matters. 0k, mark easton, our home editor, _ the met actually matters. 0k, mark easton, our home editor thanks. the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, has warned people to take the easing of coronavirus restrictions "one step at a time", and not to squander the progress made on beating the virus. the latest survey from the office for national statistics has found the number of infections has fallen in england and scotland, but it's not clear whether they're rising orfalling in wales and northern ireland. our health editor hugh pym has more. as people enjoy time outdoors, there's more encouraging news from the latest ons survey — in much of the uk, cases haven't gone up, even with schools open. but there's a warning ahead of the easter weekend that people should stick to the rules. you only have to look across the channel, to the very high covid pressures in france and other parts of the continent right now, to realise that we mustn't squander the huge progress that we've made. the head of nhs england is now looking ahead and believes useful lessons have been learned during the pand

mark easton, bbc news.began rolling outjabs to the public six months ago. it was slow to start — covid has been all but eradicated there for months now. but its borders remain effectively closed. 0ur china correspondent robin brant reports. coast. music here we are again. we've come back to zhejiang hospital in this district of yiwu because it was here six months ago that we discovered they were doling out the vaccine for the first time in china, we think the first time in the world, to anyone who wanted it. any member of the public could turn up, pay their money, get the jab. what's happening here in china is it's being rolled out to the public. six months on, here we are again. china's ramping up its inoculation programme. so, we've come here to find out who's getting it, why they're getting it, do they trust china's vaccines and do people feel like they're being forced? i don't think she's got the jab, but let's ask her anyway. the village asked you to come to get your vaccine? really important for china

mark easton, bbc news.gan rolling outjabs to the pubic six months ago. it was slow to start — covid has been all but eradicated there for months now — but it's borders remain effectively closed. now it's turning to its state—owned companies to persuade or pressure millions more people to get vaccinated. 0ur china correspondent robin brant reports from one city near the east coast. music. here we are again. we've come back to zhejiang hospital in this district of yiwu because it was here six months ago that we discovered they were doling out the vaccine for the first time in china, we think the first time in the world, to anyone who wanted it. any member of the public could turn up, pay their money, get the jab. what's happening here in china is it's being rolled out to the public. six months on, here we are again. china's ramping up its inoculation programme. so, we've come here to find out who's getting it, why they're getting it, do they trust china's vaccines and do people feel like they're being forced?

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool. guestsjoining me tonight are eve pollard & peter hunt now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there, good evening. there was some warm spring sunshine for many of us today. the for many of us today. weather is changing in scotla and the weather is changing in scotland and northern ireland. we've got this band of cloud here coming in from the atlantic. that will bring patchy rain. it will get the temperature stopped. elsewhere with little or no cloud was to purchase will fall close to freezing and there will be patchy frost but it will warm up in the sunshine. much more clout across scotland and northern ireland, most of the rain in the morning tending to peter out more in the afternoon. each of scotland staying dry and bright. we will see his affair with a cloud bubbling up across wales in western england further east in the sunshine. further east in the sunshine, temperatures are likely to be a little bit higher than they were on saturday, but it may be a shade

mark easton, bbc news.sengers. operators are trying to reassure travellers that trains and buses will be safe — but passenger groups have warned that social distancing won't always be possible. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. empty arrival halls in birmingham, deserted carriages in manchester, and quiet top decks on london buses. please ensure you wear a face covering... - this pandemic has meant many of us have spent months hardly using this network. but as the world begins to venture outside, public transport is once again getting ready to take us there. at this depot in hull, they began fogging their buses 1a months ago. they're planning extra services into the summer to help with social distancing, but there's still some uncertainty from potential passengers. i wouldn't like to use the bus. it can be so busy i wouldn't want to be that close to people, especially if it's so full you have to sit next to a random person. as long as people wear their mask, i think you can get as many pe

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell is with me now.er confident, the widerfamily has indeed, she has lost her confident, the wider family has lost the patriarch, grandfather, great—grandfather and there were many poignant moments during the service. at one point when the duke of�*s body was limited to the royal board and as many styles and titles were read out, illustrating what an extraordinary life of service he has led. worth saying again, the longest serving consort in british history, one man who more than any others has helped the queen to carry out her life of duty and service and this evening, thoughts will be with the queen. her husband now rests in the royal boat, hisjourney queen. her husband now rests in the royal boat, his journey at an end. sarah campbell, thank you. that's all from me from windsor on this solemn but beautiful afternoon. in a moment, we'll have the news where you are, but first let's look back at some of the moments of the day, commemerating the duke of edinburgh. goodbye. "i vow to thee my country" plays

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool.rd with our royal correspondence nicholas witchell. 0ne royal correspondence nicholas witchell. one thing we can be certain of, even at this stage on a day like today, is that the queen's sense of duty and continuity will not change?— sense of duty and continuity will not change? that is true. i think many hearts _ not change? that is true. i think many hearts will _ not change? that is true. i think many hearts will have _ not change? that is true. i think many hearts will have bled - not change? that is true. i think many hearts will have bled for. not change? that is true. i think. many hearts will have bled for the cream today, irrespective of whether or not you support the monarchy. she looked very alone at times. that was accentuated by social distancing. the rest of the family will support her, she isn't stoical and resilient, as is characteristic of her generation, but in just four days she will be 95 years old. of course the loaded be enlightened, that will continue and intens

mark easton, bbc news.re light on how ppe contracts were awarded at the start of the pandemic last year. they suggest there was a controversial vip route that allowed certain companies to fast track the process. our special correspondent, lucy manning, is outside the high court for us. tell us more about what the documents say?— tell us more about what the documents say? tell us more about what the documents sa ? . , , ., documents say? over the last year bbc news has _ documents say? over the last year bbc news has revealed _ documents say? over the last year bbc news has revealed tens - documents say? over the last year bbc news has revealed tens and l bbc news has revealed tens and millions of gowns and facemasks couldn't be used with what they were intended for. there has been concern over the vip roots, the route where politicians and officials they referred firms they got on the fast track. it has been shown these companies on the vip rig did get more ppe contracts. but the campaign group, the good lo

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool. now on bbc news, click. this week, vaccine passports.ey work? and will they work? plus, teaching a gorilla to talk. making a fox fly. and walking a dog on the beach from the sofa. good boy! welcome to click. we're into the second year of the sofa shows now so it's time to mix it up a bit! can you see anything different? can you? can you, lara? i can't see anything. is it your hair again? no, it's not the hair — the hair is always changing. no, keep looking. keep looking. what can it be? i will, but what i do know is that you've been having all of the fun this week. i certainly have! i've been walking a dog! now, do you know, during lockdown, everyone seems to have bought a dog, right? i know. i actually signed up to the borrowmydoggie app, where you can look after someone else�*s, but no—one replied to my messages. seriously? what on earth did you write? well, i think the problem may have been that i was too focused on "this will be great fun for my eight—year—old" rather than "i am a person who you really want to look after your dog". b

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool. let's take a look at some of today's other news.de has passed three million. cases of the virus continue to surge in large parts of the world, including india and brazil. the figures — compiled byjohns hopkins university — are thought unlikely to represent a full tally of people who've lost their lives. president biden has reversed a decision to retain a trump—era cap on the number of refugees allowed into the us. mr biden had said he would keep the figure to 15,000, but faced with a build—up of migrants on the country's border with mexico, the cap will now be raised next month. nasa has chosen elon musk�*s spacex company to build a lander to return humans to the moon this decade. this vehicle will carry the next man and the first woman to the lunar surface under the space agency's artemis programme. spacex was competing against a group part—financed by amazon founderjeff bezos. the first fans to return to a sporting event have arrived at the crucible in sheffield for the world snooker championship. it marks the start of the governm

mark easton, thank ou. 32—year—old woman who went missing after a night out with friends in exeter last year. lorraine cox was last seen walking through the empty streets in the early hours of the morning. she was being followed by a 24—year—old man, who lured her back to his room before killing her and dismembering her body. jon kay reports. lorraine cox thought she was safe on the streets of exeter. but walking alone after a night out with friends last september, she was being followed by a stranger. the man with the blue circle above him was 24—year—old azam mangori. cctv shows him shadowing her through the empty city centre for several minutes. then, he crosses the road to chat to her. thejury then, he crosses the road to chat to her. the jury was shown this footage of mangori leading 32—year—old lorraine back to his flat above a fast—food outlet. there, he murdered her and dismembered her body. 0ver her and dismembered her body. over the next few days, he tried to conceal his crime. buying plastic shee

our home editor, mark easton, has the story.ery individual who died for their country regardless of rank, class, religion or race. in france, the immaculate memorial is an example ofjust that. but outside europe, the commission enacted a policy of discrimination, categorising the fallen as white, indians or what it called natives. this village in punjab, then part of british india sent 460 men to fight in the first world war, the largest of any village in south asia. yet the war dead are not named. a shock to a british gp who went to research his ancestors from there. i to a british gp who went to research his ancestors from there.— his ancestors from there. i came across the _ his ancestors from there. i came across the whitewashing - his ancestors from there. i came across the whitewashing of i his ancestors from there. i came i across the whitewashing of history when it came to the world wars. growing up born and bred in nottingham in history lessons i never saw a photograph or a story of a black soldier or an indian soldier.

mark easton, bbc news.andoff with protesters. our environment correspondent clare marshall reports. the ancient beech trees ofjones' hill wood. they're said to have helped inspire the author roald dahl to write his story about wily mr fox. but times have changed. it's in the path of the controversial new high—speed line from london to birmingham. protesters have been camped out here for almost a year, but hs2 contractors have now started to fell two thirds of the wood. in its heart, we found an aerial standoff. a young protester. she's getting in the way of the tree cutters, doing what she can to delay the work. a bailiff — part of the national eviction team — climbs up to meet her. there are police present, and paramedics on standby. hs2 say that the train line is going to help make the uk carbon—neutral. in essence, you're fighting against something that would be good for the environment. it's not encouraging rail travel. if it were, they'd be making it cheaper and more accessible than car travel, say. so

our home editor mark easton has the story.ge in punjab, then part of british india, sent 460 men to fight in the first world war, the largest of any village in south asia. and yet the war dead are not named. a shock to a british gp who went to research his ancestors from there. i just came across the whitewashing of history when it came to the world wars. and growing up born and bred in nottingham, in history lessons, i never saw a photograph or any story of a black soldier or an indian soldier. in southern kenya, white war dead lie beneath war memorials in a well—tended cemetery. beyond the fence is where their african comrades are very, no names and no gravestones. this man headed the commonwealth war graves commission and said natives were not civilised enough to appreciate individual headstones. the report finds at least 116,000 casualties of world war i, mostly africans and indians, were not commemorated by name or were not commemorated at all. the consequence of pervasive racism. it was a policy encouraged by winston chu

mark easton, bbc news, liverpool.f prince william and prince harry in conversation. what were your thoughts about that? yes. harry in conversation. what were your thoughts about that? yes, there was all this fuss _ your thoughts about that? yes, there was all this fuss beforehand - your thoughts about that? yes, there was all this fuss beforehand about i was all this fuss beforehand about them having to process with peter phillips in between them. i think people around the world were wondering if diana had an extra son they had never heard about. it all proved quite unnecessary because from what we can see, who knows, we're on the outside, but two brothers gravitated towards each other in a natural fashion. brothers gravitated towards each other in a naturalfashion. they were the fabulous three before meghan. she was not here today because of her pregnancy. i don't think we should underplay the reality of the split, the difference between the brothers on the matters of principle. but there is a difference between work