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well, the welsh government says now is the time | being made now? well, the welsh. will be plenty of critics who will say, looking at the case numbers he mentioned, they are heading in the right direction. why aren't you going further and faster than you are? it is a cautious approach by the first minister in character, i think. approach by the first minister in character, ithink. there approach by the first minister in character, i think. there will be slight changes to people's lives. from tomorrow in a stay—at—home message becomes stay local. the guidance is that it should be within a five mile radius more within rural areas. there will be contentious issues involved, particularly those involved in nonessential retail. they cannot open until april the 12th. let's speak now to the welsh government's counsel general, jeremy miles. thank you forjoining us on bbc news this morning. these decisions we are talking about, are they being driven by data not dates? that is a phrase borisjohnson and nicola sturgeon have been using. that boris johnson and nicola sturgeon have

we, in the welsh government, are evidence to the independent pay we, in the welsh government, have giveneview bodies without an arbitrary cap on pay and we await that independent advice and recommendation. the bonus payment reflects our immense gratitude to our nhs and social care staff for their extraordinary contribution to helping to keep wales safe. wales' health minister speaking earlier. scotland will establish a new genomic sequencing service to identify different variants of coronavirus. speaking at the scottish government's coronavirus briefing, the first minister nicola sturgeon said that as part of a new testing strategy, £13 million will be invested in a new sequencing centre over the next year. genomic sequencing is something you've heard us discuss in these briefings before. it enables us to identify the specific variations or characteristics of a virus within a specific sample. so it is really important in identifying new strains and variants and that has been important in recent weeks to make sure we are aware of any new variants that are causing concern and it will also

it is a rather mixed bag of news from the welsh government. rural areas are afforded more leeway. four people from two households can socialise outdoors, including gardens. on monday, hairdressers return and, from march the 22nd, those shops already open, such as supermarkets, can sell nonessential items. but it won�*t be until april to 12 that all other shops in close but it won�*t be until april 12th that all other shops in close contact services can open. as soon as we relax the rules and people begin to mix again, there is an inevitable risk that infections will rise. if we do too much too quickly, we will lose control of the virus. those clicking then collecting are helping things take are helping things tick over — but only just. and one retail representative with a shop called that�*s lovely, that currently has rather less appreciation of the first minister. my biggest question would be why i have you not communicated with us? you've asked us to close and now i you're treating us like children i in the room who don't need to know the re

it is a rather mixed bag of news from the welsh government.more leeway. four people from two households can socialise outdoors, including gardens. on monday, hairdressers return and, from march 22nd, those shops already open, such as supermarkets, can sell nonessential items. but it won�*t be until april 12th that all other shops in close contact services can open. as soon as we relax the rules and people begin to mix again, there is an inevitable risk that infections will rise. if we do too much too quickly, we will lose control of the virus. those clicking then collecting are helping things tick over — but only just. and one retail representative with a shop called that�*s lovely, that, currently has rather less appreciation of the first minister. my biggest question would be why i have you not communicated with us? you've asked us to close and now i you're treating us like children i in the room who don't need to know the rest of the story. _ few could accuse the welsh government of throwing caution to the wind. this is a very gradual emerg

the welsh labour government says it wants to take control of policing and the courts in wales and has ~ ., ., ., radical redrawing of the united kinrdom, . ., ., ., ., kingdom. we have now had a government _ kingdom. we have now had a government that _ kingdom. we have now had a government that has - kingdom. we have now had a | government that has matched kingdom. we have now had a - government that has matched up to that. ., ,., ., government that has matched up to that. ., ., , ., that. for some that is the wrong direction- _ that. for some that is the wrong direction. rachel _ that. for some that is the wrong direction. rachel has _ that. for some that is the wrong l direction. rachel has campaigned against greater devolution and with rather see the senate abolished. because there are so many power battles, what we have seen over the pandemic is political vanity getting in the way over clear policy. nationalistic attitude, even within the welsh labour government, which have created hostility, and we really need to be united coming out of the pandemic across the uk. but the union h

the welsh government -- national insurance pays that most people receive around 500 pounds. will the prime minister to join me in welcoming this news in recognition of dedication and commitment for nhs and social care staff? >> i thank him and i do recognize the amazing mn and commitment to nhs and social care staff who have been at the forefront of this pandemic, who bore the brunt of it in many cases, personally in their lives and that's why i just repeat what i made earlier about what we're doing to recognize the contribution of nurses in particular, in these very, very difficult times and to say how relieved and glad i am to see the number of nurses who now -- 34% increase in applications to be nurses this year in the country. that's great but we will drive it forward. we want to go, where the target of 50,000 more nurses as well as 20,000 more police. >> i have suspended the house with three minutes to enable to arrange for the next bu >> you been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. the next session with the prime minister is this wedn

the welsh government say they follow _ crisis.eft to wait until the contest returns again — for the first time since 2019. but, despite the brewing excitement, russia's entrant for this year's competition has revealed the abuse she's received after being chosen to represent the country. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has the story. one, two, three, four. # you gonna, you gonna break the wall #. it's russia's eurovision rap. but it's not music to everyone's ears. it was really hard to... ..understand that someone can hate you so much. she sings in russian manizha sangin's song russian woman has been met with a crescendo of criticism. some russians dislike the song's liberal message about female empowerment and the need to break down stereotypes of how russian women should look and behave. we're always hearing these advices from our childhood, like you need to be like this, you need to be like this, your skirt should be longer or shorter. these stereotypes makes our life so bad, and i'm tired of that. manizha was born in t

the welsh labour government has felt the political heat when it comes to unlocking.ctions over the next few months, something criticised by its opponents in the senedd, and likely to be the focus of the elections in may. politicians here at the scottish parliament have been paying their respects. nicola sturgeon said that almost 10,000 people have lost their lives. but the difference this year is that we have a vaccine, and around half of the adult population have already had theirfirst dose. scotland tends to be cautious when it comes to the easing of restrictions, but there is a route map out of this lockdown. the key date is the 26th of april, when the economy will start to open up. the country is also entering a period of election campaigning. the covid pandemic is likely to feature very heavily in that. in northern ireland, the pandemic came along just months after the fragile power—sharing government here had been newly re—established, following three years of collapse. and immediately, they were faced with a crisis like no other. tensions and disagreements ove

i think the welsh government is wise to be following a more phased approach.cautious and to have slow and steady progress, rather than having to unwind the situation and reimpose restrictions later. 5110s? to unwind the situation and reimpose restrictions later.— restrictions later. slow and steady but as we heard _ restrictions later. slow and steady but as we heard from _ restrictions later. slow and steady but as we heard from the - restrictions later. slow and steady but as we heard from the prime i but as we heard from the prime minister, everyday out of school for a pupil is a costly and damaging day and this is time wasted, isn't it? we are talking about weeks more. yes but if you have a situation where the go back up again and things can, according to scientists, get out of control very quickly because even though we have had this great progress. we have to emphasise the policy and terms of the vaccination programme, but there is still a very high proportion of our population which remains susceptible and that is enough of a pool of potential cases. if

today the welsh labour government _ forward. today the welsh labour government have _ forward. care staff? i indeed recognise the amazing _ nhs and social care staff? i indeed recognise the amazing dedication i nhs and social care staff? i indeed i recognise the amazing dedication and commitment of the nhs and social care staff who have been at the forefront of this pandemic, who by the brunt of it in many cases personally in their lives, and that is why i repeat the point that i made a while ago about what we are doing to recognise the contribution of nurses in particular, in these very difficult times, and to see how relieved and glad i am to see the number of nurses in training, i think there is a 34% increase in applications to be nurses this year in the country, that is great, but we are going to drive it forward. we have a target of 50,000 more nurses as well as 20,000 more police. the prime minister�*s questions and keir starmer asking what can be done to make women and girls feel safer in the aftermath of the murder of sarah everard. in the welsh government�*s daily coro

bear in mind the promise the chancellor is doing here if welsh government had that degree of borrowing, imagine what we could do rather than this being directed and controlled by the treasury and west minister. . ., controlled by the treasury and west minister. ., ,, , ., . we'll be answering your questions about the budget shortly, but first let's look in a little more detail at some of the other measures announced by rishi sunak. and the chancellor said he was now cancelling planned alcohol and fuel duty increases. he also said there will be a mortgage guarantee to help people get 95% mortgages — the government say it will help "generation rent, become generation buy". the national living wage will increase to £8.91 an hourfrom next month, benefitting around two million of the uk's lowest paid workers. and the extension to the support for the self—employed will help an extra 600,000 people. so what's the reaction to this budget from those it's meant to help? sarah corker has been talking to business people in liverpool. liverpool knows how to come back from an economic shock. former

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursdaym on the sand will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the broadcaster, penny smith and the chief sports reporter for the sun — martin lipton. people over 70 could be given what have been called, boosterjabs in september, in order to protect them from new variants of coronavirus. the government has indicated that nhs workers and care home staff would also be eligible. the vaccines minister said eight different vaccines are expected to be available in the uk by the autumn. here's our health correspondent, katherine da costa. nearly 30 million people in the uk have at least one dose of the covid vaccine. scientists are looking at whether booster shots may be needed. they could be rolled out to the over 70s, health and care workers and people vulnerable from september. the immune sy

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursdayr now, an ice—cream on the sand will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said there are "significant questions" over the appropriateness of her predecessor, alex salmond's plans to return to public office. mr salmond launched a new party yesterday called alba which will contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. it's emerged that mp kenny macaskill has left the snp to join the alba party. our scotland correspondentjamie mciver has the details. nicola sturgeon wanted to focus on the snp's own election campaign today, but instead she's been facing questions about another party's campaign. the new party led by her former friend and mentor, alex salmond. ms sturgeon questions both his motivation and suitability to return to public life. it's not an opportunity to gamble with the future of the country. i know from knowing him well in years gone by, alex salmond's a gambler, it's what he enjoy

over the last 12 months, the welsh government's decisions have impacted more on people's daily lives of the pandemic has hit wales hard, with higher death rates than other parts of the uk. but the situation is improving. today, for the second day in a row, there were no new reported deaths. inevitably, how to unlock is what causes the most political heat for the welsh labour government, being criticised for not having a road map for the months ahead. how it's handled this pandemic will be the focus of the senedd elections in may. politicians here at the scottish parliament have been paying their respects. nicola sturgeon said that almost 10,000 people have now lost their lives. but the difference this year is that we have the vaccine, and around half of the adult population have already had theirfirst dose. now, scotland has been quite cautious when it comes to the easing of restrictions, but there is a route map out of this lockdown. the key date is the 26th of april, when the economy will begin to open up. now, the country is also just about to enter a period of election campaignin

the welsh government is relaxing lockdown rules.ter, mark drakeford has been outlining the changes to come in wales. outdoorfacilities for sport can reopen. they can be used locally by up to four people from those two households. indoor care visits will restart for a single designated visitor. from monday, the 15th, all primary aged pupils and those sitting for qualifications in secondary school will return to face—to—face learning. schools will have flexibility beyond that to bring year ten and year 12 pupils back and more learners will return to college. there will also be flexibility for in—school check ins for all other pupils. all pupils will return in the third phase after the easter break immediately on the 12th of april. from monday the 15th, hairdressers and barbers will reopen for haircuts by appointments, and if the public health position remains positive, all close contact services will reopen from the 12th of april. from the 22nd of march, nonessential retail will begin to reopen. we will start by lifting the restrictio

health minister has said the public health situation in wales is continuing to improve and the welsh governmenturrent restrictions review on friday. vaughan gething also said that contact tracing and testing were being expanded and that anyone who comes into contact with someone who later tests positive for coronavirus must get tested themselves. we are strengthening our testing regime to help identify more people who have coronavirus at an earlier stage as well as those who don't have symptoms. we are expanding testing to include everyone identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. this will mean that when people are contacted by our test trace and protect service, they will be advised to self—isolate, but also to take a test as they start self—isolation, and again on the eighth day of their isolation period. this will help us to identify more people with coronavirus, and their close contact who would otherwise be unknown to test trace and protect. this helps has yet again to break chains of transmission is to help stop the virus from spreading. but taking

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursdayn ice—cream on the sand will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. people over 70 could be given what have been called boosterjabs in september in order to protect them from new variants of coronavirus, the government has indicated. nhs workers and care home staff would also be eligible. the vaccines minister said eight different vaccines are expected to be available in the uk by the autumn. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. nearly 30 million people in the uk have at least one dose of the covid vaccine. scientists are looking at whether booster shots may be needed. they could be rolled out to the over 70s, health and care workers and people vulnerable from september. the immune system tends to become forgetful as people become older. so this new plan to give boosters has a lot of merit. viruses mutate to survive. some mutations caused concern if they make the virus more harmful. 0ne mutation called e484k has been found in the south britain and brazilian viruses. it help

a conservative leader said the welsh government should use its share of extra money from westminster—living crisis developing now with this covid crisis, hitting the economy really hard. one measure you could do to help council tax is freeze it in wales, to help families the length and breadth of wales, will you commit to using the powers that you have to freeze council tax and use the consequentials to fund the funding gap? what i am committed to is waiting until tomorrow's budget is out of the way and we are certain on how much money we have available to us here in wales, to use next year and we will then consider the purposes for which it could be applied. i think last week the member was urging me to use that money to support businesses here in a wales. today he wants me to freeze the council tax. i understand why he wants to do that, because the largest council tax rise in wales last year of course was imposed by conservative controlled conway council. so if he is asking me to protect council tax payers in wales for the conservative party, i will think about that very carefully.

questions focussed on the welsh government's relationship with westminster. k government. you in fact have notjust been critical, but you have regularly tried to undermine the uk government's policy, particularly with regard to brexit, and you recently described the prime minister, borisjohnson, as being "awful". that's not conducive to having a positive working relationship between ministers. the first minister said the uk government wanted to roll back devolution and "put wales back in its place". i am critical of uk government, of course i am, but i do it because i am a firm believer in the future of the united kingdom. yet, we have a government at westminster who every day stokes the fires of nationalism. it was one former first minister's last appearance before stepping down at the election. do you look forward to a date when the uk has a proper- constitution, a proper structure, a time when the rule of law- is enshrined in the law and not| simply a convention and a time when wales is a full and equal- partner in the governance of the uk? mark drakeford p

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursdaytomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. while wales is relaxing controls, the german health minister says he would like his country to enter an immediate and complete lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus there. our correspondent in berlin, damian mcguinness, says the call from jens spahn has galvanised support for tight national restrictions. lots of countries want the health minister, they say we need a lockdown, that tends to build happens. germany, bit more complicated because the political system the federal system here, you have to co—ordinate an awful lot of political actors to make something like this happen. so it may not necessarily happen, but the fact that he has now quite clearly stated or put his support towards a complete shutdown of the country for up to two weeks, it is his proposal over easter, that really adds the momentum, because we are seeing in germany since this past week of confusion over whether germany is going to lockdown over easter and over what form of

that you agree that it should be a standalone welsh public inquiry, looking at the measures the welsh governmentd into a wider uk inquiry? well, i believe that an inquiry will be a necessary and important part of the way that we learn the lessons of the extraordinary 12 months that we have lived through. i did not say yesterday that i thought it should wait until coronavirus was over. i said i thought it should wait until we are all confident that coronavirus is in the rearview mirror. and he thought it should be a uk—wide rather than welsh inquiry. there's been mixed news on the vaccine front across the uk. the good news is that more of us have had the jab. the bad news, that five million doses of the oxford—astrazeneca jab produced in india have been held up by a month. the health secretary said all adults would still get their first dose by the end ofjuly. but he told mps that vaccine supplies went up and down. in the last week, we've had a batch of 1.7 million doses delayed because of the need to retest its stability. events like this are to be expected in a manufacturing endeavor of this co

the welsh government has confirmed that all primary school children will be back in classrooms next weekbeen briefing reporters on the easing of lockdown measures. next week, we will see the rest of our primary school pupils return to school, as well as groups of learners in secondary, and more college students. schools will also have the flexibility to bring in pupils in years 10 and 12 to support them to progress to the next stages of their learning. and we are also giving schools additional flexibility so that learners in years seven, eight and 9 are given the opportunity to check in and spend valuable time in school, with their teachers, reacquainting themselves with that environment. it is still my expectation that if the conditions allow, we would see a full return of all learners after the easter break. now, we all know it has been a tough 12 months for our young people, being away from their friends and adjusting to studying at home. i have seen terrific work that schools and colleges have done to ensure that learning has continued, while putting in place preparations so that the

the welsh government is also expected to announce an easing of restrictions on friday.er's questions in the virtual senedd, the leader of the opposition tried to find out more. the minister for mental health and wellbeing has said lockdown and people in wales that if you give an inch, they'll take a mile. can i first check whether this is your assessment, do you agree with her, or do you take my assessment that it's the hard work of the people of wales over this lockdown period that will allow you now to lift some of these restrictions? and can you confirm what type of announcements we might be looking at on friday, in particular on nonessential retail? will you be opening up gyms like the minister for wellbeing has previously suggested? and will you as you alluded to in the press over the last few days be lifting the stay—at—home rule and introducing a five—mile rule like we saw last summer? well, i'm afraid the leader of the opposition will have to wait until friday, that is when the three—week cycle ends and the cabinet will continue to discuss a package of measures

that you agree that it should be a stand—alone welsh public inquiry looking at the measures the welsh governmentr uk inquiry? well, i believe an inquiry will be a necessary, - important part of the way we learn the lessons of the extraordinary i 12 months that we have lived through. - i did not say yesterday that i i thought you should wait until coronavirus was over. i said i thought it should wait until we are all confident - that coronavirus is in| the rear—view mirror. i don't agree with him - about a welsh—only inquiry. i've lost count of the number of times he has urged - on me a four—nation approach. on this issue, it appears - it is insensible to go it alone. a wales—only inquiry would not be . able to grapple with a long list l of issues that would be fundamental to being able to draw— the lessons from what has happened. plaid cymru suggested one of the lessons to be learned was from a failure to plan properly for the pandemic. the science around a flu pandemic suggests that it was very, very difficult, even futile to try and suppress community transmission once it's become endemic, whi

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three—weekly review on thursdaygan, bbc news, south wales. for more than a week now, a volcano near the icelandic capital of reyjkavik has been throwing lava and gas into the air. it's the first eruption of its kind there in over 800 years. this unusual volcanic activity continues to attract thousands of visitors, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacles. but for there to truly be a spectacle, you have to have spectators. this audience, rapt with attention, marvelling at the jaw—dropping sight on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around. yeah, i love it, i love how many people are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this is my third time, and it's changing so severely, every single time i come. they literally queued up to see this. a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail, and are

— he follow the example of the welsh government and _ he follow the example of the welsh governments the . honourable lady knows, we are in a difficult economic situation due to the pandemic and around 700,000 people have lost theirjobs. as a result, we've implemented a public sector pay freeze across the public sector pay freeze across the public sector for all but the lowest paid workers and nhs staff. as she knows, the independent pay review body is looking at this point but i bow to no one in my admiration, like her, for the work of staff across the nhs who have worked incredibly hard and have done a huge amount in order to help people through this pandemic, and she's absolutely right that we must support them, especially in getting r&r after this latest peak because we also have work ahead of us to make sure we can deal with the consequences of covid including the backlogs that i announced of financial support to crack through today. financial support to crack through toda . ., ., ~ , today. can i thank my right honourable _ today. can i thank my right honourable friend - today

from staying at home to being free to roam, here it has been the welsh government, not uk ministers,ke decisions for ourselves in something like a pandemic and hopefully come through it successfully, then why not extend those powers and take more control of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, then i could see there being a massive change in people's views in wales. if it wasjust england and wales, that would be even more catastrophic for the people of wales. a poll for the bbc of a thousand people in wales show support for independence is at its highest for a decade, but at 14% it is still a minority view. the same proportion of people, 15%, favour getting rid of devolution by abolishing the welsh parliament. most people are somewhere in between. 35% want some more powers for the parliament, but that is down in recent years, while around a quarter want things to stay as they are. most people want to stick to this middle path, but where exactly does it lead? the welsh labour government says it wants to take control of policing and the courts in wales and has called for

i'm happy for there to be a welsh government to look for the heritage parts of wales.o get. we are part of the united kingdom and that is how it should be. the virus has not been bound by borders. but for some, it has brought them home is different parts of the uk have moved at a slightly different pace. the question is whether or not that has any political consequence. alex forsyth, bbc news. the american actor george segal has died from complications after heart surgery. he was eighty seven. segal was nominated for an oscar for his role in the 1966 film who's afraid of virginia woolf, and secured a golden globe for his performance in a touch of class in 1973. the duke of sussex has a new title — he's to be the first �*chief impact officer' at a professional coaching firm in california. he'sjoining the firm betterup — and will be focussing on the issue of mental health. his new boss says he's pleased with his new signing. i had obviously never talked to royalty before in my life and i think the most impressive thing has just been his focus, singularly, on how can he b

any travel further afield, however, will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly reviewn ice cream on the sand or a coffee on the summit will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. in contrast, coronavirus restrictions are being stepped up in parts of europe as a third wave of infections continues to sweep the continent. eu states have seen some of the deadliest outbreaks of the pandemic and are racing to vaccinate people. the prime minister of poland has warned that the country's hospitals may not be able to cope with soaring covid cases. the uk kent variant of the virus is now responsible for 80% of all infections there. its government has brought in tighter restrictions affecting shops, supermarkets and churches. tougher measures have also been brought in paris and several other parts of france. residents face more stringent police checks, with people in high—risk areas not allowed to travel more than ten kilometres from home, except in emergencies. the mp kenny macaskill has announced he is quitting the snp to stand for alex salmond'

any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursdayll do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. the german health minister has said he would like the country to enter an immediate and complete lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus. 0ur correspondent in berlin, damian mcguinness says the call from jens spahn has galvanised support for a new national shutdown. at the moment, cases are around 20,000 a day, 0nce once we need a lot done, complete locked on, that's what happens. germany is a bit more complicated because of the system here, the federal system here coming up to ordinate an awful lot of political actors to make something like this happen. but he has put his support towards a complete shutdown of the country for up to two weeks is his proposal over easter. that really adds the momentum, because what we are seeing in germany since this past week of confusion over whether germany's going to lockdown over easter and what for and what sort of restrictions we've got, different regions doing differe

the welsh government's education minister, kirsty williams, made the announcement today, and thankede pandemic, saying they have �*certainly saved lives'. from the 12th of april, it's our expectation that all students can return for blended learning for the duration of the summer term, and universities have planned for more teaching and learning to continue in the summer term than is usually normal in the academic sector. to support in—person teaching, as safely as possible, we've also strengthened the availability of testing in universities. students will be offered tests before they return to university and twice weekly lateral flow testing will be available for all students and for staff who cannot regularly work from home. i am so very grateful to students for maintaining high levels of compliance in difficult circumstances. no other generation has been asked to endure such a different university experience. and i know that the university experience this year has been very different from your expectations. a petition launched by disability rights campaigner and tv star katie pric

the welsh government doesn't have a road map out of lockdown or a long list of dates.etail — it wants to prioritise. that had led a lot of shops across wales to expect today would be the day they'd get the green light to reopen. the first minister insists there hasn't been a u—turn. i completely understand that if you're running such a business, you want to reopen, of course you do. you want to be trading, you want to be with your customers. and i understand, you know, the huge frustration there must be. there are very few guarantees... pubs, restaurants and cafes like emma's are also anxious for more information. today, she learned that she may be able to trade outdoors from late april. but there's no more detail, or a date. it's really frustrating, it's annoying. we need a road map, you know? we know that things may have to be moved because situations change. that's inevitable, that's life. but we need these dates in place. one day people can now celebrate is mother's day this sunday, as long as it's outdoors and at a distance. hopefully, more of us will be able to s

any travel further afield, however, will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly reviewe cream on the sand or a coffee on the summit will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. professor linda bauld is a public health expert at the university of edinburgh and joins me now. thank you so much forjoining us. i want to talk to you about these booster injections that are being told about. i presume that is not unusual and i'm thinking about flu. could you give us a sense of how long vaccine immunity normally lasts? ,., ., long vaccine immunity normally lasts? ., , , long vaccine immunity normally lasts? ., , lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus- it — lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. it depends _ lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. it depends on _ lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. it depends on what - lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. it depends on what we - lasts? good afternoon, it depends on the virus. it depends on what we are |

questions focused on the welsh government �*s relationship with westminster. k government. you are in fact have notjust been _ uk government. you are in fact have notjust been critical - uk government. you are in fact have notjust been critical but i have notjust been critical but you've regularly tried to undermine the uk government �*s policy, particularly with regard to brexit and you recently described the prime minister, borisjohnson, as minister, boris johnson, as being minister, borisjohnson, as being awful stuff that's not conducive to having a positive working relationship between ministers. , ~ , ministers. the first minister said the uk _ ministers. the first minister said the uk government - ministers. the first minister- said the uk government wanted to roll back devolution and put wales back in its place. i am wales back in its place. i am critical of — wales back in its place. i am critical of the _ wales back in its place. i am critical of the uk _ wales back in its place. i am i critical of the uk government, of course i am. but i do it because

the welsh government doesn't have a road map out of lockdown or a long list of dates — instead, everyops across wales to expect today would be the day they'd get the green light to reopen. the first minister insists there hasn't been a u—turn. i completely understand that if you're running such a business you want to reopen, of course you do. you want to be trading, you want to be with your customers. and i understand, you know, the huge frustration there must be. there are very few guarantees... pubs, restaurants and cafes like emma's are also anxious for more information. today, she learned that she may be able to trade outdoors from late april. but there's no more detail, or a date. it's really frustrating, it's annoying. we need a road map, you know? we know that things may have to be moved because situations change. that's inevitable, that's life. but we need these dates in place. one day people can now celebrate is mother's day this sunday. as long as it's outdoors and at a distance. hopefully, more of us will be able to see our mums, which has been really difficult. it's diffic

any travel. further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next free weekly review on thursdayeam on the sand or a coffee on the summit will do in this glorious well —— or an ice cream on the summit will do in this glorious wales sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news. a roll—out of coronavirus booster vaccinations could happen as early as september, to combat the new variants of the virus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, said the first doses would go to the original top—four priority groups. our health correspondent katharine da costa is here. people currently thinking about vaccinations and getting a second jab and already, the government is talking about boosters, why might we need a booster?— need a booster? more than half of adults in the _ need a booster? more than half of adults in the uk _ need a booster? more than half of adults in the uk have _ need a booster? more than half of adults in the uk have had - need a booster? more than half of adults in the uk have had at - need a booster? more than half of adults in the uk have had at least| adults in the uk have had at l