this is bbc news. the headlines at 5... new rules for care home visits in england. two people, as well as babies and young children, will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. a woman who died after being attacked by two dogs who got into her garden through a hole in the fence has been named as lucille downer, a great—grandmother from the west midlands. calls for peace tonight after a night of riots in south belfast. 15 police officers were injured and eight people were arrested. a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of brutally exceeding their powers by breaking up a good friday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo shortly. crowds are expected to line the streets to witness the historic procession.

good afternoon. people who live in care homes in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some people will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. locked down, kept apart from those they love. the anguish of care home residents and their families began to ease last month as restrictions were gradually lifted. hello, mum. how are you? now more family members will be

reunited as residents will be allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. they will include babies and very young children, with those under the age of two not included in visitor numbers. visiting is one of the things that makes life worth living if you live in a care home. it's so important, both for the resident in the care home but also theirfamily members and loved ones who want to visit them. we know that in care homes there may be grandparents or great—grandparents who haven't had a chance to see new arrivals to their family during the pandemic, and this will be the chance for that to happen. the enforced family separations caused by covid restrictions in care homes has been agonising for so many. these slow, cautious changes are significant for everyone involved. it is time for people to be let back in and the difference in my mother's mental health is huge,

but not only that — the difference in how i feel, you know, also as her daughter to be able to see her. the government says the increase in visitor numbers can go ahead because of a drop in community infection rates as well as the extensive vaccine roll—out. in line with existing rules, visitors must provide a negative test result and wear ppe. for care homes, it is a delicate balance between protecting residents and opening up to family visits. for those kept apart, this change is especially meaningful. the full guidance will be published next week. daniela relph, bbc news. the family of a great—grandmother who died yesterday after being attacked by two escaped dogs has paid tribute to her, saying that they will "miss her dearly". 85—year—old lucille downer died at the scene after what west midlands police described as a sustained attack in her back garden in rowley regis. the dogs, who got through a hole

in herfence, did not belong to the victim and the property remains sealed off by police. a man has been arrrested and released on bail. neighbours called to a report that a lady in her... 85 years of age was under attack from dogs from a neighbouring property. our officers have attended, at which point the dogs had returned through a hole in the fence to the adjacent property and then, unfortunately, despite the best efforts of medical professionals and ourselves, that lady died at the scene. an operation then undertook to secure those dogs. they were tranquilized and transported subsequently to secure kennels, where they currently remain. they are being tested to determine their breed. specialist officers are now working with the family

to offer them their support in what is a tragic and horrific incident. the northern ireland secretary and first minister are among those who have appealed for calm after a night of violence in south belfast. petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police, injuring 15 officers. eight people, including boys aged 13 and 1a, were arrested in the sandy row area of the city. the violence coincided with a loyalist protest last night. what i would ask, however, is that people of influence, people in local communities would dissuade young people or anyone else intent on causing violence or intent on harming police officers. the reality is, ladies and gentlemen, those people in uniforms last night are human beings. they are people with loved ones with families, they are people who have policed the covid crisis, they are people who turn up when women are being abused,

when children are being abused and when people are being hit. these are notjust police officers — these are human beings who were hit last night on the streets of belfast. seven people in the uk have died with rare blood clots after receiving the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. the medicines regulator, the mhra, is reviewing 30 cases of clots out of more than 18 million vaccinations, but insists the jab is safe. rebecca morelle has more. the astrazeneca jab has been rolled out across the uk, providing vital protection against covid—19. no link between rare blood clots and the jab has been proven, but the uk medical regulator is investigating. the clots are unusual. they're accompanied by low levels of platelets, which are a type of blood cell. 30 cases have been reported and seven deaths. this is out of 18 million doses, so the incidence is extremely low. now scientists are trying to establish whether the clots have occurred naturally or are very rare

reactions to the astrazeneca jab. because something has been reported, does that mean that it's a side effect? well, if we look at all the side—effects that have been reported, or possible side effects that have been reported, they include excess wind, alcohol poisoning, getting pregnant. there are so many things people report because they happen shortly after people have the vaccine — within a few weeks of them having the vaccine. that does not mean that they wouldn't have happened anyway. the medical regulator also reported brain blood clots in two people who'd had the pfizerjab, although without the unusual low platelet levels. some countries are restricting who they're giving the astrazeneca jab to. the netherlands has announced it's not recommending it for people under 60. but the uk vaccine roll—out is continuing. the british medical regulator, along with the european medicines agency and the world health organization, say the benefits from vaccination far outweigh any potential risks. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

a polish catholic church in south london has accused the police of brutally exceeding their powers by breaking up a good friday service. scotland yard says its officers told the congregation to leave christ the king in balham because they were in breach of covid regulations. some people, the force said, weren't wearing masks and there was no social distancing. our religious affairs reporter, harry farley, joins us now. tell me exactly what we know about what happened. we tell me exactly what we know about what happened-— what happened. we know is that olice sa what happened. we know is that police say they _ what happened. we know is that police say they were _ what happened. we know is that police say they were called - what happened. we know is that police say they were called to i police say they were called to reports of a large crowd queueing outside this church in south london yesterday afternoon, good friday and christian calendar. the people inside and that those present were not socially distancing someone wearing masks. they asked people to leave and from the footage we have

seen online, the police made an announcement at the front of the church, asking them to leave, they say no fines were issued and the congregation complied. i think it's fair to say that the church has hit back strongly at what the police have said, the police brutally exceeded their powers a service, which is one of the most important daysin which is one of the most important days in the christian calendar. insist the government requirements were complied with and demanded an explanation from the metropolitan police. �* , ., explanation from the metropolitan police. �*, ., ., explanation from the metropolitan police. �*, . ., ., police. let's have a quick look at what exactly _ police. let's have a quick look at what exactly happened _ police. let's have a quick look at what exactly happened because l police. let's have a quick look atj what exactly happened because i believe we have video of the event. ladies and gentlemen, and a virus stop you _ ladies and gentlemen, and a virus stop you are not allowed to meet inside _ stop you are not allowed to meet inside with— stop you are not allowed to meet inside with this many people on the law. inside with this many people on the law you _ inside with this many people on the law. you need to go home to comply with this _ law. you need to go home to comply with this direction to leave and go

to your— with this direction to leave and go to your home address. this could lead _ to your home address. this could lead you — to your home address. this could lead you to — to your home address. this could lead you to be stop i appreciate you would _ lead you to be stop i appreciate you would like _ lead you to be stop i appreciate you would like to worship this gathering is unlawful so please leave the building — is unlawful so please leave the building now, thank you, there were too many— building now, thank you, there were too many of— building now, thank you, there were too many of them, someone not wearing — too many of them, someone not wearing masks, and it's confusing because _ wearing masks, and it's confusing because you are allowed under law it church _ because you are allowed under law it church week trade. stop that's unlike the first lockdown when all former public worship was banned. as we heard clip the policing it is not lawfulfor this number of people going inside.

in the regulations, there are no limits set on the number that can attend a place of worship, that number is determined by the size of the venue and the extent to which social distancing can be enforced, social distancing can be enforced, so there is a blurring between regulations and what guidance says. communal worship can go ahead but precautions must be taken to stop the spread of the virus such as social distancing and face coverings, and the church say measures were in place. and they have asked the metropolitan police explanation drop friday service. and explanation drop friday service. and it's ted? the — explanation drop friday service. and it's ted? the archbishop _ explanation drop friday service. and it's ted? the archbishop of - it's ted? the archbishop of southwark _ it's ted? the archbishop of southwark has _ it's ted? the archbishop of southwark has paid - it's ted? the archbishop of southwark has paid a - it's ted? the archbishop of southwark has paid a visit | it's ted? the archbishop of. southwark has paid a visit to it's ted? the archbishop of - southwark has paid a visit to the parish. they don't criticise the police in their statement. the

easter celebrations will go ahead, so today being holy saturday in the christian calendar, tomorrow easter sunday. the save the services will go ahead. they do make the point the communal services are allowed under the coronavirus regulations and reiterate the fact that church made a complaint to the police. the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on many young people's mental health and increased the demand for services that are already under pressure. now some of those affected from across the uk are teaming up, calling for more support and to have say in how services are run in the future. our correspondent sian lloyd has been hearing from some of them.

i struggled with anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. i got put on a waiting list, which was about 1k months' long during which time ijust got worse and worse. and i feel like the sad thing is it's notjust me. this is a common theme and young people tend to only get help when they reached crisis point. life has now changed for lizzie. she is looking forward to graduating. but at times, she felt let down by the mental health system. and she is campaigning for change. if you go for mental health support and you are told you are not sick enough, it is really, really hard to deal with. it makes you feel really invalidated and really worthless. i think that can then push people into other behaviours, feeling like they need to make themselves worse in order to qualify for the treatment. organisations who support young people's well—being are seeing more asking for help than ever before. during lockdown, online videos and virtual counselling have been a way to keep going. but they warn that the legacy

of the pandemic means they will need to expand their services in the future. the lack of their social lives that they had around schools, universities, and also being in a difficult home environment as well, a lot of young people have been in. there are concerns about domestic abuse and things like that too. and all of these things are increasing the pressure and making things more and more difficult. do you think that there are barriers... these young people, part of a group from across the uk, want decision—makers to recognise their mental health needs as a priority in any covid recovery plan. if we don't solve these problems, then the inequalities that already exist and have been highlighted and exacerbated by the pandemic will continue to grow and young people would just be put at it even worse disadvantage than we are now. there are some fantastic mental health services out there, but they are quite inconsistent. as a young person seeking mental health support for the first time, i was made

to feel quite uncomfortable. and i did not feel listened to. if things aren't improved, what is the danger, do you think for the future? the way i view mental health, it's an unseen| pandemic that is plaguing our youth. like covid, it needs to dealt with now. i by speaking up, they hope to shape a better future. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers are being taken in an historic procession through the streets of cairo later today to be transferred to a new museum in the south of the city. crowds are expected to witness the lavish pharaohs' golden parade of 18 kings and four queens being transported in gold coffins amid great fanfare in chronological order of their reigns. security will be tight, befitting their royal blood and statues as national treasures. let's speak now to dr salima ikram, who is professor of egyptology at the american university in cairo.

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also raise awareness for the objection is that they too can learn more about the history in this new museum. ~ , ., , more about the history in this new museum. ~ , . , , ., museum. why have they been moved from one place _ museum. why have they been moved from one place to _ museum. why have they been moved from one place to another? _ museum. why have they been moved from one place to another? the - from one place to another? the reason is _ from one place to another? the reason is that _ from one place to another? tie: reason is that several years ago, a plan was made at this new museum of egyptian civilisation which would host them in a better environment, more climate controlled, more space, and with a new concept behind the display so the mummies would have more individual cases, a space for their history as well, artefacts that were found with them, their content as well as any objects, plus information, so the ct scans as well as the x—rays which would be accessible to the visitor, giving a more holistic view of king or queen and the history and the history of their rain as well as a biography.

and obviously they are very delicate objects, which has been done to ensure they are moved from one place to another without anything being done to damage them? this to another without anything being done to damage them?— to another without anything being done to damage them? this has been a few ears in done to damage them? this has been a few years in the — done to damage them? this has been a few years in the planning _ done to damage them? this has been a few years in the planning and _ few years in the planning and conservatives from egypt and abroad have been discussing this, they are in special cases in a special environment so there is no chance of any contamination or a place where bacteria might grow and in addition to that they are very well packed so they will not be jostled. there are a series of boxes, like coffins, to eliminate or at least make it much less, they will also be put on special trucks that have been equipped with new kinds of shock

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two hours, we recover them and then the video of that collected we observe and i identify and count and measure all the animals we see, this creates a benchmark for saying, this is what the ocean looks like in this place at this point in time. and then the important thing is as new management comes into place we can then say, is that working as we protect these areas, are we seeing recovery of ocean wildlife? the oint of recovery of ocean wildlife? the point of it _ recovery of ocean wildlife? the point of it is. — recovery of ocean wildlife? the point of it is, not _ recovery of ocean wildlife? the point of it is, not only to give you information but also to help you stay your policy in terms of how you are managing wildlife underwater? absolutely. the uk overseas territories have responsibilities for managing their oceans and what we are hoping to do with this programme is to provide them with extra data and evidence about the status of their ocean wildlife and

how their management is going, and i think that is the exciting bit, the fact this is a transfer of technology and information generation to the ots so they can track their course to support positive outcomes which is really fantastic. now, the bbc teatime news is in a few minutes with kate silverton. first ben rich has the weather. hello there. by the end of this easter weekend, the weather will have changed drastically to something much colder. but today it has not been too bad, particularly where there has been some sunshine. however, some spots have been hanging onto the cloud. this was eastbourne earlier. some of that cloud really did struggle to break up. further west and north, that is where we have the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. but we take those clear skies and overnight, it pushes further southwards,

and under those clear skies at night, that is where temperatures are able to drop, so there will be a touch of frost in some spots, even in the centre of birmingham, for example. some places in the countryside, a little below freezing. so it will be a cold but dry start for most on easter sunday, with high pressure stilljust about in charge. but that big change will come courtesy of this cold front which will be drifting in from the north. for many places, it is going to be a fine day, but northern ireland will cloud overfrom the north, scotland as well, we will see some rain as the front comes into northern scotland, and behind the front, the air starts to turn colder. just to the north of the chart, you can see some splodges of wintry showers, that is a sign of things to come. on sunday night and on into monday, this front, the cold front, comes southwards, and behind it, this is a true arctic blast, and it is going to feel like it.

you can see the deep blue colours spreading right across the map, a much colder day on monday, even where we see some sunshine. there will be some showers, even down towards the south, they could be wintry down towards lower levels. across higher ground in scotland, it could be up to 15 centimetres of snow. and the wind could be up to 70mph in northern scotland. factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel more like this... while it won't stay quite that cold through the coming week, temperatures will remain a little below average, nothing particularly warm on the horizon.

good evening. care home residents in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some residents will be able to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. kept apart from the people he loves, the family that offer him security and reassurance. allan smith move to a care home in west sussex

changed everything for him at the age of 91. but the updated guidance means his daughter and his son can now see him in person as well as some newer members of the family. we don't have to do anything, it'sjust be together and just talking about old stuff, old times, is really important. and it makes him more of a whole person. ijust feel he's become a shell where he's not had this contact. i'm really optimistic that he will get to meet his new great—granddaughter and be laughing and joking with them again. hello, mum. how are you? the anguish of care home residents began to ease last month with the gradual lifting of restrictions. now more family members will be reunited with residents allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. and children under the age of two will not included in visitor numbers. visiting is one of the things that makes life worth living if you live in a care home.

it's so important, both for the resident in the care home and also their family members and loved ones who want to visit them. we know that in care homes there may be grandparents or great—grandparents who haven't had a chance to see new arrivals to their family during the pandemic and this will be the chance for that to happen. the government says the changes can go ahead because of a drop in community infection rates as well as the extensive vaccine roll—out. in line with existing rules, visitors must provide a negative test result and wear ppe. the enforced family separations have been agonising for so many. for care homes, it remains a delicate balance between protecting residents and opening up to family visits. the government's full guidance will be published next week. daniela relph, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 3423 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period —

the lowest number since the middle of september — that means on average 3987 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there are 3536 patients in hospital with covid 19. 10 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 36 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number, to 126,826. on vaccinations, just over 107,000 people have had theirfirstjab, in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to just over 31.4 million people. and 5.2 million people, have now had two doses. west midlands police have named the elderly woman who died yesterday after being attacked by two dogs who'd entered her garden, as lucille downer. she was 85. a man has been arrrested and released on bail in connection with the incident. anisa kadri reports.

mother, grandmother and great grandmother perfamily mother, grandmother and great grandmother per family paid tribute to her following the dog attack in which she died. police say two dogs from a neighbouring property managed to get into the 85—year—old woman's garden in lyme regis yesterday. neighbours raised the alarm but she was found with multiple injuries. our officers have attended, at which point the dogs had returned through a hole in the fence to the adjacent property and then, unfortunately, despite the best efforts of medical professionals and ourselves, that lady died at the scene. a man in his 40s has been arrested and bailed for further enquiries. police describe the dogs as large and said they were tranquilized and seized so tests could be carried out to establish their breed. the family of lucille downer say since arriving to the uk in her 20s

from jamaica this has always been her home and they will miss her dearly. a postmortem is expected to determine the cause of her death anisa kadri, bbc news. demonstrations have been held across england and wales against plans to increase police powers for regulating protests. thousands of people marched in opposition to the government's police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. legislation that would make it easier for police to intervene in a protest if it was deemed too disruptive. eight people have been arrested in connection with unrest in a loyalist area of belfast last night. police said 15 officers were injured after being targeted by a crowd throwing stones, fireworks and petrol bombs. political leaders have called for calm after four successive nights of disturbances. the response to the covid pandemic has had a devastating impact on many young people's mental health and increased the demand for services that are already under pressure. now, some of those affected from across the uk, are teaming up, calling for more support and to have

say in how services are run in the future. our correspondent sian lloyd has been hearing from some of them. i struggled with anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. i got put on a waiting list, which was about 1k months long. during which time ijust got worse and worse. and i feel like the sad thing is, it's notjust me, that this is a common theme. young people tend to only get help when they reach crisis point. life has now changed for lizzie. she is looking forward to graduating. but at times she felt let down by the mental health system, and is campaigning for change. if you go for mental health support and you are told you're not sick enough, it is really, really hard to deal with. it makes you feel really invalidated and really worthless. i think that can then push people into other behaviours. feeling like they need to make themselves worse in order to qualify for the treatment. organisations who support young people's well—being are seeing more

asking for help than ever before. during lockdown, online videos and virtual counselling have been a way to keep going. but they warn that the legacy of the covid pandemic means they will need to expand their services in the future. the lack of the social lives that they had around school, university, and also a difficult home environment as well that a lot of young people have been in, with concerns about domestic abuse and things like that, and all of these things are increasingly putting pressure on and making things more and more difficult. do you think that there are barriers... these young people, part of the group from across the uk, want decision—makers to recognise their mental health needs as a priority in any covid recovery plan. if we don't solve these problems than the inequalities that already exist and have been highlighted and exacerbated by the pandemic will continue to grow and young people will be at an even worse disadvantage than we are now.

there are some fantastic mental health services out there. but they are quite inconsistent. as a young person seeking mental health support for the first time, i was made to feel quite uncomfortable and i didn't feel listened to. if things are not improved, what do you think is the danger for the future? the way i view mental health, poor mental health, it is an unseen pandemic that is plaguing our youth. and like covid, it needs dealt with now. by speaking up, they hope to shape a better future. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham. the last ships stranded by the giant container vessel that was stuck in egypt's suez canal have now passed through the waterway, the canal authorities say. more than 400 vessels were left waiting at either end of the canal when the 400m—long ever given became wedged across it on 23 march. there was big surprise in the premier league as west brom, who are second from bottom, beat chelsea 5—2. nesta mcgregor watched the match.

going into this game, chelsea were unbeaten under thomas tuchel, a run stretching back 12 matches. that looked set to continue with a little help from the post. christian pulisic opening the scoring. and chelsea have the lead! a minute later, a key moment in the match. thiago silva sent off. a second yellow for a late tackle. with half—time approaching, sam allardyce probably had the team talk mapped out. he would need a new one, thanks to his striker, matias parreira. and west bromwich albion are level! the brazilian scoring twice in first—half injury time. an astonishing turnaround here! an hour gone, it was 3—1, thanks to this volley from callum robinson. rocking the baby, and chelsea's boat. west brom's football, complete with flicks and tricks, far surpassed their lowly league position. diagne making it four.

a game which produced seven goals and a surprise win at stamford bridge, enough to put a smile on the face of the west brom manager. there it is! nesta macgregor, bbc news. that's it. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello.

this is bbc news. let's return now to one of our main stories. people living in care homes in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some people will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. earlier, i spoke to lorna breckell, whose father is in a care home, and she's only been able to see him in a glass visiting pod for over a year. she gave me her reaction to the news. i think it is wonderful, don't get me wrong. i think this is fantastic news. for me, my mother, my other family members. we have not been able to go and see my dad and we do seem on the glass visiting pod and it is very much like, you know those american tv films we have the two

class wins and you have to pick up the phone to talk to the person? it feels like that. and my dad doesn't talk any more so it is fairly meaningless.— talk any more so it is fairly meaningless. talk any more so it is fairly meanin . less. ., meaningless. tell me what the exoerience _ meaningless. tell me what the experience has _ meaningless. tell me what the experience has been _ meaningless. tell me what the experience has been like - meaningless. tell me what the experience has been like for. meaningless. tell me what the l experience has been like for you meaningless. tell me what the - experience has been like for you and your dad over the last year. it has your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous. _ your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous. as _ your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous. as it _ your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous. as it has - your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous. as it has been l your dad over the last year. it i—.3 been horrendous. as it has been for many, many people. not being able to see one of the people that you love the most in the world. the person who raised me, along with my mother. my who raised me, along with my mother. my dad. you know, he is my dad. i love him dearly and i have not been able to go until this hand, give them a cuddle, read a story, sing with him. to read the bible with him. my dad is a strong christian. not being able to do any of those things. and it has been horrendous. you have no idea how difficult it is

and god forbid, what it feels like for my mother who has not been able to see her husband and they've been married for 50 plus years. and to see her husband and they've been married for 50 plus years.— married for 50 plus years. and your dad actually — married for 50 plus years. and your dad actually had _ married for 50 plus years. and your dad actually had covid, _ married for 50 plus years. and your dad actually had covid, at - married for 50 plus years. and your dad actually had covid, at one - dad actually had covid, at one point, tell me more about that. he did. to be fair to the home they managed to keep covid out for long length of time butjust managed to keep covid out for long length of time but just after christmas he unfortunately, it did get into the home. there are many residents who contracted it and a number of residents passed away. my dad contracted covid—19. he was incredibly poorly and i was getting phone calls from the nurses. i had phone calls from the nurses. i had phone calls from duty doctors asking about end—of—life care. had one phone call where i was told that they did not think he was going to make it until the morning. you have no idea how traumatising that is. do

not be able to go and see your dad and feel that you can't be with him, to hold his hand when he is at that stage of his life, and that is about the balance of protecting him, being there for him but also protecting my other loved ones, not wanting to contract covid myself and passing it on to my vulnerable loved ones. it was horrendous. it on to my vulnerable loved ones. it was horrendous.— on to my vulnerable loved ones. it was horrendous. it was awful. when ou hear was horrendous. it was awful. when you hear about _ was horrendous. it was awful. when you hear about people _ was horrendous. it was awful. when you hear about people who - was horrendous. it was awful. when you hear about people who will - was horrendous. it was awful. when you hear about people who will be l you hear about people who will be able to take young children, babies, go in groups to see loved ones in care homes and get your care home, where yourfather is, care homes and get your care home, where your father is, is not going to be allowing that, how does that make you feel? i to be allowing that, how does that make you feel?— to be allowing that, how does that make you feel? i feel delighted for those people _ make you feel? i feel delighted for those people that _ make you feel? i feel delighted for those people that are _ make you feel? i feel delighted for those people that are able. - make you feel? i feel delighted for those people that are able. you i those people that are able. you know, i'm, ithink those people that are able. you know, i'm, i think it is wonderful news for them. for me, for my mother, ifeel news for them. for me, for my mother, i feel traumatised. news for them. for me, for my mother, ifeel traumatised. i news for them. for me, for my mother, i feel traumatised. i feel disheartened, ifeel

mother, i feel traumatised. i feel disheartened, i feel angry. mother, i feel traumatised. i feel disheartened, ifeel angry. i mother, i feel traumatised. i feel disheartened, i feel angry. i feel emotional. to be honest, i don't think words truly can describe how i feel. let's go live now to parliament square — where protesters are demonstrating against the government's proposed police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, which is making its way through parliament. these protests also known as the kill the bill protests have been going on in various places and they've descended now on london, in particular, they have been around parliament square which you can see now and also in speakers' corner in hyde park. the protests have come after various clashes between protesters and police in recent weeks over what some believe is a

heavy—handed approach by metropolitan police in certain areas including at that clapham common bejewelled. these protests are being dubbed the national weekend of action. lots of protesters gathered in finsbury park yesterday, friday, to protest the bill as well. this bill is obviously about police powers and controversy around the country. after missing last year, due to the pandemic, the world famous boat race between oxford and cambridge, is back this weekend. but for the first time in nearly 80 years, it's being moved from london's river thames, to rural cambridgeshire and the river great ouse, near the city of ely. it's because the race will be closed to fans, and crowds will be easier to discourage in such a remote place. mike bushell looks at how different it will look and sound.

crowds cheer. from the banks of the river thames where before the pandemic the boats would race to the roar of 250,000 people. to the quiet backwaters of rural cambridgeshire. in the shadow of ely cathedral, and the river great ouse. where it will be easier to keep spectators away. due to coronavirus restrictions, they are banned. foot paths will be closed and anyone straying onto the river banks during the race could face a £200 fine. they must not come. it is for their safety. it is for the safety of all the people working on the event, the volunteers from the local community and the residents as well. this is a world away from the famous landmarks of london's bustling metropolis. but it is not the first time the boat race has come here. back in 1944. towards the end of the second world war, as london was still considered too much of a risk

and winston churchill wanted to stage a series of boat races to boost the nation's morale. newsreader: crowds on one side, county police _ and officials on the other. so ely got its first taste of this great sporting tradition. the crews have been back here this week training on a course that is a mile shorter than the one on the thames, but it is slower because it doesn't have such strong currents. now cambridge knows every inch of this course like the back of their oars, as they often practice here, but home advantage isn't so relevant because this is a rare straight stretch of river with no real bends, another reason it was chosen. it is a straight shot on this course, so the conditions will virtually be the same right the way from start to finish. on the thames, they are variable, so you might go around the bend and be hit with a massive headwind and have to adapt your rowing stroke. local rowing clubs allowed back on the water this week as lockdown restrictions were eased on outdoor sports are hoping that this chance to share the river with the elite crews will attract more people into the sport. but they will be out of their boats for the race tomorrow, watching at home on tv.

now on bbc news ros atkins on france's third lockdown & what it means for emmanuel macron's leadership. we're over a year into this pandemic and this is the point that france has reached — a third lockdown. translation: i know how difficult |the efforts i'm asking of you are, | i know the consequences for our country and for your lives. the infection rate is going up, hospitalisations are going up, the daily death toll remains stubbornly high. and the message from doctors is stark. there are warnings of intensive care units being 400% overcapacity, and of the most difficult decisions having to be made. translation: there is this sophie's choice scenario which has begun - to weigh on us. we are scheduled to shut down half of the operating rooms, meaning you must choose between two sick people to be operated on.

the head of intensive care at another hospital says... new national restrictions will now apply across france and frustration is building. this research by yougov spoke to people in 22 countries about satisfaction with their government's handling of the pandemic. france's second lowest, just above germany. so why has france reached this point? well, as with most things with covid—19, it's a potent mix of personalities, politics, history and science. and i'm going to look at the government's strategy this year, at the vaccine rollout, at the leadership of president macron, and how the governments approached this from the very start, because its goal has always been clear. translation: mr deputy, - we have innovated and we have implemented until the end, measures to contain the virus, maintain maximum individual and collective freedoms for the french people. back in march of last year, france moved swiftly, closing schools and bringing in a national lockdown. in the summer as cases fell,

restrictions were eased. a second wave then followed in the autumn, as did another temporary lockdown. arguably, though, the most crucial decisions were made injanuary. by this point, cases in the uk were rising rapidly because of a new variant. it went on to have one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. but despite the clear threat of this new variant, france did not follow suit. there was no lockdown. it's a decision that's now fiercely criticised by some. the paris magazine, marianne, has written this piece, which we've translated, in which it asks... and if that's marianne magazine, there's also this, from the head of infectious diseases at one paris hospital.

not listening is the accusation but president macron is having none of that. translation: we were right not. to implement a lockdown at the end of january because we didn't have the explosion of cases that every model predicted. there won't be a mea culpa from me, i have no remorse and won't acknowledge failure. the president now, though, has admitted that some mistakes were made. and if that's the issue of the decision not to lock down injanuary, next we need to look at the vaccine rollout in france. translation: the heart of the battle | over the next few weeks and months| will be vaccination, morning, noon and night. i will be mobilised, the government will be mobilised and all of the nursing staff everywhere in france will be mobilised in this battle. the problem is, that vaccine rollout has not been going to plan. this is how the magazine le point characterised the president's

efforts — mr macron riding a snail. now, the pace is now picking up, but it's been a slow start for that vaccine rollout. the european union and france itself has given 11% of adults at least one dose, versus 45% in the uk, 28% in the us. and while there have been well documented problems with vaccine supply, it's notjust about that. it's also about whether french people want the vaccine. there are short—term and long—term factors here. the short—term, well, the president set the tone injanuary by saying... that wasn't and isn't true. then in march, france suspended the use of the vaccine without waiting for the european regulator's ruling, then when the regulator said the job was safe, the suspension was cancelled. doctors say all of this has had an impact. the bbc�*s lucy williamson spoke

to one patient in a paris icu. 79—year—old madeline arrived here after refusing the astrazeneca jab. she didn't trust it with all of her underlying conditions, she told me, but while waiting for the pfizer one, she caught covid. has it changed her mind about the astrazeneca vaccine? uh, no, no. "no", she said. then we have longer term factors which have nothing to do with astrazeneca. france has one of the highest rates of vaccine scepticism in the world. social science professor antoine bristielle has told reuters "there is a strong correlation between trust in government and readiness to take a vaccine". he goes on to argue: "france's deep mistrust of the political class was a �*french peculiarity�* that isn't found in other countries". this is reiterated by the french historian laurent—henri vignaud who points to the gilets jaunes protests in 2019. he argues, if the french distrust vaccines it's because they distrust their politicians. the degree of vaccine scepticism bears out the crisis in democracy that's been brewing

for the past 30 years. for him, vaccine scepticism and the gilets jaunes come from the same place. now, of course, france doesn't have a monopoly on mistrust of the political class, but there's an argument that in france this mistrust has become wrapped up with historic decisions around healthcare. this is yasmeen serhan of the atlantic. the first was the revelations in the early 90s that the french government had knowingly distributed blood infected with hiv to haemophiliacs. there was a row over the safety of hepatitis b vaccinations in the late 90s — those were concerning fears the jab was linked to a rise in multiple sclerosis cases. finally, there was the last pandemic, the swine flu pandemic in 2009, in which the french government found itself in kind of an opposite problem that it has today — it secured too many vaccines, and many people were opposed

to taking them because they didn't feel like it was as big of an issue in france. all of which has created attitudes towards vaccinations that some doctors say they've been seeing for years. translation: the french population l has always been anti-vaccinations. i we see that here when we do the flu jabs, it's a mess every year. it's up to us as doctors to convince them that here, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. that's clear. we do, though, need to be careful here and keep our eyes on the covid vaccination rates because they're picking up fast in france. there's increasing evidence that when push comes to shove, the french scepticism is being trumped by a desire to see off covid—19. as the paris—based journalist john lichfield notes, "..the french vaccine programme is now humming along. the daily firstjabbing rate is now approaching that in britain." it may be humming along but the start was slower than france wanted and if we've looked at the vaccine rollout and the decision injanuary to not

lock down, we can't consider france's predicament any further without focusing on the man in the middle of this — the president. he stuck in his reputation back injanuary on this idea of not shutting down schools and having a kind of light confinement, a kind of typical macron third way, and some of his critics are saying, well, that didn't work, you're now doing what we were urging you to do back then which is to have a proper lockdown. that's my colleague, the bbc�*s hugh schofield. he also describes how critics see an insufferable self belief in the president. but to macron's allies, he's making smart decisions based on the facts. have a look at this in politico — emmanuel macron drawn as superman in front of the coronavirus cells with this headline: given the current situation in france's hospitals, we can be confident the superman comparison will not work for everyone. but the article tells us the president boldly brushed off the predictions of epidemiologists in ruling out a january lockdown.

there's a similar story in le monde, under the headline: "how emmanuel macron's entourage portrays a president who would have been an epidemiologist". we're told macron's aides say he's so bright and has read so much that he's now france's top authority on coronavirus, and can do without experts. now, we know mr macron's a confident guy, and given that he created his own party from scratch, ran for president and won, he has some reason to be. and he's often revelled in it an almost old—fashioned grand version of leadership. remember this in 2017? a vast ceremonial event at the palace of versailles, entirely focused on him and his vision for france. and this brand of ultra confident politics has largely served in well, but there are risks to this approach when dealing with a virus that's indifferent to personality, and with emmanuel macron's aide saying he's now an authority on the virus, my mind did turn to this clip. i like this stuff, i really get it,

people are surprised that i understand it. everyone of these doctors said "how do you know so much about this?" "macron: the educated trump" is how tom mctague from the atlantic puts it. tom's argument being that both men, in very different ways, have shown a confidence, or arrogance, depending on your view, that's been humbled by this virus. certainly, their macho approach was clear when they met. it was a handshake for the ages, lasting close on 30 seconds, and both men have since shown us there's a fine line between self confidence as political strength and a weakness. donald trump landed on the wrong side of that equation, he's out of office, andjust like mrtrump, emmanuel macron is juggling two intertwined considerations — he wants to control the pandemic, he also wants to get re—elected next year, and many believe that he's concluded, just as donald trump did, that to do that, he has to protect the french economy. reuters has reported that:

and if we put all of this together — a mutating virus, the slow start to the vaccine rollout, the change in lockdown policy, a looming election, we start to understand the moment france has reached — a moment of great uncertainty. translation: we can't pin down how long this wave will last. _ will it last two, three weeks? or two or three months? we don't quite know. there are many unknowns for france and from the very start, president macron has been clear about the scale of the challenge. this was last march.

translation: we are at war, a healthcare war. i we are not fighting an army or another nation but the enemy is here, invisible and making progress. and in his eyes, emmanuel macron believes his leadership is what france needs in this war. both the virus, and in time the electorate, will decide if that's the case. hello there. by the end of this easter weekend, the weather will have changed drastically to something much colder. but today it has not been too bad, particularly where there has been some sunshine. however, some spots have been hanging onto the cloud. this was eastbourne earlier. some of that cloud really did struggle to break up. further west and north, that is where we have the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. but we take those clear skies and overnight, it pushes further southwards, and under those clear skies at night, that is where

temperatures are able to drop, so there will be a touch of frost in some spots, even in the centre of birmingham, for example. some places in the countryside, a little below freezing. so it will be a cold but dry start for most on easter sunday, with high pressure stilljust about in charge. but that big change will come courtesy of this cold front which will be drifting in from the north. for many places, it is going to be a fine day, but northern ireland will cloud overfrom the north, scotland as well, we will see some rain as the front comes into northern scotland, and behind the front, the air starts to turn colder. just to the north of the chart, you can see some splodges of wintry showers, that is a sign of things to come. on sunday night and on into monday, this front, the cold front, comes southwards, and behind it, this is a true arctic blast, and it is going to feel like it. you can see the deep blue colours spreading right across the map,

a much colder day on monday, even where we see some sunshine. there will be some showers, even down towards the south, they could be wintry down towards lower levels. across higher ground in scotland, it could be up to 15 centimetres of snow. and the wind could be up to 70mph in northern scotland. factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel more like this... while it won't stay quite that cold through the coming week, temperatures will remain a little below average, nothing particularly warm on the horizon.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6... new rules for care home visits in england. two people, as well as babies and young children, will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. a woman who died after being attacked by two dogs who got into her garden through a hole in the fence has been named as lucille downer, a great—grandmother from the west midlands calls for peace tonight after a night of riots in south belfast. 15 police officers were injured and eight people were arrested. a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of brutally exceeding their powers by breaking up a good friday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo shortly. crowds are expected to line the streets, to witness the historic procession.