this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with covid—19 in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted, butjoe biden says the bans will remain. the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers in case any of them pose a security threat to joe biden�*s inauguration tomorrow. �*grave concerns�* over the future of the justice system in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases.

uk health secretary matt hancock is self—isolating after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app. flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain to swathes of central and northern england. it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it's going to be devastating, yeah. and two more tennis players at the australian open test positive for covid—19, amid ongoing controversy over the event hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a further 6,586 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the uk in the week to january the 8th — that brings the total registered deaths close to 96,000.

data from the office for national statistics also shows that 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with coronavirus in the first week of janaury. and figures from the 0ns infection survey estimates that one in eight people in the uk had contracted covid—19 by the end of december. that means around 8.5 million people were infected in 2020. joining me now is our head of statistics, robert cuffe. can you explain the numbers we have on antibodies? the? can you explain the numbers we have on antibodies?— can you explain the numbers we have on antibodies? they tell us how many --eole are on antibodies? they tell us how many peeple are testing _ on antibodies? they tell us how many people are testing positive _ on antibodies? they tell us how many people are testing positive for - people are testing positive for evidence of a fairly recent infection, or of an infection, how many adults aged over 16, you take blood samples and to give you an indication. we think it is a little

over 10%, slightly higher in england, slightly lower in northern ireland and scotland, there is some variation around the uk. it is probably highest in london and yorkshire and humber, around 17% probably. antibodies are not the whole story with regards to fighting off an infection, though, they suggest people that antibodies are probably more likely to be able to cite one but other parts of the immune system helps and antibodies wane over time, you lose them eventually, which is why the figures for london have not changed much since we last looked at november, but it is a silver lining to so many people becoming infected, as more people becoming infected, as more people happy antibodies it makes it harder for people happy antibodies it makes it harderfor the people happy antibodies it makes it harder for the virus to spread. find harder for the virus to spread. and the overall— harder for the virus to spread. and the overall death numbers are nearly 100,000, according to the 0ns? these 100,000, according to the ons? these fiuures 100,000, according to the ons? these figures published _ 100,000, according to the ons? these figures published today _ 100,000, according to the ons? tire figures published today go until the 8th of january, so

figures published today go until the 8th ofjanuary, so it figures published today go until the 8th of january, so it is pretty likely that we have passed that milestone by now, but we do not have official confirmation at this point. these figures give us about 7000 new tests that involved coronavirus, registered in the first week in january. that is a lot up on the previous week, around 3500, but we need to be careful interpreting the weekly writers because many people who die over the christmas period, their deaths are not registered until offices open injanuary so we see spikes in coronavirus depth and the total number of deaths registered in the first week of every air. we know the deaths are increasing but the easy weekly comparison probably exaggerates age. in terms of where the uk sits globally, the uk is still sitting pretty high?— globally, the uk is still sitting re hiah? ,, ., ., globally, the uk is still sitting re hiah? ,, . globally, the uk is still sitting re hiah? , , ., ., pretty high? yes, but we had to be a bit careful, —

pretty high? yes, but we had to be a bit careful, especially _ pretty high? yes, but we had to be a bit careful, especially on _ pretty high? yes, but we had to be a bit careful, especially on measuring l bit careful, especially on measuring deaths, especially in weeks where the numbers are bouncing around because of bank holidays, registrations offices closing, we need to be very careful about not the headlines about the uk having the headlines about the uk having the worst figures. there is no question that overall the uk has been one of the hardest—hit nations and we are seeing a significant increase in deaths, but in the early weeks in january we increase in deaths, but in the early weeks injanuary we need to be wary of diving too much into the figures. but i think the new figures and care homes are interesting, as he said at the top of the other, almost 11100 care home residents died involving covid in one week, probably between a fifth and a quarter of the total number of deaths. the picture in care homes is a bit better than the first wave when they accounted for about a third of coronavirus deaths, and it looks like so far they have not been so hard hit, but we had seen more and more notifications of

infections and outbreaks in care homes in recent days so it is something we will have to watch very carefully. something we will have to watch very carefull . ., , ' something we will have to watch very carefull . ., , , ., ., ., carefully. robert cuffe, our head of statistics, thank _ carefully. robert cuffe, our head of statistics, thank you _ carefully. robert cuffe, our head of statistics, thank you very _ carefully. robert cuffe, our head of statistics, thank you very much. - ahead ofjoe biden�*s inauguration, president trump is waking up to his final full day in office today — and overnight he's announced that a ban on travellers entering the us from the uk, eu and brazil would be lifted next week. however, president—electjoe biden�*s team immediately said the restrictions will remain. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more. america's capital city is eerily quiet, and so is its president. mr trump has been largely silent after twitter permanently banned him. but there is some last—minute business. he announced a covid—19 travel ban on much of europe would be lifted. the incoming biden administration plans to reverse it, though. in a tweet, the incoming press secretary says in fact they will strengthen it. one thing they will not be able to stop are mr trump's pardons. like all outgoing presidents, he plans to use his last bit of power to grant clemency to more than 100 convicted criminals.

this is all against a backdrop of a city which has turned into a fortress. up to 25,000 troops from the national guard are here, the most since the civil war era. this nation is still reeling from the riots earlier this month. it's emerged that some of them had connections to law enforcement, and now all the inauguration security is being vetted by the army and the fbi. one of the bigger challenges will be identifying people in law enforcement who have sympathies for these groups or act in concert with them. and again law enforcement has all the authorities they need, the fbi hasjurisdiction to investigate civil rights abuses by law enforcement officers, theyjust need to prioritise that work. president—elect biden will fly into the city for his inauguration at capitol hill, he originally planned to make the trip by train. president trump will not be there, the first time that has happened in more than 150 years. he plans to leave for

florida wednesday morning with the first lady melania trump. she has delivered a goodbye address. in all circumstances, i ask every american to be an ambassador of be best. to focus on what unites us, to raise above what divides us. to always choose love over hatred, peace over violence. and others before yourself. four years on and president trump will be leaving the white house just as he entered it, with chaos and without convention. he did get his wall, though, just not the one he expected. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's get more from nomia iqbal in washington about the timetable of events. the city and the country is gearing up for the incoming president. joe biden actually arrives here in washington, dc later this morning. he will be flying in, rather than taking the train, which he normally does,

from the nearby state of delaware. that's due to security concerns. he'll be meeting the vice president elect, kamala harris. they plan to attend a memorial for the americans who've died with covid—19. joe biden�*s also expected to be putting the finishing touches to his inaugural speech, which will be aimed at unifying the country. because america's politically a really difficult country right now. the fact that you have up to 25,000 armed troops on the ground here in dc to safeguard the incoming president says a lot. but the city's leaving nothing to chance, after that deadly assault on congress earlier in the month. there is something else that's happening, as well, which is a deep clean of the white house. this is obviously joe biden�*s new home. it's a big building, six floors and more than 130 rooms. but it's also a building, which has seen outbreaks of coronavirus cases, including president trump himself, who came down with covid—19 in october. so, there will be a lot

of cleaning going on there. mr trump has been keeping a low profile, but we do expect to hear from him at some point today and tomorrow. obviously, we mentioned there covid—19 travel bans, the pardons, as well. we have heard that he is expecting or hoping to have some sort of send off at the base, where he'll be flying away from. but any hopes that he might reach out to the bidens, as they enter this new era very short lived. because he and his wife, the first lady, melania trump, do not plan to even greetjoe biden and doctorjill biden. that task is left to the chief usher of the white house. nomia iqbal. iwant nomia iqbal. i want to show you the live shots we have at the moment outside the white house, of course it is very, very early in washington, dc, but waking up in the

us to president trump is �*s last day in office. we can speak now to sir david manning, former uk ambassador to the us from 2003 to 2007. thank you so much forjoining us, is it possible to sum up your thoughts at the end of this extraordinary four years? i at the end of this extraordinary four years?— four years? i suppose it is difficult to — four years? i suppose it is difficult to reach - four years? i suppose it is i difficult to reach conclusions. four years? i suppose it is - difficult to reach conclusions. i think what we can say is that president trump leaves the white house with an america in considerable disarray, it is divided domestically, polarised in ways that are far worse and far more acute than when he took office four years ago, and he leads in america, i think, that is diminished overseas. it is less powerful, its leadership role has been diminished, and i think the other conclusion i would draw is that he has undermined the democratic process, which has impact both at home and abroad. he leaves an america divided about it

selection, he has consistently refused to accept the outcome and it has allowed opponents of democracy overseas to point the finger, so i think all of those things are part of his legacy and it is a pretty dire legacy, in my view. 50 of his legacy and it is a pretty dire legacy, in my view. so what kind of president _ dire legacy, in my view. so what kind of president will _ dire legacy, in my view. so what kind of president will joe - dire legacy, in my view. so what kind of president will joe biden i dire legacy, in my view. so what i kind of president will joe biden be, kind of president willjoe biden be, with its immense set of tasks facing him? ., . him? you are right, the third thing he has to do _ him? you are right, the third thing he has to do is _ him? you are right, the third thing he has to do is tackle _ him? you are right, the third thing he has to do is tackle this - him? you are right, the third thing. he has to do is tackle this enormous series of crises and difficulties. two things strike me very much about the last few weeks since he has been elected, his dignity and his calm, i think he has surrounded himself with an excellent team, very experienced people, and he is clearly determined to start at a very fast—paced tomorrow. i think it is important that he does, the scale of what he faces is immense and his task in a way is to make sure it is the last

four years that were the operation and that he will not be the aberration between trump won a presidency and some sort of trump two or trump clone in four years, so that means tackling the extraordinary deep divisions and antagonisms in american society with enormous energy. it is quite clear thatis enormous energy. it is quite clear that is what he wants to do. i enormous energy. it is quite clear that is what he wants to do.- enormous energy. it is quite clear that is what he wants to do. i saw a write-u that is what he wants to do. i saw a write-up of — that is what he wants to do. i saw a write-up of his _ that is what he wants to do. i saw a write-up of his announcements - that is what he wants to do. i saw a write-up of his announcements on | write—up of his announcements on policy and solicit expenditure he gave in the last three days, what do you read into that in terms of his priorities? he is targeting those at the most vulnerable ended society to begin with, which i imagine you would expect from a democrat, but he needs to get a big unifying speech tomorrow? i needs to get a big unifying speech tomorrow? ~ , , ., tomorrow? i think he is somebody who willt ve tomorrow? i think he is somebody who will try very hard _ tomorrow? i think he is somebody who will try very hard to _ tomorrow? i think he is somebody who will try very hard to do _ tomorrow? i think he is somebody who will try very hard to do that _ tomorrow? i think he is somebody who will try very hard to do that and - will try very hard to do that and more plausible than most. he has a reputation of being able to work, as

it were, what the americans call across the aisle, and i think he will try to be a president for all americans rather than divide and will, which is what president trump has done. these economic measures, the massive stimulus package he has promised, is very important notjust because america need to in the post covid era to get the economy working again but because it will tackle a lot of the issues that divide americans, which persuaded so many of the trump supporters that the system does not work for them. if america is to is its imbalance, it seems it needs a very big package like that. —— s america is to ease this imbalance. there are very interesting elements, he will be a green president, part of this package is to make sure america pursues green policies, and obviously he will also try to do

something about america's infrastructure problems, and all of that should be good forjobs and four wage packets. it is quite clear there is a strategy in the way he is going to tackle the economic and social problems.— social problems. looking at the olitical social problems. looking at the political relationship _ social problems. looking at the political relationship between l social problems. looking at the l political relationship between the uk and the us, a lot was made of the personal links between borisjohnson and donald trump, what will the political regards all that energy be like for a boris johnson political regards all that energy be like for a borisjohnson government from joe biden? like for a boris johnson government from joe biden?— from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement- _ from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark _ from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark sedwill, - from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark sedwill, the i from joe biden? there is a lot of- excitement. mark sedwill, the former cabinet secretary, said today he thinks prime ministerjohnson will be pleased thatjoe biden is the new president. he is much better place, mark sedwill, than i am to comment, but i share that view. i think sarah real pluses for the british government and the british prime minister having a biden presidency.

—— | minister having a biden presidency. —— i think there are. he has a multilateral list you want to prioritise things like climate change, working together to international institutions —— he believes in multilateralism and wants to privatise. he is almost the opposite of this volatile, destructive periods of trump. i think that number ten and the prime minister will be very pleased. but are we as useful a country, post—brexit, to the us as we once were, and will be getting tracheal? we have to be realistic and we had to remember thatjoe biden was against britain leaving the eu, he thought it would diminish us as a country and also diminish the eu, so we have to accept that we are unable to play the role in europe that we have been doing in recent years. we will have to work hard, but as i say to you, i think there are issues

where we are very close to the americans on multilateral questions, whether it is climate change, sustainability, pandemics, whatever, and borisjohnson has to piece madsen ahead of him, the g7 and the cop26 climate summit, and in those forums he ought to be able to work easily with joe forums he ought to be able to work easily withjoe biden. we will have to work harder, it will be difficult, we do count for less and there are those around joe biden who certainly look askance at the records of some of those in the present government, that i thinkjoe biden does not back rogers, i knew him slightly when i was ambassador, he reaches out and i think objectively we share many of the same policies and interests and i think we will be able to work together. jae think we will be able to work together-—

think we will be able to work touether. , ., �* .,. , .,, together. joe biden faces the most immense set _ together. joe biden faces the most immense set of— together. joe biden faces the most immense set of hurdles. _ together. joe biden faces the most immense set of hurdles. he - together. joe biden faces the most immense set of hurdles. he is - together. joe biden faces the most immense set of hurdles. he is not| immense set of hurdles. he is not young, will he be able to get through the next four years and tackle all of these? it is through the next four years and tackle all of these?— tackle all of these? it is a huge arenda tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and _ tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and i — tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and i think _ tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and i think one - tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and i think one of - tackle all of these? it is a huge agenda and i think one of the l tackle all of these? it is a huge - agenda and i think one of the things that are lighted america who are saying we will now have a predictable quantity and the white houseinjoe predictable quantity and the white house injoe biden, they need to remember that you need to concentrate on the domestic, if a domestic situation is noted that neither will the international situation be. there is an enormously talented team around him, he cannot do everything that he has people with real experience and knowledge of the jobs they will be giving. 0ne of the jobs they will be giving. one of the jobs they will be giving. one of the jobs they will be giving. one of the sad things about the last four years in the trump period has been the way in which the american government has been undermined by his indifference to expertise and his indifference to expertise and his contempt for eight, and the lack

of real grip by the ministers of his government. that will change, he will have a very talented team around him but it is a huge agenda he faces. ~ ., , ., , , he faces. with all the staffers, will it be a _ he faces. with all the staffers, will it be a bit _ he faces. with all the staffers, will it be a bit like _ he faces. with all the staffers, will it be a bit like obama's - he faces. with all the staffers, l will it be a bit like obama's said will it be a bit like 0bama's said when we look at what comes out of dc? and in terms of the direct personal relationship, we saw very strong links between tony blair and george bush, a camaraderie apparently between 0bama and david cameron. —— will it be like 0bama's third term? what will it look like itjoe biden comes to cornwall for the g7, seeing borisjohnson who politically very different to joe biden? �* , . , politically very different to joe biden? �* , ., , ., biden? british leaders have traditionally _ biden? british leaders have traditionally been _ biden? british leaders have traditionally been very - biden? british leaders have - traditionally been very different from their american counterparts. i do not think the differences in personality will be allowed to trump the need to closely together. joe biden has a long history of being a

classicist, working closely with european and british partners. i think the agenda will bring them together, even though they are very different, and i do not think the idun team will be looking for differences. —— i do not think the biden team. i also do not think it is 0bama three, i do not think it willjust be a carry on as the 0bama administration after four years, willjust be a carry on as the 0bama administration afterfour years, i administration after four years, i think administration afterfour years, i think you will find this is a president who is very committed to economic policies that are very green, progressive, ithink economic policies that are very green, progressive, i think his commitment to healing the divisions that have corrupted domestic league in america in the last four years means he will have to be radical in various ways to succeed. i think it would be a mistake to see it as

continuity. i hesitate to say he is an old man in a hurry, i think he is an old man in a hurry, i think he is a very talented man and he will be very able to tackle these things, but there is an enormous amount to do. sir but there is an enormous amount to do. ,, a, , but there is an enormous amount to do. ,, , ., do. sir david manning, very good of ou to 'oin do. sir david manning, very good of you to join us. _ do. sir david manning, very good of you to join us, thank _ do. sir david manning, very good of you to join us, thank you _ do. sir david manning, very good of you to join us, thank you so - do. sir david manning, very good of you to join us, thank you so much. l we'll have extensive coverage ofjoe biden's inauguration throughout the day tomorrow across bbc news and we'll have full coverage of the event from 4pm gmt — with a bbc news special live from washington presented by katty kay. the pandemic has created a backlog of court cases which could damage the criminaljustice system for years — that's the warning from the inspectorates for policing, prisons, probation and prosecutions. that is one of the many impacts of the pandemic we had seen here in the uk. the four criminal service watchdogs for england and wales say they have "grave concerns" after figures revealed there are now 51i,000 crown court cases

waiting to be heard. the chief inspector of probation, justin russell, will give evidence to mps alongside his counterparts from the other services later. he explained their concerns to me earlier. what we are doing today is all four chief inspectors of the criminal justice service are publishing a joint report on the derry city impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the criminaljustice system, that has come from police, probation, prosecutors and prisons. we had a shared concern about the particular impact on the courts and we have seen a huge increase in court backlogs since the end of march, mainly caused by a big reduction in the volume of cases that the courts could hear in that april tojune period of the first lockdown when i was a 50% reduction in the cases heard by the crown court, that has translated into a 44% increase in

the backlog of cases waiting for crown court trials. we are hearing about kate is having to wait until 2022 for a trial, deeply concerning to us all. —— we are hearing about cases having to wait. the to us all. -- we are hearing about cases having to wait. the government sa s it has cases having to wait. the government says it has programmes _ cases having to wait. the government says it has programmes involving - says it has programmes involving video technology and nightingale courtrooms. it's a government giving enough? it courtrooms. it's a government giving enou:h? , , , .., enough? it is investing significant resources. _ enough? it is investing significant resources. we _ enough? it is investing significant resources, we welcome _ enough? it is investing significant resources, we welcome that. - enough? it is investing significant| resources, we welcome that. they have rolled out video technology and brought 290 jury trial wins back online, they are investing in nightingale court, but that has to be sustained. the estimate is that the backlog will not disappear until at least 2023 and potentially beyond, so the investment needs to continue after years of cuts to the criminaljustice continue after years of cuts to the criminal justice system. continue after years of cuts to the criminaljustice system. with; continue after years of cuts to the criminaljustice system. criminal 'ustice system. why can't eiual criminaljustice system. why can't e . ual to criminaljustice system. why can't equal to proceed _ criminaljustice system. why can't equal to proceed fully, _ criminaljustice system. why can't equal to proceed fully, given - criminaljustice system. why can't equal to proceed fully, given the i equal to proceed fully, given the use of technology, as they would able meet in normal times —— why can't the court?

able meet in normal times -- why can't the court?— able meet in normal times -- why can't the court? the courts have got to a oint can't the court? the courts have got to a point where _ can't the court? the courts have got to a point where they _ can't the court? the courts have got to a point where they can _ can't the court? the courts have got to a point where they can deal- can't the court? the courts have got to a point where they can deal with l to a point where they can deal with the cases coming to downend crown court under magistrates' court but that has taken an awful lot of work, they have had to sit sit 7500 perspex screens, video technology, wherever possible people can give evidence over a video link, but that has onlyjust brought the system to where it was previously and they will need to go beyond that to reduce the backlog. bre will need to go beyond that to reduce the backlog.— will need to go beyond that to reduce the backlog. are there times when ou reduce the backlog. are there times when you cannot — reduce the backlog. are there times when you cannot give _ reduce the backlog. are there times when you cannot give evidence - reduce the backlog. are there times when you cannot give evidence via l when you cannot give evidence via video link? it when you cannot give evidence via video link? , when you cannot give evidence via video link?— video link? it is the decision of the church _ video link? it is the decision of the church whether _ video link? it is the decision of the church whether somebody| video link? it is the decision of. the church whether somebody has video link? it is the decision of - the church whether somebody has to physically come into court to give evidence. the lord chiefjustice has issued guidance that participant should be possible to give evidence from home wherever possible unless it is not in the evidence of justice, so there is direction from the top —— unless it is not in the interest of justice.

the top -- unless it is not in the interest ofjustice._ interest of 'ustice. this impacts domestic interest ofjustice. this impacts domestic abuse _ interest ofjustice. this impacts domestic abuse victims, - interest ofjustice. this impacts domestic abuse victims, and i interest ofjustice. this impacts i domestic abuse victims, and also prisoners on remand? the domestic abuse victims, and also prisoners on remand?— domestic abuse victims, and also prisoners on remand? the crown court he had a most — prisoners on remand? the crown court he had a most serious _ prisoners on remand? the crown court he had a most serious incidents, - he had a most serious incidents, rape, serious domestic violence cases and murder, the victims of those cases are having to wait a very long time, there has been a 35% increase in waiting times for crown court trials once somebody pleads not guilty, meaning victims having to wait until 2022, a huge concern to wait until 2022, a huge concern to us. , , , , ., to us. justin russell from the chief inspectorate _ to us. justin russell from the chief inspectorate of _ to us. justin russell from the chief inspectorate of probation. - the uk health secretary matt hancock said he is self—isolating after receiving an alert through the nhs covid—19 app. in a video posted on twitter, he said: "last night i was pinged by the nhs coronavirus app, so that means i'll be self—isolating at home, not leaving the house at all until sunday. " he also urged people to continue following the rules. here in the uk, a coroner has called for a review of smart motorways after an inquest heard the deaths of two men on a stretch of the m1 in south yorkshire could have been avoided. jason mercer and alexandru

murgeanu died when a lorry crashed into their vehicles injune 2019. the inquest heard their deaths may have been avoided if there had been a hard shoulder. highways england said it was "addressing many of the points raised" — butjason mercer's widow said urgent changes were needed. we need the hard shoulder back. and that's the only solution i'm going to accept, long term, but it's very true. we don't know anything about these motorways. and two of the people that were involved in this aren't from this country originally, so if we don't know how to use them, how are people from other countries? you know, there's been lili deaths, in total. and up to now, people haven't appreciated the role that smart motorways played in them deaths but we are understanding that now. following the inquest, highways england released a statement, saying that, "every road death is a tragis loss of life. we are determined to do all we can to make out roads as safe as possible and already addressing many of the points raised by the coroner." they go onto say they will carefully

consider any further comments raised by the coroner, once they receive the report. an update now on the progress of the vaccination rollout across the uk. in england, the latest figures show that more than four million people — mostly the over—80s, care home residents and health workers — have received their first jab. in scotland, just over a quarter of a million first doses have been administered. in wales it is 161,000, in northern ireland, 125,000. —— in wales, 151,000. oxford university has been given 100 million pounds for a new institute dedicated to research into antibiotic resistance. the donation by the chemicals company, ineos, is one of the largest in the university's history. researchers will develop new drugs and promote more responsible use of the antibiotics we have, as antibiotic—resistant "superbugs" become more common.

the uk government is facing a rebellion from its own mps who want to give british courts the power to decide if a country is committing genocide. the proposal would stop ministers agreeing trade deals with states held to be responsible for deliberate mass killings. the government argues that trade policy should be decided by parliament, not the courts. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming told me more. there's two things going on here, there's people who are concerned about the human rights issue and then there are people who are particularly worried about the situation with the uighur people and how they're being treated by the chinese authorities in the xinjiang province of china. also this is a metaphor for the brexit process in that this is all about the trade bill, the piece of legislation that will give the uk government the power to have an independent trade policy, now that brexit has happened. however, that power now looks like it's going to be shared by the house of lords, because they amended the trade bill by a group of conservative mps, because they want to do an amendment to the trade bill along these lines today, as well.

and then there is a potential now for the high court, the highest court in the land, to be able to have this right to say that a country has been found guilty of genocide and, as a result, any trade deal the uk government has with that country should be terminated. so, yes, it's a very, located in very interesting area in its own right but it's also a very big powerful metaphor for what it actually means about taking back control from the eu. -- it is —— it isa —— it is a very complicated and very interesting area. -- it is a very complicated and very interesting area.— -- it is a very complicated and very interesting area. some breaking news we are getting. _ interesting area. some breaking news we are getting, military _ interesting area. some breaking news we are getting, military personnel - we are getting, military personnel are now a medical staff in a number of midlands hospitals, including shropshire university hospital, north midlands, stoke—on—trent and wolverhampton. this is according to our political reporter in shropshire, they are saying that members of the military have been drafted in to work in shropshire's hospitals, covering four health care assistants after staff shortages

assista nts after staff shortages mea nt assistants after staff shortages meant that rolls across the princess royal in telford and the royal shrewsbury were being left uncovered. this new rotor will start after emergency surgery were suspended. the trust said they had seen sickness levels rise and colleagues shielding and self—isolating. they have had to bring in military help, they had help from a number of military combat medical practitioners. they say they do not take lightly the decision to suspend some services but must respond to the difficult situation the nhs is currently in as covid cases rights. the military has been asked to help with the vaccination roll—out also, but we will get more on this if the military are helping in front line work too. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted, butjoe biden says the bans will remain. the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers — in case any of them pose a security threat to joe biden's inauguration, tomorrow. "grave concerns" over the future of the justice system in england and wales — as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. uk health secretary, matt hancock, is self—isolating, after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app. and two more tennis players at the australian open test positive for covid—19, amid ongoing controversy over the event.

well, with one day remaining of donald trump's presidency, it's a chance for america, and the world, to take stock after one of the most turbulent presidencies in american history. 0ur former washington correspondent, paul adams, looks back at four eventful years. dramatic music plays. a proud, straight—talking bulldozer to his fans, a vulgar, dangerous showman, to his enemies. donald trump has been a president like no other. a billionaire businessman launching a hostile takeover of american politics. from this day forward, it's going to be only america first. nor has he mellowed in office. his relentless, frequently—savage use of twitter has upended the rules on presidential communication. at home, he inherited a booming economy and, for the first three years, added millions ofjobs.

so help me god. congratulations. his successful appointment of three conservative judges to the supreme court will probably go down as his most enduring achievement. but under his presidency, america's divides seem to have deepened. during last summer's black lives matter protests, the president was uncompromising. they're working today to clean out this beehive of terrorists. abroad, he withdrew from the iran nuclear deal, moved the us embassy in israel tojerusalem, and indulged in a war of words with the leader of north korea. rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. later, the two men met for an extraordinary peace summit, although little came of it. he has actively undermined international institutions and agreements, taking the united states out of global climate change

accords. he has frequently appalled fellow western leaders over his approach to trade, alliances and the war in syria. he's always seemed to favour autocrats over democrats. unwilling to believe that vladimir putin medalled in his own election. he just putin medalled in his own election. hejust said putin medalled in his own election. he just said it's putin medalled in his own election. hejust said it's not putin medalled in his own election. he just said it's not russia. putin medalled in his own election. hejust said it's not russia. i will say this — i don't see any reason why it would be. his say this - i don't see any reason why it would be.— say this - i don't see any reason why it would be. his opponents to moderate his _ why it would be. his opponents to moderate his impeachment. - why it would be. his opponents to moderate his impeachment. it - why it would be. his opponents to moderate his impeachment. it did eventually happen over the separate issue of relations with ukraine. republican stood by their man and the president survived. but his final year in office bought a new enemy, coronavirus. hale final year in office bought a new enemy, coronavirus.— final year in office bought a new enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing — enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a _ enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a great _ enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a great job - enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a great job with - enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a great job with it i and we are doing a greatjob with it and we are doing a greatjob with it and it will go away, just stay calm. mr trump tried to play it down and recommended unproven treatments and pressed ahead with packed re—election rallies. ultimately, he too succumbed to the virus, bouncing back quickly with made for tv defiance. at the polls showed his handling of the pandemic was hurting

him. when election day came, 71i middle americans voted for the president. but it wasn't enough. joe biden did even better. donald trump launched a furious attack on the democratic process, claiming the election was stolen. this is a majorfraud on our nation. after weeks of incitement... shouting. ..the president's ardent followers stormed into congress, causing death and mayhem. the president was forced to condemn it, but furious democrats launched impeachment proceedings for an unprecedented second time. we need to make sure we are safe from _ we need to make sure we are safe from this— we need to make sure we are safe from this man who was so resolutely determined — from this man who was so resolutely determined to tear down the things we hold _ determined to tear down the things we hold dear. with a second trial looming, donald trump says he won't be around to see his successor sworn in. an ignominious end to a vivid, divisive, extraordinary presidency. paul adams, bbc news. let's get more on the number of people dying from coronavirus in care homes in england and wales.

in the past hour, the latest data from the 0ns shows that 1,370 care home residents died with coronavirus in the first week to january. a little earlier i spoke to sanjivjoshi, director of the spring bank care home in barry in wales — he told me he hopes care homes will see fewer deaths as the vaccine roll—out continues. it is depressing news to see so many deaths in care homes. in the first week. we are only talking about the first week of this year. i suspect from your previous speaker, what he was saying, we have already crossed over 100,000 deaths in the country and that is really sad. and we feel for all the families. we think that with the roll—out of the vaccination, we'll start to see fewer deaths. it's not the panacea, but, nevertheless, it is probably the first step in a long journey to stabilising the new normal world that we are about to

face with covid around. and have you had any covid cases, yourselves? we've been very fortunate that our staff have worked really hard and managed to keep covid out. but there is a large element of luck in that. i think the major factor on whether covid gets into homes is the infection rates in the community. and our staff happen to be a large part of the community. and so that's one of the sources in the second and the third lockdown that we've discovered, that our infections are now coming through our staff. inadvertently and innocently. the most difficult part is that staff tend to be asymptomatic. they don't know they are carrying it and due to the nature of their work, they will bring in the virus into the home.

and so vaccination, of course, is crucial. we know that it has been rolling out across the uk. how is it proceeding where you are and across wales? it's really picked up injanuary. our home is being vaccinated, this morning. and i am absolutely pleased and delighted that we've got there. since the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine was introduced, it has been much easier to get the vaccination programmes in care homes going. and we're bearing the fruits of that. how is it working? is it going to your residents and your staff simultaneously? is it coming into you or are you all having to travel? what happened was with the pfizer vaccine available in december, our staff were vaccinated because they were visiting vaccination centres and pfizer was far more difficult to get to care homes. but, injanuary, once the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine has come on, they've been...

health workers... the nhs has been much more mobile in bringing the vaccinations to our homes. so the programme, this morning, is vaccinating our residents. most of our staff were previously vaccinated in vaccination centres. there have been reports of, you know, obviously, the hospitals are overburdened again, this time, perhaps even worse than in the first wave. of some hospitals, you know, potentially having to move people out, using care homes in some parts of the country to treat people. have you had any experience, or requests, along those lines and what do you think of that? yeah, it is a very, very tough balancing act. we've got to... our first duty is to protect our community residents and we're always very cautious on any new admissions into our homes, as that can be a source of introducing the virus to our homes. so we've put lots of stringent measures in. and hospitals and the nhs have worked with us. the health boards

have worked with us to try and ensure safe admissions. for example, once the testing process is started, we request a couple of... two negative tests before our residents come in. and that has prevented the virus being introduced to residents through admissions. finally, obviously, yourfocus is very much on the elderly and looking after them. what do you think about the debate there has been, with some people saying the vaccine should have gone out to the young so people can go back to school and into the economy because they are the ones out and about and they need protecting more than the elderly who are perhaps staying at home anyway, a bit more? yeah. i think thejcvi has got its priorities absolutely right. we will see the most fatalities in the elderly. 0ur residents tend to be at the highest end of risk with underlying conditions and their age. and to be vaccinating...

with short supplies, it's important that it's focused. and it's focused on the highest—priority groups, first. there is this argument about... the younger working person supporting the economy, too. but it's difficult choices and i think they have got it right. here in the uk, areas of northern, central and eastern england are preparing for flooding as storm christoph approaches the uk. yellow warnings have been issued for england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland — and the met office has issued an amber warning across a large swathe of the country, saying there could be a danger to life caused by floods, gales and snow. luxmy gopal has more from hebden bridge the devastating flooding that ruined countless homes and livelihoods last february will be fresh in the minds of people in parts of england braced for severe weather

in the coming hours and days. it rose up to the top, came over the top, it filled the pubs, and it absolutely destroyed all the shops you see now. for residents in hebden bridge, which has had three majorfloods in the past nine years, it's part of life, but that doesn't make it any easier. ifeel sickened, to be honest. you know, i've gone round after the last one and people are just... they're there with their head in their hands, thinking, "what am i going to do now?" one of those is hairdresserjackie, who's a flood veteran, having lived here 30 years. this could be my either sixth or seventh time of flooding. but i think it was 2015, where it took everything. it's heartbreaking, i can't tell you. to walk in there, even though i've uplifted everything and you go

in the following day, it's like, it's the mud... and there's sludge, and it'sjust everything, it'sjust everything, it's all up the walls. it'sjust everywhere, you walk in and you think, "0h, where am i going to start? i don't know where to start." after a difficult year for the hospitality sector, restaurant ownerjack has little left to pay for flood damage. it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it's going to be devastating. we've taken the bounce back loan from the government but we have already spent a load of that and obviously anything that happens over the next couple of days, is going to come from that and it'll all have to be paid back, so it's not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including here in fishlake, are preparing for the worst, hoping it won't be as severe as last time. we're taking all of the available precautions necessary, and that involves sandbagging,

for the last 24 hours, in those areas that we think are likely to be impacted by surface water or flooding. the environment agency warns that with recent rainfall and snow melt, river levels are already high and further heavy rain could also affect derbyshire, lancashire, greater manchester, merseyside and cheshire. if you receive a flood alert, please pack valuables, like medicines and insurance documents in a bag and ready to go. if you receive a flood warning, please move valuables and precious possessions upstairs and be ready to turn off gas, electricity and water. and if you receive a severe flood warning, which means you will be evacuated, please listen out for the advice and take heed of the advice of the local emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden bridge have already endured a flood and a pandemic. with severe weather ahead yet again,

their resilience is yet again being pushed to the limit. the headlines on bbc news... around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures, which also show another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted and the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration, tomorrow. "grave concerns" over the future of the justice system in england and wales — as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. it's been a bumpy start to the year for britain's schools,

which are now having to juggle remote learning, social distancing and covid testing, among many other pressures. now the dust has settled — somewhat — our reporterjohn maguire has been speaking to three head teachers from different schools to see how they are coping. finance, maintenance, personnel — and now, mass covid testing. once we got over the bombshell of having to pull this together by the start of term, it has gone remarkably well. not without its challenges, which actually for us meant that we've converted two of our geography classrooms into testing stations. so, once we'd done that, and we'd got the training and we'd identified the staff, we're now in a position to do the testing. evelyn forde is an award—winning headteacher of a secondary school in london. on your whiteboard, if you can, can you show me the first stage? few, if any, of us have been unscathed by the pandemic. but education has been turned

on its head over and over again. what we're being asked to do is, you know, above and beyond, and not something that, you know, when we're training to be teachers and all of that... it's about that interaction with young people, that face to face. and now we've shifted to online lessons, which comes with its challenges. and i think there needs to be a recognition of that, and an acceptance that, you know, we are doing an amazing job under extenuating circumstances. a smaller and rural school, but no less frenetic. staff, pupils, and parents at this primary in 0xfordshire are getting into the swing of a new term after the tumultuous start all schools experienced. now, we just need a little bit of calm, just to settle down and get things running smoothly, really, for a week, to let everybody's nerves settle down a little bit. i think the stress of the end

of the christmas holiday, that final weekend, that enormous turbulence of the sunday and the monday. i wrote to all the parents, gave them the news. and then, of course, the staff spent the rest of the afternoon setting up for full opening the next day, went home. parents put their children to bed, bathed, with their uniform set out on the chair, ready for the morning. and of course, at eight o'clock, it all changed. so that was a huge roller—coaster ride for everybody. there are a lot more pupils in class than during the first lockdown, but here, they believe that's a positive. we've got 40% of our children in, now. but there are upsides to that. i mean, one of the massive upsides is that one of the reasons it's high, is because we have got all our vulnerable children in this time, whereas last time we struggled to do that. they were much more nervous, much more reluctant to attend. so we've got that trust now and we've got them in. so, that means that we know they're all safe. we know children who struggled to access the online learning

last time, we've got them in, we're giving them all a hot meal, every day. so, you know, that is a huge weight off staff's mind, actually, to know that we've got these children. dealing with the constant problems this pandemic creates is very difficult. some say school days are the best of your life, but these are days most are longing to see the back of. john maguire, bbc news. those poor children, all desperate to go back to school. very difficult for everyone involved at the moment. as liverpool captain, jordan henderson has led his team to premier league and champions league glory. now he has a new title. he's been named as the official champion of nhs charities together for his work during the pandemic. sally nugent has more. jordan henderson, hello. hi, sally. you have been announced as the nhs charities together champion. why was it so important for you to get involved? well, it's a huge honourfor me to be asked to do it,

to support the nhs, especially at this time. and if i can help in any way, and support them in any way, i think that's the least i can do, really. so it means an awful lot to me and my family as well. and i know that you have a family connection in the nhs, don't you? and you have seen at first hand how tough things have been. yeah. so, i spoke to my cousin, stephanie, a couple of weeks ago, again. and you don't need me to tell you how tough it must be for them at this moment in time, not only dealing with the pandemic and covid, but everything else on top of that. treatment and stuff for other things. and because they're overwhelmed, it's hard for them to be able to do that at the level that they maybe would have done a year ago, which then people get frustrated. there's a lot for them to deal with, you know. do you ever worry for their welfare, their health, you know, being so involved in what's going on at the moment? everybody�*ll worry. you know, ithink, erm... ..you never expect something

like this to happen. you know, i've said it before, you probably only see this in movies. but for the nhs, that is dealing with a situation that that is now, but it's also afterwards, when things do return to normal and what they may suffer mentally. we can't let that happen because of the work they've been doing, really, for everyone. and i'm sure a lot of us look up to them. i certainly do. an incredible job they're doing, and i don't think i could do it, you know. some of the stuff that i hear, what they do and what they go through, for the families to say goodbye to each other on an ipad and things like that, is pretty tough. so, hats off to them. and then again, this is the least i can do is try and support them as much as possible. and everybody needs to try and protect them as much as possible over the next few months. what practical things do you think you could do to help nhs staff? i know at the moment

you can't go into hospitals and offer your support in that way. yeah, in the end, that's the aim, to be able to go in to different hospitals and show my support that way and speak to them, face to face. after speaking to my cousin, you know, the boost that that gives them, erm, to know that people are supporting them, people are behind them. because at the end of the day, it's probably the biggest crisis the nhs have had to deal with. i look back to when my dad was ill a few years ago, and the amazing work they've done with him and without them, he probably wouldn't be here today. you mentioned your dad there. 0bviously, lots of people will remember the brilliant pictures of you and your dad hugging after the champions league final. what's life been like for you and him? have you been able to see him, or is he shielding? well, he's high risk, obviously. especially at the start, he was shielding for a long time. so there was a long period of time where i couldn't see him and obviously, he couldn't see the grandkids. again, that's the season for everyone. it's really difficult over the past, well, nearly a year now, isn't it? ten, 11 months. it's been difficult for everyone.

so, yeah, hopefully over the next few months the vaccine can start working and we can start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. what would you say to that big team of people now who are getting ready to, you know, give those vaccines out? you know, you're team captain, captain of the premier league champions, what would be your team talk to them? you've put us on the spot there a little bit! normally, i like to prepare a little bit of something. sorry! but, erm... no, i think they've got the support of everybody across the uk, you know, and obviously we're right behind them. we thank them for everything that they're doing and they've done for us over the past year. one of the messages that i know you have been keen to put across is that it's important at this point to try and protect the nhs, and for people to take individual responsibility for looking after themselves. i think you're spot on. you know, i think mentally, i think to be able to just do a little bit of exercise

in the garden, or go for a walk or do stuff in the house, whatever it may be. just because i think that physical aspect, once you've had that physical activity, mentally, you just feel a little bit better and fresher. the likes ofjoe wicks, you know, i think that what he's doing is amazing, with the stuff the kids can follow on the telly and just get them a little bit active. because, obviously, they're not going to school at the minute. so it's little things like that that keep people going. and as much as that... ..the more of that we can do, the better for everyone, really. football has come under the spotlight because of goal celebrations — hugging, you know, pile—ons. what... what's your take on that situation? if we're being asked to try and control that, then we need to try our best to do that, and we do respect the rules. but, yeah, if we're asked to do stuff, then we need to try our best to do it. even though it can be difficult in the heat of the game. jordan, i know you're a very busy man.

i'm going to let you get back to home schooling, which i know you're particularly enjoying. i'm surprised they haven't come running in, actually, so...! yeah, we've done well. it's tough though, isn't it? it's tough? yeah, it is, it is tough. you know, i think to be fair, a lot of the time they're learning me, you know, they're asking me questions. no, it's give them some structure, as well. it's hard for them, socially. again, for children, it's so difficult not having that social aspect of seeing other people and, erm... but kids cope with it better than adults. i think, you know. they get on with it, they do their home schooling and they're always smiling. so it's a breath of fresh air for me to be able to do that, really. jordan, thank you very much indeed. thanks very much, sally. thank you. india pulled off an astonishing victory at the gabba, winning the fourth test by three wickets, to take one of the all—time great series. needing 328, they got there with three overs to spare. rishabh pant brought the victory home with an unbeatan 89. we'll have extensive coverage

ofjoe biden's inauguration throughout the day tomorrow across bbc news, bringing you full coverage of the event from 4pm gmt with a bbc news special live from washington presented by katty kay. this is the white house as it wakes up this is the white house as it wakes up to president trump's last day. now matt taylor has the weather. joanna is coming up next. storm christoph is with us. the main impact is likely to be from the rainfall rather than wind strength over the next few days. you can see the rainfall over the country, how the totals tot up and the heaviest results in some of the highest totals across southern scotland, north—west england and western parts of wales. over a months worth of rain. already saturated river catchments. that is why we could see river levels rise further and the risk of flooding. the main area of concern for the met office highlighted by the amber weather warning from northamptonshire through to the dales and lancashire. flooding likely. could be flooding in other spots

with further rain in the west of england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland especially. it won't rain everywhere today, some dry and brighter weather in east anglia and the south—east and the northern half of scotland where, after a frosty start, after some showers, a sunny but cold afternoon. further south, to go with some of the strongest winds touching gale force, the mildest of the air with temperatures peeking around 11—12. mild in england and wales and windy tonight, further rain at times in all areas but most persistent in northern england and western parts of wales. the rain eases a bit in northern ireland, it remains in the south and east of scotland but mixed in, we should see some more snow. further west, frosty and in some places and icy start to wednesday morning. wednesday we do it all again, more cloud and rain for england and wales. a wetter day for east anglia and the south—east. most persistent remains across snowdonia and in towards the north—west of england, south and east scotland some snow in the southern uplands. brightest part of the weather in western parts of scotland

and northern ireland. it is chilly. milder weather holds on for england and wales. changes in wednesday evening and through the night. stronger winds develop as christoph goes north and east and southern and eastern areas could see gales and heavy rain across england and wales through wednesday night and gradually easing from those worst affected areas. as it goes, the winds strengthen north—east england with cold air flooding in and we could see significant snow, to a0 centimetres of snow in the grampians. away from that, many will have a dry and brighter day with sunshine and showers. but all will feel cold. the upshot is, it comes in two stages. storm christoph brings heavy and persistent rain with flooding likely and it could go on after the rain has ended. but as we see christoph pull away, heavy snow and blizzards in eastern scotland. bye, for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted — as the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration tomorrow. 'grave concerns' over the future of the justice system in england and wales — as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. health secretary matt hancock is self—isolating, after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app.

flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain to swathes of central and northern england. it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it's going to be devastating, yeah. and two more tennis players at the australian open test positive for covid—19, amid ongoing controversy over the event. as the death toll across the uk from the coronavirus pandemic increases, pressure continues to mount on the nhs as the country battles against coronavirus. latest figures from the office for national statistics shows that a further 6,586 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the uk

in the week to january the 8th — that brings the total registered deaths close to 96,000. data from the office for national statistics also shows that 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with coronavirus in the first week of january. and figures from the 0ns infection survey estimates that one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid—19 by the end of december. it's higher in the england where it's one in eight people — equivalent to 12% of the population. and this morning, military personnel have been drafted in to help hospitals in the midlands — in shropshire, stoke and wolverhampton. more on that story in a moment — but let's return to that latest data from the office for national statistics. the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, explained more about figures on antibodies. well, these numbers tell us how many people are testing positive for evidence of an infection,

how many adults over 16. so you take blood samples and then it gives you an indication. we think it's a little over 10%, slightly higher in england, slightly lower in northern ireland and scotland. there is some variation around the uk. it's probably highest in london and in yorkshire and the humber, probably around 17% as opposed to around 10% there. the thing to be careful with here is antibodies aren't the whole story with regards to fighting off an infection. they do suggest people with antibodies are probably more likely to be able to fight one off, but there are other parts of the immune system that pitch in and help and antibodies wane over time, you lose your antibodies eventually, and that is why the figures for the london region haven't really changed very much since the last time we looked at this in november, but it is kind of the only silver lining to so many people becoming infected with coronavirus is that as more and more people have these antibodies, it does make it harder for the virus to spread. and robert said the figures give us

a better idea of how care homes are faring in the second wave. almost 1,400 residents in a week died involving covid. that's probably between a fifth and a quarter of the total number of deaths. the picture in care homes is a little bit better than the first wave. they accounted for about a third of the coronavirus deaths during that period and it does look like, so far, they haven't been quite as hard hit, but we have been seeing more and more notifications of infections and outbreaks in care homes in recent deaths, so it is something that we will have to be watching very carefully over the coming weeks. nadra ahmed is the executive chair of the national care association, which represents care home operators. shejoins me now. thank you forjoining us. that statistic of 1370 care home residents in england and wales dying of covid—19 in the first week of

january, it's still a very high number and of course it comes at a time when care home residents and staff are being vaccinated, so can you talk us through your perspective on the statistics and how the number of deaths is tallying with what should be happening with the vaccinations? it should be happening with the vaccinations?— hiih vaccinations? it is still a very high number _ vaccinations? it is still a very high number and _ vaccinations? it is still a very high number and it _ vaccinations? it is still a very high number and it is - vaccinations? it is still a very i high number and it is extremely worrying because we are looking after some of the most vulnerable people in the country. i think the fact that we have testing this time round has assisted, and the vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into their services, and the roll—out is happening but it's not as quick as we would all like, but then i'm sure lots of other people would say the same. i think for us, we are watching with concern because we are watching with concern because we are watching with concern because we are hearing about infections in care homes happening, and especially in care homes that were not impacted

in care homes that were not impacted in the first wave, they have remained covid—free, and we are hearing more and more of those services have got transmission in their services, so that is really worrying and that is partly to do with the new variant, and to do with the fact that most care homes are in community settings with staff living in and around. we want to see this number decreasing, not increasing in any way. in terms of rolling out the vaccine, it seems there are reports that some care staff, care home workers are saying they will not get vaccinated, and i've read a report that you are actually looking into perhaps getting legal advice on whether it can be enforced. what is the situation with that? the legal advice was — situation with that? the legal advice was not _ situation with that? the legal advice was not as _ situation with that? the legal advice was not as if—

situation with that? the legal advice was not as if it - situation with that? the legal advice was not as if it could i situation with that? the legal| advice was not as if it could be enforced, it was to support providers to understand. we cannot do this under compulsion. a lot of providers were very worried because pressure is on the providers sector to make sure all their staff are vaccinated, and of course that isn't something that we can do because employment lawyers to protect everybody, and that includes our stuff. we have tried to encourage and persuade our staff to understand why it is that they feel they don't want to have the vaccine, and then to try to give them the information, it's all about communication, it's about leadership, about making people understand the importance of the vaccine, which is partly actually to protect themselves against the virus, and in so doing to support the service as well. so i think the legal advice was very clear, unless there is legislative action from government that the law remains, we don't force our staff to

have flu injections, for example, and yet they are available throughout and people make that choice. and people have been making that choice based on a number of reasons, and we are trying to eliminate what we can through information. but of course some people won't have it, we have people who are saying that they definitely won't have it, it could be for medical reasons, it can be for cultural reasons, there are all sorts... 0rjust family reasons sorts... or just family reasons where sorts... 0rjust family reasons where they have a family that is absolutely anti—vaxxers. so we are trying to make sure we minimise that. we also have residents whose families in exceptional cases are saying they do not want the parent to have it. so we are facing a number of consent issues, but we are working through them and we will do whatever we can because we know it is for the protection of the services. away from the vaccines, the other issues obviously are just making sure that in every possible way all

protocols are being followed. the first time round there were issues with care home residents being released from hospitals into care homes without the protocols that i know you and many wanted to see followed. has that changed this time around? i followed. has that changed this time around? ., followed. has that changed this time around? ~ , ., , , , around? i think providers themselves are much more _ around? i think providers themselves are much more careful— around? i think providers themselves are much more careful about- around? i think providers themselves are much more careful about this, i are much more careful about this, because at that time we were told there was no risk to the services, but of course we know what followed. it certainly dispel that myth. so a lot of providers are very concerned, the government have also set up designated sites which are specific sites where people can be discharged into with covid, and then from there they would move. but we also have new issues that are coming through around if people have been in hospital for 1h days and done their isolation period, perhaps they can be discharged into care homes, we are just advising providers to be very careful. there is a great nervousness about taking people from

hospitals because we know there is covid in those settings. and we can't afford to introduce it into our services. the funding is not available for us to create many isolation wings into our services, and it has to be in the best interest of the people that are being discharged as well. so we are looking at many facets here to make sure that we protect the most vulnerable. that is our role, our duty, and that is what we will do. thank you. military personnel are now assisting medical staff in a number of midlands hospitals — including shropshire, university hospital north midlands in stoke—on—trent, and wolverhampton. a spokesman for the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust said: "rates of positive covid patients continue to rise in the community and this clearly has an impact on our staff. we have seen sickness levels rise and, of course, have colleagues who are shielding or self—isolating." 0ur correspondentjoanne gallacher is in shrewsbury. tell us more about the role of the

military. tell us more about the role of the milita . , , . tell us more about the role of the milita. , , ., military. this is a story that started breaking _ military. this is a story that started breaking yesterday. military. this is a story that - started breaking yesterday. there is an undisclosed number of members of the military currently working in shropshire. they are across to hospitals, the royal shrewsbury and the princess royal and telford. i seen some pictures of them this morning in a sort of classroom setting being briefed on what they will be doing. primarily they will be working in health care assistant role, that is why we know there is real pressure on the system here in shropshire. there are a number of vacancies for this week, around 30 positions that needed to be filled for today, so they will be stepping into those roles. they will be doing things like making cups of tea for patients that are there, there is no visiting at the moment except for those that are the most seriously ill, so they will be helping staff who are running around, answering phones, the stuff i've spoken to her said it is a role that is very much needed and they are hoping it's going to alleviate some of the stress on the pressure they are

under. . ., stress on the pressure they are under. ., ~' , ., ahead ofjoe biden's inauguration, president trump is waking up to his final full day in office today — and overnight he's announced that a ban on travellers entering the us from the uk, eu and brazil would be lifted next week. however, president—electjoe biden's team immediately said the restrictions will remain. 0ur washington correspondent, nomia iqbal has more. america's capital city is eerily quiet, and so is its president. mr trump has been largely silent after twitter permanently banned him. but there is some last—minute business. he announced a covid—19 travel ban on much of europe would be lifted. the incoming biden administration plans to reverse it, though. in a tweet, the incoming press secretary says in fact they will strengthen it. one thing they will not be able to stop are mr trump's pardons. like all outgoing presidents, he plans to use his last bit of power to grant clemency to more than 100 convicted criminals. this is all against a backdrop of a city which has

turned into a fortress. up to 25,000 troops from the national guard are here, the most since the civil war era. this nation is still reeling from the riots earlier this month. it's emerged that some of them had connections to law enforcement, and now all the inauguration security is being vetted by the army and the fbi. one of the bigger challenges will be identifying people in law enforcement who have sympathies for these groups or act in concert with them. and again law enforcement has all the authorities they need, the fbi hasjurisdiction to investigate civil rights abuses by law enforcement officers, theyjust need to prioritise that work. president—elect biden will fly into the city for his inauguration at capitol hill, he originally planned to make the trip by train. president trump will not be there, the first time that has happened in more than 150 years. he plans to leave for florida wednesday morning with the first lady melania trump. she has delivered a goodbye address.

in all circumstances, i ask every american to be an ambassador of be best. to focus on what unites us, to raise above what divides us. to always choose love over hatred, peace over violence. and others before yourself. four years on and president trump will be leaving the white house just as he entered it, with chaos and without convention. he did get his wall, though, just not the one he expected. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's get more from nomia iqbal about the timetable of events in washington. the city and the country is gearing up for the incoming president. joe biden actually arrives here in washington, dc later this morning. he will be flying in, rather than taking the train, which he normally does, from the nearby state of delaware. that's due to security concerns.

he'll be meeting the vice president elect, kamala harris. they plan to attend a memorial for the americans who've died with covid—19. joe biden's also expected to be putting the finishing touches to his inaugural speech, which will be aimed at unifying the country. because america's politically a really difficult country right now. the fact that you have up to 25,000 armed troops on the ground here in dc to safeguard the incoming president says a lot. but the city's leaving nothing to chance, after that deadly assault on congress earlier in the month. there is something else that's happening, as well, which is a deep clean of the white house. this is obviously joe biden's new home. it's a big building, six floors and more than 130 rooms. but it's also a building, which has seen outbreaks of coronavirus cases, including president trump himself, who came down with covid—19 in october. so, there will be a lot of cleaning going on there. mr trump has been keeping a low profile, but we do expect to hear

from him at some point today and tomorrow. obviously, we mentioned there covid—19 travel bans, the pardons, as well. we have heard that he is expecting or hoping to have some sort of send off at the base, where he'll be flying away from. but any hopes that he might reach out to the bidens, as they enter this new era, very short lived. because he and his wife, the first lady, melania trump, do not plan to even greetjoe biden and doctorjill biden. that task is left to the chief usher of the white house. that is the live picture coming from washington, 6:15am there. donald trump waking up on the last day for him as president. and he is expected

toissue him as president. and he is expected to issue more than 100 presidential pardons. it has been apparently debated with his aides whether he should issue pardons for himself or members of his family, and it's been reported that some insiders in the administration said it would make him look guilty if he did that. so the reports are that he has been dissuaded from pardoning himself or other members of his family. but that lengthy list of pardons expected to emerge later today. so we will of course throughout the day have full coverage of those events on the final day of the trump presidency. and then tomorrow, the inauguration ofjoe biden coverage, for pm on bbc one bbc news channel. health secretary matt hancock said he is self—isolating after receiving an alert through the nhs covid—19 app. in a video posted on twitter, he said, "last night i was pinged by the nhs coronavirus app,

so that means i'll be self—isolating at home, not leaving the house at all until sunday. " he also urged people to continue following the rules. the headlines on bbc news... around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures — which also show another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted — and the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration tomorrow. 'grave concerns' over the future of the justice system in england and wales — as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. a coroner has called for a review of smart motorways

after an inquest heard the deaths of two men on a stretch of the m1 in south yorkshire could have been avoided. jason mercer and alexandru murgeanu died when a lorry crashed into their vehicles injune 2019. the inquest heard their deaths may have been avoided if there had been a hard shoulder. highways england said it was "addressing many of the points raised" — butjason mercer's widow said urgent changes were needed. we need the hard shoulder back. and that's the only solution i'm going to accept, long term, but it's very true. we don't know anything about these motorways. and two of the people that were involved in this aren't from this country originally, so if we don't know how to use them, how are people from other countries? you know, there's been lili deaths, in total. and up to now, people haven't appreciated the role that smart motorways played in them deaths but we are understanding that now. with me is solictor neil hudgell, who is representing claire mercer.

and also i'm joined by sir edmund king, who is the president of the aa. welcome, both of you. i will come to you first of all, just for an explanation, edmund king, on smart motorways, because we were hearing there from claire mercer that people don't really know how they work properly, sojust don't really know how they work properly, so just explain. don't really know how they work properly, sojust explain. yes. don't really know how they work properly, so just explain.- properly, so 'ust explain. yes, i thinkthat — properly, so 'ust explain. yes, i think that is — properly, sojust explain. yes, i think that is a _ properly, sojust explain. yes, i think that is a bit _ properly, sojust explain. yes, i think that is a bit of _ properly, sojust explain. yes, i think that is a bit of a _ properly, sojust explain. yes, i think that is a bit of a problem. | think that is a bit of a problem. they were first introduced in 2006 on the m 42, and that pilot worked quite well because it had emergency refuge areas every 400 metres or so. but then when they were rolled out, those refuge areas where every 2500 metres or every mile and a half. so that was a problem because 38% of breakdowns on smart motorways happen in a live lane, and if you are in a

live lane and you cannot get over to an emergency refuge area because there aren't enough of them, then you have a problem. how they are meant to work is that, if you do break down in a live lane, you are meant to be spotted by cctv, and on 24 miles on the m25 there is a radar system for vehicle detection, but it's currently only on about 24 miles and yet there are more than 200 miles of smart motorways, so there are major failings, 200 miles of smart motorways, so there are majorfailings, and 200 miles of smart motorways, so there are major failings, and we've been campaigning on this for more than a decade. the reason they were introduced was basically to try to reduce congestion, so to add extra capacity, using the hard shoulder as running lane, either 24 hours a day or on some stretchesjust running lane, either 24 hours a day or on some stretches just when it was busy. but it is true to say that

education around smart motorways has been limited, it was only about two years ago that learners could actually go on motorways with a qualified instructor in a dual controlled car to highways england do have a campaign ready to go, it was going to be launched this week, but i think due to lockdown it has been delayed. but in the meantime there is still confusion about smart motorways. there is still confusion about smart motorways-— motorways. does your client want smart motorways... _ motorways. does your client want smart motorways... what - motorways. does your client want smart motorways... what is - motorways. does your client want smart motorways... what is have | motorways. does your client want - smart motorways... what is have you on smart motorways now going forward? ihts on smart motorways now going forward? �* , ,, on smart motorways now going forward? a on smart motorways now going forward? ~ , ., , forward? as you can imagine, she has ve stron: forward? as you can imagine, she has very strong views _ forward? as you can imagine, she has very strong views on _ forward? as you can imagine, she has very strong views on that, _ forward? as you can imagine, she has very strong views on that, she - forward? as you can imagine, she has very strong views on that, she has - very strong views on that, she has lost her_ very strong views on that, she has lost her husband. if there had been a hard _ lost her husband. if there had been a hard shoulder he would have been here today — a hard shoulder he would have been here today. so she is campaigning hard for— here today. so she is campaigning hard for the return of her shoulders. in the absence of that, for appropriate technology to be in place _ for appropriate technology to be in place and. — for appropriate technology to be in place and, as you've just heard, for an education — place and, as you've just heard, for an education piece. people experienced drivers don't know about the protocols of smart motorways,

let alone _ the protocols of smart motorways, let alone the inexperienced and foreign. — let alone the inexperienced and foreign, and these are just accidents waiting to happen. it must have been extremely _ accidents waiting to happen. it must have been extremely hard _ accidents waiting to happen. it must have been extremely hard for- accidents waiting to happen. it must have been extremely hard for your l have been extremely hard for your client to hear the lorry driver who collided with your client's husband, jason mercer and also alexandru murgeanu, that if there had been a hard shoulder things would have been different, could have been different. different, could have been different-— different. she is a very compassionate - different. she is a very compassionate soul, i different. she is a very i compassionate soul, and different. she is a very - compassionate soul, and what different. she is a very _ compassionate soul, and what she says is— compassionate soul, and what she says is that — compassionate soul, and what she says is that people make mistakes. the torry— says is that people make mistakes. the lorry driver made a mistake. her husband _ the lorry driver made a mistake. her husband technically should have pulled _ husband technically should have pulled up to the nearest refuge area, _ pulled up to the nearest refuge area, but— pulled up to the nearest refuge area, but that did not happen and where _ area, but that did not happen and where there is human and fallible abilities _ where there is human and fallible abilities they need to be safeguards in place _ abilities they need to be safeguards in place. this stretch of the motorway, when smart motorways were installed, _ motorway, when smart motorways were installed, the risk of danger to drivers— installed, the risk of danger to drivers in— installed, the risk of danger to drivers in stationary vehicles and live lanes, — drivers in stationary vehicles and live lanes, actually increased. so there _ live lanes, actually increased. so there is— live lanes, actually increased. so there is a — live lanes, actually increased. so there is a real piece of work that needs— there is a real piece of work that needs to — there is a real piece of work that needs to be done around educating

people. _ needs to be done around educating people, signposting of the necessary refuge _ people, signposting of the necessary refuge areas, and in particular the net implementation of technology, the technology that has just net implementation of technology, the technology that hasjust been referred — the technology that hasjust been referred to is only in place in part and is _ referred to is only in place in part and is not — referred to is only in place in part and is not infallible. it only operates_ and is not infallible. it only operates in certain circumstances. it operates in certain circumstances. it largely— operates in certain circumstances. it largely relies on human interaction and reporting of stationary vehicles, which in this place _ stationary vehicles, which in this place took— stationary vehicles, which in this place took six minutes to report, from _ place took six minutes to report, from the — place took six minutes to report, from the time the vehicles were stopped — from the time the vehicles were stopped to the collection, then another— stopped to the collection, then another four minutes before there was a _ another four minutes before there was a signage in place. so we are talking _ was a signage in place. so we are talking about on a fast moving carriageway a ten minute delay before — carriageway a ten minute delay before people using the motorways were made aware of the collect dough with collision.— with collision. edward king, you talked us through _ with collision. edward king, you talked us through the _ with collision. edward king, you i talked us through the controversy there's been, and last year the government agreed in spite of that history to further expand smart

motorways provided new safety measures were brought in, eight of them including a commitment to rescuing stranded motorists within ten minutes of the vehicle stopping. what we are hearing there from neil is that ten minutes was just too long in this case. is that ten minutes was 'ust too long in this caseh is that ten minutes was 'ust too long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed _ long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed a _ long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed a report _ long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed a report that - long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed a report that said - long in this case. indeed, in 2019 we exposed a report that said on| we exposed a report that said on average it actually took 17 minutes to spot a vehicle, then three minutes to put up a red x, then another 17 minutes before that vehicle was removed from the motorway, so obviously, if that happens and you are in that situation, you arejust happens and you are in that situation, you are just praying that people will abide by that red x if the red x does go up, and that they will leave that lane and not plough into you. so from the outset, one of the things we demanded was double the things we demanded was double the number of emergency refuge areas, from every mile and a half to

at least every three quarters of a mile, the transport secretary did agree to that last march, and we'd like to see more progress in filling in those gaps. in the stretch of the m1 that was referred to was one particular stretch that we pointed out to the government that the refuge areas there were spaced at over a mile apart. refuge areas there were spaced at overa mile apart. so refuge areas there were spaced at over a mile apart. so if you break down in between those refuge areas, whether there is technology or not, andindeed whether there is technology or not, and indeed there should be technology, but the technology isn't infallible, so we desperately need those extra refuge areas. we need the information campaign to actually educate drivers how to use smart motorways, what to do if there is a breakdown, and indeed drivers to keep their cars in good condition and keep fuel or if it is electric vehicle charged to minimise the risks of breaking down on a smart

motorway... just risks of breaking down on a smart motorway- - -_ motorway... just briefly, with all of those caveats _ motorway... just briefly, with all of those caveats in _ motorway... just briefly, with all of those caveats in place, - motorway... just briefly, with all of those caveats in place, you i of those caveats in place, you accept smart motorways, do you? you don't think it's time to say they are not the right thing? in don't think it's time to say they are not the right thing?- are not the right thing? in the ideal world, _ are not the right thing? in the ideal world, we _ are not the right thing? in the ideal world, we would - are not the right thing? in the ideal world, we would rather. are not the right thing? in the - ideal world, we would rather have a hard shoulder. but i think the reality is we are where we are. it will be interesting to see, after the pandemic, what traffic levels return and if traffic is much lighter on motorways as a result of more people working from home, etc, may be that situation could be reviewed. but currently we would like to see double the number of emergency refuge areas and more technology. emergency refuge areas and more technology-— technology. and, neil, a final thou:ht technology. and, neil, a final thought from _ technology. and, neil, a final thought from you _ technology. and, neil, a final thought from you on - technology. and, neil, a final thought from you on what - technology. and, neil, a finall thought from you on what your technology. and, neil, a final- thought from you on what your client will be doing going forward. mi; will be doing going forward. my client won't rest, she is after a full public— client won't rest, she is after a full public enquiry, anything short of that— full public enquiry, anything short of that will be inadequate. she sees this as _ of that will be inadequate. she sees this as money over lives at the moment _

this as money over lives at the moment-— this as money over lives at the moment. ., ,, i. ,., , this as money over lives at the moment. ., ,, i. , . moment. thank you, both, very much for 'oinin: moment. thank you, both, very much forjoining us- — moment. thank you, both, very much forjoining us. and _ moment. thank you, both, very much forjoining us. and a _ moment. thank you, both, very much forjoining us. and a statement - moment. thank you, both, very much forjoining us. and a statement from i forjoining us. and a statement from highways england says, every rodez is a tragic loss, we are determined to make our roads are safe as possible and are already addressing many of the points raised by the coroner. they go on to say they will carefully consider any further comments raised by the coroner once the report is received. it's been a bumpy start to the year for schools — which are now having to juggle remote learning, social distancing and covid testing, among many other pressures. in england schools will remain closed to all but the children of key workers until the february half term, though some fear they could remain shut for longer. speaking in front of the education committee this morning, drjenny harries said the level of infections in the community would continue to be monitored — ahead of any decision to reopen schools after half term. i think the ambition should always be that schools should be open, wherever that is appropriate,

epidemiology, because we know how important education is for children. there is a caveat with that, i think, around the current epidemiology, and i know the department for education and work closely with the department of health and social care to ensure that information is fed in. and the reason i gave a caveat is i'm sure you and the public in general are very aware that we are currently, all we have very recently, seen very high rates of infection in a community and of course we are dealing with trying to understand the implications of new variants of coronavirus. so i think with those caveats, it's a timeframe which allows us to continue to monitor the infection rates and to see the direction of travel, but it will continue to need to be observed and reviewed right up until that time period. we can speak now to jason ashbridge who is a parent and also a year 3 teacher at school in coventry.

there are suggestions schools may not reopen until after easter. what is your view of that as a parent and as a teacher? ihts is your view of that as a parent and as a teacher?— is your view of that as a parent and as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher. and _ as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, and who _ as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, and who is _ as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, and who is married - as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, and who is married to - as a teacher? as a parent, who is a teacher, and who is married to a i teacher, and who is married to a teacher, and who is married to a teacher, my views on that are we need to get how we are managing the pandemic as a whole right, and schools for the part of that but infection rates, what is going on as jenny harry's said there, in communities, affect massively what what decisions are made by me as a parent, bicycle management here at school, they've done everything they can to make it a safe as possible here, but community infection rates don't stop at the school gates. so when my autistic 14—year—old daughter goes to school the only theatre she has now she's back in school is what might i bring home to mum and dad? because it is safe in school myth... we have a lovely soup

here of a mixture of people grown ups, adults, and children, and i'm sorry, she said it there, community infection will be reflected and has been reflected in infection rates for school—age children. and as a parent, i want my daughter in school, she has her gcses next year. who knows if she will be examined. as a teacher i want to be teaching the children i teach, my wife wants to be teaching the students she teaches. but until this, the pandemic is in some sense controlled, we have to tread very carefully. hearing nickell campbell go on and on on the radio this morning about lifting lockdown, my heart sank, because it is not controlled yet. we do need, this is not me being a teacher who just wants to work from home until remote lessons, because they are hard to

do, this is me as a parent, i want it to be safe for everybody, for all children and all adults across the country before we start to release things. if that means after easter schools start to open, schools and not shut, remember, schools are still open, if it means after reset is a safer time for more children to come to school then we have to look at that. in the meantime, schools will still be open to vulnerable children, and children of key workers. like my daughter is. how are you managing at home? it is putting a burden on all households were kids or home—schooling. presumably you're not teaching your daughter there because you're teaching other kids! obviously, we are both teachers, _ teaching other kids! obviously, we are both teachers, so _ teaching other kids! obviously, we are both teachers, so it _ teaching other kids! obviously, we are both teachers, so it is - teaching other kids! obviously, we are both teachers, so it is really i are both teachers, so it is really easy! if only! my daughter is autistic so we have additional challenges. the first week of term when she wasn't home and i was in

school, my wife was supporting her during her online learning. we made a decision as a family that she should go to school. we are both key workers so it was an easy call for us technically, but also we felt it was better for her and us technically, but also we felt it was betterfor her and her education that the regularity and what she does every day is kept as regular as possible. she was a bit reticent to start with but at weekend you can drag and said, i am glad to be back at school. we are lucky that we have handed our responsibility to teach your daughter back to school, but when she is at home it is hard, and we are teachers! it is hard. i have every admiration for every parent around the country right now who is, with the support of school sending out remote learning, sending out

booklets for completing, parents are doing above and beyond. i would just say to parents, relax. just do what you can, do not stress because it is not easy. you can, do not stress because it is not eas . . ., you can, do not stress because it is not eas . ., ,, i. ., ., , not easy. thank you for 'oining us. thank not easy. thank you for 'oining us. thank you. — now it's time for a look at the weather, with matt taylor. hello, there. persistent rain and the risk of flooding will be the main concern over the next few days from storm christoph. the met office have an amber warning in force now till thursday across parts of the midlands, through lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire, towards lancashire and the dales. it's these areas that are most likely to see some flooding, but there could be some minor flooding elsewhere. persistent rain today, certainly, across much of northern england, northern ireland, western wales and just inching into southern scotland. north of that we will see something drier and brighter after a frosty start. only one or two showers, but a cold day here. to the south of it, a rain band. it's going to be a mild one — temperatures in double figures. but gusty winds, with winds touching gale force in places. much of east anglia and the south—east will stay dry with some brightness around

through the afternoon. but further rain at times here and across much of england and wales overnight. still most persistent on the hills in the west. rain easing a little bit for northern ireland, and potentially south and east scotland, but it's here we could see some sleet and snow adding to an ice risk into tomorrow morning. more rain to come across similar areas though, as we go through wednesday. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted, as the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration tomorrow.

"grave concerns" over the future of the justice system in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. health secretary matt hancock is self—isolating after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app. flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain to swathes of central and northern england. it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it's going to be devastating, yeah. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. here'sjohn watson. good morning. it's being called one of the best test series wins by an any away team — india beating australia in the fourth and final match at the gabba in brisbane, a ground where they haven't lost in 32 years. they sealed it with a record run—chase at the ground. shubman gill and rishabh pant edging them closer to a huge target of 328 on a thrilling final day.

but with wickets still falling, it all came down to a tense final few overs. pant eventually seeing india home as they won by three wickets. it's been a dramatic turnaround. india bowled out forjust 36 in the first match, tehir lowest test score. australia left to rue some missed opportunites. you know, the last two test matches were absolutely awful, but we walked into day five and both of those test matches in great positions and did a lot of good things. we have got to keep perspective on it. we have been outplayed. we had our chances to win the series and win this test match and we didn't take them. two more players have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the australian open, as well as another person who is linked to the tournament. the news comes amid growing frustration from players under the most strict quarantine rules. great britain's katie boulter is one of the lucky ones allowed to leave their rooms to practice

for up to five hours a day. she says they all have to appreciate the bigger picture. i think we need to keep things in perspective. there is a lot going on in the world right now that is more important. 0bviously, in the world right now that is more important. obviously, this means everything to mean and i am lucky and privileged to be in the position i am, but i have come from a country which are struggling so much with coronavirus and just to be in a country itself which doesn't have any, i think it is important that we respect that and i'm very lucky to be here and that is how i feel about it at the moment. earlier we spoke to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who told us melbourne residents were obviously fearful of a renewed coronavirus outbreak. many are very suspicious of all these players arriving with the risk of an increase in community transmission of covid, which has virtually been eradicated over the last few months. this is not tennis australia was my decision, this is

the victorian state government's decision, to help people, the experts, they decided the rules and unfortunately this is what the players have signed up for. arsenal players have been criticised for appearing to mock the rules put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus on the pitch. the protocols have been reinforced, telling players to avoid handshakes, high fives and hugging. but after captain pierre emerick aubameyang scored his first goal in their 3—0 win over newcastle last night, they came together as usual, before moving off and putting on what looked to be a rehearsed socially—distanced celebration. 0n social media they were accused of a lack of understanding of the crisis and the dire situation hospitals find themselves in. we're expecting an announcement from the fa to confirm who will be taking temporary charge of the england squad following the departure of phil neville. the former norway international hege riise is set to step in at their february training camp, alongside another coach. as a player, riise won the world cup and european championship in the 1990s, as well as gold

at the sydney 2000 olympic games, before going on to become a part of the united states coaching team. there will be another decision on who takes england forward for further camps, before the netherlands boss sarina wiegman takes over permanently in september. that's all the sport for now. areas of northern, central and eastern england are preparing for flooding as storm christoph approaches the uk. yellow warnings have been issued for england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland — and the met office has issued an amber warning across a large swathe of the country, saying there could be a danger to life caused by floods, gales and snow. luxmy gopal has visitied hebden bridge in west yorkshire, speaking to people who are well—used to preparing flood defences.

it rose up to the top, came over the top, filled to pubs and it destroyed all the shops that you see now. for residents in hebden bridge, which attacked three major floods in the last nine years it is part of life, but that doesn't make it any easier. i feel second, but that doesn't make it any easier. ifeel second, be honest. i have gone round after the last one and people they are at their wetter head in their hands, thinking what am i going to do now? tithe in their hands, thinking what am i going to do now?— going to do now? one of those is hairdresser— going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, _ going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, who _ going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, who is - going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, who is a - going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, who is a flood j hairdresserjackie, who is a flood better and having lived here 30 years. better and having lived here 30 ears. , .., , , years. this could be either my sectors seventh _ years. this could be either my sectors seventh time - years. this could be either my sectors seventh time of - years. this could be either my i sectors seventh time of flooding. but i think it were 2015 where it took everything. it is heartbreaking. i can tell you. to walk in there, even though i have lifted everything and you go in the

following day, it is the mods and the sludge, it is just everything. it is all up the walls. it is everywhere and you walk in and you think, where am i going to start? i don't know where to start! bitter think, where am i going to start? i don't know where to start!- don't know where to start! after a difficult year _ don't know where to start! after a difficult year for _ don't know where to start! after a difficult year for the _ don't know where to start! after a difficult year for the hospitality i difficult year for the hospitality sector, restaurant ownerjack has little left to cope with the cost of flood damage. it is little left to cope with the cost of flood damage-— flood damage. it is going to be devastating. — flood damage. it is going to be devastating, if _ flood damage. it is going to be devastating, if it _ flood damage. it is going to be devastating, if it is _ flood damage. it is going to be devastating, if it is anything i flood damage. it is going to be i devastating, if it is anything like it was in february it is going to be really devastating, yet. we have taken the bounce back from the government we have already spent a load of that and anything that happens over the next couple of days will again come from that and it will again come from that and it will all have to be paid back, so it is not looking good.— will all have to be paid back, so it is not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including _ is not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including here - is not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including here in - is not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including here in fish i yorkshire, including here in fish lake, preparing for the worst, hoping it will be as severe as last time. ~ . . ., hoping it will be as severe as last time. ~ ., ., ,, ., ., time. we are taking all of the available precautions - time. we are taking all of the i available precautions necessary, time. we are taking all of the - available precautions necessary, and that above sandbagging for the last 24 hours in those areas that we think are likely to be impacted by

surface water flooding. the environment _ surface water flooding. the environment agency warned that with recent rainfall and snow melt, river levels already high and further heavy rain could also affect derbyshire, lancashire, greater manchester, merseyside and cheshire. if you receive a flood alert, please pack valuables like medicines and insurance documents in a bag, have them ready to go. if you receive a flood warning, please move valuables and precious possessions upstairs and precious possessions upstairs and be ready to turn off gas, electricity and water. if you receive a severe flood warning, which means she will be evacuated, please listen out for the advice and take heed of the advice of the local emergency services.— take heed of the advice of the local emergency services. over the past 11 months, emergency services. over the past 11 months. people _ emergency services. over the past 11 months. people in — emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden _ emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden bridge i emergency services. over the past 11 i months, people in hebden bridge have already endured a flood and a pandemic. with severe weather ahead yet again, their resilience is being

pushed to the limits. an update now on the progress of the vaccination rollout across the uk. in england, the latest figures show that more than four million people — mostly the over—80s, care home residents and health workers — have received their first jab. in scotland, just over a quarter of a million first doses have been administered. in wales the figure stands at 151,000. northern ireland, it's125,000. oxford university has been given 100 million pounds for a new institute dedicated to research into antibiotic resistance. the donation by the chemicals company, ineos, is one of the largest in the university's history. researchers will develop new drugs and promote more responsible use of the antibiotics we have,

as antibiotic—resistant "superbugs" become more common. the pandemic has created a backlog of court cases which could damage the criminal justice system for years — that's a warning from the inspectorates for policing, prisons, probation and prosecutions. the four criminal service watchdogs for england and wales say they have "grave concerns" after figures revealed there are now 54,000 crown court cases waiting to be heard. the chief inspector of probation, justin russell, will give evidence to mps alongside his counterparts from the other services later and he been's explained his concerns to bbc news. what we are doing today is all four chief inspectors of the criminal justice service are publishing a joint report on the derry city impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the criminaljustice system, that has come from police, probation, prosecutors and prisons. we had a shared concern about the particular impact on the courts and we have seen a huge increase in court backlogs since the end of march, mainly caused by a big reduction in the volume of cases that the courts could hear in that april to june period of the first lockdown when i was a 50% reduction in the cases

heard by the crown court, that has translated into a 44% increase in the backlog of cases waiting for crown court trials. we are hearing about kate is having to wait until 2022 for a trial, deeply concerning to us all. the government says it has programmes involving video technology and nightingale courtrooms. it's a government giving enough? it is investing significant resources, we welcome that. they have rolled out video technology and brought 290 jury trial rooms back online, they are investing in nightingale courts, but that has to be sustained. the estimate is that the backlog will not disappear until at least 2023 and potentially beyond, so the investment needs to continue after years of cuts to the criminaljustice system.

campaigners say that around 75,000 self—employed women have lost out on financial support during the pandemic because they've had a baby in the last four years. they're taking the government to court on thursday — claiming the way the self—employed income support scheme is calculated — using average profits between 2016 and 2019 — penalises women who've taken maternity leave during that time. the government insists the scheme is fair. chinese authorities have managed to get in touch with 16 miners trapped underground. they say they are hungry and they have asked for sausages!

the challenges will come thick and fast for mr biden once he is in the white house. and one major issue is fomenting for him on mexico's border with guatemala, where security forces have used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of migrants who have been blocking a main road east of the capital. authorities there say they must be stopped to avoid a humanitarian crisis. the migrants have been travelling on foot from honduras, with the hope of seeking asylum in the united states thousands of kilomtres to the north. they have been held up since saturday in chiquimula in southeast guatemala, some 50 kilometers inside the border. as recent data shows the economy shrank in november and retailers suffered their worst annual sales performance on record in 2020, there is no getting away from how difficult of a time it is for businesses at the moment. so what are companies doing to future—proof themselves and ensure they are able to open when highstreets reopen? when high streets reopen? well, joining me now is angus thirlwell, ceo and co—founder of hotel chocolat, who released a trading update today. thank you forjoining us. it is a

pretty rosy one, here revenue are up 19% in the last quarter of last year. how did you manage stance against the economic backdrop? i think it comes down to brand and products and we are very fortunate that we are an online business really at heart and we are able to bring a bit of chocolate happiness in what has been an extremely miserable time for virtually everybody, so i think we just focus on what we do best and try to stay ahead of the challenges of physical retail being open and being closed and being open again. agility has been the name of the game, and our team have done an outstanding job of pulling that off. team have done an outstanding 'ob of putting that off.— pulling that off. when you describe ourself as pulling that off. when you describe yourself as an _ pulling that off. when you describe yourself as an online _ pulling that off. when you describe yourself as an online business - pulling that off. when you describe yourself as an online business at i yourself as an online business at heart, going forward, will you focus

more on that's, perhaps closing some of the footprint on the high street? no, we really love our physical retail dimension, but we started off as an online brand in the late 1990s and have always had that at the heart of the business. when we realised that we would be relying proportionally more on online business, we invested ahead of the curve and really got things moving in the summerand curve and really got things moving in the summer and i in a strong position to be able to hold things together during the peak christmas periods, so it really is the physical shops to a particular thing, which is bring instant gratification and a bit of instant chocolate happiness, whereas the online site delivers that's into households on people's behalf. both

sides played their important role. has there been any disruption to the business as a result of brexit? itaste business as a result of brexit? we have tried business as a result of brexit? - have tried to overcome that through advanced purchasing some of the key ingredients, but we manufacture virtually all of our products here in the uk and cambridgeshire, and we are ina in the uk and cambridgeshire, and we are in a slightly more insulated position than some of our retailing colleagues who import finished products. for us it was really a case of, for example, stocking up on italian hazelnuts a bit more than it would ordinarily do make sure that we can keep our chocolate praline rolling off the production lines. the financial secretary to the treasury yesterday said an online sales tax may be needed going forward to try and pay off some of

the covid—related deaths. he didn't give detail on what it would look like. what are your thoughts on the prospect of an online sales tax? taxes need to be raised to pay for essential services. taxes need to be raised to pay for essentialservices. it taxes need to be raised to pay for essential services. it does feel like it it is a bit of rebalancing required between the taxes that are raised on physical spaces eitherfor hospitality or physical retailing compared to online. that is me speaking as a brand that participates in both arenas. thank ou ve participates in both arenas. thank you very much — participates in both arenas. thank you very much for _ participates in both arenas. thank you very much forjoining - participates in both arenas. thank you very much forjoining us. - victims of female child sexual abusers face "enormous stigma and shame", according to police and charities. figures from bbc radio 4's file on four show there were over 10,400 reports of this type of abuse from 2015 to 2019 — an average of more than 2,000 a year. experts say there is still a "lack of understanding" about the extent of such abuse.

we can speak now to melanie abbott from bbc radio 4's file on four who has been investigating the story melanie, talk us through the statistics on this. itaste melanie, talk us through the statistics on this.— melanie, talk us through the statistics on this. ~ , ., statistics on this. we sent freedom of information _ statistics on this. we sent freedom of information request _ statistics on this. we sent freedom of information request all _ statistics on this. we sent freedom of information request all 45 - statistics on this. we sent freedom of information request all 45 police| of information request all 45 police forces in the uk. scotland —— scotland and northern ireland said couldn't collect and collate the data for us, but forces in england and will state reply which is where we got that average of 2,000 report to gear. it is still tiny compared to gear. it is still tiny compared to abuse perpetrated by men, but it did grew steadily over the 2015—19, with an increase of 84% on reports of sexual abuse perpetrated by women. , , , of sexual abuse perpetrated by women. , , i, of sexual abuse perpetrated by women. , , , , ., women. experts say they believe that number isjust — women. experts say they believe that number is just the _ women. experts say they believe that number is just the tip _ women. experts say they believe that number isjust the tip of— women. experts say they believe that number isjust the tip of the - number is just the tip of the iceberg, by inference i believe people are just not reporting cases.

why do they think that? experts have told us they do think it does go widely underreported. all sexual abuse is of course really difficult to report. there are barriers when it involves women because women are seen by society as the nurturing, caring sex and generally there is this view that men are abusers and women are generally seen as victims, but of course that is not always the case. , ., ., , ., case. tell us more about the perspective _ case. tell us more about the perspective that _ case. tell us more about the perspective that you - case. tell us more about the perspective that you have i case. tell us more about the i perspective that you have seen case. tell us more about the - perspective that you have seen in terms of the view of female abusers versus male abusers.— versus male abusers. certainly theole versus male abusers. certainly people have — versus male abusers. certainly people have told _ versus male abusers. certainly people have told us _ versus male abusers. certainly people have told us that - versus male abusers. certainly people have told us that they i versus male abusers. certainly - people have told us that they have found it very difficult to come forward. there is a feeling that they will be believed, there is a feeling of shame that they have allowed a woman to do this to them, and of course there are still quite unhelpful attitudes around. there was a court case a couple of years back i was quite rightly reported

where a teacher had sex with a schoolboy, an adolescent boy, and a judge in that case said what 15—year—old schoolboy could turn down such an attractive offer? experts tell us that those kinds of attitudes are not helpful. 50 experts tell us that those kinds of attitudes are not helpful.- attitudes are not helpful. so how are tolice attitudes are not helpful. so how are police responding _ attitudes are not helpful. so how are police responding to - attitudes are not helpful. so how are police responding to this? i attitudes are not helpful. so how. are police responding to this? the national are police responding to this? tis: national police council are police responding to this? ti9: national police council has are police responding to this? ti9 national police council has told us that they believe that these reports do not represent the true picture of offending and they are doing all that they can to give people the confidence to come forward and report this kind of thing. the government has also told us it is working on a new child sex abuse strategy, due to be released very soon, and they said that will tackle theissue soon, and they said that will tackle the issue of female sexual offending. the issue of female sexual offending-— the issue of female sexual offendint. :, ~' , : thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather. storm christoph is with us and the main impact is likely to be from rainfall rather than wind strength over the next few days.

you can see the rainfall footprint across the country. the heaviest and most persistent of that rain results in some of the highest totals across southern scotland, north—west england and western parts of wales, over a month's worth of rainfall for some, all flowing into already saturated river catchments. that is why we could see river levels rise further and the risk of flooding. the main area of concern for the met office is highlighted by this amber weather warning, from northamptonshire through towards the dales and lancashire. here flooding is likely. there could be flooding in other spots too with further rain at times in the west of england and wales, into southern scotland and also northern ireland, especially. it's not going to rain everywhere through today. some drier, brighter weather in east anglia and the south—east. also across the northern half of scotland where, after a frosty start, other than one or two showers, a lovely sunny, but cold afternoon. further south, though, to go with some of the strongest winds, touching gale force, the mildest of the air with temperatures peaking around 11 or 12 degrees. it will stay milder for england and wales and windy through tonight. further rain at times injust about all areas, but most persistent in northern england, western parts of wales. the rain eases a little bit in northern ireland. it remains in the south and east of scotland,

but mixed in with that we should start to see a little bit more snow. further west, frosty and in places a fairly icy start to wednesday morning. so into wednesday, we do it all again. more cloud, more rain for england and wales. it is a slightly wetter day for east anglia and the south—east. the most persistent rain remains across snowdonia in towards the north—west of england, south and east scotland. some snow on the southern uplands. the brightest of the weather in western parts of scotland and into northern ireland. it does remain chilly here. the milder weatherjust about holds on for england and wales. there will be changes through wednesday evening and through the night. stronger winds will develop as christoph starts to push its way northwards and eastwards. southern and eastern areas could see gales. heavy rain sweeps its way across england and wales through wednesday night, gradually easing from those worst affected areas, but as it goes the wind strengthens in the east of scotland and north—east england. cold air flows in and we could see some significant snow. up to around 40 centimetres of snow across the grampians. but away from that, many will have a dry and bright day with sunshine and showers, but all will feel cold. the upshot comes in two stages, really.

storm christoph brings heavy persistent rain, flooding likely. the flooding could go on even after the rain has ended, but as we see christoph pull away we could see heavy snow and blizzards in eastern scotland. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news — the headlines: 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted — as the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration tomorrow. 'grave concerns' over the future of the justice system in england and wales — as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. health secretary matt hancock is self—isolating, after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app. flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain

to swathes of central and northern england. it's going to be devastating. if it's anything like it was in february, it's going to be really devastating, yeah. and two more tennis players at the australian open test positive for covid—19, amid ongoing controversy over the event. as the death toll across the uk from the coronavirus pandemic increases, pressure continues to mount on the nhs as the country battles against coronavirus. latest figures from the office for national statistics shows that a further 6,586 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the uk in the week to january the 8th —

that brings the total registered deaths close to 96,000. data from the office for national statistics also shows that 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with coronavirus in the first week of january. and figures from the 0ns infection survey estimates that one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid—19 by the end of december. it's higher in the england where it's one in eight people — equivalent to 12% of the population. and this morning, military personnel have been drafted in to help hospitals in the midlands — in shropshire, stoke and wolverhampton. we'll get more on that story in a moment — but first let's speak to the bbc head of statistics robert cuffe about that latest data from the 0ns. took us through the latest figures. the most recent figures on the deaths, as you said, suggest a sharp

increase, but we need to be a little careful on reading too much into... in a single week, because you get a lag in registrations. this is the first week of the year, goes to the h of january, first week of the year, goes to the h ofjanuary, and often we first week of the year, goes to the h of january, and often we see that many people who die around christmas time, their death doesn't get registered until the offices open again in the new year. that big increase we seen week on week, we need to be a little careful reading too much into it, although the general trends are clear, we are heading in the wrong direction with a number of deaths increasing every week, that may be not quite as much as those headline figures suggest. in terms of people with antibodies in some areas it's actually incredibly high, in london 15%, took us through those. 50 incredibly high, in london 15%, took us through those.— us through those. so in london we are seeing — us through those. so in london we are seeing around _ us through those. so in london we are seeing around 15 _ us through those. so in london we are seeing around 15 or _ us through those. so in london we are seeing around 15 or 1696 - us through those. so in london we are seeing around 15 or 1696 of - are seeing around 15 or 16% of people have antibodies, that is probably only overtaken by yorkshire and the humber at close to 17%.

we've seen generally since the last time this was analysed two months ago, increases across the uk, generally around one in ten, one in eight people showing antibodies. that doesn't mean, of course, that they are necessarily immune, the fact those numbers change over time doesn't give us the full picture because there are other parts of the immune system that do help to fight off infections. but what these numbers do tell us is the only silver lining to the grim numbers we've seen regularly about increasing numbers of people getting infected, as the number of people with antibodies goes up, perhaps the number of people who can fight off the infection is increasing, and it does get harderfor the infection is increasing, and it does get harder for it to spread. so there is a silver lining around some not great news, there. military personnel are now assisting medical staff in a number of midlands hospitals — including shropshire, university hospital north midlands in stoke on trent, and wolverhampton.

a spokesman for the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust said "rates of positive covid patients continue to rise in the community and this clearly has an impact on our staff. we have seen sickness levels rise and, of course, have colleagues who are shielding or self—isolating." earlier i spoke to our correspondent joanne gallacher in shrewsbury about the role the military is set to play. this is a story that started breaking yesterday. there is an undisclosed number of members of the military currently working in shropshire. they are across two hospitals, the royal shrewsbury and the princess royal in telford. i've seen some pictures of them this morning in a sort of classroom setting, being briefed on what they will be doing. primarily they will be working in a health care assistant role, that is where we know there is real pressure on the system here in shropshire. there are a number of vacancies for this week, around 30 positions that needed to be filled for today, so they will be stepping into those roles.

they will be doing things like making cups of tea for patients that are there, there is no visiting at the moment except for those that are the most seriously ill, so they will be helping staff, running around, answering phones, and the staff i've spoken to have said it is a role that is very much needed and they are hoping it's going to alleviate some of the stress and the pressure they are under. an update now on the progress of the vaccination rollout across the uk. in england, the latest figures show that more than four million people — mostly the over—80s, care home residents and health workers — have received their firstjab. in scotland, just over a quarter of a million first doses have been administered. in wales the figure stands at 151,000. and in northern ireland it's 125,000. health secretary matt hancock said he is self—isolating after receiving an alert through the nhs covid—19 app. in a video posted on twitter, he said: "last night i was pinged by the nhs coronavirus app, so that means i'll be

self—isolating at home, not leaving the house at all until sunday. " he also urged people to continue following the rules. ahead ofjoe biden's inauguration, president trump is waking up to his final full day in office today — and overnight he's announced that a ban on travellers entering the us from the uk, eu and brazil would be lifted next week. however, president—electjoe biden's team immediately said the restrictions will remain. 0ur washington correspondent, nomia iqbal has more. america's capital city is eerily quiet, and so is its president. mr trump has been largely silent after twitter permanently banned him. but there is some last—minute business. he announced a covid—19 travel ban on much of europe would be lifted. the incoming biden administration plans to reverse it, though. in a tweet, the incoming press secretary says in fact they will strengthen it. one thing they will not be able to stop are mr trump's pardons. like all outgoing presidents,

he plans to use his last bit of power to grant clemency to more than 100 convicted criminals. this is all against a backdrop of a city which has turned into a fortress. up to 25,000 troops from the national guard are here, the most since the civil war era. this nation is still reeling from the riots earlier this month. it's emerged that some of them had connections to law enforcement, and now all the inauguration security is being vetted by the army and the fbi. one of the bigger challenges will be identifying people in law enforcement who have sympathies for these groups or act in concert with them. and again law enforcement has all the authorities they need, the fbi hasjurisdiction to investigate civil rights abuses by law enforcement officers, theyjust need to prioritise that work. president—elect biden will fly into the city for his inauguration at capitol hill, he originally planned to make the trip by train. president trump will not be there, the first time that has happened

in more than 150 years. he plans to leave for florida wednesday morning with the first lady melania trump. she has delivered a goodbye address. in all circumstances, i ask every american to be an ambassador of be best. to focus on what unites us, to raise above what divides us. to always choose love over hatred, peace over violence. and others before yourself. four years on and president trump will be leaving the white house just as he entered it, with chaos and without convention. he did get his wall, though, just not the one he expected. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's take a look at what is planned for inauguration day. the ceremony gets underway at 1600 gmt, which is 1100 o'clock on the east coast.

lady gaga will sing the national anthem in front of a small, socially—distanced gathering — without the crowds usually seen on the washington mall. people have instead been asked to watch from home. vice president—elect kamala harris will be sworn in first — byjustice sonia sotomayor — the first woman of colour to be vice president being sworn in by the first woman of colour to sit on the supreme court. it is then the turn of president—electjoe biden. he will take the oath of office and become president one minute after president trump's term ends at noon eastern time. he will give his inaugural address and take part in ceremonies with the military to reflect the peaceful transfer of power. the new president will then go to arlington national cemetary to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown solider before receiving a presidential escort to the white house. in the evening, there will be a star—studded gala event broadcast on television and social media channels in the us called 'celebrating america',

hosted by tom hanks. let's look at the locations today. the sun rising over the capitol building there in washington. it's just after 7am there. and, as we've seen over recent days, enormous security around that building, with members of the national guard sleeping inside in preparation for the events of tomorrow. and there is the events of tomorrow. and there is the white house, the president and first lady spending the last day today before departing tomorrow. and, as you will no doubt know by now, they will not be involved with the inauguration ceremony tomorrow. there will be no direct handover between the trumps and bidens. the vines have not been invited to the white house to look around, as has been traditional, previously. let's speak to our washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue. i mention the security ahead of the

inauguration tomorrow, just talk us through the concerns and how high the security levels are now. this is where the security is really ramped up now, over 20,000 members of the national guard inside the city, inside the beltway, securing the capital and the roads around it. this steels fence that is going all the way round the main monuments as well. we are told the balcony where joe biden and kamala harris will take the oath of office has been blocked off by barriers from line of sight from surrounding roads and from the national mall is a security precaution. even those living in those famous washington row houses near the capital, you will remember pictures of those for those who loved the house of cards television series, they are in the opening titles, those famous houses, the people living there having to go in and out of their own homes through

police checkpoints. so it is incredibly tight. the fbi and the secret service also saying they are monitoring everything online, and making a distinction between what they call aspirational chatter and intentional chatter. to you and me, thatis intentional chatter. to you and me, that is people spouting off with no means or real prospect of doing anything, and those who do have the intention and the real means and where was all in skills to create real problems, trying to discern the difference between those two forms of threat. ,:, , difference between those two forms of threat. , ., ,, difference between those two forms of threat. , :, ,, , ., president trump will be spending his last day issuing a raft of pardons, it's thought he would issue around 100 pardons. it is his privilege to do so, as a lot of pardons, there was speculation as to whether he would pan himself are members of his family, but it's thought that won't happen. so we will, of course, throughout the day bring you full coverage of what happens there. 0vernight already the president

tried to implement something for next week after his out of office, joe biden's incoming administration said that won't happen. we'll have extensive coverage ofjoe biden's inauguration throughout the day tomorrow — there will be full coverage from 4pm, with a bbc news special live from washington, presented by katty kay. you're watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures, which also show another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted. also, the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration tomorrow. "grave concerns" over the future of the justice system in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. sport and for a full roundup,

from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. the afternoon. it's being called one of the best test series win by an away team. india beating australia in the fourth and final match at the gabba in brisbane. a ground when i'm sight haven't lost in 32 years. india sealed it with record run chase. they got past a huge target of 328 on a thrilling final day as they went on to win by three wickets with just 18 balls to spare. it's been a dramatic turnaround, let's not forget india bowled out for 36 in the first match of the series. the lowest score. and australia have been left to rue some missed opportunities as well. the been left to rue some missed opportunities as well. the last two test matches _ opportunities as well. the last two test matches we _ opportunities as well. the last two test matches we absolutely - opportunities as well. the last two | test matches we absolutely copped it, but we walked in today, five on those test match is in positions and a lot of good things. so we've got to keep on it, we'd been outplayed, we had our chances to win the series and win this test match, and we

didn't take them. two players have tested positive the coronavirus head of the australian open as well as another person who is linked to the tournament. the news comes amid growing frustration from players under the most strict quarantine rules. great britain's katie boulter is one of the lucky ones allowed to leave their rooms to practice for up to five hours a day. she says they have to appreciate the bigger picture. i think we need to keep things in perspective, there's a lot going on in the world right now that are more important. 0bviously in the world right now that are more important. obviously this means anything to me and i'm very lucky and privileged to be in the position i am, but i've come from a country which is struggling so much with coronavirus and just to be in a country itself which doesn't have any i think it's very important we respect that and i'm very lucky to be here and that is how i feel about it at the moment. we are expecting an announcement from the fa to confirm who will be taking charge of the england squad.

the former norway international is set to step in for their february training camp alongside another new coach. she is her country's most capped player winning the champion ship in the 1990s as well as gold at the sydney 0lympics. before going on to become a part of the us coaching team. the netherlands boss takes over permanently in september. that is all for now, other back at about half past one with another update. the confederation of british industry is calling on the chancellor to give more help to businesses ahead of the budget in march. among some of the measures it's calling for is the extension of thejob retention scheme, more time for payment of vat bills, and an extension of the business rate holiday. i'm joined now by rain newton—smith, chief economist of the confederation of british industry. welcome. tell us more about the measures you want to see. i think what we do know is, despite

the optimism we are all taking from seeing the vaccine roll—out all around us, is it still going to be really tough for businesses and households over the coming months. so we are calling on the chancellor to act now, to really support business through these coming months will stop there is a series of measures that are due to come to an end in march and april, and businesses can't face that cliff edgein businesses can't face that cliff edge in the end of support. so what we would like to see is thejob retention scheme, at the moment that is set to end in april, we would like the chancellor to act now to be clear that that scheme will be in place till the end ofjune, and then have some targeted job support thereafter. particularly for businesses like our airports, our creative industries, our hospitality and leisure, and some of the businesses that could still face restrictions looking further into the spring. i think it's then also

looking at business rates relief, again that comes to an end for hospitality and leisure at the end of march, but i think we know there may still be restrictions beyond that, so we would like to see some targeted support beyond the end of march. and finally, there is much the chancellor could do around the 80 deferrals, just a way of easing some of the cash flow pressure on businesses now, because we know the more businesses that survive through these coming weeks, the more likely we will see our economy on a sustainable recovery, and i think thatis sustainable recovery, and i think that is what we are all hoping for. 0bviously, everything that is agreed to has a price tag, and yesterday we were hearing about the labour vote calling for the £20 a week uplift on universal credit to be extended, and the message from the government was, if that were to happen, the price tag is there and it is 6 billion for that. so everything is being looked at through that prism. how do you

justify the costs of the measures you are talking about going forward, when obviously everything... there are so many areas that are pushing for support? riff are so many areas that are pushing for support?— are so many areas that are pushing forsu-tort? , :, for support? of course, there are so many measures _ for support? of course, there are so many measures of— for support? of course, there are so many measures of support - for support? of course, there are so many measures of support that - for support? of course, there are so many measures of support that we i for support? of course, there are so i many measures of support that we do need, but we do think it's really important that the chancellor focuses on spending right now and supporting both low income households where things are really tough at the moment and businesses that can help to create jobs. i think further down the track, we do need to think about how we can raise taxes sensibly and how we get our public finances back on to a sustainable path, but right now the way to do that is to focus on growth in our economy, and helping businesses survive, because the more growth we see in the economy, the sooner we see that recovery takes hold, the more revenues we will see coming into the chancellor's offers,

and that is what is really important, getting this recovery going, getting growth going again. and then further down the track, we need to think about how we sensibly ensure that we have tax rises that help to encourage business investment, and that fall in the broadest of shoulders.- investment, and that fall in the broadest of shoulders. the uk government is facing a rebellion from its own mps who want to give british courts the power to decide if a country is committing genocide. the proposal would stop ministers agreeing trade deals with states held to be responsible for deliberate mass killings. the government argues that trade policy should be decided by parliament, not the courts. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming has more. there's two things going on here, there's people who are concerned about the human rights issue and then there are people who are particularly worried about the situation with the uighur people and how they're being treated by the chinese authorities in the xinjiang province of china. also this is a metaphor for the brexit process in that this

is all about the trade bill, the piece of legislation that will give the uk government the power to have an independent trade policy, now that brexit has happened. however, that power now looks like it's going to be shared by the house of lords, because they amended the trade bill by a group of conservative mps, because they want to do an amendment to the trade bill along these lines today, as well. and then there is a potential now for the high court, the highest court in the land, to be able to have this right to say that a country has been found guilty of genocide and, as a result, any trade deal the uk government has with that country should be terminated. so, yes, it's a very complicated and very interesting area in its own right but it's also a very big powerful metaphor for what it actually means about taking back control from the eu. let's speak to the conservative mp nus ghani, who is leading the amendment. welcome, thank you forjoining us.

how would you envisage it working? the amendment if passed, even though it sounds quite complicated what we're trying to do is quite simple. we know the united nations is no longer capable in investigating or declaring a genocide whilst it is taking place because of the veto is that countries like china and russia have. we know that because we are signatories to the genocide convention, that we have an obligation to either prevent a genocide or ensure we are not trading with a genocidal state. so what we're trying to do is establish a situation where we know the international courts are failing so using our uk courts who will be absolutely fair in the evidence they are presented with and make a judgment on genocide. thatjudgment is then applied by parliament and a decision is then made by ministers and by government. it's basically to ensure that we are not trading with a genocidal state and also giving those interested parties to have their cases raised at court if they believe genocide is taking place. so

the specific example being given is of the uighur muslim populations population in china. would you say there should be no trade between the uk and china of that? is there should be no trade between the uk and china of that?— uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what _ uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what this _ uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what this man _ uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what this man will- uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what this man will do i uk and china of that? is not for me to decide. what this man will do is| to decide. what this man will do is allow the uighur people to present a case to the courts of the uk. the situation in xinjiang is horrific, only this week the body deputies have written quite a stark letter saying even though they are very rarely like to contrast the holocaust, they believe similar abuses are taking place in xinjiang, over 2 million people are incarcerated, and why it matters with traders if we are then involved in buying or purchasing or trading those products produced by people who are being terminated or are putting into slave labour, then it is an issue for us to discuss. it is not for me to decide whether genocide is taking place. we would normally rely on the united nations, we know it cannot do that, so we are

therefore obliged to investigate ourselves and we say the courts can do that. with the court decides denton side is taking place that is for the government to take forward. but if the courts decide based on the evidence presented to them that genocide is taking place, why would we not want to evaluate those relationships and those trading partnerships? ih relationships and those trading partnerships?— relationships and those trading partnerships? in the end, trade obviously comes _ partnerships? in the end, trade obviously comes down - partnerships? in the end, trade obviously comes down to - partnerships? in the end, trade i obviously comes down to economic growth in a country and being able to support the nation, and i'm thinking back to robin cook, the labour foreign secretary long time ago, when he said there should be an ethicalforeign policy, and after it didn't happen in the way he envisaged it was described as an idealistic desire that wasn't going to happen in the real world. is there something akin to that? i to happen in the realworld. is there something akin to that? i hope not. we there something akin to that? i hope not- we already _ there something akin to that? i hope not. we already have _ there something akin to that? i hope not. we already have quite _ there something akin to that? i hope not. we already have quite high - not. we already have quite high values and standards in our trading

relationships. the threshold of genocide is incredibly hard to reach because it is the vilest of all crimes. but if the genocide is taking place and only the courts can decide that, then we should have a moment to reflect on the countries we are trading with if we are bartering with countries that are profiting from genocide.- bartering with countries that are profiting from genocide. the pandemic has created a backlog of court cases which could damage the criminal justice system for years — that's a warning from the inspectorates for policing, prisons, probation and prosecutions. the four criminal service watchdogs for england and wales say they have "grave concerns" after figures revealed there are now 54,000 crown court cases waiting to be heard. the chief inspector of probation, justin russell, will give evidence to mps alongside his counterparts from the other services later — and he been's explained his concerns to bbc news.

what we're doing today is all for chief inspectors of the criminal justice service are publishing a joint report on the very severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the criminaljustice system and those impacts have come on all parts of the system, police probation, prosecutors and prisons. but we had a shared concern about the particular impacts on the courts, and we've seen a huge increase in court backlogs since the end of march. that was mainly caused by a big reduction in the volume of cases that the courts could hear in that april to june period of the first lockdown when i was a 50% reduction in the cases heard by the crown court, that has translated into a 44% increase in the backlog of cases waiting for crown court trials. we are hearing about cases having to wait until 2022 for a trial, which is deeply concerning to us all. the government says it has programmes involving video technology and nightingale courtrooms.

is the government doing enough? it is investing significant resources, we welcome that. they have rolled out video technology and brought 290 jury trial wins back online, they are investing in nightingale court, but that has to be sustained. the estimate is that the backlog will not disappear until at least 2023 and potentially beyond, so the investment needs to continue after years of cuts to the criminaljustice system. oxford university has been given £100 million for a new institute dedicated to research into antibiotic resistance. the donation by the chemicals company ineos is one of the largest in the university's history. researchers will develop new drugs and promote more responsible use of the antibiotics we have, as antibiotic—resistant "superbugs" become more common. now it's time for a look at the weather, with matt taylor. hello, there. persistent rain and the risk of flooding will be the main concern over the next few days from storm christoph. the met office have an amber warning in force now till thursday across parts of the midlands,

through lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire, towards lancashire and the dales. it's these areas that are most likely to see some flooding, but there could be some minor flooding elsewhere. persistent rain today, certainly, across much of northern england, northern ireland, western wales and just inching into southern scotland. north of that we will see something drier and brighter after a frosty start. only one or two showers, but a cold day here. to the south of it, a rain band. it's going to be a mild one — temperatures in double figures. but gusty winds, with winds touching gale force in places. much of east anglia and the south—east will stay dry with some brightness around through the afternoon. but further rain at times here and across much of england and wales overnight. still most persistent on the hills in the west. rain easing a little bit for northern ireland, and potentially south and east scotland, but it's here we could see some sleet and snow adding to an ice risk into tomorrow morning. more rain to come across similar areas though, as we go through wednesday. bye for now.

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. that data also shows another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted. also, as the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat to joe biden's inauguration tomorrow. "grave concerns" over the future of the justice system in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. health secretary matt hancock is self—isolating after receiving an alert from the nhs test and trace app. flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain to swathes of central and northern england.

well, with one day remaining of donald trump's presidency, it's a chance for america, and the world, to take stock after one of the most turbulent presidencies in american history. 0ur former washington correspondent, paul adams looks back at four eventful years. dramatic music plays. a proud, straight—talking bulldozer to his fans, a vulgar, dangerous showman, to his enemies. donald trump has been a president like no other. a billionaire businessman launching a hostile takeover of american politics. from this day forward, it's going to be only america first. nor has he mellowed in office. his relentless, frequently—savage use of twitter has upended the rules on presidential communication. at home, he inherited a booming economy and, for the first three years, added millions ofjobs.

so help me god. congratulations. his successful appointment of three conservative judges to the supreme court will probably go down as his most enduring achievement. but under his presidency, america's divides seem to have deepened. during last summer's black lives matter protests, the president was uncompromising. they're working today to clean out this beehive of terrorists. abroad, he withdrew from the iran nuclear deal, moved the us embassy in israel tojerusalem, and indulged in a war of words with the leader of north korea. rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. later, the two men met for an extraordinary peace summit, although little came of it. he has actively undermined international institutions and agreements, taking the united states out of global climate change accords. he has frequently appalled fellow western leaders over his approach to trade,

alliances and the war in syria. he's always seemed to favour autocrats over democrats. unwilling to believe that vladimir putin medalled in his own election. he just said it's not russia. i will say this — i don't see any reason why it would be. his opponents demanded his impeachment. it did eventually happen over the separate issue of relations with ukraine. republican stood by their man and the president survived. but his final year in office bought a new enemy, coronavirus. we are prepared and we are doing a greatjob with it and it will go away, just stay calm. mr trump tried to play it down and recommended unproven treatments and pressed ahead with packed re—election rallies. ultimately, he too succumbed to the virus, bouncing back quickly with made—for—tv defiance. but polls showed his handling of the pandemic was hurting him.

when election day came, 74 middle americans voted for the president. but it wasn't enough. joe biden did even better. donald trump launched a furious attack on the democratic process, claiming the election was stolen. this is a majorfraud on our nation. after weeks of incitement... shouting. ..the president's ardent followers stormed into congress, causing death and mayhem. the president was forced to condemn it, but furious democrats launched impeachment proceedings for an unprecedented second time. we need to make sure we are safe from this man who is so resolutely determined to tear down the things we hold dear. with a second trial looming, donald trump says he won't be around to see his successor sworn in. an ignominious end to a vivid, divisive, extraordinary presidency. paul adams, bbc news. it's been a bumpy start to the year for schools, which are now having to juggle remote learning, social—distancing

and covid testing among many other pressures. in england, schools will remain closed to all but the children of key workers until the february half—term, though some fear they could remain shut for longer. speaking in front of the education committee this morning, drjenny harries said the level of infection in the community would continue to be monitored ahead of any decision to open schools after half—term. i think the ambition should always be that schools should be open, wherever that is appropriate, epidemiologically, because we know how important education is for children. there is a caveat with that, i think, around the current epidemiology, and i know the department for education are working closely with the department of health and social care to ensure that information is fed in. and the reason i gave a caveat is i'm sure you and the public in general are very aware that we are currently, or we have very recently, seen very high rates of infection in the community, and of course we are dealing with trying

to understand the implications of new variants of coronavirus. so i think with those caveats, it's a timeframe which allows us to continue to monitor the infection rates and to see the direction of travel, but it will continue to need to be observed and reviewed right up until that time period. earlier, i spoke to jason ashbridge, a parent and also a year 3 teacher at school in coventry. he said the infection rates need to be under control before school gates reopen. as a parent who is a teacher, and who is married to a teacher, my views on that are we need to get how we are managing the pandemic as a whole right, and schools are a part of that but infection rates, what is going on asjenny harries said there, in communities, affect massively what decisions are made by me as a parent, by school management — here at school, they've done

everything they can to make it as safe as possible here, but community infection rates don't stop at the school gates. so when my autistic 14—year—old daughter goes to school, the only fear she has now she's back in school is, what might i bring home to mum and dad? because this "it is safe in school" myth... we have a lovely soup here of a mixture of people, grown—ups, adults, and children. and i'm sorry, jenny harries said it there — community infection will be reflected and has been reflected in infection rates for school—age children. and as a parent, i want my daughter in school, she has her gcses next year. who knows if she will be examined. as a teacher, i want to be teaching the children i teach, my wife wants to be teaching the students she teaches. but until the pandemic

is in some sense controlled, we have to tread very carefully. hearing nicky campbell go on and on, on the radio this morning about lifting lockdown, my heart sank, because it is not controlled yet. we do need... this is not me being a teacher who just wants to work from home and do remote lessons, because they are hard to do — this is me as a parent, i want it to be safe for everybody, for all children and all adults across the country before we start to release things. if that means after easter schools start to open... schools are not shut, remember — schools are still open. if it means after easter is a safer time for more children to come to school then we have to look at that. in the meantime, schools will still be open to vulnerable children, and children of key workers, like my daughter is. how are you managing at home?

0bviously, how are you managing at home? obviously, it is putting a burden on all households were kids home—schooling. you are both teachers but presumably you are not teaching your daughter there because you're teaching other kids! 0bviously, because we are both teachers, it is really easy! if only! my daughter is autistic so we have other challenges. we made a decision as a family that she should go to school. we are both key workers so it was an easy call for us technically, but also we felt it was better for her and us technically, but also we felt it was betterfor her and her education that the regularity and what she does every day is kept as regular as possible. she was a bit reticent to start with, but at the weekend she said, i'm glad i'm back in school.

we are lucky that we handed our responsibility to teach our daughter back to school, but one she is at home it is hard, and we are teachers! it is hard. i have every admiration for every parent around the country right now he is, with the country right now he is, with the support of schools who are sending out remote learning, sending out booklets, the parents are still doing above and beyond. i would just say to parents, relax. just do what you can, do not stress, because it is not easy. you can, do not stress, because it is not easy-— you can, do not stress, because it is not eas . , :, ,, , is not easy. some breaking news. the government — is not easy. some breaking news. the government is — is not easy. some breaking news. the government is setting _ is not easy. some breaking news. the government is setting up _ is not easy. some breaking news. the government is setting up a _ is not easy. some breaking news. the government is setting up a new- government is setting up a new regulator with powers to ban the use of dangerous building materials. it follows evidence at the grand belltower enquiry, that manufacturers covered up dangerous materials. that enquiry is not expected to report for at least

another year. that fire killed 71 people. the government is saying that this new regulator that will be set up will be able to prosecute companies who flout the rules. ministers have said that revelations at the granville enquiry had been deeply disturbing and they have ordered a review of product testing because of abuses in the system of testing. that announcement in the past few moments from the housing secretary of the new regulator with powers to ban the use of dangerous building materials, and also to prosecute companies who flout the rules does pre—empt the findings of the grand belltower enquiry. —— grand areas of northern, central and eastern england are preparing for flooding as storm christoph approaches the uk. yellow warnings have been issued for england, wales,

northern ireland and southern scotland and the met office has issued an amber warning across a large swathe of the country, saying there could be a danger to life caused by floods, gales and snow. luxmy gopal has visitied hebden bridge in west yorkshire speaking to people who are well—used to preparing flood defences. the devastating flooding will be fresh in the mind in parts of england braced for heavy weather in coming hours and days. england braced for heavy weather in coming hours and days. it rose up to the top, came over the top, filled to pubs and it destroyed all the shops that you see now. for residents in hebden bridge, which has had three majorfloods in the last nine years it is part of life, but that doesn't make it any easier. ifeel sickened, to be honest.

i have gone round after the last one and people are there with their head in their hands, thinking what am i going to do now? one of those is hairdresserjackie, who is a flood veteran having lived here 30 years. this could be either my sixth or seventh time of flooding. but i think it were 2015 where it took everything. it is heartbreaking. i can tell you. to walk in there, even though i have lifted everything and you go in the following day, it is the muds and the sludge, it is just everything. it is all up the walls. it is everywhere and you walk in and you think, where am i going to start? i don't know where to start! after a difficult year for the hospitality sector, restaurant ownerjack has little left to cope with the cost of flood damage. it is going to be devastating, if it is anything like it was in february it is going to be really devastating, yet. we have taken the bounce back loan from the government we have already spent a load of that and anything that happens over the next couple

of days will again come from that and it will all have to be paid back, so it is not looking good. other parts of yorkshire, including here in fishlake, are preparing for the worst, hoping it won't be as severe as last time. we are taking all of the available precautions necessary, and that involves sandbagging for the last 24 hours in those areas water or flooding. the environment agency warned that with recent rainfall and snow melt, river levels already high and further heavy rain could also affect derbyshire, lancashire, greater manchester, merseyside and cheshire. if you receive a flood alert, please pack valuables like medicines and insurance documents in a bag, have them ready to go. if you receive a flood warning, please move valuables and precious possessions upstairs and be ready to turn off gas, electricity and water.

if you receive a severe flood warning, which means she will be evacuated, please listen out for the advice and take heed of the advice of the local emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden bridge have already endured a flood and a pandemic. with severe weather ahead yet again, their resilience is being pushed to the limits. a british man has been killed in an avalanche in the swiss alps skiing in verbier. the 38—year—old, who lives there, was among ten people swept away from the slopes yesterday morning. eight other people escaped uninjured. 0ne morning. eight other people escaped uninjured. one was flown to hospital with serious injuries. a spokesperson has said that the snowdrift came loose and carried the skier, as well as another person who was further down at the time. the

38—year—old british man has not been named. an investigation has been launched and it comes after several days of heavy snowfall across switzerland, which is also claimed the life of another skier who died after being caught up in an avalanche while skiing in gstaad. after being caught up in an avalanche while skiing in gstaad. 32 million americans claim irish heritage, and one of the most famous of those is the president—electjoe biden. his roots lie in the county mayo town of ballina, with a population ofjust 10,000. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagher has been speaking to his relatives there. the people of this nation have spoken. they've delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory. supporters ofjoe biden celebrating in the us. and thousands of miles away, and across the atlantic, the irish town of ballina also marks the moment. in fact, the twists and turns of the election campaign

were followed closely here, asjoe biden is the descendant of edward blewitt, a ballina man who emigrated to the us after the great famine. joe biden may have been born in america, but here, he is seen as ballina's famous son. yeah, there's been an enormous amount of excitement around ballina, because, obviously, it feels like we're connected with someone so powerful now at this stage, the town itself. i suppose because of his trip here in 2016, while he was the vice president, and he got to meet so many locals from the town, the day that he arrived. i suppose that's what makes that connection even greater now. being related to president—elect biden is just incredible, it's amazing. to know somebody so personally and have a relationship with somebody that's that high up, it is pretty special. and it's... 0bviously, we'll do all we can to support him from this end in ireland.

joe biden's irish family was there when he was surprised with the presidential medal of freedom in the white house and lorita spent time with him before the election. i was very fortunate to go on his campaign trail in february. i went to nevada, spent a couple of weeks there. and it was just amazing to experience that up close and personal. to spend time on the american campaign trail of the president, of the now—president of the united states. joe biden isn't the only president with roots in ballina. the first woman to serve as irish president, mary robinson, is from the town. he is also not the first commander—in—chief with irish heritage. barack 0bama, ronald reagan, and john f kennedy, to name but a few. and how isjoe biden feeling about becoming one of the most powerful men in the world? i got to speak to him and his team over the last couple of days and last couple of weeks so, yeah. 0bviously, they have a massive job

to do and so much work on. but they're all pretty happy and confident and looking forward to a big job ahead. joe biden speaks proudly of his irish heritage, as the bbc�*s nick bryant found out. mr bryant, a quick word with the bbc. bbc? i'm irish! with britain having left the european union and hoping for a trade deal with the us, officials in the uk will be hoping they can cultivate their own special relationship. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. as liverpool captain jordan henderson has led his team to premier league and champions league glory. now he has a new title. he's been named as the official champion of nhs charities together for his work during the pandemic. sally nugent reports. jordan henderson, hello. hi, sally.

you have been announced as the nhs charities together champion. why was it so important for you to get involved? well, it's a huge honourfor me to be asked to do it, to support the nhs, especially at this time. and if i can help in any way, and support them in any way, i think that's the least i can do, really. so it means an awful lot to me and my family, as well. and i know that you have a family connection in the nhs, don't you? and you have seen at first hand how tough things have been. yeah. so, i spoke to my cousin, stephanie, a couple of weeks ago, again. and you don't need me to tell you how tough it must be for them at this moment in time, not only dealing with the pandemic and covid, but everything else on top of that. treatment and stuff for other things. and because they're overwhelmed, it's hard for them to be able to do that at the level that they maybe would have done a year ago, which then people get frustrated. there's a lot for them to deal with, you know. do you ever worry for their welfare,

their health, you know, being so involved in what's going on at the moment? everybody�*ll worry. you know, ithink, erm... ..you never expect something like this to happen. you know, i've said it before, you probably only see this in movies. but for the nhs, that is dealing with a situation that that is now, but it's also afterwards, when things do return to normal and what they may suffer mentally. we can't let that happen because of the work they've been doing, really, for everyone. and i'm sure a lot of us look up to them. i certainly do. an incredible job they're doing, and i don't think i could do it, you know. some of the stuff that i hear, what they do and what they go through, for the families to say goodbye to each other on an ipad and things like that, is pretty tough. so, hats off to them. and then again, this is why the least i can do is try and support them as much as possible. and everybody needs to try and protect them as much as possible over the next few months. what practical things do you think

you could do to help nhs staff? i know at the moment you can't go into hospitals and offer your support in that way. yeah, in the end, that's the aim, to be able to go in to different hospitals and show my support that way and speak to them, face to face. after speaking to my cousin, you know, the boost that that gives them, erm, to know that people are supporting them, people are behind them. because at the end of the day, it's probably the biggest crisis the nhs have had to deal with. i look back to when my dad was ill a few years ago, and the amazing work they've done with him and without them, he probably wouldn't be here today. you mentioned your dad there. 0bviously, lots of people will remember the brilliant pictures of you and your dad hugging after the champions league final. what's life been like for you and him? have you been able to see him, or is he shielding? well, he's high risk, obviously. especially at the start, he was shielding for a long time. so there was a long period of time where i couldn't see him and obviously, he couldn't see the grandkids. again, that's the

season for everyone. it's really difficult over the past, well, nearly a year now, isn't it? ten, 11 months. it's been difficult for everyone. so, yeah, hopefully over the next few months, the vaccine can start working and we can start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. what would you say to that big team of people now who are getting ready to, you know, give those vaccines out? you know, you're team captain, captain of the premier league champions, what would be your team talk to them? you've put us on the spot there a little bit! normally, i like to prepare a little bit of something. sorry! but, erm... no, i think they've got the support of everybody across the uk, you know, and obviously we're right behind them. we thank them for everything that they're doing and they've done for us over the past year. one of the messages that i know you have been keen to put across is that it's important at this point to try and protect the nhs, and for people to take individual responsibility for looking

after themselves. i think you're spot on. you know, i think mentally, i think to be able to just do a little bit of exercise in the garden, or go for a walk or do stuff in the house, whatever it may be. just because i think that physical aspect, once you've had that physical activity, mentally, you just feel a little bit better and fresher. the likes ofjoe wicks, you know, i think that what he's doing is amazing, with the stuff the kids can follow on the telly and just get them a little bit active. because, obviously, they're not going to school at the minute. so it's little things like that that keep people going. and as much as that... ..the more of that we can do, the better for everyone, really. football has come under the spotlight because of goal celebrations — hugging, you know, pile—ons. what... what's your take on that situation? if we're being asked to try and control that, then we need to try our best to do that, and we do respect the rules. but, yeah, if we're asked

to do stuff, then we need to try our best to do it. even though it can be difficult in the heat of the game. jordan, i know you're a very busy man. i'm going to let you get back to home schooling, which i know you're particularly enjoying. i'm surprised they haven't come running in, actually, so...! yeah, we've done well. it's tough though, isn't it? it's tough. yeah, it is, it is tough. you know, i think to be fair, a lot of the time they're learning me, you know, they're asking me questions. no, it's give them some structure, as well. it's hard for them, socially. again, for children, it's so difficult not having that social aspect of seeing other people and, erm... but kids cope with it better than adults, ithink, you know. they get on with it, they do their home schooling and they're always smiling. so it's a breath of fresh air for me to be able to do that, really. jordan, thank you very much indeed. thanks very much, sally. thank you. in a moment, simon mccoy will be here with the news at one. but first, it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.

we are likely to see some destructive weather from the storm over the next few days. it has already been reeling for 30 hours straight in parts of snowdonia in wales, but the rain is still coming in and we have a lot more about the come over the next few days. by the time we get to thursday, some of our more hilly areas could see over 150 millimetres of rains. this area is a particular concern because this area has river is already running at high levels, that could lead to flooding or severe flooding. there could be flooding elsewhere, also, with issues in wales and the midlands. it will be mild. nick —— not too much room for south—east england, brighter skies and showers in the north of scotland, where it stays cold. 0vernight tonight, outbreaks of rain. turning heavier. mild for much of the country. the colder air

still in scotland, where there will be frost and the risk of icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. for wednesday, stretches to start the day on wednesday. forwednesday, more of the same. more heavy rain. it will get heavier if anything as the rain pushes its way northwards and eastwards. particularly heavy across wales and northern england, those are the areas that are saturated, so every hour that goes by will increase the risk of flooding. for wednesday night, we will start to see the rain started to fall as snow in scotland. at lower levels, between five and ten centimetres. 0ver between five and ten centimetres. over the higher ground, we are looking at over a foot of snow in places. i would suggest it is not an eye to be travelling, because even once the snowploughs have pushed through, snow will blow back onto those roads in the strong winds. we may well see vehicles getting stranded and some communities

getting cut off. through thursday, our risk of snow extends into the hills of northern england. it will be feeling colder for all of us and it will be very windy. for the next few days, a lot happening weather—wise. we are likely to see flooding issues in parts of england in particular, then blizzards on the way in parts of scotland. both are likely to cause disruption.

one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid—19 by the end of december — now the military is called in to help at some hospitals with wards under increasing pressure, hospitals in the midlands are short—staffed — and care homes are still on the front line the vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into their services and the roll—out is happening but it's not as quick as we'd all like. we'll be analysing the new figures. also this lunchtime... fortress washington — as donald trump awakes on his last full day in office — this is the white house live — america anxiously waits for the inauguration of his successor smart motorways present an ongoing risk of death —