this is bbc news, the headlines at 7am. a stark warning from the head of the nhs in england, on the intense pressures, caused by coronavirus. staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary lays out the government's targets for the roll—out. the anti—kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, afterflying back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the american music producer phil spector who helped define the sound of the �*60s and the creator

of the wall of sound has died in prison aged 81, while serving a sentence for murder. america on high alert, in the run—up to the inauguration, ofjoe biden. and it's stalemate at anfield in the top—of—the—table clash between liverpool and manchester united. that and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday at 7:45pm. hello! good evening, and if you've justjoined us, you are very welcome to bbc news. the head of the nhs in england, says one person is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus every 30 seconds. sir simon stevens also warns that despite the roll out of vaccines, the pressure will remain intense for several more weeks. but four times as many people

are now being vaccinated in england, as those being infected, and ten new vaccine hubs will open tomorrow. here's our health correspondent, jim reed. the pressure on hospitals this winter shows no sign of easing up. the person in charge of the nhs in england said the service is now in the most precarious position in its 72—year history. since christmas day, we've seen another 15,000 increase in the in—patients in hospitals across england. that's the equivalent of filling 30 hospitals full of coronavirus patients. and staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. new figures show more than 100,000 nhs workers off sick in england, half either have the virus or are self—isolating.

tomorrow, this vaccination centre at blackburn cathedral will open, offering thousands ofjabs a day to nhs staff, as well as care workers and those over 80 — all by invitation only at this stage. we felt it would be really appropriate to offer this space up as a place where people could come and feel safe and secure. a place that they know. nhs england said the new centres would offer thousands ofjobs a week. blackburn is one of ten stretching from york in the north to bournemouth in the south. theyjoin the existing seven sites already fully operational, from new newcastle down to bristol in the south—west. in scotland more than 5000 nhs staff were vaccinated here at a temporary hospital in glasgow over the weekend. larger centres are also open in wales and northern ireland. it is part of a uk wide drive to vaccinate the 15 million

people most at risk from covid by the middle of next month. the government pledged today that all adults would be offered the jab by september. there are some early signs that lockdown measures might be working, and infections are starting to fall back in some places. it is more positive news, but will take time to be reflected in hospital admissions, meaning the pressure on nhs services is likely to continue for weeks to come. jim reed, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 38,598 new coronavirus infections, recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 46,231. across the uk an average of 35,882 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to friday. 671 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test so on average in the past week,

1,119 deaths were announced every day, taking the total across the uk, to 89,261. that's for the whole of the pandemic so far. 0n vaccinations, 298,087 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines, in the latest 2a hour period. taking the overall number of those who've had their firstjab, to more than 3.8 million. airports are to be offered financial support in england, as the government closes covid travel corridors in the uk from tomorrow. up to £8 million will be available for each airport to help with costs such as business rates. here's katy austin. from tomorrow, nearly all arrivals to the uk will have to quarantine for ten days because the travel corridor system will be suspended.

it's another blow for travel and tourism. last night, the aviation minister acknowledged the impact tighter restrictions would have and said a pre—planned grant scheme for airports in england will open within the next fortnight. the airports trade body says this was welcome, but with traffic still extremely low, more support would be needed. we understand that it will be a grant towards fixed costs such as business rates, and it will be equivalent to business rates, but up to about 8 million. so, very, very useful for a number of our airports. but clearly, for some of the very large airports, it's actually quite a small amount financially. heathrow, they pay 120 million a year in business rates. a requirement for travellers to show a negative covid test before travelling to the uk also kicks in tomorrow and the government has said the enforcement of quarantine will now be stepped up. temporary stricter self—isolation rules have been in place before.

early last year, some travellers returning from wuhan in china were housed in nhs hospital facilities after police escorts. today, the foreign secretary was asked if the government would now require arrivals to quarantine in hotels. i think there is a challenge in its workability, its deliverability, but we need to look at that very carefully, you're right, based on the experience of other countries. i don't accept that we've been too slow in this. we're broadly the same pace in terms of canada and germany. obviously, we'll keep other potential measures under review, but they've got to be workable. travel businesses from airlines to eurostar are struggling while traffic remains at extremely low levels. the industry accepts the public health need for tighter rules but says a pathway out of the crisis needs to be mapped out. and we had hoped to talk to the chief executive of hs one, one of those who signed the letter today from business

leaders in the uk asking for help to eurostar so stay with us on bbc news. all 50 us states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president—electjoe biden�*s inauguration on wednesday. members of the national guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. so far, there have been none of the mass protests that had been feared. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. america are on high alert like never before. the nation's capital has been turned into a fortress. with security worthy of a war zone, the national guard has been deployed to try to ensure a smooth transition of power whenjoe biden is inaugurated on wednesday. in the meantime there is concern that armed supporters of donald trump might try to stage more protests, still refusing to accept the result of the election. the capitol hill buildings stormed by a mob earlier this month is now surrounded by a high fence, and the city is under lockdown.

it is a place in our history that i am sad that we have come to. american troops should not have to be armed against their fellow americans. but what we saw was an unprecedented attack on our democracy, in the cradle of that democracy! by wednesday, 25,000 troops will be in the capital to try to keep the peace. the goal is to try to prevent a repeat of the attack that led to mr trump being impeached for a second time on the charge of incitement of insurrection. he now faces a trial in the senate. the fbi has warned police agencies around the country that state capitals could be the target a further protest in the coming days. a state of emergency has already been declared in maryland, new mexico and utah. state by state, members of the national guard have been deployed over fears that extremists may infiltrate planned protest. minnesota guards are in

the capital which has been descended on by protesters. in california near the capital city sacramento riot police are patrolling outside the home of the state governor, gavin newsome. in some cities, the post office has removed letterboxes from the streets as part of the security clamp—down. away from the fray for now as he prepares to take office joe biden has been to church and it has been revealed that within hours of moving into the white house he will sign executive orders to reverse some of donald trump's key policies including rejoining the paris climate accord and scrapping a travel ban on several predominantly muslim countries. but this is a nation on edge, holding its breath for the days ahead. in the last hour the leading critic of the russian government, alexei navalny, has returned to moscow for the first time, since accusing the kremlin

of poisoning him last year. he collapsed on an internalflight in siberia in august, and it later emerged he'd been poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg sent this update from moscow. alexei navalny was supposed to have landed there before his plane was diverted. the plane has landed but you know the russian authorities often claim that alexei navalny is not popular amongst russians, that he isn't a threat to president putin but his return home has sparked a major security operation, and the airport where i am now, where the plane was supposed to land, the police pushed mr navalny�*s supporters out of the arrival hall and made some detentions and it was announced the airport had closed and the plane was re—routed to another moscow airport. we believe that passengers are getting off the plane at the moment. his return is a direct challenge to vladimir putin and it poses

a dilemma for the kremlin because if mr navalny is put in prison, that could turn him into a political martyr. if he is not detained, then he could remain a thorn in the side of the russian president. that was steve rosenberg in moscow. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s 0leg boldyrev in moscow. the return of navalny is a risk for mr navalny, i suppose, and it is a challenge for the russian authorities in an important year. yes, and it connects mr navalny to the threat he poses to the russian state, he runs a well oiled machine, which has a lot of presence in the russian regions. this year we have the elections in the regions. he was on the list of candidates and they will do everything to win. it was on

the eve of regional elections when mr navalny went to siberia, when he was taken severely ill, she went into a coma, so it shows that probably it is this activity which is making authorities very nervous indeed. navalny said he isn't afraid to go back to russia. he has nothing to go back to russia. he has nothing to be afraid of. of course, the past one hour shows us that his time as a free man in russia could last only 40 free man in russia could last only a0 minutes. but of course he is no stranger to being detained, arrested, put under house arrest. this is sort of back to routine for him. ., ., ,, this is sort of back to routine for him. ., , him. how embarrassing has it been for the russian _ him. how embarrassing has it been for the russian authorities, - him. how embarrassing has it been for the russian authorities, these l for the russian authorities, these revelations over the last few weeks, not least this extraordinary admission that he appears to have got a telephone call from one of those who was allegedly involved in his poisoning that they put it in

his poisoning that they put it in his underpants, it has made them a bit of a laughing stock, hasn't it? russian authorities are well versed in stonewalling any kind of accusation or investigation and any kind of evidence of any wrongdoing but, of course, among the internet audience, let's not forget navalny is a thing of the internet, of social networks, he took his investigation online and he wasted no effort in presenting and aiding this telephone conversation with one of the fsb team who was shadowing him. so, for him, it shows he is not afraid, that the tactics of scaring him into political emigration as happened with so many other russians isn't working, so he says he will continue to fight. of course, the russian state will continue to put barriers to him. he

russian state will continue to put barriers to him.— russian state will continue to put barriers to him. he has clearly got a bi barriers to him. he has clearly got a his profile _ barriers to him. he has clearly got a his profile in _ barriers to him. he has clearly got a big profile in moscow— barriers to him. he has clearly got a big profile in moscow not - barriers to him. he has clearly got a big profile in moscow not least l barriers to him. he has clearly gotl a big profile in moscow not least as always where the international media is based. but around russia are you able to give us a sense of... 0r is based. but around russia are you able to give us a sense of... or is it possible to gauge his degree of popularity or the limits of his popularity? popularity or the limits of his mandarin?— popularity or the limits of his n-oulari 7�* . popularity? and as much as russian s stem popularity? and as much as russian system allows _ popularity? and as much as russian system allows his _ popularity? and as much as russian system allows his presence - popularity? and as much as russian system allows his presence in - popularity? and as much as russian system allows his presence in the l system allows his presence in the vast russian territory, navalny has been very successful, more successful than the official government sanctioned party sometimes, who struggled to find enough supporters to fill out posts in all regions. you can rely on a network of regional activists. and it is very showing that on the eve of his coming back, a lot of those activists have been harassed by the police because presumably they've been staring the discontent, they've been staring the discontent, they've been alerting the public, and some of the supporters have come to

grief, in st petersburg detained. so it isn't easy to be present in the vast russian territory and navalny manages it not worse than anyone else. . ~ manages it not worse than anyone else. ., ~' , ., , manages it not worse than anyone else. ., ~ , ., , . manages it not worse than anyone else. . ~' ,, , . ., else. 0k, thank you very much for that analysis- _ the music producer phil spector has died, while serving a prison sentence for murder. in 2009, he was found guilty of killing the actress lana clarkson six years earlier, at his house in california. during his career spector was credited with transforming pop with his "wall of sound" recordings, working with acts such as the righteous brothers, and ike and tina turner and john lennon. this report from our arts correspondent david silitto. # do you know what you did today? the final public chapter of phil spector�*s life was a court case, a conviction for murder. he appeared eccentric, troubled, lonely, a man mired in his own darkness.

but what he leaves behind, are some of the mostjoyous masterpieces in the history of pop. # looked so quiet but my o my... # do i love you my oh my # you've lost that lovin' feelin' # is to love, love him #and i do... this was his first hit, here he is on the right aged 18 but there was a darkness always. this love song wasn't about a girl. it was about his dead father. it was not a happy childhood. it wasn't, i mean when your father blows his head open, you know it is not funny, and it leaves a scar on you. # so won't you say you love he... his signature with was the wall of sound. it turned pop into a sonic torrent of emotion. # every place we go... # imagine all possessions...

leonard coen, tina turner, john lennon he produced them all. he could be brilliant or sometimes he would pull a gun on you, stories emerged of his controlling abusive behaviour. he had a habit of threatening people with guns. aren't you lonely in this big house? must be very lonely. then in 2003, he invited an actress lana clarkson back home. a few hours later she was found, shot dead. phil spector said he wanted to turn pop into art. phil spector was convicted of second—degree murder. his death comes 11 years in his 19 year sentence. he said he wanted to turn p0p sentence. he said he wanted to turn pop into art but by the end he had this to say. "trust me, you wouldn't want my life. i've not been at peace.

phil spector has died. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson told us more about the murder that has overshadowed spector�*s musical legacy. he started off as a songwriter teaming up with others to write spanish harlem for ben e king, then he started to produce these songs, the crystals, he hit me and it felt like a kiss, a song with a dark meaning, and he was a millionaire by the age of 21, and he you spoke about conducting, he was the man that conducted in the recording studio bringing in people like glenn campbell to play guitar. all time greats were behind the scenes for him working away creating this huge sound. the ronnettes, one of the most influential drum intros of all time. he actually married the lead singer of the ronnettes. ronnie. over the years terrible stories

have emerged of abuse in that relationship, how he was said to have kept a gold coffin in his basement with a glass case that he said to her he would display her in if she ever left him. in her biography she talks about how phil spector made her drive around with an inflatable phil spector in the car if he wasn't there. that is how possessive this man was. and what broke him or caused him to crack was in 1966 when he produced when he produced what he thought was his masterpiece, river deep mountain high, and although it was a hit in the uk, it flopped in the us causing him to withdraw to his mansion which is when the stories of his erratic behaviour continued to emerge but so many greats have grown up loving his music and they wanted to work with him. the beatles brought him into try to salvage their final album, let it be. john lennon worked him on an album, imagine.

imagine is one of the greatest singles of all time produced by phil spector. he worked with leonard cohen, he wrote a whole album in three weeks. tellingly when he worked with leonard coen one of the many artists that he pulled a gun on. he held a gun to leonard coen�*s neck and said i love you, leonard. leonard turned around and said, i hope you do, phil. there are always stories of him firing a gun. when the court case came out in 2000s, with lana clarkson�*s murder, debbie harry from blondie felt it necessary to come forward to tell the story of how phil spector when he was trying to make a comeback in the late �*80s invited the lead singer of blondie to his mansion and she said he pulled a gun on her. he is one of these people who produced absolutely unbelievably brilliant art, and it was art, his music, but he was a murderer and a man who terrorised women with guns.

colin paterson on phil spector has died at the age of 81. the government is planning new laws to give protection to historic statues in england. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, says monuments which have stood for generations shouldn't be — in his words — "removed on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob". the legislation would require planning permission, for any changes and the government would still have a veto. jon kay has more from bristol. it was one of the key moments of 2020. in bristol, the toppling of edward colston�*s statue last summer. a slave trader. it prompted a debate across the uk about how we memorialise controversial figures. among those targeted, cecil rhodes in oxford, sir francis drake in devon, so winston churchill in parliament square. now the government is proposing new laws to protect statues in england, with planning permission and public

consultation required to get rid of them. writing a today's sunday telegraph, robertjenrick says... writing a today's sunday telegraph, robertjenrick says... but some question how much difference changing the law would actually make. here in bristol politicians and the public debated for years about removing the colston statue but in the end it came down suddenly during a protest. what this new law have changed that? we suddenly during a protest. what this new law have changed that?- new law have changed that? we are beauinnin new law have changed that? we are beginning to — new law have changed that? we are beginning to come _ new law have changed that? we are beginning to come to _ new law have changed that? we are beginning to come to a _ new law have changed that? we are beginning to come to a consensus i new law have changed that? we are i beginning to come to a consensus top of this historian says a national conversation is already making progress and he worries ministers talking about baying mobs could inflame things. i talking about baying mobs could inflame things.— talking about baying mobs could inflame thins. ~ . inflame things. i think what we need is moderation _ inflame things. i think what we need is moderation in _ inflame things. i think what we need is moderation in that _ inflame things. i think what we need is moderation in that discussion - inflame things. i think what we need is moderation in that discussion and | is moderation in that discussion and ithink_ is moderation in that discussion and i think the _ is moderation in that discussion and i think the language that was used today— i think the language that was used today actually creates more division when _ today actually creates more division when in _ today actually creates more division when in fact government can be a

force _ when in fact government can be a force for— when in fact government can be a force for consensus—building, and finding _ force for consensus—building, and finding a — force for consensus—building, and finding a unified british approach. the government's plans will be outlined in parliament tomorrow. let's return to the top story, the request for additional financial support for international travel rail service, support for international travel railservice, eurostar. support for international travel rail service, eurostar. 28 businesses based in london have signed a letter to the chancellor and transport secretary asking for support. let's speak to dyan crowther, the chief executive of hs1. thank you forjoining us and why do you think they should be financial support for eurostar? aha, you think they should be financial support for eurostar?— you think they should be financial support for eurostar? a number of reasons. eurostar _ support for eurostar? a number of reasons. eurostar has _ support for eurostar? a number of reasons. eurostar has brought - reasons. eurostar has brought significant economic benefit to the uk, notjust for london but beyond, £1 billion a year in tourism, it is

the green gateway so we have strong green credentials in a year where the climate summit will be in glasgow. we believe eurostar needs to be treated the same way as airlines, have parity, be allowed to have access to the same business rate relief that airlines receive. we need eurostar to be strong and to be able to bounce back to ensure that we can have a fixed link between the uk and france. it is absolutely fundamental that eurostar receive some form of support. in the end, receive some form of support. in the end. though. — receive some form of support. in the end, though, there _ receive some form of support. in the end, though, there are _ receive some form of support. in the end, though, there are a _ receive some form of support. in the end, though, there are a huge - receive some form of support. in the end, though, there are a huge number of demands forfinancial end, though, there are a huge number of demands for financial support for the country's economy because of covid. the majority shareholderfor eurostar is sncf, so it is a french rail company. it is in it for the french government initially to be the first port of call?— the first port of call? indeed, eurostar already _ the first port of call? indeed, eurostar already received - the first port of call? indeed, l eurostar already received some support from its french —based

shareholder sncf, and private shareholders as well. eurostar is a uk based company bringing significant benefit to the uk. it is an international rail operator and all we're asking is that it should be treated on parity with the same way airlines are being treated and at the moment we don't believe eurostar is. at the moment we don't believe eurostar is— eurostar is. the airlines and airorts eurostar is. the airlines and airports are _ eurostar is. the airlines and airports are getting - eurostar is. the airlines and airports are getting some i eurostar is. the airlines and - airports are getting some additional support confirmed today it had been preannounced but the details hadn't been given until today. airlines and airports around england provide alternative connectivity and i appreciate your point about the greenness of rail comparatively speaking but in the end there will be people in government saying supporting the survival of our regional airport structure is much more important tojobs regional airport structure is much more important to jobs and the broader economy than one rail link to france which is used heavily by holiday—makers, certainly, but also businesses, but businesses are not going to be travelling as much as

they were even when the economy recovers. they will be using the technology many have got used to using over the last year or so. yes, and i understand that, and consumer choice and demand will change moving forward. but choice and demand will change moving forward. �* , ., . , , forward. but it is an incredibly successful— forward. but it is an incredibly successful fixed _ forward. but it is an incredibly successful fixed link _ forward. but it is an incredibly successful fixed link between | forward. but it is an incredibly i successful fixed link between the forward. but it is an incredibly - successful fixed link between the uk and france. it isn'tjust businesses that use it. students use it. one in five students in the uk come from france so that in itself is quite significant. france so that in itself is quite significant-— france so that in itself is quite significant. there might be not cominu significant. there might be not coming any — significant. there might be not coming any more _ significant. there might be not coming any more because - significant. there might be not coming any more because of. significant. there might be not i coming any more because of the funding issue which changed as a result of leaving the eu and the programme that allows students to travel both ways. there could be one area that might be reduced anywhere but can i ask about one specific thing? the point has been made that access charges for using the network are more expensive in the uk than in france. is that something you would support looking at? after all, you, too, on access charges for running

the hs one trains.— the hs one trains. yes. as an infrastructure _ the hs one trains. yes. as an infrastructure operator, - the hs one trains. yes. as an j infrastructure operator, there the hs one trains. yes. as an - infrastructure operator, there are many different forms of charges that are levied not across as just this country but europe. so we all need to work as a system to make sure that our system is affordable. we do an awful lot ourselves as hs1 to drive productivity and efficiency in our chain. at the end of the day, it is our green credentials that are most important. we are the links to europe, we provide a significant economic benefit to the uk. as i mentioned earlier, £1 billion a year from tourism, significant socioeconomic benefits to kent, and the wider uk economy. and it is that at risk moving forwards.— the wider uk economy. and it is that at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question — at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question if _ at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question if i _ at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question if i may, _ at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question if i may, one _ at risk moving forwards. glasgow one final question if! may, one never- final question if i may, one never knows how much this is kite flying which does happen from time to time and politicians want to test the waters were things but there was a story a couple of weeks ago suggesting the government might look

at possibly scrapping part of the h52 at possibly scrapping part of the hs2 plans, possibly kind of pushing further back the timetable. does that trouble you?— further back the timetable. does that trouble you? what concerns me and i think concerns _ that trouble you? what concerns me and i think concerns many _ that trouble you? what concerns me | and i think concerns many businesses is the deep and long impact that covid and this pandemic is having on many businesses. what we all need to do is think very carefully about how we can recover, and what we are saying today is that eurostar needs to have some support so that when passengers do return, and they will, they will return in a different form and eurostar are still able to operate and we can continue to provide significant socioeconomic benefits to the uk. you provide significant socioeconomic benefits to the uk.— provide significant socioeconomic benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn _ benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn on _ benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn on the _ benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn on the future - benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn on the future of - benefits to the uk. you don't want to be drawn on the future of h52, | to be drawn on the future of hs2, fair enough. thank you very much for being with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. a bit ofa a bit of a shift in our weather focus as we move into the new week.

the wintry weather of last week replaced by some very wet weather in places this week, with the risk of flooding. it isn't a bad start the week, certainly through the early hours of monday we will see some shari rain across scotland into northern ireland, the odd showerfor england and wales, further south and east, clearer skies with the lowest temperatures, some spots getting down to freezing, someplace is hovering just above. this band of rain across southern scotland shifts back northwards into the central belt, sunshine and show�*s for the far north of scotland, not a bad day for northern ireland, eastern counties of england holding on to brightness but for the rest, cloudy, misty and murky with bad weather coming in. the rain is set to turn heavy and persistent particularly across england and wales and in northern england a met office amber warning for the risk of flooding and destruction during tuesday and wednesday. meme hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: