deserve it. bank you. thanks. now on bbc news, click. _ this is bbc news. the headlines at four... covid boosterjabs may be available as early as september, with the over—70s and front—line health workers first in line. lockdown eases in wales — the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. the mp kenny macaskill announces he is quitting the snp, to stand for alex salmond's new party at the holyrood election. security forces in myanmar are reported to have shot dead at least 20 people protesting against the military coup, after a show of force from the army. efforts have resumed to refloat the giant container ship blocking egypt's suez canal. the suez canal authority says 1a tug

boats are involved in the operation. and coming up at 4230, we put your questions to the experts in world questions. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government is preparing to roll out booster vaccines from september to protect people from new variants of the coronavirus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, told the daily telegraph he expected there would be eight different vaccines available by the autumn, and they'd be offered first to the over—70s as well as care and health workers and the extremely vulnerable. simonjones reports.

on track, the government is confident of offering all adults the first of two doses of a covid vaccine by the end ofjuly, but now it's looking further ahead. the vaccines minister has told the telegraph that the most vulnerable could be given a third dose as early as september. nadhim zahawi says the boosterjabs, if needed, would initially go to people over 70 as well as nhs workers and care home staff. manufacturing in the uk will be stepped up to avoid any issues with the supply chain. the government hopes eight different vaccines will be available by the autumn. one of them could offer protection against three variants in a single dose. more than 324,000 people had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to more than 29 million. over three million people have now had both doses. when non—essential shops reopen in england on april 12 — after months of closures — they will be allowed to stay open until 10:00

at night, six days a week. the government says the extended opening hours will help shoppers return safely to the high street, protectjobs, and reduce pressure on public transport. but any effect on the number of coronavirus cases will need to be closely monitored. simon jones, bbc news. wales has become the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as lockdown rules are eased. the "stay local" rule has been scrapped from today to allow unlimited movement within the country. non—essential travel to other parts of the uk is still banned and people are being urged to avoid crowding at beauty spots. tomos morgan reports. just as the weather takes a turn for the better, things have begun looking brighter in wales. the beaches of the gower, cardigan bay and the llyn peninsula can now welcome visitors once again, as travel is allowed in wales.

having been in lockdown since the 19th of december, it's a welcome relief to leave merthyr tydfil for saundersfoot for the mcleerfamily. we started off this morning at 8:15, the traffic was very good, weather was very good, we got down here at about quarter to ten and we're hopefully going for a walk on the beach shortly, as soon as i can unpack. self—contained accommodation is now open for one household, and travelling within wales is permitted, but crossing the border either way is still not allowed — for now — other than forwork, childcare or emergency circumstances. and although some holiday premises rely heavily on the english coming here, the prospect of any tourists back is good news for those in the industry. getting the owners back today will really help bring the park back to life. we only have a handful of local owners — of people within the county — but, even so, even that is a start to the season where we can start looking forward to getting back

to some sort of normality. last year, when restrictions began to lift, beauty spots across wales were flooded, leading to concerns the virus could spread, and those concerns have been echoed once again. we are expecting our hotspot areas to get busy, and we would advise people to maybe have a couple of plans up their sleeve so that if they arrive in one place and it's busy and they're not comfortable being there, they've already got a plan b. six people from two households are also able to meet outside from today, an increase from the current four person limit. any travel further afield, however, will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursday. but for now, an ice cream on the sand or a coffee on the summit will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. in contrast, coronavirus restrictions are being

stepped up in parts of europe as a third wave of infections continues to sweep the continent. eu states have seen some of the deadliest outbreaks of the pandemic and are racing to vaccinate people. the prime minister of poland has warned that the country's hospitals may not be able to cope with soaring covid cases. the uk kent variant of the virus is now responsible for 80% of all infections there. its government has brought in tighter restrictions affecting shops, supermarkets and churches. tougher measures have also been brought in paris and several other parts of france. residents face more stringent police checks, with people in high—risk areas not allowed to travel more than ten kilometres from home, except in emergencies. the mp kenny macaskill has announced he is quitting the snp to stand for alex salmond's new party at the holyrood election. mr macaskill said the new party — alba — would help achieve independence. mr salmond launched his new party

yesterday and said the aim was to to create a so—called "super—majority" for independence. kenny macaskill says that this will not be the �*alex salmond party�* — it's about giving scotland the right to choose. scotland opposed brexit, it rejected borisjohnson, as it has every tory government before even i was born. scotland cannot go on with this. the gamble is not in going for an independent supermajority, the gamble is remaining in a united kingdom led by borisjohnson, enforcing austerity and making the world a riskier place. this is a chance to deliver the right for scotland to decide its own future and reject the right of borisjohnson to veto scotland's right to choose. and when you had that conversation with nicola sturgeon, what did she say to you? i have not spoken to her. i have communicated my position to ian blackford, i was a member of the group there,

and will be forming an alba party group in westminster and will take it from there. my comments have been towards members in east lothian, where i will continue to serve, but making it clear this is about continuing to drive forward the cause of independence. i did not leave the snp lightly, but i've been committed to the cause of independence throughout all of my life and it has never been more vital or necessary than now. that is why i want to deliver an independent supermajority it's scottish parliament that is juxtaposed to borisjohnson and can take forward the legitimate views of the scottish people to create the country scotland can be, rather than see our economy be damaged by brexit, our health service threatened

by trade deals, our survival as a human race endangered by nuclear warheads being increased. these are all enforced upon scotland by posterity. now is the time. we can choose a different way, a different direction, but to do that, we need the powers of an independent nation. that is why alba was formed and that is what we will deliver. you mention ian blackford, the snp�*s westminster leader. he says your departure has been a relief and you have been an increasing embarrassment to the party. what have you done? i don't know, ask him. i am part of a broader yes movement and there are people in the snp and those not in a party. i would hope he would not attack another independence—supporting party and i will not rise to any bait and will continue to fight

for independence to deliver the independent supermajority to allow scotland to be all things we know it can be. the time for sitting taking taking abuse stupinely is over and the risk is too great. earlier today on the campaign trail. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said there were significant questions about alex salmond's return to politics. it is not an opportunity to gamble with the future of the country. i have known him well in years gone by. alex salmond is a gambler — it is what he enjoys doing, but this is not the time to gamble with the future of the country. this is the time to make a serious choice. strong, experienced leadership, a policy programme for recovery and the chance to choose independence. our scotland correspondent jamie mcivor says that the creation of a new independence party by alex salmond and the defection of kenny macaskill to alba from the snp will seriously worry first minister, nicola sturgeon.

once the prodigy and close friend of alex salmond, now political enemies and their personal friendship is over too. and their personal friendship is overtoo. nicola and their personal friendship is over too. nicola sturgeon would want to be focusing on what she would see as a positive vote for the snp in may's holyrood elections post in the constituency vote and regional vote, which is where alex allan's party will be focusing their resources. —— alex salmond's party. there will be lots of questions over this spat with her four closest political friend and it was just after she gave that interview today that we heard the news of kenny macaskill�*s defection. reports suggest that at least 60 people have been shot dead in myanmar, on its bloodiest day since last

month's military coup. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said the killings marked a "new low". security forces in myanmar have cracked down on new protests as the leaders of its coup marked armed forces day. protesters took to the streets of yangon and other cities. laura bicker reports. defiant, determined and undaunted, even when faced with bullets. they scream in protest, armed with sticks and slingshots. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities across the country. protesters sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, but the gunfire at times appeared relentless. one by one, they carried — and counted — their injured and dead. this is the deadliest day since the military staged its coup on february the 1st. state tv had issued

this chilling warning. translation: to the youth - who own the future, you should learn from the tragedy of earlier ugly deaths that you can be in danger of getting shot to the head and back. convince and prevent your friends, before doing something wrong. earlier, the generals had gathered in celebration of armed forces day. and in his address, myanmar�*s military leader, general min aung hlaing, promised the country would hold elections. translation: violent acts that affect stability - and security in order to make demands are inappropriate. but the people of myanmar want their elected government back, and appear ready to continue their protest, even if it means that their cities have to burn in the process. laura bicker, bbc news, bangkok.

here borisjohnson has described as "disgraceful" attacks on the police in bristol on friday night. ten people were arrested in the city after officers took action to clear the third mass protest in the city in a week. around 1000 people had gathered to oppose law changes that would give police more powers to restrict demonstrations. efforts have resumed to refloat the giant container ship blocking egypt's suez canal. the suez canal authority says 1a tug boats are involved in the operation to free the ever given, which has been stranded since tuesday. officials say that wind speed was not the main reason for the incident, which has left more than 300 vessels currently waiting for passage through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. the headlines on bbc news... covid boosterjabs may be available as early as september, with the over—70s and front—line health workers first in line.

lockdown eases in wales — the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. the mp kenny macaskill announces he is quitting the snp, to stand for alex salmond's new party at the holyrood election. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. it's been an historic week for the women's super league, with the bbc securing right to show live games from next season. it was a momentous day too for manchester united women, who played at old trafford for the first time. no fans in, sadly, but 2—0 win over west ham will have made up for that. craig templeton reports. . .. this is what making history looks like. in a landmark week for women's football, a landmark moment for manchester united as their women's team set foot on the old trafford pitch for the first time. it seemed like the occasion

was getting the better of united and were guilty of indecision. kristen press guiltiest of all. it was the first half that she would have been looking for. whatever casey stoney said to her team at the break worked. within five minutes of the restart, they had their goal. a dream moment for laurenjames at the place they call the theatre of dreams. then it was time for press to take centre stage. the american does not miss from there. this great strike was met with an even greater save from west ham's goalkeeper. 2—0 it finished, a win that takes manchester united closer to a champions league place and a place in the history books. half time in the north london derby. fourth—placed arsenal are at spurs. caitlin ford put them ahead, vivienne miedema added a second.

manchester city can go top if they beat reading in the late kick off. qualifying for the opening race of the formula one season in bahrain has just finished. and it's max verstappen and red bull on pole position. he snatched the top spot on the grid by almost four tenths of a second from world champion lewis hamilton. it's the first time since 2013 that a mercedes car hasn't been on pole for the opening race of the season. valtteri bottas will start from third. wales have lifted the six nations trophy this afternoon in a special ceremony behind closed doors at their training ground. coach wayne pivac admitted it was disappointing not to be able to share it with the fans. their second title in three years, and sixth in the six nations era, was sealed when france lost to scotland last night. captain alun wynjones — after a nervous night watching from home — couldn't be prouder of his team. just really proud of the attitude on field, but also the discipline of

field. because of the situation, to be able to come through it like we have, itjust makes me proud. like i say, not on the rugby side but the off field sense, because that has allowed us to carry on and perform in training we have. —— like we have. wales star callum sheedy returned from six nations duty to kick bristol to victory in the english premiership. they beat harlequins 35—33 in a thriller at ashton gate. bristol had the edge at half—time, with three tries to ouins' two, piers o'conor going over before the break. but the visitors fought back before kyle sinckler was bundled over the line in added time to make it 33—33. so it was all down to sheedy�*s conversion. the last kick of the match to win it, and he showed nerves of steel to give the league leaders a 35—33 victory. glasgow thrashed winless bennetton without their

scottish internationals. they ran in six tries in a 116—25 win. leinster and munster contest the final in dublin at five o'clock. britain's adam yates is perfectly placed to win his first race sincejoining ineos grenadiers for this year. he finished in the main group behind peter sagan, who won today's penultimate stage of the tour of catalunya. yates maintained his overall lead of 45 seconds going into tomorrow's final day. england's tommy fleetwood is through to this evening's quarter finals of the world golf championship matchplay. he beat south african dylan frittelli four and three, thanks largely to this hole in one at the fourth hole. he'll likely play billy horschel next. it looks like scotland's robert mcintyre is heading out, though — trailing victor perez six down through 12. that's all the sport for now. figure skating, triathlon and super league action can be found on the bbc sport website and app. we'll have a full round up in sportsday at 6:30.

the national crime agency has said phone companies must do more to tackle an "explosion" of impersonation scams since the pandemic started a year ago. it's told the bbc that fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated in how they target victims. dan whitworth is a reporter with bbc radio 4's money box. the technical term is impersonation fraud, but essentially, what it is is that criminals use technology to copy genuine phone numbers. so they might copy genuine phone numbers from hmrc or other government agencies, the police, your bank, and make it look as though they are calling you, calling the victim, from those agencies, when in fact they are not at all, they are criminals and are trying to steal your money. they do this through either getting information from you or actually tricking people into transferring the money direct to themselves. now, as you said in your introduction, there has been a huge increase in the number

and the amount of these spam calls, these spoof calls, that have been happening in the last 12 months. moya crockett had her savings taken from her in an impersonation scam. moya is also a journalist. good to have you with us. tell us what happened to you. last good to have you with us. tell us what happened to you. last summer i had 'ust what happened to you. last summer i had just moved _ what happened to you. last summer i had just moved house _ what happened to you. last summer i had just moved house and _ what happened to you. last summer i had just moved house and i _ what happened to you. last summer i had just moved house and i had - had just moved house and i had updated my address on my natwest account. and a couple of days after i updated my address, i got a text late at night before i went to bed saying that it was from my mobile phone network and they could not take my latest bill payment because my address was not updated. that made sense contextually with what was going on in my life. sol

followed the link in this text, which looked like it was from the network, it took me to a website that looked like my my mobile phone provider's website, i updated my address, put my details in, went to sleep and forgot all about it. the following day, i got a call from a man who said he was from natwest�*s fraud prevention team and they had picked up some suspicious activity on my account. he rang me through various transactions and direct debits set up in the preceding 2a hours an ask if i had set them up and made them and i hadn't. he said, ok, you have been a victim of a scam, can you think of how they would have got access to your bank details? i thought, would have got access to your bank details? ithought, oh would have got access to your bank details? i thought, oh my god, it was that textron might phone network last night. he was really nice,

really professional, he said, do not worry, this happens. i was so embarrassed that i felt for this text that was obviously not from my own provider. he told me not to worry and that they would cancel the transactions. i could see that i the transactions. i could see that i the transactions had happened and he said, because you had put your information and giving your information and giving your information to the scanners, we will need to set you up with a new account otherwise they will able to keep doing this. that account otherwise they will able to keep doing thie— keep doing this. that is key, aetually- _ keep doing this. that is key, actually. that _ keep doing this. that is key, actually. that is _ keep doing this. that is key, actually. that is key, - keep doing this. that is key, actually. that is key, isn't i keep doing this. that is key, | actually. that is key, isn't it? keep doing this. that is key, - actually. that is key, isn't it? for those listening to want to avoid this happening to them, this is very important. carry on.— important. carry on. yes, so, there are lots of— important. carry on. yes, so, there are lots of important _ important. carry on. yes, so, there are lots of important points - important. carry on. yes, so, there are lots of important points to - are lots of important points to make. one is that you are always told by your bank that they will never call you up and ask you to

share your personal information. he did not, he already had my personal information because they had accessed it through this scammer text the night before. one thing he said that made it seem believable to me it was that, he was like, just to let you know how we identify these transactions made in the last 2a hours, we trace them to an ip address in aberdeen, but i can see from our records that your postcode begins... and he gave me the first letters of my postcode. and so, he said, we will set you up with a new account and then they will not be able to access it and we will get it sorted for you. and i said, able to access it and we will get it sorted foryou. and i said, ok, great. so he said i would have to transfer the money that was in my account into my new account, at

which point, i kind of had a bit of a twinge and thought,... i felt embarrassed and felt like i was accusing this very nice, professional man of potentially not being who he said he was. i said, i am so sorry, how do are you are from natwest miss and he said, i'm glad you're your security seriously. it is good to check these things. so he was very plausible. _ is good to check these things. so he was very plausible. very _ is good to check these things. so he was very plausible. very plausible. l was very plausible. very plausible. he said, was very plausible. very plausible. he said. if — was very plausible. very plausible. he said. if you _ was very plausible. very plausible. he said, if you look— was very plausible. very plausible. he said, if you look at _ was very plausible. very plausible. he said, if you look at the - was very plausible. very plausible. he said, if you look at the back - was very plausible. very plausible. he said, if you look at the back ofl he said, if you look at the back of your debit card, you will see a number which is natwest�*s customer service number, and i did. and that was the number they were phoning from. i had no idea at this point that number spoofing was a thing. i did not know the technology existed, so, for me, that was proof. but

there were lots of things he did to make it seem plausible. at the point i was logging in to my online banking on my laptop to transfer the money to my new account, he said, either way, as you are typing in your login details, make sure you not say them out loud, a lot of people inadvertently will read out their pass code as they are typing. but i do not need to know that and someone from natwest will never ask you to share those details over the phone so make sure you do not do that. in phone so make sure you do not do that. ., ., , ., ., , that. in other words, i am only hur in: that. in other words, i am only hurrying you — that. in other words, i am only hurrying you because - that. in other words, i am only hurrying you because we - that. in other words, i am only hurrying you because we are i that. in other words, i am only . hurrying you because we are short that. in other words, i am only - hurrying you because we are short of time unfortunately, in other words, the person who was incredibly plausible. in the end, natwest did give you your money back. but you consider yourself lucky or do look

back and just think, how could i have fallen for this? i back and just think, how could i have fallen for this?— back and just think, how could i have fallen for this? i don't think about, because _ have fallen for this? i don't think about, because it _ have fallen for this? i don't think about, because it was _ have fallen for this? i don't think about, because it was very - about, because it was very convincing. i am a journalist and not financialjournalists, but not someone who lives under a rock stop —— not a financialjournalist. i also think, at the time, i had just moved house, iwas also think, at the time, i had just moved house, i was working really hard, i had gone through a break—up and it is really easy to hear these stories and think, that would never happened to me. but all it needs is for them to catch you at bad times with a particular scam to fit with something in your life, for example, i didn't need to update my address with my phone network. i had not done that yet and i had just moved house. done that yet and i had 'ust moved house. , ., , done that yet and i had 'ust moved house. , . , . done that yet and i had 'ust moved house. , ., , . ~ done that yet and i had 'ust moved house. , . , . . ., house. they are very clever. we have to leave it there, _ house. they are very clever. we have to leave it there, but _ house. they are very clever. we have to leave it there, but thank _

house. they are very clever. we have to leave it there, but thank you - house. they are very clever. we have to leave it there, but thank you so . to leave it there, but thank you so much for sharing your story with us. it will be a lesson for many people. thank you. a spokesperson for natwest banks said, "the criminals that carry out these crimes regularly exploit the services offered by telecoms and social media providers and operate with minimal risk of police intervention. the government and regulators need to expand their multi—sector approach if the uk is to effectively tackle the level of organised criminality that we are seeing." unions are warning that up to 1000 british gas engineers could lose theirjobs on monday in a deadlocked dispute over pay and conditions with parent company centrica. the gmb union which represents some 7000 british gas workers says the company will give formal notice of termination next week for staff who have not accepted the changes to their terms and conditions, which they say are unacceptable. centrica says the new terms and conditions are "still very competitive" and that the vast

majority of staff have now accepted the new terms. this follows months of negotiation and months of industrial action by the gmb. paul vowles is a british gas engineer who has been with the company for 18 years. he says he is not signing the new contract. i have to ask you, why? thank you for having — i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me _ i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me on. _ i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me on. well, _ i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me on. well, i- i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me on. well, i have - i have to ask you, why? thank you for having me on. well, i have gotj for having me on. well, i have got two baby daughters and cannot sign a contract. the contractjust takes so much time away that i will be able to spend with them and it takes all of the guarantees as well as i have got unsociable hours and weekends that i will have to miss out on their lives. this pandemic has taught us how important our family time is. it is so precious. we have been asked to take a leap of faith

by senior leaders but i do not want to take one with the time off with my family. this contract is an extra month of work a year that i will miss out on spending with my baby daughters and my amazing family. that is the reason why it is so stressful that that will happen to us and i cannot sign a contract as it is. , ., ., ., it is. tell us in more detail what differences _ it is. tell us in more detail what differences it _ it is. tell us in more detail what differences it would _ it is. tell us in more detail what differences it would make - it is. tell us in more detail what i differences it would make working hours, because from talking to you, it is more about worklife balance than money. it is more about worklife balance than money-— it is more about worklife balance than mone . , , , than money. absolutely. they offered us two payments _ than money. absolutely. they offered us two payments on _ than money. absolutely. they offered us two payments on the _ than money. absolutely. they offered us two payments on the 25th - than money. absolutely. they offered us two payments on the 25th of- than money. absolutely. they offeredj us two payments on the 25th of march to accept the contract, but it has never been about money for me or many of my colleagues. it is about worklife balance. my baby daughters mean the world to me and i do not want to spend the rest of my career coming into work when they are fast asleep, missing out on their time with me as a father. this

asleep, missing out on their time with me as a father.— asleep, missing out on their time with me as a father. this is because ou are with me as a father. this is because you are being _ with me as a father. this is because you are being asked _ with me as a father. this is because you are being asked to _ with me as a father. this is because you are being asked to work- with me as a father. this is because you are being asked to work longer| you are being asked to work longer days, is it?