this is bbc news with the latest headlines. from this morning, the coronavirus vaccine will be made available at some high street pharmacies in england. it's hoped hundreds will soon be giving the jab. new rules requiring travellers arriving in england to have had a negative coronavirus test have been delayed. it comes as ministers will discuss whether to stop flights from brazil coming to the uk amid concerns over a new variant of coronavirus there. new research suggests the majority of people who've had covid—19 are immune for at least five months. if you want to comment on the latest coronavirus news or any of the stories we're covering this morning do get in touch. you can contact me

on twitter @annita—mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. also this morning, international scientists arrive in wuhan in china to investigate the origins of covid—19. and donald trump becomes the first president to be impeached twice. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the coronavirus vaccines will be available at a small number of high street pharmacies in england from this morning. it's part of a pilot project that should see hundreds more community pharmacies offering the jabs in the next two weeks. meanwhile, a study suggests most people who have had covid—19 are protected from getting it again for at least five months.

but the research, by public health england, found those who've been infected could still carry and transmit the virus. concerns are growing about a new variant of the disease which originated in brazil. ministers are meeting to discuss whether to stop flights from the country. the government has delayed the introduction of new rules requiring travellers arriving in england to have a negative coronavirus test. they were due to come into force tomorrow but now won't take effect until monday. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said he wanted to give people time "to prepare". more on all of this to come, but first back to pharmacy vaccinations. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. six pharmacies in england that are big enough to allow for social for social distancing. stores run by boots, superdrug and independent pharmacists like this one in macclesfield will be the first to offer the vaccine today. but over the next fortnight, many more community pharmacies should join them.

we're delighted that pharmacy teams, who have been on the health service frontline throughout the pandemic, are joining this great national effort to defeat the virus. they are, as you know, in the community, and very convenient, so it's a really proud moment for community pharmacy and a moment of hope for all of us, really. the roll—out of the two coronavirus vaccines is accelerating. the jab will soon be available at around 2,700 sites across the uk. as well as hospitals, gp surgeries and the big vaccination hubs that came into operation on monday, around 200 community pharmacies should come online in the next two weeks, with more to follow. you need to receive a letter inviting you to make an appointment for a jab. people are being asked not to turn up without an appointment, but high street pharmacists are experienced in regularly administering annual flu jabs, and they will be needed

if the government is going to meet its target of vaccinating millions of the most vulnerable as well as health and care workers by mid—february. dominic hughes, bbc news. our correspondent graham satchell is in guildford. a small number of pharmacies involved in this pilot, but i know from interviewing others over the course of the past week, they are chomping at the bit to assist? that's right. we are at superdrug in guildford this morning. this is on the high street. it feels like a step change. we have seen vaccines been given in hospitals and no mass centres, this is bringing it much closer to where people live. as you say, only a handful today, six. the hope is that in the coming weeks it will be expanded to several hundred. pharmacists want to do as much as they can. we will have a quick chat

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distance people while they are waiting and once they've had the jab. so it's unlikely i think we will see vaccinations in cornershop —sized pharmacies, but it will be larger ones. the government have an ambitious target of vaccinating 15 million people by the middle of february. million people by the middle of februa . , , ., , february. very interesting to see it in action, graham _ february. very interesting to see it in action, graham satchell, - february. very interesting to see it in action, graham satchell, thank i in action, graham satchell, thank you very much. graham satchell in guildford. yesterday, borisjohnson said hospital intensive care units face being overwhelmed. it comes amid concerns about a new variant of the disease which originated in brazil. ministers will discuss the threat today. jonathan blake has this report coronavirus at its worst. i definitely thought i was going to die. staff and patients here at st mary's and charing cross hospitals in london dealing with the most severe cases of covid. intensive care units like this, ministers fear, are at risk of exceeding their capacity while the numbers creep ever higher.

yesterday, a further 47,525 new cases of coronavirus were reported. and 1,564 people were recorded to have died within 28 days of a positive covid test, the highest number since the pandemic began. the uk is largely under strict lockdown measures, but some argue tighter restrictions are needed. it is a race between the vaccine and the virus, and my strong view is that we're not doing nearly enough to slow down the virus and it's inexplicable to me why, when we have a more transmissible strain, during winter, that we would opt for a lockdown that is less restrictive than during the first time. meanwhile, new guidance means hospital patients who have isolated for ia days after testing positive can be discharged to care homes

without a further test. and there is concern about a new variant of coronavirus detected in people who've travelled from brazil. yesterday, the prime minister was pressed on the government's response. we're putting in extra measures to ensure that people coming from brazil are checked, and indeed stopping people coming from brazil. while it's not known yet if the mutation is any more severe or more transmissible than others, ministers will decide whether to ban flights from brazil to the uk later today. jonathan blake, bbc news. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. based on what the prime minister said yesterday, i think it is inevitable there will be some kind

of action taken for arrivals and flights from brazil. it's not clear if that would then apply to other countries in south america, too. i've heard competing versions from government about whether it is just brazil or other places in south africa —— south america. when this happened in south africa, a number of other countries were also banned a few days later. so there is precedent for that.- a few days later. so there is precedent for that. there is a delay to the requirement _ precedent for that. there is a delay to the requirement for _ precedent for that. there is a delay to the requirement for people i to the requirement for people arriving in england to have a negative coronavirus test? thea;r arriving in england to have a negative coronavirus test? they say it's not a delay. _ negative coronavirus test? they say it's not a delay, they _ negative coronavirus test? they say it's not a delay, they say _ negative coronavirus test? they say it's not a delay, they say it's - negative coronavirus test? they say it's not a delay, they say it's a i it's not a delay, they say it's a grace period of three days to allow travellers time to get used to the new system and also to take account of the fact that testing provision in other countries is a bit more patchy than it is in the uk. but there is a bit of scope for confusion here because i'm glad you said it was for england because the deputy first minister of scotland

says that this measure will apply as planned from the early hours of tomorrow for people arriving in scotland. and if you go on the eurostar website for services on the train between the uk on the continent, they are expecting it to come into force on friday as well. although it's all a bit of a theoretical risk, isn't it, because theoretical risk, isn't it, because the rulers were meant to be staying at home and not meant to be a lot of international travel at the moment, so will this really effect that many people? would you like to hear a quirk in the system i have discovered?— quirk in the system i have discovered? , ., , �*, discovered? sorry to interrupt, it's difficult for — discovered? sorry to interrupt, it's difficult for the _ discovered? sorry to interrupt, it's difficult for the government - discovered? sorry to interrupt, it's difficult for the government to i discovered? sorry to interrupt, it's difficult for the government to talk about a grace period when they had already announced his plan, serve people needed to travel, they should have been preparing for that, one would expect, and the day after the highest death figures in the whole of the pandemic were announced. it's strange for the government to call it a further grace period?- it a further grace period? well, the sa it a further grace period? well, they say the — it a further grace period? well, they say the regulations - it a further grace period? well, they say the regulations will. it a further grace period? well, i they say the regulations will come into force as planned tomorrow and they're probably going to be published in legal form

they're probably going to be published in legalform in they're probably going to be published in legal form in the they're probably going to be published in legalform in the next couple of hours, so we will be able to see what they see in detail, but the mechanism for this is the fines that would apply to you if you came into the uk without a negative test will not be applied and will be waived for the first few days of the system. but you're right to identify this as an issue because there is quite a lot of sensitivity amongst mps here at westminster about the security of the uk's borders for coronavirus because they think back to last march and they look at the data provided by the genetic experts who say, well, lots of the cases that started the pandemic in the uk were brought here by people coming from france, italy and spain at half term. 50 it's a sensitive issue. that quirk in the system i was mentioning was that if you're going for a very short trip from the uk abroad, for 72 hours, say, you would have your test in the uk before you left and then use the result of that to show to the check—in people in

the country you are coming back from a few days later. so the country you are coming back from a few days later-— a few days later. so that's a little auirk in a few days later. so that's a little quirk in the _ a few days later. so that's a little quirk in the system. _ a few days later. so that's a little quirk in the system. very - quirk in the system. very interesting, thank you, adam fletcher. new research suggests that the majority of people who've had covid—i9 are protected from getting it again for at least five months. the study by public health england says that despite this, those who've been infected already may still carry and transmit the virus. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. coronavirus is spreading fast, and the number of people who've already had covid is rising. this latest study looked at how likely they are to catch it again. 6,500 healthcare workers who'd been infected in the past were tracked and given regular tests. most were protected from the virus for at least five months. and they're now being monitored to see how long this immunity lasts. but there were a few reinfections, with 44 potential cases detected, and some had high enough levels of the virus to put them at risk

of spreading it to others. what we're saying here is, it is good, it's protecting people, but it's not 100% protective, and therefore, people still need to follow the rules until we know more about this, both on the durability of the response and also understand better why of these individuals have not responded or if it is particular to a certain group. so, the advice for now is to stay at home, remembering hands, face and space, whether you've had the virus or not. rebecca morelle, bbc news. within the next hour, we will speak to a virologist to find out more about that study and that research, so stay with us for that. donald trump has become the first us president to be impeached twice. he's been charged with "incitement of insurrection" over last week's assault on congress by his supporters. our us correspondent barbara plett usher has the story. the resolution is adopted without objection.

the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. so ended a week like no other in washington, with the astonishing collapse of donald trump's final days in office. lawmakers return to a capitol transformed. thousands of national guard troops deployed to protect them from the loyal supporters of the departing president who had stormed congress. the people's house looked like a war zone. the debate to impeach the president for inciting the violence was sharp and emotional. the president must be impeached, and i believe the president must be convicted by the senate — a constitutional remedy that will ensure the republic will be safe from this man who is so resolutely determined to tear down the things that we hold dear and that hold us together. it's notjust about impeachment any more, it's about cancelling, as i've said, cancelling the president and anyone that disagrees with them. but most republicans didn't defend mr trump. instead, they questioned the process and warned it

would deepen divisions. and ten voted for impeachment — a stark difference from the first time around a year ago. next, this goes to the senate for trial, but only after the inauguration ofjoe biden, when mr trump will have left office. but i cannot emphasise that there must be no violence... in a video message, he still did not concede the election, but with the threat of more attacks to come, he called for protesters to remain peaceful. if you do any of these things, you are not supporting our movement. you are attacking it. and you are attacking our country. usa! it's been one week since the riot, and there's one week to go before joe biden is inaugurated. in the middle of this, the house says it has acted to protect democracy by impeaching mr trump. but a peaceful transfer of power still feels very fragile. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. and earlier, barbara told us

what would happen in the coming days with regards to the impeachment. well, next is that senate trial, and that's not going to happen until after the inauguration, because the senate is in recess now, and when it does start, there needs to be a two thirds vote to convicted mr trump, so that would mean 17 republicans would have to join the democrats, which seems not very likely, but frankly it looks a little bit more likely than it did just 2a hours ago because we've seen that some republicans are willing to stand up to mr trump. you had those ten republicans who voted for impeachment, they included a very pro—trump congressmen, they included one member of the house republican leadership. and in the senate, the top leader has said, well, i'm not sure how i'm going to vote, which suggests that he might be willing to convicted. willing to convict. so, the situation is quite fluid and we can expect it to dominate the first weeks of mr biden's presidency, which is something that concerns him. he wants to hit the ground running with his agenda on vaccines, on covid relief, on getting his cabinet nominees confirmed. and so he's asked whether the senate might be able to split

its time between this trial and his own agenda. but the issue of what mr trump's fate is going to be will dominate even after he left office. even after he's left office. a team of 13 international scientists have arrived in the chinese city of wuhan to investigate the origins of covid—i9. the world health organization has spent many months negotiating the visit with beijing. the who says it is not seeking to apportion blame for the virus, but to prevent future outbreaks. our china correspondent robin brant joins us live from wuhan. this visit has been a long time coming. scientists wanted to get into wuhan much earlier. now they are there, what happens next? weill. are there, what happens next? well, the oriainal are there, what happens next? well, the original plan _ are there, what happens next? well, the original plan was _ are there, what happens next? well, the original plan was to _ are there, what happens next? well, the original plan was to come - are there, what happens next? -ii the original plan was to come in july but that ended with two people sitting in a hotel for two weeks and then leaving. they are here now, there were technical hitches even last week in terms of visas and

agreeing dates and arrangements, but they got here from singapore today and so the work starts now. it is a year since the outbreak. that's a significant period of time. one of the biggest questions here is not just what kind of access will they get, what kind of collaboration and cooperation will they get from their chinese hosts, their chinese counterparts and scientists, but what are they going to be able to see if and when they go to that market when we saw that first cluster of cases a year ago. it is boarded up there this morning and there is nothing going on, certainly on the ground level there. for the next two weeks, they will be stuck in a government facility or in a hotel because they need to undergo quarantine. we are told there will be daily video conferences with chinese counterparts. then there will be field visits, so they almost certainly will go to the other side

of the river. there is an institute of the river. there is an institute of technology which has been looking at coronaviruses for decades, but there are understand she hated claims that there could have been a leak from the lab. those rumours do not go away. will they go further south to the caves where the bats almost certainly who were the source of this lived. they want science to be at the centre of what they're doing and not politics because no access to them, certainly not for people like us. access to them, certainly not for peeple like ve— access to them, certainly not for people like us. this is all getting under way as _ people like us. this is all getting under way as a — people like us. this is all getting under way as a new _ people like us. this is all getting under way as a new case - people like us. this is all getting under way as a new case in - people like us. this is all getting j under way as a new case in china people like us. this is all getting i under way as a new case in china is causing concern? for under way as a new case in china is causing concern?— causing concern? for the first time in eiuht causing concern? for the first time in eight months, _ causing concern? for the first time in eight months, china _ causing concern? for the first time in eight months, china has - causing concern? for the first time i in eight months, china has confirmed a death from covid—i9. that shows you the extent to which the outbreak

has been contained across this vast country. nonetheless, there is a resurgence in new local transmission cases. north of here, not in wuhan. wuhan is back to normal. we are in the province of hoo bay, close to beijing. we are seeing several hundred cases. a new death was announced yesterday. authorities are reacting quickly. we don't want to see a second way. there is particular anxiety because of proximity to the capital beijing. we have about 22 million people subject to varying restrictions in terms of staying in their homes and where they can and cannot go. authorities are trying to vaccinate about 15 million people over the next few weeks. we get that yearly spring festival in the middle of february, it's huge, and usually it involves a maxed —— mass exodus of people across the country and that is of huge concern.

across the country and that is of huge concern-— across the country and that is of huge concern. thank you for that, robin. in huge concern. thank you for that, robin- in the _ huge concern. thank you for that, robin. in the next _ huge concern. thank you for that, robin. in the next hour, - huge concern. thank you for that, robin. in the next hour, we - huge concern. thank you for that, robin. in the next hour, we have| huge concern. thank you for that, l robin. in the next hour, we have an interview with one of the doctors who is in the team of experts working on behalf of the world health organization in wuhan, going through that period of quarantine that robin was referring to before beginning their investigations to try to begin to determine where exactly covid started. from today, victims of domestic abuse will be able to use a code word to get help at thousands of pharmacies across the uk. anyone who asks a member of staff for "ani" will be taken to a safe space to contact support services. one in five offences recorded by police during the first national lockdown in england and wales involved domestic abuse, according to figures from the office for national statistics. the pandemic has caused immense damage to retailers

across the country. lockdowns and covid restrictions stopped customers going to their high streets, and pushed some shops and businesses to the wall. so what is the future for retail? well, i'm joined now by retail entrepreneur and star of dragon's den theo paphitis. thank you so much for your time today. it's almost a year since the pandemic changed all our lives. personally, you have been hugely affected by this. sadly, you lost your mother to this disease and let me express my sympathy to you. of course, huge challenges for the retail sector, as we mentioned in the introduction. what are your thoughts on what the pandemic has done to high streets around the uk and how it is coping?— and how it is coping? well, we are coinu. and how it is coping? well, we are ceping- we — and how it is coping? well, we are ceping- we are _ and how it is coping? well, we are coping. we are coping _ and how it is coping? well, we are coping. we are coping with - and how it is coping? well, we are coping. we are coping with the - coping. we are coping with the support of our colleagues. there has been great support from the government. that has been temporary support. and now, of course, we reach this third lockdown, which has

been an absolute killer for most businesses. in the way forward now is there has to be a major restructuring of the retail landscape, with regards to taxation. which i am positive will revitalise the high streets again. i'm sure, like me, you can't wait to get back out there. online business is growing exponentially and lots of businesses have benefited from that. the actual physical retail has suffered immensely. i the actual physical retail has suffered immensely.- the actual physical retail has suffered immensely. i think most of us would love _ suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to _ suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be _ suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be able _ suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be able to - suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be able to go - suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be able to go to i suffered immensely. i think most of us would love to be able to go to a l us would love to be able to go to a shopjust for the us would love to be able to go to a shop just for the sense of normality, wouldn't we? i guess when people are starting businesses, whether they are small or large, they are told to be fleetfooted and adaptable. they read the business books which advise them to do that. but really, what has been thrown at retailers over the past year is beyond anything they could have imagined. as a former dragon, what

would you say to them to get through these difficulties?— these difficulties? anyone who has come this far _ these difficulties? anyone who has come this far has _ these difficulties? anyone who has come this far has done _ these difficulties? anyone who has come this far has done incredibly l come this far has done incredibly well. but we do now need... it doesn't matter how much enthusiasm you have an appetite for retail, which i promise you i and my colleagues have lots and lots and lots, and people will go back out to the high street, i'm certain of that, but we do now need to look at the retail landscape with regards to taxation, online, off—line, business rates, rentals. all of those things will come into the mix which will allow us yet again to have a vibrant retail economy. share allow us yet again to have a vibrant retail economy.— retail economy. are you talking about a complete _ retail economy. are you talking about a complete restructuring | retail economy. are you talking - about a complete restructuring when you talk about a review of business rates tax? a complete restructuring or a temporary period where businesses are allowed to get back on their feet before they go back to rates as they are?—

rates as they are? absolute restructuring. _ rates as they are? absolute restructuring. previous - rates as they are? absolute - restructuring. previous chancellors have absolutely failed and been ineffective. i am have absolutely failed and been ineffective. iam hoping have absolutely failed and been ineffective. i am hoping that rishi sunak is not like his predecessors who have failed in actually addressing this. it is an incredibly unfair tax. addressing this. it is an incredibly unfairtax. it addressing this. it is an incredibly unfair tax. it goes all the way back to the 500s. in those days, there wasn't ye old internet. the big part of the cake is paying hardly any business rates. in the small part of the cake is carrying that part of the cake is carrying that part of the retail world, paying more than its fair share. if it continues like that, undoubtedly, it will die. find that, undoubtedly, it will die. and retail, that, undoubtedly, it will die. and retail. where _ that, undoubtedly, it will die. and retail, where it _ that, undoubtedly, it will die. and retail, where it can, has been strengthening its online offering. i read that you said it was a huge acceleration, perhaps five years worth of online plans having to

evolve over a period of ten months. do you see that continuing to strengthen that sector of different offerings from businesses to the public, or do you think it will be a real surge back to the high street when shops can open again? weill. real surge back to the high street when shops can open again? well, the aenie is when shops can open again? well, the genie is well— when shops can open again? well, the genie is well and _ when shops can open again? well, the genie is well and truly _ when shops can open again? well, the genie is well and truly out _ when shops can open again? well, the genie is well and truly out of— when shops can open again? well, the genie is well and truly out of the - genie is well and truly out of the bottle and online is here to stay, believe you me. in fact, i predict this back in may. it happened that quickly. definitely five years plus of acceleration of people adopting the internet, where before they would go out to stores. some of those customers will go back to physical retail, i'm sure. but some will continue using it for convenience purposes. so what we must do is even out the playing field, to make sure that both online and physical retail both survive. and do you think there are going to be more high street casualties in the meantime, before we get to the point where people can return to the

high street? i mean, the businesses that have survived have been using absolutely every trick they can think of to try to keep going and they taken help from the government, obviously, and so on. but do you think inevitably there will be more casualties and the high street will change further? names we have known for so many years disappearing from our high streets?— our high streets? sadly, and i don't want to be a _ our high streets? sadly, and i don't want to be a do _ our high streets? sadly, and i don't want to be a do monger, _ our high streets? sadly, and i don't want to be a do monger, because l want to be a do monger, because there are definitely positive signs out there, but the reality is there are some brands that were very sick prior to covid —— doom— monger. i am talking about the brands that were well before covid. and those brands need the help to recover quickly because at the end of the day we are a consumer economy. the chancellor needs revenue to make sure he can

pay for the nhs and other social services. in the way to do that is to make sure we have fair taxation which would allow both online and physical retailing to prosper. i just finally, are you involved in any conversations or through any channels with the government to try to lobby for this? obviously you are lobbying for it in a public way here today, and you have been doing that over the course of the last year, but do you see anything from the government that it is going to look at that structural review of things like business rates?— like business rates? well, the government... _ like business rates? well, the government... i've _ like business rates? well, the government... i've been - like business rates? well, the i government... i've been talking about this for the last 12 or 15 years. i certainly have had no contact from the government with regards to seeing something happening, but i'm praying, i really am praying that rishi sunak is doing something behind—the—scenes on this. because, if he doesn't, then i'm afraid the future for physical retailing will be very poor indeed.

theo paphitis, very interesting to talk to you. thank you for your time today. talk to you. thank you for your time toda . ., ~ i. heavy snowfall overnight is causing a bit of disruption. up to 20 centimetres over the higher ground so we will continue to see some travel disruption potentially over parts of scotland and northern england. furthersouth, it will parts of scotland and northern england. further south, it will be falling as rain and around the coast as well. a contrast in temperature today, from the north—east, towards the south—west. in the evening, most of the rain, sleet and snow will start to fizzle out. it is becoming largely dry overnight but with some freezing fog developing as those in temperatures dip below freezing for many of us, a frost is likely first thing on friday morning and some icy stretches, particularly where you have seen the snow today. it is looking like a dry day tomorrow.

temperatures still on the cool side. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... from this morning the coronavirus vaccine will be made available at some high street pharmacies in england. it's hoped hundreds will

soon be giving the jab. new rules requiring travellers arriving in england to have had a negative coronavirus test have been delayed. it comes as ministers discuss whether to stop flights from brazil coming to the uk amid concerns over a new variant of coronavirus there. new research suggests the majority of people who've had covid—i9 are immune for at least five months. and donald trump becomes the first president in in us history to be impeached twice. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. england's cricketers are having a great first day in the opening test against sri lanka in galle, their bowlers showing no rustiness despite having played no test cricket since august. stuart broad took two wickets in three balls in the morning session, before dom bess reduced

the home side to 25—3. and after lunch, broad took his tally to three wickets. and there was a fantastic spell for bess, who wrapped up the sri lanka innings, taking another four wickets for just nine runs. the home side were all out for 135, the lowest ever first innings total in galle. england are 10—0 in reply. there are no spectators allowed in the ground but one devoted england fan is watching. this is rob lewis, who's been waiting 10 months been waiting ten months for this series to begin. he's found a spot on the ramparts of a 16th century fort overlooking the pitch. he was on his way out to sri lanka last march when the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic and england headed home. lewis stayed on in sri lanka, though, working remotely.

meanwhile, bowlertash farrant has been recalled to the england women's squad for the first time in two years, for the tour to new zealand. farrant is included after injuries to anya shrubsole and katie george. england will play three twenty20 games and three one—day internationals starting on 23rd february in christchurch. now back to life under lockdown here, and there are growing concens that football isn't sticking to the coronavirus rules put in place to allow the professional game to carry on. even so, manchester city manager pep guardiola says he doesn't know if he can stop his players hugging each other after they score. city went up to third in the premier league with a i—0 win over brighton. phil foden with the goal, but again, there was little evidence of social distancing in the celebrations, despite a renewed emphasis on the protocols.

the moment you score a goal, one guy runs and the other doesn't go to celebrate with him, it's weird, it is uncomfortable, i don't know what is going to happen. we play football games because we are tested in the last, i don't know, ten days, tested five six times. tested five or six times. every two days we have tests, so everyone is negative. so, it's outdoor, so it's not... so, like, the virus is less aggressive. i don't know, we are going to follow what the premier league says but i don't know if we will be able to do it. harry kane has said players must abide by the rules, and when he put tottenham ahead at home to fulham, he led by example. the celebrations were restricted to fist bumps and high fives. but when fulham's hard work paid off, and ivan cavaleiro scored a late equaliser, there was less restraint. last night's scottish premiership match was called off not because of coronavirus but due to torrential rain. this was livingston's ground, where they were due to play aberdeen. it was postponed ten minutes

after the scheduled kick—off. referee steven mclean said it was unsafe, with a layer of ice on the pitch and water sitting on top of it. ronnie o'sullivan was on the brink of going out of the masters snooker at milton keynes in the first round but he produced a remarkable comeback. he was 5—3 down to ding junhui but he recovered to win six frames to five to reach the quarterfinals, where he'llfacejohn higgins. o'sullivan has won this tournament seven times and itjust shows, you can never write him off. just time to tell you that england have lost a wicket in that first test match against sri lanka, dominic sibley has gone. england 10-1. that's all the sport for now. how active have children and young people been in the past year? well, sport england has released new figures.

as first bad weather and then the coronavirus pandemic restricted the type of activities available. the figures published in the active lives children and young people survey show 44.9% of children and young people met the chief medical officer's guidelines of taking part in sport and physical activity for an average of 60 minutes or more every day over the course of the academic year. let's get more on this and speak to baroness tanni grey—thompson, chair of ukactive, a not for profit association which aims to improve the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more often. really good to have you with us, and just glancing at the sport england release, which came out on twitter a few minutes ago, to try to get round what they are saying, but before the pandemic, first of all, to set a baseline for this, children's activity levels were already not what they should have been? yes. what they should have been? yes, that's absolutely _ what they should have been? yes, that's absolutely right, _ what they should have been? is: that's absolutely right, they were

at sort of 47%. so, there was already a challenge, and then the added complexity of covid—i9 has added complexity of covid—i9 has added to that. we know there is huge inequality in children's health and well—being and physical activity, and covid has added to that. it's difficult because we know as well that adults�* activity level has dropped and it is difficult to compare children and adults because for children, most of their activity is around play and community activity, it is not easy for children just to go out for a run or something. but in this really difficult time that we are all in, we need to see it as an opportunity to do things differently, to look forward, to think about how we can protect the health of our children, and just be more creative than we probably would have had the opportunity to be in the past. before we talk in a bit more detail about how to turn this around, what more can you tell us about this sport england survey, just released in the last few minutes, so i

appreciate you are reallyjust seeing it as well, but bring us the key points that you have picked up on? ~ , ., ., , , , on? well, it is not a surprise in terms of _ on? well, it is not a surprise in terms of the — on? well, it is not a surprise in terms of the inequality. - on? well, it is not a surprise in terms of the inequality. if - on? well, it is not a surprise in terms of the inequality. if you | on? well, it is not a surprise in - terms of the inequality. if you look at children from poorer socio—economic backgrounds, disabled children, ethnic minority groups, girls, they are all consistently less likely to achieve the targets. so it is not surprising in terms of the data. we have to be mindful that that data is over an academic year so the true impact of covid has probably not been felt yet. so we�*d need to be looking at the data. last year children were at school for at least 23 weeks —— out —— and previous to that children could lose up previous to that children could lose up to 74% of their fitness in six weeks of summer holiday. so the starting point for them, going back and then being out of school again, is much lower than it normally is. so if this is not a wake—up call for everybody to think about the health of our children, i genuinely don�*t

know what will be, we have to do something right now. find know what will be, we have to do something right now.— know what will be, we have to do something right now. and we have looked at how— something right now. and we have looked at how the _ something right now. and we have looked at how the pandemic - something right now. and we have looked at how the pandemic has i looked at how the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities for children in regards to academic progress, and in regard to this report, it is the same for their physical health and activity levels and well—being. i know that you have described the mother example, the efforts of marcus rashford on child food poverty as inspirational and you believe that the same sort of focus and intensity that has been applied to that needs to be applied to getting young people moving again. in terms of specific steps and measures, what do you think needs to happen?— and measures, what do you think needs to happen? and measures, what do you think needs to ha en? ~ ., , needs to happen? well, we need to be coachin: needs to happen? well, we need to be coaching children _ needs to happen? well, we need to be coaching children in _ needs to happen? well, we need to be coaching children in lockdown, - needs to happen? well, we need to be coaching children in lockdown, there i coaching children in lockdown, there is a campaign which is family led exercise but it is really hard, parents are trying to homeschool, trying to work, they don�*t have the right knowledge and experience, necessarily. so we should be looking

at government implementing physical activity curriculum which parents can help their children to do. it just doesn�*t, in every every day difficulties, the activityjust does not rise to the top of the list. we have to prioritise youth activity when lockdown ends, when it is safe to do so. lots of people have made massive sacrifices during covid, but we need to repay that investment with young people and take a really holistic approach. food is really important, physicaland mental, important, physical and mental, education, important, physicaland mental, education, we need tojust important, physicaland mental, education, we need to just be cross— departmental which is really difficult to do but this is the point to do it. we also need to look at the action plan, another opportunity to put children at the heart of what we do. find opportunity to put children at the heart of what we do.— heart of what we do. and the government _ heart of what we do. and the government has _ heart of what we do. and the government has said - heart of what we do. and the government has said it - heart of what we do. and the j government has said it wants heart of what we do. and the i government has said it wants to prioritise education, would you support prioritisation of vaccines for school staff to get children back into school settings so they have their pe lessons and so on every week? i

have their pe lessons and so on every week?— have their pe lessons and so on every week? have their pe lessons and so on eve week? ., ., �* , ., every week? iwould, i mean, it's a really difficult _ every week? iwould, i mean, it's a really difficult decision, _ every week? iwould, i mean, it's a really difficult decision, there - every week? iwould, i mean, it's a really difficult decision, there is - really difficult decision, there is a million different views on it but we know children are super spreaders, or can be. because actually we need education and physical activity and we need the right food, to be looking at the developing of young people. whenever we can get back to whatever normal is in terms of operating on a world stage, we need a fit and healthy population. so, we do need to be looking at things differently. it is tough decisions to take. but personally, i would just be looking at how we can vaccinate teachers. i don't know how many more months from don�*t know how many more months from now until we have a chance to take a look at this again and assess where we are at, but it would be good to talk to you then. thank you very much for your time, tanni grey—thompson, reacting to that

report from sport england. most people who have had covid—i9 are protected from becoming ill again for at least five months but they may still carry and transmit the virus. that�*s according to research carried out by public health england that is yet to be peer—reviewed. phe says past infection gives individuals 83% immunity compared with those who have not had coronavirus. dr sarah pitt is a virologist at the university of brighton and a fellow of the institute of biomedical science. good to have you with us. so, that is interesting, that immunity for a period of approximate leaf five months, is that similar to other coronavirus infections or other infections that we know a lot about? yes, so, it is similar to what we have seen from other coronavirus is, for example sars one and mers and common cold viruses, that some people don�*t develop antibody at

all, and some people, most people, do develop antibody, and some of them do lose after a period of time. so, what we�*ve seen is that most of the people who were known to have had antibody in this study kept their antibody and also they didn�*t get a reinfection. but some of them did. but also the other thing to note is that the studies, for example sars—i and mers, they were studying people for a longer time, and that is what our study will do and that is what our study will do and by that time, in a few months, i would expect that a few more would have lost their antibody, in that time. �* ., , have lost their antibody, in that time. 1, , ., have lost their antibody, in that time. ., , ., , ., time. based on questions that viewers have _ time. based on questions that viewers have sent _ time. based on questions that viewers have sent in _ time. based on questions that viewers have sent in in - time. based on questions that. viewers have sent in in previous months in relation to this virus, i

have a question — if you have had more severe symptoms, does it mean that you are more likely to have this at least five months immunity afterwards, compared to someone who has had pretty mild symptoms? yes. i has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean. we do — has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we do know— has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we do know that _ has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we do know that for _ has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we do know that for all - has had pretty mild symptoms? yes, i mean, we do know that for all virus i mean, we do know that for all virus infections in general, well, most virus infections in general, and for this one as well, that the more severe your symptoms are, the more likely you are to have developed an active immune response. because actually, some of the symptoms that people are experiencing are because the body is reacting to the virus. so, if you don�*t have symptoms, it is almost like your body has not reacted effectively. and so, we see that with all sorts of virus infections. and so, yes, that is absolutely right, it is not 100% guaranteed, but you are more likely to develop a strong immune response if you had severe symptoms. find to develop a strong immune response if you had severe symptoms.- if you had severe symptoms. and the bi red flan

if you had severe symptoms. and the big red flag over _ if you had severe symptoms. and the big red flag over all _ if you had severe symptoms. and the big red flag over all of _ if you had severe symptoms. and the big red flag over all of this, _ if you had severe symptoms. and the big red flag over all of this, which - big red flag over all of this, which we mentioned in the introduction, is to hammer home point that even as if someone has had covid and they do have a level of immunity, they can still carry and transmit the virus. so what is your message to people in that position who think, i was pretty ill, i am probably a move right now, what would you say to them at? �* , right now, what would you say to them at? v ., , right now, what would you say to them at? �*, . ,~ ., right now, what would you say to them at? h . ,~ ., ., them at? it's really clear and i have said _ them at? it's really clear and i have said this _ them at? it's really clear and i have said this all— them at? it's really clear and i have said this all along, - them at? it's really clear and i have said this all along, that l them at? it's really clear and i i have said this all along, that you are not protected from reinfection. and this study actually does show that. although it was only a small number of people, just over 6000 healthcare workers who developed antibody that could be detected in laboratory tests, 44 of those were found to have covid—i9 virus, the sars-cov-2 found to have covid—i9 virus, the sars—cov—2 virus, in samples, as they were being followed up, but only a small proportion of those actually had any symptoms, but they did have virus that could have been transmitted to other people. so just

because you have had it does not mean to say you can�*t get it again and it doesn�*t mean to say that you can�*t transmit it to other people, either. so everybody should still, unfortunately, keep on with wearing a mask, if you can, keeping your social distances and just taking extreme care and proceeding with extreme care and proceeding with extreme caution. we are at a very dangerous time in the pandemic at the moment and we all need to after ourselves, but most know mostly, we need to look after each other as well. sojust because need to look after each other as well. so just because you�*ve had need to look after each other as well. sojust because you�*ve had it, do think of others. and also, if you have had it once, you probably definitely don�*t want to have it again because it�*s a very nasty disease so you want to protect yourself as well. dr disease so you want to protect yourself as well.— disease so you want to protect yourself as well. dr sarah pitt, a viroloaist yourself as well. dr sarah pitt, a virologist at _ yourself as well. dr sarah pitt, a virologist at the _ yourself as well. dr sarah pitt, a virologist at the university - yourself as well. dr sarah pitt, a virologist at the university of- virologist at the university of brighton, thank you very much. doctors from the british asian community are helping with efforts to tackle covid in pakistan. the charity midland doctors has been working with hospitals in azad kashmir to provide training and equipment used by

the uk�*s national health service. anisa kadri reports. doctors from the british asian community are helping with efforts covid patients at a government—run hospital in azad kashmir in pakistan. it�*s one of the centres there getting help from a charity led by british asian doctors. we are packing some equipment and medicines. midland doctors are helping our department of health in training, capacity building, logistics, medication and lab investigations. we are doing much better as compared to six months back. with around 500,000 cases and more than 10,000 deaths, pakistan has been fighting a second wave of coronavirus. why do you think pakistan has fared a bit better than some places thought it would? the proportion of younger population in pakistan is much higher compared to the rest. compared to the west. and secondly, the community at large, it seems to be they are exposed to infectious diseases more and the immune

system is, we can say, it is more competent to deal with infectious diseases, this could be an explanation. midland doctors operates from a hospital it built in the region, providing free care after medics from nottingham and derby flew out to help earthquake victims and noticed a need for more healthcare provision. as well as life—saving equipment and medicine for covid, the charity is also training staff out there. we set up eight different online courses for staff and doctors and paramedical staff to treat covid, how to treat sepsis, how to run the ventilators, how to run the cpap machine, how to oxygenate patients and so on and so forth. there is a sense of solidarity between medics thousands of miles apart fighting this pandemic. staff members need to look after themselves and even if it is a case of being in touch with them online regularly and asking, i think that would be something that we can in the near future really help to develop. and as a junior doctor in the thick of covid recently, i feel that i can share some of my experiences and help with that journey that young

doctors are going through, and nurses and other health professionals. as pakistan, like everywhere else, pins its hopes on the vaccine, the charity says it will continue its work to plug gaps in the country�*s healthcare system. anisa kadri, bbc news. california�*s coronavirus catastrophe is becoming a huge strain on the healthcare system with people waiting hours to be admitted and patients lining hospital hallways. many people travelled across the united states during the christmas period, fuelling infections. here�*s our correspondent sophie long. the pressure on los angeles�* healthcare system has reached a new, healthcare system has reached new, dangerous and desperate levels. ambulance teams have been told not to take those unlikely to make it to hospital. and doctors must decide who should receive the shrinking supplies of oxygen. heartbreaking choices for medical workers and for the families of the hundreds dying here every day.

nurse bernie duran is both. covid claimed his father leo�*s life just after christmas. the hardest thing, seeing my father on facetime, that was really difficult. you see it on the news all the time, but when it happens to you, and you see the loved one that you can�*t help, you can�*t hold their hand, and just so that you know that you�*re there for them, that was very, very difficult. the risk of contracting the coronavirus here in los angeles has never been greater than it is now. one in five people tested are tested positive, that is four times the number doing so just two months ago. and public health officials are warning that it could get worse still, when hospitals are already overflowing. people have been ordered to stay at home to stop that from happening. but more than 66,000 people in los angeles don�*t have a home.

their lives are already a constant battle for survival. now, they must confront covid, too. this new, semipermanent structure was built to give shelter to more than 100 women. instead, it has become a makeshift covid ward. its intended occupants remain on the streets, where facemasks and sanitiser, protection from the pandemic, are luxuries few can afford. this is the most horrific battle we�*ve ever been in in 130 years in our history. this is relentless, and every move we make, it gets overcome by covid, and then we have to make a new move. the national guard are now on the ground, here are learning how on the ground, here learning how to protect themselves as they assist medical workers, overwhelmed and exhausted by this six—fold surge in admissions. but why is it happening, why here and why now? we�*ve been too indecisive,

we have too many what i call implementation bottlenecks, we know what we need to do but we can�*t get it out there. we�*re not creating solutions to very big problems. and so, i think all of that basically is of that basically is a confluence of badness, i call it, that is creating this surge that we�*re experiencing right now. disneyland and the la dodgers stadium are now being transformed into massive vaccination sites in the hope of stopping this super surge. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now, some nhs england figures which show that a total of 4.46 million people were waiting to start hospital treatment at the end of november 2020, and that is the highest number since records began. it compares to 4.42 million in november 2019, and 4.45 million in

october that year, which was the previous ties number in the data, which goes back to 2007. but in terms of the latest data from nhs england, a total of 4.46 million people were waiting to start hospital treatment in england at the end of november 2020, the highest number since records began. the nhs england figures also show that the number of people having to wait more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment in england stood at 192,169 in november 2020. so, we will have more analysis of that for you. china�*s national health commission has advised that the world health organisation team of scientists investigating the origins of covid—19 will arrive in wuhan today to start their work. the beijing bureau expects

they will be required to quarantine for at least two weeks before they can proceed with any visits on the ground. fabian leendertz, professor in the epidemiology of highly pathogenic microorganisms at germany�*s public health body, the robert koch institute, and part of the team. thank you very much for your time to do. i know that you were involved in tracking down the source of the 2014 ebola outbreak in west africa. you have also worked on when measles may have also worked on when measles may have first jumped from have also worked on when measles may have firstjumped from animals to humans, just to give our viewers an idea of your background. so, there is lots of expectation around this mission to wuhan, what do you think it is going to be feasible to achieve from it and what is the starting point?— achieve from it and what is the starting point? well, the starting oint is starting point? well, the starting point is this _ starting point? well, the starting point is this first _ starting point? well, the starting point is this first mission - starting point? well, the starting point is this first mission to - point is this first mission to wuhan. so, my colleagues who are on site now will check with the local

scientists which data are already available, and which are still needed to be established, to then have all parts of the puzzle ready to develop a good picture on how the jump to develop a good picture on how the jump of the virus from animal to human happened. the jump of the virus from animal to human happened.— jump of the virus from animal to human happened. the way will be su ervised human happened. the way will be supervised at _ human happened. the way will be supervised at all— human happened. the way will be supervised at all times _ human happened. the way will be supervised at all times by - human happened. the way will be supervised at all times by the - supervised at all times by the chinese authorities, and obviously it has taken quite a long time to get to this point, do you feel like the team on the ground and the chinese officials are now on a good basis to make progress? i chinese officials are now on a good basis to make progress?— basis to make progress? i think everybody _ basis to make progress? i think everybody is — basis to make progress? i think everybody is very _ basis to make progress? i think everybody is very interested - basis to make progress? i think everybody is very interested in | everybody is very interested in finding out what really happened, because only when you know how these epidemics started, you can also identify ways to reduce the risk of these things happening again in the future. and the signals we have so far, and this is why the team is on the ground now, have been very positive. the ground now, have been very ositive. , ., , positive. so, in terms of where they will no, positive. so, in terms of where they will go. will — positive. so, in terms of where they will go. will they — positive. so, in terms of where they will go, will they go _ positive. so, in terms of where they will go, will they go to _ positive. so, in terms of where they will go, will they go to that - positive. so, in terms of where they will go, will they go to that wet - will go, will they go to that wet market at wuhan which people will

have read about is the possible source of some of those first infections, will they go to the wuhan institute of virology which has been talked about as well? no confirmation that there was any leak of a virus from there, but it has been speculated. do you know if they will go to those locations? 50. been speculated. do you know if they will go to those locations?— will go to those locations? so, the exact lan will go to those locations? so, the exact plan is _ will go to those locations? so, the exact plan is what _ will go to those locations? so, the exact plan is what we _ will go to those locations? so, the exact plan is what we are - will go to those locations? so, the l exact plan is what we are developing now in the next two weeks while they are in the quarantine. and i will be part of these meetings which have to happen online anyway. and then we will know where exactly we are going. but the wuhan market is obviously on the list. we will meet the chinese colleagues working on these viruses, so this includes people from that institute and others, as well as the clinics. so, there is a wide—ranging of things we have to look at to try to narrow down what really happened more than a year ago. down what really happened more than a ear ao. ., , ., down what really happened more than a earauo. . ., ~ a year ago. fabian leendertz, thank ou ve a year ago. fabian leendertz, thank you very much _ a year ago. fabian leendertz, thank you very much for — a year ago. fabian leendertz, thank you very much for your— a year ago. fabian leendertz, thank you very much for your time. - now it�*s time for a look at

the weather with sarah keith lucas. heavy snowfall overnight and on thursday morning is causing a bit of disruption across parts of northern england and scotland in particular. 10cm to 20cm over the higher ground, so potentially some travel disruption with some iciness as well across parts of scotland and northern england through the remainder of today. further south, it will be falling as rain, and around the coast as well. only 2—3 degrees in the north—east today, 9—10 towards the south—west. in the evening, most of the rain, sleet and snow will start to fizzle out. it is becoming largely dry overnight but with freezing fog developing as temperatures dip below freezing for many of us. a frost is likely first thing on friday morning, with icy stretches, particularly where you have seen the snow today. it is looking like a drier day tomorrow. a little bit of sunshine in some areas. temperatures still on the cool side.

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