it is an expensive thing to do. a lot of people when they lost their jobs, theirjob would be quite the same as it was, and there is an opportunity to really think about jobs for tomorrow.— opportunity to really think about jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disru tion jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted _ jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in _ jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in a _ jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in a decrease | jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid l disruption resulted in a decrease of less than 10% of carbon emissions, and it isn't yet known how much of thatis and it isn't yet known how much of that is due to an increase in working from home. but scientists are continuing to work to establish what role it could play going forward. emma calder, bbc news. coming up in the next hour with joanna gosling, she will be talking to our business correspondent who will tell us more about what this decision by cuba to pay its drivers holiday pay, pensions and sick pay could mean for others who work in the greek economy. and we will hear more from dominic cummings, boris

johnson's former aide, who has been seenin johnson's former aide, who has been seen in public for the first time as he gives evidence to the science and technology committee. all in the next hour. you are watching bbc news. this area of high pressure will be dominating our weather this week. the air moving around it in a clockwise direction, so we will have a flow across the north sea coastline keeping it quite cool here. the other thing you will find throughout the course of the day is the cloud will start to thicken. in eastern areas, thick enough for showers. in the south—eastern home

counties and greater london as well. away from that, a lot of dry weather. we hang on to the sunshine across the west country, south—west midland for example, also throughout wales. as we come north into northeast and north—east england. much of northern ireland and scotland, away from the west. in the west and final. then we will have a thick cloud by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. potentially with spots of drizzle. temperatures ranging from eight to highs of 15 in cardiff. as we head onto the evening and overnight period, once again there will be some holes in the cloud to start with, but the cloud will build through the night, again at some of drizzle in the north—west and still some showers in the south—east. whether cloud remains broken, for example in south—west england, we will see some pockets of frost developing. it will be a nippy night across the board. as we go into tomorrow, we will have this large area of high pressure dominating our weather. we still have this onshore

flow coming in from the north sea keeping things cool. and a weather front not too far away, here it is, producing some light rain as it continues itsjourney producing some light rain as it continues its journey down into the south east corner. the best of the sunshine tomorrow likely to be across parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, with temperatures peaking at 14 degrees. into friday, there is a subtle change in the wind direction for a north—westerly, so it will feel a bit chillier across the south—east of england. here there will also be a bit more sunshine, whereas when you move further west, you will have more cloud at higher temperatures.

the minimum wage, pensions, and holiday pay — tens of thousands of uber drivers will now get them. police investigating the murder of 31—year—old stuart lubbock at the home of entertainer michael barrymore in 2001 have arrested a man in cheshire. the european commission is expected to present proposals for covid vaccine passports — to allow eu citizens to travel within the eu for summer holidays. the government, the world health organization and the european medicines agency all say the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is safe. police in the us state of georgia arrest a man accused of killing eight people,

at three different spas in atlanta. people aged over 50 in england are now being invited to book their appointment for a covid vaccine. dominic cummings criticises department of health calling it a �*smoking ruin�* over procurement of ppe. it has been a year since uk leaders asked people to start working from home where they could, we look at the impact on the climate. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today, along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the "gig economy" for freelance workers. the ride—hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage,

which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers�* conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company that shook up the system. but the system seems to have caught up with uber. after last month's verdict by the supreme court, it's announced that all of its drivers will be classed as workers. for years politicians and unions have said you have been playing fast and loose with employment rights. does this not prove they were right all along? i think the situation for employment in the uk has been ambiguous for some time by government. you have taken advantage of those ambiguities, haven't you? we have worked as hard as we can to try and provide drivers with a good way of earning, the flexibility they want and the protections they have.

but we can now go further than we have gone before because of the clarity the supreme court ruling brings us. drivers will still be able to work where and when they want. the company's minimum wage only applies once a driver accepts a ride. are passengers going to see their fares rise, because this will be costly to you? so we're not expecting to raise prices at the current time. we absolutely want to remain price competitive. so is this going to come out of the drivers�* income instead? where is that money going to come from? 0ur expectation is actually we can grow the business by treating drivers well, bringing drivers onto the platform, and also, by growing with cities as they unlock. 0ne drivers�* union was pleased. i wish they'd had done this five years ago. i wish they'd had it listened then. however, they appear to be listening now. and this is a tremendous victory for working people in this country. this decision could have implications across the gig economy.

uber is probably the most well known and potentially the biggest player in the gig economy. and other operators will be looking closely at this and thinking, well, after six years of litigation, uber had to give in to the inevitable and agree that their drivers were workers. so we probably need to be doing the same. this move is a fundamental change and it is one that will be closely watched around the world. caroline davies, bbc news. let�*s talk to our business correspondent alice baxter. this has been a hard—fought case, what are the likely implications? absolutely right, this has been in and out of the courts since 2016. they took this action to the supreme court who have ruled in favour of the drivers. uber drivers now being classified as workers, that is a

classification unique to uk law. they are not full employees but they are entitled as you say to a pension, holiday pay and a national living wage applied to all drivers over the age of 25 coming out that £8 72 per hour. as we have also been hearing, uber being accused of cherry picking those bits of the supreme court ruling as well saying at the moment that status only applies for when there is a passenger in the car, not for when they simply log on to the application. the implications of this going forward, i am sure we are going to see more challenges boasting courts and countries over the world. we have already heard uber saying it will not push up prices but some saying look, in california, where a similar ruling was put against uber, there has been a price increase. and the gauntlet has firmly been put down to other right hailing applications out

there. i spoke to jamie hayward, regional managerfor there. i spoke to jamie hayward, regional manager for uber, there. i spoke to jamie hayward, regional managerfor uber, saying we hope all other operators willjoin us in improving conditions for workers who are a part of our everyday lives. we are having to cast the —— set the tone now. 0thers cast the —— set the tone now. others should follow suit, too. detectives investigating the indecent assault and murder of 31—year—old stuart lubbock at the home of entertainer michael barrymore in 2001 have arrested a 50—year—old man in cheshire. the name of the man arrested has not been released. 0ur correspondent sean dilley has more. it is obviously 20 years on from those original tragic events back in 2001. police are not releasing the

name of the person arrested. that is fairly ordinary but this is an arrest essex police say has been made up in cheshire, obviously some way from essex. they are looking into the allegations back from 20 years ago that saw stuart lubbock found dead inside the property of michael barrymore, at a party she was attending with eight other people. at the time, police sought to question and then released michael barrymore, who was never charged, along with two other people in connection with that. we now back in connection with that. we now back in 2009 the police watchdog carried out a review and found some evidence could have been processed more quickly. we will bring you the details when we have them but at the moment police not saying who they have arrested beyond a 50—year—old man in cheshire. we are expecting a news conference from the police so we will bring that to you when it begins. former downing street advisor dominic cummings has strongly criticised the department of health over their response to the pandemic. in his first public appearance

since he left number 10, mr cummings has been speaking to a commons science committee about investment in science. though the focus of the committee is not about the response to covid—19, he did criticise the health department and said the vaccine roll—out�*s success was because it was taken away from the department. it is not coincidental that the vaccine programme worked the way that it did. it is not coincidental that it did. it is not coincidental that to do that we had to take it out of the department of health, had to have it authorised very directly by the prime minister and say strip away all the normal nonsense that we can see is holding back funding... you say we, who is we? can see is holding back funding. .. you say we, who is we?— can see is holding back funding. .. you say we, who is we? number ten. it has been — you say we, who is we? number ten. it has been 2020 — you say we, who is we? number ten. it has been 2020 in _ you say we, who is we? number ten. it has been 2020 in a _ you say we, who is we? number ten. it has been 2020 in a situation - it has been 2020 in a situation where the department of health was a smoking brewing in terms of procurement and all that. —— smoking

ruin. that was the kind of context for it. patrick vallance came to number ten and said we should create a separate task four. —— task force. let�*s talk to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. he said it was a total disaster zone and whitehall overall is a total disaster zone and dominic cummings has said in the select committee hearing laid bare the tensions at the heart of the government over the covid response. stuff we kind of heard about at the time, stuff that laura kuenssberg has been unveiling in reporting this week. here it is from the mouth of someone who was there, he was really there. he was there, he was really there. he was the prime minister�*s senior adviser in number ten all the way through

this and it is clear that he did not think the department of health was up think the department of health was up to many of the tasks that was given. 0ne up to many of the tasks that was given. one of the major tasks could have gone its way, procuring enough vaccines to get us all inoculated against covid had to be taken away from it. we do not know if boris johnson agreed with the diagnosis of the problem but agreed with the solution, that is what happened, a stand—alone vaccine task force headed by kate bingham that was apart from the department of health. i imagine matt hancock and company are good to work dominic cummings is saying. —— glued to what he is saying. -- glued to what he is sa inc. , ., ., , saying. -- glued to what he is sa in. , ., .,, . saying. this will no doubt increase the pressure... _ saying. this will no doubt increase the pressure... the _ saying. this will no doubt increase the pressure... the government's| the pressure... the government's osition the pressure... the government's position on _ the pressure... the government's position on ppe _ the pressure... the government's position on ppe and _ the pressure... the government's position on ppe and testing - the pressure... the government's position on ppe and testing was . the pressure... the government's i position on ppe and testing was that it was hard to get it right but they did get it right. dominic cummings

are suggesting, actually, that is not what happened and not the belief not what happened and of some people involved in the system. you mention the fact dominic cummings had actually been told by the committee chair at the start of the committee chair at the start of the meeting it was not an inquest into the government�*s handling of covid, that will come later when the committee and the health select committee look at it in detail but let�*s be honest, this is turning into an inquest in the government�*s handling of covid and the government does not want that at this point. they have committed to having an enquiry at some point, we do not know which form but the government does not want to know. he is know which form but the government does not want to know.— does not want to know. he is still aaivin does not want to know. he is still giving evidence — does not want to know. he is still giving evidence to _ does not want to know. he is still giving evidence to the _ does not want to know. he is still giving evidence to the committee j does not want to know. he is still i giving evidence to the committee of mps, if you want to carry on watching it, you can on bbc parliament and we are staying across it and we�*ll bring you any other interesting lines that come out of what he is saying. britain�*s plans to expand

its nuclear capabilities have dealt a serious blow to the concept of arms control according to russia�*s foreign ministry. yesterday, as part of a foreign policy review, britain announced plans to increase its nuclear warhead stockpile by more than a0%. the prime minster identified russia as the "most acute threat" to uk security. moscow said it will take london�*s move into account when working on its own military planning. a declassified us intelligence report has concluded that russia tried to underminejoe biden�*s campaign to become president. it says moscow�*s methods included undermining confidence in the voting system but that there was no evidence of vote tampering. some media reports suggest washington is expected to impose sanctions on moscow as soon as next week because of the allegations. the office for national statistics has given up its case over how a person�*s sex is defined in the census. a feminist campaign group, fair play for women, had taken the case to the high court — after the 0ns gave official guidance which said that people could answer

the �*male or female�* question by using documents including a passport. a judicial review was to take place tomorrow. however, the 0ns has now agreed that sex for the purposes of the census is defined by a birth certificate or gender recognition certificate. it�*s agreed to pay the group�*s costs. prolific burglars, robbers and thieves are to be tagged with gps trackers in a bid to stop them re—offending. 250 offenders who have served at least a year in prison will have to wear the device for up to 12 months after being released. the ministry ofjustice scheme is being trialled in areas including humberside, the west midlands and gwent. energy customers could get an automatic annual refund if they overpay their gas and electricity providers by direct debit. the regulator, 0fgem, wants to limit the amount of customer credit which suppliers can hold — and is proposing an average return of £65 per household. suppliers say they�*ll look

at the plans "in detail". you are watching bbc news, don�*t forget prime minister�*s questions is coming up at midday, full coverage on the bbc news channel. goodbye on bbc two. the government says that by the end of this week, half the uk adult population will have been vaccinated against coronavirus. this comes as the number of european countries which have suspended the use of the 0xford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has risen to 18. latvia and sweden are now on the list. that�*s despite the european medicines regulator declaring that fears about blood clots are unfounded. dan johnson reports. across europe there are questions... ..about the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine, as more countries suspend its use.

in italy, vaccination centres stand empty whilst presumably, coronavirus keeps spreading. the concern is blood clots. astrazeneca says there have been 37 incidents of blood clots in the uk and eu. but that is following 17 millionjabs. in germany, seven rare clots in the brain and three deaths have been recorded. health officials there say the responsible move is to pause, investigate each case and re—evaluate. but the european medicine regulator says the overall rates of clots are actually lower than you would expect in the general population. and delays could mean more covid cases and more lives lost. the damage to confidence in the vaccine just seems a dreadful price to pay in order to signal some sort of, yes, we are looking at safety and we are erring on the side of caution. this isn�*t erring on the side

of caution, it�*s throwing caution to the wind. in austria, one batch of the vaccine has been held back, while others are still being given, leaving some people like manfred concerned. i wouldn�*t recommend to get it now for me. i�*m a bit scared to get ill of the vaccine. but this woman is pleased she has had herfirst dose. if you get covid—19 and you have really bad issues, you never know, then it's better to take it. vaccine take—up in the uk is among the highest in the world, and the message couldn�*t be clearer. the oxford—astrazeneca jab is safe. we know that over 10 million people have had it in this country. and that�*s what the british regulator says. but also the world health organization, and even

the european regulator. a european safety review will be published tomorrow. france has said if it gets the all clear it will restart immediately. for some countries this is about being careful to ensure confidence in vaccination programmes. but there is also awareness that doubts about vaccines can be just as contagious as viruses. if one spreads, so will the other. dan johnson, bbc news. the former chief executive of the uk medicines regulator mhra, sir kent woods, says there has been a "dent in public confidence", but it has a very strong safety record and people shouldn�*t hesitate to get the vaccine. the intention was that there should be a single safety review at the european medicines agency and that the member states would follow the advice of the european medicines agency. there was a press conference from the ema yesterday afternoon in which the advice was repeated that the vaccine was considered to be safe and that countries should continue to use it.

that has been a consistent message out of the world health organization, it has been a consistent message out of the mhra in this country, and we have largest experience of the astrazeneca vaccine. we have given 11 million doses. we have an excellent system of monitoring safety in vaccine roll—outs and there has been confidence that the vaccine is performing as it should. anyone aged 50 or over across england can now book their covid—19 vaccination appointment. people can book appointments at a larger vaccination centre or a pharmacy that provides covid—19 vaccinations. if you�*re over 50, you don�*t need to wait to be contacted by the nhs. more now on our top story. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today, along with paid holiday and pension rights. let�*s get more on this from the former political strategist and current chief executive of the rsa, matthew taylor. he led a government review into the gig economy which considered how employment

practices need to change in order to keep pace with modern business models. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. so it is about, this case, has been about putting the responsibility of employment on the shoulders of the company but it is still a halfway house. what is your reaction to it? i still a halfway house. what is your reaction to it?— reaction to it? i think this is very aood reaction to it? i think this is very good news- _ reaction to it? i think this is very good news- i _ reaction to it? i think this is very good news. i think— reaction to it? i think this is very good news. i think the _ reaction to it? i think this is very good news. i think the gmb - reaction to it? i think this is very i good news. i think the gmb should reaction to it? i think this is very - good news. i think the gmb should be congratulated for the work they have done with their drivers and the supreme court ruling was very wise as well but it does leave a couple of issues that we need to address, the first is the specific issue around uberand the first is the specific issue around uber and this question of whether or not uber is going to pay drivers for logging onto the app. i think that is quite hard to reconcile with their business model because they cannot pay lots of people who are not actually driving. but the supreme court was pretty clear on that so i suspect it is going to mean that platforms like uber will have to move away from

being open demand, that anyone who wants on demand to work can sign on at any time. that issue has to be resolved by uber because they are not abiding with the ruling as yet. it is great, secondly, that uber has shifted and i would think reputational issues will mean others shift. hermes and just can�*t eat have shifted in recent years. because of the confusion about employment status and the tax advantages of being self—employed they will continue to play fast and loose with the system. it is not absolute and is about if the government was to act on the recommendation made to them four years ago, which they accepted at the time, which is to change the designation in primary legislation of what is categorised as a worker.

and to make clear that the critical criteria, primary criteria, this is what the courts have been seen, is control and supervision. if you want to tell somebody what to do in an ongoing way, as part of your business model, you need to treat that person as a worker and pay worker taxes and recognise entitlements, including the minimum wage. untilthat entitlements, including the minimum wage. until that is pretend to primary legislation, people will still have to —— put into the primary legislation, tight margins and competition will mean they are tempted to miss portray people as self—employed. it is tempted to miss portray people as self-employed— self-employed. it is a complex situation and _ self-employed. it is a complex situation and it _ self-employed. it is a complex situation and it is _ self-employed. it is a complex situation and it is complicated | self-employed. it is a complex l situation and it is complicated by the fact that people cannot just situation and it is complicated by the fact that people cannotjust go to their employer and say i want to be employed, there is a fight. and there is a difference in the way that the tax system looks, the status, as you said you did a of

this. this is such a morass of different ways that the situation is approached. do you get the sense that there is an appetite from the government to actually sort this out? , ., , , ., out? yes, to be put to the government _ out? yes, to be put to the government the _ out? yes, to be put to the government the issue - out? yes, to be put to the| government the issue with out? yes, to be put to the _ government the issue with employment status exists in every market around the world. , , .., , ., the world. only in this country do we have worker _ the world. only in this country do we have worker status, _ the world. only in this country do we have worker status, another. we have worker status, another dimension. we have worker status, another dimension-— we have worker status, another dimension. ., ., ., dimension. there are two or three thins dimension. there are two or three things which _ dimension. there are two or three things which we _ dimension. there are two or three things which we could _ dimension. there are two or three things which we could do, - dimension. there are two or three things which we could do, they - dimension. there are two or three| things which we could do, they are not easy but they are achievable. the first is we could align the tax system with employment system. at the moment, there are three different types of status with employment, employee, worker, self—employed, two in tax, self—employed, two in tax, self—employed and employee, i think we can have two statuses, self—employed and employed, slightly different rules for casual workers but you do not need a different status. secondly we need to say that the critical factor as i status. secondly we need to say that

the criticalfactor as i have status. secondly we need to say that the critical factor as i have said is control and supervision. we have at the moment three different criteria used to determine whether someone is self—employed or a worker, we should say it is overwhelmingly about the control and supervision point. fin overwhelmingly about the control and supervision point.— supervision point. on that, sorry to come in, supervision point. on that, sorry to come in. but _ supervision point. on that, sorry to come in. but it— supervision point. on that, sorry to come in, but it sounds _ supervision point. on that, sorry to come in, but it sounds really - come in, but it sounds really simple. but in the end, when there are arguments around that, doesn�*t that actually put everyone in the boat of employment because an employer always has the right to say to someone what they are doing, even a cleaner going into someone�*s house, you have to go into that house, you have to go into that house and do what they tell you. if you are an agency worker for a cleaning company you will be a worker. ., ., , worker. you have 'ust said there should not h worker. you have 'ust said there should not be — worker. you have just said there should not be worker _ worker. you have just said there should not be worker status, - worker. you have just said there | should not be worker status, you want employed and self—employed. if you are a cleaner in the current system he would be a worker, in a reform system, an employee. these issues are not ever clear—cut. the law has to be used on all systems to

clarify difficult cases. there is a difference between someone doing a one offjob for you where you do them —— pay them for completing the individual piece of work and somebody who is engaged in the business where the is this defiance how everyone who works for them has to work. —— business defines how they have to work. everyone has to adopt to the rules. that is fundamentally different to asking a plumber to do a piece of work for you in your bathroom, you do not have an ongoing relationship or employ lots of people as plumbers. we can make these distinctions, it is possible and the government needs to grasp this and encode it better in primary legislation.— to grasp this and encode it better in primary legislation. currently it is down to individuals _ in primary legislation. currently it is down to individuals to - in primary legislation. currently it is down to individuals to go - in primary legislation. currently it l is down to individuals to go through painful and expensive fights to try to clarify status. two years ago, borisjohnson promised to protect and enhance workers�* rights after the uk left the eu, saying britain would be the best place in the world

work, is there a moral imperative for the government to do that sooner rather than later?— rather than later? yes, the government _ rather than later? yes, the government is _ rather than later? yes, the government is still - rather than later? yes, the i government is still committed rather than later? yes, the - government is still committed to an employment bill, with brexit and covid and other things there may be reasons why that has been slipped in terms of its being announced. i would love to see the primary author or secretary of state saying what they want to achieve in the employment bill. it might take a while to get detail or for it to be laid before parliament but we have not heard for some time in a reassertion of what specifically the government tends to do in terms of protecting legislation. as we have seen during covid, precarious workers three times as likely to have suffered a major loss of income over the last year. the public wants to see action so there is an egg at —— an ethical imperative on the

government. every day this week, as we approach the first anniversary of the uk lockdown, we will be taking a look at the events that built up to that moment. on this day last year, the foreign secretary dominic raab announced that the government was advising against all nonessential travel overseas. let�*s take a look at the moment when he made the announcement. so with immediate effect i have taken the decision to advise british nationals against nonessential travel globally. foran nationals against nonessential travel globally. for an initial period of 30 days and of course subject to ongoing review. i should emphasise, this decision has been taken based on the domestic measures introduced here in the uk alongside the changes to border and a range of other restrictions which are now being taken by countries right around the world. following today�*s changing travel advice, british nationals who decide that they still need to travel abroad should do so fully aware of the increased risks of doing so and that obviously includes the risk that they might not be able to get home if travel

restrictions are subsequently put in place that they had not anticipated. we urge anyone still considering travel to be realistic about the level of disruption they are willing and able to endure and to make decisions in light of the unprecedented conditions that we face. well, the aviation and travel industry have been badly affected since the beginning of the pandemic, but with a potential date for when international travel can resume set for may 17th — how is the industry preparing? andrew bell, chief executive of regional and city airports to operate seven regional airport including bournemouth, exeter and norwich. ~ . ~ including bournemouth, exeter and norwich. ~ ., ~ ., norwich. well,, thank you for “oininu norwich. well,, thank you for joining us- — norwich. well,, thank you for joining us- is— norwich. well,, thank you for joining us. is it _ norwich. well,, thank you for joining us. is it clear- norwich. well,, thank you for joining us. is it clear at - norwich. well,, thank you for joining us. is it clear at this i joining us. is it clear at this stage what international travel will look like from this country and into this country on the 17th of may? ha. this country on the 17th of may? no. at this stage. _ this country on the 17th of may? no. at this stage. it _ this country on the 17th of may? i157. at this stage, it is not. obviously we very much welcome the prime minister�*s road map when he

announced that may 17 was the date we are targeting to reopen borders and to allow travel again. but really before that date there is another really important one, april 12. that is the date where the prime minister has asked the global travel taskforce to provide recommendations for what travel will look like from may 17. but what is true is that since the prime minister�*s announcement around the road map is that we have seen a huge jump in demand for people wanting to book and booking travel for dates after the 17th of may. we are optimistic and looking forward to travel being possible again and it is clear from what we are seeing and our airline partners are saying... i what we are seeing and our airline partners are saying. . .— what we are seeing and our airline partners are saying... i hope we can come partners are saying. .. i hope we can come back— partners are saying... i hope we can come back to _ partners are saying... i hope we can come back to you, _ partners are saying... i hope we can come back to you, but _ partners are saying... i hope we can come back to you, but we _ partners are saying... i hope we can come back to you, but we are - partners are saying... i hope we can come back to you, but we are going| come back to you, but we are going to a news conference for more details on the arrest over the death of stuart lubbock at the home of michael barrymore.—

of stuart lubbock at the home of michael barrymore. today, wednesday 17 march, detectives _ michael barrymore. today, wednesday 17 march, detectives from _ michael barrymore. today, wednesday 17 march, detectives from essex - 17 march, detectives from essex police�*s major crime team have arrested a 50—year—old man on the suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of stuart lubbock. the man, who was arrested in cheshire, continues to be written by our detectives. following the arrest we immediately notified the family of stuart lubbock. this arrest is almost 20 years to the day in which stuart lubbock was found unconscious in a swimming pool following a party at a home in croydon. he died in hospital. the arrest comes after new information came to light after our appealfor information information came to light after our appeal for information and the announcement of a reward, and a television documentary. this

information back to the arrest and information back to the arrest and in the coming days we will be contacting all those present at the party at the time as well as others who may have information. as we stated last february and have continually stated over the last 20 years, we believe someone or some people at that party know what happened. it is important to re—state the fact that essex police have never given up on this case and that the forces motivated by the desire to deliverjustice for stuart lubbock and his family. his rape and murder has been a lengthy and complex investigation spanning over 20 years and remains ongoing. we have never given up on finding out exactly what happened to stuart and we will not stop in our pursuit of justice for him and his family and friends. as we said one year ago and

have repeatedly said over the last 20 years, nine people were at that party. we know that�*s not everyone was responsible for what happened, but someone was. now is the time to come forward. if you haven�*t done so already. to set this matter to rest. by already. to set this matter to rest. by providing us with any information you have. thank you very much. quite a powerful statement detective superintendent lucy morris following the arrest of a 50 raman in cheshire on suspicion of the assault and murder of stuart lubbock. she said the family had been informed of their arrest and is new evidence came to light after a push by the police to try to deliverjustice in this case. there was a tv documentary that she mentioned that was broadcast last february and also

an enhanced reward. new information was brought forward after that. she also appealed to anybody who was at the party who may be able to help police with their enquiries and has said that now is a time to come forward if you haven�*t done so yet. she said she believed that someone or some people add party knew what happened and that the police had never given up on delivering justice after the rape and murder of stuart lubbock at that party. there is a 50—year—old man in custody being questioned on suspicion of indecent assault and murder of stuart lubbock. we rudely interrupted andrew bell to go to that very significant breaking news conference there. let�*s go back to andrew bell, chief executive of the regional and city airports to talk more about what international travel might look like after the 17th of may. andrew,

you were talking about the review thatis you were talking about the review that is going to be happening on the 12th of april which will give a clearer picture of what international travel will look like. you said already in the meantime there has been a big leap in the number of bookings. how many more bookings are being made? does it seem people have confidence in being able to travel? it seem people have confidence in being able to travel?— able to travel? it certainly seems that wa , able to travel? it certainly seems that way. yes- — able to travel? it certainly seems that way, yes. just _ able to travel? it certainly seems that way, yes. just thinking - able to travel? it certainly seems| that way, yes. just thinking about the rate of bookings before the prime minister�*s road map will set out and since, there has been a step change in people? confidence already even without the details in the summer. people are looking forward notjust summer. people are looking forward not just to be summer. people are looking forward notjust to be able to go on holiday which i think everyone is ready to do, but also international travel from this country into this country supports business and industry, inward investment and tourism into the country as well. so we mustn�*t

forget as we work alongside the government to set up a framework for travel from the 17th of may but this isn�*tjust travel from the 17th of may but this isn�*t just about people? travel from the 17th of may but this isn�*tjust about people? holidays as important as they are but it is about reopening this country and restarting our economy after what has been certainly for the travel industry the bleakest year in its history. industry the bleakest year in its histo . ., ., , industry the bleakest year in its histo. ., ., ,, , history. vaccinations significantly chan . e the history. vaccinations significantly change the picture _ history. vaccinations significantly change the picture but _ history. vaccinations significantly change the picture but not - history. vaccinations significantly i change the picture but not everyone will be able to get the vaccine, notably kids which mean there will be questions for families wanting to travel together even if the parents are vaccinated. would you want or expect even with testing in place, with testing in place for quarantining not to be a factor of the bisley that has a significant

impact. the bisley that has a significant im act. ~ . �* the bisley that has a significant imact. ~ ., �* ., the bisley that has a significant imact. . ., �* ., ., impact. what we're calling for from the government _ impact. what we're calling for from the government is _ impact. what we're calling for from the government is a _ impact. what we're calling for from the government is a risk-based - the government is a risk—based approach to international travel from the 17th of may. into that risk—based approach clearly we will take the vaccination status of individuals and the nature and prevalence of covid in the country in question where someone may be travelling to but also as you say the status of someone at the point they travel although point their return. testing as part of our everyday lives, in school in the workplace and it will remain so for travel as well. quarantine is something that if the risk assessment allows must be removed in order for travel to resume, notjust order for travel to resume, not just for leisure order for travel to resume, notjust for leisure but for every other purpose that people need to travel as well. it is really important that the framework we end up with is risk—based and quarantine is not

something that remains a risk assessment allowed. if quarantining is needed after the 17th of may then that testing requirement placed on people visiting this country are indeed needing to take a test before they leave that that testing requirement is affordable for people. we need to stop looking at people. we need to stop looking at people travelling across our borders is people doing that for a luxury, people cross our borders in order to keep this country functioning in both directions and a testing regime thatis both directions and a testing regime that is in place needs to facilitate that is in place needs to facilitate that rather than prevent it andrew bell, chief executive of regional and city airports, thank you. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. chelsea have a one goal lead over atletico madrid. if they can defend that then they will be in friday

2/4—final draw where they could get manchester city. city were never troubled by borussia monchengladbach. that i was put to bed inside 20 minutes with great work from phil foden picking out ilkay gundogan. city are still in contention for a quadruple of trophies. irate contention for a quadruple of trohies. . .., contention for a quadruple of trohies. ~ .., ., , contention for a quadruple of trohies. . ., , , trophies. we could not be better like i said before, _ trophies. we could not be better like i said before, we _ trophies. we could not be better like i said before, we can - trophies. we could not be better. like i said before, we can challenge for the titles. everything can change immediately in one day. 13 time european champions real madrid have made it into the quarterfinals for the first time in three years. they beat atalanta 3—1 in spain. karim bends zimmer scored his 21st

goal of the season. tiger woods is back home and says he is going to be working on getting stronger every day. the 15 time major champion posted that he was so grateful for the outpouring of support received over the past few weeks. he also thanked all the staff in the medical centres he was treated. team new zealand have retained sailings most prestigious prize, the americas cup. it�*s the fourth time that new zealand have won the oldest international trophy in sport. the took the best of 13 series 7—3 against the italian challengers luna rossa racing off the coast of auckland, they were roared on by huge crowds as they won race ten by 46 seconds.

new zealand�*s prime minister jacind ardern said they had made the country proud and has committed government support for their next defence. with the tokyo games fast approaching, britishjudo is conducting an investigation into bullying. the sports governing body has told the bbc that it is "completing "an investigation into allegations that have been raised, in accordance with internal procedures". uk sport, that gave the sport £10 million in funding for the latest olympic cycle says it is "aware of the independent investigation being carried out". last year, uk sport�*s chair katherine grainger pledged to "identify, confront and eradicate" bullying and abuse after a number of issues were raised concerning athlete welfare in elite sport. england�*s cricketers can wrap up their t20 series against india tomorrow. that�*s after an 8 wicket win in ahmedabad put them 2—1 up to take a lead in the 5 match series. england got off to the perfect start, taking wickets early on before a scintillating unbeaten 77 from indian skipper virat kohli. england had 157 to chase, and they reached that with ease

thanks to an unbeaten 83 from opener jos buttler, leading england home with an over to spare. i don�*t think it was straightforward all the time. a quite different wicket and different style, it had more bounce. with it being under lights, i think a lot of the credit has to go to the guys who bowled first up. to take three wickets is fantastic and really sets the game up fantastic and really sets the game up for you from there. after becoming the first female jockey to win the champion hurdle on the first day of the cheltenham festival, rachael blackmore rides notebook in today�*s big race — the queen mother champion chase. blackmore guided the favourite honeysuckle to victory for trainer henry de bromhead in the hurdle on the opening day. honeysuckle is unbeaten in 11 starts now. you can follow the racing on day 2 on 5live sports extra from 1.15.

the champion chase is at 3.05pm. that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. six asian women are believed to be among eight people shot dead in the us city of atlanta. the shootings happened at two spas and a massage parlour. a man has been arrested. mark lobel reports. authorities in cherokee county were called to young�*s asian massage. there, they found five people with gunshot wounds. two were pronounced dead at the scene. the other three were transported to hospital, where two died. the deceased were two women of asian descent, a white woman and a white man, according to the local sheriffs department. the surviving victim is a hispanic man. his niece spoke to reporters. and how are they? how is his wife doing? she is completely devastated.

she is telling all the family to pray for him, because we know he will be ok but we just... around an hour later, police in atlanta responded to a reported robbery at the gold massage beauty spa on piedmont road, and found three people dead. while there, police received another call of shots fired directly across the street at the aromatherapy spa, where they found one person dead. according to atlanta�*s police chief, the four victims there were female and asian. we just heard numerous gunshots coming from across the street. they weren�*t letting us out so from what we hear there is five girls shot. the vallet is saying that they had a whole bunch of, no offence, but a whole bunch of asian girls kind of standing outside in the line, beautiful women. and i amjust like, what exactly is going on here? this suspect was taken into custody, following a police chase around 3.5

hours after the killings. the authorities are working on the assumption that the three shootings are connected. the suspect was identified as robert aaron long, 21 years old, from cherokee county. he is currently in custody in crisp county. we have been communicating with them. my understanding is they did a pit manoeuvre on him and took him into custody, as far as i know, without incident. in response to the shootings in atlanta, police patrols have been increased around similar businesses. the fbi says it is assisting, as authorities seek to ascertain the motive behind the shootings. a five year independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. clive sheldon qc was asked by the fa in 2016 to look at safeguarding failures of the fa and to find out whether clubs like crewe and manchester city knew about the abuse of the boys between 1970 and 2005.

the inquiry was ordered after several former players waived their right to anonymity and spoke publicly about their experiences. gary cliffe helped convict ex—football coach barry bennell by giving evidence against him. bennell absued him at his home and on the pitch at manchester city�*s old ground maine road. mr cliffe is ambassador for the offside trust and spoke to my colleague victoria derbyshire earlier. this is a massive day for me, the lads, those lads that aren�*t here now, and also the families of those affected. i have waited 35 years for this day and it is finally here. not only the sheldon report but also the manchester city report out today as well. it is a monumental day for us all. �* , ., ., , well. it is a monumental day for us all. �* i. .,, ., all. are you hopeful that the re orts all. are you hopeful that the reports today _ all. are you hopeful that the reports today will _ all. are you hopeful that the reports today will get - all. are you hopeful that the

reports today will get to - all. are you hopeful that the reports today will get to the | all. are you hopeful that the - reports today will get to the truth of how much clubs, the fa knew about what was going on? i am of how much clubs, the fa knew about what was going on?— what was going on? i am hopeful but i'm also what was going on? i am hopeful but i'm also very — what was going on? i am hopeful but i'm also very realistic, _ what was going on? i am hopeful but i'm also very realistic, knowing - what was going on? i am hopeful but i'm also very realistic, knowing the l i�*m also very realistic, knowing the gravity of evidence required in these sorts of things. i don�*t hold out much hope for culpability and many answers to be frank with you. really? many answers to be frank with you. reall ? . many answers to be frank with you. really?- answers _ many answers to be frank with you. really?- answers to - many answers to be frank with you. really? yeah. answers to questions like did the manager _ really? yeah. answers to questions like did the manager of _ really? yeah. answers to questions like did the manager of the - really? iét'u answers to questions like did the manager of the first team at crewe alexandra for example did not know at the time his youth football coach was abusing children, darren 0�*grady has always said he had no idea. you don�*t think those kind of answers will come today. irate kind of answers will come today. we need kind of answers will come today. - need to see what is in the report and it is embargoes until one o�*clock today. i am hopeful there

will be some answers in there and i�*m very interested in the recommendations that clive shows qc will be making. recommendations that clive shows qc will be making-— will be making. what kind of recommendations _ will be making. what kind of recommendations do - will be making. what kind of recommendations do you . will be making. what kind of. recommendations do you want will be making. what kind of- recommendations do you want to be seen? ., . ., , ., ., , seen? law changes. i want to see mandatory — seen? law changes. i want to see mandatory reporting. _ seen? law changes. i want to see mandatory reporting. there - seen? law changes. i want to see mandatory reporting. there is - seen? law changes. i want to see mandatory reporting. there is no | mandatory reporting. there is no silver bullet for this and there will always be predatory paedophiles, it is in their dna to gravitate towards children. we cannot stop that but all we can do is take up the opportunity as far as possible and mandatory reporting which a lot of people would be a standard there is no requirement to report suspected or known abuse, not just in football but across the whole of sport and regulating activities. there will be astounded at that and it is a vital tool. that is gary cliffe _ at that and it is a vital tool. that is gary cliffe talking _ at that and it is a vital tool. that is gary cliffe talking to - at that and it is a vital tool. that is gary cliffe talking to victoria earlier. and if you�*ve been affected

by our discussion of child abuse in football, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations offering information and support, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. the headlines on bbc news... tens of thousands of uber drivers will be treated as working for the firm rather than self employed contractors — in a landmark move that came after years of a legal battle. police investigating the murder of 31—year—old stuart lubbock at the home of entertainer michael barrymore in 2001 have arrested a man in cheshire. dominic cummings criticises department of health calling it a �*smoking ruin�* over procurement of ppe.

it has been a year since the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could. with less activity in offices, fewerjourneys being taken, and many people�*s working life taking place on sofas — what has the impact been on carbon emissions? new research seen by the bbc suggest that emissions from both work settings and transport fell by over 60% shortly after the work from home plea — what could be the long term effect? emma calder has been finding out. we need people to start working from home where they possibly can. it has been a year since, for many people, the daily commute stopped at the front door. like many in the uk, eleanor�*s kitchen has been doubling up as her office for much of the last year. we are leaving that to go to european union use conference. ursula von der leyen will be detailing what a green pass will look like. let�*s listen. she detailing what a green pass will look like. let's listen.— look like. let's listen. she is accompanied _ look like. let's listen. she is accompanied by _ look like. let's listen. she is accompanied by two - look like. let's listen. she is. accompanied by two members look like. let's listen. she is-

accompanied by two members of the college _ accompanied by two members of the colleae. , ., . , ., college. they are directly involved in some of— college. they are directly involved in some of the _ college. they are directly involved in some of the measures - college. they are directly involved in some of the measures we - college. they are directly involved in some of the measures we will l in some of the measures we will announce — in some of the measures we will announce today _ in some of the measures we will announce today.— in some of the measures we will announce today. in some of the measures we will announce toda . ,., ., ., ., ., ., announce today. good afternoon. i am lad to be announce today. good afternoon. i am glad to be here _ announce today. good afternoon. i am glad to be here by _ announce today. good afternoon. i am glad to be here by joined _ announce today. good afternoon. i am glad to be here by joined by _ announce today. good afternoon. i am glad to be here by joined by the - glad to be here byjoined by the commissioners. to present to you the main results of today�*s college meeting. the main part of our discussion was the regulation of the digital green certificates and alarm to touch briefly on it. firstly, what is a function of this certificate. it shows or states whether the person has either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covid and thus antibodies. secondly this certificate make sure that the results and minimum set of data

mutually recognise in all member states and third it with this digital certificate we aim to help member states for freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner. we also adopted a communication laying down a common path laying down a gradual, safe and lasting reopening. it points out what we need to do to get there. and measures covering anything from testing, treatment and vaccine sharing. these both points are aiming to the reopening but a precondition to that is vaccination and vaccine. therefore i would like to give you an update on where we stand with our vaccination efforts. we are now two weeks before the end

of the first quarter since vaccination began in the european union. as you all know, as expected the start was tough, it took time to scale up production of these new vaccines and the new technologies until we had the process stable and the quality was at the level that was requested. so this was a difficult beginning but the good news is that we have made progress. if we look at what has been delivered biontech pfizer and moderna are delivering on their contracts. so for the first quarter biontech pfizer delivered 66 million doses as it is contracted and moderna will have delivered 10 million doses also as contracted for the first quarter. but we also know

that astrazeneca has unfortunately under produced and under delivered and this painfully reduced the speed of the vaccination campaign. the figures are that in the first quarter astrazeneca was supposed to deliver 19 million doses, they reduced that at first down to 1a million and now they projection is that astrazeneca will deliver 13 million doses to the end of the first quarter. if astrazeneca delivers what they have promised now by the end of this quarter we will have delivered overall 100 million doses to the european people by the end of march. now, we have to focus on the second quarter. the period until the summer. we know that we

can achieve our target to have 70% of the adult population fully vaccinated by the end of the summer and we know that deliveries will increase in the second quarter. let me give you the figures and the picture. one more vaccine is approved and will kick in, that is johnson &johnson. it will start in april. we should receive in the second quarter from april. we should receive in the second quarterfrom johnson april. we should receive in the second quarter from johnson & johnson some 55 million doses. i want to remind you that this is a one—shot vaccine. we also know that we can rely on the contracted doses by biontech pfizer. this will be 200 million doses to be delivered in quarter two and the same goes for madonna, another 35 million doses. as for astrazeneca, unfortunately they will only deliver some 70

million doses. this is down from the 180 million doses that they are contractually committed to deliver but astrazeneca announced that they will only be delivering 70 million doses. with the numbers of the state of play for the second quota. if we have a look at the epidemiological situation it is getting worse. it is worrisome. we see the variance, mainly b 117 and receiving crest of a third wave forming in member states and we know that we need to accelerate the vaccination rates which brings me to the final point in this introduction which is export. since the european union has had an export authorisation scheme we now have a clearer picture of the

situation. we have this export authorisation scheme since the 1st of february so in six weeks and since then, in the six weeks, we have received hundreds of requests for exports, in numbers more than 300 requests for export. 314 have been granted and only one has been refused. if you put that in numbers of doses in that time for the last six weeks, 41 million doses have been exported to 33 countries. this shows that europe is trying to make international cooperation work. whether we do it through the funding of covax we are the largest funder in covax author exports to other countries but open roads run in both directions. this is why we need to

ensure that there is proper reciprocity. i want to be clear and reciprocity. i want to be clear and reciprocity. if the situation does not change we will have to reflect on how to make exports to vaccine producing countries dependent on their level. we are exporting a lot to countries that are themselves producing vaccines and we think this is an invitation to be open so that we also see exports from those countries coming back to the european union. the second point of importance to us is we will reflect on whether exports to countries who have higher vaccination rates than us are still proportionate. in other words, we want reliable deliveries of vaccines and we want to increase

the contracts. we want to see reciprocity and proportionality in exports and we are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver on that. this is about making sure that europe gets its fair share. we will invest even further in europe�*s capacity beyond this phase. we are working with trusted companies to ensure long—term supply and these are the messages i will take to the leaders at their next european council. . ~ leaders at their next european council. ., ~ , ., , . council. thank you very much. i will now 0 en council. thank you very much. i will now open the _ council. thank you very much. i will now open the floor _ council. thank you very much. i will now open the floor to _ council. thank you very much. i will now open the floor to questions. i now open the floor to questions. allow— now open the floor to questions. allow me — now open the floor to questions. allow me to remind you first that immediately after this press conference there will be a technical briefing _ conference there will be a technical briefing on— conference there will be a technical briefing on the green digital certificates where you can also ask many _ certificates where you can also ask many questions of a more technical nature _ many questions of a more technical nature so — many questions of a more technical nature. so there are many hands

raised _ nature. so there are many hands raised at — nature. so there are many hands raised. at this stage i'd like to give _ raised. at this stage i'd like to give the — raised. at this stage i'd like to give the floor to nikos. nikos, can you hear— give the floor to nikos. nikos, can you hear us? — give the floor to nikos. nikos, can you hear us? | give the floor to nikos. nikos, can you hear us?— give the floor to nikos. nikos, can you hear us? i can hear you. madam president. — you hear us? i can hear you. madam president. you _ you hear us? i can hear you. madam president, you said _ you hear us? i can hear you. madam president, you said that _ you hear us? i can hear you. madam president, you said that the - you hear us? i can hear you. madam president, you said that the eu - president, you said that the eu should — president, you said that the eu should use _ president, you said that the eu should use all— president, you said that the eu should use all available - president, you said that the eu should use all available tools i president, you said that the eu| should use all available tools to secure — should use all available tools to secure vaccine _ should use all available tools to secure vaccine supplies. - should use all available tools to secure vaccine supplies. does i should use all available tools to i secure vaccine supplies. does this mean _ secure vaccine supplies. does this mean also — secure vaccine supplies. does this mean also for _ secure vaccine supplies. does this mean also for example _ secure vaccine supplies. does this mean also for example invoking i mean also for example invoking article _ mean also for example invoking article 122 — mean also for example invoking article 122 that _ mean also for example invoking article 122 that will— mean also for example invoking article 122 that will affect - article 122 that will affect production— article 122 that will affect production and _ article 122 that will affect production and waving i article 122 that will affect - production and waving intellectual property— production and waving intellectual property rights _ production and waving intellectual property rights or _ production and waving intellectual property rights or anything - production and waving intellectual property rights or anything of - production and waving intellectual property rights or anything of the i property rights or anything of the sort to— property rights or anything of the sort to secure _ property rights or anything of the sort to secure vaccines _ property rights or anything of the sort to secure vaccines for - property rights or anything of the i sort to secure vaccines for member states— sort to secure vaccines for member states and — sort to secure vaccines for member states and will— sort to secure vaccines for member states and will you _ sort to secure vaccines for member states and will you raise _ sort to secure vaccines for member states and will you raise this - sort to secure vaccines for member states and will you raise this issuel states and will you raise this issue with leaders — states and will you raise this issue with leaders at _ states and will you raise this issue with leaders at the _ states and will you raise this issue with leaders at the summit - states and will you raise this issue with leaders at the summit next i with leaders at the summit next week? _ with leaders at the summit next week? ~ , ., ., ., ., week? well, you are mentioning legal basis that has — week? well, you are mentioning legal basis that has already _ week? well, you are mentioning legal basis that has already been _ week? well, you are mentioning legal basis that has already been used - basis that has already been used once in the 1970s in the oil crisis.

my once in the 1970s in the oil crisis. my answer is all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century. and not out any thing for now. we have to make sure that europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. human lives, civil liberties and also the prosperity of our economy are dependent on that, on the speed of vaccination on moving forward. so vaccine production and vaccine delivery in the european union must have a priority and indeed i would also like to discuss this whole picture with the heads of state and government. are you there, bjorn? do you hear

me? we see you anterior. thank you for this opportunity. i was curious— thank you for this opportunity. i was curious on the export restriction announcement, what does that mean? _ restriction announcement, what does that mean? to be introduced new criteria _ that mean? to be introduced new criteria for— that mean? to be introduced new criteria for states who want to get vaccines _ criteria for states who want to get vaccines from the european union, or how would _ vaccines from the european union, or how would this work? we vaccines from the european union, or how would this work?— how would this work? we have not lace the how would this work? we have not place the export — how would this work? we have not place the export authorisation - place the export authorisation mechanism, we have it in place for six weeks and since then we have transparency, we know what is going on, before that we were blind. we had no clue what was being exported, in what dimension and how. it is as i said in invitation for openness. because the european union is the

most open region, has been the most open region in the last six weeks when i see the numbers of experts. 41 million doses to 33 countries, this is outstanding. latte 41 million doses to 33 countries, this is outstanding.— 41 million doses to 33 countries, this is outstanding. we are living that news conference _ this is outstanding. we are living that news conference to - this is outstanding. we are living that news conference to go - this is outstanding. we are living i that news conference to go straight to prime minister�*s questions. —— leaving. i am sure colleagues from across the house will want to join me in wishing everyone a very happy saint patrick�*s day. i visited northern ireland last week when i was able to thank response teams for their brilliant work throughout the covid—19 pandemic. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house and i will have other meetings later today. by, have other meetings later today. decade ago, there was an announcement of a £350 million investment in my constituency which would have led to 1000 jobs. they

reneged on that and a few weeks ago they announced they were closing their business altogether. we have gone from the real prospect of having 1500 jobs in my constituency to the risk of having none by 2025. when he agreed to meet with me to ensure gsk does the right thing by my constituents and delivers for some very bodied people? == my constituents and delivers for some very bodied people? -- and very worried people- _ some very bodied people? -- and very worried people- i _ some very bodied people? -- and very worried people. i want— some very bodied people? -- and very worried people. i want to _ some very bodied people? -- and very worried people. i want to express - some very bodied people? -- and very worried people. i want to express my i worried people. i want to express my deepest sympathy for all those affected by these job losses and i will certainly meet with him. bioscience is one of the great growth areas for this country in the future and i am determined that barrel and barrow in furness should benefit. i

and barrow in furness should benefit. ., .., , and barrow in furness should benefit. ., , ., benefit. i 'oin the comments about saint benefit. ijoin the comments about saint patrick's _ benefit. ijoin the comments about saint patrick's day. _ benefit. ijoin the comments about saint patrick's day. my _ benefit. ijoin the comments about saint patrick's day. my thoughts i benefit. ijoin the comments about| saint patrick's day. my thoughts on saint patrick�*s day. my thoughts on those across the whole of the house with the family and friends of sarah everard who will be suffering unspeakable grief. there are five words that will stick with us for a very long time. she was just walking home. sometimes a tragedy is so shocking it demands bothjustice home. sometimes a tragedy is so shocking it demands both justice and change. the stephen lawrence case showed the poison of structural and institutional racism, the james bolger case made us question the nature of our society and the safety of our children. the awful events of the last week have lifted a veil on the last week have lifted a veil on the epidemic of violence against women and girls. this must also be a watershed moment. to change how we as a society treat women and girls and how we prevent and end sexual violence and harassment. i believe if we work together we can achieve that and the question i asked today are in that spirit. does the prime minister agree that this must be a

turning point in how we tackle violence against women and girls? yes, i do, and i associate myself fully with the remarks of the right honourable gentleman about the appalling murder of pace and i am sure those emotions are shared in this house and this country in that event has triggered a reaction that i believe is whollyjustified and understandable and of course we in government are doing everything that we can, investing in the crown prosecution service, trying to speed up prosecution service, trying to speed up the law where changing the law on domestic violence and many, many other things, domestic violence and many, many otherthings, but domestic violence and many, many other things, but i think he is right, frankly, that unless and until we have a change in our culture that acknowledges and understands that women currently do not feel they are being heard we

will not fix this problem and that is what we must do. we need a cultural and social change in attitudes to redress the balance and thatis attitudes to redress the balance and that is what i believe all politicians must work together to achieve. i politicians must work together to achieve. . ~ politicians must work together to achieve. ., ~ ~ , achieve. i thank the prime minister for that answer _ achieve. i thank the prime minister for that answer in _ achieve. i thank the prime minister for that answer in that _ achieve. i thank the prime minister for that answer in that spirit. - achieve. i thank the prime minister for that answer in that spirit. i - for that answer in that spirit. i turn to the practical challenges we face if we are collectively to rise to this moment. the first challenge is that many, many women and girls feel unsafe on our streets, particularly at night. what is needed is legal protection and that is why we have called for a specific new law on street harassment and also for toughening the law on stalking, both of which are absolutely vital if we are going to make meaningful change in the everyday experiences of women and girls, so can the prime minister commit to take both of these measures forward? we

commit to take both of these measures forward?— commit to take both of these measures forward? we are always ha - to measures forward? we are always happy to look— measures forward? we are always happy to look at — measures forward? we are always happy to look at our _ measures forward? we are always happy to look at our new - measures forward? we are always| happy to look at our new proposal. what we are already doing is introducing tougher sanctions on stokers, that has already been brought in and we are bringing in new measures to make the streets safer. that is the right thing to do. last night there was a bill before the house on police crime and sentencing that did a lot to protect women and girls. and it would have been good in a cross—party way to have had the support of the opposition. i have had the support of the opposition-— have had the support of the o- osition. .., ., .,, opposition. i will come to last niuht's opposition. i will come to last night's bill — opposition. i will come to last night's bill later _ opposition. i will come to last night's bill later but _ opposition. i will come to last night's bill later but it - opposition. i will come to last night's bill later but it said - opposition. i will come to last night's bill later but it said a l opposition. i will come to last i night's bill later but it said a lot night�*s bill later but it said a lot more about protecting statues than it did about protecting women. let me, given the gravity of the situation, continue in the spirit so far. i thank the prime ministerfor his answer. the next challenge,

practical challenge, is that many, many women and girls subjected to sexual violence do not feel confident to come forward and report what has happened to them. nine out of ten do not do so. we have to support, improve the support provided for victims. the victims commission published a report last month with 32 recommendations about this. this week labour produced a detailed support plan and five years ago i introduced a private members�* bill with cross—party support for the victims altogether legally enforceable rights to victims. the shadow victims minister has tabled a similar victims bill that is before parliament now. it is ready to go. all it needs is political will to act. while the prime minister commit notjust to the idea of victims law, which i think he does support, but to a tight timetable, ideally six months, to implement such a law? this

months, to implement such a law? as i said, we are very happy to look at new proposals from all sides of the house on this issue and that is why we are conducting an end—to—end review of the law on rape and have it back send investing in the criminaljustice it back send investing in the criminal justice system it back send investing in the criminaljustice system to speed up cases and give women and girls the confidence they need and the point he makes about victims and their need to feel confident in coming forward is absolutely right and that is why we have put 100 million pencilfire into is why we have put 100 million pencil fire into services for dealing with violence against women and girls particularly domestic violence advisers and sexual violence advisers and sexual violence advisers. these are part of the solution but it is also vital that we have long—term cultural societal change to deal with this issue. . ~ societal change to deal with this issue. ., ~' , ., societal change to deal with this

issue. ., ~ , ., ., issue. thank you. i agree with the prime minister _ issue. thank you. i agree with the prime minister on _ issue. thank you. i agree with the prime minister on that _ issue. thank you. i agree with the prime minister on that point. - issue. thank you. i agree with the prime minister on that point. and| issue. thank you. i agree with the | prime minister on that point. and i gently remind him that for ten years this government has been promising a victims law. it has been in his party�*s last three manifestos and it hasn�*t materialised. we do not need more consultation. constructive conversations with government at exactly the same conversations i had five years ago. we just need to get on with it. let me press on with the practical challenges. the next challenge is best, for many women and girls who do come forward to report sexual violence no criminal charges are brought. only 1.5% of rapes reported to the police lead to a prosecution. 98.5% of reported rapes do not lead to a prosecution. that is a shocking statistic. i do appreciate that efforts are being made to improve the situation but can the prime minister tell us what

he is going to do about this not in a few years or next year but now? he is entirely right in a sense that i agree with him, one of the first things i said when i became prime minister was i believe the prosecution rates for rape were a disgrace in this country and we need to sort it out and that is why we are investing in confidence building measures such as investing in the cps to speed up the process of the law to give people the confidence they cases will be heard in due time but we are also doing what we can to toughen the penalties for those men, and i am afraid it is overwhelmingly men, who commit these crimes. i think it would have been a good thing if last night the whole house could have voted for tougher sentences for those who commit sexual and violence offences and

stop people from being released early, and in that spirit i would ask him to work together with us. i was director of public prosecutions for five years and spent every day prosecuting serious crime including terrorism, sexual violence and rape, so i do not need lectures on how to enforce the criminal law. walking on through the system, as many women and girls have to do, and facing up to the challenges that we need to face up to, as a house, the next challenge is the point the prime ministerjust referenced, the sentences for rape and sexual violence. they need to be toughened. let me give three examples. john patrick, convicted of raping a 13—year—old girl, received a seven year sentence. orlando constanza, year sentence. orlando consta nza, convicted year sentence. orlando constanza, convicted of raping a woman in a

nightclub, received a seven and a half year sentence. james reeve, convicted of raping a seven—year—old girl, received a nine year sentence. does the prime minister agree we need urgently to look at this and to toughen sentences for rape and serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful— serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful thing _ serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if— serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if there - serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if there was . serious sexual violence? wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if there was a i be a wonderful thing if there was a bill going through the house of commons which did exactly that? wouldn�*t it be a wonderful thing if there were measures to defend women and girls from violent and sex chemicals? wouldn�*t it be wonderful if there was a bill before the house to have tougher sentences for child murderers and tougher punishment for oursex murderers and tougher punishment for our sex offenders? that would be a fine thing. as it happens, there is such a bill before the house. it would be a great thing if he actually had voted for it. he still has time. the bill is still before the house. they voted against it and i think it was crazy. he

the house. they voted against it and i think it was crazy.— i think it was crazy. he mentions the bill last _ i think it was crazy. he mentions the bill last night. _ i think it was crazy. he mentions the bill last night. not _ i think it was crazy. he mentions the bill last night. not providedl the bill last night. not provided for a longer maximum sentences for damaging a memorial than the sentences imposed on the three cases of rape i referred to the house too. all of those sentences less than ten years. i thank the prime minister for providing me with the best examples of why the priorities in their bill were still wrong and nothing in that bill would have increased the length of sentence in any of those rape cases, nothing in that bill. let me return to the constructive spirit because i think thatis constructive spirit because i think that is demanded of all of us. if there is house came together on the points raised today, and there has been agreement across the dispatch boxes, it will make a real difference to victims of crime. this week labour published a ten point plan and a victims law and we will publish amendments in relation to

the criminaljustice system to make it work better. i do not expect the prime minister to agree with all of this and frankly i do not care if this and frankly i do not care if this becomes a government bill or a conservative legislation. all i care about is whether we make progress. while the prime minister meet me, the shadow home secretary, the memberfor birmingham the shadow home secretary, the member for birmingham yardley and victims groups who have spent many years campaigning on this so we can really and truly make this a turning point? i really and truly make this a turning oint? ., ., ., ., , .., really and truly make this a turning oint? ., ., ., ., , ., point? i am afraid he does, can i am crateful point? i am afraid he does, can i am grateful to — point? i am afraid he does, can i am grateful to him _ point? i am afraid he does, can i am grateful to him for— point? i am afraid he does, can i am grateful to him for the _ point? i am afraid he does, can i am grateful to him for the collegiate - grateful to him for the collegiate way in which he is addressing this under way in which he is reaching out across the chamber, that is entirely right the circumstances, but i think he should not misrepresent what the bill was trying to do. the average sentence for rape is already nine years nine months as he knows. the maximum sentences already lie. what we were trying to do was stiffen the sentences for a variety of offences

to protect women and girls and others and that is entirely the right thing to do and we will go on with our agenda delivering on the people�*s priorities rolling out more police, 7000 we have already, investing and doing our utmost to accelerate the process grinding processes, of the criminaljustice system, which are such a deterrent to women in coming forward to complain as they rightly should, but until we started that fundamental problem, untilwomen feel until we started that fundamental problem, until women feel that they are being hard on their voices are being heard and their complaints are being heard and their complaints are being addressed by society we will not fix this problem and i warmly welcome what he suggests about wanting to fix it together and i hope that in that spirit he can bring himself to vote for the tougher sentences we have set out. cani can i thank the prime ministerfor

bringing the g7 leader summit to cornwall this summer. this will put cornwall this summer. this will put cornwall front and centre of the world stage as we merge from the pandemic and griff us a great opportunity to showcase all that cornwall has to offer, notjust as a great place to visit and amazing food and drink sec or but in the technologies of the future space and renewable energy. i snow the prime minister shares my ambition that the g7 will leave a lasting economic legacy for the people of cornwall. to that end and the light of the progress made on lithium ex trackion, would he work to secure a factory for cornwall so we can produce the battery, leave that legacy and provide the well paid jobs for the future that cornwall she needs?— she needs? yes, of course, mr speaker. _ she needs? yes, of course, mr speaker. i— she needs? yes, of course, mr speaker, ithink— she needs? yes, of course, mr speaker, i think cornwall - she needs? yes, of course, mr speaker, i think cornwall is - she needs? yes, of course, mr| speaker, i think cornwall is the condyke of lithium as far as i understand the matter, and i would be delighted to assist him in locating a factory somewhere near cornwall, but i don�*t want to

promise too much at this stage. xxxx:dyke. xxxx: dyke. let us go to the leader of the xxxx:dyke. let us go to the leader of the snp ian blackford. let us go to the leader of the snp ian itlackford-_ let us go to the leader of the snp ian blackford. thank you. can i wish eve one ian blackford. thank you. can i wish everyone a — ian blackford. thank you. can i wish everyone a happy — ian blackford. thank you. can i wish everyone a happy st _ ian blackford. thank you. can i wish everyone a happy st patrick's - ian blackford. thank you. can i wish everyone a happy st patrick's day. l everyone a happy st patrick�*s day. for people across scotland, this week again exposed the tale of two government, two very different sets of values. yesterday, the snp government passed landmark legislation, that will put the un convention on the rights of the child into scots law. putting children at the vanguard of children�*s rights. in contrast, we have a uk government that has to be shamed into providing free school meals, that will clap for nurses but won�*t give them a fair wage, and ploughs billions into a nuclear arsenal that sits redundant on the clyde. does the prime minister understand that the scottish people are best served with a government that lives up to their values, a

government, prime minister, that prioritises bairns, not bombs? i think what the people of scotland need and deserve mr speaker is a government that tackles the problems of education, in scotland, that addresses itself to fighting crime, and drug addiction in scotland, and and drug addiction in scotland, and a government in scotland that weans itself off its addiction to constitutional change and constitutional change and constitutional argument, and he seems to determined to call in the middle of a pandemic when the country is trying to move forward seems obsessed with nothing else but breaking up the country and a reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you- — reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you- of _ reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you. of course _ reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you. of course this - reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you. of course this is - reckless referendum. mr speaker, thank you. of course this is prime | thank you. of course this is prime minister question, the prime minister question, the prime minister may bejust minister question, the prime minister may be just once, just once might start to try and answer a question that is put to him, because we are talking about a tory plan, to

impose a 40% increase in nuclear warheads. our children have the right to a future, that no longer lives under the shadow of these weapons of mass destruction. as the irish president said on this st patrick�*s day, surely we need to find ways to make peace, not war. every one of thuds weapons will be based —— these westminsters will be based —— these westminsters will be based on the clyde. can the prime minister tell us exactly when the scottish people, given the moral or democratic authority to impose these weapons of mass destruction on our soil in scotland. mr weapons of mass destruction on our soil in scotland.— soil in scotland. mr speaker, the --eole of soil in scotland. mr speaker, the people of scotland _ soil in scotland. mr speaker, the people of scotland contribute - people of scotland contribute enormously to the health, happiness, wellbeing and security of this entire country, not least through their contribution to our science, our defences, our international aid in many other ways and i am happy

this government is investing record sums in defence, including maintaining the our nuclear defence which is vitalfor our maintaining the our nuclear defence which is vital for our long—term security and helping there by to drive jobs not in scotland but across the whole of the uk. backin across the whole of the uk. back in july across the whole of the uk. back injuly last across the whole of the uk. back in july last year across the whole of the uk. back injuly last year i informed the prime minister of the need for a new hospital in doncaster. sadly, doncaster was not mentioned in the first 40 hots promised in the manifesto but the building of a further eight specialist hospital was. does my right honourable friend agree with me, that a new hospital will prove to the people of doncaster this government is committed to building back better and levelling up their town? mr; and levelling up their town? my ri . ht and levelling up their town? my right honourable friend is a fantastic advocate of doncaster and he is right to campaign in this way he is right to campaign in this way he does. i wish i could give him you know, a cut—and—dried yes or no answer today, know, a cut—and—dried yes or no answertoday, but know, a cut—and—dried yes or no answer today, but i can tell him

that his local trust is very much the running in the current open competition for the next eight hospitals on top of the 40 mr speaker that we are building. caroline lucas. thank you mr speaker. the creation of a proprotest zone round parliament, a 266% increase from a maximum three months to 11 months imprisonment for protest organiser, a direct attack on the gypsy roma and traveller community, up to ten years in prison for any offence committed by destroying or damaging a memorial. and criminalising people for taking part a memorial. and criminalising people fortaking part in a memorial. and criminalising people for taking part in protests where they ought to have known police conditions were in place. would the prime minister agree that if the uk is to be a force for good, in a world where democracy is in retreat as his foreign secretary is saying today, it needs to start at home, with the protection of the long—standing precious and fundamental right to peaceful protest that is a cornerstone of

liberal democracy? she protest that is a cornerstone of liberal democracy?— protest that is a cornerstone of liberal democracy? she is quite ri . ht to liberal democracy? she is quite right to stick — liberal democracy? she is quite right to stick up _ liberal democracy? she is quite right to stick up for _ liberal democracy? she is quite right to stick up for peaceful. right to stick up for peaceful protest, and i understand that, and i similar those with that, —— sympathise with that, first of all we are facing a pandemic in which we have to restrict human contact and although she shakes her head i think that the people of this country do understand that, they do understand the restrictions that we are now under. i think we alsos have to strike a balance between the need to allow peaceful protest to go ahead and we do, on a huge scale in this country, but also to protect free speech, mr speaker, and vital parts of the uk economy. i also want to see the fundamental right to protest protected such that events as that powerful vigil on clapham common can proceed safely. i also want to see measures so people can go about their live, get to work, hospital, without being

hindered so can the prime minister reassure me that police and crime bill we have been discussing today and was in the house yesterday strikes that balance while taking action against the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes. ? mr; action against the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes. ? my right honourable friend _ some of the worst crimes. ? my right honourable friend is _ some of the worst crimes. ? my right honourable friend is perfectly - honourable friend is perfectly summed up the balance we are trying to strike, between allowing people in a reasonable way to go about their daily lives, but also bringing in tougher sentences for child murderer, tougher punishments for sex offenders and stopping the practice of allowing people out early mr speaker. i think that is what the people of this country want to see, that is what they voted for in 2019 and i hope that the opposition can still, can bring themselves one day to support it. thank you mr speaker. with the government�*s end to end rape review remaining unpublished two years after it was promised. conviction rates falling to their lowest rate

on record. women are increasingly being left without recourse for sexual vie eleven i have parliamentary privilege, i can name the men who have hurt me but millions in of women don�*t have that. stuck in a criminal system where... where two many survives are pursued through the civil courts to silence them, can the prime minister advice how women are meant to get justice? prime minister. mr speaker, i am afraid she is completely right and i know she speaks for many people, many women up and down the country, and what we need to do, we can do all the things we have talked about, two mener fewing we can do those things, bring in more lawers tougher stepses which hope she will support, we can support independent domestic violence and sexual violence, all thatjoined of thing but we have to

address the fundamental issue of the casual every day sexism and apathy that fails to address the concerns of women. that is the underlying issue. fiona bruce. . ~ issue. fiona bruce. ., ~ fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two ears fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two years ago. _ fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two years ago. the _ fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two years ago, the bishop - fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two years ago, the bishop of- fiona bruce. thank you mr speaker. two years ago, the bishop of trurol two years ago, the bishop of truro produced an interim report outlining the global phenomenon of persecution of christians. as we make progress in our manifesto commitment to fully implement the truro review recommendation, does the prime ministerjoin me in looking forward to our hosting the international ministerial condition france on freedom of religion or belief and to the uk demonstrating its global leadership in defending and promoting this universal right for all? i promoting this universal right for all? . ~ , promoting this universal right for all? ., ~ , ., ., all? i thank my right honourable ffiend all? i thank my right honourable friend very _ all? i thank my right honourable friend very much _ all? i thank my right honourable friend very much for— all? i thank my right honourable friend very much for everything i all? i thank my right honourable i friend very much for everything she is doing to campaign for freedom friend very much for everything she is doing to campaign forfreedom of religion and belief, and i am very pleased we will be holding an

international conference on this issue, that is exactly what global britain is all about, it is about promoting freedom of expression, freedom of belief and religion. thank you mr speaker, the prime minister refused point blank to answer the question from my right honourable friend from scotland. i will ask again, what gives any british prime minister the moral and democratic right to imposed an arsenal of weapons of mass murder on the people of scotland against their will. mr the people of scotland against their will. ~ ,,, ., ~ ~ ., the people of scotland against their will. ~ .,~ ~ ., ., will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt _ will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt to — will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt to again _ will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt to again by _ will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt to again by the, - will. mr speaker i think that was a veil attempt to again by the, the i veil attempt to again by the, the snp to ask for another referendum, which is their has been eventual refrain, that is all they seem able to talk about, democratic wrangling about democracy and their desire to

be separated, and to break up the country. i don�*t think that is the right way forward. i think we need strong defences, that is what the people of this country voted for and thatis people of this country voted for and that is what we will deliver. thank you mr speaker, from gloom to joy. thank you mr speaker, from gloom to joy, and news from the win chester from the prime minister is that the vaccination programme is going really, really well. there are less than 200,000 people in the whole of hampshire and the isle of wight left do in cohorts one to nine. we have the plan and supply to cover them by the plan and supply to cover them by the end of march. so, would my honourable friend thank the nhs and volunteers here for this amazing effort. as he does that could he share what led to the disinformation and apparent adan donment round the astrazeneca jab? i. oii and apparent adan donment round the astrazeneca jab?— astrazeneca “ab? i, of course i thankthe — astrazeneca jab? i, of course i thank the nhs _ astrazeneca jab? i, of course i thank the nhs in _ astrazeneca jab? i, of course i thank the nhs in hampshire, i astrazeneca jab? i, of course i. thank the nhs in hampshire, and indeed around the country for the amazing job they are doing in rolling out the vaccination programme, it has been truly stung

and i think perhaps the best thing i can say about the astrazeneca vaccination programme is that i finely got newsly have my own jab mr speaker very shortly, i am pleased to discover. i don�*t know whether the right honourable gentleman�*s had his, he has had it but it will certainly be oxford—astrazeneca they will be having. mr speaker, there has been over 600 cases of coronavirus infections at dvla swansea since september. yet ministers still refuse to meet wet the pcs union to discuss ways in which workers, more workers can work from home, in safety before they are vaccinated, so workers now resorted to voting for strike action, as a last resort, to protect their families and communities. so i ask the prime minister again, will he

now instruct ministers to engage in talks with the union, to help shield vulnerable workers, before vaccine or will he force a needless strike? i think needless is the right word, mr speaker, and i think he should bearin mr speaker, and i think he should bear in mind any strike is likely to bear in mind any strike is likely to be bad news for motorists are, we are at the stage where we have advancing down the road map out out of lockdown and the dvla any staff who can work from home are doing so and currently out a workforce of 6,000, only five cases of covid currently have been found and i understand those individuals are all working from home. so no need for industrial action. thank you mr speaker. my kensington constituents and i have been deeply troubled by what is coming out of the grenfell inquiry with regard to

the grenfell inquiry with regard to the building products industry. does my right honourable friend agree with nae contractors, who have behaved improperly, should not be used going forward for government contracts, and will my right honourable friend consider attacks on the building products industry, in the same way as we have done on the residential property sector, as a way for partly paying for cladding removele. i know how much she cares about this issue and how deeply her constituents have been affected by the grenfell fire and i can say to her i will study her proposal for a new tax on building materials and i know the chancellor will want to think about that kind of idea, but we are looking at new rules to exclude contractors from government

business where a gross professional negligence has been shown.- negligence has been shown. exactly one ear negligence has been shown. exactly one year ago _ negligence has been shown. exactly one year ago today, _ negligence has been shown. exactly one year ago today, we _ negligence has been shown. exactly one year ago today, we were - negligence has been shown. exactly one year ago today, we were told i one year ago today, we were told that 20,000 coronavirus deaths would be, and i quote, a good outcome. our death toll is now six times higher. over 100,000 more people have lost their lives in that —— than that initial estimate. in march the prime minister pontificated about taking it on the turn. others acted decisively with lockdowns. the prime minister dithered and delayed with deadly consequences. with the worst hopefully now behind us, isn�*t it time for the prime minister to hold up time for the prime minister to hold up his hands and come clean with the british public and see those deaths are on me and for that i apologise?

i certainly take full responsibility for everything the government did and of course we mourn the loss of every single coronavirus victim and we sympathise deeply with their families and their loved ones. and i sorry for what has happened to our country? of course i am deeply, deeply sorry, and there will be time for a full inquiry to enable us all to understand what we need to do better when we face these problems in the future, and that is something i think the whole house shares. fiee i think the whole house shares. five ears on i think the whole house shares. five years on from _ i think the whole house shares. five years on from star _ i think the whole house shares. f e years on from star desmond and i think the whole house shares. f j: years on from star desmond and a years on from star desmond and a year on from storm chiara penrith and the border and cumbria remain on the front line for severe flooding. these catastrophes are becoming increasingly frequent and severe weather climate change and the

effects on communities are serious and long—term. can he reassure my constituents that at—risk communities will be supported by government both in terms of flood protection but also with the longer term support including on the important area of help for the mental health impacts of flooding? he makes a really good point about the mental health impacts of flooding. anybody who has been a victim of flooding or who visits a family hit by flooding one or the immense distress that flooding causes and that is why the nhs will get an extra £500 million to address thoseissues get an extra £500 million to address those issues and to give more support for the mental health needs that people have. in support for the mental health needs that people have.— that people have. in december 2019 election campaign _ that people have. in december 2019 election campaign you _ that people have. in december 2019 election campaign you visited - election campaign you visited samantha parker at her home in darlington. samantha has a rare genetic condition. give out to do

your utmost to get her access to the life changing drug on the nhs. the prime minister vowed to do his utmost to get her access to the life changing drug. last month can�*t make nice published guidance that would make the drug available to children but not to adults like samantha. great for children but devastating and discriminatory for adults takes and discriminatory for adults takes a month. prime minister, speaking as chair, i ask, a month. prime minister, speaking as chair, iask, what a month. prime minister, speaking as chair, i ask, what action will you take to deliver on your commitment to samantha parker? and for other adults. i to samantha parker? and for other adults. . ~ to samantha parker? and for other adults. ., ~ ., ., , adults. i thanked her for raising the case which _ adults. i thanked her for raising the case which i _ adults. i thanked her for raising the case which i well _ adults. i thanked her for raising | the case which i well remember. adults. i thanked her for raising i the case which i well remember. i adults. i thanked her for raising - the case which i well remember. i am glad that nice has extended the availability to children with pku

and clearly we need to do more and i will be happy to take it up. has and clearly we need to do more and i will be happy to take it up.— will be happy to take it up. has he noted that the _ will be happy to take it up. has he noted that the integrated - will be happy to take it up. has he noted that the integrated review i will be happy to take it up. has he i noted that the integrated review has been widely and greatly welcomed as a bold british vision for a role in the world? at the same time but not in scotland of course where the nationalist administration thinks it is more important to have a second referendum. does he realise they are rejecting the jobs and security that this review guarantees in scotland because they hate figure came more than they want jobs for their own people? i than they want “obs for their own --eole? . than they want “obs for their own eo . le? ., ., than they want “obs for their own --eole? ., ., ., than they want “obs for their own eo le? ., ., ., ., than they want “obs for their own --eole? . . ., ., , people? i am grateful to him for his su ort people? i am grateful to him for his support for— people? i am grateful to him for his support for the _ people? i am grateful to him for his support for the integrated _ people? i am grateful to him for his support for the integrated review. l support for the integrated review. it is hard to know what motivates our friends it is hard to know what motivates ourfriends in it is hard to know what motivates our friends in the scottish national party but i think they are mistaken in their approach to this. i think we are better as one united kingdom.

i think we are stronger together as one united kingdom and i think the contribution of the people of scotland to the defence of our united kingdom is absolutely incredible and has been for centuries and that is what i want to maintain and i think it is a fine thing and they should champion it. throughout the last year nhs staff have been working tirelessly to keep our communities healthy and safe during the pandemic. i would like to ask the prime minister why has he been economical with the truth when he says that a 1% pay increase is all the government can afford? h0 all the government can afford? no member on any side would mislead or lie to the _ member on any side would mislead or lie to the highest but i am sure the prime _ lie to the highest but i am sure the prime minister could answer. no,|

prime minister could answer. no, i am grateful — prime minister could answer. no, i am grateful for _ prime minister could answer. no, i am grateful for your _ prime minister could answer. iijrr, i am grateful for your clarification, because what we are doing is we are seeing that we saw value the incredible contribution of nurses to our country over the last year or more that we want them, exceptionally of all the public services, to be looked at pay increase at a time of real difficulty in the public finances, which i think people understand. that is on top of the 12.8% increase in starting salary for nurses plus the £5,000 bursary and £50,000 we gave for special help for childcare —— and £3000. gave for special help for childcare -- and £3000. if gave for special help for childcare —— and £3000. if you look said the figure they are leading to a big increase in the number of nurses in the nhs, 10,600 increase in the number of nurses in the nhs,10,600 more this year than last year, more nurses in the nhs, and 60,000 more in training. when i

talk to nurses, of course everybody wants better pay and conditions, i understand that, what they also want is an extra pair of hands next to them to give them the help and reassurance they need and that is what we are recruiting.— what we are recruiting. recent horrific events _ what we are recruiting. recent horrific events have _ what we are recruiting. recent horrific events have brought i what we are recruiting. recenti horrific events have brought the important debate on women and girls rights into the spotlight and specifically their right to be safe and feel safe as they go about their daily lives. does he agree that such issues need to be treated sensitively? and false claims made by the labour party last night on social media about the police crime bill are misleading and certainly not helpful? it bill are misleading and certainly not helpful?— not helpful? it was certainly a mistake and _ not helpful? it was certainly a mistake and a _ not helpful? it was certainly a

mistake and a regrettable i not helpful? it was certainly a i mistake and a regrettable mistake for anybody to suggest that rape had been decriminalised in this country because we must do everything we can to reassure victims of rape and sexual violence and get them to come forward and that is what we are doing and i also think it would be a good thing if together we could vote for some of the tougher sentences that we put forward in their bill and i like the collegiate spirit that we had earlier and i hope it can be extended to voting for the tougher sentences we have put forward. ., . , ., forward. today the welsh labour government _ forward. today the welsh labour government have _ forward. today the welsh labour government have announced i forward. today the welsh labour government have announced a i forward. today the welsh labour - government have announced a special bonus payment for the nhs and social care staff in wales with the welsh government covering the basic tax and national insurance payments most people will receive thing around £500. while the prime minister welcomed this payment in recognition of the dedication and commitment by nhs and social care staff? i of the dedication and commitment by nhs and social care staff?— nhs and social care staff? i indeed recounise nhs and social care staff? i indeed recognise the _ nhs and social care staff? i indeed

recognise the amazing _ nhs and social care staff? i indeed recognise the amazing dedication i nhs and social care staff? i indeed i recognise the amazing dedication and commitment of the nhs and social care staff who have been at the forefront of this pandemic, who by the brunt of it in many cases personally in their lives, and that is why i repeat the point that i made a while ago about what we are doing to recognise the contribution of nurses in particular, in these very difficult times, and to see how relieved and glad i am to see the number of nurses in training, i think there is a 34% increase in applications to be nurses this year in the country, that is great, but we are going to drive it forward. we have a target of 50,000 more nurses as well as 20,000 more police. the prime minister�*s questions and keir starmer asking what can be done to make women and girls feel safer

in the aftermath of the murder of sarah everard. in the welsh government�*s daily coronavirus briefing, it�*s been announced that nhs and social care staff in wales are to get a one—off pay bonus worth around £500. the details were given by the welsh health minister, vaughan gething. as we approach the first anniversary of the pandemic in the uk, the dates we went into lockdown, i want to start by thanking all of our nhs and social care staff who have worked so hard over the last year. your contribution has been truly remarkable. you have help save lives and you have help keep people safe in some of the most difficult and challenging circumstances. we have all asked so much from our health and care services and yet at every step of the way you have been there to look after us. as we approach one

year on you are still working hard, looking after the sick and the vulnerable and vaccinating tens of hundreds of people everything the day to give us real hope for the future. in recognition of this enormous effort we will be providing all nhs and social care staff with a special bonus payments. more than 220,000 people working across our nhs and social care will receive the payment in their pay packets starting next month and we will cover the cost of the basic rate of tax and national insurance contribution. that is equivalent to £735 per person. after tax and insurance deductions, most people, certainly those who are basic rate taxpayers will receive £500. students who worked in the nhs during the pandemic and some 26,000 primary care staff including

pharmacy, general care staff, dental and optometry staff will also be available for payment. this is not linked to the current issue of nhs pgy- linked to the current issue of nhs pay. we wash government are evidence to the independent pay review bodies without an arbitrary cap on pay and we await that independent advice and recommendation. the bonus payment reflects our immense gratitude to our nhs and social care staff for their extraordinary contribution in helping to keep wales say. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today — along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the "gig economy" for freelance workers. the ride—hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it

did not expect the change in drivers�* conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company that shook up the system. but the system seems to have caught up with uber. after last month�*s verdict by the supreme court, it�*s announced that all of its drivers will be classed as workers. for years politicians and unions have said you have been playing fast and loose with employment rights. does this not prove they were right all along? i think the situation for employment in the uk has been ambiguous for some time by government. you have taken advantage of those ambiguities, haven�*t you? we have worked as hard as we can to try and provide drivers with a good way of earning, the flexibility they want and the protections they have. but we can now go further than we have gone before because of the clarity the supreme court ruling brings us.

drivers will still be able to work where and when they want. the company�*s minimum wage only applies once a driver accepts a ride. are passengers going to see their fares rise, because this will be costly to you? so we�*re not expecting to raise prices at the current time. we absolutely want to remain price competitive. so is this going to come out of the drivers�* income instead? where is that money going to come from? our expectation is actually we can grow the business by treating drivers well, bringing drivers onto the platform, and also, by growing with cities as they unlock. one drivers�* union was pleased. i wish they'd had done those five years ago. i wish they'd had it listened then. however, they appear to be listening now. and this is a tremendous victory for working people in this country. this decision could have implications across the gig economy. uber is probably the most well known and potentially the biggest player in the gig economy. and other operators will be looking

closely at this and thinking, well, after six years of litigation, uber had to give in to the inevitable and agree that their drivers were workers. so we probably need to be doing the same. this move is a fundamental change and it is one that will be closely watched around the world. caroline davies, bbc news. detectives investigating the indecent assault and murder of 31—year—old stuart lubbock at the home of entertainer michael barrymore in 2001 have arrested a 50—year—old man in cheshire. the name of the man arrested has not been released. essex police have been giving more details on the investigation. today, wednesday 17 march, detectives from essex police�*s major crime team have arrested a 50—year—old man on the suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of stuart lubbock. the man, who was arrested in cheshire, continues to be questioned by our detectives.

following the arrest we immediately notified the lubbock family. this arrest is almost 20 years to the day in which stuart lubbock was found unconscious in a swimming pool following a party at a home in roydon. he later died in hospital. the arrest comes after new information came to light following our renewed appeal for information and offer of an enhanced reward, which cooincided with a major tv documentary broadcast in february 2020. this information has led to us making an arrest and over the coming days we will be contacting all those who were present at the party at the time as well as others who may have information. as we stated last february, and have continually stated over the last 20 years, we believe someone or some people

at that party know what happened. it is important to re—state the fact that essex police have never given up on this case and that the force is motivated by the desire to deliverjustice for mr lubbock and his family. stuart�*s rape and murder has been am extremely lengthy and complex investigation which has spanned over 20 years and remains ongoing. we have never given up on finding out exactly what happened to stuart and we will not stop in our pursuit ofjustice for him, and for his family and friends. as we said one year ago and have repeatedly said over the last 20 years, nine people were at that party. we know that not everyone was responsible for what happened, but someone was. now is the time to come forward, if you haven�*t done so already, to set this matter to rest

by providing us with any information you have. thank you very much. the former downing street advisor, dominic cummings, has strongly criticised the department of health over its response to the pandemic. in his first public appearance since he left number 10, mr cummings has been speaking to a house of commons science committee about investment in science. it is not coincidental that the vaccine programme worked the way that it did. it is not coincidental that to do that we had to take it out of the department of health, had to have it authorised very directly by the prime minister and say strip away all the normal nonsense that we can see is holding back funding... you say we, who is we? number ten.

in spring 2020 you had a situation where the department of health was a smoking ruin in terms of procurement and ppe and all of that. that was the kind of context for it. patrick vallance came to number ten and said we should create a separate task task force. the european commission has set out its proposal to create a digital green certificate to allow people who have been vaccinated free movement of citizens inside the eu. here�*s eu commission president ursula von der leyen laying out the purpose of the certificate. what is the function of this certificate? it shows or states whether the person has either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covid and thus antibodies. secondly, this certificate will make sure that the

results or what it shows the data, a minimum set of data, are mutually recognised in every member state and thirdly with this digital certificates we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe, responsible and trusted manner. the head of the european commission also warned the eu may restrict covid vaccine exports if other countries do not also allow deliver vaccines in a reciprocal way. ms von der leyen said this could apply to countries with higher vaccination rates than those in the eu, an apparent reference to the uk. this is why we need to ensure that there is reciprocity and

proportionality. i want to be clear on reciprocity. if the situation does not change we will have to reflect on how to make exports to vaccine producing countries dependent on their level of openness. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now because we have to make sure that europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. every day this week we are sharing stories sourced and produced by young people as part of the bbc young reporter competition. the project works with dozens of young people every year — giving them the chance to tell their own stories. today�*s report is from one of the winners — fifteen year old shireeen from essex — on how living through the coronavirus pandemic and experiencing lockdown with herfamily has brought her closer to her father.

a p pa re ntly apparently i was a very silent child and a very good child which is not what i am now. this is me when i was four and it was my first day of school. i don�*t remember my dad being there. i think my mum definitely took me. i always gravitated towards my mum and i thought i was all i needed. i didn�*t spend that much time with my dad because he was always busy with work because he�*s a doctor. i knew my dad existed, but he didn�*t really care! that sounds really mean, but he was just there. that picture, it looks very forced. i don�*t really look like i want to be there. my dad doesn�*t look like he wants to be there! that�*s my birthday. i think at that point my relationship with my dad was probably at its worst. we used to argue a lot. i just wasn�*t close to him at all. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction.

you must stay at home. i wasn�*t really looking forward to spending that much time with my dad. he has asthma and he had to get a risk assessment done, and then they found out he was high risk, so he had to stay home. basically, one day when i was just sitting down, and i was really stressed with my work, and i was really upset, and my dad was like, "do you want an omelette?" he would make food for me quite often. and i started making it with him. and that�*s when i started realising, i kind of like my dad, too. he helped me with my work a lot, especially with my biology. he knows a lot of biology stuff. i got a really good grade on that. we watched masterchef usa, masterchef australia. we are going to go as a duo and then cook omelette. good job! thank you. high five. when the restrictions were a bit less restricted, we went to dover. when i look at those two pictures,

it looks like completely different people, and i think that is just amazing to see. ijust look more comfortable with him and i look much happier, and so does he! my dad was looking for a newjob and then he got an offer to do and interview for glasgow. when i came back from school, he told me, "oh, shireen, "i got thatjob at glasgow." i cried for a whole day. it�*s been like a month. we whatsapp, call every single day. hello! hello. how are you doing? i�*m all right. i walked up to the glasgow city centre. it looks like a mini london. what have you been doing? did you cook anything? yes, i got an electric whisk. did you do anything with it? yeah, it's really fast. it goes like woo, woo, woo! obviously, i�*m doing this for the bbc young reporters. so they want to know how

you found the lockdown and us getting closer together. so, yeah, the lockdown was very stressful. we had to be kind. we had to be humane, and we had to understand each other. i tried to be a good father. we managed to iron out some of our differences. i didn't know that it was so deep—seated. looking forward to seeing you guys. bye! 0h, he�*s gone. there�*s always something you can find in common with your family. after all, they are family, they love you. it can be taken from you at any time, and i think it isjust lovely to have my dad as my best friend. that was shireen�*s story. every day this week we�*ll be showing more from the winners of the bbc young reporter competition. and at the end of the week — on friday evening at 8.30pm — there will be a special programme here on the bbc news channel showcasing their stories. typ branding with text reading:

the winners friday 8.30pm. next it�*s the bbc news at one with jane but first a look at the weather with chris. a full uk forecasting just a moment but we will look at the united states first when we are seeing severe thunderstorms develop at the moment. those severe storms will bring some very large hail and there is a significant risk of tornadoes developing during wednesday across parts of the south. those tornadoes could be very intense today and could be very intense today and could last a long time so some damaging weather across the us expected. here in the uk and other quiet day coming up but more clouds. still some breaks, particularly around southern wales and south—west england. some places will see sunshine. eastern england has the thickest cloud where we could see the odd patch of rain throughout the day. the highest temperatures in shelter of those northerly whence, southern wales could get up to 15

degrees or so. overnight and clear skies across western areas could allow some mist patches to develop but most areas will have a dry night so not quite as chilly as it was last night, temperatures down to five to seven celsius, maybe even nine across parts of scotland. more rain expected on thursday, then rain will be light and patchy mainly for eastern areas with east anglia at greatest risk of seeing the rain in the afternoon. further western gaps in the cloud, western areas of scotland, central belt not doing badly, highs of 14 in glasgow and probably some sunny breaks as well for west wales, south wales and parts of south—west england. here is a chart for friday. another quiet weather day with high—pressure dominating, a lot of cloud but some sunshine for south—east anglia.

don�*t just around the sunshine for south—east anglia. don�*tjust around the coastline really struggling with highs for someone fridayjust 7 degrees but feeling colder in that chilly north—easterly wind. away from that north—easterly wind. away from that north—easterly wind. away from that north—easterly wind we will see high—temperature is in western scotland 13 or so in glasgow. not too bad for south—west england and wales. on into the weekend, a lot of dry weather on the way but it will quite often be pretty cloudy.

a damning report into child sexual abuse in football says there were "significant institutional failings" by the football association. to keep children safe. there's a theme of people knew or suspected but none of the officials had the gumption to raise it with anyone, police, social services, at all. we�*ll have more about the findings from our sports correspondent. also this lunchtime. a man has been arrested in connection with the murder of stuart lubbock 20 years ago, who died after attending a party at the home of the entertainer michael barrymore. as we stated last february, and have continually stated over the last 20 years,

we believe someone or some people at that party know what happened.