netherlands this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. sirens. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol in western england against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. i would say that the people who were down here, so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage that you've described and despite our efforts, our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. there is just a few hours now since there is just a few hours now since the final protesters were eventually disbursed here in bristol. the clean-up _ disbursed here in bristol. the clean-up is — disbursed here in bristol. the clean-up is well _ disbursed here in bristol. the clean—up is well under way in what was the plea say, the most violent night the city has seen in decades. borisjohnson is set

to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. i'm really encouraged to see this data, it supports all the results that we've already seen with this vaccine. a state of emergency declared in miami — as large crowds gather for spring break parties, despite covid restrictions. almost 20,000 people are evacuated from homes across new south wales, in australia — as heavy rains continue to cause severe flooding. auk a uk led mission to remove is dangerous spacejunk a uk led mission to remove is dangerous space junk lifts up from kazakhstan.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. two police officers suffered broken bones, and a dozen others were injured when a protest in bristol turned violent last night. thousands of people had gathered to demonstrate against the police and crime bill, which would give police more powers to restrict demonstrations. the home secretary priti patel says the violence was �*unacceptable'. police said the peaceful demonstration had turned violent because of a small minority of protesters. seven people have been arrested. 0ur reporter andrew plant was there. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police cars set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1,000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years.

there's a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bristol. but you can see at the end of the road, they've also blocked off now the end of this city centre street, but also the side roads, too. and they're doing it from behind, but there's still about 1,000 people in here. and now they're being left with nowhere to go. protesters here holding banners concerned, they say, that the uk is becoming a police state. the kill the bill march started in the early afternoon, but as night fell, the clashes began. projectiles thrown at officers in riot gear. we saw several people with head injuries being helped from the crowd. i think it's horrible. and i agree with the cause of the protesters, but i think this is not going to do anybody any good. several officers have been injured. the chair of the avon in somerset police federation said people's right to protest had been hijacked by protesters hell bent on violence. andrew plant, bbc news, in bristol.

what is the latest there this morning, andrew? what are the police saying? it is morning, andrew? what are the police sa in: ? , ., , morning, andrew? what are the police sa in? ,., ,~~~ morning, andrew? what are the police sa in? ., , saying? it is only about ten hours since we left _ saying? it is only about ten hours since we left here _ saying? it is only about ten hours since we left here last _ saying? it is only about ten hours since we left here last night - saying? it is only about ten hours since we left here last night and l since we left here last night and there were still rows of riot police and bottles being thrown. it is striking how well they have cleaned up striking how well they have cleaned up this morning because it was covered in broken glass last night. that is the central police station in bristol where you saw the barrier of riot police, they were protecting that from protesters pretty much for the whole evening, four or five hours when we were here. people were throwing bottles and even a fire extinguisher was chucked at one point. it was the projectile is flying around that seem to be the most dangerous part of that. on that road there, there was the burnt out police van. a couple of police cars attacked and also graffiti sprayed around as well. as we were going, they push protesters up to the end of the street, this is right in the

centre of bristol, right in the middle. there was still 50 to 100 people by and they were still chucking stuff around. the clean—up has been quick but the fallout, police say they are going to body cameras and cctv. they have already made some arrests today and there has been officers injured. some with broken bones, they have said this is the most violent is the city has seenin the most violent is the city has seen in more than two decades and they have said this protest was completely hijacked by people who were hell—bent on causing violence. what was a largely peaceful gathering on the college green of up to 3000, which we were doing our very best to disperse. hardcore of four or 500 moved down here and it's my conclusion that they were intent and violent disorder, criminal damage and assaulting as many police officers that they could. the terrifying situation for the brave officers to deal with. what set it off, do you know? was there a moment, was the spark

that ignited that anger? at every level our people are highly trained and very experienced at dealing with protest. the brain surgery or policing. so what happens in a mob, they will quite often look for a trigger incident, some may be perceived act of force by the authorities against one of the protesters which other people, who might not be inclined to get drawn into, get drawn into. we did everything we could to avoid that flashpoint. but i would say that the people who were down here so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage that you've described and despite our efforts, our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. the mayor of bristol has been speaking last night and this morning. he respected the right for people to protest peacefully. as night fell those clashes with police

started and then became much more frequent and went on for several hours. he said those people protesting late into the night had done themselves no favours and he felt they were just hell—bent on attacking the police. there was a very legitimate debate over the bill, there are very- legitimate concerns. these people who perpetrated the violence last night, - like i said, what their connection to that debate? _ i'd imagine, i think it's more thanjust imagination, - i strongly suspect that these . are the kind of people that run around looking for any opportunity to engage in a conflict, _ be it whatever the latest demo is. there's a demo, i'm turning up, let engage in confrontation - with the establishment, as they see it. - police say so far they have made seven arrests but they also say they have had more than 20 officers injured. they are now going through body camera footage and cctv to look at who the ringleaders where, who the perpetrators were of last

night's violence, so we do expect there to be more arrests.- night's violence, so we do expect there to be more arrests. thank you very much. — there to be more arrests. thank you very much, andrew. _ there to be more arrests. thank you very much, andrew. this _ there to be more arrests. thank you very much, andrew. this woman - there to be more arrests. thank you| very much, andrew. this woman who wants to remain anonymous, as a mother of a police officer, i am in tears this morning, my son joined the police to catch criminals and now it looks like it is impossible. he is talking about leaving because he is so frustrated. a woman on twitter says, he is so frustrated. a woman on twittersays, i he is so frustrated. a woman on twitter says, i am against the attempts to curb free speech in this bill but there are many other parts of it. that is why the government have lumped it altogether. the protesters had one aim, all were very nay. 0ne very nay. one more says, i am appalled, angry and disgusted at the violence towards the police in bristol last night. these evil thugs integrate into peaceful demonstrations to cause the worst violence and injury, as has been seen. please get in touch and send me your views.

talks between borisjohnson and eu leaders are expected this week, as tensions rise over vaccine supply. it comes after the eu threatened to ban the export of astrazeneca vaccines, unless the company increases its deliveries to the bloc. britain says the eu must allow the firm to meet its contractual obligations to the uk. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming gave us more detail on exactly what's happening. so there's two things going on, the general and the specific. the general thing is that eu leaders will meet on thursday for a virtual summit where they will have to talk about what to do about the eu's export mechanism for vaccines. which at the moment means that if an eu country wants to export vaccine other components for a vaccine outside of the eu it has to get permission from the european commission and the european commission can veto that export. now, ursula vonder leyen, the president of the european

commission has suggested that she wants to toughen that up and kind of broaden the criteria that would allow the commission to say no to an export, so that could affect the uk. but we've got nothing on paper from the commission, we don't really know what they are proposing. and also eu leaders could reject it, tweak it or stick with what the existing mechanism is. so that's what kind of building up to thursday. that would come under the existing mechanism which could potentially stopped by the eu. that is what is going on this week and that is why this issue is kind of got a lot more heated in the last couple of days. “p heated in the last couple of days. up until now the uk has been keeping out of it. but i think what the eu

is proposing is they work together to ramp up vaccine production for everyone. that is the message the health and social care minister was putting forward in interviews this morning. putting forward in interviews this morninu. ~ . , putting forward in interviews this mornin_ ., , ., putting forward in interviews this morninu. ., , ., ., , morning. what is important and this is art of morning. what is important and this is part of the — morning. what is important and this is part of the conversation _ morning. what is important and this is part of the conversation with - morning. what is important and this is part of the conversation with the l is part of the conversation with the european _ is part of the conversation with the european union, is that countries have _ european union, is that countries have to _ european union, is that countries have to work together with the global— have to work together with the global supply chain as you mention, we all— global supply chain as you mention, we all play— global supply chain as you mention, we all play our part in this. vaccine _ we all play our part in this. vaccine nationalism or protectionism doesn't _ vaccine nationalism or protectionism doesn't do _ vaccine nationalism or protectionism doesn't do anybody any good. what is important _ doesn't do anybody any good. what is important is _ doesn't do anybody any good. what is important is that countries that play a — important is that countries that play a part in the production of the vaccine _ play a part in the production of the vaccine should work together to maximise — vaccine should work together to maximise the production of the vaccine — maximise the production of the vaccine |— maximise the production of the vaccine. ~ ., , ., vaccine. i know it is annoying when i sa let's vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait _ vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait and _ vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait and see, _ vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait and see, but - vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait and see, but i - vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say let's wait and see, but i am . i say let's wait and see, but i am going to say, let's just wait and see. what actually happens with the dutch plant that we could be absolutely nothing and it might not have any impact. also, what does the commission proposed towards the new

mechanism and what does it get adopted by eu leaders on thursday. they could be a lot of diplomacy, sabre rattling and then a decision later in the week. the american trial of the oxford astrazenica vaccine has finally reported and the news is very good. it includes data for older people and it suggests that all participants including the elderly are well protected, and that the vaccine completely protected against serious illness. there was no evidence of serious side effects. earlier i spoke to professor sarah gilbert, co—designer of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine , who told me what the results of this trial mean for the vaccine roll—out in the us. this means astrazeneca now go through the process of preparing a submission to the fda using data from this trial. that will take time possibly number a week and that will be revealed by the fda who can make the decision to license the vaccine for the us. the decision to license the vaccine for the us-— the decision to license the vaccine for the us. 9 , ., ., for the us. the fda is the regulator over

for the us. the fda is the regulator ever there? — for the us. the fda is the regulator over there? yes, _ for the us. the fda is the regulator over there? yes, it _ for the us. the fda is the regulator over there? yes, it is _ for the us. the fda is the regulator over there? yes, it is the _ over there? yes, it is the equivalent _ over there? yes, it is the equivalent of _ over there? yes, it is the equivalent of the - over there? yes, it is the equivalent of the mhra i over there? yes, it is the l equivalent of the mhra we over there? yes, it is the - equivalent of the mhra we have in this country and the ema in europe. can i ask you what you think about the scientist in places like norway for example he was saying they are convinced there is still a link between a very rare blood clot and your vaccine and they are continuing with the suspension. what do you think of that? we with the suspension. what do you think of that?— with the suspension. what do you think of that? ~ ., , think of that? we need to remember that overall. — think of that? we need to remember that overall, mhra, _ think of that? we need to remember that overall, mhra, ema _ think of that? we need to remember that overall, mhra, ema and - think of that? we need to remember that overall, mhra, ema and the . think of that? we need to remember. that overall, mhra, ema and the who have said there is no proven link between thrombotic events and this vaccination and that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks and should be continue to abuse. when vaccines are used in tens of of people, they will be adverse events that happen after some people have been vaccinated as it is very difficult to work out if the vaccine had anything to do with that. it is important we continue to investigate, but it is also important to remember these events are very rare and there is no proven link between the events and vaccination. we haven't seen

anything like that in the clinical trials other that of course is in tens of thousands, rather than millions of people. i tens of thousands, rather than millions of people.— tens of thousands, rather than millions of people. i was talking to a number of _ millions of people. i was talking to a number of people _ millions of people. i was talking to a number of people at _ millions of people. i was talking to a number of people at the - millions of people. i was talking to | a number of people at the weekend about getting the vaccine. some are telling me they preferred your vaccine because it was british. some are telling me they preferred pfizer because of the publicity surrounding the astrazeneca vaccine and some are saying they were just waiting, holding back because the vaccine roll—out had been so swift, they wanted to see if there was any big reaction in the wider population. some women were saying they were trying to get pregnant and therefore didn't want to have a vaccine at all. there are still some concerns, evenin all. there are still some concerns, even in this country when confidence in your vaccine is high. what would you say to those people? you touch on uuite a you say to those people? you touch on quite a number— you say to those people? you touch on quite a number of _ you say to those people? you touch on quite a number of points,. - you say to those people? you touch on quite a number of points,. firstl on quite a number of points,. first of all, pregnancy, there is no reason not to have either of the vaccines if you are contemplating becoming pregnant. formal trials

have not been carried out in pregnant women yet but many pregnant women have been vaccinated and the benefits for them outweigh any possible risks. 0n the concerns over safety, i think we should be looking at the data coming from the uk. large numbers of people have been vaccinated, we are seeing high levels of effectiveness protecting people, even the older people against infection and hospitalisations, severe disease with covid and that is similar results for both the pfizer and the astrazeneca vaccine, which is the two being used widely here. there is nothing to choose between them. the most important thing, you need to accept a vaccine when you are offered, whatever it is because they are approved by regulators to be safe and we can prevent people from becoming infected and contracting severe disease. let's get more on this now from our health correspondent michelle roberts. i wonder if news of this new us trial regarding the astrazeneca vaccine will boost confidence in it amongst the wider population? it has

come at a really _ amongst the wider population? it has come at a really good _ amongst the wider population? it has come at a really good time. - amongst the wider population? it has come at a really good time. it - amongst the wider population? it 1113 come at a really good time. it has been a turbulent few weeks in terms of news agenda with the astrazeneca jab. all the data is showing really good news that this is looking safe and effective just like all of the experts have been saying all the way through. i have been debates going back and forth and there was no evidence of these rare blood clot that we have been hearing about.

it is difficult to know, the same opinion poll that covered europe showed big drops in confidence there. you can fully appreciate why when you listen to the news how this flip—flopped back and forth and it can un—stabilise. flip-flopped back and forth and it can un-stabilise._ can un-stabilise. thank you very much, michelle. _ there's been speculation that the current ban on foreign travel could be extended beyond the 17th of may. that's the date set as the ealiest possible to lift it in england scotland and wales. an official update for england is due on the 12th of april. the defence secretary, ben wallace, didn't rule out the idea of extending the ban when he spoke to the andrew marr show yesterday: i think it would be premature to do that. it would be potentially risky. we are seeing growing variance and we have done a huge amount of work,

the taxpayer, the nhs staff, my constituents who have been in lockdown since september and i don't want to throw that away. we can speak to the chief executive of the advantage travel partnership and involved in the government's global travel taskforce. julia, remind people what the global travel taskforce was set up for? good morning- _ taskforce was set up for? good morning- it _ taskforce was set up for? good morning. it was _ taskforce was set up for? good morning. it was set _ taskforce was set up for? good morning. it was set up - taskforce was set up for? good morning. it was set up by - taskforce was set up for? good morning. it was set up by the l taskforce was set up for? good i morning. it was set up by the dft, taskforce was set up for? (13mm morning. it was set up by the dft, a task force to work with a lot of different industry leaders and experts to work to a road map to start to resume international travel. ,,., ._ ., start to resume international travel. ., ., travel. on saturday, we had a scientist. _ travel. on saturday, we had a scientist, doctor _ travel. on saturday, we had a scientist, doctor mike - travel. on saturday, we had a i scientist, doctor mike tyldesley, very well respected, one of the government's scientific advisers, who said it would be unlikely people would be going on holiday abroad from the uk this summer. then we had the defence secretary yesterday, how does that feed into the kind of work

you are doing on the task force? those comments are speculative at this stage. grant shapps has indicated that the report we presented to the prime minister and it will be announced and published at that time as well, so these comments really add no value right now when we are working to this report and hopefully the report will give an indication, it will give us an indication on where we can resume international travel. they really add no benefit other than undermine consumer confidence and disrupt businesses that operate in this sector. if businesses that operate in this sector. . , . , businesses that operate in this sector. ., ,. , , sector. if a scientist says he thinks it _ sector. if a scientist says he thinks it is _ sector. if a scientist says he thinks it is highly _ sector. if a scientist says he thinks it is highly unlikely, l sector. if a scientist says he i thinks it is highly unlikely, we give it weight, don't we? it is a credible voice in this conversation, are you saying even the scientists don't know at this stage? shill are you saying even the scientists don't know at this stage? all along this has been _ don't know at this stage? all along this has been about _ don't know at this stage? all along this has been about data _ don't know at this stage? all along this has been about data and - don't know at this stage? all along this has been about data and we i don't know at this stage? all along i this has been about data and we have had very clear messaging from the

government it is all about data, it is not about dates. given two months, the 17th of may is the earliest date we can expect any international travel to resume. given we are two months away from matt and two months in the life of a pandemic is a long time. to be talking about those speculative comments now, really seems to add no value at all, even from scientists, who frankly, should know better. 0bviously who frankly, should know better. obviously it is two months away, but do you think people do want to know if they can book something or not? do you think it is likely or unlikely that people will be able to go away the summer, will you not enter the debate having criticised others for doing so? i enter the debate having criticised others for doing so?— enter the debate having criticised others for doing so? i wouldn't have the authority — others for doing so? i wouldn't have the authority to _ others for doing so? i wouldn't have the authority to talk _ others for doing so? i wouldn't have the authority to talk in _ others for doing so? i wouldn't have the authority to talk in that - the authority to talk in that capacity anyhow. but i can say is we know consumers are desperate to travel, it is notjust about holidays, we have families who have been split up across the world and businesses are so reliant on travel.

and whilst the data indicates that international traveller safe and there are mechanisms in place to keep traveller safe, then that is a time when we would expect that we can start to travel. so too early to say, so we are confident that through the government's global task force on the road map it has announced we will do everything we can to support the government on the road map. can to support the government on the road ma -. . ~ can to support the government on the road ma. ., ,, i. ., can to support the government on the road ma. . ~' ,, ., ., ,, can to support the government on the road ma. . ~ ,, ., ., ,, ., road map. thank you for talking to us. with more and more britons expected to take a holiday in the uk this year, lifeboat charity the rnli is gearing up for another busy summer season around the coast. fiona lamdin is on exmouth beach for us, where new and returning lifeguard recruits are being put through their paces. as lockdown eased lastjune, nearly half a million visitors headed to the coast in dorset. roads were gridlocked, beaches were full, and extra police officers were brought in as a major incident was declared in bournemouth.

you can't even see the sand when there's that many people down there. in the water, it actually looks like a mexican wave — there's just that many people in there. last year rnli lifeguards saved 110 lives, and responded to over 10,000 incidents. it changed in a second. ijust tried to catch a wave on my bodyboard, missed the wave, went to stand up and i was just out of my depth. amanda and her 11—year—old son were bodyboarding at perranporth beach in cornwall when a flash rip tide started pulling her out. ajet ski came up towards me, another lifeguard. he told me to grab on and ijust couldn't — ijust had no energy left. and in his voice, he told me — he shouted at me to grab hold and i realised that it was my one chance. if i didn't grab hold of it, i would have perished. you know, my son would have gone

home from that beach on his own. i don't even know how he would have got home from the beach. and without the rnli, i would be dead, i wouldn't be here today. and it was a similar story for dad—of—three ben. he was bodyboarding at perran sands beach in cornwall. it went from being probably waist height to over my head in a couple of steps. and then i could just feel myself being pulled really fast out into the sea. it's a lonely place to be when you're out there and you don't know if you're going to get the help, if people know that you're missing. i'll be honest, i didn't think he was going to survive. i kept losing him, his head would go down and i'd lose him for a few seconds. yeah, it was the scariest thing i think i've ever been through. i've never felt fear like i did in those few minutes. it was awful. nine, ten. 0k, she's not breathing, _ can we update the ambulance and let them know that we're doing cpr? it's early spring and we're still in third lockdown, and so beaches are pretty quiet. but these lifeguards have been out training for four hours,

so they're fit and ready when the public return. it's been really tough. so all the pools have been closed, so we've had to go swimming in the sea with really thick wet suits, boots, gloves, and it's been cold — like, six degrees over the winter. so it's been tough, but we've kept a good level of fitness. ok, so this summer we're expecting the staycation factor to be very much present for everybody, so we're gearing up and expecting busy numbers at the beaches again. it's easter in two weeks — when they'll be patrolling 50 beaches across the country, hoping that this time the public will take a more measured approach as we slowly ease out of lockdown. an off—duty uk police officer, who assaulted a woman while she was walking home, has been given a curfew and ordered to pay £500 compensation, prompting criticism he was notjailed. 25—year old pc 0liver banfield attacked emma homer injuly last year.

he grabbed the back of her neck and forced her to the ground — while verbally abusing her — which was caught on cctv. west midlands police say he has been suspended and faces disciplinary action. west midlands police say he has been suspended. we can now speak to emma homer. thank you for talking to us. this officer admitted assaulting you but was spared jail when he was sentenced last week, what do you think of that punishment? weill. sentenced last week, what do you think of that punishment? well, he should have — think of that punishment? well, he should have been _ think of that punishment? well, he should have been suspended - should have been suspended straightaway, to be honest. from the moment i reported it, he should have been suspended but he wasn't even suspended when he pleaded guilty. he was still in his post. yeah, quite disappointed, to be honest. what disappointed, to be honest. what about the fact _ disappointed, to be honest. what about the fact he _ disappointed, to be honest. what about the fact he wasn't -

disappointed, to be honest. what about the fact he wasn't sent to jail? about the fact he wasn't sent to “ail? ~ �* ., ~ ., jail? well, we're all in lockdown, we are all— jail? well, we're all in lockdown, we are all on _ jail? well, we're all in lockdown, we are all on curfew, _ jail? well, we're all in lockdown, we are all on curfew, you - jail? well, we're all in lockdown, we are all on curfew, you can't . jail? well, we're all in lockdown,| we are all on curfew, you can't do anything after seven o'clock night anyway. being on a tag is a bit of a waste of time. especially with everything that is going on. not enough, really. this everything that is going on. not enough. really-— everything that is going on. not enough, really. everything that is going on. not enouh, reall . , ., , ., enough, really. this assault has had a massive impact _ enough, really. this assault has had a massive impact on _ enough, really. this assault has had a massive impact on you, _ enough, really. this assault has had a massive impact on you, tell- enough, really. this assault has had a massive impact on you, tell the i a massive impact on you, tell the audience about that? it a massive impact on you, tell the audience about that?— a massive impact on you, tell the audience about that? it has had a massive impact, _ audience about that? it has had a massive impact, not _ audience about that? it has had a massive impact, notjust - audience about that? it has had a massive impact, notjust me, - audience about that? it has had a massive impact, notjust me, my| massive impact, notjust me, my family and the community. i live in a lovely quiet little village where you wouldn't expect anything like this to happen. i walk around the village i am, all my life, until now. not only has it me, it has scared all the women in the community. we are all very close as a community and you know, it has had a community and you know, it has had a massive impact.— a massive impact. what difference does the fact _ a massive impact. what difference

does the fact that _ a massive impact. what difference does the fact that the _ a massive impact. what difference does the fact that the person - a massive impact. what difference does the fact that the person who | does the fact that the person who attacked it was a police officer? what difference does that make? who what difference does that make? who exects to what difference does that make? who exoects to be — what difference does that make? rmir> expects to be attacked what difference does that make? m"i;r> expects to be attacked by a police officer when they are there to actually protect us. that was a massive shock for me. and the fact that he lives, i saw him yesterday, he drives past the house nearly every day. he lives literally a few doors down from my house. it is a bit surreal really, as a policeman that attacked me one night and he is still driving around as if everything is normal. taste still driving around as if everything is normal. we asked warwickshire _ everything is normal. we asked warwickshire police _ everything is normal. we asked warwickshire police for - everything is normal. we asked warwickshire police for a - everything is normal. we asked - warwickshire police for a statement and they said due to internal process error is the initial response to this assault was not as swift as it should have been an apology has been issued with regards to this. a proportionate investigation was conducted which led to the charge and prosecution of the perpetrator. should the victim wish to work with us to improve our

service for future victims, we very much welcome that. how victims of crime are treated is of paramount importance to warwickshire police. you were disagreeing with that as i was reading it, why? i you were disagreeing with that as i was reading it, why?— was reading it, why? i can tell you this, that statement _ was reading it, why? i can tell you this, that statement is _ was reading it, why? i can tell you this, that statement is very - this, that statement is very misleading. to be honest with you, they didn't have a part in it at all. it is only the fact first of all. it is only the fact first of all it got thrown out by the cps and thenit all it got thrown out by the cps and then it wasn't until we appealed that we actually got him charged. we had to do that ourselves. they dismiss me from the moment i reported it, to be totally honest with you. i have no support from them whatsoever. if it wasn't for them whatsoever. if it wasn't for the fact my close family, then i would really think it would have been brushed under the carpet. we have to fight to get this result. you know, we had to do it all ourselves. you know, we had to do it all ourselves-— you know, we had to do it all ourselves. ., ,, , ., ., ., ,, ., ourselves. thank you for talking to us, ourselves. thank you for talking to us. emma. — ourselves. thank you for talking to us, emma, really— ourselves. thank you for talking to us, emma, really appreciate - ourselves. thank you for talking to

us, emma, really appreciate your. us, emma, really appreciate your time this morning. time to bring you the headlines on bbc news. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol western england against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations— turns violent. i would say the people who were down here, so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage you've described and despite our efforts and our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. a state of emergency declared in miami — as large crowds gather for spring break parties, despite covid restrictions. almost 20,000 people are evacuated from homes across new south wales, in australia — as heavy rains

continue to cause severe flooding. about 18,000 people have been evacuated from their homes across new south wales in australia as heavy rains continue to batter the east coast. days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to overflow around sydney, triggering calls for mass evacuations. the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil has more from the town of windsor, northwest of sydney. this is what days of relentless downpour looks like. a deluge not seen in five decades here in new south wales. emergency services have been inundated with nearly 10,000 calls. and have conducted more than 500 rescues so far. and this is what they are up against. waters so high and forceful, a three—bedroomed cottage was seen floating through.

crews have also been called in to get stranded cattle to safety. 0ne team even managed to ferry 20 dogs on inflatable boats. in the town of windsor north—west of sydney, residents are used to flood this time of year. but nothing like this. it's very shocking because i haven't seen it like this before. 1990 was the last time i remember having a really big flood. we've had some where the bridges have gone under before but not like this. it's hard to tell. this is the newly built windsor bridge. it's barely a year old. and was meant to withstand heavy flooding. this is how swollen the hawkesbury river got, you can hardly make out the windsor bridge and with more rain forecast over the next few days, things are set to get much worse before they get better. thousands of families have already evacuated with many more ready to go.

for days now, this family has been on high alert. they tell me they hardly slept in the past 2a hours. as they watched the water inch ever closer to their property and submerged the whole of their back garden. this is what their property looked like before the flood. and this is it now. normally, completely green and slopes down to a dam but now it's clearly inundated and in the distance, we can just see farmland. but now, we just see water. so. it's not the first natural disaster to hit these areas in the past year. some communities who were battered by the bushfires and now are being battered by the floods. and deep drought prior to that. i don't know any time in our state's history where we've had these extreme weather conditions in such quick succession in the middle of a pandemic. many families will spend the night in evacuation centres. with the rainfall showing no sign of letting up, there's no telling when they will be

able to get back to their homes. and what state they will find them in. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, new south wales. a cut in the size of the uk army is expected to be announced later as part of the government's defence review. other changes include the phasing—out of old tanks, aircraft and ships to fund new equipment and technologies. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the government says the armed forces of the future will be better equipped with troops supported by robots and drones able to operate in small teams anywhere in the world. it says they will be backed up by a new kind of army — skilled in information, electronic and cyberwarfare. but it'll also be leaner. the size of the regular army is expected to be cut by as much as 10,000 to 70,000 troops. that may concern close allies like the us, who say size matters.

quantity has a quality all its own, as stalin taught us, and we are concerned about the shrinking size of britain's military. but i would rather have a fully capable, fully resourced, smaller british force than i would have a larger, less capable one. extra investment is going into the royal navy, with new frigates already being ordered. but it's still expected to retire some older ships early, briefly seeing a reduction in its surface fleet from 19 to 17 warships. and there's likely to be fewer of the us—designed f—35jets than originally planned, to fund investment into the development of a new british—built fighter. the government insists this defence review will make the armed forces more agile and better equipped to fight the wars of the future — but they will be smaller. jonathan beale, bbc news.

i'm joined now by dr dan prince, senior lecturer in cyber security at lancaster university hello to you. what are the implications of the uk government invests in more high—tech systems for the armed forces of the future? one of the key things around this technology investment as we will need to be able to protect that investment and ensure that capability is still there when the forces go into conflict or into any of the other missions they have. so it's going to be really important to ensure we had that information and cyber capability that was discussed previously, to make sure that stays operational during these missions. right. do you trust that we can do that? ~ , ., right. do you trust that we can do that? ~ _, ., ., ~ , . that? well, if you look since the last cyber _ that? well, if you look since the last cyber security _ that? well, if you look since the last cyber security review - that? well, if you look since the last cyber security review came l that? well, if you look since the - last cyber security review came out, the strategy that came out about five years ago, going into the next one, the uk has certainly undertaken a lot of investment into preparing

ourselves to be ready to undertake this type of capability. and so, you see the work of the ncsc and other government organisations and within academia and industry, building a really strong cyber security base that will enable us to do this and obviously we had the announcement of the national cyber force as well to make us ready to be able to take on these types of missions. horse make us ready to be able to take on these types of missions.— these types of missions. how does our investment _ these types of missions. how does our investment or _ these types of missions. how does our investment or future _ these types of missions. how does | our investment or future investment compare to say, terrorist organisations investment in this high—tech stuff? it’s organisations investment in this high-tech stuff?— high-tech stuff? it's a difficult situation we _ high-tech stuff? it's a difficult situation we have _ high-tech stuff? it's a difficult situation we have because - high-tech stuff? it's a difficult situation we have because we | high-tech stuff? it's a difficult. situation we have because we are bound by their behaviour laws and legislation about how we should operate whereas some of the people on the other side, perhaps don't have those same types of controls that we have. and so, where we now want to invest and ensure our capability is robust and safely used, if you are a organisation or

if you are an organised crime organisation, then perhaps you don't really care about that, you just want to be able to deliver the capability and they can possibly take off the shelf components where we can't answer the knee there is an issue around asymmetry here. where we see organisations like diet could miss using off—the—shelf drone technology, to undertake their missions whereas we are not able to because we want robust operating capability to go alongside our armed forces. == capability to go alongside our armed forces. , . forces. -- da'esh. can the off-the-shelf _ forces. -- da'esh. can the off-the-shelf drone - forces. -- da'esh. can the off-the-shelf drone that l forces. -- da'esh. can the - off-the-shelf drone that da'esh off—the—shelf drone that da'esh investing match the stop the uk government wants to do? thea;r investing match the stop the uk government wants to do? they can't match in terms _ government wants to do? they can't match in terms of _ government wants to do? they can't match in terms of some _ government wants to do? they can't match in terms of some of _ government wants to do? they can't match in terms of some of the - match in terms of some of the capability we are trying to put in place but they can still be effective and this is one of the challenges we will have to tackle going forward and that's why it's great to see within the integrated review, real investment and drive around science and technology and notjust innovation in that but also

being able to pull it quickly threw into operations, through organisations like the defence and security accelerator.— organisations like the defence and security accelerator. doctor prince, thank you — a shameful day for bristol — they're the words of the city's mayor marvin rees. about 3,000 people had gathered peacefully to demonstrate against the uk government's police and crime bill yesterday but later on in the evening, the demonstration turned violent. a group of around 500 people gathered outside the police station attacking officers, throwing fireworks into the crowd and damaging police vans. 12 officers were injured — two suffered broken bones. john maguire has been speaking to the mayor marvin rees. i think it's worth mentioning those officers one with a broken arm and the other with broken ribs, they've been treated in hospital but released. we are with the mayor of bristol. good morning. nothing quite like coming and seeing these things first hand. what do you make of the scenes you've seen this morning?

horrified by it, and we absolutely condemn what happened in the city last night. the injured police officers, smashing buildings, burning cars, has nothing to do with the real needs and challenges we face as a city right now. covid recovery, decentjobs, housing people, mental health, nothing to do with who we are and where we are as a city right now. who with who we are and where we are as a city right now-— a city right now. who are these --eole? a city right now. who are these people? does— a city right now. who are these people? does bristol— a city right now. who are these people? does bristol have - a city right now. who are these people? does bristol have a i a city right now. who are these - people? does bristol have a problem with this sort of thing? we people? does bristol have a problem with this sort of thing?— with this sort of thing? we are auoin to with this sort of thing? we are going to find _ with this sort of thing? we are going to find out _ with this sort of thing? we are going to find out today, - with this sort of thing? we are going to find out today, the i going to find out today, the pictures of the perpetrators are released, and put into the public domain but look, we had a phenomenal year and this is one of the things that i find so shameful. 0ne incredible year that we've had, moments of great tension in bristol, but we've come through without the violence we are seeing in other cities. and that's been a real source of pride for me, as i've spoken nationally and internationally about how we have shown the world how we deal with difference of opinion and come through it peacefully and those people who came to the city last

night and decided to in physical conflict, took that from us. and it's appalling. conflict, took that from us. and it's appalling-— it's appalling. absolutely appalling- _ it's appalling. absolutely appalling. when - it's appalling. absolutely appalling. when you - it's appalling. absolutely l appalling. when you think it's appalling. absolutely - appalling. when you think of last summer, when the statue of the slave trader edward coulston was pulled down by that group, the police made a very conscious decision to stand off but last night they were the target. off but last night they were the tar: et. , ' off but last night they were the taruet. , ' ,. ., ., target. very different scenario. yes, target. very different scenario. yes. every _ target. very different scenario. yes, every protest _ target. very different scenario. yes, every protest is _ target. very different scenario. yes, every protest is different, j yes, every protest is different, isn't it and again, talking to the chief constable, that is the operational decisions police have to make in the heat of the moment on the ground, with the information they have. people came yesterday intent on engaging in physical conflict, living out some fantasy of being a revolutionary of some sort by attacking symbols of the establishment, as they see it. it's politically illiterate, it's got nothing to do with who we are and actually, what they have done will be used as evidence for those people who support the bill, they claim to be fighting against. again,

political illiteracy. yes, we are just outraged as a city, it's not where we are or who we are and we will stand together and make that statement and reclaim our story from these people that have tried to huack these people that have tried to hijack it from us.— these people that have tried to hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects — hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects of— hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects of this _ hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects of this bill _ hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects of this bill that - hijack it from us. you've said there are aspects of this bill that you - are aspects of this bill that you are aspects of this bill that you are certainly uncomfortable with and are certainly uncomfortable with and a lot of people despite the fact they were asked not to do so by the police because a pandemic restrictions, turned out and protested peacefully yesterday. something happened, there must have been some sort of spark. we will need to get to the bottom of it but how will we do that? the investigation _ how will we do that? the investigation and - how will we do that? i"i;e: investigation and identifying how will we do that? t"i;e: investigation and identifying the perpetrators, lots of footage and photos from last night so people will be caught and they will be investigated. if the charges are due, they will be charged. but i think we need to do something here, and not do the debate over the bill, the disservice of mentioning it in the disservice of mentioning it in the same breath as these people who came out to do violence on our streets last night. they don't deserve that status. there is a very

legitimate debate over the bill, very legitimate concerns. these people who perpetrated the violence last night, i could say, what is the connection to that debate? i would imagine, ithink connection to that debate? i would imagine, i think it's more thanjust imagination, i strongly suspect these are the kind of people that run around looking for any opportunity to engage in conflict, be it whatever the latest demonstration is. there is a demonstration, i am turning up, let's engage in confrontation with the establishment, as they see it. and that was the mayor of bristol. earlier i spoke to martin booth, editor of the website bristol 24/7 who was at the protests yesterday — he explained how the demonstration changed from peaceful to violent. there was a remarkable difference between the peaceful march in the afternoon and as night set, the violence just erupted, seemingly out of nowhere. there was a few flashpoints and your reporter was talking about all the stones.

that is an interesting one because some protesters, rioters, had managed to get onto a flat roof overlooking the police station and they ended up graffiting some of the walls, smashing the window. i think at their feet, there were these stones and they were throwing stones down onto the police lines while the protesters down below were shouting up at them saying, don't throw, don't throw. so there was some animosity between the two sets of peaceful protesters and the ones seemingly hell—bent on the violence. the mayor of bristol was on the radio this morning. he seemed to suggest that a group turned up who were intent on violence, do you think that is right as someone who was there? i mean, there was certainly a lot of violence.

there was some serious confrontations. i saw one group of rioters rip up some metal railings from around a building that was covered in scaffolding and used that to push into the police. whether they set out to cause the violence, i can't answer that, but certainly there was some very ugly scenes. 0ne senior officer is reported as describing the protesters, or as the rioters, as you correctly identify them, as a mob of animals. the home secretary said on twitter it was thuggery and disorder. how would describe the people who carried out the violence? it was quite something to behold. the seated protesters on the road in front of the riot police, like i said, there were factions within the people outside the police station who clearly wanted this

to remain a peaceful protest. and others who were there to cause violence, seemingly. bristol has now gone around the world and these scenes are shameful. the world's first commercial mission aimed at cleaning up so—called �*spacejunk�* has taken off today. elsa—d took off from kazakhstan, but is being operated from a control centre, 3,000 miles away — in oxford. 0ur science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports. there are now millions of pieces of discarded metal and other materials in orbit — everything from old rocket segments to accidentally dropped astronaut tools, even flecks of paint. the fear is that unless we start taking some of the bigger litter items out of the sky, they could hit and destroy the active satellites that provide our communications and weather forecasts. the international astroscale company, with a division in the uk, will demonstrate how this can be done.

it'll use one satellite to magnetically grab another, a dummy in this instance, and pull it down to earth. the manoeuvres will be complex and the demonstration will have to take care that it doesn't itself produce unnecessary debris. the key bit is to capture a tumbling object. so if a satellite fails, it can quite easily start tumbling, you know, about maybe all three axes. and that makes it considerably harder to capture it. so that is our key technology. but also we are going to show a lot of autonomous control. astroscale is hoping a vibrant market will emerge this decade in which spacecraft owners contract other operators to either service and repair hardware in orbit, or tow it out of harm's way. this should keep orbits free and safe for everyone to continue using. jonathan amos, bbc news.

i'm nowjoined by professor massimiliano vasile, director of the aerospace centre of excellence at strathclyde university. he is an expert in space debris. good morning to you. you are exactly the right person we need to speak to! what kind of things constitute space debris? taste to! what kind of things constitute space debris?— to! what kind of things constitute space debris? we call it everything that human — space debris? we call it everything that human beings, _ space debris? we call it everything that human beings, that _ space debris? we call it everything that human beings, that we - space debris? we call it everything that human beings, that we have l that human beings, that we have launched into space. and are not controlled and are not active up there without a specific purpose, i think. �* there without a specific purpose, i think. . ., . , , , , think. and how much space debris is there? well, — think. and how much space debris is there? well, we _ think. and how much space debris is there? well, we have _ think. and how much space debris is there? well, we have a _ think. and how much space debris is there? well, we have a number- think. and how much space debris is there? well, we have a number of. there? well, we have a number of ob'ects there? well, we have a number of objects that _ there? well, we have a number of objects that are _ there? well, we have a number of objects that are bigger _ there? well, we have a number of objects that are bigger than - there? well, we have a number of objects that are bigger than ten i objects that are bigger than ten centimetres and we expect those to be about 40,000 but then if we go for smaller objects, below ten

centimetres, we go up to a million and then below, we expect to have 100 million of objects. 50 and then below, we expect to have 100 million of objects.— 100 million of ob'ects. so for the human — 100 million of ob'ects. so for the human race to _ 100 million of objects. so for the human race to be _ 100 million of objects. so for the human race to be putting - 100 million of objects. so for the human race to be putting this i 100 million of objects. so for the l human race to be putting this kind of debris into space, how do you view it? ~ ., ., ., view it? well, we need to go into sace for view it? well, we need to go into space for different _ view it? well, we need to go into space for different reasons. - view it? well, we need to go into space for different reasons. and | view it? well, we need to go into. space for different reasons. and in the past, the idea was that space was almost infinite, we could launch things but then now it's clear that between what we leave there, without control, like rocket bodies and the consequence of explosions and fragmentation, then space is not as big any more. and it is causing problems to any future missions or any one wanting to access space in the future. so we need to change our approach to the use of space and our approach to the use of space and our

approach to the use of space and our approach to launching things and leaving junk in space. but approach to launching things and leaving junk in space.— leaving junk in space. but at the moment, leaving junk in space. but at the moment. are — leaving junk in space. but at the moment, are you _ leaving junk in space. but at the moment, are you saying - leaving junk in space. but at the moment, are you saying the - leaving junk in space. but at the - moment, are you saying the amount of debris isn't a problem, there's not enough of it yet to cause a problem to space missions?— enough of it yet to cause a problem to space missions? there is enough alread to to space missions? there is enough already to cause _ to space missions? there is enough already to cause problems. - to space missions? there is enough already to cause problems. i - to space missions? there is enough already to cause problems. i mean, j already to cause problems. i mean, impacts of tiny pieces with functional satellites and we see for example the anomalies in the behaviour, there are manoeuvres that are constantly performed to avoid collisions, that is an increasing problem, especially with the increase of the size of the constellations that are going to be launching into space so the area of space and traffic management has become extremely complicated, much more than in the past and it's going to be even more complicated in the

future. so we are already at the point in which the amount is a problem and some people also think that this cascading syndrome effect that this cascading syndrome effect that creates more and more debris has already started, it's just progressing very slowly. but we already have a problem. haifa progressing very slowly. but we already have a problem. how fast does the debris _ already have a problem. how fast does the debris travel? _ already have a problem. how fast does the debris travel? well, - already have a problem. how fast does the debris travel? well, it i does the debris travel? well, it de-ends does the debris travel? well, it depends on _ does the debris travel? well, it depends on where _ does the debris travel? well, it depends on where you - does the debris travel? well, it depends on where you are - does the debris travel? well, it | depends on where you are along does the debris travel? well, it - depends on where you are along the earth but in lower orbit, say below 1000 kilometres, on average we are talking about ten kilometres per second so roughly ten times the speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. . ~ speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. ., ,, , ., speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. ., ~' , ., , speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. ., ,, i. , . speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. . ~ ,, , . ., speed of a bullet. so that's fast? yes. ., ,, , . ., ., ,, yes. thank you very much for talking to us.

yes. thank you very much for talking to us- some — yes. thank you very much for talking to us. some breaking _ yes. thank you very much for talking to us. some breaking news - yes. thank you very much for talking to us. some breaking news now. - the mail on sunday has been ordered to publish a front page statement about the duchess of sussex winning her legal case against the paper. details of the judgment against the mail on sunday and mail 0nline will have to be published in the next two weeks. associated newspapers was found to have infringed the copyright of the duchess of sussex when they revealed details of a letter she had written to herfather. the newspaper group has also been told to make a payment of £450 000 towards the duchess's legal costs. however, it is not the end of the case, questions over damages and whether someone else helped write the letter have yet to be resolved. the bbc have confirmed the bbc news burmese reporter, aung thura, has been released. he was reporting outside a district court in the capital, naypyitawin when a group of civilian clothed men, in an unmarked van arrived and demanded to see him. a judge has ruled that four kenyan policemen should be prosecuted over the death of a british aristocrat

alex monson in 2012. the 28—year—old died in custody in kenya after being arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis in the diani beach resort. an inquest two years ago ruled he'd been beaten to death by police — while officers claimed he'd died of a drug overdose. the judge said, "the accused should tell the court what happened since the deceased was arrested in good health." a night—time curfew has been extended in miami beach in florida after thousands of tourists descended on the area for the annual spring break holiday, risking the spread of covid—19. a state of emergency was declared after city officials said they were unable to cope with the large number of people, with few wearing masks or social distancing. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. party time in miami. spring break, when students traditionally descend on florida to let off steam. the bars, beaches and restaurants are packed.

but this is no time to party. the city of miami beach is currently under a state of emergency there is a curfew in effect. these extraordinary scenes have shocked local officials who say they have been overwhelmed by the number of revellers. there is little sign of social distancing and few people wearing masks. fights have broken out and businesses have been forced to close down. at one point, the police shot pepper balls into the crowd, urging people to leave after an 8pm curfew came into effect. i think it is a good idea. even though it is fun out here, we want to be out here and have fun. no—one is doing anything, people are just out here, enjoying the beach and it is a good vibe. but they want to shut it down at 8 o'clock, people will go somewhere else and take — their money somewhere else and it is what it is. people want to live. when it's over, when it's over, get the vaccine, get back to business. am i worried because of covid? i mean, i'm not really worried about that. i

you know what i'm saying, like... you just got to be i cautious, that's all, you know what i'm saying? it's no guarantees with - the covid thing, you can get the covid from your neighbourhood, your block, your building. _ it don't matter. you out somewhere else, like, we chilling. - music plays. florida is one of the few us states now fully open during the pandemic. last month, the republican governor ron desantis declared the state an oasis of freedom from coronavirus restrictions. tourists have descended on the area in large numbers over the past few weeks. boston, you got to wear masks everywhere you go. i had the vaccine, so i don't care. i go home, i get tested, for myself, i don't really care but i wouldn't- want to get my parents sick, you know? - officials have blamed adults rather than college students for much of the chaos. the state of emergency and night—time curfew has now been extended for up to three weeks. many people are coming here right now and too many people are coming here with bad intentions.

last week, florida recorded more than 4000 new covid—19 infections a day. this is a crisis that is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. scientists in iceland say the eruption of a volcano near the capital, reykjavik, appears to be subsiding. lava at the volcano which last erupted around eight hundred years ago — burst through a huge crack in the earth's crust on friday night. icelanders had been bracing themselves for an eruption for several weeks, after more than 50,000 earthquakes and tremors were felt in the region. iceland's metrological office have described this eruption as small, and say no—one is in danger. while those floods we've been reporting on in australia are devastating parts of the country, here is one small piece of good news. emergency services have managed to rescue around 20 dogs in north west sydney. their owners had to leave them

behind when evacuating, but called the new south wales emergency servives for help. rescuers kept them safe in animal carriers and ferried them to safety on inflatable boats. you're watching bbc news... now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello. as we go through this week, the weather will turn unsettled, wetter, windier, colder on friday before temperatures pick up as we head into saturday. today, what we have is a bright afternoon across the east and the south of the country, some sunshine, variable amounts of cloud but the cloud thicker in the west and the north, thick enough at times for some drizzle. you see into the likes of aberdeenshire, lothian and the borders we see some sunshine. cloud in northern ireland, west wales, north—east england seeing some sunshine, hazy at times for parts of the midland, moving into southern england, back into the sunshine again. hazy in the channel islands.

0vernight, we start to see more cloud develop, less of a chance of seeing some frost this coming night and still we have a showers coming in across western areas. these are the overnight low temperatures. between 3 and 8 degrees. that's how we start the day tomorrow. on a fairly cloudy note. again, showers out towards the west. the high pressure that's been dominating the weather of late and giving us settled conditions pulls away onto the near continent allowing this atlantic front to come in, and look at the isobars, close together, it tells you it will be windy, especially in the north—west of the uk. a lot of cloud tomorrow, some breaks in north—east england, north—east scotland, showers followed by this weather front bringing rain to northern ireland and western scotland, gusts of wind around the western isles about 55—60 miles an hour, temperatures between 9 and 12 degrees. that weather front coming from the west will sink south during the night, resting across parts of england and wales during wednesday.

throwing cloud into the south—east. behind it, dry and bright weather with sunshine, this next system coming in across western areas again, introducing some more rain. as we move from wednesday into thursday, we continue with the unsettled theme. still a fair bit of cloud around, some sunny skies, showers in the west before this next system comes from the atlantic bringing in yet more rain. a breeze coming from the south—west as well. these are the temperatures, eight in the north, 14 as we push down towards the london area.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. but i would say that the people who were down here, so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage that you've described and despite our efforts, our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. it is stilljust a few hours since the last protesters were finely dispersed here at bristol and you can see the clean—up is well under way after what was, the police say, the most violence this city has seen in decades.

borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. i'm really encouraged to see this data, it supports all the results that we've already seen with this vaccine. around 10,000 soldiers are expected to be cut, as part of big restructuring to the armed forces. the mail on sunday is ordered to publish a front page statement about the duchess of sussex winning her legal case against the paper. and a uk—led mission to remove dangerous spacejunk lifts—off from kazakhstan.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. there's been widespread condemnation of last night's violence in the centre of bristol during a protest against the police and crime bill. avon and somerset police say 12 of its vehicles and a police station were damaged and two officers needed hospital treatment. seven arrests have been made. the mayor of bristol, marvin rees, described what happened as "shameful". 0ur reporter andrew plant was there. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd, as around 1,000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there's a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bristol.

but you can see at the end of the street, they've also blocked off now the end of this city centre street, but also the side roads, too. and they're doing it from behind, but there's still about 1,000 people in here. and now they're being left with nowhere to go. protesters here holding banners, concerned, they say, that the uk is becoming a police state. the kill the bill march started in the early afternoon, but as night fell, the clashes began. projectiles thrown at officers in riot gear. we saw several people with head injuries being helped from the crowd. i think it's horrible. and i agree with the cause of the protesters, but i think this is not going to do anybody any good. several officers have been injured. the chair of the avon in somerset police federation said people's right to protest had been hijacked by protesters, hell—bent on violence. and andrew is in bristol for us now. what's the latest? it was long after

midniaht what's the latest? it was long after midnight that _ what's the latest? it was long after midnight that we _ what's the latest? it was long after midnight that we left _ what's the latest? it was long after midnight that we left here - what's the latest? it was long after midnight that we left here last - midnight that we left here last night and at that point there were still between 50—100 protesters and i would say they are still throwing bottles and there were still lines of police in riot gear taking out at the end of the street. you can see this is the central police station in bristol they are cleaning off graffiti left there last night. i don't know if you can see the windows have been boarded up. the ones above that have been smashed. that was the rocks and bottles being thrown here for several hours last night as people were congregating in the centre here, all of them pretty much in masks, some in full ballot is, throwing bottles and even a fire extinguisher at one point. eventually managed to get him down to the end of the road but it was two or 3am before finally everyone was pushed out of the city centre. that's over but now there is the fallout. police say they are looking through body camera footage and cctv

and have already made several arrests this morning and say this was the worst violence the city has seen for more than 20 years and this protest was hijacked by people hell—bent on attacking the police. what was a largely peaceful gathering on the college green of up to 3,000, which we were doing our very best to disperse. a hardcore of four or 500 moved down here and it's my conclusion that they were intent on violent disorder, criminal damage and assaulting as many police officers that they could. a terrifying situation for the brave officers to deal with. what set it off, do you know? was there a moment, was the spark that ignited that anger? at every level, our people are highly trained and very experienced at dealing with protests. the brain surgery of policing. so, what happens in a mob, they will quite often look for a trigger incident, some maybe perceived act of force by the authorities against one of the protesters, which other people who might not be inclined to get drawn into, get drawn into.

we did everything we could to avoid that flashpoint. but i would say that the people who were down here, so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage that you've described and despite our efforts, our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. this protest started about 2pm yesterday, about one mile away from here outside the council house, city hall in bristol. there was about 3000 people there at that point but a thousand of them made their way into the city centre and as night fell and it became dark, those clashes with police started and became much more frequent. the mayor of bristol tweeted last night and has been speaking this morning to those people who ended the protest have done themselves no favour and they hijacked what was essentially a peaceful protest for their own ends. there was a very legitimate debate over the bill, - there are very legitimate concerns. these people who perpetrated the violence last night, -

like i said, what's their- connection to that debate? i'd imagine, i think it's more thanjust imagination, - i strongly suspect that these i are the kind of people that run around looking for any opportunity to engage in a conflict, _ be it whatever the latest demo is. "there's a demo, i'm turning up, let's engage in confrontation - "with the establishment," as they see it. _ the latest we have heard today is that more than 20 police officers were injured last night, some of them we are told with broken bones. some very serious injuries clearly yesterday. as i said, they are going through body camera footage and cctv footage, seven arrests have been made but we would expect there to be more of those today.— more of those today. thank you very much. let's speak now to shadow home secretary nick thomas symonds. what is your reaction, first of all, to the violence? the what is your reaction, first of all, to the violence?— what is your reaction, first of all, to the violence? the violence that we saw last _

to the violence? the violence that we saw last night _ to the violence? the violence that we saw last night was _ to the violence? the violence that we saw last night was inexcusable and totally unacceptable. the scenes we saw of police vehicles set alight, damaged to the police station, obstacles being thrown, this was absolutely appalling and my thoughts today are with those police officers who were injured. we understand over 20 who were injured and i wish everyone of them a swift recovery. i also wish the police well with their investigation to ensure everybody who was involved in that awful behaviour faces justice. you disagree with the policing and crime bill in the restriction that it would bring in on protests, do you agree with the principle of protesting against that bill? edit protesting against that bill? of course i agree with legitimate protests in a covid—19 safe and secure and peaceful way, of course. that's one of the things i think is very precious about our democracy,

there is no link between that and there is no link between that and the appalling scenes that we saw last night. that violence we saw last night. that violence we saw last night. that violence we saw last night which is completely unacceptable, there's absolutely nothing for the cause of those of us who are making perfectly legitimate argument about concerns around the bill in the way that it seeks to limit protests.— bill in the way that it seeks to limit protests. the placards and auain, limit protests. the placards and again, separating _ limit protests. the placards and again, separating this _ limit protests. the placards and again, separating this from - limit protests. the placards and again, separating this from the | again, separating this from the violence, the placards saying say no to uk police state, freedom to protest, it is fundamental to democracy, would you agree with that description of a uk police state, in the event of this bill being brought in and it looks currently like there is no way it will not be? i in and it looks currently like there is no way it will not be?— is no way it will not be? i don't auree is no way it will not be? i don't agree with _ is no way it will not be? i don't agree with particular— is no way it will not be? i don't i agree with particular descriptions, i don't think that is helpful. i think that we must say, as i have said, that the violence and scenes we have seen last night absolutely no help whatever to make a

legitimate case against the bill. the concern on this bill around protest as we have this very precious tradition here in the uk when legitimate peaceful protest is part of our democratic system and has been guarded for generations. the concern is that the conditions being brought in around four example excessive noise, tilt the balance way too far against that legitimate right to protest and i will make that case in parliament. what is totally unacceptable is the violence we have seen. what can you do in and out of parliament to stop this happening? in terms of the bill we will of course continue to make the arguments in parliament. it has gone through its second reading in the house of commons we will continue to put down amendments to the bill and hope to attract support across

parties. we know there are different concerns that have been raised around us and we will make that argument. that is how we should be proceeding in a parliamentary democracy and we will continue to do that and raise our concerns in the weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament — weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament indicate _ weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament indicate that _ weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament indicate that there - weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament indicate that there is - in parliament indicate that there is no way this bill will be stop. what after it comes in, what then? listen, the rule of law is always paramount and i think we must always defend the rule of law which is fundamental to our democracy. the government of the day always has the right to try to put legislation through parliament and whilst he wrapped loosely like the government has a majority of 80, at the same time, this is a mammoth bill and i have been using concerns around its lack of provision to address the issue of violence against women and girls and i'm hopeful we can amend this bill. i do think the pressure

brought across parliament to include necessary marked measures particularly around those protections, for example on street harassment, stalking, measures to tackle the appallingly low rape conviction rate, i'm confident we can make those arguments and bring pressure on the government to amend this bill. ., ~ , ., , . talks between borisjohnson and eu leaders are expected this week, as tensions rise over vaccine supply. it comes after the eu threatened to ban the export of astrazeneca vaccines, unless the company increases its deliveries to the bloc. britain says the eu must allow the firm to meet its contractual obligations to the uk. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming gave us more detail on exactly what's happening. so, there's two things going on, the general and the specific. the general thing is that eu leaders will meet on thursday for a virtual summit, where they will have to talk

about what to do about the eu's export mechanism for vaccines. which at the moment means that if an eu country wants to export vaccine other components for a vaccine outside of the eu, it has to get permission from the european commission and the european commission can veto that export. now, ursula vonder leyen, the president of the european commission, has suggested that she wants to toughen that up and kind of broaden the criteria that would allow the commission to say no to an export, so that could affect the uk. but we've got nothing on paper from the commission, we don't really know what they are proposing. and also, eu leaders could reject it, tweak it or stick with what the existing mechanism is. so that's what kind of building up to thursday. that would come under the existing mechanism which could potentially stopped

by the eu. that is what is going on this week and that is why this issue has kind of got a lot more heated in the last couple of days. up until now, the uk has been keeping out of it. i'v e i've noticed the ministers rhetoric dialling up and up. but i think what the eu is proposing is they work together to ramp up vaccine production for everyone. that is the message the health and social care minister was putting forward in interviews this morning. what is really important, and this is part of the conversation with the european union, is that countries have to work together on this. this is a global supply chain as you mention, we all play our part in this. and vaccine nationalism or protectionism doesn't do anybody any good. what is important is that countries that play a part in the production

of the vaccine should work together to maximise the production of the vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say "let's just wait and see," but i am going to say let's just wait and see. what actually happens with the dutch plant that week could be absolutely nothing and it might not have any impact if something does happen. also, what does the commission proposed towards the new mechanism and what does it get adopted by eu leaders on thursday? there could be a lot of diplomacy, sabre rattling and then a decision later in the week. the american trial of the oxford astrazenica vaccine has finally reported and the news is very good. it includes data for older people and it suggests that all participants including the elderly are well protected, and that the vaccine completely protected against serious illness. there was no evidence of serious side effects. professor sarah gilbert is the co—designer of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and said the data from this trial

was particularly useful as it involved those over 65. it is very good to have data from a clinical trial which has included older adults, as well, people over the age of 65. we do of course have a lot of data coming through from the uk on the use of the vaccine in older people, in people over 70 and people over 80 and showing that in real—world use of the vaccine, there is very high effectiveness of the vaccine. it is keeping people out of hospital, stopping them getting infected, even in these older age groups. but to be able to have the data from a phase 3 trial and to compare with phase 3 data is very useful. let's get more on this now from our health correspondent michelle roberts. it's an interesting point because this is being rolled out in huge numbers so we have that real—world data about this news out of the united states is very positive because they have been looking at it specifically because of the

consideration of whether to license it for use in the united states? america wanted to have its own data and wait for that before submitting everything and finding out what the regulator there thinks. it confirms from the trial results what we have already seen in the uk and the eu and the regulators there approved it because it shows that it's really safe and effective. 0bviously because it shows that it's really safe and effective. obviously it comes at a really important time because we know there has been a lot of attention on the astrazeneca is jabbed recently. because of the reported concern about blood clots, a review has been done on that with no evidence of a link and we have seen some european countries use it again after pausing for a little bit. so this news today of these trial results are really encouraging and itjust confirms again that it's safe, effective and works really well in the elderly population too, where we did not have the massive

amount of trial data before, but real—life data here in the uk where we are using lots of the astrazeneca vaccine is showing its providing good protection when you look at the bloods you are seeing the antibodies you would hope to see. it has bloods you are seeing the antibodies you would hope to see.— bloods you are seeing the antibodies you would hope to see. it has been a bumpy road — you would hope to see. it has been a bumpy road for _ you would hope to see. it has been a bumpy road for the _ you would hope to see. it has been a bumpy road for the astrazeneca - bumpy road for the astrazeneca vaccine with what has been happening in europe. it's reported that in france, three quarters of astrazeneca supplies are unused and its two thirds of the in germany. there has been a denton confidence, there is no denying it, in some european countries in terms of the use of the astrazeneca vaccine but do studies like this start to have an impact because we know the medicine and regulators have backed it. taste medicine and regulators have backed it. ~ ., medicine and regulators have backed it. . ., ., ., medicine and regulators have backed it. we have heard from england's deu it. we have heard from england's deputy medical — it. we have heard from england's deputy medical officer _ it. we have heard from england's deputy medical officer is - it. we have heard from england's deputy medical officer is that - it. we have heard from england's deputy medical officer is that it's| deputy medical officer is that it's no use having these in a fridge, you have to put them in a to people, thatis have to put them in a to people, that is where you get protection.

european countries understandably pause for a bit because they wanted more confirmation from the regulator in europe but that review has happened, the regulator is happy, world health organization is happy and so is the uk regulator. they all say the same thing, this is safe and effective and it will save lives. usually, if it gets okayed for use in the states, can astrazeneca keep up in the states, can astrazeneca keep up with this increase in demand? its up with this increase in demand? it; notjust demand for the us, it's a vaccine that can help the world, it's cheap, easy to distribute, doesn't take a lot of complicated storage. but obviously we are in a race and everybody wants to get as many jabs race and everybody wants to get as manyjabs out race and everybody wants to get as many jabs out there race and everybody wants to get as manyjabs out there as possible. the headlines on bbc news...

police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. the findings of the independent inquiry into nicola sturgeon's handling of harassment complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond, are expected later today. the inquiry by ireland's former chief prosecutor, james hamilton qc, will decide whether or not scotland's first minister broke conduct rules for ministers. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in edinburgh. there nick eardley is in edinburgh. has been the holyrooi which there has been the holyrood inquiry which divided on party lines, this

is independent. is this now the make or breakfor is independent. is this now the make or break for nicola sturgeon? is independent. is this now the make or breakfor nicola sturgeon? yes. or break for nicola sturgeon? yes, this is the big _ or break for nicola sturgeon? yes, this is the big one _ or break for nicola sturgeon? is: this is the big one because this is the one the scottish government keep talking about. because it's from nicola sturgeon's independent adviser on the ministerial code, it's going to be very hard to dismiss any of its findings for either side. dismiss any of its findings for eitherside. if dismiss any of its findings for either side. if it does conclude that nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code, it's going to heap pressure on her over the next few days. we don't know if that's what it's going to say, the whole process has been highly secretive, as you would expect it to be. we really had no indication of where james hamilton is going with it but we do expect that we're going to see it later today, expect that we're going to see it latertoday, probably expect that we're going to see it later today, probably this afternoon. as you say, there is another report which we are going to get tomorrow, officially, which is from the committee of the scottish parliament that nicola sturgeon and alex salmond both appeared before a

few weeks ago. we've not had the full report, that comes at atm tomorrow but we do know that that committee is going to conclude that miss sturgeon misled them in some of the evidence she gave a couple of weeks ago. huge week in scottish politics because on wednesday, the scottish parliament breaks up for the election and it's going to be a crucial election for deciding whether the snp have a majority after may and whether they can push for another independence referendum. 0ver for another independence referendum. over the next few days we're going to see massive rows over whether mr adun to see massive rows over whether mr arjun has followed the rules ministers have to follow —— mess sturgeon, it's to come to a report. we don't know what time, we 'ust have report. we don't know what time, we just have to — report. we don't know what time, we just have to wait? _ report. we don't know what time, we just have to wait? we _ report. we don't know what time, we just have to wait? we are _ report. we don't know what time, we just have to wait? we are going - report. we don't know what time, we just have to wait? we are going to - just have to wait? we are going to be sittin: just have to wait? we are going to be sitting by _ just have to wait? we are going to be sitting by our— just have to wait? we are going to be sitting by our e-mails - just have to wait? we are going to be sitting by our e-mails all- just have to wait? we are going to be sitting by our e-mails all day i be sitting by our e—mails all day trying to figure out when it will come. best guess would be less late afternoon but nothing more than an

educated guess. shes afternoon but nothing more than an educated guess.— will thank a cut in the size of the army is expected to be announced later as part of the government's defence review. other changes include the phasing—out of old tanks, aircraft and ships to fund new equipment and technologies. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. (vt the government says the armed forces of the future will be better equipped with troops supported by robots and drones able to operate in small teams anywhere in the world. it says they will be backed up by a new kind of army — skilled in information, electronic and cyberwarfare. but it'll also be leaner. the size of the regular army is expected to be cut by as much as 10,000 to 70,000 troops. that may concern close allies like the us, who say size matters. quantity has a quality all its own, as stalin taught us, and we are concerned about the shrinking size

of britain's military. but i would rather have a fully capable, fully resourced, smaller british force than i would have a larger, less capable one. extra investment is going into the royal navy, with new frigates already being ordered. but it's still expected to retire some older ships early, briefly seeing a reduction in its surface fleet from 19 to 17 warships. and there's likely to be fewer of the us—designed f—35jets than originally planned, to fund investment into the development of a new british—built fighter. the government insists this defence review will make the armed forces more agile and better equipped to fight the wars of the future — but they will be smaller. jonathan beale, bbc news. 0ur security correspondent frank gardnerjoins us. tell us more about the thinking behind this review. d0

tell us more about the thinking behind this review.— tell us more about the thinking behind this review. do you, in a wa , behind this review. do you, in a way. this _ behind this review. do you, in a way. this is _ behind this review. do you, in a way, this is almost _ behind this review. do you, in a way, this is almost cavalry - behind this review. do you, in a way, this is almost cavalry to i behind this review. do you, in a i way, this is almost cavalry to tanks moment in the sense there is an absolute revolution in warfare going on around the world. in terms of modernisation, digitisation, the nature of warfare is changing as we speak. what you have got for example in recently, in the conflict in armenia and azerbaijan, you have relatively cheap turkish made drones, unmanned aerial attack vehicles, being deployed by the azerbaijani forces and knocking out multi—million dollar armenian tanks. the same thing happening in northern syria where rebels use missiles mounted on the back of pick—up trucks, destroying russian—made armour. forthe trucks, destroying russian—made armour. for the last year, defence intelligence have been looking at this and trying to work out how they keep abreast, how they modernise the armed forces. because frankly, in

the words of one senior official, a lot of the equipment the british armed forces have got is 15 years out of date. the artillery doesn't fire, they don't have enough drones, they are not up to speed on cyber and all of this is against the backdrop of what's known as sub threshold warfare. it's a bit of jargon, i know, but what that means and this is a topic that has been created a lot by the chief of defence staff, is states considered to be hostile to western interests specifically china and russia, that are harming economic and our interests, our according to them, carrying out activities around the world that stops short of actual conflict, but are almost a form of warfare and they are trying to head these. for example, in the south china sea, china has been able to occupy and build on a number of contested reefs. well beyond its

previous territory. in russia, in crimea, ukraine rather, russia was able to take over crimea. it's things like that. in africa they are looking to field a vacuum written's so—called adversaries are looking to fill. so-called adversaries are looking to fill. ., ., , ., fill. how does that square with the former defence _ fill. how does that square with the former defence staff's _ fill. how does that square with the former defence staff's comments | fill. how does that square with the - former defence staff's comments when he says the reduction of 10,000 soldiers would leave us unable to defend ourselves in another conflict like the falklands and would also be seen as an, would be be an asymmetric attraction to opponents, namely china and russia you just mentioned. ih namely china and russia you 'ust mentionetfi namely china and russia you 'ust mentioned. in terms of numbers, britain's mentioned. in terms of numbers, iztritain's army _ mentioned. in terms of numbers, britain's army already, _ mentioned. in terms of numbers, britain's army already, even - mentioned. in terms of numbers, britain's army already, even at i britain's army already, even at 82,000, is minuscule compared to the size of russia's forces. i'm not saying adopt 10,000 down to 72 500 is insignificant and there is a

rescuer that if you reduce the mass so much you have not only got not enough boots to fulfil certain jobs, there is also the risk you are going to reduce pool from which you draw special forces, to reduce pool from which you draw specialforces, because to reduce pool from which you draw special forces, because they are going to beef these up, they're building this new commando, this future commanderforce, building this new commando, this future commander force, there's going to be a ranger regiment, all of which is going to involve a lot of which is going to involve a lot of training and you need a lot of people for that. what the of the army, would say is it's not about numbers, it's about capability and what you do with the forces that you have got. 0ne senior officer said to me, look, we have got all these tanks sitting around in wiltshire and the not doing anything at the moment. it would take weeks to get them to the baltics if we ever had to respond to something there, so what they are trying to do is be leaner and more agile. what they are trying to do is be leanerand more agile. in what they are trying to do is be leaner and more agile. in some cases deploying more forces overseas, there's going to be a worship may be

deployed permanently in singapore, sending the queen admittedly on a one—off trip to the india pacific, doing far more training for longer periods in kenyan and iman and not bothering with canada any more because set piece manoeuvres they don't think will take place any more so could they do another kind of golf for as they did in 1991 or 2003? no, not on the same size, but they are trying to be more agile. thank you, frank. dozens of former subpostmasters convicted of financial crimes are attempting to clear their names today, they're arguing their convictions were based on evidence from a faulty computer system, the post office's fujitsu—developed horizon it system. at a four—day hearing at the royal courts ofjustice in london, the court of appeal will consider appeals by 42 former subpostmasters against their convictions. now it's time for a look

at the weather with carol. as we progress through the week the weather is going to become more to become more unsettled. today, a lot of quiet weather around. it should remain dry with sunshine and more cloud through the day, in the west and north it will be thicker cloud, thick enough drizzle at times. temperatures from eight to 13 or 14. through this evening and overnight, more cloud develops so less of a chance of a frost developing but there will still be some showers coming on across the north and west of the uk. these are overnight close between three and about eight. tomorrow we start off with a lot of cloud, still showers across western areas, brakes developed in that cloud, for example, north—east england and around the murray first. the next day the rain approaches bringing rain eventually into western ireland

and scotland with gusty wind in the north—west quarter of the uk. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. i would say that the people down here protesting were criminals. despite our efforts and patience a violent mob erupted from it. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. around 10,000 soldiers are expected to be cut, as part of big restructuring

to the armed forces. the mail on sunday is ordered to publish a front page statement about the duchess of sussex winning her legal case against the paper. and a uk—led mission to remove dangerous space junk lifts off from kazakhstan. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. there's been a huge boost for women's football in england. the bbc and sky have signed a multi—million pound deal to show super league games for the next three years. it is the first time the rights to the wsl have been sold separately from the men's game. at least 18 games will be shown live on bbc one or bbc two per season. the agreement, that starts in september, is believed to be worth around £8 million a year with 25% of that set to be invested in the women's championship, the second tier. the manchester city and england

captain steph houghton has been speaking to our reporterjo currie. you speak about young girls, as footballers we dry to be the inspiration. sometimes you cannot be that role model when you are not being seen. for us to be on television, for our games to be visible for these young girls, that is the next step forward, and for women's football in general, this will push our league to be the best in europe if not the world. cast your mind back to when you first started out your senior football career. if someone had said to you at that point, by this point in your career you will be getting matches on bbc one, bbc two, skype would be coming in with a broadcast deal, what would you have said? iirrui’heh deal, what would you have said? when i first deal, what would you have said? when i first started — deal, what would you have said? when i first started when _ deal, what would you have said? when i first started when i _ deal, what would you have said? when i first started when i was _ deal, what would you have said? when i first started when i was 13, _ deal, what would you have said? m"i;e:"i i first started when i was 13, 14, i probably would have laughed. at the time we were not at that level where

we were in a professional elite. you had to pay to play, you were training once a week. when you get to when super league started in 2011, you were thinking this could go somewhere. but it is only over the last few years, 2015 world cup, it just expanded the last few years, 2015 world cup, itjust expanded so quick. to be a part of that is special. we are in such a fortunate position, that the likes of bbc are putting more investment into the game, and trying to push it as far as it can go, and this is the next step in the venture of women's football and hopefully we can continue with quality performances that everyone can see. after losing the t20 series against india, england's cricketer�*s have moved onto pune where the one—day series starts tomorrow. it's largely the same squad and althouthofra archer misses out with an ongoing elbow issue there could be some fresh faces coming into the 11.

it is going to present opportunities for guys that have not necessarily played yet. travelling and not playing is extremely difficult. motivation to when an opportunity might present itself can be difficult. hopefully this will energise them a little bit and bring a performance with it as well. the idea of a women's british and irish lions team in rugby union has been mooted for the past few years but a feasibility study is now officially being carried out, with the results due in december. it's being backed by the insurance company royal london, one of the sponsors for the men's lions series against south africa this year. a lot of governing bodies, nations, say they do support this, and the likes of england, france, new zealand, have thrown its support behind that woman is set up but it has been challenging, other nations have not given that same support.

this talk about a british and irish lions side, hopefully means that other governing bodies will say they need to do more for women's setup. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. 0ne story they are, where are england going wrong, in the six nations. the mail on sunday has been ordered to publish a front page statement about the duchess of sussex winning her legal case against the paper. associated newspapers was found to have infringed her copyright when they revealed details of a letter she had written to her father. 0ur media correspondent

david sillitojoins us. how significant is this? when knew already that it had been decided that the publication of this letter in february 2019 by the mail on sunday and mail 0nline is deemed to be a breach of copyright of the duchess of sussex. this is a further adjustment and it resolves a few matters. that apology. a statement essentially of fact. 0n the front page, the mail on sunday in the next two weeks will have two publish this, the duchess of sussex wins her copyright infringement case. and it will also have two publish more details on page three about the outcome of the case. the same applies to mail online. also, a judgment about costs, 90% of which will be awarded to the duchess of sussex. so far, a down payment of

£450,000. they have been told they cannot in future publish anything of that letter that the duchess wrote to her father back in august 2018. however, this is not the end of the matter. there will be another legal hearing, to legal hearings, resolving issues about damages, and also about the exact nature of the copyright. did someone else helped write that letter? do they own a portion of the copyright? does this case change anything in terms of the way the press had to operate going forward? we have already come a long way from apology is being buried inside the paper, because of changes that have been brought in. that's what has gone on with this case move things, change things any more on that front? there has been an enormous change in

privacy law over the last few years. that has changed things. this, however, is a very specific argument about copyrights, more than anything. also, misuse of private information. the fact that it was decided by a judge before a trial had taken place, he said there was no real defence against this, is about, you cannot publish peoples private letters now if they are deemed to be about the private life. it is not exactly a landmark case. it is not exactly a landmark case. it was very much open and shut for thejudge to begin it was very much open and shut for the judge to begin with. however, associated newspapers can go to appeal, you can ask the court of appeal, they have got until april in order to make that. but the judge so far says he sees no grounds on which there is appeal against this. thank you.

about 18,000 people have been evacuated from their homes across new south wales in australia as heavy rains continue to batter the east coast. days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to overflow around sydney, triggering calls for mass evacuations. the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil has more from the town of windsor, northwest of sydney. a deluge not seen here in decades. emergency services have conducted more than 500 rescues so far. this is what they are up against. water is what they are up against. water is so high and forceful a three—bedroom cottage was seen floating through. crews have also been called in to get stranded cattle to safety. 0ne team even managed to ferry 20 dogs on inflatable boats. in the town of windsor, north—west

of sydney, residents are used to floods this time of year, but nothing like this. very shocking. i have not seen anything — very shocking. i have not seen anything like this before. i990 very shocking. i have not seen anything like this before. 1990 was the last time _ anything like this before. 1990 was the last time i _ anything like this before. 1990 was the last time i remember - anything like this before. 1990 was the last time i remember having i anything like this before. 1990 was the last time i remember having a | the last time i remember having a really— the last time i remember having a really big — the last time i remember having a really big flood _ the last time i remember having a really big flood. we _ the last time i remember having a really big flood. we have - the last time i remember having a really big flood. we have had i the last time i remember having ai really big flood. we have had some through— really big flood. we have had some through the — really big flood. we have had some through the bridges _ really big flood. we have had some through the bridges have _ really big flood. we have had some through the bridges have gone i really big flood. we have had some i through the bridges have gone under before _ through the bridges have gone under before but— through the bridges have gone under before but not— through the bridges have gone under before, but not like _ through the bridges have gone under before, but not like this. _ through the bridges have gone under before, but not like this. it— through the bridges have gone under before, but not like this. it is- before, but not like this. it is hard to tell. _ before, but not like this. it is hard to tell. this _ before, but not like this. it is hard to tell. this is _ before, but not like this. it is hard to tell. this is the i before, but not like this.- hard to tell. this is the newly built windsor bridge. it is barely one—year—old. it was meant to withstand heavy flooding. this is how swollen the river got. you can hardly make out the windsor bridge. with more rain forecast over the next few days things are set to get much worse before they get better. thousands of families have already evacuated, with many more ready to go. for days now, this family has been on high alert. they tell me they hardly slept in the past 24 hours as they watch the water is inch ever closer to the property and submerge the whole of their back garden. this

is what the property looks like before the flood. stand is what the property looks like before the flood.— before the flood. and this is it now. normally _ before the flood. and this is it now. normally it _ before the flood. and this is it now. normally it is _ before the flood. and this is it| now. normally it is completely green — now. normally it is completely green it— now. normally it is completely green. it slopes down to the dam. nowi _ green. it slopes down to the dam. now. it _ green. it slopes down to the dam. now. it is — green. it slopes down to the dam. now, it is complete the inundated. in now, it is complete the inundated. in the _ now, it is complete the inundated. in the distance we canjust see farmland _ in the distance we canjust see farmland. but now, we just sea water~ — water. it - water. it is not the first water. — it is not the first natural disaster to hit these areas in the past year. some communities were battered with the bushfires, now they are battered by the floods. the bushfires, now they are battered by the floods-— by the floods. drought prior to that. i by the floods. drought prior to that- i do _ by the floods. drought prior to that. i do not _ by the floods. drought prior to that. i do not know— by the floods. drought prior to that. i do not know any - by the floods. drought prior to that. i do not know any time i by the floods. drought prior to | that. i do not know any time in by the floods. drought prior to i that. i do not know any time in our state's _ that. i do not know any time in our state's history when we have had these _ state's history when we have had these extreme weather events in such quick succession. these extreme weather events in such quick succession-— quick succession. many have spent the niuht quick succession. many have spent the night in — quick succession. many have spent the night in evacuation _ quick succession. many have spent the night in evacuation centres. i the night in evacuation centres. with the rain while showing no sign of letting up there is no telling when we will be able to —— when they will be able to get back to their homes in what state they will find them in. a night—time curfew has been extended in miami beach in florida after thousands of tourists descended on the area for the annual

spring break holiday, risking the spread of covid—19. a state of emergency was declared after city officials said they were unable to cope with the large number of people, with few wearing masks or social distancing. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. party time in miami. spring break, when students traditionally descend on florida to let off steam. the bars, beaches and restaurants are packed. but this is no time to party. the city of miami beach is currently under a state of emergency. there is a curfew in effect. these extraordinary scenes have shocked local officials who say they have been overwhelmed by the number of revellers. there is little sign of social distancing and few people wearing masks. fights have broken out and businesses have been forced to close down. at one point, the police shot pepper balls into the crowd, urging people to leave after an 8pm curfew came into effect. i think it is a good idea.

even though it is fun out here, we want to be out here and have fun. no—one is doing anything, people are just out here, enjoying the beach and it is a good vibe. but they want to shut it down at 8 o'clock, people will go somewhere else and take — their money somewhere else and it is what it is. people want to live. when it's over, when it's over, get the vaccine, get back to business. am i worried because of covid? i mean, i'm not really worried about that. i you know what i'm saying, like... you just got to be i cautious, that's all, you know what i'm saying? it's no guarantees with i the covid thing, you can get the covid from your neighbourhood, your block, your building. _ it don't matter. you out somewhere else, like, we chilling. - music plays. florida is one of the few us states now fully open during the pandemic. last month, the republican governor ron desantis declared the state an oasis of freedom from coronavirus restrictions. tourists have descended on the area in large numbers over the past few weeks.

boston, you got to wear masks everywhere you go. i had the vaccine, so i don't care. i go home, i go tested, for myself, i i don't really care but i wouldn't. want to get my parents sick, you know? - officials have blamed adults rather than college students for much of the chaos. the state of emergency and night—time curfew has now been extended for up to three weeks. many people are coming here right now and too many people are coming here with bad intentions. last week, florida recorded more than 4000 new covid—19 infections a day. this is a crisis that is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row

over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. the world's first commercial mission aimed at cleaning up so—called space junk has taken off today. elsa—d took off from kazakhstan, but is being operated from a control centre, 3,000 miles away — in oxford. 0ur science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports. there are now millions of pieces of discarded metal and other materials in orbit — everything from old rocket segments to accidentally dropped astronaut tools, even flecks of paint. the fear is that unless we start taking some of the bigger litter items out of the sky, they could hit and destroy the active satellites that provide our communications and weather forecasts. the international astroscale company, with a division in the uk, will demonstrate how this can be done.

it'll use one satellite to magnetically grab another, a dummy in this instance, and pull it down to earth. the manoeuvres will be complex and the demonstration will have to take care that it doesn't itself produce unnecessary debris. the key bit is to capture a tumbling object. so if a satellite fails, it can quite easily start tumbling, you know, about maybe all three axes. and that makes it considerably harder to capture it. so that is our key technology. but also we are going to show a lot of autonomous control. astroscale is hoping a vibrant market will emerge this decade in which spacecraft owners contract other operators to either service and repair hardware in orbit, or tow it out of harm's way. this should keep orbits free and safe for everyone to continue using. jonathan amos, bbc news. i'm nowjoined byjohn auburn,

managing director of astroscale uk. we heard a bit in our report about the scale of the debris and logistics of trying to clear it away. how quickly can progress be made here? progress can be made at two levels. from governments bringing down large debris, what is called active debris removal. and industry, astroscale, preparing the future by launching spacecraft, and there is many, many thousands being launched, that are prepared with docking plates, so if they feel they can be brought down quickly and safely.— quickly and safely. when you say about governments _ quickly and safely. when you say about governments bringing i quickly and safely. when you say| about governments bringing down large debris, how large is the

debris that you are talking about? the large debris at there, stages of rockets and field spacecraft. if we bring down five per year that would make a significant difference to what is happening in space because the large ones break up and become the large ones break up and become the smaller ones, which are the dangerous ones. is there any evidence yet as to damage caused by that debris? yes. even the space _ damage caused by that debris? yes. even the space station _ damage caused by that debris? iezs even the space station has been damage caused by that debris? iiezs even the space station has been hit by flecks of paint, which cause damage. by flecks of paint, which cause damaue. , by flecks of paint, which cause damae. , ., by flecks of paint, which cause damaue. , ., , damage. sorry to interrupt. flecks of aint to damage. sorry to interrupt. flecks of paint to cause _ damage. sorry to interrupt. flecks of paint to cause damage? - damage. sorry to interrupt. flecks of paint to cause damage? yes, i of paint to cause damage? yes, because they — of paint to cause damage? yes, because they are _ of paint to cause damage? yes, because they are moving - of paint to cause damage? yes, because they are moving so i of paint to cause damage? isis because they are moving so fast, they can cause damage. it is really important that we stop the big one is feeling in space and bring those

down as quickly and safely as we can. —— stop the big ones feeling. when you talk about flecks of paint, that says i can impossible task. ida. that says i can impossible task. no, it is not an — that says i can impossible task. iifr, it is not an impossible task. what we have to do in the future is make sure that everything that goes up, comes down safely. that. the smaller ones will eventually come down. space is self—cleaning, if you like. explain a bit more about what your company is doing to clean up what is “p company is doing to clean up what is up there. because you have said it is the governments job to bring down the big bits. is the governments “0b to bring down the bi bits. ~ ., ., , ., is the governments “0b to bring down the bi bits. ~ ., ., ., is the governments “0b to bring down the bi bits. . ., ., ., . the big bits. what are you doing? we are demonstrating _

the big bits. what are you doing? we are demonstrating with _ the big bits. what are you doing? we are demonstrating with elsa-d, i the big bits. what are you doing? we l are demonstrating with elsa-d, which are demonstrating with elsa—d, which is two satellites stuck together, a servicer which is designed to safely remove the debris, and a client which is acting as a piece of replica, these are released into space, our mission will demonstrate catching them in a totally new way. it will show it is an end to end the system. once we have done that successfully we can commercialise that, for future spacecraft. it is being managed, elsa—d went off from kazakhstan, and it is being operated 2000 miles away in oxford? yes. we are operating from a major science campus. we have built and in orbit service and control centre, as

the uk really wants to be a leader in this area. the uk really wants to be a leader in this area-— in this area. thank you very much forioining — in this area. thank you very much forioining us- _ forjoining us. talking about how to clear up space debris. even a flicker of paint can cause damage. with more and more of us expected to take a holiday in the uk this year, the rnli is gearing up for another busy summer season across britain's coastline. fiona lamdin has been on exmouth beach for us where new and returning lifeguard recruits are being put through their paces. we are on x mouth beach. staycation is on the rise. we have returning lifeguards. they have to pass their fitness test before they can come back. they have been training on that land all morning, in a moment we'll see them at training on the sea. but i have been to bournemouth to see how they are getting ready there.

as lockdown eased lastjune, nearly half a million visitors headed to the coast in dorset. roads were gridlocked, beaches were full, and extra police officers were brought in as a major incident was declared in bournemouth. you can't even see the sand when there's that many people down there. in the water, it actually looks like a mexican wave — there's just that many people in there. last year rnli lifeguards saved 110 lives, and responded to over 10,000 incidents. it changed in a second. ijust tried to catch a wave on my bodyboard, missed the wave, went to stand up and i was just out of my depth. amanda and her 11—year—old son were bodyboarding at perranporth beach in cornwall when a flash rip tide started pulling her out. ajet ski came up towards me, another lifeguard. he told me to grab on and ijust couldn't — ijust had no energy left. and in his voice, he told me —

he shouted at me to grab hold and i realised that it was my one chance. if i didn't grab hold of it, i would have perished. you know, my son would have gone home from that beach on his own. i don't even know how he would have got home from the beach. and without the rnli, i would be dead, i wouldn't be here today. and it was a similar story for dad—of—three ben. he was bodyboarding at perran sands beach in cornwall. it went from being probably waist height to over my head in a couple of steps. and then i could just feel myself being pulled really fast out into the sea. it's a lonely place to be when you're out there and you don't know if you're going to get the help, if people know that you're missing. i'll be honest, i didn't think he was going to survive. i kept losing him, his head would go down and i'd lose him for a few seconds. yeah, it was the scariest thing i think i've ever been through. i've never felt fear like i did in those few minutes. it was awful. nine, ten.

0k, she's not breathing, _ can we update the ambulance and let them know that we're doing cpr? it's early spring and we're still in third lockdown, and so beaches are pretty quiet. but these lifeguards have been out training for four hours, so they're fit and ready when the public return. it's been really tough. so all the pools have been closed, so we've had to go swimming in the sea with really thick wet suits, boots, gloves, and it's been cold — like, six degrees over the winter. so it's been tough, but we've kept a good level of fitness. ok, so this summer we're expecting the staycation factor to be very much present for everybody, so we're gearing up and expecting busy numbers at the beaches again. it's easter in two weeks — when they'll be patrolling 50 beaches across the country, hoping that this time the public will take a more measured approach as we slowly ease out of lockdown. they are about to start their sea

training. it is about 7 degrees in there? it is quite cold at the moment. you have been a lifeguard for three years, tell us about the chances of last year. it for three years, tell us about the chances of last year.— for three years, tell us about the chances of last year. it was busy at last ear chances of last year. it was busy at last year than _ chances of last year. it was busy at last year than previous _ chances of last year. it was busy at last year than previous years. i chances of last year. it was busy at last year than previous years. we i last year than previous years. we had portal —— we had paddle boarders, kite surfers. we are expecting it to be as busy if not more busy this year. i expecting it to be as busy if not more busy this year.— expecting it to be as busy if not more busy this year. i will let you aet more busy this year. i will let you net on more busy this year. i will let you get on with _ more busy this year. i will let you get on with your _ more busy this year. i will let you get on with your training. - more busy this year. i will let you get on with your training. they i more busy this year. i will let you | get on with your training. they are all going in. just coming over to henry. you are in charge of 30 lifeguards down in devon. what are the challenges? how will it be different this year? this ear we will it be different this year? this year we will _ will it be different this year? this year we will still _ will it be different this year? this year we will still be _ will it be different this year? t"i 3 year we will still be providing the same service as ever but you will see the lifeguards wearing masks. they are still fully approachable. behind—the—scenes we have put in a huge amount of work to make sure that we can provide a safe and effective service by employing more lifeguards. how many more

lifeguards? around 100 nationally. we have 1700 lifeguards around the uk this summer. is we have 1700 lifeguards around the uk this summer.— uk this summer. is that in case --eole uk this summer. is that in case people have — uk this summer. is that in case people have to _ uk this summer. is that in case people have to isolate? - uk this summer. is that in case people have to isolate? we i uk this summer. is that in case people have to isolate? we are j uk this summer. is that in case i people have to isolate? we are going to be running — people have to isolate? we are going to be running lifeguards _ people have to isolate? we are going to be running lifeguards within - to be running lifeguards within bubbles this year, to reduce the risk of transmission of covid. we have had to stagger the training and strain in smaller groups, and outdoors, in the sea, in the cold. brilliant. quickly come over and just find out how it was in the sea. if i can get as across the beach. how cold was that? it was quite refreshing, yes. fire how cold was that? it was quite refreshing, yes.— how cold was that? it was quite refreshing, yes. are you all feeling fit and ready? _ fit and ready? yes, i think so. a bit more training and we will be ready to start. this beach in exmouth opens for the lifeguards in two weeks' time. from good friday there will be a lifeguard here, but, yes, what a perfect morning, to be down here.

now it's time for a look at the weather. the best of the sunshine in sheltered eastern and southern areas. more in the way of cloud out to the west. clouds thicken a light drizzle from the west of scotland. temperatures should peak between nine and 13 celsius. for some others that should feel pleasant in light winds and sunshine. 0vernight, some cloud will gather in from the west. that will continue to bring a few scattered showers. we the cloud does continue to break in places you might see temperatures falling away to be low single figures. but generally with the cloud it will not be a cold start to tuesday. tuesday, more cloud as a weather front approaches from the west. from wednesday onwards we start to see a change with wetter and windier weather arriving, before turning it

noticeably colder by friday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... police vans are set on fire and officers are injured, as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. but i would say that the people who were down here, so say protesting, were disgraceful criminals. they were hell—bent on causing the sort of damage that you've described and despite our efforts, our patience, a violent mob erupted from it. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. i'm really encouraged to see this data, it supports all the results that we've already seen

with this vaccine. around 10,000 soldiers are expected to be cut, as part of big restructuring to the armed forces. the mail on sunday is ordered to publish a front page statement about the duchess of sussex winning her legal case against the paper. and a uk—led mission to remove dangerous spacejunk lifts—off from kazakhstan. good morning and welcome to bbc news. there's been widespread condemnation of last night's violence in the centre of bristol during a protest against the police and crime bill. avon and somerset police say 12 of its vehicles and a police station were damaged. 20 officers were injured, two seriously.

seven arrests have been made. the mayor of bristol, marvin rees, described what happened as "shameful". 0ur reporter andrew plant was there. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd, as around 1,000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there's a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bristol. but you can see at the end of the street, they've also blocked off now the end of this city centre street, but also the side roads, too. and they're doing it from behind, but there's still about 1,000 people in here. and now they're being left with nowhere to go. protesters here holding banners, concerned, they say, that the uk is becoming a police state.

the kill the bill march started in the early afternoon, but as night fell, the clashes began. projectiles thrown at officers in riot gear. we saw several people with head injuries being helped from the crowd. i think it's horrible. and i agree with the cause of the protesters, but i think this is not going to do anybody any good. several officers have been injured. the chair of the avon in somerset police federation said people's right to protest had been hijacked by protesters, hell—bent on violence. and andrew is in bristol for us now. what is the latest? it is stilljust what is the latest? it is still 'ust a few hours fl what is the latest? it is still 'ust a few hours since i what is the latest? it is still 'ust a few hours since the i what is the latest? it is still 'ust a few hours since the last i what is the latest? it is still 'ust a few hours since the last ofi what is the latest? it is still just | a few hours since the last of those protesters were dispersed. i'm told the police finally cleared the area about 2am. we leftjust the police finally cleared the area about 2am. we left just after midnight, at that point there were between 50—100 people here, a line

of riot police. they had been working all night taking bottles and stones against their shields. they were at the end of the road and had bottles thrown at them at that point. this is the police station in central bristol. the protest started about one mile away on college green outside the council house. peacefully at first, about 2pm battle as night fell and clashes of the police started and got more frequent. they are just cleaning off some of the graffiti put on the side of the police station but there is also the windows boarded up. you might be able to see those holes peppered in the glass, that was from stones being thrown, plenty of bottles, even a fire extinguisher going through the air. this is where they had the horses keeping people away from other parts of the city, where the police van was burnt. they have taken that away but the scorch marks are left alone the floor. normal life returning but the fallout starts now, police tell us

they are looking through cctv cameras and body cameras won by police yesterday. identifying those people involved. we are told there had been seven arrests but seven and counting. more than 20 police officers were injured, some serious, broken bones we are told. they are going through that cctv so we would expect those arrests to go up throughout the day. it expect those arrests to go up throughout the day.— expect those arrests to go up throughout the day. it has been an exensive throughout the day. it has been an expensive police _ throughout the day. it has been an expensive police operation - throughout the day. it has been an expensive police operation as i throughout the day. it has been an| expensive police operation as well? it has. it wasn'tjust expensive police operation as well? it has. it wasn't just the expensive police operation as well? it has. it wasn'tjust the one police van that was burnt out, another police car about half a mile from here were set on fire. there were maybe five or six police vans covered in graffiti. at one point we watch that happen and police were maintaining that card outside the police station, not moving, so people graffitied their vans next to them without anybody doing anything, because the police had been told just to protect the police station because it had come under attack so

much. i cannot swing the camera around too much but it is a multistorey next to the police station, lots of people there too, stones coming down and police cars in there and also vandalised with windows smashed and that happened throughout the city. there was lots of damage. they have done a good job cleaning up, you could not walk along the road without the glass crunching under your shoes, there was so much on the floor, it was everywhere. the bottles were the most dangerous part of it, but they have cleaned up well, but the expense will be considerable, not just for the police vans but the windows smashed of local properties and the cars too.— windows smashed of local properties and the cars too. thank you, andrew. i am heping — and the cars too. thank you, andrew. i am heping to _ and the cars too. thank you, andrew. i am hoping to talk— and the cars too. thank you, andrew. i am hoping to talk to _ and the cars too. thank you, andrew. i am hoping to talk to chief _ i am hoping to talk to chief constable of even and somerset police talks between borisjohnson and eu leaders are expected this week, as tensions rise

over vaccine supply. it comes after the eu threatened to ban the export of astrazeneca vaccines, unless the company increases its deliveries to the bloc. britain says the eu must allow the firm to meet its contractual obligations to the uk. our chief political correspondent adam fleming gave us more detail on exactly what's happening. so, there's two things going on, the general and the specific. the general thing is that eu leaders will meet on thursday for a virtual summit, where they will have to talk about what to do about the eu's export mechanism for vaccines. which at the moment means that if an eu country wants to export vaccine other components for a vaccine outside of the eu, it has to get permission from the european commission and the european commission can veto that export. now, ursula vonder leyen, the president of the european commission, has suggested that she wants to toughen that up and kind of broaden the criteria that would allow the commission to say no to an export, so that could affect the uk. but we've got nothing on paper from the commission, we don't really know what they are proposing.

and also, eu leaders could reject it, tweak it or stick with what the existing mechanism is. so that's what kind of building up to thursday. separately, under existing rules, an eu official has been telling journalists in brussels that there is a plant in the netherlands due to export some components of the vaccine or vaccine doses to the uk, potentially as soon as this week. that would come under the existing mechanism which could potentially be stopped by the eu. that is what is going on this week and that is why this issue has kind of got a lot more heated in the last couple of days. up until now, the uk has sort of been keeping out of it. but i've noticed the ministers rhetoric dialling up and up and up. but i think what the uk is proposing is they work together to ramp up vaccine production for everyone.

that is the message the health and social care minister was putting forward in interviews this morning. what is really important, and this is part of the conversation with the european union, is that countries have to work together on this. this is a global supply chain as you mention, we all play our part in this. and vaccine nationalism or protectionism doesn't do anybody any good. what is important is that countries that play a part in the production of the vaccine should work together to maximise the production of the vaccine. i know it is annoying when i say "let's just wait and see," but i am going to say let's just wait and see. what actually happens with the dutch plant that week could be absolutely nothing and it might not have any impact if something does happen. also, what does the commission proposed towards the new mechanism and what does it get adopted by eu leaders on thursday? there could be a lot of diplomacy, sabre rattling and then a decision later in the week.

back now to the disturbances in bristol overnight. we're joined now by chief constable andy marsh. thank you forjoining us. can you bring us up—to—date with the number of arrests and also the condition of the police officers who were injured in this? i the police officers who were in'ured in this? ., , , ., ~ ., in this? i am speaking from the olice in this? i am speaking from the police station _ in this? i am speaking from the police station in _ in this? i am speaking from the police station in bristol, - in this? i am speaking from the police station in bristol, the - in this? i am speaking from the i police station in bristol, the scene of the violence last night. very sadly, 20 of my colleagues have suffered injuries and they came under a hail of bottles, cobblestones, bricks, firework thrown at them. 20 are injured, two seriously, they are all thankfully at home and recovering. we have made seven arrests. we have already initiated a very significant investigation headed up by my most senior detective. we are working hard as we speak to identify the

images of those involved in the violence and they should be expecting a knock on the door very soon. ., . ., i. , ., , ., soon. how much have you been able to identify from — soon. how much have you been able to identify from the _ soon. how much have you been able to identify from the images _ soon. how much have you been able to identify from the images that _ soon. how much have you been able to identify from the images that you - identify from the images that you have got and actually to ascertain the identity of those who you can see on your footage? we the identity of those who you can see on your footage?— see on your footage? we have a diuital see on your footage? we have a digital investigation _ see on your footage? we have a digital investigation team - see on your footage? we have a j digital investigation team poring over the footage but what i'd like you to bear in mind is that all of the officers were wearing body worn video from the start of the protest last night, yesterday afternoon. cctv and other footage last night, yesterday afternoon. cctv and otherfootage including footage that members of the community have passed to us on our website, you can do that. people were aghast at the violence they saw towards the police force. it will take as many hours and days to pour through these thousands of hours of footage but i am clear, we will be releasing pictures today, we will be arresting people as soon as we can. when you talk about a knock on the door, can you give is an idea of how many people may potentially be getting a knock on the door? because

i think it was estimated that there were around about 400 more than 400 people involved in those violent protests that went on very late. there was an initial protest we sought to discourage up at college green in bristol. probably two or 3000 people. protest is unlawful under covid—i9 restrictions and we were encouraging people to disperse but a good number of people, about four or 500 came down to the police station, a fair distance away and became very violent. i don't believe what they were doing was protesting against the policing bill, they were there with anti—police rhetoric, with violence, threats and graffiti and damage and violence. so there could be as many as 400 people we want to speak to. anyone at that violent scene, after it became violent, other than the media covering it, should be questioning themselves and asking what their part was. they should be concerned we are coming looking for them. you

had warned — we are coming looking for them. you had warned before the protest that enforcement action would be taken and mentioned the covid—i9 restrictions people could be fined 2000 pounds, how difficult is it to get people to stay away in these covid—i9 times? get people to stay away in these covid-19 times?— get people to stay away in these covid-19 times? let's look at the bi aer covid-19 times? let's look at the bigger picture- — covid-19 times? let's look at the bigger picture. there _ covid-19 times? let's look at the bigger picture. there is - covid-19 times? let's look at the bigger picture. there is a - covid-19 times? let's look at the bigger picture. there is a 1.7 - bigger picture. there is a 1.7 million population in avon and somerset, the area i am responsible for policing and i want to pay tribute to the sacrifices people have made in the last year to bring this virus under control again and again. we are talking about a small number of people that i have said from the start of the covid—i9 crisis, the pandemic that we will not enforce our way through this problem. if people are wondering why we did not enforce more, for every arrested potentially takes three offices away from the scene where they can protect their colleagues in property and public. it's an

incredibly difficult situation the police have to deal with and i want to thank the people in bristol... i just want to interrupt you for a moment because it is time to say goodbye to anybody watching us on bbc two. i will continue this interview on the bbc news channel. have channel. have a good afternoon. back to you, sorry about that. obviously, hearing what you said about the difficulties in terms of resources of trying to manage these demonstrations. have you had conversations with the home secretary around the policing of this, ? secretary around the policing of this,? , , ., secretary around the policing of this,? , ., ., this,? yes, i spoke to the mayor of bristol and — this,? yes, i spoke to the mayor of bristol and the _ this,? yes, i spoke to the mayor of bristol and the home _ this,? yes, i spoke to the mayor of bristol and the home secretary - this,? yes, i spoke to the mayor of| bristol and the home secretary last night and again this morning. she has offered to help in any way she can add police forces from across the country are being coordinated to support us if needed in this investigation.— support us if needed in this investigation. support us if needed in this investiuation. , ., , ., investigation. the protest was about the new powers _ investigation. the protest was about the new powers under _ investigation. the protest was about the new powers under the _ investigation. the protest was about the new powers under the policing i the new powers under the policing and crime bill that was severely

restrict the ability of people to protest. underthat restrict the ability of people to protest. under that legislation, there would be effectively scope for almost every demonstration to be stopped. what is your view on policing under that new law? the bill is a matter— policing under that new law? tue: bill is a matter for policing under that new law? t't;e: bill is a matter for politicians policing under that new law? tt;e: bill is a matter for politicians to debate. i don't want to get involved in that debate. last night, let's be clear, when that protest turned to violence outside the police station, i do not believe it was a protest against the bill. that was an opportunity for criminals to actually become violent towards the police. it was an anti—police disorder. tt police. it was an anti-police disorder-— police. it was an anti-police disorder. :, , ., , :, disorder. it does underline, and you have said about _ disorder. it does underline, and you have said about being _ disorder. it does underline, and you have said about being able - disorder. it does underline, and you have said about being able to - have said about being able to retrospectively police with the help of the footage that has been gathered during this, but it does

underline the difficulty of policing and i'm just wondering, not asking for a political view but your thoughts on entering potentially a new period where there will be much tougher restrictions against demonstrations and what that might mean for policing? tt’s demonstrations and what that might mean for policing?— mean for policing? it's probably more difficult _ mean for policing? it's probably more difficult now— mean for policing? it's probably more difficult now to _ mean for policing? it's probably more difficult now to police - more difficult now to police protests than it has ever been. there are two reasons for that. one is that test is unlawful under the covid—i9 restrictions and places us in a difficult position to make sense of that. the second reason is everyone has a view. as the policing to form, too lenient? what we have is highly trained professionally accredited dedicated people that actually undertake that for us. some people have said it is the brain surgery of policing. every protest is different depending on the context and we must be able to use

professionaljudgment to make professional judgment to make decisions. professionaljudgment to make decisions. what i wanted to say is thank you for the support we have had across all of politics and our communities in bristol and beyond for what the brave officers of avon and somerset constabulary and surrounding forces have done over the last 24 hours.— the last 24 hours. thank you very much forjoining _ the last 24 hours. thank you very much forjoining us. _ chief constable andy marsh. there's been a huge boost for women's football in england. the bbc and sky have signed a multi—million pound deal to show super league games for the next 3 years. it is the first time the rights to the wsl have been sold separately from the men's game. at least 18 games will be shown live on bbc one or bbc two per season. the agreement, that starts in september, is believed to be worth around £8 million, with 25% of that set to be invested

in the women's championship, the second tier. as footballers, we try and be that inspiration and role model for so many but sometimes you can't actually be that role model when you are not being seen, so for us to be on television more often, being visible for these young girls, it's the next step forward for women's football in general and i think this is going to really push the league be the best in europe, if not the world. after losing the t20 series against india, england's cricketer�*s have moved onto pune where the one—day series starts tomorrow. it's largely the same squad and althouthofra archer misses out with an ongoing elbow issue there could be some fresh faces coming into the eleven it will present opportunities for guys _ it will present opportunities for guys that haven't necessarily played yet and _ guys that haven't necessarily played yet and been away from home travelling and not playing as extreme difficult motivation might present— extreme difficult motivation might present itself, can be difficult when — present itself, can be difficult when you are on tour. i am hoping

that will_ when you are on tour. i am hoping that will energise them a little bit and hopefully bring a performance as well. there's a chance that the families of athletes taking part in the olympics and paralympics will be able to travel to japan to watch the games after all. all overseas fans have been barred from tokyo 2020 because of covid concerns and though organisers say that includes competitors' family members at the moment, they are discussing the possibility of making exceptions. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the american trial of the oxford astrazenica vaccine has finally reported and the news is very good. it includes data for older people and it suggests that all participants including the elderly are well protected, and that the vaccine completely protected against serious illness. there was no evidence of serious side effects. professor sarah gilbert is the co—designer of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine ,

and said the data from this trial was particularly useful as it involved those over 65. it is very good to have data from a clinical trial which has included older adults, as well, people over the age of 65. we do, of course, have a lot of data now coming through from the uk on the use of the vaccine in older people, in people over 70 and people over 80 and showing that, in real—world use of the vaccine, there is very high effectiveness of the vaccine. it is keeping people out of hospital, stopping them getting infected, even in these older age groups. but to be able to have the data from a phase 3 trial to compare with other phase 3 data is very useful. our health correspondent michelle roberts said the american trial results confirm what we've already seen in the uk and the eu. it comes at a really important time because we know there has been a lot of attention on the astrazeneca jab recently,

because of the reported concern about blood clots, a review has been done on that with no evidence of a link and we have seen some european countries starting to use it again after pausing for a little bit. so this news today of these trial results are really encouraging and itjust confirms again that it's safe, effective and works really well in the elderly population too, where we did not have a massive amount of trial data before, but real—life data here in the uk, where we are using lots of the astrazeneca vaccine, is showing its providing good protection. when you look at the bloods, you are seeing the antibodies you would hope to see. it has been a bumpy road for the astrazeneca vaccine with what has been happening in europe. it's reported that in france, three quarters of astrazeneca supplies are unused and its two thirds of the supplies in germany. there has been a dent in confidence, there is no denying it, in some european countries in terms

of the use of the astrazeneca vaccine but do studies like this start to have an impact because we know the medicine regulators have backed it? it's very clear. we have heard from england's deputy medical officer that it's no use having these in a fridge, you have to put them into people, that is where you get protection. trial data like this will give a lot of confidence. european countries understandably pause for a bit because they wanted more confirmation from the regulator in europe but that review has happened, the regulator is happy, world health organization is happy and so is the uk regulator. they all say the same thing, this is safe and effective and it will save lives. the uk is heading towards a "catastrophic" digital skills shortage "disaster". that's the warning from the think tank the learning and work insitute. says the number of young people taking it subjects at gcse has dropped 40% since 2015. meanwhile, the consulting firm, accenture says demand for al, cloud

and robotics skills is soaring. i'm joined now by our business presenter ramzan karmali. that seems weird when it is clearly a growing area. b, that seems weird when it is clearly a growing area-— that seems weird when it is clearly a growing area. a study says 70% of mm: a growing area. a study says 70% of young people _ a growing area. a study says 70% of young people actually _ a growing area. a study says 70% of young people actually expect - a growing area. a study says 70% of young people actually expect their l young people actually expect their employers to invest in teaching them new skills but less than around half of those firms say they can afford to do that, so it's a massive problem going forward. on top of that, fewer than half of the employers that receive these young people think they have got the skills to do the job in the first place. and they also think it's want to hit their profitability, more than three quarters that their profitability will suffer because of the fact that young people do not have the skills or the digital skills to move forward. presumably it's an area — skills to move forward. presumably it's an area right _ skills to move forward. presumably it's an area right for _ skills to move forward. presumably it's an area right for investment? . it's an area right for investment? exactly, you ticket would be, but if

you think of what accent she is saying, there is massive demand tech listings for last year which may not be a surprise considering the lockdown we have been in, but northern cities like liverpool, newcastle, have a massive demand for people with al, cloud, robotic skills and... people with al, cloud, robotic skills and. . .— skills and... the last year has shown- -- _ skills and. .. the last year has shown... how— skills and... the last year has shown... how important - skills and... the last year has shown... how important that | skills and... the last year has i shown... how important that is, that's the _ shown... how important that is, that's the problem. _ shown. .. how important that is, that's the problem. if— shown... how important that is, that's the problem. if we - shown... how important that is, that's the problem. if we don't l that's the problem. if we don't address the skill shortage, we won't be able to solve our growth in our economy going forward. find be able to solve our growth in our economy going forward. and other business story. _ economy going forward. and other business story. b&q _ economy going forward. and other business story. b&q seeing - economy going forward. and other business story. b&q seeing a - economy going forward. and other business story. b&q seeing a big i business story. b&q seeing a big rise in profit. t business story. b&q seeing a big rise in profit-— rise in profit. i have been doing some over _ rise in profit. i have been doing some over the _ rise in profit. i have been doing some over the weekend. - rise in profit. i have been doing some over the weekend. their | rise in profit. i have been doing - some over the weekend. their pre-tax some over the weekend. their pre—tax profits up to £76 million, sales up 7% and they say it's based on people doing click and collect which has been a real fillip for them. we can talk about this with

let's speak now to russ mould, investment director at aj bell. it's obvious b&q would be doing well in this period? tt’s it's obvious b&q would be doing well in this period?— in this period? it's a fair point. peole in this period? it's a fair point. people are _ in this period? it's a fair point. people are stuck— in this period? it's a fair point. people are stuck at _ in this period? it's a fair point. people are stuck at home, - in this period? it's a fair point. | people are stuck at home, have in this period? it's a fair point. - people are stuck at home, have time on their_ people are stuck at home, have time on their hands, those lucky enough to keep _ on their hands, those lucky enough to keep theirjob or not be furloughed, their costs have gone down _ furloughed, their costs have gone down so _ furloughed, their costs have gone down so they have extra money and have not— down so they have extra money and have not been able to go on holiday so there _ have not been able to go on holiday so there is— have not been able to go on holiday so there is a — have not been able to go on holiday so there is a logical move which will, _ so there is a logical move which will, we — so there is a logical move which will, we will be spending time at home, _ will, we will be spending time at home, we — will, we will be spending time at home, we will make it look better and 5&0 — home, we will make it look better and b80 or its european brands have been huge _ and b80 or its european brands have been huge beneficiaries of that. the boss at been huge beneficiaries of that. tt;e: boss at kingfisher been huge beneficiaries of that. tt9 boss at kingfisher said been huge beneficiaries of that. tt9: boss at kingfisher said there been huge beneficiaries of that. tt9 boss at kingfisher said there has been a development of new diy practitioners but there could be trouble ahead in terms of when we do go back vaccine roll—out is a bit more, carries on basically. go back vaccine roll-out is a bit more, carries on basically. that's a big question- _ more, carries on basically. that's a big question. before _ more, carries on basically. that's a big question. before today, - more, carries on basically. that's a | big question. before today, analysts pencilled _ big question. before today, analysts pencilled in a drop in profits for the new— pencilled in a drop in profits for the new financial year that hasjust begun— the new financial year that hasjust begun but— the new financial year that hasjust begun but messieurs garnier says he does not _ begun but messieurs garnier says he does not think that will happen. it

may be _ does not think that will happen. it may be more difficult in the second half of— may be more difficult in the second half of the — may be more difficult in the second half of the year but he is reassured investors _ half of the year but he is reassured investors today saying they are up 24% instead seems to be lots of interest — 24% instead seems to be lots of interest in— 24% instead seems to be lots of interest in a bit of spring cleaning. interest in a bit of spring cleaning-— interest in a bit of spring cleaning. interest in a bit of spring cleaninu. �*, :, ~ ., ., :, cleaning. let's talk about another com an cleaning. let's talk about another company that _ cleaning. let's talk about another company that wants _ cleaning. let's talk about another company that wants to _ cleaning. let's talk about another company that wants to list - cleaning. let's talk about another company that wants to list on - cleaning. let's talk about another company that wants to list on the j company that wants to list on the london stock exchange. they have never made a profit, delivery, they think they will be worth almost £9 billion. how does that work? tt t billion. how does that work? if i knew that _ billion. how does that work? if i knew that i would probably be a lot happier— knew that i would probably be a lot happier than i knew that i would probably be a lot happierthan i am knew that i would probably be a lot happier than i am at the moment, it's a _ happier than i am at the moment, it's a difficult one to justify. i think— it's a difficult one to justify. i think what the managing board are saying _ think what the managing board are saying is— think what the managing board are saying is their mantra is 21 meals a week— saying is their mantra is 21 meals a week roughly, online currently delivers — week roughly, online currently delivers one of those 21 so they look _ delivers one of those 21 so they look for— delivers one of those 21 so they look for that number to increase. the question is, how does their market— the question is, how does their market share work out against the competitors? there are meal kits companies — competitors? there are meal kits companies delivering and growing very quickly so there is a big market—

very quickly so there is a big market share fight. on face value, that £9_ market share fight. on face value, that £9 billion valuation is a big stretch — that £9 billion valuation is a big stretch. the more nervous investors nay not~ _ stretch. the more nervous investors na not. , , :, stretch. the more nervous investors na not. , :, nay not. very quickly, where do you think they will _ nay not. very quickly, where do you think they will invest _ nay not. very quickly, where do you think they will invest the _ nay not. very quickly, where do you think they will invest the money - think they will invest the money they raise?— think they will invest the money the raise? , :, :, ~ :, , they raise? they will look to invest in technology. _ they raise? they will look to invest in technology, branding _ they raise? they will look to invest in technology, branding and - in technology, branding and marketing, putting a lot of work into dark — marketing, putting a lot of work into dark kitchens where they can produce _ into dark kitchens where they can produce food very quickly. i think they will— produce food very quickly. i think they will be looking to increase their— they will be looking to increase their range so they are notjust in city centres — their range so they are notjust in city centres but in the suburbs. many— city centres but in the suburbs. many thanks indeed.— city centres but in the suburbs. many thanks indeed. i'm not sure what we're doing next, actually.

the world's first commercial mission aimed at cleaning up so—called �*spacejunk�* has taken off today. elsa—d took off from kazakhstan, but is being operated from a control centre, 3,000 miles away in oxford. our science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports. there are now millions of pieces of discarded metal and other materials in orbit — everything from old rocket segments to accidentally dropped astronaut tools, even flecks of paint. the fear is that, unless we start taking some of the bigger litter items out of the sky, they could hit and destroy the active satellites that provide our communications and weather forecasts. the international astroscale company, with a division in the uk, will demonstrate how this can be done. it'll use one satellite to magnetically grab another, a dummy in this instance, and pull it down to earth. the manoeuvres will be complex and the demonstration will have to take care that it doesn't itself produce unnecessary debris. the key bit is to capture a tumbling object. so if a satellite fails, it can quite easily start tumbling,

you know, about maybe all three axes. and that makes it considerably harder to capture it. so that is our key technology. but also we are going to show a lot of autonomous control. astroscale is hoping a vibrant market will emerge this decade in which spacecraft owners contract other operators to either service and repair hardware in orbit, or tow it out of harm's way. this should keep orbits free and safe for everyone to continue using. jonathan amos, bbc news. will it last through the week? i will have indications. more in the way of cloud to the west and the cloud thick enough for a light drizzle to the far north—west

of scotland but temperatures should peak between 9—13 and with light wind and sunshine, that will feel quite pleasant for some as we go through the day. overnight, we will see cloud gathering from the west and that will continue to bring scattered showers along west facing coast. where the cloud continues to break we might see temperatures fall away to low single figures but generally with a cloud around it will not be a cool start to tuesday. tuesday will see more cloud as a weather front approaches from the west and wednesday onwards will start to see a change with wetter and windier weather arriving for all, turning notably colder by friday.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt,

as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. the people down here were criminals. they were intent on damage. despite our patients a violent mob erupted. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. around 10,000 soldiers are expected to be cut, as part of big restructuring to the armed forces. more now on the riots in bristol last night. and seven arrests have been made after protestors clashed with police officers at a demonstration against the new police and crime bill last night. crowds had gathered earlier in the day to peacefully protest

against the bill, with scenes turning violent as the evening went on. earlier i spoke to shadow home secretary nick thomas—symonds, who condemned the violence on bristol's streets. the violent scenes that we saw last night were inexcusable and totally unacceptable. the scenes we saw of police vehicles set alight, damage to the police station, objects being thrown, this was appalling, absolutely appalling. my thoughts today are with those police officers who were injured. we understand over 20 who were injured. i wish every one of them a swift recovery. i also wish the police well with their investigation to ensure that everybody who was involved in unlawful behaviour now faces justice. you disagreed with the police and crime bill and the restrictions that it would bring in on protest. do you agree with the principle of protesting against that bill?

of course i agree with legitimate protest in a covid—safe and secure and peaceful way. of course. that is one of the things that is very precious about our democracy. but there is no link between that and the appalling scenes that we saw last night. that violence that we saw last night, which is completely unacceptable does absolutely nothing for the cause of those of us who are making perfectly legitimate arguments about concerns around the policing bill and the way it seeks to limit protest. the placards, and again, separating this from the violence, but the placards saying, say no to uk police state, freedom to protest is fundamental to democracy, would you agree with that description of a uk police

state in the event of this bill being brought in, and it looks currently like there is no way it won't be? i don't agree with those particular descriptions. i don't think that's helpful. we must say, as i have said, that the violent scenes we saw last night are absolutely no part whatsoever in making legitimate case against the bill. the concern on this bill around protests, we have this very precious tradition here in the uk where legitimate peaceful protest is a part of our democratic system. it is something that has been guarded for generations. the concern is that the conditions been brought in around, for example, excessive noise, tilt the balance way too far against that legitimate right to protest. i will continue to make that case in parliament. what is totally unacceptable is the violence we have seen. what can you do though in and out of parliament to stop this happening? in terms of the bill.

we will of course continue to make the argument in parliament. it has just gone through its second reading, as we call it, in the house of commons. we will now continue to put down amendments to the bill, and hope to attract support across parties. we know there are different concerns that have been raised around this. we will make that argument. that is exactly how we should be proceeding in a parliamentary democracy. we will continue to do that, to raise our concerns in the weeks and months ahead. the numbers in parliament indicate that there is no way this bill will be stopped. what after it comes in, what then? the rule of law is always paramount. we must always defend the rule of law, which is fundamental to our democracy. the government of the day always has the right to try to put legislation through parliament.

whilst it is right that the government has a majority of 80, at the same time, this is a mammoth bill. i have also been raising concerns around, for example, its lack of provision to address the issue of violence against women and girls. i am hopeful that we can amend this bill. i do think pressure can be brought across parliament to include necessary measures, particularly around those protections, for example on street harassment, on stalking, on measures to tackle the appallingly low rape conviction rate. i am convinced we can make those arguments and bring pressure to bear on the government so that we can amend this bill. the findings of the independent inquiry into nicola sturgeon's handling of harassment complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond are expected later today. the inquiry by ireland's former chief prosecutor, james hamilton, will decide whether or not scotland's first minister broke conduct rules for ministers. our correspondent nick eardley

said today's report was in his words, the big one. this is the one that the scottish government keep talking about. because it is from nicola sturgeon's independent adviser on the ministerial code it is going to be very hard to dismiss any of its findings for either side. if it does conclude that ms sturgeon broke the ministerial code it will heap pressure on her over the next few days. we don't know if that is what it is going to say. the whole process has been highly secretive, as you would expect it to be. we have had no indication of where james hamilton is going with it. but we do expect that we are going to see it later today, probably this afternoon. as you say, there is another report which we are going to get tomorrow, officially, which is from the committee of the scottish parliament, that nicola sturgeon and alex salmond both appeared before a few weeks ago. we have not had the full report, that comes at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, but we do know that that committee is going to conclude that

ms sturgeon misled them in some of the evidence that she gave a couple of weeks ago. a really huge week in scottish politics because on wednesday the scottish parliament breaks up for the election. and it is going to be a crucial election for deciding whether the snp have a majority after may, and whether they can push for another independence referendum. over the next few days we are going to see massive rows over whether ms sturgeon has followed the rules that ministers have to follow, and it is really going to come to a crescendo this afternoon when we see that report from james hamilton. we do not know what time that report will be out. we will bring you coverage as soon as we get details. a cut in the size of the army is expected to be announced this afternoon as part of the government's defence review. other changes include the phasing—out of old tanks,

aircraft and ships to fund new equipment and technologies. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the government says the armed forces of the future will be better equipped with troops supported by robots and drones able to operate in small teams anywhere in the world. it says they will be backed up by a new kind of army — skilled in information, electronic and cyberwarfare. but it'll also be leaner. the size of the regular army is expected to be cut by as much as 10,000, to 70,000 troops. that may concern close allies like the us, who say size matters. quantity has a quality all its own, as stalin taught us, and we are concerned about the shrinking size of britain's military. but i would rather have a fully capable, fully resourced, smaller british force than i would have a larger, less capable one. extra investment is going into the royal navy, with new frigates

already being ordered. but it's still expected to retire some older ships early, briefly seeing a reduction in its surface fleet from 19 to 17 warships. and there's likely to be fewer of the us—designed f—35jets than originally planned, to fund investment in the development of a new british—built fighter. the government insists this defence review will make the armed forces more agile and better equipped to fight the wars of the future — but they will be smaller. jonathan beale, bbc news. a night—time curfew has been extended in miami beach in florida after thousands of tourists descended on the area for the annual spring break holiday, risking the spread of covid—i9. a state of emergency was declared after city officials said they were unable to cope with the large number of people, with few wearing masks or social distancing. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports:

party time in miami. spring break, when students traditionally descend on florida to let off steam. the bars, beaches and restaurants are packed. but this is no time to party. the city of miami beach is currently under a state of emergency. there is a curfew in effect. these extraordinary scenes have shocked local officials who say they have been overwhelmed by the number of revellers. there is little sign of social distancing and few people wearing masks. fights have broken out and businesses have been forced to close down. at one point, the police shot pepper balls into the crowd, urging people to leave after an 8pm curfew came into effect. i think it is a good idea. even though it is fun out here, we want to be out here and have fun. no—one is doing anything, people are just out here, enjoying the beach and it is a good vibe. but they want to shut it down at 8 o'clock, people will go somewhere else and take — their money somewhere else and it is what it is. people want to live. when it's over, when it's over, get the vaccine, get back

to business. am i worried because of covid? i mean, i'm not really worried about that. l you know what i'm saying, like... you just got to be i cautious, that's all, you know what i'm saying? it's no guarantees with - the covid thing, you can get the covid from your neighbourhood, your block, your building. _ it don't matter. you out somewhere else, like, we chilling. - music plays. florida is one of the few us states now fully open during the pandemic. last month, the republican governor ron desantis declared the state an oasis of freedom from coronavirus restrictions. tourists have descended on the area in large numbers over the past few weeks. boston, you got to wear masks everywhere you go. i had the vaccine, so i don't care. i go home, i get tested, for myself, i don't really care but i wouldn't- want to get my parents sick, you know? - officials have blamed adults rather than college students for much of the chaos. the state of emergency and night—time curfew has now

been extended for up to three weeks. many people are coming here right now and too many people are coming here with bad intentions. last week, florida recorded more than 4000 new covid—i9 infections a day. this is a crisis that is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news. police vans are set on fire and officers are hurt, as a protest in bristol against plans to give the police more powers over demonstrations turns violent. borisjohnson is set to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it's as results from the us trial of the jab show it's both safe and highly effective. about 18,000 people have been evacuated from their homes across new south wales in australia

as heavy rains continue to batter the east coast. days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to overflow around sydney, triggering calls for mass evacuations. the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil has more from the town of windsor, northwest of sydney. this is what days of relentless downpour looks like. a deluge not seen here in decades. emergency services have conducted more than 500 rescues so far. this is what they are up against. waters so high and forceful a three—bedroom cottage was seen floating through. crews have also been called in to get stranded cattle to safety. one team even managed to ferry 20 dogs on inflatable boats. in the town of windsor,

north—west of sydney, residents are used to floods this time of year, but nothing like this. very shocking. i have not seen it like this before. 1990 was the last time i remember having a really big flood. _ we have had some where the bridges have gone under before, _ but not like this. it is hard to tell. this is the newly built windsor bridge. it is barely one year old. it was meant to withstand heavy flooding. this is how swollen the river got. you can hardly make out the windsor bridge. with more rain forecast over the next few days things are set to get much worse before they get better. thousands of families have already evacuated, with many more ready to go. for days now, this family has been on high alert. they tell me they hardly slept in the past 24 hours as they watched

the waters inch ever closer to the property and submerge the whole of their back garden. this is what their property looked like before the flood. and this is it now. normally it is completely green. it slopes down to the dam. now, it is completely inundated. in the distance we can just see farmland. but now, we just see water. it is not the first natural disaster to hit these areas in the past year. some communities who were battered with the bushfires, now they are battered by the floods. drought prior to that. i do not know any time in our state's history when we have when we have had these events in such quick succession. many have spent the night in evacuation centres. with the rain showing no sign

of letting up there is no telling when they will be able to get back to their homes and what state they will find them in. with more and more britons expected to take a holiday in the uk this year, lifeboat charity the rnli is gearing up for another busy summer season around the coast. fiona lamdin has been to meet new and returning lifeguard recruits who are being put through their paces. as lockdown eased lastjune, nearly half a million visitors headed to the coast in dorset. roads were gridlocked, beaches were full, and extra police officers were brought in as a major incident was declared in bournemouth. you can't even see the sand when there's that many people down there. in the water, it actually looks like a mexican wave — there's just that many people in there. last year rnli lifeguards saved 110 lives, and responded to over 10,000 incidents. it changed in a second. ijust tried to catch a wave on my bodyboard, missed the wave, went to stand up and i was just out of my depth. amanda and her ii—year—old son were bodyboarding at perranporth beach in cornwall when a flash rip tide

started pulling her out. ajet ski came up towards me, another lifeguard. he told me to grab on and ijust couldn't — ijust had no energy left. and in his voice, he told me — he shouted at me to grab hold and i realised that it was my one chance. if i didn't grab hold of it, i would have perished. you know, my son would have gone home from that beach on his own. i don't even know how he would have got home from the beach. and without the rnli, i would be dead, i wouldn't be here today. and it was a similar story for dad—of—three ben. he was bodyboarding at perran sands beach in cornwall. it went from being probably waist height to over my head in a couple of steps. and then i could just feel myself being pulled really fast out into the sea. it's a lonely place to be when you're out there and you don't know if you're going to get the help, if people know that you're missing. i'll be honest, i didn't think he was going to survive. i kept losing him, his head would go down and i'd

lose him for a few seconds. yeah, it was the scariest thing i think i've ever been through. i've never felt fear like i did in those few minutes. it was awful. nine, ten. 0k, she's not breathing, _ can we update the ambulance and let them know that we're doing cpr? it's early spring and we're still in third lockdown, and so beaches are pretty quiet. but these lifeguards have been out training for four hours, so they're fit and ready when the public return. it's been really tough. so all the pools have been closed, so we've had to go swimming in the sea with really thick wet suits, boots, gloves, and it's been cold — like, six degrees over the winter. so it's been tough, but we've kept a good level of fitness. ok, so this summer we're expecting the staycation factor to be very much present for everybody, so we're gearing up and expecting busy numbers at the beaches again. it's easter in two weeks — when they'll be patrolling 50 beaches across the country, hoping that this time the public will take a more measured approach

as we slowly ease out of lockdown. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been asked about a range of subjects, but started with one on vaccines. we do not want to see blockades, thatis we do not want to see blockades, that is very important. clearly, what matters to us in the uk as we get on with the roll—out of the vaccine programme. i think we have had all —— half of all adults in the country, that is good news. we are on course to to everybody in priority groups, 1—4, they are done,

groups 1—9, the over 505, priority groups, 1—4, they are done, groups 1—9, the oversos, by priority groups, 1—4, they are done, groups 1—9, the over 505, by the 15th, and we will pass on with the road map that we have set out in the programme we have got. i have talked to our friends repeatedly over the period. we are all facing the same pandemic, we all have the same problems. one thing worth stressing is that on the continent right now, you can see sadly there is a third wave under way. people in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, experience has taught us that when a wave hits ourfriends, i am experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, i am afraid it washes up on our shores as well. i expect that we will feel those effects in due course. that is why we are getting on with our vaccination programme as fast as we can. but a vaccination campaign, developing vaccines, rolling them out, these are international projects, and they require international cooperation. the prime minister was also asked

about the defence review, which is being revealed in the commons this afternoon. if you look at what we are doing with the armed forces, this is a14% increase in spending on the armed forces, above what was in the manifesto that i was elected on in 2019. it is the biggest spend on the armed forces since the end of the cold war. what it is doing, it is enabling us to modernise our armed services, to give them the kit that they are going to need for the 21st—century conflicts. making sure that we are able to compete in cyberspace, and also with automated aircraft, future combat aircraft system is being made here in lancashire. this is a programme, thatis lancashire. this is a programme, that is going to drive 46,000 jobs.

overall, we are talking about driving 400,000 jobs across the uk. £6.6 billion going into investment in research and development. like thing our lead as a science superpower as well. i see this as vital for our safety, superpower as well. i see this as vitalfor our safety, are superpower as well. i see this as vital for our safety, are vital four our security, vital for our safety, are vital four oursecurity, but vital for our safety, are vital four our security, but also a massive part of our industrial strategy and our strategy to unite and level up across the whole country. we will bring you coverage of that defence review a little later. the one o'clock news is coming up next. first, time for a weather update. a lot of dry weather, and for some a lot of sunshine. the best of the sunshine will be across southern and eastern areas. clouding overfrom the west. perhaps by the end of the afternoon that clouds will bring the

odd spot or two of light rain as well. through the afternoon highs ranging from 8—13. overnight, clouds will prevent temperatures from falling too low. we will start to see if you more showers on western fringes. we are at their art breaks in the cloud we will see low single figures. tomorrow, a cloudier day for all as high pressure drifts off to the near continent and allows this weather front to topple in across the north west. winds will strengthen, that will blow in sharp showers on west facing coasts, and heavier, longer spells of rain by the end of the afternoon. for eastern areas it will be cloudy but dry. as we move into wednesday, that's weather fronts continues to push into that area of high pressure. that will slow it down, it will also weaken its considerably. it will be a nuisance on wednesday

afternoon. a band of cloud, maybe the odd spot of light rain moving through central and south—east england. behind it, drierand brighter, with some heavy rain pushing into the far north—west of scotland. top temperatures, 8—13 c. wednesday into thursday, not a bad day. the sunny spells. a few scattered showers. those will be mainly in the north and west. the real change to the whether story arrives thursday night into friday. this cold front associated with this low pressure will drive in colder air and some wetter weather with it. also, windy weather. that will be a shock to the system. it is not expected to last long but a noticeably colder day for all of us on friday. back to sunny spells and scattered showers, some of which will be wintry on the tops of higher ground, in the far north and west.

widespread condemnation after violence breaks out in bristol at a protest against the new police and crime bill. 20 police officers were injured, two of them seriously, as demonstrators hurled bricks and set fire to police vans. they were there with anti—police rhetoric, they were there with violence and threats and graffiti and damage and violence. so there could be as many as 400 people we want to speak to. we'll be live in bristol, where the protests have been described as "shameful" and "completely unacceptable". also this lunchtime... borisjohnson is expected to ask european leaders to dismiss any proposals to block coronavirus vaccine exports to the uk. a vaccinanation campaign, developing vaccines, rolling them out, these are international projects, and they require international co—operation.

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