this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as europe faces a third wave of coronavirus infections, the french prime minister takes the oxford astrazeneca jab as the rollout resumes across much of the eu. following the murder of eight people in atlanta this week, president biden has criticised violence against asian americans during a visit to the city. they've been attacked, blamed, scapegoated and harassed. they've been verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, killed. one year on since the start of the pandemic we look at the role science has played in the development of a vaccine. developing vaccines can take five years or more. government and industry funding helped cut our delays, and manufacturing began even while trials were continuing, but no corners were cut on safety.

and coming up — a british classic — 60 years since the iconic e—type jaguar was unveiled, we get behind the wheel of the first one ever sold. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — i'm kasia madera. a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union — much of it driven by the uk variant of the virus. within the past few moments, a new lockdown has begun across large parts of france. switzerland is extending its restrictions and poland is closing most public venues from saturday. infections have surged,

as europe's vaccine roll—out has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. but it may begin to pick up again, as several political leaders have gone out of their way to demonstrate their support for the astrazenica vaccine, after fears that it might cause blood clots. our correspondent lucy williamson hs more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear — it's safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france's health authority said a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but only 20% of french surveyed this month said they trusted the astrazeneca jab. as president macron held off announcing a new lockdown, cases spiralled, and paris hospitals

are now scrambling to find space for patients who need intensive care. a lockdown lite has been imposed on the worst affected areas from tomorrow. translation: it's not because it's nice out, | because it's spring, that we put our lives in danger. it's not over. we are still facing the variants, and people should realise the gravity of the disease. across the border in germany, angela merkel said she, too, would have the astrazeneca jab. germany had been hoping to lift some of its restrictions next week, but with infections soaring there, a warning from the health minister — public opinion is only half the problem. translation: there are not yet enough vaccines in europe - to stop the third wave through vaccination alone. even if deliveries of eu orders are now reliable, it will still take several weeks before the risk groups

are fully vaccinated. only then can we talk about wider openings in society. poland is also facing a surge in cases with the british variant expected to account soon for 80% of infections. a partial lockdown will come into force there from tomorrow. shops, hotels and cultural and sporting venues will close. there is acceptance breaking across europe that it's facing a third wave of this pandemic. hope that the vaccines might outpace the virus has been crushed by a grinding lack of momentum, supply and public trust. as europe prepares for more restrictions, criticisms are mounting along with costs. empty streets can help save patients, but delays in vaccines are expensive, and politicians could still pay the price. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. in an attempt to reassure the public that the astra zeneca vaccine is safe, british prime minister, borisjohnson,

has received today the first dose of the jab. almost half of the british population has received at least one dose of the covid vaccine and the government is pushing to reach the goal of vaccinating the majority of adults before the summer. here's mrjohnson speaking after getting his jab — please be warned there is flash photography. i cannot recommend it too highly. everybody, when you do get your notification to go for a jab, please go and get it. it is the best thing for you, the best thing for your family and for everybody else. don'tjust listen to me, listen to all the scientists will listen to what the european medicines agency have to say yesterday, to what the mhra has said. the risk is covid, this is a great thing to do. thank you all very much. thank you. but it's notjust about public confidence in vaccines — a bigger issue for most governments in europe is that they don't have

enough doses, so the vaccine roll—out is lagging behind and covid cases are surging again. in poland, infections have reached the highest levels since november, and — in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus — a partial lockdown hasjust come into force. from krakow is daniel tilles, he's the editor in chief of notes from poland. you've just had this, it's a partial lockdown from my understanding, explain what you can expect moving forwards when it comes to what people can do across the country now. , ., ., , ., now. good evening. even before toniuht, now. good evening. even before tonight. poland _ now. good evening. even before tonight, poland already - now. good evening. even before tonight, poland already had - now. good evening. even before| tonight, poland already had fairly strict restrictions in place, so most children are learning online from home, restaurants and cafes have been closed since the autumn, but what the government has done starting literally six minutes ago,

it has just turned midnight here, starting literally six minutes ago, it hasjust turned midnight here, is tough in those restrictions. the hotels which were allowed to reopen a few weeks ago now have to close, for swimming pools, cinemas, theatres have to close again and also the youngest three years of children in schools have been allowed to return to interesting teaching in february now have to go back to online learning again. in the uk we know that almost half the aduu the uk we know that almost half the adult population have received the first dose, how does poland compare? poland has some from the same problems as the rest of the european union, the country has capacity to roll out vaccinations on a relatively fast scale, but the limiting factor has been production and delivery which have been delayed and delivery which have been delayed and smaller than promised. and without any alternative sources the

polish government has been limited by delivery schedules. so poland is more or less at the eu average in terms of vaccinations. engine initially at the beginning it was a bit faster than most eu countries, recently the rate has slowed of the last week or so but more or less at the european union average. find last week or so but more or less at the european union average. and when it comes to willingness _ the european union average. and when it comes to willingness to _ the european union average. and when it comes to willingness to take - the european union average. and when it comes to willingness to take the - it comes to willingness to take the vaccine i know that a month or so ago pollard was always quite low down deep holes when it came to people wanting to take the vaccine, it has that improved and is there a desire to take whichever vaccine it is? 50 desire to take whichever vaccine it is? ,, ., , ., desire to take whichever vaccine it is? , ., . ., ., ., desire to take whichever vaccine it is? , ., ., ., ., is? so they have changed a lot. you are absolutely _ is? so they have changed a lot. you are absolutely right, _ is? so they have changed a lot. you are absolutely right, last _ is? so they have changed a lot. you are absolutely right, last year- is? so they have changed a lot. you are absolutely right, last year a - are absolutely right, last year a number of international poles and domestic ones in poland showed that they were up amongst the most sceptical of the vaccine anywhere in europe and the western world, but at the vaccine roll—out began those numbers have changed and polls show people are more willing now to take

the vaccine. ironically, some attribute it to a scandal that took place very early during the roll—out, number of celebrities managed to get privileged early access to the vaccine and some people have suggested that and encouraged others to want the vaccine even more. but in the last few days we have seen problems and doubts among the public about the astrazeneca vaccine given the news across europe. the polish government has strongly defended and has criticised other european union countries. so the government official who is in charge of the vaccine roll—out in poland accused other eu countries of giving into a media fuelled panic as he put it. but he's also reported that there have been large numbers of people scheduled to receive astrazeneca vaccine to have not been turning up for appointments. clearly the news in europe and around the world in the last few days has had an impact on polish public opinion about that vaccine in particular.—

vaccine in particular. thank you so much for bringing _ vaccine in particular. thank you so much for bringing us _ vaccine in particular. thank you so much for bringing us that - much for bringing us that perspective that we wish you the best of luck with the slate lockdown. daniel, the editor in chief of the notes from poland. us presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris, have been meeting members of the asian american community in georgia, following tuesday's mass shooting in which eight people were killed. the attacks targeted asian owned businesses, and six of the victims were women of asian ethnic origin. president biden's message was uncompromising. the conversation we had today with the aapi leaders and that we are hearing all across the country is that hate and violence often hide in plain sight. it's often met with silence, that's been true throughout our history. but that has to change. because our silence is complicity. we cannot be complicit. we have to speak out and we have to act.

everyone has the right to go to work, to go to school, to walk down the street and be safe. and also, the right to be recognised as an american. not as the other, not as them, but as us. a harm against anyone of us is a harm against all of us. the president and i will not be silent, we will not stand by, we will always speak out against violence, hate crimes, and discrimination wherever and whenever it occurs. we can talk now to our washington correspondent lebo diseko. what's the response been to the shootings in atlanta since tuesday?

yeah, well as you said a country really evaluating how it has been reacting to complaints from the asian—american community, there have been many calls in the run up to that's from people in the asian—american community saying look, we are facing increased levels of violence, we are targets here. and i think this has been a moment of reckoning, a moment of stock—taking. in terms of the country there have been vigils countrywide this week with people and as in georgia as well and there have been vigils there too. flowers outside the businesses that have been affected. here in washington flags have been flying at half mast over the white house, that was at the instruction of the president. interestingly also it took a couple of days but we have had a strong reaction from the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell

saying, condemning the attacks. his wife, elaine chao, the former transfer secretary is an asian—american herself saying these because are the very core of american society.— because are the very core of american society. because are the very core of american socie . ~ . ., , ., american society. when it comes to the reaction — american society. when it comes to the reaction have _ american society. when it comes to the reaction have their _ american society. when it comes to the reaction have their been - american society. when it comes to the reaction have their been any - the reaction have their been any comparisons with the previous administration? i comparisons with the previous administration?— administration? i think if you listen to joe _ administration? i think if you listen to joe biden _ administration? i think if you listen to joe biden public - administration? i think if you i listen to joe biden public words listen tojoe biden public words they were very different from, for example, if you think of donald trump after the charlottesville violence in which one woman died to was involving white supremacists and counter protesters there. joe biden today, president biden really making it clear that he will not stand for racism, he said that that is the value that all americans should be able to get behind. at the country does not stand for racism at all. interestingly, both kamala harris and president biden stop short of saying this is a hate crime. i think

that part of the reckoning, part of the discussion that's happening at the discussion that's happening at the moment is around the attribution of motive for this attack.— of motive for this attack. thank you so much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. a british classic — 60 years since the iconic e—type jaguar was unveiled, we get behind the wheel of the first one ever sold. today, we have closed the book on apartheid, and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack.

the trophy itself was on a pedestal | in the middle of the cabinet here. | now, this was an international trophy, and we understand - now that the search for it has i become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. as europe faces a third wave of coronavirus infections, the french prime minister has the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, following thursday's endorsement by the european medicines agency president biden has appealed for unity during a visit to atlanta, where a killing spree earlier this

week left eight people dead, six of them women of asian descent. a year ago as the pandemic took hold, few would have imagined 12 months later covid vaccines would not only have been developed but also rolled out so fast in the uk, the us and elsewhere. science was always going to be the way out of this pandemic. our medical editor fergus walsh looks back at the role science has played throughout. and a warning, his report contains some flash photography. within days of the first reports of a new virus emerging in china, vaccine scientists around the world sprang into action. in oxford, their covid vaccine was designed over a single weekend, two months before a pandemic was declared. so, we took that information, that tiny bit of the sequence from the coronavirus, and used that to put into our platform vaccine technology. this was only possible as they'd

spent years researching the processes needed. in april, vaccine trials got underway in oxford. other groups around the world were following suit. developing vaccines can take five years or more. government and industry funding helped cut out delays, and manufacturing began even while trials were continuing, but no corners were cut on safety. the uk vaccine task force pre—ordered hundreds of millions of doses from seven different companies. we prioritised the vaccine landscape quickly, we approached the various companies and we were then the first to sign with oxford—astrazeneca, with pfizer biontech. in november came the first confirmation that a highly effective covid vaccine was coming. it's such a great day for science and humanity. soon, other impressive results followed, showing several vaccines were both safe

and could prevent serious disease. medical regulators here were the first to approve the pfizer and oxford—astrazeneca vaccines, and in december, margaret keenan became the first person in the world to receive the pfizerjab outside of clinical trials. the vaccine roll—out here has been a huge success, although a slowdown next month will mean the under—50s may have to wait until may for their first dose. at every vaccination centre i've been to, there is the same spirit of gratitude and optimism from those receiving theirjab, me included. thank you, bruce. you're all done, sir. and, ultimately, it is science we have to thank for giving us this route out of the pandemic. preventing covid—i9 through vaccines is the ultimate goal, but effective treatments for those who fall ill are also vital. the nhs, more than any other health system in the world,

has helped reveal which drugs work against covid. nearly 40,000 patients in 180 nhs hospitals have taken part in trials set up by a team at oxford university. injune, they discovered the first blockbuster drug against covid — dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which cuts the risk of dying by up to a third. it's now the standard hospital treatment across the world. as well as improving survival, it actually will decrease the number of people who need to come to intensive care. other repurposed treatments followed, like tocilizumab, normally used for arthritis. butjust as importantly, they ruled out drugs that didn't work. coronavirus is here to stay. mutations like the south african and brazilian variants will keep cropping up. we'll always be playing catch—up against the virus,

but the uk is a world leader in gene sequencing, meaning the spread of mutations can be tracked in real—time. booster vaccines are being developed, which will be ready by the autumn, if needed. the goal of immunising all uk adults is now within reach, but vaccinating the world will be a far bigger challenge. fergus walsh, bbc news. the us and china havejust concluded two days of talks between their top diplomats. both sides used the word "candid" to describe their conversations, but in truth the opening day was surprisingly blunt. here's what secretary of state anthony blinken had to say about the meeting. we knew going in that there were areas were fundamentally at office including their actions with regard to hong kong, tibet, increasingly taiwan as well as action that is

taking in cyberspace. our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following the meeting in anchorage, alaska. she says the chinese delegates were not afraid to speak their mind at the talks. he talks started with that public sparring match which really laid bare the major differences between the worlds two biggest powers. but administration officials said that did not really affect the discussions, and fact is said it was remarkable the abrupt shift getting down to business once the cameras left. the secretary of state after the talks ended said it had not been a surprise that the chinese had been defensive because he said he had made pointed remarks about their policies and behaviour, but also said that the conversation had been candid and had been expensive for the chinese diplomat as well said that the conversations had been constructed and beneficial. but he said there were still differences. officials said the two sides would explore cooperation on issues of mutual interest such as climate change. also countries in the region

like iran and afghanistan and north korea. the body administration is still formulating the china policy and of officials have told us that they saw this session as a sort of input meeting, an input session that they wanted to hear directly from they wanted to hear directly from the chinese and make sure the chinese knew exactly where they were coming from. and as far as that went they said that they felt they had got what they came to get, but they also said that there was no follow—up meeting planned. let's get some of the day's other news. tanzania's vice president samia su—luhu hassan has been sworn in as president, which makes her the country's first female leader. it follows the death ofjohn magufuli on wednesday. ms hassan will serve the remainder of the five year term in the top job. a russian court has extended the house arrest of opposition activist lyubov sobol, an ally of the kremlin's most renowned critic, alexei navalny. her trial is still pending, after being delayed last week due to a technical issue.

ms sobol is accused of breaking covid—i9 restrictions at a protest. lamborghini had its most profitable year ever in 2020, despite a two—month shutdown of its italian factory during the pandemic. its new sports utility vehicle has been hugely successful, accounting for 59% of the company's sales worldwide last year. much of the demand has come from china — set to become lamborghini's number two market this year, after the us. it was once described as �*the most beautiful car in the world'. exactly 60 years ago one of britain's greatest ever sports cars, the jaguar e—type, was unveiled. phil mackie reports on an iconic sports car. at the start of the �*60s, britain was dull, drab and grey. and then the jaguar e—type came along. made in coventry, it's probably still

the ultimate british sports car. even today, it's one of the most sought—after cars in the world. back in �*61, when this first went on sale, you could have bought it forjust under £3,000. now, it would set you back 100 times that amount. built here in the midlands, many people still regard this as the greatest british sports car of all time. at this workshop in shropshire, they specialise in restoring jaguars. typically, they have around 50 e—types, more than anywhere else in the world. i remember as a toddler seeing an e—type jaguarfor i remember as a toddler seeing an e—type jaguar for the first time and the look of it and everything else just change my life. just the look of it and everything else just change my life.— the look of it and everything else just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound _ just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound of _ just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound of it, _ just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound of it, and - just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound of it, and the - just change my life. just the shape of it, the sound of it, and the factl of it, the sound of it, and the fact that it's a local history as well. coming from the midlands and being a midland boyjust all wrapped up to everything else. e—type bewitched public and prince alike.

launched a year before the beatles first hit the charts, it became the embodiment of the swinging sixties. jaguar is a special breed of car. it was a massive success around the world. overall, it's probably the most important classic car model in the world, definitely. and its importance to motoring and certainly to sports cars in general, you can't underestimate it. yeah, epoch setting. they're still sought after by celebrities and royalty alike. it's hard to put a price on this one, it was the first one ever sold. only a few people can afford them any more. sadly, i'm not one. phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire. and neither am i. it's absolutely stunning and i would love one, but yes as phil put it not many people can afford such a stunning car. lots were on our website, i'm available on social media. who would be lovely to hear from you.

on social media. who would be lovely to hearfrom you. thanks for watching as always, bye—bye. hello there. for most of us, the weekend promises a fair amount of dry weather, the amount of cloud will vary a bit from place to place, and there will be some jumps around in temperatures as well, as we will see in a moment. this was the satellite picture then from friday showing we had some decent sunshine, particularly across parts of scotland. that was how the sunshine looked in the highlands. not far away from that, in sterlingshire, we have the highest temperature in the uk, up to 17 celsius, very mild for the time of year. but it wasn't like that everywhere, northeast england had a really chilly day on friday, just 6 celsius. a big jump upwards in temperatures, though, on the way later today. why the change? well, yesterday, we had the winds coming in from the northeast. it's all down to the wind direction, you see. these northeasterly winds brought

those low temperature to eastern england because they were travelling over these really cold seas. the temperature in the waterjust 6 celsius at the moment. but the winds today are changing direction in a big way. they are coming in from a northwesterly direction, hence that big jump upwards in temperatures widely across eastern areas of england. now, here's the weather picture over the next few hours. we've got cloud across england and wales, a few gaps in the cloud for scotland, slowly filtering into parts of northern england. and on account of the cloudy skies, it's not cold, temperatures around 6—7 celsius. on into saturday then, this weather front is going to go nowhere fast, staying across central england and wales all day. another cold front will push into the far north of the uk, bringing rain to northern scotland late in the day. could be an odd patch of drizzle as well from that slow—moving front across england and wales. that's why it's going to stay cloudy here, but we'll see some sunshine. central and southern scotland, and particularly northeast england, that's where the best of the sunshine is going to be,

and it's going to be a much warmer day across northeast england. in the warmest spots, temperatures reach 17 celsius. but those northwesterly winds bringing some cooler weather into northwest england and north wales as well. sunday, while a cold front will have moved across most of the uk bringing cloudy weather across england wales again, what that cold front is going to do, well, it's going to introduce cooler and fresher air. so sunday, temperature—wise, temperatures not quite as high, still, though, managing to reach double figures for most of us. what about next week? well, of the area of high—pressure bringing the settled weather is going to continue to influence our weather, but it will probably gradually turn a little more unsettled across the northwest.

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a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union. large parts of france are going into lockdown again tonight. switzerland is extending its restrictions. poland is also going into partial lockdown from this evening. the french prime minister has had the oxford astrazeneca jab, after it was given the all clear by the ema on thursday. the italian prime minister has also said he'll have the vaccine, as countries across europe lift their suspensions. president biden has appealed for unity during a visit to atlanta, saying many asian americans now live in fear. his comments came in the wake of a killing spree at massage parlours in atlanta which left eight people dead, six of them women of asian descent.