james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. let's talk to our correspondent in glasgow james shaw. our haircut? you know, i did have _ are you getting your haircut? you know, i did have a _ are you getting your haircut? you. know, i did have a very light trim, i needed it, the last time i had a haircut was in november and i ask them for a light trim and that lasted me through the whole winter. it looks lovely, well really nice! thank you very much! i'm really pleased with it and what a relief it is for me and everyone else to finally get rid of some of that crazy lockdown hair! it feels like quite an important thing, even though you might think a haircut is not the most important thing in the world, getting your hair cut and the fact it can't make you feel a bit better in yourself is actually really important, i think, in this time of lockdown and restrictions. absolutely. there must be a huge relief for you or that finally, you can get back to business and work and start making some money. absolutely. i think the hairstylists and the owner of the salon are delighted to be able to g

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. there's been another night of violence in northern ireland.ks were thrown at police officers in loyalist areas on the outskirts of belfast. police say children as young as 12 were involved in the disturbances and described the attacks as "reckless criminal behaviour". a two—week—old baby boy has died after his pram was hit by a car in the west midlands. police say the incident happened near walsall yesterday afternoon. the driver fled the scene, but a 34—year—old man was arrested shortly afterwards. he's being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has appeared in court injerusalem for the resumption of his corruption trial. he's accused of misusing his power in seeking to trade favours with media bosses. mr netanyahu denies wrongdoing. the hearing comes as wrangling continues over who should be given the mandate to form the next coalition government. live now to our correspondent, yolande knell, who's injerusalem. israelis are watching all this news very closely. in a cou

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow.r secretary of state for wales, dame cheryl gillan, has died at the age of 68. she had been suffering from a long illness. the prime minister borisjohnson said she had been a great servant to her constituents in chesham and amersham, in buckinghamshire, and was "much loved" on all sides of the house of commons. in fact the speaker of the house of commons sir lindsay hoyle is one of a number of those who have treated in the last hour or so offering their condolences to dame cheryl's family, and describing her as one of the most well liked people in the house of commons. a two—week—old baby boy has died after his pram was hit by a car in the west midlands. police say the incident happened near walsall yesterday afternoon. the driver fled the scene — but a 34—year—old man was arrested shortly afterwards. he's being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the headlines on bbc news: a traffic light system for foreign travel, is expected to be unveiled — when borisjohn

here's our scotland correspondent james shaw.lists — and everyone who's been desperate to tame their lockdown locks. hair salons say they're taking high levels of bookings, but they're also having to deal with continuing health and safety restrictions which limit the amount of business they can do. we're so happy to be back in the salon, just getting back into doing what we love most. and seeing all our colleagues, and all our regular clients coming back isjust wonderful. and their customers could not be happier. it's fantastic. i've been coming to this salon . for about 12 years and i know it's a great place to come to. it might seem like a small thing to some, but getting a haircut can definitely contribute to a feeling that the worst of the second wave of the coronavirus crisis may be over. i have to say, it's an enormous relief for me to be able to get a haircut after three months, at least, of waiting for one, and for thousands of other people in scotland as well. but these are not the only freedoms we are going to start enj

here's our scotland correspondent james shaw.or barbers and hairstylists, and everyone who has been desperate to attend their lockdown locks. salons say they are taking high levels of the kings but say they are also having to deal with continuing health and safety restrictions which limit the amount of business they can do —— levels of bookings. at least stylists are back in business. bookings. at least stylists are back in busines— bookings. at least stylists are back in business. such a relief, so happy to be back — in business. such a relief, so happy to be back in _ in business. such a relief, so happy to be back in the _ in business. such a relief, so happy to be back in the salon, _ in business. such a relief, so happy to be back in the salon, getting - to be back in the salon, getting back into doing what we love most and seeing all of our colleagues and regular clients coming back is just wonderful. find regular clients coming back is 'ust wonderful. �* . , ., , wonderful. and their customers could not be happier- _ wonder

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow.n scotland. i think the hairstylists and the owner of the salon are delighted to be able to get some sense of normality, to see their old customers, the people that they've wanted to help, whose hair they've wanted to cut for the last three or four months, that is a great relief. and also the fact they can start making money, of course, a lot of the staff have been on furlough, the fact they can get people back through the doors, is really great news. of course, it is still difficult, still challenging, everyone has to wear masks, aprons, all the sanitising measures that you expect to see and social distancing, there are dividers between the different sections of the salon. all of that makes things a little bit slower and more difficult but the key thing, i think, for the people here is there is a sense that they can get back to doing what they do best and what they've been wanting to do for so long. what are people generally in scotland thinking about the easing of restrictions and th

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow.h of the conservative mp for chesham and amersham, cheryl gillan. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is with me. where people are where in westminster she had beeniu? are where in westminster she had been ill? how might they wear. i think it will surprise people seeing the reaction from some conservative mps, and others as well == the reaction from some conservative mps, and others as well— the reaction from some conservative mps, and others as well -- yes, they wear. the prime _ mps, and others as well -- yes, they wear. the prime minister— mps, and others as well -- yes, they wear. the prime minister said - mps, and others as well -- yes, they wear. the prime minister said he i mps, and others as well -- yes, they| wear. the prime minister said he was saddened at cheryl gillan's death, describing her as a great servant to the people of chesham and amersham. she has been in there since 1992, very solid conservative seat, won half of the votes in the constituency —— in the last el

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. where you are. hello. good evening to you. you are watching bbc news. the time now is 6:17pm. i amjane hill to take us to the coverage of the downing street briefing that we have heard from the prime minister, borisjohnson, in the last hour and a half or so. if you didn't see the briefing, let's just remind you have the key points that the prime minister reminded us of. he confirmed —— the prime minister confirmed the next stage of the lockdown lifting in england will go ahead as planned on april 12th, thatis that is next week. non—essential shops, hairdressers and gyms can reopen, and pubs and restaurants can start serving customers outdoors. he said there is "nothing in the present data," like a surge in cases, or a new variant emerging, which suggests that the uk will have to deviate from its current roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions. england's chief medical officer professor chris whitty said vaccines are being rolled out at "a remarkable rate". about 31.6 million people in

our scotland correspondent james shaw is at a hair salon in glasgow this morning. he ears. —— your unintentional mullet. so little tidy up behind the ears. -- your unintentional mullet. so far awa ! your unintentional mullet. so far away! has _ your unintentional mullet. so far away! has it _ your unintentional mullet. so far away! has it been _ your unintentional mullet. so far away! has it been hard _ your unintentional mullet. so far away! has it been hard over - your unintentional mullet. so far away! has it been hard over the | your unintentional mullet. so far i away! has it been hard over the last few months for you? it away! has it been hard over the last few months for you?— away! has it been hard over the last few months for you? it has been very difficult, few months for you? it has been very difficult. with — few months for you? it has been very difficult, with the _ few months for you? it has been very difficult, with the routine, _ few months for you? it has been very difficult, with the routine, missing i difficult, with the routine, missing my girls

let's speak to james shaw in glasgow.s. this has now been confirmed? -- relief for parents.— relief for parents. yes, all secondary _ relief for parents. yes, all secondary schools - relief for parents. yes, all secondary schools will - relief for parents. yes, all. secondary schools will come relief for parents. yes, all- secondary schools will come back at the end of the easter holidays, all primary schools are already back. holidays vary locally, it will either be monday the 12th or the 19th when they are back. the exception is children in shielding groups, sar on the shielding list that they will not go back to face—to—face learning until the 26th of this month. 0ne face—to—face learning until the 26th of this month. one other issue that came up in nicola sturgeon's briefing was the issue of so—called vaccine passports all certificates. she said she was open—minded about it, they will be watching the trial taking place out of the border, but she said there were ethical and practical issues and there should be an open

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. james shaw at the hairdresser. very lucky man!a lot of people. i know that friends and family anecdotally have said the same thing to me. pre—pandemic, hugh described himself as a moderate drinker. it was his adult children living with him during lockdown who made him realise he was drinking too much. every night, i was always having two bottles of fairly strong beer and then a whole bottle of red wine. that's about over 100 units per week, at least. it's recommended that adults don't exceed more than ia units of alcohol per week, which equates to six pints of beer or six medium glasses of wine. i had no discipline. i had no kind of power over myself at one point. it really depressed me. but i still could then carry on that day. it was quite a vicious loop, really. an estimated quarter of uk adults, particularly those furloughed or working from home, reported drinking more during lockdown. of furloughed workers, one in ten said they were drinking in secret. and provisional data from 2020 shows a stark increase in alcohol—specific

still being urged to stay local, even though the stay—at—home rule was lifted on friday — here's james shawappy to be back in the salon, just getting back into doing what we love most. and seeing all our colleagues, and all our regular clients coming back isjust wonderful. it's fantastic. i've been coming to this salon i for about 12 years and i know it's a great place to come to. i have to say, it's an enormous relief for me to be able to get a haircut after three months, at least, of waiting for one, and for thousands of other people in scotland as well. but these are not the only freedoms that we are going to start enjoying from today. it's been sunny across much of scotland, which has encouraged many people to head for their local garden centre. these changes are part of the scottish government's road map out of lockdown, which continues at the same time as preparations for elections in may. over the course of the crisis, the scottish government has sometimes seemed more cautious than ministers in london, and that tone was evident in the latest guidance from the health secretary. what w