this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2... the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. what, of course, we are looking at is what several other countries are looking at, and that's the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life. i think we are also going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious. the low cost airline easyjet criticises government plans on foreign travel, saying testing should not be needed for flights to low—risk destinations.

police searching for the 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. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way, and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light, star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has confirmed that the government is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and also for access to some venues and events in england. he also said so—called covid passports wouldn't be needed when many businesses re—open next week, but he didn't rule it out for the summer. some of his own mps are warning that the certificates for people who've been vaccinated, tested negative could could create a two—tier society. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the next steps on the road out of lockdown in england start in less than a week. you can go back to the gym, visit the hairdresser or pop to a nonessential shop. pubs can serve again too, although only outdoors. it is a welcome return of some pretty basic freedoms,

although there is a row brewing over what may come later in the year. what, of course, we are looking at is what several other countries are looking at, and that is the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life, probably. a lot of other countries are looking at that. we are also going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious. all adults in england are due to be offered a vaccine by the end ofjuly. but even once that has happened, the government says that doesn't mean absolutely everyone will be protected. so some measures may still be needed for a while. it is exploring the idea of using covid—status certification, or vaccine passports. to gain entry to some venues, you would have to prove you'd been vaccinated, or that you had a recent negative test, or had some immunity because you had had the virus in the past six months. the government says they could be

important for large events like sports matches on music festivals. you would never have to use one to go to the supermarket or use public transport, but they are being considered for pubs and nonessential shops in the longer term. i'm not going to support a policy that here in my leicester constituency, if somebody wants to go next or h&m, they have to produce a vaccination certificate on their phone, on an app, i think that is discriminatory. at the moment, the idea is still being reviewed pretty certain that we will see some kind of vaccine passports for international travel at least. the government has said mps would be consulted on any scheme. and that is where plans to use them in places like shops or pubs could come into political trouble. it is notjust labour are not convinced. at least a0 conservative mps oppose the plans. the scottish government has said it is considering digital certificates for people who have had the covid—19 vaccine. anything that can play a part

in getting us back to normal is something we should think about very carefully. but, nor should wejust gloss over the practical and ethical issues that we have to think through properly. in northern ireland, the health minister robin swann has said he does not support them domestically. the welsh first minister said there were prizes to be one for such a scheme but there are ethical issues, also. the possibility of having to prove your covid status is still some way off yet. for now, easing restrictions will continue in england, without. and helen is at westminster. so much debate about this and the ethics of it, issues of privacy and so on. we still don't know really where the government stands on this? no, not yet, this is under review and there are some pretty strong indications that it is being seriously considered. this review is ongoing in your head from the prime minister there, a pretty strong

indication that went comes to international travel, the government does seem to be pretty on—board with that. when it looks at that wider question of where else domestically they could be used, that's where it gets trickier and again boris johnson the other week said this comes with moral complexities. particularly when you start getting into the area of things like having to show a covid—19 passport to get into a pub or shop and that is certainly where a lot of the position from his backbenchers is coming from. but it is being looked at. when it comes to pubs and shops, the government says that is in the context of could you change social—distancing rules or measures if people show these? there are all sorts of things being looked at. the government is very, very clear that this is not imminent, it is still some way off if they do happen. so in no way will the impact that using of lockdown in england next monday. you will not have to show one to go into a beer garden or have a cup of coffee in a cafe and they would not,

and in time for step three of the road map which would start from may 17 at the earliest when you are able to have other people in your house and dine indoors as well. again, they are not looking at that time skill, this is much further ahead, to perhaps afterjune the 21st which is the point in the road map step for when the government hopes to lift all legal restrictions on social contact. this is the sort of few months on yet. government scientists are warning that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a third wave of the virus in the summer, despite the success of the vaccine roll—out programme. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the long bank holiday weekend saw hundreds of thousands more receive their vaccines. have you had a covid vaccine at all? no. the fast roll—out, plus the impact of lockdown, has seen virus cases fall to levels not seen since last september.

i think it is the right thing to do to be careful, so that we don't have to reverse on this, and i think i am confident to say, if you look at where we have got to now, and you look at the efficacy of the vaccines, we will be in a good place when we get to, obviously, may and thenjune. next week, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers will reopen across england. the government's scientific advisers have been poring over the data. they say relaxing those rules should not lead to another spike in hospital admissions. but later steps, like mixing indoors, are highly likely to cause another wave of cases at some point. i don't think it's being pessimistic, it's being realistic. this is a period of genuine uncertainty. yes, the vaccine roll—out has been fantastic, but we still don't know exactly how good they are at preventing infection. so we have hardly seen any real—world experience. if the vaccine isn't as good at

preventing infection as we hope, then_ preventing infection as we hope, then there — preventing infection as we hope, then there is the potential for a significant wave that could occur out of _ significant wave that could occur out ofjuly, august, september. despite a recent slowdown in vaccine supply, the government is sticking to its target to offer all adults in england a jab by the end ofjuly. new vaccines made by three american firms are expected to be introduced in the next few months. the vaccine roll—out - is going incredibly well, nearly 32 million people have had their first dose, - and we had seen deaths fall fairly precipitously, - so down to an average of 35 a day. all very good news. but we have only got to look. across the channel and see that france currently has over 39,000 new cases a day~ _ that is one reason new restrictions on foreign travel are being put in place ahead of the foreign travel season. scientists say masks and other social—distancing measures are

still likely to be in place for some time to come. i am joined now from newcastle by professor andrew hayward, he's director of the ucl institute of epidemiology and a member of both the sage and nervtag committees, which advise ministers. thank you very much for being with us once again. where do you stand on the possibility of a third wave in this country?— this country? before i start, speaking — this country? before i start, speaking in _ this country? before i start, speaking in a _ this country? before i start, speaking in a personal- this country? before i start, - speaking in a personal capacity, i think what we're talking about is uncertainty. in terms of the size and timing of the third wave. it is almost inevitable that there will be some form of third wave, the question is how big it will be in when it will happen. it question is how big it will be in when it will happen.— question is how big it will be in when it will happen. it could be more of a _ when it will happen. it could be more of a ripple _ when it will happen. it could be more of a ripple than _ when it will happen. it could be more of a ripple than a - when it will happen. it could be more of a ripple than a wave? i i more of a ripple than a wave? i think what the vaccination has done is it has put a lid on the number of deaths that we might expect from a

third wave. and i think it has put that probably in the low tens of thousands rather than, so probably less than we saw in march last year for example. but still, that can be quite a lot of hospitalisations and quite a lot of hospitalisations and quite a lot of hospitalisations and quite a lot of deaths. and i think another big unknown is the extent to which seasonality and summer weather would push that wave back and down and later and of course, if it is later, we will have more vaccinations. so it is uncertainty, which means we need this cautious approach of unlocking bit by bit and testing the water. bud approach of unlocking bit by bit and testing the water.— approach of unlocking bit by bit and testing the water. and that cautious a- roach testing the water. and that cautious approach ends _ testing the water. and that cautious approach ends in — testing the water. and that cautious approach ends in june _ testing the water. and that cautious approach ends in june in _ testing the water. and that cautious approach ends in june in england i approach ends injune in england with the government was not road map. that is when all restrictions end. does that concern you, that there is a big bang injune? i end. does that concern you, that there is a big bang in june? i think that is certainly _ there is a big bang in june? i think that is certainly when _ there is a big bang in june? i think that is certainly when you -

there is a big bang in june? i think that is certainly when you look - there is a big bang in june? i think that is certainly when you look at l that is certainly when you look at the models sage group are doing, they suggest if you do just release everything and go back to normal, then that is going to be a recipe for a much more sizeable third wave and hospitalisations and deaths, so i think we do need to think about what sort of restrictions may continue to be needed. and which ones might be most effective but least disruptive, if you see what i mean. some of the interventions for example how much social—distancing there might be, is still up for review. interventions such as when people who can easily work from home should continue to work from home, those sorts of things may still be needed. to prevent that happening. well that include this idea of covid—i9 passports or certificates? we have heard the government talking about that being reviewed and they

have been looking at the israel example which obviously has very high rates of vaccination where they have this green pass system based on people's vaccinations? i have this green pass system based on people's vaccinations?— people's vaccinations? i think some form of vaccine _ people's vaccinations? i think some form of vaccine certification - people's vaccinations? i think some form of vaccine certification or - form of vaccine certification or testing is likely, at least for international travel. testing is likely, at least for internationaltravel. i testing is likely, at least for international travel. i personally am not a big fan of the idea within country. i think whilst it may allow some of these major events, people have confidence to go to one, i don't think it will be the thing that makes a big difference as to the number of hospitalisations and deaths. so... mira; the number of hospitalisations and deaths. so...— the number of hospitalisations and deaths. so... ., ., ., deaths. so... why are you not a fan? because you — deaths. so. .. why are you not a fan? because you think— deaths. so... why are you not a fan? because you think it _ deaths. so... why are you not a fan? because you think it discriminates? l because you think it discriminates? i'm not sure it's sure it's entirely unscientific basis. i guess it is just something —— i guess it isn't not entirely on scientific basis. we

know certain sectors of the population have low vaccine uptake in their for it sort of becomes potentially discriminatory against groups with low vaccine uptake. but if it's not about the vaccine, it also shows that you have had a recent negative test or you have antibodies from having had covid—i9 in the last few months, is that still discriminatory? it's notjust about whether you have had the vaccine or not. the about whether you have had the vaccine or not.— vaccine or not. the fact that you can have a _ vaccine or not. the fact that you can have a negative _ vaccine or not. the fact that you can have a negative test - vaccine or not. the fact that you can have a negative test result i can have a negative test result helps. so it does not mean that you have had to had the vaccine. i do question the need for it. what it might do is provide people with confidence. if that helps to open up some of these larger events then, and it is short—term measure, then i'm not that uncomfortable with it. i'm not that uncomfortable with it. i'm just not convinced it's going to make a big difference to overall

levels of transmission. fine make a big difference to overall levels of transmission.- levels of transmission. one last auestion levels of transmission. one last question about _ levels of transmission. one last question about the _ levels of transmission. one last question about the vaccine. - levels of transmission. one last question about the vaccine. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in particular. the european medicines agency we're hearing are going to have a press conference either tomorrow or the next day about the reports of possible links with blood clots. how concerned are you about that? ., , , ., that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating — that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so _ that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far— that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the - that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the risk- that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the risk of. vaccinating so far the risk of catching covid—i9 and all the terrible things that can happen after that, as vastly outweighed the risk from the vaccination. obviously, the younger you are, the lower the risk of covid—i9 itself and so i think there is going to be i'm sure very careful consideration of those balances of risk. as i understand that, at the moment, still the balance of risk is in favour of the vaccine. across the

proposed groups that we are planning on vaccinating. but again, with all of these things, keep an eye on the data. it's the merging issue and you act based on the data.— act based on the data. always good to have you — act based on the data. always good to have you with _ act based on the data. always good to have you with us. _ act based on the data. always good to have you with us. thank- act based on the data. always good to have you with us. thank you - act based on the data. always good to have you with us. thank you so l to have you with us. thank you so much again. to have you with us. thank you so much again-— the chief executive of easyjet has criticised some of the government's plans on international travel saying covid tests should not be required for passengers flying to low risk destinations, and would be too expensive. the bosses of british airways and virgin atlantic say they are optimistic that overseas travel can resume from 17th may thought the government insists its too early to confirm that date. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. place your own bags in the lockers, and close them once they are full. the familiar sound to the start of a trip, but international travel is still firmly grounded for now. training cabin crew continues

as the industry wait to hear when they can take off. yesterday it was confirmed that, when international travel is allowed to restart, it will use a traffic light system. anyone travelling to england from designated green countries will not need to quarantine, although they will still need to take a test before they travel back, and more once they arrive in the uk. those travelling from amber countries need all of these tests, and will be required to quarantine at home on arrival for ten days, although if they pay for an extra test on day five and it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. only uk residents will be allowed in from red countries, and they will need to pay for quarantine at a hotel, as well as taking these tests. scotland, wales and northern ireland haven't committed to a date for when international travel might restart. testing centres like this one in luton airport will help passengers prepare for travel, but there are questions about what type of test will be used. cheaper, faster lateral flow tests

or more expensive pcr tests? even in those green countries, those green category of destinations, you would still then need to have and take on additional costs to do so, and if the government was choosing to take one of those pcr tests, which is to cost way over and above what the cost is of an average easyjet fare, as an example, you wouldn't open up international travel for everyone, you would open up international travel for people who can afford it. when asked today, the prime minister said that government was looking at types of testing. we want to make things as easy as we possibly can. i think the boss of easyjet is right to focus on this issue. we are going to see what we can do to make things as flexible and as affordable as possible. there will be more details on how the traffic light system will work later this week. the industry are looking out for more information on how

countries would fall into different categories. consumers want to buy tickets, and they can only buy tickets if they have a good sense of where things are moving. so a bit of advanced warning, but also knowing that there is a clear criteria that is based on the scientific knowledge that we have, the data, gives us further certainty to offer those services to those destinations if consumers come back. with the summer coming, there is still no guarantee of where or when anyone will be jetting off from the uk. caroline davies, bbc news. nicola sturgeon has confirmed that all pupils across scotland will be back in the classroom full—time after the easter holidays. speaking at a scottish government coronavirus briefing, the first minister said the decision had been taken following an assessment of the relevant data. ms sturgeon said the exception to this is children who are shielding, who'll be asked to remain at home until april the 26th.

police searching for the missing student, the missing student, richard okorogheye, say they've found a body in epping forest in essex. the 19—year—old, who has sickle cell disease, was last seen leaving his home in west london two weeks ago. the body has yet to be formally identified. richard galpin reports. 19—year—old richard okorogheye, a business and technology student at oxford brookes university, went missing from his home in west london in the evening of march 22. he told his mother he was going to meet a friend. she was concerned he had gone out without his medication for sickle cell disease, and without a jacket. this is the last known sighting of him on cctv, getting out of a taxi near epping forest in essex in the early hours of march 23. after searching this area for the past five days, police say they have now found a body in a pond in this forest. but, so far, the body has

not been identified. richard okorogheye's mother said the police did not act quickly enough to find him, after he was reported missing. i was told that richard was an adult, he can make his decisions, he can go out and come back whenever he feels like. i needed help, i needed them to look for him for me. their response was sorry. police say they have been working around the clock to find him. his mother says he has been struggling to cope with shielding during the coronavirus pandemic, and with pressures at university. she describes him as civilised, focused, intelligent and loved by his family. richard galpin, bbc news, epping forest. israel's president has asked prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try to form a new government, after last month's inconclusive election.

mr netanyahu's likud party won the largest share of the vote, but so far, it's been impossible for any grouping to secure a parliamentary majority. israel has held four elections in the past two years. our correspondent in israel yolande knell explained explained the significance of the president's announcement. this announcement give benjamin netanyahu's benjamin neta nyahu's first benjamin netanyahu's first chance to form a new coalition government but it's not going to be easy. the president himself making his televised announcement expressed doubt whether any candidate could get enough support. when he was meeting the different political parties only 52 out of 120 members of the parliament nominated mr netanyahu. that is some way short of majority. now he is going to have 20 days to try to win more allies and you can ask for a two—week extension, otherwise the president gets to choose someone else or he can pass it back to the parliament.

a lot of political wrangling is going to be going on whilst mr no mr netanyahu's corruption trial neta nyahu's corruption trial continues. netanyahu's corruption trial continues. he denies any wrongdoing. the president said his decision had been morally difficult but he said that as the law stands, mr netanyahu can continue in his role as prime minister whilst facing criminal charges. the jailed russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, is reported to be suffering the symptoms of repiratory illness and fever in the penal colony where he's imprisoned. media reports in russia suggest he has been tested for coronavirus, but no result has yet been made public. several people, including the doctor from navalny�*s team, have now been arrested. our correspondent sarah rainsford is outside the prison and sent this update. this is the prison outside moscow where alexei navalny is being held behind these walls and it is from here that he has been getting

messages out recently talking about how his health is deteriorating. most recently, he has talked about having a high temperature and a bad cough but before that he talked about serious pain, severe pain in his back and also that radiating down his legs, his legs becoming numb. there are extra police here today because doctors from alexei navalny�*s team have been trying to get to the prison to visit the administration and to demand that he gets the help they see he needs. he has been calling for a specialist civilian doctor to be allowed into see him and also for medicine that he needs to be let through. but the doctors that have made it here have not managed to get anywhere near him. i not managed to get anywhere near him. ., not managed to get anywhere near him. . . , , ., ., ., , him. i am really very afraid for his health and — him. i am really very afraid for his health and condition. _ him. i am really very afraid for his health and condition. i _ him. i am really very afraid for his health and condition. ijust - him. i am really very afraid for his health and condition. ijust don't i health and condition. ijust don't want _ health and condition. ijust don't want to— health and condition. ijust don't want to let — health and condition. ijust don't want to let his health get worse. that is— want to let his health get worse. that is why i am here now. do you

trust the prison _ that is why i am here now. do you trust the prison doctor? _ that is why i am here now. do you trust the prison doctor? no! - that is why i am here now. do you trust the prison doctor? no! no. i trust the prison doctor? no! no. state television _ trust the prison doctor? no! no. state television has _ trust the prison doctor? no! no. state television has recently - trust the prison doctor? no! no. i state television has recently been showing pictures from inside the prison, showing alexei navalny walking around apparently uninjured and they are using that to suggest that all these concerns about his health are very much exaggerated. last week, alexei navalny called a hunger strike and said he would refuse food, all food, until a specialist doctor was allowed into him. this is a man who back in august was poisoned with a nerve agent. one thing that has clear, if the kremlin hope that alexei navalny�*s imprisonment would take him out of the political picture here, and silence him, the, clearly here, and silence him, the, clearly he is very much the focus of attention. the son of the new us president, joe biden, has been defending himself against allegations of corruption dating back to when his father was barack obama's vice president. hunter biden told the bbc he failed to apreciate that his involvement in a ukrainian gas company could be percieved in the wrong way.

three months on from his father's inauguration, hunter biden has published a memoir that also deals with his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. mishal husain has been talking to him. hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged... that's not true. he wasn't dishonourably discharged. ..for cocaine use. and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. none of that is true. once 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. for donald trump, his lobbying work and personal life were a way to attack his fatherjoe. the elder biden's senate career began in the aftermath of tragedy. he was sworn in at the hospital bedside of hunter and his older brother beau, both injured in the 1972 car crash that killed their mother and baby sister. in 2015, beau biden died of a brain tumour.

by that time, hunter was already on the board of the ukrainian gas company burisma, a role for which he was paid a reported $50,000 a month while his father was the vice president and involved in us policy on ukraine. i created a perception, and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that's why i said that it was gold to them. after his brother's death, his life spiralled out of control. his marriage ended, and his addiction saw him buying drugs on the streets of washington, dc. at one point, his dealer moved into his apartment. an amazing woman, much older than me, had lived on the streets for a very long time, who i developed a friendship

with but, you know, a friendship based off of mutual addiction to crack cocaine. 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. hunter biden credits the love of his family and his new wife, melissa, with making it possible for him to get clean. but he still has debts to pay off, and while his father is in the white house, he'll continue to say scrutiny about what work he can or should do. mishal husain, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. good afternoon. it will stay cold for the remainder of daylight. the wind is still a keen feature, particularly in the north,

and it is the direction that is dragging the showers inland for the rest of the day. these are the temperatures on the thermometers, but it feels much colder in that wind. through the night, the wind will continue to ease back a little. there is the risk of some showers in the east and west, but under starry skies elsewhere, another cold night, quite a hard frost in northern areas. moving into wednesday, the chance of wintry showers diminishes, the winds slowly start to ease back. we have a bit more cloud coming and going and the approach of a weather front from the west, as well. the risk of wintry showers in the north and east of scotland. temperatures on the thermometer pretty much the same as today temperatures will elevate a little later the week.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is looking

at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. what we are looking at is what several — what we are looking at is what several of _ what we are looking at is what several of the country is looking at and that's— several of the country is looking at and that's the role of vaccination passports — and that's the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think— passports for overseas travel. i think that — passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a factor of life — think that is going to be a factor of life i— think that is going to be a factor of life. i think we will also look at the — of life. i think we will also look at the role _ of life. i think we will also look at the role of a number of signals that you — at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious — the low cost airline easyjet criticises government plans on foreign travel saying testing should not be needed for flights to low risk destinations. 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. i created a perception that was incredibly— i created a perception that was incredibly wild _ i created a perception that was incredibly wild and _ i created a perception that was incredibly wild and the - i created a perception that was incredibly wild and the biden . i created a perception that was - incredibly wild and the biden name is synonymous _ incredibly wild and the biden name is synonymous with _ incredibly wild and the biden name is synonymous with transparency l incredibly wild and the biden name . is synonymous with transparency and democracy _ and star light, star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. good afternoon. sarah taylor is coming out of retirement to play for welsh fire in the inaugral hundred

competition this summer. the 31—year—old stepped away from professional cricket two years ago because of anxiety and has recently taken up a coaching role with the sussex senior men's team. taylor's wicketkeeping and batting saw her named world cricketer of the year four times in the white ball game, and she won two fifty over world cups and one t2o world cup. she'll link up with the australian star meg lanning at the cardiff based team. i got asked by welsh fire if i wanted to play last year and i wasn't in a place to so i dismissed it quite quickly, but i did say, "think of me next year". lucky for me, they asked me again as i said, "do you know what? it is the first year of the hundred, i get to play in wales, which is amazing because i think i have only played there once internationally, and i get to play alongside one of the best players in the world, so a bit of a no—brainer for me. the champions league quarterfinals get going this evening,

manchester city's progress could depend on how they deal with borussia dortmund's star striker. erling braut haaland has been prolific for club and country this season. 39 goals in all for the 20 year old norwegian this season. 10 injust six champions league appearances and although dortmund are off the pace in the bundesliga, a distant fifth, he has 21 league goals so far. to score this amount of goals is not easy to find in the past, honestly. at 20 years old, with the numbers, it speaks for himself. that has happened because he can score with his right, left, on the counterattack, in the box, when you dominate, when you make the counterattacks, with the header, so, yeah, he is a fantastic striker. a real heavyweight clash coming up in spain. that's where liverpool are for the first leg against real madrid. madrid are short on defenders. rafael varane the latest absentee — he's tested positive for coronavirus.

the sides last met in the 2018 final, which real won. we have a chance, absolutely. everybody says real madrid is favourite — great! no problem at all with that. they are used to the role and we have no problem with the role of the challenger, but we want to give it a proper try. we know that we were good that night, but 25 minutes being really good in a final was never enough. juna cala, the cadiz defender accused of racially abusing a valencia player during a match in spain on saturday, has denied the allegation and says he has been caught up in a media circus. mouctar diakhaby reported the incident to the referee and his teamates left the field with him in solidarity although the game did continue without the frenchman, after valencia were warned that they could be penalised. in a news conference today, cala says he was never given the chance to expalin what he said,

but it wasn't racist. valencia released their own statement titled �*we don't believe you'. they say cala has missed a great opportunity to accept his mistake and apologise to the player affected. instead of doing this, he attacked both diakhaby and other members of valencia cf. harriet dart has been knocked out in the opening round of the charleston open in south carolina. the british number 3 made it into the main draw as a lucky loser from the qualifiers, and she fought hard against the 11th seed yulia putintseva, taking the first set to a tie—break before going out in straight sets. dart will be in the british team for the billiejean king cup play—off against mexico later this month but they'll be without british number one johanna konta. she's still struggling with a long—standing knee problem and doesn't want to play on the indoor hard courts at roehampton, with the clay season about to begin.

victory would see great britain move a step closer to the revamped fed cup finals next year. that's all the sport for now. as we've been hearing, there's just under a week to go until we can have a drink and a meal at a pub or restaurant in england, as long as we sit outside. nina warhurst has been finding out what preparations are taking place to re—open. will you be ready here for the 12th? yeah, should be done by thursday. the pressure's on. these stones will become new walls for a new beer garden and a new alfresco way of drinking. we can't wait. the team are all raring to go. i can't wait to get back to work. we start back next week and i think itjust going to be amazing to get back in the pub, cleaning it back up. i think when the beer truck arrives, the regulars in the village will all be out cheering. i just can't wait.

let's face it, april on the lancashire—greater manchester border, you are not guaranteed sunshine. what do you do if it rains, how do you ride that storm financially? we just keep an eye on the weather. the team are on flexible furlough so they are still looked afterfinancially, luckily, so they will earn at least what they are earning now or more throughout april, which is brilliant, from the government. and to be honest, i know at least lto people around here that, whether it's rain or shine, they will want to sit under that brolly over there having a pint anyway. so we are probably one of the pubs that will still manage to open even when it's absolutely wet through. you're excited, aren't you? very! but maximising outdoor space isn't an option at the hungry duck, because, well, there isn't any. joe knows why safety must come first. his dad ended up in icu with covid. he is happy to wait until may to reopen but needs to know how. how we'll be interacting with guests, social distancing, other mitigating factors like screens, masks, sanitiser, music levels,

can people sing karaoke? takeaway boxes have generated some revenue, but nowhere near enough. how bad have things been? we owe people money, some people have been fantastic, some people less so. every time we catch up, and then we get reeled back again. what are your big concerns long term? if we see some sort of recession within the entire economy, whereby spending contracts, that could be the deathknell for quite a lot of independent businesses and some larger businesses alike. and despite the enormous challenges of the past year, are you still excited about doing this again? what our industry is, on balance, is a vocation. i'm very fortunate that i've found my calling if you will, in life, and that's to be in hospitality.

nina warhurst, bbc news, bury, greater manchester. in recent months there have been growing calls to stop footballers repeatedly heading the ball because of mounting evidence that it causes dementia. the latest person to add his voice to those calls is one of the most prolific strikers to ever play in the premier league — the norwich and blackburn legend chris sutton. chris' dad, mike, who also played professional football, sadly died on boxing day after suffering dementia for many years. in his first tv interview since then, chris has been telling sally nugent about his dad's illness and how he's desperate to prevent other families from going through the same ordeal. it was like a macho thing, who could head the ball the furthest. my dad used to head medicine balls, and we would do lots of heading practices. if i had the knowledge of what i know now, there is no way i would have headed 50, 80, 100 balls throughout

the afternoons. chris, thank you so much for talking to us. i know it is only very recently that your dad died. tell me about him. my dad was my hero growing up. he had such a huge influence. i had a lovely upbringing. i had two brothers, two sisters, as well. were you aware, when you were little, that your dad was different because of what he did? a little bit. but by the time i was around, he had packed in playing. he had a knee injury. he had finished at carlisle united. he was a smart player, read the game brilliantly, and had that experience and the respect of team—mates around him. obviously, never saw him play professionally, but i was aware of his career. when you went on to have your own career as a professional footballer, how was your dad about that? i bet he was super proud. commentator: oh, and the header by sutton. - it has gone in.

it's there! norwich city, sutton! i think he was extremely proud. he used to come and watch me at norwich city. blackburn rovers was a little bit too far, at times, but he did come and see me. i think he was extremely proud. always big on work ethic, always big on honesty. i wasn't the most naturally gifted player there ever was. you know that. people know that. but the importance of trying to be the best that you can become. i'm100% certain that, without my dad through those years, there's no way i would have been a footballer. he sounds fantastic. tell me, then, about when you first started to notice something different about him. what happened ? the first signs were in his sort of mid—60s, forgetting people's names at first. it was misplacing his car keys, losing his wallet. dad was brought up in norwich, knows all the roads like the back of his hand.

and he was driving back from wroxham to where he lived and he got lost. that was where you are thinking, blimey, you know. one thing which...which really got me was he used to write a diary. and then... and then one day, he picked the pen up and he didn't know how to use it. sorry. and then things just got worse. i haven't cried since his funeral. but things got worse and he had to go in a care home for his own good. my mum had suicidal thoughts because of the impact that was having on her.

you know, it was 21t hours a day care. itjust all became too much. how closely linked do you feel his dementia was to his career? i believe heading a football killed my dad. i believe it's killed hundreds of other players across the professional game. the biggest thing is, we haven't even touched on the amateur game. i do think that that is a huge thing. there are families who need help and they need support. i think the last television deal for the premier league was something like £4.4 billion. why can't the premier league, the fa, the pfa get together and have a small percentage of that in a pot to help these families who can't afford the care costs? the way that the fa and the pfa have acted in the last 20 years, they have done nowhere near enough.

we are at the stage now where it looks like there's going to be a reduction of heading in training. they are talking about the start of the next season. i would say, why can't we bring that in today? what would you like to see happen now? the temporary concussion replacements need to be put into place. at this moment in time, it's the permanent ones. but they are not in the players' best interest. i have seen numerous incidents this season where similar things have happened, where players have a head injury and they are not taken off the pitch. you think, well, to look after a player correctly, surely the most sensible thing is to take your time, get them off the pitch, let an independent doctor — and it's important it's an independent doctor — look at them in the sanctuary of the dressing room and take the time and, if everything is ok, in the meantime, you have a sub on so you're not actually disadvantaged because of this.

do you worry about yourself? i think my daughter worries about me. i have been out on the back grass there when my children were younger and giving them heading practices. i actually feel guilty to think what on earth was i thinking of? what was i doing? my second oldest son doesn't want to play football any more because of what he has seen happen to his grandad. i've thought about it more since my dad's passed away. getting dementia does worry me, but there's no point worrying about it because, if it happens, it happens. what's important now is that we get on and try and find a solution. the most important thing which could be put into place right now, not in two months, not in three months, not in four months, not in a year, is to limit heading in training. let's just get on with it.

it's not a difficult thing to do. just do it, it will save lives in the long—term. responding to chris' comments, the fa has said it has "lead the way in research into the links between dementia and football" and that it has an "unwavering commitment to support objective, robust and thorough research going forward". it adds that it believes that "collaboration across football's governing bodies is key in order to better understand this important issue collectively". paul ritter, star of friday night dinner, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 5a. ritter played dad martin goodman in the popular channel it comedy friday night dinner. he also appeared in the drama, chernobyl, and the films harry potter and the half—blood prince and quantum of solace.

new zealand has agreed to open what's known as a "travel corridor" with australia in two weeks time. 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. the scheme takes effect on the 19th of april. rus— on the 19th of april. is an this on the 19th of april. is an important step forward i oui’ this is an important step forward in our covid _ this is an important step forward in our covid response _ this is an important step forward in our covid response and _ this is an important step forward in our covid response and it's - this is an important step forward in our covid response and it's an - our covid response and it's an arrangement— our covid response and it's an arrangement i_ our covid response and it's an arrangement i don't— our covid response and it's an arrangement i don't believe . our covid response and it's an. arrangement i don't believe we our covid response and it's an - arrangement i don't believe we will see in— arrangement i don't believe we will see in any— arrangement i don't believe we will see in any other— arrangement i don't believe we will see in any other part _ arrangement i don't believe we will see in any other part of— arrangement i don't believe we will see in any other part of the - arrangement i don't believe we will see in any other part of the world. i see in any other part of the world. it is see in any other part of the world. it is safety— see in any other part of the world. it is safely opening _ see in any other part of the world. it is safely opening up— see in any other part of the world. it is safely opening up information travel— it is safely opening up information travel to— it is safely opening up information travel to another— it is safely opening up information travel to another country- it is safely opening up information travel to another country while - travel to another country while continuing _ travel to another country while continuing to _ travel to another country while continuing to pursue _ travel to another country while continuing to pursue a - travel to another country while - continuing to pursue a commitment to keeping _ continuing to pursue a commitment to keeping the _ continuing to pursue a commitment to keeping the virus _ continuing to pursue a commitment to keeping the virus out. _ jacinda ardern.

here's her australian counterpart, scott morrison. it is six months ago that australia opened _ it is six months ago that australia opened up — it is six months ago that australia opened up to new zealand and i'm very pleased that the new zealand government has decided on the two-way— government has decided on the two—way travel will commence. the prime _ two—way travel will commence. the prime minister called me last night and we _ prime minister called me last night and we had a positive discussion about— and we had a positive discussion about this — and we had a positive discussion about this. it's something we have been _ about this. it's something we have been talking about for some time. darker night skies like this have become one of the few positives to emerge from the pandemic and the vastly reduced human activity. one survey has found there was 10 percent less light pollution last year. more darkness means more opportunity to look up and 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 observatory

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 which 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. ssmall 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. with me now is dr becky smethurst. she is an astronomer at the university of oxford. are you enjoying these darker skies? definitely _ are you enjoying these darker skies? definitely i— are you enjoying these darker skies? definitely. i have been doing so much _ definitely. i have been doing so much lockdown stargazing. i don't think— much lockdown stargazing. i don't think people realise how much you can do— think people realise how much you can do tty— think people realise how much you can do by looking out of the window from your— can do by looking out of the window from your garden or something like that and _ from your garden or something like that and i_ from your garden or something like that and i have noticed that the sky is a tot— that and i have noticed that the sky is a lot darker. i can see things i wouldn't — is a lot darker. i can see things i wouldn't have expected to be able to see just _ wouldn't have expected to be able to see just with my eye rather than binoculars — see just with my eye rather than binoculars or telescope. there is so much _ binoculars or telescope. there is so much people can do at the minute, especially— much people can do at the minute, especially before we get to the show tonight— especially before we get to the show tonight in— especially before we get to the show tonight in the longer days. everyone

else rejoices when the longer days can ttut— else rejoices when the longer days can but astronomers start crying about _ can but astronomers start crying about so — can but astronomers start crying about. so at the minute it's a really— about. so at the minute it's a really nice _ about. so at the minute it's a really nice time to be had. give us an idea of — really nice time to be had. give us an idea of what _ really nice time to be had. give us an idea of what you _ really nice time to be had. give us an idea of what you have - really nice time to be had. give us an idea of what you have been - really nice time to be had. give us| an idea of what you have been able to see with the naked eye that you wouldn't normally see? iterate to see with the naked eye that you wouldn't normally see?— wouldn't normally see? we had a comet last _ wouldn't normally see? we had a comet iastjuly — wouldn't normally see? we had a comet last july and _ wouldn't normally see? we had a comet last july and i _ wouldn't normally see? we had a comet last july and i was - wouldn't normally see? we had a comet last july and i was amazed | wouldn't normally see? we had a | comet last july and i was amazed i could _ comet last july and i was amazed i could see — comet last july and i was amazed i could see that from my back garden 'ust could see that from my back garden just with _ could see that from my back garden just with my eye. i could see a smudge — just with my eye. i could see a smudge in— just with my eye. i could see a smudge in the sky. that was incredible. i could just about take out the _ incredible. i could just about take out the smudge of the andromeda galaxy— out the smudge of the andromeda galaxy which is hundreds of billions of stars _ galaxy which is hundreds of billions of stars 2 _ galaxy which is hundreds of billions of stars 2 million light years away from _ of stars 2 million light years away from my— of stars 2 million light years away from my own back garden. that is what _ from my own back garden. that is what incredible looking at the stars is that _ what incredible looking at the stars is that i_ what incredible looking at the stars is that i can — what incredible looking at the stars is that i can step out of my kitchen where _ is that i can step out of my kitchen where the — is that i can step out of my kitchen where the likes are blaring and stand _ where the likes are blaring and stand outside the five minutes and i can see _ stand outside the five minutes and i can see sights like that. we forget how privileged we are to actually be able to _ how privileged we are to actually be able to see that and so dropping and li-ht able to see that and so dropping and light pollution again is one of those — light pollution again is one of those unforeseen benefits of a soul taking _ those unforeseen benefits of a soul taking a _ those unforeseen benefits of a soul taking a minute to stop for

lockdown. taking a minute to stop for lockdown-— taking a minute to stop for lockdown. ., ., ., ., ., lockdown. you are an astronomer so ou know lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what _ lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what to — lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what to look _ lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what to look for. - lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what to look for. most - lockdown. you are an astronomer so you know what to look for. most of i you know what to look for. most of us don't. what should we be looking out for? mars for example, how do you look out for that? fine out for? mars for example, how do you look out for that?— you look out for that? one of the thins i you look out for that? one of the things i want _ you look out for that? one of the things i want people _ you look out for that? one of the things i want people to _ you look out for that? one of the things i want people to look- you look out for that? one of the things i want people to look for l things i want people to look for tonight— things i want people to look for tonight if— things i want people to look for tonight if it's clear is the constellation of orion. this is how they did _ constellation of orion. this is how they did this test to see if lockdown had changed light pollution levels. _ lockdown had changed light pollution levels, they asked people to count how many— levels, they asked people to count how many stars in orion you see on most _ how many stars in orion you see on most people — how many stars in orion you see on most people could take out orion spelt— most people could take out orion spelt which is quite distinctive that the — spelt which is quite distinctive that the whole consolation is a hunter — that the whole consolation is a hunter holding a bow so if you look at the _ hunter holding a bow so if you look at the whole area of sky and how many _ at the whole area of sky and how many stars — at the whole area of sky and how many stars you can see, if it's less than _ many stars you can see, if it's less than ten _ many stars you can see, if it's less than ten you — many stars you can see, if it's less than ten you are in a severely light blue dahlia — than ten you are in a severely light blue dahlia but if you have more than _ blue dahlia but if you have more than 30 — blue dahlia but if you have more than 30 you have some of the best -uys than 30 you have some of the best guys in _ than 30 you have some of the best guys in the — than 30 you have some of the best guys in the uk. count on any scars you can _ guys in the uk. count on any scars you can see — guys in the uk. count on any scars you can see and have the right of that is— you can see and have the right of that is where you should find mars and it— that is where you should find mars and it will— that is where you should find mars and it will look really red and really — and it will look really red and really distinctive so you shouldn't

be able _ really distinctive so you shouldn't be able to — really distinctive so you shouldn't be able to miss it. don't worry if you can't— be able to miss it. don't worry if you can't find it, you can point your— you can't find it, you can point your apps _ you can't find it, you can point your apps at different things and your apps at different things and you can — your apps at different things and you can wave at mars and wave at some — you can wave at mars and wave at some of— you can wave at mars and wave at some of the — you can wave at mars and wave at some of the rover is busy working on mars _ some of the rover is busy working on mars at _ some of the rover is busy working on mars at the — some of the rover is busy working on mars at the moment.— mars at the moment. covid restrictions _ mars at the moment. covid restrictions are _ mars at the moment. covid restrictions are gradually i mars at the moment. covid - restrictions are gradually being eased which is good news of course but it's bad news in a sense for stargazer is like you. are you worried this window of darker skies is gradually going to close? i worried this window of darker skies is gradually going to close?- is gradually going to close? i think it's made people _ is gradually going to close? i think it's made people realise _ is gradually going to close? i think it's made people realise how- is gradually going to close? i thinkj it's made people realise how much is gradually going to close? i think i it's made people realise how much an effect _ it's made people realise how much an effect like _ it's made people realise how much an effect like pollution has and what we can _ effect like pollution has and what we can do — effect like pollution has and what we can do to combat it. it's a simple — we can do to combat it. it's a simple fix _ we can do to combat it. it's a simple fix. it's planting trees along — simple fix. it's planting trees along motorways keeping headlights, taking _ along motorways keeping headlights, taking out light bulbs and lamp posts _ taking out light bulbs and lamp posts clearing in all directions. you have — posts clearing in all directions. you have more energy efficient ones. the only— you have more energy efficient ones. the only points downwards. also it's made _ the only points downwards. also it's made people realise that getting out

into the _ made people realise that getting out into the countryside, if we are going — into the countryside, if we are going to — into the countryside, if we are going to do uk holidays this year, you can _ going to do uk holidays this year, you can go — going to do uk holidays this year, you can go to places like the lake district _ you can go to places like the lake district and — you can go to places like the lake district and people can get there. when _ district and people can get there. when i _ district and people can get there. when i go — district and people can get there. when i go on holiday i like a sun tounger— when i go on holiday i like a sun lounger but the star lounger is good as wett _ lounger but the star lounger is good as wett i_ lounger but the star lounger is good as well. i will be planning my uk holiday— as well. i will be planning my uk holiday around places i can really see the _ holiday around places i can really see the majesty of the uk night sky. i had see the majesty of the uk night sky. i had a _ see the majesty of the uk night sky. i had a vision of you on holiday lying on a sun lounger looking up the stars in the night. it sounds fun. great to talk to you. thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. although it still feels bitterly cold, if you are caught in the north wind, outside the wind, in shelter, with some sunshine cover you really feel the benefit of the april sunshine now and as we go through the rest of the week, it will become less windy and therefore it will feel less cold, but it is likely

we will have more clout around and some rain in the north. but for the here and now, we are in the arctic air and we have got quite a significant wind chill for the remainder of the day. and some snow showers, in fact there is more chance of one or two getting across the midlands and into the south—east for the rest of the day, because we have got that driving them southwards. so, still wintry picture of there, although there is plenty of sunshine to be found as well, of course, but this is how it raids on the thermometer of course, it will feel much colder in that wind. now, that wind will gradually ease back a notch or two overnight, particularly in the land and where we have had the showers, it could turn a little bit icy, because we are once again expecting a widespread and quite a hard frost in the north, particularly because of the strength of the wind is still continuing here. otherwise wednesday looks like a fine start to the day, still a few showers around, you can see around the west and irish coast here and in northern and eastern parts of scotland, but generally speaking, fewer than we have seen recently. the wind is not as strong away from the north sea coast,

but we will have some thicker cloud encroaching into northern ireland and western scotland later today. on the face of things, temperatures are the same as they have been during the day today and yesterday, but without the wind and still with some sunshine i am hoping it will not feel as cold. but even with more cloud coming through tomorrow night and some patchy rain and snow, we are still expecting a frost, just not such a sharp frost. it will be mostly rural areas in southern areas, as you can see here. temperatures in the cityjust holding a little bit above. that is because of this weather front which will drape itself across the north, particularly scotland, parts of northern ireland, the north of england for thursday. certainly more cloud, it is a south—westerly wind and we will see more cloud in southern areas, but temperatures will be in double figures for many of us, tens or 11 is, it will not feel as cold as it has, but it will not last, that slight warming if you like later in the way, because once again as we head towards the latter part of friday and certainly the weekend, week introduce a northerly wind once again, so temperatures will start to dip away in the north from friday and for all on saturday.

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this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. what, of course, we are looking at is what several other countries are looking at, and that's the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life. i think we are also going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious. the low cost airline, easyjet, criticises government plans on foreign travel, saying testing should not be needed for flights

to low risk destinations. police searching for the missing student, richard okorogheye, say a body has been found in epping forest. we'll bring you a statement from the met police, in the next few minutes. 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. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky.

the prime minister has confirmed that the government is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and also for access to some venues and events in england. he also said so—called covid passports wouldn't be needed when many businesses re—open next week, but he didn't rule it out for the summer. some of his own mps are warning that the certificates for people who've been vaccinated, tested negative or who have immunity, would could create a two—tier society. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the next steps on the road out of lockdown in england start in less than a week. you can go back to the gym, visit the hairdresser or pop to a nonessential shop. pubs can serve again too,

although only outdoors. it is a welcome return of some pretty basic freedoms, although there is a row brewing over what may come later in the year. what, of course, we are looking at is what several other countries are looking at, and that is the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life, probably. a lot of other countries are looking at that. we are also going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious. all adults in england are due to be offered a vaccine by the end ofjuly. but even once that has happened, the government says that doesn't mean absolutely everyone will be protected. so some measures may still be needed for a while. it is exploring the idea of using covid—status certification, or vaccine passports. to gain entry to some venues, you would have to prove you'd been vaccinated, or that you had a recent negative test, or had some immunity because you had had the virus

in the past six months. the government says they could be important for large events like sports matches on music festivals. you would never have to show one to go to the supermarket or use public transport, but they are being considered for pubs and nonessential shops in the longer term. i'm not going to support a policy that, for here in my leicester constituency, if somebody wants to go next or h&m, they have to produce a vaccination certificate on their phone, on an app, i think that is discriminatory. at the moment, the idea is still being reviewed although it looks pretty certain that we will see some kind of vaccine passports for international travel at least. the government has said mps would be consulted on any scheme. and that is where any plans to use them in places like shops or pubs could run into political trouble. because it is notjust labour who are not convinced. at least lto conservative

mps oppose the plans. the scottish government has said it is considering digital certificates for people who have had the covid—19 vaccine. anything that can play a part in getting us back to normal is something we should think about very carefully. but, nor should wejust gloss over the practical and ethical issues that we have to think through properly. in northern ireland, the health minister robin swann has said he does not support them domestically. the welsh first minister mark drakeford said there were prizes to be one for such a scheme but there are ethical issues, too. the possibility of having to prove your covid status is still some way off yet. for now, easing restrictions will continue in england, without. government scientists are warning that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a third wave of the virus in the summer, despite the success of the vaccine

roll—out programme. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the long bank holiday weekend saw hundreds of thousands more receive their vaccines. have you had a covid vaccine at all? no. the fast roll—out, plus the impact of lockdown, has seen virus cases fall to levels not seen since last september. i think it is the right thing to do to be careful, so that we don't have to reverse on this, and i think i am confident to say, if you look at where we have got to now, and you look at the efficacy of the vaccines, we will be in a good place when we get to, obviously, may and then june. next week, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers will reopen across england. there is a police conference on the case of richard okorogheye about a body that was found in epping forest. the 19—year—old has been missing for some time. he had a

sickle cell disease. he has been missing since he left his family home in the ladbroke grove area of west london on the evening of 26 march. on monday, the metropolitan police said they were told by essex police said they were told by essex police that the body of a man had been found in a pond in the woodland. let's get more on this story from our richard galpin who's at epping forest. we arejust we are just waiting in the next few seconds for that statement from scotland yard. tell us, recap what you know they're in epping forest. essentially, this was a 19—year—old student we're talking about, one. he had been a student, working business and information technology at oxford brookes university. as you said, he went missing more than two weeks ago now from his home and obviously the

police have been searching for quite a few days, five days, they were searching for him. as we now know, a body has been found in this forest, the epping forest. in a pond. so we are waiting for more information now to come from this police statement. such a difficult time for richard's mother in particular. who has obviously been waiting desperately for news about him? yes. obviously been waiting desperately for news about him?— obviously been waiting desperately for news about him? yes, very, very difficult time — for news about him? yes, very, very difficult time for _ for news about him? yes, very, very difficult time for her. _ for news about him? yes, very, very difficult time for her. she _ for news about him? yes, very, very difficult time for her. she was - difficult time for her. she was saying in particular she was worried when he went off, because he had not taken his medication with him. this is for sickle cell disease, which is a really nasty disease causing a lot of pain to the body. she was very worried he had gone off without that and also had not gone off with a

jacket. he was not wearing a jacket, so she had been particularly troubled by the way he had left the house on that day.— troubled by the way he had left the house on that day. thank you, let's listen then- — house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i _ house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i think— house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i think we _ house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i think we are - house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i think we are about. house on that day. thank you, let's listen then. i think we are about to | listen then. i think we are about to hear the start of a news conference from scotland yard, from the metropolitan police. they are lining up metropolitan police. they are lining up to give us the latest briefing. good afternoon. i am the senior investigating officer making enquiries into the disappearance of richard okorogheye. i would like to read a short statement with regards to some of the development to might have heard over the last 21t hours. yesterday afternoon, we were informed from colleagues from essex police that a body had been found in a lake in the epping forest area. whilst we wait for formal identification, we have spoken to richard's family to update them with

this latest development. our specially trained officers remain with the family as they have done throughout the inquiry. our officers with the assistance from specialist search teams, dogs, and police horses and colleagues from essex police have been carrying out extensive searches in epping forest since 19—year—old richard was last seen on cctv in the area to weeks ago. the postmortem examination will take place shortly and we are also now waiting for formal identification. this is now waiting forformal identification. this is an now waiting for formal identification. this is an extensive inquiry and we are working tirelessly to establish the full circumstances. this includes forensic, medicaland circumstances. this includes forensic, medical and specialist enquiries which will take time to complete. as part of the ongoing investigation, we remain in the area to carry out further searches. i would like to thank the public for supporting our search for richard,

by sharing our appeals, checking door bell footage, dashcam footage, and passing on any information, no matter how small. i continue to urge the public to please carry on and support us in our investigation. lastly, i would like to sincerely thank the public for their continued support and whilst i understand that there are a number of questions, we're doing everything we can to try and find the answers to thank you. that was detective superintendent danny gosling of the metropolitan police confirming the body had been found in a lake in epping forest. now identification yet as to whether that body is that of the missing student, richard okorogheye. let's go back to our correspondence who is in epping forest. richard, the officer there, in epping forest. richard, the officerthere, danny in epping forest. richard, the officer there, danny gosling, saying that the police have spoken to richard's family, have informed them

of the developments but still no positive formal identification of the body? positive formal identification of the bod ? ., ., , the body? no, that is right. it seems like — the body? no, that is right. it seems like it _ the body? no, that is right. it seems like it will _ the body? no, that is right. it seems like it will take - the body? no, that is right. it seems like it will take a - the body? no, that is right. it seems like it will take a bit i the body? no, that is right. it. seems like it will take a bit more time before they make any substantial announcement on this. obviously, what they have said is that a postmortem examination is being undertaken so i think that is obviously very significant. we do not know exactly who that is about. we have to wait a bit more time to find that and they are saying that forensic enquiries are going on. remaining in the area to carry out further searches. this is very much an ongoing situation and we still don't have any conclusion yet about exactly what has happened. richard, thank ou exactly what has happened. richard, thank you very _ exactly what has happened. richard, thank you very much _ exactly what has happened. richard, thank you very much indeed. -

the prime minister is looking at potential vaccine certification. there has been criticism in fears it could create a two tier society. we can speak now to professor adam finn, who's professor of paediatrics at the university of bristol and sits on thejcvi. he is speaking in a personal capacity today. thanks for being with us. we were talking to you on your bike ride yesterday. how did that go? , it went fine, got home safe and now i am sitting on the sofa in a more respectable way. time to relax. where are we do you think with this idea of covid certificates, covid passports, quite a lot of controversy, the government clearly considering them very closely indeed? i considering them very closely indeed? ., �* ~' , indeed? i don't think it is

surprising _ indeed? i don't think it is surprising this _ indeed? i don't think it is surprising this is - indeed? i don't think it is surprising this is being i indeed? i don't think it is - surprising this is being looked at. it is obviously very much up in the air with different opinions being expressed at the moment. i can also see how it is inevitable this is going to get explored and tried out in different places. i think there is a general consensus that to some degree, this is an inevitability when it comes to international travel. just how useful it would be in a domestic setting, i guess remains to be seen. it has clearly got to be something that is workable and that people find acceptable. but i agree with the idea it should be explored, i don't see any reason not to look into it.— to look into it. we're hearing from some government _ to look into it. we're hearing from some government scientists - to look into it. we're hearing from some government scientists who i to look into it. we're hearing from i some government scientists who say they expect will need to maintain social—distancing restrictions of one kind of anotherfor quite social—distancing restrictions of one kind of another for quite a while longer. and talking about almost the inevitability of some sort of third wave over the summer, as we have seen in europe as restrictions are eased. do you think

that's inevitable? i restrictions are eased. do you think that's inevitable?— that's inevitable? i think we do need to recognise _ that's inevitable? i think we do need to recognise where - that's inevitable? i think we do need to recognise where we i that's inevitable? i think we do | need to recognise where we are that's inevitable? i think we do i need to recognise where we are at that's inevitable? i think we do - need to recognise where we are at in the moment is very much the phase one of the programme of vaccination. that is to say, it is aimed at reducing the risk to the people who are most likely to end up in hospital and therefore relieve the pressure on the nhs. but we are nowhere near having herd immunity that would stop the infection spiking back up again if people get in contact with each other in the normal way that we are used to living in our normal lives. so yes, there is a very real risk that we will see a further spike at some point, based on the amount of immunity we have got on the population at the moment and i think we should be prepared for that possibility. i we should be prepared for that possibility-— we should be prepared for that possibility. i suppose that goes back to what _ possibility. i suppose that goes back to what we _ possibility. i suppose that goes back to what we were - possibility. i suppose that goes back to what we were talking . possibility. i suppose that goes i back to what we were talking about with covid passports or covid certificates, that one way to try to reduce any possibility of a third wave is to make sure that people who go to any events where restrictions are eased, we know the act either

have the vaccine or a negative test or have antibodies.— or have antibodies. there are lots of ieces or have antibodies. there are lots of pieces to _ or have antibodies. there are lots of pieces to this _ or have antibodies. there are lots of pieces to this jigsaw _ or have antibodies. there are lots of pieces to this jigsaw and - or have antibodies. there are lots of pieces to this jigsaw and the i of pieces to this jigsaw and the more tools that we are all given to help us reduce the risk of further problems, the better. i think the announcement that we are now going to be able to test ourselves for the infection on a regular basis is a really positive development. i think having some kind of authentication that indicates that you are immune to the virus or you do not have the virus is also potentially useful. and i think we have to recognise, actually, that we may well decide that we want to change the way we behave to some extent permanently. after all, we have managed to get rid of other infections that plague us every year as a kind of side effect of the social—distancing we have done this winter. we have had no flu epidemic, now bronchiolitis epidemic, he got a lot of read of a lot of these things that cause a lot

of death and miseryjust through these kinds of measures. so maybe we will always be a bit different from how we were before. you mentioned the success — how we were before. you mentioned the success of _ how we were before. you mentioned the success of the _ how we were before. you mentioned the success of the vaccine _ how we were before. you mentioned the success of the vaccine roll - how we were before. you mentioned the success of the vaccine roll out. l the success of the vaccine roll out. although the number of vaccines each day is not as high as it was. government hoping that will increase. but there is concern in europe about the link between the astrazeneca vaccine or the possible link and blood clots. the european medicines agency saying they will report either tomorrow or the next day on their review of that. are you concerned about this possible link? i think there are a lot of uncertainties around this still and we desperately need more information to understand these cases. we have certainly occurred and we need to know why they occurred and know more about the people in whom they occurred. but i think there are clear certainties around, including the fact that both of the vaccines are using are highly affected

effective against covid—19. for the people being offered first and second doses are far and away greater than any small theoretical risk related to these cases which are extremely rare. so i think the people being offered the vaccine at the moment, the choice is still very clear that if they want to reduce the risk of getting sick or dying, during the course of the rest of this year, they would be better advised to accept the vaccine then not to take it. but advised to accept the vaccine then not to take it.— not to take it. but that risk- benefit _ not to take it. but that risk-benefit equation i not to take it. but that - risk-benefit equation might be a risk—benefit equation might be a little bit different in younger people if there is some sort of link thatis people if there is some sort of link that is established? that people if there is some sort of link that is established?— that is established? that is why i said we need _ that is established? that is why i said we need more _ that is established? that is why i said we need more information, | that is established? that is why i i said we need more information, we need to understand this and i think we will understand that former clearly and be able to make decisions in that area before it becomes an issue. at this point, young people, children, young adults who are healthy are not being offered the vaccine and it will be some time before it becomes their

turn. so we have time to understand this better and to make clear and well informed decisions about that in due course. but for now, the risk—benefit is very clear for those that are being offered vaccines, that are being offered vaccines, that they will benefit by receiving. good to talk to you again. thank you so much. ., ~ good to talk to you again. thank you so much. ., ,, i. the chief executive of easyjet has criticised some of the government's plans on international travel saying covid tests should not be required for passengers flying to low risk destinations, and would be too expensive. the bosses of british airways and virgin atlantic say they are optimistic that overseas travel can resume from 17th may thought the government insists its too early to confirm that date. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. place your own bags in the lockers, and close them once they are full. the familiar sound to the start of a trip, but international travel is still firmly grounded for now.

training cabin crew continues, as the industry wait to hear when they can take off. yesterday it was confirmed that, when international travel is allowed to restart, it will use a traffic light system. anyone travelling to england from designated green countries will not need to quarantine, although they will still need to take a test before they travel back, and more once they arrive in the uk. those travelling from amber countries need all of these tests, and will be required to quarantine at home on arrival for ten days, although if they pay for an extra test on day five and it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. only uk residents will be allowed in from red countries, and they will need to pay for quarantine at a hotel, as well as taking these tests. scotland, wales and northern ireland haven't committed to a date for when international travel might restart. testing centres like this one in luton airport will help passengers prepare for travel, but there are questions about what type of test will be used. cheaper, faster lateral flow tests

or more expensive pcr tests? even in those green countries, those green category of destinations, you would still then need to have and take on additional costs to do so, and if the government was choosing to take one of those pcr tests, which is to cost way over and above what the cost is of an average easyjet fare, as an example, you wouldn't open up international travel for everyone, you would open up international travel for people who can afford it. when asked today, the prime minister said that government was looking at types of testing. we want to make things as easy as we possibly can. i think the boss of easyjet is right to focus on this issue. we are going to see what we can do to make things as flexible and as affordable as possible. there will be more details on how the traffic light system will work later this week.

the industry are looking out for more information on how countries would fall into different categories. consumers want to buy tickets, and they can only buy tickets if they have a good sense of where things are moving. so a bit of advanced warning, but also knowing that there is a clear criteria that is based on the scientific knowledge that we have, the data, gives us further certainty to offer those services to those destinations if consumers come back. with the summer coming, there is still no guarantee of where or when anyone will be jetting off from the uk. caroline davies, bbc news. alan french is thomas cook's chief executive. the travel company was re—started last year as an online only company. thank you for being with us. we know there is going to be this traffic light system, red amber and green but we don't know yet definitely whether it is 17th may or whether which country will be in which category. which country will be in which cateto . ., . .

which country will be in which cateto . . , , ., category. that is right, there is a lot we don't _ category. that is right, there is a lot we don't know. _ category. that is right, there is a lot we don't know. mixing - category. that is right, there is a lot we don't know. mixing with i category. that is right, there is a i lot we don't know. mixing with the unknowns yesterday was general good news which is progress of the vaccine in general and the fact the minister prime was sticking to the commitment around the 17th of may. that was all good news. comments this morning looking at a lateral flow test instead of the more expensive pcr test was further good news. i saw that there has been an acceleration in some of the vaccination programmes in some of the destinations the british customers want to take. so there is good news wrapped up in s although you are right to point out that we do not yet know how we can go on holiday and waited his exactly we will be able to go and we expect to get some clarity on that on the 12th when they take the input from the task force will just think will be great news because there's a lot of industry expertise that has gone into that body and then further, i

think from that as they start to put countries into these traffic light categories, we will see further clarity on it. but yes, there is a long way to go but i think we started off in the right direction. that further clarity on which countries are the green countries, we are hearing we might not know that until just a we are hearing we might not know that untiljust a few days before maver 17th. that untiljust a few days before maver17th. so in other words, there's going to be mad scramble, people are going to be desperately trying to book holidays with very little time to go. yes trying to book holidays with very little time to go.— trying to book holidays with very little time to go. yes and i would really hope _ little time to go. yes and i would really hope that _ little time to go. yes and i would really hope that we _ little time to go. yes and i would really hope that we have - little time to go. yes and i would really hope that we have learnt l really hope that we have learnt something over the past year in terms of data and making decisions and making that data available in such a way that, when a country is clearly going to be allowed, is clearly going to be allowed, is clearly out of the woods so to speak, that information is given out and we are able to react to that. clearly from the point of view of running a travel business, the

further in advance we know, the more planning we can do and the better we can make thatjourney for our customers. can make that 'ourney for our customers.— can make that 'ourney for our customers. ~ . , ., . ., customers. what is your advice for customers — customers. what is your advice for customers who — customers. what is your advice for customers who want _ customers. what is your advice for customers who want some - customers. what is your advice for customers who want some sort i customers. what is your advice for customers who want some sort of| customers who want some sort of holiday, whether it is in may or the summer, because we are hearing the list of green countries, it might be places like barbados, the caribbean, dubai, places that are quite expensive to get to at the best of times. ., �* . expensive to get to at the best of times. . �* , ., expensive to get to at the best of times. . �*, ., , , ., times. that's two, but there is also some talk about _ times. that's two, but there is also some talk about malta, _ times. that's two, but there is also some talk about malta, and - times. that's two, but there is also i some talk about malta, and portugal, coming along quite well in the early part of summer. and with the vaccination programmes that are being undertaken, by some of the stalwarts of the travel business, spain, greece and turkey, i would certainly expect them to be available to be travel to later in the summer. and i guess the point is that if you book with a reputable company like thomas cook, and many of our other colleagues, we cannot take you to the destination of your

choice when you need to go, we will either rebook or refund your work with you to make sure you have a holiday. it with you to make sure you have a holida . ., . with you to make sure you have a holida. .,, .,, ., _ with you to make sure you have a holida. ., _, with you to make sure you have a holida. ., _ , ., holiday. it has obviously been tough for --eole holiday. it has obviously been tough for people who _ holiday. it has obviously been tough for people who wanted _ holiday. it has obviously been tough for people who wanted to _ holiday. it has obviously been tough for people who wanted to go - holiday. it has obviously been tough for people who wanted to go on i for people who wanted to go on holiday trying to make these decisions amid uncertainty but what is it like for you in the travel industry? it is it like for you in the travel industry?— is it like for you in the travel indust ? . ., , , ., industry? it has certainly been a roller-coaster. _ industry? it has certainly been a roller-coaster. customer i industry? it has certainly been a i roller-coaster. customer sentiment roller—coaster. customer sentiment is what the driver behind our business and while sentiment remains constrained that's a problem for us. but we are looking forward into the summer season. we think people are buying holidays notjust for the early part of summer but for the latter part. we are seeing people look at destinations in the last part of 2021 and even 2022 and a summer 2022. to the early point you are making, actually people have not been on holiday for a while. to get on holiday you can almost feel the

longing in their voices that they talk about the sand and surf and are splashing out on more expensive holidays and taking their family who they have not seen for a while on those holidays with them. you can see that as a trend and that's taking place in the latter part of the summer and the tail—ender of the year. nicola sturgeon has confirmed that all pupils across scotland will be back in the classroom full—time after the easter holidays. speaking at a scottish government coronavirus briefing, the first minister said the decision had been taken following an assessment of the relevant data. however, children who are shielding will be asked to remain at home until april the 26th. 26 centres to help new, expecting and bereaved mothers with their mental health are being set up across england. health officials say it's part of the biggest transformation of maternal mental health services in the world. our health correspondent

laura foster reports. one, two, three, whoa! for many people, having a baby is the most wonderful moment of their life. but around a quarter of women have trouble with their mental well—being during pregnancy, and in the two years after giving birth. lizzie suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder while she was pregnant after she previously had a miscarriage. i panicked about everything, and everything was going to cause a miscarriage, to the point where i couldn't drive. so my husband at that point told me i needed to speak to my midwife and sort of pushed me to be a bit more open about it. and she referred me to the mental health team. this chair? yes. at this hub in plymouth, they offer both maternity services and highly specialist psychological treatments as well as bereavement counselling.

the idea is by having everything under one roof, it's easier to get help, meaning they will be able to help thousands more people every year. it's very important for them to access mental health support quickly. because baby and children can't wait, so when you have a woman in the perinatal period, she needs to nurse a dependent child. and actually if her mental health is not great, then that can impact on her ability to nurse her child. work on these hubs began before the coronavirus pandemic but nhs england says the last year could mean even more demand for their mental health services. a lot will depend on how society unlocks, as it were, over the spring and the summer now. what happens in the year ahead. because women who are struggling don'tjust need services or benefit from services, they often benefit from the support of their friends, or their mother

and toddler groups. ten sites will be ready in the next few months. the remaining 16 are set to have opened their doors by this time next year. laura foster, bbc news. good afternoon. it will stay cold for the remainder of daylight. the wind is still a keen feature, particularly in the north, and it is the direction that is dragging the showers even further southwards and a few inland for the rest of the day. these are the temperatures on the thermometers, but it feels much colder in that wind. through the night, the wind will continue to ease back a little. you can see there is the risk of some showers in the east and west, but under starry skies elsewhere, another cold night, quite a hard frost in some northern areas. particularly where the wind remains strong. moving into wednesday, the chance of wintry showers diminishes, the winds slowly start to ease back. we have a bit more cloud coming

and going and the approach of a weather front from the west, as well. the risk of wintry showers in the north and east of scotland. temperatures on the thermometer pretty much the same as today for most. temperatures will elevate a little later the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. what of course we are looking at is what _ what of course we are looking at is what some — what of course we are looking at is what some other countries are looking — what some other countries are looking at— what some other countries are looking at and that's the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel _ vaccination passports for overseas travel i_ vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact— travel. i think that is going to be a fact of— travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life. i think we are also going _ a fact of life. i think we are also going to — a fact of life. i think we are also going to look at the role of a number— going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you _ number of signals that you can give that you are — number of signals that you can give

that you are not contagious. the low cost airline easyjet criticises government plans on foreign travel saying testing should not be needed for flights to low risk destinations. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortum will take place. 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. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light, star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance

to see the night sky. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. good afternoon. the champions league quarterfinals get going this evening. real madrid will be without defender rafael varane as they take on liverpool, after he tested positive for coronavirus. the side's play their first leg in madrid, in a replay of the 2018 final, which the spanish side won. we have a chance, absolutely. everybody says real madrid is favourite — great! no problem at all with that. they are used to the role and we have no problem with the role of the challenger,

but we want to give it a proper try. we know that we were good that night, but 25 minutes being really good in a final was never enough. manchester city are still in contention for four trophies this season, but face borussia dortmund and their star striker. erling braut haaland has been prolific for both club and country — 39 goals in all for the 20—year—old norwegian this season. 10 injust six champions league appearances and although dortmund are off the pace in the bundesliga, a distant fifth, he has 21 league goals so far. to score this amount of goals is not easy to find in the past, honestly. at 20 years old, with the numbers, it speaks for himself. that has happened because he can score with his right, left, on the counterattack, in the box, when you dominate, when you make the counterattacks,

with the header, so, yeah, he is a fantastic striker. juna cala, the cadiz defender accused of racially abusing a valencia player during a match in spain on saturday has denied the allegation and says he has been caught up in a media circus. mouctar diakhaby reported the incident to the referee and his teamates left the field with him in solidarity although the game did continue without the frenchman, after valencia were warned that they could be penalised. in a news conference today, cala says he was never given the chance to explain what he said, but it wasn't racist. valencia released their own statement titled 'we don't believe you'. they say cala has missed a great opportunity to accept his mistake and apologise to the player affected. instead of doing this, he attacked both diakhaby and other members of valencia. the birmingham city womens' team have written to the club's board about what they call "a significantly unfavourable work environment".

in it, they address the differences of provisions for the men's and the women's squads, including access to the training—ground gym, changing rooms and travel to away fixtures. they say it's preventing them from performing theirjobs to the best of their ability. birmingham city declined to comment when contacted by the bbc. sarah taylor is coming out of retirement to play for welsh fire in the inaugral hundred competition this summer. the 31—year—old stepped away from professional cricket two years ago because of anxiety and has recently taken up a coaching role with the sussex senior men's team. taylor's wicketkeeping and batting saw her named world cricketer of the year four times in the white ball game, and she won two fifty over world cups and one t2o world cup. she'll link up with the australian star meg lanning at the cardiff based team. i got asked by welsh fire if i wanted to play last year and i wasn't in a place to, so i dismissed it quite quickly, but i did say, "think of me next year". lucky for me, they asked me again

as i said, "do you know what? it is the first year of the hundred, i get to play in wales, which is amazing because i think i have only played there once internationally, and i get to play alongside one of the best players in the world, so a bit of a no—brainer for me. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the son of the new us presidentjoe biden has been defending himself against allegations of corruption dating back to when his father was barack obama's vice president. hunter biden told the bbc he failed to apreciate that his involvement in a ukrainian gas company could be percieved in the wrong way. three months on from his father's inauguration, hunter biden has

published a memoir that also deals with his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. mishal husain has been talking to him. hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged... that's not true. he wasn't dishonourably discharged. ..for cocaine use. and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. none of that is true. once 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. for donald trump, his lobbying work and personal life were a way to attack his fatherjoe. the elder biden's senate career began in the aftermath of tragedy. he was sworn in at the hospital bedside of hunter and his older brother beau, both injured in the 1972 car crash that killed their mother and baby sister. in 2015, beau biden died of a brain tumour.

by that time, hunter was already on the board of the ukrainian gas company burisma, a role for which he was paid a reported $50,000 a month while his father was the vice president and involved in us policy on ukraine. i created a perception, a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that's why i said that it was gold to them. after his brother's death, his life spiralled out of control. his marriage ended, and his addiction saw him buying drugs on the streets of washington, dc. at one point, his dealer moved into his apartment. an amazing woman, much older than me, had lived on the streets for a very long time, who i developed a friendship with but, you know, a friendship based off our mutual addiction to crack cocaine.

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. hunter biden credits the love of his family and his new wife, melissa, with making it possible for him to get clean. but he still has debts to pay off, and while his father is in the white house he'll continue to say scrutiny about what work he can or should do. mishal husain, bbc news. paul ritter, star of friday night dinner, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 5a. ritter played dad martin goodman in the popular channel it comedy friday night dinner. he also appeared in the drama, chernobyl, and the films harry potter and the half—blood prince and quantum of solace. as we've been hearing,

there's just under a week to go until we can have a drink and a meal at a pub or restaurant in england — as long as we sit outside. nina warhurst has been finding out what preparations are taking place to re—open. will you be ready here for the 12th? yeah, should be done by thursday. the pressure's on. these stones will become new walls for a new beer garden and a new alfresco way of drinking. we can't wait. the team are all raring to go. i can't wait to get back to work. we start back next week and i think itjust going to be amazing to get back in the pub, cleaning it back up. i think when the beer truck arrives, the regulars in the village will all be out cheering. i just can't wait. let's face it, april on the lancashire—greater manchester border, you are not guaranteed sunshine. what do you do if it rains, how do you ride that storm financially? we just keep an eye on the weather. the team are on flexible furlough so they are still looked afterfinancially, luckily, so they will earn at least what they are earning now or more throughout april, which is brilliant, from the government.

and to be honest, i know at least lto people around here that, whether it's rain or shine, they will want to sit under that brolly over there having a pint anyway. so we are probably one of the pubs that will still manage to open even when it's absolutely wet through. you're excited, aren't you? very! but maximising outdoor space isn't an option at the hungry duck, because, well, there isn't any. joe knows why safety must come first. his dad ended up in icu with covid. he is happy to wait until may to reopen but needs to know how. how we'll be interacting with guests, social distancing, other mitigating factors like screens, masks, sanitiser, music levels, can people sing karaoke? takeaway boxes have generated some revenue, but nowhere near enough. how bad have things been? we owe people money, some people have been fantastic, some people less so. every time we catch up,

and then we get reeled back again. what are your big concerns long term? if we see some sort of recession within the entire economy, whereby spending contracts, that could be the deathknell for quite a lot of independent businesses and some larger businesses alike. and despite the enormous challenges of the past year, are you still excited about doing this again? what our industry is, on balance, is a vocation. i'm very fortunate that i've found my calling if you will, in life, and that's to be in hospitality. nina warhurst, bbc news, bury, greater manchester.

the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. the low cost airline easyjet criticises government plans on foreign travel saying testing should not be needed for flights to low risk destinations. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortum will take place. government scientists are warning that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer — amid warnings there could be a third wave of the virus in the summer, despite the success of the vaccine rollout programme . well, earlier we heard from professor andrew hayward. he's director of the ucl institute of epidemiology and a member of both the sage and nervtag committees — which advise ministers. today he was speaking to us in a personal capacity and described to us what he believes a third wave could look like.

what we are talking about here is uncertainty in terms of the size and timing _ uncertainty in terms of the size and timing of— uncertainty in terms of the size and timing of the third wave. i think it's almost— timing of the third wave. i think it's almost inevitable that they will be — it's almost inevitable that they will be some form of third wave, the question— will be some form of third wave, the question is— will be some form of third wave, the question is how big it will be and when _ question is how big it will be and when it— question is how big it will be and when it will happen. so it question is how big it will be and when it will happen.— question is how big it will be and when it will happen. so it could be more of a ribble _ when it will happen. so it could be more of a ribble valley _ when it will happen. so it could be more of a ribble valley wave? i i more of a ribble valley wave? i think what the vaccination has done is it has— think what the vaccination has done is it has put— think what the vaccination has done is it has put a lid on the number of deaths _ is it has put a lid on the number of deaths that— is it has put a lid on the number of deaths that we might expect from a third wave — deaths that we might expect from a third wave. i think it's put that third wave. ! think it's put that probably— third wave. i think it's put that probably in the sort of low tens of thousands— probably in the sort of low tens of thousands so probably less severe than we _ thousands so probably less severe than we saw in march last year for example — than we saw in march last year for example. but still, that can be a lot of— example. but still, that can be a lot of hospitalisations and deaths. another— lot of hospitalisations and deaths. another big unknown is the extent to which _ another big unknown is the extent to which seasonality and summer weather will push _ which seasonality and summer weather will push that wave down and later

and of— will push that wave down and later and of course if it is later we will have _ and of course if it is later we will have more — and of course if it is later we will have more vaccinations. so it's uncertainty— have more vaccinations. so it's uncertainty which means we need this cautious— uncertainty which means we need this cautious approach of unlocking bit by bit _ cautious approach of unlocking bit by bit and — cautious approach of unlocking bit by bit and testing the water really. and that _ by bit and testing the water really. and that cautious approach ends in junein and that cautious approach ends in june in england with the government's road map. that is when all restrictions end. does that concern you? i all restrictions end. does that concern you?— concern you? i think that is certainly — concern you? i think that is certainly when _ concern you? i think that is certainly when you - concern you? i think that is certainly when you look i concern you? i think that is certainly when you look at| concern you? i think that is i certainly when you look at the models — certainly when you look at the models sage were doing, they are suggesting if you dojust release everything and go back to normal then that — everything and go back to normal then that is going to be a recipe for a _ then that is going to be a recipe for a much _ then that is going to be a recipe for a much more sizeable third wave and hospitalisations and deaths. so ithink— and hospitalisations and deaths. so i think we _ and hospitalisations and deaths. so i think we do need to think about what _ i think we do need to think about what sort — i think we do need to think about what sort of restrictions may continue _ what sort of restrictions may continue to be needed and which ones might— continue to be needed and which ones might be _ continue to be needed and which ones might be most effective or least destructive. some of the

interventions, for example how much social— interventions, for example how much social distancing there might be, is ”p social distancing there might be, is up for— social distancing there might be, is up for review. interventions such as if people _ up for review. interventions such as if people should continue to to work from home — if people should continue to to work from home. find if people should continue to to work from home-— from home. and would that include this idea of — from home. and would that include this idea of covid _ from home. and would that include this idea of covid passports? i from home. and would that include this idea of covid passports? we i this idea of covid passports? we have heard the government talking about that again. they have been looking about the example in his royal which has high rates of vaccination where they have this green pass system based on people's vaccinations. i green pass system based on people's vaccinations-— vaccinations. i think some form of vaccine certification _ vaccinations. i think some form of vaccine certification or _ vaccinations. i think some form of vaccine certification or testing i vaccinations. i think some form of vaccine certification or testing is l vaccine certification or testing is likely— vaccine certification or testing is likely at— vaccine certification or testing is likely at least for international travel — likely at least for international travel i— likely at least for international travel. i personally am not a big fan of— travel. i personally am not a big fan of the — travel. i personally am not a big fan of the idea within country. whilst — fan of the idea within country. whilst it— fan of the idea within country. whilst it may allow some of these

larger— whilst it may allow some of these larger events to people have confidence to go to them, i don't think— confidence to go to them, i don't think it's — confidence to go to them, i don't think it's really going to be the thing _ think it's really going to be the thing that makes a big difference as to the _ thing that makes a big difference as to the number of hospitalisations and deaths. to the number of hospitalisations and deaths-— to the number of hospitalisations and deaths. ., ., ., and deaths. why are you not a fan? because you _ and deaths. why are you not a fan? because you feel _ and deaths. why are you not a fan? because you feel it _ and deaths. why are you not a fan? because you feel it discriminate? i l because you feel it discriminate? i am not sure it's entirely on its tight— am not sure it's entirely on its tight -- — am not sure it's entirely on its tight —— scientific basis. it's about— tight —— scientific basis. it's about the _ tight —— scientific basis. it's about the nature of people having the certificates. we know certain segments — the certificates. we know certain segments of the population have lower— segments of the population have lower vaccine uptake and it sort of becomes— lower vaccine uptake and it sort of becomes potentially discriminatory against _ becomes potentially discriminatory against groups who have low vaccine uptake _ against groups who have low vaccine uptake. but against groups who have low vaccine u take. �* , �* , against groups who have low vaccine utake. �* , �* , ., uptake. but if it isn't 'ust about the h uptake. but if it isn't 'ust about the vaccine, you've i uptake. but if it isn'tjust about the vaccine, you've had - uptake. but if it isn'tjust about the vaccine, you've had a i uptake. but if it isn'tjust about| the vaccine, you've had a recent negative test or you have antibodies from having hard—coded, is that still discriminatory? i

from having hard-coded, is that still discriminatory?— still discriminatory? i think the fact ou still discriminatory? i think the fact you can — still discriminatory? i think the fact you can have _ still discriminatory? i think the fact you can have a _ still discriminatory? i think the fact you can have a negative i still discriminatory? i think the l fact you can have a negative test result _ fact you can have a negative test result helps so it doesn't mean you've — result helps so it doesn't mean you've had _ result helps so it doesn't mean you've had to have the vaccine. i do question— you've had to have the vaccine. i do question the — you've had to have the vaccine. i do question the need for it. i think what _ question the need for it. i think what it— question the need for it. i think what it might do is provide people with confidence and if that helps to open up _ with confidence and if that helps to open up some of these larger events and its— open up some of these larger events and it's a _ open up some of these larger events and it's a short—term measure, then i and it's a short—term measure, then i am _ and it's a short—term measure, then i am not _ and it's a short—term measure, then i am not that— and it's a short—term measure, then i am not that i'm comfortable with it. i i am not that i'm comfortable with it i am _ i am not that i'm comfortable with it i am just— i am not that i'm comfortable with it. i am just not that convinced it's going — it. i am just not that convinced it's going to make a huge difference to all— it's going to make a huge difference to all of— it's going to make a huge difference to all of the levels of transmission.- to all of the levels of transmission. the oxford astra-zeneca _ transmission. the oxford astra-zeneca is - transmission. the oxford astra-zeneca is vaccine, | transmission. the oxford i astra-zeneca is vaccine, the astra—zeneca is vaccine, the european medicines agency is going to have a press conference either tomorrow or the next day about the reports of possible links with blood clots. how concerned are you about that? ., , , ., that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating —

that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so _ that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far— that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the - that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the risk- that? certainly whilst you are vaccinating so far the risk of. vaccinating so far the risk of catching _ vaccinating so far the risk of catching covid and all the terrible things— catching covid and all the terrible things that can happen after that has vastly outweighed the risk from the vaccination. obviously the younger— the vaccination. obviously the younger you are the lower the risk of covid _ younger you are the lower the risk of covid itself and so there is going — of covid itself and so there is going to _ of covid itself and so there is going to be unsure careful consideration about the balance. as i understand it at the moment, still the balance — i understand it at the moment, still the balance risk is in favour of the vaccine _ the balance risk is in favour of the vaccine across the proposed groups we are _ vaccine across the proposed groups we are planning on vaccinating. but again— we are planning on vaccinating. but again with — we are planning on vaccinating. but again with all of these things, keep an eye _ again with all of these things, keep an eye on _ again with all of these things, keep an eye on the data. it's an emerging issue _ an eye on the data. it's an emerging issue and _ an eye on the data. it's an emerging issue and you act based on the data.

israel's president has asked prime minister benjamin netanyahu to try to form a new government, after last month's inconclusive election. mr netanyahu's likud party won the largest share of the vote, but so far it's been impossible for any grouping to secure a parliamentary majority. israel has held four elections in the past two years. north korea says it won't be participating in this summer's tokyo olympics — to protect its athletes from coronavirus. the country, which has taken part in every summer games since 1992, is the first major nation to pull out over covid fears. south korea had hoped to field a combined team with their neighbours,

to help rebuild peace talks. the jailed russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, is reported to be suffering the symptoms of repiratory illness and fever in the penal colony where he's imprisoned. media reports in russia suggest he has been tested for coronavirus, but no result has yet been made public. several people including the doctor from navalnys team have now been arrested. our correspondent sarah rainsford is outside the prison and sent this update . this is the prison where he is being held and he has been getting messages out talking about how his health was deteriorating. most recently he has talked about having a high temperature and a bad cough but before that he talked about serious pains in his back and also

down his legs. his leg becoming numb. doctors from his team have been trying to get to the prison to visit the administration and to demand that he gets the help they say he needs. he has been calling for a specialist civilian doctor to be allowed in to see him and for medicine that he needs to be through. but the doctors that have made it here have not managed to get anywhere near him. i am made it here have not managed to get anywhere near him.— anywhere near him. i am really very afraid for his — anywhere near him. i am really very afraid for his health _ anywhere near him. i am really very afraid for his health and _ anywhere near him. i am really very afraid for his health and his - afraid for his health and his condition. i don't want to let his condition. idon't want to let his health— condition. i don't want to let his health be — condition. i don't want to let his health be worse. that's why i'm here now _ health be worse. that's why i'm here now. do _ health be worse. that's why i'm here now. y ., health be worse. that's why i'm here now. , ., , health be worse. that's why i'm here now. , , ., now. do you trust the prison doctor? no. state television _ now. do you trust the prison doctor? no. state television has _ now. do you trust the prison doctor? no. state television has been i no. state television has been showing pictures from inside the prison showing him walking around

apparently uninjured and they are using that to suggest all these concerns about his health are very much exaggerated. but last week he called a hunger strike and said he would refuse food until a specialist doctor was allowed into him. this is the man who back in august. poisoned with a nerve agent. one thing that is clear, is the kremlin hoped his imprisonment would take him out of the political picture here and silence him, clearly he is very much still a focus of attention. darker night skies like this have become one of the few positives to emerge from the pandemic and the vastly reduced human activity. one survey has found there was 10 percent less light pollution last year. more darkness means more opportunity to look up and 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 observatory 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 which 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. ssmall 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. hello there. although it still feels bitterly cold, if you are caught in the north wind, outside the wind, in shelter, with some sunshine cover you really feel the benefit of the april sunshine now and as we go through the rest of the week, it will become less windy and therefore it will feel less cold, but it is likely we will have more clout around and some rain in the north. but for the here and now, we are in the arctic air and we have got quite a significant wind chill for the remainder of the day. and some snow showers, in fact there is more chance of one or two getting across the midlands and into the south—east

for the rest of the day, because we have got that driving them southwards. so, still wintry picture of there, although there is plenty of sunshine to be found as well, of course, but this is how it raids on the thermometer of course, it will feel much colder in that wind. now, that wind will gradually ease back a notch or two overnight, particularly in the land and where we have had the showers, it could turn a little bit icy, because we are once again expecting a widespread and quite a hard frost in the north, particularly because of the strength of the wind is still continuing here. otherwise wednesday looks like a fine start to the day, still a few showers around, you can see around the west and irish coast here and in northern and eastern parts of scotland, but generally speaking, fewer than we have seen recently. the wind is not as strong away from the north sea coast, but we will have some thicker cloud encroaching into northern ireland and western scotland later today. on the face of things, temperatures are the same as they have been during the day today and yesterday, but without the wind and still with some sunshine i am hoping it will not feel as cold. but even with more cloud coming

through tomorrow night and some patchy rain and snow, we are still expecting a frost, just not such a sharp frost. it will be mostly rural areas in southern areas, as you can see here. temperatures in the cityjust holding a little bit above. that is because of this weather front which will drape itself across the north, particularly scotland, parts of northern ireland, the north of england for thursday. certainly more cloud, it is a south—westerly wind and we will see more cloud in southern areas, but temperatures will be in double figures for many of us, tens or 11 is, it will not feel as cold as it has, but it will not last, that slight warming if you like later in the way, because once again as we head towards the latter part of friday and certainly the weekend, week introduce a northerly wind once again, so temperatures will start to dip away in the north from friday and for all on saturday. more online including warnings.

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. borisjohnson urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots. look at what the mhra say, our independent regulator. that's why we have them, that's why they are independent, and their advice to people is to keep going out there and get yourjab, get your second jab. police searching for the missing student, richard okorogheye, say a body has been found in a pond

in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortem will take place. 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. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky.

the prime minister has confirmed that the government is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and also for access to some venues and events in england. he also said so—called covid passports wouldn't be needed when many businesses re—open next week, but he didn't rule it out for the summer. some of his own mps are warning that the certificates for people who've been vaccinated, tested negative or who have immunity would could create a two—tier society. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. the next steps on the road out of lockdown in england start in less than a week. you can go back to the gym, visit the hairdresser or pop to a nonessential shop. pubs can serve again too, although only outdoors. it is a welcome return of some pretty basic freedoms, but there is a row brewing over

what may come later in the year. what, of course, we are looking at is what several other countries are looking at, and that is the role of vaccination passports for overseas travel. i think that is going to be a fact of life, probably. a lot of other countries are looking at that. we are also going to look at the role of a number of signals that you can give that you are not contagious. all adults in england are due to be offered a vaccine by the end ofjuly. but even once that has happened, the government says that doesn't mean absolutely everyone will be protected. so some measures may still be needed for a while. it is exploring the idea of using covid—status certification, or vaccine passports. to gain entry to some venues, you would have to prove you'd been vaccinated, or that you had a recent negative test, or had some immunity because you had had the virus in the past six months. the government says they could be important for large events like sports matches

on music festivals. you would never have to show one to go to the supermarket or use public transport, but they are being considered for pubs and nonessential shops in the longer term. i'm not going to support a policy that, for here in my leicester constituency, if somebody wants to go next or h&m, they have to produce a vaccination certificate on their phone, on an app, i think that is discriminatory. at the moment, the idea is still being reviewed although it looks pretty certain that we will see some kind of vaccine passports for international travel at least. the government has said mps would be consulted on any scheme. and that is where any plans to use them in places like shops or pubs could run into political trouble. because it is notjust labour who are not convinced. at least lto conservative mps oppose the plans. the scottish government has said it is considering digital certificates for people who have had the covid—19 vaccine. anything that can play a part

in getting us back to normal is something we should think about very carefully. but, nor should wejust gloss over the practical and ethical issues that we have to think through properly. in northern ireland, the health minister robin swann has said he does not support them domestically. the welsh first minister mark drakeford said there were prizes to be one for such a scheme but there are ethical issues, too. the possibility of having to prove your covid status is still some way off yet. for now, easing restrictions will continue in england, without. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster and we can speak to her now. before we do, the latest coronavirus figures from the government. there have been 20 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. that is in the last 21t ever. and there have been

2379 cases on tuesday, today, that is a drop on the day before. those are the latest coronavirus figures from the government. are we any clearer on the government thinking on them? this are we any clearer on the government thinking on them?— thinking on them? this is still under review. _ thinking on them? this is still under review. the _ thinking on them? this is still| under review. the government thinking on them? this is still. under review. the government is looking into the practical issues that would be raised by the sort of documentation and the ethical issues too. borisjohnson said there were moral complexities in any scheme like this. i think from what you heard the prime minister see earlier in that piece, it seems that is a pretty strong indication we are likely to see some of these for international travel. that's reasonably uncontroversial among

many mps. when it becomes more controversial is the idea for government decides it wants to pursue them for events like mass events like going to sports matches or music festivals or even more in terms of applying them in everyday life, pubs or restaurants. that's when it becomes controversial and a lot of mps consider it as an infringement on liberties. some conservative backbenchers saying it is un—british and you should not have to prove your status to go to places like that. that's where the controversy comes into. the government is reviewing it at the moment. but it's something the government is considering. something the government is keen to see is it is not imminent. any plans would not apply to the next stages of easing the lockdown in england. the changes next monday, nor would they apply to any changes that came in on may 17 which is the earliest date for step three of the road map where you are

starting to look at things like dining indoors with hospitality. so it is not an eminent thing. if this were to happen, it is looking further down the road to perhaps afterjune 21 when it's hoped all those legal restrictions on social contact would be lifted. borisjohnson has tried to reassure people about the safety of coronavirus vaccinations, despite a claim by one senior official at the european medicines agency that there is a link between the oxford astrazeneca jab and blood clots. he said people should trust in the advice from the uk's regulators. the ema says its review of the safety of the vaccine is continuing. meanwhile, here government scientists are warning that some social distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer. our health correspondent jim reed reports. the long bank holiday weekend saw hundreds of thousands more receive their vaccines.

have you had a covid vaccine at all? no. the fast roll—out, plus the impact of lockdown, has seen virus cases fall to levels not seen since last september. i think it is the right thing to do to be careful, so that we don't have to reverse on this, and i think i am confident to say, if you look at where we have got to now and you look at the efficacy of the vaccines, we will be in a good place when we get to, obviously, may and thenjune. next week, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers will reopen across england. the government's scientific advisers have been poring over the data. they say relaxing those rules should not lead to another spike in hospital admissions. but later steps, like mixing indoors, are highly likely to cause another wave of cases at some point. well, i don't think it's being pessimistic, it's being realistic. this is a period of genuine uncertainty. yes, the vaccine roll—out has been fantastic, but we still don't know exactly how good they are at preventing infection. so we have hardly seen any

real—world experience. despite a recent slowdown in vaccine supply, the government is sticking to its target to offer all adults in england a jab by the end ofjuly. new vaccines made by three american firms are expected to be introduced in the next few months. the vaccine roll—out i is going incredibly well, nearly 32 million people have had their first dose, - and we had seen deaths fall fairly precipitously, - so down to an average of 35 a day. all very good news. but we have only got to look. across the channel and see that france currently has over 39,000 new cases a day _ it comes as regulators are still looking into a possible link between the astrazeneca jab and rare blood clots. in an italian newspaper, a top official at the european medicines agency said that he believed there was some connection, though more work is needed to understand why that might be.

in the uk, the regulator has said the benefits of the vaccine in preventing coronavirus outweigh any risks and has urged the public to continue to come forward for the jab. jim reed, bbc news. as we mentioned, the prime minister has been responding to those concerns in some countries about the possibility of a link between the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine and a rare type of blood clot. he urged people to listen to the advice from the uk's independent regulators and to keep using the vaccine. i think that the best thing that people should do is look at what the mhra say, our independent regulator. that's why we have them, that's why they are independent, and their advice to people is to keep going out there and get yourjab, get your second jab. very, very important. i think we have now done about 31.5 million people in the uk with a first jab, at least.

well over 5 million for the second jab. we need to keep that going. 60% of adults have now been done and clearly that is starting to have a beneficial effect on the trajectory of the disease. so as i was saying last night, we have still got to be careful, we can't be complacent. the government has just issued the latest figures for the number of vaccinations in the uk. just over 31.6 million people in the united kingdom have now received their first dose of the covid—19 vaccine. nearly 5.5 million people have had a second dose. just to remind you that the daily figures from the government have also shown there were 20 additional deaths within the

last 21t hour period. those are deaths within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. there have been 2379 cases of infection with coronavirus, a drop on the day before. but as i say, nearly 31.6 million people, more than that, have received a covid—19 vaccine. joining me now is professor beate kampmann who's head of the vaccine centre at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine she is also a working group contributor to the uk vaccine network. i suppose i should start by asking you, professor, what do you think about the potential link between the oxford astrazeneca jab and rear blood clots?

oxford astrazeneca 'ab and rear blood clots?i blood clots? good afternoon, rebecca- _ blood clots? good afternoon, rebecca. blood _ blood clots? good afternoon, rebecca. blood clots - blood clots? good afternoon, rebecca. blood clots in i blood clots? good afternoon, rebecca. blood clots in the i blood clots? good afternoon, i rebecca. blood clots in the brain are a serious matter for anyone concerned and whether it is linked to a vaccine or not. the fact we're picking them up should give us trust into the surveillance system that has been put in place around the launch and roll of the vaccines, which has been very, very successful. so we know that covid—19 causes blood clots in various organs but that has been a concern to date we cannot say whether these clots are really related to the vaccination. there is a theoretical possibility, but there is no proof at this point and i think we need to be very careful to get the additional information on the cases that have been found, both in germany and also in the uk. before wejump to conclusions. germany and also in the uk. before we jump to conclusions. at the moment, the efficacy of the vaccine still supersedes the potential risk. it is so difficult when some of our

european neighbours are urging some of the younger members of their population not to have this particularjab.— population not to have this particularjab. yes. with all interventions, _ particularjab. yes. with all interventions, there i particularjab. yes. with all interventions, there is i particularjab. yes. with all interventions, there is a i interventions, there is a risk—benefit ratio and i guess, you have just quoted the figures, 20 deaths a day is a lot better than 800 deaths a day we were seeing a few weeks ago. obviously the vaccines are very, very effective in reducing the suffering from covid—19 that we are seeing up and down the country and that is also still ongoing in europe and it is really important that we share concerns of observations that have been made, that the medical regulators are very transparent in the way that those concerns are assessed and that the public is being informed and different regulatory authorities might come to different conclusions, but at the moment, the benefits still by far outweigh the risks. it's incredibly rare and there is a

background disorder of this type that we see in about one in 1 million people or so so it might just be until we learn more about these particular cases, we cannot really conclude anything is related to the vaccination, but everything is related to a very, very thorough surveillance system.— surveillance system. understood, thank you- _ surveillance system. understood, thank you. how _ surveillance system. understood, thank you. how concerned i surveillance system. understood, thank you. how concerned are i surveillance system. understood, | thank you. how concerned are you about a potential third wave this summer? i about a potential third wave this summer? ~ ., about a potential third wave this summer? ,, ., ., summer? i think we all need to remain concerned _ summer? i think we all need to remain concerned about i summer? i think we all need to remain concerned about a i summer? i think we all need to remain concerned about a third| summer? i think we all need to - remain concerned about a third wave because we will not yet be in a position where there is so called community immunity or herd immunity. people might be relaxing the social—distancing and precautions and the virus might also develop further variance and i think the more we keep the virus down, with all measures that we put in place, the smaller that wave will be. the most important thing is that the third wave does not debilitate our health service and our economy to the same degree as it has been. i

don't believe that the virus is just going to go away. i think we will end up living with this virus but we have to limit the damage it can cause and the vaccination is one of the tools that we have enhanced. fine the tools that we have enhanced. one model suggests we could see a peak of levels and pressures on hospitals to what we saw in january. of levels and pressures on hospitals to what we saw injanuary. how plausible is that or is that actually rather too pessimistic? i actually rather too pessimistic? i think we have to work on various assumptions. one of my colleagues outlined those very nicely to you in the programme earlier. sol outlined those very nicely to you in the programme earlier. so i think we cannot be overcautious. autumn and winter are always times when health systems rev up because of other respiratory infections. we are in a very good position to have an decrease in the number of cases and if we have vaccines at our disposal

that are safe and effective and work potentially against evolving variance, we are in a very, very good place and don't want to lose that place. good place and don't want to lose that lace. �* ,, good place and don't want to lose that place-— that place. always good to talk to ou, that place. always good to talk to you. thank _ that place. always good to talk to you. thank you — that place. always good to talk to you, thank you for _ that place. always good to talk to you, thank you for your _ that place. always good to talk to you, thank you for your time. - that place. always good to talk to i you, thank you for your time. thank ou, you, thank you for your time. thank you. rebecca- _ the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. the prime minister urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortem will take place. the metropolitan police have given an update on richard okorogheye, who was last seen leaving his home

in west london two weeks ago. the i9—year old was later filmed on cctv walking towards epping forest in essex. yesterday, the police found a body in a pond in the forest and a short time ago, detective superintendent danny gosling gave this statement on the investigation. yesterday afternoon, we were informed from colleagues from essex police that a body had been found in a lake in the epping forest area. whilst we wait for formal identification, we have spoken to richard's family to update them with this latest development. our specially trained officers remain with the family, as they have done throughout the inquiry. our officers, with the assistance from specialist search teams, dogs, and police horses and colleagues from essex police, have been carrying out extensive searches in epping forest since i9—year—old richard was last seen on cctv in the area two weeks ago.

the postmortem examination will take place shortly and we are also now waiting for formal identification. this is an extensive inquiry and we are working tirelessly to establish the full circumstances. this includes forensic, medical and specialist enquiries which all take time to complete. as part of the ongoing investigation, we remain in the area to carry out further searches. i would like to thank the public for supporting our search for richard, by sharing our appeals, checking door bell footage, dashcam footage, and passing on any information, no matter how small. i continue to urge the public to please carry on and support us in our investigation. a man has appeared before wolverhampton magistrates accused of causing the death

of a two—week—old baby by dangerous driving. ciaran leigh morris died on easter sunday when his pram was hit by a car on a pavement in walsall in the west midlands. 34—year—old james paul davis, from walsall, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at wolverhampton crown court in a month's time. the chief executive of easyjet has criticised some of the government's plans on international travel, saying covid tests should not be required for passengers flying to low risk destinations, and would be too expensive. the bosses of british airways and virgin atlantic say they are optimistic that overseas travel can resume from 17th may though the government insists its too early to confirm that date. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. place your own bags in the lockers, and close them once they are full. the familiar sound to the start of a trip, but international travel is still firmly grounded for now. training cabin crew continues, as the industry wait to hear when they can take off.

yesterday it was confirmed that, when international travel is allowed to restart, it will use a traffic light system. anyone travelling to england from designated green countries will not need to quarantine, although they will still need to take a test before they travel back, and more once they arrive in the uk. those travelling from amber countries need all of these tests, and will be required to quarantine at home on arrival for ten days, although if they pay for an extra test on day five and it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. only uk residents will be allowed in from red countries, and they will need to pay for quarantine at a hotel, as well as taking these tests. scotland, wales and northern ireland haven't committed to a date for when international travel might restart. testing centres like this one in luton airport will help passengers prepare for travel, but there are questions about what type of test will be used. cheaper, faster lateral flow tests or more expensive pcr tests? even in those green countries, those

green category of destinations, you would still then need to have and take on additional costs to do so, and if the government was choosing to take one of those pcr tests, which is to cost way over and above what the cost is of an average easyjet fare, as an example, you wouldn't open up international travel for everyone, you would open up international travel for people who can afford it. when asked today, the prime minister said that government was looking at types of testing. we want to make things as easy as we possibly can. i think the boss of easyjet is right to focus on this issue. we are going to see what we can do to make things as flexible and as affordable as possible. there will be more details on how the traffic light system will work later this week. the industry are looking out for more information on how countries would fall into different categories. consumers want to buy tickets, and they can only buy tickets if they have a good sense

of where things are moving. so a bit of advanced warning, but also knowing that there is a clear criteria that is based on the scientific knowledge that we have, the data, gives us further certainty to offer those services to those destinations if consumers come back. with the summer coming, there is still no guarantee of where or when anyone will be jetting off from the uk. caroline davies, bbc news. we have been talking about the possibility of a link between the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and a rare type of blood clot and we have heard from the prime minister to listen to the advice from the uk's independent regulators. newsjust listen to the advice from the uk's independent regulators. news just in from the world health organization which i thought i would bring you. according to the world health organization, the risk—benefit

balance for the astrazeneca covid—i9 vaccine is, and i quote, still largely positive. the quotation goes on from the who's director for regulation and prequalification. " there is no evidence that the benefit risk assessment for the vaccine needs to be changed." that is a news conference being held by the world health organization that says the risks of developing blood clots are outweighed in their view, still largely by the benefits of taking that. let's return to the discussion around so—called covid passports in order to get away on holiday. i am nowjoined by traveljournalist jill starley—grainger. do you think people will be going

away on holiday overseas from the 17th of may which is the earliest they could possibly be going away? my they could possibly be going away? my feeling is if anybody goes a weight will be very few people to a very small number of destinations but my instinct tells me based on the data and the top scientists that it could be a bit later before even any travel corridors are opened up but at most there might be a couple of travel corridors by then. and of travel corridors by then. and where might — of travel corridors by then. and where might they _ of travel corridors by then. and where might they be? that is a guess. if you look at countries with the highest vaccination rates you are looking at places like israel, the usa, countries that have the virus under control better, you are talking about new zealand and we know that new zealand and australia are opening a travel corridor but the chances these countries will be willing to negotiate with the uk is another issue altogether and there are complications because it is not just about how vaccinated your

country is or how well that country has it under control, it's also about the people who are there that you will be mixing with from other destinations. it's a very public... what would your advice be to people who are desperate to book a holiday? the uk is looking great this summer. i am feeling very positive that we're going to be able to holiday in the uk. no guarantees but i think thatis the uk. no guarantees but i think that is looking highly likely, given how well is going. otherwise, i very much would wait and see. the travel advisory committee from the government is giving its report on the 12th of april, it is when they are meant to do it so it'sjust the 12th of april, it is when they are meant to do it so it's just six days from now. if you can hold off until then there might be a little bit more clarity but there is some real concerns about this traffic light system because even if corridors open and it is with a traffic light system, if you have to take tests, you could be looking at

paying more than £200 per person to go to a green light destination and if you get there and suddenly it becomes amber or red, that red you could be looking at a £2000 hotel bill on top of that. so we need clarity before you book them anything. i would wait a few more days and proceed with caution. i hear you loud and clear. what are your thoughts further down the line perhaps on these so—called covid—i9 passports? could they help open up travel for people abroad? the passports? could they help open up travel for people abroad?— travel for people abroad? the who has said that _ travel for people abroad? the who has said that is _ travel for people abroad? the who has said that is not _ travel for people abroad? the who has said that is not a _ travel for people abroad? the who has said that is not a priority - travel for people abroad? the who has said that is not a priority for. has said that is not a priority for the world right now. their priority is to get covid—i9 under control. the reality is we are likely to have some sort of vaccination passports hopefully later this year. again, much like everything else, it's much more complex than people think and what you have to realise is that there are now 12 approved vaccines around the world. so you have to see

which countries are willing to accept as part of the vaccine passport. in the uk, there are only three orfour approved passport. in the uk, there are only three or four approved vaccines. are they going to be willing to accept people from china or russia with different vaccines? china has its own system of vaccine passports and it's only letting people in who use its vaccine so it's very complex but i think it's almost inevitable we will get to that stage. itjust might not happen as quickly and easily as people think. and of course, lots of people still have not been vaccinated and so that is another issue altogether to do with the ethics of vaccine passports. it's a complicated picture. thanks so much forjoining us.— it's a complicated picture. thanks so much forjoining us. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. good afternoon. it will stay cold for the remainder of daylight. the wind is still a keen feature, particularly in the north, and it is the direction that is dragging the showers

even further southwards and a few inland for the rest of the day. these are the temperatures on the thermometers, but it feels much colder in that wind. through the night, the wind will continue to ease back a little. you can see there is the risk of some showers both in the east and west, but under starry skies elsewhere, another cold night, quite a hard frost in some northern areas. particularly here, where the wind remains strong. as we move into wednesday, the chance of wintry showers diminishes, the winds slowly start to ease back. we have a bit more cloud coming and going and the approach of a weather front from the west, as well. still the risk of wintry showers in the north and east of scotland. temperatures on the thermometer pretty much the same as today for most. it doesn't feel as cold without that wind. temperatures will elevate a little later the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates

for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. borisjohnson also urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots. look at what the —— our independent regulator— look at what the —— our independent regulator say. that is why they are independent and their advice to people — independent and their advice to placate is— independent and their advice to people is to keep going out there and get _ people is to keep going out there and get yourjob and get your second 'ab. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortum will take place. 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. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded

against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light, star bright. why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky. sport now and let's get a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. jurgen klopp says there'll be no element of revenge when they face real madrid this evening in the first leg of their champions league quarterfinal. the spanish side beat them when they last met in the 2018 final, a match in which mo salah dislocated his shoulder after a challenge from sergio ramos. ramos is out with an injury and and their other first choice

centreback rafael varane will be missing after testing positive for coronavirus. that should definitely benefit liverpool in spain tonight. they had an encouraging win against arsenal over the weekend but their premier league title defence came off the rails some time ago and they lie seventh in the table. the champions league is their last chance of any silverware, but can they get past the 13 time winners? we have a chance, absolutely. everybody says real madrid is favourite — great! no problem at all with that. they are used to the role and we have no problem with the role of the challenger, but we want to give it a proper try. we know that we were good that night, but 25 minutes being really good in a final was never enough. manchester city are closing in on the premier league title and are still in both domestic cups, but they have only made it past the champions league quarter—finals just once before. they host german side borussia dortmund in the first leg of their quarterfinal. they are off the pace

in the bundesliga, but have the prolific erling braut haaland in their side. 39 goals for club and country for the 20—year—old norwegian. io injust six champions league appearances and 21 league goals so far this season. to score this amount of goals is not easy to find in the past, honestly. at 20 years old, with the numbers, it speaks for himself. that has happened because he can score with his right, left, on the counterattack, in the box, when you dominate, when you make the counterattacks, with the header, so, yeah, he is a fantastic striker. scotland have lined up two friendlies injune ahead of the european championship. they'll play the netherlands in portugal and luxembourg away before they face the czech republic at hampden park in their group opener. that's one of four matches that will be played in glasgow in the tournament. uefa have asked all 12 participating cities to let them know by tomorrow how many fans will be able to safely attend games and scotland's first

minster, nicola sturgeon, says she's hopeful of some being able to return. we are still in a global pandemic. i cannot_ we are still in a global pandemic. i cannot stand here in early april and .ave cannot stand here in early april and gave 100%— cannot stand here in early april and gave 100% guarantees forjune on anything _ gave 100% guarantees forjune on anything really. it's not the nature of what _ anything really. it's not the nature of what we — anything really. it's not the nature of what we are dealing with but i am very hopeful i might be at hand and cheer— very hopeful i might be at hand and cheer on_ very hopeful i might be at hand and cheer on scotland in that european championship is and we will continue to work_ championship is and we will continue to work as _ championship is and we will continue to work as hard as we can to that happen — the birmingham city womens' team have written to the club's board about what they call "a significantly unfavourable work environment". in it they address the differences of provisions for the men's and the women's squads, including access to the training—ground gym, changing rooms and travel to away fixtures. they say it's preventing them from performing theirjobs to the best of their ability. birmingham city declined to comment when contacted by the bbc. sarah taylor is coming out of retirement to play for welsh fire in the inaugral hundred competition this summer. the 31—year—old stepped away

from professional cricket two years ago because of anxiety and has recently taken up a coaching role with the sussex senior men's team. taylor's wicketkeeping and batting saw her named world cricketer of the year four times in the white ball game, and she won two fifty over world cups and one t2o world cup. she'll link up with the australian star meg lanning at the cardiff based team. that's all the sport for now. as we've been hearing, there's just under a week to go until we can have a drink and a meal at a pub or restaurant in england — as long as we sit outside. nina warhurst has been finding out what preparations are taking place to re—open. will you be ready here for the 12th? yeah, should be done by thursday. the pressure's on. these stones will become new walls for a new beer garden and a new alfresco way of drinking. we can't wait. the team are all raring to go. i can't wait to get back to work. we start back next week and i think itjust going to be amazing

to get back in the pub, cleaning it back up. i think when the beer truck arrives, the regulars in the village will all be out cheering. i just can't wait. let's face it, april on the lancashire—greater manchester border, you are not guaranteed sunshine. what do you do if it rains, how do you ride that storm financially? we just keep an eye on the weather. the team are on flexible furlough so they are still looked afterfinancially, luckily, so they will earn at least what they are earning now or more throughout april, which is brilliant, from the government. and to be honest, i know at least lio people around here that, whether it's rain or shine, they will want to sit under that brolly over there having a pint anyway. so we are probably one of the pubs that will still manage to open even when it's absolutely wet through. you're excited, aren't you? very! but maximising outdoor space isn't an option at the hungry duck, because, well, there isn't any. joe knows why safety must come first. his dad ended up in icu with covid. he is happy to wait until may to reopen but needs to know how. how we'll be interacting

with guests, social distancing, other mitigating factors like screens, masks, sanitiser, music levels, can people sing karaoke? takeaway boxes have generated some revenue, but nowhere near enough. how bad have things been? we owe people money, some people have been fantastic, some people less so. every time we catch up, and then we get reeled back again. what are your big concerns long term? if we see some sort of recession within the entire economy, whereby spending contracts, that could be the deathknell for quite a lot of independent businesses and some larger businesses alike. and despite the enormous challenges of the past year, are you still excited about doing this again? what our industry is, on balance, is a vocation. i'm very fortunate that i've found my calling

if you will, in life, and that's to be in hospitality. nina warhurst, bbc news, bury, greater manchester. nicola sturgeon has confirmed that all pupils across scotland will be back in the classroom full—time after the easter holidays. speaking at a scottish government coronavirus briefing, the first minister said the decision had been taken following an assessment of relevant data. ms sturgeon said the exception to this is children who are shielding, who'll be asked to remain at home until april the 26th . the passport office is encouraging people to apply for their new travel documents in good time this year, whether they are renewing or applying for the first time. last year saw a huge drop in passport applications — 4 million compared to the usual 7 million in a normal year. her majesty's passport office are worried too many people wil apply at the same time and have advised people to allow 10 weeks for their documents

to be issued or renewed. 26 centres to help new, expecting and bereaved mothers with their mental health are being set up across england. health officials say it's part of the biggest transformation of maternal mental health services in the world. our health correspondent laura foster reports. one, two, three, whoa! for many people, having a baby is the most wonderful moment of their life. but around a quarter of women have trouble with their mental well—being during pregnancy, and in the two years after giving birth. lizzie suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder while she was pregnant after she previously had a miscarriage. i panicked about everything, and everything was going to cause a miscarriage, to the point where i couldn't drive. so my husband at that point told me i needed to speak to my midwife and sort of pushed me to be a bit more open about it.

and she referred me to the mental health team. this chair? yes. at this hub in plymouth, they offer both maternity services and highly specialist psychological treatments as well as bereavement counselling. the idea is by having everything under one roof, it's easier to get help, meaning they will be able to help thousands more people every year. it's very important for them to access mental health support quickly. because baby and children can't wait, so when you have a woman in the perinatal period, she needs to nurse a dependent child. and actually if her mental health is not great, then that can impact on her ability to nurse her child. work on these hubs began before the coronavirus pandemic but nhs england says the last year could mean even more demand for their mental health services. a lot will depend on how society

unlocks, as it were, over the spring and the summer now. what happens in the year ahead. because women who are struggling don'tjust need services or benefit from services, they often benefit from the support of their friends, or their mother and toddler groups. ten sites will be ready in the next few months. the remaining 16 are set to have opened their doors by this time next year. laura foster, bbc news. the son of the new us presidentjoe biden has been defending himself against allegations of corruption dating back to when his father was barack obama's vice president. hunter biden told the bbc he failed to apreciate that his involvement in a ukrainian gas company could be percieved in the wrong way. three months on from his father's inauguration, hunter biden has published a memoir that also deals with his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. mishal husain has been talking to him

hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged... that's not true. he wasn't dishonourably discharged. ..for cocaine use. and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. none of that is true. once 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. for donald trump, his lobbying work and personal life were a way to attack his fatherjoe. the elder biden's senate career began in the aftermath of tragedy. he was sworn in at the hospital bedside of hunter and his older brother beau, both injured in the 1972 car crash that killed their mother and baby sister. in 2015, beau biden died of a brain tumour. by that time, hunter was already on the board of the ukrainian gas company burisma, a role for which he was paid a reported $50,000 a month while his father was the vice president and involved in us

policy on ukraine. i created a perception, a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that's why i said that it was gold to them. after his brother's death, his life spiralled out of control. his marriage ended, and his addiction saw him buying drugs on the streets of washington, dc. at one point, his dealer moved into his apartment. an amazing woman, much older than me, had lived on the streets for a very long time, who i developed a friendship with but, you know, a friendship based off our mutual addiction to crack cocaine. 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. hunter biden credits the love of his family and his new wife, melissa, with making it possible for him to get clean. but he still has debts to pay off, and while his father is in the white house he'll continue to say scrutiny about what work he can or should do. mishal husain, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. the prime minister urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots. police searching for missing student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a post—mortum will take place.

in recent months there have been growing calls to stop footballers repeatedly heading the ball because of mounting evidence that it causes dementia. now, one of the most prolific strikers to ever play in the premier league — the norwich and blackburn legend chris sutton. chris' dad, mike, who also played professional football, sadly died on boxing day after suffering dementia for many years. in his first tv interview since then, chris has been telling sally nugent about his dad's illness and how he's desperate to prevent other families from suffering. it was like a macho thing, who could head the ball the furthest. my dad used to head medicine balls, and we would do lots of heading practices. if i had the knowledge of what i know now, there is no way i would have headed 50,

80, 100 balls throughout the afternoons. chris, thank you so much for talking to us. i know it is only very recently that your dad died. tell me about him. my dad was my hero growing up. he had such a huge influence. i had a lovely upbringing. i had two brothers, two sisters, as well. were you aware, when you were little, that your dad was different because of what he did? a little bit. but by the time i was around, he had packed in playing. he had a knee injury. he had finished at carlisle united. he was a smart player, read the game brilliantly, and had that experience and the respect of team—mates around him. obviously, never saw him play professionally, but i was aware of his career. when you went on to have your own career as a professional footballer, how was your dad about that? i bet he was super proud. commentator: oh, and the header by sutton. -

it has gone in. it's there! norwich city, sutton! i think he was extremely proud. he used to come and watch me at norwich city. blackburn rovers was a little bit too far, at times, but he did come and see me. i think he was extremely proud. always big on work ethic, always big on honesty. i wasn't the most naturally gifted player there ever was. you know that. people know that. but the importance of trying to be the best that you can become. i'm100% certain that, without my dad through those years, there's no way i would have been a footballer. he sounds fantastic. tell me, then, about when you first started to notice something different about him. what happened ? the first signs were in his sort of mid—60s, forgetting people's names at first. it was misplacing his car keys, losing his wallet. dad was brought up in norwich, knows all the roads

like the back of his hand. and he was driving back from wroxham to where he lived and he got lost. that was where you are thinking, blimey, you know. one thing which...which really got me was he used to write a diary. and then... and then one day, he picked the pen up and he didn't know how to use it. sorry. and then things just got worse. i haven't cried since his funeral. but things got worse and he had to go in a care home for his own good. my mum had suicidal thoughts because of the impact that was having on her.

you know, it was 2a hours a day care. itjust all became too much. how closely linked do you feel his dementia was to his career? i believe heading a football killed my dad. i believe it's killed hundreds of other players across the professional game. the biggest thing is, we haven't even touched on the amateur game. i do think that that is a huge thing. there are families who need help and they need support. i think the last television deal for the premier league was something like £41; billion. why can't the premier league, the fa, the pfa get together and have a small percentage of that in a pot to help these families who can't afford the care costs? the way that the fa and the pfa have acted in the last 20 years, they have done nowhere near enough.

we are at the stage now where it looks like there's going to be a reduction of heading in training. they are talking about the start of the next season. i would say, why can't we bring that in today? what would you like to see happen now? the temporary concussion replacements need to be put into place. at this moment in time, it's the permanent ones. but they are not in the players' best interest. i have seen numerous incidents this season where similar things have happened, where players have a head injury and they are not taken off the pitch. you think, well, to look after a player correctly, surely the most sensible thing is to take your time, get them off the pitch, let an independent doctor — and it's important it's an independent doctor — look at them in the sanctuary of the dressing room and take the time and, if everything is ok, in the meantime, you have a sub on so you're not actually

disadvantaged because of this. do you worry about yourself? i think my daughter worries about me. i have been out on the back grass there when my children were younger and giving them heading practices. i actually feel guilty to think what on earth was i thinking of? what was i doing? my second oldest son doesn't want to play football any more because of what he has seen happen to his grandad. i've thought about it more since my dad's passed away. getting dementia does worry me, but there's no point worrying about it because, if it happens, it happens. what's important now is that we get on and try and find a solution. the most important thing which could be put into place right now, not in two months, not in three months, not in four months, not in a year, is to limit heading in training. let's just get on with it.

it's not a difficult thing to do. just do it, it will save lives in the long—term. responding to chris' comments, the fa has said it has "lead the way in research into the links between dementia and football" and that it has an "unwavering commitment to support objective, robust and thorough research going forward". it adds that it believes that "collaboration across football's governing bodies is key in order to better understand this important issue collectively". darker night skies like this have become one of the few positives to emerge from the pandemic and the vastly reduced human activity. one survey has found there was 10 percent less light pollution last year. more darkness means more opportunity to look up and 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 observatory 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 which 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.

ssmall 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. paul ritter, star of friday night dinner, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 5a. ritter played dad martin goodman in the popular channel 4 comedy friday night dinner. he also appeared in the drama, chernobyl, and the films harry potter and the half—blood prince and quantum of solace. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. hello there. although it still feels bitterly cold, if you are caught in the north wind, outside the wind, in shelter, with some sunshine cover

you really feel the benefit of the april sunshine now and as we go through the rest of the week, it will become less windy and therefore it will feel less cold, but it is likely we will have more clout around and some rain in the north. but for the here and now, we are in the arctic air and we have got quite a significant wind chill for the remainder of the day. and some snow showers, in fact there is more chance of one or two getting across the midlands and into the south—east for the rest of the day, because we have got that driving them southwards. so, still wintry picture of there, although there is plenty of sunshine to be found as well, of course, but this is how it raids on the thermometer of course, it will feel much colder in that wind. now, that wind will gradually ease back a notch or two overnight, particularly in the land and where we have had the showers, it could turn a little bit icy, because we are once again expecting a widespread and quite a hard frost in the north, particularly because of the strength of the wind is still continuing here. otherwise wednesday looks like a fine start to the day, still a few showers around, you can see around the west and irish coast here and in northern

and eastern parts of scotland, but generally speaking, fewer than we have seen recently. the wind is not as strong away from the north sea coast, but we will have some thicker cloud encroaching into northern ireland and western scotland later today. on the face of things, temperatures are the same as they have been during the day today and yesterday, but without the wind and still with some sunshine i am hoping it will not feel as cold. but even with more cloud coming through tomorrow night and some patchy rain and snow, we are still expecting a frost, just not such a sharp frost. it will be mostly rural areas in southern areas, as you can see here. temperatures in the cityjust holding a little bit above. that is because of this weather front which will drape itself across the north, particularly scotland, parts of northern ireland, the north of england for thursday. certainly more cloud, it is a south—westerly wind and we will see more cloud in southern areas, but temperatures will be in double figures for many of us, tens or ii is, it will not feel as cold as it has, but it will not last, that slight warming if you like later in the way, because once again as we head towards the latter part

of friday and certainly the weekend, week introduce a northerly wind once again, so temperatures will start to dip away in the north from friday and for all on saturday. more online including warnings.

this is bbc news i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 5pm... the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. as borisjohnson also urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots — the world health organization say the benefit largely outweighs the risk. look at what the mhra say, our independent regulator. that's why we have them, that's why they are independent, and their advice to people is to keep going out there and get yourjab, get your second jab.

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