lucy williamson is in paris. really saw the two sides of president sarkozy�*s image today. as he walked into the courtroom, the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising then that is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another enquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that the then former president sarkozy used to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe the judge in overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal today's verdict. sometimes, she says, it takes a long time to get to the truth. luca; time to get to the truth. lucy williamson — time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in _ time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in paris, - time to ge

lucy williamson is in paris for us tonight. lucy? the result of a police phone tap in a different investigation that picked up a discussion about bribery between sarkozy and his lawyer. it is not the only trial that mr sarkozy is facing but it is the first and the first time a president has been given a custodial sentence. nicolas sarkozy arrived at court today a former president, right up to the salute outside the court room doors. once inside, the president turned defendant. no salutes from the judge, just a dressing down and a guilty verdict. corruption and influence peddling. for him, his former lawyer, and the judge they tried to bribe. the judge said that mr sarkozy had known what he was doing was wrong and spoke of a dark veil hanging over his lawyer's ethical responsibilities. years after mr sarkozy left office, his time as president of france continues to generate headlines. mr sarkozy�*s time in office has prompted several investigations. this trial was the result of an enquiry into campaign financing in which a police phon

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.ts on a pre—existing heart condition. he is 99 years old. he was driven by ambulance after almost two weeks at another london hospital. this from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vii hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view of a patient who is being placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. the journey across london was a short one. st bartholomew's, or bart's, is britain's oldest hospital, but it has some of the most modern and extensive facilities for cardiac care. it's a recognised centre of excellence. it's the largest specialist centre for this type of condition in the uk, and one of the largest in europe, and so you can see all of the subspecialists,

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. work was prolific in range and output — and was always infused with his great love of france and its culture. he's probably best—known for his film set in the jazz scene called round midnight — it won an academy award. he also garnered a bafta win and several cesar awards for his 1989 film life and nothing but. that's it from the team here at bbc news. a reminder you can reach me on twitter — @richpreston. hello there. the weather will be turning much colder today. we look at the temperatures we got to yesterday, in the warmer spots we had highs of around 15 celsius, for example, in sheffield. today, those temperatures quite widely across the uk down by about five celsius. from 15 to about 10 later this afternoon. the change is brought about by an area of low pressure, this one here, and there are a couple of weather fronts on it. the first, an impostor bringing in a little rain eastwards. the second is the cold front, and it's behind that that the colder air will spread its way in ac

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.he trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly after one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and a warning — some viewers may find material in this story distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19—year—old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving to the cigarette counter where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george floyd wasn't aware of it being fake. the

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.pt to reassure the public that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe, british prime minister, borisjohnson, has received today the first dose of the jab. almost half of the british population has received at least one dose of the covid vaccine and the government is pushing to reach the goal of vaccinating the majority of adults before the summer. here's mrjohnson speaking after getting his jab — please be warned there is flash photography. i cannot recommend it too highly. everybody, when you do get your notification to go for a jab, please go and get it. it is the best thing for you, the best thing for your family and for everybody else. don'tjust listen to me, listen to all the scientists will listen to what the european medicines agency have to say yesterday, to what the mhra has said. the risk is covid, this is a great thing to do. thank you all very much. thank you. but it's notjust about public confidence in vaccines — a bigger issue for most governments in europe is that they don't ha

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a reminder of our top story....within the first hundred days of his administration. in his first news conference since taking office, mr biden dismissed suggestions of an immigration crisis at america's southern border. he said he would run for re—election in 202a. lots more on our website and i'm available on social media. thank you for watching. available on social media. thank you forwatching. bye—bye. hello there. the weather will be turning much colder today. we look at the temperatures we got to yesterday, in the warmer spots we had highs of around 15 celsius, for example, in sheffield. today, those temperatures quite widely across the uk down by about five celsius. from 15 to about ten later this afternoon. the change is brought about by an area of low pressure, this one here, and there are a couple of weather fronts on it. the first one in imposter bringing in a little bit of rain eastwards. the second one is the cold front and it is behind that that the colder air will be spreading its way in across the uk.

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. that's it from a knee for now.ews on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. hello there. the weather will be turning much colder today. we look at the temperatures we got to yesterday, in the warmer spots we had highs of around 15 celsius, for example, in sheffield. today, those temperatures quite widely across the uk down by about five celsius. from 15 to about 10 later this afternoon. the change is brought about by an area of low pressure, this one here, and there are a couple of weather fronts on it. the first, an impostor bringing in a little rain eastwards. the second is the cold front, and it's behind that that the colder air will spread its way in across the uk. over the next few hours, ourfirst band of rain moves from wales across into central and eastern england. our main band of rain, our cold front, will be bringing wet weather and gusty winds to scotland, western parts of wales and northern ireland as well. through friday morning, this band of rain will push eastwards and only really reaching east a

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to st bart's hospital in london for tests on a pre—existing heart condition. the 99—year—old was driven by ambulance today after almost two weeks at another london hosptial. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vii hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view of a patient who is being placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. "the duke of edinburgh was today transferred from king edward vii's hospital to st bartholomew's hospital, where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition." the journey across london was a short one. st

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.he assaulted his ex—wife amber heard and left her in fear for her life. thejudge said mr depp had no real prospect of success and therefore refused permission to against the ruling given last year in his libel case against the publishers of the sun. the renowned french film director bertrand tavernier has died, aged 79. his work was prolific in range and output, and was always infused with his great love of france and its culture. he's probably best known for his film set in the jazz scene called round midnight — it went on to win an academy award. he also garnered a bafta win and several cesar awards for his 1989 film life and nothing but. stay tuned, more to come and on the website of course. hello there. the weather will be turning much colder today. we look at the temperatures we got to yesterday, in the warmer spots we had highs of around 15 celsius, for example, in sheffield. today, those temperatures quite widely across the uk down by about five celsius. from 15 to about 10 late

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.any european countries are resuming use of the astrazeneca vaccine, france has limited it to the over 55s, despite reassurances by eu medicine regulators. the british prime minister borisjohnson received his first dose of the astrazeneca jab at the hospital in london where he was treated for coronavirus last year. he said people should listen to the scientists, who have declared it safe and effective. the british government is aiming to inoculate the majority of adults by the summer. covax is an international scheme which aims to help poorer countries get more doses of the covid—i9 vaccine. it attempts to bring together governments, manufacturers, scientists, civil society and philanthropy to provide a global solution to the pandemic. the covax scheme has secured 3.5 billion doses for middle and low income countries. but so far, only 32 million doses have been supplied — that's less than i% of the total number of covax doses secured. richer countries with strong buying power have benef

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.cal coronavirus variant is spreading through the country as the nation recorded its second deadliest toll on friday. black brazil is second only to the united states. microbiologist thinks the death of a third senator this week may be a wake—up call to lawmakers. major olimpio dying i think has a greater impact not on brazilians but on the senate itself, because maybe it is how they finally realise that it can get to any one of them. it's a young man — he was only 58 — and he was against restrictions, he — indeed, he took part in demonstrations against restrictions before he got ill, so i think it finally — it dawns into everyone's minds at the senate, at the congress, that this is real and that they can be next. so maybe now they realise how grave the situation is. indeed, so grave that it has got the second highest death toll in the country to america, as we mentioned. do you think, though, with all the focus turning to the vaccination programme — which is under way — that it's in a

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.id—i9 infection rates have been falling across many parts of the uk. but there are some towns — mainly in the north of england and the midlands — that have bucked the trend, with infections remaining relatively high. this is particularly true of areas where the local economy relies on manufacturing, construction or food processing jobs. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been to rotherham in south yorkshire, where infection rates remain stubbornly high. we've had to learn as we go along what works, what doesn't work, how to keep people safe. this is a disease of inequalities and people have to go out to work in, they can't work from home. it's physically and mentally draining on people - just how alone they feel. this isn't the kind of work you can do from home. for nearly a0 years, this rotherham firm has manufactured springs for cars and vans and trains. it's hard, physical and hands—on, but the pandemic meant a rethink about how to keep the business going, while making su

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. many european countries are resuming use of the astrazeneca vaccine, france has limited it to the over 55s, despite reassurances by eu medicine regulators. the british prime minister borisjohnson received his first dose of the astrazeneca jab at the hospital in london where he was treated for coronavirus last year. he said people should listen to the scientists, who have declared it safe and effective. the british government is aiming to inoculate the majority of adults by the summer. here's mrjohnson speaking after his vaccination. please be warned there is flash photography. i cannot recommend it too highly. everybody, when you do get your notification to go for a jab, please go and get it. it is the best thing for you, the best thing for your family, and for everybody else. don't just listen to me. listen to all the scientists, listen to what the european medicines agency had to say yesterday, to what the mhra has said. this is a great thing to do. thank you all very much. thank yo

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news.—15 show 100% efficacy and a strong immune response. it said the teens involved in the trial had a higher antibody response than adults and the jab was well—tolerated. the company says it now plans to seek regulatory approval from world bodies in the hope that youngsters can receive the jab before the next school year begins. a major report has concluded that race and racism have become less important factors in explaining social disparities in the uk. a commission was set up by the government in response to the black lives matter protests, to investigate racial inequalities in education, employment, health, and criminaljustice. the international criminal court has upheld the acquittal of ivory coast's former president, laurent gbagbo, who'd been accused of crimes against humanity. he was the first head of state to stand trial at the icc. mr gbagbo had been cleared of charges in connection with post—electoral violence in the west african nation more than a decade ago. the prosecution h

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.st uk government coronavirus figures. there were 4,052 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — on average 4,844 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there are 4,176 patients in hospital with covid—i9 — the lowest it's been since beginning of october. 43 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 47 deaths were announced every day — again, back to the levels we saw at the start of october. the total number of deaths is now 126,713. as for vaccinations, more than 224,000 people have had their firstjab in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to nearly 31 million. and over 4.1 million people, have now had both doses. pfizer says trials of its covid vaccine for children suggest it is safe — with no unusual side effects — and 100% effective. the trials were carried out in the united states on 2,260 adolescents aged between 12 and 15. the first minister

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.me minister returned to the hospital where he was treated a year ago in intensive care — this time to have his astrazeneca jab. borisjohnson urged everyone offered the opportunity to have the vaccine to do so. the latest data shows cases continuing to fall but there remain regional hotspots with stubbonly persistent case numbers. here's our health editor hugh pym. the prime minister gets his jab, and it was astrazeneca, with a personal thumbs up, after days of debate about side effects, with europe's medicines regulator saying it was safe and effective. i cannot recommend it too highly. everybody, when you do get your notification to go for a jab, please go and get it. it is the best thing for you, the best thing for your family and for everyone else. the vaccination programme at clinics like this one at a mosque in doncaster is pushing ahead. nearly half the uk's adult population has had a first dose, and virus cases are coming down, though not everywhere. the latest survey of communi

lucy williamson, bbc news. stunning. lots more is always on the website.her will turn much colder today. looking at the temperatures we got yesterday, in the warmest spots we had highs of around 15 degrees for example in sheffield, today the temperature is quite widely across the uk down by about 5 degrees or so from 15 in sheffield down to around ten later this afternoon. the change is brought about by this area of low pressure, under a couple of weather fronts. the first is an imposter bringing some rain eastwards, the second is this cold front and behind that, the colder air it spreading its way in across the uk. 0verthe spreading its way in across the uk. over the next few hours the first band of rain moves from wales across into central and eastern england, the main band of rain, this cold front will bring wet weather and gusty winds to scotland, western parts of wales and england and northern ireland as well. through friday morning this band of rain pushes eastward, only really reaching east anglia and south—east england during the afternoon so there

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.inue to rise, the world health organization has also urged countries to continue using the astrazeneca vaccine — here's the who director general. we understand that people may have had concerns about the safety of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. the question with any pharmaceutical or vaccine is whether the risk of taking it is greater or less then the risk of the disease it's meant to prevent or treat. in this case, there is no question. covid—i9 is a ben mee disease and the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can prevent it. it's also important to remember that covid—i9 itself can cause blood clots and low blood platelets. in an attempt to reassure the public that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe, british prime minister, borisjohnson, has received today the first dose of the jab. almost half of the british population has received at least one dose of the covid vaccine and the government is pushing to reach the goal of vaccinating the majority of adults before the summer. here's mrjohnson speak

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's take a look at the latest government figures.ur period. on average 4,844 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there are 4,176 patients in hospital with covid 19, the lowest it's been since beginning of october. 43 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week 47 deaths were announced every day, again back to levels at the start of october. the total number is now 126,713. as for vaccinations, more than 224,000 people have had their firstjab in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to nearly 31 million. and over 4.1m people, have now had both doses. pfizer says trials of its covid vaccine for children suggest it is safe and 100% effective. the trials were carried out in the us in children aged between 12 and 15. our medical editor fergus walsh is here. what implications does that have for secondary school pupils here? trio secondary school pupils here? no firm secondary school pupils here? tir: firm decisions ha

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. katty: a quick look at other news from around the world.of edinburgh is said to be comfortable in london after he was transferred there this morning. prince philip who is 99 will be treated for an infection and has 10 -- and have tests on any heart conditions. he had been in the kin edward the seventh hospital for two weeks. the u.n. commission of inquiry on syria has found the detentions and disappearances have continued throughout the tenure conflict, and the fate of tens of thousands of people remain unknown. government forces have detained professors -- protesters, journalists and human rights activists. survivors said torture and executions were commonplace. health care workers in the ivory coast received covid vaccinations today. it is part of a broader rollout of the u.n. back covax program. the global vaccine sharing initiative to help poor countries. round 6000 doses were sent to garner last week. nigeria is to receive 4 million doses by friday. reporter: this was the moment the biggest vaccine project in human history swung into a

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. katty: thank you for picking up that.s tricky trying to do this in covid times from the basement. but i am in quarantine. france is hardly alone and entering a lockdown. kenya's president recently announced rick newman measures as infection rates have risen. hospital admissions are up by 50% in two weeks. there are concerns the official numbers are not telling the full story. our africa correspondent reports from nairobi where the majority of the cases are concentrated. >> in one of africa's biggest slums life continues as normal restrictions have tightened across the kenyan capital but here earning a living takes priority. and few want to acknowledge the threat from covid-19. when jack and dennis both developed symptoms, they were reluctant to admit they were unwell. >> i was afraid of going for medical attention because i was afraid of finding out i was covid-19 positive. >> people are always busy. everybody will stay away from you. and people will be worried. where did you get is thing from? you keep it as a secret to

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.e world health organization has also urged countries to continue using the astrazeneca vaccine — here's the who director general speaking a short while ago. we understand people have had concerns about the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it was whether the risk of taking it is greater or less than the disease it is meant to prevent or treat. in this case, there is no question, covid—i9 is a deadly disease and the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can prevent it. it's also important to remember that covid—i9 itself can cause blood clots and low platelets. the latest coronavirus figures show there were 4,802 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period — two which means on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 5,343. the number of patients in hospital with covid continues to fall, now down to some six and a half thousand. there were 101 deaths reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test, which means 5 on average 98 deaths were reported ev

lucy williamson reports from paris.ice standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. just a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising than that, perhaps is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that saw him use to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal the verdict, sometimes she says it takes a long time to get to the truth. in australia, specially—trained "covid detection dogs" could soon be sniffing out coronavirus in infected people. dogs' acute sense of smell is already used to detect certain cancers and other diseases, and it's hoped they can now play their part in ending the pandemic. to explain how it works, i've been speaking to dr anne—lise chaber, from t

lucy williamson reports from paris.e standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. just a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising than that, perhaps is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that saw him use to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal the verdict, sometimes she says it takes a long time to get to the truth. armenia's prime minister has offered to hold snap parliamentary elections next month in a bid to stave off calls for his resignation. nikol pashinyan has been under pressure after armenia's defeat to azerbaijan over the six—week conflict in nagorno—karabakh at the end of last year. paul hawkins reports. 0pposition protesters to force their way i

lucy williamson reports from paris.e courtroom the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. just a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from thejudge as later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising than that, perhaps is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that saw him use to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe the judge in overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal the verdict, sometimes she says it takes a long time to get to the truth. in australia, specially—trained "covid detection dogs" could soon be sniffing out coronavirus in infected people. dogs' acute sense of smell is already used to detect certain cancers and other diseases, and it'

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. 0utdoor pubs and restaurants in wales can reopen on the 26th of aprilovernment will announce tomorrow. travel between wales and the rest of the uk and ireland will also be allowed from april the twelfth. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morganjoins us now. what can we expect one this announcement happens? figs what can we expect one this announcement happens? as you mention, announcement happens? as you mention. it — announcement happens? as you mention, it will _ announcement happens? as you mention, it will be _ announcement happens? as you mention, it will be significant i mention, it will be significant announcements tomorrow, not a road map, very similarto announcements tomorrow, not a road map, very similar to a road announcements tomorrow, not a road map, very similarto a road map, but with the first minister mark drakeford will do firstly is that he will confirm a few things that we were already expecting them on the 12th of april, after the easter holidays, after they finish here come all education will return fully in schools and colleges, travel

now regulators say the jab is safe, and it's being used again, as our paris correspondent lucy williamsonr weeks of shifting time frames the message was meant to be clear, it's safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, the health authorities say a possible link to blood clots in younger patients that they had a vaccine should only be used for those over 55. last month it's said only those under 65 should take it. lucky that he turned 55 last year. after weeks of existing lockdown, the government is bringing in new restrictions for the worst affected areas like paris. from a bank to make them a new left on the lights will come into voice. there will be some travel restrictions and nonessential shops were closed but schools will stay open and so the book shops, music and hairdressers. at his barber in central paris he had a message for president micron today. had a message for president micron toda . . ~ had a message for president micron toda . ., ~ ,, had a message for president micron toda . ., ~ i. ., , had a message for president micron toda. ., ., today. thank you for

our correspondent lucy williamson been reporting on the background to this case.ial were it not for another inquiry— trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years— inquiry that was taking place seven years age — inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone _ years ago. the police had tapped a phone line — years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that then—president sarkozy— phone line that then—president sarkozy used to speak to his lawyer, and they— sarkozy used to speak to his lawyer, and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe the judge in return_ discussing a plan to bribe the judge in return for information about yet another_ in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyers said today— another investigation. his lawyers said today he'd appealed today's verdict — said today he'd appealed today's verdict. sometimes, she says, it takes_ verdict. sometimes, she says, it takes a _ verdict. sometimes, she says, it takes a long time to get to the truth — there's been a