust said to much they did not know, one official even just said to me that we were blind, more blind than we told the public. there was a huge amount of uncertainty, a realisation in government that the preparations they had in place for a pandemic just weren't good enough one source said to me the government machine collapse in her hand. and in that early period, you saw a doni realisation that by the 14th of march the prime minister was confronted by a small group of staff and downing street with a series of graphs drawn for him on a whiteboard that showed basically if they didn't speed up, that the nhs was at risk of falling over. and just thinking the weeks and months after that how many times we heard again and again of this aim of stopping the nhs from collapsing. but what has also been really noticeable is although that confusion in the first phase was

perhaps according to many sources understandable, by the time you get to the autumn, a lot of people believed that the governmentjust didn't want to listen closely enough to concern about cases that were rising then. once are said to me by september the data was screaming out. the cabinet ministers said that at that point the government should have locked down more severely. there is an consensus lot of people thought nobody knew about the new variant than, the tests and trade system should have been up and running to help manage a second way but it is been fastening having these conversations. you can hear these conversations. you can hear the anger in the regret in their voice at what happened but downing street says they were absolutely right to try to manage this with test and trace and write to try to see if they can make things work with the restrictions they had than retreating to another national lockdown. but in the end that is what they had to do.— lockdown. but in the end that is what they had to do. worry you have been hearing — what they had to do. worry you have been hearing this _ what they had to do. worry you have been hearing this off— what they had to do. worry you have been hearing this off the _ what they had to do. worry you have been hearing this off the record i what they had to do. worry you have been hearing this off the record as i been hearing this off the record as you say, people with some anger and

regret and so on. —— laura you have. but when there is an inquiry into what happened, what went right, what went wrong, will be here from these people on the record as it were? i people on the record as it were? i would have thought so. i think there is an expectation in westminster and whitehall that sooner or later, may be later, there will be a big inquiry into everything that went wrong and i think that those people i have been speaking to certainly many of them i would expect would be called to give evidence that that kind of inquiry. we have heard very little about that of late. i think the government has very much been trying to focus on the vaccine row out and i should say the people i have been speaking to that time and time again as being a stunning success. worth remembering too what a gamble that was for them at the beginning. the treasury did something very unusual, started a spending billions of pounds speculatively and of course that decision to focus early on a vaccine and not to take part in the eu's

collective scheme now looks like it was something of a stroke of genius. but back in the beginning when those conversations started, it was a real gamble, no question about that, ben. laura, thank you very much for all of that for kuenssberg there are political editor facet fee and is coming up with the news at six at the moment but first a look at the weather with chris fox. the weather is going to stay pretty quiet through the rest of the day today. for many it will stay dry, quite a bit of cloud around but also some breaks in the cloud to allow some sunny spells from time to time. the satellite picture shows the extent of the cloud today. the thickest cloud stretching from the east midlands towards the london area, south—east england, that's been bringing widespread showers. further north—west we've got a weather system lurking that's going to be bringing rain to the north—west of the uk, and more general cloud and rain on the way over tonight and into tomorrow, as we'll see injust a moment. those showers will continue to run in across the east midlands, across the london area into sussex, as well. quite widespread and slow to ease off as we go through the afternoon. further north—west, some rain will be pushing in, between these areas, a lot of dry, bright weather with some sunny spells.

relatively mild, as well. overnight tonight, cloud and rain will continue to push in from the north and west, sliding south—eastwards with time, turning wet later in the night across the midlands and east anglia. heaviest rain for in scotland and northern ireland. but it's a mild night, temperatures around 7—10 celsius by the first part of tuesday morning. tuesday sees these weather fronts continue to push southwards. behind this one, which is our cold front, this band of rain you can see stretching across northern england and wales, the weather gets a lot brighter and drier, so for scotland and northern ireland, much more in the way of sunshine as we go through tomorrow afternoon with the rain slowly pushing its way southwards and eastwards. as the sunshine comes out, it will start to feel just a little bit fresher, but still pleasant enough in that sunshine. for wednesday, middle part of the week, high—pressure mainly in charge of our weather, particularly across southern and western areas, with the best of the sunshine across parts of england and wales, northern ireland not doing too badly. more in the way of cloud for scotland, where across the far

north, the cloud could be thick enough for an odd splash of rain, but i think for most of us it's a dry wednesday. the end of the week, that area of high pressure is stilljust to the west of the uk, but we'll start to get some of these colder north—east winds diving in, particularly across parts of east anglia and parts of southern england, so temperatures dropping away, just 7 celsius in margate in kent, but as well as that, there'll be pretty strong and gusty wind which will make it feel even colder than that. whereas further north and west in the uk, a lot of cloud around, little overall change in the temperatures, stay mainly in double figures.

france, germany and italy are among several countries to suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine over safety fears. a small number of people out of the millions who've had the vaccine have suffered blood clots. experts here insist it is safe. this is a safe, effective vaccine, as recommended by mhra. and let's remember, this virus kills people. it kills people my age, younger people and older people. the world health organization says there is no evidence the jab is causing the blood clots and the european medicines agency insists its benefits far outweigh any potential risks. also tonight: more protestors gather outside westminster this evening after the outcry following the police's handling of saturday's vigilfor sarah everard. a plan for more, cheaper

and greener buses in england to encourage us out of our cars.