intensive covid testing is going on in south london where a cluster of cases of the south african variantrged — after an outbreak in a care home we'll bring you the latest from our health editor. also this lunchtime... drinkers in pubs and bars last night said they were excited to be on a night out — — despite the freezing temperatures — as outdoor hospitality reopened in england. travelling around scotland will be allowed from friday — ten days earlier than planned. another night of unrest in the us city of minneapolis — after police shot a black man dead and "the polluter elite." researchers warn the world's richest people to radically change their lifestyle to tackle climate change. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a fresh perspective with new coaching faces as warren gatland announces his backroom team for the british and irish lions tour to south africa this summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. if you're over 45 and in england you can now book your covid jab, as the vaccination programme enters its next phase. everyone over 50 or in a high risk group has n

a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of brutally exceeding their powers by breakingp a good friday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo shortly. crowds are expected to line the streets, to witness the historic procession. good afternoon. people who live in care homes in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some people will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. alan smith moved to a care home in west sussex but the updated guidance means his daughter and his son can now see him in person as well as newer members of the family. it's just together and talking about old stuff and old times. it makes more of a whole person, he has not had all this contact. he will actually get to meet his great—granddaughter. hello, mum. how are you? the anguish of care home residents and their families began to ease

queues built up today outside testing stations and part of south london.tested because cases of the south african variant have been identified, including in a care home. officials say they are linked to a traveller arriving from africa in february. it's another reminder of the continuing threat of the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. first there were the concerns over the astra—zeneca vaccine — now it's the jab produced by the pharmaceutical companyjohnson and johnson that is being linked with rare blood clots. health experts in america have called for a pause in its roll out and the company itself is delaying the distribution of the vaccine in the eu. we can speak now to dr amesh adalja. of thejohns hopkins center for health security in baltimore. this for health security in baltimore. pauses at the rigt do? this pauses at the right thing to do? this pause i don't know if it's the right thing to do what were talking about is a very rare side evenif talking about is a very rare side even if it is linked to thejohnson &johnson vaccine we are talking about six cas

yesterday— outside this church in south london yesterday afternoon.lendar. they— friday in the christian calendar. they say— friday in the christian calendar. they say they found a large number of people _ they say they found a large number of people inside, and some were not wearing _ of people inside, and some were not wearing masks. they asked people to leave, _ wearing masks. they asked people to leave, and _ wearing masks. they asked people to leave, and from the footage we have seen online, — leave, and from the footage we have seen online, the police made an announcement at the front of the chureh— announcement at the front of the church asking them to leave. they say no _ church asking them to leave. they say no fines — church asking them to leave. they say no fines were issued and the congregation complied. i think it's fair to— congregation complied. i think it's fair to say— congregation complied. i think it's fair to say that the church has hit back— fair to say that the church has hit back quite — fair to say that the church has hit back

now the bbc has seen documents in the last few hours about the outbreak in south london.ere from abroad in february and passing it on to their household and then spread to this care home in south london where we understand 23 people have been infected with the south african variant. the authorities have been cracking down on this trying to trace the people involved. they are confident they've got to the bottom of this at the moment for some extra testing has been asked for to try to make sure this has not been spread any further. thanks tojim reed fare. 0ne more coronavirus update for you. the german government has agreed to controversial changes. this is to their national infections controlled law, so what they are going to do is hand to prevent more power to impose tougher restrictions to him to microcontroller the virus but to bring a little bit of a chancellor angle of merkel on why. translation: we are implementing the emergency brake nationwide where the incidences over 100, regulation will apply in the future. the emergency brake is no longer a measure of interpret

a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of "brutally" exceeding their powers by breaking friday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers are being transported through cairo in a spectacular display — crowds are lining the streets for the procession good evening, and welcome to bbc news. people who live in care homes in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors, from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some people will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones, for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. kept apart from the people he loves, the family that offer him security and reassurance. alan smith, moved to a care home in west sussex, changed everything for him at the age of 91, but the updated guidance means his daughter and his son can now see him in person, as well as some newer members of the family. don't have to do anything. it's just being together and just talking about old stuff and old times is really important to

additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs after 44 confirmed of the south africn variant were identified. the morning after the night before — high streets and beer gardens are busy again, as lockdown restrictions ease in england. have you been out yet fora meal, a drink, to the shops, or for a haircut? are you in england, i'll argue somewhere else around the world and waiting to get back to normal? —— or are you somewhere else around the world? how did it feel to back out there — or have you decided to wait for a bit? i'd love to hearfrom you — tweet me @annita—mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india's biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for one in six of all new c

i'm the creator of the house of dreams museum in south london.t legacy, it's about wanting to leave something behind. during lockdown, i certainly have had a lot of time in my hands to make more work, which is what i have done, really. so, this one was the first piece that i produced under lockdown, and i think he's fab. i like his false teeth. under normal circumstances we have one open day a month. people often ask me when they come to the house of dreams, what's my favourite object. it's very hard to answer. but i suppose one of my favourites is the doll with the squashed face over here, which i bought at the market for £1. we have these big columns of toys and colour. i love colour. but everything is here for a reason, it isn't to fill a space. so, you know, i could tell you virtually where everything is from. because that is why it's here. i want to recall the memories i had when i bought them. it's not an easy project, but if i wanted an easier life, i wouldn't do this. when you think it will be finished? the house of dreams will never be f

claire marshall, bbc news, south london.nce the death of prince philip, saying she had been deeply touched. the queen said her family was in a period of deep sadness, but the reaction to the duke of edinburgh's death had reminded them all of the extraordinary impact he'd had on countless people throughout his life. as we've been hearing throughout the george floyd murder trial, thejudgment of derek chauvin has been about accountability. american history is rich in examples of historical wrongs that need righting — and the city of evanston, illinois is the first place in the nation to pass government—funded reparations to black residents who experienced housing discrimination between 1919 and 1969. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has the story. at first glance, the city of evanston is picture—perfect, but decades of discrimination still marks the land. its black residents deliberately segregated to an area bounded by the north shore channel on one side and by train tracks on the other. it's a wrong this community now plans to right. w

we have been advised it will help to know - all over south london. are all getting tested regularly. - are all getting tested regularly. this is the new contract that we will have as we work with the coronavirus to make sure that we are all getting tested regularly and acting quickly when needed. that is the model you _ acting quickly when needed. that is the model you see _ acting quickly when needed. that is the model you see going _ acting quickly when needed. that is the model you see going forward, l the model you see going forward, more testing rather than more restrictions? in more testing rather than more restrictions?— more testing rather than more restrictions? . ., ., restrictions? in an idealworld, we ouaht restrictions? in an idealworld, we ou . ht to restrictions? in an idealworld, we ought to ensure _ restrictions? in an idealworld, we ought to ensure we _ restrictions? in an idealworld, we ought to ensure we are _ restrictions? in an idealworld, we ought to ensure we are testing - restrictions? in an ideal world, we i ought to ensure

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claire marshall, bbc news, south london. the timetable" for independence if it wins seats in next month�*s polls. at the last general election, the town of hartlepool in the north—east of england once again elected a labour mp, while many seats in the surrounding region — also traditionally labour — turned conservative for the first time. the voters of hartlepool will be going to the polls in a parliamentary by—election on the 6th of may, after the town�*s labour mp resigned last month. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to hartlepool to assess the relative strength of the parties now. the shadow of past industry lingers on england�*s north—east coast. solid labour for decades, but support�*s gradually ebbed. nearby seats have changed colourfrom red to blue. the seaside town of hartlepool, though, still picked labour when it made its last choice. he�*s hoping it stays that way. a gp and former mp, he�*s pushing for improved public services, dismissing claims that hasn�*t always been the case. i was involved

additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs after 44 confirmed s of the south africn variant were identified. the morning after the night before — high streets and beer gardens are busy again as lockdown restrictions ease in england. have you been out yet fora meal, a drink, to the shops, or for a haircut? how did it feel to back out there — or have you decided to wait for a bit? i'd love to hearfrom you — tweet me @annita—mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the uk economy has rebounded slightly — up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and also coming up this hour, we'll speak to the children's laureate cressida cowell, who's calling on the prime minister to invest £100 million a year in primary school libraries. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the government says all over—50s and those in high—risk groups in the uk have no

and right on cue — a new cluster of the south african variant in south london.dy in the area is being asked to get a test. now the johnson & johnson vaccine is linked to blood clots. american health experts want a pause in its roll—out, and the company is delaying its distribution in the eu. that vaccine is not due for use in the uk till the autumn but we'll be asking whether it raises more safety concerns. also tonight... the row over david cameron's lobbying. labour says the government inquiry into david cameron's lobbying is a cover—up — they want mps in charge of the probe. a second night of unrest in minneapolis after the shooting of a black man by the police — more anger in the city where george floyd was killed last year. day two of lockdown easing and we can't get enough of it — from beer gardens to holiday camps, we're out and about. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: history could be made in belfast this evening. a play—off for northern ireland's women, as they look to reach a major tournament for the first time. good eve

a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of "brutally" exceeding their powers by breakingday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers, will be transported through cairo shortly. crowds are expected to line the streets, to witness the historic procession. now on bbc news, the film review. hello, welcome to film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new releases for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. the brilliant french algerian actor, tahar rahim, star of the tv hit, the serpent, got his big break in the 2009 prison drama a prophet for which he won a best actor cesar. now he's up for a bafta for his lead role in the mauritanian, another tale of captivity, this time in the us�*s notorious detention centre at guantanamo bay. they made me. they made you as in they coerced you? what do you think? i don't know, you tell me, did they coerce you? shh! you've gotta tell me what happened, mohamedou. you're asking me to set fire to this place but i'm still sitting here! rahim stars as mohamedou salahi, upon who's real life p

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a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of "brutally" exceeding their powers by breaking friday service. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo shortly — crowds are expected to line the streets, to witness the historic procession. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello. yes, this is sportsday. you're live at the bbc sport centre with me ben croucher on a packed saturday of sport. coming up.... the women's six nations might look a bit different this year but little has changed for defending champions england. thomas tuchel tastes defeat for the first time as chelsea boss. walloped by west brom. and tomorrow's boat race will look a bit different. moved from the london due to the pandemic we'll introduce to the new tranquil setting in cambridgeshire. lots of stories in the premier league and the scottish cup to bring you but let's start with the women's six nations. it's a bit different this year. it's moved to april so it doesn't clash with the men's tournament. there's two groups of three with a playoff round to decide the winne

wilifried zaha scored the opener for roy hodgson's side just 12 minutes in and the south londoners heldn form kelechi iheanacho put the foxes in front for his 14th goal in his last 14 games. and here is confirmation of the top of the table. leicester have strengthened their hold on a top four finish finish with that win, they are now seven points clear of west ham in fifth. reading and former england player fara williams has announced she'll retire from professional football at the end of the season. the 37—year—old is england's most capped player with 172 appearances for the lionesses. williams said on social media that it had been a pleasure and a privilege to have had a career of more than 20 years within the women's game. it's been confirmed that former arsenal players thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira are joining spotify co—founder and lifelong gunners supporter daniel ek in a bid to buy the club. fans have become discontented after arsenal's involvement in the failed european super league, with many calling for owner stan kroenke to sell, and our reporter laura sco

queues built up today outside testing stations in parts of south london.ed to get tested because cases of the south african variant have been identified, including in a care home. officials say they're linked to a traveller arriving from africa in february. it's another reminder of the continuing threat of the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. johnson &johnson has delayed the roll—out of its covid vaccine in europe, after regulators in the united states called for a pause because of safety concerns. six people who'd had the vaccine in the us have developed rare and severe blood clots. it's so far been given to almost seven million americans. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. an abundance of caution was cited by us health officials as the reason why they paused the use of the single—shotjohnson & johnson covid jab. the vaccine, which in europe is branded as janssen, was approved in the us in late—february. since then, there have been six incidents of very rare clots in the brain, out of 6.8 million doses so less than one case per million people immunised.

queues built up today outside testing stations in parts of south london.een identified, including in a care home. officials say they're linked to a traveller arriving from africa in february. it's another reminder of the continuing threat of the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. queen elizabeth has returned to royal duties four days after the death of her husband the duke of edinburgh — hosting the retirement of her household's most senior official — lord chamberlain earl peel. prince philip died at windsor castle on friday. he was 99 years old. the duke's funeral will take place at st george's chapel in windsor on saturday. carrington asked near buckingham palace, they spotted the man walking around 630 on tuesday evening. no one was hurt. and finally, people across england have been revelling in some new found freedoms over the last few days, from drinking in pub beer gardens to going on staycations. northern ireland's "stay—at—home" order has also been lifted and some rules were eased in scotland and wales. danjohnson has been speaking to some of those enjoyin

, close to clapham _ happened in south london, close to clapham where there was the vigil for sarah —'ust dragged into controversy again. it just does— dragged into controversy again. it just does not look good. i know the police _ just does not look good. i know the police in _ just does not look good. i know the police in this place spoke to the clergy— police in this place spoke to the clergy outside a church before the entered, — clergy outside a church before the entered, but any thoughts of the police _ entered, but any thoughts of the police at — entered, but any thoughts of the police at the pulp dictating to people — police at the pulp dictating to people that they have to break up a good _ people that they have to break up a good friday service is not a good look _ the sunday times, shyama, they have got to boris johnson the sunday times, shyama, they have got to borisjohnson and his concern of illiteracy. so many ramifications from the pandemic, of course, in terms of education, people talking about a lost generation of young children. but illiteracy is what the government

she lived near a busy main road in south london.ollowing an inquest last year. 0ur correspondent claire marshall has more. ella was a healthy child, then suddenly developed severe asthma, this cough an early sign of some of the damage being done to her lungs by toxic fumes close to her home near london's busy south circular. last year, in a legal first, a coroner ruled that unlawful levels of air pollution helped to kill her. today, to prevent others dying from toxic exhaust fumes, he recommended the law should be changed, there should be stricter limits, they should be in line, he said, with tougher world health organization guidelines. i feel a bit relieved. ella's mother, rosamund, has been complaining for this for years. i am really, really happy with it. it's very clear, it is concise, and it is about saving lives now. 40,000 people die prematurely in the uk due to air pollution. and that needs to stop. and this is a start. it is just a start. even when ella was terribly ill, no one made the connection between her lung conditio

unlike the war graves at this south london cemetery, today's report finds at least 116,000 casualtiesby name or were not commemorated at all, a consequence of pervasive racism. it was a policy encouraged by winston churchill, then secretary of state for the colonies. shortly after sunrise, a bugler brings the dusky warriors... . the commission has known for years there were significant issues with the way black and asian servicemen had been honoured, a century too late. today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons. i want to apologise for the failures to live up to their founding principles all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. they are inviting me to come and have a conversation that's going to be very difficult to have and have somebody like me pointing out what they should've done years ago without glorifying colonialism and without glorifying the empire. there are promises to act, but true healing will take time. not only has there been a great historical injustice to bla

using rap as therapy, that's what one musician from south london is doing. or exposed to gang crime, drugs, orviolence. jamie moreland went to hear more. # my name is bhishma # ifounded rap therapy # becoming more creative by pushing out your energy # onto paper, with pen, helping the younger generation be creative again # this is rap therapy, workshops teaching people how ultimately, what we want to do is strengthen their mental health and we want them to express themselves positively and prevent social tragedies. so, death, jail, mental health institutes... the sessions encourage children to rap about their lives and give them the confidence to perform. # i'm happy because of the way i smile # everybody knows i am a grown—up child # i rap my raps in front of you all...# if you feel like something's deeply affecting you, you can rap about that. we talked about how you should be positive, notjust _ to ourselves, but - towards others as well. bhishma decided to start the project after noticing links between mental health and crime in his community. there's pe

after one intensive care doctor in south london realised he could not keep that up, he and his wife harriett on myself, to be the best at whatever i am doing, but particularly being a doctor. the reality of what you have to do as a doctor surprised me when i first started and my ability to be the best i could be was challenged very early on and i struggled. they both set up duty to care last year, a charity that offers free therapy to nhs workers. things are busier than ever since the second spike in coronavirus cases earlier this year. wellness and mental health and things is something that nhs workers put to one side until recently. it's much more of a focus now. there are still holes in the system and that's where we're thinking that duty to care is trying to bridge that gap a little bit, of being able to get immediate help. that's what i needed. thankfully, there are fewer people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus, but according to therapists, it's the people who have done the looking after, who now need to be the focus too. james waterhouse, bbc news. time for a look at the wea

one musician from south london, bhishma asare, known as �*proph', is running workshops to help youngcrime, drugs, alcohol abuse and violence. jamie moreland went to hear more. # my name is bhishma # ifounded rap therapy # becoming more creative by pushing out your energy # onto paper, with pen, helping the younger generation be creative again this is rap therapy, workshops teaching people how to express themselves through music. ultimately, what we want to do is strengthen their mental health and we want them to express themselves positively and prevent social tragedies. so, death, jail, mental health institutes... the sessions encourage children to rap about their lives and give them the confidence to perform. # i'm happy because of the way i smile # everybody knows i am a grown—up child # i rap my raps in front of you all... if you feel like something's deeply affecting you, you can rap about that. we talked about how you should be positive, notjust _ to ourselves, but - towards others as well. bhishma decided to start the project after noticing links between mental health and crim

unlike the war graves at this south london cemetery, today's report finds at least 116,000 casualtiested by name or were not commemorated at all, a consequence of pervasive racism. it was a policy encouraged by winston churchill, then secretary of state for the colonies. shortly after sunrise, a bugler brings the dusky warriors... . the commission has known for years there were significant issues with the way black and asian servicemen had been honoured, a century too late. today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons. i want to apologise for the failures to live up to their founding principles all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. selina carty was on the committee which compiled today's report, a long—time campaigner for proper recognition of the role played by black servicemen in two world wars. they're inviting me to come and have a conversation that's going to be very difficult for them to have and have somebody like me to be able to point out what all the things that the

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as a reminder tonight of the threat still there, the news that in certain parts of south london therecan variant. hugh pym, thank ou. princes william and harry have paid separate tributes to their grandfather, the duke of edinburgh. william described prince philip as an extraordinary man from an extraordinary generation. harry wrote of him as a master of the barbecue, and a legend of banter. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. he was there for them at their moment of greatest anguish, walking with the young william and harry behind the coffin of their mother after her death in a road accident. and the bond between the grandfather and the grandsons on whom so many hopes rested, was a deep one. in his statement william says he feels fortunate to have had his grandfather's enduring presence to guide him through good times and the hardest days. he recalled the special memories his own children will have of their great grandpa, coming to collect them in his carriage. then william says this... harry speaks of his grandfather's unparalleled devotion to the queen. he'd been a m

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unlike the war graves at this south london cemetery, today's report finds at least 116,000 casualties commemorated by name or were not commemorated at all, a consequence of pervasive racism. it was a policy encouraged by winston churchill, then secretary of state for the colonies. "in ordinary circumstances," he advised, "the commission would not erect individual headstones for native troops, but a central memorial in some suitable locality." shortly after sunrise, a bugler brings the dusky warriors... . the commission has known for years there were significant issues with the way black and asian servicemen had been honoured, a century too late. today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons. i want to apologise for the failures to live up to their founding principles all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. selina carty was on the committee which compiled today's report. a long—time campaignerfor proper recognition of the role played by black servicemen in two world wars. they're

danjohnson has been at a salon in south london.o have that home haircut horror taken care of. let's have a chat with lydia who was first in the chair here in south london this morning. you've already got a fair bit of hair off, lydia, how was it feeling? yeah, very good. it's nice to be back in the chair and have a good, decent haircut. how much did you need it? very, very desperate. i was over six months due, so, yeah. this were you tempted to try and snip it yourself, no, leave it to the professionals to do that for me, i think. chuckles all tom's work. yeah. you got a busy day ahead, tom? yeah we are fully booked now. for the rest of the day. and for the rest of the week. what do you do for small talk? i suppose you haven't seen each other for a long time, but you can't talk about holidays, can you? chuckles ok, nice one, thanks, guys. let's go over here and see yes. hello. how are you doing? yeah, i'm good, thanks. what are you having this morning? i am getting some colour done. getting my roots sorted out, as you can see, yeah

intensive covid testing is going on in south london, where a cluster of cases of the south african varianter elite' — researchers warn the world's richest people to radically change their lifestyle to tackle climate change.

wilifried zaha scored the opener for roy hodgson's sidejust 12 minutes in, and the south londoners heldes. and here is confirmation of the top of the table. leicester have strengthened their hold on a top—four finish finish with that win — they are now seven points clear of west ham in fifth. reading and former england player fara williams has announced she'll retire from professional football at the end of the season. the 37—year—old is england's most—capped player with 172 appearances for the lionesses. williams said on social media that it had been a pleasure and a privilege to have had a career of more than 20 years within the women's game. it's been confirmed that former arsenal players thierry henry, dennis bergkamp, and patrick vieira are joining spotify co—founder and lifelong gunners supporter daniel ek in a bid to buy the club. fans have become discontented after arsenal's involvement in the failed european super league, with many calling for owner stan kroenke to sell. and our reporter laura scott says supporters want a greater say regardless of the owners. some that i spoke

a polish catholic church in south london accuses the police of "brutally" exceeding their powers by breakingbuilt museum — hoped to be their very final resting place. now on bbc news, human rights activist azimjan askarov was imprisoned in kyrgyzstan in 2010 for a crime he says he did not commit. his wife khadicha has campaigned tirelessly for his release. hadicha is fighting forjustice. her husband, azimjan, has been in prison for ten years for crime he says he didn't commit. now he has one last chance of freedom. but as the court case approaches, coronavirus is spreading.

it was here in south east london that ella lived.s breathing in illegally high levels of nitrogen dioxide, high levels of particles because she was living and moving along the south circular road, one of the most polluted roads in london, probably the most polluted in north europe. this on a day—to—day basis meant her asthma control was worse. the government says it is delivering a £3.8 billion plan to clean up transport and tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution. richard galpin, bbc news. the second wave of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in india, with many hospitals facing a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. there's also concern that people are rushing to leave the country for the uk before india goes onto the travel red list on friday. just to warn you, this report from davina gupta contains distressing images from the start. the final farewell, in the holy city of varanasi, where the last rites of covid patients are being performed. it is a grim sign of a struggling india, where more than 2,000 deaths were reported in the last 24

intensive covid testing is going on in south london, where a cluster of cases of the south african variantrged after an outbreak in a care home. travelling around scotland will be allowed from friday — 10 days earlier than planned. another night of unrest in the us city of minneapolis after police shot a black man dead. and �*the polluter elite�* — researchers warn the world's richest people to radically change their lifestyle to tackle climate change. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. if you're over 45 and in england you can now book your covid jab, as the vaccination programme enters its next phase. everyone over fifty or in a high risk group has now been offered a first dose, according to the government, and ministers say they're on track to offer all adults a vaccine by the end ofjuly. it comes as officals race to contain �*significant�* new cases of the south african variant in south london, where hundreds of thousands of residents have been asked to come forward for tests. the prime minister has warned infections will rise as the economy reopens, and urged people to continue to

ms everard went missing while walking home after visiting a friend in clapham, in south london.olice officer, wayne couzens has been charged with her kidnap and murder. the woman who was arrested at the same time on suspicion of assisting an offender, is now bailed to visit a police station in earlyjune. after months of empty stadiums, fans will return to watching major sports events this weekend with both the world snooker championships and the fa cup semi—finals admitting limited, socially distanced crowds. all spectators will have to meet government requirements to prove they're free of coronavirus, as laura scott reports. remember when sporting moments were celebrated like this? they may soon be again. snooker is leading the way in trying to get fans back. ronnie 0'sullivan begins his world championship title defence tomorrow in similar circumstances to how he won the tournament last year — playing to a crowd of 300 at the crucible. that number will climb to a full house come the finals. it is important that we are successful, and because we're sending out a message to all o

bus strikes continue today affecting london united services across west and south—west london.ringdon: the temporary traffic lights have packed up on clerkenwell road which may cause so issues. now the weather with kate kinsella good morning. another chilly start but temperature is not as cold as yesterday morning. they are all above zero. we have quite a bit of cloud with intermittent bright spells and glimpses of sunshine and a weak warm front could produce one or two spots of light rain. a bit breezy at this afternoon but it is south—westerly so temperature is less cold and 11 celsius maximum today, so not as chilly as yesterday. 0vernight tonight it will remain largely dry and the risk of one or two spots of rain but quite a bit of cloud around as well and one or two clear spells and a minimum temperature between four and six celsius, so mid single figures and above zero. for tomorrow, a cold front will sink south in the outbreaks of rain but it will introduce cold air by the weekend and that colder air overnight saturday into sunday runs into rain coming up from the south

it was here in south east london that ella lived.l. air pollution levels here particularly high. she was breathing in illegally high levels of nitrogen dioxide, high levels of particles because she was living and moving along the south circular road, one of the most polluted roads in london, probably the most polluted in north europe. this on a day—to—day basis meant her asthma control was worse. the government says it is delivering a 5.8 billion plan to clean up transport and tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution. richard galpin, bbc news. jemima hartshorn is the founder of mums for lungs, a campaign group based in london which aims to increase awareness amongst parents on how to reduce exposure of children to pollution. explain what the organisation aims to do around this topic. what explain what the organisation aims to do around this topic.— to do around this topic. what we want to do _ to do around this topic. what we want to do is _ to do around this topic. what we want to do is campaign - to do around this topic. what we want to d

said to have been travelling with a friend on a bus on tuesday morning but did not arrive at the south londonen found. the former manchester united player ryan giggs has been charged with assaulting two women last november. he's also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour. mr giggs denies the allegations and in a statement said he'd plead not guilty. mr giggs had been working as the manager of the wales national football team but following the charges, the welsh fa said it will replace mr giggs with robert page for this summer's euro 2020 tournament. elections take place in england, scotland and wales, in just under two weeks' time. in wales, all 60 seats in the senedd are up for grabs. the pandemic has seen devolved administrations often take quite different approaches to tackling covid and its consequences. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports from rhondda, an area badly hit by the virus. high above the valley, handwritten reminders of lives lost to the pandemic. the rhondda has suffered one of the worst death rates in the uk, a legacy of the community h

door—to—door testing will take place in parts of london after the south african variant of coronavirus borough of barnet will be tested for coronavirus. people in the n3 postcode areas — close to finchley central station — and those who shop on the local high street are affected. home testing kits will also be delivered to some residents in southwark, in south london. parts of the se16 postcode area are affected, particularly in the ward of rotherhithe. it's a controversial issue, and now the government is launching a consultation into whether care home staff in england should be required to get a coronavirus vaccine. it's now a year since care homes were struggling to cope with the peak of the first wave. april 12th, 2020 saw a95 deaths of care home residents from covid alone. a further 800 plus residents died from other causes. those combined figures were more than three times the number who died in total from other causes on the same day in 2019. many families and care providers argue that only a public inquiry will explain why residents weren't better protected. here's our social a

door—to—door testing will take place in parts of london, after the south african variant of coronavirusn the n3 postcode areas — close to finchley central station — and those who shop on the local high street are affected. home testing kits will be delivered to some residents in southwark, south london. parts of the se16 postcode area are affected, particularly in the ward of rotherhithe. staff in care homes in england with elderly residents may be required to get a coronavirus jab. a five—week consultation has been launched by the department of health and social care, to consider whether to make covid vaccination a condition of employment for care home workers. here's the vaccine minister, nadhim zahawi. a number of providers have made it a condition of deployment of staff, as part of their duty of care, of course, to the most vulnerable. what we want to do is consult now with all stakeholders, five week consultation, to see whether it does become a condition of deployment and we want to hear from everyone as to how they feel, how we can make this work properly, rather than it being ad

she lived near a busy main road in south london.d, then suddenly developed severe asthma, this cough an early sign of some of the damage being done to her lungs by toxic fumes close to her home near london's busy south circular. last year, in a legal first, a coroner ruled that unlawful levels of air pollution helped to kill her. today, to prevent others dying from toxic exhaust fumes, he recommended the law should be changed, there should be stricter limits, they should be in line, he said, with tougher world health organization guidelines. i feel a bit relieved. ella's mother, rosamund, has been complaining for this for years. i am really, really happy with it. it's very clear, it is concise, and it is about saving lives now. 40,000 people die prematurely in the uk due to air pollution. and that needs to stop. and this is a start. it is just a start. even when ella was terribly ill, no one made the connection between her lung condition and pollution, and her mother was not warned. today, the coroner said that the public should be

london life. but despite its importance, parts of the river are being used as an open sewer. this is barnes, in southest london. now, the river's pretty low at the moment, so i'm standing on what you might think is the riverbed. except, it isn't. it's a mound of wet wipes. ugh! it's just... look at these. it's just wet wipes after wet wipes after wet wipes. it'sjust everywhere, you know? how can we live like this? debbie leach runs a river charity that's campaigning to clean up the thames. it's about the size of two tennis courts, and who knows what's down there in the river? this is just what we can see. you don't really realise what it is until you get down in this... yeah. ..and you start really prodding around it. yeah, yeah. i mean, every time the stick goes in, wet wipes come out. and when you're standing up there on the riverbank, you assume this is just mud and sand, but it's not. it's an artificial construct. yeah. we call this the great wet wipe reef. this is thoroughly depressing, isn't it? it's shocking, it really is. debbie, where are all these coming from? it's coming from the sewage sy