scotland and certainly england and wales should see sunshine and this is likely to be the warmest day of the week, 21—23 quite possible. into wednesday, some of the warmth will hold on down in the south. further north and west, rain will start to ease from the west of scotland as this frontal system pushes southwards. behind that, a big drop in temperatures. just 7 degrees in aberdeen. still in the 20s further south and east. toward the end of the week and easter weekend, this frontal system will eventually journey south allowing cold air to spill south reaching all parts of the uk by good friday. so for the easter weekend, spring warmth will be gone, it will be much colder and there could even be some wintry showers.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment withjohn stevens and benedicte paviot — first the headlines. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest government figures. ahead of restrictions easing in england, the nhs warns not to "squander" the progress made against covid — as the culture secretary says plans to lift lockdown are on target. 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. police are to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape in schools and universities — setting up a dedicated helpline.

efforts continue to dislodge the ship that's blocking the suez canal. there are hopes an evening high tide might help to re—float the vessel. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn stevens and benedicte paviot. lovely and benedicte paviot. to see you both. i will be with lovely to see you both. i will be with you in a moment but let me take the viewers through some of the front pages first. the financial times leads on efforts by liberty steel owner gfg alliance to raise funds after ministers denied a bailout. the metro marks the easing of restrictions in england tomorrow — and the milestone of 30 million

people receiving a covid vaccine first dose in the uk with the headline "jabby monday." as england prepares to take another step out of lockdown, the i reports a warning from the prime minister that vaccine—resistant variants could threaten the country's recovery. the guardian leads on comments from the chair of the national police chiefs�* council, who says a lack of trust and confidence in the police among black communities is hindering law enforcement. and the independent commission on race and ethnic disparities will recommend the term bame is no longer used by public organisations and companies, according to the telegraph. so let's begin. john, i wonder if you could kick off with the front page of the times, embrace your freedoms but do not

hug? embrace your freedoms but do not hu. ? ., ., ., embrace your freedoms but do not hu: ? ., ., ., , embrace your freedoms but do not hu~? ., ., ., , , , hug? tomorrow is the second step in boris johnson's _ hug? tomorrow is the second step in boris johnson's lockdown _ hug? tomorrow is the second step in boris johnson's lockdown easing - hug? tomorrow is the second step ini boris johnson's lockdown easing plan borisjohnson�*s lockdown easing plan for england, from tomorrow groups of six can beat outside in a park or private garden, or it can be two households —— can meet outside. the government wants to be slightly careful with the new freedoms, there is a quote from borisjohnson tonight saying we must remain cautious. they warn people but when they meet with fronts and family they meet with fronts and family they have not seen perhaps for several months, do not hug, you need to be slightly cautious, they say. benedicte? how anglo—saxon, but it is also _ benedicte? how anglo—saxon, but it is also a _ benedicte? how anglo—saxon, but it is also a cautious thing to do. it is also a cautious thing to do. it is really— is also a cautious thing to do. it is really important not tojump is also a cautious thing to do. it is really important not to jump for the too _ is really important not to jump for the too quickly, there really needs to be _ the too quickly, there really needs to be caution, so don't go continental and gulf allotted embracing and hugging, keep your distance _ embracing and hugging, keep your distance and gently allow other people — distance and gently allow other people to do the same thing with you

-- and _ people to do the same thing with you -- and go _ people to do the same thing with you -- and go for— people to do the same thing with you —— and go for a lot of embracing and hugging _ —— and go for a lot of embracing and hugging this— —— and go for a lot of embracing and hugging. this is really about what we are _ hugging. this is really about what we are focusing on is the droplets, that it _ we are focusing on is the droplets, that it is _ we are focusing on is the droplets, that it is why it is so important to meet _ that it is why it is so important to meet outside, until april 12, further— meet outside, until april 12, further into may and then we cannot actually— further into may and then we cannot actually congregate indoors, it will be a challenge for the authorities, for us _ be a challenge for the authorities, for us att— be a challenge for the authorities, for us all not to embrace, literally, _ for us all not to embrace, literally, that new—found freedom. as we _ literally, that new—found freedom. as we turn — literally, that new—found freedom. as we turn to the i, a reminder that there are variants? this as we turn to the i, a reminder that there are variants?— there are variants? this is a warnin: there are variants? this is a warning that _ there are variants? this is a warning that one _ there are variants? this is a warning that one of- there are variants? this is a warning that one of the - there are variants? this is a i warning that one of the recent there are variants? this is a - warning that one of the recent sale consent is a possibility that we could have another coronavirus variant which is not affected in the same way by the vaccine, and one of the concerns the government has it if they allow holidays abroad this year, there is a possibility of flying into england with a variant

that the vaccine does not protect against. it is quite useful for the government to start going through the stages of the lockdown, there has been particular frustration on the backbenches that the vaccine roll—out has been going extremely well, yesterday we reach more than 30 million adults receiving at least one dose, self out we had just seen schools going back and now we will start to see freedoms, we have a big change tomorrow with people meeting outside a dinner couple of weeks people will open purpose and trenchant outdoors and we will start seeing nonessential retail, people can finally get haircuts, so once we see the easing of the stages it is helpful for the government. we are talking about you and the 21st of the big date when all restrictions and, i think the government has a problem of managing expectations —— we are talking about the 21st of june as the big date. but it sounds

like some of the rules on social distancing could stay and that is a tricky situation coming down the line for the government. benedicte, they mention _ line for the government. benedicte, they mention the _ line for the government. benedicte, they mention the r _ line for the government. benedicte, they mention the r rate _ line for the government. benedicte, they mention the r rate and - line for the government. benedicte, they mention the r rate and we - line for the government. benedicte, | they mention the r rate and we have become very familiar with what that tells us? we become very familiar with what that tells us? ~ . , .., , ., tells us? we have become used to havin: tells us? we have become used to having these _ tells us? we have become used to having these daily, _ tells us? we have become used to having these daily, not _ tells us? we have become used to having these daily, not quite, - having these daily, not quite, everything is, but frequently things. — everything is, but frequently things, for new cases and infections, hospitalisations, the —— tell, and _ infections, hospitalisations, the —— tell, and over 126,000, the infections, hospitalisations, the —— tell, and over126,000, the uk infections, hospitalisations, the —— tell, and over 126,000, the uk has the worst— tell, and over 126,000, the uk has the worst death toll in europe and what _ the worst death toll in europe and what we _ the worst death toll in europe and what we are seeing in continental europe _ what we are seeing in continental europe is— what we are seeing in continental europe is the english variant dominating in poland, for example, germany— dominating in poland, for example, germany and france, but there are other— germany and france, but there are other variants so far identified in the uk _ other variants so far identified in the uk is — other variants so far identified in the uk is a — other variants so far identified in the uk is a world leader, it needs to help _ the uk is a world leader, it needs to help other people get the knowledge of identifying the

variants, we have the south african and the _ variants, we have the south african and the brazilian ones, that is why the government is talking of booster 'abs the government is talking of booster jabs in— the government is talking of booster jabs in the _ the government is talking of booster jabs in the autumn. what is absolutely remarkable and well bleeding, along with the us and israei. _ bleeding, along with the us and israei. is — bleeding, along with the us and israel, is that 30 million first dose. — israel, is that 30 million first dose, that milestone has been reached, — dose, that milestone has been reached, that is absolutely extraordinary when you look at a country — extraordinary when you look at a country like france for example that has only— country like france for example that has only had 7.5 million. the french president— has only had 7.5 million. the french president is— has only had 7.5 million. the french president is confident that this will be — president is confident that this will be ramped up in the next month, 203, but _ will be ramped up in the next month, 203, but when i look at all adults being _ 203, but when i look at all adults being vaccinated as the objective of thisjohnson government being vaccinated as the objective of this johnson government by the being vaccinated as the objective of thisjohnson government by the end ofjuty. _ thisjohnson government by the end ofjuly, july the 31st, the french government thinks it will get all adults— government thinks it will get all adults vaccinated by the end of the summer _ adults vaccinated by the end of the summer. there has been that real siowness — summer. there has been that real

slowness. forget a foreign holiday, we already— slowness. forget a foreign holiday, we already see rose wholly as and others _ we already see rose wholly as and others who — we already see rose wholly as and others who will be subjected, aviation. _ others who will be subjected, aviation, air crews, subject to pcr tests— aviation, air crews, subject to pcr tests -- _ aviation, air crews, subject to pcr tests -- we — aviation, air crews, subject to pcr tests —— we already see road hautiers— tests —— we already see road hauliers and others. recovery is not overnight— hauliers and others. recovery is not overnight and the uk recovery to do with health, the big danger of variants. _ with health, the big danger of variants, and the recovery of the economy, — variants, and the recovery of the economy, which is much needed, and much—needed employment both for financial— much—needed employment both for financial reasons, liability reasons and mental health reasons. in terms ofthe and mental health reasons. in terms of the variants _ and mental health reasons. in terms of the variants and _ and mental health reasons. in terms of the variants and sequencing, - and mental health reasons. in terms of the variants and sequencing, we l of the variants and sequencing, we are very lucky that the uk and south africa are leading the way. benedicte, you have already spoken about the jabs at the front page of the metro leads with that, just before we move on, would you like to add anything to that front page, jabby monday? taste add anything to that front page,

jabby monday?— add anything to that front page, jabby monday? add anything to that front page, jabb monda ? ~ . , ., ., jabby monday? we are starting to get out uuite a jabby monday? we are starting to get out quite a lot — jabby monday? we are starting to get out quite a lot of— jabby monday? we are starting to get out quite a lot of second _ jabby monday? we are starting to get out quite a lot of second doses - jabby monday? we are starting to get out quite a lot of second doses in - out quite a lot of second doses in the uk, we have seen a lot of people getting first doses, the last four days has been 200,000 people per day getting their second dose, we are now up to 3.5 million people who have had both doses so possibly next few weeks we might see that people getting their first dose appointment but many more getting second jabs. john comitatus through the lead story for the daily telegraph, scrapping the use of the bame label? borisjohnson set up a commission to publish a report in the wake of the killing of george floyd in america and the black lives matter in furlough both here and in the states. the telegraph said one of the key findings is we need to stop using the term bame, black and

minority ethnic, the suggestion is that if you use this blanket term for all different ethnic minorities you can cover up the differences in how to protect net minorities have different experiences, we need to drill down into the detail —— in how different ethnic minorities have different ethnic minorities have different experiences. we need to drill down that they had different problems and we need to tweak them differently. i think the telegraph suggested using the term ethnic minority instead of bame. this is obviously important, making sure you are notjust using blanket, but it will be interesting to see the other recommendations because surely that has to be more than this?— has to be more than this? benedicte, what term with _ has to be more than this? benedicte, what term with their _ has to be more than this? benedicte, what term with their use _ has to be more than this? benedicte, what term with their use in _ has to be more than this? benedicte, what term with their use in france, . what term with their use in france, the equivalent? the what term with their use in france, the equivalent?— what term with their use in france, the equivalent? the law, and that is what is very — the equivalent? the law, and that is what is very interesting, _ the equivalent? the law, and that is what is very interesting, so - the equivalent? the law, and that is what is very interesting, so did - what is very interesting, so did this kind — what is very interesting, so did this kind of quantification. it is a very— this kind of quantification. it is a very different approach to countries

that face _ very different approach to countries that face discrimination of all types — that face discrimination of all types so, _ that face discrimination of all types so, yes, it is a major cuiturai— types so, yes, it is a major cultural difference between united kingdom and france which share amongst — kingdom and france which share amongst other things the fact that they were — amongst other things the fact that they were both colonial masters and of course _ they were both colonial masters and of course have quite significant, whether— of course have quite significant, whether it — of course have quite significant, whether it is first or second generation, migrants who often feel discriminated against. xtiter? generation, migrants who often feel discriminated against.— discriminated against. very quickly, the front page _ discriminated against. very quickly, the front page of — discriminated against. very quickly, the front page of the _ discriminated against. very quickly, the front page of the guardian - discriminated against. very quickly, the front page of the guardian and i discriminated against. very quickly, | the front page of the guardian and a story that will get bigger and bigger, i suspect. story that will get bigger and bigger, isuspect. schools story that will get bigger and bigger, i suspect. schools given rape culture ultimatum. a shocking story. rape culture ultimatum. a shocking sto . , , rape culture ultimatum. a shocking sto. ,, story. this is quite extraordinary, alon: story. this is quite extraordinary, along with _ story. this is quite extraordinary, along with the — story. this is quite extraordinary, along with the terrible _ story. this is quite extraordinary, along with the terrible murder. story. this is quite extraordinary, | along with the terrible murder and story. this is quite extraordinary, i along with the terrible murder and i will not _ along with the terrible murder and i will not comment on that since somebody has been charged, we know the murder— somebody has been charged, we know the murder and that we'll rising up of women — the murder and that we'll rising up of women expressing themselves and talking _ of women expressing themselves and talking about their fears of walking down _ talking about their fears of walking down the _ talking about their fears of walking

down the street, it seems this is a rape _ down the street, it seems this is a rape culture — down the street, it seems this is a rape culture and it is quite extraordinary what has happened, more _ extraordinary what has happened, more than — extraordinary what has happened, more than 100 schools have now been named _ more than 100 schools have now been named in— more than 100 schools have now been named in harrowing anonymous testimonies on this website called everyone's invited. department for education _ everyone's invited. department for education and the authorities are very concerned about this," rape culture _ very concerned about this," rape culture in— very concerned about this," rape culture in education establishments and any— culture in education establishments and any school failing to meet safeguarding standards for pupils could _ safeguarding standards for pupils could be — safeguarding standards for pupils could be close. the bottom—line is that women— could be close. the bottom—line is that women have not felt safe to report _ that women have not felt safe to report it. — that women have not felt safe to report it, because when you look at the tiny— report it, because when you look at the tiny proportion of women who have _ the tiny proportion of women who have come — the tiny proportion of women who have come forward and he'll have reported — have come forward and he'll have reported something, often the feedback is they do not feel police and authorities have taken it seriously— and authorities have taken it

seriously and transparent successful prosecutions, they are absolutely meagre _ prosecutions, they are absolutely meagre in— prosecutions, they are absolutely meagre in numberand prosecutions, they are absolutely meagre in number and shameful in society _ meagre in number and shameful in socie . ., , ., society. apologies for interacting, we have run _ society. apologies for interacting, we have run out— society. apologies for interacting, we have run out of— society. apologies for interacting, we have run out of time. - society. apologies for interacting, we have run out of time. john, - society. apologies for interacting, we have run out of time. john, we will come back to this story at 11:30pm, i would love to hear your thoughts, but for now, thank you. and gestural mind viewers, we are talking about peer—on—peer abuse on that website —— and just to remind viewers. we are back at 11:30pm, but now it is the travel show. this week on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown. we're doing a virtual livestream, and tonight we are focusing on the plague. and we've found some creative new ways for you to soothe your itchy feet and see a bit of the world from your couch. for around 3 million people

that work in britain's tourism industry, its been a year of worry and uncertainty. initial reports suggest employment in the sector might have dropped by 10% last year, but with hundreds of thousands of vaccinations taking place each day and the prospect of restrictions easing in the weeks to come, we went to edinburgh to find out whether tours and professionals are hopeful for the summer and how theirjobs have changed over the course of the pandemic. rajan tells us more. with its castle, its cobbled streets and the annual fringe, reportedly the world's biggest arts festival, the scottish capital attracts more visitors to the uk than any other city outside of london, which means it's been hit particularly hard by ongoing travel restrictions. below the royal mile, the main street in edinburgh's old town, one attraction is figuring out how to welcome visitors while keeping its doors closed.

i'm kitty, i'm the guest experience manager here at the real mary king's close. we're in the heart of edinburgh. a lot of people think that we are underground, however that's technically not true. in 1753, a building called the royal exchange was built and they built it straight on top of four tiny little streets. what this did was it perfectly preserved the rooms, the houses and streets that we can still explore today. normally, this warren of passages and homes dating back to the 17th century draws around 250,000 visitors a year, but the pandemic has meant they have had to improvise. obviously we are closed so we can't open to the public but what we wanted to do is bring the close to people at home. we're doing a virtual live stream and tonight we're focusing on the plague. we're looking at the comparisons, specifically 1645 which was when the worst plague ever hit edinburgh

and when you look at what we're going through today, it's quite unbelievable how similar it all is. the biggest one would be isolation, staying at home. if you thought you had the plague, if you were starting to feel a little bit sick, you'd hang a little white flag outside your house that basically said, "don't come near us, we've got the plague", and it would alert the right people to bring in food and beer because you couldn't go out to get your shop, so it's almost like your tesco delivery but in 1645. so we have just finished our dress rehearsal for the live event tonight. and it's always exciting to get, especially when we have the close set up like this, it's not our day—to—day. there's always a bit of nerves in case you say something silly or forget your lines. ok, so we're all ready? yeah. good, excellent.

good evening, and welcome to the real mary king's close. thank you for tuning in to be with us here tonight. the hour—long webcast has taken six people a month to prepare. but other tour companies have decided against these big online events. fourth boat tours is a family—run business that have been operating cruises around the firth of fourth since 2006. —— that have been operating cruises around the firth of forth since 2006. they've not organised virtual tours, saying they can't compare to the personal, physical experience. i think the main focus point here is the iconic forth rail bridge along at the end there, that's the one that people come to see. they travel from all over the world to come and join us to go on a trip underneath the rail bridge. pre—pandemic, they'd also expect thousands of visitors

from within the uk, but their tours have only been able to operate for 13 weeks over the past year. it's been a tough year to keep everything ticking over and to get everything and keeping up with new guidance to allow us to operate. i tend to spend a lot of my time out on the water between the tours here, dinghy sailing, paraboating, to all of that has just stopped, it's just not happened. it's been difficult. with different parts of the uk opening up at different rates, some companies have expressed concern about their ability to attract staycationers. following announcements made last week, forth boat tours plan to open up again at the end of april, when it is still uncertain whether scotland will permit non—essential travel from the rest of britain. yeah, i'm excited to get in the water. i've got some optimism about the summer, i hope that we will get staycations. i think it's really important that people get a summer

of activity and they are allowed to go and explore further afield from where they are. it is a big shame that the international tourists, it's probable that it doesn't look like they'll be back soon. the other thing that we've got that we use a lot here in the forth is cruise ships and i think they've been in limbo for a wee while too and hopefully they return soon as well because they play a big part in whojoins us on our tour. in the centre of the city, guesthouse owner vivian is feeling cautious about the next few months. she doesn't plan to open until mid—may, despite restrictions lifting as early as april the 26. i don't see that there's going to be a return to normality for edinburgh this summer. i think people will only want to come to the city when they're guaranteed they can go for a pint round the corner or they can sit in the museum and take their time to look at things. the tattoo for example has already said it's going ahead but the festival hasn't decided so i think people wait to see what's going to happen from that.

she's only been open five days over the past 12 months. guesthouses across scotland have called for more government support after they were ruled ineligible for £6,000 top up grants, paid out to thousands of hospitality businesses, including restaurants and hotels. money has been tight, funding from the government has been tight. it is my home as well as my business and i have still a mortgage to pay which i have had to pay every month still, as well as all the bills that come with owning a house, owning a guesthouse. i'm not ready to throw the towel, i'm still fighting to keep alive and keep going with the business that i have which is a good business when it's open and there's travellers here. i want the key thing to be taken away from this is to remember

the resilience of the people of edinburgh. it was a really, really tough, dark, difficult time that they lived through... thanks again forjoining us tonight, folks. stay safe and be resilient. bye! smashed it! well done! it's a different type of excitement that we're feeling just now, we've pulled it off, all these hours of work and research, but you are not getting that immediate reaction that you do with your guests when they are on site. and as a team we are looking forward to welcoming guests again. and the close is hoping to open again in mid—may — a couple of weeks after edinburgh's accommodation, attractions and shops are set to reopen themselves on april the 26th. well, international travel is still months away

for most of us. we're all watching those infection rates really carefully. in the meantime we've found some creative new ways for you to soothe your itchy feet and see a bit of the world from your couch. easter�*s coming up in april and normally thousands of pilgrims head straight for st peter's square in the vatican for the big services. last year they were live streamed as visitors were forbidden from going. but if you're more interested in the art and the history on show there, there are some great virtual tours available on the vatican museum's website, including some rooms normally not open to the public. and just around the corner in rome, the mausoleum of augustus open earlier this month. it was built in 28 bc and has been hidden for 100 years, largely overlooked. a few years back, ade went to see how the restoration

work was progressing. it's hard to believe that in its heyday, these walls were three times higher than they are now and they were covered in white marble. of course, none of us can go there and visit yet but the team has spent a lot of time and effort putting together the story of the mausoleum, which is told in an interactive timeline on their website. let's hope we can all go and visit soon. new york city's beginning to look ahead to a time when it can get its actors and musicians performing again. ny pops up as a festival of hundreds of surprise performances that began in february and will run until the tribeca film festival and june. the shows are unannounced and unticketed, to stop too many people from gathering in one place, and you will be able to catch some of them on the festival's instagram and facebook sites. and an annual highlight of the uk sporting calendar, the oxford cambridge boat race

takes place on 3 april, but not in its usual place on the thames in london. for social distancing reasons and because there are safety concerns at hammersmith bridge, it's all taking place behind closed doors at ely, in cambridgeshire. the flat fenland there should provide some atmospheric backdrops to the race, but the big attraction in those parts is ely�*s enormous norman cathedral, and of course, its resident tour guide dave, who you'll find on the website. you must remember this is a mediaeval cathedral. it's out to get you. so mind your head. well, unfortunately, that's all the time we have left for today. next week, lucy's here to revisit some of our favourite adventures in south america, including the time i lived like a gaucho in argentina's wetlands. this is one of the craziest things i've done in my entire life! the water doesn't taste very good,

and there's miscellaneous things — some slimy, some spiky — rubbing against most of my body! remember, you canjoin our adventures by following us on social media. and there's a longer version of this episode if you want to watch it on the bbc iplayer. keep planning your adventures and we'll see you next time. in some places he would be forgiven for thinking summer summer had arrived early, with values of 22 or 323 degrees, but by the end of the week it will feel more like the return of winter, much colder air digging southwards in time for the easter weekend. shorter term, north—west scotland could see localised flooding as it wriggling weather front brings heavy and persistent rain. to the south of that weather front we will import

very warm air but there is something much colder to the north coming into play tjy much colder to the north coming into play by the end of the week. along the line of the weather front, heavy rain particularly for northern ireland in western scotland, very mild to start monday morning, 12 or 13 places, cloudy, misty and murky for many, rain falling outwards out of northern ireland but continuing across western scotland all day. brightness for eastern scotland are brighter skies developing across england and wales. in the best of the sunshine here, across parts of eastern england, 20 or 21 degrees. cooler fosun english channel coast. monday night had tuesday the rain continues across north—west scotland, its persistence gives the potential for localised flooding. further south and east, early next patches should clear, lots of sunshine and tuesday is set to be very warm, we could get as high as

23 degrees, exceptionalfor very warm, we could get as high as 23 degrees, exceptional for this point in march. not as warm further north. the cloud and rain on wednesday will start to journey slowly sells. colder air takes in, some warmth towards the south and wednesday but up to the north, temperatures tumbling. moving out of wednesday towards the end of the week, that frontal system will finallyjourney week, that frontal system will finally journey southwards, week, that frontal system will finallyjourney southwards, high finally journey southwards, high pressure finallyjourney southwards, high pressure building behind so there will be a fair amount of dry weather but much colder weather thinking cells for the end of the week. for the easter weekend it will feel decidedly chilly and there could even be some wintry showers.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. dozens of people have died in northern mozambique in an attack by islamist insurgents. a huge rescue effort has brought hundreds more to safety. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose ahead of a big step in england's lockdown easing. taking to the streets, despite the danger. protests in myanmar continue as security forces open fire at a funeral. the mexican government admits at the true number of coronavirus deaths there is 60% higher than previously reported. and efforts continue to dislodge the ship

blocking the suez canal, preparations are now under way to remove some of the ship's containers.