astroscale believes 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. time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. hello, simon, good afternoon, everybody, what a beautiful out there for many of us. lots of sunshine, and quite calm as well. you can see the best of the sunshine is in eastern scotland, to the used of the pennines, thicker cloud further to the north and west. that cloud is thick enough for a couple of spots of drizzle at the moment as you can see in the highlands this morning. not much snow on the mountain is at the moment, but there could be some more snow to come later in the week. for the rest of today, enjoy what you've got, it is

quite quiet out there, and even with the cloud around, it is not looking too bad. we will keep some sunny spells and the temperatures already at around 13 degrees in eastern areas, and we are likely to see at least 13—14 this afternoon. the cloud will continue to develop out to the west, where there will be a scattering of showers, but where the cloud continues to break, maybe low single figures in a few places, but we start off tomorrow with more cloud around then we have had today and the risk of some showers to the west. by the end of the afternoon, west. by the end of the afternoon, we will have this little fella moving in, which will bring where to weather to the north—west of the great glen. but still, we could see temperatures peaking at 11—12. moving into wednesday, the weather front continues to push south and east but as it is bumping into the high pressure, it will weaken it somewhat and it will be a bit of a nuisance, i suspect, somewhat and it will be a bit of a nuisance, isuspect, on somewhat and it will be a bit of a

nuisance, i suspect, on wednesday, with this band coming down towards the south—west, thick enough for sunlight, drizzling rain. furtherto the north and west, some sunshine. moving out of wednesday, thursday, again, sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the showers out to the west, but the real change arrives on thursday night, into friday. we will see this cold front pushing steadily south and east and this low pressure is going to stay with us, bringing some wind and sharper showers, with us, bringing some wind and sharpershowers, but with us, bringing some wind and sharper showers, but more noticeably, some cooler air spilling right across the country on friday. that means showers on higher ground, and they could be turning wintry on higher areas. and they could be turning wintry on higherareas. gusts and they could be turning wintry on higher areas. gusts in excess of 40mph in the far north of scotland. it will be feeling chilly. temperatures will be struggling to get into double digits quite widely. it will be a short, sharp shock,

however, because it will be getting a little bit milder once again for the weekend. a reminder of our top story... widespread condemnation after violence breaks out in bristol at a protest against the new police and crime bill. 20 police officers were injured. borisjohnson has spoken to the german chancellor angela merkel about vaccine supplies and is expected to speak to other european leaders soon. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news. the time is 1.33. i'm olly foster at 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 invested in the women's championship, the second tier. the manchester city and england captain steph houghton has been speaking to our reporterjo currie. 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 to be the best in europe, if not the world. if someone had said when you started your senior football career that at this point you will be getting

matches on bbc one, bbc two, what would you have said then? when i first started, when i was 13, 14, i when i first started, when i was 13, 1a, i would when i first started, when i was 13, 1a, iwould have when i first started, when i was 13, 1a, i would have laughed. at the time we were not that that level when we were in a professional league. you had to pay to play. you were training once per week. when you go to win the super league started in 2011, you thought, this could go somewhere. it is only over the last few years, since the 2015 world cup, itjust expanded so quick. to be a part of that is special. we are in a fortunate position that the likes of the bbc that have been supporting women's football are now putting more investment into the game and trying to push it as far as it can go. this is the next step in the venture of women's football. hopefully we can continue with quality performances so that everybody can see. 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 their support behind that women's 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 side. 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 this summer because of covid concerns and though organisers say that includes competitors�* family members at the moment, they are discussing the possibility of making exceptions. after losing the t20 series against india, england's cricketers 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 that haven't necessarily played yet and being away from home, travelling and not playing, is extremely difficult. motivation to when opportunity might present itself, can be difficult when you are on tour. i am hoping that will energise them a little bit and hopefully bring a performance as well. staying with cricket, the bbc have secured a new four year radio deal for broadcasting domestic cricket. the new season starts

in just over a fortnight. every ball of the county championship, one day and t20 competitions will continue to be broadcast across the bbc�*s network of local radio stations and bbc radio wales, and the bbc sport website, where you can find more on that story. let's return to the roll—out of coronavirus vaccines, and particularly the row between the uk and the eu over the astrazeneca vaccine. borisjohnson is expected to speak to european leaders this week in an attempt to persuade them not to ban exports of the jab to the uk. the european commission has criticised the company for failing to deliver enough doses to the eu — while providing regular shipments to the uk from its plants in europe. earlier today the prime minister struck an optimistic note. i'm reassured by talking to eu partners over the last few months. they do not want to see blockades, that is very important. clearly, what matters to us in the uk is we

get on with the roll—out of the vaccine programme. i think we have done over half of all adults in the country, that is good news. we are on course to do everybody in priority groups, 1—4, they are done, groups 1—9, the over 50s, by the 15th april, and we will press on with the road map that we have set out, and 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,

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. borisjohnson there, he was on a visit to the bae systems factory where they make and design military aircraft. speaking ahead of this afternoon's defence review he said it represents a signifcant increase in military spending. if you look at what we are doing with the armed forces, this is a 14% 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, that is going to drive 116,000 jobs. overall, we are talking about driving 400,000 jobs across the uk. £6.6 billion going into investment in research and development. lengthening our lead as a science superpower as well. i see this as vital for our safety, vitalfor security, but also a massive part of our industrial strategy and our strategy to unite and level up across the whole country.

how do you reassure our allies such as the us about our numbers dropping away, fewer boots on the ground? no redundancies. if you look at the reserves as well, we are talking about an army of 100,000. what we are doing is giving them the kit now that they will need to make themselves all the more useful, all the more, i'm afraid, lethal, and effective, around the world. all the more valuable to our allies and all the more deterring to our foes. that is the name of the game. we don't want to fight wars. we want to deter them and we want to be useful around the world in partnership with our friends, to keep the peace. to do that we need strong, robust armed services of a kind that we are investing in. investing for the long term, not just for military purposes, although

that is crucial, but for very, very good economic reasons as well. the headlines on bbc news. widespread condemnation — after violence breaks out in bristol at a protest against the new police and crime bill — 20 police 20 police officers were injured. 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 exmouth beach. you can see lifeguards behind me. they are

training, they had to pass fitness tests before they can come back. they have been training on land. in a moment you will see them at training at sea. 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. ok, 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 7 degrees out there. you have been a lifeguard for three years. you have been a lifeguard for three ears. , you have been a lifeguard for three ears, , ., you have been a lifeguard for three ears. , ., . ., , years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting — years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting it _ years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting it to _ years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting it to be _ years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting it to be just - years. tell us about the challenges. we are expecting it to be just as - we are expecting it to be just as busy this year. i we are expecting it to be 'ust as busy this yeanfi we are expecting it to be 'ust as busy this yeahfi busy this year. i will let you get on and do _ busy this year. i will let you get on and do your— busy this year. i will let you get on and do your training - busy this year. i will let you get j on and do your training because busy this year. i will let you get | on and do your training because i think they are all going to go in. just coming over to henry. you are in charge of 30 lifeguards down in devon. tell us what are the challenges, how will it be different this year? challenges, how will it be different this ear? , , ., , this year? this year we will still be providing — this year? this year we will still be providing the _ this year? this year we will still be providing the same - this year? this year we will still be providing the same service l this year? this year we will stilll 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 we can provide a safe and effective service by employing more lifeguards. how many more lifeguards? around 100 nationally, so we will have 1700 lifeguards around the uk this summer. i5 so we will have 1700 lifeguards around the uk this summer. is that in case some _ around the uk this summer. is that in case some have _ around the uk this summer. is that in case some have two _ around the uk this summer. is that in case some have two isolates? i around the uk this summer. is that| in case some have two isolates? we are in case some have two isolates? - are going to be running lifeguards in bubbles this year, to reduce the risk of transmission of covid. we have had to stagger the training and train in smaller groups, and outdoors in the sea, in the cold. brilliant. let us find out how it was in the sea. if i can get us across the beach. how cold was that? it was quite refreshing. are you all feeling fit, are you all feeling ready? yes. refreshing. are you all feeling fit, are you all feeling ready?- are you all feeling ready? yes. a bit more training _ are you all feeling ready? yes. a bit more training and _ are you all feeling ready? yes. a bit more training and we - are you all feeling ready? yes. a bit more training and we will- are you all feeling ready? yes. a bit more training and we will be| bit more training and we will be ready to start.— ready to start. this beach in exmouth — ready to start. this beach in exmouth opens _ ready to start. this beach in exmouth opens for - ready to start. this beach in exmouth opens for the - ready to start. this beach in - exmouth opens for the lifeguards in

two weeks' time. from good friday there will be a lifeguard here. a perfect morning to be down here. tomorrow marks one year since the first lockdown was introduced across the country — then life changed for all of us. we asked you to send in the last photo that captured your life before lockdown — and we received more than a thousand. from the weddings held just in the nick of time, to the babies born as the pm addressed the nation, jayne mccubbin has been hearing your stories. these are the moments just before everything changed. some of them inconceivable today. rob and tracy's wedding was one week before lockdown. , wedding was one week before lockdown-— wedding was one week before lockdown. , . ., ,._ ., lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob, ou lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob. you nearly _ lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob, you nearly escaped, _ lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob, you nearly escaped, but - lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob, you nearly escaped, but i - lockdown. very lucky. i often say to rob, you nearly escaped, but i got| rob, you nearly escaped, but i got you _ rob, you nearly escaped, but i got ou. . ., rob, you nearly escaped, but i got ou. �* ., ~ rob, you nearly escaped, but i got ou. . ., ,, ., ., you. another week and i might have esca ted. escaped. these are the that happened just in

the of time. we were still hugging and kissing people at the wedding. literally one week later we were told not to do these things. these are the dress is yet to be worn. . y ., these are the dress is yet to be worn. , , ., , . these are the dress is yet to be worn. , i. , . ., these are the dress is yet to be worn. . ,, , . ., ,, ., worn. get your picture out. show me the time before. _ worn. get your picture out. show me the time before. that _ worn. get your picture out. show me the time before. that looks - the time before. that looks distinctly like a big basket of booze. it distinctly like a big basket of booze. ., . distinctly like a big basket of booze.- this - distinctly like a big basket of booze.- this was - distinctly like a big basket of| booze.- this was taken distinctly like a big basket of - booze.- this was taken just booze. it was. this was taken 'ust as covid booze. it was. this was taken 'ust as coyiii cut fl booze. it was. this was taken 'ust as covid cut short i booze. it was. this was taken 'ust as covid cut short julia's �* booze. it was. this was taken just as covid cut short julia's holiday l as covid cut shortjulia's holiday in belgium. the next time that i do that, it will be to celebrate all their hard work that everybody has done to get us out of this. photos show so many holidays cut short, so many last performances, so many last gigs. it is the entire cast and crew.

it's never even got to open. as we were driving their boris johnson addressed the nation. there was tears, there was hugging. it feels like yesterday and 1000 years ago at the same time. then there are all the babies born. this was clear�*s baby shower one week before lockdown. as boris did his speech at eight o'clock that evening, clare's waters broke. having that time has been amazing. i will never get that time back again.

so many photos capture that last hug. it was angela's aunt and uncle, their 60th wedding anniversary. out their 60th wedding anniversary. at their 60th wedding anniversary. at the time you do not realise the importance of family occasions, because — importance of family occasions, because it — importance of family occasions, because it wasjust importance of family occasions, because it was just the norm, importance of family occasions, because it wasjust the norm, it importance of family occasions, because it was just the norm, it was taken _ because it was just the norm, it was taken for— because it was just the norm, it was taken for granted. gne because it was just the norm, it was taken for granted.— because it was just the norm, it was taken for granted. one week later as boris johnson _ taken for granted. one week later as boris johnson locks _ taken for granted. one week later as boris johnson locks down _ taken for granted. one week later as boris johnson locks down the - borisjohnson locks down the country, darren was rushed into i see you. he country, darren was rushed into i see ou. ., z: , country, darren was rushed into i see ou. ., i: ,, ., see you. he had 20 minutes before he was but see you. he had 20 minutes before he was put into — see you. he had 20 minutes before he was put into a — see you. he had 20 minutes before he was put into a medically _ see you. he had 20 minutes before he was put into a medically induced - was put into a medically induced coma. ~ ., ., was put into a medically induced coma, . ., ., was put into a medically induced coma. . ., ., ., coma. we had a call saying that was the last call— coma. we had a call saying that was the last call we _ coma. we had a call saying that was the last call we would _ coma. we had a call saying that was the last call we would ever - coma. we had a call saying that was the last call we would ever get - coma. we had a call saying that was the last call we would ever get from j the last call we would ever get from my dad~ _ the last call we would ever get from my dad~ he — the last call we would ever get from my dad. he had to call saying he might— my dad. he had to call saying he might not— my dad. he had to call saying he might not survive. it my dad. he had to call saying he might not survive.— my dad. he had to call saying he might not survive. it was awful. it was heartbreaking. _ might not survive. it was awful. it was heartbreaking. i _ might not survive. it was awful. it was heartbreaking. i still - might not survive. it was awful. it was heartbreaking. i still cry - might not survive. it was awful. it was heartbreaking. i still cry to i was heartbreaking. i still cry to this day thinking about that. he survived and went on to become the uk's most prolific plasma donor. but nine months after that last family gathering, covid took angela's father. he gathering, covid took angela's father. ., . gathering, covid took angela's

father. ., , ., ., ., father. he was not strong enough to fitht it. fight it. behind so many photos, there is grief. this is him as a young man. grief. this is him asa ount man. ., , this is him as a young man. really cool looking _ this is him as a young man. really cool looking man. _ this is him as a young man. really cool looking man. in _ this is him as a young man. really cool looking man. in 1945 - this is him as a young man. really| cool looking man. in 1945 lawrence had parachuted into arnhem. the annual pilgrimage to the place he loved. where they went every year for the anniversary. where they went every year for the anniversary-— anniversary. they had a ball. one week later _ anniversary. they had a ball. one week later lawrence _ anniversary. they had a ball. one week later lawrence had - anniversary. they had a ball. one week later lawrence had died. i anniversary. they had a ball. one| week later lawrence had died. we could not be with them. that really hurts _ could not be with them. that really hurts. it _ could not be with them. that really hurts. . could not be with them. that really hurts. , , . ., , could not be with them. that really hurts. ,, _,, ., could not be with them. that really hurts. ,, , ., ,. hurts. it is precious, that picture. yes. it hurts. it is precious, that picture. yes- it gives _ hurts. it is precious, that picture. yes. it gives me _ hurts. it is precious, that picture. yes. it gives me comfort - hurts. it is precious, that picture. yes. it gives me comfort becausej yes. it gives me comfort because that is— yes. it gives me comfort because that is where my dad wanted to be. these _

that is where my dad wanted to be. these are _ that is where my dad wanted to be. these are the moments we all long to have once again. alas, family, community. the moments before the separation, the isolation, the loss. take me back on your phone. scroll through. it is a festival celebrated by hindus _ it is a festival celebrated by hindus. we started hearing of infections. we were not sure. this was our infections. we were not sure. this was your last _ infections. we were not sure. this was your last rave. _ infections. we were not sure. this was your last rave. yes. _ infections. we were not sure. this was your last rave. yes. it - infections. we were not sure. this was your last rave. yes. it was - was your last rave. yes. it was brilliant- — was your last rave. yes. it was brilliant. amazing. _ was your last rave. yes. it was brilliant. amazing. we - was your last rave. yes. it was brilliant. amazing. we were so gratefui — brilliant. amazing. we were so gratefui the _ brilliant. amazing. we were so grateful. the last _ brilliant. amazing. we were so grateful. the last hug. - brilliant. amazing. we were so grateful. the last hug. the - brilliant. amazing. we were so grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing- _ grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing. it _ grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing. it was _ grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing. it was out - grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing. it was out of - grateful. the last hug. the music was amazing. it was out of this . was amazing. it was out of this world. it was euphoric. isaute was amazing. it was out of this world. it was euphoric. we were

dancint. dancing. just to do the dance. dancing — just to do the dance. we met togethen _ just to do the dance. we met together-— just to do the dance. we met totether. ~ ~' ., , ., ., together. we knew it was going to come. we together. we knew it was going to come- we had _ together. we knew it was going to come. we had to _ together. we knew it was going to come. we had to make _ together. we knew it was going to come. we had to make the - together. we knew it was going to come. we had to make the most l together. we knew it was going to | come. we had to make the most of together. we knew it was going to - come. we had to make the most of it. hands up who is desperate to go raving again? as the spring equinox tales as we are marching towards a new summer, these are the moments we live in hope to find again. give as a blast on your air horn. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. a lovely day for many of us. a lot

of dry weather and a lot of sunshine also. it looks as though we will see the best of the sunshine across southern and eastern areas. clouding over from the west. perhaps by the end of the afternoon that cloud will bring a spot or two of light rain as well. generally, through the afternoon, temperatures 8—13 c. overnight, variable amounts of cloud. that will prevent temperatures from falling too low. we will start to see a few showers on western fringes. tomorrow, a cloudy day for all, as high—pressure drifts to the near continent and allows this with front to topple in across the north west. winds will strengthen. that will blow in showers on west facing coast, heavier long spells of rain. for many central and eastern areas it

will be cloudy but dry. those temperatures may peek at highs of 12, 13 celsius. tuesday into wednesday, that weather front will push then, that will be a nuisance on wednesday afternoon. a band of cloud, may be the odd spot of light rain moving through central and south—east england. behind it, drier and brighter with heavier rain. top temperatures, 8—13 c. wednesday into thursday, not a bad day. sunny spells, a few scattered showers. the real change to that weather story arrives thursday night into friday. this cold front associated with low pressure will drive in colder air and wetter weather. also windy weather. that will be a shock to the system. it is not expected to last

long but a noticeably cooler day for all of as on friday. back to sunny spells and scattered showers, some of which will be wintry, in the far north and west. top temperatures disappointing. high of nine celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the prime minister has been speaking to the french and german leaders — as he attempts to get the eu to dismiss any proposals to block astrazeneca exports to the uk. a vaccination campaign, developing vaccines, rolling them out, these are international projects, and they require international co—operation. research in the us shows the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine is 100% effective at preventing severe covid—19 — and keeping people out of hospital. widespread condemnation, after violence breaks out in bristol at a protest against the new police and crime bill — 20 police officers were injured. they were there with anti—police rheoric, 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.

fewer soldiers but more, and better, kit. the defence review expected to herald the biggest changes