from entering our cells. we make hundreds of different types of antibodies, so scientists sifted through them to find the best at sticking to the virus. they chose two because they both attach to slightly different parts of the spike. so, if the virus mutates and the structure changes, at least one will still work. both antibodies are then multiplied in the lab and produced in huge quantities. they are then mixed together and given to the patient, immediately boosting their own immune response. monoclonal antibodies are expensive. they are a relatively new type of medicine, but they are used for other diseases, including some types of cancer. the us company regeneron, behind this covid treatment, have used the technology to successfully treat ebola. there are high hopes. we are very excited about our antibody combination. these highly potent neutralising

antibodies really will help boost that immune response and will always be needed, even when a potent vaccine is available, because there are going to be underserved populations that we don't want to neglect. covid cases are rising and the timescale of the recovery trial depends on the rate of hospital admissions. only then will we see if the promise of monoclonal antibodies turns into a reality. rebecca morelle, bbc news. an international team of astronomers say they've found the strongest evidence yet that life may exist on the planet venus. they've detected traces of a gas in its atmosphere which they believe could be produced by living microbes. and although the team say there could be another explanation for the presence of the gas they've yet to come up with one, as our science correspondent pallab ghosh explains. venus. could it be home to

extra terrestrial life? there's new evidence that it might be. astronomers have discovered a gas called phosphine in the planet's atmosphere. they think it could have been produced by tiny microbes living in the clouds. i was really surprised, i was pretty shocked as well, and, at first, i didn't quite believe the detection, ijust couldn't believe that we'd found it but then once we'd set out and independently detected it through another telescope, that's when i knew we really had a solid detection of phosphine through two telescopes and that it was real. the discovery was confirmed by the alma telescope in the mountains of the atacama desert in chile. it is one of the most powerful arrays on earth. powerful arrays on earth. the discovery of life on another world would be one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever made, but the researchers aren't making that claim. at least, not yet. the gas could have been produced

by some other means, but its presence on venus is still a sensational finding. it's the strongest evidence that astronomers have ever had for the existence of alien life. but the big problem is that venus is hostile to life. a soviet spacecraft landing in 1982 confirmed scorching temperatures, up to 460 degrees celsius, and clouds of concentrated sulphuric acid, able to disintegrate any living thing in seconds. but some think that, even here, life could be possible. there is a habitable zone, a range of altitudes, on venus where it is not too hot and not too acidic, that life that we understand here on earth, so called extremophile life, that we understand here on earth, so called extremophile life, extremely hardy survival superhero type cells, could survive that environment in the venusian clouds. many scientists still think that the conditions on the planet are too harsh to support life

and that there is another explanation for the presence of the gas, but, at this stage, it's hard to completely rule out the possibility that alien life might exist on one of our nearest planets. pallab ghosh, bbc news. a quick update from the house of commons on the vote i told you about early on the controversial new internal market bill, because mps in the past few minutes have passed the bill by a majority of 77 on the second reading but the bill will now proceed to the next parliamentary stage, including in the house of lords, so that is all to come in the days ahead. there will be more for you on the bbc news channel on that result. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.

hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. in a few moments we will take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers but before that some breaking news. in the last few minutes, the uk government's internal markets bill has passed its first hurdle in the house of commons. here's the moment the result was announced. let's speak to our political correspondentjessica parker. 77 for the government, not as many extensions from conservatives who

said they cannot vote in favour of it because they felt it was wrong to vote for a bill that would mean that the uk government is breaking international law in the form of the brexit withdrawal bill which struck last year with the european union. we will have more on that in just a moment. our correspondent is in the house of commons trying to get some reaction to that. but now, it is time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are matt dathan, deputy political editor at the sun and anna isaac, journalist at the wall streetjournal. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the metro says that the uk government s

self—proclaimed world—beating coronavirus testing system has been branded a shambles after people living in england s ten top covid—i9 hotspots found it impossible to book an appointment. the telegraph says nhs hospitals in england are now having to cancel operations and turn away patients as shortages of covid—i9 tests keep doctors and nurses stuck at home, without a test for themselves or theirfamillies. the daily mail goes with a warning from a new report that the pandemic has sparked a huge rise in problem drinking. the number of britons downing high—risk levels of alcohol has nearly doubled to 8.4million since february, the paper says. the guardian leads with brexit. the paper says a leaked confidential government document warns of queues of 7,000 lorries in kent and two—day delays for freight to cross to the eu. the mirror splashes on what it

calls ‘rule of six chaos' after grouse hunters were told they can still shoot in big groups despite new rules in england that limit social gatherings. and tthe express goes with a warning from a leading charity that a backlog of cancer patients awaiting treatment beacuse of the pandemic is past point of no return . so let's begin... no trace of a test is the headline. even in those ten parts of the country which have the highest number of infections, you cannot get a test even if you try and book one. a very worrying story in the pages tomorrow, it has dominated the headlines today, the ten most infectious areas in the uk and northwest of england. you can get a walking test delivery or drive

through. it really exposes the problem for the uk is facing across the whole country where there is a lack of capacity and a problem with the backlog of the cases being tested in laboratories. and what is most worrying is the fact that is not affecting key workers and from an nhs staff like doctors and nurses and is having a huge knock on effect because the staff is available in hostile, so just as we try to give back, operation that are not covid—i9 related, they‘ re back, operation that are not covid—i9 related, they're facing a second peak in its very worrying story. this seems to have done a lot worse because we have been hearing for some time now that you can get a test sometimes, if you're able and prepared to drive the length and breadth of the country but that can seem to be impossible for some

people now. we have gone from anecdotes describing wills to scotland or deep south england to northern scotland, but now it seems like even that extreme capacity has gone down and it comes people are examining operations and operational moonshot which has extraordinary levels of testing and we are actually seeing, we have to bring out actually seeing, we have to bring our minds to it is quite similar early on as we did with the first peak of cases which initially, it was possible for you to get tested at that point at home, as an ordinary member, but without the capacity was overstretched and they had to ration of the key workers and people within hospitals, people within care homes, people with there was an acute risk of extreme

outbreak. but we are a start of that because reached a point where the nhs can function properly, we put them at risk again and we will not have any kind of testing system that is widespread for public use.“ you're not getting tested, then your context will not be traced and that holds system we put in peril. yes, we are two steps ahead of where we are now, we can't even test people for symptoms at the moment. they already talking by providing 10 million tenths a day to be able to get back to normality. back to the office is back to the football matches and back to the theatre. the government in the country itself is not just one step government in the country itself is notjust one step or two steps ahead of where we are now. it is quite worrying, almost like going back in time, and feels like.

britain turns to drink. people are drinking risky levels of alcohol in the dust doubled during the pandemic. multiple reasons for this, of course. it leaves out a few of them in the article and it may be connected to the story regarding mental health of the guardian has, which talks about a rising number of cases of people reporting high anxiety levels. it seems to isolation, people have experienced such during the lockdown and is increasing and people are drinking risky amounts and as far as we can make it, it is hard to know what that worry level should be but it seems there is a big increase come up seems there is a big increase come up particularly among middle—class people that are drinking excessively and that comes a whole host of secondary health conditions like depression, pancreatitis that could be the long—term locked on effect

being very severe if people are not able to change their habits having got particularly bad once during this period in coping with stress. we should be suppressed because due to the worst parts of the lockdown, the supermarkets are saying that alcohol was flying off the shelves. yes, i think it isjust alcohol was flying off the shelves. yes, i think it is just another long—term impact of the pandemic that we are going to have to live with and this legacy for years and getting reports in from page warnings and this will cause stomach ulcers, liver diseases and issues that, for many years to come, and it shows you the stress that people have been under and how we turn to alcohol when we are in distress and it says people are struggling with childcare and working from home and it is true parents to booze in the

evenings and it is another worrying story, not a lot of positivity into mars from pages. it is for will go next, brexit terms. this is talking about the internal market bill that borisjohnson talking about the internal market bill that boris johnson has talking about the internal market bill that borisjohnson has brought forward to the house of commons. it is quite difficult to see on the screen because it's just on the side bar there, but the government got a majority 77 on this vote, but quite a lot of high—profile politicians who have ministerial positions in conservative parties, they have abstained and said they're going to abstained and said they're going to abstain because this feels like it's breaking international law. why do they feel that? what is this bill came to do? this is on the context of the current eu trade talks which are not going well. we can't doubt that the uk side, michel barnier

threatened to block them importing food products from the uk mainland in northern ireland. they held that back as an option if the talks turned sour. as part of the withdrawal agreement. to train out and get into the weeds of it, the eu has a list of countries that they will allow you to import food products and it was going to basically use that and say, britain is necessarily going to be on that approved list of countries, so extraordinarily, it was a threat that the uk side felt it would not be able to import food to northern ireland and felt that it needed to bring in this internal markets bill the check was going to go in anyway but elements that would overwrite last years withdrawal agreement, which is artie been signed into law in the international law and therefore, that is really worrying and that's part a lot of anger amongst tory mps and former prime

ministers who