jean mackenzie in amsterdam. _ pressed pause. jean mackenzie in amsterdam, thank _ pressed pause.al editor fergus walsh is with me now. i know you are waiting for updates from the ema but there is lots to talk about around vaccines, and striking listening to matt hancock in the last hour, you get that sense trying to give reassurance despite the delays. trying to give reassurance despite the dela s. , , ., trying to give reassurance despite thedela s. _ ., , trying to give reassurance despite thedela s. _ ., i, the delays. firstly that nobody is auoin to the delays. firstly that nobody is going to have — the delays. firstly that nobody is going to have their _ the delays. firstly that nobody is going to have their vaccine - going to have their vaccine appointment for their second dose cancelled, and that some first dose appointments will be going ahead in april but they will be the catch up. they will be the people with underlying health problems who have not been vaccinated, there will be some of the vaccine hesitant who have not come forward yet, not helped by this concern over

jean mackenzie, bbc news, reykjavik. picked up new hobbies during lockdown. this goat is no exception. with a little help from his owners, he's learned to ride the waves on this inflatable surf board. at least, most of the time. and you can get in touch with me and most hello there. many of us started the week dry with some spring sunshine. but things are going to change over the next few days. it is already turning cloudier. it will turn wetter and windier, and briefly for the end of the week, it'll turn quite a bit colder. now, on the satellite picture, you can see a lot of cloud out west. this cloud being brought in our direction by a south—westerly breeze. as that breeze sets in, it is laden with moisture. so, that is going to deliver a lot of cloud through tuesday, especially across western parts of the uk, where the cloud will squeeze out some spots of light rain and drizzle. and we'll see some more persistent rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland later in the day, where it will also be turning qu

jean mackenzie, bbc news. thanks for watching. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @marklobel.s. on saturday, the sunshine was focused more across eastern scotland and the north—east of england, and temperatures reached 17 celsius at bridlington, 18 in aboyne, aberdeenshire after a frosty start. quite a bit colder in merseyside and kent. those areas may get a little bit milder during sunday but we're not expecting 17 celsius because that warmth was ahead of this weak weather front here that's been bringing some thicker cloud and a little drizzle southwards. but once that moves through, it actually introduces cooler air, a different sort of air mass. so, temperatures won't be quite as high on sunday despite the fact that there will be more sunshine more widely. and by the time we get to the morning, temperatures could be close to freezing where we've got those clearer skies around lothian, fife and tayside. we still have some more cloud and some damp weather across south wales and the south west of england to move away and it should brighten up here in the afternoon. still quite

jean mackenzie, bbc news, iceland. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. uk and, certainly, we've not seen anything too spicy in the weather. in scotland, we've had these clear blue skies near to edinburgh, and that sunshine is working southwards across scotland and northern ireland, now pushing into england and wales, with the cloud breaking up. we are going to see plenty of sunshine for most areas this afternoon, but out in the atlantic we have a weather system that is going to be pushing some thicker cloud back towards scotland over the next 2a hours, as we'll see in just a moment. i think the main message is grab the sunshine whilst it's there. in the sunshine today, quite warm, as well, for march, 15 or 16 degrees celsius, but notice around the coastline some green tinges on the map — it's a lot colder here with the winds coming in off the chilly sea. for example, in the north sea it is only six degrees at the moment, so if you do get the winds coming in from the sea it is going to feel that bit colder. overnight tonight, we will keep the dry weather

jean mackenzie, bbc news, reykjavik. we are going back to know boulder colorado.ls have been saying. ten dead in the shooting in a grocery store in boulder, colorado, including a local police officer. ten people dead. police have been tracing and notifying victims' families. there has been some delay in getting a total of her money killed or wounded. the suspect has been injured but detained. please have a person of interest in custody and it is not an active shooter situation any more. that's it for now. hello there. many of us started the week dry with some spring sunshine. but things are going to change over the next few days. it is already turning cloudier. it will turn wetter and windier, and briefly for the end of the week, it'll turn quite a bit colder. now, on the satellite picture, you can see a lot of cloud out west. this cloud being brought in our direction by a south—westerly breeze. as that breeze sets in, it is laden with moisture. so, that is going to deliver a lot of cloud through tuesday, especially across western parts of the uk, where the cloud

and life can look like this again. jean mackenzie, bbc news, reykjavik.mself in hospital on a ventilator after contracting coronavirus. he spent almost two months in intensive care. when he left hospital in may, he spoke to our health correpsondent catherine burns about the impact that covid had had on his life. catherine has been back to see him and talked about the changes in his life brought about by the pandemic. you give yourself goals, and my goal was to get home... it was just to get home. we met dr mike hare last may. he'd achieved his goal, but frail and exhausted, his recovery was just beginning. now the weather's colder, but the smile is steady. it's so lovely to see you both looking so well, you look like a different person than you did ten months ago. how are you feeling? different! i think we were fairly fatalistic when we saw you last, and now we know that we can get over severe illness, this covid can be beaten. before covid, mike's nickname was mr fit, he ran marathons, loved skiing and sailing. this time last year, though, he was put on

jean mackenzie, bbc news.lam with victory over france later. england are playing ireland now while earlier scotland's win over italy was their biggest margin of victory in the six nations. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. you know where to find murrayfield, the scenic outskirts of edinburgh, but where are scotland in world rugby? it's italy in blue shirts, and it is their captain luca bigi going over to give his team the lead. commentator: well, well, the game changed rapidly, remember scotland began the six nations by beating england? duhan van der merwe finishing here in his own time. when you watch scotland's quick hands and faster feet it is easy to forget they have also lost twice in the tournament. too much for italy here. inside half an hour they had their fourth try and their bonus point. the second half began with scotland's hooker dave cherry getting his second try, just the performance scotland needed and the one italy feared. it's been a gruelling tournament for their new coach. in

jean mackenzie, bbc news. it is truly beautiful.new figures here in the uk show there's been a boom in people learning one in particular — welsh. in fact, its notjust in the uk — people from around the world have been learning it too. the bbc�*s tomos morgan has been meeting up with some of those students in far—flung places — virtually, of course. i ddysgu cymraeg nawr, to learn welsh now, the classroom's gone online, just like everything else over the last year. since i was a baby. but these classes aren't just for those living here in wales that can't speak the language. they're full of learners from all over the world. i will give you an eight out of ten for that, that's pretty good. people like student nicole gallegos who lives in, yes, you guessed it, costa rica. not your usual hotbed for celtic languages, i'lladmit. she began studying in october on a language app after realising that her surname has a welsh connection. i heard that the gallegos people are like a compilation of spanish and welsh people that came to the land ma

jean mackenzie, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre.ate, thank you. it was a cruel end for wales in rugby union's six nations championship as a late french try ended their grand slam hopes, losing 32—30 in paris. it means the title will be settled in the final game of the tournament next week. asjoe wilson reports. through the stage—managed metres of an empty stadium, there was no doubt about the occasion. it's all there in his face. but france were playing not simply to defy the welsh grand slam, they had their own eyes on the trophy, on the try line, bear. wales recovered immediately, watch out for dan biggar, stronger and over, the scores were level, for a few seconds. this was scintillator, now france were attacking again, and dupont was now getting the second try, end to end. when would it end? not yet. and then a navidi found a way through and it was 14—14 inside 20 minutes. second half and a marginal moment, did josh adams touch this down? the on field referee said yes but his tv colleague did not overrule so wales were ten point

jean mackenzie, bbc news, iceland. makes me a little nervous just watching that.arning they may never return. our arts editor will gompertz spoke to four performers about how they�*ve coped over the last 12 months. music: there�*s no business like showbusiness theatre, one of the great success stories of britain�*s creative industries but this time last year the bright lights of the west end went dark. theatreland�*s professionals suddenly found themselves unemployed and needing a plan b. i am a freelance and as well as the show, i also do a range of other kinds of playing such as concerts and recording sessions and tourism things like that. as well as the show closing, all of that went up in smoke. so all of your income has disappeared? yes, exactly. these guys here were looking for an extra pair of hands and they kindly agreed to take me on. in fact, it�*s actually something i find really satisfactory. i�*m enjoying the work. i like working with my hands. and even learning skills i would like to develop in my own time perhaps alongside music. # i'm patiently wai

our europe correspondent jean mackenzie visited the volcano last week.ve been bracing for turns into a spectacle, rather than a threat. translation: the nation has been waiting with bated breath now- for three weeks for this to happen and it's been 15 months since seismic activity began increasing significantly on the peninsula. since the activity ratcheted up three weeks ago, iceland has recorded more than 50,000 earthquakes, a sign this eruption was imminent. we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week. the eruption is going to happen most likelyjust beyond that ridge. this island which straddles two tectonic plates is used to eruptions. but not here, because this area has sat dormant now for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released. with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. translation: people have been growing tired of the significant i earthquakes that a

jean mackenzie, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, @lukwesaburak — thanks for watching.out how the weather is looking. hello there, for most places, it's been a quiet weekend so far. high pressure has been firmly in charge. it's been mostly dry, but not always sunny. this is the satellite picture from saturday. you can see there was a lot of cloud. where we had the best of the sunshine, parts of north—east england and eastern scotland, got up to 17 degrees or even a little higher in a few places. now, as we move into sunday, this little frontal system is one fly in the ointment. it's going to provide just the odd spot of rain through the first part of sunday in southern areas. but high pressure is still in charge. so that means mainly dry weather. that weather front will bring just the odd spot of rain across the south—west of england and the south of wales first thing. that will clear away and then, if anything, there should be a little more sunshine than we saw during saturday in many areas. but a slight shift in wind direction means it'll be a bit cooler for those par

jean mackenzie, bbc news.uptions where the lava is moving very closely and you can get up quite close to the lava front without too much problem. in fact i have been watching the webcam for part of today and a lot of people are there. icelanders are use to these eruptions, they know how to act safely and to care at these eruptions. if to act safely and to care at these eruptions.— these eruptions. if you're watching _ these eruptions. if you're watching the _ these eruptions. if you're watching the webcam - these eruptions. if you're watching the webcam it l these eruptions. if you're - watching the webcam it must be very hard to get any sleep, presumably this must be a very exciting time for you. it is him it's — exciting time for you. it is him it's been _ exciting time for you. it is him it's been six - exciting time for you. it is him it's been six years - exciting time for you. it is i him it's been six years since the last eruption in iceland and it is quite amazing to see one in this particular place be

jean mackenzie, bbc news. thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. ijust want to pick up on bbc news. ijust want to pick up on the point thatjean was making there, it has been called a tourist eruption. is it safe for people to go and watch the spectacle? it is indeed. go and watch the spectacle? it is indeed- it's _ go and watch the spectacle? it is indeed. it's one _ go and watch the spectacle? it is indeed. it's one of _ go and watch the spectacle? it 3 indeed. it's one of these very gentle lava eruptions where lava is moving very slowly and you can get up moving very slowly and you can get up quite close to the lava front without too much problem. in fact, i have been watching the webcam for part of the day, and there are a lot of people out there. you know, icelanders are use to these eruptions, so they know how to act safely and to take care at these erections. ii safely and to take care at these erections. , ., ., safely and to take care at these erections-— safely and to take care at these erec

jean mackenzie, bbc news, reykjavik. of the city's police stations was attacked, and 21 officers were injured. eight people have been arrested after clashes between protesters and police, at a demonstration against new powers for policing protests in england and wales. our correspondent sian lloyd reports. sirens. it was a night of violence and disorder on the streets of bristol. police vehicles targeted and missiles hurled. 21 police officers were injured, two of them seriously. today, the home secretary described what unfolded as anarchic. our exceptional and brave police officers put themselves in harm's way to protect the public. for them to face the criminal violence against them while upholding the law is completely unacceptable. earlier in the day, people had gathered peacefully. around 1000 protesting against the police and crime bill that could restrict demonstrations in the future. chanting: kill the bill! kill the bill! there were marches in other cities, too, against the government proposals for england and w

europe correspondent jean mackenzie has this report. at times the ground continuously shakes. enough to feel. at iceland's meteorological office they are recording every last one. ,, . ., one. since midnight today there have been _ one. since midnight today there have been 1200 _ one. since midnight today there have been 1200 earthquakes - one. since midnight today there l have been 1200 earthquakes and in a normal week you might have 100, 200. in a normal week you might have 100, 200-— in a normal week you might have 100,200. , , ., , 100, 200. many people have been woken u- 100, 200. many people have been woken up by _ 100, 200. many people have been woken up by earthquakes. - 100, 200. many people have been woken up by earthquakes. we - woken up by earthquakes. we have — woken up by earthquakes. we have had _ woken up by earthquakes. we have had several over a magnitude of the five so this is very— magnitude of the five so this is very unusual. i don't think anyone — is very unusual. i don't think anyone remembers anything like this happening. this anyone remembers anything

that press conference took place in amsterdam, and our correspondent jean mackenzie was there.en saying all along stands, that they think this is a vaccine in which the benefits massively outweigh the risks. it was striking, they pointed out there how many people have died in the eu every single day from covid. they said that last week, there was one date in which more than a quarter of a million people died, so really reiterating that this vaccine prevents people against hospitalisations, prevents people from death of covid. let's look at the context. the decision comes after more than a dozen countries across the eu, including germany, france, italy and spain, suspended their use of the astrazeneca vaccine earlier this week over blood clot concerns. we've already had reaction from some of them. the western german region of them. the western german region of rhineland is also resuming its used and ireland and sweden have also said they are reviewing the new ema advice. the reason they suspended the vaccine was reports of blood cost. of those people, there had been less than a0

jean mackenzie in amsterdam.oon as we get any comments we will bring them to you. we think sometime after three o'clock. nhs chief executive sir simon stevens said he was "personally delighted" as he received his first covid—19 vaccine jab. sir simon, who's 5a, said the oxford astrazeneca jab which he received at westminster abbey's vaccination site was "quick, painless and effective". todayis today is another huge milestone in the nhs covid vaccination programme because by the end of today over half of adults in this country would have had their vaccine. as a 54—year—old i was pleased to get my invitation yesterday, to have my 0xford astrazeneca jab this morning, and i have to tell you it was quick and i have to tell you it was quick and painless. and effective. so we are well on track to make sure that everybody aged 50 and over can be offered their vaccine well ahead of the 15th of april goal, so the suggestion is if you are invited, please step forward and take up the offer. the headlines on bbc news... healt

let's talk to our europe correspondent, jean mackenzie, she is outside the ema in amsterdam.that has been going on into these cases. 17 million people so far in the eu and uk have had the astrazeneca vaccine, and there have been fewer than a0 cases reported of blood clots. so what the european drugs regulator has been doing over the past few days is looking at each of those reported cases very carefully to see if it can establish any link between the vaccine and the blood clotting. because, at the moment, there is no evidence to suggest the two are linked. it gave out an initial assessment on tuesday when it said that so far there was no indication that the vaccine was causing the clotting. but we will find out later today whether it has found anything, the indication at the moment is that it hasn't. it has urged countries, as has the world health organization, to carry on using the vaccine saying that at the moment, the benefits very clearly outweigh the risks. but for those countries where there has been opposing the use of the astrazeneca jab, if the ema later on today say

our europe correspondent jean mackenzie is in amsterdam. good morning, jean.rope have decided to temporarily suspend using the astrazeneca vaccine over concern that perhaps it was causing blood clotting, so to put this in context, 17 million people have now had the astrazeneca jab in the eu and the uk, and there were fewer than a0 cases of blood clotting reported. so what the european medical agency here has been doing is looking through every single one of these cases to see if they can establish a link, to see if this is a genuine side—effect of the virus or it is just a coincidence, because at the moment there is absolutely no evidence that the two are linked. it gave an initial assessment on tuesday when it said that there were so far no indication that there were so far no indication that there were so far no indication that the jab was causing the clotting, and it was urging countries to carry on using it. the world health organization has also wanted countries to continue. countries in europe have said, some of them, that they will continue using it imm