considered. but if you like you can progress to the next level. but you are the first _ progress to the next level. but you are the first woman _ progress to the next level. but you are the first woman to _ progress to the next level. but you are the first woman to be - progress to the next level. but you l are the first woman to be appointed and i was asking why has it taken until 2021 for that to happen? we've had uirls until 2021 for that to happen? we've had girls officiating _ until 2021 for that to happen? we've had girls officiating at _ until 2021 for that to happen? we've had girls officiating at top _ until 2021 for that to happen? we've had girls officiating at top level - had girls officiating at top level before, in the premier league and the championship. but on the first referees so i am proud and it was a lot of hard work. happy to the first and i'm sure i will be the first of many. and i'm sure i will be the first of man. ., ., ., .,, and i'm sure i will be the first of man. ., ., ., ., ., many. congratulations again. the first female _ many. congratulations again. the first female appointed _ many. congratulations again. the first female appointed efl- many. congratulations again. the | first female appointed efl referee. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. for much of england and wales it is another one day for the time of year. we don't have the blue skies that we had yesterday as we have quite a bit of dust from the sahara desert in the air at the moment. most of the rain recently has come

from that area of cloud, very wet in the highlands of scotland. to the north of that is where we have got cold air and that will move south in the next few days. the rain has eased a bit in the north west of scotland but there is a lot of cloud across other parts of scotland bringing with it some rain and drizzle also affecting some areas of northern ireland. but england and wales have that hazy sunshine through the rest of the day, warm again, 23, 20 4 degrees across eastern areas. a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland and cooler around some coastal areas of callable after that warmth of yesterday. we have missed in low cloud coming in from the sea. that will tend to get blown away during tonight. the rain and drizzle in scotland and northern ireland slowly petering out and we see that band of cloud moving down into northern england towards the midlands later on. with clearer and colder air returning to scotland there's the of some frost in the north but mild

elsewhere. jibe in the morning is welcome at this area of high pressure extending across the uk bringing down that colder air from the north and we start to get a wind coming from the north sea. tomorrow should be a dry day, some sunshine from time to time and it may well be great and missed in the morning through parts of northern england and the midlands. worth looking at the wind, we do not have the south—westerly one went that we had but instead the wind is coming from the north east or east and that means tomorrow will be significantly colderfor means tomorrow will be significantly colder for northern means tomorrow will be significantly colderfor northern and means tomorrow will be significantly colder for northern and eastern areas of the uk. the highest temperatures towards the south—west this time at around 18, 19 degrees but even here we are into the cold air for good but even here we are into the cold airfor good friday but even here we are into the cold air for good friday and but even here we are into the cold airfor good friday and again it looks like it will be dry it with some sunshine at times in the best in sunshine towards the west. top temperatures 13, 1a degrees. struggling to make double figures along those north sea coasts and as we head further into the holiday weekend it stays cold and by monday weekend it stays cold and by monday

we could have some wintry showers. we start saturday and stay dry and set a date with the high pressure. during sunday the weather front bring some rain down from the north and look what is following behind. much colder air, and arctic blast within down by the time we get to holiday monday and that will bring some snow showers as well. a reminder of our top story... a major report says the social class and family structure play a bigger part than most in determining people's lives in the uk. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news channel. i'm ben croucher with your latest sports news. chelsea are bidding to reach the semifinals of the women's champions league this afternoon.

they won the first leg against wolfsburg 2—1. they've been playing about 30 minutes in the second leg in budapest. and it's advantage chelsea. sam kerr was brought down right on the edge of the penalty area. pernille harder stepped up and added to her goal from the first leg. kerr has just added a second herself. it's an uphill task for manchester city. they host barcelona looking to overturn a 3—0 deficit. i to overturn a 3—0 deficit. think we proved that we 1 goals i think we proved that we can score goals this season. we are right up there in goals scored and we are the first team in the league 250 goals so we are more than capable. we created a lot of chances against barcelona. we have given ourselves an uphill task but in terms of me being confident enough to say that we can achieve it, yeah. is it going to be difficult? of course, but we

will be going for it. arsenal women will be on the hunt for a new manager after it was announced joe montemurro will step down at the end of the season. the australian took over in november 2017, winning the women's super league 18 months later. he said he was taking a break to spend more time with his family adding that leaving was the hardest professional decision of his life. gareth southgate will be leading england into the euros this summer. his priority tonight will be keeping england on track to reach next year's world cup. they've won two from two in qualifying so far and face poland at wembley, who'll be without leading striker robert lewandowski. they will be highly motivated, there is an opportunity for other players coming in, and if we think of taking our foot off the gas for one minute, then we will get hurt, so we have got to be ready for the game, which i believe we are. for the public, they want to see all of those star names, but a team is notjust about one player and we have got to prepare to the very highest level. stephen davis will become the most capped international player

from the united kingdom tonight when northern ireland host bulgaria. scotland, after two draws from their opening two games, will start as favourites against the faroe islands. all under way at 7:45pm. two—time olympic champion helen glover says she wants to return from next week's european rowing championships with some success to share with her children. she been named in the british team three months after returning to full time training. she stopped competiting after rio 2016 to start a family but made the decision to come back during lockdown last year. she'll partner polly swann in the women's pair in italy next weekend. australian open champion naomi 0saka will be looking to continue her 23—match winning run when she plays greece's maria sakkari in the last eight of the miami open this evening. already through to the semi finals in florida is the only woman ahead of osaka in the world rankings. top seed ashleigh barty says she feels back to her best after seeing off aryna sabalenka

in three sets. there's plenty more on the bbc sport website and app for you to look through, including live text commentary of both women's champions league semifinals involving english sides and news on a big change to the nfl calendar. we'll have more on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon. in the past half an hour, the prime minister has responded to today's commission on race and ethnic disparities report. he said, "the commission on race and ethnic disparities was launched "to conduct a detailed, data—led examination of inequality "across the entire population, and to set out a positive "agenda for change. "i want to thank dr tony sewell and each of the commissioners "for generously giving their time to lead this important "piece of work. "it is now right that the government considers their recommendations "in detail, and assesses the implications for "future government policy. "the entirety of government remains fully committed to building a fairer

"britain and taking the action needed to address disparities "wherever they exist." the report makes a number of recommendations, including that the acronym bame, which stands for black, asian and minority ethnic, should no longer be used. the commission on race and ethnic disparities was set up last year in the wake of the black lives matter protests, to investigate the extent of racism in the uk. last summer, as those protests were taking place, nina nanji and shamaan freeman—powell asked people from different backgrounds what they thought of the term bame. i try not to identify myself as bame, instead british indian, because that is what i am. i refer to m self because that is what i am. i refer to myself as _ because that is what i am. i refer to myself as black _ because that is what i am. i refer to myself as black or _ because that is what i am. i refer to myself as black or black - because that is what i am. i refer. to myself as black or black british. kurdish _ to myself as black or black british. kurdish. ., . , to myself as black or black british. kurdish. ., ., , _ ,_ ., i'm kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan — kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan of— kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan of the _ kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan of the term _ kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan of the term bame. - kurdish. romany gypsy heritage. i'm not a big fan of the term bame. i - not a big fan of the term bame. i find not a big fan of the term bame. find it is

not a big fan of the term bame. i find it is sometimes more problematic— find it is sometimes more problematic than- find it is sometimes more . problematic than beneficial. find it is sometimes more - problematic than beneficial. i find it is sometimes more problematic than beneficial. i think what it does _ problematic than beneficial. i think what it does is _ problematic than beneficial. i think what it does is it _ problematic than beneficial. i think what it does is it disguises - problematic than beneficial. i think what it does is it disguises the - what it does is it disguises the discrimination and disparities between the different ethnic groups. for example, with the recent events in america. — for example, with the recent events in america, and even police brutality— in america, and even police brutality in the uk, these are not experiences that affect every member of the _ experiences that affect every member of the bame community. it is a bit more _ of the bame community. it is a bit more useful to start calling certain experiences, for example, anti—blackness as a specific type of racism _ anti—blackness as a specific type of racism it_ anti—blackness as a specific type of racism. it has to be broken up because — racism. it has to be broken up because when the question is black, the answer— because when the question is black, the answer cannot be bame. it is too eas for the answer cannot be bame. it is too easy for corporations _ the answer cannot be bame. it is too easy for corporations and _ easy for corporations and educational institutions to use the title bame. fin educational institutions to use the title bame. �* ., , ., ., ., title bame. an example of that would be, even in title bame. an example of that would be. even in my _ title bame. an example of that would be, even in my tech _ title bame. an example of that would be, even in my tech experience, - title bame. an example of that would be, even in my tech experience, the i be, even in my tech experience, the number of all asian founding teams that receive money is extremely higher than ever of all black founding teams. 50 higher than ever of all black founding teams.— higher than ever of all black

foundin: teams. ., , ., founding teams. so when leaders or oliticians founding teams. so when leaders or politicians are _ founding teams. so when leaders or politicians are asked _ founding teams. so when leaders or politicians are asked about - founding teams. so when leaders or politicians are asked about the - politicians are asked about the black_ politicians are asked about the black people within the cabinet, they cant— black people within the cabinet, they can't reply and say, yes, there are bame _ they can't reply and say, yes, there are bame people, there are asian people. _ are bame people, there are asian people, because their lives are very different _ people, because their lives are very different. call people, because their lives are very different. . , ., , ., , different. call people what they want to be _ different. call people what they want to be called. _ different. call people what they want to be called. i _ different. call people what they want to be called. i would - different. call people what they. want to be called. i would expect different. call people what they - want to be called. i would expect to be want to be called. i would expect to he called _ want to be called. i would expect to he called a — want to be called. i would expect to be called a kurdish— want to be called. i would expect to be called a kurdish person - want to be called. i would expect to be called a kurdish person becausel be called a kurdish person because that is_ be called a kurdish person because that is how— be called a kurdish person because that is how i — be called a kurdish person because that is how i want _ be called a kurdish person because that is how i want to— be called a kurdish person because that is how i want to be _ be called a kurdish person because that is how i want to be identified. | that is how i want to be identified. i that is how i want to be identified. i identify— that is how i want to be identified. iidentify as — that is how i want to be identified. i identify as black. _ that is how i want to be identified. i identify as black. i— that is how i want to be identified. i identify as black. i don't - i identify as black. i don't understand why i can't be described as black. we should be described how individual see themselves. the views of various people on the term bame. in scotland yesterday, there were only a0 confirmed covid patients still in intensive care. but in the country's biggest and busiest icu, at the the queen elizabeth university hospital in glasgow, staff say they're only beginning to feel the pressure ease and that the psychological impact will be with them for a long time to come. lisa summers spoke to staff there. the hardest bits are when somebody dies without their family there and we have had an awful lot of that happening this year. there is no feeling in the world

like holding somebody�*s hand when their family can't be with them and their heart beats its last beat. that is one of the hardest things in this world. it's very, very difficult. the last year has been indescribably tough. understanding of covid has improved medical treatments but it is the caring and keeping in touch with families who can't visit that takes its toll. i think people are coping but we are not dealing with it. we can't do things the way we would normally do it and make a death as good as it can be. we are doing things completely differently and i think the psychological impact will be massive on the staff. this is the biggest critical care unit in scotland. 0rdinarily, it is a specialist centre for cancer, brain injuries, trauma. it has also seen more covid patients than anywhere else. itjust came in an absolute tidal wave. the patients kept coming and coming

and coming and it was relentless. really, to be honest, it has been totally overwhelming for the staff. we have been working at 150% for over a year now and it has been exhausting. this doctor oversees this intensive care unit. he says one of the most difficult things is deciding with patients when ventilation is their best chance of survival. you get to know them and their family, so to watch them saying cheerio on facetime and having to move them to intensive care is very difficult. this department has had to expand and contract to deal with the influx of covid patients. lockdown has helped bring numbers right back down. staff don't want to go back. over the last year, more than 200 people have had to be ventilated in these critical care wards because of coronavirus. most of them in their 50s and 605.

and even now they are admitting more patients. but it is hoped more people in this age group will get the protection of a vaccine. that does not mean it will all be over. we have been advised that our workload might be high again next winter. i think there is no doubt the vaccine is going to have a big impact on transmissibility and the severity of the disease but there will still be patients who require critical care due to covid—19. the summer months should offer some respite and time to rebuild before this team know they will be stretched again. brazil has suffered its highest daily total of coronavirus deaths, nearly 3,800, amid a deepening political crisis. the country's controversial presidentjair bolsonaro was forced to reshuffle his cabinet earlier this week after two senior ministers resigned. now the heads of brazil's armed forces have quit too.

eliza craston has the latest. getting vaccinated in brazil takes on a new urgency, with overcrowded hospitals and a record death rate haunting the country right now. translation: it is very difficult what we are going through. - god willing, it will all be all right, injesus�*s name. but while receiving the jab brings relief for some, there are many openly questioning what is going on in the president's name, from his lack of vaccine diplomacy, which is denied the country crucial vaccine supplies, to his fighting of lockdowns across the country in the courts. an approach his defence chief fernando azevedo found it hard to stomach, and his surprise sacking may explain why, in an unprecedented move, the commanders of the army, navy and air force have all resigned en masse. their replacements have not been announced yet, but the new defence minister has, and with it

speculation that this major reshuffle has more to do with politics than the pandemic. with the popular former leftist president, luiz inacio lula da silva, cleared of corruption charges to challenge jair bolsanaro in october 2022, the president appears to be keen to free up posts to install loyalists in anticipation of possibly stormy times ahead. but with hospitals overwhelmed, including these queues for intensive care units, and the death rate up in the country, will the president be able to regain control of domestic politics i met his countries current struggle to contain the global pandemic? eliza craston, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: a major report commissioned by the government in response to the black lives matter

protests concludes the uk is not institutionally racist. don'tjoin large groups and take your litter home — the message to people out enjoying the sun. germany suspends the astrazeneca covid vaccine for the under 60s because of a risk of rare blood clots. the green party has launched its local election campaign with a pledge to build a green recovery in every community across the country. party co—leaderjonathan bartley said he wants a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that'll tackle climate change and reduce inequality. we wa nt we want to build on the success of 2019 in this local election. we more than doubled than ever of councillors in one election last time, went from being the opposition on several councils to playing a part in running 17. and we have had climate emergency motions passed up

and down the country. brighton and hove has just invested £27 million in climate emergency action, norwich is running our retrofitting of homes. so to get more councillors elected in significant numbers, breakthroughs in places like burnley, mansfield, may be the biggest party in bristol, right across the country making progress in these elections. people know that the green vote will deliver green councils and climate action so we are very hopeful of making very significant gains. obviously environmental issues are a hu-e obviously environmental issues are a huge priority for the electorate at the moment. how are you going to seize _ the moment. how are you going to seize on _ the moment. how are you going to seize on that feeling?— seize on that feeling? there is a feelin: seize on that feeling? there is a feeling during — seize on that feeling? there is a feeling during lockdown - seize on that feeling? there is a feeling during lockdown all - seize on that feeling? there is a feeling during lockdown all of i seize on that feeling? there is a j feeling during lockdown all of us got a glimpse about something different was possible in tragic circumstances. we realised that you could take cars off the road, you could take cars off the road, you could pay peoples wages, businesses, if they were supported properly, could transition and operate in different ways. a formula 1 team

saying they could make ventilators. people are realising a different way of living, a different way of working is possible. we want to see flexible working, better public transport systems that are affordable, we want to look at resilient local economies that are going to withstand the future pandemics that we are told will come down the line or the various on the current pandemic. it goes hand—in—hand with tackling the climate crisis. hand-in-hand with tackling the climate crisis.— hand-in-hand with tackling the climate crisis. �* ., , ., ~' climate crisis. and do you think the current government _ climate crisis. and do you think the current government is _ climate crisis. and do you think the current government is doing - climate crisis. and do you think the | current government is doing enough to tackle _ current government is doing enough to tackle the climate crisis? no near to tackle the climate crisis? fir? near enough. i to tackle the climate crisis? fir? near enough. lam to tackle the climate crisis? fir? near enough. i am worried we will be a laughing stock later this year. we are dragging ourfeet over a laughing stock later this year. we are dragging our feet over having a laughing stock later this year. we are dragging ourfeet over having an enquiry about a new coalmine. we are investing £12 billion a year in fossilfuel subsidies. at a investing £12 billion a year in fossil fuel subsidies. at a time when we should be looking at completely new models and new ways of forming our transport policy around the country.

that was the green party co—leader. angela merkel has insisted germany will still offer every adult a vaccine by the end of the summer. they're relying heavily on the biontech vaccine, with a new factory in the town of marburg aiming to produce one billion doses a year. jenny hill has been to see how the vaccine is made. germany, europe, is counting on this. biontech produces millions of doses of vaccine a week here. they invited the bbc in to have a look. this is one of two bio reactors at the plant. they produce the crucial ingredient, mrna, the genetic code which tells the body how to fight the virus. on the one hand of course, we all sense this sort of pressure. i mean, we live in this environment as well as everybody else. there is of course this sense of purpose that everybody has, that we say, ok, what are we doing? it is very important. it was always important but now at this point in time it is amazing. it is painstaking work. the mixture must be

purified, other ingredients added, then bottled and checked. they've only just started but they hope to produce a billion doses a year. who would have thought a year ago that this corner of germany would be churning out what's become one of the world's most valuable commodities. the speed at which scientists developed these vaccines has astounded us all. and it's an achievement undiminished by the subsequent political scramble to secure supplies. they are making history but this area is famous for medical research. vaccines against diphtheria and tetanus were developed in the very same valley. it's like closing a loop that you are roughly 100 years later we are again trying to save the world with something that is brand new, that was never there before. jenny hill, bbc news, marburg. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, has told the bbc she feels people in responsible positions should "stop and think" before passing judgement on actions taken by the metropolitan police.

yesterday's report by the inspectorate of constabulary found officers acted "appropriately" at the vigil for sarah everard in south london earlier this month. speaking on radio 4's today programme, the commissioner said senior public figures expressed opinions before knowing the facts about the vigil. people in public life, people in responsible positions should stop and think before theyjudge, whoever they may be, and as sir tom says, broadly speaking, a police officer is entitled to public support... this is the author of the report? absolutely. the chief inspector of constabulary. so people should stop and think because if they comment without knowing the facts, they may, and i suggest on this occasion some people did, affect public confidence in the police service inappropriately and, secondly, affect the officer's confidence about volunteering for the same duty

in the next instance if they are going to be criticised even when they've done a really good job. the metropolitan police commisioner was also asked about the duchess of cambridge's decision to attend the vigil for sarah everard. cressida dick said the duchess was carrying out her royal duties. a, i think it's worth looking at, as an example ofjust how strongly people felt, what she said about her attendance there. b, she's in the course of her duties, she's working, so of course... really, it was legal for her because you think she was there for work? let me go back, at that point, people had a whole series of potentially reasonable excuses for being away from home. we didn't all have them for everything. i've picked out one that may well apply to her. but let's be clear, there was a very, very calm vigil that she attended where lots and lots of people came... but you have said that it was illegal. no, the vigil itself started off

in a socially distanced manner. i don't understand because you have said yourself you would have attended the vigil had it been legal. so it was illegal, from your perspective, including when the duchess attended? i think you need to go back to the beginning. what we knew and what matt parr said was that it was quite clear that whatever the organisers wanted to arrange, the numbers were going to be overwhelming, there was not an ability in the long run to be able to keep this socially distanced or in any sense covid safe or strictly legal. schools across the uk are dealing with allegations that they've ignored cases of sexual harrassment — or abuse — after more than 11,000 current and former students posted about their experiences on the website everyone's invited. the government has described

the allegations as �*shocking and abhorrent�* and said a helpline will be set up for victims. maria miller was the chair of the women and equalities select committee until last year and said conversations about sexual relationships and consent need to start from school age. i think with schools you are dealing with in many ways the first place children experience sexual harassment so we leave young children leaving school thinking thatis children leaving school thinking that is entirely right, that they are either allowed to sexually harass or be on the receiving end of sexual harassment and that is where we see these behaviours going into our universities, our workplaces, so we really need to get it right in schools, but we also need to make sure that when we are looking at the online world, we have got the right precautions in place to make sure that things like extreme pornography are not being routinely looked at by young people and the government now knows through the research it has recently done that extreme

pornography can have a direct link to poor behaviours and even aggressive behaviours towards women. offenders in england who commit alcohol—fuelled crimes will be made to wear electronic "sobriety tags". the devices will be used to see if they breach drinking bans ordered by the court. authorities in wales have been using the technology since october and say it's proving to be a success. phil mackie reports. this is what a sobriety tag looks like. it's an electronic device which is worn around the ankle, either as part of an offender's sentence or as a condition of their release from jail. it tests the wearer's sweat for alcohol every half an hour. a positive result could mean being sent to prison. it's already been rolled out in wales where those wearing the tags stayed alcohol free for 95% of the time. since i've had the tag off, i don't think the same. since it's been on, it has changed my way of thinking, my point of view has dramatically changed.

my life is going better as well, i'm doing things about my life whereas before i was just drinking and spending all the little money i did have on booze and making things ten times worse. i'm trying to redeem all them now, like. public health england estimates the social and economic cost of offending caused by alcohol to be around £21.5 billion per year. the ministry ofjustice says booze plays a part in 39% of violent crime. so, we know that alcohol is an enormous driver of crime in this country, not least violent crime. and it sits behind a lot of quite problematic offending. whether that is low—level acquisitive crime, violence in the public realm or even some domestic violence. and so that's why we think using this sort of technology, a really innovative way to tackle these crimes, can make a huge difference. it is hoped this kind of innovative approach will keep less serious offenders out of prison and give them a chance to turn their lives around.

phil mackie, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it is another warm day for the time of year across much of england and wales. we don't have the blue skies that we had yesterday. quite a bit of a saharan dust in our area and there is also some high cloud around too. you can see that on the satellite picture. that has produced one or two spots of rain. most of the rain has come from that cloud. it has been very wet in highland scotland. to the north, we have got colder air moving southwards over the next few days. temperatures this afternoon lower than they were yesterday in scotland and northern ireland. 23, 2a across eastern parts of england. some low cloud. that will push away and overnight we will see that band of cloud moving down away from scotland, into northern

england, down towards the midlands. with the clearer skies, temperatures could be close to freezing in scotland. milder elsewhere and dry as well because this area of high pressure is building down across the uk but at the same time it is striking that colder air from the north and we start to pick up a wind off the north sea. a great start across northern england and the midlands. that cloud should thin and break up and it is going to be a dry day with spells of sunshine. we don't have that woman south—westerly wind any more, instead it is a north—easterly or even an wind. more of a breeze on thursday. and a significantly colder day across northern and eastern parts of the uk. highest temperatures towards the south—west. by the time we get to good friday, we are all in that colder air. good friday, we are all in that colderair. it looks good friday, we are all in that colder air. it looks like it is going to be a dry day. some sunshine at times. those temperatures are no better than 13 or 1a degrees. and

down those north sea coasts, struggling to get into double figures. overthe struggling to get into double figures. over the weekend, struggling to get into double figures. overthe weekend, it struggling to get into double figures. over the weekend, it will remain cold, and by monday, some wintry showers around as well. we are starting on a dry note because of that area of high pressure. on easter sunday, that weather front moves down across the uk bringing rain and behind that the air coming from the arctic, and it is that that will bring the cold air and the risk of some snow.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a major report says social class and family structure play a bigger part than race in determining people's lives in the uk. the report is saying racism doesn't exist. we found anecdotal evidence of this. however, what we did find was evidence of actual institutional racism, no, that wasn't there, we didn't find that in our report. the prime minister says the government will assesses the implications of the controversial report. but campaigners say they feel �*deeply�* let down. don'tjoin large groups and take your litter home — the message to people out enjoying the sun as one council decides to close some of its parks after what it described as "appalling scenes" yesterday. as germany limits its use

of the astrazeneca vaccine to the over 60s, europe braces itself for a third covid wave.