this is bbc news with the latest headlines from the uk and around the world. the uk's chief negotiator is back in brussels to resume brexit talks, with time running out to do a deal. we're going to see what happens in negotiations today and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon. hospitals across the uk get ready to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine — with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. he's played it boldly up there. that could be, that could be magical. thank you. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. and — coronavirus stops play — as positive tests in england's hotel mean the one—day series in south africa will face further delays.

also coming up at half—past three... tom brook marks the 40th anniversary ofjohn lennon's murder in 1980, in lennon remembered. the uk's chief brexit negotiator is in brussels for talks with his eu counterpart to find a last—minute breakthrough on a trade deal. significant differences remain on fishing rights, competition rules and how a deal would be enforced. this morning the environment secretary, george eustice, said there was still a deal to be done, but admitted that the talks were in a "very difficult position". our political correspondent

jonathan blake reports. back in brussels, the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for what's being described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. we've worked very hard to try and get a deal. we're going to see what happens in negotiations today, and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon, thank you very much. the government says there is still a deal to be done in what a cabinet minister said this morning were the final days of negotiations, but only if the eu accepts the uk has to make its own decisions. we want to be doing a free trade agreement as a sovereign equal with the european union and, so, anything that undermines our ability to control our own waters, for instance, or undermines our ability to make our own laws isn't something we can accept. after an hour on the phone together last night, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said there were still serious differences. but agreed their teams

should keep talking. those differences are over fishing rights for eu boats in uk waters, competition rules or the so—called level playing field, and the governance and enforcement of any deal. ireland's foreign minister, simon coveney, is among those talking up the prospect of an agreement. he said, "we are more likely to get a deal than not because i think it's in everybody‘s interest." "it was" he said "97% or 98% done". any deal would need approval from parliament. with borisjohnson‘s majority that won't be a problem. but will labour give it their backing? we'll have to look of course at the content of a deal but also any legislation that comes to parliament. we're not going to give them a blank cheque but i think i have been very clear both today and on previous programmes with you, andrew, that the most important thing... ..is a deal. ..is that the government get a deal. we want that deal to be delivered, we will look at any legislation that comes to parliament.

eu countries would need to ratify the agreement, too. one french politician said it needs to be in all their interests. this is the framing of the relationship between the uk and the eu for years, decades to come. and, so, we have to be absolutely convinced on both sides of the channel that it is the right framing for this relationship. and if it is not we shouldn't sign it. behind these walls in brussels, talks now to determine at last the uk's future relationship with the eu. jonathan blake, bbc news. so, talks are starting again this afternoon — and we know there a number of sticking points in the negotiations which are proving to be hard to reconcile. the first is fishing. it's just a small part of the uk's economic activity, but a symbolic one, with disagreement over the level of access the eu will get to fish in uk waters. perhaps the biggest issue is fair competition, also known

as the ‘level playing field'. the eu says the uk must stick to agreed rules on government aid to british firms, so that there's no unfair advantage. and then there's what's known as the governance of the deal, if an agreement is reached who will police it? theresa villiers is a conservative mp and a former environment and northern ireland secretary. she also supported brexit. four months, five months of talks. how close are we. it looks like there are some very significant gaps between the two sides but the eu is an organisation which does tend to grind on and get a deal in the end so grind on and get a deal in the end soi grind on and get a deal in the end so i think they must still be a reasonable prospect that a deal would be agreed in time for the end of the transition period. what sort of the transition period. what sort of concession that we prepared to make, then? i would, there is some

scope for compromise on fisheries in terms of a transition period for that, a gradual eyes reduction of access for eu boats, but actually, but for the most part, i think the uk negotiators have put a very reasonable offer on the table which was the kind of deal that the eu has already given to trading partners with whom they don't have such close links such as canada. but the point is that canada is geographically so far away. i mean, the eu's case, as you know, is that the uk, right and your‘s doll, cannot be treated in the same way. i don't see that the eu can justify giving the same way. i don't see that the eu canjustify giving us differential treatment just because we are a near neighbour. proximity doesn't mean that we are in any sense obliged to continue to accept their laws. the referendum vote and their laws. the referendum vote and the general election last year were very clear that people wanted to get brexit done and that does mean

regaining control over our laws so we can't conceive the level playing field provisions that the eu wants. then continuing to cut and paste eu laws on to statute books. but where do we move, where does your but move on the level playing field in terms of sovereignty, for example? —— why does europe move. not allowing us to set our own trading standards, justice, for example, which are not compatible with europe. again, the model is what the eu have happily signed up to in relation to countries like canada. they have what is known as nonaggression clauses which commit both sides not to use sort of regulatory change as a means of unfair competition and they have adjudication mechanisms for the trade agreements as a whole, so for the trade agreements as a whole, so adopting those models in our new relationship with the european union seems entirely reasonable and it

seems entirely reasonable and it seems unreasonable for the eu to wa nt to seems unreasonable for the eu to want to continue to lock us into a sort of client states type arrangement if that means accepting their laws in their courts. you, of course, were northern ireland secretary a few years ago. there is a report on the financial times today picked up by reuters that the prime minister is thinking of perhaps taking out some of the lines of the internal market bill tomorrow is another concession to try and get a deal over the line. you know anything about that? because you supported that internal market will didn't you, despite the misgivings ofa didn't you, despite the misgivings of a lot of people? i do support that bill. the government has always been clear that the controversial provisions are a fullback and may never need to be exercised depending on progress made in negotiations with the eu on a pragmatic and sensible approach to making the

northern ireland vertical operate. —— controversial provisions are a full back. if we get that provision and that sensible agreement with the eu then those closes will no longer be needed. being removed before that agreement is secured, though. were so many people believing it would just be a calamity to have no deal, how far do you think the prime minister should go to clinch some sort of agreement? i mean, would he be forgiven by the more hardline brexiteer mps in his party if he we re brexiteer mps in his party if he were to go one stage further than they wantedl think even the most ardent supporters of leaving the eu recognise, you know, there is scope for compromise in discussions with the eu, that's why we voted for the exit treaty, which had some quite, so tough, painful provisions in it, but it is very important, it is all down to the prime minister now. the

question is whether we have a brexit that's worth having, whether it's a real brexit or whether it's just leaving the eu in name only. a treaty which locks us into the eu's laws and its court wouldn't really be leaving and i know that the prime minister is determined to get brexit done so i suspect that will limit the scope for compromise that he has. theresa villiers, thanks very much indeed for bbc news. the medical director of nhs england says the mass vaccination programme for covid—i9 starting this week marks "the beginning of the end" of the pandemic. but professor stephen powis warned the roll—out will be a "marathon not a sprint". around 800,000 doses are expected to be available this coming week, with jabs being given across the uk from tuesday. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. it is an historic week in the 72—year history of the nhs. these first covid vaccines are made by the drugs companies

pfizer and biontech. very soon, they will start arriving at hospitals like this one, in south london. in total, 50 sites have been chosen as the first vaccine hubs in england. 800,000 doses should be available to members of the public across the whole uk from tuesday. nhs staff are spending the weekend preparing sites to accept the first deliveries. nhs staff around the country at vaccination hubs such as this one we're here at today have been working tirelessly to make sure we are prepared to commence vaccination on tuesday. this feels like the beginning of the end, but of course it is a marathon, not a sprint, and it will take many months for us to vaccinate everybody who needs vaccination. elderly patients who are already in hospital or have an existing appointment will be among the first to receive the jab. 0thers over the age of 80 will be called up and asked to attend,

and care homes will be able to book their staff into vaccination clinics. everyone will need a booster shot 21 days after the first injection. speaking on the andrew marr programme this morning, the woman in charge of the regulator which approved the vaccine said it was safe to use. i would really like to emphasise that the highest standards of scrutiny, of safety and of effectiveness and quality have been met, international standards, and so there should be real confidence in the rigour of our approval. but the first vaccine to be approved needs to be stored at minus 70 degrees celsius, and moved carefully. nhs england says as more doses of the vaccine arrive, more central hubs will be set up. thousands of gps are on standby to deliver vaccinations in weeks, followed by a plan for mass distribution in pharmacies, sporting venues and conference centres. jim reed, bbc news. nottingham's christmas market has temporarily closed — just one day after opening. the city is in tier 3 of england's

coronavirus restrictions. 0rganisers say they made the decision to close the market following what they called "unprecedented high footfall". similar christmas markets in birmingham and manchester — both also in tier 3 — had already been cancelled for this year. president trump has again falsely insisted that he won the us presidential election. he was speaking at a rally in georgia — his first campaign event since last month's election, which was won byjoe biden. he was there to support the state's two republican senators, who need to win runoff elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate. peter bowes reports. it is now my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states, donald j trump. a rare appearance by melania trump, marking her husband's return to the campaign trail. speaking for almost two hours, donald trump received a rousing reception from his supporters in georgia, a state that

he lost tojoe biden. thank you melania, and i want to say, hello, georgia. we did a greatjob. you know we won, georgia, just so you undrstand. "we love you" chanted the crowd as mr trump, without providing evidence, again claimed the election was stolen by the democrats. we love you, we love you! we've never lost an election. we're winning this election. the rally was staged to promote two republican senators standing for re—election injanuary. at stake is the balance of power in the senate and much of donald trump's legacy. the most important run—off election in american history according to the president. the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up in a socialist country or whether they will grow up in a free country. georgia, like many states, has seen a huge surge in coronavirus cases in recent days.

yet few in the trump crowd were wearing masks. music plays. the democratic candidates for the senate in georgia have also been campaigning. we need to be thinking about the americans over the last several months who have perished, not only from the virus we call covid—19 but more especially from the virus we call indifference. thank you, georgia. get out and vote. the results of the georgia election will shape american politics asjoe biden enters the white house. for now, donald trump remains a polarising force, and, true to form, he's not going quietly. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. large demonstrations are taking place outside the indian high commission in central london in support of a strike by farmers in india.

thousands of people have congregated on foot and in their cars to block roads in the capital, holding placards and waving green and orange flags. the british protests are part of an international show of support for a nationwide strike by indian farmers. they oppose the government's new agricultural reforms, which critics believe will reduce minimum pricing and market regulation. 36 cross—party uk mps have also come out in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation in india, asking dominic raab to raise matter with new delhi. the metropolitan police has issued a reminder to those in attendance, that strict regulations introduced by the government remain in place to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. the headlines on bbc news... the uk's chief negotiator is back in brussels to resume brexit talks , with time running out to do a deal hospitals across the uk get ready to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine — with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday.

he's played it boldly up there. that could be, that could be magical. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. the bbc commentator, peter alliss, who became known as the voice of golf, has died. he was 89. he won more than 20 tournaments during his career as a golfer and played on eight ryder cup teams before becoming a commentator. andy swiss looks back at his life. at his witty, whimsical best, there was no—one quite like peter alliss. 0h, ho, ho, ho. i think he enjoyed that one. for more than 50 years he painted golf in all its quirks in his own inimitable style. sort of built for comfort, not speed. a bit like myself. golf was in his blood.

his father percy had been a professional, and under his watch, the young peter soon flourished, and became a ryder cup regular, but even when he was still playing, his poise in front of the microphone was becoming obvious. well, i think this course is in wonderful condition at this time of the year. his relaxed style made him a regular on talk shows, where he said the key to commentating was never to take the game too seriously. it has enormous rewards, great sadness, great joy, great stupidity. great nonsense, you know, and it's, it's really not all that serious. but behind that light—heartedness there was no doubting his expertise. he's played it boldly up there. that could be, that could be magical. when the world's greatest golfers conjured their greatest moments, alliss was the perfect guide. thank you. for all his supporters, though, he had his critics too. to some, he was the epitome of golf‘s often stuffy image. they look as if they might be a bit

of a handful, those three. but alliss was never afraid to speak his mind. i try to be an observer. i get into trouble for that sometimes, if you don't say the right things for the right people, but i look at it and i say is that right, is it fair, is it ok, does it work? and i'm not afraid to say so. and to his fans, peter alliss was one of sport's most distinctive and endearing voices. and they say the meek shall inherit the earth. a man who captured the drama and the humour... i wonder if mum's put a bit of best butter in there before he left? ..like no—one else. a couple of minutes' time there won't be a dry eye in the house, including mine. peter alliss has died at the age of 89. let's speak now to the former two—time major winner and four—time ryder cup captain, tony jacklin. he played alongside peter alliss in the ryder cup in 1967 and 69.

you in the ryder cup in 1967 and 69. don't look that olt that! you don't look that old to have done that! a very sad day. can you hear me? i can hear you and quite right, it isa me? i can hear you and quite right, it is a sad day. the world with a better place with peter in it, and he was extremely kind to me as a young pro player coming into the game in the early 1960s. i got to play a lot of practice rounds and then he took time to help me anyway he could and subsequently that led onto, we played world cup represented england in japan onto, we played world cup represented england injapan in 1966 and then i went on to do some comment to be myself during my ryder cup captaincy working with the bbc and peter of course by my side and we had so many wonderful times

together and it was an education being around him, there is no doubt about that. so he really was a top—flight goalfor about that. so he really was a top—flight goal for himself, and about that. so he really was a top—flight goalfor himself, and if that what made him is a brilliant comedy thing, as a commentator? that he just knew the game inside out? comedy thing, as a commentator? that hejust knew the game inside out? —— that made him so brilliant as a commentator. i think it is fair to say that he avoided the technical end of things in the technical bits about the golf swing. for me he was masterful at when the camber wandered onto the source of beach and there was a mother wheeling her baby down the beach peter would start some sort of off—the—cuff comment and he was brilliant at that, then he would of course come back to golf and he would pick up on that and you couldn't hear the gears change, you know, . ..

that and you couldn't hear the gears change, you know,... it got him into trouble occasionally didn't it, though? some of his perhaps less politically correct comments. yeah, i miss that bit, sorry my hearing is not what it used to be. i miss that bit, sorry my hearing is not what it used to belj i miss that bit, sorry my hearing is not what it used to be. i wasjust going to say it got him into trouble sometimes in terms of not particularly politically correct comments about things. yeah, he got into a bit of bother sometimes but he never minded that. he was terrific. he had a great sense of humourand terrific. he had a great sense of humour and thousands of evenings we spentjust humour and thousands of evenings we spent just talking humour and thousands of evenings we spentjust talking golf, choking and... it was, i miss him already. the last time we sat down was in the lounge in minnesota after the ryder cup was in hazeltine and we were waiting for flights and we got to spend a couple of hours chatting and reminiscing and he had it all. i

mean, what a full life he had. but, as you said, earlier on, when i came into playing for a living in 1963, he was probably the, you know, at the top of his game, and so it was most helpful for me to be around him but eventually he succumbed, as i did, too, you know, the short stick, the process. we used to get a bit too nervous to do what we were supposed to do and it got a bit ugly towards the end of his career but his playing career, that is. but he went into the commentating and there was nobody better. we did so much, so many characters together in pro—celebrity golf, you know, the lancaster, sean connery of course, great actors and actresses, we had wonderful, wonderful times and i

have so many golfing memories that involve peter. tony, it is lovely to hear you talk about your friendship with him. thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news. peter alice actually taught sean connery to play golf apparently ahead of his appearance in goldfinger, james bond! —— peter alliss. england's first one—day international against south africa has been called off for a second time after two members of the england team's hotel staff tested positive for coronavirus. the game in paarl was due to be played on friday, but was abandoned after a unnamed south african player tested positive. sunday's game was called off just 30 minutes before the game was due to start. the family of the renowned children's author, roald dahl, who died 30 years ago, has issued an apology for anti—semitic remarks he made during his lifetime. a statement condemning his comments has been published on his official website although not on the front page.

the statement reads... the chief executive of the holocaust educational trust, karen pollock, told the bbc she had been aware of some of his anti—semitic remarks but felt she couldn't draw attention to it because of his popularity. i'm a big fan of roald dahl‘s books, like, i would say, the majority of the british population and around the world. they're a defining part of a lot of people's childhoods and made into classic films that we all remember and adore. i think i've always known about the anti—semitic remarks and roald dahl‘s anti—semitism, and actually on a personal level i've often found it uncomfortable to highlight it because it felt

a bit like, you know, saying something bad about somebody who is so popular, but the fact is it was blatant anti—semitism. he made a comment that said something to the effect of, you know, there must have been a reason why hitler's didn't like jews. i'm not giving you the word—for—word quote. and there are a couple of other interviews that he'd given that similarly point to anti—semitism. why an apology now and why hidden away, as you say, in a website? i can't answer for them. i'm finding this interesting, an interesting development. karen pollock. a video of an incident in which a sikh boy was kicked and punched outside his school in telford has sparked an outpouring of messages of support and a campaign by young sikhs sharing pictures of themselves with the caption "proud to wear my turban and be a sikh." west mercia police have been

investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. 0ur correspondent rajeev gupta has been speaking to sikhs who have shared their experiences of being targeted across the generations. emboldened by the incident which took place earlier this month, thousands of sikhs have taken to social media to show solidarity and pride in their appearance. it's good that people stick with you. 11—year—old balraj singh says he has suffered discrimination for wearing a turban and he and his father, jasjit, are just two that have this is one of the things that has come out of this incident, the number of people who have said that they found it very frustrating that they went through it on the assumption that their children wouldn't have to. similarly, growing up in bradford in the '70s, i remember getting my patka pulled off on the top deck of a bus once. i remember at school, you know, lots of hassle and it's something that unfortunately became normalised. it was just something that was going to happen as a consequence

of looking different. the first time people abused me, they tried to take my patka off, but i didn't let them. so, yeah, people have tried it before. have you come to terms with that? what do you use to, sort of, build up strength to keep wearing your patka ? if you stop, then they've just completely won. they've got to you. i wouldn't feel myself without my patka. it's good that finally people, they're not scared to show they are different. they don't just try and look like everyone else. they're proud to be different, they're proud to stand out. tell me about the significance of wearing a patka for you? sikhs wear patkas, so if you're in a crowd of people, you always know that you can come to a sikh because they will help you. that's why you can't just suddenly stop wearing it just because of one or two incidents because it is your heritage. it reminds me every day to act in a particular way, as well. it's not just an external symbol, it's an internal symbol for myself to understand what kind of values i should be upholding.

rajeev gupta reporting. now, could we be we one step closer to discovering how life began? what looked like a shooting star landing in the australian desert was in fact a japanese space capsule carrying the first samples of rock from an asteroid — which could help explain the formation of the solar system as mark lobel reports. coming from right side and it is getting brighter and brighter. entering the earth's atmosphere. that fireball on your screen moving from right to left is a closely watched space capsule whose contents could help explain the creation of our solar system. applause. there was joy and relief at the japanese aerospace exploration agency's mission control as the soil sample sent from the japanese space craft hayabusa ii, part of a six—year mission, parachuted down safely in the australian desert. scientists are expecting about 0.1 of a gram will be returned for examination at their lab

near tokyo from the asteroid ryugu which lies some 300 million kilometres away. they will measure the rock's age, what it is made of and how it is formed, potentially offering vital clues as to how the sun and planets came to be. this one is special because this one is going to an asteroid that we think is really rich in organic material and water so in the very earliest history of the earth we think it may have been pelted with asteroids like that and that is what gave us the water and the carbon to form our oceans and to enable life to flourish on earth. it's an exciting prospect, after a successful landing following what one member of the space agency here described as a perfect mission — with many more to come.