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 — a coroner calls for a review

and says hard shoulders save lives # ladies for babies and goats for love... the best way to make notes — how the world's musicians are turning to streaming to guarantee a reliable income and — how was that? india pull off an astonishing run—chase to inflict australia's first defeat at the gabba since 1988 coming up on bbc news, two players test positive for the coronavirus as those confined to their hotel rooms find new ways to train ahead of the start of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there may be light at the end of the tunnel — but it's still a very dark tunnel.

as the vaccination programme enters a new phase clear signs that the nhs is struggling to cope under the pressure of covid—19. in some hospitals in the midlands they've called in the military to help out after too many staff called in sick or self—isolating. latest figures show that by the end of december around one in ten of us in the uk had contracted covid and 96,000 people have now died. it's a grim picture in care homes too — with 20% of covid deaths occuring there in the past week. lots for the health secretary to look at — he'll have to do it from home. he's self isolating after being pinged on the nhs test and trace app. anna collinson reports. london over the christmas period. coronavirus cases on the rise and pressures on hospitals were intensifying. now it appears infections were more widespread at the end of 2020 than previously thought. new data suggests up to one in ten people in the uk tested

positive for covid antibodies which the body develops to fight the virus. england topped the list with one in eight people or about 12% of the population showing signs of recent infection. the data that shows a rough doubling of antibodies in the uk since october except for in the uk since october except for in scotland, which was considerably smaller. . , ., , this morning, another reminder that the risk is still very much there. as the health secretary announced he is self isolating after one of his close contacts tested positive. this is how we break _ close contacts tested positive. ti 3 is how we break the chains close contacts tested positive. ti 1 is how we break the chains of transmission. so you must follow these rules. transmission. so you must follow these rules-_ transmission. so you must follow these rules-_ transmission. so you must follow these rules. �* ., ., , these rules. another way to prevent transmission _ these rules. another way to prevent transmission is _ these rules. another way to prevent transmission is vaccinating - these rules. another way to prevent transmission is vaccinating and - these rules. another way to prevent transmission is vaccinating and in i transmission is vaccinating and in slough, it is the turn of care home workers. all the residents in debra stan have received the jabber but other areas are not as far along. the government says the vast

majority of over 80s and those who live in care homes should be vaccinated before moving onto lower priority groups. the vaccinated before moving onto lower priority grows-— priority groups. the vaccine has been certainly _ priority groups. the vaccine has been certainly the _ priority groups. the vaccine has been certainly the big _ priority groups. the vaccine has been certainly the big thing - priority groups. 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 that then i'm sure, lots of other people would say the same. the i'm sure, lots of other people would say the same-— say the same. the uk is currently one of the — say the same. the uk is currently one of the world _ say the same. the uk is currently one of the world leaders - say the same. the uk is currently one of the world leaders when . say the same. the uk is currently one of the world leaders when it. one of the world leaders when it comes to vaccinations. but in starker contrast, it also has one of the highest death tolls. according to an analysis of death certificates, nearly 96,000 coronavirus deaths were registered in the week to january the 8th. it will be weeks before we start to feel the benefits of the vaccine roll—out which does not help a struggling health service now. in the midlands, the military has been called in to support a number of hospitals for routine surgery has already been suspended. it's expected the filling of empty

classrooms will be one of the first signs of possible normality returning. england �*s deputy chief medical officer told mps reopening after february after it was logical but there are many unknowns. everybody wants very certain planning and dates for opening and closing, unfortunately that's not how the virus works and it's highly likely all countries are going to see changes in mutations and new variants of this virus over the coming months and potentially years. for now, for many of us, life remains on pause for a few more weeks at least. the situation is described as precarious and the easing of restrictions will be gradual. anna collinson, bbc news. our social affairs correspondent alison holt is here. the picture in care homes is still grim. it is, isn't it? 1370 care home residents registered as having died in the week to the end of january the 8th. related to covid.

that is a significant increase on previous weeks, we do have to be cautious about this, though, because of the new year and christmas period, that means some registrations will have been delayed. nevertheless, it's the sort of direction of travel that we've been hearing about anecdotally. this time, the ons has looked at care home residents as a whole, usually, itjust looks home residents as a whole, usually, it just looks at those who home residents as a whole, usually, itjust looks at those who died in care homes but this time it has included people who have died in hospital who are care home residents in the 1370 figure. and it makes up, that represents about 23% of the overall number of deaths so when you consider that about 1% of the population lives in a care home, it shows you just how care homes are still bearing the brunt of this. possibly, there are some early indications that might be a little better protection this time around, in terms of the number of deaths,

anecdotally, we are hearing from care homes that where they have had the vaccine, even if someone contracts a virus or comes in with the virus, those who have been vaccinated, they may test positive but are much less likely to show signs of having covid. but that is the light at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately we expect some really difficult weeks ahead amongst a really exhausted workforce within the care sector.— really exhausted workforce within the care sector. alison, thank you for that. let's speak to the bbc�*s head of statistics robert cuffe. we were born things would get worse before they got better?— before they got better? absolutely. these antibody _ before they got better? absolutely. these antibody figures _ before they got better? absolutely. these antibody figures that - before they got better? absolutely. these antibody figures that we - these antibody figures that we mentioned earlier, they are kind of the silver lining on what has been a fairly relentless succession of grim numbers. you know, the number of people who had these antibodies has been increasing steadily and these are figures for december, probably even higher now and remember, one in ten people, it's not people who have the virus, they are not looking for the virus, they are not looking for the virus, they are not looking for the virus itself, they are looking

for things in the blood that help fight infection and hang around for a little while after and so many people having this, what that means, it's harderfor people having this, what that means, it's harder for the virus to go on and infect people. we are nowhere near the levels of herd immunity, evenin near the levels of herd immunity, even in areas like london, yorkshire and the humber, the levels are highest there, but it might add muscle to the lockdown. it has to be seenin muscle to the lockdown. it has to be seen in context of the sad numbers of people who have died, 96,000, up by about 7001 week and as allison said, we need to be very careful about reading too much into the week on week changes, that 7000 figure will include some people who died over the christmas period but their death was not registered until registration offices opened in the new year so even though the direction of travel is clear, it's probably going to get worse for a little time before it gets better. it's not quite as bad as some of the week on week changes suggest. robert, thank you. the government is setting up a new regulator with powers to ban the use of dangerous building materials following evidence at the grenfell tower inquiry that manufacturers covered

up safety issues. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. tom, the story breaking in the last hour, what's happening?— hour, what's happening? simon, ministers say — hour, what's happening? simon, ministers say they _ hour, what's happening? simon, ministers say they are _ hour, what's happening? simon, ministers say they are deeply - ministers say they are deeply concerned about the evidence that we've heard at the grenfell tower inquiry, in particularabout we've heard at the grenfell tower inquiry, in particular about three manufacturers, one of them which makes insulation, accused of being dishonest and unethical, rigging tests, so they would pass and its products we go to the market. another, comic wingspan, relying on outdated tests is the allegation and threatening to sue clients to raise concerns, and a third, cladding manufacturer, which withheld the result of testing carried out in the uk so ministers are pre—empting any decision that the grenfell tower inquiry could make in saying they are going to set up a regulator with the powers to ban products that it has concerns about and to carry out its own testing. and they say they hopeifs its own testing. and they say they hope it's part of a wider package of measures to improve standards in the

uk building industry. critics would say two things one is that the government has failed to deal with problems in the building regulations, going back, some governments, in fact. and also, it is also failing to help people who are in buildings which have ongoing concerns about safety, facing huge bills because cladding and insulation, for example, have to be taken down. those people living in those buildings say they would like a different sort of action from the government, money to fix those problems. government, money to fix those roblems. ., ., ~ government, money to fix those problems-— government, money to fix those roblems. ., ., ,, . withjust hours now untiljoe biden becomes the 46th president of the united states, the 45th president is clearly not going quietly. with mounting speculation about his choices for presidential pardons, last night donald trump ordered travel bans to be lifted for visitors from most of europe and brazilfrom next week. joe biden's spokeswoman countered immediately that would not be happening. here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. 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 that 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, a trip he originally planned to make 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. so — injust over 2a hours' time donald tump's term of office comes to an end. for america, and the world, it's a chance to take stock after one of the most turbulent and colourful presidencies in american history. our 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 have seemed to deepen. during last summer's black lives matter protests, the president cracked down. 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. and 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 meddled 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. republicans stood by their man and the president survived. but his final year in office brought 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. he 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, 7a million 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. ...will ensure that the republic will be 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.

well, gary o'donoghue is in washington. donald trump at the end of his term has got his wall, but it is around washington. has got his wall, but it is around washington-— has got his wall, but it is around washinuton. , , ,_, . washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that — washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that wall _ washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that wall for _ washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that wall for his _ washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that wall for his final - washington. yes, he is ensconced inside that wall for his final day i inside that wall for his final day inside that wall for his final day in the white house, pondering hutu powergen and how many pardons to issue, anything between 50 and 100, we are expecting. the prospect of him pardoning himself and his family seems to have receded but anything is possible with this president, as we know from the last four years. joe biden will travel to the capital, he will preside over a memorial service for the covid—19 deaths, 400,000 in this country on donald trump's watch. and at the crack of dawn tomorrow, barely before sunrise, donald trump will

fly to florida. he will not stay to welcome the bidens to the white house, the chief usher, the butler, will open the door. thank you, gary. our top story this lunchtime: hospitals face increasing pressure, as one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid—19 by the end of december. the vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into the services, and the roll—outs. it is happening, but it's not as quick as we'd all like. coming up on bbc news... india bask in victory over australia. their series win described as the greatest ever by an away side in international cricket. clinched on a thrilling final day of the fourth test. a coroner has called for a review of smart motorways, saying they are a risk to drivers. his comments came after an inquest into the deaths of two men on a stretch of the m1

where the hard shoulder was in use as a live traffic lane to increase capacity. the inquest heard the deaths may have been avoided had there have been a hard shoulder. frankie mccamley has more. injune 2019, jason mercer said goodbye to his wife claire at 8am as he left for work. 15 minutes later, he was dead. the 44—year—old had a minor collision with another driver on the inside line of a smart motorway that had no hard shoulder. the cameras did not see them, the lane was not closed. both drivers waiting for help were killed by a lorry driving at 56 mph. since her husband's death, claire mercer has been campaigning against smart motorways. we need the hard shoulder back that's the only solution i'm going to accept, long—term. the coroner leading the inquest ruled the lack of hard shoulder contributed to this tragedy. he has called for a review of smart motorways. i'm still dazed, very

surprised, in a good way. it was far better than we anticipated. you can't remove the main safety feature and claim it's safer. ina in a statement, highways england said, every road test is a tragic loss of life, we are determined to do all we can to make our roads are safe as possible and are already addressing many points raised by the coroner. we will carefully consider any further comments raised by the coroner when we receive the report. this footage shows a fan almost missing a car in trouble with nowhere to go, it was just in time. here is another dms. thea;r nowhere to go, it was 'ust in time. here is another dms._ nowhere to go, it was 'ust in time. here is another dms. they were first introduced in — here is another dms. they were first introduced in 2006 _ here is another dms. they were first introduced in 2006 on _ here is another dms. they were first introduced in 2006 on the _ here is another dms. they were first introduced in 2006 on the m42, - here is another dms. they were first introduced in 2006 on the m42, the | introduced in 2006 on the m42, the pilot worked quite well because it had emergency refuge areas every 400 metres or so. but when they were rolled out the refuge areas where

every 2500 metres, if you are in a live line and cannot get over to an emergency refuge area because there are nuttiness, then you a problem. aha, are nuttiness, then you a problem. a glove view has called for the removal of part—time hard shoulders and better detection for vehicles in trouble —— a government review. but as billions more is spent on the motorways, some question how smart they really are. frankie mccamley, bbc news. the four criminaljustice watchdogs for england and wales have warned that the huge backlog of court cases caused by the pandemic risks damaging the legal system for years to come. thousands of cases may not go before a jury until next year. dominic casciani reports. deaths that short a nation, 39 vietnamese migrants suffocated in a lorry as they hoped for a new life in the uk. —— that shocked a nation. a crime that demanded justice. but that justice was delayed not once but twice as the prosecution of people smugglers was halted by the pandemic. a witness fell ill on day one

but then later, the jury twice had to isolate. —— ajuror —— a juror twice had to isolate. a week of expensive old bailey time lost. and it's delays like this on top of a complete halt to jury trials at the start of the crisis that has led four watchdogs to warn of concerns over the state of criminal justice. there is now a backlog of 457,000 cases in the criminal courts in england and wales. 54,000 serious cases waiting for a date in the crown courts. that means there are trials in 2022 for crimes detected last year, the inspectorate say this delay is having a damaging effect over the whole ofjustice. there's been a 35% increase in the waiting times for the crown court trials for someone pleading not guilty and as i said, that means victims are having to wait until 2022 which is

a huge concern to us. and it's notjust the watchdogs making this unprecedented call for the government to take urgent action. from lawyers through to charities, experts warn time is running out to prevent lasting damage to criminal justice and to lives. so we are concerned that where there are continued delays in the system, victims may choose not to continue to engage in the process. there is a real risk that justice delayed could be justice denied and the long wait for trials might lead to victims dropping out of the criminaljustice process altogether or perhaps being unwilling to engage again in the future. crown court trials in england and wales are now sitting with covid safety measures in place, jurors are separated by plastic screens. the government has also opened so—called nightingale courts to hear cases where defendants don't need to be in cells. the ministry ofjustice says it's pouring £450 million into the courts to help ease the crisis. there are already signs the backlog of minor cases is beginning to fall. but critics say far more is needed to solve a problem that is chronic and has been

years in the making. dominic casciani, bbc news. mps are continuing their inquiry into the streaming music market — looking at whether artists are paid fairly by services like spotify and apple music. they've heard from industry experts, artists, and today the bosses of the warner, sony and universal record labels have been giving evidence. colin paterson has more. the current number one single, drivers license, streamed in the uk last week 10.9 million times, place which will earn the 17—year—old american and her collaborator and estimated 32,000. this morning the bosses of the uk's three major record labels were being asked by mps if acts are being paid enough for some is being streamed. at a previous hearing, the singer nadine shah argued that her earnings were

so small, despite a mercury prize nomination, that she had to move back with her parents.— back with her parents. there are lots of ways _ back with her parents. there are lots of ways to _ back with her parents. there are lots of ways to approach - back with her parents. there are lots of ways to approach this, i lots of ways to approach this, streaming is not perfect yet, there are lots of ways and i have hundreds of ideas of how to improve streaming for artists. the of ideas of how to improve streaming for artists. ., , , , for artists. the ivors, representing songwriters. _ for artists. the ivors, representing songwriters, were _ for artists. the ivors, representing songwriters, were not _ for artists. the ivors, representing songwriters, were not impressed. | songwriters, were not impressed. they said, why are the three major labels conference —— constantly emphasising how competitive the market is? can they prove it or are they afraid that behaviour will be deemed anti—competitive? they afraid that behaviour will be deemed anti-competitive? modern deals are difficult, _ deemed anti-competitive? modern deals are difficult, it _ deemed anti-competitive? modern deals are difficult, it is _ deemed anti-competitive? modern deals are difficult, it is license - deals are difficult, it is license deals, distribution deals, copyright deals, distribution deals, copyright deals, different things are important to different artists. the bosses spoke about how profits are used to invest in developing new artists, but only one debut album

released by a british actor last year when silver, meaning sales of more than 60,000, qatar simulation by ksi, it was only the 62nd bestselling album of the year and the organisation which makes your artists are paid said there was a problem. artists are paid said there was a roblem. �* ., , ., , problem. better deals need to be done to sunport _ problem. better deals need to be done to support the _ problem. better deals need to be done to support the overall- done to support the overall industry, notjust record companies but the thousands of performers struggling to make a living given the competition and the lower value of the overall marketplace. meet of the overall marketplace. new acts, of the overall marketplace. new acts. many _ of the overall marketplace. new acts, many struggling _ of the overall marketplace. new acts, many struggling to make a living and fighting themselves up against all—time greats. colin paterson, bbc news. former australian open champion victoria azarenka has understanding and empathy amid criticism of quarantine conditions in melbourne. katie gornall reports. the build—up to this season's first tennis major has been like no other.

players confined to their rooms, training with whatever they can. but many aren't happy, even comparing the situation to being in prison. and there were several complaints from the girlfriend of australian player bernard tomic. well, it turns out there was mayo in bernard's food, so... ugh, we have to orderfood again. we've been spending about $200 a day on food, just because we've got dietary requirements that are not really being fulfilled. not everyone competing in melbourne shares their views. i think we need to keep things in perspective. there's a lot going on in the world right now that are more important. you know, obviously, this means everything to me and i'm very lucky and privileged to be in the position that i am. but, you know, 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 that we respect that. belgian qualifier greet minnen is supportive of the authorities but told me the conditions put players at a disadvantage.

the problem is that there are a lot of top players at the moment in adelaide, and there they have different circumstances, they can practice more than us, you know, they can go outside more than us. so i don't think that's really fair, to be honest, and i think a lot of players think that way. minnen and others were allowed out to train for five hours today, but positive cases on the flights over have forced 72 players to remain in full quarantine for two weeks. it's angered some and led world number one novak djokovic to call on organisers to relax the rules. yes, not an even playing field as field as far as preparation goes, but we're going to play our part to try to even it up as much as possible. but every player coming down knew that if there deal that they were going to be in close contact or were going to test positive, these were going to be the conditions. it's been a logistical minefield for tennis australia, but it's nothing compared to what could lie in wait for organisers of this

summer's tokyo olympics, when 11,000 athletes are due injapan. the warning signs are there. katie gornall, bbc news. india's cricketers have beaten australia in a thrilling final test in brisbane, to win the series 2—1. the win was the hosts' first test defeat at brisbane's ground — the gabba — since 1988. patrick geary reports. for india, the task could hardly be more daunting. up against history and velocity. and soon, without their opening batsmen, not to mention their captain at home on paternity leave, india had been down and out, 36 all out earlier in the series, just as well shubman gill did not dwell on the past. brisbane means cricket at its most raw. australia hunt here. hit or be hit. poor cheteshwar pujara was stuck with the latter. no matter, still not out. in brisbane, you're never safe, gill gone, soon ajinkya rahane too. not for nothing do they call this ground the gabba—toir, a place of terror for tourists.

but rishabh pant was not daunted. he was planning an escape, smashing india ever closer. pujara went, agarwal followed, pant continued. a late indian wobble did not affect him — one last glorious shot in a remarkable series. incredible! one more doubt over australia's captain. i'm loving doing myjob. it's a difficultjob and at times like this, it can be bloody hard work when you are copping it left, right and centre but it's what i signed up for. we've got to keep perspective on it. we've been outplayed. we had our chances. to win the series and win this test match. and we did not take them. this has been a series you could not take your eyes off. and with the ashes approaching and the aussies losing, england have watched with some interest. patrick geary, bbc news. 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.