this is bbc news with the latest headlines at three... with further easing of restrictions in england tomorrow, the culture secretary says the country's on target — he hopes the lifting of curbs will be "irreversible". at the moment, we are on track, so thanks to the work of the british people and the excellent vaccine roll—out, we are confident both in going ahead with the easings from tomorrow and the next stages. but the national medical director for the nhs in england warns people not to "squander the gains" made against coronavirus. the government says lorry drivers arriving in england from outside the uk will need to take a covid test within 48 hours and then one every 72 hours afterwards. the prime minister is urged to "swiftly clarify" how many covid vaccine doses the uk is prepared

to donate to poorer countries. the un demands international action to stop a shocking wave of brutality against civilians in myanmar. i am terrified of what is going to happen. i think this could be just the beginning of a wave of brutality that is going to be just even more shocking than what we have seen today. the latest attempts to dislodge the ship that's stuck in the suez canal have failed — officials say efforts will continue around the clock. 5,000 people attend a trial rock concert in barcelona — the latest test of how viable large cultural events are during covid.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government says it's "on track" to ease the lockdown in england and deliver on its vaccination targets. the culture secretary 0liver dowden says he's "confident" a further lockdown can be avoided as long as people don't treat the easing of restrictions as a complete free—for—all. meanwhile, the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, revealed there had been high—level talks across the four nations about the idea of so—called "vaccine passports". here's our political correspondentjessica parker. teeing off the next phase — outdoor sports facilities can open in england tomorrow. up to six people, or two households, can meet outdoors. morning. this minister speaking of caution, but also confidence, that another lockdown can be avoided. ahead of each easing, we'll of course analyse the situation. we've set out these four key tests... so, they could be delayed. these things could be delayed. well, of course they could be delayed if the situation

deteriorates but, at the moment, we are on track. so, thanks to the work of the british people and the excellent vaccine roll—out, we are confident both in going ahead with the easings from tomorrow and the next stages. shops that have been shut, it's hoped, can open from april 12th. pubs could welcome customers indoors from may 17th. all legal limits on social contact could be lifted afterjune 21st. just some of the hoped—for steps ahead, but an expectation cases may rise as rules are relaxed. the question is whether or not those increasing cases will translate into a large number of hospitalisations and deaths. now, i'm pretty optimistic about this. i think the readout on the performance of the vaccines is excellent and very encouraging, but we have to be careful. there's no question that some of the more pessimistic scenarios out there do allow for a significant third wave, so that's something we have to continue to guard against.

could getting these taps flowing again also include so—called vaccine passports? certification proving someone�*s had, say, a test or vaccine. as a review looks at the idea, high—level talks involving all four nations have been taking place. i think there are definitely prizes to be won through domestic vaccine certification, but there are some very big practical and ethical challenges to face as well. some further freedom in wales yesterday, as travel restrictions within its borders were lifted. but with concerns over rising cases in parts of the continent, that's one reason that the outlook is still, to some extent, uncertain. jessica parker, bbc news. well, in the last hour, i spoke to sir richard sykes, who's chairman of the royal institution. that's an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science. he told me that there is no need to continue being over cautious when it comes to living with the virus.

we have to be cautious but we have a testing regime now. we can test people easily to find out if they have the virus or not. we can isolate them. the prime minister had a strategy, whack a mole. but he couldn't use the strategy because he had no idea where the mole was and there were too many of them. now we can whack them and make sure you keep any variant, which we can identify, under control. and when i say under control, total quarantine, lock them up until the virus has gone away. it is now having a policy of keeping it under control. you cannot keep people locked up forever. so if there are some countries with low virus rates, lower numbers, why would you not allow people to travel there? let's speak now to azeem majeed, professor of primary care

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of third wave or a third ripple, i of third wave or a third ripple, that we could see a spike in the next few months? i that we could see a spike in the next few months?— that we could see a spike in the next few months? i think some spike in cases with — next few months? i think some spike in cases with relaxed _ next few months? i think some spike in cases with relaxed measures, - next few months? i think some spike in cases with relaxed measures, but| in cases with relaxed measures, but we will not see a high level of admissions or deaths from the spike because of vaccination, so we need to get vaccination rates high so if there is an increase in cases, it does not translate to an increase in deaths or hospitalisation.— does not translate to an increase in deaths or hospitalisation. thank you ve much deaths or hospitalisation. thank you very much for— deaths or hospitalisation. thank you very much for speaking _ deaths or hospitalisation. thank you very much for speaking to _ deaths or hospitalisation. thank you very much for speaking to us - deaths or hospitalisation. thank you very much for speaking to us on - deaths or hospitalisation. thank you | very much for speaking to us on bbc news. a group of influential charities is calling on borisjohnson to start sharing the uk's coronavirus vaccine doses with poorer countries. save the children and the wellcome trust are among the organisations to warn that britain is in danger of "hoarding supplies" while health workers in the developing world go unvaccinated. alex harris is the associate director of government relations at the wellcome trust. we're not going to beat the virus unless we think and act globally.

the uk has made really impressive progress with its own vaccine roll—out, with half of all adults here receiving at least one dose. many countries around the world have yet to receive any vaccine doses. nearly 80% of all vaccine doses that have been distributed around the world so far have gone to just ten countries. and why this is concerning and ought to be something that we are all concerned about it this allows the virus to continue spreading, which risks it mutating to an extent where our vaccines and treatments are no longer working and we are back to square one. we've also been getting reaction from dr ifeanyi nsofor, who's the director of policy and advocacy at nigeria health watch in abuja. as long as there is threat of infection anywhere in the world, no matter where you are, that... and that is why i think that, when the vaccines were still in development, a lot more global effort, coalition, you know, having different leaders —

both from the developing and from the developed world — coming together and having discussions as to the best way to ensure that everybody everywhere at least has a fair chance of being vaccinated at the same time. the transport secretary grant shapps has confirmed that from the 6th of april, lorries visiting england from outside the uk for more than two days will need to take a covid test. drivers will have to take a test within 48 hours of arrival and then one every 72 hours after. mr shapps says this is to make sure the uk can keep track of any future variants of the virus of concern. earlier i spoke to rod mckenzie, managing director of policy at the road haulage association. if you cast your mind back to the days that you were talking about, those big queues at dover before christmas when we had the kent variant and the french were very worried about that, so they imposed these tests on all lorry drivers heading for france. and there was chaos to begin with because we did not

have an infrastructure. we have now got an infrastructure and those tests have continued up to now and it works well. so what has happened is it is the french now who have the problem, and they — as a result — the british want to check all lorry drivers coming in. and we are going to use the same infrastructure that is used the other way around, if you like. so, for your average lorry driver who is doing international work, this isn't anything new. he or she was having a test on the outbound journey for the benefit of france — that has now stopped. instead, they are having a test inbound for the benefit of the uk government. there's been widespread international condemnation of myanmar after the military there shot and killed more than 100 of its own civilians. defence chiefs from 12 countries, including the us, britain and japan, have issued a joint statement saying armed forces should protect, rather

than harm, the people they serve. yesterday was the deadliest since the military coup in myanmar eight weeks ago. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been monitoring the situation from thailand and sent this report. the protests may be smaller in number, but the pro—democracy chants were just as defiant. chanting a few dozen people braved the march through this city in the south of myanmar — a remarkably peaceful demonstration, after a brutal 2a hours. chanting 0ver100 people lost their lives yesterday. trained security forces across the country turned their guns on unarmed civilians. some protesters appear to have constructed their own home—made weapons to retaliate. throughout the day, the death toll mounted, along with international condemnation. the us secretary of state said he was "horrified", and that "the courageous people of burma" rejected

"the military�*s reign of terror". but the general who seized power last month, min aung hlaing, did not respond. his regime has already been hit by some sanctions, but now, there are calls for more coordinated action. so, just, you know, $1 billion alone each year go into the pockets of the generals from the oil and gas industry. if we were to stop that flow of oil and gas revenue into their pockets, that would make a big difference. un security council sanctions would require russia's signature, and here is moscow's deputy defence minister, with a front—row seat at yesterday's armed forces day parade. russia is an important source of their weapons. diplomats from eight other countries also attended, including from china. the general still has friends... ..but not amongst the vast majority

of its people, who are determined to defy their military rulers. laura bicker, bbc news, bangkok. more on that story on the website. the headlines on bbc news... with further easing of restrictions in england tomorrow, the culture secretary says the country's on target — he hopes the lifting of curbs will be "irreversible". but the national medical director for the nhs in england warns people not to "squander the gains" made against coronavirus. the government says lorry drivers arriving in england from outside the uk will need to take a covid test within 48 hours and then one every 72 hours afterwards. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. good afternoon.

let's start with the cricket where england are chasing 330 to win the 0di series against india in pune. mark wood took three wickets but half centuries from rishabh pant and hardik pandya have set england a challenging total. and that challenge looked a bigger one asjoss buttler�*s side slumped to 95—4 at one point. they are currently 144—4 after 22 overs. turning attentions now to international football and both england and scotland continue their qualifying campaigns for next year's world cup in qatar later. england with the perfect start after their 5—0 win over san marino on thursday night. they're away to albania this evening where gareth southgate's side can expect a much tougher test. we have to produce every game. we

are expected to win every time we play and we have got to make sure that our mentality is like that. so i thought the mentality the other night was very good and we have to be exactly the same. we have got a good opportunity in the next two games to put ourselves in a really good position in the room and we need to make the most of that. after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later. they played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal, which they won on penalties. we've not qualified, so obviously that's hard. when you're winning games of football, it's easier to be confident. we've had, as i say, relative success recently. so we should be confident. i think we did get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well at times. no, we will be confident against israel. as i say, it's a game we are looking to win. three games in the wsl today and it's been a day to remember for hayley raso, who has

scored her first senior hat—trick in everton's 5—0 thrashing of brighton. everton took the lead from the penalty spot before the australia international took a grip on things — her first goal of the day the pick of the bunch. the defeat ends brighton's run of four straight wins. elsewhere, chelsea go top with a win and they lead aston villa 1—0. britain's adam yates has won the tour of catalunya. belgium's thomas de gent won the final stage in barcelona. but yates finished in the main group to take the overall victory ahead of his ineos grenadier team mates of richie porte and geraint thomas. boxer dillian whyte kept alive his hopes of a heavyweight world title shot after gaining revenge over alexander povetkin last night. he lost when they met back in august, but whyte knocked povetkin out this time in the fourth round. 0nly anthonyjoshua and wladimir klitschko had previously beaten the russian in 39 fights. i'm a good boxer.

i can box. but some times... i was boxing good last year, last year there was nothing wrong with the performance last year. there was one mistake, you know what i mean? heavyweight boxing, we have milliseconds to make five or six different decisions. sometimes you make the wrong one, and that's it. i went for the hook, and he come up the middle. but this time, i didn't sit on the front foot. i stayed centre, and i was back and forth, with a bit of balance. so, yeah, easy adjustment. brett hodgson's start to life as hull fc boss got off to a winning start, with a 22—3 victory over huddersfield in super league. tries from jake connor and josh griffen put hull in charge before a debut day try from josh reynolds sealed the win. there was disappointment overnight for british number one johanna konta. she was beaten by the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova in the third round of the miami 0pen. konta was on court forjust around

an hour, and lost 6—1 6—2. that's all the sport for now. the season opener for the formula 1 new season in bahrain will get under way later this hour and you can find all of the latest on that and live text commentary on the bbc sport website. england are 154—4 in reply to that odi website. england are 154—4 in reply to that 0di decider. another attempt is being made later to refloat the cargo ship which is still blocking the suez canal. with hundreds of vessels stuck either side of the ship — the egyptian president has ordered preparations for cargo be lifted off the ever given. here's helena wilkinson it is still stuck. this huge container vessel remains stubborn, refusing to move. 14 tug boats have been used to pull and push this 400 metre—long ship.

they have managed a small victory — moving it 30 degrees. sand has also been dredged to try to dislodge it and water has now started running underneath it. but at some point, probably soon, they may have to bring in specialist equipment, including cranes, to start removing containers. the ever given got stuck on tuesday. this satellite image shows the wedged container ship and, around it, more than 300 cargo ships left waiting. 0ne boat's refusal to budge has crippled global supply chains, 12% of which pass through this canal. there is billions of trade held up every single day, so it is a huge effect on the global economy and it is affecting a lot of different supply chains. so we do have fuel tankers there, a lot of oil going through the suez every single day. and we also have a lot of container vessels and we have bulk cargo,

so that will be grain and coal and these sort of things. so it does affect us very, very widely. the worry now is that if tug boats and dredging don't manage to shift this ship, the complex operation to remove containers may be needed — an operation that could last weeks. helen wilkinson, bbc news. two suicide bombers have been killed in an attack on the roman catholic cathedral in the indonesian city of makassar. at least 14 people were wounded in the explosion at the main gate of the building, including church officials who prevented the militants from entering the compound. a number of drivers for meal delivery company deliveroo are planning to go on strike to protest against the way they are employed. it comes as the company prepares to float on the london stock exchange. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. a business cooked up in the uk, making takeaway meals

accessible around the world. deliveroo is a home—grown success story. its launch on the london stock market is a huge event, but this is being overshadowed by criticism of how the company employs its delivery drivers as independent contractors, not entitled to benefits or the minimum wage. some investors say that's putting them off. deliveroo has contractors rather than employees. and as with the uber ruling, there is a significant chance that in due course people who bicycle for deliveroo as contractors will be given the rights of employees and therefore this will impact the long—term profitability of deliveroo. so pressure on the company about this employment model is mounting, as others such as uber make their drivers officially workers, entitled to benefits. deliveroo drivers from one union plan to go on strike over the issue. you'd think business is booming, you'd think these guys would be getting more money as people are starting to rely more and more

on deliveries to their homes. but what they're actually seeing for the couriers working out there, is over hiring, money going down, conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a tiny fraction of the workforce and deliveroo says... as deliveroo gears up for its share sale, it's not yet clear whether this issue will affect demand. katie prescott, bbc news. a couple from birmingham have struck up an unlikely friendship with the man who burgled their home. it's come about thanks to a restorativejustice programme which brings criminals face—to—face with their victims in an effort to stop them re—offending. giles latcham went

to see how it works. like i said, you'd both come from up there... in erdington, north birmingham, a socially distanced catch—up between anne and neil, as we're calling him, who's popped round to do some gardening. i'll sort that out for you, don't worry. two years ago, he popped round to burgle her home, stealing £500 and electrical goods. isn't it funny? you tell somebody that somebody's burgled your house and yet you've become the best of friends, nobody would believe you! even a fairy tale story couldn't end like this, could it? neil, who we're not identifying, was a prolific burglar, addicted to crack cocaine, in and out of prison. and he'd be back injail now if he hadn't agreed to meet his victims and try to make amends. it was very hard to see the person that you've hurt and it destroys you inside but it rebuilds you, too, if you get what i mean. yeah, it helps. more than prison.

anne's partner, terry, has had to quit work because of ill health, and doing the garden is now beyond him. i'm grateful for him. you know, it's his wayl of saying sorry, and for that, iappreciate it. i'm in no condition... his voice breaks ..to do stuff. neil's been supervised throughout by a police officer watchful for any hint of reoffending. 20 burglars have taken part in the scheme, between them responsible for 830 offences and of those 20, 14 have succeeded in steering clear of crime. the police say the project has helped reduce burglaries in the west midlands by 16% compared with three years ago. neil's off drugs and in work. he and anne exchanged gifts at christmas. i put it on and have never took it off, i thought it was so sweet.

police concede theirs is an exceptional story but they're convinced this is a scheme that works. a trial concert has taken place in barcelona to test the viability of holding large cultural events during the time of covid. the 5,000 people who bought tickets all had to take an antigen test before the concert, and only those who tested negative were allowed in the venue. sergi forcada reports. it looked almost like a concert from old times, a big crowd without social distancing, although still wearing facemasks. after a year with most cultural events cancelled due to the pandemic, this sold—out gig by the pop band love of lesbian was a mix of science and music. included in the ticket, a coronavirus test which all audience members had to take a few

hours before the concert. three nightclubs in barcelona that have been closed for months were transformed into makeshift test centres. translation: we've screened | all 5,000 attendees with a rapid antigen test for coronavirus, which is cheap and gives you results in ten minutes. out of all of them, we detected six positive cases, and two more people were told to quarantine. so, in total, eight participants weren't able to attend the concert. even if testing negative, partygoers still had their temperature checked when getting in the venue, which had a special ventilation system to make it safer. playing for the first time in a year, the lead singer of the band said this was one of the most exciting concerts of their career, and hoped it would show those in the music industry that there is a way forward. translation: it has been spectacular, we felt - safe at all times.

we were able to be in the front row, and it is something we missed a lot. we really wanted to return to a concert. translation: it was quite good. at first i was very nervous, because i was scared to be with so many people. but the antigen test gave me a lot of reassurance, and once inside, everything was very well organised. so i'm very happy, and excited. all attendees will now be monitored for two weeks to check if any of them tested positive after the concert. sergi forcada, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. it may have been a thoroughly wet day for some northern and western areas, but with that wet weather has come a lot of milder air. a pretty mild and muggy night tonight even with some rain at times

still in england and north wales, not much, though. the most persistent rain will be to the north and north—west of northern ireland and more especially across the highlands of scotland. could see over a month's worth of rain here in the coming days and that could give some minorflooding. but look at the temperatures. just south of our front, 12 and 13. well above where we should be by day, never mind by night. so it will be a mild start to monday morning. still the rain there in the highlands of scotland pushing its way northwards, turning a bit dry in northern ireland through the day, and brightening up to southern scotland, northern ireland, northern ireland and north wales. but with winds going into a more southerly direction across the southern half of wales, midlands, southern england, it is going to be increasingly sunny. and note the temperatures — on the up. above 20 degrees for one or two during the afternoon. even in eastern scotland, 17 or 18 degrees. and it gets warmer still through tuesday and wednesday towards the south. but the cold air is back across the north midweek onwards. hello, this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines... with further easing of restrictions in england tomorrow, the culture secretary says the country's on target —

he hopes the lifting of curbs will be "irreversible"...