Sabtu, 22 Mei 2021
Protesters march in central London in solidarity with Palestine - The Sun
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2021-05-22 17:00:10Z
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Covid-19: More than 50m vaccine doses given in England - BBC News
More than 50 million coronavirus vaccine doses have now been given in England.
Figures released by NHS England show 31,546,846 UK adults have had their first jab, and 18,699,556 have had two.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the milestone came after "one of the biggest and most important national efforts in our history".
People aged 32 and 33 in England are being invited to book their first vaccination from this weekend.
NHS England's lead for the Covid vaccination programme, Dr Emily Lawson, said the rollout was "continuing at pace".
"This success is the result of the tireless efforts of NHS teams, alongside local partners and volunteers, who are determined to protect their patients, families and communities," she said.
"Despite this we must take nothing for granted so when you are invited please book your appointment - and, along with millions of others, get vital protection against coronavirus."
A total of 50,246,402 Covid-19 first or second doses of vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and May 21, the data shows.
Across the UK more than 620,000 people had a vaccine dose on Friday, the latest government data shows.
It means 37,726,924 people, or 71.6% of all UK adults, have now had a first dose, and 22,071,497 (41.9% of all adults) their second.
A further 2,694 new cases and six deaths, within 28 days of a positive test, were also announced on Saturday.
Mr Hancock has said the government is on track to offer a first vaccine dose to all adults in the UK by the end of July.
The NHS opened bookings to about one million more people in England on Saturday morning.
Text message invitations are being sent out to 33-year-olds on Saturday and to 32-year-olds on Monday.
They will appear as a message from "NHSvaccine", and people who cannot go online can call 119 to book a jab.
The other UK nations are already offering jabs to younger age groups - people aged 30 and over are eligible in Scotland, as are over-18s in Wales and over-25s in Northern Ireland.
People in their 30s and pregnant women are being offered either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna vaccines if they are available, rather than the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, because of concerns about a possible link between the Oxford jab and rare blood clots.
Over-50s, and those considered clinically vulnerable, will have their second doses brought forward to eight weeks after their first, rather than 12, following concerns about the spread of the variant first discovered in India.
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The variant - also known as B.1.617.2 - is responsible for the majority of new cases in pockets of England.
Bolton continues to be the worst affected area with 385 cases per 100,000 people.
But North Tyneside and parts of west London are among the latest areas to start surge testing of residents amid concerns at its spread.
Meanwhile, Rochdale has joined other parts of the North West in offering jabs to anyone over the age of 18 in an attempt to prevent cases spiralling further.
Council officials are stressing that the guidelines from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) allow some flexibility on the way the rollout is conducted at a local level.
Andrea Fallon, Rochdale's director of public health, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the town was following the official JCVI advice and dealing with priority groups first - but said 16,000 eligible residents had still not come forward for a jab.
She said: "Once the virus gets into our communities it will take hold very quickly.... myself and our senior team have been working really closely with regional colleagues to put in place this surge vaccination programme this weekend."
It comes as Germany has announced that anyone arriving from the UK will have to quarantine for two weeks. German officials said the decision was related to the spread of the Indian Covid variant.
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2021-05-22 16:19:37Z
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Diana interview: Lord Hall resigns from National Gallery - BBC News
Ex-BBC director general Lord Hall has resigned as National Gallery chairman amid the outcry after an inquiry into Panorama's Princess Diana interview.
Lord Hall, who was director of news when Martin Bashir used deception to get the 1995 scoop, said his continued presence would be a "distraction".
The inquiry described an internal probe led by Lord Hall in 1996 into what happened as "woefully ineffective".
Diana's brother Earl Spencer has asked the Met Police to investigate the BBC.
A spokesman for the force would not comment on whether Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick had received a letter from Earl Spencer, who has alleged his sister was the victim of blackmail and fraud.
Earlier this week, the Met said it would assess the new report "to ensure there is no significant new evidence", after previously deciding against a criminal investigation.
The independent inquiry by former senior judge Lord Dyson found Bashir was unreliable and dishonest, and that the corporation fell short of its high standards when answering questions about the interview.
It also found that Bashir seriously breached BBC rules by mocking up faked documents, which he showed to Earl Spencer to obtain the interview.
Since the report was published on Thursday, the Duke of Cambridge has blamed BBC failings for fuelling his mother's paranoia and worsening his parents' relationship. The Duke of Sussex has also spoken about the hurt caused by the interview.
A senior Tory MP has said the BBC still has questions to answer over the interview.
Julian Knight, chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, which scrutinises the BBC, said he wanted to know why Bashir was rehired as a correspondent in 2016 - when Lord Hall was director general - and later promoted to religion editor.
He also said the BBC should have an "open mind" about compensation for whistleblowers, such as graphic designer Matt Wiessler, who raised concerns about fake bank statements he produced for Bashir.
The BBC has defended rehiring Bashir, saying the post was filled after a competitive interview process.
Bashir left the BBC earlier this month without a pay-off.
The inquiry was commissioned by the BBC last year, after Earl Spencer went public with his concerns about the tactics used to get the interview.
Broadcast in November 1995, the interview marked the first time a serving royal had spoken in such candid terms about life in the Royal Family or relationships with other royals.
The princess spoke about her unhappy marriage to Prince Charles, and famously said: "There were three of us in this marriage." Shortly afterwards, the Queen wrote to Prince Charles and Princess Diana telling them to divorce.
The princess died in 1997, after the car she was in crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, in Paris.
Lord Hall had been a trustee of the National Gallery since November 2019, and became chairman of the board in July 2020.
In a statement announcing his resignation, Lord Hall added: "I am very sorry for the events of 25 years ago and I believe leadership means taking responsibility."
Dr Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery, thanked Lord Hall for his work at the institution, while Sir John Kingman, deputy chairman of the National Gallery board of trustees, said the gallery was "extremely sorry to lose him".
What did the inquiry conclude?
Lord Dyson concluded:
- Bashir had faked documents - bank statements designed to suggest Princess Diana was under surveillance - to win the trust of her brother Earl Spencer, and eventually gain access to the princess
- As media interest in the interview increased, the BBC covered up what it had learned about how Bashir secured the interview
- The 1996 internal probe, led by the then director of news Tony Hall - now Lord Hall, who later became the BBC director general - into initial complaints had been "woefully ineffective"
- A note written by Diana said she had no regrets about the broadcast and Bashir did not show her the faked documents. It was taken by the BBC as evidence that the forgery had not influenced her decision to be interviewed - but the inquiry said the BBC should have considered the possibility that the documents were shown to Earl Spencer to influence his sister
- PRINCESS DIANA, MARTIN BASHIR AND THE BBC: Stream the Panorama investigation now on BBC iPlayer
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2021-05-22 14:45:35Z
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Diana interview: Lord Hall resigns from National Gallery - BBC News
Ex-BBC director general Lord Hall has resigned as National Gallery chairman amid the outcry after an inquiry into Panorama's Princess Diana interview.
The report found Martin Bashir used deception to get the 1995 scoop.
Lord Hall was director of news at the time of the interview, and led an internal probe in 1996 into what happened.
He was then director general when Bashir was rehired by the BBC in 2016.
In a statement, Lord Hall said his continued presence at the National Gallery "would be a distraction".
"I am very sorry for the events of 25 years ago and I believe leadership means taking responsibility," he said.
The independent inquiry by former senior judge Lord Dyson found Bashir was unreliable and dishonest, and that the corporation fell short of its high standards when answering questions about the 1995 interview.
Lord Hall had been a trustee of the National Gallery since November 2019, and became chairman of the board in July 2020.
Dr Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery, thanked Lord Hall for his work at the institution, while Sir John Kingman, deputy chairman of the National Gallery board of trustees, said the gallery was "extremely sorry to lose him".
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2021-05-22 12:37:33Z
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Diana interview: Still unanswered questions - Tory MP - BBC News
The BBC still has questions to answer after an inquiry into Panorama's Diana interview, a senior Tory MP has said.
The report found Martin Bashir used deception to get the 1995 scoop.
Julian Knight, chairman of a committee that scrutinises the organisation, told the BBC he wanted to know why Bashir was rehired in 2016 and later promoted.
He has written to the BBC's director general Tim Davie about his concerns ahead of a meeting between the pair on Wednesday.
The BBC has defended rehiring Bashir, saying the post was filled after a competitive interview process. Bashir left the BBC earlier this month without a pay-off.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Knight said the BBC should have an "open mind" about how it interacts with whistleblowers as well as the possibility of compensation for them, as they "have clearly faced quite profound consequences due to this fiasco".
The chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee also said editorial policy needed to be strengthened at the corporation, and questioned a proposal by former BBC chairman Lord Grade for a new editorial board.
"I do wonder whether or not it will be a talking shop full of people with big salaries. The BBC does have a lot of boards," he said.
It comes as BBC Newsnight has learned the government will give the corporation a chance to make its own changes following the independent inquiry by former senior judge Lord Dyson.
It found Bashir was unreliable and dishonest, and that the corporation fell short of its high standards when answering questions about the 1995 interview.
Since the report was published on Thursday, the Duke of Cambridge has blamed BBC failings for fuelling his mother's paranoia and worsening his parents' relationship. The Duke of Sussex has also spoken about the hurt caused by the interview.
Broadcast in November 1995, the interview marked the first time a serving royal had spoken in such candid terms about life in the Royal Family or relationships with other royals. Shortly afterwards, the Queen wrote to Prince Charles and Princess Diana telling them to divorce.
The princess died in 1997, after the car she was in crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, in Paris.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the corporation must make sure nothing like the interview happens again - and ministers have suggested the BBC's governance might need reform.
Lord Grade's idea is set to be considered next year as part of a mid-term review of the BBC's royal charter.
The Royal Charter is an agreement with the government over what the BBC intends to do - including how it is funded and run - and the current charter lasts until 2027.
But Newsnight understands the corporation will be given a chance to introduce the changes itself.
"The BBC may be able to do it themselves," said a government source.
The BBC has insisted it has made fundamental changes in governance since the 1990s.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the BBC's former chief operating officer Caroline Thomson, called for the introduction of a series of measures to restore trust "among BBC journalists and staff as well as among the public".
On possible changes to BBC governance, she said suggested the introduction of a new non-executive board member with dedicated responsibility for news and editorial matters who could be "the face of transparency" and available to those who would like to whistleblow.
During Princess Diana's interview with Bashir for Panorama, the princess spoke about her unhappy marriage to Prince Charles, and famously said: "There were three of us in this marriage."
The inquiry was commissioned by the BBC last year, after Earl Spencer - Diana's brother - went public with his concerns about the tactics used to get the interview.
On Friday, Mr Johnson said he hoped the BBC would take "every possible step to make sure nothing like this ever happens again".
Meanwhile Ofcom - the media watchdog - said it would be talking to the BBC about what further action might be needed.
What did the inquiry conclude?
Lord Dyson concluded:
- Bashir had faked documents - bank statements designed to suggest Princess Diana was under surveillance - to win the trust of her brother Earl Spencer, and eventually gain access to the princess
- As media interest in the interview increased, the BBC covered up what it had learned about how Bashir secured the interview
- The 1996 internal probe, led by the then director of news Tony Hall - now Lord Hall, who later became the BBC director general - into initial complaints had been "woefully ineffective"
- A note written by Diana said she had no regrets about the broadcast and Bashir did not show her the faked documents. It was taken by the BBC as evidence that the forgery had not influenced her decision to be interviewed - but the inquiry said the BBC should have considered the possibility that the documents were shown to Earl Spencer to influence his sister
- PRINCESS DIANA, MARTIN BASHIR AND THE BBC: Stream the Panorama investigation now on BBC iPlayer
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2021-05-22 09:17:56Z
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McDonald's: Animal rights group blockades depots, activists say - BBC News
Animal rights protesters say they are blockading four McDonald's distribution centres in the UK to stop deliveries to the fast-food chain's 1,300 UK outlets.
Animal Rebellion said about 50 activists were using trucks and bamboo structures to stop lorries leaving depots in Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Coventry and Heywood, Greater Manchester.
The group is targeting McDonald's "for its role in the climate emergency".
McDonald's has yet to comment.
Animal Rebellion spokesman James Ozden, at a protest in Coventry, accused the meat and dairy industry of "destroying our planet".
Mr Ozden told the BBC the meat and dairy industry was "causing huge amounts of rainforest deforestation, emitting vast quantities of greenhouse gases and killing billions of animals each year".
"The only sustainable and realistic way to feed 10 billion people is with a plant-based food system. Organic, free-range and 'sustainable' animal-based options simply aren't good enough", he said.
Animal Rebellion wants McDonald's to commit to becoming fully plant-based by 2025.
The group tweeted that it intends to remain at the sites for at least 24 hours and aims to cause "significant disruption" to McDonald's as the restaurants restock over the weekend.
A second tweet called on McDonald's to personally engage with the activists at the protest sites, saying: "We're waiting for them to come talk to us, or we'll stop their distribution to all 1,300 restaurants ALL DAY."
Animal Rebellion describes itself as "a mass movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to bring about a transition to a just and sustainable plant-based food system".
In November last year, the fast food giant announced plans to introduce a line of plant-based meat alternatives called "McPlant" in 2021.
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2021-05-22 08:50:46Z
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Covid-19: Vaccines for 32 and 33-year-olds in England, and should children have jab? - BBC News
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday morning. We'll have another update for you tomorrow.
1. Vaccines for 32 and 33-year-olds in England
The vaccine rollout is moving further down the age range - and now the NHS says people aged 32 and 33 in England can book in for their first jabs from Saturday. Text message invitations will also be sent out over the next few days. More than 37.5 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of the jab - and 21.6 million second doses have been given. The other UK nations are already offering jabs to younger age groups - people aged 30 and over are eligible in Scotland, over-18s in Wales and over-25s in Northern Ireland. To find out when you'll get the vaccine, head here.
2. Should all children have the vaccine?
As more and more adults are jabbed, one question keeps coming up: what about children? Some countries are cracking on - the US has already immunised around 600,000 children aged between 12 and 15 and expects to have enough safety data to go even younger next year. The UK has yet to come to a decision on children. There is a scientific question - will vaccinating children save lives? - which is complex as the answer may vary from country to country. There is also a moral and ethical dimension if doses destined for children would save more lives if they were sent to vulnerable adults in other countries. Our health correspondent James Gallagher has more.
3. Sewage testing ramped up in England
Scientists realised early on in the pandemic that traces of the virus could be found in sewage, so for a while the government has been analysing wastewater to spot where there might be local outbreaks. But now, waste testing is being ramped up to cover two thirds of England's population. Sewage samples are being taken at wastewater treatment plants and sent to a new lab in Exeter. The approach is also being used to monitor the Indian variant. And one professor told the BBC he reckons this tactic will continue post-Covid to spot other pathogens, like flu.
4. Out, out in Brighton on Friday night
The BBC's business correspondent Katie Prescott was out in Brighton last night to see how people in the seaside city were making the most of restrictions being lifted. It was the first Friday night since pubs and restaurants were allowed to open indoors in England. Everywhere we go, someone uses the word "surreal", she writes. One lady, dressed up for her belated 50th, said she had coined the time "going inside out" rather than going "out out". Another lady says "life is meant for living and we are living it!". Read the full piece here.
5. Crowds at Eurovision but not Glastonbury
It's a big night for entertainment tonight - the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam in the Netherlands at 20:00 BST. Last year's contest was cancelled due to the pandemic, but this year's is going ahead, albeit with some changes. There will still be an audience though - 3,500 people will be in the arena and the event is an official Covid trial. Meanwhile, Glastonbury - which has been cancelled for a second year in a row - will host a one-off live stream concert tonight. The five-hour pre-recorded event will include Coldplay, Jorja Smith, George Ezra and Kano playing at Worthy Farm.
And there's more...
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2021-05-22 04:09:04Z
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