this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. the headlines... more than 70 mps launch a campaign against coronavirus vaccine passports, calling them �*divisive and discriminatory�*. pakistan, kenya, bangladesh and the philippines are added to england's travel red list. international visitors will be refused entry, and british and irish citizens and residents will have to enter hotel quarantine. the trial resumes of the police officer accused of killing george floyd in minneapolis last year, with the prosecution questioning a city police sergeant. at least 50 people have been killed and dozens injured in taiwan after a train derailed as it emerged from a tunnel. oxfam suspends two members of its staff in the democratic republic of congo following allegations of

sexual misconduct and bullying. wildlife conservationists warn people to keep their distance from seals this easter weekend, over concerns that disturbing and scaring them can lead to harm. and coming up in 45 minutes, mark kermode gives his take on this week's film and dvd releases — in the film review. good afternoon. reeta chakrabarti will be here in 15 minutes with a full round up of the day's news. but first, some hospitality and retail bosses have criticised the idea of using vaccine passports, which could mean people have to show they've received a jab before they're allowed into some venues. more than 70 mps from across the political divide havejoined

forces to describe the measure as divisive and discriminatory. peter marks is the chief executive of rekom uk, britain's biggest operator of bars. he said a covid vaccine passport would be impractical. i think it's very, very difficult to do. i don't think that it should be part of ourfuture, do. i don't think that it should be part of our future, i don't think it should be part of opening up hospitality. we heard the prime minister say earlier on in the year thatjune the 21st would be when we get back to normality. since then, all be seen as the government and other people grow back on that and add more conditionality. the simple thing is we don't want to see it. what do you think the answer is, then, and making sure that menus are as covid safe as possible if you don't have vaccine passports included? i don't have vaccine passports included?— don't have vaccine passports included? ~ �*, , ., included? i think it's up to the oint included? i think it's up to the point where — included? i think it's up to the point where so _ included? i think it's up to the point where so many -

included? i think it's up to the point where so many of - included? i think it's up to the point where so many of the i point where so many of the population has been vaccinated, then you're in the position where we all wanted to be last year. i can't see once everybody has been vaccinated, such tiny little chances of people catching it, and putting any burn it on the nhs or all these other things we've been talking about —— any burden. all of that should really be in the past. unless there's a new variance, that's where it's the most difficult. iii variance, that's where it's the most difficult. , ., ., , difficult. if this idea were to be used ahead. — difficult. if this idea were to be used ahead, how _ difficult. if this idea were to be used ahead, how do _ difficult. if this idea were to be used ahead, how do you - difficult. if this idea were to be used ahead, how do you thinkl difficult. if this idea were to be | used ahead, how do you think it would work in practice in bars and clubs and pubs? i would work in practice in bars and clubs and pubs?— would work in practice in bars and clubs and pubs? i think it would be vafied clubs and pubs? i think it would be varied very — clubs and pubs? i think it would be varied very difficult. _ clubs and pubs? i think it would be varied very difficult. it's _ clubs and pubs? i think it would be varied very difficult. it's going - clubs and pubs? i think it would be varied very difficult. it's going to l varied very difficult. it's going to lead to conflict. particularly for pubs. when pugs don't have staff or security that can japan, where pubs. when pugs don't have staff or security that canjapan, where will you do that? —— win pubs. —— can check in. perhaps what i really must

emphasise is it's going to cause conflict. forsomething emphasise is it's going to cause conflict. for something that is tiny, small risks once we get everything vaccinated. the other thing is people under the age of 35 hours can be vaccinated until the backend, yet they make up 58% of hospitality staff. what do you do about the staff? can you vaccinate the staff? they're not going to get vaccinated until the second vaccine, and of october.— and of october. does that mean it would be safer— and of october. does that mean it would be safer to _ and of october. does that mean it would be safer to have _ and of october. does that mean it would be safer to have vaccine - would be safer to have vaccine packed sports, protect people who have been vaccinated and want to congregate in big groups indoors? you're victimising the young people who won't get vaccinated, so you're saying hospitality is open if you've had a vaccine. therefore if you're over the age of 50, you can go out, but not if you're under the age of 40. it's but not if you're under the age of a0. it's discriminant oratory and i can tell you now that a lot of young

customers are very much against this —— discriminatory. they feel they've had enough and they've been put upon enough for something that hasn't affected them, but of course has affected them, but of course has affected their families, affected them, but of course has affected theirfamilies, etc. once the vaccination is achieved, that should be enough. they don't want to see it. , , ., ., ., ., see it. give us an idea of what the im act see it. give us an idea of what the impact has _ see it. give us an idea of what the impact has been _ see it. give us an idea of what the impact has been on _ see it. give us an idea of what the impact has been on the _ see it. give us an idea of what the| impact has been on the hospitality industry over the past year? we've been devastated, _ industry over the past year? we've been devastated, especially - industry over the past year? we've been devastated, especially for - industry over the past year? we've | been devastated, especially for late nights. i run a specialist late nights. i run a specialist late night club, and we've not been able to open at all. my business went bustin to open at all. my business went bust in december, and luckily, we were able to find some new backers and finance, but it's been devastating. forall and finance, but it's been devastating. for all my friends in the pub industry that didn't know they were opening from one week to they were opening from one week to the next, and the new conditions were thrown upon them, it made no sense whatsoever. it's been really hard and it's been a real strain, on

from mental health as well as financially, sitting at home wondering when they will get back. the good news that the government gave us earlier this year when boris actually said even nightclubs are coming back, wasjust the news we wanted to hear. what we want to do is just carry on on that road, get as many vaccines as possible and when the risks are so low, open up. i think it's quite sensible. i'd like to see it faster. but the point is we need to get back properly. campaigners have started legal action over government guidance that bans older care home residents in england from going on visits outside the home, despite lockdown restrictions being eased. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. after the toughest of years, care homes are slowly, cautiously beginning to reopen. nearly all residents have had at least one dose of the vaccine, and they're allowed a single

named visitor indoors. but government guidance says a trip out is still too risky for older residents. and that's what's being challenged. a legal letter�*s been sent to the department of health and social care byjohn�*s campaign — which represents residents, families and friends. it argues that guidance in respect to visits out is unlawful, and that the ban on outings by residents aged 65 or over is in breach of human rights and equality laws. it also challenges the need for residents who have been out to self—isolate for ia days, saying vaccinations and testing make it unnecessary. people living in care homes — people who are in the last period of their life — were actually deprived of the simple pleasures of going for a walk by the river, going to a park, going out to see perhaps grandchildren playing in a playground. those simple pleasures

which mean so much. in its guidance, the government acknowledges that trips out are important for residents, but says it increases the risk of covid getting back into care homes. alison holt, bbc news. 0xfam says it has suspended two members of staff in the democratic republic of congo over allegations of sexual exploitation and bullying. the charity said the suspensions were part of an "external investigation" set up in november into the allegations. the charity was allowed only last month to resume applying for funding from the uk aid budget, after claims of serious sexual misconduct in haiti. the labour mp sarah champion chairs the house of commons international development committee. she says this will damage the reputation of the aid industry. unfortunately, it is going to knock people's confidence, and that's a great shame because the aid sector does the most unbelievably amazing work. it saves lives, it empowers people

around the world, it gives them prosperity and a future. but we have to accept that these are incredibly vulnerable people. there is a massive power and balance in the relationship between the donors, the aid workers and the people that are in receipt of their support. —— power imbalance. and so, right from the very beginning of every project, safeguarding needs to be embedded. and until we see that happening as an absolute automatic, until we see the very people that are there to receive the aid being viewed as partners, as people that know best how to both invest the money but also building the safeguarding, these scandals are just going to keep on coming up. and i don't understand why the aid sector as a whole doesn't address this once and for all, and that's why it pains me that this has happened to oxfam because i know they have been trying to really uncover all examples of where there are weaknesses in their system and change them.

and that's part of the problem. you have to accept that because you're dealing with vulnerable people, there's always the potential, and it worries me more, the organisations that aren't looking for abuse. i think every organisation needs to assume that there is that potential and do something about it. labourmp sarah labour mp sarah champion. helen evans was 0xfam's global head of safeguarding until she resigned in 2015. she reported concerns to the charity commission in 2015 and 2017. she told me what she thought of the latest developments. well, i think incredibly concerning but sadly, not so surprising. what we uncovered back in 2015, this issue is systemic, and it's going to take many, many years for the aid sector to get on top of it. i think what worries me in this case is the people who raise these concerns said they've been raising them for several years and they've not been acted on, and when they were acted on, the people who at

the heart of them weren't suspended. and it's really concerning that it's got to the point where they felt they had no option but to take this to the press, and so much more needs to be done. something i really believe is absolutely critical is the establishment of aid. we can no longer rely on the mechanisms we have in place. it's absolutely critical we have a dedicated body to ensure that the aid sector can really get on top of this. how do you think this has been able to happen within an international aid organisation like 0xfam, not only in haiti, but also now in democratic republic of the congo? this has been an issue for many, many years. it was back in 2002 this issue was first exposed with the west africa food for sex scandal. it came up again in haiti. it's a long—standing issue that's going to take a long time to get on top of. i think there have been really important steps in the right direction since 2018, but there's still a long way to go.

and i think in my view, we still are not on top of the governance of this and we need to put in place a body to really hold the aid sector to account. until that happens, ijust don't think we're going to see all the changes that we need to ensure that people are kept safe, because as sarah champion said, the aid sector plays such an important role. it is vital, but we've got to ensure it gets its house in order, and this report today shows there's further still to go. and what's the role of the charity commission in all this, then? so, the charity commission is there principally dealing with uk—based charities, but when this comes to incidents overseas, it is just not set up to do that and it's also not set up to go and investigate on a case—by—case basis. it's just... in terms of small uk charities, that's its principal role. these are charities with income of three, £a00 million, operating over many countries in complex working environments. it needs a regulator and an aid

ombudsman who is set up to deal with those complexities, and that's just not the charity commission. how big a problem do you think sexual abuse is in the aid sector? yeah, so, when i resigned from 0xfam, my view was it was systemic in the organisation, but it isn'tjust 0xfam, an issue across the sector that hadn't been gotten on top of. it is a widespread issue and a widespread issue that's going to take time to really root out that small minority of people who join these organisations to abuse. and i would echo sarah champion's point — there are a lot of people there who are doing an amazing job in very difficult situations, but there is a minority who do abuse and we need to root them out, as we've seen in many different institutions. finally, the world is waking up to the issue of sexual exploitation, and we need to get these people out and ensure these people are not able to join these organisations going forward.

dozens of mps call on the government to abandon any idea of vaccines passports to reopen the economy and england. the cross party opposition comes as speculation grows the government might require certificates for people entering certain venues like pubs and

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more than 70 mps, including a1 conservatives, have condemned the idea of vaccine passports for public venues or workplaces. it would mean people showing a certificate confirming their covid status has been described as divisive and discriminatory dori. —— discriminatory. downing street says no final decision has yet been made. nick house more. weatherproof you've had a vaccine or a negative test could reduce or remove the need for social distancing. i remove the need for social distancing-— remove the need for social distancinu. ~ �* , ., distancing. i think it's a good idea, but _ distancing. i think it's a good idea, but with _ distancing. i think it's a good idea, but with all _ distancing. i think it's a good idea, but with all things, i distancing. i think it's a good idea, but with all things, it i distancing. i think it's a good i idea, but with all things, it needs testing. i idea, but with all things, it needs testinu. ~' ., . .,

testing. i feel like it would create a division in _ testing. i feel like it would create a division in society. _ testing. i feel like it would create a division in society. i _ testing. i feel like it would create a division in society. i would i testing. i feel like it would create a division in society. i would love| a division in society. i would love to because _ a division in society. i would love to because i _ a division in society. i would love to because i work _ a division in society. i would love to because i work in _ a division in society. i would love to because i work in a _ a division in society. i would love to because i work in a pub. i a division in society. i would love| to because i work in a pub. some sort of vaccine _ to because i work in a pub. some sort of vaccine passport - to because i work in a pub. some sort of vaccine passport looks i sort of vaccine passport looks likely, but there are more controversial domestically. a group of mps have spoken out today morning... —— warning. -- warning. the government will take on born these — -- warning. the government will take on born these levels _ -- warning. the government will take on born these levels of— -- warning. the government will take on born these levels of comfort i on born these levels of comfort certain —— take on board. i think of the unnecessary. the certain -- take on board. i think of the unnecessary.— the unnecessary. the culture secretary _ the unnecessary. the culture secretary is _ the unnecessary. the culture secretary is trying _ the unnecessary. the culture secretary is trying to - the unnecessary. the culture secretary is trying to figure l the unnecessary. the culture l secretary is trying to figure out how more people can get back into theatres like this one in wolverhampton.- theatres like this one in wolverhampton. theatres like this one in wolverhamton. , , ., . wolverhampton. this is not about a vaccine passport. _ wolverhampton. this is not about a vaccine passport. this _ wolverhampton. this is not about a vaccine passport. this is _ wolverhampton. this is not about a vaccine passport. this is about i vaccine passport. this is about looking — vaccine passport. this is about looking at— vaccine passport. this is about looking at ways that proven you're obit secure — looking at ways that proven you're obit secure or had the vaccine we

have _ obit secure or had the vaccine we have to _ obit secure or had the vaccine we have to wav— obit secure or had the vaccine we have to way of different factors, but it _ have to way of different factors, but it may — have to way of different factors, but it may be a way of ensuring you can get _ but it may be a way of ensuring you can get more people back doing the things— can get more people back doing the things they love.— things they love. there'll be pilots in encland things they love. there'll be pilots in england in _ things they love. there'll be pilots in england in the _ things they love. there'll be pilots in england in the next _ things they love. there'll be pilots in england in the next few - things they love. there'll be pilots in england in the next few weeks i things they love. there'll be pilots l in england in the next few weeks to gather evidence which could include the fa cup final. the prime minister will give an update on the government because my thinking on monday. 0ver government because my thinking on monday. over the past year, we've gotten used to the government making massive decisions, which have a big impact on individual freedoms. massive decisions, which have a big impact on individualfreedoms. that society slowly opens up again. is it fair to ask people to prove they been vaccinated or had a negative test to pop into the pub? domestic vaccine passports would be temporary and they might not be used everywhere. some devolved governments are yet to be commenced they would be effective. 0xford found out more on monday about the

government's strategy for allowing holidays. that will likely include a traffic light system. we started getting some of our freedoms back, but the road ahead isn't simple. four more countries have been added to the red list of countries which requires visitors to self—isolate at government approve hotels for ten days on arrival in britain. the philippines, pakistan, kenya and bangladesh will be added at aam on friday, the 9th of april, after data shows an increased risk of coronavirus. police in england i warn people not to gather in large groups over the easter break with millions expected to enjoy the first weekend of eased restrictions to meet up with family and friends.

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relaxations but at the same time trying to make sure that people don't think it's ok to go back to how it was before. in scotland, today is the start of no rules —— new rules. the same as whales, but a change to that message in northern ireland is a still more than a week away. in liverpool, the easing of lockdown lifting the spirits of people in this park. i5 spirits of people in this park. is one of my highlights i love the park. — one of my highlights i love the park. i— one of my highlights i love the park, i love the people and meeting them _ park, i love the people and meeting them. ., , , , ., them. hopefully everyone will behave. the _ them. hopefully everyone will

behave. the government i them. hopefully everyone will i behave. the government figures them. hopefully everyone will - behave. the government figures show there are on average, a172 new cases were reported for day in the last week. that's down by a third from last week. there were 3723 patients in hospital with covid—19. 52 deaths are reported in the latest 2a hour period. in the past week, a3 deaths were announced to every day, taking the total number two 126,816. the total is just over 31.3 million and almost 5 million people have now had two doses. the uk medicines watchdog says it identified 30 cases of rare blood clots in people who had the astrazeneca jab. that's out of more

than 18 million doses. they say the benefits of vaccines continued outweigh any risks. the netherlands has become the latest country to announce a pause... rebecca morelle is here for me. aha, announce a pause... rebecca morelle is here for me— is here for me. a link hasn't been roven, is here for me. a link hasn't been proven. but _ is here for me. a link hasn't been proven, but the _ is here for me. a link hasn't been proven, but the uk _ is here for me. a link hasn't been proven, but the uk regulator- is here for me. a link hasn't been proven, but the uk regulator is i proven, but the uk regulator is investigating. these clots are unusual in that they're associated with low appointment levels. they can affect the brain too. whether these are happening naturally, whether they're a rare reaction, the incidence is low so 30 cases out of 80 millionjobs. that's about incidence is low so 30 cases out of 80 million jobs. that's about one of eight. ——jabs

80 million jobs. that's about one of eight. —— jabs back. there have been two cases of brain blood clots. but these don't have the low platelet counts associated with them, so they're slightly difference. these have called some countries... the netherlands has announced that its not going to be giving the astrazeneca jab back to people under the age of 60. the uk is continuing with the faxing roll—out and the uk regulator stresses along with the european medicines agency that the benefits from having a vaccination far, far outweigh any potential risk, so their message is if you offer that i've vaccination to take it up. fist offer that i've vaccination to take it u -. �* . , offer that i've vaccination to take it u -. �* ., , :: offer that i've vaccination to take itu.�* i: , ., , it up. at least 50 people have been killed in a passenger _ it up. at least 50 people have been killed in a passenger train - it up. at least 50 people have been killed in a passenger train crash i it up. at least 50 people have been killed in a passenger train crash in l killed in a passenger train crash in taiwan. the train packed with local

tourist derailed and a tunnel after a maintenance vehicle slid two slid onto the tracks. john said work reports. the train travelling south from taiwan's capital and along the island's mountain it's east coast was packed with people ahead of what is a long holiday weekend. as it entered a tunnel, it's believed to have been derailed by a truck that slipped onto the track from a nearby construction site. rescuers worked to free those trapped in carriages ripped apart by the impact. reports suggest that, with almost 500 people on board, many were standing and were tossed about by the impact. "the truck slid off the road and crashed into the train," this rescue worker says. "now all the front carriages are damaged." passengers in those carriages less damaged by the impact were able to walk to safety...

..but the mangled wreckage inside the tunnel meant those inside had to use the roof of the train to escape. ambulance ferried dozens of injured people to local hospitals. "my whole body fell to the floor — i hit my head and it started bleeding," this woman says. "there was no space on the sides of the tunnel — we had to climb onto the carriage roof to get out." taiwan's premier su tseng—chang visited the scene, while the president, tsai ing—wen, described the incident as heartbreaking. taiwan's state—owned railways are generally reliable and efficient, but with a record marred by a number of fatal accidents over the years. this is being described as the worst in at least four decades. john sudworth, bbc news, taipei.

the trial of derek �*s coven, the officer and queues of murdering george floyd in maine last year, is continuing in minneapolis. he has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one amounts daughter. let's get more from my correspondent —— of manslaughter. the focus today has been very much an -- of manslaughter. the focus today has been very muc— has been very much on the police resonse has been very much on the police response and _ has been very much on the police response and on _ has been very much on the police response and on the _ has been very much on the police response and on the stand i has been very much on the police response and on the stand is i has been very much on the police response and on the stand is one| has been very much on the police i response and on the stand is one of many annapolis�*s most senior and respected officers, the head of the homicide unit —— minneapolis. he testified that what derek chauvin did was totally uncalled for and totally unnecessary. he says that on his 35 years on this force, he has never been trained to a neat meal on someone's neck. to do so would cause deadly force —— to kneel on. once someone is on hancock �*s, they no longer constitute the same level of threat and officers have a duty of

safeties —— in handcuffs. we have seen graphic footage, new body can footage and hearing testimony from bystanders. footage and hearing testimony from b standers. , ., footage and hearing testimony from bstanders. , ., bystanders. many thanks. some reuional bystanders. many thanks. some regional airports _ bystanders. many thanks. some regional airports warning - bystanders. many thanks. some regional airports warning that i bystanders. many thanks. somel regional airports warning that it'll take them years to recover from the pandemic say there could be yet more damage if short flights are not made possible the summer. uk airports are losing £3.5 million every day and sit research suggest local communities are seeing greater unemployment than the national average. caroline davies reports. no holiday excitement. no last minute suncream purchases. no pre—flight pints. apart from a skeleton staff were today's one flight in and out, southampton airport stands near empty, waiting. as does martin, one of the only taxi drivers still coming here for work. lucky if we get one trip a day. it's not enough, and the savings

are right at the end now, so we're sort of looking, thinking, blimey, what am i going to do now? you know, there's lots of people that are on furlough at the moment. they are all in the same boat that i am, you know, they're they're all in the same boat that i am, you know, they're thinking, if this airport doesn't stay, what am i going to do? southampton airport, like many smaller airports, was hit twice last year. firstly by the collapse of flybe, that ran many of its routes, then by the pandemic. the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in nearby eastleigh was 1a7% higher in january 2021 than january 2020. the fact that there are no passengers doesn'tjust have an impact on the airport and the airline and people who work here. local businesses have said they are concerned that the airport recovers, too. just under 30 miles away, r h h franks makes parts for commercial and military aircraft. having a thriving regional airport brings lots ofjob opportunities to people, but also inspires younger generations to get into the world of aviation. it creates a wide pool of personnel

within the local area that businesses like r h h franks can recruit from. many regional airports are worried airlines will return to bigger airports first. derek runs southampton, aberdeen and glasgow airports. it's been unspeakably hard for us this year. at this moment in time, our sole focus is on maintaining our airports to remain open. but of course there is a commercial reality. with no flybe and its smaller aircraft, southampton wants to extend its runway so it can accommodate larger planes. the local area committee turned down the proposal. the local council will look at it soon. as well as worries about noise, there are concerns about the environment. as we talk about building back better, should we be making airports bigger? we already have more capacity in our airports in the uk than we could possibly use within our carbon budget. creating more jobs in high—carbon industries,

i don't think is the best way to meet net zero or the best way to give people long—term and secure employment. the industry says it does have plans to reduce its carbon emissions. airports have received business rates relief and used the furlough scheme, but they say that help is a drop in the ocean. a government spokesperson says it has pledged £7 billion to aviation and is continuing to explore how best to support the travel industry. more announcements are expected on international travel from england. as many wait for a date for take—off, smaller airports will be hoping they are not left behind. caroline davies, bbc news, southampton. the last year has seen increased investment in uk game sector, so much so that developers are hiring new staff in large

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hello. this is bbc news. the cricket legend is in hospital in india after testing positive for coronavirus. it comes as several cities in india are

experiencing sharp rises in their case numbers. 0ur correspondence is in daily and sent us this update. he tested positive for coronavirus at the end of last week and was isolating at home. but now, we know he has moved to hospital. now, and his statement to his fans on twitter he said this was out of an abundance of caution and that he hoped to be home in the next few days. so no immediate cause for a serious concern but given that such —— that sachin tendulkar is a megastar in this part of the world with hundreds of millions of fans, there are many people who will be watching his condition very closely. this all comes as india itself is seeing a huge spike in coronavirus cases in the last 2a hours. more than 82,000 coronavirus cases reported and more

than a30 baths. that is the highest daily increase since the end of last year. since last october. the start of the year, cases were falling quite dramatically and i think a lot of people thought that india was past the worst. 0fficials of people thought that india was past the worst. officials say that lacks behaviour is to blame for this rising cases. perhaps people were not wearing masks as often, they were not social distancing as much, and now what we're seeing is this rising cases. yesterday the government expanded its vaccination programme. anyone over the age of a5 is eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. 0fficials is eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. officials want to make sure that everyone over the age of a5 in these areas where there are high case numbers get a vaccine in the next fortnight. that is still a tough challenge here, there still a lot of scepticism around the vaccine here in india. a government's target is to make sure that 300 million people get their first dose of the

covid—19 vaccine byjuly. experts believe that unless they vaccination programme is ramped up quite dramatically, it can be quite a tough target to meet. 0nly a0% of pubs in england are likely to reopen on the 12th of april, the next stage of lockdown easing. that is according to the british bear and pub coordination. most don't have suitable outside areas suitable for customers. it's having a massive knock on effect on berries. if you're already savouring your first pass of drive there there is a good chanceit pass of drive there there is a good chance it will be one —— from one of these. they ramping up production. they have been making it in the same place and in the same way since the 19th century. during the three knockdowns, hundreds of gallons of beer had been wasted. it's been almost impossible to gauge demand. it was extremely difficult to figure out what to brew and went to brew it

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completely debt—free and we have essentially had to self finance our way through all of this. 6096 essentially had to self finance our way through all of this.— essentially had to self finance our way through all of this. 6096 of pubs in encland way through all of this. 6096 of pubs in england wanted _ way through all of this. 6096 of pubs in england wanted to _ way through all of this. 6096 of pubs in england wanted to reopen - way through all of this. 6096 of pubs in england wanted to reopen on i way through all of this. 6096 of pubs | in england wanted to reopen on april the 12th and most of them that do will be taking a risk. 0n the 12th and most of them that do will be taking a risk. on days like this the hotel would normally be filled with drinkers. by then the weather might be awful which means it is impossible for the brewing industry and the pubs to plan for what is to come next. in light a century, breweries have never changed —— faced a challenge like the pandemic and they are desperate for things to get back to normal quickly. for things to get back to normal cuickl . �* , for things to get back to normal cuickl. �*, ., , , quickly. it's important industry recoveries _ quickly. it's important industry recoveries because _ quickly. it's important industry recoveries because the - quickly. it's important industry recoveries because the pub i quickly. it's important industry recoveries because the pub is| quickly. it's important industry i recoveries because the pub is not just a place for serving beer, it is a central hub in the community and it creates thousands ofjobs, not only in hospitality but also within the brewing industry and the suppliers and traders so the economic recovery, it's really important. economic recovery, it's really

important-— economic recovery, it's really imortant. , , .,~ economic recovery, it's really imortant. , , ., important. the industry has taken a beatin: important. the industry has taken a beating and — important. the industry has taken a beating and is _ important. the industry has taken a beating and is urging _ important. the industry has taken a beating and is urging the _ important. the industry has taken a i beating and is urging the government to stick to its road map and the lift all restrictions byjune 21. wildlife conservationists are warning people not to disturb any feelings they may come across on the coast of it easter weekend. it's all part of a government—backed campaign by this you which says getting too close can lead to seals being injured and even dying. clearly fearful and distressed, a herd of seals is freeing firearms. heading for the safety of the sea. it is not always an easyjourney. but seals can be spooked easily by people or their dogs, getting too close. it is their dogs, getting too close. it is the youngest seals that are the most vulnerable with only a quarter of them is to adulthood. injury wise they are the young pups who get separated from their mothers or from the letter. so entanglement in fishing lines and next and one of

the worst injuries we have seen is the worst injuries we have seen is the dog frisbee hoop this seals payment them and put them over their necks and bake into them and they can be severe injuries. and as the latest lockdown restrictions ease, conservationists are asking people out walking on the coastline to give the animals adequate space. people can disturb them if they are awake and alert or they're moving, then they've been disturbed. and obviously the worst situations are when they crash off the beaches and rocks into the sea and they can damage themselves, cause themselves injury. and all the while that's happening, they're not getting the rest they should be getting. well, we're all well used to seeing these warning signs around the coastline telling you about beaches, hazards in the sea, undertows, things like that. increasingly now you'll see these signs saying give seals space — reminding people to ensure they don't get too close to wildlife. last year's first full lockdown has been credited as one reason why some colonies around our coasts have

thrived — having been left alone for weeks on end. but the case of freddie the seal, who died after being attacked by a dog off the lead on the banks of the river thames last month, has highlighted the potential risks to the wild animals of trying to live too close to people. john maguire, bbc news. here is this week's film review. hello, welcome to film review. rounding up the best releases for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may.

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