tonight at ten... donald trump becomes the first president in us history to be impeached twice, after last week's assault on capitol hill. ten republicansjoined democrats in voting for the president to face trial for inciting insurrection. he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. the formal charge comes after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the capitol — it's now surrounded by a ring of steel, with just a week left of the trump presidency. the other main story tonight — the uk records its hightest daily death toll since the pandemic started. more than 1,500 people have died. the prime minister warns that

there's a very substantial risk intensive care units could be overwhelmed, as doctors plead for the public to stay at home. people really don't understand what the real impact of what they're doing is, that so many patients are ending up in hospital and so many patients who are ending up in hospital are ending up incredibly sick in intensive care beds. "completely unacceptable", says the prime minister, as he promises immediate action to address food parcels provided to some children who get free school meals in england. beating the odds and fulfilling a dream — britain's francesca jones has a rare genetic condition, but it hasn't stopped her qualifying for the australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news... results from the premier league, as tottenham look to gain ground on the leaders, but can they secure victory over fulham 7 good evening.

with just a few days left after four tumultous years in power, donald trump has just become the first president in us history to be impeached twice. members of the us house of representatives have formally charged him with inciting insurrection, after last week's deadly assault by his supporters on the capitol. the impeachment vote was to decide whether or not the president should stand trial. the answer was yes. so donald trump will now go on trial in the upper house, the senate. it is not sure when. donald trump is one ofjust three presidents to be impeached, and the only one to be impeached twice. the vote took place in the last half—hour. our north america editor, jon sopel, has the very latest on this extraordinary development. sophie, this time last wednesday, there was a riot going on in congress. today, donald trump has been impeached for a second time. this time next wednesday, joe biden

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impeachment went ahead. but today a new statement issued. in light of reports of more demonstrations, i urge that there must be no violence, no lawbreaking and no vandalism of any kind. that is not what i stand for, and it's not what america stands for. i call on all americans to help these tensions and calm tempers. thank you. today, airbnb announced it was cancelling all bookings in washington for next week. some hotels are doing the same, to stop potential rioters coming in. the capitol is becoming a citadel. 0n the security situation, there are now more troops deployed in washington, dc than there are us troops in iraq and afghanistan combined. so what happens next? the trial will take place in the senate, and mitch mcconnell, the current republican majority leader, says it's not going to happen beforejoe

biden takes over as president, so there's going to be some delay for there's going to be some delay for the that will raise the question for many, what's the point of going ahead with this if donald trump has already left office? one is it could debar him from ever holding office again, the point that a democratic congressman made today when asked that question, he said, it may be late, but it's never too late to do the right thing. jon sopel in washington, thank you. the uk has recorded its highest daily death toll — more than 1500 people have died. the prime minister has warned that there is still a very substantial risk of intensive care units in hospitals being overwhelmed. the high number of new infections due to the new variant and more household mixing during the christmas period are still working their way through the nhs, with the number of hospital admissions and deaths likely to remain high over the next few weeks. fergal keane and cameraman dave bull report from imperial health care's st mary's and charing cross hospitals in london. a warning, their report begins

with some flashing images. it is britain's tale of two realities — lockdown streets much busier than before, and just minutes from here... even though i can't hear what you're saying, you are very safe. the voices of one pandemic day. there are a lot of noises going on. lam drwong. i'm the consultant, lovely to meet you. how are you feeling today? so much better. i genuinely thought i was going to die. i surrendered. it was the stage where suicide, for me, was probably an easier option than to go through... i cannot put into words, i honestly cannot put into words how terrifying and how merciless i was to it, six days ago.

i genuinely thought i was never going to see my family again. in the cpap unit at st mary's hospital, oxygen is applied to help breathing. since we first visited last april in the first wave, the ward has been expanded and knowledge is far greater. we are now a lot more aware of the propensity to deteriorate very quickly, and we're a lot more vigilant at monitoring patients. nowhere is that vigilance more important than intensive care. this is charing cross hospital. sorry, i'm just having a bit of an emergency. the patient�*s blood pressure has suddenly dropped. shall wejust get him head down? very quick and simple manoeuvre is lie a patient�*s head flat down and itjust improves the blood pressure, get the feet up in the air. people can deteriorate very quickly? very rapidly. it's incredibly sudden.

the swift intervention worked. it's daunting to watch the pressure now faced by medical staff. across imperial�*s three london hospitals, they're stretched, coping with the surge in cases. it's emotionally and psychologically totally exhausting. you're constantly thinking about work and the pressures and knowing that the nurses are really stretched and there aren't enough on duty, and that's incredibly stressful and very difficult to switch off from. every hospital is its own community. a story of interdependence at every level. from caterers like maria from india and graca from portugal, to a cleaner like sarah from sierra leone, who came to the uk as a child to escape civil war. what's it like being part of this effort to beat covid? yes, i'm happy to be part of this to save people, because i like saving people. what's changed since

i was last here? well, the sheer volume of cases, the intensity, and a sense that the staff still are immensely professional, of course, but they are getting tired, and why wouldn't they be? and i also pick up frustration with people who flout the rules and those voices in the public sphere who challenge lockdown regulations or try to play down the pandemic. i'm sorry, it's just crazy. they need to see there are young people, fit, well, people of all ages just being struck down by this virus, and it does kill people. it's not fake news, it's not made up, it's real. staff aren't cut off from the reality of lockdown for the wider community — the mental health, the work issues. the spring days of clap for carers, when we filmed dr ali sanders outside her home, seem very distant. for people who have lost theirjobs

or who are struggling to survive, i think we do really understand that this is... people probably feel like they have had enough, but the vaccine is rolling out, it is our only way out of this, and we'll get there eventually. at st mary's hospital, robert taylor recites the lord's prayer in gratitude for his deliverance and the medics fighting covid, today, every day. fergal keane, bbc news. from tomorrow, some high street pharmacies in england will begin vaccinating priority groups with the covid—i9 jab, as part of the plans to speed up the vaccination programme. you can'tjust turn up though. you still have to be invited to go. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has more. high street pharmacies will be brought into the mass vaccination effort from tomorrow. in england, staff at some community outlets will start doing jabs for priority groups.

this pharmacy in macclesfield receiving doses this afternoon will be one of the first. it's an honour to be part of that group, which is a relatively small group, and hopefully the team and i can help to see the end of the pandemic. the push to get people vaccinated is being stepped up. here in dudley, health officials have launched an initiative to encourage those in bame communities to sign up for injections. it's really our vulnerable population, they are the ones that we really have to protect as soon as possible, so it's great to see the number of people who have turned up today and are going through the system and getting those jabs done. feeling through your shoulder, yourjoints. in blackburn, volunteers were continuing with the training required to become vaccinators. ministers say they are on track with the target of offering jabs to 15 million people from four top priority groups. we have a clear line of sight for volumes all the way through until the end of february,

which means i'm confident of hitting the target of the four most vulnerable cohorts being offered a vaccine by mid—february. and you're happy. any questions? the scottish government said vaccinations could rise to 400,000 a week by the end of february. northern ireland's executive reported that more than 100,000 had been carried out there so far. based on vaccine doses administered per 100 people, israel has done the most, with about 22. the uk is one of the next highest with around four per 100 in the population, ahead of other european nations like denmark, italy, germany and a little below that, france. but some gps say supplies are unpredictable, including a practice doing vaccinations at this indoor bowling centre in north tyneside. they say with better planning, they could do a lot more jabs. we do not know from week to week how much vaccine we're going to get and we do not get information about when we'll get that vaccine until very late.

and that's one of the things that is making this more challenging for us. ministers say available supplies are limiting the rate of expansion. some doctors are frustrated they've had to halt doing jabs while vaccine doses are diverted to areas where there has been a slower rollout, though nhs leaders argue this is unavoidable. the amount of vaccine being administered and given to people is incredible, but what we need to do is make sure that it's level across the country, you know, not overly manage it, but make sure that somebody isn't getting into groups five and six when somebody in the over—805 in another part of the country hasn't been offered their vaccine. for these residents of a care home in birmingham, the vaccine became reality today. that's your sticker for your vaccine. including vera, who is 106. hugh pym, bbc news. so the latest government figures show a slow down in new cases. there were 47,525 new coronavirus

infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period — that's about 15,000 lower than this time last week. in the last week an average of 53,539 new cases were reported per day. but the numbers being admitted to hospital are still on the rise — across the uk last week there were on average more than 33,000 people in hospital with coronavirus. 1,564 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test — the highest daily recorded death toll so far. it does mean that for the first time since the start of the pandemic, more than 1000 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 84,767 have now died in the uk. the uk's programme of mass vaccinations is being rolled out. in the last 24 hours another 207,661 people have had their first dose

of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines. so in total more than 2.6 million have now had their first dose. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. another terrible daily —— telkom is a number of deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, and it is expected to get even worse? —— another terrible daily —— total. it get even worse? -- another terrible daily -- total-— daily -- total. it is 300 more than the eak daily -- total. it is 300 more than the peak reached _ daily -- total. it is 300 more than the peak reached on _ daily -- total. it is 300 more than the peak reached on a _ daily -- total. it is 300 more than the peak reached on a day - daily -- total. it is 300 more than the peak reached on a day last - the peak reached on a day last april. because these are reported that, deaths that have occurred before now, that the vast majority have happened in recent days and they report to cases of infection is picked up a couple of weeks back. hospital admissions are up 35% week on week, because of infections going back a week also. looking at new

daily reported on sections, the trend is different, down 7%, week on week. that might reflect the impact of lockdown restrictions and the beginning of summer easing off, but we need more data to see the trend. but because it reflects what has happened safely weeks ago it seems fairly likely, probably inevitable, that cases will result in further deaths from now. in scotland, further restrictions are being introduced to try to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. among the changes — which come into force on saturday — are a toughening of the rules around click and collect services. 0nly shops selling essential items — such as clothing, baby equipment, homeware and books — will be allowed to offer this service. customers will also no longer be able to go inside takeaway food and drinks venues. the british medical association has called on public health england to review urgently its guidance

on ppe for health care staff who are treating coronavirus patients, amid growing concern that not enough staff are issued with the highest grade equipment. 0ur science editor, david shukman, reports. covered in protective layers and breathing through masks with filters, staff in intensive care are kept safe from the virus. but out on the wards, there's a lower standard of equipment, especially for masks, because the official view is that there's less risk, yet 46,000 medical staff are off sick. droplets from coughs can spread the virus, and there's also evidence of tiny particles known as aerosols, a particular risk indoors, including in hospitals. it starts to spread out within the room. now, if you don't have clean air coming in and sort of flushing it out of the room and replacing that contaminated air, they'lljust build up and build up to levels that if you inhaled, you could become infected.

the risk from infected aerosols drifting in the air is recognised in intensive care and other units, which is why staff working there are given a high grade of ppe, including a kind of facemask called ffp3, which has a filter designed to screen out any small particles floating around. but the vast majority of covid patients are on general wards, and staff working there are given thinner surgical masks, which are thought to be less effective against those aerosols, and the rate of infection among staff on general wards is twice as high as in intensive care. we will be able to get you to see your wife... this consultant, matt butler, faces covid patients on the wards, often when they have just arrived and are at their most infectious. like many, he believes surgical masks aren't enough. he says the ffp3 masks are better with a tighter seal and many health workers have been calling

for them for months. the vast majority of the health care workforce that look after covid patients, in light of all this evidence, just feel like their backs are being turned against us and that we're less important, we're seen as more expendable, almost. several hospitals are now issuing ffp3 masks to everyone caring for covid patients. 0fficial guidance says that isn't needed. the department of health and social care says the safety of staff has always been the top priority and that guidance will change if needed. david shukman, bbc news. borisjohnson says it's "far too early" to say whether the lockdown in england can be relaxed in mid—february. but the prime minister, who was appearing in front of a committee of senior backbench mps, said lockdown measures "are starting to show signs of some effect". 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports.

siren wails. an emergency in many ways. a moment when the state is asking so very much of the public, and questions about the prime minister's handling form a long queue. borisjohnson almost alone, waiting for questions from mps athome. first up, what is the risk of the greatest fear — the nhs being overwhelmed? do you think we're going to have enough critical care beds, icu beds, for those who need them? the risk is substantial and we have to keep the pressure off the nhs, and the only way to do that is to follow the current lockdown. and with record numbers losing their lives, when might lockdown start to lift and classrooms start to fill? will schools reopen i again after half—term? whether we can begin to do that depends on a number of things. it depends on the success of the vaccination programme, it depends on us not finding something else out about the disease that makes us recalculate.

the crucial thing is that the overall lockdown measures have to continue to work. what we are seeing today as i speak to you is some early signs of progress, but it is far, far too early for us to say this means we can go into any relaxation in the middle of february. this is still a long haul and whether it's borisjohnson describing himself, the standard of some free school lunches as a scandal or pressure on the roll—out of the vaccine, the pandemic has caused difficulty in so many areas. but there are also demands about a new threat. the government says it's concerned about a strain of the virus emerging in brazil. already, brits can't fly there, but should there be a ban the other way round? why aren't you taking immediate action on a precautionary basis? we are, and we're putting in extra measures to ensure people coming

from brazil are checked and, indeed, stopping people coming from brazil. so has a new travel ban been announced? we are taking steps to ensure we do not see the import of this new variant from brazil. so is that a ban? not yet. you just keep using the words, "we are putting in place stronger measures," but please tell me what they actually are. but a pretty heavy hint that it will be soon. ministers are likely to decide tomorrow how to handle another new strain. these sessions, notoriously, can be really tricky, but the prime minister was unusually direct and to the point, with hardly any of his common flowery language. the government is straining to contain the worst days of a long crisis that has weeks and maybe months to run. ministers have rarely had so much pressure on them, but there's hardly ever been a situation like this

affecting all of us. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the prime minister has condemned the quality of some of the food parcels sent to children on free school meals in england during the coronavirus lockdown, saying they're an insult to those who received them. but labour says the list of foodstuffs closely resembles the government guidleines. the issue has been highlighted by footballer marcus rashford, who spoke to the prime minister today. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has more. for many families, the challenges of lockdown go beyond learning. free school meals are a lifeline for those who are struggling. in the first lockdown, hannah received vouchers. now she gets food parcels for her two children, and is finding it difficult to manage. it's the same parcel you get every time, and then we've had it again now for the lockdown, so we had it last week and this week. it was just like a kick in the gut. they were fed up and we thought, "why couldn't you just give us the vouchers?", was really the feeling. it's a very challenging household

if the children are hungry and wanting things and i haven't got it available to them. this image of a food parcel posted by a parent has gone viral, shared by millions and attracting the attention of footballer and food poverty campaign and marcus rashford. chartwells, the company who supplied it, said it was for lunches for five days, but has apologised. it prompted this exchange in the house of commons. so can i ask the prime minister, would he be happy with his kids living on that and, if not, why is he happy for other people's kids to do so? well, mr speaker, i don't think anybody in this house is happy with the disgraceful images we've seen of the food parcels that have been offered. they're appalling, they're an insult to the families that have received them. labour says the images being criticised are close to government guidelines. this is what's in some photos,

but if you take out these, and if you add these, this is what the government recommends for a child's lunches for five days. many families have been happy with the food parcels, and the government says it will be offering parents the option of a national voucher scheme, but this head teacher says it should have been done sooner. we spent weeks trying to get that system running. then, now it is running smoothly, or it has the capacity to run smoothly, we saw that, and they chose not to use it. it's hard to see what was behind that decision. the pandemic has exposed the issue of food poverty and has forced the government to make a number of u—turns. leading charities are calling for a review and parents like hannah are calling for consideration and compassion forfamilies that are struggling. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has asked the exams watchdog to explore whether a—level, as and gcse students in england can sit mini—exams and external assessments, just a week after this summer's

exams were cancelled. the minister said the tests would help to determine fair grades. mr williamson also promised not to use an algorithm to rank students, following criticism about their use last year. the uk's major supermarkets have warned the government that an urgent intervention is needed to prevent more disruption to northern ireland's food supplies. since the uk separated from the eu, there've been new checks and paperwork on food products being shipped over the irish sea, which have caused delays. for over a week now, shoppers in northern ireland have seen shortages in some supermarkets. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. 0vernight, the way we get food into northern ireland from great britain has hugely changed, and shoppers are noticing. i thought i would give everyone a quick update on local supermarkets in northern ireland. i spent an hour today driving round, looking for somewhere just to get fruit and veg.

so i've just done a quick shop in my local supermarket. some very noticeable gaps, particularly in the frozen food section. hardly any frozen vegetables, but i did manage to grab some frozen peas. also in the refrigerated aisles where the juice normally is, really, really sparse there as well. today, supermarkets said the initial delays with bringing goods over the irish sea are being resolved, but more red tape is on the horizon. new health certificates will be needed for food products arriving at ports like belfast from april, and now major supermarkets, including asda, sainsbury�*s and tesco's, have warned the government there could be more disruption in the coming months, saying increased bureaucracy and certification in such a short timescale is unworkable. absolutely, if we do not find a solution, and a workable solution, for retailers in the next couple of months, we do face significant disruption in northern ireland. the grace period for supermarkets and their suppliers...

today michael gove, the cabinet minister in charge of brexit, responded to concerns raised by northern ireland's democratic unionists, saying that government would do more to make sure companies are better informed about the new rules they need to comply with. we are working with companies across great britain to help them understand the new requirements for moving goods. and the extensive government support includes the trader support service, to which more than 25,000 businesses are now signed up tp. yet we know that still more needs to be done. that's why we are stepping up direct engagement with suppliers to ensure that they have access to the real—time guidance that they need. these initial gaps in supplies are expected to disappear. but supermarkets have said they want to discuss a future solution directly with the eu. if one isn't found, northern ireland may see even more empty shelves in the months to come. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the british tennis player francesca jones, who's making impressive progress in world

rankings, is through to her first major international tournament after winning a qualifying