Friday evening UK news briefing: Austria makes Covid vaccination compulsory

Friday evening UK news briefing: Austria makes Covid vaccination compulsory

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Marr leaving BBC | Andrew Marr has quit the BBC , saying he was "keen to get my own voice back". The veteran broadcaster, who fronted the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings, will join LBC and Classic FM in an exclusive deal with Global radio stations. Read what he said of his departure and the reaction . Meanwhile, Simon Heffer has analysed why the corporation has abandoned intelligent culture for cheap trash . Liverpool terror attack | Bomber packed device with ball-bearings Bexleyheath house fire | Two women and two children killed Shot in the back | Boy, 13, in critical condition in Birmingham Duchess of Cornwall | Camilla visits Egyptian donkey hospital Rolls-Royce | Electric plane hits record-busting 387mph The big story: Austria makes Covid jab compulsory It is a day when the world appears more in turmoil than usual, which is saying something given the past two years. We start today with fears that Austria's move into a full lockdown is the beginning of a domino effect of Covid restrictions set to sweep across Europe. It will also become the first country to make Covid vaccination compulsory , with Austrian chancellor Alexander