simon jones, in here continuing at pace. simon jones. in kent. _ here continuing at pace.kent, thank- here continuing at pace. simon jones, in kent, thank you. - the disappearance of sarah everard has prompted calls for more action to be taken to tackle intimidation and violence against women. the labour mpjess phillips said society and the justice system had to wake up to the threat that women face every day. thousands of people have gone online to express their anger at feeling unsafe in public places, as helena wilkinson reports. what happened to sarah everard is shocking. how can something so simple as walking home from a friend's house end like this? apparently snatched off the street, her family now dealing with the unthinkable. this type of crime is uncommon. it is thankfully incredibly rare for a woman to be abducted from our streets, but i completely understand that despite that, women in london and the wider public, perhaps particularly those in the area where sarah went missing, will be worried and may be feeling scared. cressida dick is right to be say that it'

simon jones has more.ow how they could expect that after all of this time we would stilljust be silent, if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. if that comes with risk of losing things, i mean, there's a lot that's been lost already. this is a second clip released by cbs but the first in which we have heard the duchess speak. the interview was recorded before buckingham palace began an investigation into claims meghan had bullied former royal staff. the times newspaper has obtained an e—mail, written in late 2018, byjason knauf, the couple's communication secretary, to simon case, he is now the cabinet secretary. in it he is reported to have written... "i'm very concerned that the duchess was able to bully two pas out of the household in the past year. the treatment of x was totally unacceptable." buckingham palace said it was very concerned about the allegations. former members of staff are being invited to participate in its investigation. in a statement,

simon jones, bbc news.w, and tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across the country, rallying against the sexual abuse and harrassment of women in the country. protesters were spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, centred around australia's parliament with organisers of the march 4 justice movement calling for politicians to address issues of sexism, misogyny and a lack of equality. speakers addressed crowds at more than a0 events across the country, including outside parliament house in canberra, where brittany higgins, an ex—political adviser who alleged she was raped in a minister's office in 2019, spoke to a crowd of thousands. we are here today not because we want to be back because we have to be. we we want to be back because we have to be-_ have to be. we have to recommend _ have to be. we have to recommend that - have to be. we have to recommend that the i have to be. we have to - recommend that the system is broken. — recommend that the system is broken, the

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simon jones, bbc news. 0ur reporter emily unia joins us now from clapham common in south london. the flowers and people have come to pay their respects. they are laying flowers and some people are lighting candles and taking a moment to reflect on what happened to sarah everard. it was a similar situation until six o'clock yesterday afternoon. people say then things changed and people started gathering and they asked the crowds to disperse because there was no possibility of social distancing. when that happened they said they moved on asked people to go an issue thatis moved on asked people to go an issue that is when objects were thrown. 0vernight we have had situation where an increasing number of politicians have been criticising the metropolitan police handling of the metropolitan police handling of the situation. if you look at the front pages you can see an image of a woman being knelt on by a policeman and this was supposed to be a peaceful vigil highlighting male violence against women and growing calls for dame cressida dick to come out and explain what happened. we can

simon jones, bbc news.artial lockdowns from saturday to tackle a sharp rise in covid cases. polish health officials have warned that the british variant of the virus is so rampant in the country that a three week lockdown is needed. shops, hotels, and cultural and sports venues will have to close. the bbc�*s adam easton joins us from warsaw. tell us more about how big the spread of the virus is at the moment. spread of the virus is at the moment-— spread of the virus is at the moment. ., ~ , , ., , , moment. the health ministry has 'ust released a new — moment. the health ministry has 'ust released a new daily i moment. the health ministry has 'ust released a new daily figures �* moment. the health ministry has 'ust released a new daily figures in i moment. the health ministry hasjust released a new daily figures in the - released a new daily figures in the last half—hour. they show that the third wave in this country continues to gain momentum. they show a one quarter increase compared to one week ago. num

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur reporter emily unia joins us now from clapham common in south london.ome of the people who have come better pay their respects and the flowers that have been made as well. yes, there has been made as well. yes, there has been a steady stream of people arriving here all morning at clapham common to lay flowers, to light candles and to pay their respects, they are pausing and they are having a moment to reflect and think about what happened to sarah everard. it is very peaceful, it calm, people on the whole very quiet, actually but, you know, there are a lot of people here. it started out very can but around six o'clock the play said the situation changed as large numbers of people gathered here and there was shouting and chanting and they asked people to leave because the social distancing was impossible. when that didn't happen the police that they had no option but to move in to disperse the crowds to protect public safety and four arrests were made but, of course, the problem that we have this morning, those images on the front page of the newspapers,

simon jones, bbc news. simon is live on clapham common for us this morning.had the unusual sightjust before 1am this unusual sight just before 1am this morning unusual sightjust before 1am this morning at a senior officer being brought out in front of the tv cameras to defend the way this event had been policed. now, that officer did address calls for —— did not address calls for dame cressida dick to resign, but did explain some of the challenges police had had. she sat up until around 6pm yesterday evening, things here had been pretty calm, there had been a steady stream of people arriving including bringing flowers, taking a quiet moment of contemplation to remember sever —— sarah everard's life. then people started giving speeches, moving in closer, there was a complete lack of social distancing. the police said they spoke to those involved, asking them to go home, but some of them simply refused and at that stage the police decided they needed to take action, to break up they needed to take action, to break up the unofficial vigil. four people were arres

simon jones, bbc news.e culture secretary 0liver dowden says the country is on track to deliver the roll—out of the vaccine and the easing of lockdown measures. speaking to andrew marr mr dowden said that the aim of the current road map to ease curbs was that it is "irreversible". for more on that earlier i spoke to our political correspondentjessica parker. borisjohnson in the last few days has also said that looking at the data, he thinks there is no reason to pause the current plan for easing lockdown measures in england. of course, we have these dates and tomorrow is one of those. i beleive it is technically called step 1b. we all have it marked on the calendar. form tomorrow in england you will be able to meet outside, up to six people, outdoor sports can start again and the stay at home rule technically ends, but people are asked to minimise their travel. we have already had schools open so people keeping close eye on case rates. government ministers this morning saying, 0liver downden, saying things

simon jones, bbc news.e the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as lockdown rules are eased. the "stay local" rule has been scrapped from today to allow unlimited movement within the country. non—essential travel to other parts of the uk is still banned and people are being urged to avoid crowding at beauty spots. tomos morgan reports. just as the weather takes a turn for the better, things have begun looking brighter in wales. the beaches of the gower, cardigan bay and the llyn peninsula can now welcome visitors once again, as travel is allowed in wales. having been in lockdown since the 19th of december, it's a welcome relief to leave merthyr tydfil for saundersfoot for the mcleerfamily. we started off this morning at 8:15, the traffic was very good, weather was very good, we got down here at about quarter to ten and we're hopefully going for a walk on the beach shortly, as soon as i can unpack. self—contained accommodation is now open for one household, and travelling within w

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur reporter emily unia joins us now from clapham common in south london.ll the people who have come once again this morning to pay their respects to sarah and other flowers that have been left there. ., ., , , .,, , there. yeah, absolutely. peoples kee - there. yeah, absolutely. peoples keep screaming _ there. yeah, absolutely. peoples keep screaming onto _ there. yeah, absolutely. peoples keep screaming onto clapham . there. yeah, absolutely. peoples - keep screaming onto clapham common. they are coming to the band stand behind me to lay flowers, to light candles and pay their respects. it is very calm, people are social distancing and lots of people are wearing masks and of course that was the scene yesterday afternoon up until about six o'clock in the evening, which is when police say things changed. a lot more people started developing really large numbers, they say social distancing became impossible. they asked people to leave and when they didn't they say they moved in to disperse the crowds. police say objects looks thrown and arrests were made. we

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur reporter emily unia joins us now from clapham common in south london.le again coming to pay their respects and to lay flowers. coming to pay their respects and to lay flowere— lay flowers. yes, there has been a steady stream _ lay flowers. yes, there has been a steady stream of _ lay flowers. yes, there has been a steady stream of people _ lay flowers. yes, there has been a steady stream of people coming . lay flowers. yes, there has been a i steady stream of people coming here all morning, laying flowers, lighting candles, just pausing for a moment to pay the ever flexing to have a moment of wrist flexion to think about nazanin —— have a moment of reflection to think about sarah everard. despite the official video having been called off people still came here. people seem to go home and said it wasn't safe and social distancing couldn't be observed. when that did happen, they then moved in to disperse the crowd but full of s were made but i think there is widespread unhappiness this morning about the way police handle things last night. you only have t

simon jones, bbc news.e, is a member of the sage advisory group of scientists, but is speaking to us in a personal capacity. 0bviously, built on your professional knowledge, thank you very much. good to meet you —— good to speak to you again. in a sense, the idea of the basic when you have had an inoculation, is quite a well established one. it had an inoculation, is quite a well established one.— established one. it is. we accept this for influenza _ established one. it is. we accept this for influenza where - established one. it is. we accept this for influenza where we - this for influenza where we typically have significant changes in the actual surface of the virus, each year, the influenza virus vaccination typically contains three orfour vaccination typically contains three or four favours. vaccination typically contains three orfourfavours. we vaccination typically contains three or four favours. we give this to the elderly and children and people in high—risk groups, because particularly in elderly

simon jones has more.aking it clear she will not be afraid to speak out in a second trailer for the interview released overnight. how do you feel about the palace hearing you speak your truth today? i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would stilljust be silent, if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. if that comes with risk of losing things, there's a lot that's been lost already. this is a second clip released by cbs but a first in which we have heard the duchess speak. the interview was recorded before buckingham palace began an investigation into claim5 meghan had bullied former royal staff. the times newspaper has obtained an e—mail, written in late 2018, by the couple's communication secretary, to simon case, he is now the cabinet secretary. in it he is reported to have written, and very concerned that the duchess was able to bully two pas out of the household in the past year. the treatment of x was totally unacceptable. b

simon jones, bbc news.ning of restrictions in england from tomorrow, wales has already seen more freedom. and in the prime minister's road map there's an aim to lift all restrictions in england byjune the 21st. professor mark woolhouse from the university of edinburgh is on the government's advisory body that models the pandemic. he also advises the scottish government on its covid response. he told andrew marr earlier that some activities would need restrictions to continue beyond june. we have to now start thinking about, 0k, how do we make those activities safe? now, we've already made them a lot safer, for a lot of people, by the roll—out of the vaccine. but we may also need to have additional measures in place, as i said, social distancing, screens and so on, for those activities that can be made safe. a lot of workplaces can be made safer. a lot of retail, a lot of hospitality can be made safer. for those sort of activities it's difficult to make really safe, i'm thinking of things like nightclubs, la

simon jones, bbc news.s urging all those who are eligible, but not yet vaccinated, to come forward for a coronavirus jab ahead of a tightening of supply next month. nearly 30 million people across the uk have already received at least one dose so far. speaking to the bbc anthony harnden, deputy chair of the joint committee on vaccines and immunisation gave an update on the vaccine rollout. i think that we will continue to press for the majority of the first nine priority groups to be immunised. of course, they are the groups that are most at risk, that is the over 50s and those with an underlying health condition. i think it is really important that we not only go back and we try and persuade and encourage anybody in these at risk groups to be immunised and there is still quite a bit of work to be done in this area. i am confident everybody will be offered a second vaccination within 12 weeks, which is what we set out to do. i think that it is really important with the second vaccinations, because that is w

simon jones, bbc news. let's speak now to professor david salisbury.m house's global health programme, and former director of immunisation at the department of health. let's just deal with the immunisation let'sjust deal with the immunisation question let's just deal with the immunisation question first. presumably, this is kind of the well trodden track when dealing with inoculations, that you have to have some kind of follow—up, some kind of way of boosting coverage, dealing with any changes, just as we do with the flu virus. it is with any changes, 'ust as we do with the flu vim.— with any changes, 'ust as we do with the flu virus— the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu, the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu. we _ the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu. we do _ the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu, we do have _ the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu, we do have an - the flu virus. it is quite similar to flu, we do have an annual. the flu virus. it is quite similar. to flu, we do have an annual flu vaccination programme, the flu vacci

simon jones, bbc news.ofessor at the chinese university of hong kong and chair of the global health committee for public health england. she also chaired the inquiry into the hong kong government's response to the sars outbreak back in 2003. thank you so much for your time today. why do you think there is this eu rise in infections? obviously it is a combination of factors. we have seen a slower vaccine roll—out in most of the countries in europe, we have also seen an exponential increase, which rather mirrors the exponential increase that we had in the uk in december, when the variant, the variant that was first identified in kent, took off and created our last wave of infections. and we note that france, for example, is reporting high levels of variant, as opposed to the original strain of virus. so it is about the virus is more transmissible, the vaccination rate is quite slow, people were getting ready to stop lockdown, to ease lockdown, so i think there is a sort of population issue there, and of cours

simon jones, bbc news.are reported to have shot dead at least 20 people demonstrating against the military coup. these pictures are from yangon but it's thought the death toll across several cities may be much higher. demonstrations have continued in defiance of a warning that protesters would be shot. it comes as thousands of military personnel have been taking part in huge display of force in the capital naypitaw to mark armed forces day. as nick marsh reports. this was myanmar�*s military doing what it knows best. as their country descends into crisis, the army puts on a display of strength and superiority, isolated from its citizens in the country's barren capital city. armed forces day marks the resistance against japanese occupation during the second world war, but is also a chance for the generals to wheel out their best hardware and indulge in a spot of nationalism, even with much of the country in open rebellion against them. the coup leader repeated most of his usual claims. that his opponents are

simon jones, thank ou got some time to go. simon jones, thank you very _ got some time to go. lost to violence. you know that the organisers are having to go to court to make this happen. they are adamant they can make it happen in a covid safeway. do you take a view that should be allowed to go ahead? {lit do you take a view that should be allowed to go ahead?— allowed to go ahead? of course it should. it allowed to go ahead? of course it should- it is _ allowed to go ahead? of course it should. it is appalling _ allowed to go ahead? of course it should. it is appalling that - allowed to go ahead? of course it should. it is appalling that they i should. it is appalling that they are having to having to go to court and crowdfunding able to be able to get the resources to do that. this morning i sent a message to the home secretary saying please step in here, allow the schedule to go ahead. i have seen the information they have put out in the media, they are convinced they can do this in a covid secure way and i think it is awful, tragic time, women, particularly in south londo

simon jones, bbc news.n o'clock, officers told people to disperse, then they moved in. wearing helmets and carrying shields, they moved forward, trying to force protesters to leave. there appared to be minor scuffles. some officers using batons as they confronted the demonstrators. police said projectiles, including eggs and glass bottles were thrown at them, and lasers were shone in theirfaces. all this happening close to bridewell police station, the scene of sunday's first kill the bill demonstration. this described as the worst violence the city had seen in many, many years. last night, that anger was felt once more. protesters insisting their freedom to demonstrate is being taken away. but avon and somerset police said they would not tolerate violent disorder. tim allman, bbc news. wales is the first part of the uk to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as the �*stay local�* rule is being relaxed from today. yes, tourist accommodation can reopen this morning and six people from two households

simon jones reporting. there's simonjones reporting.been a statement from the prior minister borisjohnson who says he is shocked and deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard case, adding "we must work fast to find all the answers to this horrifying crime. helen has been in touch on twitter saying, "we don't feel unsafe on the streets, we are unsafe on the streets". there is a huge conversation going on on social media and elsewhere as a result of this case about how women feel, our feeling as they walk around on the streets. get in touch if you want to comment on your experience. do it on twitter. the case has started a national conversation about women's safety, and the violence against them — and joining me now to talk about that is the labour mpjess phillips — who worked for the domestic abuse charity women's aid before entering parliament. thank you very much forjoining us today. you only have to glance briefly at social media, don't you, to see that absolutely women have experienced this, it isn'tjust the fear of ex

simon jones, bbc news.the people who were there on saturday would describe themselves as mourners or people wishing to pay their respects. i'm joined now by adam fleming from our westminster studio. there has been many responses from politicians across the board. yes. politicians across the board. yes, there are two _ politicians across the board. yes, there are two tracks. _ politicians across the board. yes, there are two tracks. first, - politicians across the board. yes, there are two tracks. first, what is happening — there are two tracks. first, what is happening today, is that boris johnson — happening today, is that boris johnson is going to host a task force _ johnson is going to host a task force in— johnson is going to host a task force in downing street which will include _ force in downing street which will include him cressida dick, the director— include him cressida dick, the director of— include him cressida dick, the director of public the home office — director of public the home office ha

simon jones, bbc news.he data that suggests to him we cannot carry along the roadmap? that's right, the data will be key, thatis that's right, the data will be key, that is what they will be watching over coming days and weeks as people are handed these new freedoms, freedom they have not enjoyed a very long time and you say in the last few days, borisjohnson said there is nothing in the data and, of course, schools have returned, that gives him any reason to stop progressing with the roadmap as it stands but there has of course this week been a lot of pressure from some of his conservative mps who actually want the roadmap to go faster, they want freedoms to come soon enough. they point to the successful rollout of the vaccine. i have also raised concerns about the government's emergency powers which they say are too sweeping but on the other side of that you have people like stephen powis really urging caution ahead of this lifting of lockdown measures tomorrow, telling people not to squander those gains.

simon jones, bbc news. simonjoins us now from clapham common. good morning, simon.an 2a hours on, and the metropolitan police are still under a lot of pressure? yes. one senior officer has said the med need _ yes. one senior officer has said the med need to— yes. one senior officer has said the med need to rebuild trust with the publit _ med need to rebuild trust with the publit you — med need to rebuild trust with the public. you get a sense here ofjust how much_ public. you get a sense here ofjust how much of— public. you get a sense here ofjust how much of the public has been affected — how much of the public has been affected by the death of sarah everard — affected by the death of sarah everard. look at all these flowers here~ _ everard. look at all these flowers here. yesterday there was a steady stream _ here. yesterday there was a steady stream of _ here. yesterday there was a steady stream of people arriving with bow cays _ stream of people arriving with bow cays some — stream of people arriving with bow cays. some of them were in tears. they— cays. some of

simon jones . like this happening again. simon, i thanks very much. simon jones there.agious covid variant, which was first found in brazil. on sunday, it was announced that six cases of the p1 variant had been found in the uk, but the identity of one of the cases was unknown. that person has now been found in croydon, in south london, where they had quarantined at home. there are fears that thousands of school children in england and their families could be forced to self—isolate as a result of so—called "false positives" when mass coronavirus testing begins next week. every secondary school pupil will be offered three rapid—result tests over the next fortnight as part of government plans to bring children back into the classroom. our health correspondent nick triggle has more. the tests that will be used in schools in england are designed to give quick, on the spot results. but it's thought that for every 1000 carried out, between one in three will result in an incorrect positive result, a so—called "false positive." when these tests are carried out at home, users are

letsjoin simon jones from dover. the treacherous journey is on a daily occurrence.ought here to dover by border force officials. we saw the boats being unloaded and around 50 to 60 people today including women and children. yesterday we had 183 people make the journey in six boats, that's the highest figure for a single day we have seen so far this year. priti patel is using figures like this to say that the number arriving, 8000 by boat last year, show the system isn't working, that it is creaking under the seams. that's why she thinks reforms are needed. so this big idea that where you apply for asylum will count very much towards the success of your application so if you apply from the war zone itself or a refugee camp and that is going to be looked at more favourably than people across the channel by boat will have passed through several other eu countries on their route to the uk. satbir singh is the chief executive of the joint council for the welfare of immigrants. the system is not working. it absolutely needs to change and i share _ absolutely needs to chan