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the instagram, say they had removed the offending accounts and they were looking to do more on the back of this. a , looking to do more on the back of this. , a, chelsea and manchester city play the second legs of their women's champions league quarterfinals this week. that competition will be expanded next season and detailed proposals are being put forward, for a second tier club competition in europe, a bit like the men's europa league. i know that we are working towards creating the same opportunities for women as we do men's in all competitions. and once they deem that to be appropriate i'm sure the time will be right to introduce the new competitions to the women's game. here are a few more stories making headlines. poland's star striker robert lewandowski will miss the world cup qualifier against england on wednesday.
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he scored twice against andorra yesterday but picked up a knee injury one of the fa cup semi—finals at wembley could be used as a pilot event for the wider return of spectators. it mayjust be local residents invited next month but it could be up to 4,000 people. and international athletes may be allowed to participate in test events before this summers tokyo 0lympics. the events will be monitroing covid—protocols as they look to stage a safe games. there's lots of soul searching in republic of ireland's football team at the moment two defeats out of two in world cup qualifying, including luxembourg that captain seamus coleman described as horrible and embarrassing. there were certainly happier times underjack charlton, one of ireland's most loved and successful managers who took them to the world cup quarterfinals in 1990. his life and playing career is the subject of a moving film, "finding jack charlton",
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which will air on bbc two tonight.
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andy townsend is a former ireland captain, and was executive producer of the documentary. he played underjack charlton for the republic, and says there had never been anyone like him. he had an incredible life, he was successful. 0n he had an incredible life, he was successful. on top of that he was a marvellous character, he was a formidable individual. hejust was marvellous character, he was a formidable individual. he just was a big jacket, formidable individual. he just was a bigjacket, he formidable individual. he just was a big jacket, he was what he was. they don't make them like him too often. and so he had a wonderful story to tell. and it was a pleasure to be part of it. i'm just delighted and i really hope that tonight everyone watches it and enjoys it, and can maybe take something from it. i think there's something in it for everybody on a number of different levels. there is a human element to
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this which everybody will relate to and can understand, and i think what makes it all the more kind of touching is jack was such a force of nature, he was such a commanding individual and when he came into the room everybody knew about it. when you see someone trying to live and cope with this condition is just a stark reminder to everybody that life is not easy. finding jack charlton, the documentary that goes out tonight. i will certainly be watching that. that's all from sportsday. the return of sport outdoors in england, there is light at the end of the tunnel. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye.
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welcome back to bbc news. the first of the new £2.6 million breathing room at nine downing st. 0f of the new £2.6 million breathing room at nine downing st. of course next to number ten that used to be a courtroom. a lot of that money spent on the actual business of converting that building and then the things were brought up and so on and that's why the government said it cost so much but will allow them to do more of these events more flexibly. speaking of the day that lockdown was eased to just a notch. he praised the public for their months of sacrifice and an effort that led to some research and being eased. he acknowledged how much it would have meant for people to be able to join someone in the garden for a cup of tea or indeed, dare i say, for a drink. professor chris whitty flagged its inevitable that the
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consequence of the measures is that there will be more to cases and that there will be more to cases and that there should be anticipated but he said majority of transmission is in younger age group people and those of the people that have yet to receive a vaccine. that vaccine has not yet been approved by the regulator, but her health correspondent was telling us it may be that it's been bottled here rather than bottled abroad which is the original plan because the intentions over import and export countries. professor chris whitty urged anyone over the age of 50 who has not yet forced to receive their first dose of the vaccine to contact the doctor as soon as possible. the prime minister confirmed the lowest number of coronavirus infections in six months but warned the wave is still rising across the channel of course. and on the topic of international travel
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people optimistic we hoping for foreign holidays currently prefer that in. they have to say it's having to stop most variants coming in and professor chris whitty said it's a variance of concerns as the biggest risk of lockdown so far. in scotland, no debts of recent coronavirus patients have been recorded for the third consecutive day. we are going to talk now to the snp. we're going to talk to the snp, and neil gray is the snp�*s candidate for airdrie & shotts thank you for speaking to us. it's been some talk about an easing of restrictions coming in early in april. notwithstanding, that were the good news on figures as ever your concerns remain the same that people don't get carried away. the messaue people don't get carried away. the message is — people don't get carried away. tue: message is still people don't get carried away. tte: message is still very clear. we will need to follow the public health restrictions. we are doing well and
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recorded the lowest number of positive tests since the 18th of october and the positive test ratio was within the limits that would be expected of the world health organization and we are doing well, it's been a very hard slog for people and that's going to be recognised but we got to keep at it. get to make sure we don't give the virus a chance to come back and proceed and is going to be new easing of restrictions in the coming weeks which will hopefully allow people to get back to sums form of normality in the near future. we “ust had normality in the near future. we just had the clock change, that lies in particularfor just had the clock change, that lies in particular for people just had the clock change, that lies in particularfor people in just had the clock change, that lies in particular for people in scotland and the north of scotland, the islands to the north of scotland. how much harder is this winter for those scots that live in those parts of the country because of the committee already have dark evenings and long nights and very short days, but if you added all of the
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psychological effects of just but if you added all of the psychological effects ofjust being trapped in your home almost all the time that must�*ve been a very tough ask. tl time that must've been a very tough ask. . , , time that must've been a very tough ask. ., , , ., ., �* , ., time that must've been a very tough ask. .,, , ., ., �*, ., ., ask. it has been and that's no two wa s ask. it has been and that's no two ways about _ ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. _ ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. people - ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. people found - ask. it has been and that's no two| ways about that. people found the first lockdown a challenge but we went through that with good weather, so a lot of us were outdoors. but certainly the second lockdown in scotland has been more difficult for people and people with children. my parents my wife's parents, it's been so difficult for the last few months but there's light at the end of the tunnel and we now very much focused on the election ahead and looking at the covid recovery that nicola sturgeon i hope will be leading. just wanted to ask you on that question, a survey conducted for the scottish government published in the last few days, and if in that a quarter of scots take the government restrictions imposed by the government in scotland posed by nicola sturgeon have been too strict. what would you say to that? that will come up on the doorsteps
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inevitably. that will come up on the doorsteps inevitabl . ., , , that will come up on the doorsteps inevitabl . . , , ., that will come up on the doorsteps inevitabl . ., , , ., , , inevitably. inevitably not everybody is auoin to inevitably. inevitably not everybody is going to swim _ inevitably. inevitably not everybody is going to support every _ inevitably. inevitably not everybody is going to support every aspect - inevitably. inevitably not everybody is going to support every aspect of| is going to support every aspect of the restrictions. they've been difficult and there's no two ways about that. we've taken a more cautious approach in scotland which is why we've had a better time for the pandemic, and i think it's been acknowledged that nicola sturgeon's leadership through this has been exemplary and certainly leading across the uk. i can understand people will have found this difficult and i know that myself it has been difficult. we've got four young children, there's no denying that. but i think the majority of people recognise that these restrictions have been in place for a very clear reason, they are for public health and for all of our sake. and now we've got to be focused on ensuring we don't allow the virus to reseed and went to return and we need to focus in on how we recover and who it is that gets to decide on our economic future. and is it, should be boris johnson or should it be the democratically of attic elected
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scottish government? {lin democratically of attic elected scottish government?- democratically of attic elected scottish government? , ., scottish government? on the question ofthe scottish government? on the question of the survey. — scottish government? on the question of the survey. 3396 _ scottish government? on the question of the survey, 3396 exactly, _ scottish government? on the question of the survey, 33% exactly, a - scottish government? on the question of the survey, 33% exactly, a third - of the survey, 33% exactly, a third of the survey, 33% exactly, a third of scots admitted that they flouted the rules, largely by meeting friends and family indoors. the reality is it's hard to anything unusual, i'm sure if you did the survey you'll probably find something similar in other parts. how do you maintain this, because there's huge pressure to ease these restrictions and again this going to be said to you, here you are knocking on our doorstep, you guys have had to come out and get campaigning, we want to be out as well. , . �* , campaigning, we want to be out as well. , ., �*, ., campaigning, we want to be out as well. , ., �* , ., ., ., well. yes, that's a natural feeling that peeple _ well. yes, that's a natural feeling that people want _ well. yes, that's a natural feeling that people want to _ well. yes, that's a natural feeling that people want to return - well. yes, that's a natural feeling that people want to return to - well. yes, that's a natural feeling i that people want to return to some form of normality, no doubt this is been a challenging time for so many and just for the record i would be knocking on peoples doors, i will
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not be doing canvassing —— won't. we will look at other message to have that interaction but using the technology where are using just now. i can understand people feeling this is been difficult and certainly there's been some flouting of the rules but for the vast majority of people have stuck by four this for so could by nicola sturgeon because the recognises the best way we can return to normality as as possible. neil grey, snp candidate in the forthcoming elections, thank you very much for being with us. you may wonder why have not pushed in a bit more on policy questions, that's because tomorrow night on bbc news channel we are going to be broadcasting bbc scotland public leaders to bed were to be alive had to be alive head—to—head debate in which the leaders will be discussing the future for scotland come the role for the scottish parliament and
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the elected government of scotland and obviously the question of whether or not there should be another independence referendum. it will becoming live from 715 or so and will go on to nine o'clock. that will be worth covering. back of course with all of the news from seven. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. much colder by the end of the week for all areas manoeuvring to overnight frost and easter week and we could even see some wintry showers and places. to start this week it's good to be unseasonably warm across england and wales, lots of sunshine but very wet for the northwest of scotland thanks to this weather finds that will be hanging around through tonight and also into tuesday. quite a bit of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, just a little bit of cloud left in northern england but for the south clear skies. slightly lighter winds so will be chilly in a few spots but less cold for the north. the cloud, the wind and the rain. again for
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tuesday a similar story, lots of sunshine then. very warm into the afternoon where as for there north more cloud around and still very wet for the northwest corner of scotland. given some sunshine because of the high teens and 22 or 23 the high across central southern and eastern england. culture as we reach the end of the week with a return to overnight frost. —— colder.
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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. george floyd's family demands justice as the trial of the white american policeman accused of killing him begins defence and prosecution have been laying out their cases. my minutes and 29 seconds. the most important numbers you will hear in this trial are what happened in that time when ms. terry derek chauvin was applying this excessive force to the body of mr george floyd. he faces three counts, second—degree murder, and manslaughter. his lawyer said this in his defence. aha, manslaughter. his lawyer said this in his defence.— manslaughter. his lawyer said this in his defence. a reasonable doubt is a bout that _
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in his defence. a reasonable doubt is a bout that is _ in his defence. a reasonable doubt is a bout that is based _ in his defence. a reasonable doubt is a bout that is based on - in his defence. a reasonable doubt is a bout that is based on reason i is a bout that is based on reason and common sense. at the end of this case we're going to spend

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