welcome to bbc news — i'm freya cole. our top stories: democrats say they'll implement a huge covid relief package with or without republican support — as the us passes 25 million cases. the president of mexico — who has repeatedly played down the severity of the coronavirus — says he has himself tested positive dozens arrested as riot police clash with protesters demonstrating against new lockdown restrictions in the netherlands. relief — and joy — in china, as 11 miners are rescued after two weeks trapped underground and... a new record has been set for the number of satellites launched into space on a single rocket.

the united states has now recorded more than 25 million coronavirus cases. that analysis from johns hopkins university means the us, is the hardest hit country in the world, with nearly a18,000 people dying with the virus so far. presidentjoe biden has signed executive orders to expand testing and vaccine distribution, increase the production of essential equipment, and guarantee unemployment benefits as part of his covid action plan to try get on top of the pandemic. our correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington with more on why tackling covid is the president's top priority. he has said he believes that the pandemic is going

to get worse before it gets better. he has signed around ten executive orders you laid out to try and tackle the pandemic, especially now you have this grim milestone of 25 million cases, that comes days after more than 400,000 people have died. but there needs to be more done and he knows that. so one of the key things he will try to push through is a package which is worth more than $1 trillion through congress. among some of those things, as well as providing a one—off check to americans, increasing the rate at which americans are vaccinated. he wants 100 million to be vaccinated within the first 100 days and he needs money for that to happen. and the fear is that with the coronavirus, it could mutate into a strain that all these approved vaccinations so far could resist. so that is a huge concern. it is a bit of a race

against time at the moment. the us has begun to roll out the vaccine to priority groups, but significant gaps have begun to emerge between states, with some proving more successful at administering the doses they have received. it's largely rural counties that are leading the way. both north dakota and west virginia have administered 72% of doses in their stores. while the heavily affected state of california lags behind, with just 37% of the doses in their possession having been given to the public. west virginia is unique among us states, rallying on local, independent pharmacies to adminster the vaccine, rather than larger retail chains. gretchen garofoli has been directly involved in the programme. it has been an amazing experience, the highlight of my career, truly, to be involved with this effort. west virginia, like you mentioned, partnered with pharmacies

throughout the state. so, we did not go with the federal plan, we followed our state plan, which included all pharmacies that wanted to be a part of it. so that was really the key to our success, was utilising everybody that we could to get out there and distribute the vaccines. 45% of the pharmacies in our state are independent pharmacies and they are in the more rural areas which has really helped to get the vaccines out to those that might not otherwise be able to get the vaccine, and you've been working in aged care homes for the vaccine rollout, have you experienced any anti—vaccine sentiment? there is hesitancy with this vaccine as there are with any vaccines, so we have really utilised this to educate and provide that education to the staff at the nursing home. and most of the nursing home facilities that we have been in, most of the residents have decided to be vaccinated. where we are seeing some hesitancy has been with regards to the staff. so we utilise that as an opportunity to answer any

questions they may have, to help alleviate any hesitation they may have, and when we went back to do second dose clinics at the first nursing home that we vaccinated, we did have a lot more staff at that point in time that did decide to get vaccinated, which we considered a win. probably needs a third coronavirus lockdown. earlier this month, france brought forward the start of its nightly curfew to 6pm, but since then, the average number of new infections has increased from 18,000 per day to more than 20,000. police in the netherlands have clashed with demonstrators angry about new coronavirus restrictions. there were protests in eindhoven and amsterdam. dozens have been arrested — as anna holligan reports from the hague. burning bicycles were built as a barricade. in eindhoven, they wore

facemasks to avoid detection, and hurled rocks to repel the riot police who eventually used tear gas to clear the streets. families stopped to stare, while others steered clear. the roads were blocked and supermarkets looted as frustration turned to opportunism. the netherlands has just entered its toughest lockdown since the start of the pandemic. while the number of daily covid—19 cases have generally been falling, there are considerable concerns about the risks posed by the new variants. first detected in the uk, south africa, south america. on saturday, all flights from these places were banned. there is resentment, too. this liberal nation that enjoyed a relatively relaxed lockdown during the first wave has been forced to change its tune and is now facing one of the toughest in the world. anna holligan, bbc

news, in the hague. metres underground for two weeks. rescuers in china have freed 11 miners who were trapped 600 metres underground for two weeks. an explosion at a gold mine in shandong province caused the collapse of its entrance tunnel, while a total of 22 miners were below ground. stephen mcdonell has the latest. after two weeks trapped underground, he took his first breath of air above the mine. his eyes masked against the glaring light, his gratitude to be alive overwhelming. one of 11 miners rescued today, after a dramatic change in fortune. the first miner out prompted cheers. he was barely conscious, after being found still alive but separated from the main group, which had been receiving food and medicine. soon, others were emerging. there were injuries, but many could walk, with the assistance of those who'd been battling through freezing conditions night

after night to reach them. translation: the rescuers checked the miners to see l if they had any injuries and covered their eyes for protection. after lifting up all the trapped miners, we'll go on with the search for the missing ones. 22 workers were on shift on the 10th of january when the blast hit the shandong gold mine. 11 miners were trapped together. one, 50 metres below them, ten others missing. an initial delay of 30 hours in reporting the accident led to the sacking of local officials. then a week later, miners were discovered alive, and a long, thin communication tunnel meant emergency deliveries, even prompting a request for sausages. one of the main group died from his head injuries and they lost contact with their colleague, trapped below. with underground water rising, it was looking grim when officials said it would take 1a more days to dig a rescue tunnel through 600 metres of granite. but somehow, a large ventilation

shaft was cleared which led all the way to them and, within hours, they were being rescued and on their way to hospital. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. israel will ban passenger flights in and out of the country from monday night for the rest of january, in an effort to halt the spread of new virus variants. the government says more than a quarter of the population have received at least one dose of the pfizer vaccine, including teenagers, but it has been criticised for not providing jabs for the majority of palestinians, as mark lobel reports. teenagers are now being vaccinated in israel to help protect their studies in a country now already scoring top with a first pfizer dose. translation: | study | in high school and came to get vaccinated against the virus so we can go back to studying normally, not over zoom and really succeed in our exams.

translation: | had to go | into quarantine when i took an exam in the summer next to a carrier. this won't happen once i am vaccinated. the pros outweigh the cons. for added protection, the government is also closing its skies from monday night to prevent deadlier variants from entering its borders, grounding flights for the rest of the month. and to deal with sections of its community ignoring nationwide restrictions, it is threatening heavy fines. translation: i must point out that most of the ultraorthodoxl sector adheres to the guidelines but there are exceptions, and exceptions that work in an unacceptable way. therefore, for those who do not follow the guidelines, we will act. but the israeli government's actions have also been called into question. palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip say they are not

receiving vaccines despite a legal obligation for israel to provide them under the geneva convention. but the israeli government points to a different instruction under the oslo accords. what exactly is the responsibility of the palestinian health minister? to take care of the dolphins in the mediterranean? we authorised passing some vaccines to those medical teams who directly work with coronavirus patients and the palestinian authority. and as you can hear from this interview, it is not because i think we have a legal obligation, it is because i understand that they are doctors and nurses and they don't get the vaccine at this stage. as both sides face turbulence over the issue, israel is enjoying its runaway success, hoping its economy will take off as early as next month. mark lobel, bbc news. the mexican president andres manuel lopez 0brador has tweeted

that he has covid—19. the president has been criticised for playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic by resisting pressure to wear masks or introduce tougher covid restrictions. mexico has recorded 1.7 million cases of coronavirus. the bbc�*s central america correspodent will grant joins us now from havana. thank you so much for your time. ., , time. how unwell is the president? _ time. how unwell is the president? he - time. how unwell is the president? he claims i time. how unwell is the l president? he claims that time. how unwell is the - president? he claims that his symptoms arejust mild president? he claims that his symptoms are just mild and, obviously, all mexicans on both sides of the aisle and all political colours wish him a speedy recovery but the honest truth is we just do not know at this stage. it is very early and obviously the initial symptoms are mild but we simply do not know whether or not it will develop, how far it will develop and what kind of a case he will have. he himself on his

twitter when he told the nation that he had contracted coronavirus said that he was, as always, mystic, was how he put it and he said that the symptoms were mild at this stage. symptoms were mild at this staue. symptoms were mild at this staie, ., , ., stage. so it does not sound like this will— like this will be a catalyst for tougher restrictions in mexico which is suffering one of the world worst outbreaks. it is suffering one of the worst outbreaks in latin america, certainly, and i think that while mexicans will wish him well the irony of the president contracting coronavirus will not have been lost on his critics. he was heavily criticised, particularly at the start for not wearing a facemask in public, seeming to downplay the severity of the crisis in mexico and being focused on the economy rather than the healthcare. these are things that have plagued his response to the coronavirus outbreak in mexico throughout the pandemic. as i say there will be opponents who will say

this is the ironic result that he now has it. but, you know, there have been well wishes from all over the world. i saw a tweet from justin trudeau in canada and all the members of his cabinet as well. find canada and all the members of his cabinet as well.— his cabinet as well. and what is the latest _ his cabinet as well. and what is the latest situation - his cabinet as well. and what is the latest situation in - is the latest situation in mexico in terms of vaccination rollout and the latest figures? the latest figures are very bleak. 0nejust needs the latest figures are very bleak. 0ne just needs to be the latest figures are very bleak. 0nejust needs to be in mexico city which is where i was until a few days ago and the icu beds are almost all taken in the capital. hospitals are reaching breaking point and you only need to speak to people who work in the healthcare people who work in the healthca re system people who work in the healthcare system just to see the strain they are under. it is one of the worst cases in the region, like brazil, and some of the other examples we have seen around the world such as the uk and the united states. it is up at that level. in terms of vaccine rollout the president announced the private hospitals could administrated in due course which is an

important change but it will mean that those who can afford it will be able to get it in mexico and everyone will have to wait. he said one final thing, his said he would speak to president putin about getting hold of the sputnik vaccine in due course as well. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lauched into the record books — spacex sends 143 satellites into orbit on a single rocket flight. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word �*revolution�*.

the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. the new government is finally in control of the republic of. uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria, and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: democrats in the us congress say they'll implement a huge covid—19 relief package with or without republican support, as the country passes 25 million cases of the virus. the president of mexico, who has repeatedly played down the severity of the coronavirus, says he has

himself tested positive the us company spacex has set a new world record for the number of satellites launched on a single rocket. 143 payloads were on board the falcon rocket which launched from florida. it beats the previous record of 104 satellites set by an indian mission four years ago. will marshall is ceo and founder of planet, which is the largest imaging data satellite company in the world. they put up 48 super dove imaging satellites today on the spacex. hejoins us now, thank you so much for your time. tell us more about those satellites, whether they are working and what you plan for them. we have ready connected with all of the 48 satellites and

they are all healthy, their phone home, so to speak, so they are doing well. it's early days, in their mission, but so far so good, days, in their mission, but so farso good, and days, in their mission, but so far so good, and what they will be doing is imaging us, so they join another 150 of their colleagues in orbit, so we now have 200 of these satellites, which basically image the entire landmass of the earth once per day, so basically, they scan the whole of earth, looking for changes, and that is used by a variety of people in commercial areas like agriculture, to understand crop yields, forestry, deforestation, mapping, including the maps you see online, amanda terrien use cases like helping disaster response after floods and fires and earthquakes, and helping us to understand the changing planet, so we work a lot researchers at nasa, on climate change and understanding the glaziers, and all the different effects of climate change. it sounds like it has become easier and cheaper to send satellites into space. are you

concerned about overcrowding, and the work of smaller companies or students, overcrowding that precious space? i5 overcrowding that precious sace? , ., ., overcrowding that precious sace? ., , ., space? is a great question. certainly — space? is a great question. certainly on _ space? is a great question. certainly on point - space? is a great question. certainly on point we - space? is a great question. certainly on point we are i certainly on point we are putting a lot more satellite into orbit now, overtime, humanity, that is, and we are seeing crowded areas in certain orbits. of the crowded areas that are in danger of colliding, it's quite high, someone of the that all of these satellites that were launched today use is just a really low, but there are still a lot of atmospheric drag, and eventually the satellites come down, so one can operate safely by keeping them low.— down, so one can operate safely by keeping them low. well, what do ou by keeping them low. well, what do you think _ by keeping them low. well, what do you think is _ by keeping them low. well, what do you think is the _ by keeping them low. well, what do you think is the best - by keeping them low. well, what do you think is the best way - by keeping them low. well, what do you think is the best way to i do you think is the best way to tackle this issue of overcrowding? do you think there needs to be more regulation?— there needs to be more regulation? there needs to be more reuulation? . ~ regulation? yeah, i think there does need _ regulation? yeah, i think there

does need to _ regulation? yeah, i think there does need to be _ regulation? yeah, i think there does need to be more - regulation? yeah, i think there i does need to be more regulation in space, space is a bit of a wild west when it comes to law, it's very but it's also, right now, it is working quite well in most areas but i do think we could do with more to prevent the worst aspects of behaviour that can cause collision or cascade this kaslow syndrome i mentioned, but right now, all these satellites are very low so they don't contribute to the problem. the main problem was historical, where during the cold war, and occasionally sense, people, countries have put up lots of satellites much higher, where they take, 50 or 150 years to decay, and if in those orbit they are more problematic, so we have learnt now to keep them low, and if we keep them low, they stay out of the way and don't cause a long—term problem. let's get some of the day's other news, calculations by

0xfam suggest that the combined wealth of ten of the world's most richest men have increased during the coronavirus pandemic by £400 million. the charity says that enough to pay for every single person in the world to be vaccinated. it's called the situation shameful and see the richest people need to be taxed more fairly. boeing's troubled 737 is expected to be approved for flying by regulators in europe this week. the plane returned to us skies last month for the first time since march 2019 when it was grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes. portugal's conservative president, marcelo rebelo de sousa, has secured a second term in office, winning private investigators are thriving in kenya. with police widely mistrusted, many people are turning to private detectives to solve crimes. none is more famous or controversial than jane mugo. she claims she's solved hundreds of cases, putting more than 70 criminals behind bars. but does jane play the rules?

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corrupt the system, so even if you would wish to sue them, for violations on your privacy, or human rights violations, whatever it is, it will be arguably very hard. during our research into _ investigators, we discovered widespread evidence of unethical activity by a number of individuals. 0ne unethical activity by a number of individuals. one of the companies we approached was nairobi —based silva edged investigators. their website advertises a range of dubious services, including mobile spying. we sent an undercover journalist to meet with them. she posed as a woman who suspected husband was cheating. so do you think you will be able to... martin told her that he would hack her husband's phone after installing so—called spy software.

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i'm at freya?cole. stay with us, the news headlines are coming up. hello. monday will start with widespread frost and ice after a wintry weekend which, of course, brought some significant snow in places. it won't be the last covid—secure snowman we see sent in to us this winter and, hopefully, sunday's weather did bring a bit of fun at least. but of course, more people have to be out in the morning, and so that does mean some difficult conditions on untreated roads because it will be icy in places with that widespread frost. after further wintry showers overnight and into the morning across parts of scotland, rain and sleet on the coasts, some snow inland and into the hills. maybe the odd shower into northern ireland and northern england but, actually, monday is one of the better weather days of the week. most places will be dry, variable cloud, decent amount of sunshine and it will feel a bit less cold than it did over the weekend. into monday night, still some

showers, wintry in nature, particularly to hills, affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. still frosty and icy, although temperatures start to come up across western areas as we see another system heading our way. and that's going to spread its rain and a bit of hill snow northwards during tuesday. it brings a bit more rain, as do others that follow this week, so if you are in a flood—affected area, certainly worth keeping across conditions near you. not as much rain as last week, but more rain isn't necessarily what you want. we see some rain spreading further north and east during tuesday, into the colder air. at least hill snow into parts of northern england and scotland, and the chance as tuesday comes to an end, especially in scotland, some snow even to low levels here. whereas further south, it turns a bit more milder, but of course, it is wetter. as we go into wednesday, the next weather system will start to move in. looks like it's a pretty slow affair, bringing its rain to the south—west initially, and it is of course the source of milderair coming

in from the atlantic. but running into that cold air towards the north and east, it does set up a bit of a battle, and as that battle takes place during wednesday, again as the wet weather starts to move in, as it moves further north and east, there's the chance of seeing some snow out of that, particularly as we get into wednesday night. although some parts are turning milder this week, it isn't going to last because by the end of the week and into the weekend, the colder air will come south again and there is the chance again next weekend of some parts seeing a bit of snow. that's the forecast.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the democrat leader in the us senate says president biden's multi—billion dollar covid—19 relief plan will be implemented, with or without support from the republican party. the number of coronavirus cases in the us has now exceeded 25 million. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, who has been criticised for playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic — has tested positive for the virus. the president — who's resisted pressure to wear masks or introduce tougher covid restrictions — said that he had mild symptoms. riot police in the netherlands have used water cannons to break up protests against coronavirus restrictions. demonstrators in the city of eindhoven had gathered in defiance of a 9pm curfew. some threw fireworks and looted supermarkets. there were similar clashes in amsterdam.

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