the radio 2 presenter jo whiley says she is living "a nightmare" after her 53—year—old sister who hasrning disabilities and diabetes, tested positive for coronavirus after an outbreak in her care home. jo whiley revealed that she has been offered a vaccine before her younger sister, frances, possibly she thinks because she is a carer for her sister. and she said she wanted to speak up for the people who have been overlooked. she's been speaking to our disability correspondent, nikki fox. she's my younger sister, she's got red hair, and she's got the flaming temper that goes with it. she gives really good hugs. she forms very, very close attachments with people. jo's sister, frances, lives in supported living alongside other people with learning disabilities. she's still not had her vaccine, butjo has been offered hers. it doesn't make complete sense to me why i would get the vaccine, and my sister who has learning disabilities, who has diabetes, and is vulnerable, would not get the vaccine. what measures have you and your family gone to to try and get frances the vaccine? for weeks no

dj jo whiley says she's delighted that those with a learning disability, like her sister, will now bed for a covid vaccine. in scotland, the growing rift between first minister nicola sturgeon and former first minister alex salmond, which comes to a head later this week. has he been physically violent before? calls to one domestic abuse charity have risen by more than 50% in the past year, as lockdown has increased suffering for many. and the van gogh masterpiece hidden from public view for the past 100 years is to be sold at auction. and coming up in sport on bbc news... a demoralising first day for england, bowled out for 112 in ahmedebad, as india have the upper hand in the third test. good evening. the "full return" of students to schools and colleges in england, on march 8th, is justified by the latest data, and what's called a "robust" covid testing regime is part of the plans. that was the assurance given to parents and pupils by gavin williamson, the education secretary, who also addressed the fact that hundreds of thousands of students have missed so much work this year. so h

the dj jo whiley has said "it couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties andbetes, was offered the vaccine after she was already fighting for her life with covid. a passengerjet has scattered debris over a residential area near denver after one of its engines failed on take—off. israel eases its lockdown after almost half the population is vaccinated — but you'll need a special pass to take advantage of all the new freedoms. thousands of protesters have returned to the streets in myanmar, a day after security forces fired at a crowd killing two people in the city of mandalay. now on bbc news, click. this week, military training in vr. cardboard computers. and, you coming round to the clubhouse? it's time to find out what everyone�*s talking about. hey, welcome to click, hope you're doing 0k. lara, how are you this week? good, thanks, just about managing to stay entertained. i keep going through phases of what i'm actually doing — this week it's been all about live radio. do you know, me too! i'm listening to more and more live radio these days. i feel like iju

the dj jo whiley says it "couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabeteswas offered the vaccine after she was already "fighting for her life" with covid. the medical professionals, who are doing an amazing job, just aren't equipped, because it's all so new. they don't know how people with a learning disability are going to react in this situation, which is why it makes such sense to just get them vaccinated. air emergency above the us state of colorado — but the passenger plane lands safely to the relief of crew and passengers. my daughter was sitting on the window, and i was just like, "don't look! let's close it up and let's just pray." so that is what we did. wejust held hands and said some prayers. and world number one novak djokovic wins a ninth australian open title with a comfortable victory over daniil medvedev. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has promised that all adults in the uk will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly. so far, more than 17 million people have already had a jab — that

jo whiley revealed that she has been offered a vaccine before her younger sister, frances.correspondent, nikki fox. it doesn't make sense to me why i would get the vaccine, and my sister who has learning disabilities, who has diabetes, is vulnerable and would not get the vaccine. what would not get the vaccine. what measures have _ would not get the vaccine. what measures have you _ would not get the vaccine. what measures have you and - would not get the vaccine. what measures have you and your i would not get the vaccine. what measures have you and your family gone to to try and get her the vaccine? ., «a ., gone to to try and get her the vaccine? ., ., ., vaccine? for weeks we have done everything _ vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we _ vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we can _ vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we can and _ vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we can and i _ vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we can and i have i vaccine? for weeks we have done everything we can and i have sent e—mails and my mum has sent e—mails

the dj jo whiley says it "couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetess offered the vaccine after she was already "fighting for her life" with covid. the medical professionals, who are doing an amazing job, just aren't equipped, because it's all so new. they don't know how people with a learning disability are going to react in this situation, which is why it makes such sense to just get them vaccinated. and a pioneering breakthough for children needing a heart transplant — a machine that keeps hearts beating outside the body for up to 12 hours. good afternoon. the prime minister has promised that all adults in the uk will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly. so far, more than 17 million people have already had a jab — that's around one in three adults. the vaccines offer protection against the two most commonly found variants in the uk — but it's not clear yet how they work against the south african variant. a single case of that strain has been confirmed in brentwood in essex and surge testing is now being expanded th

dj jo whiley with her sister frances who was admitted to hospital with covid.disability and she caught the virus after an outbreak in a care home. an appearance on the mark show on sundayjo whiley meant an impassioned plea for those with learning disabilities to be vaccinated.— learning disabilities to be vaccinated. , , ., , ., vaccinated. they should be no debate, forget _ vaccinated. they should be no debate, forget the _ vaccinated. they should be no i debate, forget the classifications and just protect these people who are so vulnerable and have no way to fight for themselves. get them and their carers going into the home, this is how it spreads, get them vaccinated. fix, this is how it spreads, get them vaccinated-— vaccinated. a report last year showed people _ vaccinated. a report last year showed people with - vaccinated. a report last year showed people with a - vaccinated. a report last year| showed people with a learning disability are six times more likely to die from covid and those aged 18 to die from covid and those aged 18 to 3430 to die from co

also tonight: people with learning disabilities moved up the vaccination queue — it follows dj jo whiley behalf of her sister frances. why is vaccine takeup so low among ethnic minorities and the poor — calls forjabs to be taken to their homes. sturgeon versus salmond — the bitter rift at the heart of the snp — and why some are saying it's corrupting scottish politics. this is now about the structure of the scottish institutions, the parliament and scottish democracy. this is the biggest crisis in our institutions since devolution began. lucky to be alive — golfing superstar tiger woods survives a car crash — but is this the end of a brilliant career? and coming up on bbc news: england struggle with the bat against india — all out for 112 on the first day of the third test, with the home side firmly in control. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. when children in england return to the classroom the week after next, many of them will have missed nearly half a school year because of covid lockdowns. today the government has announced an extra £400 million — on top of 300 million a

it follows dj jo whiley�*s campaign on behalf of her sister, frances.ite 18 million people already receiving a vaccine in the uk, a sginificationt number of people are still reluctant. lucky to be alive — golfing superstar tiger woods survives a car crash, but suffers significant injuries to his leg and foot. a painting by vincent van gogh, has been shown to the public for the first time, after being kept in a french family's collection for years. good evening. when children in england return to the classroom the week after next, many of them will have missed nearly half a school year because of covid lockdowns. today, the government has announced an extra £400 million — on top of £300 million announced last month — for what's being described as a catch—up programme. out of that, £302 million will be for primary and secondary schools to spend on their most disadvantaged pupils. another £200 million is for expanded tutoring programmes. and a further £200 million will be set aside for extra face—to—face summer schools for some secondary pupils. teaching u

jo whiley speaking to our disability correspondent nikki fox.y new visa rules, post brexit are a �*towering hurdle' that must urgently be addressed. mps on digital, culture, media and sport committee heard evidence from musicians and artists this morning. the government says it opens to open negotiations with individual countries to help reduce performance to work in europe. let's speak now to lyndsay duthie. —— help british performers. she is the chief executive of the production guild of great britain, which represents uk film and tv drama professionals. she appeared on the digital, culture, media and sport committee hearing today. thank you so much for being with us. for people who are not familiar with this problem for the creative industries in europe, just explain what it means for british performers at the moment. what it means for british performers at the moment-— at the moment. well, it's very difficult because _ at the moment. well, it's very difficult because now - at the moment. well, it's very difficult because now you - at the mom

the dj jo whiley says it "couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabeteswas offered the vaccine after she was already "fighting for her life" with covid. a nigerian air force passenger plane has crashed just outside abuja airport after reporting engine failure, killing all seven people on board. air emergency above the us state of colorado, but the passenger plane lands safely to the relief of crew and passengers. a pioneering breakthough for children needing now on bbc news, the business response to the peace accords between israel and the united arab emirates and bahrain has been swift. what does it mean for economies in the region? a historic peace deal has shaken up alliances in the gulf, the middle east and the rest of the world. but what does this new warmth between the united arab emirates, bahrain and israel mean for business? i'm sameer hashmi in dubai, and this is talking business. a historic deal that could be worth billions of dollars in terms of new trade and business, the so—called abraham accords signed between the united arab emirates, bahr

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the dj jo whiley says it "couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetess offered the vaccine after she was already "fighting for her life" with covid. the medical professionals, who are doing an amazing job, just aren't equipped, because it's all so new. they don't know how people with a learning disability is going to react in this situation, which is why it makes such sense to just get them vaccinated. a nigerian airforce passenger plane has crashed just outside abuja airport after reporting engine failure — killing all seven people on board. air emergency above the us state of colorado — but the passenger plane lands safely to the relief of crew and passengers. a pioneering breakthough for children needing a heart transplant — a machine that keeps hearts beating outside the body for up to 12 hours. and people at an illegal gathering in spain find there is no hiding from the law — as partygoers unsuccessfully try to evade police enforcing covid rules. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has promised that all adults in the uk will be

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jo whiley revealed last week that she was offered the vaccine before her sister who has a genetic disorder a campaign that the government to update its vaccine policy chemist ahead whatley says doctors will start inviting everyone registered with learning disabilities to get vaccinated pakistan's prime minister has been talking trade and tourism with sri lankan president got a bio rajapaksa in colombo imran khan has been on a 2 day visit aimed at improving relations between the 2 nations is promoting pakistan as a good tourist destination for the people of sri lanka but it is also discussed working together on defense un human rights chief is criticized for lanka for not doing enough for victims of its civil war issue says there has been no justice even though it's more than a decade since the conflict ended some 100000 people died in the 26 year war between the government and rebels from the minority tamil community. the government has largely caught. on the possibility or do you need progress to end purely through a national cross for these reasons a call on the council or no waste were

it follows a campaign by the bbc radio presenter jo whiley, who was offered a vaccine before her sisterbility. frances is recovering after being hospitalised with covid. the deputy head of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation said the previous policy, letting gps decide who had "severe" enough learning disabilities to qualify, had led to some "inequalities". there's been a lot of controversy about this area and i surely understand that but we want to be absolutely clear and we are going to make another announcement very, very soon, it maybe while this is taking place, that all of those on the learning disability register as registered by their gp should be eligible for immunisation now. and all those as i say in shared and home living accommodations should be immunised. this will include about another 150,000 or so individuals with learning disabilities. however, there's no evidence at all that the individual risk of someone with very mild learning disabilities is any different than that of someone else of their age. so, i am — and jcvi are — very personally, very concerne

dj jo whiley asks why she's been offered the jab before her vulnerable sister.e vaccine roll—out extends to the over 65s and people between 16 and 65 with underlying health conditions. data from public health england showed that 6 out of 10 people who died from coronavirus up to november last year had a disability — that's around 30,000 out of 50,000. here'sjo whiley. it feels like it's been a very long wait for the vaccine to get round to her, and on thursday night i got the call that i've been dreading, and that saying that they have about your blood running cold, we found out that covid had hit her care home, there was an outbreak of covid in the home, and she had been due to come home and be with mum and dad, and that had to — that was not allowed. she had to stay where she is. she is at risk of having covid, she is being tested daily at the moment, and we arejust... you know, all i think about all the time at the moment is, god, i hope her next test is negative, i hope her next test is negative and i hope everyone in the care home is ok, and... the effect o

jo whiley revealed that she has been offered a vaccine before her younger sister, frances.got the flaming hair and the personality that go with it. richard has a learning disability and has recently had his vaccine. he believes it is vital for others, especially those who live my my sister who was learning disabilities who has diabetes and is vulnerable when i get the vaccine. buy—back wavelengths of you and your buy— back wavelengths of you and your family— buy— back wavelengths of you and your family gone through to get the vaccine? — family gone through to get the vaccine? , ,.,,, , , .., vaccine? everything we possibly can. i sent vaccine? everything we possibly can. i sent e-mails. _ vaccine? everything we possibly can. i sent e-mails, mother _ vaccine? everything we possibly can. i sent e-mails, mother send - vaccine? everything we possibly can. l i sent e-mails, mother send e-mails, i sent e—mails, mother send e—mails, my sisters for the e—mails and he had just given up. my sisters for the e-mails and he had just given up.— had just given up. after weeks of concern t

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radio 2 dj jo whiley says she has been offered a vaccine — before her sister frances — who has a learning round to her, and on thursday night i got the call that i�*ve been dreading, and that saying that they have about your blood running cold, we found out that covid had hit her care home, there was an outbreak of covid in the home, and she had been due to come home and be with mum and dad, and that had to — that was not allowed. she had to stay where she is. she is at risk of having covid, she is being tested daily at the moment, and we arejust... you know, all i think about all the time at the moment is, god, i hope her next test is negative, i hope your next test is negative and i hope everyone in the care home is ok, and... the effect on her mental health is quite extreme, as well, because she was so excited about seeing us, she�*s finding it very difficult to comprehend why she can�*t see us anyway. she is very distressed, she has now gone into quite a slump, to be honest with you. she refused to speak to my parents over the weekend for the first time in her entire life, in her 53 y

in the uk, radio 2 dj jo whiley says she has been offered a vaccine before her sister frances, who hass in residential care. it comes as the vaccine roll—out extends to the over 65s and people between 16 and 65 with underlying helath conditions. data from public health england showed that six out of ten people who died from coronavirus up to november last year had a disability. that's around 30,000 out of 50,000. here'sjo whiley. we've done everything. myself and my parents and the home have done everything we can to try and facilitate the vaccine coming into the people who need it the most. she is in tier 6, but she also has diabetes, quite bad diabetes, which, my understanding, puts her in tier 4, because she has an underlying health condition, so, i would have thought that she should have been vaccinated, she should have received it, but that hasn't happened. i suppose what i'm doing is just wanting to speak up to people like frances, like the people that live in her care home, who have been overlooked, because this happens so often — people with learning difficulties are neglected.

will return to facebook�*s platform, and it will reach deals to pay news groups for their stories. jo whileye thank you" to everybody who has helped her after she was hospitalised with coronavirus. a video posted by the broadcaster shows frances now out of hospital. she said it was "hard to believe" thatjust days ago they were discussing palliative care options for her. the dj has been campaigning for those with learning disabilities to be given the covid—19 vaccines urgently. britain's fashion industry is worth £35 billion a year to the economy but its leaders say they need government help to deal with the twin effects of brexit and the pandemic. leaving the european union has meant additional paperwork and costs while covid has stopped the events that designers need to showcase their creations. along with new york, milan and paris, london fashion week draws a global audience. but all collections are being shown online as our arts editor, will gompertz reports. london fashion week 2021, an online only affair this year but still an important showcase for britain's luxury fashion brands. they

coming up — we'll be hearing from radio 2 dj jo whiley�*s family, after her younger sister's hospitalisationus. the uk government now promises that all adults on the learning disability register will be prioritised for vaccine. and india thrash england by ten wickets in an bizarre third test to take a 2—1 series lead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last year's exam fiasco, when grades were decided by an algorithm, this year the government has opted to pass the responsibility of gcse and a—level grades on to teachers. with so much term time lost and exams cancelled, pupils in england will be assessed only on what they've been taught. there are several ways in which teachers will be able to determine grades — from mock exams, coursework, essays and optional tests provided by exam boards. results will be published earlier in august to allow more time for the extra appeals that are expected. today's announcement follows similar moves in scotland, wales and northern ireland, but there are concerns about the fairness of the approach, and that vexed issue of grade inflation. our educat

lockdown too early is the independent�*s main headline — below its main picture story of the dj, jo whiley why she was offered a covid vaccine before her vulnerable sister. "let us visit loved ones" is the plea in the daily mirror as the paper speaks of the toll of lockdowns on elderly people in britain's care homes. it says families are "begging" to be allowed to help their relatives. and the express is reporting that the queen has "every faith" that prince harry and meghan will honour royal protocol in their forthcoming oprah winfrey tv interview. so let's begin... kate and john, it should we kick off with the mail? papers over the past few days all saying they have had sight of the blueprint for the lockdown easing which is going to be announced next week. the male illustrating with pictures from the photo library there.— illustrating with pictures from the photo library there. yes, so lots of front pages — photo library there. yes, so lots of front pages are — photo library there. yes, so lots of front pages are trailing _ photo library there. yes, so lots of front pages are trailing w

dj jo whiley with her sister frances who was admitted to hospital with covid. learning disability and she caught the virus after an outbreak in her care home. an appearance on the mark show on sundayjo whiley meant an impassioned plea for those with learning disabilities to be vaccinated. there should be no debate, forget the classifications and just protect these people who are so vulnerable and have no way to fight for themselves. get them and their carers going into the home, this is how it spreads, get them vaccinated. a report last year showed people with a learning disability are six times more likely to die from covid and those aged 18 to 3a were 30 times more at risk. until now, only people with downs syndrome or those with severe and profound learning disabilities have been eligible for vaccines but today the government told gps everyone on the learning disability register should be invited for a jab, even those who are madly affected. —— mildly affected. this will include about another 150,000 or so individuals with learning disabilities. however ther

here's jo whiley speaking about this this morning., she should have received it, but that hasn't happened. and i suppose what i'm doing is just wanting to speak up to people like frances, like the people who live in her care home, who have been overlooked because this happens so often. people with learning disabilities are neglected. they haven't got a voice, they haven't got anybody there just badgering everybody, saying, "what about me? help me out here!" and, oh, my god, ican't tell you how frustrating it is and how horrendous it is. it's the stuff of nightmares at the moment. this plays into broader concerns about how covid is impacting people with disabilities. statistics from public health england show that six out of ten people who died from coronavirus up to november last year had a disability. that's around 30,000 out of the 50,000 lives lost. and for people with a medically diagnosed learning disability, the rate of death involving covid was 3.7 times greater compared with people who did not have a learning disability. disab

jo whiley, thanks very much indeed. hello. very mixed weather fortunes coming up in the week ahead.y map here. look at the very mild colours, so temperatures well above average for a time, particularly around midweek, before easing off later. but yet again, with the mild air, there's rain on the way. not evenly distributed across the uk. parts of eastern england staying dry. but the green colours across some portions of scotland bringing a renewed risk of flooding, with rain totals going above 100 millimetres in some spots. from an area of low pressure which brings in a waving weather front here for tuesday and wednesday, just sitting across many of the same areas. not just scotland, but northern ireland, wales, western parts of england seeing a bit of rain. but particularly for northern ireland and scotland. but if you avoid that weather front and stay dry, that's where we'll get that very mild air coming in, though all parts are going to be mild. now, we're already dealing with a bit of rain in parts of england and wales, and will be through the evening and night. particularly nor

coming up — we'll be hearing from radio 2 dj jo whiley�*s family, after her younger sister's hospitalisation

the radio 2 presenter, jo whiley, has described emotional scenes in an update on the health of her sistervirus. frances, who has a rare genetic disorder, can be seen waving from the hospital window in a video posted by the broadcaster yesterday evening. it comes afterjo made an impassioned plea for vulnerable people with learning disabilities, like frances, to be given the covid vaccine urgently. a pensionerfrom sussex who is due to celebrate her 111th birthday next month has been urging others to get their covid jab. may willis, who was born two years before the sinking of the titanic, has received herfirst dose of the vaccine and says she is looking forward to renewing old friendships once the lockdown is over. may says her long and happy life is the result of no smoking, no alcohol and plenty of chocolate. 111 is very old. i always say, it's time i went! but i wake up every morning and say, oh, you're still here! i've had my covid jab, and i think everyone should have it. it doesn't cost them anything. and it helps to stop things spreading. 0nce lockdown is over, and we can go back to

learning disability and has not yet been invited for her vaccine, whereas jo whiley been invited for madness that she was invited for her vaccine before her sister. we will get reaction from her. just to repeat, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation is advising that all of the people on the gp learning disability register should be invited for their covid—19 vaccination. there's a warning that the pandemic has led to more children being referred to social services in england, because of poverty, parental ill health and domestic violence. a report by the association of directors of children's services says some families, who had been managing before covid, are now in need of significant help. a court in germany has found a former member of the syrian security agency guilty of crimes against humanity. eyad al—gharib has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. he is one of two syrian defendants in the first ever trial over alleged atrocities committed by the assad regime. he was convicted for having helped to arrest protesters during the demonstrations against th

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coming up on morning live, jo whiley campaigned for people with learning disabilities to be prioritised you wait, i will get - shirt. not by the end of the show today, you wait, i will get them i today, you wait, i will get them going — today, you wait, i will get them going at— today, you wait, i will get them ..oin _ �* , ., , today, you wait, i will get them rroin. . , today, you wait, i will get them rroin. �* , today, you wait, i will get them ..oin, �* , going. a start is good. take care, both of you- _ if you were watching breakfast last week, you may remember the story of the park lane stables — they are even talking about making a hollywood movie about it. the horse riding centre in london which helps young people with learning difficulties. it was facing closure unless it could raise half a million pounds — and you helped to smash that target within a couple of hours of their appeal being reported on breakfast. we'll have a special update on that story in a moment. first, here's a quick reminder of how it all began. the stables in south—west london have been here for nearly 20

2 presenterjo whiley says she is living "a nightmare" after her sister, who has diabetes and learning disabilities, tested positive for coronavirus after an outbreak at her care home. johe has been offered a vaccine before her younger sister, frances, who's 53, possibly, she thinks, because she is deemed a carer. and she said she wanted to speak up for the people who have been overlooked. she's been speaking to our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox. she's my younger sister, she's got red hair, and she's got the flaming temper that goes with it. she gives really good hugs. she forms very, very close attachments with people. jo's sister, frances, lives in supported living alongside other people with learning disabilities. she's still not had her vaccine, butjo has been offered hers. it doesn't make complete sense to me why i would get the vaccine, and my sister who has learning disabilities, who has diabetes, and is vulnerable, would not get the vaccine. what measures have you and your family gone to to try and get frances the vaccine? for weeks now we have done everything we possibly can, i cannot tell you. i have sent e—mails, my mum has sent e—mails, the car