chi chi izundu. her report contains some flashing images. stella 7 noel clarke, a british film success story, celebrated for his ability to bring diverse stories to the big and small screen. a star in itv�*s police drama, viewpoint, which will now not be shown on itv1. already a recipient of the bafta rising star award, back in 2009, just two weeks ago, he was receiving the bafta award for 0utstanding british contribution to cinema. i won something that, at the time, someone like me was never supposed to. but last night the guardian newspaper published allegations from 20 women who had worked with him. allegations about sexual harassment and bullying behaviour. one woman accusing him of pinning her against the wall of his dressing room. another saying he had sent her sexually explicit pictures. this is a really, really damning indictment of how intimidating some workplaces, some producers are, and for our members to raise concerns, because as you say, this highly informal, sensationalised way which many people feel is the only way that they can get their voice heard. in a statement, sky said it stands against all forms of sexual harassment and bullying, and takes any allegations of this nature extremely seriously. vertigo films and all three media, which backed his production company, have also confirmed they're no longer working with him. ashley walters, seen here with noel clarke in bullet—proof, made a statement on his instagram, saying... it's just reminding everyone that me too is not something that happened in 2017, it's something that continues to affect people within the film and television industry, affect people outside of that, across the world, and so we need to be more diligent and start taking some action, and doing things to stop allowing these things to go on for so long. noel clarke said in a statement that he vehemently denies any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing. he says the recent reports have made him realise that his actions have affected people in ways he didn't intend, and says he is deeply sorry, and would be seeking professional help to educate himself and change for the better. there's growing anger among some of the bafta members about what the organisation knew and when. in a letter, bafta said back in march, when it announced that noel clarke was to receive the prestigious 0utstanding british contribution to cinema award, it wasn't aware of any allegation, but it did get some tip—offs afterwards, and, as an arts charity it's not in a position to properly investigate such matters, but if it did have the first—hand accounts, as reported by the guardian, it would never have given noel clarke the award. chitions in the uk are back to levels seen at the end of last summer, with around one in 1,000 people infected, according to figures the office for national statistics. and bbc analysis shows about 22 million people are now living in areas where there were no covid deaths in april as our health editor, hugh pym reports. the spires of oxford, with the mood matching the weather. there's not been a single reported covid death in the city for 60 days. yeah, we're quite lucky. and local people i spoke to today said they were more encouraged about the way things were progressing. yeah, people seem a lot calmer in themselves. they're not so... yeah, i think when you're out in town it just feels a bit like, a bit more normal. i mean, i know i've been taking him to baby groups, and i wouldn't have dreamed of doing that a few months ago. we both stayed in for 14 months. we're glad to be out! it feels like we've got more freedom.- we can do more things and, yeah, we can socialise more because the va