this is bbc news with the latest headlines. criticism over suggestions the the government could introduce covid certificates in england. conservative backbenchers say they risk creating a �*two tier society�* — but ministers say it's an option that needs to be considered. i think it would be remiss, and i think irresponsible, if we don't look at all of this, as other countries have been doing the same thing, to get our economy working and our lives back. i'd love to hear your views on covid passports this morning — would you be happy having to prove your status to get into larger scale events like gigs or football matches? get in touch — you can tweet me @annita—mcveigh or use the hashtage #bbcyourquestions. government scientists warn that some

social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a summer third wave of the virus. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in epping forest. the president's son speaks out. hunter biden — targeted by donald trump for his drug addiction and financial deals — gives the bbc his version of a troubled past. and coming up this hour, new research suggests levels of light pollution fell by 10% during the pandemic, and that 5% of the uk enjoyed truly dark skies.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is facing criticism from some of his own mps, over suggestions the government could introduce covid passports in england. tory backbenchers have said the certificates — which prove if someone has been vaccinated, tested negative or has immunity — risked creating a "two—tier" society. it comes after the prime minister confirmed that nonessential shops, gyms and hair salons will be among the businesses allowed to re—open in england from monday of next week. pubs and restaurants can open outdoor areas as well next week. but he urged against complacency and said it was still too early to confirm the date for re—starting nonessential foreign travel. and there's a warning from government scientists that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer — if a third wave is to be avoided. with more details, here's our political correspondent iain watson. lockdown has been a long, hard slog for many of us. but now if you live in england, you may well be working out

what to do next week. from april 12, you can get in shape in the gym, have your lockdown locks snipped off, take a trip to the shops, and maybe relax outdoors with a drink. you might even run into someone you recognise in the beer garden. from monday the 12th, i will be going to the pub myself and cautiously but irreversibly raising a pint of beer to my lips. but, and you know i'm going to say this, we can't be complacent. we can see the waves of sickness afflicting other countries. and we've seen how this story goes. and the prime minister is looking at how other areas of the economy can be reopened safely. at some major sporting events this spring, there will be a trial of what the government calls covid state certification, or critics describe as vaccine passports. to gain entry to some venues, you'd have to prove you've been vaccinated, or that you had a recent negative test. or had some immunity because you've had the virus in the past six months.

the prime minister said you wouldn't need the certificate immediately. there is absolutely no question of people being asked to produce certification or covid status on monday. but he didn't rule them out further down the line if and when social distancing is relaxed. and where and when you can go on holiday is still up in the air. the government says it's still too soon for you to book a foreign break, but when international travel does resume, the government confirmed there would be a traffic light system. you would need to take a test before and after you have travelled from a country in the green zone. as well as those tests, you'll need to self—isolate at home if you're returning from countries designated as amber. but it's ten days of hotel quarantine at your own expense if you enter the uk from a country on the red list. in the prime minister's words, there will be a semblance of normality next week in england. but a return to pre—pandemic life is still some way off. iain watson, bbc news.

our chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. let's begin with a recap of this covid status certification plan as laid out by the prime minister yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet? we yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet?— yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white _ much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because _ much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that - much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that is - much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that is not i black—and—white because that is not has published the first stage of its review into it but you are right, we do not have all the details yet. a covid certification scheme is being proposed, people could use an app or have a piece of paper to show they have a piece of paper to show they have been vaccinated, have had a negative test in the previous 2a hours or have had covid in the past six months that would have antibodies so could not catch it again or pass it on. there would be exemptions for people who could not demonstrate any of that and i will be exemptions whether certificates will not be asked for, to be public

transport, the health service like visiting your gp or going to essentially telling supermarkets. it raises the question of where it could be used. the government say it will be used with travel because other governments will probably ask this of inbound tourists, they say you could use it to make risky settings less risky, for example mass events like football matches or places where people are bunched together like theatres and nightclubs. they raised the prospect of it being used in hospitality such as pubs and restaurants, but it would be used as a quid pro quo to reduce the social distancing, so you can get more punters in your per if the landlord was willing to use a covid certificate, do not call them vaccine passports. however, it is very much a work in progress and the government is very keen to stress that it will not become again next

week, says, when pub beer garden is open as the next stage of the road map, as the vaccines minister explained this morning. domestically — this is really important, and the prime minister tried to explain this yesterday — there are a number of ethical issues that this could raise, so the review that has been undertaken by michael gove is looking at a number of ways of using initially, obviously, testing, and you are going to see that for the fa cup final, semifinal, of how we can reopen large—scale spectator sport using testing and maybe immunity and vaccination as a format of doing that. but no decisions have yet been made. given in the prime minister's own words the complicated ethical and practical questions around this, what sort of say will parliament get on any plans and what would the labour position be, in that case? in

the document published yesterday the government says it will present interim findings of the review into covid certificates to parliament at the end of the month. the prime minister said it was likely there would be a vote of some kind and we think it would need to be put into legislation, so it sounds like we are heading for a parliamentary moment around this, which could get pretty tight for the government because about a0 or a1 conservative mps signed a letter last week saying they would oppose covid passports, around about the number that could defeat the government is labour vote against something as well, so the position of the opposition will be crucial in the next couple of weeks. they sound quite negative about this idea, but listen very closely to shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth. i'm not going to support a policy that, for here in my leicester constituency, if somebody wants to go into next or h&m they have to produce

a vaccination certificate on their phone, on an app. i think that is discriminatory. now, i think there is a little bit of wiggle room for labour because this system, as he said, is notjust about covid vaccinations, if you have not been able to have a vaccine, you could not get it or you did not want it, you could still have a negative test so it is not just about vaccinations. and i do not think anybody is suggesting that it is made mandatory for shops like h&m or next, it would be a voluntary choice if they wanted to allow more shoppers at one time. so i can see a situation were labour talk tough on this but potentially end up voting for it, but it is very much a work in progress, practically, ethically, logistically and politically.- logistically and politically. thank ou, logistically and politically. thank you. adam _ logistically and politically. thank

you, adam fleming. _ anthony welsh is saying about the vaccine passports, although the government and saint do not call than that, i agree on the basis of larger events. helen says i personally will not be going to public events without the introduction of passports, why not inconvenience those who refuse a jab, if we all chose that that covid would never be under control, but of course some people cannot have the jab for other reasons. another viewer says, double standards as usual from the government, give viewer says, double standards as usualfrom the government, give me viewer says, double standards as usual from the government, give me a 19 passports asap. another viewer i9 passports asap. another viewer says, surely enough time has passed to show the vaccines are safe and there is no reason not to have them, so why not introduce a passport system that protects society in the main, it is basic common—sense. so

people seem broadly supported so far, perhaps you are not. i would be interested out to —— i would be interested out to —— i would be interested to read more of your comments, you can contact me on twitter. now, you may be able to travel abroad again from 17th may but it's not clear yet where you will be able to go without coronavirus testing, or without quarantine on return. may is the operative word, the prime minister said he was hopeful because get going with international travel from may to 17. —— hopeful we could get going. travel groups are calling for more detail on the risk—based traffic light system for foreign travel and there's some concern around the idea that multiple tests would still be required for travel between green countries. right now, heathrow airport, british airways, and virgin atlantic are hosting a media briefing to discuss next steps for the aviation and travel industries. we will be hearing more about that once the briefing is over.

johan lundgren is the chief executive of easyjet. very good to have you with us. i think it is a fair assumption to say you probably hope to be further forward than you are right now on the road map for the airline industry? fist the road map for the airline industry?— the road map for the airline indust ? �* ., , industry? at least the prime minister yesterday - industry? at least the prime | minister yesterday presented industry? at least the prime - minister yesterday presented data that actually supports a road map with the intention to allow travel from the 17th of may, but we are coming closer and closer to that date so every week that goes is time we would have needed to have in place for consumers to be able to book with confidence for the summer. do you accept he probably could not say more at the briefing yesterday because of covid rates in other parts of europe in particular? there are differences _ parts of europe in particular? there are differences in _ parts of europe in particular? there are differences in terms _ parts of europe in particular? there are differences in terms of - parts of europe in particular? there are differences in terms of the - are differences in terms of the

number of people vaccinated in countries out there, the level of infections and the prevalence of the variance of concerns, that is the issues that people are focusing on, so i understand that, but clearly you can see there are cases and destinations that would qualify to be in the green category, and it is important to set out now watch other countries that go into these categories and how do we envisage the strain will evolve. because countries will look to do everything they can with the vaccination programmes, for example, and we will most likely see cases where there will be increased risks, so i think it is important there is a framework on how countries can move between different categories without leaving people stranded out of as was the

case we saw last year, but i am still hopeful it can be a strong summerfor still hopeful it can be a strong summer for international travel. people are naturally concerned that they could end up being stranded or having to get back very quickly if we saw a situation like last summer. we have the vaccination programme in the uk going really well and not many other countries have reached that level of vaccination yet, but in the months between now and the summer, is more countries ramp up their vaccination programme, if virus prevalence is shown to be low, you really foresee a different summer last year? you really foresee a different summer last ear? ~ , , summer last year? absolutely, there is no doubt that _ summer last year? absolutely, there is no doubt that the _ summer last year? absolutely, there is no doubt that the key _ summer last year? absolutely, there is no doubt that the key is _ summer last year? absolutely, there is no doubt that the key is the - is no doubt that the key is the vaccination programme. the vaccination programme. the vaccination programme. the vaccination programme is a huge success in the uk but there is a chum and his effort now going into accelerating these programmes into

other destinations and countries in europe, the traditional holiday destination to the net —— as an example, so you will see a different picture injune and july, but that is why it is so important we get clarity on the details about the framework and what i had pointed out and when i engage with the government on this whole thing about if you are qualified to be in the green category, you have satisfied the test in terms of a good, solid progress on vaccination, low acceptable risk of infection and low prevalence, there should be no more restrictions put in place. if i prevalence, there should be no more restrictions put in place.— restrictions put in place. ifi may interrupt. _ restrictions put in place. ifi may interrupt, what _ restrictions put in place. ifi may interrupt, what is _ restrictions put in place. ifi may interrupt, what is the _ restrictions put in place. ifi may interrupt, what is the minimum l restrictions put in place. if i may i interrupt, what is the minimum you would like to hearfrom interrupt, what is the minimum you would like to hear from the global task force when it emerges later this week. if task force when it emerges later this week. , ., ., ,, this week. if you are in the queen cateuo this week. if you are in the queen category there — this week. if you are in the queen category there should _ this week. if you are in the queen category there should be - this week. if you are in the queen

category there should be no - category there should be no restrictions put in place, that is what i would like to see —— in the green category. 0therwise, what i would like to see —— in the green category. otherwise, and it is important, if we are introducing... i think they are proposing a two test system and perhaps even a pcr test, the cost of a pcr test is over and above the average fare on an easyjet flight so you would not open up easyjet flight so you would not open up international travel for many people, only the few that can afford to pay for that. particularly families could not do that, so if testing is used even in the green category, which i do not even see the point for, it needs to be the lateral flow testing used after opening up the domestic economy. what level of demand ruc and from customers right now for the summer and how quickly as a company can use scale up to meet that if it grows

quickly and allows people to travel more freely? we quickly and allows people to travel more freely?— quickly and allows people to travel more freel ? ~ . , ., ., , more freely? we are prepared to ramp u . more freely? we are prepared to ramp u- ve more freely? we are prepared to ramp up very quickly — more freely? we are prepared to ramp up very quickly as _ more freely? we are prepared to ramp up very quickly as the _ more freely? we are prepared to ramp up very quickly as the increase - more freely? we are prepared to ramp up very quickly as the increase in - up very quickly as the increase in demand takes place. it is so interesting as you pointed out, the customer incentives to book is so dependent on the news on the day, so the news that the prime minister and the news that the prime minister and the government is still looking for the government is still looking for the road map and aiming for the 17th of may is good news, we saw that when we saw the bookings coming in yesterday. when we saw the bookings coming in esterda . ,., ., when we saw the bookings coming in esterda . ., ., ~ when we saw the bookings coming in esterda. ., ., ~ ., yesterday. good to talk to you, johan lundgren, _ yesterday. good to talk to you, johan lundgren, chief- yesterday. good to talk to you, | johan lundgren, chief executive yesterday. good to talk to you, i johan lundgren, chief executive of easyjet. government documents have suggested vaccine passports could become commonplace until the pandemic recedes, raising the prospect of further tensions between ministers and some conservative mps. yesterday, borisjohnson said the certificates wouldn't be needed while restrictions are eased

between now and the middle of may. but details issued as part of a review, led by the cabinet office minister michael gove, say the certificates are likely to be a feature of life until the threat from the pandemic recedes. professor robert west is from university college london's institute of epidemiology. he is also a member of the government's sage sub—committee on behaviour, but is speaking to us in a personal capacity. good to have you with us, professor. the prime minister said several times yesterday that he saw nothing in the current data that makes him think there needs to be any deviation from the road map for opening up in england, is that your assessment? i opening up in england, is that your assessment?— assessment? i think so. the death rates are coming _ assessment? i think so. the death rates are coming to _ assessment? i think so. the death rates are coming to very _ assessment? i think so. the death rates are coming to very well- assessment? i think so. the death rates are coming to very well and i assessment? i think so. the death l rates are coming to very well and as expected, given the vaccination programme, hospitalisation rates are coming down well. the only possible

cause for concern is that the infection rates have been pretty flat since the beginning of march, which is a bit surprising in a way because if you look specifically at the over 70s who have pretty much all been vaccinated, if it were the case, as we hope it is, that the vaccine helps to prevent infection and notjust death or hospitalisation, then i might have expected that you come down faster, so i think we are on track but as the prime minister has said, we are not out of the woods by any means. so caution is still an important word. notwithstanding what boris johnson called the complicated ethical and practical questions, do you see these covid passports as a necessity to make part of the opening up at work? i

necessity to make part of the opening up at work?- necessity to make part of the opening up at work? i think it de-ends opening up at work? i think it depends on — opening up at work? i think it depends on whether - opening up at work? i think it depends on whether you - opening up at work? i think it. depends on whether you decided opening up at work? i think it - depends on whether you decided you do not want to do the other things that have always been the main way in which this epidemic has been controlled and has gone off the radar, but essentially the main sailing has been the test, trace and isolate system and the main part of the failing of that part of the system has been a failure to support people adequately to isolate. if you do that, as we have seen another countries, you can get infection rates really low and you do not have to keep going into lockdowns, so to me it looks a little bit like the government has decided that it is not quite giving up on it but it will not really put as much into that as we would hope, therefore it will rely on these other things. so there has to be more focused on test, trace and isolate if we are to avoid the idea of covid passports

for other events and other parts of opening up? for other events and other parts of opening up?— for other events and other parts of o-eninau-? , . , ., opening up? yes, except i would say that even with _ opening up? yes, except i would say that even with not _ opening up? yes, except i would say that even with not having _ opening up? yes, except i would say that even with not having an - that even with not having an effective test, trace and isolate system, the idea of these covid certificates for domestic use, events and so on, on a widespread basis, i think is deeply problematic for all the reasons many people have raised. i think fulcher and high risk occupations, we are used to that, we need vaccination to go to certain countries and medical students need to be vaccinated against hepatitis b to study —— i think for travel and high risk occupations. but if we open it out for more reasons than that, for practical, ethicaland for more reasons than that, for practical, ethical and so on, those reasons, i could see us running into

difficulties and i suspect it will not wash. ~ ., , ., , difficulties and i suspect it will not wash. ~ ., , ., not wash. where are you, in terms of our work not wash. where are you, in terms of your work with _ not wash. where are you, in terms of your work with sage, _ not wash. where are you, in terms of your work with sage, on _ not wash. where are you, in terms of your work with sage, on advice - not wash. where are you, in terms of your work with sage, on advice to - your work with sage, on advice to get to the public on behaviour as things start to open up, how we begin to return to something approaching normal if not quite the pre—pandemic normal, and how important is a public�*s behaviour right now to avoid a third peak that is being talked about? —— how important is the public�*s behaviour? i think some kind of third wave is highly likely, the issue will be hellfire translate into hospitalisations and deaths and that depends on the vaccine programme but also people's behaviour, because the vaccine will not be 100% effective, in real terms, if reality, it will be 90% effective, that would be pretty good. we will be moving to a

situation where we need to embed infection control and risk management tight behaviours into our daily lives in the way that we deal with other things, like crossing the road, driving safely and so on, and thatis road, driving safely and so on, and that is something we are looking at, how we can sustain these behaviours without disrupting peoples lives unduly, so one of the really important behaviours for people to keep queueing when restrictions are listed, how can we get people to understand and have the necessary information to ensure they do that? it will not be easy but we do it with other areas and building a strong safety culture is something the uk has been pretty good at. really interesting to hear your thoughts, professor robert west from university college london. i'm joined now by dr mike tildesley from warwick university —

a member of the modelling group which advises the government about the spread of coronavirus. great to have you with us today on bbc news, dr tildesley. great to have you with us today on bbc news, drtildesley. professor robert west said he thinks it is highly likely there will be another wave of covid in the uk. i think you are slightly less convinced that there may be another wave, is that correct? i there may be another wave, is that correct? ~ ._ there may be another wave, is that correct? ~ , , correct? i think i may well be another wave, _ correct? i think i may well be another wave, let's _ correct? i think i may well be another wave, let's make - correct? i think i may well be | another wave, let's make that correct? i think i may well be - another wave, let's make that very clear, but it could be a different way from what we had seen when we relaxed from lockdown last summer and just before christmas, we have really high levels of vaccination now, we would expect high levels of protection amongst the vulnerable. the vaccines are not 100% protective and it may be that individuals could still get infected but not develop severe symptoms, so i suspect that as we unlock we might see the latter are number increasing but my hope is

that it will be different and we can see hospital admissions and deaths pretty low —— we might see the dr mike tildesley number increasing. if we can do that, hopefully we are still on track to release the restrictions. i still on track to release the restrictions.— still on track to release the restrictions. ., , ., ., ., restrictions. i was going to ask what it would _ restrictions. i was going to ask what it would take _ restrictions. i was going to ask what it would take for - restrictions. i was going to ask what it would take for another| restrictions. i was going to ask- what it would take for another wave to happen given the vaccination processes going so well, would it be done to people who are not yet vaccinated, that we are told they are less likely to suffer from serious illness anyway? would it be done to variants of the disease? what would it take to cause this third wave? this what would it take to cause this third wave?— what would it take to cause this third wave? �* , ~ , , what would it take to cause this third wave? �* , , third wave? as we unlock society, as it were, third wave? as we unlock society, as it were. the — third wave? as we unlock society, as it were. the r _ third wave? as we unlock society, as it were, the r number— third wave? as we unlock society, as it were, the r number goes - third wave? as we unlock society, as it were, the r number goes up. - it were, the r number goes up. because these vaccinations are not 100% protected, as we are mixing more, the virus could pass from person to person and in unvaccinated

people and in people who are vaccinated, our hope is that it is less severe than last time. the new variants are a concern and that is why there has been a lot of controversy around international travel, the worry is that the variance of concern, those with the mutations, we have relatively low prevalence of those at the moment but other countries around the world have a higher prevalence. if those variants take hold than it potentiallyjeopardises variants take hold than it potentially jeopardises the vaccination programme and could put many more people at risk, so there are a multitude of factors we are worried about as we start to relax lockdown. ~ , ., , ., , lockdown. where dc covid status certification _ lockdown. where dc covid status certification fitting _ lockdown. where dc covid status certification fitting into _ lockdown. where dc covid status certification fitting into all- lockdown. where dc covid status certification fitting into all of- certification fitting into all of this? —— where do you see? it certification fitting into all of this? -- where do you see? it will robabl this? -- where do you see? it will probably come — this? -- where do you see? it will probably come for— this? -- where do you see? it will

probably come for international i probably come for international travel, domestically i have more of a concern, iworry travel, domestically i have more of a concern, i worry on a number of issues, i think there is an awful lot of data that will be stored when it comes to vaccine passports, the other issue i have is that whilst we have really good levels of uptake of the vaccine across society, there appear to be clusters of community where uptake is not so high, it seems to be linked to deprivation and we need to get access to the vaccines are those hard to reach communities, anthony, vaccine passports are not the way forward, we need to make sure as many people as possible get access to the vaccine so that we can ultimately lift all restrictions.— lift all restrictions. great to have our lift all restrictions. great to have your thesis _ lift all restrictions. great to have your thesis morning, _ lift all restrictions. great to have your thesis morning, dr - lift all restrictions. great to have your thesis morning, dr mike - your thesis morning, dr mike tildesley. 0nce usa is i hope they consider women who are trying to conceive, pregnant women and other vulnerable women who cannot have the

vaccine. this from cc, a vaccine pass but only needed because the government insists on taking a hyper worst—case scenario option. another viewer, totally opposed to vaccine passports as the virus will be with us forever, making this another step towards a permanent police state. another viewer says covid passports are designed to discriminate between those who are more safe and those who are less safe, so interesting to use very firmly against the idea of a covid passport, all a vaccine passports. previously i read that comments from people very much in favour of the idea. keep the comments coming in on my twitter, we will try to keep reading them out.

the vaccines minister has confirmed that a third vaccine will be deployed will "around the third week of april". the moderna jab was the third vaccine to be approved for use in the uk injanuary — after the astrazeneca and pfizer jabs. in trials with more than 30,000, the moderna vaccine offered nearly 95% protection from severe covid. the uk government says it's confident the moderna jab will help them meet their target of offering the vaccine to all over 50s by mid—april. police officers searching for a missing student say they've found a body. 19—year—old richard 0korogheye was last seen leaving his home in west london two weeks ago, as tim muffett reports. last seen on cctv on tuesday, march 23rd. the disappearance of 19—year—old student richard 0korogheye prompted appeals for sightings and led to extensive searches. he had been shielding during lockdown because he suffered from sickle—cell disease. five days ago, police turned their attention to epping forest in essex.

and last night the metropolitan police said they had been informed by colleagues in essex police that a body had been found in the forest. the statement said that enquiries are under way to identify the body. and that detectives investigating the disappearance of 19—year—old richard 0korogheye are aware. richard's family are being supported by specially trained officers and are being kept updated with developments. richard's mother has previously described the past two weeks as a complete nightmare and she recently said this about her son. richard is a very, very civilised boy. he's very focused, intelligent, loved by everyone. police officers remained at the scene where the body was found overnight. enquiries continue. tim muffett, bbc news. 0ur correspondent danjohnson is in epping forest.

this is where police found a body yesterday. it hasn't been formally identified yet. richard's family have been told about this discovery. he hasn't been seen for two weeks since disappearing in west london. he took a bus across the city and was caught on cctv walking up a residential street towards the forest not far from here just after midnight. there has been no sign of him since. no activity on his mobile phone. his mum says she thinks he may have been talking to someone online, and may have come out here in order to meet that person. that is something police will be investigating. their work here is continuing today, as they investigate the circumstances. they got to identify the body, to work out how it ended up in the lake, and how that person lost their life, and they have still to confirm that it is in fact richard. he had left home without money and without his medication and his family says that

he has struggled studying at home during lockdown over the last few months. vanjohnson, bbc news, epping forest. —— danjohnson. carol epping forest. -- dan johnson. carol has the weather. _ epping forest. -- dan johnson. carol has the weather. it _ epping forest. -- dan johnson. carol has the weather. it is _ epping forest. -- dan johnson. carol has the weather. it is another - epping forest. -- dan johnson. carol has the weather. it is another cold i has the weather. it is another cold da in has the weather. it is another cold day in prospect — has the weather. it is another cold day in prospect with _ has the weather. it is another cold day in prospect with a _ has the weather. it is another cold day in prospect with a keen - has the weather. it is another cold day in prospect with a keen north l has the weather. it is another cold | day in prospect with a keen north a north—westerly wind blowing in all of these wintry showers. more of us are likely to see wintry showers today, especially inland. but they will not last terribly long. for many we will stay dry with a fair bit of sunshine and there will be sunshine in between showers. temperatures ranging between 1—8 celsius and when you add on the wind strength it will feel more like —a and aberdeen, plus four in london. a cold day ahead. into the evening and overnight hang on to those wintry showers. temperatures falling under clear skies, and a widespread frost with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. a lot of sunshine to start

the day tomorrow. there will be some wintry showers. still breezy down the north sea coastline. more cloud building as we go through the course of the day. by the end of the afternoon we will have a weak weather front with some patchy rain in northern ireland. top temperatures, 6—7. hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: 0pen over suggestions the government could introduce covid certificates in england. some say that it could create a two tier society but ministers say that it is an option that needs to be explored. i think it would be remiss, and i think irresponsible, if we don't look at all of this, as other countries have been doing the same thing, to get our economy working and our lives back.

police searching for missing student richard 0korogheye say a body has been found in epping forest. government scientists warn that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer amid warnings there could be a summer third wave of the virus. and coming up this hour... new research suggests levels of light pollution fell by 10% during the pandemic, and that 5% of the uk enjoyed truly dark skies. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good morning. we'll start with last night's premier league action — and we had two sides looking for a place in europe next season, and two trying to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone. west ham had the best result, beating wolves 3—2, while everton were held to a 1—1 draw by crystal palace, as katie gornall reports. carlo ancelotti has seen and won it all in europe. leading everton there would count as another huge success. after three defeats,

his side set about trying to get their hopes of a top—four finish back on track. everton had energy against crystal palace — what they needed was accuracy. here's where james rodriguez comes in. the colombian has been out for more than a month. how they have missed him. as the minutes ticked down, roy hodgson turned to those he had left out. here is the moment for batshuayi. and he takes it! and michy batshuayi's impact was almost instant. palace had taken their biggest chance while everton continued to waste theirs. europe, for now, feels a little more distant. poised to take advantage at molineux were west ham, and they set off at a blistering pace. few players have the swagger ofjesse lingard right now. five minutes in and he had already stolen the show. lingard would have more tricks up his sleeve as west ham, through fornals, cruised to a second. 2—0 afer ia minutes. soon it would be three, as lingard — who else? — set upjarrod bowen. bowen will get there first!

wolves seemed as if they had lost their fight, but this frantic game just kept on giving as they clawed their way back and fabio silva made it 3—2 after the break. nervous? sure, but, somehow, west ham held on. they are back in the top four with eight games remaining, hoping to end the season in style. katie gornall, bbc news. so the question now is, can west ham hold on to their position? and the answer is — why not? who would have been saying that west ham were in the top four with eight games to go in the premier league, last year? if i had said that to you, yous would have all rolled about, holding your bellies, laughing at me. let's put it in perspective, we are doing a greatjob. the players have been unbelievable. i don't know if we can finish there. the teams around us are much stronger, more equipped. been there, done it, many more times, we haven't. so why should we not have a try and enjoy it?

hibernian beat championship club queen of the south to reach the fourth round of the scottish cup. queens had knocked out hearts in the previous round but they couldn't find a way past hibs, christian doidge scoring twice in their 3—1 win. they'll play stranraer next. the resumption of one of snooker�*s greatest rivalries ended in victory for stephen hendry. the seven—time world champion beatjimmy white 6—3 in the first round of qualifying for this year's event. it was only hendry�*s second match since he came out of retirement, with the goal of reaching the crucible once again. he posted on twitter — "wasn't pretty, hoped it would be a better match but happy to win". it's masters week, and the countdown is on to the first men's major of the season, which begins on thursday. it's only five months since dustinjohnson won the greenjacket back in november — the tournament delayed because of the pandemic. this time there will be a limited number of fans — or "patrons" as they're known at augusta national. it'll be interesting to see how former world number one

jordan spieth fares, after he won his first tournament in four years on sunday. i like the progress that i'm making. i don't feel that i have the control of all facets of my game that i want to have yet. but i feel like i'm working in the right direction. will that make a difference this week? don't know. but i'm going to work at trying to be a little bit better than i was last week. there'll be coverage of the masters across the bbc, including commentary on radio 5live and highlights on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. he's had more than his fair share of tragedy, addiction and scandal in his lifetime. now hunter biden — the son of us presidentjoe biden — is attempting to reclaim the narrative and tell his truth. as his unflinching memoir "beautiful things" makes headlines around the world,

hunter biden has given his first wide—ranging interview to the bbc. before we hearfrom the man himself, mishal husain takes a closer look at his life so far. hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged. that's not true. cocaine use, and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. he made a fortune in ukraine and china and moscow. that is simply not true. 2020, and hunter biden's name resounded on the campaign trail. as the younger son ofjoe biden, he was part of the democratic candidate's family man persona, and inner circle. forthe trump campaign, his lobbying work and drug and alcohol addictions were a way to attack the man who is now president. hunter biden's early life was marred by tragedy. his father was sworn into the senate at his hospital bedside, following a car accident that killed his mother and baby sister in 1972.

then, the other survivor of that crash, his brother beau, who he described as his soulmate, died of a brain tumour in 2015. soon after, his life spiralled downwards. his two decades—long marriage came to an end, and a crippling addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine saw him buying drugs on the streets of washington, dc, having guns pointed in his face, and at one point, his dealer moved into his apartment. he credits his new wife melissa with making it possible for him to get clean, and his father with never wavering in his support. and he didn't have a job. my son, like a lot of people, like a lot of people you know at home, had a drug problem. he has overtaken it. he has fixed it. he has worked on it. and i'm proud of him. but it was his role on the board of the ukrainian energy company burisma which was used repeatedly by the trump campaign againstjoe biden. highlighting what hunter was being paid, and what it was for. and now that his father holds the highest office in the country,

what comes next for this man who, by his own admission, is still heavily in debt? mishal husain setting out the background — and it was mishal who spoke to hunter biden. she started by asking him about those dark days following his brother's death. my brother became ill, and was diagnosed with pre—blastoma in august of 2013. and i was with him constantly. i was always with him constantly but, basically, it got much worse towards the end. after that, after my brother died, about a year after, is when i really descended into a dark, dark place. which included, in washington, not far from the white house, going out and buying crack cocaine on the streets. you knew dealers.

at one point, one of them was living in your apartment. yeah, yeah. an amazing woman that was much older than me, and had lived on the streets for a very long time, who i developed a friendship with, but a friendship based off of our mutual addiction to crack cocaine. the thing that will be striking to many people who are hearing you talk, and who will be reading your book, as they think, how was all of this happening, this descent, and in some ways you are probably lucky to be alive, in a loving family, and in one of the most powerful families in the country at that point. i mean, yourfather is famous for his empathy. what was he doing at the point when you were going through this? yeah, well, he was there constantly. he literally showed up at my door. he got, he reduced his secret service detail. this was when he was vice president.

he knocked on my door. i was living by myself for the first time in as years, my brother had just died. i had separated with my wife. i was in an apartment by myself and i was basically drinking myself to death. it was awful. grief does funny things. and combine that with the addiction and it is a really, um, it is a really hard thing to overcome. and he knocked on the door and he said, "hunter, are you 0k?" and i said, "i'm fine, dad." and he said, "no you're not, you need help." and i mean, he saved me, then. but he saved me so many times. it is your work and your controversial business dealings that was very much used by the trump campaign last year. can you see why people look at the fact that the ukrainian gas company

burisma took you on to their board for a reported $50,000 a month, and think, they were obviously doing that because of your surname." one of the things that is most frustrating is this idea that i had never had a job in my life. i have never worked for my dad. i paid for my college. i worked my way through both college and law school. i was an executive at one of the largest banks in the country. and so, when someone comes to me with work, it is myjob to do the due diligence, which i did, and, you know, what i missed, though, was the perception that i would create. what i missed in that period of time, and i know that it is hard to believe with 2020 hindsight, how could i possibly have missed that. at the point you were working for burisma, it was a lot of

money to be paid for relatively few meetings a year. and at a point where, by your own admission, you were an alcoholic through a lot of that period. how much work where you actually doing for them? well, i did the work that was required of every board member. the other thing to remember is that what i was paid was the equivalent of what people are paid to serve on corporate boards. but i get it, mishal, i really do. i understand the thing. here's the bottom line. not one investigative body, not one legitimate journalist or group ofjournalists or newspaper or editor had come to the conclusion other than this. my dad did nothing wrong and that i did nothing wrong illegal or wrong in doing so. but you're right, i created a perception, a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild

and conspiratorial way. a man will appear before magistrates today, charged with driving a car that struck and killed a baby boy in his pram. two—week—old ciaran leigh morris was being pushed along the pavement in brownhills in the west midlands, when the collision took place on easter sunday afternoon. a 3a—year—old man from walsall has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. the labour leader sir keir starmer has apologised after visiting a church which has been criticised for its stance on homosexuality. he faced a backlash from within his own party after a visit tojesus house in north london — which is currently a vaccination centre. sir keir later said he completely disagreed with the church's views on lgbt rights. 26 centres to help pregnant women and new mothers with their mental health are being set up across england. nhs england say the centres, which will also support bereaved mothers, are part of the biggest transformation

of maternal mental health services in the world. new zealand has agreed to open a so—called "travel corridor" with australia from the 19th of april. the arrangement will allow quarantine—free movement between the two countries, which have seen some of the toughest travel restrictions in the world. passengers will not be allowed to travel with any cold or flu symptoms. speaking this morning, new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern said the conditions for resuming travel between the two countries have been met. ican i can confirm quarantine free travel between new zealand and australia will commence injust between new zealand and australia will commence in just under two weeks' time. from sunday, april 18. this is an important step forward in our covid response, and i don't think we have seen any other part of the world that are safely opening up international travel to another country, while pursuing process of

elimination, to keep the virus out. here is the australian prime minister scott morrison. it is six months ago _ minister scott morrison. it is six months ago almost _ minister scott morrison. it is six months ago almost that - minister scott morrison. it is six l months ago almost that australia opened _ months ago almost that australia opened up to new zealand and i am very pleased that the new zealand government has decided that two—way travel_ government has decided that two—way travel will— government has decided that two—way travel will commence monday fortnight. prime ministerardern fortnight. prime minister ardern called _ fortnight. prime ministerardern called me — fortnight. prime ministerardern called me last night, and it is something we have been having positive — something we have been having positive discussions about for some time _ the jury in the trial of derek chauvin — the white former police officer charged with the murder of george floyd last year — has heard evidence from the chief of the minneapolis police department. chief medaria arrandondo said chauvin had violated rules on the use of force during the arrest — and that he should have stopped kneeling on mr floyd's neck when he was no longer resisting. the trial continues. collapsed fashion chain peacocks has been bought out of administration.

the high street store was part of the edinburgh woollen mill group which went under last november. the purchase could save around 2,000 jobs across 200 stores. north korea says it won't be participating in this summer's tokyo 0lympics — to protect its athletes from coronavirus. the country has attended every summer games since 1968, including rio 2016. the decision puts an end to south korean hopes that the postponed games could lead to progress in deadlocked peace talks. the headlines on bbc news... criticism over suggestions the the government could introduce covid certificates in england. conservative backbenchers say they risk creating a two—tier society — but ministers say it's an option that needs to be considered. government scientists warn that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer — amid warnings there could be

a summer third wave of the virus. police searching for missing student richard 0korogheye say a body has been found in epping forest. cast your mind back to exactly one year ago. the virus was raging, we were all locked down. step forward — literally — captain tom moore, who decided to start a sponsored walk in his garden. 100 laps before his 100th birthday. sadly, captain sir tom is no longer with us but his family are inviting us to celebrate the anniversary of that walk — and they're spreading the word with the help of some famous faces. take a look. last year, captain tom inspired us all. and filled the world with hope. from the 30th of april to the 3rd of may, captain tom's legacy will shine bright.

so, whatever you can do, do it 100 times to help raise money- for charity. go. one, two, three... four, five... six! 11,12. 39, a0. az miles. 53, 5a. this is not easy. left, right! 63, 6a. 35, 36. 88. 96, 97. 98. 99. 100! captain sir tom moore's daughter, hannah ingram—moore and her children explained what the challenge could involve. as you know, the number 100, it really meant a lot to my father. and he was fully part of this next event to celebrate his 101st birthday, and we fully expected him to be at it.

but, what we want to do in his name, he was all about inclusivity, open to all, just dream up your challenge around the number 100. do anything. have fun with it. go crazy. just be in his spirit of hope. and raise money for charity, for the captain tom foundation or any charity of your choice but make it about the 100. i will hand over to benji and georgeia. i think, on my side, it doesn't matter who you are, where you from. — it doesn't matter who you are, where this is your opportunity to do something absolutelyjoyous when we are just coming out of this pandemic. to raise some money for charity doing _ to raise some money for charity doing something you can enjoy. you don't _ doing something you can enjoy. you don't have _ doing something you can enjoy. you don't have to be an athlete. you can don't have to be an athlete. you can do whatever— don't have to be an athlete. you can do whatever you want, bake 100 cakes, _ do whatever you want, bake 100 cakes, whatever you want to do, getting _ cakes, whatever you want to do, getting involved and raise some money— getting involved and raise some money for charity and bring some smiles _ money for charity and bring some smiles to— money for charity and bring some smiles to people. we money for charity and bring some smiles to people.— money for charity and bring some smiles to people. we are going to make sure —

smiles to people. we are going to make sure tomorrow _ smiles to people. we are going to make sure tomorrow will - smiles to people. we are going to make sure tomorrow will be - smiles to people. we are going to make sure tomorrow will be a - smiles to people. we are going to | make sure tomorrow will be a very good _ make sure tomorrow will be a very good day _ make sure tomorrow will be a very good day for— make sure tomorrow will be a very good day for everyone. _ make sure tomorrow will be a very good day for everyone. you - make sure tomorrow will be a very good day for everyone. you can. make sure tomorrow will be a very good day for everyone. you can do anything _ good day for everyone. you can do anything you — good day for everyone. you can do anything you want _ good day for everyone. you can do anything you want. angr— good day for everyone. you can do anything you want.— good day for everyone. you can do anything you want. any 100, right? an hina. anything you want. any 100, right? anything- any _ anything you want. any 100, right? anything- any 100. _ anything you want. any 100, right? anything. any 100, right, - anything you want. any 100, right? anything. any 100, right, you - anything you want. any 100, right? anything. any 100, right, you have| anything. any 100, right, you have not the anything. any 100, right, you have got the message. _ 0ne impact of our reduced activity during lockdown over the past 12 months has been darker night skies. a survey by the countryside charity, the cpre, which found there was 10% less light pollution last year. and more darkness means more chances to look up and really enjoy the night skies — as our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt has been finding out. this is what a truly dark sky looks like. billions of stars wheel above the kielder 0bservatory in northumberland. set deep in a forest, the observatory enjoys the darkest skies in england.

and, throughout lockdown, senior astronomer dan monk has been filming the incredible views. people often do get emotional when they sit underneath this amazing dark sky and they realise how small they are in the universe. it can actually make people cry, at times. it's estimated 85% of us have never seen a truly dark sky. it means we are missing out because it gives us a sense of our place in the universe, the awesome vastness of space. but look at this. even a tiny light is enough to extinguish the stars and bring us right back down to earth. the reduction in light pollution

this year is an exception. satellite images show the night sky has been getting steadily lighter across the world. changes in light have been linked with obesity, heart disease, depression and even cancer. you see, she's shaking? and some animals suffer even more profoundly. there are such a range of animals which are negatively impacted from this. when you think of our migrating birds, for instance, which are drawn off course by lights. insects, vast numbers of moths drawn into those lights, where they batter themselves to death or where they are predated by bats that change their behaviour to visit those lights, perhaps to their advantage, but to the deficit of other species of bats. so all of this is happening out there in our night. so what can be done? the good news is we can tackle light pollution relatively easily. it's small measures like businesses

making sure they are turning their lights off at night time when the buildings aren't in use. also, local government making sure that street lamps are properly shaded and the lights targeted, so it is not spilling out there and creating unnecessary light blight. that will mean more of us can see sights like this. justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. this time last week temperatures reached 2a.5 celsius in the afternoon in kew gardens. today in kew gardens we will be lucky to hit 7 degrees and it will feel colder than that with a cold wind that has come across the whole of the uk, bringing in wintry showers.

it is coming from the north or north—west. you can see the blues right across the uk indicating that cold air. it has been blowing in a lot of wintry showers. wherever you see speckled cloud on the satellite picture, that tells you that we are looking at showers, and in this cold wind, they are wintry, and if anything we could see more of those today, even inland, than we saw yesterday. but there will be lots of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine as well. it will still feel cold. temperatures 1—8 celsius, but when you add on the effects of the wind it will feel more like —6 in lerwick, plus two in birmingham. heading into this evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will fall away further. we will have some wintry showers, but your than during the course of the day and there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. also, with temperatures falling away we are likely to have a widespread frost away from the coastline. it means

first thing tomorrow there will be a lot of sunshine around. still a peppering of wintry showers in the north and west. some coming in on a brisk wind coming down the north sea, but lots of sunshine to start with, but through the day, more cloud will build and through the day, weatherfront cloud will build and through the day, weather front approaching northern ireland will bring in some patchy rain by the end of the afternoon. temperatures, still only one celsius in lerwick, six in belfast, eight in london. by wednesday, still some cloud around, some breaks, some weather points introducing rain across the north of the country but a change of wind direction with it coming in from the atlantic, the west, so temperatures will be higher. looking at about 8-11 will be higher. looking at about 8—11 celsius. that will not necessarily last. it will in the south, but the cold, northerly flow comes back into the north, and as we go through the weekend, that will spread further south. although it may be mired in the south on friday,

for all of us into the weekend, it is going to feel cooler. —— although it may be more mild in the south.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. criticism over suggestions the uk government could introduce covid certificates in england. conservative backbenchers say they risk creating a �*two—tier society�* — but ministers say it's an option that needs to be considered. i think it would be remiss and, i think, irresponsible that we don't look at all these things, as other countries are doing the same thing, so that we see whether we can use them to take our lives back and to get our economy working. (tx sor) i'd love to hear your views on covid passports this morning. would you be happy having to prove your status to get into larger—scale events like gigs or football matches? get in touch — you can tweet me @annita—mcveigh or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions.

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