i'm ben brown. our top stories... schools in england are reopening to all pupils tomorrow — borisjohnson describes it as "the first step" in moving closer to normality. rolling out to the under—60s. more than a million people in england aged between 56 and 59 will now be offered a coronavirus vaccine. on the third day of his historic trip to iraq, pope francis visits a church in the northern town of qaraqosh, which was torched by islamic state militants in 2014. a tale of two broadcasts — the royal family mark commonwealth dayjust hours before the duke and duchess of sussex's interview with oprah winfrey. the five—year jail sentence imposed by iran on the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe officially ends today, but it's unclear if she'll actually be released. gunshots. gunfire echoes across the streets of myanmar, as thousands defy a security crackdown and join protests against the military coup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schoo

you're watching bbc news with me, ben brown.st a few minutes. but first, ministers say they are waiting for the metropolitan police to "explain their actions," after clashes with women during a vigilfor sarah everard in south london last night. dame cressida dick is facing calls to resign, after officers handcuffed and dragged women away. earlier i spoke to dame vera baird, who's the victims�* commissioner for england and wales. she was previously police and crime commissioner for northumbria and is a former solicitor general. she told me the met�*s actions last night were wrong and disproportionate. i look forward to the home secretary's comments on the report she has requested from the metropolitan police commissioner, but as an inadvertent message to send out to women, in particular,

i'm ben brown. our top stories...n 2014. a tale of two broadcasts — the royal family mark commonwealth dayjust hours before the duke and duchess of sussex's interview with oprah winfrey. the five—year jail sentence imposed by iran on the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe officially ends today, but it's unclear if she'll actually be released.

we are watching bbc news with me, ben brown.g story this evening about piers morgan, who we are hearing is leaving good morning britain, a statement from itv that says following discussions with itv, piers morgan has decided now to the time to leave good morning britain and itv has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add. let's give you the context. that news comes shortly after 0fcom launched an investigation into comments piers morgan made about harry and meghan markle interviewed with 0prah markle interviewed with oprah winfrey. fairto markle interviewed with oprah winfrey. fair to say piers morgan not a fan of meghan markle. 0fcom had more than 41,000 complaints about it. the inquire holding will be under the harms and offence rules. those comments he made about harry and megan margo came yesterday in the itb announcement in the last hour or so follows controversy on this morning's programme when piers morgan actually stormed off the set after he was criticised about his comments about meghan markle by the prog

hello you are watching bbc news with me ben brown.stminster where hundreds of protesters have gathered to pay tribute to sarah everard and also to protest about the government's controversial police, crime, sentencing and courts bill which mps are debating today. —— in the coming days. many marchers stopped traffic for a short time. the protest then moved to new scotland yard for a second night in a row. a lot of the protesters angry about what happened on clapham common on saturday evening. we can speak now to lord falconer, labour's shadow attorney general. thank you very much for being with us lord falconer. first of all your response to make a response will happen saturday evening on what happened to clapham common them. we have heard calls from cressida dick to resign, but the prime minister saying they have confidence in her. where do you stand on this? i saying they have confidence in her. where do you stand on this? i don't think she should _ where do you stand on this? i don't think she should resign _ where do you stand on t

good evening, you are watching bbc news with me, ben brown.hey are now at their lowest level since the start of the year. the latest daily figures for the uk show that 343 people have died within 20 days of a positive test, and there were a further 6391 cases. both of those figures are down significantly on a week ago. the number of people who have received their first dose of a vaccine is now nearly 20 and a half million. a little earlier i spoke to professor david speigelhalter — the winton professor of the public understanding of risk at cambridge university. i asked him what the latests data suggests about the state of the epidemic well, as usual, because it's a tuesday, the number of deaths is much higher than the real number of deaths that happened, say, yesterday, because we're doing some catch up with the lack of reports over the weekend. so, myjudgment would be that there is now less than 200 covid deaths happening per day, which is extraordinary given that it was 1,200 a dayjust six weeks ago. and that reflects the latest data for th

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. our top stories: police in london are facing fierce criticism over clashes with crowds who gathered for a vigil in memory of sarah everard, whose body was found days after she disappeared. will absolutely did not want to be in a position where enforcement was necessary. reports from iran suggest the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has appeared in court to face a new allegation of anti—government propaganda, a week after her five—year sentence for spying ended. coronavirus cases increase in many european union countries as a third wave of the pandemic gathers speed. and it's the music industry's biggest awards night of the year — the grammys — this year it'll be a virtual ceremony in los angelese because of the pandemic. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are calls for london's metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, to resign after firerce criticism over how her force handled a vigil in memory of sarah everard — the 33—year—old woman whose body was fo

you're watching bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh will stay in hospital for several days, after having what's been described as a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. it comes as the duchess of sussex tells american television she feels she has to speak out about how the palace treated her and prince harry. i don't know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still be just silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. more tax rises may be needed, says the institute for fiscal studies, as it warns the chancellor's budget spending plans don't look deliverable. heated exchanges in the scottish parliament, with opposition msps continuing to press nicola sturgeon about the handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond. there's no argument if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only about how badly she broke it. she'sjust prejudged the outcome of the independent inquiry into the m

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines.ranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe imprisoned in iran has had her ankle tag removed, after her sentence came to an end. however, a new court case against her has been scheduled for next sunday. the prime minister has defended the government's i% payrise for the nhs, during a visit to a vaccine centre in north london. don't forget that there has been a public sector pay freeze. we're in pretty tough times. we've tried to give the nhs as much as we possibly can. schools in england are reopening to all pupils tomorrow — borisjohnson describes it as "the first step" in moving closer to normality. on the third day of his historic trip to iraq, pope francis visits a church in the northern town of qaraqosh, which was devastated by islamic state militants. the royal family marks commonwealth dayjust hours before the duke and duchess of sussex's interview with oprah winfrey. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we look at gaming in your gaff, holograms in your home, and dinosaur

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines. france, germany and italy suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine over concern about blood clots — regulators insist it is safe. the world health organization has said there is no evidence that the incidents are caused by the vaccine. the home secretary says officers were doing a �*difficult�* job, when policing a vigil for sarah everard on saturday night, but calls some of the footage upsetting. in the interests of providing greater assurance and ensuring public confidence, i have asked her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary to conduct a full independent lessons—learned review. the government announces plans for hundreds of new bus lanes and price caps on tickets as part of a new bus strategy for england. cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year's oscar nominations are announced we'll be speaking to the director of the white ti

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines...red. authorities in the republic of ireland have recommended temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four news cases of blood clotting in adults who'd received the jab. reports from iran suggest the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has appeared in court to face a new allegation of anti—government propaganda, a week after her five—year sentence for spying ended. coronavirus cases increase in many european union countries as a third wave of the pandemic gathers speed. now on bbc news... dateline london with shaun ley.

you're watching bbc news with me, ben brown. we'll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full round—up of the day's news so far in just a few minutes. but first, ministers say they are waiting for the metropolitan police to "explain their actions," after clashes with women during a vigilfor sarah everard in south london last night. dame cressida dick is facing calls to resign, after officers handcuffed and dragged women away. earlier i spoke to dame vera baird, who's the victims�* commissioner for england and wales. she was previously police and crime commissioner for northumbria and is a former solicitor general. she told me the met�*s actions last night were wrong and disproportionate. i look forward to the home secretary's comments on the report she has requested from the metropolitan police commissioner, but as an inadvertent message to send out to women, in particular, who have been saying over the last week, "the streets are lawless. "men can say and do what they want to women and the criminaljustice "system doesn't help..."

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown.his position because of the overriding need to protect people's safety. reports from iran suggest the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has appeared in court to face a new allegation of anti—government propaganda, a week after her five—year sentence for spying ended. coronavirus cases increase in many european union countries as a third wave of the pandemic gathers speed. and it's the music industry's biggest awards

promising young woman ben browning, ashley fox emerald and josie mcnamara producers. d sasha ben produces. and last the trial of the chicago 7 marc platt and stuart besser producers. i'm already strategizing my oscars. pull. congratulations to all of these incredible nominees. wow, what a year and thank you for joining us. i don't know. early on sunday. april 25th. okay. now let's strategize. so my favorites. >> sound of metal was my big movie. picture. you everything like that was my favorite movie that i saw all year across the yeah. and you know, like nomadland, though, that was so good. i like that. but ask to be very specific, been recommending it because it was such a tiny movie and nothing happened and there was no script but let us know in the acting was made, but but grissom ed and sound of metal was amazing. so i'm going for that. so you're not surprised. frances mcdormand for nomadland nominee for she was so good. but apparently we got to see make because know how this seem like and then mostly got like nomination. if you're like me, there's probably a lot t

ben: ok. pressor jeremy brown, thank you very much.r of the scottish conservatives has called for nicola sturgeon to resign as first minister, saying it was clear she misled parliament. a majority of the committee investigating the scottish government's harassment claims against alex sam and understood last night that she did not give them accurate information. a spokesperson for nicola sturgeon has accused the committee of peddling baseless smears. she says she stands by every word of her evidence. now to scotland, sarah smith reports. >> nicola sturgeon is ad amant she told the truth. she may face a vote of no-confidence next week. the opposition thinks she should go now. >> the parliament was misled by the first minister. that is to me a clear beach of the ministr, and if she had us read -- a shred of integrity, she has every opportunity to resign. >> a spokesperson for the first minister said she told the truth to the committee. even the scottish governments daily covid briefing has become a battleground in this ongoing --. >> i do

i'm ben brown. the headlines... deaths from covid in the uk are down by a quarter in one week to the lowest level since the start of the year. what all this shows is that the vaccine is working, reducing the number of deaths among those who were vaccinated first and preventing hospital admissions. this is real—world evidence. we'll have all the latest on coronavirus, as the search for the person linked to the brazilian variant is narrowed to a few hundred houses in south east england. a bump to england's struggling culture sector — the chancellor's to announce more than 400 million pounds to help museums, theatres and galleries. france changes its policy on the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. will other european countries follow suit? holiday firm pontins makes charges after a whistle—blower reveals it was routinely discriminating against some families. makes changes. —— makes changes. back on tv — the bbc revives the channel behind normal people, killing eve and fleabag. tributes to ian stjohn, one of liverpool's most

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines.countries halt the vaccine roll—out because of concerns about blood clots. we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. scotland will lift its coronavirus stay—at—home order on april the 2nd — with hairdressers to reopen three days later. northern ireland will also begin to ease some restrictions on outdoor gatherings from april. the duke of edinburgh returns to windsor — four weeks after going into hospital for an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. the american tv presenter gayle king, a friend to the duke and duchess of sussex, reveals details of talks between harry and his brother prince william and their father, prince charles. harry has spoken to his brother and father and the word i was given, those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation. borisjohnson unveils a new visi

. >> "promising young woman," ben browning, ashley fox, emerald fennell and josie mcnamara producers.ank you for joining us, and watch the oscars live on sunday, april 25th only on abc. >> bye. >> bye. >> all right. great job right there announcing that, and chris and elizabeth, we want to get your first thoughts on this year's nominees. elizabeth, what do you think? >> we did get two women that were nominated in the category of best director, and as chris predicted we did make history there. also potential history going to be made because in the best actress category, we have both andra day and viola davis no, ma'am naominated. believe it or not, there has not been a black woman who has won in this category since halle berry was the first back in 2002 for "monster's ball." >> chris, what do you think? >> i'm surprised not to see more support for the movies that chronicle the black experience like "da 5 bloods," and overlooked by the academy. that's a bit of a surprise to me. >> thank you two, and we got a statement we want to read from daniel kaluuya on his oscar nomination. it's, qu

this is bbc news with me, ben brown. our latest headlines. day one of the first stage of the prime minister's road map out of england. millions of children go back to school. we all need to go _ children go back to school. we all need to go back _ children go back to school. we all need to go back to _ children go back to school. we all need to go back to some - children go back to school. we all need to go back to some sort - children go back to school. we all need to go back to some sort of l need to go back to some sort of routine. i've got every confidence in the school in the way this has all been set up, how they are going to get tested regularly. but no hugs yet. we all got rather emotional, but, yeah. i got more response than i would get from her normally through the window. it still isn't much but it's something. we'll be hearing from borisjohnson shortly — he's leading a briefing alongside drjenny harries — the deputy chief medical officerfor england. the prime minister is likely to be asked about today's other main news — as the du

this is bbc news with me, ben brown. our latest headlines.ve got every confidence in the school in the way this has all been set up, how they are going to get tested regularly. but no hugs yet. we all got rather emotional, but, yeah. i got more response than i would get from her normally through the window. it still isn't much but it's something. we'll be hearing from borisjohnson shortly — he's leading a briefing alongside drjenny harries — the deputy chief medical officerfor england.

this is bbc news, i�*m ben brown. the headlines...y and meghan�*s interview are released. and coming up, the 20—year—old able to hold her baby�*s hand for the first time, after being seriously ill and on a ventilator with coronavirus. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to an nhs hospital in london after spending nearly a fortnight in a private hospital being treated for an infection. it�*s thought that the duke left king edward vii hospital by ambulance this morning. the only high—profile patient departure, which occurred with some secrecy, was assumed to be 99—year—old prince philip. as well as treating the infection, buckingham palace said in a statement that doctors will also undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition at st bartholomew�*s hospital. john mcmanus has this report, which contains some flashing images. after nearly two weeks under observation by doctors, this was probably not the departure that prince philip or his family will have hoped for. his

i�*m ben brown. the headlines...william and their father, prince charles. harry has spoken to his brother and father and the word i was given, those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they have at least started a conversation. borisjohnson unveils a new vision for the uk�*s place in the world — less europe, more asia. global britain is not a reflection of old obligations, still less a vainglorious gesture, but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. # one more look and i forget everything... i and mamma mia, will we go again — how british theatres are hoping to attract audiences after the pandemic. good afternoon. the european union�*s medicines regulator — the ema — has underlined that it is �*firmly convinced of the benefits�* of the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine. several countries have recently suspended the roll—out of the vaccine, because a small number of cases of blood clots were reported after it was administered. the ema says it�*s see

i'm ben brown. the headlines...s explosive tv interview — meghan's father defends the royal family. i don't think the british royal family are racist. this thing about what colour will the baby be, or how dark will the baby be, i'm guessing and hoping it was just a dumb question. nomadland and rocks lead this year's bafta nominations — with much more diversity in the shortlist for awards than last year. and after a journey through space of 4.6 billion years — the meteorite that fell to earth, near cheltenham good afternoon. england's chief medical officer has told mps that coming out of lockdown too quickly would lead to a substantial surge in infection. professor chris whitty said an accelerated easing of restrictions would be dangerous as there are still a lot of vulnerable people who are not yet protected by the vaccine. he also said things could "turn had" quickly if the process is rushed. our health correspondent jim reed reports. it's the most important, perhaps the most difficult question facing politicians a

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majority back in the house but when senate brown won the senate race in 2018 i said if i'm still doing this i will take a look because i don't think he's i ben a good senator in terms of representing the views of ohio voters but i was not excited expecting senator portman to resign. i have taken a look at the governor's race and flattered by people that have suggested i would be a good governor and a good alternative to the governor dewine. >> to think the governor is correct in continuing some of the covid restrictions. >> guest: i don't think he was correct in imposing most of them. through a question is how is it still an emergency almost one year later? i did an interview that highlighted the fact that he never communicated an objective strategy, exit strategy for this. on that day he communicated an objective strategy one year ago. almost a year later from when the first question was asked. the real problem isn't just what the strategy has been but it's a fact that it's completely ignored the legislator. as has many governors around the country. look, we have a republic if we can keep up or we can't keep it by empowering one single pers