and with me in the studio, bbc presenter and foreign correspondent clive myrie.to have all of you with us. welcome back to the programme. now, by the timejoe biden reaches his 100th day as president next week, he will have delivered his first state of the union address to a joint session of congress and met some key targets on covid vaccination, for example, which he set himself. it was a us presidential historian looking back at franklin roosevelt's dynamic entry into the white house in 1933 who coined the phrase "first 100 days". instead of a considered assessment years later, modern presidents have to put up with the instant verdict of the commentariat. so, jef, i'm putting you on the spot — instant verdict — is there anything useful we can say about the biden presidency at this stage? well, i remind viewers that this is the one—year anniversary of donald trump suggesting that cholorox and ultraviolet light were going to be the solutions to covid. just by way of trying to recalibrate, now a more normal person in the white house who does not tweet all the time

clive myrie, bbc news. you can watch the full report on "panorama — is the church racist?" as part of a new study. a team at oxford university wants to see how the immune system responds the second time around, and discover what this means for developing immunity. dominic hughes reports. producing safe and effective vaccines in less than a year has been a significant scientific breakthrough, but there's still lots we don't know about covid—19. in particular, what happens when someone is reinfected with the virus for a second time. in what's known as a human challenge trial, using healthy young volunteers, researchers want to find out what dose of virus is needed to reinfect after someeone has already had covid—19, how the immune system responds to a second infection, and what this may mean for developing immunity that can protect against the disease. we control both the time and the dose of exposure. that information about what immune response protects them against infection can then be used to develop better vaccines, to test better vaccines and to test and develop new tre

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie.ver who funded the refurbishment of the downing street flat and other matters. the prime minister responds to criticism of his integrity. if there's anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course. if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn't, then, there are very serious questions to be asked. as india records a grim world high of daily covid—19 cases for five straight days, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the european commission begins legal action against astrazeneca, over alleged breaches of its contract to supply

the new presenter, a tv journalist and presenter by the name of clive myrie, may have to ask a lot of before this record is broken again. david silitto, bbc news. now live! time for a look at the weather — here's louise lear. —— no lie! this is a familiar sight for april, —— no lie! this is a familiar sight forapril, despite —— no lie! this is a familiar sight for april, despite some frosty starts. there is a change in the forecast, for the first time this month i can use the phrase april showers, this frontal system is bringing welcome showers across the north of the country, so we have weather pictures like this one just a few hours ago in dunbar. you can see the extent of the cloud and showers coming in off the north sea, somejesting further showers coming in off the north sea, some jesting further west into northern ireland, north—west england and north wales this afternoon. the best sunshine across the south coast and the south—east of england. we keep the showers through the afternoon and maybe even the ultra rumble of thunder. obviously where we see the best of the sunshine, th

i'm clive myrie. the headlines: president biden hosts a virtual climate summit with world leaders, and pledges to cut america's carbon emissions, by at least half. we're here at the summit to discuss how each of us, each country can set higher climate ambitions that will in turn create good paying jobs, advance innovative technologies, and help vulnerable countries adapt to climate impacts. china's president xi reiterates his promise to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, and says he looks forward to working with the international community, including america. the government has apologised for the failure to properly commemorate black and asian soldiers, who died fighting for britain. india's coronavirus cases hit record levels. and as the countryjoins the uk's red list in less than 2a hours, british travellers try desperately, to get back to the uk. ever to get back to the uk. since we have been trying tc get ever since we have been trying to get back, but it has been really difficult very complicated

clive myrie, let's look to more distant horizons.n up to the g7 summit. and he is also then going on to a nato summit in brussels, this is in to a nato summit in brussels, this isinjune to a nato summit in brussels, this is injune this year. what kind of message is he trying to project, we had that announcement on afghanistan. we did not want that, the indication that we were faced with a 0phir company.— with a 0phir company. president biden is taking _ with a 0phir company. president biden is taking it _ with a 0phir company. president biden is taking it clear... - with a 0phir company. president biden is taking it clear... we - with a 0phir company. president. biden is taking it clear... we have seen _ biden is taking it clear... we have seen that— biden is taking it clear... we have seen that in— biden is taking it clear... we have seen that in a _ biden is taking it clear... we have seen that in a number— biden is taking it clear... we have seen that in a number of- biden is taking it clear... we have seen that in a number of key

in the studio, clive myrie. good to have all of you here with us.n covid vaccination that he set himself. it was a historian look at frank and rose lavelle's dynamic entry into the white house in 1933 who coined the white house in 1933 who coined the phrase first 100 days. instead of a considered assessment years later, they have to put up with the instant verdict of the commentariat. is there anything we can say about the biden presidency at this stage? i remind the viewers that this is the one—year anniversary of trump suggesting that ultraviolet lights would be the

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clive myrie is in london.medicines regulator has revised its guidance on who should take the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine. the new advice comes following evidence that, in extremely rare cases, people who've had the astrazeneca jab develop blood clots. according to the new guidance, from today people aged between 18 and 29 will be offered an alternative vaccine. for those who've already had a first dose of astrazeneca, the advice is to go ahead and get the second. the head of the medical regulator insisted that the benefits of taking the astrazeneca jab, still far outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our medical editor, fergus walsh, looks at the evidence that has led to today's changes. turn up, get yourjab. the message remains the same. but in future for the first time, the covid vaccine you receive will depend on your age. that's because evidence is emerging of a link between the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine and very rare blood clots. the uk regulator the mhra said up to the end of march there ha

clive myrie is in london.olice in northern ireland say last night's violence in west belfast was the worst they've seen in years, a return to the rioting that so many hoped was behind them. during an emergency session of the northern ireland assembly, politicians on all sides condemned the violence, which has been going on for over a week now. the white house joined the chorus calling for calm. the worst of the rioting was in the west of the city, on either side of a wall dividing the largely protestant loyalist and mainly catholic nationalist communities. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, looks at the roots of the violence. sirens blare. on an already febrile situation, more fuel on the fire. shouting. at one of belfast�*s peace lines last night, the peace was broken. in the hands of teenagers, petrol bombs, thrown in both directions over the wall. each evening, these gates are locked to keep the mainly protestant and catholic communities apart. now forced open, rammed by cars and battered closed by poli

hello i'm katty kay in washington, clive myrie is in london.today encouraged britons to take their covid—19 jab when it's offered to them — insisting that the vaccine is safe and pointing to the advice of the uk's main medicines regulator to continue their rapid roll—out. the prime minister's comments came just before it was announced a trial of the astrazenca vaccine on children and teenagers had been paused while uk regulators determine whether there's a connection with blood clots in adults. if there is a link — it remains incredibly rare. the uk has identified just 30 cases of blood clot events out of more than 18 million doses of astrazeneca administered so far. the advice of the uk vaccines regulator is to continue taking the astrazeneca jab. here's borisjohnson speaking earlier today. the best thing 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 job, very, very importa

review, some of the reaction and commentary of the duke's life, that is coming up with my colleague clive myrie. stay with us for that on bbc news. after a long and eventful life prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has died at the age of 99. he was — by some distance — the longest—serving royal consort in british history, a role he'd made his own. from the day of his marriage to the future queen and throughout her long reign, he was at her side in good times and bad. he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. the duke of edinburgh's award scheme for young people isjust one of the achievements he will be remembered for, and for which he has received praise from political leaders. like the expert carriage driver that he was, he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. in recent years the duke was rarely seen in public. he'd retired

i'm clive myrie. the court of appeal clears 39 former subpostmasters of fraud and false accounting, after one of the uk's most widespread miscarriages ofjustice. it was all about clearing my name. i'm not a thief, i'm not a fraudster. i'm an honest person and that... that's it. that's everything i want. there are now calls for a full judge—led public inquiry. also this hour... india joins the travel red list, as some left it late to beat the change, arriving just hours before quarantine becomes compulsory. india has reported its highest number of new daily infection — more than 330,000 cases. industrial oxygen is now having to be used in hospitals as stocks run out. the wales football manager and former manchester united player, ryan giggs, has been charged with assaulting two women. he's due to appear before magistrates next week. a new malaria vaccine developed by the team behind the oxford—astrazeneca jab has proved to be 77% effective in early trials. and at 5:45, anna smith gives her take on the

our royal correspondent. l in a moment we'lljoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are, after which clive myriewe'll close tonight with some of the lasting images reminding everyone of the life and times of prince philip, duke of edinburgh. from all of us, good night. hello, you are watching bbc news. welcome to viewers as we continue coverage over the death of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. tributes paid today from all around the commonwealth. the news broke quite late in australia last night, so perhaps some people waking up to reaction with flags flying at half mast on government buildings. queen elizabeth, the head of state in australia and among those paying tribute was the prime minister, scott morrison. for nearly 80 years, prince philip served his crown, his country and the commonwealth. we can hear reaction now from ordinary australians. ihe we can hear reaction now from ordinary australians.— we can hear reaction now from ordinary australians. he was quite funn and ordinary australians. he was quite funny and he _ ordinary australians. he was quite funny and he had _ ordinary a

hello this is bbc news with clive myrie. the murder of community support officer julia james in kent say they�*ve found no motive or suspect. the actor and writer noel clarke is suspended by bafta weeks after receiving one of its top awards — after 20 women make allegations of harrassment. it�*s emerged that borisjohnson�*s mobile phone number has been available online for 15 years, raising concerns about security and access. and liverpool prepares to party without social distancing. we�*re at this afternoon�*s nightclub event, which will test whether large crowds can gather without spreading covid. sport now and for a full round up, we go to the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. more on football and social media, now. manchester united have sanctioned six people over alleged abuse of tottenham striker heung—min son. it follows their premier league game earlier this month. the club has also published statistics which highlight the growing scale of the online abuse directed at their own players. in 18 months from september 20

i'm clive myrie. our top stories for you: no let up for the prime minister — more questions over who paid to renovate his flat. downing street denies conservative party funds are being used to cover the refurbishments and ministers back borisjohnson. the only information i have is that the prime minister has paid for this, and he's made that very clear. boris johnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear. the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india, as coronavirus infections and deaths reach record highs. thanks to the uk and everyone else, we too are sending thousands of oxidant conservators and field hospitals and people, but it is wonderful to see the world standing up wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. wejust need wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. we just need to wonderful to see the world standing up and helping. wejust need to keep that spirit going throughout this pand

i'm clive myrie. the headlines: the usjustice department has announced a probe into the minneapolis police department following the conviction of derek chauvin for george floyd's murder. following the verdict, the family say it's a "turning point in history" for america, and justice has been done. the moment i heard guilty, guilty, and guilty, i was excited, i was happy because african—american people, we feel that we never get justice. borisjohnson is challenged about texts which show he offered to fix tax rules, to encourage businessman sirjames dyson to make ventilators for the nhs. as the proposed european super league collapses, one of manchester united's co—chairmen says they got it wrong. scenes of desperation repeated across india, as it grapples with a ferocious second wave of covid—i9. it is what has been feared would happen since the pandemic began. but once the first wave subsided, the government almost declared victory over covid—i9. the country has been caught unprepared. and the queen s

viewers on bbc one will be joining us shortly for the latest headlines with clive myrie.nates, maybe even beyond that. for northern ireland, there was some rain around fora for northern ireland, there was some rain around for a western scotland as well, but that could be most significant rain we see for the uk as a whole in the next ten days or so. the rain courtesy of this weather front, so. the rain courtesy of this weatherfront, but so. the rain courtesy of this weather front, but as you can see by the time we get into monday, high pressure has lung dome i pumped it largely offshore. —— has lumped it. skies will clear after dark and temperatures will fall quite. temperatures will fall we skies will clear after dark and temperatures will fall we do just clean it onto a bit of cloud. patchy fog will develop across parts of eastern england, but the sun should make short work of that early on monday. after a chilly start, a lot of sunshine for england and wales and scotland as that front pushes further northwards. it also becomes largely confined to the west of northern ir

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines: borisjohnson insists he will comply with any investigation, into the funding of renovations for his downing street flat. but he dismisses concerns in the teeth of labour pressure. i don't think there's anything to see or to worry about, but what we are doing is focusing on the stuff that really matters. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think the prime minister could actually deal with this very, very quickly. all he's got to do is answer a very simple question, which is who paid, initially, for the redecoration of your flat? leaseholders may still have to foot the bill to remove dangerous cladding from buildings, as new fire safety rules after the grenfell tragedy become law. burying more dead in india as the rampant covid outbreak prompts further offers of help from the international community. after a police community support officer is murdered, detectives search woodland in kent. it isa it is a week until the scottish parliament elections and we are in aber

clive myrie, bbc news. you can watch the full report on panorama — is the church racist?h street lenders offer mortgages to borrowers with a deposit ofjust 5% — under a new government guarantee scheme. nasa engineers are celebrating successfully flying a small helicopter on mars. the drone, called ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute but that still represents the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another planet. let�*s talk to professor sanjeev gupta, one of the most senior scientists on mission perseverance. good afternoon. you must be delighted with the successful launch? it delighted with the successful launch? , ., .,, . delighted with the successful launch? �* delighted with the successful launch? . �* ., delighted with the successful launch? �* ., ., launch? it is fantastic. i'm not on the helicopter _ launch? it is fantastic. i'm not on the helicopter team, _ launch? it is fantastic. i'm not on the helicopter team, i'm - launch? it is fantastic. i'm not on the helicopter team, i'm on - launch? it is fantastic. i'm not on the helicopter te

i'm clive myrie.s compulsory. india has reported its highest number of new daily infection, more than 330,000 cases. industrial oxygen is now having to be used in hospitals, as stocks run out. a new malaria vaccine, developed by the team behind the oxford—astrazeneca jab, has proved to be 77% effective in early trials. and a big operation is under way on england's highest mountain, to battle damage caused by the thousands of walkers every year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are calls for a full public inquiry after 39 former subpostmasters who were convicted of theft and false accounting because of a defective post office accounting system were cleared by the court of appeal. it's the uk's most widespread miscarriage ofjustice. some had gone to prison, and many sawjobs, marriages and reputations ruined after being wrongly accused of financial irregularities. the court heard that a computer software system called horizon had problems from the beginning of its installation. the post offi

this is bbc news — i'm clive myrie.cts, privileged access, jobs for their mates — this is the return of tory sleaze. a uk covid trial testing different types of vaccine for first and second doses is being expanded to include new vaccines and more volunteers. the government says staff in care homes in england with elderly residents may be required to get a coronavirus vaccine. the inquest into the deaths ofjack merrick and saskia jones at fishmongers' hall in 2019 hears from another victim who describes how she was stabbed repeatedly by the terrorist, usman khan. and two large sections of cliff on dorset�*s jurassic coast have collapsed — including 300 metres of cliff east of seatown. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. mps are voting on whether there should be a parliamentary inquiry into the lobbying activities of the former prime minister, david cameron. labour says a government investigation into mr cameron's work for the collapsed firm, greensill capital, is insufficient. at prime minister's questions, borisjohn

in a moment, the bbc news at one with clive myrie, but first it's time for a look at the weather withrther showers across the north—west of scotland. some of those will be wintry on the tops of the mountains. these are the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. in rural areas, they will be lower, so another widespread frost. but under the clear skies, tomorrow will dawn on a bright note with a fair bit of sunshine, but like today, we will see further showers develop, maybe the chance of seeing them across southern areas tomorrow as well and our temperatures getting up to 13 degrees. still cool along the north coastline but tomorrow through the day, the wind will slowly start to ease and you can see friday into saturday, look at those isobars, a distinct lack of them on the charts, so the winds will be lighter again on saturday. we start off on a cold and frosty note, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine but it won't take too long until the showers are to develop. a lot of them in the north, the west and the south. feeling better along the north sea coastline with hig

there's continuing coverage on bbc two and the bbc news channel with clive myrie.e has quite simply been my strength and stay of these years. and i and his whole family, add this and many other countries, oh him a debt of gratitude greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. the duke of edinburgh's award scheme for young people isjust one of the achievements he will be remembered for — and for which he has received praise from political leaders. like the expert carriage driver that he was, he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. trumpets. in recent years the duke was rarely seen in public. he'd retired from public duties in 2017, after 70 years of service. prince philip was last seen as he returned home to windsor on the 16th of march, following a month—long stay in hospital. his loss will be felt most keenly today by his widow, the queen, whose reign has been sustained by his advice and presence. you're watching bbc news in the uk, on pb

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines: pressure mounts on borisjohnson as his top civil servants face mps over who funded the refurbishment of the downing street flat and other matters. the prime minister responds to criticism of his integrity. if there's anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course. if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn't, then, there are very serious questions to be asked. as india records a grim world high of daily covid—19 cases for five straight days, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the european commission begins legal action against astrazeneca, over alleged breaches of its contract to supply the coronavirus vaccine. the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins, who becomes the oldest winner with best ac