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. and so i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get a vaccine. that is 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 10 days on arrival. a court hearing for the kremlin critic alexei navalny gets under way, as the foreign secretary condemns his detention as "appalling". more than 70 players are confined to their hotel rooms as the australian open is hit by coronavirus — nine positive cases have been registered in melbourne but australia says there will be no special treatment for tennis players and staff. and coming up this hour.... propelled by a rocket and launched from under the wing of an old jumbojet — virgin orbit puts its first satellites into space.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. people in england aged 70 and over, and those listed as clinically vulnerable, will be invited to receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. it will include more than 5 million people, in what the prime minister boris johnson described as a "significa nt milestone". it comes as ten new mass vaccination centres open across england, 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 travellers 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 have a negative covid test after five days. ourfirst 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. but 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 political correspondent, damian grammaticas, who's in westminster. big push with the vaccine roller and the introduction of travel restrictions with yellow yes, and what you are seeing with that push with the vaccine roll—out is a real effort to meet this mid—february

target, do effort to meet this mid-february taruet, ., ., ., effort to meet this mid-february taruet, ., . ., ' target, do have vaccinated the 14 million so the _ target, do have vaccinated the 14 million so the letters _ target, do have vaccinated the 14 million so the letters are - target, do have vaccinated the 14 million so the letters are going i target, do have vaccinated the 14 i million so the letters are going out today to more than 4 million over 70s, more than a million in the clinically extremely vulnerable category, so people with cancer, with severe asthma, heart conditions, things like that. those are the next groups being targeted but areas will only move through the tears, the government is saying, as they have vaccinated the majority in they have vaccinated the majority in the real top priority groups, the over 80s and front line medical staff. different parts of the country are going at different paces with this. that is one of the problems. but this all then brings us to the question of will this allow the government to start relaxing the restrictions they have got in place sometime after mid—february, and what they are saying is that you still have to

wait because you still have to get the immunity that only kicks in a few weeks after vaccination. so this is what the vaccines minister has been saying this morning. 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. but of course, the government's criteria for relaxing the restrictions are notjust tied to the roll—out of the vaccine programme because there are other issues. you mentioned travel restrictions at the top. that is one thing. those are designed to protect us from new variants being imported which could undermine the vaccine programme if they are strains that are resistant to the vaccine, for which the vaccine does not work so thatis which the vaccine does not work so that is one thing there is going to be a constant ion. the other thing is the pressure on the nhs and that does not decline just because of the vaccine programme or in tandem with it. it follows afterwards, is the hope, but what you are seeing it the minute is still that enormous pressure on the health service. over the weekend, we were hearing that about 30 hospitals worth of extra patients who have had to be admitted since christmas and the worrying

thing there, for those looking at the health service, is that around a quarter of the patients being admitted are under 55. they are not people targeted at the minute by the priority vaccine groups, largely. so thatis priority vaccine groups, largely. so that is going to be a concern still. we'll those patients still be coming in in large numbers and we'll large numbers of health staff also be off? it is a tricky balancing act. political pressure will rise to release some of the restrictions as the vaccine programme progresses, but there are other considerations to bear in mind. for but there are other considerations to bear in mind.— to bear in mind. for the moment, damian grammaticas _ to bear in mind. for the moment, damian grammaticas in _ to bear in mind. for the moment, - damian grammaticas in westminster, thank you. several lorries — all bearing logos of seafood exporters — are driving up whitehall to trafalgar square and back, tooting their horns.

some kind of protest under way by the fishing industry, we are yet to find out what it is meant to achieve but we know a lot of seafood exporters have been badly affected since the end of the brexit transition period. these are specifically scottish companies that have been having immense amounts of difficulty getting their catch into mainland europe which is their main market. some of the catch has been so badly held up by the new checks that have to be conducted on those exports, that it has gone to waste and has cost them tens of thousands of pounds in some cases. in fact, some fisher men, according to the scottish fishermen�*s federation, who talked to us last week, has been taking a 72 hour round—trip direct to denmark in order to sell their catch that they have landed and avoid all of the difficulties of

sending the catch by road. we will keep an eye on that and hopefully here from our correspondence in trafalgar square in aid while if they can get hold of some of the haulage companies. turning back to the vaccine roll—out, then. our correspondent mareid smyth is at a vaccination distribution centre in st helens. good morning. this centre opened at 8am, it is normally home to st 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 here by 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. it is one of ten new hubs,

all part of the effort to try to reach 15 million people by the 15th of february. how keen are people in the st helens area to turn up for the vaccine? it is all very well having the supplies but you also need the patients. well, it is very hard to tell because the people that run this operation today have not been part of sending out those invitations. but they are confident that thousands of people will take up the offer. it's been quite quiet here. there's been a steady trickle of people since the doors opened at 8am but that is important because you don't want to overburden or overpressure the people here. and don't forget, if we are talking about over 80s, they won't have 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 there 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. all of the so—called "travel corridors" into the uk were closed overnight, to try to prevent the spread of new covid variants. the measures — which will be in place until at least mid—february — mean all arrivals will need to quarantine for up to ten 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. so how will the new regulations affect business travellers and essential workers who need to travel abroad to work? we can speak to clive wratten, chief executive of the business

travel associaiton. good morning. what is your view of the restrictions that government has seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstl , we seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly. we fully _ seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand _ seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand that - seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand that a - firstly, we fully understand that a public health emergency is going on at the current time and the government need to make these additional steps to, you know, make sure we get through the situation as quickly as we can. i guess what we really need is a clear plan out of this. the business travel industry is not looking to restart until sometime in q2, probably now 03, given this. the government have to understand that quarantine is not just a way that industry can get moving again so we need to find a better solution to this, including testing on departure come of. white but the problem is, some countries that people are likely to travel from don't have that kind of system set up for testing. how much more problematic is that? it is clearly a problem, as the situation rolls on.

some of the key countries that business travellers go to, or people that travel for work importantly are having those systems available and we need the government to help us and the industry to source those testing in each of the countries that are really important for business travel and gradually roll it out and have a uniform standard around the globe that allows people to get back travelling safely and confidently and getting the economy rebuilt. ~ . ., confidently and getting the economy rebuilt. . ., ., , ., rebuilt. what extra positions do you think are necessary _ rebuilt. what extra positions do you think are necessary for _ rebuilt. what extra positions do you think are necessary for essential - think are necessary for essential travellers —— provisions do you think are necessary for essential travellers who have no choice but to move between countries for work? it is really important, as you say, business travel is people that travel for essential work, construction workers, humanitarian aid, medical research, all of those things and people need to be able to feel they can travel and get on with their work. testing is important for their work. testing is important for the corporate because of duty of care of their employees, which is critical as well as the public health situation. we need a robust, uniform testing system in place

around the world as quickly as possible to allow these people to get back doing theirjobs. what possible to allow these people to get back doing theirjobs. get back doing their “obs. what are the wider knock-on _ get back doing theirjobs. what are the wider knock-on effects, - get back doing theirjobs. what are the wider knock-on effects, then, l get back doing theirjobs. what are l the wider knock-on effects, then, of the wider knock—on effects, then, of those who are not regarded as essential workers not being able to travel? ~ , , ., , essential workers not being able to travel? ,, ., , ., , travel? well, it is serious, many ro'ects travel? well, it is serious, many prejects are _ travel? well, it is serious, many projects are getting _ travel? well, it is serious, many projects are getting halted, - travel? well, it is serious, many projects are getting halted, you| projects are getting halted, you know, companies are suffering in the long—term and as you know, the aviation industry are suffering, the airport likewise and the whole business travel infrastructure relies on each other to get its people moving around. again, we understand that you cannot travel in the current situation but it is so important, to so many people around the globe that we get back travelling again safely and the only way we think we can do that is through testing and a rigorous testing and a standard regime as far as possible around the globe. we have lost their now for the moment, at least, it might be a temporary closure but how helpful was that having the travel corridors? weill. having the travel corridors? well, it was certainly _ having the travel corridors? well, it was certainly more _ having the travel corridors? well, it was certainly more helpful - having the travel corridors? well, it was certainly more helpful for l it was certainly more helpful for colleagues in the leisure industry and they certainly helped us in the corporate space but we need to get

industry back to work generally in the uk and then back to travelling. it did make —— it didn't make huge difference for us, i keep repeating myself, what is important for the corporate traveller, travelling for work is the ability to test and no quarantine so they can get on with thejob quarantine so they can get on with the job wherever they are.- quarantine so they can get on with the job wherever they are. the 'ob wherever they are. thank you for the job wherever they are. thank you for “oininu the job wherever they are. thank you forjoining us- _ a court hearing for the russian opposition leader alexei navalny is under way after he was detained following his return to moscow. the prison authorities say he violated parole conditions by failing to check in with police when he was in germany, where he was recovering from a nerve agent attack. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has condemned mr navalny�*s detention, accusing russian authorities of trying to silence their opponents. us president—electjoe biden and most major european countries have joined the criticism. our correspondent steve rosenberg is following developments. the case you mention is just one of several he could be facing.

at the end of last year, russian investigators opened a criminal case over alleged fraud from mr navalny. there is also a slander case. certainly over the last few weeks, the authorities have been dropping not very subtle hints that really, mr navalny should stay away, that he should not come back to russia. he would be better off in germany, because the last thing the kremlin wants is its most vocal critic back in the country. alex navalny said all along that he intended to come back and last week he announced he was. and he did so yesterday. it is not a surprise that he was detained but i think whatever you think of him, whether you are a supporter of mr navalny or a critic of his, and there are critics of him amongst russian liberals, you can't but acknowledge, i think, russian liberals, you can't but acknowledge, ithink, the russian liberals, you can't but acknowledge, i think, the courage he has shown by getting onto the plane in berlin and coming back to the country where he was poisoned by a

nerve agent five months ago. stews nerve agent five months ago. steve rosenburg. — nerve agent five months ago. steve rosenburg, there. _ nerve agent five months ago. steve rosenburg, there. our _ nerve agent five months ago. steve rosenburg, there. our russian corresponded ben kavanaugh hasjust tweeted something in connection with the navalny court appearance. he says that they have turned the police station where navalny is being held into a courtroom. still, navalny has managed to record this video in which he says the lawlessness, as in his detention, is all down to the fears of the old geezer in the bunker. who could he be talking about, i wonder? mr putin, maybe, down the road in the kremlin. that is from our correspondent who has been keeping an eye on mr navalny, who has shown himself to be extremely inventive and how he gets his message out, no matter what he is faced with. the headlines on bbc news... 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. 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. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19, and self—isolate for 10 days on arrival. let's get more on the news that 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. let's speak to professor and chair of global public health, at edinburgh university medical school, devi sridhar. thank you forjoining us. we have

got the new restrictions in under travel corridors have been closed and you have to test negative before you come to the uk and still self—isolate. what is your view on the introduction and the timing of the introduction and the timing of the measures?— the introduction and the timing of the measures? well, it is better we not there, the measures? well, it is better we got there, better _ the measures? well, it is better we got there, better late _ the measures? well, it is better we got there, better late than - the measures? well, it is better we got there, better late than never. got there, better late than never and i'm actually quite optimistic because i feel like we are getting towards where we need to be going into the summer months, which is, we now have restrictions in place which means the numbers are coming down, hopefully hospitals, some of the pressure will start to be released when we get to february. we have vaccines being rolled out incredibly rapidly. we now have a chance to get the test, trace and isolate system up the test, trace and isolate system up and running when the numbers get low enough and the travel corridors are incredibly important because we don't want to bring in new variants which means the vaccines don't work against them. that was the final piece of the puzzle. i feel like we are slowly getting to a comprehensive approach which means at least domestically, the uk can open up fully and get back to some normality. open up fully and get back to some normali . ~ ., , ., normality. when would you envisage that happening? _ normality. when would you envisage that happening? well, _ normality. when would you envisage that happening? well, i— normality. when would you envisage that happening? well, ithink- normality. when would you envisage

that happening? well, i think the . that happening? well, i think the next few months _ that happening? well, i think the next few months are _ that happening? well, i think the next few months are going - that happening? well, i think the next few months are going to - that happening? well, i think the next few months are going to be | next few months are going to be rough, there's no getting around it. we knew the winter would be difficult and we know the impact of vaccines and restrictions take weeks to see which is why i feel for those working in the nhs and those on the front line, the kind of pressure and exhaustion they are facing from patient load. people need to be realistic about the winter. but going into spring, we have an opportunity to lift some restrictions and get people outside, to get more of the economy open then going into the summer, when we drive numbers are really low, the challenge at that point is going to be not to just open up everything, say to get travel abroad and holidays but to say, let's protect the low prevalence and the good position going into next winter so we don't end up with any more lockdowns. we have to stop the lockdowns. we have to stop the lockdown and release cycle. how dependent _ lockdown and release cycle. how dependent is _ lockdown and release cycle. how dependent is the _ lockdown and release cycle. how dependent is the easing of restrictions on those... all of us doing what we are asked to do for the next few weeks? there are some people who just don't believe that this lockdown is or ever has been necessary. this lockdown is or ever has been necessary-— this lockdown is or ever has been necessary. well, i think the thing

to sa to necessary. well, i think the thing to say to peeple _ necessary. well, i think the thing to say to people is _ necessary. well, i think the thing to say to people is that _ necessary. well, i think the thing to say to people is that the - to say to people is that the lockdown is there because of the hospitalisation rate so if you break your leg or have a heart attack or have cancer and you need a doctor and a hospital, that there is one for you. and if covid goes uncontrolled, the health system collapses and therefore, you are on your own and it is notjust you, it is everyone you love and everyone in your community. that is why covid hit so hard, it reallyjust deluges your health system and that has not been communicated well enough because the people pushing us into these lockdown cycles, ironically, are the anti—lockdown people because if all of us did our part, kept our distance and complied with the test and trace and had quarantine procedures and everyone followed them, we would not need these reactive lockdowns because the numbers would stay low enough. think of norway and finland and east asian countries and australia and new zealand, where the numbers are low enough that they can open up a lot now whereas if we say, ok, let the virus spread, false positives, it does not really matter, suddenly, the cases go up and before you know

it, the hospitals are full and we are back where we are right now, in are back where we are right now, in a deep pit. ifeel like we need to explain it really basically. there was never a trade—off, there is this forcefully that we could have ta ken a number of lives and given as tribute or traded it for keeping the economy open, 150,000 lives. that is not how it works, you either take the lives and the economic pain we manage the public health problem and keep the economy open and that is clear from the party across the world. ,, ., clear from the party across the world, , .,, clear from the party across the world. , .,, ., clear from the party across the world. , ., , ., ., clear from the party across the world. , .,, ., ., world. some people would have said we will take — world. some people would have said we will take the _ world. some people would have said we will take the economic _ world. some people would have said we will take the economic pain - world. some people would have said we will take the economic pain and l we will take the economic pain and head for 100,000 pet deaths and a lot of people get cross and they tell me on twitter all the time when we have guests on who talk about trying to draw comparisons between the uk and norway and australia and new zealand. they are not comparable countries, are they, in terms of their populations and whether they are the international travel hub that the uk has been and wants to be in future? it is not a fair comparison.— in future? it is not a fair comparison. in future? it is not a fair comarison. ~ , , ., ., comparison. well, yes and no. i think actually _ comparison. well, yes and no. i think actually i _ comparison. well, yes and no. i think actually i would _ comparison. well, yes and no. i think actually i would push - comparison. well, yes and no. i think actually i would push backj think actually i would push back because a lot of the policies we need are perfectly applicable in the

uk. we needed an early lockdown to keep the numbers low, to have testing and tracing built—up incredibly rapidly, to have travel restrictions, not to stop travel but to have it safely and actually, the busiest air travel routes are in east asia and look at south korea, two airlines making a profit even though they are one of the countries that suppressed it. it is a full thing to say that the economy or health. that is just wrong. we thing to say that the economy or health. that isjust wrong. we have seen it, it is, solve your public health problem, get the numbers low enough and the economy open and then figure out how to get international movement going. that is the message we have to communicate. there is clearly one way through the crisis. a lot of the other approaches, like we have seen, herd immunity, let the virus go, are pretty catastrophic, economically and from a lives perspective. d0 economically and from a lives perspective-— economically and from a lives --ersective. ., ., . ., . perspective. do we have a choice in the uk about _ perspective. do we have a choice in the uk about whether _ perspective. do we have a choice in the uk about whether we _ perspective. do we have a choice in the uk about whether we open - perspective. do we have a choice in the uk about whether we open up | perspective. do we have a choice in i the uk about whether we open up the economy domestically but keep international travel down, or the other way around, that we keep everything shut down here and lie

fairly strictly controlled, but we let people keep coming in? exactly, i think that let people keep coming in? exactly, i think that is _ let people keep coming in? exactly, | think that is the _ let people keep coming in? exactly, i think that is the really _ let people keep coming in? exactly, i think that is the really hard - i think that is the really hard trade—off and it is a painful one for a country as connected, as well as for people who are mobile. i used to travel, i work in global health come across the world, my family isn't in the uk, my friends are largely abroad so i was travelling every week or two and i have not left edinburgh since last january, since the pandemic started taking off globally because the tension and the consequences, people move and the consequences, people move and the virus moves, new variants move and new strains emerge so either we live under restrictions for the foreseeable future, hopefully the vaccine will help a bit but not against potential new variants but we can move around, go where you like or we live within our bubble, like or we live within our bubble, like australia and new zealand, on an island with 66 million people, you can do what you like with them but if you want to get on or off the island, it is sticky, not impossible, but sticky, quarantine, testing, other procedures, it is not easy but it is doable.— testing, other procedures, it is not easy but it is doable. thank you for “oininu

easy but it is doable. thank you for joining us- — joe biden will be inaugurated as us president this week — and the attack on the capitol earlier in the month is dominating preparations. new video has emerged of trump supporters inside the senate, rummaging through desks and photographing documents. in washington, the streets are now almost deserted, with the city under the watch of thousands of national guard troops. around the country, state capitals are on high alert. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. yeah! new images of the uprising inside the us capitol. at the time of the insurrection, congress was certifying joe biden's election win. rummaging through the desks of senators, the rioters came across papers belonging to ted cruz, one of the president's strongest supporters. he was going to sell us out all along. really? look. "objection to counting electoral votes of the state of arizona." can i get a photo of that?

since that day, the us capitol has been paralysed by the intense security that's turned washington into a fortress. the fbi has warned that armed supporters of president trump could try to disrupt wednesday's swearing in ofjoe biden and kamala harris. any other year, there would be throngs of people packed into this area to witness the inauguration. this will be an inaugural like no other, in large part because of covid, but we are going to get sworn in and we are going to do thejob we were hired to do. and that means focusing, for example, on getting people vaccinated. we want to get 100 million done in the first 100 days. it's going to be very tough to do it. the fear of more violence has been felt in all of america's 50 states. capital cities have been put on alert, with armed guards in position outside government buildings. over the weekend, there were some small gatherings of demonstrators in a handful of states — ohio, texas, oregon and michigan —

but nothing on the scale of what happened at the us capitol nearly two weeks ago. the intense security in washington will continue until after the inauguration and after donald trump has left town. the surreal sight of troops camping on the marble floors of the capitol building, another reminder that these are far from normal times. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. our correspondent in washington nomia iqbal has more on the security preparations ahead of the inauguration. it is really extraordinary what is happening here. we know security is tight ahead of any presidential inauguration but this is really unprecedented. i have taken a walk around the city, walked into work and you see men and women in uniform, armed with guns, patrolling the streets. they are guarding a lot of the roads that have been blocked off. in some parts of dc, you have to go through many checkpoints. there are sniffer dogs as well.

lots of areas have been barricaded. many people in dc have started referring to it as the green zone, and that was the name given to the fortified area in iraq, in baghdad, during the iraq war. there are up to 20,000 troops from the national guard. we are expecting more on wednesday for the inauguration day itself. the fbi has warned that it is expecting more protests, notjust here but in 50 state capitals across america. obviously, nobody is leaving anything to chance after what we saw in congress last wednesday. 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. the higher welfare payments, introduced at the start of the pandemic, are due to expire in march, and labour has called

on the government to keep them in place. the motion i'll be leading in parliament today is to make sure that £1,000 cut for 6 million families doesn't go ahead from april. i do think that has significant support. you say it was a temporary measure, that's right, but no—one, i believe, thinks the pandemic is over. so it should clearly be renewed. for the longer term, there are much bigger problems with universal credit, that's not the argument for today. the argument in parliament is simply about maintaining the uplift while the pandemic is with us. and that's the right thing for british families. it's also the right thing for the economy, because taking away that £6 billion of spending, which happens in local shops, local services, that would be the wrong thing for our economic recovery, as well. to me, it is very clear what parliament should do today. 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 important. 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. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. 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 four groups 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 is the best way of keeping yourself safe from covid. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19, and self isolate forten days on arrival. alexei navalny gets underway — as the foreign secretary condemns his detention as "appalling". more than 70 players are confined to their hotel rooms as the australian open

is hit by coronavirus — nine positive cases have been registered in melbourne but australia says there will be no special treatment for tennis players and staff. and coming up.... propelled by a rocket and launched from under the wing of an old jumbojet — virgin orbit puts its first satellites into space. the number of health care professionals seeking mental health support has nearly doubled since 2019, according to nhs practitioner health, a service that supports them. the number of front line staff seeking help is only expected to rise. the charity doctors in distress is asking the public to show their support for nhs workers today, by posting something blue, and using the hashtag #blue4bluemonday. let's speak now to dr clare gerada, chair of doctors in distress. thank you very much forjoining us. it's pretty obvious, i'm sure, but

just run through with us some of the contributing factors causing these mental health issues for your colleagues. mental health issues for your colleague— mental health issues for your colleagues. mental health issues for your colleauues. ., �*, ., , colleagues. thank you. it's not “ust doctors and — colleagues. thank you. it's not “ust doctors and nurses, i colleagues. thank you. it's not “ust doctors and nurses, as i colleagues. thank you. it's not “ust doctors and nurses, as we �* colleagues. thank you. it's not “ust doctors and nurses, as we had h colleagues. thank you. it's not just i doctors and nurses, as we had today, it is also call handlers from calling 999. basically, ithink it is also call handlers from calling 999. basically, i think it boils down to what we are all suffering from, which is excess work, working in completely different ways, but also the constant exposure to death, disability and distress. and also this new phenomenon called moral injury, where we can't practice the job we were trained to do because of the constraints we are under. the call handlers can't dispatch an ambulance within seven minutes, it's more like a few hours. for my own profession, gps, i can't see patients face to face and i can't comfort them in the way that maybe i could have done a few months ago. it stuff, intensive care star, they are constrained by what they can do. —— itu staff. it causes anxiety, guilt,

shame and it can lead to yet more mental illness.— mental illness. what support is available for _ mental illness. what support is available for the _ mental illness. what support is available for the people - mental illness. what support is available for the people having | mental illness. what support is i available for the people having to deal with all of this trauma? thank ou for deal with all of this trauma? thank you for asking _ deal with all of this trauma? thank you for asking that. _ deal with all of this trauma? thank you for asking that. nhs _ deal with all of this trauma? thank you for asking that. nhs england, | deal with all of this trauma? t�*iafia; you for asking that. nhs england, to be fair, have put on a whole suite of services right through to bereavement counselling to sort of a fast track to psychological treatment. what we are trying to do through doctors in distress is provide groups, virtual at the moment, where people can come together to talk about the emotional impact of their work. to talk about, in confidential places, and support each other as well as get support from the group. we have already been running them for people with long covid and we have been running them for people who are shielding, because people who are shielding are also suffering if they are thinking they should be going out to work. what we want to do is make sure that every health care professional, wherever they are, has access to confidential space, where they can talk about the emotional impact of their work. talk about the emotional impact of theirwork. because, talk about the emotional impact of their work. because, you know, it's

true, a problem shared truly is a problem halved. and i don't want to hear of more and more people, as i am, stopping their car on motorways and just crying and sobbing and feeling anxious, going into work. feeling guilty about not doing enough and therefore working harder and harder. and it's notjustjunior doctors, junior nurses, it is also people in positions of seniority and leaders, as well, who are struggling. leaders, as well, who are struggling-— leaders, as well, who are struggling. leaders, as well, who are strutttlin, ., , , struggling. yeah, because everyone has their limits. _ struggling. yeah, because everyone has their limits. i— struggling. yeah, because everyone has their limits. i mean, _ struggling. yeah, because everyone has their limits. i mean, health - has their limits. i mean, health care workers are a pretty robust lot, they have to be. we keep using this word "unprecedented", don't we? they have never had to face anything like this for the length of time they have faced it.— they have faced it. that is the oint, it they have faced it. that is the point. it is — they have faced it. that is the point, it is the _ they have faced it. that is the point, it is the length - they have faced it. that is the point, it is the length of - they have faced it. that is the | point, it is the length of time. people often use the wartime analogy. if you were on the front line in a wall, you would have periods where you would be on the front line and then you would be back —— front line in a war. you would refresh your cell. other than a few days over the summer, i don't

think many people have had a couple of days of —— refresh yourself. we all have our breaking point. even the most zillions people in the workforce and i would attest that doctors are that, would have their breaking point —— the most resilient people. whether you are a senior manager in a hospital or a junior doctor orjunior nurse, everybody doctor or junior nurse, everybody listening, doctor orjunior nurse, everybody listening, don't suffer in silence, there is help available. doctors in distress, google the website or practitioner health, if you google that can help is available. talk to colleagues, friends, family, but please don't suffer in silence. we are all in this together and there are all in this together and there are so many people that want to help. are so many people that want to hel. ., ., are so many people that want to hel, ., .,,, are so many people that want to hel. ., , ,, are so many people that want to hel, ., , ,, �* help. today has been dubbed the blue monda . help. today has been dubbed the blue monday- how — help. today has been dubbed the blue monday- how can _ help. today has been dubbed the blue monday. how can people _ help. today has been dubbed the blue monday. how can people support - help. today has been dubbed the blue monday. how can people support it? | monday. how can people support it? at the simplest level, doctors in distress is asking people to post something blue on their social media site orjust wear blue, ironically i am wearing red today. just thinking feeling blue themselves. it is blue

monday, because it is meant to be the day we are recovering from christmas. think about those in blue who are helping us. think and reflect and if you go to doctors in distress, the website, you might want to donate but that is up to you. want to donate but that is up to 0“. , ., ., ., want to donate but that is up to 0“. , ., ., " want to donate but that is up to ou. ., ., ~ ., want to donate but that is up to ou. ., . ~ ., want to donate but that is up to you. good to talk to you, thank you very much- — you. good to talk to you, thank you very much. thank _ you. good to talk to you, thank you very much. thank you _ you. good to talk to you, thank you very much. thank you very - you. good to talk to you, thank you very much. thank you very much. i the head of the world health organization has warned richer nations that if they do not share supplies of the covid vaccine, they risk prolonging the pandemic. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said their approach would leave the world's poorest at risk. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure. and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries. even as they speak the language

of equitable access, some countries and companies continue to prioritise bilateral deals. going around covax, driving up prices, and attempting tojump to the front of the queue. the head of the world health organization. the australian authorities say there will be no special treatment for star tennis players after four more people connected with the open tournament tested positive for covid—19. in all, nine cases have been registered since charter planes carrying players, coaches and journalists began arriving in melbourne. more than 70 players have been confined to their hotel rooms during quarantine, unable to train ahead of next month's competition. anyone arriving in australia needs to go into quarantine for 14 days, and test negative for coronavirus, before being allowed to travel freely around the country. one of those people is diren kartal. he's british—born but an australian resident, and he's now on day 11 of quarantine in a sydney hotel.

hejoins me now. welcome. we are glad to break up the day for you a little bit! what sort of conditions are you being kept in? honestly, i'm having a great time, i have time to myself for two weeks, i'm having a great time! hope have time to myself for two weeks, i'm having a great time!— have time to myself for two weeks, i'm having a great time! how do they look after you. _ i'm having a great time! how do they look after you, what _ i'm having a great time! how do they look after you, what is _ i'm having a great time! how do they look after you, what is the _ i'm having a great time! how do they look after you, what is the drill? - look after you, what is the drill? basically, you get your meals three times a day. the nurses call you two times a day. the nurses call you two times a day. the nurses call you two times a day, to make sure you are doing well with your mental health as well as asking if you have any symptoms of any sort. just to make sure everything is all sweet before i can exit on day 14.— sure everything is all sweet before i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if an , do i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if any. do you _ i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if any, do you have _ i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if any, do you have to _ i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if any, do you have to move - i can exit on day 14. what freedom, if any, do you have to move around | if any, do you have to move around the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothinu. the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothing. basically, _ the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothing. basically, all— the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothing. basically, all i _ the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothing. basically, all! have - the hotel, leave your room? nothing, nothing. basically, all! have heard i nothing. basically, all i have heard is that there is actually even a military police in the corridors. you can't leave. tape in front of my door. they are quite strict with it but i am quite happy with that

because at least when i get out, i get to have a bit of freedom. it sounds like they are pretty well organised?— sounds like they are pretty well organised? sounds like they are pretty well oruanised? ., , , �* , organised? honestly, i've never seen somethin: organised? honestly, i've never seen something so — organised? honestly, i've never seen something so organised! _ organised? honestly, i've never seen something so organised! the - organised? honestly, i've never seen something so organised! the minute| organised? honestly, i've never seen| something so organised! the minute i got off the flight i was, like, this is like... it feels like i'm in a movie. you get escorted from one place to another. they don't even tell you what hotel you're going to and you get on a bus and it is a surprise. luckily, my hotel is pretty decent. i know a couple of people have had bad experience with food but i am lucky and i have the luxury uber eats well to order. my friends are sending me food. i got dumb bells and i have a bike. it sounds quite appealing, i have to say, to me! what advice, though, would you give to these tennis players who have... no exceptions being made for them even though they have turned up to play in the australian open in melbourne? i get their frustration, _ australian open in melbourne? i get their frustration, they are athletes. usually they have freedom to train. mentally, being on the

right place for them is really important. at a moment like this, their coaches have to be creative with how they are training them, so they can prep them for the competition. it is a great excuse to turn around and become like, "i did 14 days quarantine and i still beat you!" that is the angle i would look at! ., ., you!" that is the angle i would look at! ., . . you!" that is the angle i would look at! ., ., ., ., you!" that is the angle i would look at! ., . . , . . at! you are a personaltrainer, you need to be — at! you are a personaltrainer, you need to be keeping _ at! you are a personaltrainer, you need to be keeping fit, _ at! you are a personaltrainer, you need to be keeping fit, you - at! you are a personaltrainer, you need to be keeping fit, you can't i at! you are a personaltrainer, you| need to be keeping fit, you can't be sitting there eating your uber eats and not doing some kind of exercise, so what are you doing? i’ee and not doing some kind of exercise, so what are you doing?— so what are you doing? i've actually been hitting — so what are you doing? i've actually been hitting 10,000 _ so what are you doing? i've actually been hitting 10,000 steps - so what are you doing? i've actually been hitting 10,000 steps in - so what are you doing? i've actually been hitting 10,000 steps in my. so what are you doing? i've actually i been hitting 10,000 steps in my room every single day! i know that sounds a bit crazy, but every sort of activity that i'm doing, i am mixing it with, all right, i am going to walk to the door, come back i'm going to wash my fork and walk up and down before i do that. i'm trying to create as much activity as possible, notjust for my physical health but me being so active is just keeping me sane, mentally. that is one of the most important thing is, to stay positive and be physically active for that reason. 10,000 steps inside a hotel room is

pretty impressive! it means the rest of us have no excuse at all!- of us have no excuse at all! yeah, exactl . of us have no excuse at all! yeah, exactly- you _ of us have no excuse at all! yeah, exactly. you have _ of us have no excuse at all! yeah, exactly. you have some _ of us have no excuse at all! yeah, exactly. you have some exercise l of us have no excuse at all! yeah, i exactly. you have some exercise kit in there, exactly. you have some exercise kit in there. as — exactly. you have some exercise kit in there, as well? _ exactly. you have some exercise kit in there, as well? yeah, _ exactly. you have some exercise kit in there, as well? yeah, so, - exactly. you have some exercise kit in there, as well? yeah, so, luckily| in there, as well? yeah, so, luckily one of my — in there, as well? yeah, so, luckily one of my friends _ in there, as well? yeah, so, luckily one of my friends from _ in there, as well? yeah, so, luckily one of my friends from australia... j one of my friends from australia... the gym he goes to is around the corner, so he has got me an air bite, dumbbells, i brought some bands from the uk. —— air bike. my clients are online. i have just done some live workouts with them. i am trying to look at the positive instead of worrying about what i can't have. everyone should look at it with that angle, you know? you mentioned _ it with that angle, you know? you mentioned bands, are those the fairer bands you use?— fairer bands you use? just, like trainin: fairer bands you use? just, like training bands, _ fairer bands you use? just, like training bands, different - fairer bands you use? just, like training bands, different sizes. fairer bands you use? just, like i training bands, different sizes so you can do different variations of exercises to train your muscles, yet. exercises to train your muscles, et. ., ,., exercises to train your muscles, et. ., ., , yet. you sound remarkably perky! give us an — yet. you sound remarkably perky! give us an exercise, _ yet. you sound remarkably perky! give us an exercise, the - yet. you sound remarkably perky! give us an exercise, the best - give us an exercise, the best exercise you can do, if you are stuck at home, stuck indoors, maybe even stuck in one room. the stuck at home, stuck indoors, maybe even stuck in one room.— even stuck in one room. the best exercise i— even stuck in one room. the best exercise i would _ even stuck in one room. the best exercise i would say, _ even stuck in one room. the best exercise i would say, you - even stuck in one room. the best exercise i would say, you know. even stuck in one room. the best -

exercise i would say, you know what? i wouldn't say exercise, i would say do what you can to keep yourself busy. whether that is writing an e—mail, making a video... being mentally in the right place is the most important thing. people should just do what they enjoy most while they are at home and make the most out of their time. if you are training, just get as many steps as you can while you are at home. you've only got three days left, i think you will be sorry when you go, won't you? think you will be sorry when you go, won't ou? ., think you will be sorry when you go, won't you?— think you will be sorry when you go, won't ou? ., ~ ., ., �* , won't you? you know what? i've been so productive — won't you? you know what? i've been so productive here, _ won't you? you know what? i've been so productive here, more _ won't you? you know what? i've been so productive here, more so - won't you? you know what? i've been so productive here, more so than - won't you? you know what? i've been so productive here, more so than i i so productive here, more so than i usually am. i'm actually... i don't even know how i will feel when i go out because i haven't had fresh air, including the flight, for 12 days. socially, in the uk, for the last year, even when you are meeting someone, you go for the elbow, right? someone is going to go for the handshake and i will be like, "whoa, hold on, what's going on here?" i will see how that goes! it's been a joy talking to you, you are an example to all of us, diren kartal, enjoy your last 72 hours and

the freedom that comes later, thank you very much. the freedom that comes later, thank you very much-— you very much. thank you, nice to meet you — you very much. thank you, nice to meet you guys- — you very much. thank you, nice to meet you guys. you _ you very much. thank you, nice to meet you guys. you are _ you very much. thank you, nice to meet you guys. you are watching l you very much. thank you, nice to . meet you guys. you are watching bbc news. rescuers say that 12 miners trapped underground after an explosion in a chinese gold mine a week ago are still alive. state media said workers managed to send a note to the surface, asking rescuers to continue the search. food, medicine, and paper and pencils had been lowered deep underground. rescue shafts are also being drilled in an attempt to free the miners. 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. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has been speaking exclusively to saffie's father, andrew. and a warning — 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. our 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. lorries, many of them connected to scottish seafood firms, are driving around westminster blaring their horns to highlight problems exporting their products

to europe after brexit. brexit means there are more checks regarding food quality, health and safety, that need to be gone through, if you are... taking your products to mainland europe. which is a very big, important market for a lot of these fishing companies. "incompetent government", it says on the side of that track, "are destroying the shellfish industry". in recent weeks, we heard from the scottish fishermans federation who has said that some firms have lost tens of thousands of pounds because their products have gone to waste. they have gone off whilst in transit. and some of the companies in scotland have even gone as far as

taking their catch that they've landed all the way to denmark on a 72 hour round trip. let's talk to our correspondent, john mcmanus, at westminster. from these pictures, they are certainly making their presence known, john? certainly making their presence known. john?— certainly making their presence known,john? , , . ., , known, john? exactly, they certainly are, known, john? exactly, they certainly are. martin- — known, john? exactly, they certainly are, martin. this _ known, john? exactly, they certainly are, martin. this protest _ known, john? exactly, they certainly are, martin. this protest has - known, john? exactly, they certainly are, martin. this protest has been i are, martin. this protest has been going on now for more than an hour. —— martine these are mostly scottish export firms. they need to sell their produce into mainland europe and companies which are very angry at what they say is the brexit deal that they believe have left them high and dry. initially, lorries were running up and down whitehall here passed several government departments and around parliament square, which is behind me, which, of course, is where the palace of westminster is situated. they were beeping their horns and causing quite a lot of traffic disruption. in the last half an hour, police

have pulled over several of the lorries and they have checked the lorries' loads and checked the drivers' ides and i have been talking to several of them. i am not sure what they were expecting to find inside the loris —— drivers' ids. some firms are going to come to london and dump their produce —— find inside the lorries. they say they can't sell them. it doesn't seem to have happened so far. many of these firms are extremely angry. they say the deal that has been negotiated between the european commission and the british government has really affected them badly. there have been reports, all month, firms that had been unable to sell their seafood into europe. they say it is sitting, rotting whilst their customers in mainland europe are waiting to buy it but unable. because of enhanced brexit checks and enhanced sanitary checks that are all part of the new trading deal between britain and the eu. the

government, for its part, says it has negotiated a good dealfor british fishermen. he said over the next five years, they will have more enhanced access to british territorial waters. that is another bone of contention, by the way. this protest today is purely about how the fish that the fishermen are actually catching is able to be sold. whether it can be sold. although it has been pretty good here this morning, it is pretty clear that the firms that are represented here, some of which have sent several trucks, are extremely angry at the situation.— angry at the situation. thank you very much _ angry at the situation. thank you very much for— angry at the situation. thank you very much for the _ angry at the situation. thank you very much for the moment. - a court in south korea has sentenced the heir to samsung, the country's biggest conglomerate, to jail for two—and—a—half years following his re—trialfor bribery. lee jae—yong was initially convicted and jailed in 2017 as part of a scandal that brought down president park geun—hye. mr lee denied that samsung paid millions of dollars in bribes. he's been the de—facto head of samsung electronics since 2014. our correspondent laura bicker in seoul has more details. well, this is a retrial

but the result of this is that lee jae—yong is currently being put behind bars here in seoul. this all revolves around a bribery case, where he was charged with bribing the president, park geun—hye, and her aide, choi soon—sil. those bribes even included giving the aide's daughter horse riding lessons. millions of dollars are said to have changed hands. all to try to smooth the way for a transition between father and son, so that samsung could basically go from one lee to his son. now when it comes to this retrial, this was already tried back in 2017, where he was put behind bars for a year. there was an appeal and he was set free. south korea's top court said it must be retried and today is the result. he's behind bars for two and a half years. he will serve about a year and a half because his previous sentence counts. when it comes to samsung,

they are saying no comment, but his lawyers in court said that this was regrettable. however, other activists here in south korea, who believe that, for decades, the relationship between big business and those in power has been too cosy, they have welcomed this decision. but they said they would have liked to have seen a tougher sentence. let's go back to westminster and show you the latest pictures of this protest. a number of companies. notably, those connected with the fishing and shellfish industries in scotland and other parts of the uk. 15—20 of these lorries are in westminster between trafalgar square and whitehall. to protest about the brexit deal that they feel has very badly let them down and is not the deal they feel

they were promised. it means they are having a great deal of difficulty exporting their catch to their main market of mainland europe. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. 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, for most, 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, i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11... 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, it 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.

and so i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get a vaccine. that is 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 10 days on arrival. a hearing for the kremlin critic alexei navalny gets under way at a police station in moscow — as the foreign secretary condemns his detention as �*appalling'. mr navalny says what's happening is �*lawlessness of the highest grade'. translation: why is the hearing i being held at a police station? i why wasn't anyone informed? why was there no summons? i've seen a lot of mockery ofjustice, but the old man in the bunker is probably so afraid that they have obviously torn up and binned the criminal procedure code. ministers come under pressure to extend the £20 a week uplift in universal credit, as labourforces a commons vote on the issue.

and coming up this hour... 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. ourfirst 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 24 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 political correspondent damian grammaticas. good news. tells what has happened

because it is a suddenly. yes. good news. tells what has happened because it is a suddenly.— because it is a suddenly. yes, they are auoin because it is a suddenly. yes, they are going up _ because it is a suddenly. yes, they are going up but — because it is a suddenly. yes, they are going up but it's _ because it is a suddenly. yes, they are going up but it's worth - because it is a suddenly. yes, they are going up but it's worth saying i are going up but it's worth saying the distribution of the vaccine down the distribution of the vaccine down the tears of those in the priority groups will be by area. —— down the tiers. it will only reach those in the vast majority of the highest years and then they will start moving on down the list. so areas like newcastle now where the vast majority we are told of care home residents in care home staff have been done, so they've been particularly quick and effective at reaching that group there. that is the reason, really, for this. as they are reaching down through the group at the beginning that they are doing, so the over 80s, care home residents, front line medical workers and reaching the majority of those, now the focus will start shifting to the next groups. you're hearing the over 70s and those with severe medical conditions, so another 5 million. it is part of the

phased roll—out, which is why these letters are going out and that is raising the hopes and questions about whether and when the restrictions in place around the country can start to be released, and your hearing they are in the about the talk that anytime between february and much later in the year, the vaccine doctor zahawi saying that you have to allow the lag for the time it takes for the protection of the virus to kick in. 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. crack talk of caveats that he mentions there is really important to bear in mind because there are many caveat, one of which being the question of, as he was saying, —— there was talk of caveats there. one is a variance that might be resistant to the vaccine or that the vaccine will not give protections to and there is also the issues of delays in the roll—out with us hearing today that there have been some problems in parts of wales with

batches of vaccine that need to be, or questions about the passing and checks they have to go through before they are then distributed, so all that is important in the question, too, of the pressure on the nhs, so the extreme pressure to sunder at the minute and the fact that a quarter of those being admitted are under 55, those are not groups will be vaccinated, and the number of medical staff, i think around 50,000 at the miniature of work sick or isolating, all of those things are factors that will be taken into account in releasing new restrictions down the line, but as the minister was saying that, too, there is the issue of the fact you cannot just there is the issue of the fact you cannotjust release immediately. cannot just release immediately. there cannotjust release immediately. there may well be a tiered reduction, slowly going down through the restrictions through the tears

we've had before, so it may take quite a long time for people to really see change.— quite a long time for people to really see change. thank you very much. all of the so—called "travel corridors" into the uk were closed at four o'clock this morning, to try to prevent the spread of new covid variants. the 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. our transport correspondent caroline davies is at gatwick airport. how busy is the airport? it doesn't look very busy at all they are behind you. there was. yeah, not very busy at all. as you said, stroll trickle of passengers coming through. —— small trickle. to work out how quiet, gatwick say they

expect to average 20 flights per day throughout the course of this week compare it to a normal november which would be 600 flights per day. really quite a significant decrease in the number of people travelling here and we shouldn't be travelling at the moment unless anyone has a justifiable reason, legal reason that permits them to do so. what reaction has their been to this? i'm so sorry, can you say that again? what reaction has their been to the changes? the reaction so far from airlines in the travel industry has generally been quite accepting of the fact that steps need to be taken and people have understood that we are at a very difficult stage of the pandemic and further steps might need to be taken at this stage, however many of them have also... want to know from the government when he steps will be reversed. only testing front in particular, some of

the airlines in the transport industry have suggested may be testing could be introduced instead of quarantine in the long term and this allows people to build up confidence, both the public and the government that testing is helpful in being able to help and stop and limit any variance coming into the uk with others very sceptical. ryanair said the factor 72 hours before and they suddenly get a positive test, they will have to cancel, so a lot of risk on your business model which makes it potentially unviable to fly. difficult reactions at the moment but the big question is, this is fine for now, but how long will it be in place for mac fine for now, but how long will it be in place for ma— fine for now, but how long will it be in place for mac thank you very much. be in place for mac thank you very much- let's _ be in place for mac thank you very much- let's go — be in place for mac thank you very much. let's go now _ be in place for mac thank you very much. let's go now to _ be in place for mac thank you very much. let's go now to the - be in place for mac thank you very much. let's go now to the chief. much. let's go now to the chief executive of the airport operators association. the government is provide uk airport with grants of up to £8 million. karen dee is the chief executive of the airport

operators association. thank you forjoining us. does the level of support on offer match what you think is needed? in a level of support on offer match what you think is needed?— you think is needed? in a word, no. clearl , you think is needed? in a word, no. clearly. as — you think is needed? in a word, no. clearly. as your _ you think is needed? in a word, no. clearly, as your report _ you think is needed? in a word, no. clearly, as your report has - you think is needed? in a word, no. clearly, as your report hasjust - clearly, as your report has just demonstrated, we are receptive. there has been —— there are sectors that have been closed for almost an entire year. you must travel bans and lockdown measures, we saw roundabout for billion pound worth of... and bosses and jobs being lost. it is welcome what the government is proposing and that will make a difference to some airports. but clearly, when you are losing such dots like making such big losses on a basis, it doesn't really touch the sides, especially for some of those larger airports. what do you think will be the long—term impact on the aviation industry in this country? ker;

industry in this country? key challenges. _ industry in this country? key challenges, it's _ industry in this country? key challenges, it's clear - industry in this country? if challenges, it's clear we will take some years to get back to where we prior to the pandemic, so we are very much hoping we will have a good summer, that is very important to the aviation industry here but it will be four or five years we think before we are backed into a place where we were. and all the time we were using up, cash reserves and taking on additional debt, that undermines our ability to be able to invest all the teacher and support the government in its global campaign, and all those measures for connectivity to support the levelling up agenda so we are an optimistic industry, we will recover, but what we really need is government to work with us to set out very pathways for when we can open up again and when these restrictions can safely be lifted, and also what kind of further financials of what they can give to us, for the forward year. we have a lot for this current financial year,

but it's clear we are not going to be properly in recovery by the time of april, so we need that support ongoing to keep as in a place where we are able to step up and support the economy. this we are able to step up and support the economy-— we are able to step up and support the economy. this is obviously been an incredibly — the economy. this is obviously been an incredibly difficult _ the economy. this is obviously been an incredibly difficult time _ the economy. this is obviously been an incredibly difficult time for - the economy. this is obviously been an incredibly difficult time for so - an incredibly difficult time for so many businesses across so many different areas that were previously very viable, doing very well and now so hard—hit. there is that support for this year andy grants, with some businesses looking at those and saying £8 million for an individual payment is a lot of money. how would you justify further support? the thing about the £8 million is that is for an entire site, so some airports are paying more than that each monthjust in airports are paying more than that each month just in this airports are paying more than that each monthjust in this business rate bills. it is important to put it into context in terms of the sheer scale of cost of running what

are, after all, critical national infrastructure, safety critical infrastructures with high costs and what you cannot do with an airport, it is a complex site, you cannot turn those things on and off. tliei;r turn those things on and off. they do take quite _ turn those things on and off. they do take quite properly _ turn those things on and off. iie do take quite properly a lot turn those things on and off. ““iij:1: do take quite properly a lot of money to continue with those operations and let not forget, we are keeping an open so they can play an important role in things like freight, delivering ppe and medicines, postal service, freight, delivering ppe and medicines, postalservice, air ambulance, a wide range of other services that rely on airports continuing to be open, so it is a very expensive business, very welcome support from the government but we are going to need more than that if we are going to remain viable and be able to pay going forward. d0 viable and be able to pay going forward. ,, viable and be able to pay going forward. i. ., .. , viable and be able to pay going forward. , , forward. do you accept the reasons forward. do you accept the reasons for the restrictions _ forward. do you accept the reasons for the restrictions coming - forward. do you accept the reasons for the restrictions coming in? - for the restrictions coming in? absolutely. no one in the industry

which claim to be medical experts and it's clear we are the middle, perhaps some would say at the high point of a pandemic, so if those measures are what is needed to get the virus under control and reduce the virus under control and reduce the rate of infection, we accept and support those measures. the industry has been calling for a testing regime to be used as a way of getting rid of quarantine, so at the moment, the government has determined we need both that what you hope is that the testing regimes, we learn more about the viability and how effective they are, the roll—out of the vaccines, that combination of measures, should, we hope, allow us to safely remove some of those quarantine restrictions and being able to build that consumer confidence that we can provide safe travelling again. thank ou. ajudge in moscow is deciding whether to send the russian opposition activist alexei navalny

to prison a day after his return to moscow. the prison authorities want him to complete a three—and—a—half year suspended sentence. the case involves alleged embezzlement, which mr navalny denies. mr navalny�*s anti—corruption foundation said he'd been denied access to a lawyer after his arrest at the airport on sunday. it's not clear if he's represented in court. speaking ahead of the hearing mr navalny accused president putin of showing complete contempt for the law by detaining him. translation: why is the hearing i being held at a police station? i why wasn't anyone informed? why was there no summons? i've seen a lot of mockery ofjustice, but the old man in the bunker is probably so afraid that they have obviously torn up and binned the criminal procedure code. this is impossible. what's going on here is lawlessness of the highest grade. bbc russian correspondent sergei goryashko is in moscow.

there was a very swift response to the return of alexei navalny. tells about it. it the return of alexei navalny. tells about it. , . .., ., , about it. it is an extraordinary move because _ about it. it is an extraordinary move because usually - about it. it is an extraordinary move because usually a - about it. it is an extraordinary i move because usually a russian criminal system is not seen as an independent but they try to show some content to criminal code and in this case, i have not seen any court cases happen at the station itself at such short notice so the supporters are as well and there are some reports from western leaders in the western world urging russian authorities to leave alexei navalny alone and let him go free as a free man. the ministry of foreign affairs... any meddling in its

internal... affairs... any meddling in its internal---_ internal... we've lost you, i'm afraid, internal... we've lost you, i'm afraid. but _ internal... we've lost you, i'm afraid, but we _ internal... we've lost you, i'm afraid, but we got _ internal... we've lost you, i'm afraid, but we got most - internal. .. we've lost you, i'm afraid, but we got most of- internal... we've lost you, i'ml afraid, but we got most of what internal... we've lost you, i'm - afraid, but we got most of what you are saying about the arrest of alexei navalny. the government is coming under increasing pressure to extend benefit increases provided at the start of the pandemic. people on universal credit and working tax credit have received an additional twenty pounds a week, but that's due to end in april. labour will use a debate on monday to ramp up the pressure on the government to keep the universal credit uplift, worth £1,000 a year beyond the 31st of march. the motion i'll be leading in parliament today is to make sure that £1,000 cut for six million families doesn't go ahead from april. i do think that has significant support. you say it was a temporary measure, that's right, but no—one, i believe, thinks the pandemic is over so it should clearly be renewed. now, for the longer term, we think there are much bigger problems with universal credit.

that's not the argument for today. the argument in parliament is simply about maintaining the uplift while the pandemic is with us. that's the right thing for british families, but it's also the right thing for the economy because taking away that £6 billion of spending, which happens in local shops, in local services, that would be the wrong thing for our economic recovery, as well, so to me it is very clear what parliament should do today. shane barker lost hisjob as a result of the pandemic and has been on universal credit since then. he explained why the twenty pound uplift is important. 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. stephen crabb is the conservative mp for preseli pembrokeshire and the former work and pensions secretary. he's supporting calls for an extension of the universal credit uplift. welcome. thank you forjoining us. will you vote for it later? i welcome. thank you forjoining us. will you vote for it later?— will you vote for it later? i will. i feel will you vote for it later? i will. i feel very _ will you vote for it later? i will. i feel very strongly _ will you vote for it later? i will. i feel very strongly about - will you vote for it later? i will. i feel very strongly about this i will you vote for it later? i will. i i feel very strongly about this and i've never voted against the party whip before, so it's not something i do lightly, but ijust feel very strongly that the current plan, current treasury plan, which is to withdraw that additional amount of money at the end of march, will cause hardship to families, no question about it. i don't think the right approach. if either for thinking about the wealth of protection and difficult spending decisions that are to come so i

would like the chancellor to say he was going to extend the additional amount for a further 12 months and hopefully that will give time for us to get the pandemic behind us and the economy and labour market to improve, and give time for a proper, joined up, coherent plan for expenditure and how we think about welfare protection and the adequacy of welfare protection for families who are notjust out of work because one of the great myths of universal reddit as it is just out of work benefit but it's not, more than a third of people in universal credit have been going to work every day. —— is one of the great myths of universal credit. now is not the time to withdraw it and regrettably i find time to withdraw it and regrettably ifind myself time to withdraw it and regrettably i find myself supporting the labour motion tonight. might make the government said labour are playing politics with this. they say tory mps should abstain. ==

politics with this. they say tory mps should abstain.— mps should abstain. -- the government _ mps should abstain. -- the government said _ mps should abstain. -- the government said labour i mps should abstain. -- the | government said labour are mps should abstain. -- the - government said labour are playing politics with this. it will not be binding shall it go through. how do you view that? it binding shall it go through. how do you view that?— you view that? it would be sad if that is the _ you view that? it would be sad if that is the position _ you view that? it would be sad if that is the position they - you view that? it would be sad if that is the position they come i you view that? it would be sad if| that is the position they come to. i've talked about this issue on many occasions with the chancellor, with other senior cabinet members as well. there are differences of views. people generally want to do the right thing both in terms of welfare protection for families but also for getting our public finances in a healthier shape for the future, but every opposition database you can argue is the opposition playing logical but tonight is pretty simple and straightforward and giving it the opposition i've taken on this, notjust in recent days but over the last six months, it would be very odd if i didn't find myself voting in support of that tonight. [30 odd if i didn't find myself voting in support of that tonight. do you net, from in support of that tonight. do you get. from the _ in support of that tonight. do you get, from the conversations - in support of that tonight. do you i get, from the conversations you've been having, any sense that the

government will extend that deadline? i government will extend that deadline?— government will extend that deadline? ., �* ., deadline? i wouldn't want to say with any sense _ deadline? i wouldn't want to say with any sense of _ deadline? i wouldn't want to say with any sense of certainty. - deadline? i wouldn't want to say with any sense of certainty. it i with any sense of certainty. it feels very much 50—50 right now. what the chancellor is clear about is if we do decide to extend the 12 months, it has a price tag and will cost around £6 billion or more, and almost every bit of government expenditure at the moment seems to be with borrowed money. there are difficult pressures on the chancellor, i can put you understand that. i was part of the coalition government under david cameron. we took a series of very difficult decisions around public spending then and i think there is a way of going about it that is correct and thatis going about it that is correct and that is to have a proper plan, a clear explanation, clear justification for those decisions, and do it in a proper, timely way, butjust withdrawing and do it in a proper, timely way, but just withdrawing that and do it in a proper, timely way, butjust withdrawing that £20 would be just so vital for so many families right now in the middle of

the pandemic at the end of march is not the right thing to do and i'm very clear about that. the government _ very clear about that. the government has - very clear about that. the government has said - very clear about that. the government has said and you believe the government is trying to do the right thing. they point to other measures in place to support those who are particularly hard through the pandemic, talking about targeted support, the winter grant scheme, do you believe that the targeted support available elsewhere is enough to mitigate this £80 per week? ., ., �* ., ., week? no, i don't. you are absolutely _ week? no, i don't. you are absolutely right, _ week? no, i don't. you are absolutely right, the - week? no, i don't. you are - absolutely right, the government week? no, i don't. you are _ absolutely right, the government has come forward during the pandemic with a whole range of different spending plans to support family incomes and i would challenge anyone to point to another country anywhere in the world who has brought forward more extensive support for protecting family incomes during the pandemic. i think it's been remarkable and very successful because if you look at how family incomes have been protected, we've actually done a reasonably good job

of that during this pandemic, particularly for people on the lowest incomes, and it is the £20 income uplift that has been so important for people right at the bottom of income levels that the truth is, under a lot of down conditions for many middle—class families, working from home is a joy for their personal finances because they've been able to save a lot more money but for people at the lowest income levels, it's not their experience because they find their expenditure going up, which is why, while we are in the pandemic, the uplift is so important. ilirui’hat while we are in the pandemic, the uplift is so important.— uplift is so important. what about free school— uplift is so important. what about free school meals _ uplift is so important. what about free school meals because - uplift is so important. what about free school meals because labour uplift is so important. what about - free school meals because labour are putting forward a motion on getting families eligible for meals the full duration including the holidays, throughout the year. do you support that? there has been some back—and—forth. i that? there has been some back-and-forth._ that? there has been some back-and-forth. i am less clear because where _ back-and-forth. i am less clear because where i _ back-and-forth. i am less clear because where i am _ back-and-forth. i am less clear because where i am in - back-and-forth. i am less clear because where i am in wales, i back-and-forth. i am less clear| because where i am in wales, it back-and-forth. i am less clear. because where i am in wales, it is back-and-forth. i am less clear- because where i am in wales, it is a devolved issue and the government is doing a lot in this area, and a lot

of the criticism thrown at the government around free school meals is misplaced. i think those people who simply champion a voucher scheme ignore some of the very real problems there are with the voucher scheme, the low take—up, stigmatisation that can such as well. so i'm very happy to support the government's position on that issue but on universal credit, as i keep saying, i take a different view from where i think the treasury plan a is right now but i hope maybe there will be a better plan b going forward. just there will be a better plan b going forward. , , ., .~' there will be a better plan b going forward, , . a , ., ., forward. just a quick question on vaccinations _ forward. just a quick question on vaccinations in _ forward. just a quick question on vaccinations in wales. _ forward. just a quick question on vaccinations in wales. wales - forward. just a quick question on vaccinations in wales. wales is i forward. just a quick question on i vaccinations in wales. wales is not progressing as quickly as other nations on the roll—out, what are your thoughts on why that is on the impact of that? it is your thoughts on why that is on the impact of that?— impact of that? it is deeply frustrating _ impact of that? it is deeply frustrating and _ impact of that? it is deeply frustrating and i've - impact of that? it is deeply frustrating and i've had - impact of that? it is deeply frustrating and i've had a i impact of that? it is deeply i frustrating and i've had a wall impact of that? it is deeply - frustrating and i've had a wall of e—mails coming in every day over the last week from constituents, either elderly or family members, expressing frustration about when

they are likely to hear, when they can get their vaccinations. they hear the uk media that around 50% of over 80s now been vaccinated in england. we are nowhere near that rate in wales because of a decision was government took to prioritise vaccinations of front line nhs and social care staff and really to make the over 80s a second priority. we now hear today that the first minister of wales has got this go slow strategy to try and evenly spread out vaccination doses and he has said the vaccination programme is not a sprint. well, many people in wales will be gobsmacked by the artwork because this is absolutely a sprint. the faster you get the more vulnerable people vaccinated, the more life you save on the faster we get out of these awful lockdown restrictions. i'mjust get out of these awful lockdown restrictions. i'm just amazed at the first minister in late —— wales does

not recognise that. first minister in late -- wales does not recognise that.— not recognise that. thank you for “oininu not recognise that. thank you for joining us- _ lorries — many of them connected to scottish seafood firms — are driving around westminster blaring their horns to highlight problems exporting their products to europe after brexit. let's talk to our correspondent, john mcmanus, at westminster. tells more about the scale of this protest and what they are saying about why they doing it. yes. protest and what they are saying about why they doing it. yes, the rotest about why they doing it. yes, the protest slowly — about why they doing it. yes, the protest slowly dwindling - about why they doing it. yes, the protest slowly dwindling away - about why they doing it. yes, the | protest slowly dwindling away now but in the last hour, 24 lorries driving up and down here, white hole behind me, right in the art of government, several government departments here at downing street and of course at parliament square, driving round their are causing quite a lot of traffic congestion here. beeping their horns, all part of a protest by mostly but not exclusively scottish seafood export companies who are angry at what they say is the brexit steel that boris

johnson and the eu are negotiating at the turn of year which they say has actually really handicap their ability to sell their produce into mainland europe, one of their biggest market. the protest is quite something to see while it was here. police did pull over several of the always and there are several officers here, the cheque the ideas -- ides officers here, the cheque the ideas —— ides of them and their loads, we asked why and that is because one of the seafood export companies that is not here but has been very vocal to threaten last week on social media to come to london and dump some of their unassailable produce on the doorsteps of government departments. i have to say, that has not happened but it simply an idea of how angry many of these companies are, saying the deal that has been negotiated between britain and the eu has really left them at a loss and they say they have to carry out filling much more paperwork with one

describing 400 pages worth of document to me that he has to look at, read, make sure he is filling incorrectly and many companies saying the same that the export controls are like a customs office in place with some cases really affecting their ability to get their food from, for example, ports in north—east scotland down through ports such as portsmouth and dover and into mainland europe and for many of the produce here of course, the product, seafood, shellfish, time really is of the essence and we've now heard as well that some fishing communities, some fishermen have chosen to land their catches that they've cut in british waters in denmark because it is so much easier now for them to sell into their markets there, so lots of angry communities and companies here and this morning, they brought that anger right to the heart of government.

hello. we'll have to keep an eye on river levels over the next couple of days. some heavy rain on the way coupled with some snow melt, as well. today, actually, a comparatively quiet day of the week. we'll see rain become a bit more apparent across parts of wales and the south—west, a few showers in the north and west of scotland, the odd one dotted around elsewhere, but for parts of northern ireland, eastern scotland down through eastern england will stay dry, some sunny spells, the best of which across aberdeenshire and arbroath, and milder than it was last week. into this evening and overnight, though, the rain starts to become more widespread across england, wales, eventually into parts of northern ireland and the far south of scotland too. to the south of it, milder air and gusty winds starting to push in. to the north of it, we'll see frosty weather to start tuesday across scotland in particular. as we go through this week, this shows where the rainfall totals will be totting up. the darker blues, and more especially the yellows and greens are the areas we have to watch. wales, northern england, southern scotland, we could see as much as a month, maybe two months' worth of rainfall over the space of three days. that could lead to flooding. keep up—to—date with the latest weather warnings on the bbc weather website.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. 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 four groups are vaccinated, it 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. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19 and self—isolate for ten days on arrival. a hearing for the kremlin critic alexei navalny gets under way at a police station in moscow, as the foreign secretary condemns his detention as "appalling".

mr navalny says what's happening is "lawlessness of the highest grade". ministers come under pressure to extend the £20 a week uplift in universal credit, as labourforces a commons vote on the issue. coming up, we'll be speaking to one of the team of ten nepali climbers who have set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of k2, the world's second highest mountain, in winter. sport and, for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good morning. phil neville has left his job as head coach of the england women's football team. the news had been expected as he is set to be named as manager of david beckham's inter miami in the mls. with the euros postponed until next year, neville had originally planned to move on after leading the great britain side at this year's olympic games. netherlands coach sarina weigman

will be taking over after that, so england will now appoint an interim coach and teamgb will need to find a replacement. england's cricketers have wrapped up victory in galle, winning the first test againt sri lanka by seven wickets. resuming on 38 for 3, dan lawrence and jonny bairstow knocked off the 36 runs required, needing just over half—an—hour. it's been a great international debut for lawrence. england's cricketers have wrapped up victory in galle, and bairstow, with a bit of a point to prove after being out of the team, hit a four here to take them past their target. it was an unbroken 62—run partnership. england will hope to wrap—up the series with victory in the next test, which starts in galle on friday. if which starts in galle on friday. we can keep impro\ time, if we can keep improving all the time, keep learning from this game and the good things also the little mistakes that we have made, we will also get better and we will be a very hard side to beat. it was

really important that we started off strong this winter and i'm really pleased in the manner in which we have done it. it was all played out in front of empty stands, there was though one fan in sri lanka to see england's victory 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. after many attempts to get back there, he succeeded in being classed as a member of the media. miraculously, like, our reporter i have been talking to give me a numberfor someone at the have been talking to give me a number for someone at the slc who needed permission from the england camp, which they gave me pretty quickly, which was amazing. so the last three days i've been up on the fort and the view is unbelievable. i was rewarded whenjoe root saluted me when he got his doubleton, that was quite a magic moment.

india will need to bat out the final day of the fourth and final test against australia if they are to draw the series. steve smith made a half—century as australia were dismissed for 294 in their second innings. the impressive mohammed siraj taking five wickets. india had barely got going when rain stopped play at the gabba, chasing an unlikely 328 to win. they'll resume tomorrow at four without loss. australia haven't lost a test match in brisbane for 33 years. the premier of victoria has dismissed complaints from tennis players who've suggested they weren't aware the quarantine restrictions ahead of the australian open would be so strict. there are 72 players who're not allowed to leave their hotel rooms, after posititive coronavirus tests were returned by passengers on their charter flights. world number one novak djokovic issued a list of six demands, including reduced isolation and relocation of players to private houses with practice courts.

people are free to provide lists of demands, but the answer is no, and that was very clearly put, very clearly laid out beforehand, so the notion that there has been any change, the notion that people were briefed, i think that argument really has no integrity whatsoever and don'tjust take my word for it, you have got other players who i think in social media and on other forums have made it very clear that they were clear on the rules. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including plenty of details on england's win over sri lanka. i'll be back with more later. the number of health care professionals seeking mental health support has nearly doubled since 2019, according to nhs practitioner health, a service that supports them. the number of front line staff seeking help is only expected to rise. the charity doctors in distress is asking the public to show their support for nhs

workers today, by posting something blue and using the hashtag #blue4bluemonday. let's speak now to amandip sidhu, founder of doctors in distress. thank you very much forjoining us. i know this is a personal issue for you because your brother took his own life two years ago. do you mind your starting by telling us more about him under the pressures he was under, because obviously it is given you an incredible personal insight that has led to you setting up this charity. that has led to you setting up this chari . ,., ., ., j that has led to you setting up this chari . ., g , ., charity. good morning. my brother assed charity. good morning. my brother passed away _ charity. good morning. my brother passed away in _ charity. good morning. my brother passed away in november- charity. good morning. my brother passed away in november 2018 - charity. good morning. my brother| passed away in november 2018 and charity. good morning. my brother- passed away in november 2018 and one of the factors that was cited as being contributing to a state of distress was his workload. it obviously came as a huge shock to the family and friends and patients and once i got to understand what actually happened to him, i was very motivated to set up the charity to really campaign and raise awareness

of the values of doctors and their positive mental health. throughout 2019 we worked hard to establish the charity and we are here today in the middle of a pandemic seen quite a lot of pressures on doctors themselves. it is a worrying time for all. ~ ~' ., themselves. it is a worrying time for all. ~ ~ ., ., . , themselves. it is a worrying time for all. ~ ~ ., ., ., ., for all. we know that medics dealing with covid on — for all. we know that medics dealing with covid on the _ for all. we know that medics dealing with covid on the front _ for all. we know that medics dealing with covid on the front line - for all. we know that medics dealing with covid on the front line are - with covid on the front line are finding it very difficult, facing difficult challenges in the course of their work. there have been several studies on the impact of it and consistently the figure is that around 45% of medics on the front line are reporting severe mental health issues, including ptsd, severe depression, anxiety or problem drinking. one issue seems to be sometimes our reticence to actually go forward and get support. we are hearing today that the numbers have doubled since 2019, but what would you say to any medic struggling and perhaps not seeking

support? struggling and perhaps not seeking su ort? , ., , support? indeed, very worrying statistics- _ support? indeed, very worrying statistics. i— support? indeed, very worrying statistics. i would _ support? indeed, very worrying statistics. i would say - support? indeed, very worrying statistics. i would say to - support? indeed, very worrying| statistics. i would say to anyone listening to this, particularly doctors, nurses and health care workers who are quite notoriously find it very difficult to come forward and seek help, is if you are feeling distressed, feeling under pressure, first of all that is fine, these are very tough times. please do reach out to those around you and seek help. there is obviously the practitioner health code which is easy to find fire research. look at our doctors in distressed website where you can find resources. importantly, please do not suffer in silence. i know it is a cliche we are all in this together, but i would very much encourage anyone to find —— he is finding things difficult the moment to ask for help. difficult the moment to ask for hel. , difficult the moment to ask for hel, , ., ' difficult the moment to ask for hel. , ~ ., ., , help. tell us about the mr navalny. what are you _

help. tell us about the mr navalny. what are you hoping _ help. tell us about the mr navalny. what are you hoping to _ help. tell us about the mr navalny. what are you hoping to achieve? i help. tell us about the mr navalny. i what are you hoping to achieve? what we are hoping — what are you hoping to achieve? what we are hoping to _ what are you hoping to achieve? twat we are hoping to achieve what are you hoping to achieve? im“isgt we are hoping to achieve with the hashtag is to turn as much of social media as blue as possible so the public and find a different way of supporting doctors and nurses particularly. our secondary aim is to try and raise awareness of some of the things that we are doing at the charity to help doctors. an example of which is deploying specialist support groups where doctors, nurses and other health care workers can come together in a structured environment and seek support and help and really talk about the emotional impact of their work. if anybody wants to help support those groups by means of a donation, please do visit our website, doctors in distress, and we would welcome your donation and support. would welcome your donation and su ort. . ~' ,, would welcome your donation and su--ort. . ~' , would welcome your donation and su--ort. . ~ , . ., support. thank you very much for “oininu support. thank you very much for joining us- _ a team of ten nepali climbers has set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of k2, the world's second

highest mountain, in winter. dozens of climbers have been on the 8,611 metre mountain this winter hoping to achieve the same feat. k2, which is only 200 metres shorter than everest nirmal purja is a former gurka and record—breaking mountain climber, who led that team to the summit tell us what you are joining us from. i tell us what you are “oining us from. . ., , ., tell us what you are “oining us from. . ., i. ., ., from. i am “oining you from k to ou. it from. i am “oining you from k to you. it is — from. i am joining you from k to you- it is so _ from. i am joining you from k to you. it is so white _ from. i am joining you from k to you. it is so white out _ from. i am joining you from k to you. it is so white out behind i from. i am joining you from k to i you. it is so white out behind you, how cold is _ you. it is so white out behind you, how cold is it? _ you. it is so white out behind you, how cold is it? what _ you. it is so white out behind you, how cold is it? what are _ you. it is so white out behind you, how cold is it? what are the - how cold is it? what are the conditions like? it how cold is it? what are the conditions like?— how cold is it? what are the conditions like? , , , , , conditions like? it is super, super cold and the _ conditions like? it is super, super cold and the temperature - conditions like? it is super, super cold and the temperature appear| conditions like? it is super, super i cold and the temperature appear can get 2—70 c. cold and the temperature appear can get 2-70 c. it cold and the temperature appear can get 2—70 c. it is quite extreme. so get 2-70 c. it is quite extreme. so tell us get 2—70 c. it is quite extreme. so tell us more about the challenge.

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chest to make this kind of thing ha ien. , ., , happen. if you give up due die in incredibly challenging _ incredibly challenging circumstances.- incredibly challenging circumstances. ., ., , circumstances. you cannot be ill disciplined- _ circumstances. you cannot be ill disciplined. you _ circumstances. you cannot be ill disciplined. you always - circumstances. you cannot be ill disciplined. you always have i circumstances. you cannot be ill disciplined. you always have tol circumstances. you cannot be ill. disciplined. you always have to be on top of your game, and you have to react before things happen. if you feel cold and chilly that a little bit longer, you will get frostbite in baku because death because you cannot work with the rope, you can function, so it is all about anticipating, being super discipline, not being lazy and you always have to have in your head while you are here. as long as there is a good reason why you're here, as a human, you can survive everything and this is the testimony of that. i'm guessing you have neverfelt so alive. i'm guessing you have never felt so alive. if :: , i'm guessing you have never felt so alive. ' :: :: , , i'm guessing you have never felt so alive. 'i: :: , , , ., i'm guessing you have never felt so alive. if :: , , , . alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive- i love — alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i love to _ alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i love to live _ alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i love to live in _ alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i love to live in the _ alive. 10096! this is where i am most alive. i love to live in the moment i alive. i love to live in the moment and, yeah...

alive. i love to live in the moment and. yeah---_ and, yeah... what do you do after this? well, _ and, yeah... what do you do after this? well, i'm — and, yeah... what do you do after this? well, i'm going _ and, yeah... what do you do after this? well, i'm going to _ and, yeah. .. what do you do after this? well, i'm going to keep- this? well, i'm going to keep surprising — this? well, i'm going to keep surprising you _ this? well, i'm going to keep surprising you all! _ this? well, i'm going to keep surprising you all! once i this? well, i'm going to keep| surprising you all! once again this? well, i'm going to keep. surprising you all! once again i this? well, i'm going to keep- surprising you all! once again i had massive support from england and thank you to everybody who supported me in this endeavour, and your support is what inspired me to do this. i love you all. itide]!!! support is what inspired me to do this. i love you all.— this. i love you all. well done. it is been absolutely _ this. i love you all. well done. it is been absolutely brilliant i this. i love you all. well done. it is been absolutely brilliant to i this. i love you all. well done. it| is been absolutely brilliant to talk to you. nirmal purja, thank you very much. to you. nirmal pur'a, thank you very much. . ~ to you. nirmal pur'a, thank you very much. . ,, . millions more people in the uk are to be invited to be inoculated against coronavirus, as ten more mass vaccination centres open across england. the programme is to be extended to over 70s as well as another million more people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable. the nhs national medical director stephen powis has been speaking this morning from one of those centres in london. well the vaccine centre such as this

one that is opening just outside wembley stadium today are all set up to be safe, all set up to maintain social distancing and of course to get people vaccinated as efficiently and quickly as possible, so the centres are absolutely set up to make sure that people can feel assured that they can come here and get the vaccine safely. i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get the vaccine. that is the best way of keeping yourself safe from covid. we are vaccinating in a number of settings. the vaccination centres such as this, general practice is doing a greatjob, and our hospitals are vaccinating, but we are also taking vaccines into homes where that is necessary, and directly into care homes, so we are vaccinating in a large range of settings and that will continue to expand. ajudge in moscow is deciding

whether to hold the russian opposition activist alexei navalny in custody a day after his return to moscow from germany. mr navalny has accused the authorities of tearing up the rulebook by convening the court without notice in the moscow police station where he spent the night. christo grozev is the lead investigator at bellingcat, the investigative journalists who monitor and investigate human rights abuses in russia and elsewhere. he also knows alexei navalny. what is your reaction to what has happened there? it what is your reaction to what has happened there?— what is your reaction to what has happened there? what is your reaction to what has ha iened there? ., .,, , , ,, happened there? it almost seems like the kremlin authorities _ happened there? it almost seems like the kremlin authorities have _ happened there? it almost seems like the kremlin authorities have given i the kremlin authorities have given up the kremlin authorities have given up any hope of a semblance of legitimacy in the proceedings against mr navalny. they arrested him straight from the airport, but they have set up this ad hoc court proceedings today inside of a local police precinct without giving mr navalny any chance to prepare or to call his lawyers and have preparation for this hearing. it is something that has been explained by

the russian authorities as a measure against disturbances if the court proceedings were to take place at a different location, in an actual court. they are also ridiculously stated that one of the reasons they wanted to do then please bring thing is to allow journalists wanted to do then please bring thing is to allowjournalists and media into court proceedings to make it open and transparent. in fact, they have only allowed to state supported media outlets into the so—called courtroom, and all of the independent media are sitting out in -20 independent media are sitting out in —20 degrees temperatures and they are not allowed in. his -20 degrees temperatures and they are not allowed in.— are not allowed in. his decision to co are not allowed in. his decision to io back are not allowed in. his decision to go back to — are not allowed in. his decision to go back to russia, _ are not allowed in. his decision to go back to russia, which - are not allowed in. his decision to go back to russia, which he i are not allowed in. his decision to go back to russia, which he did i are not allowed in. his decision to l go back to russia, which he did not have to do, does make this all very high—profile. this is all happening under the international spotlight. there's been international criticism of what russia has done here. do you expect that you have any impact at all? ~ ., ., ., all? well, the international criticism. _ all? well, the international criticism, it _ all? well, the international criticism, it seems - all? well, the international criticism, it seems like i all? well, the international. criticism, it seems like russia all? well, the international- criticism, it seems like russia is almost immune it these days because

it has internalised its reputational cost. if it doesn't stop hurting them fiscally, financially, or through other meaningful sanctions, all the words will just through other meaningful sanctions, all the words willjust ring hollow. russia is not scared of words these days. russia is not scared of words these da s. ~ . . ,, russia is not scared of words these da s. ~ . days. when he arrived back, he said, i know i days. when he arrived back, he said, i know i am — days. when he arrived back, he said, i know! am right, _ days. when he arrived back, he said, i know! am right, i _ days. when he arrived back, he said, i know! am right, i fear— days. when he arrived back, he said, i know! am right, i fear nothing. i i know i am right, ifear nothing. are you afraid at all for him? i i know! am right, i fear nothing. are you afraid at all for him? i am. i did tell are you afraid at all for him? i am. i did tell him _ are you afraid at all for him? i am. i did tell him back— are you afraid at all for him? i am. i did tell him back in _ are you afraid at all for him? i am. i did tell him back in november- are you afraid at all for him? i —n i did tell him back in november when he shared with me that he plans to come back to russia as early as possible, which meant mid—january, that this is probably the wrong decision for him to make as a person, a husband, a father, because at best he is going to be stuck in jailfor a long time. his response was that he did not make the decision to leave russia voluntarily, he was in it, when he was transported out of russia, so he needs to pick up the fight where he left it. i am afraid for him, i am

afraid that this regime has lost track of its own accountability, of its own self interest even and it may do something worse than incarcerate navalny. what do you fear? i inferred that they have tried several times to poison him. this is something that is transparently visible from our investigation. we have seen that the fsb security service unit has been tailing him and trying to find an appropriate moment to kill him several times over the last five years. why would they not do it one more time? he years. why would they not do it one more time?— years. why would they not do it one more time? ., i. , ,., ~ ., more time? he said that you spoke to him and said — more time? he said that you spoke to him and said as _ more time? he said that you spoke to him and said as a _ more time? he said that you spoke to him and said as a husband, _ more time? he said that you spoke to him and said as a husband, is - more time? he said that you spoke to him and said as a husband, is a i him and said as a husband, is a father, that it was the wrong decision to go back. tell us more about his determination. first decision to go back. tell us more about his determination.- about his determination. first of all, we about his determination. first of all. we can't _ about his determination. first of all, we can't really _ about his determination. first of all, we can't really put _ about his determination. first ofj all, we can't really put ourselves in his shoes because he has survived a near death experience at the hands of a country that is supposed to protect its citizens. it is a completely different unprecedented

mindset. on the other hand, he notices a politician that there hasn't been a single example of a russian who has made a difference from abroad. russians who are politically active and leave russia, theyjust become emigres, commentators from abroad that are not taken seriously by the russian electorate. he knows that the only chance for him to make a difference is to go back to russia were to return where he was before he was poisoned. it is not even a question for him. he knows he will be politically dead man if he stays in europe. politically dead man if he stays in euro -e. , ., politically dead man if he stays in euro-e. , ., , ., ., ,, politically dead man if he stays in euro-e. , ., , ., . ~' europe. christo grozev, thank you for 'oinini europe. christo grozev, thank you forjoining us- _ sir richard branson's company, virgin orbit, has put its first satellites into space. they were propelled by a rocket which was launched from under the wing of one of the billionaire's old jumbo jets as it flew over the pacific ocean. mark lobel reports.

in mid air rocket launch, packed with ten satellites under its own steam. ., ., ., steam. three, two, one, zero. ignition- — steam. three, two, one, zero. ignition- of— steam. three, two, one, zero. ignition. of course, _ steam. three, two, one, zero. ignition. of course, satellites. steam. three, two, one, zero. i ignition. of course, satellites are usually launched into orbit this way, from the ground. the aim now is for smaller, way, from the ground. the aim now is forsmaller, low 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? 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 —— a step first satellites, is a giant error logically for us all.

in a moment the weather, but first a preview of the special coverage of reporting from the front line of the war on coronavirus all this week on the bbc news at six & ten — filmed over ten days at the royal london hospital. 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 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. i hello. flooding is set to impact the lives of some is to go through this week. snow continuing to mount on the hills will combine with some heavy rain. the next patch of snow melt will continue through the 24 hours ahead of us as we see milder air come from the south—west, but without web fronts will push through and this shows how the rainfall totals will touch up in the next few days. it is the area marked out in bright greens and yellows,

suffered... some could see a month or two months's worth of rainfall. the met office have issued an amber weather warning across these areas of northern england where the flooding risk is at its greatest. rain fall into this will feed the rebel and the calder rivers. before that begins things are relatively quiet. other plants approaching from the west. it will cloud over in western parts this afternoon, with rain becoming more apparent in parts of the south—west and wales in particular. some eastern areas stay dry and bright with sunshine. wintry showers in the far north of scotland. milderthan showers in the far north of scotland. milder than we were last week. into this evening and overnight, we take a step into the wetter conditions. notice how the police become more widespread across england, wales and eventually into northern ireland and southern scotland. that rain is going to set its way in, separate frosty conditions to start tuesday in the north, mounting bracket further south. some freezing weather in the

south, too. the rate will be there across parts of northern ireland, north and west will throughout the day. the strongest winds to the south of it with rain coming and going, the brighter moment. the coldest conditions will be across the northern half of scotland. temperatures only struggling above freezing. we could hit double figures in england and. milder air holes on into tuesday night into wednesday. we could see some further snowfall returning to the southern uplands, particularly as we go through into wednesday afternoon. a tom barrett real falling, through into wednesday afternoon. a tom barrett realfalling, the risk of flooding will continue. milder to the south, quarter to the north. the colder air will wind a test we go through. an area of low pressure taking the reins with it but some intentionally strong and damaging winds. it will open the door to cold air later in the week, and we could see some heavy snow as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines... as england's vaccine roll—out accelerates to include the over 70's and the clinically extremely vulnerable — the government says once the top 4 at risk groups are vaccinated, it 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.

and so i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get a vaccine. that is 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 10 days on arrival. ajudge in moscow is deciding whether to send the russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, to prison translation: why is the hearing i being held at a police station? i why wasn't anyone informed? why was there no summons? i've seen a lot of mockery ofjustice, but the old man in the bunker is probably so afraid that they have obviously torn up and binned the criminal procedure code. ministers come under pressure to extend the £20 a week uplift in universal credit, as labourforces a commons vote on the issue. and coming up — we'll hear from one of the team of 10 nepali climbers who have set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of k2, the world's second highest mountain, in winter.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. people aged 70 and over and those listed as clinically extremely 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. ourfirst 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 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on a trial basis, in the next ten days. pallab ghosh, bbc news. our political correspondent damian grammaticas explained how the vaccination programme is being expanded. the distribution of the vaccine down the tiers of those in priority groups will be by area so it will only be as we reach the vast majority of those in the higher

tiers needing protecting that they will start down the list, so areas like newcastle now where the vast majority we are told that they have never been particularly effective in reaching that group there, and that is the reason really for this. as they are reaching down through the group at the beginning that they are doing, so the over 80s, care home residents, front line medical workers and reaching the majority of those, now the focus will start shifting on the next group as usual the over 70s and those with severe medical condition so another 5 million. it is part of the phased roll—out which is why these letters are going out and you cannot raise the hopes —— make you raise the hopes and questions about whether restrictions in place can start to be released, and you were hearing about the talk that any time you get

talk between february and later in the year, they say that it could be looked at from sometime after february but with the lag, the time that it takes for the protection you get from the vaccine to kick in. ii get from the vaccine to kick in. if we take the mid—february target, two weeks _ we take the mid—february target, two weeks after— we take the mid—february target, two weeks after that, you get your protection from pfizer biontech, and astrazeneca, three weeks. that is... that we _ astrazeneca, three weeks. that is... that we can — astrazeneca, three weeks. that is... that we can make sure people are protected — that we can make sure people are protected. one of the things we don't _ protected. one of the things we don't know yet in the chief medical officer— don't know yet in the chief medical officer is on wreck as saying, give me a _ officer is on wreck as saying, give me a couple — officer is on wreck as saying, give me a couple of months and i will tell you. — me a couple of months and i will tell you. as— me a couple of months and i will tell you, as the impact of the vaccine — tell you, as the impact of the vaccine on _ tell you, as the impact of the vaccine on transmission rate, ie infecting — vaccine on transmission rate, ie infecting people, so that will become _ infecting people, so that will become apparent, so there are a number— become apparent, so there are a number caveat that stand in the way

of reopening the economy and it will be graduat— of reopening the economy and it will be gradual and probably through the tiered _ be gradual and probably through the tiered system, but you are looking at that— tiered system, but you are looking at that sort— tiered system, but you are looking at that sort of period, 2—3 weeks where _ at that sort of period, 2—3 weeks where we — at that sort of period, 2—3 weeks where we have protected those top four cohorts. where we have protected those top four cohorts-— four cohorts. that talk of caveats he mentions _ four cohorts. that talk of caveats he mentions there _ four cohorts. that talk of caveats he mentions there is _ four cohorts. that talk of caveats he mentions there is really i he mentions there is really important to bear in mind because there are many caveats, one is the question of, as he refers, the import of any other variants that might be resistant to the vaccine or the vaccine doesn't give you protection from, that is one thing that could delay things, and there was also the issue of delays in the roll—out as we heard today, some problems in parts of wales with perhaps i think batches of vaccine that need to, or questions about passing those checks that they have to go through before they are then distributed, so all of that is in question, too, and the pressure of

the nhs, so the extreme pressure it is under at the minute and the fact that a quarter of people being admitted are under 55, those are not groups will be vaccinated. the number of medical staff i think is around 50,000 at the minute who are of work sick. or isolating. all of those are factors that will be taken into account in releasing the restrictions down the line but as the minister was saying there, too, is the issue of the fact you cannot just release immediately, and their way will be a reduction slowly going down through the restrictions, the tears we've had before, so it may take quite a long time for people to really see change. a court hearing for the russian opposition leader alexei navalny is underway after he was detained following his return to moscow. the prison authorities say he violated parole conditions by failing to check in with police when he was in germany,

where he was recovering from a nerve agent attack. speaking ahead of the hearing in a clip posted on social media , mr navalny described his arrest and court appearance as "lawlessness of the highest grade". our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, joins me now. what is the latest? i'm outside this iolice what is the latest? i'm outside this police station _ what is the latest? i'm outside this police station in _ what is the latest? i'm outside this police station in the _ what is the latest? i'm outside this police station in the north - what is the latest? i'm outside this police station in the north of- police station in the north of moscow —— macjust to the north of moscow —— macjust to the north of moscow where alexei navalny was brought yesterday after being detained and set up this morning, and it's very unusual to have a court session set up at a police station. alexei navalny said he was given no warning, just taken out of his cell and put into a room, and he said cameras were already set up the. as you can see, a crowd has gathered outside the police station, journalists are here and supporters

as well, and they've just been shouting, let him go, let him go. the session is still going on, we don't know when it will finish and we believe it is all about whether he should remanded in custody. the world is watching and there has been international condemnation of the way this is being handled there. has there been any reaction from the kremlin to that? it’s there been any reaction from the kremlin to that?— there been any reaction from the kremlin to that? it's interesting. i was looking _ kremlin to that? it's interesting. i was looking through _ kremlin to that? it's interesting. i was looking through some - kremlin to that? it's interesting. i was looking through some of- kremlin to that? it's interesting. i was looking through some of the l was looking through some of the pro—kremlin youth papers this morning that didn't mention it. it was mentioned on state television yesterday in a short report and in fact the anchor, this is russian tv's fact the anchor, this is russian tv�*s date flagship new show, basically compelled alexei navalny to vladimir lenin, the revolutionary, being sent back to imperial russia in 1917 to launch a revolution, and i think that is how the kremlin is going to portray

this, and portray alex in the valley, as some kind of revolutionary, sponsored by the west. . ~ revolutionary, sponsored by the west. . ,, , ., all of the so—called "travel corridors" into the uk were closed at four o'clock this morning, to try to prevent the spread of new covid variants. the 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. the government is coming under increasing pressure to extend benefit increases provided at the start of the pandemic. people on universal credit and working tax credit have received an additional twenty pounds a week, but that's due to end in april. labour will use a debate today to ramp up the pressure on the government to keep the universal credit uplift, worth £1,000 a year

beyond the 31st of march. the emotional believing today is to make sure that it doesn't go ahead from april. make sure that it doesn't go ahead from a . ril. , make sure that it doesn't go ahead from a-ril. , ,., make sure that it doesn't go ahead from a-ril. , ,. ., , make sure that it doesn't go ahead from aril. , . , . from april. they said it was a temporary — from april. they said it was a temporary measure - from april. they said it was a temporary measure which i from april. they said it was a temporary measure which is | from april. they said it was a i temporary measure which is right from april. they said it was a - temporary measure which is right but no one thinks the pandemic is over so it should clearly be reviewed. the argument for today is about simply maintaining the uplift while the pandemic is with us, which is the pandemic is with us, which is the right thing for families and the economy because taking away that £6 billion would be the wrong thing for our economic recovery, so it's very clear what parliament should do today. later on bbc news — we'll you coverage of the latest briefing from downing street. today it'll be led by

the health secretary matt hancock — coverage starts at four thirty on bbc one and here on the bbc news channel. if you're watching on bbc two, it's time to say goodbye, thanks for your company and see you soon. picking up again on the pressure of the uplift of universal credit due to come to an end on 31st of march was labour a debate. there will be a vote but it will not be binding. let's get the thoughts... let's speak now to katie schmuecker from thejoseph rowntree foundation, an independent organisation working to alleviate poverty in the uk. welcome. thank you forjoining us. i'm assuming you want this £20 per week uplift to continue. tells more about why. week uplift to continue. tells more about wh . ~ �* , week uplift to continue. tells more aboutwh. �* , ,, ., about why. we've seen the issue of ove about why. we've seen the issue of poverty really _ about why. we've seen the issue of poverty really highlighted - about why. we've seen the issue of poverty really highlighted through i poverty really highlighted through this pandemic but are unacceptably

high levels didn't begin with the pandemic. they go back further and before we came into this economic storm that has been caused by a coronavirus, we saw 4 million children in poverty, a rising tide of child poverty and people in work being unable to make ends meet as well. and what that means is that people are getting behind on bills, struggling to pay rent, not being able to put anything aside for emergencies, and staying awake at night, worrying about how to put food on the table and whether or not they can turn the heating on tomorrow, which are simply not a situation we should be in this country, and that £20 uplift sue universal credit has been a lifeline for so many people and has been the difference between being able to keep up with things are getting behind, and the increasing universal credit was the right thing to do in the first place and the right thing to do is extending it to people and

legacy benefit like people who are disabled or carers as well who have been left out of the so far. the government — been left out of the so far. the government said _ been left out of the so far. the government said it _ been left out of the so far. the government said it is providing targeted help. presumably, you just think that is not enough. i spoke earlier to the conservative mp steve crabb who said the government wants to do the right thing but he doesn't believe the other help on offer is an off without this £20 per week uplift. figs an off without this £20 per week ulift. �* , an off without this £20 per week ulift. a .,, an off without this £20 per week ulift. a ., uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, _ uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, we _ uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, we came _ uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, we came into - uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, we came into it - uplift. as i said, as we came into the situation, we came into it in| the situation, we came into it in bad shape and with a lot of people struggling to make ends meet, so it is clearly £20 is needed and the fact that was introduced in the first place is a recognition that our social security system was not providing enough support to enable to meet needs. so it is the right thing to keep that and to make sure that our social security system does reflect the values that have as a society. throughout 2020, we've seen

compassionate action from people across the country as they look to help each other and look out for each other, and our social security system should be the embodiment of that. so it is important that we see that. so it is important that we see that extension. it is that. so it is important that we see that extension.— that extension. it is not... even if it aoes that extension. it is not... even if it goes through — that extension. it is not... even if it goes through this _ that extension. it is not... even if it goes through this evening - that extension. it is not... even if it goes through this evening and i that extension. it is not... even if| it goes through this evening and it looks like it will, it is not going to be a binding vote on the government. if they do not go ahead with it, what with the impact be? people have told us having this extra £20 is a difference between keeping afloat. soto see that lifeline be whipped away from people at this point would be terrible, because we know we are not through the worst of the coronavirus storm yet, the government was making projections show unemployment is going to continue to rise, they expected to peak in the summer, and it will continue to be high over the couple of years, so we are by no

means through this and that support has been essential for people. two overnight take more than £1000 away from people who are the hardest pressed in our society, is simply not the right thing to do, it's causing the uncertainty for people, real stress as they worry about when they come to april, can they still afford the essentials, so it is not good for people and it's not good for our economy because having the extra bit of money and people cosmic pockets means they have some more money to spend so keeping the lifeline is good both for reducing poverty and we estimate whipping it away will increase poverty by half a million people which is not what we should be doing and not the right thing, and not the kind of country we are. we are a country wants to look out for those in the greatest need. ., ~ look out for those in the greatest need. . ~ ,., sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's

starting with phil neville, he has left his job as the coach of the england women's football team, expected to be named as manager of david beckham's enter miami in the us with the euros postponed. —— david beckham's inter miami. the netherlands coach will take over after that so england will now appoint an interim coach and team gb need to find a replacement. wales women are also looking for a new manager afterjayne ludlow left posed by mutual consent, she's in charge for over six years, with the head of the welsh fa saying she's played a huge part in the progress of the women's game with narrowly missing out on qualification for the 29 gold cup and next year's euros. england's cricketers have wrapped up victory in gaul, winning first test,

resuming withjohnny burstow knocking off the 36 runs required in just over half an hour england hope to wrap up the series with victory in the next test starting at the same ground on friday. if in the next test starting at the same ground on friday.- in the next test starting at the same ground on friday. if we can keep improving _ same ground on friday. if we can keep improving all _ same ground on friday. if we can keep improving all the _ same ground on friday. if we can keep improving all the time - same ground on friday. if we can keep improving all the time and l same ground on friday. if we can - keep improving all the time and keep learning from this game, and there is a little mistakes he's made, we will get better and be a very hard side to beat, so we started of strong this winter and it's been very pleasing the manner that we've done it. england. and the premier of victoria has dismissed complaints from tennis players who said they were not aware that australian quarantine restrictions at the open would be so strict. 3�*2 quarantine restrictions at the open would be so strict.— would be so strict. 72 players are not allowed _ would be so strict. 72 players are not allowed to _ would be so strict. 72 players are not allowed to leave _ would be so strict. 72 players are not allowed to leave hotel - would be so strict. 72 players are not allowed to leave hotel rooms after positive test for returned five passengers on the charter flight. world number one novak djokovic issued a list of six demands including reduced isolation and relocation of players to private

houses with practice courts. there has been a — houses with practice courts. there has been a list _ houses with practice courts. there has been a list of _ houses with practice courts. there has been a list of demands - houses with practice courts. there has been a list of demands for - houses with practice courts. there has been a list of demands for the answer is no end that is very clearly laid out beforehand, so the notion there has been any change or people were not briefed, i think that argument really has no integrity whatsoever and don't just take my word for it, you have other players in other forums take my word for it, you have other players in otherforums making it very clear that they were clear on the rules. ., ., very clear that they were clear on the rules. ., . , ., very clear that they were clear on the rules. . ., y., , , ., the rules. that all your support for now, the rules. that all your support for now. more — the rules. that all your support for now. more in _ the rules. that all your support for now, more in the _ the rules. that all your support for now, more in the next _ the rules. that all your support for now, more in the next hour. - 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 those 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 were 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. some breaking news to bring you. britain was my youngest terrorist, someone known as rxg, candy freed from jail, the parole board has ruled. —— can be freed. he plotted an attack on police at the anzac day remembrance parade. not sure if he was 1a or 15 at the time of the alleged planned attack. that was in 2015, so he admitted at that time that he had planned to behead a soldier in the parade. he is among more than 100 convicted terrorists who could be freed after becoming eligible for parole. so this relates

back to a conviction in october 2015. he is now 20 and he has lifelong anonymity because of the age at which the attack was... that he was convicted of planning. he was just 1a when he was convicted in october 2015. so he has now been... the courts have now... the parole board has now decided that he is free to be released but he will have lifelong anonymity. let's go to the united states. let's go to the united states. joe biden will be inaugurated as us president this week — and the attack on the capitol earlier in the month is dominating preparations. new video has emerged of trump supporters inside the senate, rummaging through desks and photographing documents. in washington, the streets are now almost deserted,

with the city under the watch of thousands of national guard troops. around the country, state capitals are on high alert. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports: yeah! new images of the uprising inside the us capitol. at the time of the insurrection, congress was certifying joe biden's election win. rummaging through the desks of senators, the rioters came across papers belonging to ted cruz, one of the president's strongest reporters. he was going to sell us out all along. really? look. objection to counting electoral votes of the state of arizona. can i get a photo of that? since that day, the us capitol has been paralysed by the intense security that's turned washington into a fortress. the fbi has warned that armed supporters of president trump could try to disrupt wednesday's swearing in ofjoe biden and kamala harris. any other year, there would be throngs of people packed into this area to witness the inauguration. this will be an inaugural like no other,

in large part because of covid, but we are going to get sworn in and we are going to do thejob we were hired to do. and that means focusing, for example, on getting people vaccinated. we want to get 100 million done in the first 100 days. it's going to be very tough to do it. the fear of more violence has been felt in all of america's 50 states. capital cities have been put on alert, with armed guards in position outside government buildings. over the weekend, there were some small gatherings of demonstrators in a handful of states — ohio, texas, oregon and michigan — but nothing on the scale of what happened at the us capitol nearly two weeks ago. the intense security in washington will continue until after the inauguration and after donald trump has left town. the surreal sight of troops camping on the marble floors of the capitol building another reminder that these are farfrom normal times. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

time for a weather update with matt taylor. hello. we'll have to keep an eye on river levels over the next couple of days. some heavy rain on the way coupled with some snow melt, as well. today, actually, a comparatively quiet day of the week. we'll see rain become a bit more apparent across parts of wales and the south—west, a few showers in the north and west of scotland, the odd one dotted around elsewhere, but for parts of northern ireland, eastern scotland down through eastern england will stay dry, some sunny spells, the best of which across aberdeenshire and arbroath, and milder than it was last week. into this evening and overnight, though, the rain starts to become more widespread across england, wales, eventually into parts of northern ireland and the far south of scotland too. to the south of it, milder air and gusty winds starting to push in. to the north of it, we'll see frosty weather to start tuesday across scotland in particular. as we go through this week, this shows where the rainfall totals will be totting up.

the darker blues, and more especially the yellows and greens are the areas we have to watch. wales, northern england, southern scotland, we could see as much as a month, maybe two months' worth of rainfall over the space of three days. that could lead to flooding. keep up—to—date with the latest weather warnings on the bbc weather website.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: as england's vaccine roll—out accelerates to include the over—70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable, the government says once the top four groups are vaccinated it 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. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19 and self—isolate for ten days on arrival.

ajudge in moscow is deciding whether to send the russian opposition activist alexei navalny to prison. ministers come under pressure to extend the £20 a week uplift in universal credit, as labourforces a commons vote on the issue. coming up, we'll hearfrom one of the team of ten nepali climbers who have set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of k2, the world's second highest mountain, in winter. let's return to the news that millions more people in the uk are to be invited to be inoculated against coronavirus as ten more mass vaccination centres open across england. the programme is to be extended to over—70s as well as another million more people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable. the nhs national medical director stephen powis has been speaking this morning from one of those centres in london. well, the vaccine centres, such as this one that's opening just outside wembley stadium today,

are all set up to be safe, they are all set up to maintain social distancing and, of course, to get people vaccinated as efficiently and quickly as possible. so the centres are absolutely set up to make sure that people can feel assured that they can come here and get the vaccine safely. i would really encourage everybody, including the clinically vulnerable, to get the vaccine. that is the best way of keeping yourself safe from covid. we are vaccinating in a number of settings — the vaccination centres such as this, general practice is doing a greatjob and our hospitals are vaccinating, but we are also taking vaccines into homes where that's necessary, and directly into care homes. so we are vaccinating in a large range of settings and, of course, that will continue to expand. meanwhile, the head of the world health organization says richer nations who do not share the vaccine risk prolonging the coronavirus pandemic.

tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said their approach would leave the world's poorest at risk. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure. and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries. even as they speak the language of equitable access, some countries and companies continue to prioritise bilateral deals. going around covax, driving up prices, and attempting tojump to the front of the queue. it was 12 months ago this week when the world's first coronavirus lockdown began in the chinese city of wuhan. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has revisited the city

and its surrounding province and found that life is approaching normality. it was the start of what would become a global health emergency. 60 million people were being locked down as we entered hubei province in january 2020. a year later, we've returned to see how people are faring. well, last time, at this exact point, we were stopped by a police roadblock. not now, though. in we go. we'll be inside hubei any minute.

in this rural community, people tell us they're having celebrations, like weddings, again. hubei province hasn't had a local coronavirus infection for seven months, and masks are no longer mandatory. as you can see, workers are back out in the streets, preparing their traditional foods in the way they used to. they certainly were not doing this in january last year. the closer we get to the regional capital, the busier it becomes. apart from the sheer number of those on the streets now, compared to this time last year, one thing you notice is a change

in people's attitudes. there seems to be a feeling that the authorities now know how to control these coronavirus outbreaks when they come, and that does spur confidence. next stop, wuhan, home to the world's first coronavirus clusters. it's now hard to imagine this city of 11 million people shut down — a lockdown, many here say, they don't regret. there's no doubt china has done well reining in the virus, but if you believe the propaganda, it's as if nowhere else at all has had any success. in the crucial early days of the outbreak, people were silenced here for trying to sound a warning, and we still don't know how

the pandemic started. but, after months of hardship, the city first struck by the coronavirus is now functioning pretty much as normal. and many around the world can only dream of returning to such a state. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, wuhan. there is an outcome at the first stage of what is happening with alexei navalny in moscow. he was taken straight from the ehren painter police station in moscow and woke up this morning to a court hearing at the police station. we are hearing that the result of that is that the russian state prosecutors are asking for the court to jail him for 30 days. it doesn't sound like the outcome... it is not decided at all, it is what they are one thing to happen. that is what the prosecutors say they want to be

the prosecutors say they want to be the next step. that hearing is still ongoing. western nations have spoken out against this detention and have said that moscow should immediately free alexei navalny, the kremlin critic, who arrived back in moscow at the weekend after flying home for the first time since he was poisoned last summer. christo grozev is the lead investigator at bellingcat, the investigative journalists who monitor and investigate human rights abuses in russia and elsewhere. he also knows alexei navalny. it almost seems like the kremlin authorities have given up any hope of a semblance of legitimacy in the proceedings against navalny. they arrested him straight from the airport, but they have set up this ad hoc court proceedings today inside of a local police precinct without giving navalny any chance to prepare or to call his lawyers and have preparation for this hearing.

it is something that has been explained by the russian authorities as a measure against disturbances if the court proceedings were to take place at a different location, in an actual court. they've also ridiculously stated that one of the reasons they wanted to do then police precint is to allowjournalists and media into court proceedings to make it open and transparent. in fact, they have only allowed two state—supported media outlets into the so—called courtroom, and all of the independent media are sitting out in —20 degrees temperatures and they are not allowed in. his decision to go back to russia, which he did not have to do, does make this all very high—profile. this is all happening under the international spotlight. there's been international criticism of what russia has done here. do you expect that you have any impact at all? well, the international criticism,

it seems like russia is almost immune it these days because it has internalised its zero reputational cost. if it doesn't stop hurting them fiscally, financially, or through other meaningful sanctions, all the words willjust ring hollow. russia is not scared of words these days. when he arrived back, he said, "i know i am right, ifear nothing". are you afraid at all for him? iam. i did tell him back in november when he shared with me that he planned to come back to russia as early as possible, which meant mid—january, that this is probably the wrong decision for him to make as a person, a husband, a father, because at best he is going to be stuck injailfor a long time. his response was that he did not make the decision to leave russia voluntarily, he was in a coma when he

was transported out of russia, so he needs to pick up the fight where he left it. i am afraid for him, i am afraid that this regime has lost track of its own accountability, of its own self—interest even and it may do something worse than incarcerate navalny. what do you fear? i infer that they have tried several times to poison him. this is something that is transparently visible from our investigation. we have seen that the fsb security service unit has been tailing him and trying to find an appropriate moment to kill him several times over the last five years. why would they not do it one more time? you said that you spoke to him and said as a husband, as a father, that it was the wrong decision to go back. tell us more about his determination. first of all, we can't really put ourselves in his shoes because he has survived a near death experience at the hands of a country that is supposed

to protect its citizens. it is a completely different, unprecedented mindset. on the other hand, he knows as a politician that there hasn't been a single example of a russian who has made a difference from abroad. russians who are politically active and leave russia, theyjust become emigres, commentators from abroad that are not taken seriously by the russian electorate. he knows that the only chance for him to make a difference is to go back to russia or to return where he was before he was poisoned. it is not even a question for him. he knows he will be politically a dead man if he stays in europe. christo grozev, thank you forjoining us. let's ta ke let's take you live to outside of this police station with a hearing has just finished. the this police station with a hearing hasjust finished. thejudge retired has just finished. the judge retired for 15 hasjust finished. thejudge retired for 15 minutes, five minutes ago,

may be less than that. we are expecting a result eminently now from that hearing, so we will bring you it as soon as we get it. lorries, many of them connected to scottish seafood firms, have been driving around westminster blaring their horns to highlight problems exporting their products to europe after brexit. john mcmanus was there. a convoy of 2a lorries made their way up and down whitehall here passed several government departments and around parliament square behind me, which is where the palace of westminster is located. most are not all of them scottish seafood exporters who are here to protest what they say is a brexit deal negotiated between the uk government and the european union which has left their seafood sector high and dry. we have heard reports all the way through january are many companies think they are unable to get their produce into their european markets in time to of

enhanced paperwork and greater checks. one of those who came here this morning, our haulierfrom aberdeenshire, told me exactly what the problem was. we aberdeenshire, told me exactly what the problem was.— aberdeenshire, told me exactly what the problem was. we have to lose one da earlier the problem was. we have to lose one day earlier normal _ the problem was. we have to lose one day earlier normal in _ the problem was. we have to lose one day earlier normal in order _ the problem was. we have to lose one day earlier normal in order to - the problem was. we have to lose one day earlier normal in order to get - day earlier normal in order to get your— day earlier normal in order to get your paperwork sorted out, or customs — your paperwork sorted out, or customs documents through and entered, — customs documents through and entered, then get health check for the shellfish. once the custom stuff is done _ the shellfish. once the custom stuff is done it is— the shellfish. once the custom stuff is done it is back on the lorry, the lorry can then leave, declaration is done as well, onto the ferry and on the other side it could _ the ferry and on the other side it could be — the ferry and on the other side it could be another 30 hours extra for the shellfish. it is could be another 30 hours extra for the shellfish.— the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the uk government _ the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the uk government says _ the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the uk government says the - the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the uk government says the deal - the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the | uk government says the deal that the shellfish. it is ridiculous. the i uk government says the deal that is negotiated with the eu is good for fishing communities right across the uk, including scotland, but many of them have concerns and if they say

these our initial teething problems they need to get sorted out very quickly because livelihoods depend on them being able to export their produce into europe. this morning because my protest was largely due to humoured, but there may be more to humoured, but there may be more to come if scotland does not fishing communities feel that they are not being listened to. an additional forty million pounds will be made to support students facing financial hardship in wales. the announcement was made a short while ago by the welsh education minister. iam very i am very pleased to announce today that the welsh government will provide an additional £40 million for universities to support students facing financial hardship, helping the students most affected by this pandemic. universities will be asked to prioritise funding towards the most vulnerable students, as well as strengthening advice and support services. the funding is in addition to over £40 million the welsh government has already provided to help universities this financial

year, which included £10 million towards student hardship, mental health support and student unions. education creates opportunities, changes lives, it makes a society fairer and it is vital to long—term economic prosperity. for all students from wales, whether you study here or elsewhere in the united kingdom, we have work to create the most generous student support package in europe and that living cost reporting grants and loans is guaranteed as it is not changing. i don't want to see anyone drop from education this year because of money problems. the headlines on bbc news: 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 headlines on bbc news: another five million people in england will be invited for their covid vaccine as the jab is rolled out to the over—70s and 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. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19 and self—isolate for ten

days on arrival. sir richard branson's company virgin orbit has put its first satellites into space. they were propelled by a rocket which was launched from under the wing of one of the billionaire's old jumbo jets as it flew over the pacific ocean. mark lobel reports. a mid—air rocket launch from under the wing of a 747 jumbo. jetting off packed with ten satellites under its own steam. three, 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. a team of ten nepali climbers has set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of k2, the world's second highest mountain, in winter. dozens of climbers have been on the 8,611 metre mountain this winter hoping to achieve the same feat. k2, which is only 200 metres shorter than everest. nirmal purja is a former gurka and record—breaking mountain climber who led that team to the summit. i spoke to him a little earlier and he described the extreme conditions his team

had to contend with. it is super, super cold and the temperature up here can get to —70 degrees celsius. it is quite extreme. so tell us more about the challenge. well, k2 is the world's second highest mountain. it was the greatest and the hardest 8,000 metre peak that remained to be conquered in winter. for us, it was key as nepalese climbers, we wanted to take the last remaining challenge for our climbing community. i must say that this did not come easy. all of us have at least, i must say, contributed a bit. some of the guys have got some

frostbite in the fingers, some of them have frostbite on their toes, face, and all that. these ten people are some of the best climbers in the world, so that is what it took us to make this happen. but everybody wanted this to happen, and we worked together as a team, brother to brother, shoulder to shoulder, and he made the impossible possible so it was a huge team effort. is there anyjoy in climbing in those conditions? i'm sorry i lost your question. is there anyjoy in climbing in those conditions? i think it is different. in weather like this, the super cool temperatures.

this is what excited me personally, and i think it is the same for the team members. you have to be super—disciplined and if you give up, you die. i think you need to have that kind of fire in your chest to make this kind of thing happen. if you give you die in incredibly challenging circumstances. you cannot be ill—disciplined. you always have to be on top of your game, and you have to react before things happen. if you feel cold and you leave that a little bit longer, you will get frostbite in and that could mean death because you cannot

because you cannot work with the rope, you can't function, so it is all about anticipating, being super—disciplined, not being lazy and you always have to have in your head while you are here. as long as there is a good reason why you're here, as a human, you can survive everything and this is the testimony of that. i'm guessing you have never felt so alive. 100%! this is where i am most alive. i love to live in the moment and, yeah... what do you do after this? well, i'm going to keep surprising you all! once again i had massive support from england and thank you to everybody who supported me in this endeavour, and your support is what inspired me to do this. in a moment the weather, but first a preview of the special coverage of reporting from the frontline of the war on coronavirus all this week on the bbc news at six and ten, filmed over ten days at the royal london hospital. 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. -

hello. flooding a set to impact the lives of some this week. snow continuing to melt on the hills will combine with heavy rain. the next batch of snow melt will continue through the next day ahead as we see milder air coming from the south—west. this shows how the rainfall totals will tot up over the next three days. the areas in brighter greens and yellows we are most concerned about. some could see a month or two worth of rainfall. there is an amber weather warning across these areas of northern england where the flooding risk is

greatest. at the moment, before that begins, things are relatively quiet. weather fronts are approaching from the west. it will continue to cloud overin the west. it will continue to cloud over in western parts of the uk this afternoon. not a bad day for northern ireland, clouding over later. eastern areas. a dry and bright with some sunshine. into this evening and overnight, we take a step into the wetter conditions. notice how the blues become more widespread. that rain will set its way in, separating cold and frosty conditions to start tuesday in the north, mild and murky further south. breezy in the south, too. the rain will be there throughout the day. the strongest winds to the south of it with the brighter moment. the coldest conditions will be across

the northern half of scotland with temperatures struggling above freezing, whereas we could hit double figures widely across much of england and wales. the milder air holes on tuesday night into wednesday. the rain starts falling in the similar areas. we could see snowfall in the southern uplands into wednesday afternoon. it also rainfall in the risk of flooding will continue. milderto rainfall in the risk of flooding will continue. milder to south, coated to the north. the north. the cold air will wind out. this area of low pressure will bring strong damaging winds. as it opens the door to culture air, the next turn of the dice is we could see some heavy snow, as well.

the covid vaccination programme shifts up a gear — with millions more people qualifying for the jab people in england aged 70 and over will begin receiving offers of a coronavirus vaccine this week. we are ramping up the vaccination programme every week, there's more vaccines available this week and it's important we get through those top priority groups as quickly as possible, and the most effective way of doing that is to keep the focus on the over 80—year—olds, but then start to vaccinate the over 70—year—olds as well. with those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable also qualifying — we'll be giving more details. also this lunchtime. new travel restrictions: international passengers must now test negative for coronavirus if travelling to the uk under pressure — borisjohnson is urged to give millions of families a "helping

hand" — and extend benefit increases worth £20 a week