good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. a ban on travellers to the uk from south america and portugal has come into force because of a fears of a new variant of coronavirus. celebrities including footballer marcus rashford join campaigners to call for an urgent review of the government's free school meals policy. good morning. it is a double dip recession on the way? we will get the latest official figures today showing how the uk economy fare during the second national lockdown in november. football authorities say the sport is in a privileged position

and players need to set the right example, in a fresh clamp—down on handshakes, hugs and high fives. and it's one of the oldest tricks in the book. how magicians are celebrating 100 years of sawing someone in half. plus, it is —10 in the moment in parts of north yorkshire after yesterday's snow and for some of you, more snow on the way tonight. the full forecast here later on. it's friday, the 15th ofjanuary. our top story. a ban on travellers from south america coming to the uk has just into come force. the measure has been introduced because of fears about a new variant of coronavirus that has been identified in brazil. the ban will also affect portugal and cape verde because of their strong links to the country. our business correspondent theo leggett has this report. in a huge graveyard near sao paulo, the latest victims of the covid pandemic are being buried. the virus has swept through brazil, leaving more than 200,000 dead.

now a new variant has emerged which it's feared could prove significantly more infectious than the original version. the british government wants to prevent it arriving here, and so it's announced a new wave of travel restrictions. from this morning, travellers from 13 south american countries, including brazil, argentina and chile will be banned from entering the uk. the ban also applies to portugal, which has a strong travel links with brazil, as well as the islands of the azores. but lorry drivers from portugal will be allowed in. the islands of cape verde, off the coast of west africa, are included in the ban as well. the new restrictions do not apply to british citizens or residents. there aren't that many flights going on. brits will still be able to repatriate so it's not that nobody would be able to come in up until now, but of course everybody that has come here will have had to by law quarantine themselves for ten days. we don't want to trip up at this late stage, we're so close

now that we want to make sure we do absolutely everything possible to give us the best chance of beating this virus which is why it's so important that we do act quickly on these things. for the embattled travel industry, it's yet another blow, although with relatively few flights currently coming into the uk, it will make little difference in practice. a similar ban already applies to flights from southern africa, which is also home to a worrying new variant of the virus. meanwhile, as of monday, all passengers boarding planes, trains or boats to england will have to provide evidence of a negative covid test. the new rule had been due to come into force today, but was delayed to give passengers more time to prepare. a similar measure has however already come into force in scotland. anyone who fails to produce a test result will face a fine of £500. covid vaccines are holding out the prospect that one day, the pandemic could come to an end, but in the meantime, covid restrictions are becoming tighter than ever. theo leggett, bbc news.

and we'll be speaking to the transport secretary, grant shapps, at 7.30am. perhaps you have family members who are considering flying from any of those areas that theo was mentioning in that report, get in touch with us. the latest government figures suggest a slow down in new cases of coronavirus. there were 48,682 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, the fourth day in a row that cases were under 50,000. but hospital admissions are still rising. there were 36,797 covid—19 patients in hospital as of the 12th of january. 1,248 deaths within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test were reported. that's a drop from the day before which saw the highest number of deaths in a single day. and the latest data on vaccinations shows the number of people who've had theirfirstjab is now more than 2.9 million.

celebrity chefs, charities and campaigners, including the footballer marcus rashford, have called for an urgent review of the free school meals policy in the uk. in a letter to the prime minister, they call for a strategy to help end food poverty among children. jon donnison reports. the campaign over free school meals, led by marcus rashford, has already forced the government into several changes of direction. ministers have been accused of coming up with temporary, short—term measures to deal with a long—term problem. now, a number of celebrities, including jamie oliver and emma thompson, havejoined the football and over a0 charities the footballer and over a0 charities and educational leaders to write to the government to call for change. we've signed the letter because the last few months have really shown up the cracks in our school food system. whether it's the use of food parcels, or vouchers, or giving people cash during lockdown, whether indeed

to feed children during the school holidays. and also, most importantly, making sure that every child that lives in poverty is able to access support. the letter calls for the government to conduct an urgent, comprehensive review into free school meal policy across the uk and to provide recommendations for the next spending review. this week, borisjohnson condemned as inadequate a number of the meal parcels after images of them were shared on social media. but the government insists it is committed to making sure no child goes hungry, as a result of the pandemic. it is schools' choices how they deliver this support. the schools have the contracts with their caterers. we've given them the choice between doing a parcel, which has to produce the food for the five days for the child. or a local voucher, or a national voucher. on top of that, we've done

masses and masses more. we've put in this covid support fund, which is another 170 million support for children, young people and their families and their families all through christmas with parcels and food packages. downing street says the prime minister will respond to the letter soon. jon donnison, bbc news. labour is demanding a statement from the home secretary, priti patel, after a report that 150,000 arrest records were accidentally wiped from police databases last week. the home office says it's assessing the impact of the glitch but insists no records of criminals or dangerous persons were deleted. charlotte wright has this report. the police national computer is a vital tool for bringing perpetrators to justice. used to store and share criminal records information between forces in investigations across the country. but it has been revealed that 150,000 of its biometric entries, including dna and fingerprints,

have been wiped by mistake, after the files were accidentally flagged for deletion. the home office says the missing entries relate to people arrested and released, where no further action had been taken. and not criminal or dangerous persons. but it's thought, if it's not recovered, it may hinder further investigations. 0ne anonymous source told the times newspaper that it was potentially catastrophic, saying, if the data has been deleted, police will not be able to connect evidence at crime scenes to the perpetrator. it's also reported that the deletion meant the processing of visa applications was suspended for two days as they were cross checked against the database. though the home office says it is operating as normal. the error has been attributed to a technical issue, and deliberate activity such as a cyber attack has been ruled out. but labour's shadow home secretary has described it as an extraordinarily serious

security breach that presents huge dangers for public safety. the home office says the technical issue has now been resolved and it is working at pace to assess its impact. charlotte wright, bbc news. the us president—electjoe biden has announced a $1.9 trillion spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and support the struggling american economy. speaking in delaware, mr biden called the vaccination programme "a dismal failure" and reiterated his pledge to deliver 100 millionjabs in his first 100 days of office. david willis reports from the united states. in the worst affected nation on earth, the coronavirus is having a devastating effect. hospitals are at breaking point as cases have spiralled to around 200,000 per day. food banks are inundated as the collapsing economy has caused many businesses to lay off their workers. joe biden promised to make combating the coronavirus his number one

priority, and less than a week to go until taking office, he's unveiled a plan aimed at containing the virus and getting the economy back on track. one that will cost this country nearly $2 trillion. we not only have an economic imperative to act now, i believe we have a moral obligation. in this pandemic, in america, we cannot let people go hungry. we cannot let people get evicted. we cannot let nurses, educators and others, lose theirjob when they so badly need them. we must act now and act decisively. a month after the first shots were administered here, america's vaccination programme is off to a sluggish start. mr biden is pledging billions of dollars to expand testing and vaccination efforts, and enable schools to reopen safely by the spring. he is also pledging larger sums

to help individuals worst affected by the crisis, all of it paid for with borrowed money. but necessary, he believes, in order to prevent the world's largest economy from further slipping into the abyss. all this, of course, at a time of deepening political unrest. packed close together and mostly mask free, last week's protests at the capitol building were not only another potential super spreader event, they also underlined the fact that many here still believe the virus is a hoax. forjoe biden, there is more than one kind of healing to be done. ironically, perhaps, the day that he is due to be sworn in, marks a rather grim anniversary, the anniversary of the first confirmed case of covid—19 in the united states. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. an original painting of tintin by his belgian creator herge has sold for a record amount at an online auction in paris.

the painting, which shows tintin and his dog snowy hiding from a red dragon in a large porcelainjar, sold for £2.8 million. it had originally been given as a gift to the son of herge�*s publisher. it isa it is a lovely picture. beautiful icture. it is a lovely picture. beautiful picture- are — it is a lovely picture. beautiful picture. are you _ it is a lovely picture. beautiful picture. are you a _ it is a lovely picture. beautiful picture. are you a tintin - it is a lovely picture. beautiful picture. are you a tintin fan? | it is a lovely picture. beautiful- picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, es. picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes- that's — picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes. that's have _ picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes. that's have a _ picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes. that's have a look _ picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes. that's have a look at - picture. are you a tintin fan? yes, yes. that's have a look at some i picture. are you a tintin fan? 133 yes. that's have a look at some snow now. heavy snow caused travel disruption in parts of england and scotland yesterday. this was the scene in halifax when conditions turned treacherous. 0nlookers filmed a double—decker bus skidding towards cars in the heavy snow. luckily no one was injured. but it looks pretty dramatic. it looked a bit scary, well done the bus driver for keeping control. but, for some of our viewers, it also brought a bit

of january joy to the week. helen from west yorkshire sent these pictures of her children in their homemade igloo. there must have been a lot of snow. and also getting the ice? that there must have been a lot of snow. and also getting the ice?— and also getting the ice? that is impressive _ and also getting the ice? that is impressive because _ and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an - and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo - and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo is l and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo is a j impressive because an igloo is a difficult thing to build. henge impressive because an igloo is a difficult thing to build.— difficult thing to build. have you tried before. _ difficult thing to build. have you tried before. ? _ difficult thing to build. have you tried before. ? how— difficult thing to build. have you tried before. ? how had - difficult thing to build. have you tried before. ? how had been i tried before. ? how had been involved before. _ tried before. ? how had been involved before. in _ tried before. ? how had been involved before. in this - tried before. ? how had been i involved before. in this country. yes. let involved before. in this country. yes- let me _ involved before. in this country. yes. let me tell— involved before. in this country. yes. let me tell the _ involved before. in this country. yes. let me tell the story! - involved before. in this country. | yes. let me tell the story! there was very heavy snowfall and ice, you have to create bricks with the ice and then build it round and the top is very difficult. some people suggest that i state the glaringly obvious that i'm just to tell an interesting anecdote and being mocked for it. i interesting anecdote and being mocked for it.— interesting anecdote and being mocked for it. ., , , , , mocked for it. i was put in my place to let charlie _ mocked for it. i was put in my place to let charlie speak, _ mocked for it. i was put in my place to let charlie speak, but _ mocked for it. i was put in my place to let charlie speak, but did - mocked for it. i was put in my place to let charlie speak, but did you - to let charlie speak, but did you know that igloos were made of blocks of ice? i know that igloos were made of blocks of ice? ., ., of ice? i did, i have made it myself- _ of ice? i did, i have made it myself. that _ of ice? i did, i have made it

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next weather system brings rain into northern ireland, western fringes of england and wales and as that hits the cold air, they could be more snow into scotland and northern england tomorrow morning. more details on half an hour. later this morning we'll get the official figures on how the economy did in november, the month that saw england go into its second lockdown. ben is on oxford street for us. it is chilly, i see you have your big gloves on! we are looking at the idea of potentially a double—dip recession, but how many would be surprised? good morning, absolutely right. we have talked about hospitality bearing the brunt of the restrictions, but is has also been tough on retailers. 0xford

restrictions, but is has also been tough on retailers. oxford street, i am here today. here on oxford street, it's normally europe's busiest high street — but barely anyone here. and that's expected to play out in the official gdp figures this morning. gdp isa gdp is a measure of how much we produce as in economy. the figure today tells us how the economy fared in november. november was when england went into a four—week lockdown to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. scotland also imposed tougher restrictions across large parts of the country. that took its toll on all sorts of businesses — especially hospitality and entertainment — and retail. the group representing retailers says 2020 was the worst on record. that has prompted many to worry that a double—dip recession could be on the way. because of those restrictions in november, but then there was a further tightening over

christmas, and then now at the start of this year, in the third national lockdown. concern about what it means for the wider economic picture. we are here, this is debenhams, theirflagship picture. we are here, this is debenhams, their flagship store on 0xford debenhams, their flagship store on oxford street. this is one of five stores which will not reopen at all. all the christmas stock and signage is still in the windows. down the road, the arcadia group which owns topshop, burtons, wallace, miss selfridge, that is in administration as well. questions over the future there. so if big retailers with deep pockets are finding it tough, what hope is there for smaller firms? we have spoken to one of those who have exposed what the restrictions mean for them. ~ , _, ~ ., for them. when the second lockdown started in november, _ for them. when the second lockdown started in november, i— for them. when the second lockdown started in november, i think- for them. when the second lockdown started in november, i think we - for them. when the second lockdown started in november, i think we all. started in november, i think we all knew that this was, or we thought it was the final little hurdle that we all wanted christmas, get through

the first weeks, we would quite optimistic at that time and we thought we could make something of the year. it is a scary times, we have got a government grant in the background to help us if we needed but we will have to pay it back, so we are trying so hard not to touch it. but who knows when this will end now, and that is a big problem. the perspective — now, and that is a big problem. the perspective they are from one smaller retailer, and what those restrictions really mean. it is worth saying a double—dip recession is further bad news for retailers, it sounds obvious but if we have less money in our pockets, we are less money in our pockets, we are less likely to come out and spend. that crucial christmas period that was missed by many retailers is a time when they normally try to recoup some of their losses, to get them through the leaner months of january, february and march. you can see how dark and empty europe's busiest shopping street is right

now. early this week we had a gloomy assessment from the chancellor rishi sunak telling us 700,000 people had lost theirjobs, he warned us it would get worse before it gets better as far as the economy is concerned and many are expecting many more job losses before things improve once again. just to say we will get the official gdp figures at 7am, they will tell us how the economy fared towards the end of last year and give us a sense of what could happen next. i will have those details here on breakfastjust after 7am. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily express reports a fall in the coronavirus infection rate, saying that "hopes are rising britain is on the way to winning the fight against covid—19". but the paper adds it is "critical" that people "stay vigilant". the daily mail has the same message reporting that the r rate is now below one in the majority of the country, according to scientists from the university of cambridge.

the paper says the figures, which are separate to the government's estimate, are "the strongest evidence yet that lockdown is working". the daily mirror leads on vaccines, focusing on the news that high street pharmacies have started giving out the jabs. the paper says nearly three million people have now had them. we were in a pharmacy yesterday having a look at that roll—out. and the times has a story about a technology blunder that has seen more than 150,000 fingerprint, dna and arrest history records accidentally deleted from police databases. let's have a look on the inside, what do you have? aha, let's have a look on the inside, what do you have?— let's have a look on the inside, what do you have? a lot of people are sharing _ what do you have? a lot of people are sharing their— what do you have? a lot of people are sharing their stories _ what do you have? a lot of people are sharing their stories about - are sharing their stories about lockdown, and sophie alex baxter has been doing kitchen discos. —— sophie ellis bexter, she did some in the first lockdown and they are very

popular and she's doing more. the article says she is not into yoga or meditating but to relax, she builds things. currently she is doing sequent art, don't know what that is. �* , . last sequent art, don't know what that is-_ last year. sequent art, don't know what that is-_ last year iti is. art with sequence. last year it was a beautiful _ is. art with sequence. last year it was a beautiful lego _ is. art with sequence. last year it was a beautiful lego set. -- - is. art with sequence. last year it was a beautiful lego set. -- art i was a beautiful lego set. —— art with sequins. she said she did a four—storey shopping precinct from tokyo as part of a building project. i don't mean this to be a pun, but it is constructive, building things. just for the mind. it has a start and an end in a sense of achievement. so many phrases we are getting used to now, wqfh —— wfh, when someone says that, it is working from home. so what is wfb?

working from brighton.— working from brighton. working from bed. not brighton, _ working from brighton. working from bed. not brighton, birmingham - working from brighton. working from bed. not brighton, birmingham or. bed. not brighton, birmingham or bath. a lot of us are working from bed. there is a piece, do you want to hear this, or not? i heard your igloo story. g0 to hear this, or not? i heard your igloo story-— igloo story. go on, how does it work? 9000 — igloo story. go on, how does it work? 9000 people _ igloo story. go on, how does it work? 9000 people have - igloo story. go on, how does it work? 9000 people have usedj igloo story. go on, how does it - work? 9000 people have used the hashta: work? 9000 people have used the hashtag working _ work? 9000 people have used the hashtag working from _ work? 9000 people have used the hashtag working from bed - work? 9000 people have used the hashtag working from bed on - hashtag working from bed on instagram, retailers say they have seen sales of laptop stands and wedge pillows rising. it is a bit of concern, because over lockdown, the number of britons who have suffered loss in sleep has risen from one in six, to one in four. advice in the telegraph this morning about how to make your bed good for work, and also changing the atmosphere, if you have been working from bed all day. that's the problem, it becomes a workplace, not sleep place. little ti s, workplace, not sleep place. little tips. change _ workplace, not sleep place. little tips. change the _ workplace, not sleep place. little tips, change the fragrance -

workplace, not sleep place. little tips, change the fragrance in - workplace, not sleep place. little tips, change the fragrance in the room, change the lighting. and where do you think you should put your laptop if you have been working from bed? �* , ., ., , , bed? after you have finished using it? in another _ bed? after you have finished using it? in another room. _ bed? after you have finished using it? in another room. yes, - bed? after you have finished using it? in another room. yes, in - bed? after you have finished using i it? in another room. yes, in another room in another _ it? in another room. yes, in another room in another box, _ it? in another room. yes, in another room in another box, out _ it? in another room. yes, in another room in another box, out of - it? in another room. yes, in another room in another box, out of the - it? in another room. yes, in another| room in another box, out of the way. people are not in huge houses, and they haven't got a home office, they have to compromise. so, yes, wfb. now we know. igloos are also made with ice blocks. the things we learn as we go through the day, it is a learning curve. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book, sawing a woman in half. now, magicians around the world are celebrating a century of the classic illusion. members of the magic circle are meeting online to demonstrate their versions of the trick as they mark magical history 100 years after it was first performed in finsbury park in london. 0ur correspondent david sillito reports. hello, everybody, my name is michaelj fitch, magician, and this is my wife, helen. it's not quite las vegas,

but for magician michaelj fitch and his wife and assistant, helen, a windy carport is at least a covid safe space to show off a magic show classic. cutting a woman in half. whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "oh, can you saw my wife in half?" 0r, "can you saw my husband in half?" for some reason, that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ok, so, here we go. now, i used to go do this to my sister, she is now my half—sister. 0k, check this out. so i take the blade, and i push the blade, there, right the way through the middle. there we go. now, it would only right for me to do this, and, now, my wife is twice the lady she used to be.

ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. michael and helen, and the 100th anniversary of a very famous illusion. sawing a woman in half. this is also a celebration of something else. a magical partnership. and this is the man who created it. pt selbit, carrying out his famous illusion in the 1930s. he didn'tjust invent the trick, he was one of the pioneers of the type of magic that relies on a female assistant. and this is paul daniels and debbie mcgee, re—enacting that original trick. but back in the 20s, not everyone was impressed. it was performed for the first time on stage without an audience to a bunch of agents and bookers, and nevil maskelyne, who was the owner of one of these, the owner of the very venue the illusion was performed in for the first time, dismissed it.

but the audience loved the illusion and pt selbit, real name percy tibbles, also created pincushion girl, stretching a woman, indestructible girl. it was clear that the female assistant was the key attraction and a big part of the magic. would i be right in saying that a lot of the work is going on inside the box? of course, yeah, all the hard work goes on inside the box. michaeljust has to stand there and put some blades in, put some knives in. what?! he gets the easy part. yeah, definitely. no, that's not true! it's magic, its magic, and it's all me, its magic. so is this another example of men of men doing all the talking, claiming all the glory, while the woman... well, it's the way, isn't it? always the way, it's always women who do the hard work, yeah. a hundred years on, it is a magical land mark, and perhaps also a good moment to think about who is actually doing the magic. david sillito, bbc news, colchester.

0ne one of the original tricks. yeah, as the said, one of the original tricks. yeah, as they said. it _ one of the original tricks. yeah, as they said. it is _ one of the original tricks. yeah, as they said, it is what _ one of the original tricks. yeah, as they said, it is what people - one of the original tricks. yeah, as they said, it is what people refer. they said, it is what people refer to all the time. they will still not tell you how it's done.— tell you how it's done. that's the deal time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. residents living in a block of flats in east london, who complained about having a covid test centre placed on their estate, say they're relieved it's now been moved. people living at sandford court in stamford hill repeatedly raised concerns about the site. hackney council said it was trying to bring down the high local infection rates but has now moved it to a nearby bus garage. it's quite a relief. we feel like we can breathe. we have our estate back, our communal areas back. it happened really fast. i don't think the people here expected it to happen so fast. it almost feels like a bit of a bad dream. we have woken up, we look out

of our windows, it has gone. a new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in north west london, as the number of people dying from covid in the capital continues to grow. the site — near breakspear crematorium in ruislip — is the latest of a number of temporary mortuaries set up across the country. more than 10,500 people have died in london since the start of the pandemic. redbridge council has become one of the first local authorities in england to introduce a test and vaccination programme for rough sleepers. the council's public health team is working with westminster drug project, providing swab testing, and using spare vaccination slots at ilford town hall and some medical centres. london is lagging behind the rest of the country for job vacancies as businesses in the capital continue to struggle, according to the recruitment and employment confederation. although the number ofjob adverts across the country was up 10% compared to last year, london was the only major region

which saw a year—on—year drop injob adverts. let's take a look at the travel situation now. all looking good so far on the tube, other than the waterloo and city line closure, of course. 0n the roads though — in kings cross — acton street is closed. there's been a building fire there. and remember the rotherhithe tunnel is still closed for repairs. time for the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a cold start but a dry start this morning. the met office has a yellow warning in place for ice. after yesterday's rain and the temperature overnight in one or two spots just below zero, we could see some slippery surfaces this morning. any low cloud will lift and we will see sunny spells developing. it is going to be a dry day today. the temperature cold — between 3 and 5 celsius. a cold night to come as well.

under clear skies, the temperature drops in the early hours as the next front starts to move in from the west. with that we are going to see the cloud and rain eventually arriving. that rain is running into cold air. minus two the minimum tonight. as that hits the cold air, it could turn to snow first thing on saturday morning. we could see a couple of centimetres to start the day but you will notice the cold air moves away quite quickly. the milder air moves in, so the snow will turn back to rain. a drier, brighter day for sunday and temperatures still staying fairly chilly. i'm back in half an hour. do take a look at our website for more now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning... as a travel ban from brazil and portugal comes into force, we'll discuss the potential impact of the new variant from brazil. we'll be getting the latest tips on how to cope during these tough times.

today we're speaking to mr motivator and we'll be talking about the latest episode of david attenborough's �*a perfect planet,�* as we find out how weather has helped shape earth's wildlife. let's get a summary of today's main stories. a ban on travellers from south america coming to the uk has just into come force. the measure has been introduced because of fears about a new variant of coronavirus that has been identified in brazil. scientists say it is highly infectious, but there is no evidence it is more deadly. the ban will also affect portugal and cape verde because of their strong links to brazil. a group of celebrity chefs and campaigners — including marcus rashford — havejoined charities in calling for the government to review the policy on free school meals across the uk. in a letter to the prime minister, they call for a strategy to help end food poverty among children. number ten say borisjohnson will reply soon and the government is committed to making sure no child goes hungry

as a result of the pandemic. at least seven people have been killed by a powerful earthquake which rocked the indonesian island of sulawesi. the magnitude 6.2 quake flattened buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people in the rubble of a collapsed hospital, where more than a dozen patients and staff are reported to be trapped. the us president—elect joe biden has announced a 1.9 trillion dollar spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and support the struggling american economy. speaking in delaware, mr biden called the vaccination programme "a dismal failure" and reiterated his pledge to deliver 100 millionjabs in his first 100 days of office. he has also promised an extension of unemployment benefits to millions of americans. those are the main stories. let's go

back to one of the numbers stories. we have been looking very closely at vaccinations and the numbers that had been done. nearly three million covid vaccines have now been delivered to the most vulnerable people in the uk. but what are the challenges for doctors on the ground? let's speak to gp dr william bird. good morning. are you well? i am very well. — good morning. are you well? i am very well, thank— good morning. are you well? i am very well, thank you. _ good morning. are you well? i am very well, thank you. how - good morning. are you well? i am very well, thank you. how has - good morning. are you well? i am very well, thank you. how has it i very well, thank you. how has it been going _ very well, thank you. how has it been going with _ very well, thank you. how has it been going with the _ very well, thank you. how has it been going with the vaccine - very well, thank you. how has it - been going with the vaccine roll-out been going with the vaccine roll—out where you are? i been going with the vaccine roll-out where you are?— where you are? i have always been really optimistic. _ where you are? i have always been really optimistic. gps _ where you are? i have always been really optimistic. gps are - where you are? i have always been really optimistic. gps are the - where you are? i have always been really optimistic. gps are the best| really optimistic. gps are the best at providing vaccines. we do it every year. everything we have been dealing in primary care is going well, we are waiting for vaccines to come. we have the staff, the ability to do it, flexibility. we know the patients. in practice is around us, 90% of all those over 80 will have been sorted out by the end of this week. all the care homes in this

area have been sorted out and we will be working next on those over 75. real progress. it is all about waiting for vaccines to arrive. the staff are bad. usually with the flu vaccine, the practice orders vaccines themselves and it comes directly to the practice. here we are waiting for vaccines to be delivered and that is the limiting factor. the practice is there, it is waiting for vaccines to arrive. [30 waiting for vaccines to arrive. do ou waiting for vaccines to arrive. do you have people waiting for appointments, if you do not have vaccines available?— appointments, if you do not have vaccines available? often you do not know it will — vaccines available? often you do not know it will arrive _ vaccines available? often you do not know it will arrive until _ vaccines available? often you do not know it will arrive until a _ vaccines available? often you do not know it will arrive until a day - know it will arrive until a day before all two days before. perhaps it is late and you have to postpone. it is a just—in—time process. we have staff who can do that. it is slightly harder to forecast a week ahead when you are not quite sure whether the vaccines will be there. i think that is going to be a

problem, as there will always be limited supply coming through the whole time ofjust making sure we have the patient�*s right. 0bviously have the patient�*s right. obviously it is upsetting if we had to cancel. it does not happen very often. you can come on board, get down to the surgery and we can get the vaccine into you. surgery and we can get the vaccine into ou. ., ., ., into you. you will have heard re orts into you. you will have heard reports about _ into you. you will have heard reports about pressure - into you. you will have heard reports about pressure on i into you. you will have heard | reports about pressure on the into you. you will have heard - reports about pressure on the nhs and because of the cold weather as well, this is the point where we are really concerned about the impact of covid. also it is flu season as well. how does that affect treatment and gp visits?— and gp visits? nothing. flu has been almost invisible _ and gp visits? nothing. flu has been almost invisible this _ and gp visits? nothing. flu has been almost invisible this year. _ and gp visits? nothing. flu has been almost invisible this year. there - almost invisible this year. there was a worry whether flu and covid will come together. the number of flu cases are incredibly low compared with what we would normally expect. part of that is due to

social distancing and partly because of a very successful vaccination roll—out for that they were more concerned in october, mixing the two. one thing we were slightly worried about is the weather. it is going to get much colder, it is cold already. we saw on the forecastjust now, snow in the morning. if you are going down for a vaccination and your old, struggling a bit, we do not want you to fall. hold on to someone or be with someone or postpone it until the weather is better. we are really bad in this country are keeping warm. 0ld better. we are really bad in this country are keeping warm. old people tend to leave heating off to save money and people go outside, waiting in a shop, particularly if you are waiting in a queue without the proper hats and gloves and scarf like they do in europe and people feel cold stop you a much more prone of getting an infection. i used to work at the met office a long time

ago and we did some studies. but every degree the temperature drops, there was an increase in chest infections. that is something i would be much more worried about than flu. �* ., , .,, than flu. another thing people will be readin: than flu. another thing people will be reading today _ than flu. another thing people will be reading today and _ than flu. another thing people will be reading today and hearing - than flu. another thing people will| be reading today and hearing today is about cancelled operations and operations being delayed, certain types of operations. what is your advice to people who may have something scheduled but are concerned they may not be getting this treatment? that concerned they may not be getting this treatment?— this treatment? that really is difficult, this treatment? that really is difficult. it — this treatment? that really is difficult, it will— this treatment? that really is difficult, it will be _ this treatment? that really is difficult, it will be very - this treatment? that really is. difficult, it will be very patchy. some hospitals will be able to continue with operations as planned, others are less fortunate, more difficult to do that. really quite serious operations, operations people have been waiting for for a long time, which will have a really significant effect on people. they

had been cancelled. this will pass. the nhs does catch up. when we had the first lockdown permit millions of scans were cancelled or postponed but they were pretty much caught up ljy but they were pretty much caught up by the time we got to october. the same will happen here. as a patient you are an individual and you will not be forgotten. if your operation is cancelled, it will be postponed for a little bit longer, or transferred to another hospital if time is very important. you will be looked after. the time is very important. you will be looked after-— looked after. the figure that shocked me _ looked after. the figure that shocked me this _ looked after. the figure that shocked me this morning i looked after. the figure that i shocked me this morning when i looked after. the figure that - shocked me this morning when i was going through the data and the numbers is more than 192,000 people, this is the latest data published by nhs england, more than 192,000 people have waited more than one yearfor people have waited more than one year for their surgery. people have waited more than one yearfortheirsurgery. in people have waited more than one yearfor their surgery. in february last year, that figure was just at

1600, it is a massive difference. it has been mounting up. you can get catch up. there will be a huge effort. when we see it starting to fade away back in march, april, there will be a really big effort to try and catch up. we can catch up on the nhs. resources will have to be put there. it is shocking. a lot of patients are waiting. people understand each person will be looked after properly. the only thing i would like to say, for hospitals like here at the royal berkshire hospital, they are still doing business as usual. please turn up doing business as usual. please turn up for appointments if you are being prepped for operation or having a scan. patients are still slightly worried about going into hospital. let's keep slots open by people coming along. let's get over this,

get your vaccination done. i have got mine done. i feel great. get your vaccination done. i have got mine done. ifeel great. let's wait till april when hopefully we will be able to get back into much of the left production. we will be able to get back into much of the left production.— will be able to get back into much of the left production. we began by talkin: of the left production. we began by talking about _ of the left production. we began by talking about optimism. _ of the left production. we began by talking about optimism. i _ of the left production. we began by talking about optimism. i am i of the left production. we began by talking about optimism. i am glad i talking about optimism. i am glad you are feeling good, as well. at ten past seven we are going to speak to the president of the british transportation society. he will be talking about how the nhs will make up talking about how the nhs will make up the numbers. now let's get the sport with mike. we were seeing pictures of the snow and really cold conditions. if you want to escape, sport is offering an avenue. it was raining this morning. reining in sri lankan. ithought avenue. it was raining this morning. reining in sri lankan. i thought i might have to come up with a magic trick or two to keep you entertained. in the last hour, they

had been playing. england were well on top going into the second day of the opening test in sri lanka — just eight runs behind after a superb performance from the bowlers and a half—century from captainjoe root. but he had lost his batting partner jonny bairstow this morning. but root is still there, now on 82. -- 88. and he's beenjoined by dan lawrence, who's making his international debut — he almost hit a boundary here. but for some energetic sri lanka fielding, it reached the boundary. england have a healthy lead. english football have reminded players that they shouldn't hug, high five or shake hands to celebrate a goal. the fa, efl, premier league, and women's super league, released a joint statement saying everyone involved, needs to set an example. and that the game is only allowed to carry on by

following the national rules, as well as football's own strict protocols. but some managers have sympathy for their players. the players are good lads. they don't want to do the wrong thing. they've been asked to do theirjob through this very tough time and they're doing it. when they're on the pitch, and if they score a goal, we'll try and adapt slightly, as well as we can. ideally in a perfect world, we'd walk back to the halfway line and start again. with football, it might not be the case. i don't think you can hold players hugely to account unless there is clear flouting of those rules but that's certainly not an easy line to draw in game in football. no danger of seeing how any player celebrated in the match last night. it was awful, the goalless draw against crystal palace. the visitors came closest with this header — brilliantly saved by arsenal keeper bernd leno. but that was about the best of it and palace boss roy hodgson was the happier manager at the final whistle. the arsenal women's manager says the three players who travelled to dubai over christmas have apologised. london was under tier 4 restrictions at the time,

and one player tested positive on their return, leading to the postponement of their last match. for me it is all about actions now. it's all about making sure these players understand under these situations and these circumstances that they are all role models, they are people in the public eye and we won't able to tolerate these sort of decisions. andy murray has some major obstacles to overcome, if he's to make it to the australian open, which starts in just over three weeks' time. he's in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus and he'll need to produce a negative test before he's allowed to travel to melbourne. but the event organisers laid on 15 charter flights to get people there in time for a two—week quarantine period, so murray will need special permission to arrive independently. now i can take you to some escapism.

a desert of saudi arabia. nearly 3,000 miles of endless sand dunes on a motorbike. it's the last day of the annual rally in which saddle soreness is the least of your worries. and a british rider sam sunderland won the penultimate stage. and he'sjumped up to second overall in the bikes race and is just a few minutes off the leader. stunning images. imagine aftera couple of thousand miles in the sand dunes. there is the risk all the time of being stuck in the sand. sam had to stop yesterday and helped another rider. it is life and death if you get stuck in the desert. he was given the time back. one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic is care homes, where it has had a heartbreaking impact on residents and their loved ones. for them, vaccination can't come soon enough. we've been hearing from residents — and staff — about what it means

to finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. people think at my age, i'm too old, it's wasted. but i don't think it is because i don't feel old. i have a nice man friend, we hold hands occasionally when we're both feeling miserable. my name isjoan wilson and i'm now 94 years old. hello. my name is lilia higginson, i am the care home lead of kepplegate care home. it's our vaccination day today. come and meet our family. i'm very emotional. at the same time delightful when we heard they were coming into our care home for a vaccine

for our 15 residents. i feel happy that i've had it. it's notjust to protect me, it's protecting other people. if you can imagine losing a grandparent and then losing 16 grandparents in the space of a week to ten days, it is absolutely devastating. hi, i'm andrea. i am the registered manager at oak springs care home in liverpool. now i'm happy to say that we have been covid free for several months now. all our residents have been vaccinated, all our staff have been vaccinated. i felt very honoured, really. i'll be able to see my. grandson who i haven't seen for nine months. i did feel very privileged getting the vaccine.

hi, i'm gail howard. i'm the resident manager of lakeside care home in standish. it's like the light at the end of the tunnel really. we've all been desperate for this time to come. it's just a really good feel, a good vibe in the home. upsy daisy. i'm marion. this is my best friend winnie. we've known each other since we were 14. - we used to go to the cinema and dance at the weekend. i that's it. i didn't feel a thing, did you? just felt a prick. did you really? yeah. oh, yeah, i did. i didn't feel a thing but winnie did. i a kiss and a cuddle? i'm not one for kisses and cuddles. there is light at the end of the tunnel but we are going to get through it. we're just nearly there. at last this says we can beat that virus. we're getting, like, - armour to fight this virus. goodbye, everybody.

how many of us have fallen for marion and winnie? i love how winnie says, i am marion and winnie? i love how winnie says, iam not marion and winnie? i love how winnie says, i am not one for kissing and hugging. fantastic people who work in the care home. one said starting the vaccine programme is both emotional and delightful. that work is ongoing, of course. they have been very hard hit. you can see just what it means to them. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we were talking igloos earlier. you have raised that and you have got a dalek. you need snow and ice, apparently. taken by a weather watcher in barnsley. they worked

well yesterday. notjust watcher in barnsley. they worked well yesterday. not just snow. watcher in barnsley. they worked well yesterday. notjust snow. for some of you, lots of rain. i had to draw attention to the fact that are 46 flood warnings in force in parts of england. the rain has eased. it is damp with snow, and so an icy start. in the north of england we saw the heaviest of the snow yesterday. well below freezing across all of the north of england. away from that, temperatures hovering around freezing, so ice anywhere. fog across parts of the midlands. some sunshine breaking through. a few showers in the indian part of kent. 0ne through. a few showers in the indian part of kent. one or two in 0rkney and shetland. most of you will see some sunshine. in the north—east of england we could see temperatures struggling to get a bad freezing.

the breeze will pick up in the west later. —— above freezing. more rain across northern ireland, western parts of scotland, into wales and the west of england. as it hits cold air, the higher ground of scotland and northern england once again could see a covering. 0ver and northern england once again could see a covering. over the pennines and scottish hills, there could be 20 centimetres. there is the weather system as it goes across the weather system as it goes across the country on saturday, only slowly. it will gradually turn back to rain for many. there could be sleet and snow through the east midlands, east anglia and part of the south and east. not too much of a covering that it should remain grey and damp. a few showers around in the west. another cold feeling today but not as cold as it has

been. as high pressure builds into sunday, optimistic in the way of dry and bright weather. it will be a frosty start to sunday and turning milder for all as we head frosty start to sunday and turning milderfor all as we head into next week. thank you for all your work. thank you. as we spend more time at home during lockdown, many of us have turned to a good book to keep us going. but have your favourite reads got the royal seal of approval? the duchess of cornwall is starting her own book club to help bring people together, with her first four favourites now up on instagram. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. hello, and welcome to my reading room. the duchess of cornwall, becoming the richard and judy of royalty, by launching her own book club. to me, reading is a great adventure. i have loved it since i was very small, and i'd love everybody else to enjoy it as much as i do. herfirst four picks have been announced today, and on the list is the architect's apprentice

by the turkish writer, elif shafak. istanbul is a city of easy forgettings, things are written in water overthere, except the works of my master, which are written in stone. and she is thrilled to have been chosen. i felt honoured, and i think it's very meaningful that it's happening at a time when we are all going through tunnels of anxiety and uncertainty across the world with the pandemic, with the lockdown. and all the repercussions. i think this is a moment across the world when we need books all the more, when we need the art of storytelling and especially empathy. and during the pandemic, book clubs have been a real source of comfort to many by going online. but the books keep us going, really, don't they? meet the luton wine and dine book club. this is what they've been reading lately. matt haig's the midnight library, the book we're going to be reviewing next week. a very life—affirming story. richard 0sman's one, yeah, i really enjoyed it. i seem to have gone through a bit

of a phase of doing murder stories. shades of grey by - the authorjasper fforde. so it's sort of post—apocalyptic sci—fi but with a monty - python sense of humour. so what advice do you have for the duchess of cornwall in running a book club? the book club is its members, so be democratic, that's how we run our book club. put a book out in a pandemic, they said, it'll be fine. the author nikesh shukla's new memoir, brown baby, is published next month. he believes book shops will still be shut when it comes out, but he totally understands the rise of reading in lockdown. a book can be a mirror and you can see yourself in it and that can be an empowering thing, especially in times of uncertainty. but at the same time, a book can be a window, which can take us to different places, different lives, different cities, you know, different planets, different times.

and it's notjust adults who have been helped. i miss my friends. reading is a way to forget that. it is estimated that almost 40% of children are reading more than normal. oh, look! and there, and here. that's where we live. that is certainly true in the case of the murphy family. it could possibly be quite an isolating, scary time for the children at the moment. mum, no talking! you can talk too, you can talk with me, yeah? but i think even though they are apart from their friends in school, they've got books that are familiar and that they love and characters they love, and they can escape into different worlds, and still be learning. at that point, lawrence, who's two, wanted to demonstrate his love of reading. 0h, lawrence has gone and got a book! he's pretending to read it. so what is that? i think it might be

the inside of an after eight box. probably not destined to make the duchess of cornwall�*s next reading list! colin paterson, bbc news. he wanted to show us a picture, didn't he? you can feel kids wanting to take over, can't you? i imagine lots of people have bought books which are on the side, intending to read them but they have not got round to it yet. let us know if that is you. have you been seeking solace in a good book during lockdown? what's been your go—to read? e—mail us at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk, or get in touch on facebook or twitter. at 7:30am, we will be speaking to grant shapps. you will be aware of the travel restrictions. nobody can

travel for leisure at the moment. portugal is now affected by the complete travel ban which came in at four o'clock this morning. if you have family members or any questioning around the testing that will come in on monday, do let us know and we will try to put some of those thoughts to him. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. residents living in a block of flats in east london, who complained about having a covid test centre placed on their estate, say they're relieved it's now been moved. people living at sandford court in stamford hill repeatedly raised concerns about the site. hackney council said it was trying to bring down the high local infection rates but has now moved it to a nearby bus garage. it's quite a relief. we feel like we can breathe. we have our estate back, our communal areas back. it happened really fast. i don't think the people

here expected it to happen so fast. it almost feels like a bit of a bad dream. we have woken up, we look out of our windows, it has gone. a new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in north west london as the number of people dying from covid in the capital continues to grow. the site near breakspear crematorium in ruislip is the latest of a number of temporary mortuaries set up across the country. more than 10,500 people have died in london since the start of the pandemic. redbridge council has become one of the first local authorities in england to introduce a test and vaccination programme for rough sleepers. the council's public health team is working with westminster drug project providing swab testing and using spare vaccination slots at ilford town hall and some medical centres. london is lagging behind the rest of the country for job vacancies as businesses in the capital continue to struggle according to the recruitment and employment confederation.

although the number ofjob adverts across the country was up 10% compared to last year, london was the only major region which saw a year—on—year drop. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line has minor delays anti clockwise, it's because some trains have been cancelled this morning apparently. there's been an accident on the m1, one lane is blocked atjunction 10 for luton. and remember the rotherhithe tunnel is still closed for repairs. and lambeth bridge is closed eastbound for works too. time for the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a cold start but a dry start this morning. the met office has a yellow warning in place for ice. after yesterday's rain and the temperature overnight in one or two spots just below zero, we could see some slippery surfaces this morning. any low cloud will lift and we will see sunny spells developing. it is going to be a dry day today. the temperature cold — between 3 and 5 celsius.

a cold night to come as well. under clear skies, the temperature drops in the early hours as the next front starts to move in from the west. with that we are going to see the cloud and rain eventually arriving. that rain is running into cold air. minus two the minimum tonight. as that hits the cold air, it could turn to snow first thing on saturday morning. we could see a couple of centimetres to start the day but you will notice the cold air moves away quite quickly. the milder air moves in, so the snow will turn back to rain. a drier, brighter day for sunday and temperatures still staying fairly chilly.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. a ban on travellers to the uk from south america and portugal has come into force because of fears of a new variant of coronavirus. good morning. is there a double dip recession on the way? we will get the latest official figures that show the uk economy performance in november during the second national lockdown in england. celebrities including footballer marcus rashford join campaigners to call for an urgent review of the government's free school meals policy. they were football rivals, now sir kenny dalglish and sir alex ferguson are teaming up

to raise money for dementia research. here we go, let's go! and are you struggling to keep active during lockdown? we'll have some top tips from mister motivator. a top atop tip a top tip from me this morning is to take it easy on the pavement, —10 in some parts of northern england. there could be some more snow to come tonight, full forecast coming up. it's friday, the 15th ofjanuary. our top story. a ban on travellers from south america coming to the uk has just into come force. the measure has been introduced because of fears about a new variant of coronavirus that has been identified in brazil. the ban will also affect portugal and cape verde because of their strong links to the country. our business correspondent theo leggett has this report. in a huge graveyard near sao paulo, the latest victims of the covid pandemic are being buried.

the virus has swept through brazil, leaving more than 200,000 dead. now a new variant has emerged which it's feared could prove significantly more infectious than the original version. the british government wants to prevent it arriving here, and so it's announced a new wave of travel restrictions. from this morning, travellers from 13 south american countries, including brazil, argentina and chile will be banned from entering the uk. the ban also applies to portugal, which has strong travel links with brazil, as well as the islands of the azores. but lorry drivers from portugal will be allowed in. the islands of cape verde, off the coast of west africa, are included in the ban as well. the new restrictions do not apply to british citizens or residents. there aren't that many flights going on. brits will still need to repatriate so it's not that nobody would be able to come in up until now, but of course everybody that has come here will have had to by law quarantine themselves for ten days.

we don't want to trip up at this late stage, we're so close now that we want to make sure we do absolutely everything possible to give us the best chance of beating this virus which is why it's so important that we do act quickly on these things. for the embattled travel industry, its yet another blow, although with relatively few flights currently coming into the uk, it will make little difference in practice. a similar ban already applies to flights from southern africa, which is also home to a worrying new variant of the virus. meanwhile, as of monday, all passengers boarding planes, trains or boats to england will have to provide evidence of a negative covid test. the new rule had been due to come into force today, but was delayed to give passengers more time to prepare. a similar measure has however already come into force in scotland. anyone who fails to produce a test result will face a fine of £500. covid vaccines are holding out the prospect that one day, the pandemic could come to an end, but in the meantime,

covid restrictions are becoming tighter than ever. theo leggett, bbc news. and we'll be speaking to the transport secretary, grant shapps, at 7.30am. within the past few minutes, it's been confirmed the uk economy slipped back into decline in november, the month england went into its second lockdown. non—essential retailers were forced to shut their doors which had a big impact on the whole economic picture. ben's at an empty oxford street in london for us this morning. i suppose in a way the backdrop you have their tells a tale in itself but now we have got the statistics. yeah, absolutely. the reason that we are here in oxford street, normally europe's busiest shopping street, and this place, like i streaked up and this place, like i streaked up and down the country, bearing the brunt of restrictions once again —— like high streets up and down the

country. we talked about retailers, unless you are defined as essential you cannot open. that has proved to be a huge drag on economic growth. the latest figures to tell us how the economy fared in november, the economy shrunk by 2.6% as businesses were forced to close in england. there were also restrictions in wales and scotland as well. this is looking back, it tells us what has happened already for the month of november, when those essential retailers and hospitality was closed. it says the economy is now nearly 8% smaller than it was before all this began, so there is still a lot of work for the economy to do to try and win back some of that ground that it try and win back some of that ground thatitis try and win back some of that ground that it is lost. a lot of talk right now is of a so—called double—dip recession. that is the idea that the uk, which was in recession earlier this year after the first lockdown, there was a brief period of growth during the summer when thing 5

bounced back and we could go out and eat and shop. there is an expectation that things will fall again, there was a tightening of restrictions in november and christmas and now the third national lockdown starts to take its toll. a double—dip recession looking likely as we are told this morning that the economy shrank by 2.6% in november. we will get the official figures for the last quarter of the year, the three months at the end of last year, next month and they will give us a clearer indication. the latest figures show us that the economy shrank once again. not wholly unexpected but further evidence that the economy is struggling to make up lost ground. thank you very much. celebrity chefs, charities and campaigners, including the footballer marcus rashford, have called for an urgent review of the free school meals policy in the uk. in a letter to the prime minister, they call for a strategy to help end food poverty among children.

0ur political correspondent iain watsonjoins us now from westminster. there is a lot being said about this campaign. of course, most recently there was that image of the stuff that was in the hamper, how inadequate it was. what is happening now? . �* , inadequate it was. what is happening now? ., �* , , ., , now? that's right. if you remember my ministers _ now? that's right. if you remember my ministers questions _ now? that's right. if you remember my ministers questions this - now? that's right. if you remember my ministers questions this week, | my ministers questions this week, borisjohnson heaped praise on marcus rashford, the footballer and campaigner, for holding him to account. he has been held to account all over again so presumably more praise will be forthcoming pretty soon. in this letter from celebrity chefs including jamie oliver, also charities, anti—poverty campaigners have signed the letter to the prime minister, they say, look, thank you very much for sorting out the food parcels, it was very clear that there was an inadequate supply of food as they saw it, provided by some companies. now they say, could you take a step back and look at the

whole issue of free school meals? they want to see before the summer a review notjust in england the into school meal provision, whether some low income family should be eligible, what the provision should be in school holidays and the bigger question, how to remove any stigma attached to free school meals. it's attached to free school meals. it's a much bigger agenda than simply looking at how many carrots should be in somebody�*s lunch box. it is putting more pressure on the prime minister to respond, he has said that no child will go hungry as a result of the pandemic but i think this shows that some of the political consequences of dealing with that pandemic, well beyond the health service, have come to light, and they are raising questions about the wider issues facing society. thank you very much. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we saw, we have seen some accidents out on the roads because they are very icy at the moment. people need to be careful today in particular.

completely, even if you did not see snow yesterday, there are some damp conditions from italy and that has iced over, temperatures below freezing in many areas. —— there are conditions from yesterday. —10 in north yorkshire and not far behind that in other parts of the north, it will take awhile to warm up. just about anywhere could have an icy start, some fog to go into the mix in parts of the midland could linger through parts of the day. many of us are seeing some drier and brighter weather than yesterday, better chance of some sunshine, some in east kent will have some showers and in the shetlands. it will be cold, some places struggling to get above freezing. mild in the west later on because a strengthening breeze is coming across ireland ahead of the next weather system. it is dry today, tonight it will turn wet across ireland, west of scotland,

wales and northern england and it is hitting the cold air so it will create snow once again, particularly over the hills. rain in lower levels. icy conditions into tomorrow morning. that's no could even be seen as far —— that snow could even be seen in east anglia and the south—east, a light dusting tomorrow morning. brightening up tomorrow with a story of sunshine and showers, temperatures a bit higher than today. at least there is some sunshine coming up. thank you, matt. the record number of patients waiting for hospital treatment in england shows the "calamitous" impact of covid—19 on the nhs. that's according to the royal college of surgeons. but as the health services battle with a huge number of coronavirus cases, there are millions of people on waiting lists for other treatment. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been speaking to some of those who face an agonising wait. the pressure has never been greater. imight die. if i don't get a transplant, there

is every chance that i will die. nhs waiting lists for routine operations have just hit a record high. i built myself up, psyched myself up for the operation twice, and then it has fell through the last minute. i watch the news everyday and see these skyrocketing figures, - and ijust sit and think, _ i have no idea when i'm going to get the treatment i need. and doctors are warning the surge in covid cases has left hospitals in crisis. claire was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy just before the pandemic hit the uk. she was due to get follow—up surgery to remove her ovaries on january 7th. and all of a sudden, just the night before, just rang and said, i'm really sorry, but because of the covid cases, we can't go ahead with your surgery. and you know that they just want to do theirjob.

they want to be able to help everybody. but they are just so overrun with covid cases, that everybody else is getting left behind. i have sat and cried. i sobbed. claire, how did your kids take it when you told them that the operation was cancelled? suddenly, there was light at the end of the tunnel and now it has all gone black. and i just can't sort of say to the kids, in a few weeks, mum will be ok and we can start to build our lives back up. i just can't say that at the moment. we're just all in limbo. just before christmas, a mass was found in florence's abdomen. she was referred for emergency surgery. she was an urgent red flag cancer case, yeah. and again, nhs guidance refers to the fact that red flag operations are operations where it is essential that you operate within 28 days of when the decision to operate is taken. so it is now outside the 28 days,

so now we are really concerned if there is going to be a detrimental effect to her not having her operation as quick as we have planned. she didn't want to do this interview today, did she, because she's just so upset about everything. she is, yes. she's putting on a brave face and i can see she's putting on a brave face. but it is scary times. my mother and people like her, and other people are coming forward, routine operations, even, not necessarily life—threatening operations, are collateral damage to what was happening over christmas and things. and it isjust scary. the crisis is real. london's king's college hospital has just suspended priority two treatments which need to be done within 28 days. birmingham's major hospital trust has just suspended most liver transplants. and transplant lists have been suspended at other hospitals throughout the pandemic. and this has happened to you not once but twice? this has now happened twice

and it is absolutely devastating. lara is waiting for kidney and pancreas transplant. it's really difficult to maintain positivity, motivation, to just keep going, when there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. i just feel really lost. every delay is devastating. shona is waiting for a liver transplant in birmingham. it's just one of those things where it's in your head constantly that the cancer might take over, it might spread. it just feels like we're going round in circles. because obviously this happened in the first wave, and we got through that but the last thing i expected was to have to go through it again and be told, it's starting again. so, due to have the prostate removed which is called a... radical prostatectomy. glynn's operation been cancelled not once, but twice. but my biggest fear is how many times can it get cancelled?

or, you know, how long it is going to go on for? so you are fundraising now, just to try and get this done privately? we are just overwhelmed by people's generosity. l although there may still be a little bit of a wait, - it will be done a lot quicker than it would on the nhs. i it's just such a shame - that they are in that position, isn't it, and they're having to stop it all for everybody. _ five lives affected by the virus. five people who urge everyone to follow the rules and stop the spread. some people are just worried about their holidays, and i would love to be one of those people that was just worried about my holidays. i would love that to be my main problem. but unfortunately, my main problem is that i might die without a transplant. because it has been delayed due to the pandemic. let's focus in for a moment on the situation with transplants

particularly. professor stephen wigmore is the president of the british transplantation society and a transplant surgeon. hejoins us now. professor, good morning. it is worth saying, we were just hearing from, and our thanks to those people who contributed to that film, lara and shona were people hoping for transplants, and their operations have been cancelled. it is a deeply harrowing and life—threatening situation. harrowing and life-threatening situation. , , ., ~ situation. yes, definitely. thank ou for situation. yes, definitely. thank you for shedding _ situation. yes, definitely. thank you for shedding some - situation. yes, definitely. thank you for shedding some light i situation. yes, definitely. thank you for shedding some light on | situation. yes, definitely. thank. you for shedding some light on this issue. we are acutely aware of the frustration and the fear of patients who are on waiting lists, and worried that they won't get their transplants, or other operation, done. ~ ., , transplants, or other operation, done. ., done. what can you tell us about the bi icture done. what can you tell us about the big picture in — done. what can you tell us about the big picture in terms _ done. what can you tell us about the big picture in terms of, _ done. what can you tell us about the big picture in terms of, how many i done. what can you tell us about the big picture in terms of, how many of| big picture in terms of, how many of those operations that would otherwise be happening, are happening?— otherwise be happening, are haueninu? , ., happening? so, it is easy to be a

little bit overwhelmed _ happening? so, it is easy to be a little bit overwhelmed during i happening? so, it is easy to be a| little bit overwhelmed during this pandemic and think that everywhere is closed and nothing is happening, but that's not actually the case. if you look across the uk as a whole, all the children's transplant centres are open, all heart and lung transplant centres are currently open. there are three liver centres that are at reduced capacity and one which is closed. but the others are all working. we have 23 kidney transplant unit in the country, 16 of these are operating. and seven are currently caused. so there is quite a lot of activity. and if you look back at the last year, in spite of the devastation of the first wave of the devastation of the first wave of the devastation of the first wave of the pandemic, we were still able to undertake more than 3100 kidney transplants last year which is about 80% of normal capacity. so there is a lot of work going on through the

nhs transplant, bts membership, and all across the country, to coordinate and try and get these really precious operations done. so when we hear stories like laura and shona, when we hear those, clearly in amongst the mixed of the percentages, it is still able to happen, but in that mix there are individuals who will not get the transplant when they are expecting to. that is going to happen. do you think that situation... we know the pressures on the nhs are growing more widely literally every day, we think the peak is yet to come, is it inevitable that the transplant will face more robins? i inevitable that the transplant will face more robins?— face more robins? i think it is inevitable. _ face more robins? i think it is inevitable. in _ face more robins? i think it is inevitable. in the _ face more robins? i think it is inevitable. in the first - face more robins? i think it is inevitable. in the first wave, l inevitable. in the first wave, regions of the country experienced different pressures at different times, so what we have done is try and set up a system that maximises the efficiency of the whole uk

network, to allow as much activity to go on safely as possible. and there is a really good scheme where that centres that can cooperate can work together so one centre who is unable to work and transplant to the patient, they can send the patient and the donated organ to the partner organisation to allow the transplant to go ahead. organisation to allow the transplant to go ahead-— organisation to allow the transplant to go ahead. sorry, i was 'ust going to go ahead. sorry, i was 'ust going to ask on a — to go ahead. sorry, i was 'ust going to ask on a specific i to go ahead. sorry, i wasjust going to ask on a specific example, i to go ahead. sorry, i wasjust going | to ask on a specific example, people may have heard yesterday birmingham announced a temporary suspension of kidney transplants because of the covid—19 situation in the city, particularly acute. when that happens, is there a possibility that those patients who would have been going in there and the organs that were going to be used, how do you deal with that situation? can other resources, whether pressures are not so great, take on that work? certainly for the organs, no organ

is accepted unless there is already a recipient that is suitable for that organ. and organs are quite often moved around the country to the most, the best match, if it is somewhere else in the country. so that process already happens and that process already happens and thatis that process already happens and that is a normal part of organ donation and transplantation. the difficulty is with recipients, so some centres are establishing collaborative relationships, so when birmingham is shut, coventry is open, and coventry and oxford have a relationship with each other so they share transplants and patients and it may be that birmingham can negotiate an arrangement with a nearby centre, there are several other centres near them that are still working. but hopefully, the pores to the transport programme in birmingham will be temporary and

there was soon get back on track will stop —— the pausing of which the transplant programme. we will stop -- the pausing of which the transplant programme. we have talked over the _ the transplant programme. we have talked over the years _ the transplant programme. we have talked over the years about - the transplant programme. we have talked over the years about organ i talked over the years about organ donation and whether enough people are donating, i know the system has changed quite a bit, has anything changed quite a bit, has anything changed because of that during covid? ., . ., , changed because of that during covid? ., . , covid? the covid pandemic has caused some difficulties _ covid? the covid pandemic has caused some difficulties with _ covid? the covid pandemic has caused some difficulties with organ _ some difficulties with organ donation in that there are a lot of patients on intensive care units who have covid, and there has been a requirement to test potential organ donors for covid. but we have set up systems to ensure safe organ donation, and the process is working very well. so i'm not too concerned about that. as intensive care units do get more busy, then there is more pressure on organ donation which can

take several hours to organise, but we are still trying to keep that activity going because of the importance of transplants for patients who are waiting. brute patients who are waiting. we appreciate — patients who are waiting. we appreciate your time this morning, professor. professor stephen whitmore, president of the british transplant society. going through some of the details of some of how the organ donation system is working. the prime minister has promised that "no child will ever go hungry" because of the covid pandemic, but this week has seen free school meals hitting the headlines again. now, a group of chefs and campaigners, including the footballer marcus rashford, have joined charities and education leaders in a call for a strategy to help end food poverty among children. one of those to sign the letter to the prime minister is chef tom kerridge, hejoins us now. good morning to you. morning, guys, how are you? — good morning to you. morning, guys, how are you? very — good morning to you. morning, guys, how are you? very well, _ good morning to you. morning, guys, how are you? very well, how- good morning to you. morning, guys, how are you? very well, how are i good morning to you. morning, guys, | how are you? very well, how are you? not bad, how are you? very well, how are you? not had up — how are you? very well, how are you? not had up bright _

how are you? very well, how are you? not bad, up bright and _ how are you? very well, how are you? not bad, up bright and early. - how are you? very well, how are you? not bad, up bright and early. of- not bad, up bright and early. of course. thinking about important issues. this strategy you would like the government to employ, what exactly do you want when it comes to free school meals? it is exactly do you want when it comes to free school meals?— free school meals? it is a complete review of the _ free school meals? it is a complete review of the free _ free school meals? it is a complete review of the free school _ free school meals? it is a complete review of the free school meals i review of the free school meals policy, and we need it published pre—summer. there are so many children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds that have fallen through the cracks, and the free school meal policies, we seem to be bouncing along almost weekly as something else that has gone wrong or something else that needs solving, they all seem to be short—term measures rather than something that is long term and looked at. marcus has been fantastic in highlighting this and letting everybody know, he is working as a commander in chief and he has surrounded himself by some incredible people with plenty of experience and understanding of these areas, to try and put something into place. there are 2.3 million children out there that live

in food insecurity, and last summer, 850,000 children reported, kids and theirfamilies, were living out of food banks during the summer holidays. so clearly something is broken within the free school meal system. trying to get something a bit more robust and solid in place is something which is desperately needed. many of these kids with free school meals, it is the only meal of the day which is warm, and it's something which must be looked at. long term, there has to be a solution to this.— long term, there has to be a solution to this. give me some details about _ solution to this. give me some details about what _ solution to this. give me some details about what will - solution to this. give me some| details about what will change. solution to this. give me some i details about what will change. we would details about what will change. - would love very much, something much more building forward into the future, of being able to put... kids not falling through the cracks. there is a nationalfood not falling through the cracks. there is a national food strategy that we are all working towards and trying to make that a bigger part, and part one is being delivered to the government, part two comes forward later this year and so much of it covers many of the facts where

kids just need to be able to looked after a lot more. flit kidsjust need to be able to looked after a lot more.— after a lot more. of course, this comes, after a lot more. of course, this comes. it _ after a lot more. of course, this comes. it has — after a lot more. of course, this comes, it has got _ after a lot more. of course, this comes, it has got to _ after a lot more. of course, this comes, it has got to be - after a lot more. of course, this comes, it has got to be related | after a lot more. of course, this i comes, it has got to be related to family income and taking a look at that. because actually, the aim should be that children should not have to be in families which need to these free school meals, so to make sure that the families are in a good enough position in the first place. absolutely, and it is the eligibility of kids that have fallen between the cracks, where you have some children that come from disadvantaged backgrounds but still do not qualify for free school meals so that needs to be looked at. long—term, need projects that are hands up rather than hands out, not charitable, something working towards people working longer term, it is that income is and how the benefits system is working, and how people can get their hands on food without feeling stigmatised. which is a huge problem as well. we need

to make this not a normal thing, but however if people do have to visit food banks or use free school meals, we need something to make sure that they are not embarrassed about it, there's not a stigma about it. many of these people find themselves in these situations through no fault their own. so we have got to try to make something a lot more coercive and working with government, and it is cross—party. this isn't a political statement, this is something we all want. the future of our kids, their well—being, it's something which is so important. it is an important subject to discuss, tom, thank you very much forjoining us in breakfast and getting up for us. . ~' us in breakfast and getting up for us. . ~ , ., y us in breakfast and getting up for us. . ~' , ., , . us in breakfast and getting up for us. ., ~ i. , . ., us in breakfast and getting up for us. thank you very much, mate, take care. number ten say the prime minister will reply to the letter soon and that the government was committed to making sure no child goes hungry as a result of the pandemic through the covid winter grant scheme launched last year.

grant shapps is coming up, the transport secretary. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. residents living in a block of flats in east london, who complained about having a covid test centre placed on their estate, say they're relieved it's now been moved. people living at sandford court in stamford hill repeatedly raised concerns about the site. hackney council said it was trying to bring down the high local infection rates but has now moved it to a nearby bus garage. it's quite a relief. we feel like we can breathe. we have our estate back, our communal areas back. it happened really fast. i don't think the people here expected it to happen so fast. it almost feels like a bit of a bad dream. we have woken up, we look out of our windows, it has gone. a new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in north west london,

as the number of people dying from covid in the capital continues to grow. the site, near breakspear crematorium in ruislip, is the latest of a number of temporary mortuaries set up across the country. more than 10,500 people have died in london since the start of the pandemic. redbridge council has become one of the first local authorities in england to introduce a test and vaccination programme for rough sleepers. the council's public health team is working with westminster drug project, providing swab testing, and using spare vaccination slots at ilford town hall and some medical centres. a new report's found london is lagging behind the rest of the country for job vacancies as businesses continue to struggle. the recruitment and employment confederation said the number ofjob adverts across the country was up 10% compared to last year, but london was the only major region which saw a year—on—year drop. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line has minor

delays anti—clockwise. it's because some trains have been cancelled this morning apparently. there's been an accident on the m1. three lanes are now blocked afterjunction 10 for luton. and the a127 is closed eastbound between the m25 atjunction 29 and childerditch lane due to flooding. time for the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a cold start but a dry start this morning. the met office has a yellow warning in place for ice. after yesterday's rain and the temperature overnight in one or two spots just below zero, we could see some slippery surfaces this morning. any low cloud will lift and we will see sunny spells developing. it is going to be a dry day today. the temperature cold — between 3 and 5 celsius. a cold night to come as well. under clear skies, the temperature drops in the early hours as the next front starts to move in from the west. with that we are going

to see the cloud and rain eventually arriving. that rain is running into cold air. minus two the minimum tonight. as that hits the cold air, it could turn to snow first thing on saturday morning. we could see a couple of centimetres to start the day but you will notice the cold air moves away quite quickly. the milder air moves in, so the snow will turn back to rain. a drier, brighter day for sunday and temperatures still staying fairly chilly. i'm back in an hour. do take a look at our website for more now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a travel ban has been placed on passengers coming from south america, portugal and cape verde, following concerns over a new coronavirus variant identified in brazil. scientists say the new strain is highly infectious, but there is no evidence it is more deadly. we can speak now to the transport secretary grant shapps.

a very good morning to you. thank you for your time. what changed as of four o'clock this morning? there is a travel ban _ of four o'clock this morning? there is a travel ban from _ of four o'clock this morning? there is a travel ban from brazil, - of four o'clock this morning? there is a travel ban from brazil, 14 i is a travel ban from brazil, 14 other south american countries and portugal. there is this new variant, we have seen this variant before, some of which are more easily transmitted of greater concern. it is a precautionary principle. we are so close. we have 3 million vaccines into people's arms in the uk and we want to make sure we don't fall at this last hurdle. people cannot now travel from those locations. idruiiilii travel from those locations. will there be any _ travel from those locations. will there be any flights arriving from portugal into the uk today? ida. there be any flights arriving from portugal into the uk today? no, this is a travel ban. _ portugal into the uk today? no, this is a travel ban. from _ portugal into the uk today? no, this is a travel ban. from brazil - portugal into the uk today? no, this is a travel ban. from brazil there i is a travel ban. from brazil there have not been any flights for the last week either. in nearly all of

these locations people would need to quarantine even up to this point. this is an additional precaution. we genome sequence then. including the p genome sequence then. including the p variant and a south african variant and now this variant from brazil. we have greater concerns because they are more transmissible, up because they are more transmissible, up to 70% easier to patch and we don't need any more difficulties, just as we are getting the vaccine is out. —— patch. the uk has vaccinated more than france, germany, italy and spain combined. we do not need more complications on the way. we do not need more complications on the wa . ,., , we do not need more complications on thewa. , ._ the way. government is really concerned _ the way. government is really concerned about _ the way. government is really concerned about the - the way. government is really concerned about the brazilian| concerned about the brazilian strain, the newest one you are dealing with now. timelines become really important, given what you are

saying. people are looking back at wednesday when boris johnson was questioned by mps. at that point, he said, we are looking at it, as in travel ban connected with the new strain. when was the first conversation you had with boris johnson about this strain and how you might shut down the travel situation? ., , . ., situation? complete timeline. japan was the first — situation? complete timeline. japan was the first to _ situation? complete timeline. japan was the first to raise _ situation? complete timeline. japan was the first to raise the _ situation? complete timeline. japan was the first to raise the alarm i situation? complete timeline. japan was the first to raise the alarm on i was the first to raise the alarm on sunday. just to explain, saying there are thousands, i think 12,000 different mutations of coronavirus. the uk has a particular ability in genome sequencing. we have sequence nearly half of the entire sequencing around the world in the uk. it is a process that takes days and weeks to complete, it is not an instantaneous thing. we looked at this particular

mutation, as opposed to the many thousands very carefully and so there may be an issue not so much there may be an issue not so much the vaccine will not work, scientists think it will work, but just the fact it is more spreadable, as is the version we have here and we wanted him out as quickly as possible. there had not been flights coming from brazil in the last week. no immediate flights. it is important to make sure we put additional measures in place, additional measures in place, additional to quarantine, which was already in place. a belt and braces approach. already in place. a belt and braces a- roach. ., , ., already in place. a belt and braces auroach. ., , ., , already in place. a belt and braces auroach. ., ,., ,, already in place. a belt and braces auroach. ., ,., ,y approach. you started by saying you are auoin approach. you started by saying you are going to — approach. you started by saying you are going to give — approach. you started by saying you are going to give a _ approach. you started by saying you are going to give a timeline. - approach. you started by saying you are going to give a timeline. if i i are going to give a timeline. if i canjust finish the are going to give a timeline. if i can just finish the question... for example, with portugal, true there have not been flights coming in from a lot of these south american destinations. from portugal, i understand there were three flights a day coming in. presumably there would have been a minimum of three

flights on the wednesday and then on the thursday pills that you can see the thursday pills that you can see the problem. if there is real concern about that strain, there are questions about that. that concern about that strain, there are questions about that.— questions about that. that is an indirect light. _ questions about that. that is an indirect light. someone - questions about that. that is an indirect light. someone would l questions about that. that is an i indirect light. someone would have come from brazil, to portugal, and then into the uk. they would then have been required to quarantine. the strain is similar in some make—ups of mutation to what we have here. i'm not trying to panic people. it seems a good precautionary measure. going through genome sequencing is not instantaneous. we have porton down and some of the best because he is in the world. we do more genome sequencing than anywhere else. the prime minister was asked about it on wednesday and on thursday i announced the ban. not much time in between. it

announced the ban. not much time in between. , ., between. it is worth saying throughout _ between. it is worth saying throughout this, _ between. it is worth saying throughout this, the i between. it is worth sayingj throughout this, the advice between. it is worth saying i throughout this, the advice is people should not be travelling anyway in the current situation. absolutely right.— anyway in the current situation. absolutely right. that is the given. there is travel _ absolutely right. that is the given. there is travel happening, - absolutely right. that is the given. there is travel happening, for- there is travel happening, for business or whatever. that is happening. 0n business or whatever. that is happening. on monday a new regime comes into place where anyone arriving in the uk has to have a negative test. talk me through how it will work at airports, for example. someone gets off a plane, goes into the airport, what happens next? �* . . , goes into the airport, what happens next? �* . ., , ., goes into the airport, what happens next? a ., , ., ., ,, next? actually it would happen the other way round. _ next? actually it would happen the other way round. the _ next? actually it would happen the other way round. the carrier, i other way round. the carrier, airline, ferry or train from europe, of course, it would need to first double—check you had had a coronavirus test and that you had building a passenger locator form before you are actually able to get onto the flight. the same way they would check you had a passport. 0nly

would check you had a passport. only if you could show in the last 72 hours a negative test and if the testis hours a negative test and if the test is up to very specific standards may board that plane. that is where the check takes place. someone arrives here and they have a negative test, they are still required to quarantine, everyone is required to quarantine, everyone is required to quarantine, as is the case before. in other countries, given there is a very small number of people coming in at the moment because travel is so limited. a lot of people are saying that what ageing to make sure people actually go ahead with their quarantine? —— are you saying. why are you not taking the step to other countries have by making sure you did a quarantine by putting you into a hotel. , ., ., ., , quarantine by putting you into a hotel. , ., ., , , ., hotel. first of all, nobody should be travelling. _ hotel. first of all, nobody should be travelling. if— hotel. first of all, nobody should be travelling. if there _ hotel. first of all, nobody should be travelling. if there are - hotel. first of all, nobody should | be travelling. if there are reasons why people are repatriating, coming

back to the uk, british citizens, in almost all cases they are required to quarantine. ten days, you must go home and you must do that by law. you will be reminded in a number of different ways, including about a quarter of people are intercepted by border force to have their form is checked and to make sure they realise what they need to do next. they had been in contact with something like 3 million people on landing, nota something like 3 million people on landing, not a trivial number. public health england will also get in touch with a large proportion of people and cases are referred. usually people simply comply stop most people want to do the right thing. that has been the case throughout the whole crisis. most people want to protect other people, protect their families and do the right thing. i know this is an area which attracts a great deal of interest, so i was having a look at

the figures. less than one tenth of 1% of coronavirus infections are via people coming back to the country. those people might have caught coronavirus if they had been here. they may have been to places with lower levels of coronavirus than we have had here, particularly in recent times. we are an island, there are reasons why we had to get food and goods and sometimes people in and out that we have measures in place, including the quarantine which has been in place since last spring or summer to make sure everyone keeping to the lockdown are not infected by other people. anecdotally, looking at a situation, looking at somewhere like new zealand, very early on, i think it was in the middle of march, there were 100 cases in new zealand and no deaths at that point. they had a complete travel ban. lots of people look at that country and think that

was the way to go. given the problem we are facing now, maybe it is now. is that still a possibility you are thinking about? you is that still a possibility you are thinking about?— thinking about? you have to be carefulwith _ thinking about? you have to be careful with comparisons. in i thinking about? you have to be| careful with comparisons. in the united states, on the 12th of march they introduced a complete travel ban from europe, the uk. the united states of america has probably been the worst affected in the world, they have had a terrible time. in south korea, that lots of people say they have done terribly well, they had onlyjust introduced had only just introduced predeparture had onlyjust introduced predeparture testing programme is very similar to ours in terms of quarantine. lots of similarities and differences. we happen to be a small island with a lot of people. you can go to countries which have vast spaces, and the pacer of places like

australia, an entire continent and do not have the compression of people. lots of factors have been debated and discussed many times. things like underlying health concerns, obesity. those comparisons are not always helpful. going the other way, the united states lockdown their border and have had a torrid time with coronavirus throughout. i torrid time with coronavirus throughout-— torrid time with coronavirus throughout. torrid time with coronavirus throu:hout. ., , , throughout. i have 'ust been getting information about i throughout. i have just been getting information about what _ throughout. i have just been getting information about what will - throughout. i have just been getting information about what will be i information about what will be allowed in terms of their test. france is saying they are no longer going to allow red circle tests to allow people into the country. can you explain that for me? is it a new development? i you explain that for me? is it a new development?— development? i think this is in reference _ development? i think this is in reference to _ development? i think this is in reference to the _ development? i think this is in reference to the french i development? i think this is in reference to the french are i reference to the french are acquiring what they called the pcr test and france has also been having a difficult time, as you know. unlike the united kingdom, they had not been able to roll out the vaccine at the same speed. what they

are hearin: vaccine at the same speed. what they are hearing is — vaccine at the same speed. what they are hearing is the _ vaccine at the same speed. what they are hearing is the red _ vaccine at the same speed. what they are hearing is the red circle _ are hearing is the red circle antigen test will no longer be accepted for entry to france from monday, the 18th. the; i accepted for entry to france from monday, the 18th. as i understand it, this does _ monday, the 18th. as i understand it, this does not _ monday, the 18th. as i understand it, this does not apply... - monday, the 18th. as i understand it, this does not apply... festival, | it, this does not apply... festival, no one should be going to france, just to put that on the record again. —— first of all. we had a particular arrangement with the french, regarding hauliers, you will remember the kent disruption when the french closed its border and it brought kent to a standstill. we had a particular arrangement with tests, the lateral flow tests, they are the ones you can get results fall within about 30 minutes. that remains in place at the moment. it allows goods to go back and forwards between us and continental europe. aha, to go back and forwards between us and continental europe.— and continental europe. a pcr test takes that much _

and continental europe. a pcr test takes that much longer, _ and continental europe. a pcr test takes that much longer, 72 - and continental europe. a pcr test takes that much longer, 72 hours. | and continental europe. a pcr test | takes that much longer, 72 hours. a takes that much longer, 72 hours. day, realistically, and that could cause problems for hauliers. there have already _ cause problems for hauliers. there have already been _ cause problems for hauliers. there have already been some _ cause problems for hauliers. there have already been some issues i cause problems for hauliers. there have already been some issues around that. when you say it could potentially lead to problems, what does that mean? that potentially lead to problems, what does that mean?— potentially lead to problems, what does that mean? at the moment, the french prime — does that mean? at the moment, the french prime minister— does that mean? at the moment, the french prime minister confirmed i does that mean? at the moment, the french prime minister confirmed this | french prime minister confirmed this with border workers just last night, and i speak to my opposite number in france very regularly. we have an arrangement with them to do lateral flow tests. they had carried out over 66,000 lateralflow flow tests. they had carried out over 66,000 lateral flow tests on hauliers. we are getting a very low proportion with coronavirus, .3%, much lower than you would find if you did it in the wider population. you would probably get between i% and i.5%. that is because hauliers, these long lorry drivers, they live and sleep in their pads. it is a

solitary profession. the french are coming over on monday to see how we are applying it. this will have been the biggest test of lorry drivers in the biggest test of lorry drivers in the world with these lateral flow tests. that is the system in place and that is what is continuing for the time being.— and that is what is continuing for the time being. thank you for your time this morning. _ one of the biggest rivalries in football takes place this weekend as liverpool take on manchester united, with both sides chasing the title. ahead of the game, club legends sir kenny dalglish and sir alex ferguson are coming together tonight at an online event to raise money for dementia. natalie pirks caught up with king kenny. commentator: he has been playing every match. - they had a tremendous run. there is kenny. kenny, thank you so much for talking to us. really appreciate it. tell us first of all how you are coping in these very strange times we are living in? just as well somebody discovered zoom. i think it would have been a lot more lonely.

it is hard times for everybody. we are probably more fortunate than others that we have not lost anybody yet to the virus. there is always somebody worse than yourself. if everybody sticks together and tries to adhere to the rules, rather than circumvent them, i think it gives everybody a better chance. there is talk so much recently about the link between neurological disease and sport. do you worry personally about this? the figures for footballers may be high but the reason, obviously, they say, is because heading the ball. but i don't think they head it that much during the game now. maybe in training they head it more than what they do in the match. research has shown that ex—footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population. there are now calls for a ban

on heading the ball during training. if that is going to be helpful, and it is going to be a start, i am sure a lot of the clubs will be in favour of it. that is why hopefully there is a lot of money raised and it can go into these tests and trials and come up with some conclusive answer. to raise awareness of the link between dementia and football, some of the game's biggest names in gareth southgate, jurgen klopp and sir alex ferguson willjoin kenny in a special online fundraiser tonight. alex has already said with you two on the panel, sparks will fly. his words. i guess you get asked this a lot but what is your relationship like with him now? sir alex, tongue in cheek. i have spoken to him. there is no problem whatsoever. he stands up for his... he stood up for his team when he was working. when i was against him,

i stood up for my club. i think if you support a football club, that is what you want to see. there was never any animosity. i think fans still look back at that time with really wonderful memories of a fierce rivalry. do you think we're still in that kind of place now? rivalry between liverpool and manchester united is there and has been there and will be there for a long time. they're two clubs that have been hugely successful and want to continue to be successful. someone standing in your road and that's your opponent, you do the best you can to get one over on them. jurgen has been absolutely fantastic at liverpool. the job he's done there is unbelievable. obviously, premier league particularly desperate to keep football going. where do you stand on the celebrations and the hugging? football clubs are trying their very

best to be within the rules. they are not trying to be clever or arrogant. when the coronavirus kicked off, one of the first set of sports people to put their hands in their pocket and show great support for the government and their support for the illness was footballers. they are there to put their hand up and say we'll help if we possibly can. one footballer at the moment who is really coming into the fore is marcus rashford. what do you make of footballers at the moment finding their voices and using that for social good? well, i think marcus rashford, he deserves all the credit he is getting and the respect. it is a fantastic gesture that he did. it is a great cause he is looking out for — for the kids when he was at school. he relates back to his own childhood. i think it is admirable. as a player, i think it'is just another illustration of how generous the footballers are and how helpful

they are to people less fortunate than themselves. he is one of the great characters from ball really. —— football. and that online event, a team talk with legends, takes place tonight, and is in aid of sports united against dementia and the league managers association's charity — in the game. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. did you just go, oh, hello. did youjust go, oh, hello. hello! i did not say that. did i? i did not say it like that. someone has been busy. we have had an igloo, a dalek. it was good snow yesterday. the snow

has eased today. there is none around as we go into tonight. it was notjust snow, it around as we go into tonight. it was not just snow, it was around as we go into tonight. it was notjust snow, it was rain. there are over a0 flood warnings in force over parts of england. with more rain tonight, that is a slight concern. all that has eased away for the time being. the ground is dry and damp, which has led to icy conditions. where the snow fell, this is where the coldest weather is at the moment. a very cold start. to add to the mix, we also have fog in the midlands. some dense fog around. for some the fog could linger all day long, making it very cold. drier and brighter today a few showers in east kent. one or two in orkney, drifting to shetland in the afternoon, gradually clearing and

sunshine or cloudy. whether fog afternoon, gradually clearing and sunshine or cloudy. whetherfog is, temperature struggling to get above freezing. picking up in the west later. the next weather system is set to push its way in bringing heavy rain tonight. because temperatures will drop below freezing quite quickly this evening in the eastern half of the country, when the weather front reaches the cold air, snow is possible. it will be a cold, frosty and i to start tomorrow in the east. this weather system will bring the rain, sleet and snow to the mix. a lot of the snow will turn back to rain as we go through the morning in scotland and northern england. we could see snow in the midlands, east anglia, turning back to rain. only a slight dusting in places. drier into the afternoon. a milder afternoon.

temperatures getting back to double figures. saturday into sunday, we will see a ridge of high pressure. also some more rain at times other parts of western and northern ireland. back to you, both. we will say, oh, hello, later in the hour. it's time now for our �*lockdown life�* series, where we enlist the help of some familiar faces to give us tips on how to cope during these tough times. i know what is coming up. it is there in the corner of my eye. this morning we're joined by the man who's been helping us have fun while keeping fit for decades. it's mr motivator. we both looked in the mirror this morning and we said, wow. did you sa we morning and we said, wow. did you

say we are — morning and we said, wow. did you say we are winning? _ morning and we said, wow. did you say we are winning? before - morning and we said, wow. did you say we are winning? before you - morning and we said, wow. did you say we are winning? before you go | say we are winning? before you go any further. _ say we are winning? before you go any further. i _ say we are winning? before you go any further, i have _ say we are winning? before you go any further, i have this _ say we are winning? before you go any further, i have this lined - say we are winning? before you go any further, i have this lined up, . any further, i have this lined up, for charlie. he and i are going to do a work—out together wearing this. can we have one each? i do not want to share. yellow is not really my colour but, if needs be... that is annoying, isn't it? funny. i colour but, if needs be. .. that is annoying, isn't it? funny.- annoying, isn't it? funny. i am takin: annoying, isn't it? funny. i am taking over _ annoying, isn't it? funny. i am taking over this _ annoying, isn't it? funny. i am taking over this interview. - annoying, isn't it? funny. i am taking over this interview. we | annoying, isn't it? funny. ié�*n taking over this interview. we must empower people, convince people that starjumps, running on the spot is the answer. we had to make fitness and health accessible. focus on the fun of it. make sure people move every day. you guys at the bbc know my standards. this is the one slot he had had me on since last year. we must focus on getting people from the inside feeling good. let me say

this, every autumn trees lose their leaves but they still stand tall because they know in the spring they will flower again. everyone needs those messages. if you do not give me a standard, i'm going to open up my own club, do you hear me? i am absolutely — my own club, do you hear me? i am absolutely listening _ my own club, do you hear me? i am absolutely listening to _ my own club, do you hear me? i am absolutely listening to every word. how is this going to work? are you both going to be doing something? we can hit the music and get going. i can hit the music and get going. i can tell you all about fitness and health and feeling good. everybody at home, get your chin up, a smile on yourface. start at home, get your chin up, a smile on your face. start marching. at home, get your chin up, a smile on yourface. start marching. look what music i am using. here we go. drive a car can make big circles with your arms. you are working the upper body. come on. you are wearing

trainers today. naga. shoot the basket. functional fitness, trainers today. naga. shoot the basket. functionalfitness, everyday basket. functional fitness, everyday activities basket. functionalfitness, everyday activities to get the whole body going. that is why the mr motivator club will be so hot. here we go, notching up again. hands out to the side. bring it in. here we go. i believe the greatest gift you can give yourself as an independent healthy you. start small, work up to it. exercise for everybody, whatever your age, it. exercise for everybody, whatever yourage, no it. exercise for everybody, whatever your age, no matter how young, how old. you want more of this? i know you do. get onto instagram with me, real mr motivator. hand in front.

come on, naicker, charlie, do it. i need your body. here we go, here we go. come on. brilliant. brilliant. to the bbc news theme music. that was 90 seconds of a very vigorous work—out. also, charlie lovely to see you joining in. charlie was there with you. i resisted for a moment and gradually it got to me. on top of what i was doing, the extreme fitness, it was also health and fitness because i was holding as my weight for the bicep curl? can you see what i am holding? i am holding a hand sanitiser, tell it is a double message. filick holding a hand sanitiser, tell it is a double message.— holding a hand sanitiser, tell it is a double message. stick your legs close together. _

a double message. stick your legs close together. imagine _ a double message. stick your legs close together. imagine you - a double message. stick your legs close together. imagine you are l close together. imagine you are going up a lift in a department store. first floor, second floor. keep squeezing. in the haberdashery department, keep squeezing. the men's department. squeeze. now open the lift door. , ., men's department. squeeze. now open the lift door-— the lift door. everyone in the control room, _ the lift door. everyone in the control room, the _ the lift door. everyone in the control room, the gallery, i the lift door. everyone in the i control room, the gallery, they the lift door. everyone in the - control room, the gallery, they were doing it. then i had that feeling of relief as the lift doors opened. that is what i heard. we relief as the lift doors opened. that is what i heard.— relief as the lift doors opened. that is what i heard. we must make --eole that is what i heard. we must make peeple smile _ that is what i heard. we must make peeple smile in _ that is what i heard. we must make people smile in these _ that is what i heard. we must make people smile in these difficult - people smile in these difficult times. we need to keep spirits up. in the last year we had been lie close in a washing machine, twisting and turning all over the place. —— like clothes. we want to reassure people everything will be ok stop i am the only man to deliver that

message. you guys know it. i am interested _ message. you guys know it. i am interested we _ message. you guys know it. i am interested we are _ message. you guys know it. i am interested we are not _ message. you guys know it. i am interested we are not hearing more from palma. good morning. how are you doing? what is it like being with him? i you doing? what is it like being with him? ., you doing? what is it like being with him? . . .,, , you doing? what is it like being with him? . . ., , , you doing? what is it like being with him? . . , , , with him? i am creasing up. this is what it is like. — with him? i am creasing up. this is what it is like. good _ with him? i am creasing up. this is what it is like. good to _ with him? i am creasing up. this is what it is like. good to speak - with him? i am creasing up. this is what it is like. good to speak to . what it is like. good to speak to both of you _ what it is like. good to speak to both of you this _ what it is like. good to speak to both of you this morning. - what it is like. good to speak to both of you this morning. i - what it is like. good to speak to both of you this morning. i willl both of you this morning. i will leave you _ both of you this morning. i will leave you with _ both of you this morning. i will leave you with a _ both of you this morning. i will leave you with a thought - both of you this morning. i will leave you with a thought for i both of you this morning. in ii. leave you with a thought for the day. maybe some days i am not your favourite that every day you wake up is an amazing gift and it is up to you to make it count. say, yeah. yeah. i am trying, you to make it count. say, yeah. yeah. iam trying, i you to make it count. say, yeah. yeah. i am trying, i am trying. i am gradually coming into the fold. loving the energy. honestly, we will the kitchen. you and charlie. what

are they called? unitard. i am liking the legwarmers. like in nantes. ~ . ., ., nantes. we are booking it in. follow me on instagram. _ nantes. we are booking it in. follow me on instagram. real— nantes. we are booking it in. follow me on instagram. real mr _ nantes. we are booking it in. follow| me on instagram. real mr motivator. never dull, is it? mike is enjoying too much. i am so looking forward to seeing you in a unitard. the important thing to say is, the headlines are coming up next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. a ban on travellers to the uk

from south america and portugal has come into force because of fears of a new variant of coronavirus. good morning. the uk economy shrank ljy good morning. the uk economy shrank by 2.6% in november as new restrictions to cold but this ranking was not as bad as everybody was expecting as firms learned new ways to cope. celebrities including footballer marcus rashford join campaigners to call for an urgent review of the government's free school meals policy. a century for england's captain. joe root leads by example with his ton against sri lanka, as england build a healthy lead in the first test in galle. why bez, from the happy mondays, is launching online exercise classes after piling on the pounds in lockdown. you might need those exercises to warm up today, —11 in parts of north yorkshire. the snow from yesterday

has gone for now but there is more to come tonight, the full forecast later on. it's friday, the 15th ofjanuary. our top story. a ban on travellers from south america coming to the uk has just into come force. the measure has been introduced because of fears about a new variant of coronavirus that has been identified in brazil. the ban will also affect portugal and cape verde because of their strong links to the country. our political correspondent iain watsonjoins us now from westminster. good morning. we were talking to grant shapps, getting some clarity a little earlier, from the government, because this came in this morning at aam and then monday is when other rules or the actual implementation of it comes into effect.— of it comes into effect. that's ri . ht. of it comes into effect. that's right- 0n _ of it comes into effect. that's right. on monday, _ of it comes into effect. that's right. on monday, from - of it comes into effect. that's - right. on monday, from wherever you are coming from, you need to have a negative coronavirus test, high—quality coronavirus test, before you can get access to the uk.

but ahead of that, the government has acted because of concerns over the new variant of the virus in brazil, so that means a flight ban, not for returning uk residents but for everybody else, the most of south america and also portugal where you can fly indirectly from brazil via lisbon. that is taking place now but concerns were raised about this variant last weekend so grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long. we grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long-— grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long. we had a look at this articular taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation _ taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation as _ taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation as opposed - taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation as opposed to l particular mutation as opposed to the many— particular mutation as opposed to the many of the thousands very carefully. — the many of the thousands very carefully, so that there may be an issue. _ carefully, so that there may be an issue. not— carefully, so that there may be an issue, not so much that the vaccine won't _ issue, not so much that the vaccine won't work. — issue, not so much that the vaccine won't work. in _ issue, not so much that the vaccine won't work, in fact scientists think it will— won't work, in fact scientists think it will work. — won't work, in fact scientists think it will work, butjust won't work, in fact scientists think it will work, but just that it won't work, in fact scientists think it will work, butjust that it is more — it will work, butjust that it is more spreadable. as with the version that we _ more spreadable. as with the version that we have got here. and we wanted to act— that we have got here. and we wanted to act as _ that we have got here. and we wanted to act as quickly as possible. as it happens. — to act as quickly as possible. as it happens, there have not been flights coming _ happens, there have not been flights coming from brazil in the last week. grant _ coming from brazil in the last week. grant shapps saying, no flights directly from brazil in any case and

that's after the prime minister expressed concerns on wednesday, he announced there would be a ban on thursday said the government say they acted quickly. there is also another concern that people are worried about, there are going to be tests required for people coming into the country but also france, which is now imposing a 6pm curfew, saying there ought to be a more sophisticated type of coronavirus test for travellers going there, a so—called pcr test, which take longer to get the results. grant shapps is maintaining that hauliers would be exempt from this, they would be exempt from this, they would get quicker lateral flow tests that only take 30 minutes to get results. that is the system in place for the time being, he also said the french would be in the uk on monday to see how the system is working. and there are concerns on the road haulage industry that much more sophisticated test, the pcr test, might be required in the future and if so, the delays at the ports could

grow. if so, the delays at the ports could crow. . ~' if so, the delays at the ports could crow. . ~ ,, if so, the delays at the ports could crow. . ~ i. if so, the delays at the ports could crow. . ~ ,, . lockdown restrictions in november pushed the uk economy back into decline. a key measure of economic growth shows the closure of nonessential shops in england had a big impact on the whole economy. ben's on oxford street in london for us this morning. you have quite a lot of numbers to give us in the moment but i suppose in a way, looking at oxford street, thatis in a way, looking at oxford street, that is a sign in itself of the damage that has been done to the uk economy. damage that has been done to the uk econom . . ., , ,., , economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're — economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're here _ economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're here is _ economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're here is that _ economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're here is that retail - economy. yeah, absolutely right. the reason we're here is that retail is - reason we're here is that retail is such a big part of our economy. and it is like hospitality and many other businesses, and it has been forced to close. only essential retailers can stay open. what we have had this morning is an update on the economic picture for november. remember, that was the month when england began its second national lockdown. there were similar restrictions in scotland and wales at the same time. because those businesses were shut, we

learned this morning that the economy shrank by 2.6% in november. it was not as bad as many had feared and it was not as bad as the restrictions and the impact of that first lockdown. that is because these figures tell us that business was more adaptable, it learned how to deal with those restrictions, so was able to operate in many respects as normal for was able to operate in many respects as normalfor some businesses, particularly things like manufacturing and construction. even those service businesses like hospitality and retail were able to offer things like click and collect services or home delivery kits, and that meant that they could produce some economic output, despite the lockdown restrictions that were in force. nonetheless, ithink lockdown restrictions that were in force. nonetheless, i think what this does raises the prospect of a double—dip recession. the idea that we were in a recession at the start of last year, then the economy bounced back again, it managed to grow again over the summer as some of those restrictions were eased. but as further restrictions were brought in in november and then

again at christmas and now in this third national lockdown, there is a potential for a third national lockdown, there is a potentialfor a double—dip recession, the idea that the economy has tipped back into recession again. we had had an update from the chancellor this morning in a statement responding to the gdp figures are saying it is clear things will get worse before they get better so the economy shrinking by 2.6% in november, the economy still 8.6% smaller than it was before it began and the chancellor saying it could get worse before it gets better. these figures not as bad as many had feared. life gets better. these figures not as bad as many had feared.- gets better. these figures not as bad as many had feared. we do have to take some — bad as many had feared. we do have to take some solace _ bad as many had feared. we do have to take some solace from _ bad as many had feared. we do have to take some solace from them. - bad as many had feared. we do have l to take some solace from them. thank you so much, good to see you. celebrity chefs, charities and campaigners, including the footballer marcus rashford, have called for an urgent review of the free school meals policy in the uk. in a letter to the prime minister, they call for a strategy to help end food poverty among children. jon donnison reports. the campaign over free school meals, led by marcus rashford,

has already forced the government into several changes of direction. ministers have been accused of coming up with temporary, short—term measures to deal with a long—term problem. now, a number of celebrities, including jamie oliver and emma thompson, havejoined the footballer and over a0 charities and educational leaders to write to the government to call for change. we've signed the letter because the last few months have really shown up the cracks in our school food system. whether it's the use of food parcels, or vouchers, or giving people cash during lockdown, or whether indeed to feed children during the school holidays. and also, most importantly, making sure that every child that lives in poverty is able to access support. the letter calls for the government to conduct an urgent, comprehensive review into free school meal policy across the uk and to provide recommendations for the next spending review. this week, borisjohnson condemned

as inadequate a number of meal parcels after images of them were shared on social media. but the government insists it is committed to making sure no child goes hungry, as a result of the pandemic. it is schools' choices how they deliver this support. the schools have the contracts with their caterers. we've given them the choice between doing a parcel, which has to produce the food for the five days for the child. or a local voucher, or a national voucher. on top of that, we've done masses and masses more. we've put in this covid winter support fund, which is another 170 million support for children, young people and their families all through christmas with parcels and food packages. downing street says the prime minister will respond to the letter soon. jon donnison, bbc news. more than than 150,000 fingerprint,

dna and arrest history records have been accidentally deleted from a national police database following a "technical issue". the home office says the data doesn't relate to convicted or dangerous criminals, but it's thought the error may hinder further investigations. labour has called for the home secretary, priti patel, to make a statement. at least seven people have been killed by a powerful earthquake which rocked the indonesian island of sulawesi. the magnitude 6.2 quake flattened buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people in the rubble of a collapsed hospital, where more than a dozen patients and staff are reported to be trapped. the us president—electjoe biden has announced a 1.9 trillion dollar spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and support the struggling american economy. speaking in delaware, mr biden called the vaccination programme "a dismal failure" and reiterated his pledge to deliver 100 millionjabs in his first 100 days of office. he has also promised an extension

of unemployment benefits to millions of americans. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to ten past eight. there is snow out there and it is really, really cold, and with that comes ice. good morning, max. these temperatures, ok, some people can be fine with the cold weather, but there is some danger out there that people need to be mindful about. yes, if you are struggling to stick your feet out from under the duvet, understandable. —ii in yorkshire, all that snow and a level of ice on top, even when there is no snow, temperatures under freezing overnight, and we had damp conditions yesterday so ice is possible everywhere. some fog in the midlands, away from there, most places having a dry and bright day. one or two showers in east kent and

into shetland in the afternoon. it was still stay cold particularly by the fog lingers. a little bit milder towards the west of ireland later in the day as a southerly breeze starts to pick up, that is because we have another weather system working its way in bringing rain across ireland this evening and then into west scotland, wales and west in england, it will hit the cold air and that means more snow, particularly over the hills of scotland. the pennines, the hills of scotland. the pennines, the peak district, even some lower levels in the north—east. temperatures close to freezing tomorrow across eastern areas, further snow for a while but the temperature lists for a while, this note turned into rain, could be some slow —— the snow turns into rain, could be some snow in the south—east as well. let's return to our main story now. the government has issued a series of travel bans over concerns about a new coronavirus variant which first emerged in brazil. from this morning, travellers from 13 south american countries,

including brazil, argentina and chile have been banned from entering the uk. the ban also applies to portugal, which has strong travel links with brazil, as well the islands of the azores. however, lorry drivers from portugal will be allowed in. the islands of cape verde, off the coast of west africa are also included in the ban. the new restrictions do not apply to british citizens or residents, although they must isolate for ten days on arrival back in the uk. so how concerned should we be about this new brazilian variant? we're joined now by epidemiologist, dr mike tildesley. friend of the programme, good to have you with us this morning. haifa have you with us this morning. how are ou? have you with us this morning. how are you? not _ have you with us this morning. how are you? not too _ have you with us this morning. iimni are you? not too bad, thank you, how are you? not too bad, thank you, how are you? not too bad, thank you, how are ou? , ., ~ i. are you? not too bad, thank you, how are ou? , ., ~ . ., are you? very well, thank you. what do we know— are you? very well, thank you. what do we know about _ are you? very well, thank you. what do we know about this _ are you? very well, thank you. what do we know about this brazilian - do we know about this brazilian variant and what should we be concerned about, and how does this

compare to, say, the south african variant which was touted as causing so many problems?— variant which was touted as causing so many problems? well, i will say, when these — so many problems? well, i will say, when these new— so many problems? well, i will say, when these new variants _ so many problems? well, i will say, when these new variants emerge, . when these new variants emerge, there is is always a period of time and there is a lot of uncertainty and there is a lot of uncertainty and we need to gather information as rapidly as possible. it was first detected travellers travelling to tokyo, and then it was traced back to the amazon in brazil. one thing that we do know is it appears to be more transmissible, very similar to the variant that emerged in kent, and the south african variant that we have been worried about for a couple of weeks. so it does appear that there has been a mutation which means that the virus is better able to bind to enter cells and it makes it more transmissible. certainly there is a concern. we still don't know yet whether it particularly is affecting the vaccines, we don't necessarily believe there is anything to worry about there but the fact it is more transmissible is a concern because it means if it

gets in and spreads readily in the country than people potentially might end up developing severe symptoms more rapidly which could cause more issues with our health service. life cause more issues with our health service. ~ . ., , ., cause more issues with our health service. ~ . . , ., service. we have had this travel ban comini service. we have had this travel ban coming into — service. we have had this travel ban coming into effect _ service. we have had this travel ban coming into effect at _ service. we have had this travel ban coming into effect at aam _ service. we have had this travel ban coming into effect at aam this - coming into effect at aam this morning, how effective will that be? bearin morning, how effective will that be? bear in mind we spoke to the transport secretary grant shapps, but also bear in mind, we are not allowed to travel in and out of the country. ma; allowed to travel in and out of the count . ~ , ., , allowed to travel in and out of the count. g , , allowed to travel in and out of the count. , ’ country. my hope is it is effective. we also have _ country. my hope is it is effective. we also have this _ country. my hope is it is effective. we also have this issue _ country. my hope is it is effective. we also have this issue with - country. my hope is it is effective. we also have this issue with this l we also have this issue with this travel ban, we are always a little bit behind the curve. with covid we need to remember that when you develop symptoms you could have been affected a couple of weeks ago. it's important that these travel bans come in quickly so we can prevent any risk. my understanding is that there haven't really been any flights coming in from brazilfor the past week, so hopefully the immediate travel ban should minimise the risk. it is a necessary step. we'll know in the next few days hopefully whether it has had a

significant effect.— significant effect. interesting because portugal _ significant effect. interesting because portugal and - significant effect. interesting because portugal and cape i significant effect. interesting - because portugal and cape verde are included on the list, and all of south africa —— all of south america, so they could be a presence in mainland europe? the america, so they could be a presence in mainland europe?— in mainland europe? the reason this is done is because _ in mainland europe? the reason this is done is because you _ in mainland europe? the reason this is done is because you could - in mainland europe? the reason this is done is because you could get - is done is because you could get this 2—step gem, we know that portugal and brazil are very connected to one another in terms of travel. it's a sensible step to take because if it has emerged in europe, probably the most likely country it would emerge is portugal. again, it'sjust would emerge is portugal. again, it's just trying to play safe to minimise the risk of it making the extra step into the uk. talk minimise the risk of it making the extra step into the uk.— minimise the risk of it making the extra step into the uk. talk to me about how — extra step into the uk. talk to me about how viruses _ extra step into the uk. talk to me about how viruses mutate. - extra step into the uk. talk to me about how viruses mutate. we - extra step into the uk. talk to me i about how viruses mutate. we have all learned, i suppose we knew because of the flu vaccine changing every couple of years, we know viruses mutate and we have seen the impact of the south african one. tell me about why we should or should not worry about continuing

mutations in terms of treatment and vaccination. i mutations in terms of treatment and vaccination. ., ,., , , mutations in terms of treatment and vaccination-— vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process _ vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process in _ vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process in the _ vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process in the life - vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process in the life of - vaccination. i would say, this is a natural process in the life of a i natural process in the life of a virus. viruses mutate all the time. often they do it in order to survive better, which is why often with viruses what we see is when they do mutate, generally they mutate to milder forms. mutate, generally they mutate to milderforms. if you have mutate, generally they mutate to milder forms. if you have a very transmissible virus that also has a very high mortality rate, in the people that it infects, then actually, and this is not meant to be flippant at all, that's not very good for the survival in the virus if it kills its host. often in the long term what viruses attend to mutate —— tend to do is mutate into milderforms. occasionally you get get these mutations which are more transmissible which is where we are concerned. over the longer term, it's likely that we will get variants emerging where the vaccines will not necessarily have the same effect, and that is not something to get massively panicked about, and we

are already expecting that, and this happens with flu, we need to develop a new vaccine every year to protect about whatever strain is circulating. it is a concern but we do just need to keep circulating. it is a concern but we dojust need to keep monitoring circulating. it is a concern but we do just need to keep monitoring and make sure we have the necessary vaccine to protect against that mutation. b. vaccine to protect against that mutation. �* . ~ vaccine to protect against that mutation. �* a ., vaccine to protect against that mutation. �* ., ., ., mutation. a quick word on how vaccines can — mutation. a quick word on how vaccines can change, _ mutation. a quick word on how vaccines can change, on - mutation. a quick word on how vaccines can change, on a - mutation. a quick word on how| vaccines can change, on a scale mutation. a quick word on how. vaccines can change, on a scale of one to ten to develop a vaccine, how far back during that process do scientists have to go to develop a vaccine for a mutation? it depends how significant _ vaccine for a mutation? it depends how significant the _ vaccine for a mutation? it depends how significant the mutation - vaccine for a mutation? it depends how significant the mutation is. i l how significant the mutation is. i am not taxing on ajust but my is it is significantly —— i am not a vaccine expert but it is significantly easier through my understanding to develop new vaccine if you have already got one so it should only take weeks or months to

protect against a new variant. that will offer some _ protect against a new variant. that will offer some comfort. it is always good to talk to you, thank you so much for answering our questions. you so much for answering our questions-— let's get more now on the travel implications of those new bans. we'rejoined by simon calder, the travel editor at the independent. good morning. overriding all these communications _ good morning. overriding all these communications is _ good morning. overriding all these communications is the _ good morning. overriding all these communications is the rules - good morning. overriding all these communications is the rules at - good morning. overriding all these communications is the rules at the | communications is the rules at the moment that say, stay at home, that is the broad principle on what everything is working at the moment. within that, we know these new measures came in relating to south american flights and flights from portugal. we had the transport secretary saying this morning that there are literally no flights coming in from latin america and none from portugal at all, is that right, for i am, there are none? yes, a few things we need to clear up. i was very interested to watch the transport secretary a5 minutes ago. the very last flight from the uk to portugal that is going to

depart in the foreseeable future left heathrow airport a couple of minutes ago, it was a ta peak portugal flight minutes ago, it was a ta peak portugalflight to minutes ago, it was a ta peak portugal flight to porto, minutes ago, it was a ta peak portugalflight to porto, the northern city, and earlier we had a flight to lisbon. we had them going and they flew back normally, it will be arrivals that are the issue now. of be arrivals that are the issue now. of course it is absolutely dramatic news, unprecedented, that an entire continent, south america, last panama of course and cape verde, have been put on the —— plus panama and cape verde, have been put on the no—fly list. in terms of numbers, hundreds or maybe low thousands of people affected. by far the most important implication is portugal because of course, even though, as you rightly say, charlie, none of us is supposed to travel for leisure further than we can walk from our front door, there are people who are

there perhaps at the end of long winter holidays in portugal, people who have a residence in the uk but have a holiday home there, they will be wanting to get back and that becomes impossible direct from today onwards. and for the travel industry, to have an indefinite ban applying to one of our favourite countries, portugal, is very serious indeed. just to clarify, it is not a travel ban, it is a flight ban, people, as you have been saying, who live in the uk and the republic of ireland, will be able to return home. w' . ireland, will be able to return home. w , ., ., ireland, will be able to return home. ., . ., , home. pick up on what changes next week, this home. pick up on what changes next week. this is — home. pick up on what changes next week, this is the _ home. pick up on what changes next week, this is the point _ home. pick up on what changes next week, this is the point at _ home. pick up on what changes next week, this is the point at which - home. pick up on what changes next week, this is the point at which you | week, this is the point at which you cannot, as the transport secretary details this morning, you cannot get on a plane, for example, to come to the uk unless you show at the desk as you are checking in, you are

negative. you then have to quarantine if you do get here. is that a workable system, to rely on the carriers too, if you like, govern how this will work? it is what an awful _ govern how this will work? it is what an awful lot _ govern how this will work? it is what an awful lot of— govern how this will work? if 3 what an awful lot of other countries have been doing for quite some time. and it actually what the airline industry has been calling for since last april. they basicallyjust said, we don't want quarantine, we don't want people to have to go and self—isolate for ten days on the comeback, we are quite prepared to have tests before travel so you do everything you possibly can to make sure that people boarding flights as well as trains and ferries to the uk are not carrying the virus. now, yes, there had been most certainly teething problems. this was due to come in to effect at aam this morning but by wednesday night it was clear that the government had not quite sorted everything out. we had people in singaporejust hours away from checking in, they didn't even know what sort of certificate was applicable. we are going to get

a couple of things, first of all, i dare say, people will be turned away from foreign airports because they do not have the right test. and similarly we might well also get people coming to the uk who have sneaked in without the appropriate test. but it will be something which will have a very significant effect because unlike quarantine, which is largely not policed in this country, you will find that people are simply not allowed to travel. huge burden on the airline of course, if they get it wrong, it is notjust the traveller who faces a fine of £500, the airline faces a fine of several times that. the airline faces a fine of several times that-— times that. interesting to talk to ou, we times that. interesting to talk to you. we will _ times that. interesting to talk to you, we will watch _ times that. interesting to talk to you, we will watch what - times that. interesting to talk to l you, we will watch what happens. times that. interesting to talk to i you, we will watch what happens. it is worth reiterating that notwithstanding the negative positive tests to allow you to travel in the first place, the quarantine regulations do remain in place as they were. that does not change.

one of the sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic is care homes, where it has had a heartbreaking impact on residents and their loved ones. for them, vaccination can't come soon enough. we've been hearing from residents — and staff — about what it means to finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. people think at my age, i'm too old, it's wasted. but i don't think it is because i don't feel old. i have a nice man friend, we hold hands occasionally when we're both feeling miserable. my name isjoan wilson and i'm now 9a years old. hello. my name is lilia higginson, i am the care home lead of kepplegate care home. it's our vaccination day today.

come and meet our family. i'm very emotional. at the same time delightful when we heard they were coming into our care home for a vaccine for our 15 residents. i feel happy that i've had it. it's notjust to protect me, it's protecting other people. if you can imagine losing a grandparent and then losing 16 grandparents in the space of a week to ten days, it is absolutely devastating. hi, i'm andrea. i am the registered manager at oak springs care home in liverpool. now i'm happy to say that we have been covid free for several months now. all our residents have been vaccinated, all our staff have been vaccinated.

i felt very honoured, really. i'll be able to see my. grandson who i haven't seen for nine months. i did feel very privileged getting the vaccine. hi, i'm gail howard. i'm the resident manager of lakeside care home in standish. it's like the light at the end of the tunnel really. we've all been desperate for this time to come. it's just a really good feel, a good vibe in the home. upsy daisy. i'm marion. this is my best friend winnie. we've known each other since we were ia. - we used to go to the cinema and dance at the weekend. i that's it. i didn't feel a thing, did you? just felt a prick. did you really? yeah. oh, yeah, i did. i didn't feel a thing but winnie did. - a kiss and a cuddle? i'm not one for kisses and cuddles. there is light at the end of the tunnel but we are

going to get through it. we're just nearly there. at last this says we can beat that virus. we're getting, like, - armour to fight this virus. goodbye, everybody. honestly, marion and winnie, they are my women at the moment. life honestly, marion and winnie, they are my women at the moment. we need that as a postcard. _ are my women at the moment. we need that as a postcard, that _ are my women at the moment. we need that as a postcard, that hug _ are my women at the moment. we need that as a postcard, that hug at _ are my women at the moment. we need that as a postcard, that hug at the - that as a postcard, that hug at the end. theirfriendship, going back to when they were ia years old. find when they were 14 years old. and 'ust the when they were 14 years old. and just the joy. _ when they were 14 years old. and just the joy. the _ when they were 14 years old. and just the joy, the encouragement, the just thejoy, the encouragement, the hope that that brings, having that vaccine and being able to do that. it is a start. still to come this morning. we'll be talking about the latest episode of david attenborough's perfect planet. if you have seen any so far, the imagery is always just remarkable. this week we find out how the weather has helped shaped the wildlife of the earth, birds in

particular. wildlife of the earth, birds in particular-— wildlife of the earth, birds in articular. ~ . , ., , time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. residents living in a block of flats in east london who complained about having a covid test centre placed on their estate say they're relieved it's now been moved. people living at sandford court in stamford hill repeatedly raised concerns about the site. hackney council said it was trying to bring down the high local infection rates but has now moved it to a nearby bus garage. it's quite a relief. we feel like we can breathe. we have our estate back, our communal areas back. it happened really fast. i don't think the people here expected it to happen so fast. it almost feels like a bit of a bad dream. we have woken up, we look out of our windows, it has gone. a new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been

built in north west london as the number of people dying the site, near breakspear crematorium in ruislip, is the latest of a number of temporary mortuaries set up across the country. more than 10,000 people have died in london since the start of the pandemic. redbridge council has become one of the first local authorities in england to introduce a test and vaccination programme for rough sleepers. the council's public health team is working with westminster drug project providing swab testing and using spare vaccination slots at ilford town hall and some medical centres. a new report's found london is lagging behind the rest of the country for job vacancies as businesses continue to struggle. the recruitment and employment confederation said the number ofjob adverts across the country was up 10% compared to last year, but london was the only major region which saw a year—on—year drop. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line has minor delays anti clockwise —

and severe delays on the hammersmith and city line this morning. there's been an accident on the mi, three lanes are now blocked afterjunction ten for luton. and the a127 is closed eastbound between the m25 atjunction 29 and warley street due to flooding. time for the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a cold start but a dry start this morning. the met office has a yellow warning in place for ice. after yesterday's rain and the temperature overnight in one or two spots just below zero, we could see some slippery surfaces this morning. any low cloud will lift and we will see sunny spells developing. it is going to be a dry day today. the temperature cold — between 3 and 5 celsius. a cold night to come as well. under clear skies, the temperature drops in the early hours as the next front starts to move in from the west. with that we are going to see the cloud and rain eventually arriving. that rain is running into cold air.

minus two the minimum tonight. as that hits the cold air, it could turn to snow first thing on saturday morning. we could see a couple of centimetres to start the day but you will notice the cold air moves away quite quickly. the milder air moves in, so the snow will turn back to rain. a drier, brighter day for sunday and temperatures still staying fairly chilly. i'm back in half an hour, do take a look at our website for more. now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the uk economy shrank again in november as fresh lockdowns impacted businesses across the country. of course we are in another lockdown, so there will be much scrutiny of this figure and whether it is going to worsen. ben's on oxford street

in london for us where shops were particularly affected. shops are deserted. not many people bustling around. pretty quiet this morning. most retailers are closed, like they are up retailers are closed, like they are up and down the country and bad national lockdown. businesses are having to come up with different of operating. —— third national lockdown. the services sector, including retail, struggled, because they could not operate as normal. manufacturing and construction did 0k manufacturing and construction did ok because workers were able to go back. this is debenhams flagship store on oxford street, one of five which will not reopen because the retailer is not in —— as is in administration. it is an expensive

site which costs lots of money. things that were going to happen anyway have been brought about much quicker and businesses have had to adapt to new ways of working. the big question is can i do thingsjust bounce back? particularly for things like hospitality and retail when restrictions are lifted or is some of the damage that has been done here for the long haul? let's get that thoughts from the open foetus. lovely to see you. the british retail consortium describing 2020 as the worst year on record for retail. —— theo paphitis. it the worst year on record for retail. -- theo paphitis.— the worst year on record for retail. -- theo paphitis. it has been much worse. -- theo paphitis. it has been much worse- physical— -- theo paphitis. it has been much worse. physical retail— -- theo paphitis. it has been much worse. physical retail and - -- theo paphitis. it has been much worse. physical retail and physicall worse. physical retail and physical shops— worse. physical retail and physical shops are — worse. physical retail and physical shops are looking over the precipice at the _ shops are looking over the precipice at the moment. we had never

experienced anything like this. onlihe — experienced anything like this. online sales have been accelerated by at least five years. the genius family— by at least five years. the genius family out— by at least five years. the genius family out of the bottle now. people have changed habits because it has taken _ have changed habits because it has taken so _ have changed habits because it has taken so long to get through this pandemic. when things return back to normal, _ pandemic. when things return back to normal, not _ pandemic. when things return back to normal, not everyone will go back to the way _ normal, not everyone will go back to the way they were before. we do need to reorganise ourselves, re—evaluate our businesses and above all else, we need _ our businesses and above all else, we need the government to step in and reform — we need the government to step in and reform what probably is the most unfair— and reform what probably is the most unfair tax _ and reform what probably is the most unfair tax since the fifth century, and that— unfair tax since the fifth century, and that is— unfair tax since the fifth century, and that is business rates. we had talked about _ and that is business rates. we had talked about some _ and that is business rates. we had talked about some pressures - and that is business rates. we had talked about some pressures on i and that is business rates. we had l talked about some pressures on the high street. business rates always at the list of things retailers want to be changed. some retailers will not come back, some will come back in a very different way. what has been astonishing is the way business has had to adapt to survive. i wonder what the changes brought

about by the pandemic are that will be heard for the long term? what have you learned to do differently? online business has accelerated and filled the _ online business has accelerated and filled the gaps. it did notjust turn — filled the gaps. it did notjust turn up — filled the gaps. it did notjust turn up because of the pandemic, it has been _ turn up because of the pandemic, it has been here for a while. a lot of retailers _ has been here for a while. a lot of retailers have invested a huge amount— retailers have invested a huge amount of money into the online business — amount of money into the online business and that has paid off and kept some — business and that has paid off and kept some of us afloat. some retailers _ kept some of us afloat. some retailers and hospitality comes into this, online does not work. we hear about— this, online does not work. we hear about prine — this, online does not work. we hear about prine mark, that is not going to make _ about prine mark, that is not going to make a — about prine mark, that is not going to make a profit this year. —— primark _ to make a profit this year. —— primark. they are saying they have full confidence and staying just physicat — full confidence and staying just physical. we have all invested in online _ physical. we have all invested in online the _ physical. we have all invested in online. the online cake is getting larger— online. the online cake is getting

larger and — online. the online cake is getting largerand largerand a online. the online cake is getting larger and larger and a physical cake _ larger and larger and a physical cake is— larger and larger and a physical cake is getting much, much smaller. is it cake is getting much, much smaller. is it fair— cake is getting much, much smaller. is it fair to— cake is getting much, much smaller. is it fair to say retailers have been a bit lazy over the last decade? big shops, people have gone in. they have assumed you were going to a shop if you need stuff. this has brought about a change saying, if it is cheaper to do it elsewhere, let's do it elsewhere.— if it is cheaper to do it elsewhere, let's do it elsewhere. retailers are some of the _ let's do it elsewhere. retailers are some of the hardest _ let's do it elsewhere. retailers are some of the hardest working - let's do it elsewhere. retailers are l some of the hardest working people let's do it elsewhere. retailers are i some of the hardest working people i know _ some of the hardest working people i know i— some of the hardest working people i know i do _ some of the hardest working people i know. i do know because i am one of those _ know. i do know because i am one of those and _ know. i do know because i am one of those and i_ know. i do know because i am one of those and i know how my colleagues work _ those and i know how my colleagues work i_ those and i know how my colleagues work i take — those and i know how my colleagues work. i take exception. some those and i know how my colleagues work. itake exception. some retail businesses — work. itake exception. some retail businesses have not invested and have _ businesses have not invested and have not— businesses have not invested and have not invested in new technology and they— have not invested in new technology and they had been caught out with what has _ and they had been caught out with what has happened. we know who they are. what has happened. we know who they are one _ what has happened. we know who they are. one such business was debenhams and we _ are. one such business was debenhams and we know— are. one such business was debenhams and we know about arcadia. some businesses — and we know about arcadia. some businesses that were poorly before the pandemic, undoubtedly, this has

taken _ the pandemic, undoubtedly, this has taken them over the edge. we are talking _ taken them over the edge. we are talking about retailers who were healthy — talking about retailers who were healthy prior to the pandemic and are now— healthy prior to the pandemic and are now struggling and need reforms to make _ are now struggling and need reforms to make sure they can survive alongside _ to make sure they can survive alongside online players. the chancellor desperately needs income. the reform _ chancellor desperately needs income. the reform of something like business _ the reform of something like business rates will give him that extra _ business rates will give him that extra income. it business rates will give him that extra income.— extra income. it is fascinating about some _ extra income. it is fascinating about some of _ extra income. it is fascinating about some of the _ extra income. it is fascinating about some of the changes i extra income. it is fascinating i about some of the changes that extra income. it is fascinating - about some of the changes that had been brought about. interesting to see it this morning. by dragon of dragons den. so many issues for retailers to contend with right now, not least those lockdown restrictions. coming out the different ways of doing things, being more flexible and adaptable with how they cope with customers and making sure they are still here when those restrictions are lifted.

some are like this, a pretty big, expensive retail outlet in the middle of a city centre. oxford street is a _ middle of a city centre. oxford street is a real _ middle of a city centre. oxford street is a real illustration. - middle of a city centre. oxford j street is a real illustration. we have been talking about 100 years of magic tricks, particularly their sewing in half. it was suggested he might have experience of this. —— the soaring in half. it might have experience of this. -- the soaring in half.— the soaring in half. it was a real exoerience- _ the soaring in half. it was a real exoerience- i— the soaring in half. it was a real experience. i was _ the soaring in half. it was a real experience. i was in _ the soaring in half. it was a real experience. i was in a _ the soaring in half. it was a real experience. i was in a box. - the soaring in half. it was a real experience. iwas in a box. i- the soaring in half. it was a realj experience. iwas in a box. i am the soaring in half. it was a real- experience. i was in a box. i am not going to give too much away. it is magic. it going to give too much away. it is maiic. . going to give too much away. it is maiic. , ., ., . going to give too much away. it is maiic. . ., ., . if going to give too much away. it is magic-— if i - going to give too much away. it is magic._ if i could l magic. it is not magic. ifi could fathom it _ magic. it is not magic. ifi could fathom it out, _ magic. it is not magic. ifi could fathom it out, i _ magic. it is not magic. ifi could fathom it out, i would _ magic. it is not magic. ifi could fathom it out, i would probably| magic. it is not magic. if i could i fathom it out, i would probably be more understanding of it. i spend hours thinking about it. plenty of magic from this man in sri

lanka. joe root is leading from the front on day two of the opening test in sri lanka. he has hit a century, to help england to a healthy lead. they did lose a wicket in the morning session — jonny bairstow out for a7. but root�*s been really solid, bringing up his hundred immediately after lunch. and what an impressive international debut we've seen from dan lawrence, who's made a half—century. another beautiful knock from him. england are 252—3 — that's117 runs ahead. keep an eye out this weekend, for how players celebrate goals, after they were reminded of the coronavirus protocols, that stress that they shouldn't hug, high five or shake hands after scoring. the fa, efl, premier league, and women's super league, released a joint statement saying everyone involved, needs to set an example. and that the game is in a privaleged position being, allowed to carry on.

but not all managers agree. cardiff's neil harris says it's a joke and that if you're going to ban player celebrations you might as well stop the season. no danger of any goal celebrations last night, as arsenal's winning run fizzled out, in a goalless draw against crystal palace. we did see a brilliant save though, arsenal keeper bernd leno, keeping out this palace header. the arsenal boss, mikel arteta, says players are tired, due to so many games and aren't fresh. time for me to disappear. you will be back tomorrow. _ time for me to disappear. you will be back tomorrow. see _ time for me to disappear. you will be back tomorrow. see you - time for me to disappear. you will be back tomorrow. see you later. | as we spend more time at home during lockdown, many of us have turned to a good book to keep us going. but have your favourite reads got the royal seal of approval? the duchess of cornwall is starting her own book club to help bring people together, with her first four favourites now up on instagram. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. hello, and welcome to my reading room.

the duchess of cornwall, becoming the richard and judy of royalty, by launching her own book club. to me, reading is a great adventure. i have loved it since i was very small, and i'd love everybody else to enjoy it as much as i do. herfirst four picks have been announced today, and on the list is the architect's apprentice by the turkish writer, elif shafak. istanbul is a city of easy forgettings, things are written in water overthere, except the works of my master, which are written in stone. and she is thrilled to have been chosen. i felt honoured, and i think it's very meaningful that it's happening at a time when we are all going through tunnels of anxiety and uncertainty across the world with the pandemic, with the lockdown. and all the repercussions. i think this is a moment across the world when we need books all the more, when we need the art of storytelling and especially empathy. and during the pandemic,

book clubs have been a real source of comfort to many by going online. but the books keep us going, really, don't they? meet the luton wine and dine book club. this is what they've been reading lately. matt haig's the midnight library, the book we're going to be reviewing next week. a very life—affirming story. richard 0sman's one, yeah, i really enjoyed it. i seem to have gone through a bit of a phase of doing murder stories. shades of grey by - the authorjasper fforde. so it's sort of post—apocalyptic sci—fi but with a monty - python sense of humour. so what advice do you have for the duchess of cornwall in running a book club? the book club is its members, so be democratic, that's how we run our book club. put a book out in a pandemic, they said, it'll be fine. the author nikesh shukla's new memoir, brown baby, is published next month. he believes book shops will still be shut when it comes out, but he totally understands the rise of reading in lockdown.

a book can be a mirror and you can see yourself in it and that can be an empowering thing, especially in times of uncertainty. but at the same time, a book can be a window, which can take us to different places, different lives, different cities, you know, different planets, different times. and it's notjust adults who have been helped. i miss my friends. reading is a way to forget that. it is estimated that almost a0% of children are reading more than normal. oh, look! and there, and here. that's where we live. that is certainly true in the case of the murphy family. it could possibly be quite an isolating, scary time for the children at the moment. mum, no talking! you can talk too, you can talk with me, yeah? but i think even though they are apart from their friends

in school, they've got books that are familiar and that they love and characters they love, and they can escape into different worlds, and still be learning. at that point, lawrence, who's two, wanted to demonstrate his love of reading. oh, lawrence has gone and got a book! he's pretending to read it. so what is that? i think it might be the inside of an after eight box. probably not destined to make the duchess of cornwall�*s next reading list! colin paterson, bbc news. there is somejoy, isn't there is some joy, isn't there? always fun to get children involved. we can now talk to author anthony horowitz. good morning. what you make this list? it is quite _ good morning. what you make this list? it is quite erudite. _ good morning. what you make this list? it is quite erudite. her- list? it is quite erudite. her choices are _ list? it is quite erudite. her choices are serious, - list? it is quite erudite. heri choices are serious, excellent books. very well reviewed and

received. it has not been put together by a committee, it is something obviously close to her heart. all four books are set in the past. one on the 16th century, won the second world war. we just had from the turkish author which is set in the 16th century and the last one set in the 1950s. almost as though the duchess are saying the present is grim, the future is unpredictable, we are safer in the past. i unpredictable, we are safer in the ast. ~ . unpredictable, we are safer in the ast, ~' , ., , unpredictable, we are safer in the ast, ~' , , unpredictable, we are safer in the ast. ~ , .,, , a , unpredictable, we are safer in the ast. ~ , ., , x' , ., unpredictable, we are safer in the ast. ~ , , , ., . past. i think she has picked up on a trend. i past. i think she has picked up on a trend- i am — past. i think she has picked up on a trend. i am sure _ past. i think she has picked up on a trend. i am sure you _ past. i think she has picked up on a trend. i am sure you have - past. i think she has picked up on a trend. i am sure you have various l trend. i am sure you have various group chats you are on with people going, have you read this or watch this? picking up on the mood of saying, i am this? picking up on the mood of saying, iam in this? picking up on the mood of saying, i am in this as well. let's have a conversation about something absolutely right. it is have a conversation about something absolutely right.— absolutely right. it is not much to be said about _

absolutely right. it is not much to be said about what _ absolutely right. it is not much to be said about what is _ absolutely right. it is not much to be said about what is good - absolutely right. it is not much to be said about what is good about| be said about what is good about covid, taking a book and going back to the classics. my own publisher has noticed a 69% increase in people trying to tackle war and peace, that monster. now is the time forjust that perfect challenge. what monster. now is the time for 'ust that perfect challenge. what about ou and that perfect challenge. what about you and your _ that perfect challenge. what about you and your writing _ that perfect challenge. what about you and your writing during - that perfect challenge. what about you and your writing during this i you and your writing during this period of time?— you and your writing during this period of time? how has that been iioin ? period of time? how has that been going? harder— period of time? how has that been going? harder than _ period of time? how has that been going? harder than you _ period of time? how has that been going? harder than you think- period of time? how has that been i going? harder than you think people think writers like me are isolated in a room, by ourselves. we do need to be plugged into real life. i have so missed the sound of traffic, people around me. going out, lead theatre, cinema and social events, just embracing people. being isolated and so on my own as i had been this year, it has made writing a little bit harder, taking longer. what would normally take a day has taken a week or a month. it is

what would normally take a day has taken a week or a month.— taken a week or a month. it is very stranie. taken a week or a month. it is very strange- have _ taken a week or a month. it is very strange. have you _ taken a week or a month. it is very strange. have you delivered - taken a week or a month. it is very strange. have you delivered any i strange. have you delivered any manuscripts to your publisher? serra; manuscripts to your publisher? sorry to 'um manuscripts to your publisher? sorry to jump in. — manuscripts to your publisher? sorry to jump in. i — manuscripts to your publisher? sorry to jump in. i have — manuscripts to your publisher? sorry tojump in, i have had _ manuscripts to your publisher? sorry to jump in, i have had two _ manuscripts to your publisher? cr tojump in, i have had two books published. there was an alex rider in the first lockdown. i have suffered twice with the madness of not being able to go out to parties and launches and independent book shops, which i want to support ns very difficult time to give talks. i started to write a children's book called, where seagulls dare, a comedy book. i will be publishing that later this year. also a detective murder mystery story. my editor said, this book does feel a little bit sad in places. unlike you, you are so upbeat, why has this book got so much sadness in it? i realise that was covid, the world that was outside creeping into my book and polluting it. that is the

relationship of writers to this time we are in. it transmits itself and it does come if we are not careful into our work.— into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts _ into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts on _ into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts on it _ into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts on it to _ into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts on it to make - into our work. interesting you did rewrite parts on it to make it - into our work. interesting you did. rewrite parts on it to make it more cheerful. when you're tempted to say this is where i am at this moment in time? . ., ., ~ this is where i am at this moment in time? ., , , ., ., , time? the book happened all of this. you, emotionally. _ time? the book happened all of this. you, emotionally. part— time? the book happened all of this. you, emotionally. part of— time? the book happened all of this. you, emotionally. part of my - time? the book happened all of this. you, emotionally. part of my job, i you, emotionally. part of myjob, where i see myself as a writer, i am an entertainer. people read them for fun and excitement and i had to guard against my own personal feelings and worries for the future, when will it be over and how well the well be on the other side of it? that is not what i am here today, i am here to entertain people. it was just here and there, a sense of what is going to happen tomorrow. do you have a place? _ is going to happen tomorrow. do you have a place? if _ is going to happen tomorrow. do you have a place? if you _ is going to happen tomorrow. do you have a place? if you are _ is going to happen tomorrow. do you have a place? if you are settling - have a place? if you are settling down to a book that you want to read

a book. you want to do some reading. do you have a place to go, do you have a setup? what is the situation? do you have a special chair? what have a setup? what is the situation? do you have a special chair?- do you have a special chair? what is the setup? — do you have a special chair? what is the setup? a — do you have a special chair? what is the setup? a one-word _ do you have a special chair? what is the setup? a one-word answer, - do you have a special chair? what is| the setup? a one-word answer, bed. do you have a special chair? what is i the setup? a one-word answer, bed. i the setup? a one—word answer, bed. i love reading. we have all learned new habits this year. i get up an hour and a half later than i used to and i spend the first 90 minutes reading in bed. it is the warmest place in the house and the safest place. i absolutely love to puff up the pillows, get myself a cup of tea from the kitchen and sitting bed and read for an hour and a half. i have also stopped reading newspapers. as much as i admire them and need them, at that time of mourning they can set you up save face a day in a sense of nervousness and worry. if you read fiction, i have read

nonfiction as well, but if you read a great story, it takes you away. some of the writers were saying, it is the great escape. you feel warm, removed, and you feel involved. it is a great way to start the day. for is a great way to start the day. far be it for us — is a great way to start the day. far be it for us to discourage people from watching bbc breakfast. you cannot argue with that. it is a good thing to do. lovely to catch up with you. thank you very much. he is right. in the morning, if and when i get a lion, thejoy right. in the morning, if and when i get a lion, the joy of right. in the morning, if and when i get a lion, thejoy of being under the delay and it being so toasty and just reading. —— a lie in. i know the news is what we do and it is absolutely important but a lot of people will embrace that. it is foggy around many parts of the

country. this is the view from our studio here in salford quays. really quite thick, the fog. charlie, you reacted to the snow women bikini. what would be your reaction to the snow sheep? that is a work of art. i am really impressed. does it have a name? sue in wakefield. i think it is brilliant, isn't it? they have really treated us with artistic skills in the snow. the lighter side of what has this morning caused a few issues that the snow lying on the ground has turned icy. there are flood warnings in place across england. keep up—to—date with that on the bbc weather website. it was the coldest night of the winter across england, below —11 in parts

of north yorkshire at this very moment in time for the bike across the country, temperatures are close if not below freezing. —— right across. where there is fog, it could linger all day long. away from that most will have a dry and bright day, much brighter than yesterday. most will have a dry day. staying cold with temperatures below freezing where the fog is lingering throughout. turning milder towards the west of ireland. a south—westerly breeze picks up ahead of another weather system. gusty winds with that. turning wet in the far west of scotland, wales. as it hits cold air temperatures will drop below freezing. on the hills, up to 20 centimetres in places. much

milder to the west as the weather fronts gradually worked their way through. there will be a transition back to rain as we go through saturday. there will be snow in scotland and the north—east of england. we will see snow in the southeast and east anglia. this will mainly be sleet and then turn back to rain. a mixture of sunshine and one or two showers. for most and other dry and sunny one before more showers arrive in the west of scotland and northern ireland later. a quick question, how has your exercise regime being joined up a bit hit and miss. we have been doing classes online as a family. i have been struggling to get down the stairs. i like that ache, it is

good. we've had joe wicks and mr motivator to help families keep fit during lockdown — but now, there's a new instructor in town. technically, he is taking lessons from an instructor but he is bringing them to us. he's best known for his dancing and maraca shaking with the happy mondays in the '90s. now bez is launching launching his own online youtube classes called 'get buzzing with bez.�* let's have a look.

come on, everybody. one, two, three, four. bez joins us now. good morning. good morning. how are ou? not good morning. good morning. how are you? not bad — good morning. good morning. how are you? not bad at— good morning. good morning. how are you? not bad at all. _ good morning. good morning. how are you? not bad at all. more _ you? not bad at all. more importantly. _ you? not bad at all. more importantly, how - you? not bad at all. more importantly, how are - you? not bad at all. more| importantly, how are you? you? not bad at all. more - importantly, how are you? there you? not bad at all. more _ importantly, how are you? there was a shot we just showed. the eagle eyed viewers will have noticed, you describe it for me, i think it was an ample stomach area. i describe it for me, i think it was an ample stomach area.- describe it for me, i think it was an ample stomach area. i call it my blancmange. _ an ample stomach area. i call it my blancmange. my — an ample stomach area. i call it my blancmange, my white _ an ample stomach area. i call it my blancmange, my white chocolate i blancmange, my white chocolate pudding. through their first lockdown, it was kind of like a holiday. usually i am on the road, always got somewhere to go, with the band, doing what i need to do.

during the lockdown, it was like a holiday. so much fun at first. i was drinking cider and eating cake, chocolate, biscuits. we have a local chocolate, biscuits. we have a local chocolate shop which makes the best chocolate shop which makes the best chocolate you have ever seen. spending £100 a week on chocolate. so you are saving money and hoping to give your body a bit of healthiness back, how are you doing it? i healthiness back, how are you doing it? ., ., , . ., ., it? i have a pc instructor. i am doini it? i have a pc instructor. i am doing my _ it? i have a pc instructor. i am doing my first— it? i have a pc instructor. i am doing my first yoga _ it? i have a pc instructor. i am doing my first yoga lesson - it? i have a pc instructor. i am doing my first yoga lesson on | doing my first yoga lesson on saturday. we are going to do fitness, yoga, like a very gentle introduction to exercise for people who have not been exercising, do not exercise, all have been thinking about exercising. myself, i have not done anything for about two and a half years. i was getting really worried. i was in the last chance

saloon for that if i do not start doing something, i am 56 now, i'm going to miss that vote and it is going to miss that vote and it is going to miss that vote and it is going to be slow deterioration into old age. i going to be slow deterioration into old are. . going to be slow deterioration into old ae. ., ., going to be slow deterioration into old are. . ., , ., old age. i weather forecaster was sa ini old age. i weather forecaster was sa in: he old age. i weather forecaster was saying he has _ old age. i weather forecaster was saying he has done _ old age. i weather forecaster was saying he has done a _ old age. i weather forecaster was saying he has done a bit - old age. i weather forecaster was saying he has done a bit of- saying he has done a bit of exercising, and he has that ache. i quite enjoy that. how are you embracing it? i quite enjoy that. how are you embracing it?— quite enjoy that. how are you embracin: it? . , , embracing it? i am aching in places i did not think— embracing it? i am aching in places i did not think you _ embracing it? i am aching in places i did not think you could _ embracing it? i am aching in places i did not think you could ache. - embracing it? i am aching in places i did not think you could ache. it i i did not think you could ache. it is kind of a nice ache. yesterday, when i went out to do my exercise, i did not feel like doing it. i was struggling, limping to the park. i was thinking, it is snowing, slating, it is horrible, what am i doing? once i got through the first few exercises, i had warmed up and felt really good. another thing which has been great, i have been

sleeping so much better. normally i have disturbed sleep through the night. i had been sleeping right through the night. the feel—good factor, the natural high of getting exercise, all the endorphins rushing. the feel—good factor has been unbelievable. you rushing. the feel-good factor has been unbelievable.— rushing. the feel-good factor has been unbelievable. you are wearing a hoodie, it been unbelievable. you are wearing a hoodie. it has — been unbelievable. you are wearing a hoodie, it has been _ been unbelievable. you are wearing a hoodie, it has been cold. _ been unbelievable. you are wearing a hoodie, it has been cold. mr- hoodie, it has been cold. mr motivator was advocating wearing a unitard as an item of clothing you should be going for. have you ruled those out? i should be going for. have you ruled those out? ., ., ., , , those out? i do not have his body. i do not think — those out? i do not have his body. i do not think i _ those out? i do not have his body. i do not think i could _ those out? i do not have his body. i do not think! could pull— those out? i do not have his body. i do not think i could pull a _ those out? i do not have his body. i do not think! could pull a unitard. i do not think i could pull a unitard. not yet! your colleagues from the music business, have you had much reaction to your fitness efforts so far? ~ . . ~ .

reaction to your fitness efforts so far? ~ . . " . , far? well, this is like... it is my first week. _ far? well, this is like... it is my first week. i— far? well, this is like... it is my first week, i had _ far? well, this is like... it is my first week, i had exercised - far? well, this is like... it is my| first week, i had exercised every day. the response and support i have had from friends and people i know, the media, like yourselves, it has been unbelievable. that is the motivation i need to keep on going and seeing what i can achieve within three months. will and seeing what i can achieve within three months-— three months. will you be springing from the chair? _ three months. will you be springing from the chair? what _ three months. will you be springing from the chair? what is _ three months. will you be springing from the chair? what is the - three months. will you be springing| from the chair? what is the agenda? i do not know. i could do you a quick squat if you wanted. {as i do not know. i could do you a quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i quick squat if you wanted. go on then- i call _ quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i call it— quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i call it going _ quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i call it going down - quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i call it going down on - quick squat if you wanted. go on then. i call it going down on the | then. i call it going down on the can i say officially, _ then. i call it going down on the can i say officially, we _ then. i call it going down on the can i say officially, we do - then. i call it going down on the can i say officially, we do not i then. i call it going down on the i can i say officially, we do not want to see that one. it can i say officially, we do not want to see that one.— to see that one. it is so good for ou. to see that one. it is so good for you- you — to see that one. it is so good for you- you will— to see that one. it is so good for you. you will have _ to see that one. it is so good for you. you will have inspired - to see that one. it is so good for you. you will have inspired a - to see that one. it is so good for you. you will have inspired a lot| to see that one. it is so good for. you. you will have inspired a lot of people to get up and get going. you look after yourself. you people to get up and get going. you look after yourself.— look after yourself. you as well. lots of love _ look after yourself. you as well. lots of love to _ look after yourself. you as well.

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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a ban on travellers into the uk from south america and portugal has come into force. the transport secretary says the precautionary step was taken because of fears of a new variant of coronavirus. some of them which are a more easily transmitted, are obviously of greater concern and it's really as a precautionary principle. we are so close now, we have 3 million of these vaccine in people's arms in these vaccine in people's arms in the uk, we want to make sure we do not fall at this last hurdle. as the number of global deaths from coronavirus approaches two million — we'll be taking a closer look at the numbers. if you would like to get in touch about this or any of the stories we are covering today, you can tweet me @annita—mcveigh

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