good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today — new rules for international passengers arriving in england and scotland — from next week, they'll have to show a negative coronavirus test result. the travel industry has been calling for the tests for months — the government says the scheme will begin next week. failing to comply will risk a £500 fine. tough new restrictions come into force in northern ireland, preventing people from leaving home without good reason. in wales, the lockdown has been extended by another three weeks. an about—turn from president trump — he condemns the riots inside the us congress by his supporters

as a "heinous attack." my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. coronavirus hits the fa cup. one game is off, and a "significant" outbreak at aston villa means they're planning to play their kids, against liverpool tonight. good morning. another wintry morning throughout the uk, some heavy snow this morning especially in the northern england. the full forecast details coming up on breakfast. good morning. it's friday the 8th of january. our top story — international passengers will have to provide a negative covid—19 test result from next week, before travelling to england or scotland. arrivals, including uk nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in. it come after months of pressure from the airline industry,

as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. booths ready to test arrivals at heathrow airport. this scheme was ready to go, but never given the green light by the government. until today's announcement, the uk has not required anyone arriving in the country to show that they have recently tested negative for the coronavirus. but things are about to change. from next week, international arrivals, including uk nationals, travelling to england and scotland will need to show that they have a negative covid—19 test, taken up to 72 hours before they travel. it applies to everyone arriving by boat, plane or train, but not to hauliers or children under 11, and it won't apply to anyone travelling within the uk or ireland. even with a negative test, arrivals from countries not on the travel corridor list will still have to quarantine. many in the aviation industry have been calling for testing since april last year. they hope that, in the long term, testing can be used

instead of quarantine. is this all too late? we would have liked to see it earlier. what it demonstrates is that there is a way that we can fly safely and show that we are not either importing or exporting a risk of infection between countries. without the testing regime, the only thing we have is quarantine measures, and that, you know, many people cannot fly and go away on holiday if they then have to quarantine for two weeks when they come back, so it's really crucial for us if we're going to see any kind of return to normality. the government has previously said that policies like the travel corridors, quarantining, and the test to release programme have helped manage imported infections, but the new variants of the virus, it's clear the government wants to go further. caroline davies, bbc news. president trump has condemned his supporters who stormed the us capitol building yesterday, calling it a "heinous attack." in a video message posted to twitter, following a 12—hour ban from the site, mr trump adopted a different and more unifying tone, calling for reconciliation and healing.

he also repeated his pledge of an orderly transition of power to president—electjoe biden. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. the clean—up continues in washington, but this is a mess that won't be brushed under the carpet. the country has been shaken to the core. mob violence at the heart of american government. condemnation of the violence was slow to come from one branch of government, the white house, but more than 2a hours after the capitol building was ransacked, donald trump's tone has changed. in a new video, the president condemns what he calls the heinous attack, saying he's outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. the demonstrators who infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy. to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. the president defends his decision

to challenge the election results, but he doesn't repeat his unfounded claims that the process was rigged. mr trump's comments will do little to persuade his opponents, including some republicans, that he's still fit to hold office. leading democrats in congress have urged mike pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment and remove him from the white house. the president's abuse of power, his incitement of a mob against the duly represented representative body of the united states, is a manifestly impeachable offence. if there ever was an impeachable offence. what the president did was it. but the clock is ticking on donald trump's presidency. he'll be out in 12 days, whenjoe biden takes over. mr trump has pledged that it will be a smooth and orderly transition of power.

but many americans are nervous about what could happen between now and then. the tension in the country is palpable. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the national lockdown in wales has been extended for a further three weeks. first minister mark drakeford says schools will remain closed to most pupils until the february half—term, unless the number of covid—i9 cases improves. our wales correspondent mark hutchingsjoins us from cardiff with the latest. we are going to see titling in certain areas of these restrictions? we are, and i don't think there is any great surprise. wales' lockdown will continue for another three weeks. for many families around wales, we were told on monday that all schools and colleges would have to stay shut for the vast majority of pupils until at least january the 18th, and it is now until at least

january the 20 men. and more likely after february half term if transmission of the virus does not significantly reduce in the meantime. that is an impact on gcse and a—level students in particular, because they were meant to be having assessments during the spring term in the classroom instead of exams. that won't now be happening. we are told alternative arrangements will be put in place, we don't know what they are yet, and generally, the welsh government said they are looking at increasing measures in the big supermarkets to protect both staff and customers. the first minister mark drakeford staff and customers. the first minister mark dra keford has staff and customers. the first minister mark drakeford has said this is another dark day, but that the vaccine provides a route out of the vaccine provides a route out of the pandemic. it is a route his critic will hope that wales can travel along more quickly than it has been. thank you. we will be speaking to mark drakeford, the welsh first minister, at around 7.20. tougher restrictions have come into force in northern ireland today, preventing people from leaving

their homes without good reason. under the new regulations, people should only be outside for limited activities, such as shopping for essentials, exercising, or going to the doctor. a rise in covid patients has also forced some hospitals to cancel urgent operations. the pressures facing some ambulance services during the pandemic are "off the scale," according the royal college of emergency medicine. the bbc has been told that last month in the south—east of england, ambulance waiting times at hospitals rose by 36% in december compared to the same month in 2019. people are also having to wait longer for ambulances to arrive when called. the australian city of brisbane will enter a snap three—day lockdown from today. it's after a single case of the new coronavirus variant was detected. the city has been successful at containing the virus, with very few cases being detected beyond quarantined travellers since australia's first wave last year. lack of access to fast broadband during the pandemic is increasing economic inequality between the rich and poor — that's according to

a report by a group of mps. the public accounts committee says a "litany" of failures from government in delivering faster internet connections, means people who are worse off and those in rural areas are being left behind, as our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. it was a hugely ambitious election promise — give every home in the uk access to state—of—the—art gigabit speed broadband by 2025. but now that's been scaled back to reaching 85% of homes by the same date. and mps are worried that even this reduced target will be hard to meet. they warn that people in rural areas could lose out, struggling with slow broadband for years to come. this report says the government has failed to set out at the public money needed to give gigabit broadband to ha rd—to—reach places will be spent. the pandemic has shown how vital

good intranet connections are, for everything from home learning to keeping small businesses going. and the concern is the digital divide between town and country could widen. there is going to be difficulties in rural communities in terms of economics and economic disadvantages. and doubling that with the digital disadvantages those communities have will really mean that recovery in these areas will be a lot harder hit. and we really need government to deliver for those communities, to make sure they're not further and further left behind. the department of culture, media and sport disagreed with the report, saying it contained a number of inaccuracies. it said it expected half of all homes to have access to gigabit broadband by the end of this year. it's 6.10.

big wet snow when i left the house this morning. it is a past forecast, it is no use. good morning, matt. good snow for making snowballs and snowmen. good snow for making snowballs and snowmen. no, it was settling on the cards, it was just wet. yes. snowmen. no, it was settling on the cards, it wasjust wet. yes. but snowmen. no, it was settling on the cards, it was just wet. yes. but it could still start to settle, though. good morning. this was the scene in parts of scotland through the night, some of the heavy snow following. that has moved southwards. a huge bulk of white where the snow falls at the moment across parts of northern england. up to ten centimetres of snow on the higher ground. a few studies further south, more heavy snow showers over the next few hours on the far north of scotland. but for much of scotland, dry, cold start to the day, temperatures continue to plunge over the next few hours, already down to -7 in the next few hours, already down to —7ina the next few hours, already down to —7 in a few spots. heavy wintry

showers for northern ireland, is turning battering across some parts of yorkshire, to go through the morning. covering of snow on the welsh hills. and a few flurries of letters no further south across the midlands, southern england, although some dense patches of fog to go with that to be further south and east you are. more that to be further south and east you are. more snow that to be further south and east you are. more snow the day in north wales, a bit more in wales as we go through the afternoon, scotland and northern ireland have a lovely bright afternoon. for the vast majority, temperatures barely above one 01’ majority, temperatures barely above one or two celsius, and going into tonight, the snow flurries will gradually ease, pushing south and west, some dense fog patches across southernmost counties, clear skies elsewhere, get ready for the very cold night. temperatures across parts of south—east scotland and northern england as low as —12. more details on all of that later. matt, we are to look at the papers in a second, i don't know if anyone can see this, i don't these studies frustrate you or if they you, because obviously we are talking

about whether all the time, but this is in the express today, i'm saying this winter could be our coldest winter on record, despite 2020 being the hottest year. i'm just wondering, have you guys been looking at stuff like this? i can tell you one thing for sure, next week will be milder. how do you feel when using like this that say, hottest year, coldest year, this winter could be our coldest? frustrating, but it makes a good story, doesn't it? hejust tells it how it is. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph reports that leading democrats have threatened to impeach president trump, after a number of his supporters invaded the capitol building in washington. we will hear from some american voices this morning as they assess

the events of the last 48 hours. the guardian says that an inquiry has been launched into why the building was so poorly defended. the paper reports that a two—metre fence has now been put in place. 0nline, the new york times features comments made by president trump in a video message overnight. he says there'll be a "smooth, orderly, seamless transition "of power". the daily mail headlines on boris johnson's pledge that hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines would be administered each day by next friday. he also said that everyone would have a vaccination centre within ten miles of their home. this story, anyone who has been spending a lot of time at home, you know when the remote doesn't work? the first thing you do, you do a bit of that, because you think the batteries are a bit dislodged. do you tap it on something hard? don't do that, you'll break it, tap it in

your hand. sometimes the batteries arejust a your hand. sometimes the batteries are just a little your hand. sometimes the batteries arejust a little bit, you think that'll do it, and it does sometimes work, normally the batteries are gone. so what you lead long life tv remotes. when these ones that are being invented will apparently last for seven years. i don't know how long they normally last, but they are solar powered and work from the light both inside your house, and solar light. there you go, problem solved. so you don't need any batteries? no, they are rechargeable batteries, so it will pick up light from the lights inside your room... so how long does it say the remote will at last, seven years? seven yea rs, will at last, seven years? seven years, apparently. my remote has been around for at least ten years. what, when the moat on one set of batteries? no, the remote has been around ten years. but i'm saying you won't have to worry about changing the batteries. that says the remote. it's the device. it so you don't

have to put batteries in, that's all. but you said there were batteries in it. but you don't have to change the batteries. anyone else confused? the to change the batteries. anyone else confused ? the problem to change the batteries. anyone else confused? the problem with remote controls as the batteries run out, and as they run out, you whack the thing because you think that is maybe a connection. is there a remote that can survive the fudging—macro? they all do. don't whack. in the old days, used to slap the top of the tv. it is friday morning, 6.16. the world watched in shock yesterday as violent clashes erupted in the heart of us democracy, when donald trump supporters stormed the capitol building in washington. the violence has led to calls for the president to stand down, while both twitter and facebook suspended president trump's accounts. he's been allowed to tweet again, and issued a video message

to the american people. let's take a look. the demonstrators who infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy. to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. we have just been through an intense election and emotions are high. but now tempers must be cool, and calm restored. we must get on with the business of america. a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th. my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. the events in washington have affected people across the united states. let's speak to two voters now — kim nelson, who's a democrat,

and alison young, a republican. good morning, both. alison, iwill start with you, a republican voter. can you give us a thought about what you saw and what you witnessed and what you're thinking now? good morning, thanks to having me on. i am in philadelphia right now, that's where my home is, i spent 15 years in dc, so i am where my home is, i spent 15 years in dc, soiama where my home is, i spent 15 years in dc, so i am a little outside of the violence that was in dc yesterday, but still impacted by it, because what happened is so raw and rare for our country, that i think it has shocked and scared a lot of people. in the last 24—hour is, what i have seen is people stop what they are doing, and say, this is not as, lama are doing, and say, this is not as, i am a little scared of this. —— this is not asked. it is a really interesting pause in this kind of scary situation of that i'm seeing right now. —— this is not us.

alison, it is worth saying that four people lost their lives in those events that unfolded. and you will be very aware of the criticism of president trump, immediately before in the rally speech, and even in the speech in which he asked to go home when he said, we love you, to those people who did what we are looking at on the screen now, these scenes of violence. how do you, as a republican, think about his role in what happened ? republican, think about his role in what happened? certainly. iwill say, as a republican, that backlash is deserved. you know, the president has got in the past on a lot of things that he has said has been bothersome... i have been a republic in my entire life, more conservative i'iow in my entire life, more conservative now that i am a parent, probably, but the president has got a pass from a lot of republicans and never once considered this present a republican, and what is happening

i'iow republican, and what is happening now in that backlash that is deserved as we are also seen members of the present's cabinet design, two more yesterday, that will be happening over the next two weeks until inoculation. that backlash is deserved. kim, you will have heard the click of president trump speaking now and again reiterating the idea of the peaceful transition for president—electjoe biden. it looks like the cracks are trying to be repaired, but do you think that is enough? no. ithink be repaired, but do you think that is enough? no. i think that actions speak louder than words, and so, without accountability for those involved, not just the without accountability for those involved, notjust the people who committed an act of what amounts to domestic terrorism, they ransacked

the capitol, and without that accountability for not just them but the lawmakers who egged them on, the media who fed them a steady diet of right wing conspiracy is, i don't think there's any moving forward without justice, think there's any moving forward withoutjustice, without accountability, and my fear is that they will only be emboldened if they are not consequences 110w. they will only be emboldened if they are not consequences now. we were watching in the uk, people were talking as all these events were unfolding, and in shock, and listening to the reports from us media, and british media as well come out of shock at what was happening. how do you explain of these divisions now to your children, for example? because they are seeing a divided america, and perhaps could not have seen it in a more stark way. yeah, that's a loaded question. so i've got a seven—year—old and a five—year—old,

andi seven—year—old and a five—year—old, and i have kind of kept yesterday's news away from them because i wasn't really sure how to go about talking to them about this complete break with reality. some people in our country have had. and i think it is important to at some point have those conversations and let them know that unfortunately, we like to say this isn't who we are, but if that were true, we wouldn't be in this moment we need a reckoning of some kind, and i think knowing that my daughters will one day grow up to be the leaders of this country in some way, shape or form, be the leaders of this country in some way, shape orform, they be the leaders of this country in some way, shape or form, they need an understanding of howjarring this is. alison, those people who were involved in those riots, and indeed the wider group in america who firmly believe in donald trump, you know, they believe some of his

rhetoric, they are not to disappear, are they? they may not have the profile, but what happens to those people and those views?|j profile, but what happens to those people and those views? i think that all of us that share all of these extremist points of view, either online and our social media accounts, or even just sharing online and our social media accounts, or evenjust sharing them with neighbours, in the media, are all culpable here. if we stop feeding these extremist views, either on the right of the left, then perhaps things tone down a little bit. unlike him, i live in a big blue urban city, so i have not been able to shield my six—year—old from all of these rights. we have rights here in downtown philadelphia, with helicopters over out philadelphia, with helicopters over our house for eight days. unfortunately, this is the time we are living in, and both the media and asked personally on our social media accounts have to stop feeding them this kind of click bait. very interesting times ahead, you

certainly have an america with a new president. we wish you well. alison, thank you very much, and kim, thank you as well. back to one of our main stories, and the news that all international passengers will soon have to present a negative covid—19 test result before travelling into england and scotland. it comes as the new, more infectious variant continues to spread across parts of the world. ben's got more detail on this one for us. morning, ben. it has been much talked about, the idea of some kind of test before you come into the uk, for a long time. yes, the industry has been asking for the pandemic began. for months, they said test before you arrive in they said test before you arrive in the country and then we know you are clear to enter. but there are a lot of logistics to sort out. some developments this morning and that this will happen from next week, but

there are very few details about how it will work, how much it will cost, what happens if you are overseas and you test positive, what happens to you test positive, what happens to you then? also things about who will pay, because if you are a family of four or five travelling overseas, pay, because if you are a family of four orfive travelling overseas, it could cost quite a lot of money you're coming back. let me run you through the details we know so far, because there are many of them, that could change the way we travel over the next few months. as i said, from next week, and we don't know the official date just yet anyone arriving in england by plane, boat or train will have to have had a negative coronavirus test in the 72 hours before they left the country they were travelling from. last night, the scottish government said it's bringing in the same measures as soon as possible. everyone — including uk nationals — will have to show the results of the test before they leave, or they might not be able to board. however, this doesn't mean no quarantine. unless you are exempt or coming back from one of the few travel corridor

destinations, you will still have to self—isolate for ten days or pay for a test when you get back here and be released from that self—isolation early. fail to comply with the new rules and you could be subject to a £500 fine. at the moment, this will only apply to people coming into england, with scotland bringing in the rules as soon as possible. the department for transport says it is working with the devolved administrations to roll out similar measures in wales and northern ireland. while the industry has welcomed the plans, they continue to call for changes to quarantine on arrival which they say is the biggest thing putting travellers off. i'll speak to the boss of heathrow airport, we are lucky that nobody is really flying at the moment.

demand is really restrained compared to what it would normally be before covid. so in that sense, we are quite lucky. but we know that the biggest constraint on demand is the quarantine and testing, so once people want to start travelling again, and once we get into the spring and the summer, which is when people want to go away with their families and see family and friends, we should be in a position where we can we should be in a position where we ca n start we should be in a position where we can start to ease those restrictions. because of those restrictions. because of those restrictions are in place, april, may, june, people willjust not want to travel. that idea of getting the airline industry and other travel measures back up and running, because we know how damaging the pandemic has been. it has meant we simply are not able to get away. so the industry saying testing is the way to make that happen, but they need a lot more details about the making a smooth, so the idea that you test before you get to the airport, then you may be also test when you arrive, so that the process isa when you arrive, so that the process is a bit more seamless, but lots of things to iron out and lot of

logistics to put in place. i'll speak to the boss of heathrow airport, john holland kaye, just after 8.00 this morning. thanks, ben. we will also be talking to the transport secretary grant shapps about all of that at 7.30. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. heathrow has welcomed the government's decision for all passengers arriving at the airport to have provided a negative covid test before flying. they said that whilst it would help passangers to feel confident with future travel, they had been calling for the measure to be introduced since last april, and urged for financial support. it comes as the mayor of london has warned the government that testing of international arrivals into the capital is "urgently" needed. new figures show that london experienced one of the worst shopping footfall‘s

in the uk during december. high streets saw shopper numbers plummet compared to the same period last year, with footfall down by 43% in 2020, due in large part to the creation of tier 4. an east london council wants to introduce new legal powers to help it tackle the use of psychoactive su bsta nces and laughing gas. tower hamlets has opened a consultation into bringing in a public space protection order in the borough, which allow councils to ban activities deemed detrimental to residents, and fine those who do not comply. a brand new tv and film studio is opening near wembley, hoping to rival the likes of elstree, pinewood and shepperton. productions have faced huge delays as a result of the pandemic, but with things picking up again, it hopes to meet the demand for new spaces to feed our appetite for content we can enjoy from home. i think now more than ever, with the competitive market of streaming companies, also the delay that's

been caused by covid, people need a space for when they're back up and running, and it's cool to be able to provide that for them. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, but london overground has no service between gospel 0ak and upper holloway because of a track fault. 0n the edgware road, one lane is closed southbound at boscobel street because of watermain works. lambeth bridge is closed eastbound, because of emergency gas works. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. feeling very cold again today. we're starting off with a widespread frost. temperatures are below freezing and there are a few patches of fog out there as well, so poor visibility for a good while this morning. some of it is freezing fog, very slow to lift and clear. it'll lift into low cloud. we'll be keeping those cloudy conditions for the rest of the day. so it's very grey and murky today. not too much in the way of brightness, but at least it will be dry, or mostly dry.

small chance of one or two showers breaking out by the time we get to the end of the day, and there could be one of two wintry flurries around as well. 0therwise dry with a light breeze, and top temperatures of only two or three degrees celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, we do the whole thing all over again. it's going to stay dry, or mostly dry. watch out for one or two wintry flurries. more fog forming into tomorrow morning. and again, a widespread frost. temperatures down to minus two or minus three degrees celsius. so tomorrow, a foggy start, but there should be some sunshine breaking through as we head through the afternoon. temperatures come up slightly at the weekend. dry, but still cold. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning: a new david attenborough programme is just what we need at the moment — it's called a perfect planet,

and it looks at how the forces of nature support earth's wildlife. we'll have a chat about it, and there's some clips to show you at 7.50am. watching tv is definitely something we've all been doing more of in lockdown — but what have been the big hits of the last year? we're talking to actor matthew baynton, who helped create one such successful show, ghosts. and whilst many of us probably enjoy a drink whilst watching telly, lots of people did intend to give up alcohol and do dryjanuary — but that was until lockdown hit. we'll get advice on how to stay sober at this stressful time. i have the opposite feeling of dry january. i was absolutely, no way, i don't do it. when lockdown was announced i thought, you know what?

i'm just going to stop drinking alcohol. just because i thought i can't even try to slip into that, using alcohol just can't even try to slip into that, using alcoholjust to... and how is that going? well, i mean, it was a thought! fine, there you go. if you wa nt to thought! fine, there you go. if you want to share your experience is, get in touch. i failed before i even tried. the government has set a target to offer vaccination slots to 15 million people in the top four priority groups, including all everyone over the age of 80, by the middle of february. borisjohnson made the pledge at a press conference yesterday. 0ur tactics are first, to use the immense natural capacity of the nhs. by immense natural capacity of the nhs. by the end of the week there will be over 1000 gp led sites providing vaccines, 223 hospital sites, seven giant vaccination centres and a first wave of 200 community

pharmacies. if all goes well, these together should have the capacity to deliver hundreds of thousands of vaccines per day by january deliver hundreds of thousands of vaccines per day byjanuary the 15th, and it is our plan that everyone should have a vaccination available within a radius of ten miles. the numbers are ambitious, of course. what matters is whether it will work in practices. but gp practices across england have expressed their frustration at not receiving the vaccine sooner, causing further confusion among patients. we've spoken to three gps about their experience of the roll—out so far. we don't have the vaccine in the surgery at the moment, because it's being delivered at a regional level. we all, like many gps, would dearly like to have it in our hands, because we are responsible for the biggest vaccination programme that happens annually, which is the flu vaccination. so, giving gps in our surgeries access to the vaccine would undoubtedly speed up the process, so it's very frustrating that a, we don't have it, and b, at a regional level there are supply issues, which means that thousands

of people each week are having to delay it, currently. so, we're expecting delivery imminently, in the next few days. and it will probably be the pfizer. so we are set to get going the minute it gets here. so hopefully, in the next few days. so the vaccine that we've had access to so far has been the pfizer vaccine, which is why we've been doing it as a network and we've been doing it at a community hospital, using one of the wards down there. we haven't had any vaccine in the practice yet. we're really hoping the oxford vaccine will come to us like the normal flu vaccine does, because that's a tried and tested system that we've been doing for years. and it'll speed up, certainly how quickly we can vaccine everybody, if we can do it at the surgery rather than bringing all the patients down to the hub at the hospital. different experiences there from those dps we spoke to. —— gps. dr ellie cannon is our gp this morning. let's get her reaction to that.

good morning. how are you? i'm well, thank you. how is the vaccine working in your surgery? well, i would really echo those voices that we just heard. so where my surgery is, we are working with our primary ca re is, we are working with our primary care networks, so a group of other gps and community services. we have a local vaccination hub. before christmas we were vaccinating thousands of people with the pfizer vaccine. we have had more stock arrive now, so we vaccine. we have had more stock arrive now, so we are vaccine. we have had more stock arrive now, so we are ready to roll out pfizer vaccines again for the next two or three days to use that stock up. we also have had a delivery of oxford vaccines, which is incredibly important because that means we can vaccinate our patients in nursing homes, which is happening this weekend, so that's great. and we don't know yet about supply for next week. 0k, we don't know yet about supply for next week. ok, you have brought up

lots of things. shall we start with the pfizer—biontech vaccine? in terms of logistics. it is a tricky one even walking from room to room with it, making sure the substances correctly in the syringe and then put into the arm. can you take us through some of the logistics and the things you need to think about? yes, that's exactly right. that is why gp surgeries have had to connect together, either in community hubs, like my community —— what my colleague talked about, using a community hospital. we have done it using one large health centre or a group of gp practices. it is about strength in numbers. 0nce group of gp practices. it is about strength in numbers. once you have your batch of 195, it has to be stored and utilised very quickly and very carefully. we have, for our batch this weekend, it has to be used up by monday morning. so it's very different from the oxford

vaccine, orfrom a normalflu vaccination, which is simply in the fridge, in yourgp vaccination, which is simply in the fridge, in your gp surgery. whenever anybody comes in they can be vaccinated. if you want to have a mass campaign on saturday morning, as we often do, we can go through the stocks of the vaccination. so it's really quite different. i think gp surgeries, pharmacists, are really, really pushing for the supplies of the oxford vaccine to come online so we can just get going as we do every year with our flue campaign. with the pfizer-biontech vaccine, the original guidance they we re vaccine, the original guidance they were five doses in each vial. that has been changed to six. that doesn't mean people are getting less, it's just that now it has been decreed that six can be utilised, is that correct? yes, that's right. each vial is 2.1 males and of the doses not .3 males. —— 0.3 males.

0bviously doses not .3 males. —— 0.3 males. obviously the seven who might not get the full dose. we are now using six. most gp hubs, most vaccination hubs, were having around a thousand vaccinations from what was in fact a batch of 975. what happens with the leftovers if there is anything left over? i think it was matt hancock yesterday at the select committee saying that these left overs can be used, or should be able to be utilised for key workers, or light appointments. how are you dealing with that? yes, that's exactly right. we have been using them for health care professionals and for local people. for example, patients who are registered with those who are also nhs workers, for example my dentists or nurses who may be working elsewhere. you have to use it up very quickly. that involves people being available at the last minute, often within half an hour.

thankfully, we have been able to do that. you said you are waiting to find out what you will get next week. when do you find out and how quickly can you get people into the surgery, or arrange, quickly can you get people into the surgery, or arrange, like quickly can you get people into the surgery, orarrange, like you quickly can you get people into the surgery, or arrange, like you said, a visit to the nursing homes to vaccinate the people there? those things can be arranged quite quickly, very much within the nhs. where there is a well, there is a way. we have fantastic nursing staff and gps. they just way. we have fantastic nursing staff and gps. theyjust get up and go and organise these situations straight into nursing homes to housebound patients. this is often the case. this is the case every year where we are told we are going to get through vaccination supply, and actually, it's a few days later. we are at the moment very much having to roll with the information, be ready to go when we can. as i said, we are expecting this weekend, we have this weekend our pfizer vaccination, but it has

to be used up by monday morning. that is slightly changed our plans. we have to go along with it. if you are working on a well—organised primary care network you can do, but obviously you have to have all the staff available to do that. a quick word. looking out of the targets, 15 million in the top four priority groups, including all over 80s by the 15th of february, 15 million people vaccinated, and borisjohnson said there will be bumps in the road, does that numbers seem achievable to you ? road, does that numbers seem achievable to you? it is certainly achievable to you? it is certainly achievable if you look at how gps and community services and pharmacists are working. what we need most clearly is the supply and that supply chain has to be incredibly consistent and incredibly strong, and then we can deliver this programme. thank you so much for your time. good luck and i hope you get some rest over the weekend.

wouldn't it be nice for you to be able to do a sport bulletin without mentioning the virus, mike? yes. fa cup weekend. 0ne mentioning the virus, mike? yes. fa cup weekend. one of the highlights of the sporting calendar where the big clubs play the little clubs. at the coronavirus is already having an impact. more tests for teams today. nervous players awaiting the results. what we know so far is southampton's game against shrewsbury‘s already off. and aston villa are dealing with what's been described as a "significant outbreak" of covid within their squad. they've closed their training ground, and are due to play liverpool in the fa cup tonight. none of villa's first team squad will be involved, and manager dean smith won't be there either, so the club are planning to put out a team of young players instead. a final decision on whether the game will go ahead at all will be made later. the women's super league has also been affected. man city against west ham, and arsenal against aston villa

are off, after players from city and arsenal contracted the virus following a trip to dubai over the festive period. the head of women's football for the fa, dame sue campbell, has expressed her dismay with the players involved. it's disappointing. when you see the pressures that everybody‘s under here, whether that's the national health service, or you see just people really struggling with mental wellness at home because of the pandemic, i think it's important every single one of us acts as a role model. there remains some doubt over whether the rearranged tokyo 0lympic games will go ahead this summer. they are due to start on the 23rd of july put a state of emergency is never without declared in the japanese capital because of rising covert rates. —— has now been declared. however the international olympic committee say they have has full confidence in the japanese authorities and the measures they are taking, and that the games will go ahead without crowds

present if necessary. shall we enjoy a bit of the magic of the fa cup, the third round? of all the fa cup, the third round? of all the ties that take place this weekend one takes all the boxes for capturing the unique magic of this competition. the refuse collectors, painters and decorators and shelf stackers of non—league marine — who are in the eighth tier of english football and have won seven matches to get this far — are taking on the premier league stars of tottenham, harry kane, jose mourinho and company. it's the biggest gulf we have ever seen at this stage of the cup. so who are marine? from tackling the trash, to tackling the stars, footballing fairytales don't get any bigger than this for marine strikerjames barrigan. and it's been the only one topic of conversation on his dayjob this week, as a refuse collector for liverpool city council. 0bviously, seeing the likes of harry kane and mourinho and stuff, it's mad, cos you watch them on the telly, week in, week out you're watching them playing. and then the next minute you're playing against them, like, you're going to be up against them in real life.

this story, set against the backdrop of crosby's golden sands, has all the ingredients of cup magic, including marine's own fa cup song in honour of the painters and decorators, the binmen, the shelf stackers, nhs workers and teachers, who have defied all the odds to get this far. it's an old—fashioned david and goliath story, and so we needed an old fashioned fa cup song to do it. in any cup song like that, you want to you want to say something about the club, something about the context and something about the fans as well, because the fans and volunteers are the bedrock of the club, really, you know. their story has already won them new fans all over the world. while closer to home, a local portuguese cafe owner is cooking up takeaway octopus in the hope that his big hitting compatriot, jose mourinho, will end up caught by his beloved local minnows. well, i always like the underdogs on on everything. just to, you know, keep the balance.

i don't like very big, eh, hitters, eh, like, you know, mourinho. and i always feel happy to... ..to see the local teams thrive and do well. it's good for the city. marine's ground is a world away from tottenham's new palatial home, and its capacity ofjust over 3,000. a function suite will be spurs' dressing room. while on the pitch it's all about the neighbours. jose mourinho is going to be in for a massive eye—opener when he comes to marine on sunday. he can literally turn round over his shoulder and chat away to the neighbours if he wants to. if the ball goes over the fence on our side, you just wait for a crash, in case it's gone through to their greenhouse or something like that! there is a sense of sadness that, for this biggest match in their history, the neighbours will have to keep their distance on this occasion and no fans will be allowed at the game. and to recoup some of the £100,000 the club could potentially have made, they are selling virtual tickets for a tenner,

as a souvenir perhaps? spurs fans have been buying these as well. while one of marine's most famous footballing neighbours this week chipped in himself to sponsor the dugouts after the previous one pulled out. i'm glad to be involved. i think it's going to a unique occasion for marine, the most famous game in their history. so, as a local supporter, i was glad to help. the club will also get money from the song, which, in keeping with fa tradition, has a rousing finale. # oh, oh, oh!# brilliant stuff! good luck, bbc one, sunday. five o'clock to be precise. around the perimeter fence at marine they have numbers that relate to the houses they back onto. so when the ball goes over, then know which house to go to. can i have my ball back, please? it's really, really sensible. we were talking about dry january. i got myself into a hall

earlier. that's what my coal. you are doing dry january? yes, i love a glass of red or an ale. my wife and iare doing glass of red or an ale. my wife and i are doing it. i love zero alcohol beer. they taste as good. on top of which, you look absolutely fantastic. you are glowing. are you sleeping better? not yet. but! never sleep much. we will chat about it in never sleep much. we will chat about itina never sleep much. we will chat about it in a while. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. there has been snow here in the northwest. where are we in your picture? sorry, i want northwest. where are we in your picture? sorry, iwant to interrupt. you did tell mike i wonderfully looked and how healthy he loved. do not think you should give the same love to matthew? we have got two hours and 50 minutes left of the programme this morning. there is plenty of time to —— format to get a

compliment. let's not rush things. plenty of time to —— format to get a compliment. let's not rush thingslj look forward to it. do you see those bright colours? that's the aurora borealis, captured by one of our weather watchers. starry skies, borealis, captured by one of our weatherwatchers. starry skies, snow on the ground. the snow is falling heavily for some this morning. this is north yorkshire, a good covering of snow through the night. you can see where these now is at its most widespread at the moment, parts of northern england. flurries further south. a covering of snow as far south. a covering of snow as far south as windsor. it is in this zone, from the borders of scotland to the north midlands, north wales, you could see two to five centimetres fairly widely. maybe as much as ten centimetres over high ground. it will turn back to reign in the east the pennines. some fog to content with in amongst the light snow flurries in the south and south—east. the snow showers in northern scotland and northern ireland should fade in the afternoon to give long sunny spells. but wherever you are ,

to give long sunny spells. but wherever you are, another cold day. temperature is —6, —7 in parts of scotland, quite a few of you will struggle to get above one or two celsius. this evening and overnight there was no eventually pull away from northern england, through wales, light and patchy, down towards the south—east —— south—west before fading. tonight will be a particularly cold night. the coldest night so far from northern england and south—east scotland especially. we could see —11 or —12. dense patches of freezing fog across southern counties of england and wales. some of that may not shift all day long. but for many, not of sunshine through saturday morning into the afternoon. cloud increases through scotland and northern ireland and we will see outbreaks of rain in the highlands and islands. the temperature up to 7 degrees. still cold for many. another frosty night to come through saturday night and sunday. high—pressure holding on. weather fronts across northern parts does mean we will continue to

see some patchy rain across western scotland on sunday. a lot more cloud in northern england, north wales and north midlands compared with saturday. sunnier further south. some fog patches in the morning. uk wide, temperatures lifting compare to what we have at the moment, 47 degrees. as we go into the start of next week we have got whether fronts pushing across the north. air coming off the atlantic means things will start to turn that little bit milder. into next week, temperatures are nowhere near as chilly as they are nowhere near as chilly as they are at the moment. rain in the north and west and there will be some hill snow but not to the level we have got at the moment. thank you. dry january has been growing in popularity over the last decade. but with another lockdown underway, all those good intentions may be out the window and giving up alcohol may be a step too far for some. there's been plenty of talk on social media about it. actor and comedian adrian edmondson posted a photo of his "old friend",

the drinks cabinet, four days into the new year. and journalist katrina taylor sympathised with parents facing more home schooling in lockdown, saying it will be the "shortest dry january on record". but the charity behind the campaign says there are some very good reasons to take part. you'll have more money, more energy and no hangovers. let's talk now to lucy holmes, from alcohol change uk, and also to amanda mitchell, who's currently doing her third dry january. good morning. isuppose good morning. i suppose one of the things is we need to kind of be quite serious about this as well, because, you know, there is a reason that people think now is the time to stop? there is. a lot of people have told us they were feeling uncomfortable concerns with the amount they've been drinking in the past year. no surprise. 2020 was

quite a year. dryjanuary is a really good way to, by giving yourself a month off, reset some of the habits you might have gotten into. practice going without a drink. find other ways to help you relax, to help you feel less anxious. and you will see some of those immediate benefits, like having better sleep, maybe you have saved some money, maybe some calories. if you sign up you are more likely to succeed. we recommend people do try. join the millions of people do try. join the millions of people that do dryjanuary because they really enjoy it and get something from it. good morning to amanda. amanda mitchell, you are our case study this morning. the focus is on you. we are day eight by our calculations. how is it going? it's going well. i have to say it's my third dryjanuary. going well. i have to say it's my third dry january. i going well. i have to say it's my third dryjanuary. i didn't drink over christmas or the new year, actually. i feel a over christmas or the new year, actually. ifeel a bit over christmas or the new year, actually. i feel a bit of a fraud, to be honest. last year when i did

iti to be honest. last year when i did it i did find it really tough and it was hard it was really hard work. but i am enjoying it and i feel really healthy and full of energy. and i sleep well. these are all good things and you are smiling a lot, which is a really good thing. i'm nervous! what is the driver, why are you doing it at all? to be honest, i'm a parent. when i first did dry january i was just a i'm a parent. when i first did dry january i wasjust a parent i'm a parent. when i first did dry january i was just a parent who was juggfing january i was just a parent who was juggling children and work. i couldn't wait for the kids to go to bed to have that glass of wine, to have that moment, to switch off and relax. that slowly became two glasses of wine and then there was a conversation in my head, oh, why not have another one and another one? it ended up sometimes being three, half a bottle, sometimes four, depending on what i had been doing on the day. i started to feel hung over all the

time. iwas i started to feel hung over all the time. i was lethargic. i was sweaty. i was bad—tempered. and i decided, along with some other health reasons, decided to make a change andl reasons, decided to make a change and i did dryjanuary and really enjoyed it. and i have just kind of ke pt enjoyed it. and i have just kind of kept going and building from there, ready. lucy, it's interesting hearing from amanda, because amanda made a conscious decision, looked at her lifestyle and thought, 0k, made a conscious decision, looked at her lifestyle and thought, ok, i wa nt her lifestyle and thought, ok, i want this to change, but lucy, some people genuinely might have a couple of glasses of wine, a couple of beers and don't think there is an issue. i mean, we are always reflecting, always self reflecting, and we have time to do that at the moment. what should you be thinking about without beating yourself up too much? with dry january and giving yourself a break from alcohol, you focus on the benefits you stand to gain. those won't be the immediate things you feel, like better sleep or energy, it will also better sleep or energy, it will also be the benefits you are giving your

health. alcohol, particularly if you are drinking at higher levels, is linked to many different health conditions, breast cancer, diabetes, risk of stroke... sorry to interrupt. those are the advantages. but i am talking about the moment when you sit down and go, do i need to do it? what should you think about it then when you are just assessing your day—to—day life? anyone who wants to make a change to theirdrinking can do anyone who wants to make a change to their drinking can do dryjanuary, whether you are a lower drinker or you drink more. there are a small group of people who shouldn't do it, and actually you are dependent on alcohol. if you are drinking at very high levels and you experience symptoms when you stop drinking, you shouldn't cut out completely, you shouldn't cut out completely, you should speak to a doctor because withdrawal can be very dangerous. but anyone who just wants must —— wants to get control of the drinking, break habits, prove they can enjoy life without alcohol, we recommend it. join this massive community of people trying it now in january, and even in lockdown when goodness, we all need those

benefits, we'll need more energy, to benefits, we'll need more energy, to be feel better on a saturday morning. perhaps you need a little bit more scope to help your kids or be with your family. amanda, what is the choice of tipple this evening? well, my favourite is speroni 0% beer. alcohol free beer. iwas well, my favourite is speroni 0% beer. alcohol free beer. i was a wine drinker. i am on the alcohol free beer. it's really nice. enjoyed. lovely talking to you. amanda mitchell, who is doing dry january command lucy holmes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. heathrow has welcomed the government's decision for all passengers arriving at the airport to have provided a negative covid test before flying. they said that whilst it would help passangers to feel

confident with future travel, they had been calling for the measure to be introduced since last april, and urged for financial support. it comes as the mayor of london has warned the government that testing of international arrivals into the capital is "urgently" needed. new figures show that london experienced one of the worst shopping footfalls in the uk during december. high streets saw shopper numbers plummet compared to the same period last year, with footfall down by 43% in 2020, due in large part to the creation of tier 4. an east london council wants to introduce new legal powers to help it tackle the use of psychoactive su bsta nces and laughing gas. tower hamlets has opened a consultation into bringing in a public space protection order in the borough, which allow councils to ban activities deemed detrimental to residents, and fine those who do not comply. a brand new tv and film studio is opening near wembley, hoping to rival the likes of elstree, pinewood and shepperton. productions have faced huge delays

as a result of the pandemic, but with things picking up again, it hopes to meet the demand for new spaces to feed our appetite for content we can enjoy from home. i think now more than ever, with the competitive market of streaming companies, also the delay that's been caused by covid, people need a space for when they're back up and running, and it's cool to be able to provide that for them. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, but london 0verground has no service between gospel 0ak and upper holloway because of a track fault. southeastern: 10 min delays between charing cross and london bridge due to emergency engineering works. 0n the edgware road, one lane is closed southbound at boscobel street because of watermain works. lambeth bridge is closed eastbound, because of emergency gas works. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. feeling very cold again today. we're starting off with a widespread frost.

temperatures are below freezing and there are a few patches of fog out there as well, so poor visibility for a good while this morning. some of it is freezing fog, very slow to lift and clear. it'll lift into low cloud. we'll be keeping those cloudy conditions for the rest of the day. so it's very grey and murky today. not too much in the way of brightness, but at least it will be dry, or mostly dry. small chance of one or two showers breaking out by the time we get to the end of the day, and there could be one of two wintry flurries around as well. 0therwise dry with a light breeze, and top temperatures of only 2 or 3 degrees celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, we do the whole thing all over again. it's going to stay dry, or mostly dry. watch out for one or two wintry flurries. more fog forming into tomorrow morning. and again, a widespread frost. temperatures down to —2 or —3 celsius. so tomorrow, a foggy start, but there should be some sunshine breaking through as we head through the afternoon. temperatures come up slightly at the weekend. dry, but still cold.

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today — new rules for international passengers arriving in england and scotland. from next week, they'll have to show a negative coronavirus test result. the a negative coronavirus test result. travel industry i for the travel industry has been calling for the tests for months, but there are still few details about how the scheme will work. but if you don't comply, you will face a £500 fine. an about—turn from president trump — he condemns the riots inside the us congress by his supporters as a "heinous attack." my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. tough new restrictions come into force in northern ireland, preventing people from leaving home without good reason. in wales, the lockdown has been

extended by another three weeks. coronavirus hits the fa cup. 0ne game is off, and a "significant" outbreak at aston villa means they're planning to play their youngsters against liverpool tonight. and in icy start quite widely across the uk this morning, with some snow around, especially through northern england. all the details coming up. good morning. it's friday the 8th of january. our top story — people arriving in england and scotland from abroad will have to provide a negative covid—19 test result, from as early as next week. arrivals, including uk nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in. it comes after months of pressure from the airline industry, as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. booths ready to test arrivals at heathrow airport. this scheme was ready to go, but never given the green light by the government.

until today's announcement, the uk has not required anyone arriving in the country to show that they have recently tested negative for the coronavirus. but things are about to change. from next week, international arrivals, including uk nationals, travelling to england and scotland will need to show that they have a negative covid—19 test, taken up to 72 hours before they travel. it applies to everyone arriving by boat, plane or train, but not to hauliers or children under 11, and it won't apply to anyone travelling within the uk or ireland. even with a negative test, arrivals from countries not on the travel corridor list will still have to quarantine. many in the aviation industry have been calling for testing since april last year. they hope that, in the long term, testing can be used instead of quarantine. is this all too late? we would have liked to see it earlier. what it demonstrates is that there is a way that we can fly safely and show that we are not either importing or exporting a risk of infection between countries. without the testing regime,

the only thing we have is quarantine measures, and that, you know, many people cannot fly and go away on holiday if they then have to quarantine for two weeks when they come back, so it's really crucial for us if we're going to see any kind of return to normality. the government has previously said that policies like the travel corridors, quarantining, and the test to release programme have helped manage imported infections, but with new variants of the virus, it's clear the government wants to go further. caroline davies, bbc news. ben is in our london newsroom this morning. ben, the travel industry has been calling for this for a while. people have been surprised i have not been more restrictions about where people are coming from and whether they have been tested. this feels like it has been talked about for a very long time. yeah, i've been talking about this for a long

time, charlie, to you. people are astonished has not been put in place before now. but the government says it will make these changes in england and scotland from next week, but there are still so many u na nswered but there are still so many unanswered questions. the uk is playing catch up here. if you tried to go on holiday over recent months before lockdown restrictions were in force, you problem we had to have a test before you left the country. so now what the uk is saying you will need a test to come well. but so many unanswered questions, not least about when it will start, no date yet. what test will be accepted? we know there are several types of coronavirus test you can get. what clinics will be able to offer them? if you have to submit that 72 hours beforehand, what will be the mechanism to do that? do you do it ona mechanism to do that? do you do it on a website? how do you link that to your passport? how do they check when you check—in? also questions about what happens if you are overseas and you test positive? do you have to stay there? can you come home? what is the answer to that? what if you test on its does not

arrive in time for your flight to come home? big questions about that, too. and when we talk about the infrastructure, we have seen the problem with things like test and trace and also things with the roll—out of the vaccine, is the testing infrastructure up to scratch? can it cope with the demand? scratch? can it cope with the demand ? because you scratch? can it cope with the demand? because you might see demand right now for international travel is pretty low, about 30% of its normal capacity, so they may be able to cope, but what happens when we all to cope, but what happens when we a ll start to cope, but what happens when we all start to try and go away again? really big questions about the cost as well. if you test on the way out on the way back in, if it cost about £150 per test if you are a family of three, four, five people, that suddenly becomes prohibitive, and actually doesn't help the travel industry get off the ground at all. then, thank you very much as well. worth seeing as well, we will be speaking to grant shapps, the transport secretary, at 7.30, and we will be trying to address some of the detail on how these new procedures will work in practice. coming up at 7.30. president trump has condemned his supporters who stormed

washington's capitol building yesterday, calling it a "heinous attack." in a video message posted to twitter, following a 12—hour ban from the site, mr trump adopted a different and more unifying tone, calling for reconciliation and healing. he also repeated his pledge of an orderly transition of power to president—electjoe biden. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more. the clean—up continues in washington, but this is a mess that won't be brushed under the carpet. the country has been shaken to the core. mob violence at the heart of american government. condemnation of the violence was slow to come from one branch of government, the white house, but more than 24 hours after the capitol building was ransacked, donald trump's tone has changed. in a new video, the president condemns what he calls the heinous attack, saying he's outraged by the violence, lawlessness, and mayhem. the demonstrators who infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy.

to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who broke the law, you will pay. the president defends his decision to challenge the election results, but he doesn't repeat his unfounded claims that the process was rigged. mr trump's comments will do little to persuade his opponents, including some republicans, that he's still fit to hold office. leading democrats in congress have urged mike pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment and remove him from the white house. the president's abuse of power, his incitement of a mob against a duly elected representative body of the united states, is a manifestly impeachable offence. if there ever was an impeachable offence, what the president did was it. but the clock is ticking on donald trump's presidency. he'll be out in 12 days, whenjoe biden takes over.

mr trump has pledged that it will be a smooth and orderly transition of power. but many americans are nervous about what could happen between now and then. the tension in the country is palpable. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. tougher restrictions have come into force in northern ireland today, preventing people from leaving their homes without good reason. under the new regulations, people should only be outside for limited activities. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast for us this morning. chris, they're hoping this will curb the recent rise in cases? how will the new restrictions work in practice? lockdown here in northern ireland has just in practice? lockdown here in northern ireland hasjust become tighter. it is already the case that nonessential shops, hospitality businesses, leisure facilities, have been close here since boxing day, but ministers have said the infection rate is still much too

high, more needs to be done. as of midnight, it is now illegal to leave your home unless you have a reasonable excuse, so that means ticking exercise, you're allowed to do that with one of another household, visiting the doctor, buying food, but the message very much is you should only go out if you absolutely have to. now, when it comes to the wider situation here, there has been one particularly worrying sign of the pressure on the health service, the hospitals in belfast have announced that they are going to have to cancel cancer operations, including urgent surgery, so operations, including urgent surgery, so the department of health is looking at the possibility of the original plan to deal with that particular issue. but there's one more optimistic aspect to the very dark statistics at the moment. 0ver the last few days, there are signs the last few days, there are signs the infection rate has begun to fall, but the message from ministers very much is that people need to double down. chris, thanks very much. the national lockdown in wales will continue

for at least three more weeks, with schools likely to remain closed until the february half—term. first minister mark drakeford says that although coronavirus case rates have fallen since the lockdown was introduced in december, some measures may need to be strengthened. and for talking to mark drakeford in about ten minutes. —— we will be talking to mark drakeford. the pressures facing some ambulance services during the pandemic are "off the scale", according the royal college of emergency medicine. the bbc has been told that last month in the south—east of england, ambulance waiting times at hospitals rose by 36% in december compared to the same month in 2019. people are also having to wait longer for ambulances to arrive when called. the australian city of brisbane will enter a snap three—day lockdown from today. it's after a single case of the new coronavirus variant was discovered. the city has been successful at containing the virus, with very few cases being detected beyond quarantined travellers since australia's first wave last year. it's 7.11.

let's have a look at the weather picture across the uk. matt has got all the details. 0nly another 300 odd days until christmas. compare this morning looks like this, another covering of snow for some of you. even some snow further south across southern parts of inwood. the bulk of the snow at the moment is across northern england. there are some heavy snow showers across the north of scotland as well, and into northern ireland, fading through the day. —— southern parts of england. below freezing for many. up to ten centimetres of snow on the pennines, as well as snowdonia. light coupling further south, and there are some dense patches of fog thrown in for good measure. misty and grey for much of

england today, still getting a little bit lighter across northern ireland and wales into the afternoon. sunny for many in scotla nd afternoon. sunny for many in scotland and northern ireland, but a cold day for most, the vast majority of the country around one or two celsius, some stay below zero. tonight, finally the snow makes a move, giving a slight dusting on its way through wales and the south—west, clear skies and quite a cold night for all. across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, we could see temperatures as low as -11 we could see temperatures as low as —11 or —12 celsius into tomorrow morning. some dense fog in the south, but for much of england and wales, dry and bright start to the weekend, patchy rain in western scotla nd weekend, patchy rain in western scotland throughout, slowly turning a less chilly. matt, thanks very much, see you later on. many head teachers in england say they're seeing a significant increase in demand for places for children able to attend school during lockdown. some schools say more than half of pupils have been back in classroms, leaving teachers and unions expressing concerns over safety. we've spoken to some headteachers to find out what the

past few days has been like. the last 72 hours have been particularly challenging anyway, given what we've been asked to do at very short notice, with very little guidance. we've had to prioritise and say that children who have two parents or both parents, or a single parent if they are a single—parent family, who are critical workers, get a place in school, and you feel like you are letting people down. you feel like... she sighs you feel like you're not doing yourjob and being there to support your community, and today has been particularly hard. the issue is simply this — there is a tension between the government's request to open schools up much more widely during this third lockdown compared to the first one, and between the much enhanced requirements to offer a higher level of online remote education. those two things are competing ideals, and that leaves

all schools with a challenge. if i end up with 250 students in school, i am concerned about the spread of covid. we have got a very tight risk assessment, but we know this is a different strain, and therefore have got concerns about the health and well—being of both the students and the staff. so interesting hearing from sally saying that they feel they owe something to the community. we're joined now by geoff barton, who's from the association of school and college leaders, and with him is steven chalke, the founder of the oasis charitable trust, which runs more than 50 academy schools. good morning. steven, will pick up with you to see if you are on the same line as the head temperatures there —— the head teachers we heard from there. when the first lockdown happened, the

trickle soon turned into a flood of children coming back. within the first couple of weeks, we have reached about 80% of our capacity, 80% of the children that could come back and, back, and the problem for us is that as those teachers wonderfully impressed, every teacher wa nts wonderfully impressed, every teacher wants children to be back in school, because we know that that's really important for their learning, their emotional and social developing, and of course for their parents' ability to work and earn. so all of this is important. but we've also got this responsibility that came out on those interviews you have there to staff, our staff have to be safe, they have to feel safe, too. and we've got to balance all of that together. so there are ways we can do this. i ought to say that people are saying, give your old laptops to schools. you wouldn't give an old la ptop schools. you wouldn't give an old la pto p to schools. you wouldn't give an old laptop to a ceo of a company. you couldn't work off an old laptop. we

can't throw derelict stuff to kids and expect them to learn well on it. nor on their mum's films. so there isa nor on their mum's films. so there is a real tension building to this. there are some answers about the tensions are there. do you want to pick up on some of those things, geoff? it is a good point about the la pto ps. geoff? it is a good point about the laptops. in principle, the teachers we heard from a moment ago, they are saying the same thing, they want to help children. if children turn up to school and they are fit within the categories of those who can be attending school, what are they going to do? it's a really good question. it's really not fair on those teachers. it is worth reminding ourselves that on sunday, here on the bbc, we have the prime minister saying schools are safe and parents should send their children into school on monday. the health secretary said the same on monday morning. by monday evening, the prime minister was described in primary schools as centres of transmission, and in orderto

primary schools as centres of transmission, and in order to reduce the our rate, we should have as few children as possible. and of those people we just had have reminded us, she had therefore is quickly scrambled to go back to the number of children of key workers and vulnerable children you would have expected, like a premise go i know in yorkshire expecting 40 children, 200 turned up. —— a primary school i know. does primary school will not have just turned up, someone will have just turned up, someone will have brought them to school and drop them off, we have to get away from them off, we have to get away from the doublethink of the government saying this is really serious, we need people to stay at home, as few people living as possible, and on the other hand,... and... wejust lost you for a moment, geoff. steven andi lost you for a moment, geoff. steven and i want to pick up on that thought with you, the knock—on position, you will know only too well, if there are lots of children who are coming into school, some staying away, but more in school, means that whatever those teachers are trying to do for the ones who are trying to do for the ones who

are being educated remotely, necessarily surely becomes compromised. yes. as you say, these tensions are massive. i think some schools have been able, because of their resources, to prepare ahead, and children do have good resources for learning remotely, but this morning, of course, there has been a report out that simply criticises broadband distribution across the country. there are so many rural areas that don't have any internet, whatever online lessons there are, etc, so that is the pressure on kids coming back into school. but what i wa nt to coming back into school. but what i want to emphasise is that the anxiety and the worry level of staff about their own health is really important, so we've been very clear to say to our staff that if you are pregnant, if you have an underlying health issue, there is no pressure on you coming back in. you cannot

bully staff back into schools. they are worried, concerned, traumatised. in fact, we havejoined a campaign for the vaccine for schools campaign, we are insisting that school workers, school staff, all school workers, school staff, all school staff, i put at the head of the queue for the vaccine, along with nhs staff and care workers. we think that's important, insisting that the government take this situation seriously. geoff, last word from you, something that steven brought up there. you've got children in the classroom, children at home, you still only got a fixed number of teachers, effectively some classes are now divided into two types of learning. what is the guidance in terms of how that education is disseminated when you've still got the same number of staff, if not fewer, because of isolation and illness, etc? we are trying to do our very best for

children and young people. the expectations and remote learning have been raised, i understand that, but the expectation is also on the numberof but the expectation is also on the number of people have got no limit in school. and what that is doing is making it really difficult for people in special schools, an alternative provision, primary schools, secondary schools, to be able to do this in a planned way, keeping the community safe, which we thought from what the prime minister said was the whole point of moving to remote learning. thank you both of you for your time. the time now is 7.21. the national lockdown in wales has been extended for a further three weeks. joining us now from cardiff is first minister, mark drakeford. why the extension? the numbers of

people falling ill with coronavirus in wales are still too high, although the picture has improved since before christmas. cases are rising in some parts of wales with a new variant has taken hold, the number of people in our hospitals continues to be beyond the levels that we saw earlier in 2020. so for all those reasons, we need to continue a regime we have had here in wales since before christmas, and where we can, to intensify it even further. what does intensifying mean? it means bringing schools into line with the rest of the lockdown regime, so schools in wales will now remain on remote learning until the 29th of january, the end of the next three week cycle, at the earliest. we are looking at the workplace, trade union and other colleagues to see if there are further safeguards we can put in place to make sure that workplaces are safe, given the fa ct that workplaces are safe, given the fact that the new variant is so much

easier to catch than the previous version of coronavirus. and we are looking at supermarkets and other places where people leave their homes and go to to make sure that they are organised in a way that keeps their staff and customers are safe. if i am keeps their staff and customers are safe. ifi am understanding what keeps their staff and customers are safe. if i am understanding what you have said so far correctly, it would appear that the measures that are in place currently are not having the effect you want them to have, and we all know from past experience that speed of decision—making in these moments in time, literally day by day, week by week, are crucial in terms of making a difference, yet you're still saying you are looking at things, looking at workplace security, looking at supermarkets. why are you not acting faster? if you think something to be done, do it now. because the way we try to do things in wales is to do it through our system of social partnership. if we are going to tighten the regulations in relation to

workplaces and supermarkets, we want to do that through conversations with employers, with trade unions, with employers, with trade unions, with the people who worked at the front line, when i say we are thinking about it, we will be making these decisions early next week. but decisions are informed by the views and experiences of people who are doing thesejobs leads and experiences of people who are doing these jobs leads to better decisions, and it is worth a few days to make sure we capture all that before the government here will make those decisions at the start of the week. we spoke earlier about the situation in northern ireland, cu rfews situation in northern ireland, curfews being brought in there, among some more of severe restrictions. is that something you will be thinking about? numbers in wales have been improving, we are not in the position we were before christmas where we'll most difficult figures anywhere in the united kingdom, we are below the figures in northern ireland and in england, so

we are not yet in a position where we are not yet in a position where we will need to take measures such as curfews. we will need to take measures such as cu rfews. but we will need to take measures such as curfews. but the continuation of the current lockdown regime is necessary in order to relieve the pressure on the nhs. and because we have the new variant, we have to make sure that the previous rules we had in place to keep people safe in the workplace when they are out of the workplace when they are out of the home, that needs to be looked at as well. we are not in a position where curfews are, at this point, pa rt where curfews are, at this point, part of the repertoire of actions we are considering. is it your experience, mark drakeford, that people in wales are sufficiently going along with the restrictions that are in place? the vast majority of people in wales continue to do everything they can to keep themselves safe and to keep others say. where there are examples of people who deliberately and knowingly breach of those rules, then our police are stepping up their enforcement measures. some

fixed penalty notices which have been issued in wales are for people who live in wales, some are from people who travelled into wales over the christmas and new year period when the rules quite clearly did not allow that to happen. so for that small minority, who continue to believe that somehow the rules do not apply to them, then our police forces and our other enforcement agencies, are already taking action and will continue to do that. mark dra keford, and will continue to do that. mark drakeford, i'd like to ask you about the new regulations that are going to come into force. these apply to england and scotland in relation to international travel. so you will be well aware that the new measures will mean that anyone travelling into england or scotland, even nationals of those countries, will have to have had a negative coronavirus test in the 72 hours prior to their coming into the country. are you going to do the same thing for wales? yes, i

strongly support the measures that have been taken. we don't have anybody coming into wales at the moment, our airport is closed to passenger traffic, the people who come into the welsh ports are all coming from the common travel area, and these rules don't apply to people in those circumstances. so at the moment, this doesn't apply in wales, because nobody is coming into wales, because nobody is coming into wales in the way that people are still coming into england and scotland. but i strongly support what is being done, i had an opportunity to discuss it with the other first ministers and michael gove on wednesday of this week, and when people start travelling into wales from other parts of the world, we will expect exactly the same rules to apply. so as it stands at the moment, your position is there is nobody from outside of wales from overseas travelling into wales, therefore you don't have a problem to solve, is as simple as that?

yeah, as of today. of course we have people coming into wales through our ports, but they are coming from the republic of ireland and from northern ireland, those people are pa rt northern ireland, those people are part of the common travel area, and are not captured by these rules. when there are people coming into wales who are in the same position as people coming into england and scotland, i want the same regime to apply to them coming into wales. ok, so as soon as your apply to them coming into wales. ok, so as soon as your ports and airports are open, you will be bringing ina airports are open, you will be bringing in a parallel system relative to other parts of the uk they that's absolutely what i want to see happen, because i strongly support the measures that have been taken. mark drakeford, thank you very much for your time this morning. thank you. we will be speaking to grant shapps, the transport secretary, very shortly. first, find out what is happening whatever you are this morning. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. police are searching

for a man who injected a 92—year—old woman with a fake coronavirus vaccine and charged her £160. detectives have appealed for information about the suspect who they say "may endanger people's lives" unless he is caught. the victim let him into her home in surbiton on 30 december, after he said he was from the nhs. she wasn't hurt by the fake jab. new figures show that london experienced one of the worst shopping footfalls in the uk during december. high streets saw shopper numbers plummet compared to the same period last year, with footfall down by 43% in 2020, due in large part to the creation of tier 4. an east london council wants to introduce new legal powers to help it tackle the use of psychoactive su bsta nces and laughing gas. tower hamlets has opened a consultation into bringing in a public space protection order in the borough, which allow councils to ban activities deemed "detrimental" to residents and fine those who do not comply. next week sees the return

of rupaul‘s drag race uk to our screens and it will include three london contestants. 12 million viewers tuned in to the first season, but this series had to be paused due to coronavirus. many of the show‘s stars have been left struggling because of the closure of bars and entertainment venues. people have had a really, really difficult times during the pandemic. and hopefully, season two will come on screens and provide people with that joy and entertainment. on screens and provide people with thatjoy and entertainment. but if i don't see a drag queen on season three called pam dimmick, we have missed a trick. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, but london overground has no service between gospel oak and upper holloway because of a track fault. 0n southeastern trains, there are ten minute delays between charing cross and london bridge because of emergency engineering works. 0n the m25, queues anti—clockwise from junction two on the a2 to dartford tunnel due

to an accident. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. feeling very cold again today. we're starting off with a widespread frost. temperatures are below freezing and there are a few patches of fog out there as well, so poor visibility for a good while this morning. some of it is freezing fog, very slow to lift and clear. it'll lift into low cloud. we'll be keeping those cloudy conditions for the rest of the day. so it's very grey and murky today. not too much in the way of brightness, but at least it will be dry, or mostly dry. small chance of one or two showers breaking out by the time we get to the end of the day, and there could be one of two wintry flurries around as well. 0therwise dry with a light breeze, and top temperatures of only two or three degrees celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, we do the whole thing all over again. it's going to stay dry, or mostly dry. watch out for one or two wintry flurries. more fog forming into tomorrow morning. and again, a widespread frost. temperatures down to minus two or minus three degrees celsius. so tomorrow, a foggy start, but there should be some sunshine

breaking through as we head through the afternoon. temperatures come up slightly at the weekend. dry, but still cold. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. travellers arriving into england and scotland from abroad will soon have to show they've tested negative for coronavirus before they're allowed to enter. it comes after months of pressure from airline industries to introduce testing. we're joined now by the transport secretary, grant shapps. good morning, grant shapps. thank you forjoining us. good morning. this month —— this movie is after months of pressure from the airline industry. why now and not earlier? this is a measure which required somebody to take a test up to 72 hours before coming to the country.

but it doesn't do what quarantine does. it doesn't do oneself isolation does. it's not an absolute guarantee the coronavirus will be spread because somebody isn't moving around. he is in addition to rather than instead of a need to come back and quarantine for ten days, or that can be cut short to five after a test. shall we go through the whole process ? test. shall we go through the whole process? i think lots of people will wa nt to process? i think lots of people will want to do how rigorous this process is. you are want to do how rigorous this process is. you are overseas want to do how rigorous this process is. you are overseas and you intend to come to england, for example, because that is going to come into effect next week. you take a test in the 72 hour period before you travel. so you take the test. are you then under an obligation to isolate while waiting for the result of that test before taking the flight of that test before taking the flight to england? right. in fact, you will end up being uk wide. you will take the test but you are not underan will take the test but you are not under an obligation to isolate. so a lot of time people would, if it

weren't any lot of time people would, if it we ren't any lockdown period, lot of time people would, if it weren't any lockdown period, be going about their business wherever they were abroad. what would happen as they would fly with the knowledge that they had a test but they wouldn't have been an isolation period involved. that's why when they get back it is still absolutely essential, in fact, a legal duty, to self—isolate because it is only through isolation that you can be 100% sure with coronavirus. unfortunately, you can test the asymptomatic —— be asymptomatic, and still be negative, because two or three days later it would show you are positive. there is a new variant which viewers may have heard about all the south african variant, which is causing great concern to the scientists. they are not sure whether, for example the vaccine will be able to deal with it in the first place and we are very keen to keep that out. this is another tranche of measures but it doesn't replace the responsibility and duty

in somebody to self—isolate, quarantine as well. you did say this would be uk wide. wejust spoke quarantine as well. you did say this would be uk wide. we just spoke to the first minister of wales, mark dra keford, the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, and he said at the moment he feels, because nobody is coming into wales, apart from the common travel area, that it's not going to be implemented in wales. when will it be uk wide? of course, if somebody was coming back and flying via heathrow, but they live in wales, that person would need to know that just wales, that person would need to know thatjust because wales, that person would need to know that just because they are whilst they would still need to get that test up to 72 hours beforehand. i think mark drakeford was making the point that cardiff isn't accepting international flights at the moment. so, you would still need to have it. this will come in from next week. for wales, scotland, northern ireland and england? yes, it will come across the uk because people will want to, you know, if you live in cardiff, then, of

course, it is going to apply to you before you fly into gatwick, heathrow, wherever you made connection through. so at the moment we are informing our view is that all international arrivals into england and scotland will be required to show they have tested negative for the virus and this will come into effect next week. so should we be saying from next week the whole of the uk, this will apply to the whole of the uk? yes, i would be very surprised if wales, and i know northern ireland intend to introduce it, again, it's a question of they don't have international flights at the moment, but they will wa nt flights at the moment, but they will want to do it because otherwise you would be in a situation where you would be in a situation where you would have one person on the plane say flying from wherever into england, who hadn't taken the test in advance, and rbc everybody would need to take the test in advance. so it will end need to take the test in advance. so it willend up need to take the test in advance. so it will end up being uk wide from next week. the carriers, the airline that can be the train or the ferry,

will actually require, as a condition of travel, for you to have actually completed that test and have evidence of the test. and it has to be up to a certain specification. what we call the specificity and sensitivity of the test. the uk national requirements or the country travelling from? so, the requirements here. our chief medical officers in the four nations of the uk have agreed the criteria. there can be different types of test. viewers will have heard of pcr tests, there are also lateral flow test. the important thing is it is up test. the important thing is it is up to test. the important thing is it is uptoa test. the important thing is it is up to a certain specification. then people take that test. as long with is negative, they can fly but they can't board the plane, for example, without having that negative test. let's go through that procedure. so you go to the check—in desk, whether it isa you go to the check—in desk, whether it is a plain, train or a ferry. you

have to present a piece of paper to show you have taken this test and it is negative, correct? that's right. there has not been much travel going on and right now we are asking people not to travel anywhere. we are in lockdown. it's very important people stay close to home. but people stay close to home. but people are used to travelling and having to present a passenger locator form in recent months. this is in addition to that. that will also ask if you have had this test, have you tested negative to coronavirus in the last 72 hours? then you arrive in england, or scotland, or the whole of the uk, who checks that that form —— platform to allow you out of the airport? yeah. so the form as they are to be able to track you if we find out, if it turns out there was a case and they need your contact details on where you have been. it is used as a tracker. it is not

routinely checked. about a quarter have been checked by the border force. millions of forms have been checked. it is not every single form. it is not intended to be. it isa form. it is not intended to be. it is a duty that he filled in that form in order that you can be contacted. in fact, it is the low and you can be fined for not filling in the form. it would be a criminal offe nce in the form. it would be a criminal offence as well. it is very important people to complete that information. it helps to protect us all essentially when everybody is able to track coronavirus, as we have discovered. if we have got such low numbers of travellers at the moment, why can't all the forms be checked? then there is a sure—fire way, isn't there, and it becomes habit? yeah. in fact, as i say, the carriers, the airlines etc, they actually have the responsibility to make sure that people don't fly without having the forms. in the same way that you can't fly without a passport. 0r same way that you can't fly without a passport. or if you are flying to america you need a visa, it works in

exactly the same way. you can expect not to be able to travel. if you haven't got the form and you haven't done the test, you won't be able to travel. i should say to all of this though, we don't want all of this bureaucracy implies. we want to be able to it —— to remove it as soon as possible. the answer to all of this is the massive vaccine programme. we have 1.5 million people vaccinated already. more than the whole of the rest of europe put together. and we're going to ramp that up even more, hundreds of thousands a day, with over a thousands a day, with over a thousand gp led sites across country. so vaccination is our route out of this. but in the meantime, we have to try to keep ourselves safe and this is just have to try to keep ourselves safe and this isjust another layer to do exactly this. a few more bits of logistics and a couple of more questions. what, if you have the test a b roa d questions. what, if you have the test abroad and it doesn't arrive in time? can you not come back? i'm afraid you must have the result of that test. we have been very flexible about the types of test up

toa flexible about the types of test up to a very exacting standards. these are tests which can be done in 20, 30 minutes. and if you test positive abroad you cannot come home? that's right. you would not be able to fly. a rite of passage is being well enough to fly. you would not be able to return. as you're doing this now, why wasn't it a better idea to do this when our infection rates were lower over the summer and the autumn? did you perhaps put this forward and were told no, this isn't the time to put this forward? no, that's not what happened. i asked the chief medical officer from the outset, should we close our borders? there was no point in doing it at all once the virus has established itself in the country. the amount thatis itself in the country. the amount that is coming in from outside is minuscule by comparison to the problem you have already got here. i suppose the best evidence of this is america closing its borders entirely la st

america closing its borders entirely last march. brits, europeans haven't been able to travel to america. of course, it hasn't stopped them from suffering probably the world's worst outbreak of coronavirus. but what we are trying to do now is stop a new variant, which isn't established here, from coming here. this is the south african variant where the scientists are very concerned about the ability of the vaccine to tackle the ability of the vaccine to tackle the south african variant. so we have done this today. i notice the canadians, the prime ministerjustin trudeau, has done the same thing as us overnight, also introducing a 72 hour test. but also, us overnight, also introducing a 72 hourtest. but also, in us overnight, also introducing a 72 hour test. but also, in addition to the quarantine measures which remain in place. who's responsibility is it when it comes to the carriers to guarantee that everybody they have let on board has had a test? there are let on board has had a test? there a re two let on board has had a test? there are two fail safes, i suppose. one is that there will be fined is involved for passengers. £500 for not having had the test. the second thing is the carriers themselves

will be able to be fined as well. so from their point of view it simply wouldn't make sense to allow people to board without having that test. there are two separate fail safes. and anyway, most people just want to do the right thing. most people want to know they are reasonably safe to fly. they are not carrying coronavirus to the best of their knowledge. now, as i repeat and have said all along, the thing about a testisitis said all along, the thing about a test is it is not the silver bullet a lot of people imagine. it is not definitive unless you can combine it with some quarantine as well. so it's an extra layer. it's not the only thing that needs to happen. grant shapps, transport secretary, thank you forjoining us. you're welcome. michael scott of the sport. in normal times, you're welcome. michael scott of the sport. in normaltimes, right, when you have the fa cup, even those who don't often follow football, it's wonderful, isn't it? the little guys against the big guys. but covid has cast a shadow over some of that, even some of those teams who might

have been able to cut i know, it is affecting the third round so far. a lot of nerves around because there are more tests today. imagine you have built up to the biggest game of your career and you have to self—isolate? especially the smaller clu bs self—isolate? especially the smaller clubs that have not got the big clu bs clubs that have not got the big clubs —— big squads. league one shrewsbury do not have enough fit players who aren't self—isolating, and so their match against southampton tomorrow is off. the fa will decide what happens with the fixture next week. and now aston villa are dealing with what's being described as a "significant" outbreak of covid within their squad. they've closed their training ground, and are due to play liverpool in the fa cup tonight. none of villa's first team squad will be involved, and manager, dean smith won't be there either, so the club are planning to put out a team of young players instead. a final decision on whether the game will go ahead at all will be made later. well, with games continuing to be affected by the pandemic, one premier league manager has suggested that players should get the vaccine

sooner rather than later. burnley boss sean dyche says footballers shouldn't get the jab before the vulnerable, but early vaccination could benefit the nhs. the amount of money being spent on testing in the premier league — i can't speak for the other divisions — if that money was therefore channelled back into the nhs, and into the vaccination system, surely that's a better place to be than it is just to continue testing a load of footballers two, three, four times a week? there remains some doubt over whether the re—arranged tokyo olympics will be able to go ahead as planned this summer. the games are scheduled to start on 23july, but a state of emergency has been declared in the japanese capital because of rising covid rates. organisers in japan say they're planning for a safe and secure games. but a senior member of the international olympic committee says he can't be certain that the olympics will go ahead, and if they do it might have to be without spectators. spectators would be fun.

they add a lot to the atmosphere in the stadium. but let's not forget that 99.5% of the people around the world who experience the olympic games, don't do it with bums on chairs. they're going through television or through some electronic platform. so that audience will still be there. that audience is hoping that the games will go ahead somehow. it will depend what happens in the next couple of months. athletes have to continue training regardless assuming it is going to go ahead. thank you. questions have been asked this week about the logic of keeping nurseries open for very young children, when schools remain closed to most older children. it's left some nursery workers fearful about their safety and many are calling for extra support from the government, as our education correspondent adina campbell reports. hi, catherine. how are you today? very good, thank you. are you awaiting any covid results? no. the morning drop—off

relief for parents, and business as usual for staff. have a great day. earlier this week, the government announced nurseries like this one in surrey, should stay open for all children. we feel the nursery is very well managed and we keep ourselves to ourselves, so we feel like it's very, very controlled. we took the decision at the first lockdown to keep them home. but you could see that that harmed them. and i think that's our biggest concern in terms of, if they get closed again. i'm scared to take my daughter to nursery because of what's going on. i have a dualfeeling. you know, i'm very conflicted. campaigners who represent more than 50,000 childcare providers, are now calling for the government to take more action to keep these workers safe. this includes giving them priority for covid—19 vaccinations. mass testing across all early year services.

and access to more government money, especially for those who've been forced to close, or seen a drop in funded places. it's extremely challenging because 85% of childcare in this country is delivered by the private and voluntary sector. and of course, they feel a bit let down really. because staff are testing positive, that means they're having to juggle every day in terms of how they're going to manage the staffing issue in the nursery. the department for education says places such as nurseries remain low risk environments for children and staff, and is funding nurseries as usual, in all parts of england. nurseries are still open in wales, but remain closed in scotland and northern ireland. nurseries are a lifeline for working parents, and an important part of a child's development, socially, emotionally and physically. but with covid infection rates rising rapidly, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of

everyone involved in these services. all critical workers should be given the vaccine and should be kind of up there in priority. fingers crossed, obviously, things do go forward and that is something that they would consider. some nurseries in england have now decided to only accept vulnerable children and those of key workers because of safety fears. despite assurances from scientists that children under the age of five are less likely to catch the virus, campaigners say they also want to see clear evidence about the risks to justify early services staying open. adina campbell, bbc news. and we will continue on bbc breakfast to watch closely all the developments in education, some of which we are talking about today, of course. there is no around for many of us today. matt is going to tell us where it is. most of us were getting up and going out to work

would have dread that. sometimes people are kind of looking for an excuse to do something, so clearing the windscreen is not a bad thing! i wonder how many online home—schooling days will become snow days? good morning. not looking great. quite wet snow, as naga mentioned earlier, in staffordshire. very slippery in places with ice around. you can see the extent of the snowfall at the moment. some light flurries in the south. some the west of wales. the bulk is across northern england. two to five centimetres certainly possible. ten centimetres certainly possible. ten centimetres over higher ground. rain mixed in with that around a sea level. increasingly so to the east of the pennines into the afternoon. the snow showers in northern scotla nd the snow showers in northern scotland and northern ireland should fade away. lots of sunshine in the second half of the day. fairly cloudy, misty where we have seen some morning fog towards the south and east. still across parts of wales, north west midlands and northern england, further flurries

of snow. temperatures for the vast majority struggling to get to one or two celsius today. this evening and overnight, it will be icy. light flurries of snow into tomorrow morning. as the sky is clear it will be an icy night but a very cold one. the far north of england, southern scotland, could get as low as —11, -12 scotland, could get as low as —11, —12 degrees into tomorrow morning. some dense freezing fog patches first thing across southern counties of england. that will take your time to shift. it will eventually lift into low cloud. that increases through scotland and northern ireland. still some brightness but towards the west outbreaks of rain and the temperature lifting, 80 degrees, another cold day for most. through saturday night into sunday, those weather front top up further south. it will introduce more clout. still some fog around to begin with

on sunday in the southernmost counties of england. further north, more cloud, further rain times. hill snow in scotland. a dry day for most on sunday. temperatures starting to pick up again. the mornings will still be on the frosty side, particularly across the south. into next week the high pressure starts to pull that means we introduce air off the atlantic more widely. that is going to introduce more in the way of milder weather. things fight it out a little bit with colder air trying to push into north and east, and we could see some snow over the hills. overall next week not as cold as this week. a little bit of rain times, particularly in the north and west, drier the further south you are. back to you. thank you. if you think what mattjess did was weather. here are some serious weather. here are some serious weather. this is from the new david attenborough documentary, a perfect

planet. perhaps the tonic people need. this week, the reason i mention the weather, it explores how animals cope with the uneven amounts of sunlight that falls on the planet, hot and cold. have a look at this rare footage of arctic walls and how they survive. —— wolves. the moon providesjust enough light for them to see. this alpha female leads the hunt. target in sight. if a pack is to survive, they need to make a large kill at least once every three weeks.

the alpha female signals the start of the attack. that is the moment we are going to leave it. if you want to see what happens, as they say in all the best television, you have to watch the whole thing. we're nowjoined by producer nickjordan and the cameraman behind these amazing shots, rolf steinmann. good morning to both of you. ralph, let's talk to you for stubble. this is your sequence. can you explain where you were, what the temperature was and what it was like? yeah, we we re was and what it was like? yeah, we were on or will ireland —— where else mare island. we were based on a research station. this research station is like a space station. each time you leave it at temperatures like —40 degrees, it is

like being an astronaut. you can barely move, you were so many clothes. you leave into the wilderness trying to find these wolves which have territories where they can be one day really close to you, the next day they are like 60, 70 kilometres away. it is like searching for the needle in the haystack. you have to deal with these extreme temperatures, cameras to work, drones don't fly, so you are really, yeah, you are facing the most difficult conditions on earth for a wildlife crew. and at the same time you still have to come up with some, yeah, some footage that can be aired. you have certainly done that. we are looking at some of those pictures now. i think we can see a stills image. i am not sure if you can see what we are broadcasting. there is a picture of a cameraman standing next to a camera and a wolf looking directly at the camera,

apparently, and the camera person, which i think is you. is that right? what was going on there? you know, these wolves have never been hunted so these wolves have never been hunted so when you enter this wilderness you are like in a different time zone. you are like in the ice age. these wolves are really curious. they were really like, yeah, it was like a close encounter most of the third kind. ithink like a close encounter most of the third kind. i think that's what you see in the photo. it was really intimate, yeah, to meet these creatures on the star wars ice planet. it is such a privilege, isn't it? nick, good morning. this whole idea of sunlight and how it affects us. i love learning a new fa ct. affects us. i love learning a new fact. i think we have something like more than 4000, any part of the world receives 4380 hours of sunlight each year, but the way it is distributed really affect

wildlife. it is a fascinating subject to approach from that angle? yeah, that was the incredible fact that there are 4380 hours of light every year. it lands on the surface but it is delivered in different doses, depending on where you are. it is really the sort of, we hung the film on this fact. and the fact that earth is on his tilt of 23.4 degrees, which gives us the seasons. so, through the year the variation in light really is a huge driving force in the strategies and the behaviour of wildlife. in the film we wanted to show the extremes. so we wanted to show the extremes. so we obviously went up to the polar regions where we filmed, and when —— then we went down to the tropical regions where you had 12 hours of sunlight every day, which sort of produces this beautiful bursting of light in the tropical forest and the great diversity that comes with it. we also went to the sahara desert with the extremes of sunlight can be

really ha rd with the extremes of sunlight can be really hard to survive. animals are beautifully adaptive. it was interesting hearing how cold it can be. i would interesting hearing how cold it can be. iwould imagine interesting hearing how cold it can be. i would imagine the same issues as well with sunlight. although i think you have a dream job, tell me what it is like when it is really tough and the team is finding it really tough in terms ofjust physicality? how do you just keep spirits up? well, i'll talk a little bit about filming in the sahara desert. and it was really tough. we are busy went there to film these little characters, the sahara silver aunt. they go out in the midday sun. that is exactly when you don't want to be filming. because it is too hot. i mean, forthe first to be filming. because it is too hot. i mean, for the first few days the camera would not work. it was too hot. it shut down because the temperature in the air was 45 degrees. down in the sand it was almost 60 degrees. both the cameraman, richard kirby, and the cameraman, richard kirby, and the camera weren't operating properly.

so you just have to work the problem. so we came up with a solution in that situation. the locals use these thick pieces of white cotton to use turbans. and our local fixer produced these two bits of material one day, which we cove red of material one day, which we covered in water, rang them out so they weren't dripping wet and then we wrapped up the camera and the cameraman we wrapped up the camera and the cameraman with these pieces of material. the desert wind caused this evaporation, the physics of latent heat, which cooled down the camera by about 10 degrees. we got it to work. the cameraman was a lot happier as well. that's good. because i know all your crew work in very difficult circumstances. lovely to catch up with you both. you got a glimpse of those pictures. they are remarkable. all of us are just sitting going out a perfect planet is on bbc one on sunday at 8pm, and it's also available on the bbc iplayer.

stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today — new rules for international passengers arriving in england and scotland. from next week, they'll have to show a negative coronavirus test result. the a negative coronavirus test result. travel industry i for the travel industry has been calling for the tests for months, but says it now needs more detail about how the scheme will work. if you don't comply, you'll face a fine of £500. an about—turn from president trump — he condemns the riots inside the us congress by his supporters as a "heinous attack."

my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. tough new restrictions come into force in northern ireland, preventing people from leaving home without good reason. in wales, the lockdown has been extended by another three weeks. coronavirus now hits the fa cup. one game is off, and a "significa nt" outbreak at aston villa means they're planning to play their youngsters, against liverpool tonight. and another cold and wintry day. icy conditions right across the uk this morning after some snow as well. all the details coming up. good morning. it's friday the 8th of january. our top story — people arriving in england and scotland from abroad will have to provide a negative covid—19 test result from as early as next week. this morning on breakfast, the first minister of wales mark drakeford has confirmed

that the welsh government will adopt the policy, once cardiff airport resumes international arrivals. it comes after months of pressure from the airline industry. arrivals will have to take tests up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in. it will apply to everyone, whether they're arriving by boat, train, or plane. there will be a small number of exemptions, including hauliers, children under 11, or anyone travelling within the uk or ireland. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. jonathan, why is the government introducing this now? the transport secretary grant shapps was on bbc breakfast in the last hour or was on bbc breakfast in the last hourorso, we was on bbc breakfast in the last hour or so, we will hear from was on bbc breakfast in the last hour or so, we will hearfrom him was on bbc breakfast in the last hour orso, we will hearfrom him in a moment. this has been something the covenant has resisted doing up until now, arguing that testing

either at the border before people travel would not make that much difference, given that the virus was already here, and in circulation. but it seems that the concern around a particular new variant of the virus discovered in south africa, and the possibility of other new, more transmissible variants of coronavirus, has now forced ministers to act. labour says they have been calling for this for months, and have accused the government of leaving the back door open to the uk, but as you've been explaining, as of early next week, anyone arriving in england or scotland, will need to give proof of a negative coronavirus test taken up to 72 hours before they travelled to the uk. and that will apply to passengers coming by air, by train, or by boat. grant shapps the transport secretary explained a bit more about why the government is acting now. what we are trying to do now is stop

a new variant, which isn't established here, from coming here. and this is the south african variant where the scientist are very concerned about the ability of the vaccine to tackle the south african variant, so we've done this today, andl variant, so we've done this today, and i notice the canadian prime minister justin and i notice the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has done exactly the same thing as us, actually, overnight, also producing actually, overnight, also producing a72 actually, overnight, also producing a 72 hour test, but also in addition to the quarantine measures, which remain in place. so the type of test that will be eligible for this requirement, there isn't necessarily a specific type, but the transport secretary said it would have to meet uk requirements, and that this does not replace the need for people to quarantine and isolate once they arrive in the uk. that remains. this is seen by the government, i think, as an extra precaution, an extra layer of protection. jonathan, thank you. president trump has condemned his supporters who stormed washington's capitol building yesterday,

calling it a "heinous attack". it's been confirmed that a police officer who was injured in the protests has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to five. in a video posted to twitter following a 12—hour ban from the site, mr trump called for reconciliation and healing, a different tone from his previous messages. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. the clean—up continues in washington, but this is a mess that won't be brushed under the carpet. the country has been shaken to the core. mob violence at the heart of american government. condemnation of the violence was slow to come from one branch of government, the white house, but more than 24 hours after the capitol building was ransacked, donald trump's tone has changed. in a new video, the president condemns what he calls the heinous attack, saying he's outraged by the violence, lawlessness, and mayhem. the demonstrators who infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy. to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country.

and to those who broke the law, you will pay. the president defends his decision to challenge the election results, but he doesn't repeat his unfounded claims that the process was rigged. mr trump's comments will do little to persuade his opponents, including some republicans, that he's still fit to hold office. leading democrats in congress have urged mike pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment and remove him from the white house. the president's abuse of power, his incitement of a mob against a duly elected representative body of the united states, is a manifestly impeachable offence. if there ever was an impeachable offence, what the president did was it. but the clock is ticking on donald trump's presidency. he'll be out in 12 days, whenjoe biden takes over. mr trump has pledged that it will be a smooth and orderly transition of power.

but many americans are nervous about what could happen between now and then. the tension in the country is palpable. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the national lockdown in wales has been extended for a further three weeks. first minister mark drakeford says schools will remain closed to most pupils until the february half—term, unless the number of covid—19 cases improves. our wales correspondent mark hutchingsjoins us from cardiff with the latest. we spoke to the first minister earlier, lots of things to discuss. yes, you didn't really need to be nostradamus to predict that the welsh lockdown would continue for at least another three weeks, and so it is. just take a look at the rather well in hospital figures. is. just take a look at the rather well in hospitalfigures. i think it is the elasticity, if you like, of the school timetable that will have the school timetable that will have the biggest impact on many people's

domestic lives around wales, a decision has been taken, as you say, to extend the closure of schools to most pupils, a decision confirmed a first do we match ago by the first minister. it means bringing schools into line with the rest of the lockdown regime, so schools in wales will now remain on the mud learning —— the motor learning until the 29th of january at the —— the motor learning until the 29th ofjanuary at the earliest. we are looking at the workplace with our trade union and our colleagues to see if there are further safeguards we can put in place to make sure workplaces are safe given the fact that the new variant is so much easier to catch than the previous version of coronavirus. —— remote learning. and we are looking at supermarkets and other places where people leave their homes and go to to make sure that they are organised ina way to make sure that they are organised in a way that keeps their staff and their customers safe. and just to

pick up on the subject of schools, it doesn't look like pupils would be going back to school until at least after february half term —— won't be going back to school. and for gcse and a—level students, it means the spring assessments they were due to have in the classroom will now not be happening. it will be three weeks on sunday since lockdown began, i think i might mark the occasion by staying in. mark, i think think i might mark the occasion by staying in. mark, ithink we think i might mark the occasion by staying in. mark, i think we will all be staying in with you. we will all be staying in with you. we will all be staying in with you. we will all be with you in spirit. enjoy it. tougher restrictions have come into force in northern ireland today, preventing people from leaving their homes without good reason. under the new regulations, people should only be outside for limited activities, such as shopping for essentials, excercising, or going to the doctor. a rise in covid patients has also forced some hospitals to cancel urgent operations. the pressures facing some ambulance services during the pandemic are "off the scale," according the royal college

of emergency medicine. the bbc has been told that last month in the south—east of england, ambulance waiting times at hospitals rose by 36% in december compared to the same month in 2019. people are also having to wait longer for ambulances to arrive when called. lack of access to fast broadband during the pandemic is increasing economic inequality between the rich and poor — that's according to a report by a group of mps. the public accounts committee says a "litany" of failures mean people who are worse off and those in rural areas are being left behind. the findings come as more people are reliant on broadband to work and learn from home during lockdown. the government said, "we do not agree with this report, "which contains a number of inaccuracies." it's 8.10. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. what is that behind you? i think it

is some sort of old coal or steel works. or it could be a giant plant pot. that's what i thought, or a big bucket. actual size compared to me. what i can say is that is fresh snow thatis what i can say is that is fresh snow that is on it, anyway. good morning. we have had snow again through the night, and more on the way. a few light flurries across some southern counties of england, not seen any so far, but the bulk of his nose across northern ireland at the moment. still a few showers across northern ireland and scotland, now fading, but it just ireland and scotland, now fading, but itjust continuing to drop, a widespread icy and frosty start to your friday morning. snow easing away from the south—east of scotland, but further snow flurries northern england into north wales, some rain around coasts, turning wetter across parts of north—east england later. but up to ten

centimetres of snow on the higher ground here. dense fog patches across parts of these metals down towards the south—east, they could linger. credit a grey day for many parts of england and wales. showers running down west wales towards connell, using a little bit later on, and more heavy showers for the channel islands. snow is still there in northern wales, even if it does turn lighter, it will be a cold day for all, one or two celsius for the vast majority. a sunny end across much of scotland and northern ireland, temperatures quickly dropping here, they will drop elsewhere as patchy sleet and snow continues to push towards the south—west, but what a cold night in store for southern scotland and northern england, some rural areas could get as cold as —12 celsius. it has been lowered so far this week, but that is the coldest yet for northern england and southern scotland. don't worry, matt, still half an hour for you to get your compliment from charlie. i haven't forgotten. yes, ok. you both look

amazing. charlie is going to pay you amazing. charlie is going to pay you a condiment. i know, but! amazing. charlie is going to pay you a condiment. i know, but i thought i would get mine in first. it's all a bit weird. at the time now is 8.12. let's return to one of our main stories, and the news that passengers arriving in england and scotland from overseas — whether it be by air, sea or rail — will soon have to prove they've tested negative for coronavirus 72 hours before they travel. it comes after months of pressure from the aviation industry. ben joins us now from our london newsroom. it is something that has been tried out far, hasn't it, by industry leaders when it comes to travel? many will find it astonishing that this system isn't already in place.

many countries around the world already demand this of uk travellers going there. now the uk says that, for england and scotland and wales, and we are expecting an announcement from northern ireland, too, that you will need to test 72 hours before returning to this country. the industry has now been calling for it for so long, but the government has resisted up until now. we are told that from next week, this will happen. so what can we expect when we get to the airport? we can now speak to the chief executive of heathrow airport. good morning. you called for this, the new, nine months ago? as the government told you why it has taken so long? what you why it has taken so long? what you are calling for was predeparture testing is an alternative to quarantine. what we have now is both, so this is a belt and braces approach and a point where the vaccine is mutating, with a higher

risk of new forms coming into the uk. this is a slightly different thing from what we were calling for. but as a temporary measure, it may well be the right thing to do to make sure we keep our borders safe. but we need to see from the government put the plan is what comes next, because at this level, very few people will fly, which is important for the uk, very few people will fly, which is important forthe uk, because very few people will fly, which is important for the uk, because as a small island nation, we depend on flights to places around the world for our exports and for our supply chain coming in. particularly at this time when many of our seaports are congested, we need to make sure we have got a vibrant aviation sector. so hopefully this will be a shorter term measure, and as the incident levels come down in the uk, as vaccinations improve, then we will see new measures coming in or a reduction in the measures the government has put in place. yeah, you called it belt and braces there,

one that seems particularly stringent. there is a tendency to talk about this delay and say, is it too little too late? but i wonder whether this is too much, too late, because unless you are a very determined prepared to test before you go, and then before you come back, international travel is off the cards right now. —— a very determined traveller. very few people are travelling at the moment, the government advice is not to travel, so in practical terms, this will have a relatively small impact on people, but of course for those people who are currently overseas and were planning to come home, it will be a very anxious time. and this is where i think the government can take a lead globally and trying to set some common international standards for what the english you should be, because what we have seen over the last few months as countries around the world have introduced predeparture testing, they all have a slightly different set of measures they are looking for, different ways in which they have to be validated, and it's very confusing for passengers. we had a lot of disappointed travellers who thought they'd done the right thing,

and were then turned away when they tried to board their plane. this is where we need some common standards so where we need some common standards so people can travel with confidence. and you can imagine that over the next few months, we could have a situation where people are testing 72 hours before the fire, they are quarantining at home, and then having another test at the airport, and then they can travel to their destination with confidence, knowing that nobody on the plane has covid and knowing that they would be required to quarantine when they get to their destination. —— they won't be required to quarantine. that would allow others to start to travel with confidence, not just for our holiday spot for people going on business and visiting friends and relatives, and that is the can of common international standards i think the uk government should be pushing for, and trying to agree with our international trading partners. how confident are you that we will get to that stage? that, what would normally be a busy spring, so easter and beyond, that is when people start going away

again, trying to get a bit of a holiday, how confident are you that these systems will be in place, they will be working, and will be able to cope with the demand when it picks 7 cope with the demand when it picks he cope with the demand when it picks up? the system should be able to cope now when it is pretty quiet, but what happens and we'll start trying to go away again? at heathrow, we have put testing facilities in place since the summer, because facilities in place since the summer, because we facilities in place since the summer, because we could see that testing was likely to be required for travel to many of the destinations that we serve around the world. so we now have the capacity for 25,000 tests a day. and just in context, we would typically have about 100,000 passengers departing heathrow every day in a normal year, so that's about a quarter of a usual capacity, so that's far more than we currently need to course. but we can scale up those testing facilities if we need to do so. but while heathrow has takena to do so. but while heathrow has taken a lead with this, many airports around the world do not have those testing facilities, so if caught out in one of those countries and you now have these new requirements, then you will find it

quite difficult to get the test neededin quite difficult to get the test needed in order to come back home again, and that will be a real challenge for a lot of passengers. but over the next few months, i think the uk government can put some common international standards in place. and i want to talk about demand, because clearly before the pandemic started, a lot of talk about the third runway at heathrow. some would say now demand has fallen offa some would say now demand has fallen off a cliff, it will take a long time to get back to that sort of demand we saw before. do you still need that third runway? we absolutely will do. we have heard the message from the prime minister about levelling up the uk, but also setting out a positive vision for a global britain. for a global button, you need a third runway at heathrow. —— fora you need a third runway at heathrow. —— for a global britain. we need to be connected to all the growing markets around the world, asia, africa, and the americas, so we can collect all of britain to those drawing global markets, and only an expanded heathrow will allow us to

do that. —— drawing global markets. it is hard to imagine that when it is so low, the demand, but actually thatis is so low, the demand, but actually that is mass pent—up demand to fly in the uk. —— growing global markets. the problem as there are not many places you can fly to, and we have these quarantines and testing regimes in place that make it difficult for anyone to travel. but we will get through this and if we are successful in rebuilding the uk economy, then within the next decade, we will absolutely need an expanded heathrow to help make britain the vibe and successful outward looking nation we all want it to be. religious to talk to you, john, thanks for your thoughts this morning. —— really good to talk to you. maybe a message for all of us to ta ke you. maybe a message for all of us to take out of that, we will get through this. so testing it, and before you go away, before you return to the uk as well, that should start to open up the travel market. but as you are hearing, lots of details still need to be ironed out, and also whether there will be

an international standard. the boss of heathrow saying that all countries need to coordinate to make sure there is an international recognised standard, one that means anybody knows what they are doing, eve ryo ne anybody knows what they are doing, everyone knows what sort of test are accepted, how long it takes, when you have to do it, so we can all get travelling again, hopefully in time for the summer. then, thanks very much. —— ben. the roll—out of the coronavirus vaccine is a "national challenge" on a scale never seen before — that's according to the prime minister. 1.5 million people have now received a jab, but borisjohnson says there's likely to be some difficulties ahead with the programme. breakfast'sjohn maguire has been speaking to some of those who've already been vaccinated — he has this report. as the uk rose up its sleeves, the mass vaccination programme is gathering pace. to protect as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, then a change of policy, planned second jags for patients are being delayed, effectively doubling

the number of doses for the short term. i think that from a public health perspective, to have twice the number of people with some immunity is better than having half the number with full immunity, and thatis the number with full immunity, and that is the rationale behind the change in dose. although i know that is very uncomfortable for some people, particularly some patients are very anxious about this. broadcaster and campaigner dame esther rantzen broadcaster and campaigner dame esther ra ntzen has broadcaster and campaigner dame esther rantzen has had her second pfizer jag delayed, but esther rantzen has had her second pfizerjag delayed, but says she is happy to wait. i was told it was going to be delayed according to government instructions, i think she said, and! government instructions, i think she said, and i said, ijust want to tell you that i am very relieved, i would be delighted of my second jag we nt would be delighted of my second jag went to somebody who really needs it. i went to somebody who really needs it. lam went to somebody who really needs it. i am sheltering myself, went to somebody who really needs it. lam sheltering myself, i went to somebody who really needs it. i am sheltering myself, i am went to somebody who really needs it. lam sheltering myself, lam not meeting anyone, but there are people that have to go out and about, whether it's health care professionals or people in supermarkets or delivery people, and i hope one of them has got my first

instead of me. even once the booster has been given time to work, the patient is protected against illness, but may still carry the virus and pass it on to others. at this immunisation centre in gloucestershire, four gp surgeries have combined and have given first doses to all of their over 805. if supplies can keep up, they aim to protect people down into their 505, before the end of next month. that's ahead of the prime minister's target covering the highest risk groups down to the over 705. so far, almost 1.5 million have had theirfirst jag- 1.5 million have had theirfirst jag. let's be clear, this is a national challenge on a scale like nothing we have seen before, and it will require an unprecedented national effort, and of course, there will be difficulties. appointments will be changed. but as

we will explain shortly, the army is working hand in glove with the nhs and local councils to set up a vaccine network, and using preparation techniques to help us keep up the pace. the world health organization has warned against extending the gap between the two pfizer doses to 12 weeks, arguing that sex should be the maximum. su5ie i5 that sex should be the maximum. su5ie is hoping to receive her bristol next week. —— 5ix should be the maximum. you had yourfirstjag ju5t the maximum. you had yourfirstjag just before christmas. the maximum. you had yourfirstjag just before christmaslj the maximum. you had yourfirstjag just before christmas. i felt as if i was walking on air, we came out of the surgery feeling absolutely fantastic, thinking this will be a way out of this, and let's hope it get5 way out of this, and let's hope it gets going very quickly. and then i got a bit alarmed when they started talking about putting it back to 12 week5. talking about putting it back to 12 weeks. at last night's downing street briefing, the size of the scale of the vaccination programme was laid out. frankly, we need a

huge acceleration if we are over the next five weeks to vaccinate more people than we typically vaccinate over five months during a winter flu programme. we've got 39 days to do it, and so the plan for the next 39 days has these three essential components. first of all, expanding the supply of vaccines that we can administer. secondly, more places doing the jagging, and thirdly, the nhs expanding the number of people and the partnerships who are helping us get the job done. so as gp surgeries, pharmacies and football online, the challenge, and it's a ma55ive one, will be to match supply with huge demand. science, logistic5 and determination mu5t with huge demand. science, logistic5 and determination must all combine to defeat nature and to beat the pandemic. john maguire, bbc news.

joining us from oxford is the epidemiologist professor sian griffiths. good morning. good morning. so lots of people have listened with great interest to the scale of the challenge that bori5 john5on it laid out yesterday in term5 john5on it laid out yesterday in terms of the vaccination programme. with your knowledge, and your expertise, what do you see as the main challenge that lies ahead over what was laid out as 39 days initially to achieve what they are hoping to set out, the first 50 million? there are a series of challenge. the first will be to get the vaccine through the production 5y5tem. the vaccine through the production system. the next will be to get it out to all the different races that will be giving the vaccine. and if that will be to get people to attend when they are asked to attend. —— the third will be to get people to attend. if that can move smoothly at scale, then the programme will run.

it is scale, then the programme will run. it i5a scale, then the programme will run. it is a big a5k scale, then the programme will run. it is a big ask to get through the numbers that are being suggested, but possible command as everyone is 5aying, but possible command as everyone is saying, it will put some effort into it, we should be able to protect the public, because i think that is the mo5t public, because i think that is the most important thing is we are seeing the high rates of infection translated into ma55ive pressure on the nhs. a5 translated into ma55ive pressure on the nhs. as we can get the vaccine levels up, that will help to control the pandemic. us through some of those, you went through a number of i55ues those, you went through a number of issues there. in terms of the product, people may have had a few bit5 product, people may have had a few bits and bob5 about this. the batches and the concern that we are not able to produce enough in itself, but then the check—in proce55 , itself, but then the check—in process, that each batch has to be checked, and there were delay5, process, that each batch has to be checked, and there were delays, that was taking longer than people had hoped. the photo finish phase was seen as a hoped. the photo finish phase was seen as a bit of a rate—limiting step, but the nhs and employ more people to speed that up. as the system starts to work, you can see where the weak points are, and the

government and the nhs are putting every effort they can into filling tho5e every effort they can into filling those gaps. and i know, for example, there is a huge number of volunteers who are ready to help to ferry people to get their vaccines, i think that system isn't properly working yet, the communications are not there, and that needs a bit of effort. becau5e not there, and that needs a bit of effort. because i think there are many people who are not formally in the system who are prepared to support the system. and i would encourage everyone when they are invited for a vaccine to go and get the vaccine, because we don't want to waste the opportunity. every time somebody doe5 to waste the opportunity. every time somebody does not go, that is somebody does not go, that is somebody else who is not covered. so i think there is a whole range of things here that needs to be looked at, so it's getting the vaccine out there to be places when it is going to be given, obviously with the pfizer biontech, the issue is the temperature, —70, oxford astrazeneca doe5 temperature, —70, oxford astrazeneca does not need to be at temperatures that call, which makes it much ea5ier that call, which makes it much easier to get to care homes and to

gp surgeries. so all of this is being rolled out, yesterday at the pre55 being rolled out, yesterday at the p re55 co nfe re nce , being rolled out, yesterday at the press conference , we being rolled out, yesterday at the press conference, we did have the army commander there saying that they were using techniques that they had tried in use in other situations, they were going to apply them to this vaccine roll—out, so a lot of effort is being put into making it available, but it does require all of those different bit5 of the chain to work to get the vaccine levels up in the population. iju5t wonder if vaccine levels up in the population. i just wonder if you could vaccine levels up in the population. iju5t wonder if you could addre55 one thing for us. there has been a lot of talk about another variant, i5 lot of talk about another variant, is called the south african variant, and obvious that people will be curious, wanting to know whether the vaccines that are currently in place will be sufficient to protect you against a different 5train, will be sufficient to protect you against a different strain, in this case the south africa 5train. what information do we have at this point? i believe i have been one study done so far. yes, some good new5 study done so far. yes, some good news this morning, it is not a

peer—reviewed paper yet, but it is a report from texas university, where they took blood from patients who had been immunised and tested it against both the kent and the south african stream, the results were very positive, meaning that the pfizer biontech vaccine doe5 protect against those variants. and also other variants. becau5e don't forget, because we have good genomics in this country, we understand that we had to be canned variant that has pushed up are numbers. other countries are needing to do more work on which variant it i5 to do more work on which variant it is that is pushing up their numbers and what we need to do is have this amazing 5cientific advances that we have made through the pandemic apply to making sure that vaccines do cover variants and therefore provide protection. so the good news this morning is that the pfizer biontech vaccine that does protect against the south africa 5train, so people can rest assured that that

particular strain isn't escaping the population. we will leave it on that positive note, professor, ju5t population. we will leave it on that positive note, professor, just to talk to you again, thank you very much. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. police are searching for a man who injected a 92—year—old woman with a fake coronavirus vaccine and charged her £160. detective5 have appealed for information about the suspect who they say may endanger people's lives unless he is caught. the victim let him into her home in surbiton on 30 december after he said he was from the nhs. heathrow has welcomed the government's decision for all international pa55enger5 arriving at the airport to have provided a negative covid test before flying. they said that whilst it would help pa55angers to feel

confident with future travel, they had been calling for the measure to be introduced since last april, and urged for financial support. it comes as the mayor of london has warned the government that testing of international arrivals into the capital is "urgently" needed. next week sees the return of rupaul‘5 drag race uk to our screens, and it will include three london conte5ta nts. 12 million viewers tuned in to the first season, but this series had to be paused due to coronavirus. many of the 5how‘5 stars have been left struggling because of the closure of bars and entertainment venues. people have had a really, really difficult time during the pandemic. and hopefully, season two will come on screens and provide people with thatjoy and entertainment. but if i don't see a drag queen on season three called pam demic, we have missed a trick. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning — ju5t minor delays on the metropolitan line. but london overground has no service between go5pel oak and upper holloway because of a track fault.

on southeastern train5 there are ten minute delays between charing cross and london bridge because of emergency engineering works. and on the m25, traffic is held anti—clockwise at the dartford tunnel because of a broken down car following an earlier accident. there are queue5 halfway back to junction three. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. feeling very cold again today. we're starting off with a widespread fro5t. temperatures are below freezing and there are a few patches of fog out there as well, so poor visibility for a good while this morning. some of it is freezing fog, very slow to lift and clear. it'll lift into low cloud. we'll be keeping tho5e cloudy conditions for the rest of the day. so it's very grey and murky today. not too much in the way of brightness, but at least it will be dry, or mostly dry. small chance of one or two showers breaking out by the time we get to the end of the day, and there could be one of two wintry flurries around as well. otherwise dry with a light breeze, and top temperatures of only two

or three degrees celsius. as we head through this evening and overnight, we do the whole thing all over again. it's going to stay dry, or mostly dry. watch out for one or two wintry flurries. more fog forming into tomorrow morning. and again, a widespread fro5t. temperatures down to minu5 two or minus three degrees celsius. so tomorrow, a foggy start, but there should be some 5un5hine breaking through as we head through the afternoon. temperatures come up slightly at the weekend. dry, but still cold. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london new5room in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. yesterday we reported on the appeal to help families struggling through homeschooling with little or no access to digital devices. let's remind you of one family's story in bristol.

the holgate family in swindon, a5 they face the latest lockdown. we met them 5ix they face the latest lockdown. we met them six months ago when they we re met them six months ago when they were home—schooling 5ix met them six months ago when they were home—schooling six children on one device. in the last lockdown i adjust my mum's phone and all my siblings got to go first to do their homework and i had to wait until bedtime to get my slot. so that was really ha rd. well, since we ran that report thousands of you have generou5ly donated laptops to multiple charities helping other families in similar situations. let's speak now to lindsey par5low from the charity busine552schools, whose web5ite crashed after it was inundated yesterday. now that is a good reason for something to grass, isn't it? absolutely. —— something to grass, isn't it? absolutely. — — crash. something to grass, isn't it? absolutely. —— crash. we had lots of schools signing up with this yesterday who hadn't heard of our charity in the past. so many donations it was amazing. schools have been so excited. they sent us the most alsom e—mails. have been so excited. they sent us the most alsom e-mails. fabulous. i did look? what kind of things were

people donating? absolutely everything. salt tablets, desktops, kindles, mobile phones, lots of older devices that people had had in their homes. they'd upgraded to a newer device. maybe the battery was a bit slow on the laptop so they thought someone might not want to use it because of that. what a child at home can plug it in. that is not at home can plug it in. that is not a problem. we had a teacher or an area saying that children need up—to—date technology. what happens... lot5 up—to—date technology. what happens... lots of people have devices they have kept in a drawer or something. what happens if it is donated and it is slightly older?|j think the reason for setting up company macro —— businesszschools, was to be able to give schools things that had purposeful life in them. that businesses were upgrading and replacing. and the best person to decide whether that machine has reached the end of its purposeful life is a school, because you will be amazed how versatile they are

when they want to get a child online. if someone is thinking about donating and hasn't already, what happens to all the data that is on the personal data, old accounts and everything, once you receive this technology? so the devices are given straight to the school. we don't ta ke straight to the school. we don't take them and ourselves. lots of schools have outsource companies that will wipe data. they have in—house teams that can do it as well. people are expected to obviously take the basic things off their device. things have to be data erased anyway. those devices arrive at the school with clear hard drives. if someone donates a laptop ora drives. if someone donates a laptop or a tablet today, how soon will they get into a school? if they drop it around in about 15 minutes, it will get there that quickly. it around in about 15 minutes, it will get there that quicklym would be there today? absolutely. we are asking the public to contact their local school and let them know

what they have if they would like it. so we have lots of schools contacting us yesterday saying, we have two tablets, we have two laptops, it was amazing. you just wa nt to laptops, it was amazing. you just want to see the children kind of enjoying their learning and actually having that opportunity? yeah. it's really important. lots of schools that are running these online lessons, it's an opportunity to see your classmates. and if you can't get online, then it's very difficult to be part of that class again. that is what we are most concerned about, keeping the continuity for children, keeping the continuity for children, keeping that classroom setting for them. well, it's something i don't think many people can argue with. lovely to talk to you. well done. congratulations on the website crashing from the demand. let's hope it continues. chief executive of busine552schools. it continues. chief executive of business2$chools. such a great 5tory. business2$chools. such a great story. isn't it? the one thing that

i5 commonplace through these difficult times is when something happens the way people react i5 quite extraordinary. people sending on their laptops like that. people are donating all their tag as well but one business donated like £1500 because it didn't have any text to donate. it is lovely to see people pulling together. if you have a laptop or tablet that you want to donate, then please go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can find details of charities who will help get them 5afely wiped and sent to the children that need them most. that is the point. there are children trying to pick up on their education. they are working from home. it is right now. how do you think the bosses will react to you suggesting that viewers crash the bbc website? for the best of reasons! they'll recover in the end.

things recover in the end. mike was having some computer trouble a second ago. i glanced over there. nothing to see here. it is the fa cup we are talking about. in a few moments i will bring you the romance of the cup. coronavirus i5 impacting the fa cup weekend. one of the great sporting weekend5 on the calendar. southampton against shrewsbury i5 off. an outbreak at shrewsbury means they can't field enough non—isolated player. at a5ton they can't field enough non—isolated player. at aston villa, another significant outbreak there. the first team and manager can't be involved against liverpool tonight. but they will field their youngsters if the game goe5 but they will field their youngsters if the game goes ahead. a final decision will be made later on that a5ton villa—liverpool game. and what about the lowest ranked team left in the competition, non—league marine, who have the biggest day in their history, when they play premier league spurs on sunday? so far, all is ok, and they have everything crossed that their latest routine te5t

re5ult5 today are still negative, so they can have their day in the spotlight and bring us some cup magic. they play in the eighth tier of english football, and this is the biggest gulf we have ever seen at this stage of the cup. so who are marine? from tackling the trash, to tackling the stars, footballing fairytales don't get any bigger than this for marine strikerjames barrigan. and it's been the only one topic of conversation on his dayjob this week, a5 a refuse collector for liverpool city council. obviously, seeing the likes of harry kane and mourinho and stuff, it's mad, cos you watch them on the telly, week in, week out you're watching them playing. and then the next minute you're playing against them, like, you're going to be up against them in real life. this story, set against the backdrop of crosby's golden sand5, has all the ingredients of cup magic, including marine'5 own fa cup song in honour of the painters and decorators, the binmen, the shelf stackers, nhs workers and teachers, who have defied all the odds to get this far. it's an old—fashioned

david and goliath story, and so we needed an old fashioned fa cup song to do it. in any cup song like that, you want to you want to say something about the club, something about the context and something about the fans as well, because the fans and volunteers are the bedrock of the club, really, you know. their story has already won them new fans all over the world. while closer to home, a local portuguese cafe owner is cooking up takeaway octopu5 in the hope that his big hitting compatriot, jose mourinho, will end up caught by his beloved local minnow5. well, i always like the underdogs on everything. just to, you know, keep the balance. i don't like very big, eh, hitter5, eh, like, you know, mourinho. and i always feel happy to... ..to see the local teams thrive and do well. it's good for the city. marine'5 ground is a world away from tottenham's new palatial home,

and its capacity ofjust over 3,000. a function 5uite will be spur5' dressing room. while on the pitch it's all about the neighbours. jose mourinho is going to be in for a massive eye—opener when he comes to marine on sunday. he can literally turn round over his shoulder and chat away to the neighbours if he wants to. if the ball goes over the fence on our side, you just wait for a crash, in case it's gone through to their greenhouse or something like that! there is a sense of sadness that, for this biggest match in their history, the neighbours will have to keep their distance on this occasion and no fans will be allowed at the game. and to recoup some of the £100,000 the club could potentially have made, they are selling virtual tickets for a tenner, a5 a souvenir perhaps? spurs fans have been buying these as well. while one of marine'5 most famous footballing neighbour5 this week chipped in himself to sponsor the dugouts after the previous one pulled out. i'm glad to be involved. i think it's going to a unique occasion for marine, the most famous game in their history. so, as a local supporter,

i was glad to help. the club will also get money from the song, which, in keeping with fa tradition, has a rousing finale. # oh, oh, oh!# brilliant stuff! good luck, bbc one, sunday. there we are. i was waiting for him to finish. five o'clock on bbc one on sunday. there is nothing else like it in the world to have this matchup between england captain harry kane, if he plays, the stars of the premier league, and eight tier 2 below. jamie has been working doing his normaljob this week, before training, then taking on the sta r5 of before training, then taking on the stars of the premier league. dedication. absolutely. what a great opportunity. in the spotlight, the nation watching. it is what it is all about. mike, thank nation watching. it is what it is allabout. mike, thank you. newlyweds rosie and jonathan gill—moss may seem like an average couple at first glance. but their love story

i5 farfrom ordinary. go back a few days. lockdown three was go back a few days. lockdown three wa5 looming. they managed to just in time squeezing a wedding. la5t wa5 looming. they managed to just in time squeezing a wedding. last year jonathan wa5 time squeezing a wedding. last year jonathan was very seriously ill with covid. i'm delighted to say we can speak to ro5ie covid. i'm delighted to say we can speak to rosie and jonathan now. good morning to both of you. good morning. i am loving the smiles on your face5. you have morning. i am loving the smiles on yourface5. you have a morning. i am loving the smiles on your face5. you have a tale to tell u5. congratulations because you have ju5t u5. congratulations because you have just got married? we did, on monday. do you know what we are going to do now? have we got the picture? can we 5how now? have we got the picture? can we show you the picture of the wedding day? i think we can. everyone, look at that. there are the two of you looking fantastic. who took the picture? or was there? we had a photographer who was booked to do the wedding and we rang her. she was in the supermarket with her husband and children. she ditched her

husband with the children and drove to the wedding! who is this? that is our youngest. that is tabatha. who i5 our youngest. that is tabatha. who is there with you now. that is tammy, our three—year—old. is there with you now. that is tammy, our three-year-old. there we go! look, the more the merrier. who i5 go! look, the more the merrier. who is going to pick up the tail? jonathan, you start the story. you fell very ill with covid. it happened very quickly? yes, i did. it was towards the end of march, randy 20th. i started with... i got home from work. just started feeling a little bit ill. a little bit of a berkeley car. over the following week at the got worse and worse and worse to the point where i was doing more coughing than breathing. then i

began to shut down at luckily rosie was here to check me over and get me to hospital. rosie, perhaps you can pick it up from there. the time couldn't have been more worrying. thank goodness jonathan couldn't have been more worrying. thank goodne55jonathan i5 couldn't have been more worrying. thank goodness jonathan is fine couldn't have been more worrying. thank goodne55jonathan is fine now. i love the way you just looked at him there. i love that. really tough time. you pick up the story? ok, so john was taken into hospital very poorly. still of the belief that he was 42, fairly fit and healthy, nothing major to worry about. then i got the call to say he was going to be intubated, would probably be an icu for a week. it was a month. during that month i got the phone call that you dread that said, prepare yourself for the worst. it was like the floor fell away beneath me. as i'm sure you are going to explain, we both lost our spouses in

2018. the thought of losing summary else you love soon after was utterly devastating. the impact it would have had onjohn because my daughter and on my children as well. we will explain. you met at a bereavement group. we did. we met at a national bereavement charity. we met through there. we were friends at first. then it was a case through the window of a car one night. look where we ended up! obviously jonathan recovered. jonathan, that changed where you work, your thoughts about where the relationship was going, perhaps? yeah. once i had woken up and the doctors had explained what had happened, because i hadjust doctors had explained what had happened, because i had just had a four week sleep, as far as i was concerned, they were calling me miracle man. once they explained it, it sort of shocked me. it made me realise two things. which was, marie rosie and stop working. can ijust

establish, when did you propose?” proposed via a video call from the icu bed. you were lying in intensive care. wa5 icu bed. you were lying in intensive care. was it a zoom call? facetime call. they were amazing. they got ipads so the critically ill people could see their families, because obviously that is one of the worst things with covid. you can't be with your loved ones. it is such a massive factor in recovery. oh, ro5ie, i can only imagine the roller—coaster of emotions. so you are worried about jonathan. roller—coaster of emotions. so you are worried aboutjonathan. he is lying there and then he says, will you marry me? he mouthed at me, marry me because he couldn't actually speak at the time. he still had a tracheostomy. how did you react? had a tracheostomy. how did you rea ct? we re had a tracheostomy. how did you react? were you expecting it?”

had a tracheostomy. how did you react? were you expecting it? i had actually bought a ring to propose to him if he made it. oh, you two are adorable! it would have been awkward if you had been mouthing marry me and rosie couldn't work out what he was saying. what are you saying?!” didn't tell anybody really apart from my very, very close friends. what if he was high as a kite on medication, i thought?! what if he was high as a kite on medication, ithought?! i what if he was high as a kite on medication, i thought?! i waited until he was fully compass and then isaid, do until he was fully compass and then i said, do you know when you asked me to marry you, did you mean it? and he did. you bought jonathan a ring. you had already bought him a ring. you had already bought him a ring. jonathan, have you got that on? no, it was a rubbishy, plastic ring. he got there first. we went for the more shiny option for me. and jonathan, can i ask you? you will know this certainly better than me, the nhs workers who would have been looking after you, and i guess

ina way been looking after you, and i guess in a way they're part of your story as well, they say they set it up for you, you are there in bed. i would imagine for them seeing you, you got a better, which ultimately i5 imagine for them seeing you, you got a better, which ultimately is the mo5t a better, which ultimately is the most important thing, have you got anything to say about those people who helped you ? anything to say about those people who helped you? ijust want anything to say about those people who helped you? i just want to anything to say about those people who helped you? ijust want to say thank you. if it wasn't for the hard work of the team they're dealing with me and my delusional state, but i was asleep, which was more peaceful for them, they saved my life. they put the hours in. they could have given up on on him so many times. and they didn't. we are still in touch with some of them and we think they are amazing. they work so we think they are amazing. they work so hard. yeah. i remember vaguely hearing some of them saying they had been on shift for 16 hours. and i can only imagine in that sort of environment, yet to still give me the level of care they did. how has the level of care they did. how has the first few days of married life

bin? home-schooling with four children, it's been great! there is a honeymoon to remember! really fantastic. we are hoping to have a ceremony on the beach in june, fantastic. we are hoping to have a ceremony on the beach injune, covid and travel restrictions permitting, which the children will be much more involved in. hopefully we will get our belated honeymoon then. at some point we will go away. the story is brilliant. i love the chaos of your home as well. i'm not sure of our cameras picked it up. ro5ie, you hurtled off at some point to sort something out. i tried to remove the three—year—old from a shot but she we nt three—year—old from a shot but she went around these days and came back the other side. lovely catching up with you. good luck with everything. congratulations a5 with you. good luck with everything. congratulations as well. thank you very much. there she goes! as end that made us 5mile this morning? lovely couple. we've all had to spend a lot of time

at home over the past year, so more of us took up a television subscription service and made the most of the great entertainment on offer. here to take us through some of the most popular hit5 is tv critic scott bryan, alongside mathew baynton, the star and creator of the successful show, ghosts. good morning to both of you. we are smiling a little bit right now. i don't know if you heard any of that 5tory. don't know if you heard any of that story. in a way i suppose part of why we are talking to you is people have needed, you know, something else, something else to do, whether it's something heavy or light, something to get involved in, that ta kes something to get involved in, that takes them out of the moment? exactly. tv is one of the things that just had to exactly. tv is one of the things thatjust had to have kept going through this crisis, along with radio. so of course we are going to be spending so much of our time trying to catch up on all of the shows, but also, just by coincidence, the pandemic wa5 shows, but also, just by coincidence, the pandemic was at the time of peak tv. we have never had

more competition. there has never been a higher level of drama. i think many people use the opportunity to then try to catch up with all of the stuff that they may have not seen the first time around, but also, with this current lough dan, what has happened is that a lot of tv shows have been delayed from the autumn until the spring. —— lockdown. we are having a bumper month of january. shows lockdown. we are having a bumper month ofjanuary. shows i think are fantastic 5uch month ofjanuary. shows i think are fantastic such as it's a sin which i5 fantastic such as it's a sin which is around the corner, and real nice comfort shows like grand designs. they are able to provide that distraction for people at a time when it feels very abnormal. we will talk about something else as well. we can talk about ghosts. matthew, you are one of the actors in it. let's ta ke you are one of the actors in it. let's take a look at the programme. let's take a look at the programme. let's look at the show before we talk to you in case anybody is not familiar with it. thomas. i wanted to apologise for my outburst earlier today. which one?

you are kind to make light of it. it must have been a shock to see me so ruled by it my emotions. you see, i was overcome with the memory of it all. it is not a pleasant thing to contemplate, as you can imagine. perhaps i can give you an account of the events of that fateful day. october ten, 1824. a crisp, autumnal afternoon. ok, matthew, what we are seeing is, but i'veju5t afternoon. ok, matthew, what we are seeing is, but i've just noticed that you actually fini5hed filming around the second series around the first lockdown, a5 around the second series around the first lockdown, as that was announced. you actually had to make changes straightaway, being mindful it would be popular but people would be in it would be popular but people would beina it would be popular but people would be in a very different place in terms of how we live? yeah. in a practical sense we kind of all—new that the lockdown was coming. we finished, we rewrote some scenes and

make sure that we weren't using supporting artists. we were meant to be doing big crowd scenes with sort of 205 supporting artists. we did a bunch of rewrites to lose a day of filming and to make sure we were not bringing any other people onto the set. we were just incredibly lucky that we got to finish shooting just before lockdown. matthew, a lot of people love ghosts, of course. are you hearing kind of through the tv and film production channels, however you talk to, may be amongst your colleagues, is there a feeling that what people want right now is either kind of uplifting stories, happy stories? is there something going on there, a vibe, that is different may be from what has happened before? maybe. ithink it's always ha rd happened before? maybe. ithink it's always hard to second—guess what audiences want. i think the only thing you can ever really do as

creators is try to make something that you want to exist, something that you want to exist, something that you want to exist, something that you think is great. if the timing of, you know, a kind of warm, light—hearted comedy in the middle of quite a bleak situation for people was welcome, then we were just lucky with that. but, you know, one of my favourite pieces of work this year was i may destroy you, which had light moments but wasn't, was a hard—hitting drama, really. so, you know, you don't necessarily have to gravitate towards light—hearted things just because the world feels quite bleak at the time, i guess. i am absolutely with you. scott, i may destroy you has been definitely one of the hits of lockdown, i suppose, been definitely one of the hits of lockdown, isuppose, of been definitely one of the hits of lockdown, i suppose, of the coronavirus pandemic but it is also a brilliant piece of writing.

picking up on charlie because my question, do you think people are opting or veering towards one kind of, i can't say genre, one kind of mood of television? i would sort of as escapism. it essentially has nothing to do with what we are currently seeing in the news. and ghosts, one of my favourite shows of the past yearjust because it manages to sort of really have such meaning and go to real deepness by talking about loss and stuff, so that sort of connects where we are at the moment, but does it in a very different way. i mean, i may destroy you as well, talking about the themes of consent, but also, the real success of shows that i would just say is a great amount of nonsense, but in a good way, for example, bridgerton, it's just nonsense, but in a good way, for example, bridgerton, it'sjust such a distraction, but also, i think, really well written with great characters. also, the queen's gambit. this was a show that took

everybody by surprise, including netflix, i think. everybody by surprise, including netflix, ithink. it everybody by surprise, including netflix, i think. it is a phenomenal sheu netflix, i think. it is a phenomenal shell because it manages to talk about chess. it's not what tv executives were thinking was going to bea executives were thinking was going to be a good show. i watched that too. fantastic. thank you both. good luck. good luck. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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