it takes her now to australia, to quarantine and then the grand slam. not to prove people wrong but to show what can be done. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's susan powell. good afternoon. it has been a wet start across the uk with many of us are seeing rain. now the concern is what happens to the rain across of the cake as it bumps into cold air. for scotland and northern ireland the met office have issued an amber warning this afternoon running until tomorrow morning. scotland and northern ireland across the highest ground could see 20 centimetres of snow across higher ground and perhaps even ten centimetres at

lower levels. here is the weather front bring in the rain this morning, a big bank of cold air across scandinavia at the moment extend to the east of the uk and as that interacts with the cold air this afternoon we will notice there was blue areas turning white across central scotland. it is cold as well, to a three degrees, barely above freezing for many in contrast to milder weather further west. look how that snow develops through the evening and overnight, perhaps extending as far south into east anglia and the north midlands for a time. it is the southern pennines probably at risk of disruption thanks to that wintry weather further south. much milder to the west and then here is thursday, high—pressure head of and behind that weather front. it will gradually get squeezed by the areas of high pressure through thursday

but plenty of life left in it first thing. a wintry start as far south as the peak district and the north midlands. wet weather for the south—east of england and slowly easing back by the afternoon. colder further south—east on thursday afternoon, still mild to the west with double figures in cardiff and plymouth. forthe with double figures in cardiff and plymouth. for the evening and overnight some quieter conditions is that high spreading. friday a quiet day on the weekend back to looking for areas of low pressure coming in from the atlantic and some better weather for a time. friday grey and chilly, saturday wet and windy and cool again on sunday. our primary concern for now is that the threat of the wintry weather to the north causing some disruption and for parts of scotland and northern england we could see up to 20 centimetres of snow across some higher ground. a reminder of our top story...

anger in the commons over the standard of food parcels for parents in lockdown — they're branded disgraceful and awful. sir keir starmer tells the prime minister he is putting families last. . . , ~' minister he is putting families last. . . ~ , last. can i ask the prime minister would he be _ last. can i ask the prime minister would he be happy _ last. can i ask the prime minister would he be happy with _ last. can i ask the prime minister would he be happy with his - last. can i ask the prime minister would he be happy with his kids l would he be happy with his kids living on that?— living on that? under this government _ living on that? under this government will - living on that? under this government will do - living on that? under this government will do all. living on that? under thisi government will do all we living on that? under this - government will do all we can to ensure _ government will do all we canto ensure no— government will do all we can to ensure no child goes hungry as a result— ensure no child goes hungry as a result of— ensure no child goes hungry as a result of the privations caused this pandemic — that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. england's kyle sinkler is going to miss the start of the six nations after being banned for swearing at a referee. a disciplinary panel found

that his shout towards karl dickson during bristol's premiership match with exeter was "aggressive" and warranted a red card. he won't be free to play again until 9th february, meaning he's out of england's game against scotland three days earlier. manchester united midfielder paul pogba's predicting a big moment in the title race when they take on liverpool this weekend. his winning goal in a 1—0 victory against burnley last night, means they leapfrog the champions and head to anfield on sunday as the outright leaders — a position they havent occupied at this stage of the season since united last won the title under sir alex ferguson. before last night's matches players were again reminded of avoiding handshakes and hugs while celebrating. amid growing concerns elite football could be stopped. elsewhere everton beat wolves, whilst at the other end bottom of the table sheffield united

won their first league game of the season. billy sharpe's penalty securing a 1—0 win over newcastle, cue more celebrations. this happened after the premier league had written to clubs stressing the need to adhere to their covid protocols. and amid increased governement security the health secretary matt hancock reiterated the need for players to stick to the rules. they have special arrangements to ensure the players are safe. they have a testing regime, for instance, but i do think it is important that everybody respects, not just the latter, but the spirit of the rules. letter, but the spirit of the rules. it is the spirit of the will is important. the rules is important. there are two more games tonight, including fulham's game against tottenham. it's a game that was hastily

re—arranged after being postponed at the end of december because of the pandemic. fulham boss scott parker said it was "scandalous" that the game was only confirmed on monday, but there's little sympathy from his opposite number tonight. do we want to finish the season or no? do we want football to keep going or no? do we want to be the only country in europe without football or no? do we want the end of the season with a champion, with relegations, with cup winners, or do we not? that is the main question. sor) the masters snooker continues in milton keynes today, the three time world champion mark selby is out one of the pre tournament favourites he failed to get out of this snooker as he lost to stephen maguire. selby has also been talking about his own mental health, and the effect that his father's death had on him at the age of 16. ijust had a friend of the family who was sort of my coach as well for

a period of time when i was younger who took me under his wing when my father passed away. i moved in with him at the time. to be fair, for the first six months, i didn't want to play snooker and ijust killed into a ball and i was not in a good place, almost to the point of ending my own life as well. —— ijust curled into a ball. to today's action ronnie o'sullivan up against ding junhui, first to six frames, in their first round match. by by the looks of it, bame is ahead at the moment. —— ding is ahead at the

moment. ronnie, with seven titles, nobody has won it more. i'll have more for you in the next hour. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has set out new restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. from saturday, only shops selling essential items will be allowed to offer click and collect services and customers won't be able to go into takeaway food and drinks venues. ms sturgeon also announced a strengthening on the rules on alcohol consumption. she said none of these decisions have been arrived at lightly. firstly, we intend to limit the availability and operation of click and collect retail services. only retailers are selling essential items will be allowed to offer click and collect. this will include, for example, clothes and footwear, baby equipment, homeware and books. all other click and collect services must stop. more importantly, though, per click and collect services that are allowed, staggered appointments will need to be offered to avoid any potential for queueing, and access inside premises for collection will

not be permitted. the details will be set down in regulations and guidance. i know that businesses affected by this change will disappointed and many have gone to great lengths to make services as safe as possible, but we must reduce, as far as is possible, the reasons people have right now for leaving home and coming into contact with others. i welcome the actions of those businesses that have voluntarily suspended click and collect and tighten their procedures in, for example, relation to face coverings. secondly, we intend to apply restrictions to take away services. customers will no longer be permitted to go inside to collect takeaway food or coffee. any outlet wishing to offer take it they will have to do so from a serving hatch or doorway. this is to reduce the risk of customers coming into contact indoors with each other or with staff. thirdly, we intend to change the rules around consumption of alcohol. at the moment, different parts of scotland have different laws in relation to the consumption of alcohol in outdoor public places. however, from saturday, it will be

against the law level for areas to against the law level four areas to drink alcohol outdoors in public. that will mean, for example, that buying a takeaway point and drinking it outdoors will not be permitted. again, i know this is not a popular move, but it is intended to underline and support the fact that we should only be leaving home right now for essential purposes. that includes exercise or recreation, but it does not include simple socialising. and when you do leave home, you should only meet one person from another household any group no bigger than two people. i know this is a hard message and it is absolutely not one that i want to be sending, but it is vital to reduce the risk of the virus is spreading. the virus spreading. firstly, and significantly, we intend to strengthen the obligation on employers to allow their staff to work from home whenever possible. the law already says that we should only be leaving home to go to work if it is work that cannot

be done from home. this is a legal obligation that falls on individuals, however we will now introduce statutory guidance to make clear to employers that they must support their workers to work from home whenever possible. fifthly, we will strengthen the provisions in relation to work inside people's houses. we have already issued guidance to the effect that a level people to stay at home, but i want to be clear, this is intended to close an apparent loophole, rather than change the spirit of the law. it will also bring the wording of the stay at home regulations in scotland into line with the other uk nations. sir keir starmer has questioned why borisjohnson was "so slow to act" when infection rates began to surge in december. the labour leader said the prime minister got it wrong and that further restrictions are needed. in response, borisjohnson said the goverment acted quickly on the advice they were given.

within 2a hours from getting the advice on the 18th about the spread of the new variant, we acted to put the majority of the country into much, much tougher measures. indeed, what we are announcing, it is very important that these are early days, we are announcing the beginnings of some signs that that is starting to have an effect in many parts of the country, but by no means everywhere. it is early days, mr speaker, and people must keep their discipline, keep enforcing the rules and work together, as i have said, to roll out that vaccine programme. the prime minister _ out that vaccine programme. the prime minister says they took advice straightaway. they put people into different— straightaway. they put people into different tiers. the advice was a november— different tiers. the advice was a

november style lockdown was putting people _ november style lockdown was putting people into a different tiered system — people into a different tiered system the correct response to the advice _ system the correct response to the advice given? the prime minister always— advice given? the prime minister always gets there late. the next big decisierr— always gets there late. the next big decision is— always gets there late. the next big decision is obvious. the current restrictions— decision is obvious. the current restrictions are not strong enough to controi— restrictions are not strong enough to control the virus. stronger restrictions are needed. there is no point _ restrictions are needed. there is no point members opposite shaking their heads _ point members opposite shaking their heads in _ point members opposite shaking their heads in a _ point members opposite shaking their heads. in a week or two, the prime minister— heads. in a week or two, the prime minister is — heads. in a week or two, the prime minister is likely to be asking members to vote for this. can the prime _ members to vote for this. can the prime minister tallis, when infection— prime minister tallis, when infection rates are much higher than last march, — infection rates are much higher than last march, when hospital admissions are larger— last march, when hospital admissions are largerthan last march, when hospital admissions are larger than last march, when death— are larger than last march, when death rates are much higher than last march, why on earth are restrictions weaker last march? mr restrictions weaker last march? speaker, we restrictions weaker last march? ij�*i speaker, we keep restrictions weaker last march? m speaker, we keep things under a constant review. we will continue to do so. if there is any need to toughen up restrictions, which i do

not rule out, we will of course come to this house. as is often the case, the right honourable gentleman did not listen to my answer. the locked and measures that we had in place combines with the tier 4 measures that were used are starting to show signs of summer fact. that were used are starting to show signs of summerfact. we must that were used are starting to show signs of summer fact. we must take account of that too because nobody can doubt the serious damage that is done by lockdown is to people's mental health, tojobs, their livelihoods as well. the first execution of a woman in america since 1953 has been carried out in indiana. lisa montgomery was sentenced to death in 2007 for strangling a pregnant woman, before cutting out and kidnapping her unborn baby. her execution had been scheduled for yesterday — but a usjudge postponed it, arguing she was too mentally ill to understand why she was facing capital punishment. that ruling, however, was effectively overturned by the supreme court. her lawyers and supporters had appealed to president trump for clemency. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from indiana

on the roadside opposite the prison, many came to have their say. since last summer, the town of terre haute has seen nine people sent to their death. it's after federal executions were resumed by the government for the first time in nearly two decades. and now, lisa montgomery — the only woman on federal death row — is the latest. in a statement, her lawyer kelly henry said... her lawyers and advocates say montgomery wasn't the worst of society, but the most broken, and that, as a mentally ill victim of childhood abuse, she deserved mercy,

who should have been kept behind bars for the rest of her life. that's a view shared by people here. i just don't think that we have any right to kill somebody else. nobody is saying that they didn't commit these crimes and most of the people aren't saying they committed them. i believe in a loving god that has forgiveness. i believe that we should not be killing people. the only people outside the jail are those who believe lisa montgomery should not have been put to death, and that it wasn't up to the government to decide. but we've seen people driving past, shouting abuse at the protesters. because many think that capital punishment should exist for a shocking crime like this. in 2004, montgomery travelled from her home in kansas to missouri to visit bobbiejo stinnett, who was heavily pregnant. she strangled her and kidnapped the baby from her womb. the baby survived, bobbiejo stinnett bled to death. for those close to mrs stinnett, the death of montgomery

is the onlyjustice they want — including the police officer who tracked her down. this case haunts those of us that worked it. this is a devil come back to earth disguised as lisa montgomery. for those who sat here into the night, they hoped montgomery's fate would have been decided next week by the new president — joe biden has indicated he would abolish the federal death penalty — but time ran out, closing the page on the tortured life and horrific crime of lisa montgomery. nomia iqbal, bbc news, indiana. nearly half of intensive care staff in england could be suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder, severe anxiety or problem drinking — that's the finding of new research which has indicated how much pressure the coronavirus pandemic has placed on nhs workers. king's college london spoke to more than 700 icu staff during the first wave of the pandemic last summer.

the study found poor mental health was common in intensive care clinicians, particularly amongst nurses. the results of the study come as the numbers of people being treated in hospital with covid rise to the highest level since the pandemic began. graham satchell reports. monitors beep. the thin line between life and death is played out here in intensive care. but never has the pressure on staff been so great. intensive care units are full. the staff are incredibly stretched at the moment. and, really, i guess many people are breaking themselves to try and make this work right now. staff "breaking themselves". this pandemic has been going on for almost a year, and the consequences for nhs staff are now becoming clear. a new report shows high levels of stress, depression, anxiety. we're all supporting each other, luckily. and we're trying to save lives. erm...

we're alljust doing what we can to save people's loved ones. the relentless pressure laid bare in this video by nurse shirley watts in the first wave last april. and we're sinking a little bit, but we're still turning up and we're trying to do our best. today's study by king's college london shows poor mental health is now common amongst intensive care staff. it says 40% have symptoms of post—traumatic stress. ii% have severe anxiety. and 13% have frequent thoughts of being better off dead or hurting themselves. doctors like zudin puthucheary are used to saving people's lives, not having them die in huge numbers. part of being in intensive care is that you give up a lot of yourself to try and do your best for your patients. and sometimes, when it doesn't work out, it can be very painful. this is st george's hospital in london, the sheer number of patients here

causing significant stress. i'm looking after many more sick patients than i normally look after. it'sjust overwhelming, the whole situation. i personally cry when i get home quite a lot, actually, at the moment. sleep — we're suffering with sleep problems, i think, a lot of nurses and doctors at the moment, as well. we just do have to keep going because we have to be here for patients. but i do worry, you know, about the scars that will leave some of our staff with. an nhs spokesperson told us they've invested £15 million in mental health support. but the intensive care society, which represents staff, says not enough is being done. it's now appealing to the public for support to help maintain the well—being of front—line medical workers. we need to raise funds for these resources, because there is no plan in how we'll rehabilitate the staff in the pandemic.

this pandemic will have many unfortunate lasting legacies. one is the damage it's doing to nhs staff. graham satchell, bbc news. a group of leading charities has told the bbc that more must be done by the government to support people who are shielding during this lockdown. that includes financial, practical and emotional support — for them and their carers — to make sure they're protected until they receive a vaccine. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to three families about the challenges they face. next time. these are precious moments of life before lockdown. if we could rewind a year, what type of stuff would you normally be filling your time with, martha? i've got college. we'd be spending more time with nana. you're missing all these people in your life.

it's all right. you want it to be over. i need to share my contact. to hug somebody or to touch - somebody's hand, which i have not done since march last year. the expectation is for clinically vulnerable people to get vaccinated by mid—february, but i worry it won't come in time for me. this is the hardest thing by far. having shielded for so long, i would hate to so narrowly miss out on being a father and a husband. those shielding have given up so much to stay safe,

and just as the vaccination programme begins — with protection in sight — we hit the very peak of the pandemic and the risks couldn't be greater. shaan, sophia and martha have all been shielded now for ten months. martha was born with a congenital heart defect and has a learning disability. and she's so vulnerable that these four walls have become her world — she's isolating even within her own home. you have been quite isolated, haven't you? yeah. and now because none of us are at work or school again, we're mixing, you know? i haven't sat this close to martha since september. i had to give one of myjobs up. so i was furloughed for a number of months and then it reopened — it was hospitality — so i went back and it just didn't feel safe. itjust wasn't something i could continue doing. so i left. so, yeah, i've had quite a drop in income. today, charities say more should be done to protect those shielding — financially, practically and emotionally.

just one thing has kept sophia going. could we meet him? i can move the ipad and he's in his bed. can i move the ipad? yeah, is that ok? can you see him at all? 0h! jay has been my only companion, that i really love and care for, anyway. if i didn't have him, i would have been totally lost. there are times that... i do feel really low, and when will all this end? giggling. my husband, shaan, is 37. he's got motor neurone disease. he can't move, can't speak. his medical team. told us at the start of the pandemic that he wouldn't stand a chance against _

covid, and even — - in the nicest possible way — questioning whether it would be worth going to hospital. - how about 7 + 6? cedric hasn't been in school for ten months. for the first five months, he never left the home. huge sacrifices have been made by everyone to keep his dad safe. but their fear is the clock is ticking and the promised vaccine is still too far away. our son cedric and his daddy have just become so incredibly close. they've become like best buddies, and itjust is so heart—warming seeing how much cedric needs his daddy in his life for as long as possible. there are some positives and things that have come out of this that are positive, but at the same time many people with disabilities feeling unimportant and invisible. the department for health and social care told us the clinically extremely vulnerable are being prioritised, and that £32 million has been

given to local councils to provide extra help. but all of these charities today say more needs to be done to help over two million people across the uk who feel forgotten. the first thing is making sure that people who are shielding and many disabled people have enough in their pocket to get by and that they�* re financially supported. secondly is around the vaccination programme and the roll—out. it's really good to see that many older disabled people are going to be prioritised for the roll—out, but i think for younger groups of disabled people — particularly those with a learning disability — they look at that list and they don't see themselves. shaan and cedric miss trips to the beach. sophia misses her friends in the theatre. martha misses her grandma more than anything else. we want to be with her. you will. you will! but with infection rates yet to peak, they know these are sacrifices which will last well into the spring — and a price

they have to pay to stay safe. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. it was a cold start for some places, particularly in the north and east. not of have issued an amber warning for heavy snowfall. there is a risk of disruption. the area highlighted behind me, highest ground could seat up behind me, highest ground could seat up to eight inches of snow. lower ground could be five to ten centimetres. that warning stands until turning them tomorrow. why is this happening? a cold air across scandinavia at the moment extending east across the uk. a weather front coming in from the west with much i'll milder air behind it. as that france runs, we see that snow. this

will extend further south into the pennines overnight, perhaps in sleet and snow as far south as east anglia. furtherwest, it is and snow as far south as east anglia. further west, it is milder and there is rain. around 10 degrees in plymouth. contrast that to temperatures around freezing in scotland and northern england. ice could be an issue as well first thing on thursday. here is the weather front. thing on thursday. here is the weatherfront. pressure thing on thursday. here is the weather front. pressure is thing on thursday. here is the weatherfront. pressure is trying thing on thursday. here is the weather front. pressure is trying to build behind it and ahead of it. it has got nowhere to go. it will slowly weaken through thursday but only slowly and it stays in one place. more slow for scotland and northern england first thing. a few flakes possible down into the midlands. i think it will be rain that we see persisting across the south—east. things do ease back as we go later into the day on thursday but still quite wintry of the north—east. it will feel silly temperatures at three or four celsius. furtherwest, brighter temperatures at three or four celsius. further west, brighter with some sunshine. up to 9 degrees,

actually pretty mild. we is balance things out come friday. there will be quite a lot of cloud hanging around. the weekend, wet and windy weather swinging in from the atlantic. friday still on the chilly side, especially with all the cloud around. much clearer conditions overall. saturday becomes milder but it is looking wet and windy. sunday will be quieter once again but turning a little cooler. for now, our major concern as we started out is that snow developing to the north of the uk. a reminder that we could see some disruption in parts of scotland and northern england.

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: anger in the commons over the standard of food parcels for parents in lockdown. labour leader sir keir starmer tells the prime minister he's putting families last. can i ask the prime minister, would he be happy with his kids living on that? under this government we will do everything we can to ensure that no child goes hungry as a result of the privations caused by this pandemic. covid restrictions in scotland are to be tightened from this weekend around takeaway food and click—and—collect services. the education secretary has suggested that following the cancellation of exams, pupils in england could sit mini tests and external assessments to help determine their grades. the government says the nhs will launch a round—the—clock vaccination service as soon as possible.

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