thank you, l tom symonds. -- itself out the word is that he remains _ tom symonds. -- itself out thelish its plans today on how the country will exit lockdown. ministers are due to meet later to finalise a road map on easing restrictions. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. the ovens are still being loaded with lockdown loaves, but the artisan bread is for take away only. customers haven't sat inside for months. the owners of this bakehouse in ballycastle hope the exit strategy will provide clarity. we don't want to open unless it's totally viable for us and our staff. although we have been able to be quite flexible, it has been really sad in a way to see a business you've built up over so many years be paused. ciara has had her third child during the covid era, but many of her relatives haven't met her daughter. the family would love reunions to be possible in the summer. she will be one injuly and ijust think that her party, hopefully, it is going to be a big celebration of her birth and her first year. the past 12 months have brought challenges and changes here. sarah ha

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tom symonds, bbc news, central london.rotests in istanbul, after turkey pulled out of its landmark global convention aimed at combatting violence against women. europe's top human rights body, the council of europe, has called it a huge set back for the protection of women in and outside the country. the bbc�*s 0rla guerin reports from istanbul. even behind the mask, the defiance is clear. this was the response in istanbul to president erdogan�*s decree issued in the dead of night, pulling turkey out of the landmark treaty protecting women and girls. this in fact proves that the government enables these men, enables these men in their violence towards women, domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment and murder. i felt the biggest ache in my heart and it'sjust the biggest disappointment as a woman you can feel in turkey. well, there's plenty of anger here. these women believe the decree is an attempt to drag them and their country back in time, to deprive them of key rights and protections. turkey's main opposition party

tom symonds, bbc news, north london. has seen large differences across england in the outcomes of those supported. new data shows that in some areas, over 80% of those helped are in longer—term accommodation, whereas in others it is less than 15%. adam eeley reports. this is where i used to live under the 12 months before the pandemic. i used to have a bit of carpet underneath the floor to keep me warm, basically, so the concrete doesn't get through you. i used to have a sleeping bag and a pillow, basically. that was all i had under there. if the pandemic didn't happen i would probably still be living under here now. this is martin, before the pandemic he slept rough under a bridge here in shrewsbury. then a year ago, the government launched a scheme called everyone in designed to ensure all rough sleepers across england would have a place to stay during the pandemic. figures compiled by the bbc show among the top 20 best performing councils, on average 82.5% of those helped by the scheme have been moved into long term a

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the story.st it. few masks, little social distancing, and many different views... it's just that everything is a hoax and is a lie, so we've had enough. and conspiracy theories... there's no more freedom to choose what's going to be injected into your body, there is no freedom to speak. there's censorship everywhere. but in general, a feeling that individual rights have been a casualty of the battle against covid, including the right to protest. the metropolitan police has accepted, including in court last week, that right remains, but... at the moment gatherings of this scale are unlawful, and as you can see from the images, it is clearly not a safe covid compliant crowd. a gathering of this scale, i cannot see that this would ever be a safe environment under the health protection regulations. some dispute that protests are super spreading events. 60 mps and peers wrote to the home secretary this morning, demanding they be allowed. "no," said the home office.

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tom symonds, bbc news, central london. thousands have protested in several cities in turkey in response to president erdogan�*s overnight withdrawal from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. europe's top rights body, the council of europe, has condemned the move. yet his conservative supporters claim the convention undermines family structures and promotes divorce. a warning, our international correspondent orla guerin�*s report contains flash photography and images you might find upsetting. even behind the mask, the defiance is clear. this was the response in istanbul to president erdogan�*s decree issued in the dead of night, pulling turkey out of the landmark treaty protecting women and girls. this in fact proves that the government enables these men, enables these men in their violence towards women, domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment and murder. i felt the biggest ache in my heart and it'sjust the biggest disappointment as a woman you can feel in turkey. well, there's

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds can gave us more details. ng, tom? ~ ., ., . tom? well, the metropolitan police haven't said — tom? well, the metropolitan police haven't said who _ tom? well, the metropolitan police haven't said who complained - tom? well, the metropolitan police haven't said who complained to - tom? well, the metropolitan police haven't said who complained to it i haven't said who complained to it about martin bashir, but we do know that earl spencer, the brother of princess diana, has accused mr bashir of sheer dishonesty in the way that he secured an exclusive interview with princess diana in 1995. now, the claim was that mr bashir arranged for the forgery of some bank statements which might have suggested that two officials within the royal household were being paid by the security services for information about diana, and earl spencer wrote in the daily mail if it hadn't been for seeing these statements he would not have introduced mr bashir to princess diana. the met has said this morning that it received allegations of

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earlier our correspondent tom symonds gave us this update. given — just a short statement yesterday saying that he had been brought here with an infection, he was being tested and observed for a pre—existing heart condition. and i think the word is that he is responding to treatment and remains comfortable. and, of course, bart's, st bartholomew's, here on the edge of the city of london, is the place to be if you have a pre—existing heart condition. it is one of the world's leading heart specialist centres. there are apparently ten operating theatres here and a host of specialists able to step in, should he need that sort of attention. and a heart condition is what he has had in the past. in 2011 he was admitted to hospital, in papworth hospital in cambridgeshire — he had a chest pain and went through treatment with a stent being fitted. that's a balloon that's added to the artery, expanded, and then a... we're just checking what's going on here, because of course we are interested in any visitors... i think...i think that's ok. ..any visitor

earlier our home affairs correspondent tom symonds gave us this update.usive interview with princess diana in 1995. now, the claim was that mr bashir arranged for the forgery of some bank statements which might have suggested that two officials within the royal household were being paid by the security services for information about diana. and earl spencer wrote in the daily mail that if it hadn't been for seeing these statements he would not have introduced mr bashir to princess diana. now the met has said this morning that it received allegations of "unlawful activity". it hasn't said what the potential offences might have been. it said that it had taken advice from police lawyers, a barrister and the crown prosecution service and, "we have determined that it not to appropriate to begin a criminal investigation into these allegations, no further action will be taken." having said that, the bbc�*s announced its own inquiry and the director general of the bbc tim davie has said the bbc is determined to get to the truth. amazon has opened it first shop in

let's get the latest from our correspondent, tom symonds.give us an update on how he is doing? goad update on how he is doing? good morninu. update on how he is doing? good morning- in _ update on how he is doing? good morning- in a _ update on how he is doing? good morning. in a word _ update on how he is doing? (13mm morning. in a word comfortable. we are told. his condition is being looked at by doctors here. he has an infection and he is being tested and observed by doctors in connection with a previous heart condition. more on that in a moment. but this is starting to be his longest stay in hospital. he came here from king edward hospital in the west end and he is now here at st bartholomew's hospital on the edge of the city of london. one of the nation's leading heart care hospitals. here there are surgeons and facilities on standby for whatever he should need specifically for a heart condition. we are told he has been visited by prince charles and the duke of cambridge. not, so far, the queen. but she has appeared in public in the pas

tom symonds, bbc news, north london.t muhammed. a teacher has been suspended. faith, but "it must be mrjenrick, has said that teachers should respect faith, but "it must be right" for such images to be allowed to be shown in a free society. well, the scenes in batley are deeply disturbing. no teacher or members staff should everfeel threatened or intimidated going into school and doing theirjob. of course, it is incumbent on teachers to show respect and to behave appropriately to communities. we also live in a free society and we want children to be taught contentious issues appropriately and for nothing to be censored in the classroom. this is a matter that the school now has to consider very carefully. but the scenes that we are seeing outside the school gates need to come to an end. it must be right that the teacher can appropriately show images of the prophet muhammad in a free society. we want religions to be taught to children and four children to question and query them. however, this is a matter that the school n