good afternoon. the government has insisted that its new travel measures will protect the public from variants of covid—19. air corridors are being closed on monday, meaning visitors to the uk will have to quarantine. there've been fresh calls from the travel sector for suport to help the industry survive. here's our business

correspondent, katy austin. last summer, they were seen as a lifeline for travel businesses, keeping people going on holiday. travel corridors mean people coming to the uk from a certain list of countries don't have to quarantine upon arrival. right now, though, we are being told to stay home and the system is being suspended. to system is being suspended. trr protect us against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains, we will also temporarily close all travel corridors from oaoo hrs on monday. travel corridors from 0400 hrs on monda . ., ., , travel corridors from 0400 hrs on monda. ., ., ., , travel corridors from 0400 hrs on monda . ., ., , ., ., , ., monday. that means arrivals from an here monday. that means arrivals from anywhere will _ monday. that means arrivals from anywhere will have _ monday. that means arrivals from anywhere will have to _ monday. that means arrivals from anywhere will have to quarantine l monday. that means arrivals from l anywhere will have to quarantine for ten days or pay for it covid test on the fifth day, when they can leave quarantine early if it is negative. this also applies to eurostar and sea ports, but not people travelling within the uk or ireland or some jobs like hauliers. groups representing the travel industry, already battered by coronavirus

restrictions, except the rules —— —— accept the need for rules to tighten, but to go from here. we asked the government to look at the rules they— asked the government to look at the rules they have in place for travel at the _ rules they have in place for travel at the moment and all those restrictions and come up with a plan to move _ restrictions and come up with a plan to move forward so when restrictions start to _ to move forward so when restrictions start to left, — to move forward so when restrictions start to left, there is a clear plan in place — start to left, there is a clear plan in lace. ., , in place. there have been renewed calls for targeted _ in place. there have been renewed calls for targeted support - in place. there have been renewed calls for targeted support for - calls for targeted support for aviation and aerospace. the aviation minister accepted the announcement was bad news for them. the minister accepted the announcement was bad news for them.— was bad news for them. the most im ortant was bad news for them. the most important thing — was bad news for them. the most important thing for _ was bad news for them. the most important thing for all _ was bad news for them. the most important thing for all of - was bad news for them. the most important thing for all of the - important thing for all of the travel— important thing for all of the travel industry— important thing for all of the travel industry is _ important thing for all of the travel industry is we - important thing for all of the travel industry is we are - important thing for all of the i travel industry is we are able important thing for all of the i travel industry is we are able to -et travel industry is we are able to get people _ travel industry is we are able to get people out— travel industry is we are able to get people out and _ travel industry is we are able to get people out and about - travel industry is we are able to - get people out and about travelling a-ain get people out and about travelling again safely— get people out and about travelling again safety as _ get people out and about travelling again safely as soon _ get people out and about travelling again safely as soon as _ get people out and about travelling again safely as soon as possible, . again safely as soon as possible, and it_ again safely as soon as possible, and it is— again safely as soon as possible, and it is what_ again safely as soon as possible, and it is what we _ again safely as soon as possible, and it is what we are _ again safely as soon as possible, and it is what we are doing - again safely as soon as possible, and it is what we are doing with. again safely as soon as possible, i and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, _ and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, a _ and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, a massive _ and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, a massive roll—out- and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, a massive roll—out of- and it is what we are doing with the vaccine, a massive roll—out of over| vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 3.4 vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 54 miiiion— vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 54 miliioniohs, _ vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 3.4 millionjobs, that _ vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 3.4 millionjobs, that is _ vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 3.4 millionjobs, that is what - 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers— 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers the _ 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers the real— 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers the real prospect - 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers the real prospect of. 3.4 millionjobs, that is what offers the real prospect of al 3.4 millionjobs, that is what - offers the real prospect of a better times_ offers the real prospect of a better times for— offers the real prospect of a better times for the — offers the real prospect of a better times for the aviation _ offers the real prospect of a better times for the aviation industry - offers the real prospect of a better times for the aviation industry and | times for the aviation industry and the whole — times for the aviation industry and the whole of— times for the aviation industry and the whole of the _ times for the aviation industry and the whole of the travel _ times for the aviation industry and the whole of the travel industry. . the whole of the travel industry. strong _ the whole of the travel industry. strong bookings _ the whole of the travel industry. strong bookings for— the whole of the travel industry. strong bookings for later - the whole of the travel industry. strong bookings for later in - the whole of the travel industry. strong bookings for later in the i strong bookings for later in the year by those over 50 were providing some optimism, but for many in the holiday industry, the light at the end of the tunnel looks a little more distant than it did. katy austin, bbc news. toughened lockdown restrictions have

come into force in scotland — due to a rapidly spreading strain of covid—i9. further measures have been brought in to stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non—essential contact. live now to our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. alexandra, what more can you tell us? about the restrictions coming in today and the impact they are likely today and the impact they are likely to have. ~ . ., ., ., , to have. well, much of scotland is alread in to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, _ to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, but - to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, but now- to have. well, much of scotland is| already in lockdown, but now those restrictions have got even tighter. if you go for a takeaway, a covey of food, you won't be allowed inside. they will serve you either through the hatch or out on the street. —— a coffee, orfood. also, if you do click and collect, there are fewer items you can order via click and collect, only what they call essential items. you will have to make an appointment to collect them and that will also be done outside. now, the overall message from the scottish government is to stay at home unless it is absolutely essential. and there is also some concern about an outbreak of

coronavirus on the island of barra. the western isles has described this as serious and escalating. there had been 27 cases identified as many more people are self—isolating. alexandra mackenzie in glasgow, thank you. india has begun the world's largest vaccination drive. the programme aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people against covid. india has recorded the second—highest number of infections in the world, after the united states. the us president—elect, joe biden, has set out details of his plan to immunise 100 million americans in his first 100 days in office. which begins with his inauguration on wednesday. he said mass vaccination centres would be opened, with people over 65 considered a priority. the united states has recorded far more coronavirus deaths than anywhere else. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, sent this report. in a city where officials believe

one in three of its population has been infected with covid—i9 since the start of the pandemic, there's a sense of urgency. hospitals in los angeles are overwhelmed. here, someone is dying from the virus every eight minutes. it's rough to see people who are really sick and we have to tell them there's not much we can do. we can take you to the hospital, but to sit on these gurneys, it's not comfy. the race is on to get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible. this is the car park at dodger stadium, the baseball venue in los angeles that's been transformed into the largest vaccination site in america. by the middle of next week, officials say at least 12,000 people a day will receive the covid jab here — but it isn't enough. we've got to increase the pace and distribution and the administration of these vaccines. the reality is, we need to get these vaccines out of the freezer and we need to get them into people's arms. this is a scene that's playing out around the country, around the world.

but america's so—called operation warp speed has failed to live up to its name — at least, as far as distribution of the vaccine is concerned. joe biden says when he takes over from donald trump on wednesday, he'll launch an ambitious plan to roll it out fast. he said efforts so far had been a "dismalfailure". our plan is as clear as it is bold. get more people vaccinated for free. create more places for them to get vaccinated. mobilise more medical teams to get the shots in people's arms. he's promising 100 millionjabs in 100 days, 100 mass vaccination centres around the country, and mobile units to get into areas that are hard to reach. the president—elect also had a blunt warning for americans. things, he said, would get worse, before they get better. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. well, within the last half hour, uganda's long—time

leader, yoweri museveni, has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election. mr museveni has held the post since 1986. uganda's electoral commission has dismissed allegations of vote rigging made by the opposition candidate bobi wine, a former pop star. dozens of people were killed during violence in the run—up to friday's election. the uk, france and germany are warning iran against carrying out work on uranium metal—based fuel if it wants to preserve the 2015 iran nuclear deal. it comes as the us — which pulled out of the deal under president trump in 2018 — imposed new sanctions on companies dealing with iran, in the final few days of his presidency. prince william has spoken about the impact of seeing death and suffering while working as an air ambulance pilot. in a video call with emergency responders and counsellors from hospice uk'sjust b bereavement support line, he said he could understand the immense pressure frontline staff were under.

a lot of the people, a lot of the public don't understand that when you're surrounded by that level of intense trauma, sadness and bereavement, it really does, it stays with you at home. it stays with you for weeks on end, doesn't it? and you see the world in a much more slightly depressed, darker, blacker place. now, with all the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. good afternoon. sri lanka have staged a fightback on the third day of the first test against england. they finished the day on 156—2 in their second innings, but england still have a lead of 130, after a stunning double century from captain joe root. joe wilson reports. watch carefully, asjoe root finally makes a mistake in galle. straight to deep mid—wicket. well, by then, he'd made 228. a monumental innings. it felt like a match—winning performance. well, not yet. up the stairs, lunch, prepare to bowl.

home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. there's more to sri lanka than ducks. four noughts on the scorecard in the first innings, a strong start this time. and england had a problem, for the first time — how to dismiss those who stubbornly remain. well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder. sometimes, the luck�*s with you. sometimes. one caught, now one dropped. thirimanne to sibley... and down. and the captain, well, it's still a lovely view — from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued, as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch. jack leach's delivery found the batsman's glove. kusal mendis out. sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it's a contest. well, it's a test match. joe wilson, bbc news.

almost 50 tennis players will be confined to their hotel rooms for the next two weeks, ahead of the australian open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights bringing players and staff into melbourne for the tournament. our reporter adam wild, has more details and, adam, this now means those players aren't even allowed out to train? no, they will be completely confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days. they would have had quarantine hotels anyway, but they would have had dispensation to train for up to five hours a day so this will be a real problem for those players involved. we understand those include victoria azarenka, the us open champion sloane stephens and british player heather watson who stalked on social media this morning saying she was on one of those flights from abu dhabi where one person tested positive. she said the same happened on a chartered flight from los angeles as well. two so far she says, perhaps rather ominously.

to put it in context, even before this, there was controversy over the tournament as players begin to arrive this week. australia has very strict rules over the amount of people allowed into the country to try and curb the spread of the virus. that has left tens of thousands of australians stranded and unable to return home. the dispensation was given to 1,200 people to enter the country for this tournament, but given what has now happened, it will certainly add a player of discontent to those already unhappy about the tournament.— already unhappy about the tournament. �* ., ., , already unhappy about the tournament. ., ., , . tournament. adam, thanks very much for that. it's all eyes on celebrations in today's five premier league games, with players reminded not to hug, in line with covid protocols. one game is already under way, a black country derby, as wolves host west bromwich albion. west brom had the early advantage thanks to a penalty scored by matheus pereira. there were muted celebrations. wolves have just found an equaliser, through fabio silva. 1—1, approaching half—time. and the semi—finals of the masters snooker are about to get under way in milton keynes. it's defending champion

stuart bingham up against yan bingtao, from china, first — that match about to get under way and you can watch it live via the bbc sport website and app. thank you very much. that's it for now — the next news on bbc one is at 5:40pm this evening. goodbye.

hello — this is bbc news. more now on the government's decision to close international travel corridors to limit the risk of new strains of coronavirus entering the uk. the aviation sector is calling on ministers to help support an industry that has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. brian strutton is the general secretary of the pilots union, balpa. he told me without further financial help, many of his members jobs will be at risk.

i have described aviation as being in a death spiral for some months now, and thejob in a death spiral for some months now, and the job losses across the whole industry, and supply chain, are nothing short of catastrophic. they report at the end of last year measured around 70,000 job losses with the potential of another 50,000 job losses. that's directly. we've heard manufacturers like airbus in difficulty, all of the regional airports, gatwick, as well, as well as the airlines themselves. it's a really difficult situation. the government has to take its decisions about how to control the virus. that's absolutely fine. but if there are direct effects on airlines, airports, and so on, and the people who work for them, then the

government should be thinking about that, as well, and we really need more help and urgently. in that, as well, and we really need more help and urgently. in terms of production. — more help and urgently. in terms of production. people _ more help and urgently. in terms of production, people have _ more help and urgently. in terms of production, people have been - production, people have been predicting the death of it for the best part of 40 years now, but some somehow it has kept going. airbus has been a formidable rival to boeing. wherever in the world you are manufacturing or indeed supplying the aircraft industry, as well as training the people who will be on aircraft, people must look at this pandemic and say, has this changed for good, or at least for the next 20 years our ability and desire to travel on a global scale in the ease with which we travelled, on which we built so much? yes. in the ease with which we travelled, on which we built so much? yes, i'm sure there — on which we built so much? yes, i'm sure there will _ on which we built so much? yes, i'm sure there will be _ on which we built so much? yes, i'm sure there will be long-term - sure there will be long—term changes. the key point to think about right now, i think, is how is aviation going to get out of the current, terrible situation it's in? how will it help lift the economy

out of this recession, and make our world, post—brexit, a viable one? because without a good aviation industry in the uk we aren't going to make the success post—brexit. i look at it at a point of view from our members, our pilots. nearly 20% of pilots have lost theirjobs over the past 12 months. many of them have big training debts. you have to pay £100,000 or more of your own money to become a pilot. those are the kinds of things the government could help with. helping them with their repayments on their loans, may be converting them to student grants. helping them to stay in the industry, keep their skills available for when the upturn comes. because we are going to need them. in two years, three years, four years, aviation will start recovering, will we have the skills to go with it? the recovering, will we have the skills to go with it?— to go with it? the skills question is an important _ to go with it? the skills question is an important one. _ to go with it? the skills question is an important one. there - to go with it? the skills question is an important one. there is - to go with it? the skills question is an important one. there is a l is an important one. there is a generation that will probably go as a result of this whether by choice

or not, and it's how you can ensure there will be a generation to come to fill thosejobs, both there will be a generation to come to fill those jobs, both as pilots and then all of the other elements of the aircraft industry, engineering, support, and so on. that must be a worry for you. i wonder, are you getting any kind of fear in government on those questions?— fear in government on those questions? fear in government on those ruestions? �*, ., , questions? it's a good point. it is something _ questions? it's a good point. it is something we — questions? it's a good point. it is something i've arranged - questions? it's a good point. it is something i've arranged directly| something i've arranged directly with the aviation minister and with the secretary of state. they both listened very sympathetically, but we aren't seeing enough action. the supply of pilots and other skilled people in aviation doesn'tjust turn on and off like a tap. it needs to be planned for. it needs to be prepared for. the financial arrangements need to be in place, as well. government really does need to pull its finger out if we aren't going to find that we want to recover in aviation and we haven't got the skilled people there to do it. in france a night—time curfew

starting at 6pm comes into force from this evening. most of the country was already forbidden from leaving home after 8pm — but the government has tightened the restrictions due to high infection rates. from monday, anyone wishing to enter france from outside the eu will need to show a negative coronavirus test result. one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns has begun in india. the huge inoculation programme aims to reach three hundred million people by august. since the pandemic began it has confirmed more than 10.3 million cases — that's the second highest number in the world. and there have been around 150,000 deaths. speaking at the start of the incolution programme, the country's prime minister narendra modi had this message for indians. translation: we will bring - the number of vaccinations to 300 million in the second phase. in the next phase, elderly people and people

with chronic diseases will be vaccinated. don't become careless and start removing your mask or forget social distancing norms right after you have been vaccinated. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is at a vaccination centre in delhi. it's a huge, logistical operation rolling out the vaccine in this country of different terrains. mountains, deserts, urban and rural. i'm at one of over 3000 centres which has been set up. here and at the other centres they are hoping to vaccinate around 100 people a day. if you did the maths on that, that means today alone, if everything goes to plan, more than 300,000 indians will have received a coronavirus vaccine dose. health workers and front line workers are the top priority. then the priority goes to the over—50s and people with underlying health conditions. they have two vaccines.

first, the oxford astrazeneca one that is being manufactured here in the country. the second is an indian developed vaccine. there had been concerns about that one being rolled out because it was approved for use before it was cleared for efficacy trials. that means officials still don't know how effective that particular vaccine is. that's caused concern among health experts. but the government says it is a safe vaccine and it'll be administered under very safe supervision. these people are leaving now. they've had the vaccine. everyone at this particular centre who has had a coronavirus vaccine is being given a red rose. this hospital here in delhi has treated thousands of covid patients since the start of the pandemic. here there is definitely a mood of optimism and hope now that india has begun rolling out the vaccine.

germany's christian democrats have elected a new leader — a key moment in the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. he's armin laschet, widely seen as the heir to mrs merkel�*s centrist brand of politics. the party will decide in the spring whether he will become its candidate to become chancellor in september's general election. angela merkel who's led germany for 16 years, has said she plans to stand down at the election. jenny hill in berlin has been telling me more about the new cdu leader. most people thought it would be between armin laschet and friedrich merz. armin laschet is a popular

person. he leads the most popular state. he made much in his campaign and in today's speech before the vote that out of the three candidates he is the only one in government right now. he talks about having day to day experience with dealing with all of the challenges the three candidates were talking about. big question now is whether the party will put them forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we will have to wait and see because there won't be a final decision on that person until the spring. police chiefs in the uk say that investigations have been compromised after thousands of fingerprint, dna and arrest records were accidentally deleted from the national computer. a letter sent by the national police chiefs council — and seen by bbc news — says the mistake might prevent officers from linking offenders to crime scenes. policing minister kit malthouse said officers are trying to recover the data. labour says the home secretary, priti patel will be responsible for criminals walking free . it's been a source of tension between britain

and spain for centuries — but the border which separates gibraltarfrom the spanish mainland could be taken down this year as part of a post—brexit agreement. gavin lee reports. entering the rock of gibraltar. 15,000 workers from spain cross the border here every day, show their papers, and head to work. the fence, as they call it, is all they've ever known. after more than a century it is set to come down. it is known. after more than a century it is set to come down.— is set to come down. it is better for us and _ is set to come down. it is better for us and the _ is set to come down. it is better for us and the people _ is set to come down. it is better for us and the people of- is set to come down. it is better. for us and the people of gibraltar. this border town is one of the poorest parts of spain. a third of people are unemployed. gibraltar relies on workers from here the catering, nursing, and cleaning. for them, the deal is a cause for celebration. the uk and spain have agreed that the border will go possibly within six months, but it first has to be made into a formal treaty with the eu. the single road which links both territories will be

widened, so people in cars can travel freely. and gibraltar will be linked to eu's passport free area. some infrastructure will remain and a few guards will stay on standby. —— to the european passport free area. people will only be checked if they enter by sea at the port here, and by air. it'll mean for the first time will be gibraltar guards and then eu guards checking passports one after the other. the then eu guards checking passports one after the other.— one after the other. the decisions as to who enters _ one after the other. the decisions as to who enters gibraltar - one after the other. the decisions as to who enters gibraltar will. one after the other. the decisions| as to who enters gibraltar will only ever be made by a gibraltar guard. we will have primacy of control. these are two borders. ultimate control of our borders in our hands. we are absolutely 100% clear that we will never see one grain of sand of gibraltar, one breath of our air, one drop of our sea.—

gibraltar, one breath of our air, one drop of our sea. spain's europe minister described _ one drop of our sea. spain's europe minister described it _ one drop of our sea. spain's europe minister described it differently. . minister described it differently. they are equivalent. i would call it co—responsibility rather than co—sovereignty. the uk is allowing gibraltar to participate in certain policies and programmes of the european union, to which the uk is not participating. this is being possible because spain, as an eu member state, wishes it to happen. both sides recognise this is an experiment. not without its risks. the hope is that with the border gone trust between the historically fractious neighbours can begin to grow. gavin lee, bbc news, gibraltar. you've probably seen a lot of pictures this week of the meagre food parcels which have been sent out to some families — to replace the free meals their children would normally receive at school. now it seems the row is having a knock—on effect across the catering supply industry — even forfirms which have been trying to provide a good service. our business correspondent katy austin has more. providing lunch parcels to children

eligible for free school meals while covid restrictions are keeping them at home is helping this hampshire wholesaler keep going while its pubs and restaurant customers are shut. they provide some schools with ingredients and deliverfully packed boxes for others, but in the past few days, they've had bad news. we've gone down from 3,000 to just 1,400 so 1,600 meals have been cancelled now. the impact for us is of course we bought the stock in, we're faced with potentially having to throw away — although we won't, we'll give it to food charities — but it costs us and makes us, causes us to take a loss. the cancellations follow a row over pictures shared on social media by parents who have branded the offer in some areas inadequate. it's prompted more schools and parents to choose vouchers instead of lunch parcels. richard's firm and others say those pictures don't represent what they supply. this greater manchester wholesaler has stayed open at a loss to serve its public sector clients,

but here too, cancellations are now coming in thick and fast. it would mean us furloughing, having to furlough maybe 40% of our team if this continues. our team have been moving mountains to make this work for schools, we've sourced new lines, so what this means is we're sat on more stock when we've already been sat on stock due to the quick shutdown of schools, the lockdowns last year, having to stockpile for the brexit negotiations going to the very last minute. itjust adds to the problem. there's always been a choice between locally provided vouchers and meal parcels, but from monday, a national voucher scheme is due to begin. the wholesalers trade body said its members should get compensation for the loss of business following the storm of publicity in the past week. it will have a devastating impact on a sector which is already on its knees and what we're seeing is that the move to the voucher scheme is essentially the government giving yet more income to the supermarkets.

our sectors receive no government support whatsoever and this is a body blow. this small caterer understand some parents are concerned about food boxes but says when well done, they provide an opportunity. what better way to educate as many people as possible over such as short period of time than to send out food boxes with recipes and really try to engage children and parents to cook. these firms fill they are taking yet another unfair hit at their toughest time because of a few bad corporate apples. katy austin, bbc news. a dog — called willy — has been rescued after getting stuck in a well. the seven—year—old labrador was stranded around 20 feet underground in eastleigh, hampshire, for two hours. a team of firefighters used ropes and harnesses to "free willy". he was then given a nice bath — to remove any possible contamination — before being handed back to his grateful owner.

i hope that water was warm, especially after a night like last night. probably a saint bernard would be useful with the weather. exactly. we had some snow, particularly over east anglia. the snow was falling any more. the cold air has been pushed away. this is the picture from earlier. the blue is the rain, the white is the sleet and snow. that band of weather is moving into the north sea, as you can see, so we are getting milder weather today. showers mainly in the north—west of the uk. some sunshine still quite cloudy over eastern parts of the uk. temperatures rising up parts of the uk. temperatures rising up to 5 degrees across parts of east anglia, the snow already melting. more showers coming in from the north west overnight tonight. some of those will blow all the way to england and wales. clear skies returning later on in the night.

cold overnight, temperatures not too far away from freezing, so the risk of some icy patches, particularly for eastern parts of england. different in the morning, more in the way of sunshine for england and wales. more cloud coming in for scotland and northern ireland. the showers replaced by longer spells of rain in western scotland in the afternoon. still dry for eastern scotland. temperatures near normal for the time of year.