hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. in the uk, the rate of covid infections continues to drop, but the number of people being admitted to hospital is stil increasing. we'll bring you a special report from inside the royal london hospital with staff and resources stretched to the limit. a russian court orders — that the opposition politician — alexei navalny be held in custody for 30 days. this for 30 days. is impossible. what's going on here, this is impossible. what's going on here, this lawlessness of the highest grade. the world health organization warns — we're on the brink of a catastrophic moralfailure — over the way covid—19 vaccines are shared out. the price of this failure will be paid _ the price of this failure will be paid with _ the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in

the world's poorest countries. and risking temperatures of up to minus 70 to scale the world's second highest mountain —the team talk of their relief at making it safely back down from the summit of k2. we start here in the uk — where the rate of coronavirus infection is beginning to fall. as you can see — after peaking in december — new lockdown measures have seen the number of new infections start to fall. in the last 2a hours there have been less than 40,000 new cases — the first time that has happened this year. after a difficult christmas period — and a new year welcomed under lockdown — finally a more positive sign. here's the health secretary matt hancock. don't blow it now. we're on the route out. we are protecting the most honorable.

we are protecting ——the most vunerable. we are getting the virus under control. together, i know that we can do it, and we have got to stick out it. but despite the drop in cases — the number of people in hospital with the virus is at a record high. leaving the nhs under acute pressure. here's matt hancock again there are 37,475 people in uk hospitals with coronavirus. the highest that it's been throughout the pandemic. and someone is admitted to hospital every 30 seconds. and sadly, today, 599 more deaths were recorded. that's 599 more people who have died from this terrible disease and left loved ones and theirfamilies in mourning. some hospitals are at breaking point. ten hospital trusts across england are reporting they having no spare critical care beds —

that's despite extra capacity already being added. so on the front line — it's a relentless struggle to save patients. clive myrie has this special report from the royal london hospital. there are those who must look into the abyss — to spare all of us. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor, sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor... of 548 beds at the royal london hospital, 420 have covid patients. for ten days, we joined staff in one of the uk's biggest intensive care units... yes, still coming. go, go, go. ..at the peak of the second wave... he could die from this, by the way, i'm sorry to have to say that. - ..as a new variant of covid—19 forces a reckoning

for our health service... sorry! so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. ..and a reckoning for us. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. this really is horrible. _ as london sleeps, the night shift begins at the royal london hospital. nursing sister carlene kelly makes her way to a job that's crushing her, in the middle of the covid nightmare. sleep isn't what it used to be. there is anxiety when you wake up and you remember what you have to go into. we're fragile and angry. in the emergency department, consultant nick bunker is up to his neck in problems.

so, he's got covid and he's had a stroke. a new covid patient has been admitted for every hour he's been on shift. by 3am, eight. so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. no beds? we had five beds to start the night. we've got two patients next door who need to come in. just down there, thank you. all right. and here's another. where will he go? just bring the back of the bed up. see if that helps. and is he on 100% now? yeah. in pressurised rooms, the patients receive oxygen through masks, their condition monitored, but who may need more sustained help from a ventilator? sats below 96. one man's breathing badly falters. just do it, just do it, just do it. he must be intubated, fast.

and we watch as medics put him to sleep and push a long plastic tube down his throat, hooking him up to his new breathing machine. when he'll wake up, no—one knows. there is light at the end of the tunnel, though — the uk's vaccination programme is not only on track, it's beginning to pick up real pace. people aged 70 and over and those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable, living in england, are being invited to receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. that's more than five 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 15 february. well, this was the scene at one of the new centres — st helens rugby club just outside liverpool — where locals are being administered with the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine.

here's professor stephen powis, nhs england's medical director. 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. despite those calls for people to take the vaccine, there have reports that some vaccines have been thrown away when people that have been asked to come and receive theirjab miss their appointment 0r actively decide not to take it. some gp�*s say they have given the vaccine to other members of the community instead of throwing it away. some doctors claim the nhs directed them to bin the vaccines to avoid issues with delivering the second dose. dr robert morley, the director of professional support at the birmingham local medical committee said this is being reported by doctors across the country. he told the telegraph: "this is ridiculous,

he goes on... well a nhs spokesperson told 0utise source that and here's the minister in charge of the vaccine roll—out speaking to the bbc this morning every last drop of vaccine needs to be going into some body's arm to protect them, not a single piece of communication from the nhs has gone out, other than to say "you must use every last drop of vaccine," you must use it, of course, safely, the pfizer biontech vaccine, once it's thawed, has to be used within three and half days via primary care or by a gp, but there is absolutely, you know,

no reason it would be, you know, a terrible thing to waste vaccine. let speak now to doctor peter saul, joint chair of royal college of gp wales. let me ask you first of all, how worried are you about vaccine wastage?— worried are you about vaccine wastage? worried are you about vaccine wastaue? . .., ~ ., wastage? welcome i think we are deafinu wastage? welcome i think we are dealing quite _ wastage? welcome i think we are dealing quite well— wastage? welcome i think we are dealing quite well with _ wastage? welcome i think we are dealing quite well with it, - wastage? welcome i think we are dealing quite well with it, really. | dealing quite well with it, really. we had some figures this morning in a meeting we had with our chief medical officer in wales, and the vaccine wastage rate is significantly less than i%. and in fact, doctors, nurses and other vaccinated tears are using extra doses from the vials to make sure that literally every single drop gets into a patient. 50 that literally every single drop gets into a patient.— that literally every single drop gets into a patient. so you don't been the vaccine _ gets into a patient. so you don't been the vaccine if _ gets into a patient. so you don't been the vaccine if there - gets into a patient. so you don't been the vaccine if there is - gets into a patient. so you don't been the vaccine if there is no . gets into a patient. so you don't l been the vaccine if there is no one to use its?— been the vaccine if there is no one to use its? ~ , ., ., ~ ., to use its? absolutely not, no. what my colleagues _ to use its? absolutely not, no. what my colleagues have _ to use its? absolutely not, no. what my colleagues have been _ to use its? absolutely not, no. what my colleagues have been doing, - to use its? absolutely not, no. what my colleagues have been doing, i i my colleagues have been doing, i mean, my practice, we are expecting ourfirst mean, my practice, we are expecting our first lots of vaccine tomorrow,

so i'm speaking from what colleagues are telling me. but what happens is, we get other people in vulnerable groups. if there is any left over, we will save it for medical staff, nursing staff, they are short of doses, they haven't had their vaccines, we will call others and on short notice. they will all be from key groups, but there may not be from that first group of over 805. but none will be wasted. diiis but none will be wasted. diffs --eole but none will be wasted. diffs peeple decide _ but none will be wasted. diffs people decide not _ but none will be wasted. diffs people decide not to - but none will be wasted. diffs people decide not to show up for the vaccine —— if people decide not to show up for a vaccine, what is the reason for that are you finding? i reason for that are you finding? i think the current group are special, because we are starting off vaccinating the older folk, over 805, and if you look at that group, there is very high acceptance rate of the vaccine, very few are averse to having a vaccine, because they are used to having regular flu vaccines, they know that they are a group that is seriously at risk from coal bed, and they are old enough to know what things were like year5

coal bed, and they are old enough to know what things were like years ago when we didn't have so many vaccines for other conditions. so, ithink people who don't turn up, it's more likely to be some sort of error, a message may have got to the wrong person, some things happen to their per5on, some things happen to their transport, something has happened rather than they are actively turning the vaccine down. i think there is one issue, and that sometimes is that it can be difficult to get in touch with some of the vaccine centers. so if you are expecting your daughter to pick you up to take it to the vaccine center and she is not able to come, it can sometimes be difficult for that person to then let the vaccine center no. but these are sort of trivial things. center no. but these are sort of trivialthings. i center no. but these are sort of trivial things. i think the vast majority of people who don't turn up, it's because of some problem that's happened. {lilia up, it's because of some problem that's happened.— up, it's because of some problem that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank ou that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank you so _ that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank you so much _ that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank you so much for— that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank you so much for taking - that's happened. 0k, doctor saul, thank you so much for taking the i thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us.— limiting wastage i5 notjust an issue at the gp office. it's a factor throughout the supply chain. but notjust an issue this time around. in this article from

the conversation — the authors point out that wastage is a normal issue when delivering vaccine programmes. and state that in 2005 — a who study found that there was over "50 % wastage of vaccines around the world." one of the authors of that article is sarah schiffling — senior lecturer in supply chain management at liverpooljohn moore5 university — 5hejoin5 me now. thank you forjoining u5 thank you forjoining us here on 0ut5ide source. let me ask you first of all for the bigger picture. can you explain why vaccines globally and normally are being wasted in the way that they clearly are?— way that they clearly are? vaccines aet wasted way that they clearly are? vaccines get wasted throughout _ way that they clearly are? vaccines get wasted throughout the - way that they clearly are? vaccines get wasted throughout the supply i get wasted throughout the supply chain _ get wasted throughout the supply chain 50. — get wasted throughout the supply chain. so, for example, they get too warm _ chain. so, for example, they get too warm or— chain. so, for example, they get too warm or too — chain. so, for example, they get too warm or too cold, or vials get broken — warm or too cold, or vials get broken in _ warm or too cold, or vials get broken in transit, but they might also get — broken in transit, but they might also get wasted come as we heard previously, — also get wasted come as we heard previously, actually, via practices and at _ previously, actually, via practices and at vaccination centers because of handling errors or maybe because they caffl— of handling errors or maybe because they can't be used within the shelf life. they can't be used within the shelf life there — they can't be used within the shelf life. there is limited evidence so

far for— life. there is limited evidence so far for the — life. there is limited evidence so far for the covid—19 vaccination campaign _ far for the covid—19 vaccination campaign. we have some normal numbers— campaign. we have some normal numbers floating around, so for example. — numbers floating around, so for example, it has been stated that it's planning with the cautious estimate _ it's planning with the cautious estimate of about 30% of waste. the nhs is _ estimate of about 30% of waste. the nhs is about to tell gps to keep ways— nhs is about to tell gps to keep ways below 5%, but the actual numbers — ways below 5%, but the actual numbers we are getting so far tend to be _ numbers we are getting so far tend to be below 1% numbers we are getting so far tend to be below i% wasted. so that's much _ to be below i% wasted. so that's much better than these cautious estimates. �* much better than these cautious estimates-— much better than these cautious estimates. . ., . ., , ., estimates. and how much does human error -la estimates. and how much does human error play in — estimates. and how much does human error play in terms _ estimates. and how much does human error play in terms of _ estimates. and how much does human error play in terms of its _ estimates. and how much does human error play in terms of its role - estimates. and how much does human error play in terms of its role in - error play in terms of its role in vaccine wastage?— error play in terms of its role in vaccine wastage? there is definitely anecdotal evidence _ vaccine wastage? there is definitely anecdotal evidence of _ vaccine wastage? there is definitely anecdotal evidence of human - vaccine wastage? there is definitely anecdotal evidence of human error. anecdotal evidence of human error forcing _ anecdotal evidence of human error forcing wastage, there was a case in germany, _ forcing wastage, there was a case in germany, for example, where people were accidentally given a vial of vaccine, — were accidentally given a vial of vaccine, which is supposed to be split— vaccine, which is supposed to be split across _ vaccine, which is supposed to be split across five or six people, these — split across five or six people, these stories are out there, but given— these stories are out there, but given the — these stories are out there, but given the massive scale of the vaccinations, it's really a small amount— vaccinations, it's really a small amount of— vaccinations, it's really a small amount of these particular cases. human _ amount of these particular cases. human error will always play a role, especially _ human error will always play a role, especially given the massive scale of the _ especially given the massive scale of the vaccination campaign in the very high—pressure to vaccinate as

many— very high—pressure to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible. it is important to stick to the very strict _ it is important to stick to the very strict safety standards set out by the manufacturers and by the authorization documents. some waste will occur— authorization documents. some waste will occur in _ authorization documents. some waste will occur in order to keep people safe _ will occur in order to keep people safe. ~ ., ., will occur in order to keep people safe. ~ . . , will occur in order to keep people safe. . . . , ., will occur in order to keep people safe. ~ . . ., , safe. what are the ways to prevent vaccine waste? _ safe. what are the ways to prevent vaccine waste? and _ safe. what are the ways to prevent vaccine waste? and of _ safe. what are the ways to prevent vaccine waste? and of the - safe. what are the ways to prevent l vaccine waste? and of the previously you've talked about overbooking appointments, i5 you've talked about overbooking appointments, is that one way to get around it? ~ ., , , ~ around it? well, absolutely. also appropriate _ around it? well, absolutely. also appropriate training _ around it? well, absolutely. also appropriate training and - around it? well, absolutely. also appropriate training and good - appropriate training and good equipment are important to avoid waste _ equipment are important to avoid waste. 0ne equipment are important to avoid waste. one of the biggest factors i’ilht waste. 0ne of the biggest factors right now— waste. one of the biggest factors right now is to use very efficient syringes— right now is to use very efficient syringes that will allow medical personnel to get more doses of vaccine — personnel to get more doses of vaccine from each file. it's also important _ vaccine from each file. it's also important to ensure there are enough patient _ important to ensure there are enough patient there to receive the vaccine, _ patient there to receive the vaccine, so people need to attend their— vaccine, so people need to attend their appointments and clinics i found _ their appointments and clinics i found it — their appointments and clinics i found it very helpful to overbook appointments to always have enough peopie _ appointments to always have enough people there to avoid discarding doses — people there to avoid discarding doses. .. . people there to avoid discarding doses. ,,. ., ., ,, people there to avoid discarding doses. ., ., ,, , ., , doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed _ doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed for _ doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed for talking _ doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed for talking to - doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed for talking to us - doses. 0k, sarah, thank you very much indeed for talking to us on | much indeed for talking to us on 0ut5ide source this evening. thank you.

outside source this evening. thank you-— outside source this evening. thank you. outside source this evening. thank ou. . ., ., thank you. earlier, we looked at how the vaccination _ thank you. earlier, we looked at how the vaccination programme _ thank you. earlier, we looked at how the vaccination programme impacted j the vaccination programme impacted people, but now let's take a look at what's going on with the rest of the world. this graph shows exactly, let's take a look if we can... we wanted to show you a graph which shows the countries where you've administered the most number of vaccines per 100 people, and i can tell you that both israel and united arab emirates are leading the world by far. they are followed closely by the uk and the us in terms of the number of people who have been vaccinated. it's important to note that all the countries on that list are amongst the worlds richest, and so the head of the world health organization has 5lammed many of 0rganization has 5lammed many of these more wealthy countries for vaccine hoarding will stop take a listen. i vaccine hoarding will stop take a listen. ., , , listen. i need to be blunt. the world is on — listen. i need to be blunt. the world is on the _ listen. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink - listen. i need to be blunt. the world is on the brink of - world is on the brink of catastrophe, moralfailure. and world is on the brink of catastrophe, moral failure. and the price _

catastrophe, moral failure. and the price of— catastrophe, moral failure. and the price of this — catastrophe, moral failure. and the price of this failure will be paid with iives— price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's— with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries. even as i speak— world's poorest countries. even as i speak the _ world's poorest countries. even as i speak the language of equitable access, — speak the language of equitable access, some countries and companies continue _ access, some countries and companies continue to— access, some countries and companies continue to prioritize bilateral deals — continue to prioritize bilateral deals. going around kovacs, driving up deals. going around kovacs, driving up prices _ deals. going around kovacs, driving up prices and attempting tojump to the front— up prices and attempting tojump to the front of the queue. gur up prices and attempting to “ump to the front of the queue._ the front of the queue. our global health correspondent _ the front of the queue. our global health correspondent has - the front of the queue. our global health correspondent has more. l the front of the queue. our global. health correspondent has more. they have been warning _ health correspondent has more. i'ia: have been warning about health correspondent has more. tia: have been warning about vaccine nationalism for months now, really since the start of the pandemic, but you get a real sense of frustration at the who now as they get ready to roll—out vaccines in the worlds poorest countries next month. and the reason for that is they know there is a real problem with supplies. problems with the uk, the eu, that america are dealing with

themselves, and so they are putting more pressure on the manufacturers, and that means that the kovac5 countries, the poorest in the world are quite likely to see a delay and vaccines getting to them now. let’s vaccines getting to them now. let's take ou vaccines getting to them now. let's take you to — vaccines getting to them now. let's take you to another— vaccines getting to them now. let's take you to another story _ vaccines getting to them now. let's take you to another story now. russia's most prominent opposition figure alexei navalny has been jailed for 30 days. he was arrested after returning to moscow for the first time since he was poisoned last year. authorities say he violated the terms of a suspended jail sentence. he released this video from a makeshift court room inside a police station. translation: the old man | in a bunker is shaking in fear. they are afraid, so they act like this, urgently, secretly in a hurry. they are afraid, and they are afraid of you. they are afraid of the people who may stop being silent, realized their strength and understand who can oppo5e them. they will ask themselves why brush all of a sudden obeys putin and a mob of terrific thieves, as soon as we realize it and take to the streets,

all of that will just stop and fade and dissolve. mr navalny was flown to germany for treatment after falling ill on a flight in siberia injuly. german doctors say he was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. mr navalny�*s team says the assassination attempt was done on orders from russian president vladimir putin. the kremlin says these claims are "absurd". alexei navalny believes he was targeted because of his high—profile campaigns against corruption in russia. he has seven million subscribers on youtube. this video was filmed just before his poisoning. in it he claims a politician appointed by president putin is corrupt. he's also a prominent figure at anti—kremlin rallies — seen here being arrested in 2018 — just before mr putin was sworn in for his fourth term as president. supporters gathered outside the police station where alexei navalny was held, calling for his release.

they also chanted "russia without putin". but mr navalny was later led away to be held in custody. here's bill browder, who successfully campaigned for sanctions against russian human rights violations. five months ago, they tried to kill him using nava chalk, putting it in his underwear and he only survived because of an accident —— novichok, of goodwill amongst regular people. the pilot brought the plane down and paramedics gave him life—saving medication. if that hadn't happened, he would be dead. they wanted him dead. and he is now in their custody. they can do anything they want to him. and these people are brazen and they show no remorse, and so he is in grave personal danger right now. western nations have piled pressure onto russia to release mr navalny. the european commission president said... the british foreign

secretary said... and here'sjoe biden's incoming national security advisor calling it... so how has that landed in moscow? eva hartog is the former editor in chief of the english—language newspaper, the moscow times. i'm afraid the russian authorities haven't been very receptive to that kind of criticism. for one, they expect it, they've been hearing this for a long time. everything is a poisoning with navalny and other huge incidents before with the annexation of crimea and such. so this has been going on for years, and if anything, the way the russian authorities respond to this kind of critique is by making it into an example of the stand off between russia and the west, for example, the russian foreign minister today said that today, the criticism that eu countries have

voiced because of navalny�*s detention is an example of the west's deep crisis, it's an example, the sign that the west is in deep crisis because of its liberal development model or something like that. so this is being turned into a political standoff between russia and the west, rather than the russian authorities taking this as valid criticism of how they manage their domestic affairs. let's speak to sergei goryashko from the bbc�*s russian service. we know now that mr no bounty has been jailed we know now that mr no bounty has beenjailed —— navalny for 30 days, what happens next? next is the court hearing which will decide _ next is the court hearing which will decide on— next is the court hearing which will decide on the 2nd of february whether— decide on the 2nd of february whether navalny can remain free and he can— whether navalny can remain free and he can go— whether navalny can remain free and he can go home safely after his 30 days of— he can go home safely after his 30 days of arrest. 0r he can go home safely after his 30 days of arrest. or he should spend hisjaii_ days of arrest. or he should spend hisjail time, the three and half years— hisjail time, the three and half years in— hisjail time, the three and half years in prison as will sentenced in 2014. _ years in prison as will sentenced in 2014. it _ years in prison as will sentenced in 2014. it was — years in prison as will sentenced in 2014, it was a suspended sentence on

an embezzlement case, and on this sentence. _ an embezzlement case, and on this sentence, navalny can actually face some _ sentence, navalny can actually face some real _ sentence, navalny can actually face some realjail time, and the question— some realjail time, and the question is what the kremlin will take the — question is what the kremlin will take the risk and put navalny behind bars or— take the risk and put navalny behind bars or if— take the risk and put navalny behind bars or if there will be really mass protests _ bars or if there will be really mass protests on— bars or if there will be really mass protests on the streets of moscow and other— protests on the streets of moscow and other russian cities. probably, they will— and other russian cities. probably, they will back down and they won't take navalny imprisoned. what kind of difference — take navalny imprisoned. what kind of difference has _ take navalny imprisoned. what kind of difference has the _ take navalny imprisoned. what kind of difference has the attempt, - take navalny imprisoned. what kind of difference has the attempt, the l of difference has the attempt, the assassination attempt on mr navalny made to his popularity in russia and his power within the political world? ~ .,. his power within the political world? ~ ., ., , his power within the political world? . ., ., , ., world? well, in fact, navalny now has real power— world? well, in fact, navalny now has real power in _ world? well, in fact, navalny now has real power in the _ world? well, in fact, navalny now has real power in the western - world? well, in fact, navalny now. has real power in the western world, i has real power in the western world, i would _ has real power in the western world, i would say, — has real power in the western world, i would say, because i have never seen _ i would say, because i have never seen such— i would say, because i have never seen such harsh reaction to navalny's detention, and there has been _ navalny's detention, and there has been a _ navalny's detention, and there has been a lot— navalny's detention, and there has been a lot of them in the last decade. _ been a lot of them in the last decade, then i have seen today. because — decade, then i have seen today. because all western countries urge from sunday evening to let navalny free, to _ from sunday evening to let navalny free, to let —

from sunday evening to let navalny free, to let them go home, to not put him _ free, to let them go home, to not put him in — free, to let them go home, to not put him in prison, and in fact, this could _ put him in prison, and in fact, this could come — put him in prison, and in fact, this could come on one hand, that's a good _ could come on one hand, that's a good thing — could come on one hand, that's a good thing for navalny, because this could be _ good thing for navalny, because this could be from opposition supporters in russia, _ could be from opposition supporters in russia, but from international perspective as well, and that's the problem _ perspective as well, and that's the problem for the kremlin. perspective as well, and that's the problem forthe kremlin. 0n perspective as well, and that's the problem for the kremlin. 0n the other— problem for the kremlin. 0n the other hand, the kremlin doesn't like, _ other hand, the kremlin doesn't like. put — other hand, the kremlin doesn't like. put in _ other hand, the kremlin doesn't like, put in particular, doesn't like _ like, put in particular, doesn't like when _ like, put in particular, doesn't like when the western world is telling — like when the western world is telling him what to do. and in this case: _ telling him what to do. and in this case, it— telling him what to do. and in this case, it could be a problem for navalny — case, it could be a problem for navalny when the western world is asking _ navalny when the western world is asking the — navalny when the western world is asking the kremlin to let navalny free, _ asking the kremlin to let navalny free, he — asking the kremlin to let navalny free, he will do that just to do what — free, he will do that just to do what the — free, he will do that just to do what the west wants. and that's a tricky— what the west wants. and that's a tricky one — what the west wants. and that's a tricky one here. i think a lot, we will see — tricky one here. i think a lot, we will see a — tricky one here. i think a lot, we will see a lot on saturday and on sunday— will see a lot on saturday and on sunday when there will be protests in moscow — sunday when there will be protests in moscow and in other cities in russia — in moscow and in other cities in russia if— in moscow and in other cities in russia. if there are lots of people on the _ russia. if there are lots of people on the streets and the kremlin probably— on the streets and the kremlin probably will back down and let navalny — probably will back down and let navalny free.— probably will back down and let navalny free. probably will back down and let navaln free. ,, ., ,, , ., navalny free. ok, sergei, thank you very much- —

a team of nepalese climbers has safely descended after becoming the first ever to reach the top of the world's second highest mountain k2 — in winter. k2, along the pakistan—china border, is notoriously challenging with hurricane—strong winds and sub—zero temperatures. one of the leading members of the team is a former gurkha and british special forces soldier nirmal purja — he's been speaking to our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani. conquering the so—called savage mountain, in the depth of winter. for decades, it defied the world's toughest climbers. now this former gurkha and british special forces soldier... this is my team here, hello! ..along with a team of other nepalese mountaineers has made history. it was super cold, and every step we climbed was an effort. so, you know, when we got to the summit, what we did was just ten metres before the summit, the whole team stopped together and, yeah, we sing the national anthem

of nepal, and we made it to the summit together. some of the, obviously, team members were very emotional as well, including myself. there are 14 mountains in the world higher than 8,000 metres. k2 was the only one yet to be scaled in winter — because it's so challenging. dozens have lost their lives on the mountain. k2 is super steep, you know. either you have to go through, you know, blue ice or rock, so it's very technical. on top of that, if you add, you know, the temperature up — to —65 degrees, you know, even —70. what kept everyone going was, everybody wanted this to their bone. the men began as members of different teams that banded together to reach the summit. a huge success for nepal, whose mountaineers have often worked out of the spotlight, supporting western climbers. secunder kermani,

bbc news, islamabad. you are watching 0utside source. more in a few minutes. stay with us. bye—bye. hello there. happy persistent rain is likely to bring some flooding over the next few days. it's all down to this area of cloud which is storm kristof. that's going to be working its way in between tuesday and thursday. it's going to be bringing some huge falls of rain. of particular concern though is the rain pushing into the peaks and pennines where we could see something like 150—200 mm of rain. the met office amber weather warning is out in force for these areas. i have to say, rivers in these areas are already running at elevated levels. that's before the bulk of christoph's rain has even begun to arrive. it will start to turn increasingly wet though overnight, and with this zone of heavy rain starting to line up across northern

ireland, north wales, north midlands and northern england, colder air further north in scotland, few wintry showers here, frost and a risk of some icy stretches. in the south, it's mild, 10 degrees in plymouth. now, through tuesday, this band of rain is going to be unrelenting across northern ireland, north wales, northern england, parts of the midlands, rain for a time across southern wales, southwest england, brighterfurther north in scotland, but still with plenty of showers packing into northern areas where we have the cold air. in england and wales, mild, 11—12 c, dry and bright across the southeast for most of the day. then into tuesday evening and overnight come into wednesday, we see further pulses of rain falling on increasingly saturated ground, so hour—by—hour, the risk of flooding and potentially some severe flooding is set to increase. we still have those big temperature contrast is well on wednesday, comical they're becoming more widespread in scotland, still mild further south in england and wales. then as we go through wednesday night, an area of low pressure begins to transfer into

the north sea, where it deepens. we start to get stronger northerly winds mixing and wales. then as we go through wednesday night, an area of low pressure begins to transfer into the north sea, where it deepens. we start to get stronger northerly winds mixing in that cold scottish air, and the rain turns to snow. heavy snow, even down to sea level, but with the snow combined with strong winds, particularly for the southern uplands, we are talking about blizzards and drifting. there may be some snow pushing into parts of northern england and north wales as well. so we do have disruptive weather on the way this week with the risk of heavy rain and flooding, may be severe flooding across parts of northern england and the midlands. as that clears through, the rain turns to heavy snow into parts of scotland wednesday night and into thursday causing issues.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is 0utside source. in the uk, the rate of covid infections continues to drop, but the number of people being admitted to hospital is stil increasing. -- still —— still increasing. we'll bring you a special report from inside the royal london hospital with staff and resources stretched to the limit. a russian court orders that the opposition politician alexei navalny be held in custody for 30 days. translation: this is impossible. what's going on here is lawlessness of the highest grade. the world health organization warns we're on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure, over the way covid—19 vaccines are shared out. the price of this failure will be played with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries.

—— paid. the fbi vets all 25,000 national guard troops in washington, providing security for wednesday's inauguration, looking for possible right—wing extremists. us defence officials say, they're concerned by the risk of "insider attacks" by service members brought in to provide security during joe biden's inauguration on wednesday. the fears have prompted the fbi, to screen all of the 25,000 members of the national guard who'll be deployed for the event. meanwhile, new video has emerged of the storming of congress earlier this month. this is some new video published by the new yorker, showing trump supporters inside the senate, rummaging through desks

and photographing document. it makes for surreal viewing. hey, look here, look... ted cruz's objection to the arizona... ..his objection, he was going to sell us out all along. what? look — "objection to counting electoral votes on the state of arizona." wait, no, that's... they shout over each other loud scream-singing meanwhile, us defence officials say there's a risk of insider attacks by service members brought in to provide security during joe biden's inauguration. the fbi is screening all 25,000 members of the national guard who will be deployed to washington. sincejoe biden's victory in the presidential election the us secret service said the shutdown was because of a nearby fire, but there was no threat to the public. the fire was contained and the lockdown that was eventually

lifted. sincejoe biden's victory in the presidential election in november, the involvement of armed groups in demonstrations has increased significantly, according to a group that tracks political violence. the fbi has warned of armed protests in all 50 states ahead of mr biden's inauguration on 20 january. there are dozens of militias across the us with varying ideologies, but generally they are anti—government. while they don't necessarily advocate violence, often they are armed and some have engaged in violent demonstrations. and experts believe the risk of violence will continue to be high even after mr biden's inauguration. joing us live is tom nolan, a former police officer and advisor to dept homeland security who is now a professor at emmanuel college. thank you so much forjoining us. let me ask you first of all, how worrying is it that the fbi is having to do security checks on the national guard? i having to do security checks on the national guard?— national guard? i think it is due diliuence national guard? i think it is due diligence on — national guard? i think it is due diligence on the _ national guard? i think it is due diligence on the part _ national guard? i think it is due diligence on the part of - national guard? i think it is due diligence on the part of the - national guard? i think it is due | diligence on the part of the fbi. national guard? i think it is due i diligence on the part of the fbi. i think given the large numbers of

national guard troops that have been deployed, it's gone from 15,000 originally a week ago to 20,000, now 25,000 - originally a week ago to 20,000, now 25,000 — most of them are armed, so i think out of prudence and abundance of caution, i think it is wise, and an undertaking that will prove i think to the overall successful operation and the inauguration going forward hopefully without incident. haifa inauguration going forward hopefully without incident.— inauguration going forward hopefully without incident. how long has there been this awareness _ without incident. how long has there been this awareness of— without incident. how long has there been this awareness of right-wing i been this awareness of right—wing groups and sympathy towards groups within some parts of the police in the united states? and if there has been there dumb echo —— this awareness, why was nothing done about it? �* ., , ., awareness, why was nothing done about it? �* . , ., ., about it? the fbi has warned law enforcement _ about it? the fbi has warned law enforcement of _ about it? the fbi has warned law enforcement of the _ about it? the fbi has warned law enforcement of the potential - about it? the fbi has warned law enforcement of the potential of l enforcement of the potential of infiltration by right—wing groups and militia groups going back at least a couple of decades, in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. so there have been intelligence reports in 2005, and

2006, they disseminated the potential for infiltration and the potential for infiltration and the potential for infiltration and the potential for sympathy towards right—wing militia groups and bites a princess groups. this is nothing new in 2021, it's not been new. this goes back years —— white supremacist groups. it's association going back to groups like the ku klux klan, this is something that's not new and is not something that is presenting itself in this inauguration. speaking of the inauguration, what you think security will be like? it's pretty clear already that it'll be something, isn't it, that it'll be something, isn't it, that it'll be big? it be something, isn't it, that it'll be bi ? , be something, isn't it, that it'll be bi? , , . ., be big? it is unprecedented in our recent history _ be big? it is unprecedented in our recent history and _ be big? it is unprecedented in our recent history and we _ be big? it is unprecedented in our recent history and we are - be big? it is unprecedented in our recent history and we are under. recent history and we are under virtual lockdown in washington, dc.

we've got 4000 metropolitan police officers, 2000 capitol police officers, 2000 capitol police officers, we've got the national guard whom we mentioned earlier. so the presence of law enforcement and its footprint is significant, and i'm optimistic that it will discourage anyone from coming to at least the us capitol with the intent of disrupting the inauguration. you are a former _ of disrupting the inauguration. you are a former advisor to the department of homeland security. what advice would you give to the authorities in the coming days? just urue authorities in the coming days? jigt urge people to continue to remain calm and vigilant. i know that the national guard are repeatedly going through drills and training, as well as the police officers assembled there. so i think to remain calm and vigilant, be aware of your

surroundings and be on the alert for any kind of deviations from the norms. i know they are being trained on various tactics and strategies here, so i think that in 48 hours' time, i'm hoping that we will have a successful outcome here in washington, dc.— successful outcome here in washington, dc. successful outcome here in washinaton,dc. ., .,. �*, , washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been ureat to washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been great to talk — washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been great to talk to _ washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been great to talk to you, _ washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been great to talk to you, thank _ washington, dc. tom nolan, it's been great to talk to you, thank you. - great to talk to you, thank you. good to talk to you too, thank you. kamala harris bag groceries in washington as kamala harris bag groceries in washington a— kamala harris bag groceries in washinuton a- ., washington as part of martin luther kin: da . a washington as part of martin luther king day. a federal— washington as part of martin luther king day. a federal holiday - washington as part of martin luther king day. a federal holiday that - washington as part of martin luther king day. a federal holiday that is i king day. a federal holiday that is commemorated annually on the third monday ofjanuary to remember the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. news that vaccines are being rolled out nationwide in the us is hopeful, but while people wait for those

programmes to take effect, the numbers of cases and deaths are soaring. this is clear in the southwestern states in particular. texas has become the first us state to administer 1 texas has become the first us state to administer1 million vaccines. but doctors are still struggling to keep up with the number of hospitalizations. here's one succulent there is a new sense of hope now that our staff is been vaccinated. but things are very difficult, our hospitals are filled with suffering, right now our icu is full. ~ ., �* . with suffering, right now our icu is full. ~ .,�* ., , , with suffering, right now our icu is full. ., ,, ~, full. we don't have beds in austin. so admitting _ full. we don't have beds in austin. so admitting patients _ full. we don't have beds in austin. so admitting patients that - full. we don't have beds in austin. so admitting patients that are - full. we don't have beds in austin. so admitting patients that are sick| so admitting patients that are sick and will be helped for a very long time, it's very disheartening. whenever we open up an alternate care site, which we did hear that is similar to a field hospital which we adjusted in a convention center, that's a big red flag. that means we are in a dire situation that we can't even care for our patients in our hospitals that we are needing to

move out of that. that should be a big red flag for our community and our government that what we're doing not working. brazil has begun its national vaccination programme after regulators gave emergency approval to two jabs. this nurse was the first to receive a covid—19 vaccine there. regulator anvisa gave the green light to vaccines from oxford—astrazeneca and china's sinovac, doses of which will be distributed among all 27 states. brazil has the world's second—highest death toll from covid—19 and cases are rising again across the country. i'm joined by camilla from the bbc�*s brazilian service. tell us more about this vaccine programme and how it's being rolled out, and what exactly is happening?- it's being rolled out, and what exactly is happening? what happened esterda in exactly is happening? what happened yesterday in brazil _ exactly is happening? what happened yesterday in brazil was _ exactly is happening? what happened yesterday in brazil was a _ exactly is happening? what happened yesterday in brazil was a surprise - yesterday in brazil was a surprise event. things were moving quite slowly here in brazil in terms of vaccination, and then we had the

regulator's approval in the first 100 jobs all of a sudden on the same day. so brazilians were really happy, but they know this is just the beginning of the challenge. we only have 6 million doses of the act to vaccine, we are negotiating with sao paulo and not the federal government, and we are waiting for another 2 million which are supposed to come from india. but we aren't sure when that will actually happen. we are talking here of a population of 210 million. but the fact is brazilians haven't seen a robust immunization plan laid out so far. the government's track record on that matter is not very encouraging, and it actually missed the opportunity to sign a contract back with pfizer in august, so we know only have two of three vaccines approved and only launched procedures to purchase vaccines in

late december. so it's worried that it could take much longer for brazilians to be vaccinated. there's been controversy _ brazilians to be vaccinated. there's been controversy over _ brazilians to be vaccinated. there's been controversy over the - brazilians to be vaccinated. there's been controversy over the efficacyl been controversy over the efficacy of the sinovac vaccine?— of the sinovac vaccine? yes, at first there _ of the sinovac vaccine? yes, at first there was. _ of the sinovac vaccine? yes, at first there was. there - of the sinovac vaccine? yes, at first there was. there was - of the sinovac vaccine? yes, at. first there was. there was heavy criticism towards the government of sao paulo because of the way the numbers were communicated. we were led to believe it was only 78 — it was around 78%, then two days later we discovered it was 53%. sinovac explained that was due to the majority of volunteers here in brazil being mainly health care workers, people on the front lines and therefore more likely to be sick, and that percentage could actually go higher once vaccinations started with the general population. but regardless, experts highlight that any efficacy rate above 50% is a game changer and extremely important for us to try to maintain the pandemic here. i important for us to try to maintain the pandemic here.—

the pandemic here. i want to tell viewers about _ the pandemic here. i want to tell viewers about president - the pandemic here. i want to tell viewers about president gyre - the pandemic here. i want to tell. viewers about president gyre pulse arrow. presidentjair bolsonaro has been heavily criticised for his handling of the pandemic. the far—right leader has played down the pandemic from the beginning, promoted an unproven treatment for the disease, and gone against measures including mask—wearing and social distancing. mr bolsonaro caught covid—19 last year and recovered, and has said he will not take a vaccine. so tell me this, what has the president's attitude done, how is it impacted people's attitude towards the vaccine? he's come out as pretty much in anti—vaxxer, if i remember correctly. he much in anti-vaxxer, ifi remember correctl . v , correctly. he did, he's been repeating — correctly. he did, he's been repeating for _ correctly. he did, he's been repeating for months - correctly. he did, he's been repeating for months now. correctly. he did, he's been i repeating for months now that correctly. he did, he's been - repeating for months now that he won't take the shot because he was already infected by the coronavirus backin already infected by the coronavirus back in july, already infected by the coronavirus back injuly, which of course doesn't make sense because of the risk of reinfection. it is important to everyone takes a vaccine, and he keeps raising doubts about the vaccines, saying his team is not important for side effects. he also

keeps repeating that the vaccine won't be compulsory for all brazilians, when he should actually be encouraging people to take it. that rhetoric resonates with his conservative base which is really loud but not that big. but to be honest, what i see the majority of brazilians are eager to take the vaccines, and polls show that the anti—vaxxer movement is actually much smaller than in many developed countries. but experts highlight it would be extremely important that the president and his team made an effort to vaccinate as many people as possible to take us out of this dire situation. unfortunately, that's not what we see happening in the short term.— the short term. camilla, thank you very much. — the short term. camilla, thank you very much, indeed. _ stay with us on outside source. still to come: australian authorities say there will be no special treatment for players, after four more people connected with the australian open tennis tournament tested positive for covid—19.

in the uk, mp5 are voting in a bid to pile pressure on the government to extend the extra £20 a week of universal credit beyond march. around six million people currently claim universal credit. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. no longer well enough to work as a roofer. retraining, relying completely on universal credit, including what's for him a vital extra £20 a week. i’sre including what's for him a vital extra £20 a week.— including what's for him a vital extra £20 a week. �* ., ., ., extra £20 a week. i've gone from not havin: extra £20 a week. i've gone from not having enough _ extra £20 a week. i've gone from not having enough to _ extra £20 a week. i've gone from not having enough to barely _ extra £20 a week. i've gone from not having enough to barely having - having enough to barely having enough. it has made a big difference. in real terms, enough. it has made a big difference. in realterms, it's enough. it has made a big difference. in real terms, it's an extra £2.50 a day. i can use that money to have the heating on an extra hour, it buy some fruit, maybe buy some eggs — even at that basic

level. buy some eggs - even at that basic level. ~ ., , ., ., ,, buy some eggs - even at that basic level. ~ ., , ., , level. with thousands of “obs being lost and hours t level. with thousands of “obs being lost and hours being _ level. with thousands of jobs being lost and hours being cut, _ level. with thousands of jobs being lost and hours being cut, there's i lost and hours being cut, there's pressure on so many households. the labor leader says right now there are 6 million people on low incomes out of work who receive universal credit. theyjust can't afford to lose that extra £20 top up, which is due to disappear in march. this £20 ulift has due to disappear in march. this £20 uplift has been _ due to disappear in march. this £20 uplift has been the _ due to disappear in march. this £20 uplift has been the difference i uplift has been the difference between making ends meet or not. we are still— between making ends meet or not. we are still in— between making ends meet or not. we are still in the middle of a pandemic, and the government wants to get— pandemic, and the government wants to get rid _ pandemic, and the government wants to get rid of— pandemic, and the government wants to get rid of that uplift, which is vital— to get rid of that uplift, which is vital to— to get rid of that uplift, which is vital to those families. it's the wrong — vital to those families. it's the wrong thing to do. but vital to those families. it's the wrong thing to do. vital to those families. it's the wron: thin to do. �* ,, , ., wrong thing to do. but keeping going would have a — wrong thing to do. but keeping going would have a huge _ wrong thing to do. but keeping going would have a huge price _ wrong thing to do. but keeping going would have a huge price tag. - wrong thing to do. but keeping going would have a huge price tag. making| would have a huge price tag. making the £20 permanent would cost about £6 billion a year — that wouldn't even be covered by a penny increase on income tax. so as one minister put it, the treasury is fighting this exceptionally hard. but growing numbers of tory mp5 themselves worry that at the end of march, too many people's finances will be just too shaky to cope with losing the cash.

and a sprinkling of them willjoin with labor tonight to keep the labor the macro payment going, defying instructions. —— labour party. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... despite a fall in the rate of covid infections in the uk, the number of people being admitted to hospital is still increasing, as the coronavirus death toll in the country approaches 90,000. australian authorities say there will be no special treatment for players after four more people connected with the australian open tennis 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. that's left more than 70 players confined to their hotel rooms in quarantine. obviously, that means no access to training courts. but some are doing their best to improvise. this is kazakh star

yulia putintseva rallying against the wall in her room — and running laps of her room to keep fit to try and prepare for the tournament. others are angry. local media reported that men's world number one, novak djokovic, had suggested players be moved into private homes with tennis courts, and be allowed to leave quarantine if they provide negative tests. here's victoria premier dan andrews�* answer. there's been a bit of chatter from a number of players about the rules. the rules apply to them as they apply to everyone else. and they were all briefed on that before they came. and that was a condition on which they came. so there's no special treatment here, people are being treated — because the virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we. so a clear "no" from the victorian state government. and other players in quarantine have also had their say about those who are complaining. japanese star taro daniel tweeted. ..

our correspondent shaimaa khalil in sydney has more. this was never going to be a straightforward tournament for tennis australia to put together the australian tennis open. it's taking place in the midst of a global pandemic, with international players coming from different parts of the world with their coaches and support staff. and what we're seeing now is these problems play out. the staging of this tournament was the subject of a lot of debate, given how strict australia's rules are in terms of international travel and in terms of its international border closure, and even the state border closures as well. so at a time when players are complaining about being locked into this quarantine, remember that many australian families are still stranded outside the country, trying to come back home. many families are actually stranded outside their respective states

because of state border closures, and how strict that was. so they're watching all of this unfold with a great deal of frustration, too. as shaima mentioned, thousands of australians are struggling to return home amid strict travel restrictions. and hopes that things could get easier have been dealt a bitter blow. department of health secretary brendan murphy told national broadcaster the abc... travel restrictions are set to continue throughout 2021 around the world as well. in the uk, new controls on travellers entering the country have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus from other countries. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. it is noticeably incredibly quiet inside gatwick airport today. to give you an idea of how quiet

it is, they airport says that they are averaging around 20 flights a day during the course of this week — that's by comparison to, say, a normal november, where it'd be about 600 flights a day. anyone arriving to the airport from abroad today will have to show that they have a negative covid test taken less than 72 hours before they depart. when they arrive, they must now quarantine for ten days — no matter where they've flown from in the world, or pay for a covid test on the fifth day. if its negative, they can leave quarantine early. as well as airports, the policy applies to the eurostar and seaports, but won't apply to anyone traveling within the uk or island, or to some jobs like hauliers. china is on course to be the only major economy to have expanded in 2020. take a look at this graph. you can see the big dip there in economic performance when the country went into a strict lockdown at the start of 2020, followed by the sharp rise when it emerged from its coronavirus outbreak. the annual growth rate of 2.3% means

it grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades — but it still outperformed every other major economy. our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani explains why. well, one of the key things that china did that the rest of the world didn't do as well was to lock down hard and quickly. you'll remember the severe lockdown that china implemented in the wake of the early stages of infections of the coronavirus. we saw entire parts of the country shut down, factories came to a grinding halt, and when economic activity in china stopped, it really stopped. and that's why we saw that historic contraction in the first quarter of 2020 of 6.8% for the chinese economy. but what that lockdown allowed china to do was to give officials time

to control the virus, to implement a strategy of contact tracing, testing, and quarantining people who they believed were at risk of infection or infecting others, i should say. that then allowed the chinese economy to stage somewhat of a recovery at a time when other parts of the world were going into their own lockdowns because of the virus. and so, that helped with demand for chinese goods, because people still needed things like masks and ppe — and chinese factories had started to produce those things again. so that allowed chinese exports to be boosted at a time when the rest of the world wasn't able to manufacture anything. government stimulus also helped, and government investment also helped. now all of that contributed to the fact that china is likely to be the only major economy to have seen positive growth in 2020, the pandemic year. but that doesn't mean it's out of the woods just yet — officials in china are very

concerned about a fresh outbreak of coronavirus cases, and that something they are trying to control right now. they've also got to contend with a new administration in the white house, to see whether or not the trade spat between the us and china will continue. and analysts say it's unlikely a biden administration will be softer on china than donald trump was. to uganda now, where people have been reacting online to the outcome of last week's presidential election as the country's internet was finally switched back on, albeit on a restricted basis. electoral authorities declared the incumbent, president yoweri museveni the winner, returning him to office for a sixth term. his main rival robert kyagulanyi — also known as the musician bobi wine — says he'll be mounting a legal challenge, alleging electoral fraud. the bbc�*s patience atuhaire reports from kampala. police and the army have maintained a presence in kampala and other urban areas. the security forces have

not allowed bobi wine, who lost the election with just over 34%, to leave his home since thursday. but the police insist that the politician is not under house arrest. it's not that robert kyagulanyi is under house arrest and so on and so forth, but we do have surveillance teams that are there and they are trying to counter any plans of instigation, that there are violent demonstrations and also mass riots that are instigated, as had been threatened by some of those agencies. bobi wine's lawyers say the former presidential candidate and his family have not accessed their farm and are soon running out of supplies. the legal team are considering challenging the poor result in court and are fast running out of time. once you have certified the results, you only have 15 days within which you can fight a petition. and in 15 days, i think about three

days are already gone, and he cannot access his royals. his agents are being arrested. his quarters have been taken over by security forces, so that is the environment in which we are piloting. the winner, president yoweri museveni, said the election had been free and fair, and he was pleased with the result in his victory speech on saturday. his supporters had celebrated in kampala and other towns a day earlier when his win was announced. ugandans have been posting celebratory messages on social media, as they are now back online. many have been posting videos and photos from voting day — four days ago — trading stories about how their favorites candidate performed in presidential and parliamentary polls. the president promised a major focus on social services, such as education and medicines in public hospitals, but many ugandans are keenly watching to see if there will be any real change from a government that has already been in power for more than three decades. patience atuhaire,

bbc news, kampala. that's it from me. thanks for watching outside source. hello there. heavy, persistent rain is likely to bring some flooding over the next few days. it's all down to this area of cloud which is storm chritoph. that's going to be working its way in between tuesday and thursday. it's going to be bringing some huge falls of rain. of particular concern, though, is the rain pushing into the peaks and pennines, where we could see something like 150—200 mm of rain. the met office amber weather warning is out in force for these areas. i have to say, rivers in these areas are already running at elevated levels. that's before the bulk of christoph's rain has even begun to arrive. it will start to turn increasingly wet though overnight, and with this zone of heavy rain starting to line up across northern ireland, north wales, the north midlands and northern england, colder air further north in scotland,

a few wintry showers here, frost and a risk of some icy stretches. in the south, it's mild, temperatures 10 celsius in plymouth. now, through tuesday, this band of rain is going to be unrelenting across northern ireland, north wales, northern england, parts of the midlands, rain for a time across southern wales, southwest england, brighter further north in scotland, but still with plenty of showers packing into northern areas where we have the cold air. in england and wales, mild, 11—12 celsius, maybe dry and bright across the southeast for most of the day. then into tuesday evening and overnight, into wednesday, we see further pulses of rain falling on increasingly saturated ground. so hour—by—hour, the risk of flooding and potentially some severe flooding is set to increase. we still have those big temperature contrasts as well on wednesday, cold air becoming more widespread in scotland, still mild further south in england and wales. then as we go through wednesday night, an area of low pressure begins to transfer into the north sea, where it deepens. we start to get stronger northerly winds mixing

in that cold scottish air. and the rain turns to snow, heavy snow, even down to sea level. but with the snow combined with strong winds, particularly for the southern uplands, we are talking about blizzards and drifting. there may be some snow pushing into parts of northern england and north wales as well. so we do have disruptive weather on the way this week with the risk of heavy rain and flooding, maybe severe flooding across parts of northern england and the midlands. as that lot clears through, the rain turns to heavy snow into parts of scotland wednesday night and into thursday causing issues.

this is bbc news with me, tim willcox. the headlines at eight... with the highest admissions yet since the pandemic began, a special report will stop so we're now going to run into a problem because we because we haven't got any beds. he's quite sick. he could die from this, by the way. i'm sorry to have to say that. but the vaccine roll—out continues apace — four million so far in the uk, and the over 70's in england are now invited to get a jab. mp5 back a labour motion calling for the £20 increase in universal credit to be continued beyond april — but conservative mp5 abstain, accusing the opposition of staging a "political stunt". as the manchester arena attack inquiry resumes, we talk to the man who tried to save the youngest

victim, saffi roussos.