this is bbc news with the latest headlines. another five million people in england will be invited for their covid vaccine — as the jab is rolled out to the over 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable. the government says once the top four groups are vaccinated, they can look at easing restrictions. it will be gradual, it will probably be through the tiered system but you are looking at that kind of period, two to three weeks after the middle of february, where we have protected those top four cohorts. ten new mass vaccination centres open across england from today, as the government attempts to meet its target of offering 15 million people the jab by the middle of february. the centres are absolutely set up to

make sure that people can feel assured, they can come here and get the vaccine safely and so i would really encourage everybody including the clinically vulnerable to get the vaccine. that is the best way of keeping yourself safe from covid. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—i9, and self—isolate for ten days on arrival. and coming up at around 9.35...i�*ll be joined by two travel experts to answer your questions on the new travel rules, in your questions answered. ministers come under pressure to extend the £20 a week uplift in universal credit, as labourforces a commons vote on the issue. the foreign secretary condemns the detention of kremlin critic alexei navalny, who was nearly killed by nerve agent poisoning last year, as "appalling". and — propelled by a rocket and launched from under the wing of an old jumbojet, virgin orbit puts its first satellites into space.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. people aged 70 and over and those listed as clinically vulnerable living in england will be invited to receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. it will include more than 5 million people, in what the prime minister described as a "significant milestone". it comes as ten new mass vaccination centres open across england from today, as the government attempts to meet its target of offering 15 million people the jab by 15th february. the uk has also now closed all its travel corridors, which allowed arrivals from some countries to avoid having to quarantine. those arriving in the uk must now take a negative covid test within 72 hours of travelling, and will need to self—isolate for ten days. the isolation period can be reduced if they take a negative covid test

after five days. 0urfirst report this morning comes from our science correspondent pallab ghosh. the nhs is scaling up its immunisation programme. ten new mass vaccination centres open today, bringing the total to 17. medical staff have so far been giving jabs to the two groups on top of the government's priority list. care home residents and their carers, and to the over—80s, as well as front—line health and care workers. they remain the priority. vaccination sites that have enough supply and capacity will now be allowed to offerjabs to the next two groups on the list, the over—70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable, such as people who are receiving cancer treatment or have severe respiratory disease. the move is in line with the government plan to vaccinate around 15 million of those most at risk from coronavirus by the 15th of february. it's not going to be the case

that on valentine's day, or the 15th of february, with one bound we are free, but, equally, i don't think that we will be having to wait until the autumn. i think somewhere between those two. subject, of course, to this uncertainty about new variants of the coronavirus. and it will be very important that we don't see those taking off in a way that undermines the effectiveness of vaccines. some hospitals will be open for vaccinations 2a hours a day, seven days a week, on a trial basis, in the next ten days. pallab ghosh, bbc news. let's get more from our chief political correspondent adam fleming who's in westminster. another of changes —— a busy week of changes popular yes the vaccine programme seems to be progressing pretty well, the latest figures are 3.8 million people have received a dose, whether their first or second. although it is hard to do armchair

mathematics about whether the government is going to reach the target or not because there are so many moving pieces. also, iam being warned to not get too over exuberant about the progress being made because ordeal it would take is for a fridge and a vaccine production centre somewhere, maybe not even in this country, to break down and it would have a big knock on effect on supplies but it is a milestone day as we are now seeing the government working down the list of the top four priority groups, and the over 70s and the extremely clinically vulnerable will start receiving their letters although it is important to read the small print of the announcement so that is that areas that have done really well get into the verse two groups, the over 80s and care home residents and care home workers and nhs staff, it is for areas that have got through them very quickly to basically open the door to them offering the vaccine to the other two groups. this is all about hitting the target of all four of those groups being vaccinated or at least offered a vaccination by

mid—february, which then in itself opens the door to the restrictions we are all living under perhaps, perhaps being eased a bit, as the vaccines minister was explaining earlier today. if we take the mid—february target, two weeks after that, you get your protection pretty much from the pfizer/biontech, three weeks for the oxford—astrazeneca, you are protected. that's 88% of mortality that we can make sure people are protected. now, one of the things we don't know yet and the deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, is on record as saying, "look, give me a couple "of months and i'll tell you," is the impact of the vaccine on transmission rate, ie, infecting people. so, that will become apparent. so there are a number of caveats that, obviously, stand in the way of us reopening the economy. it will be gradual. it will be probably through the tiered system. but you're looking at that sort of period, two to three weeks

after the middle of february where we've protected those top four cohorts. the prime minister said at a press conference on friday there will have to be a national debate about how the restrictions look when there is a chance to lift them because you have to take into account things like younger people, also, the under 70s who catch coronavirus, there is still a chance they could end up in hospital with the disease. so the risk to the nhs and the threat to the nhs being overwhelmed does not disappearjust because you have vaccinated the top four micro groups in the priority list.— in the priority list. adam fleming, thank ou in the priority list. adam fleming, thank you very _ in the priority list. adam fleming, thank you very much, _ in the priority list. adam fleming, thank you very much, adam - in the priority list. adam fleming, i thank you very much, adam fleming in the priority list. adam fleming, - thank you very much, adam fleming in westminster. let's go to our correspondent mairead smyth who's at a vaccination distribution centre in st helens. how have they been gearing up? this centre how have they been gearing up? ti 3 centre opened at 8am, it is normally home to saint helens rugby league team but for the next few months at

least, it is a mass vaccination hub, serving liverpool city region and it is hereby no accident. in this area, people that live within a 45 minute drive from this stadium can come here to have their covid—19 vaccine, important to stress, though, that people can only come to the site if they have been invited to do so. this week, thousands of over 80s, health and social care staff and now we know that the over 70s age group as well will be invited here —— invited here. it is one of ten new hubs, all part of the effort to try to reach 15 million people by the 15th of february.— 15th of february. how keen are --eole in 15th of february. how keen are peeple in the _ 15th of february. how keen are people in the same _ 15th of february. how keen are people in the same talent - 15th of february. how keen are people in the same talent area i 15th of february. how keen are i people in the same talent area to turn up for the vaccine? it is all very well having the supply but you need the patience.— need the patience. well, it is very hard to tell _ need the patience. well, it is very hard to tell because _ need the patience. well, it is very hard to tell because the _ need the patience. well, it is very hard to tell because the people i need the patience. well, it is very i hard to tell because the people that run base operation today have not been part of sending out the

invitations. —— i run this operation. but they are confident that thousands of people will take up that thousands of people will take up the other. there's been a steady trickle of people since the doors opened at 8pm —— 08 am but it is important because you don't want to overburden the people that only and if we are talking about over 80s, they have not been out, they won't rush out at 8am on a monday morning but they will do it in their own time this week we hope and it is important to stress, this absolute pressure that the hospitals in this area are under. whiston hospital, just down the road, under immense pressure in the last week and the people that look after the patients they have told me this morning that this will hopefully make a huge impact on reducing the numbers they have seen and the pressures that they face. have seen and the pressures that the face. . ~ have seen and the pressures that the face. ., ~ , ., have seen and the pressures that the face. ., ~ i. ., have seen and the pressures that the face. ., ~ ., ., , richard wilding is professor and chair of supply chain strategy at cra nfield university. good morning. thank you forjoining us. as we have said, if you want to

meet the targets, you have got to have supplies in place of the vaccine. how well—placed is the uk to keep the pipeline filled? i vaccine. how well-placed is the uk to keep the pipeline filled?- to keep the pipeline filled? i think we are in a — to keep the pipeline filled? i think we are in a very — to keep the pipeline filled? i think we are in a very strong _ to keep the pipeline filled? i think we are in a very strong position i we are in a very strong position indeed. the procurement teams which are well working very hard last year, you have to remember, it is not likejust popping out year, you have to remember, it is not like just popping out to the shops and buying this stuff, you have to procure it in advance and thatis have to procure it in advance and that is something the government has done. they have gone out and bought seven different vaccines, some of which are not approved so we will be seeing over the coming months various other products which will be coming on stream as well. so on the two which are currently going out, the pfizer and the astrazeneca, supplies are reasonably good. pfizer are also currently upgrading their production facilities and increasing their output by about 50%. there is a small dip in delivery but that has been planned for. all in all,

looking very positive and good new. where are the bottlenecks in the system? where are the bottlenecks in the s stem? . ., ., , ., , system? there are various ones. one thin ou system? there are various ones. one thing you have _ system? there are various ones. one thing you have to _ system? there are various ones. one thing you have to think _ system? there are various ones. one thing you have to think about - system? there are various ones. one thing you have to think about is - system? there are various ones. one thing you have to think about is it - thing you have to think about is it is notjust the vaccine you need to consider. it is also for each vaccination centre, there is probably about 80 other things that need to be present, including things like chairs, cotton wool buds, alcohol wipes, you know, all kinds of different things, and the ppe associated with it. one of the key things you are having to do is to choreograph all of those things to arrive at the right time so that the people can actually receive the jab. i think in the long term, one thing that will be looked at is also, believe it or not, if you think about the vials and the manufacture of the files, there are two key suppliers who deliver glass in the world for syringes and also vials. i am sure the supply chain teams will be looking at, if you like, that very upstream supply chain to make sure all the key components are

actually available, notjust sure all the key components are actually available, not just the vaccine but everything else needed. how wise or even necessary is it to offer 24—hour opening of vaccination centres? i offer 24-hour opening of vaccination centres? ~ , .. , offer 24-hour opening of vaccination centres? ~ , , ., centres? i think if places have the ca abili centres? i think if places have the capability to _ centres? i think if places have the capability to do — centres? i think if places have the capability to do that, _ centres? i think if places have the capability to do that, and - centres? i think if places have the capability to do that, and you - centres? i think if places have the| capability to do that, and you have got to think that at the end of the day, you know, you could say that those patients, there are certain patient groups, or people to receive the vaccine, who that might be appropriate to, so if you have got health care workers and other people who are able to get into the hospitals or people working on shifts who are able to get into the hospitals, i think that is totally appropriate. if they have got the capability and the capacity, you have to think about the processes and infrastructure and equipment, the information systems and also people. so you have got to balance all of those key things and if that is all there, then you can do it 24 hours a day, just like we have 24—hour supermarkets in the uk. it

is a huge undertaking, that is for sure, it has been put together pretty quickly. how vulnerable is this supply pipeline to disruption of different types? that this supply pipeline to disruption of different types?— this supply pipeline to disruption of different types? at this stage, what we are _ of different types? at this stage, what we are in _ of different types? at this stage, what we are in is _ of different types? at this stage, what we are in is a _ of different types? at this stage, what we are in is a ramp - of different types? at this stage, what we are in is a ramp up - of different types? at this stage, what we are in is a ramp up of, l of different types? at this stage, l what we are in is a ramp up of, you know, the whole roll—out. what we generally have in terms of supply chains is supply chains are slightly more vulnerable which is why you have come if you like, three parties involved in this massive roll—out. you have the military, you have got, if you like, the public sector and also the private sector. this is important because at the end of the day, if issues are detected, they need to be dealt with quickly and so there will be a lot of monitoring going on of all of those key components, all of those items which i talked about in terms of the things you need in the vaccination centre because there's lots of different things that are taking place. it has to be well choreographed ballet. something like, for example, if we got some really bad weather, snow and things like that, that could disrupt

things. and also, if you had for example a batch of vaccine which, you know, had to be put into quarantine because some of the safety test which dominate, because you have to remember, this is highly regulated, this supply chain, that can delay things slightly but i think your previous correspondent also mentioned just the fact that you know, if a fridge faulty in a hospital which does unfortunately happen occasionally, that could mean some of the vaccine which was a veil of may no longer be available. but these are the kind of things that people recognise that they will have plans in place to deal with them. professor richard wilding, as ever, thank you. all of the so—called "travel corridors" into the uk were closed at four o'clock this morning, in a bid to prevent the spread of new covid variants. the new measures — which will be in place until at least mid—february — mean all arrivals will need to quarantine for up to 10 days. here's our business correspondent katy austin. from today, people coming into the uk from anywhere must quarantine for ten days upon arrival.

if they pay for a covid test after five days and get a negative result, they can leave self—isolation early. the rules apply to airports, eurostar and seaports, but not people travelling within the uk or ireland, or some jobs like hauliers. also from this morning, the requirement to show a negative covid test less than 72 hours before coming to the uk kicks in. the suspension of travel corridors, which removed the need to quarantine upon arrival from a list of places, was announced after new variants of coronavirus emerged in other countries. the trade body representing airports said it understood the reasons, but that although continuing restrictions meant traffic was already extremely quiet, the impact would be devastating. closing the travel corridors means that we will see even fewer passengers and it dents consumer confidence for the future, so it adds to the problems we're already seeing. the government has said it's

committed to helping bring the travel and tourism sector back to full strength as soon as it is safe to do so. katy austin, bbc news. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies is at gatwick airport. how busy is the airport today? it is re how busy is the airport today? it is pretty quiet — how busy is the airport today? it 3 pretty quiet here, to be honest, you can see behind me a smattering of people coming in and out but there are very few international flights today. i have spoken to gatwick airport and they have said they are averaging around 20 flights per day during the course of this week and to give you an idea of how quiet thatis, to give you an idea of how quiet that is, normally, on a normal november day, say, they have around 600 flights a day so really quite a significant decrease at the moment at gatwick. find significant decrease at the moment at gatwick. �* ., _, , . significant decrease at the moment at gatwick. �* ., , . at gatwick. and of course, that has at gatwick. and of course, that has a massive knock— at gatwick. and of course, that has a massive knock on, _ at gatwick. and of course, that has a massive knock on, not _ at gatwick. and of course, that has a massive knock on, notjust - at gatwick. and of course, that has a massive knock on, notjust for i at gatwick. and of course, that has | a massive knock on, notjust for the airlines themselves but all of those businesses that are part of the process of travelling. {lit businesses that are part of the process of travelling. of course,

there's a whole _ process of travelling. of course, there's a whole ecosystem - process of travelling. of course, there's a whole ecosystem that l there's a whole ecosystem that exists around airports and ports and trains and ferries that rely on having these transport hubs continuing to operate, with having the footfall in the airports as well. for example, all of the shops and restaurants and cafe is, the people who are employed by them, anyone who is a baggage handler, it has ramifications beyond that and also the areas that surround the airports and major hubs, it is a major employer for a large chunk of the areas. whenever they are not operating, either rattle or at their full capacity, it has a knock—on effect for many other people in the area, to. ., ., ., area, to. for the moment, we will no doubt speak— area, to. for the moment, we will no doubt speak to _ area, to. for the moment, we will no doubt speak to you _ area, to. for the moment, we will no doubt speak to you throughout - area, to. for the moment, we will no doubt speak to you throughout the i doubt speak to you throughout the day but thank you for now. rafael schvartzman is regional vice president for europe at the international air transport association. good morning. good morning. how well-prepared _ good morning. good morning. how well-prepared is — good morning. good morning. how well-prepared is the _ good morning. good morning. how well-prepared is the aviation - well—prepared is the aviation industry for what the uk has decided

to do? closing travel corridors and requiring quarantine.— to do? closing travel corridors and requiring quarantine. well, i would sa that requiring quarantine. well, i would say that under _ requiring quarantine. well, i would say that under the _ requiring quarantine. well, i would say that under the current - say that under the current conditions, we understand the measures taken. i also have to say that the airline industry has been advocating for testing for a while now, so with the current situation, what we can expect, obviously, is a collapse of the traffic which would mean that demand will be very low and therefore probably, to be able to handle the volumes we are talking about, it is probably manageable. at the same time, we obviously would like to stress the need to plan for the next phase, once the situation is under control, which will require lots of coordination as well but i think the airlines, considering the volumes we are talking about, it

should be manageable. what volumes we are talking about, it should be manageable. what should assenuers should be manageable. what should passengers expect. _ should be manageable. what should passengers expect, then, _ should be manageable. what should passengers expect, then, in - should be manageable. what should passengers expect, then, in terms l should be manageable. what should | passengers expect, then, in terms of extra checks and delays that they might face? i extra checks and delays that they might face?— might face? i would say at this moment. _ might face? i would say at this moment, again, _ might face? i would say at this moment, again, as— might face? i would say at this moment, again, as i _ might face? i would say at this moment, again, as i said, - might face? i would say at this moment, again, as i said, the| moment, again, as i said, the collapse of traffic that we have seen already with this volume, we probably will be able to manage even with, you know, the cheques all the tests quite well. as i said, what we need to focus on, probably, is to start planning on how do we restart the industry when this is under control and we are as before, requiring that we continue with tess. quarantine is the thing that obviously, it kills demand, let's say. so the planning after this phaseis say. so the planning after this phase is quite critical and important to us.- phase is quite critical and important to us. phase is quite critical and imortant to us. ~ . ., ~' important to us. what would you like to see the uk —

important to us. what would you like to see the uk government _ important to us. what would you like to see the uk government focusing l to see the uk government focusing on? what would help most, focusing more on testing so that you can get rid of the quarantine, perhaps? well, definitely, we believe that testing is the temporary solution. quarantine, basically, once you combine testing with quarantine, basically, demandjust, combine testing with quarantine, basically, demand just, you know, doesn't exist almost, right? so it is impossible to have a sustainable air transport which is critical to the economy and to manyjobs, you know, it is not viable. testing is something that has proven to be reliable on one side and obviously doable in a consistent way and to restart the industry as well. so we do want obviously to work with government and also, i would ask as well that there is a need to coordinate between governments because this is a global problem and

obviously, a global challenge, and we need to have governments coordinating between them, which has not really happened in an effective way so far. not really happened in an effective wa so far. . ~ not really happened in an effective wa so far. . ,, i. ., not really happened in an effective way so far-— way so far. thank you for “oining us. just a reminder thatjust just a reminder that just after 9:30am, we will answer viewers questions on the new travel rules which come into effect today, as of 4am this morning, of course, all people coming into the uk need a negative covid test. we will have some experts to answer your questions. the prime minister has written to conservative mps, telling them to abstain from a vote on extending the temporary £20 a week increase to universal credit today. the higher payments, introduced at the start of the pandemic, are due to expire in march, but labour has called on the government to keep them going. shane barker lost hisjob as a result of the pandemic and has been on universal credit since then. he explained why the £20 uplift is so important to people.

to me, £20 a week goes a long way because i've learned, i've had to learn how to budget it. it is the difference between how many cups of tea can you have per day, you know, how many washes of laundry can you do per week. can i put a wash on because my tumble dryer, i can't put that on and it's wet weather. it's a minefield of all the intricacies that you have to try and work around and it is very, very difficult, and it can be quite depressing at times. supporters of the russian opposition activist alexei navalny say he has been denied access to a lawyer since his arrest on arrival back in moscow yesterday. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says western critics are trying to distract from problems at home. mr navalny�*s detention has been condemned around the world.

foreign secretary dominic raab wrote on twitter:. germany's foreign minister, heiko maas, said in a statement: european parliament president david sassoli called mr navalny�*s arrest... "an offence to the international community". he wrote on twitter:. us secretary of state mike pompeo said he is "deeply troubled by russia's decision to arrest aleksei navalny."

jake sullivan, the new us national security adviser tojoe biden, added that he should be "immediately released". it's being claimed the youngest victim of the manchester arena attack might have survived, if she'd received better first aid. saffie roussos, who was eight, died in the bombing in may 2017. now experts appointed by her family to investigate what happened have found she was awake and talking for some time after the explosion. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz has been speaking exclusively to saffie's father andrew. we should warn you that her report contains distressing details. she could have been saved. how do we carry on living with this information? how can we carry on breathing with this information? i can't look at saffie's picture. since i've read this report, i can't look at her. when saffie roussos was killed

at manchester arena, her parents took comfort, believing she died instantly and suffered no pain. now, experts appointed by the family's lawyers have found that the little girl lived for more than an hour and might have survived if her leg injuries had been treated properly. nobody from the first aiders applied pressure or assessed her properly, or splinted her legs or tourniqueted her legs to stop the bleeding. medically—trained people were with her. and she was asking for help and she knew what was happening. and she bled to death. and, put bluntly, your experts believe saffie could possibly have survived? yes. this must be heartbreaking for you. it destroys you, destroys you. saffie was the first person to be carried out of the arena. she was put into an ambulance. but the report says it didn't have all the necessary

equipment on board. and now her family has learned details which are unbearable. saffie asked the paramedic whether she was going to die. eight—year—olds don't ask them questions. it doesn't matter how hurt they are, they want their mum, they to want to be treated, they want to be out of pain. not to be in the sound mind to ask a paramedic whether she's going to die. whilst all this was happening, saffie's dad and brother were searching for her at the arena. they didn't know she'd gone to hospital. now they've learned that opportunities were missed there, too. 0ur medical experts have suggested that there was procedures that saffie could have had and she didn't. she was losing that much blood. and there wasn't a successful procedure in place to get that blood into saffie, even in a&e. why? experts on behalf of the manchester arena inquiry say that saffie's injuries were unsurvivable.

but this new information comes from different experts appointed by her family. now we find out that it's two different opinions. how can that happen? i thought the inquiry is there for us — to give us the answers that we or even saffie deserves. in the months ahead, saffie's mum and dad will hear evidence from the people who were with their daughter in her last moments. they say they want the inquiry to get to the full truth about what happened to their little girl. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. sir richard branson's rocket company, virgin 0rbit, has put its first satellites into space. they were propelled by a rocket, launched from under the wing of an old virgin atlanticjumbo jet. mark lobel reports. a midair rocket launched from under the wing of a 747 jumbo, jetting off packed with ten satellites

under its own steam. two, one, zero, ignition. of course, satellites are usually launched into orbit this way, from the ground. the aim, now, is for smaller, low—cost spacecraft that can be deployed anywhere in the world. from california in the us, this time, with plans for cornwall, in the uk, the next. making it easier for developers seeking more flexible and affordable ways of getting their assets above the earth. this was a particularly sweet moment for sir richard branson's team, after a failed launch back in may. now, they can sit back and enjoy these space rockets with a view, beaming down to earth. this one small step for satellites is a giant air launch leap for us all. mark lobel, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning. we will have to keep a close eye on the river levels this week across the country, a combination of snowmelt and heavy rain on the way. today will be comparatively the quieter day of the week. we will see some more rain arrived toward south—west england and wales this afternoon, a few showers dotted around elsewhere, more especially to the north and north—west of scotland, wintry over the higher ground. some parts of eastern scotland, northern ireland and eastern england will stay dry and eastern england will stay dry and bright today with lapses of sunshine. 0verall, milderthan last week. tonight, heavy rain starts to become more apparent and abundant across parts of england and wales, eventually into northern ireland very start far south of scotland. it will separate mild and windy conditions in the south with something cold and frosty as we start tomorrow in the north. but the same kind of areas where the rain arrives on tuesday morning will stick with it for a few days and as the chart shows, the rainfall totals totting up through the week, some of

the worst of the totals shown by greens and yellows in parts of wales, northern england, to southern scotland, maybe two months worth of rain falling in some areas. keep a close eye on the weather forecast and flood warnings on the website. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: another five million people in england will be invited

for their covid vaccine, as the jab is rolled out to the over—70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable. the government says once the top 4 groups are vaccinated, they can look at easing restrictions. it will be gradual. it will be probably through the tiered system but you're looking at that sort of period, two to three weeks after the middle of february where we've protected those top four cohorts. ten new mass vaccination centres open across england from today, as the government attempts to meet its target of offering 15 million people the jab by the middle of february. the centres are absolutely set up to make sure that people can feel assured, they can come here and get the vaccine safely. and so i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get the vaccine. that's the best way of keeping yourself safe from covid. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19, and self isolate for ten days on arrival.

ministers come under pressure to extend the £20—a—week uplift in universal credit, as labour forces a commons vote on the issue. the foreign secretary condemns the detention of kremlin critic alexei navalny who was nearly killed by nerve agent poisoning last year as "appalling". and propelled by a rocket and launched from under the wing of an old jumbojet — virgin 0rbit puts its first satellites into space. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning... good morning. a little over half an hour is all england needed on the final day in galle to chase down the 36 runs required for victory over sri lanka in the first test. dan lawrence and jonny bairstow knocking off the runs required — it's been a great international debut for lawrence and bairstow, with a bit of a point to prove after being out of the team, hit a four to take them past their target, as they won by seven wickets. and they'll hope to wrap up

the series with victory in the next test, which starts in galle on friday. if we can keep improving all the time, keep learning from this game and the good things also, the mistakes that we've made, we will get better and we will be a really hard side to beat. it's really important that we started off strong this winter. i'm really pleased with the manner that we've done it. yes, they've done just that. it was all played out in front of empty stands, there was though one fan in sri lanka to see england's victory in the delayed match this morning — rob lewis, who's been waiting there, working remotely, ever since the series was postponed ten months ago. he found a spot on the fort overlooking the ground but he was moved on by police on the first day. and after many attempts to get back there, he succeeded in being classed as a member of the media.

miraculously, like a reporter i'd been _ miraculously, like a reporter i'd been talking to gave me a number for someone _ been talking to gave me a number for someone at _ been talking to gave me a number for someone at the slc, who needed permission — someone at the slc, who needed permission from the england camp, which _ permission from the england camp, which they— permission from the england camp, which they gave me pretty quickly, which _ which they gave me pretty quickly, which was — which they gave me pretty quickly, which was amazing. the last three days, _ which was amazing. the last three days, we — which was amazing. the last three days, i've been up on the fort and the view— days, i've been up on the fort and the view is — days, i've been up on the fort and the view is unbelievable. and... i was rewarded when root saluted me when he _ was rewarded when root saluted me when he got his doubleton, that was quite a _ when he got his doubleton, that was quite a magic moment. that alone was worth waiting for. it didn't quite live up to its top of the table billing but manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer felt his side did enough to win yesterday's stalemate at liverpool. no doubt they had the best chances to win it. firstly, bruno fernandes who was kept out by alisson at close range. fernandes has so often been the difference for united. and then late on paul pogba could've won it for united but the brazilian keeper made another good save. it's only a good result if we win the next game, because you feel it's an opportunity missed with the chances...

with the chances we've had. but then again, we're playing against a very good side. so, disappointed. but still, a point is, erm, is ok, if you win the next one. the earlier you can use. your chances, the better it is, because after that, - you have the impression we didn't use the chance, you get tired, - everybody gets tired on the pitch. you are not exactly the same. you're not as precise - as before with the passing. little things change. you make changes from outside, - the coach make changes from outside, and all these things. so, in the first half an hour, we were outstanding, - and there we should have... ..should have done it and we didn't. and that's why it's now 0—0. manchester city seized their chance, moving above liverpool into second after a 4—0 win over crystal palace. and an unlikely goalscorer, defenderjohn stones with two — his first league goals for city, the best of the lot though came from raheem sterling, who curled in this brilliant free kick.

what a finish that was. so city, and leicester, arejust two points behind manchester united, and one ahead of liverpool. not to be outdone, have a look at this goal from tanguy ndombele for tottenham, as they beat sheffield united 3—1, to get their challenge for a top four spot back on track at the top. a brilliant lob. what a bullet finish, as well. —— brilliant finish. rangers' run of 15 league wins in a row came to an end with a 1—1 draw at motherwell. devante cole — son of the former england striker andrew cole — put the hosts ahead before subtitute cedric itten equalised. the point was enough to move motherwell off the bottom of the table. rangers are still 21 points clear of celtic at the top. chelsea beat manchester united in the women's super league, to leapfrog them and go top of the table on goal difference. fran kirby racing behind the united defence to get the winner, 2—1 the final score, chelsea now unbeaten in 31 league

games, and have a game in hand. 20—year—old yan bingtao upset john higgins to take the masters snooker title in milton keynes. he's the youngest winner since ronnie 0'sullivan back in 1995. on his debut in the tournament, he won by 10—8. he may have looked composed, but he said he was feeling anything but and he certainly struggled to get to grips with the trophy, which is quite a heavy beast. just about managed to grab onto it. he will want to put that on the mantelpiece, i'm sure, won't he come over the coming days? you're up to date with the sport — now on bbc news, it's your questions answered. you've been sending us your questions on the closure of international travel corridors in the uk.

with me to answer some of them is paul charles, founder and chief executive of the travel consultancy company, the pc agency, and rory boland, editor of which? travel. good to have you both here with us this morning. good to have you both here with us this morning-— good to have you both here with us this morning._ we i good to have you both here with us i this morning._ we have this morning. good morning. we have uuite a lot this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of— this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of questions, _ this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of questions, people i this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of questions, people are i quite a lot of questions, people are fascinated and probably a bit worried. they might be hoping to get away at some point this year. let's make a start. paul, from les, i have a holiday booked in may, will we still need to provide a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before returning to the uk? it's quite a way away, isn't it? it returning to the uk? it's quite a way away, isn't it?— returning to the uk? it's quite a way away, isn't it? it is, it is the million dollar _ way away, isn't it? it is, it is the million dollar question _ way away, isn't it? it is, it is the million dollar question that i way away, isn't it? it is, it is the million dollar question that les, | million dollar question that les, like many others, is asking something that everybody wants to know the answer to. from this morning, of course, you've got this triple travel log, as i call it, coming in. you have the government introducing the need for you to take

a test before you come back to the uk. you have the need to fill out a form, the passenger locatorform, and thirdly, you have got to secure yourself in self isolation, in quarantine effectively for up to ten days. this triple lock is now in place this morning. whether it will still be there in may is certainly up still be there in may is certainly up for question. i would hope not because consumers need the confidence to book. this triple lock is stopping people having that confidence to book. the government have so far said it is likely to be in place until the end of lockdown. so, that could be end of february, early march, but i would hope the government sets an end date and that by may, there is no need for this. the problem, of course, is that it all depends on the rates, how vaccination goes, how infection rates come down, and crucially, what happens in europe itself. 0r long haul, if you are going there. what will the situation be like in may we are yet to find out but i would hope we don't have to keep testing in

place for too much longer than is absolutely necessary.— place for too much longer than is absolutely necessary. before we move on, paul, absolutely necessary. before we move on. paul. and — absolutely necessary. before we move on, paul, and while _ absolutely necessary. before we move on, paul, and while we _ absolutely necessary. before we move on, paul, and while we are _ absolutely necessary. before we move on, paul, and while we are talking i on, paul, and while we are talking about the conditions in place at the moment, you can reduce your quarantine period in the uk, can't you, if you take a test after a few days? you, if you take a test after a few da s? ~ , , ., , , you, if you take a test after a few days? absolutely. it is called test to release. _ days? absolutely. it is called test to release. a _ days? absolutely. it is called test to release, a scheme _ days? absolutely. it is called test to release, a scheme that - days? absolutely. it is called test to release, a scheme that started days? absolutely. it is called test i to release, a scheme that started a few weeks ago. you can opt to take a test after your fifth hole day of isolation. and then if it comes back negative within a couple of days, you can end your self isolation before the statutory ten days. some people have been ending their quarantine after, say, six days, if they have got their test results back quickly. but there is a lot of demand on these test facilities and the results are not coming back as quickly as people think sometimes. 0k, thank you. rory, sally asks i want to know whether the closure of travel corridors includes france.

my son needs to pick up his daughter and bring her back to the uk. she is only four and cannot travel alone. i'm afraid to say, sally, you may face _ i'm afraid to say, sally, you may face difficulty. the closure of the travel _ face difficulty. the closure of the travel corridor isn't necessarily the problem, you can still come back to the _ the problem, you can still come back to the uk, _ the problem, you can still come back to the uk, you willjust need to do those _ to the uk, you willjust need to do those things that paul outlined before — those things that paul outlined before. the problem is going to be getting _ before. the problem is going to be getting into france. since we left the european union, since the transition _ the european union, since the transition period ended on the 1st ofjanuary. — transition period ended on the 1st ofjanuary, we are basically a third country _ ofjanuary, we are basically a third country. only essential travel can continue — country. only essential travel can continue. you need to be a french nationat— continue. you need to be a french national or— continue. you need to be a french national or resident of the european union _ national or resident of the european union to— national or resident of the european union to go— national or resident of the european union to go into france. i have a look— union to go into france. i have a look at _ union to go into france. i have a look at some of the exemptions this morning _ look at some of the exemptions this morning around france. even caring for a _ morning around france. even caring for a child _ morning around france. even caring for a child isn't on their stop i think— for a child isn't on their stop i think the _ for a child isn't on their stop i think the first step is going to be to get— think the first step is going to be to get in— think the first step is going to be to get in touch with the french embassy— to get in touch with the french embassy —— isn't on there. to see if that exemption is not on the list but if_ that exemption is not on the list but if they— that exemption is not on the list but if they could make it for you. you will —

but if they could make it for you. you will need a pcr test to enter france, — you will need a pcr test to enter france, 72— you will need a pcr test to enter france, 72 hours before you go. you also need _ france, 72 hours before you go. you also need a — france, 72 hours before you go. you also need a test when you come back to the _ also need a test when you come back to the uk, _ also need a test when you come back to the uk, as — also need a test when you come back to the uk, as well. there is talk about— to the uk, as well. there is talk about whether there is a pcr or antigen— about whether there is a pcr or antigen tests and the uk government have said _ antigen tests and the uk government have said either. but we have heard this morning about some people having _ this morning about some people having difficulty coming back with the antigen test. i would be looking for a pcr_ the antigen test. i would be looking for a pcr test when you come back. quite _ for a pcr test when you come back. quite complicated. get in touch with the french— quite complicated. get in touch with the french embassy to see if there is an— the french embassy to see if there is an exemption. if there is, you will need — is an exemption. if there is, you will need a — is an exemption. if there is, you will need a test both going and coming — will need a test both going and coming back. will need a test both going and coming back-— will need a test both going and comin: back. , , . , , coming back. this is what is putting off a lot of people _ coming back. this is what is putting off a lot of people travelling - coming back. this is what is putting off a lot of people travelling if i off a lot of people travelling if they don't need to. and we are asked not to. zalihe asks, countries such as singapore, australia have commissioned hotels to safely quarantine new arrivals to ensure that quarantine happens. the cost is paid by the traveller. why hasn't our government adopted this policy? there has been some pressure for the government to adopt such a policy to help prevent some infections coming in. ., ~'

in. indeed, over the weekend, it emerued in. indeed, over the weekend, it emerged that — in. indeed, over the weekend, it emerged that the _ in. indeed, over the weekend, it emerged that the government i in. indeed, over the weekend, it i emerged that the government has discussed this. both sage and independent groups like independent sage had talked about managed isolation for travellers coming in from high—risk countries to stay or be put in a hotel at their own expense and then to quarantine it out in that hotel. it is done in some countries abroad. it has been very successful in australia, new zealand, vietnam other countries. but, so far, the government have said it is not appropriate to do that. although they have left it open for them to implement it in due course. i think the government will want to see what the measures starting this morning have, what impact they have come at before they decide to go down this further step of taking over hotels and putting travellers in them.— travellers in them. thank you. ro richard asks, how likely is it that countries will demand vaccine passports to allow you to go on holiday? there is a great deal of discussion about— there is a great deal of discussion about this — there is a great deal of discussion about this at the moment. the

european — about this at the moment. the european countries, spain, italy, and greece — european countries, spain, italy, and greece are obviously desperate to have _ and greece are obviously desperate to have some sort of summer tourism industry _ to have some sort of summer tourism industry it— to have some sort of summer tourism industry it is— to have some sort of summer tourism industry. it is so essential to their— industry. it is so essential to their economies. at the moment, we are missing _ their economies. at the moment, we are missing a— their economies. at the moment, we are missing a really crucial bit of information about vaccines that should — information about vaccines that should emerge in the coming weeks, as more _ should emerge in the coming weeks, as more people have had it. we don't know— as more people have had it. we don't know whether, after you have had the vaccine, _ know whether, after you have had the vaccine, if— know whether, after you have had the vaccine, if you can still transmit the disease. we are hopeful you can't _ the disease. we are hopeful you can't or— the disease. we are hopeful you can't or it — the disease. we are hopeful you can't or it is _ the disease. we are hopeful you can't or it is reduced and in that case: _ can't or it is reduced and in that case, i— can't or it is reduced and in that case, ithink— can't or it is reduced and in that case, i think vaccines will become essentiat— case, i think vaccines will become essential for travel. case, i think vaccines will become essentialfortravel. if case, i think vaccines will become essential for travel. if you can still— essential for travel. if you can still transmit the disease, then we are not— still transmit the disease, then we are not really making a great deal of progress with opening travel up again— of progress with opening travel up again stop — of progress with opening travel up again stop it may be that we rely on testing _ again stop it may be that we rely on testing for— again stop it may be that we rely on testing for a greater period, both testing _ testing for a greater period, both testing before you go, testing when you are _ testing before you go, testing when you are coming back as well. that is complicated, that won't get holidays back on _ complicated, that won't get holidays back on their feet. vaccines and testing — back on their feet. vaccines and testing are _ back on their feet. vaccines and testing are going to be essential over the — testing are going to be essential overthe summer testing are going to be essential over the summer period. qantas has talked _ over the summer period. qantas has talked about wanting vaccines for people _ talked about wanting vaccines for people who go on board their planes. the greek— people who go on board their planes. the greek government is talking

about— the greek government is talking about a — the greek government is talking about a vaccine passport for arrival into that _ about a vaccine passport for arrival into that country, as well. the short— into that country, as well. the short answer is i think probably yes, _ short answer is i think probably yes, you're _ short answer is i think probably yes, you're going to be asked for either— yes, you're going to be asked for either proof of a vaccine or if you are not— either proof of a vaccine or if you are not able _ either proof of a vaccine or if you are not able to take the vaccine, and the — are not able to take the vaccine, and the crucial phrase is not able, then— and the crucial phrase is not able, then you — and the crucial phrase is not able, then you may be able to use testing instead _ then you may be able to use testing instead to _ then you may be able to use testing instead to get in and out of countries. but we do need that little _ countries. but we do need that little bit — countries. but we do need that little bit more information about whether— little bit more information about whether the vaccine prevents transmission first.— whether the vaccine prevents transmission first. yes, still a lot we don't know — transmission first. yes, still a lot we don't know about _ transmission first. yes, still a lot we don't know about this - transmission first. yes, still a lot we don't know about this virus i transmission first. yes, still a lot. we don't know about this virus and the variants that keep cropping up. paul, jeremy asks, i am a uk resident, but work in kenya and will be going back next week. am i allowed to travel? well, this raises a number of questions. first of all, jeremy, what is thejob questions. first of all, jeremy, what is the job that you do? is it on the government's official exemption list? it is a huge list. it is impossible to memorise but there are lots ofjobs on it from bus and coach drivers to aircraft crew to aerospace engineers, to

government contractors. it depends on thejob you government contractors. it depends on the job you do as to whether you are on the exempt list, have a look at the website to find that out, gov.uk. how often do you work abroad? is this a regular trip that you do, once a week once you work in kenya? the criticality of the job will determine whether you are allowed to go. and your employer might need a letter to entitle you to travel. the other thing to bear in mind is also the rules in kenya. it is notjust about in mind is also the rules in kenya. it is not just about the in mind is also the rules in kenya. it is notjust about the rules in place leaving the uk, it is about those that occur when you arrive. kenya it self is letting people in but as long as the roles themselves are critical. —— itself is. or if you have a need to go. there is a curfew in place in kenya, an overnight curfew at the moment which has been in place for some weeks, that means a lot of facilities are close. if you are travelling there,

you have to make other plans, of course, to make sure you can cope with the fact that there is a curfew in place. with the fact that there is a curfew in lace. ., , ., . . , with the fact that there is a curfew in lace. ., , ., . ., , in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check _ in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check out _ in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check out as _ in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check out as best - in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check out as best you i in place. lots of uncertainties you need to check out as best you can before you go. thank you. rory... amy, asks, i am traveling from sydney back to the uk as i am due to give birth in april. i need to get back home to uk as have been living in australia for the past three years on a temporary visa. i need to know if we can still travel as i am approaching the end of my pregnancy and will not be able to fly any later. there is a restriction on how pregnant you can be and still get on a plane. pregnant you can be and still get on a lane. . �* , pregnant you can be and still get on a lane. . �*, . ., a plane. that's right. without wantinu a plane. that's right. without wanting to — a plane. that's right. without wanting to dodge _ a plane. that's right. without wanting to dodge the - a plane. that's right. without i wanting to dodge the question, the time between now and april is huge in terms _ time between now and april is huge in terms of— time between now and april is huge in terms of how quickly the rules and regulations are changing. at the moment, _ and regulations are changing. at the moment, the rules and regulations perspective, australia will let you leave _ perspective, australia will let you leave and — perspective, australia will let you leave and the uk will allow you to enter~ _ leave and the uk will allow you to enter~ you — leave and the uk will allow you to enter. you will have to follow those rules, _ enter. you will have to follow those rules, test — enter. you will have to follow those rules, test and quarantine, but there _ rules, test and quarantine, but there is— rules, test and quarantine, but there is nothing preventing you in terms _ there is nothing preventing you in terms of— there is nothing preventing you in terms of the rules from travelling.

there _ terms of the rules from travelling. there are — terms of the rules from travelling. there are some practical problems you will_ there are some practical problems you will need to look into. there are very— you will need to look into. there are very few flights from australia. australia _ are very few flights from australia. australia is — are very few flights from australia. australia is almost close to all international travel. there are some flights— international travel. there are some flights coming back because there are flights going in returning australian residents. not very many of them _ australian residents. not very many of them. you need to book a ticket. the difficulty he will face as booking _ the difficulty he will face as booking the ticket through the right transit— booking the ticket through the right transit city. —— you will face. at the moment, because i can remember, you can _ the moment, because i can remember, you can travel— the moment, because i can remember, you can travel through hong kong and singapore _ you can travel through hong kong and singapore but that is changing rapidly— singapore but that is changing rapidly and quickly. those countries have repeatedly restricted the availability of transit rights for uk residents. my advice is to look at adebayor, which has been a bit more _ at adebayor, which has been a bit more reliable, more accessible to uk residents— more reliable, more accessible to uk residents transiting through their -- look— residents transiting through their -- look at — residents transiting through their —— look at dubai. if you book, there is the _ —— look at dubai. if you book, there is the possibility for disruption. you should prepare yourself mentally for that _ you should prepare yourself mentally for that. there's nothing else you can do. _ for that. there's nothing else you can do. the — for that. there's nothing else you can do, the rules change so quickly. but at _ can do, the rules change so quickly. but at the _ can do, the rules change so quickly. but at the moment, you should be able to—

but at the moment, you should be able to get— but at the moment, you should be able to get home.— but at the moment, you should be able to get home. good news for amy. paul... jeff asks, why can't critical workers be issued with travel permits by their employers to travel abroad? this goes back, of course to this exemption list and what is on it. the government is trying to make it simplerfor the government is trying to make it simpler for those the government is trying to make it simplerfor those in the government is trying to make it simpler for those in criticaljobs. simpler for those in critical jobs. if simpler for those in criticaljobs. if you are in the critical category and you meet the needs, obviously, your employer will be able to issue a letter and you will be able to secure easier access was not interesting this came up this morning because this morning, the government has actually amend the exemption list on the gov.uk website —— has actually amended. they have removed some categories from the exemption list. for example, if you work in the television production or high end tv and film sector, you are no longer exempt. if you are a business traveller that happens to be bringing in over £100 million

worth of investment into the uk at a very senior level, of course, then you are no longer exempt. the rules are changing very frequently, as rory says. it is important to check that website for the exemption list. in terms of permits, it is easier for the government to issue a list of exemptions and you look at that to see if you are on that list before you travel.— to see if you are on that list before you travel. thank you. ro maureen asks, does the closure of travel corridors include arrivals from ireland — i am due to travel to holyhead from dublin on wednesday? at the risk of paul and i repeating each _ at the risk of paul and i repeating each other, — at the risk of paul and i repeating each other, the difficulty is that the rules— each other, the difficulty is that the rules change so quickly. at the moment, — the rules change so quickly. at the moment, yes. travel from ireland to the uk _ moment, yes. travel from ireland to the uk is _ moment, yes. travel from ireland to the uk is not — moment, yes. travel from ireland to the uk is not restricted. you won't have _ the uk is not restricted. you won't have to _ the uk is not restricted. you won't have to take — the uk is not restricted. you won't have to take a test if you don't need _ have to take a test if you don't need to— have to take a test if you don't need to quarantine. i wouldn't expect— need to quarantine. i wouldn't expect that to change. the difficulty will be if you want to return — difficulty will be if you want to return to _ difficulty will be if you want to return to ireland. at the moment, you will— return to ireland. at the moment, you will require a pcr test and you

will have _ you will require a pcr test and you will have to — you will require a pcr test and you will have to quarantine. you will then— will have to quarantine. you will then have — will have to quarantine. you will then have to get a further test although— then have to get a further test although for free while you are quarantining in ireland. it is also possible. — quarantining in ireland. it is also possible, as happened at christmas, that the _ possible, as happened at christmas, that the irish government may stop travel— that the irish government may stop travel from — that the irish government may stop travel from the uk mainland. that happened — travel from the uk mainland. that happened for a long period, unless you were _ happened for a long period, unless you were an irish resident, you couldn't— you were an irish resident, you couldn't get back in. and even if you were, — couldn't get back in. and even if you were, you had to use effectively rescue _ you were, you had to use effectively rescue flights. you should be fine on wednesday to come into the uk. but i on wednesday to come into the uk. but i would — on wednesday to come into the uk. but i would say only do so if you are planning to stay here for a good, — are planning to stay here for a good, long period because there's every— good, long period because there's every chance that you won't be able to get _ every chance that you won't be able to get back — every chance that you won't be able to get back to ireland again. it is fine at _ to get back to ireland again. it is fine at the — to get back to ireland again. it is fine at the moment but could quite quickly _ fine at the moment but could quite quickly. we fine at the moment but could quite cuickl . ~ . fine at the moment but could quite cuickl .~ . . i, . quickly. we need a crystal ball, don't we? _ quickly. we need a crystal ball, don't we? if— quickly. we need a crystal ball, don't we? if only! _ doris asks, which coronavirus tests are accepted for use before i travel back to the uk? though because you have to show validity, don't you? you though because you have to show validity, don't you?— though because you have to show validity, don't you? you do, this is something — validity, don't you? you do, this is something that _ validity, don't you? you do, this is something that will _ validity, don't you? you do, this is something that will lead _ validity, don't you? you do, this is something that will lead to - validity, don't you? you do, this is something that will lead to some i something that will lead to some bumpy days this week, with travellers coming back who are the guinea pigs for the new system, in

effect, starting this morning. essentially, yes, everyone now has to get a test up to 72 hours before they come back into the uk. whether you are a british resident, travelling in for some reason from abroad, you need that test. but the test has to meet a certain very high standard that has been laid down by the government. it can be a pcr test, it can be a so—called lamp test. it can be an antigen test, lateral flow test. it can be an antigen test, lateralflow antigen test. it can be an antigen test, lateral flow antigen test, but they have to meet a certain standard. this standard is very high. a standard of sensitivity above 80% and a standard of specificity above 97%. this is for the medics out there, the viral load has to be above 100,000 copies per ml. once you tick all those boxes, if you can, those tests are acceptable. but how do you get one of those done? in

some countries, the infrastructure simply isn't there. how can you ensure the results come back quickly within those 72 hours? and how can you persuade the airline check—in desk or eurostar or ferry check in, that you have the right to test meeting those standards? there is a whole conundrum that is facing several travellers coming back to the moment. and i'm sure several will be caught out by this and they won't have the right standard of test in place. it is very important to check via the gov.uk website that you get the right test in time before your flight back. find a auestion before your flight back. find a question from _ before your flight back. find a question from nigel— before your flight back. find a question from nigel to - before your flight back. find a question from nigelto rory. l what's to stop passengers taking indirect flights to the uk, via any country that does not have the same ban in place? if you can answer that relatively briefly we would be grateful. i can, i can do briefly we would be grateful. i can, i can do that _ briefly we would be grateful. i can, i can do that briefly. _ briefly we would be grateful. i can, i can do that briefly. you _ briefly we would be grateful. i can, i can do that briefly. you will i i can do that briefly. you will still— i can do that briefly. you will still have _ i can do that briefly. you will still have to take a test. there is a small— still have to take a test. there is a small sort— still have to take a test. there is a small sort of exemption if you are travelling _

a small sort of exemption if you are travelling through a hub like dubai or frankfurt where the airport may not check — or frankfurt where the airport may not check. but if you have not taken that test _ not check. but if you have not taken that test in — not check. but if you have not taken that test in the uk you are liable to a £500 — that test in the uk you are liable to a £500 fine and you will have to quarantine — to a £500 fine and you will have to quarantine for ten days anyway. that loophole _ quarantine for ten days anyway. that loophole has effectively been closed — loophole has effectively been closed. nor should we really be looking — closed. nor should we really be looking for these loopholes. international travel is stopped unless— international travel is stopped unless you need to do it for nonessential purposes. you need to take the _ nonessential purposes. you need to take the test and you need to quarantine. take the test and you need to quarantine-— take the test and you need to uuarantine. . , ., , . , quarantine. excellent questions, as alwa s, quarantine. excellent questions, as always. from _ quarantine. excellent questions, as always, from our _ quarantine. excellent questions, as always, from our viewers. - quarantine. excellent questions, as always, from our viewers. thank i quarantine. excellent questions, as| always, from our viewers. thank you so much for answering them. it is difficult with so many variables. paul charles from the travel consultancy agency and rory, thank you very much. all this week, on the bbc news at six and ten, there will be a series of special reports from clive myrie. he's been at the royal london hospital, on the front line of the battle against coronavirus. here's a preview...

it's scarier, it's bigger. i never thought it would be possible to have this many intensive care patients. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the 3rd floor, 4th floor, 6th floor, 7th floor, 8th floor and 9th floor, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and then obviously, up here to the 14th and 15th. so you are full? is that right? so he has got covid and has had a stroke. he could die from this, - i'm sorry to have to say that. sorry... so now we're going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. she loved being a grandmother. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. it's been almost apocalyptic. we've had to do...

..things that i thought were impossible. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. flooding is set to impact the lives of some of us we go through the week. snow continuing to melt on the hills and combining with some heavy rain. the next batch of snowmelt will continue through the 24 hours ahead, as we see mild air from the south—west but with that, weather fronts will push through and this shows how the rainfall totals will tot up in the next few days. it is the areas marked out in brighter greens and yellows, southern scotland, northern england into north and west wales, we are most concerned about. some could see maybe two months

worth of rainfall and the met office have already issued an amber weather warning across these areas of northern england, where the flood risk is at its greatest. of course, rainfall into this will feed the likes of the ribble, ouse, the aire and calder rivers. but before that begins, relatively quiet, weather fronts approaching from the west so continuing to cloud over in the western half of england and wales this afternoon with rain becoming more apparent across parts of wales in the south—west in particular. not a bad day for northern ireland but clouding over later. some eastern areas stay dry and bright with sunshine, wintry showers in the far north of scotland. but milder than we saw last week for many. this evening and overnight, we take a step into the wetter conditions. notice how the blues become more widespread across england and wales and eventually into northern ireland and southern scotland as well. that rain is going to set its way in, separating cold and frosty conditions to start tuesday in the north, mild and murky further south. some pretty breezy weather developing across the south. the rain will be there across parts of northern ireland and into southern scotland, northern england, north and west wales through the day. stronger wind to the south

with rain coming and going and the odd bright moment. the lightest wind and the brightest weather but the coldest conditions across the northern half of scotland. temperatures struggling above freezing for one or two whereas we could hit double figures widely across much of england and wales. the mild air holds on across the south through tuesday night into wednesday. rain keeps falling across similar sorts of areas. we could see some further snowfall returning to the southern uplands, particularly as we go into wednesday afternoon. but with all the rain falling, the risk of flooding will continue. milder to the south, colder to the north. the cold air will gradually win out as we go through. low pressure spreading north and east, taking the rain with it but some pretty strong and potentially damaging wind and as it opens the door to colder air later in the week, the next turn of the dice is we could see some heavy snow as well.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. another five million people in england will be invited for their covid vaccine — as the jab is rolled out to the over 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable. the government says once the top four groups are vaccinated, they can look at easing restrictions. it will be gradual, it will probably be through the tiered system but you are looking at that kind of period, two to three weeks after the middle of february, where we have protected those top four cohorts. ten new mass vaccination centres open across england from today, as the government attempts to meet its target of offering 15 million people the jab by the middle of february. the centres are absolutely set up to make sure people can feel

assured, they can come here and get vaccines safely.