this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a hospital cleaner becomes the first person in india to receive a covid vaccine, as the country begins the world's biggest vaccination programme. translation: the fear in my mind has gone. i everyone should get the vaccine, as this is how we save our country. calls for more support for the uk's airline industry, after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. a close ally of angela merkel, armin laschet, has been elected leader of germany's christian democrats, putting him in a strong position to succeed her as chancellor. the veteran ugandan leader yoweri museveni is declared the winner of the presidential election, after a campaign marked by allegations of unprecedented

violence and intimidation. and a team of nepalese climbers are the first to reach the summit of the world's second highest mountain in winter. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns has begun in india. prime minister narendra modi has said such an ambitious project has never been attempted before. the huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 million people by august. healthcare staff and front line workers will be among the first to receive the doses. since the pandemic began, india has confirmed over ten million cases — that's the second highest number in the world. rajini vaidyanathan

reports from delhi. in a nation of well over a billion people, 34—year—old hospital cleaner manish kumar became the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine. translation: the fear in my mind has gone. i everyone should get the vaccine, as this is how we save our country. the country's prime minister, narendra modi, used a virtual address to kick off what he described as the world's largest immunisation programme. front line and health care workers take priority in the initial roll—out. at this hospital in delhi, they were given the red carpet, and red roses. this doctor, who has treated countless covid patients, also got the vaccine today. how are you feeling now you've had the vaccine? i'm feeling absolutely safe, absolutely fit and absolutely fine. verijyous, very ecstatic. this is one of around 3,000 vaccination centres which have been set up across india.

here and elsewhere, they're hoping to vaccinate around 100 people a day — so if you do the maths, that means that india's aiming to vaccinate more than 300,000 people every day. but as the day drew to a close, the government said it had only reached two thirds of that target. known as the pharmacy of the world, india's the global leader in vaccine manufacturing. the oxford astrazeneca jab, produced in the city of pune, is one of two being rolled out. the second co—vaccine, developed by an indian company, bharat biotech, is yet to pass its phase three trials, which means even though officials say it's safe, we still don't know how effective it is. there's been widespread concern its approval was rushed. junior doctors at a delhi hospital told me they won't be taking it yet. the phase three efficacy data is not out yet for this vaccine,

which is being administered here. as doctors, we believe in science, so at this moment, we will not be going for this vaccine. we don't want to be the guinea pigs. persuading people to take the vaccine is just one challenge in a nation hit hard by covid—i9. here, they're burning a coronavirus effigy to celebrate the start of the vaccine drive. it's been a dark year for this vibrant nation. today, indians are hoping they've turned a corner. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. dr swapneil parikh is a clinical researcher from the kasturba hospital of infectious diseases in mumbai. he told us more about covaxin, which india developed domestically. the vaccine is a whole vaccine inactivated vaccine and it has been employed in a restricted emergency authorisation in the clinical trial mode, so it will be employed only

for front line workers and medical workers right now. —— deployed. the government has described it as a back—up vaccine. i am not sure if it is accurate, but that is what they say. and the hope is that by the time the general public come to take it, the data from the phase three trial will be out, both efficacy and safety, and health care workers and front line workers will have taken it. there was a bit of teething issues with the technology platforms and vaccine administration, but over 190,000 people were inoculated. the target set by the government is 300 million people in the first six months, that is 600 million doses. 100 million per month, so we need to be a lot faster but it is not a bad start. we have tremendous experience with immunisations in india. we need to make sure that the programme for children does

not suffer when we are rolling out the covid—19 vaccines. i think it can be done but to contextualise the government say they plan to start with 3,000—5,000 vaccine sites and each of those will do about 100 doses per day. that is about half a million per day and we need to do about 3.5 million a day to get to the target. i hope they can scale up very quickly. the british airline industry says it needs urgent financial support from the government if it is to survive another long period of travel curbs. the call comes after the government announced tougher covid—19 restrictions. from monday, most people coming into the uk will have to quarantine. the government said it was committed to getting the industry back to full strength — as soon as it's safe to do so — and that a support programme to help airports with running costs will kick in later this month. here's our business

correspondent katy austin. we're being told to stay home now, but last summer, travel corridor helped holidays happen. now, the system that removes the requirement to quarantine when arriving from a list of places is about to be suspended. geoff is working in bahrain. hi, geoff. hello, how are you? he's due to fly to britain in early february when his contract ends in a fortnight, but hasn't yet sorted accommodation. the rule change now means he'll have to provide authorities with an address to self—isolate at. it means that we do need to secure a place to stay before we leave here. the main concern is that with the situation, with the new regulations, if you like, that are in place, it's that we will see some flight cancellations. the halt to travel corridors is the latest restriction to be introduced. it means that from monday, people arriving into the uk from anywhere must quarantine

for ten days. or they can take a covid test on the fifth day, pay for it, and if it's negative, they can leave quarantine early. the rules do apply to eurostar and sea ports, as well, but not to some jobs, like hauliers, and not to people travelling within the uk and ireland. also from monday, the requirement kicks in to show a negative covid test within 72 hours of departing to come to the uk. there have been fresh calls for urgent, targeted additional support for the aviation and aerospace sectors, which have suffered badly already. the aviation minister accepted it was a difficult time for them, but said support had been available. the most important thing for all of the travel industry is that we're able to get people out and about, travelling again safely as soon as possible, and it's what we're doing with the vaccine, a massive roll—out of over 3.2 million jabs. that's what offers the real prospect of better times for the aviation industry and the whole of the travel industry.

labour said the government should have acted earlier. groups representing the travel industry accept the need for rules to tighten, but are asking where things go from here. we're saying to the government that they need to look at all the measures that they've got in place for travel at the moment and all of those restrictions and to actually come up with a plan to move forward so that when restrictions start to lift, that there is a clear plan in place. for many travel and holiday companies, the light at the end of the tunnel is still looking distant. katy austin, bbc news. germany's christian democrats have announced the winner of the race to lead angela merkel�*s party, the cdu. he's armin laschet, widely seen as the heir to mrs merkel�*s centrist brand of politics. and he's now in pole position to replace angela merkel as chancellor when she stands down later this year. so what do we know about him? mr laschet is currently the premier of north rhine—westphalia — germany's most populous state.

he's seen as a political centrist who'll continue mrs merkel�*s consensual brand of politics. that extends to immigration where he's taken a liberal approach to the issue. in particular, he supported mrs merkel when she was under pressure for welcoming syrian refugees in 2015. mr laschet speaks fluent french and his wife is of belgian heritage. the new cdu leader cultivates an everyman image — highlighting that his father worked down a mine. well, in a speech, mr laschet told delegates he wanted a strong european germany as a leader in the world. translation: the germany i envision is a european germany - _ leading the world by excellence, example, and humanity. i'm saying out loud and clear. we will not let right—wing terrorists and troublemakers destroy our country. well, our berlin correspondent jenny hill explained that despite his victory, it's far from certain that armin laschet will succeed angela merkel as german chancellor.

he is certainly in the running. is he guaranteed to go forward as the party's candidate for chancellor? certainly not. it is probably worth me pointing out that actually he is notjust replaced angela merkel as party leader. she stood aside from that row a couple of years ago now in what at the time was seen as angela merkel trying to effect an orderly transition of power. a woman was elected to the party leadership at the time, and it was thought that she might also stand a chance of becoming the next german chancellor. it wasn't to be the case, she resigned after a series of gaffes and was not as popular amongst some party members as the party itself would have liked, so what we have seen today is a change of leadership at the top of the christian democrats, but they are not going to decide until the spring who will finally lead them into battle, if you like, when it comes to the general election. there are another couple of politicians looking

on from the sidelines. the corona pandemic has changed everything, the party conference was online today, but it is also shifted the fortunes of various fortunes. so the current health minister has been seen as having handled the pandemic really rather well so far, and he actually supported mr laschet in the race for the leadership, but he is widely acknowledged to be looking around for support. he has ambitions to be chancellor, and then there is the bavarian prime minister. if you look at opinion polls here at the moment he is a clear favourite amongst the public to be the next german chancellor. all of this is eight—and—a—half months away and a lot can change

time, but at the moment armin laschet because the headlines but there is certainly a question mark over whether he will finally be the question who will actually be sitting as chancellor in nine months�* time or so. uganda's election commission has declared the veteran leader, yoweri museveni, to be winner of the presidential election. he's described the election as the most fraud—free vote in the country's history. his opposition candidate, bobi wine, decried the poll as a sham, saying that soldiers are preventing him from leaving his home. the uk government has said it welcomes the "relatively calm passing of the elections in uganda." but it also remains concerned by the national internet shutdown, which it says clearly limited the election�*s transparency. catherine byaruhanga reports from kampala. much of downtown kampala was deserted. but some of the president's supporters made it out onto the streets to celebrate his victory. they insist the final result reflects the will of the people. our country has got to be protected. the economy has got to develop.

it has to continue because peace is back again in uganda. it is now another five years in office for yoweri museveni. by the time this term is done, he will have been in powerfor a0 years. helped along by changes to the constitution which could allow him to be president for life. there has been an internet shutdown since the eve of the elections, but the electoral commission says it has been able to overcome the connectivity issues and collect results from across the country. i think this may turn out to be the most _ i think this may turn out to be the most cheating free election since 1962 _ some observers question how that is possible. my gardeners came and informed me we were surroundedm _

bobi wine, the main opposition candidate, is alleging widespread irregularities and rejects the result. he is yet to provide evidence for his claims. bobi wine has not left his home since voting day. soldiers and police are stationed around his property. they say, to ensure his safety. so far as he is so faras he is in so far as he is in power, they're using gun. on every corner, there is guns. guns we need in the war. whom are we fighting with? with this result, bobi wine still finds himself in a relatively strong position. his national unity platform is expected to be the biggest opposition party in parliament. a good result considering that there was only formed a few months ago. he will play a key role in ugandan politics in the coming years. for now, the opposition leader says he will challenge the results.

he has yet to announce how he will do that. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, kampala. a team of ten nepalese climbers have reached the summit of the world's second—highest mountain, the k2 in pakistan. and they've broken a world record by achieving the climb in the depths of winter. a spokesperson for the team said they all stepped onto the summit together while singing the nepalese national anthem. lead mountaineer nimsdai purja says they set out to make the impossible possible and are honoured to be sharing this moment. but while it is historic, there is tragedy too. the k2 is a dangerous mountain, and just moments after the summit was achieved, 49—year—old catalan mountaineer sergi mingote, who was also attempting the climb, fell to his death. the headlines on bbc news... a sanitation worker becomes the first person in india to receive a covid vaccine — as the country begins to vaccinate

more than 1.3 billion people. there's calls for more support for the uk's airline industry — after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. 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. the deal, which will allow the free movement of people, is prompting questions about the long—term future of the british territory. our europe correspondent gavin lee reports. entering the rock of gibraltar, 15,000 workers from spain crossed the border here every day, show their papers, and had to work. the fence, as they call it, is all they have ever known. after more than a century, it's set to come down. it's better for our people. the border town of la linea is one

of the poorest parts of spain. a third of people are unemployed. gibraltar relies on workers from here for 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, and the single road that links both territories will be widened so people and cars can travel freely, and gibraltar will be linked to europe's passport—free travel area, known as schengen. some infrastructure will remain and a few guards will stay on standby. instead, new arrivals will only be checked if they enter by sea, here at the port, and by air. it will mean for the first time there'll be gibraltar guards, then eu border guards, known as frontex, checking passports one after the other. the decisions as to who enters gibraltar will only ever be made by a gibraltar guard

and we will have primacy of control. these are two borders, ultimate control of our borders in our hands and control of the schengen border is in the control of the schengen authorities. we are absolutely 100% clear that we will never seed one grain of sand of gibraltar, one breath of our air, one drop of our sea. spain's europe minister describes the checks a different way. both of them, i would say, are equivalent. instead of sovereignty, i would call it co—responsibility, because by this agreement, uk is allowing gibraltar to participate in certain policies and programmes of the european union to which the uk as such is not participating. this has been possible because spain, as an eu member state, wishes it to happen. both sides recognise this as an experiment not without its risk. the hope, though, is that with the border gone, trust between the historically fractious neighbours can begin to grow. gavin lee, bbc news, gibraltar.

let's look at some of the day's other news... the tournament, which begins on 8 february, has proved a logistical the build—up to the australian open tennis tournament has been dominated by the global pandemic. 47 tennis players will be forced to stay in their hotel rooms after other passengers on their flights to australia tested positive for coronavirus. and there's anger that players are being flown into the country, whilst many australian nationals remain stranded abroad. parvin kumar ramchurn has more. the tournament, which begins on 8 february, has proved a logistical nightmare for organisers. players have to go into quarantine with just five hours of practice allowed during the day. but the rules are stricter if someone else in your flight tests positive. that means some players may get less than ten days of practice before action gets under way. former wimbledon champion pat cash is in melbourne in a coaching capacity.

most of the players and coaches — i'm coaching the number one woman chinese player, who has been stuck in china for the last nine months. i think we are all very grateful that we are able to play this grand slam. but some high—profile names are not taking part, including former champion roger ferrer. andy murray was handed a wild card to compete, but his participation is in doubt after he tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. the tournament is already delayed by three weeks with very strict rules in place. we have to follow protocols, and this is just some of the paperwork we have had to fill in today. and, as it goes on, we have very strict rules. we're all learning, and literally everything is fluid at the moment. the rules are changing weekly. the fact so much effort has gone into keeping the tournament afloat has aroused anger in some quarters. 15 chartered flights have been put on by tournament organisers but australia has a weekly cap on international arrivals. roughly 37,000 australian nationals

are waiting to come back home. parvin kumar ramchurn, bbc news. for months, young protesters in thailand have been challenging a government backed by the formidable power of the armed forces and the monarchy. for the first time, a mass movement is openly calling for reform of the monarchy. one rap group have played a big part in shattering taboos. here's their story. rap music plays

nasa has ground tested four huge engines from its new mega—rocket at the stennis space center in mississippi. it's a crucial part of the artemis programme, which aims to send us astronauts back to the moon by 202a. during the eight—minute test the engines consumed more than 2.5 million litres of fuel. we've been reporting vivid snow scenes across europe these past few days. but on the other side of the planet, snow has also arrived, to the delight of four giant pandas in northeast china's shenyang city. they've been having fun

in the snow—blanketed zoo, the four pandas, named pupu, bing—qing, fafa and bing—hua, have been enjoying the fresh air at the shenyang forest wild animal zoo. this is bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. the snow that some of us had to start saturday mainly turned back to rain before clearing away, and i think rain will be a bigger concern than snow for most of us through the coming week. but not just yet. sunday actually a decent—looking day, dry for many with some spells of sunshine. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this stripe of cloud brought the snow initially, replaced by rain. that then cleared away to leave a mix of sunshine and showers during saturday, the air turning a little bit milder. it is quite a cold start to sunday morning, not as cold as some mornings lately, but there could still be a little bit of ice around and, through the day, plenty of sunshine, particularly across england and wales, the odd shower through north west england and north wales. a bit more cloud, i think,

for northern ireland and especially scotland, where showers will merge into longer spells of rain through the day, perhaps with some snow over higher ground, say, above 500 metres. quite windy in the north, lighter winds further south and temperatures pretty much exactly where we'd expect them to be at this time of year, between 6—9 degrees. now, during sunday night, we will see further showers or longer spells of rain and mountain snow across parts of scotland, a few showers into other western fringes. further south and east, it should be largely dry with some clear spells and temperatures generally getting quite close to freezing, but it's another one of those nights where it's not quite as cold as it has been lately. and then into monday, we will see some further showery rain at times across scotland, western fringes of northwest england, northern ireland, and then rain will become a bit more widespread across the west later in the day, whereas eastern areas should stay predominantly dry. but that rain in the west is going to become more extensive as we head deeper into the week. various areas of low pressure, various frontal systems pushing

across the british isles. uncertainty about the detail, but it does look pretty wet for some of us. these are the rainfall accumulations we are expecting across five days. and where you see the very white colours here, showing up over high ground — north west england, wales, even, parts of dartmoor there — that's where we could see in excess of 100 mm of rain. the ground is very wet at the moment, so with spells of heavy rain in the forecast through the week ahead, there is the risk of flooding. it is going to turn very mild for a time, particularly down towards the south, but signs are it'll get a bit colder again towards the end of the week.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall.

we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers injust a moment. first, the headlines: a further 1,295 people have died in the uk — according to the latest covid figures. but the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland, with changes to takeaway and click—and—collect services. india launches one of the world's biggest covid vaccination programmes — the government hopes to inoculate 300 million people in the coming months. president—electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states, promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office. germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the papers will be