good afternoon. the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that every time people "flex" the lockdown rules it "could be fatal" and he's urged everyone to follow government restrictions. but the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the current rules may not be tough enough. more than 1,000 deaths from coronavirus were reported across the uk for the fourth day in row yesterday. a warning — our political correspondent nick eardley report does contain flash photography. central london this morning is quiet as you will ever see it, with shops

shut, pubs closed, some parts of the country are deserted again. but there is also reel concern in government, that not everybody is following the new lockdown in the strict stay at home message. the government rules only are one part of this, what really matters is what every person does, because that is how the virus spreads, we could all do something to help, which is to stay at home, because every time you try to flex the rules, that could be fatal. the health secretary didn't rule out taking extra measure, because the real concern among experts about the health service in its ability to cope with the rising number of cases. we will go over on three. these pictures from london's university college hospital give a sense of just how university college hospital give a sense ofjust how much strain hospitals are under. it was bad in march, it is much worse now, we have seen record numbers‘ cross the

board, record numbers of cases and hospitalisations, record numbers of deaths. we are now in the eye of the storm so to speak and people need to ta ke storm so to speak and people need to take this very seriously. labour has said the government should have acted sooner, in and its leader warned further measures may be needed, possible closing nurseries for example. he had this to say on the current restrictions. they are tough and they are necessary. enough? they may not be tough enough, but in a sense i think the most important thing is for people to get that message about stay at home, and it is up to the government to put that message out there the whole time. it has been less than a week since everyone was told to stay at home but with the serious situation in the nhs experts and ministers believe that message is more important than ever. ministers believe that message is more important than ever. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughesjoins me now. dominic, some pretty stark warnings today.

we are looking at a real contrast today between the hope for the future, and the very grim picture of the day—to—day pressures that the nhs is facing. let us look at the hope to start with. we have a vaccine, we have vaccines, we know that vaccination centres are being set up, hubs are being set up, seven across england, a real acceleration in the vaccination programme, there seems to be now, a growing consensus thaw the vancouvers can cope with the variants we have seen at least in this country, so that is another cause for hope. —— vaccine. the promise many morning from the health secretary, that the vaccine will be rolled out to all of those who are over the page of 18, by the autumn. now if we can get there, that is a massive step forward. it will be a really big ask but it will be a huge step forward. forward. so that is the hope for the future. in the here and now we know the nhs is facing

immense pressure, we know the number of deaths is still going to climb because infections are being driven by this very infectious new variant of the virus and those deaths are already what they call people say they are baked into the system so we know those people within the next couple of weeks are going to be hitting the hospitals and deaths will climb. we know that if the government, even if the government can hit its target for vaccinating 15 million people by mid—february, so that is some of the most vulnerable people and including nhs and health and care worker, that still leaves a lot of people who aren‘t vaccinated and therefore can catch the virus, fall ill themselves or pass it on to others who will also fall ill. hence these warnings. that we all need to obey the rules to wear face coverings, to maintain social distance, get good hygiene, wash hands, otherwise things are going to get worse. thank you.

a 28—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two men died at a property in east london. police were called to an address in ilford to reports of a disturbance. two men were found seriously injured inside the property, and both died at the scene. officials in indonesia say they‘re located the black box flight recorders from the boeing 737 airliner that crashed yesterday. 62 passengers and crew were on board the jet, which disappeared from radar screens over the sea, shortly after take—off. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. better weather allowed a small flotilla of ships to make progress in the search for flight sj182 in the sea north of the capital, jakarta. the boeing 737 crashed just four minutes into its journey. the location was quickly identified, allowing teams of divers to locate wreckage on the sea floor, and, they believe, signals from the flight recorders.

translation: there are two signals coming from the black boxes. these can be continuously monitored so we can mark their coordinates. hopefully we can retrieve them soon, and identify the cause of the crash. throughout the day, they brought back debris clearly identifiable as from the missing plane, confirming that something catastrophic happened to it in the last minute of flight before it plunged into the sea. in this wreckage there were personal items belonging to the passengers, and the authorities say they‘ve recovered some human remains as well. relatives have been coming in to give dna samples in the hope that some of those remains can be identified. friends and neighbours visited the home of the plane‘s captain afwan to offer their condolences. both pilots were experienced flyers. captain afwan spent many years with the indonesian air force. he was a good man, says his

nephew, ferza mahardika. he often gave us advice and was a prominent figure in the neighbourhood, well known for his kindness. the pilots gave no distress calls, leaving no clue as to what went wrong. the continued recovery of wreckage will hopefully provide some answers, and shed light on whether the safety flaws which have long dogged indonesia‘s aviation industry were a factor here too. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. when the coronavirus pandemic was still in its early stages, one of the theories about its origins involved a rare animal — the pangolin. they‘re among the most trafficked mammals in the world. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports on south africa‘s efforts to rein in the illegal trade. get on the ground. a sting operation by south african police. they‘ve lured a gang of suspected smugglers to this car park. one, two, three, four, five,

six, seven arrested. inside the car, still alive, a strange and precious victim is rescued. whose animal is this? this is a pangolin, one of the world‘s most endangered, most trafficked creatures. its thick scales prized in traditional chinese medicine, but on no scientific basis. injured and weak, the elderly male is rushed to a dedicated pangolin clinic in johannesburg. but too late to be saved. he‘s very dehydrated, and his wounds are terrible. unfortunately, when they‘ve been in the trades for long their immune system is compromised, so healing takes a lot longer. few survive an ordeal that reassembles a kidnapping, complete with proof of life videoes, like this one, sent by the poachers to potential buyers. you know, when we get them out the trade, they‘re absolutely terrified. they have no real natural enemies and now man is their absolute downfall. this adult female was

rescued and survived. now she is well guarded at a secret location. bbut the species has gained new prominence, after scientists began investigating possible links between pangolins and covid—19. these are some of the most harmless creatures on the planet, but there is new evidence from china that pangolins may have helped incubate and transmit covid—19 to humans who ate the animals. there is also the suggestion by studying these animals we may learn more through their immune systems about the virus itself. in the meantime, a new arrival is nursed at the clinic. three months old, her family trafficked. the pangolin has lived on this planet for more than 18 million years. it‘s in the headlines today because of covid, but humans have hunted it to the brink of extinction. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg.

the next news on bbc one is at five past four, bye for now. hello there. we had some great games in the fa cup yesterday, chorley‘s victory over derby among them, and that should give encouragement to another non—league side, afc marine. they‘re taking on eight—time winners tottenham later. the clubs are separated by seven divisions, and there‘s a gulf in the standard of the facilities too. fan dave cooney will be watching from his garden, which backs onto the pitch, and we asked him exactly how close he would be. close enough to rufflejose mourinho‘s her! if you see just

behind me now, literally i am putting my hand... the subs will be running up along here, gareth bale. when i bought the house, it was a massive bonus, but everyone in the area, crosby, supports marine. it is area, crosby, supports marine. it is a fantastic community club, you know? i would love to see him ruffle me‘s hair! six spectators were removed from the sydney cricket ground on day four of the third test, after india‘s mohammed siraj complained to the umpires about comments from the crowd. cricket australia have launched an investigation into that and claims of racist abuse on the previous day. in the match, australia are closing in on victory. they declared on 312—6 after all—rounder cameron green hit an entertaining 8a.

and india lost two wickets before stumps, so they‘ll go into the final day needing another 309 runs to win. the four—match series is level at 1—1. but afterwards, australia coachjustin langer was focused on the abuse allegations. is upsetting, and it is disappointing. anyone who knows me, i have said for years, it is one of my greatest peptides in life that people think they can come to a sporting event, whether it is cricket or anything, pay their money and think they can abuse or say whatever they like. i mean, and think they can abuse or say whateverthey like. i mean, i and think they can abuse or say whatever they like. i mean, i have hated it, as a player, as a coach, i have seen it in different parts of the world, and it is sad to see it happen in australia. england bowlerjake ball helped the sydney sixers to victory over brisbane heat, in the latest big bash game. he took three wickets, including that of another england player lewis gregory,

as heat made 148. and dan christian put in a man—of—the—match performance, hitting 61 offjust 38 balls, as the sixers chased down their target to win by three wickets and go to the top of the table. golf‘s world number three, justin thomas, has apologised for using a homophobic slur during the third round of the tour of champions in hawaii. television microphones picked up the american‘s outburst, after he missed a par putt. the pga tour said his comment was "unacceptable", and thomas is expected to be fined. he was full of remorse. it is inexcusable, i am speechless, there is nothing... ifound out when i got done on the golf course, i mean, it is bad. there is no other way to put it. i need to do better, i need to be better. it is definitely a learning experience. but yeah. i deeply apologise to everybody and anybody who are

offended, and i will be better because of it. that‘s all the sport for now, but there‘s more on the bbc sport website, including build—up to the day‘s eight fa cup ties, live masters snooker, and the latest from the nfl play—offs. i‘ll be back with more later. looking forward to that match between afc marine and spurs! a 28—year—old woman has been arrested after two men died at a house in east london. let‘s talk to our reporter lisa hempele, who‘s in ilford. bring us up to date with what the police are saying at the moment. now? the house where the men died has been cordoned off behind me, as you can see, and forensic teams have beenin you can see, and forensic teams have been in and out. now, we‘re told police arrived here with ambulance, with paramedics at about 4:30am this morning. now, there was a

disturbance, and i just morning. now, there was a disturbance, and ijust talk to morning. now, there was a disturbance, and i just talk to a neighbour here, who told me that he heard a woman screaming just before they arrived, screaming for help. police say that when they got here, they found two men who were seriously injured, and they did what they could to try to save their lives, but they died at the scene, and we are told that the next of kin have been informed. they then arrested a 28—year—old woman. she had been injured, and they tasered her as she was being arrested, and we are told that she is now in hospital being treated for those injuries. 0bviously, hospital being treated for those injuries. obviously, the police are investigating this, and the crime scene behind me was set up very early this morning. polite all right, lisa, thank you very much indeed for the latest on that. let‘s return to coronavirus. the health secretary, matt hancock, has said every adult will be offered a coronavirus vaccination by the autumn. he said the government was aiming to inoculate the over—50s by the spring and then would work down the age groups.

earlier, i spoke to professor deenan pillay from university college london. he sits on the department of health advisory group on covid testing, and i asked him about the ramping—up of the uk vaccination roll—out. it is clearly a huge advance, great news we now have three vaccine is licensed or approved within the uk, very good news and demonstrating what we can do in the scientific world. of course, again, vaccines are only one part of the solution. there remain two some vaccine hesitancy, particularly in some groups, so we have to role out at speed, but at the same time involving the community is with this. the promise of 2 million vaccines per week is great. and i hope that is achieved. clearly, we are moving to these mass vaccination centres. i worry who is actually going to do this vaccination,

at the moment we have gps, practice nurses, pharmacies involved in doing immunisation — they are already overstretched with the health service and knock—on effects on to primary care. it is important we have some transparency about who will undertake this mass vaccination. and explaining that to the population, to those people less willing to be immunised, many of whom are at higher risk of disease, will be encouraged to do so. you have talked about a multipronged approach, obviously the lockdown restrictions we have are a vital part of that, but talk in the papers today that people are not complying with those restrictions as much as before and ministers are worried about that. i think people have complied pretty well over this last nine, ten months. what we are seeing now in the current lockdown is something less firm, less draconian

than the first lockdown at the end of march last year. it is not surprising that more people are out and about. if you look at the rules at the moment, there are more reasons to be out and about, many more shops are open, it is legitimate, for instance, nonessential builders to be there, construction, for a cleaner to come round to your house, nurseries and places of worship are open. all of these indoor settings are, of course, a way of transmitting and more people going to work means more people out on public transport and so on. unfortunately, and it is draconian of course, but i think if we are really to get on top of the current disastrous numbers, then we need to strengthen the regulations and the guidance, rather than just saying people are not obeying the rules.

professor deenan pillay. mass community testing is also to be rolled out this week. but how effective could the roll—out of mass community testing be in controlling the virus? professor iain buchan is dean of the institute of population health at the university of liverpool and a public health physician. he led the evaluation of the national pilot of covid community testing in the city. he told me what we could learn from the results of that pilot. this is a test that gives a rapid result, can be deployed very quickly and flexibly, it is popular with both the public and local services, and therefore it can be used as part of other public health measures, particularly strong local communications around hands, face and space if you have to go out at the present time. this tool can be used to save lives and livelihoods, if locally grounded. in liverpool, around a quarter

of the population came forward in the first month. 0n the 6th of november, there was a big push, let‘s all get tested. then there was a move to more purposeful testing, test before you go to the shops that were open and other facilities at that time. to date, a third of the population have come forward, even in lockdown 5000 people in liverpool came forward for testing yesterday, and 150 people who didn‘t know they were carrying the virus became aware and can modify what they can do to protect their workplace. so far, around 3300 people have been identified in that way, and in the wider liverpool city region, 8300 people, and they would have passed it on to an equivalent number. so this is a valuable public health tool if used in a locally grounded way.

critics of this will say it is not very accurate, that is the key problem with it. it is accurate enough to be a valuable public health tool. the estimates are that the test itself picks up around two thirds of substantially infectious individuals. and what about the new variant that has been spreading so rapidly, especially in the south east of england? the test is sensitive to the new variant. so drawing on the lessons from liverpool, what do you think is the way forward? how would you like to see it rolled out around the country? right now, i‘d like to see close attention to using the lessons from liverpool for targeting workplaces, trying harder to reach those in the most disadvantaged communities, different messages to bring forward the younger parts of the workforce. key areas where there is a lot of mixing, like supermarkets, could benefit substantially

from rapid implementation of this community testing. that then creates a bigger dialogue with the public about other measures we can all take — hands, face, space — when we are in those supermarkets and at work. this is about trusting local communities to self—organise. it is their lives and livelihoods at stake, and that is the best way to take effective public health measures. is it about taking it into those communities? sometimes maybe people are reluctant to have the test, but persuading them that they should? yes, the same will apply to vaccination. reaching our communities in the way that suits them best is the way to get maximum coverage of both vaccination and testing to protect lives and livelihoods. so the messages have to be relevant to those who find themselves in different circumstances.

if you are living in a flat, in an area with poor transport, it is a very different proposition, lockdown, to those living with more means in areas with more resources. so we must take the public health measures to those communities and adapt — local services, the nhs and academic volunteers like me, can work very hard to understand how to reach those who are most vulnerable and areas where the virus is transmitting the most. this is a public health emergency, so we need to use the information on a daily basis, as the liverpool pilot has done, to flex messages, to flex the deployment of testing. this can‘t be run centrally. liverpool has shown that can be effective.

professor ian buchan. and professor chris whitty, england‘s chief medical officer, will be taking your coronavirus questions in a special edition of your questions answered on the bbc news channel and bbc radio 5 live tomorrow morning at nine. you can get in touch with your questions. injapan, the annual new year ice bath in the japanese capital took on a more serious meaning this year. only a dozen people took part, compared to 100 last year, in the shinto ritual to purify the soul and pray for the end of the pandemic. jatinder dhillon reports. warming upfor warming up for what is about to be a very cold ritual. with the

temperature at five celsius, these men and women in protective facemask brave the cold, clap and chant for a good reason. they are preparing to ta ke good reason. they are preparing to take part in the annual ice bath. but they say, they are also praying foran but they say, they are also praying for an end to the coronavirus global pandemic. 0nce ready, the nine men and three women plunge into the tub filled with cold water and ice blocks and continue to chant. the annual ritual at teppou—zu inari shrine attracts nationwide attention. usually, more than 100 people, most of whom are from the parish, would be taking part. but this year this has been scaled down because of the health crisis. no spectators are allowed. translation: i pray that the coronavirus comes to an end as soon as possible, and i pray that we have ordinary daily lives.

translation: normally, we have more people taking part, which makes the water temperature a little bit warmer. at this year there were just 12 of us, so the freezing cold temperature was crazy. japan has struggled to contain a recent surge in coronavirus infections, with tokyo reporting nearly 1500 new cases on sunday. the government declared a limited state of emergency for tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures on thursday, covering almost a third of the country‘s population in a bid to limit the spread. regional governors have asked for the state of emergency to be extended to their prefectures. with the ritual over and the souls purified, the participants pay their respects to the shrine in the hope that prize will be answered. —— prayers.

rather them than me! let‘s see what the weather is doing here, not that cold, i think. this morning was not as cold as yesterday morning, but it has started frosty and foggy across some parts of the uk. through the day, milder air pushing in across most areas as the westerly breeze drags in more cloud. with the frost and fog lifting across southern areas, it could brighten up a touch, but generally lots of cloud. the rain turning heavier in western scotland, temperatures here are eight, five or six fairly typical, maybe lower in the south east. a cold day here — but not as cold as yesterday. for many overnight, we keep cloudy skies, some rain and drizzle around, wetter weather in western scotland, threatening flooding as we get snow melt as well. for most parts of the country, temperatures just above freezing. with the cloud thinner in the south east and the air colder,

could see frost, and still some cold weather in shetland with snow showers continuing. on monday, milder air spilling in across most areas as we get a stronger west to south—westerly wind. the weather front in the north is crucial, the boundary between the milder air and the cold air sitting across northern areas. snow in northern most parts of scotland, rain, wetter in northern ireland, west of england. dry towards the south of england. temperatures of 7—8, could make double figures in belfast on monday. the milder, cloudy wetter weather could push southwards during the evening and overnight, clearing away for most areas in time for tuesday. briefly, colder air returning and perhaps a frost in scotland, northern england, perhaps northern ireland. more cloud to the south, rain and drizzle hanging on to the south—west of the uk, temperatures reaching ten. eight in london.

further north, colder at 4—6, but at least some sunshine. frost developing early in the night before the weather fronts come back in from the atlantic bringing milder air on wednesday, and more cloud and outbreaks of rain eastwards to most of the uk. the rest of the week looks largely dry. last week these temperatures were around 1—4 celsius, this week will be much milder.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the health secretrary has given a new warning that the nhs could soon be overwhelmed by the spread of coronavirus. it echoes concerns from england‘s chief medical officer —