hello, you are with bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. making history on capitol hill. for the second time, democrats deliver to the senate an impeachment charge against donald trump, triggering the process for putting him on trial. uk travellers returning home based ten days quarantine and a hotel. curfew clashes in the netherlands. protesters battle police as they push back against the latest covid restrictions. five days that shaped the covid—19 outbreak, how the virus spread across china before were hand was locked down. and, the bone collector

is piecing together what could be the largest dinosaur that ever walked the earth. good to have you with us. we begin with the impeachment trial of the former us president donald trump which has formally begun, with the charges being delivered by a group of representatives to the senate stopping democrats in congress have accused mr trump of inciting insurrection by encouraging his supporters to attack the capitol building while joe attack the capitol building whilejoe biden was formally being confirmed as the winner of november's collection. here is our north america correspondent. it is a rare virtual. lawmakers filing

through the marble halls of congress, the seat of government desecrated less than three weeks ago by a violent mob to signal the start of only the fourth impeachment trial in american history and the second within the space of a year. passing statues of eisenhower, jackson, jefferson and grant, they carried with them across they carried with them across the capitol rotunda a single article of impeachment, en route to the senate which will determine donald trump's fate. he stands charged with high crimes and misdemeanors. trump . ravel crimes and misdemeanors. trump gravely endangered _ crimes and misdemeanors. trump gravely endangered the _ crimes and misdemeanors. trump gravely endangered the security . gravely endangered the security of the united states and its institutions of government. he threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power and impaired the coequal branch of government. thereby, betrayed his trust as president to the manifest injury of the people of the united states.

donald trump has been granted a two week delay in order to prepare his defence, a key question, once proceedings get under way on the ninth of february, is, will he turn up? we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you are not going to have a country anymore. not going to have a country anymore-— not going to have a country an more. ., , anymore. those words, delivered 'ust anymore. those words, delivered just before _ anymore. those words, delivered just before a _ anymore. those words, delivered just before a joint _ anymore. those words, delivered just before a joint session - anymore. those words, delivered just before a joint session of- just before a joint session of congress, donald trump is accused of inciting the storming of the capitol building. five people died in the mayhem and among them a police officer and a protester who was shot dead by capitol police. since his inglorious departure from the white house less than a week ago, little has been seen of the former president. exiled from twitter and other forms of social media, but clearly still mulling a comeback, in a statement bearing remarkably what looks like the

presidential seal, what looks like the presidentialseal, he what looks like the presidential seal, he makes no mention of impeachment but pledges to maintain his agenda through advocacy, organising and public activism. the statement concludes president trouble always and forever be champion for the american people. later today, the 100 members of the senate will be sworn in as jurors and mr trump's impeachment trial. a two—thirds majority is required in the senate in order to convict him, a target evenjoe biden has conceded he thinks is unlikely. but if convicted, donald trump could be banned from holding public office ever again. let's get some of the days other news. janet yen and has been confirmed as the first ever female been confirmed as the first everfemale us been confirmed as the first ever female us treasury secretary and a senate vote. she headed the us central bank from 2014— she headed the us central bank from 2014- 2018 she headed the us central bank from 2014— 2018 and will be responsible for guiding the biden administration's economic response to the pandemic. italy's prime minister has

announced he will resign on tuesday in the hope of being asked by the president to try to form a new government. giuseppe conte lost his majority in the senate last week after a small party left the coalition. the eu has strongly criticised astrazeneca over shortfalls and the supply of its covid—19 vaccine to the block stopping health commissioner has demanded a response by today including details of the doses that the company has produced and where else it is being sent. more than 300 global companies and organisations have urged world leaders to classify seafarers as key workers so they are no longer stranded at sea because of the pandemic. about 200,000 see men and women have played a crucial role in keeping global trade running but many have been stuck at sea for months. and twitter as being asked its users for help in combating fake news. the company is announcing a pilot that allows

people to submit notes on tweets that may be misleading stopping the initiative named birdwatchers being trailed amongst a small group in the us initially. the new british government ministers are expected to announce a plan today that require quarantining in a hotel if they are from countries with dangerous variance. iain watson has the latest. when you splash out on a hotel, normally it means holiday. the government has decided most foreign nationals can't gain entry to the country from brazil, south africa in a bid to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. but it seems likely that ministers will decide that any

british resident coming into england from these high risk areas will be lost to hotels and required to quarantine for up to ten days at their own expense. up to ten days at their own expense-— up to ten days at their own exense. u, ., ., ., ., ., expense. good afternoon and welcome back _ expense. good afternoon and welcome back to _ expense. good afternoon and welcome back to downing - expense. good afternoon and i welcome back to downing street for today's coronavirus briefing. for today's coronavirus briefing-— for today's coronavirus briefinu. ., ,, . ., , briefing. the health secretary set out why — briefing. the health secretary set out why tougher _ set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it is incredibly _ restrictions are likely. it is incredibly important - restrictions are likely. it 3 incredibly important that we are cautious at the border. it is important that we protect from new variants should they have vaccine evasion.- have vaccine evasion. some ministers — have vaccine evasion. some ministers including - have vaccine evasion. some ministers including the - have vaccine evasion. somel ministers including the home secretary have been pushing for more widespread use of quarantine, but the travel industry doesn't want to see almost everyone either sent to hotels on arrival or banned from entry altogether. irate hotels on arrival or banned from entry altogether. we don't believe quarantine _ from entry altogether. we don't believe quarantine or— from entry altogether. we don't believe quarantine or blanket i believe quarantine or blanket quarantines are good because you are saying that the entire country is infected or the entire nationality is infected which is not even the case here in the uk, so we believe that the health experts have to get together with the security experts as they have done after

9/11 as we know and do a risk assessment and base on the country and i think that is what we are trying to do with the air corridors.— the air corridors. ministers will fresh _ the air corridors. ministers will fresh out _ the air corridors. ministers will fresh out today - the air corridors. ministers will fresh out today who i the air corridors. ministers l will fresh out today who will have to quarantining hotels and for how long, and who will be exempt. a new policy won't be lamented immediately, but it is on its way. and shortly i will be talking to simon calder, travel expert about that particular story and other guests and i will be talking about janet yellen and seafarers as well stopping all that come in about 20 minutes. there has been a second night of violent unrest in the netherlands. groups of people defied a curfew order introduced at the weekend and an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. a rampage in rotterdam. 0ne warning shot was fired. riot police used water cannon and tear gas after an emergency order issued by the mayor

failed to move the hundreds who'd gathered. tensions ignited on the streets of the hague, too, where police on bicycles tried to move small clusters of men before calling in reinforcements. there were clashes across the country for a third night since the 9:00pm curfew came into force. in the southern city of geleen, they filed through the streets sharing a warning to stay at home. in den bosch dozens descended. they stormed and looted a supermarket. the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, dismissed the idea that those instigating the riots were fighting for freedom from the lockdown. "is the virus." but there are simmering frustrations streaming through dutch society that are being whipped up by widespread misinformation and political manipulation, including radical populist elements. with less than two months before a general election, voters are vulnerable and the streets of volatile.

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. thousands of tractors are taking part in a rally and deli today, part of a month long protest by farmers against a government implemented agriculture law. is a pictures we are receiving now, it is the biggest protest by far and it coincides with india's republic day celebrations. let's discuss this now with our business correspondence based in delhi. just remind us why farmers are so angry about the new legislation and what might happen next?— legislation and what might happen next? legislation and what might ha en next? . , ., , happen next? farmers have been unha-- happen next? farmers have been unhappy for _ happen next? farmers have been unhappy for over— happen next? farmers have been unhappy for over two _ happen next? farmers have been unhappy for over two months - unhappy for over two months now, they have been sitting in protest on the outskirts of delhi, today is what many are

calling a turning point because this is the biggest protest that the farmers have planned and in the agitation thousands of tractors will be dotting the streets on designated roads with the administration has allowed them to carry forward the rally. farmers have been upset with these new laws because they hear that these laws favour private companies over farmers and they also feel it means an end to government assured prices for their produce stopping government has repeatedly assured them that thatis repeatedly assured them that that is not the case and fact last week gave what many are calling was a make or break offer that the farmers could be suspended for 18 months and there would be further deliberations but the farmers have refused that option as well so it seems that there is absolutely no common ground and protests are only likely to intensify as you are seeing. in fact on the first of february when the indian parliament announces the annual budget, the farmers have also decided to go ahead and march towards the parliament. today is a very sensitive day with national and political significance and that

is exactly why the farmers have chosen a day of such significance to go ahead and register their protest in the manner in which they are doing with the tractor rally, so in a senseit with the tractor rally, so in a sense it is really no identical —— battle of objects. you have a grand military parade presided over by the president and the prime minister and on the outskirts of delhi a few kilometres away you have these thousands of protests against the government farming laws. all right, thank you for the latest on that. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: piecing together the dinosaur was longer than four school buses. the plant eating giant which was the biggest ever to walk on earth. 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. you are with bbc news, let's

remind you of our top story. for the second time, democrats and the us house of representatives have delivered to the senate and impeachment charge against donald trump by triggering the process of putting him on trial. for more on that story i am nowjoined by harry and. he the us deputy assistant attorney general and is now a host of the talking feds podcast and the los angeles times legal affairs columnist. thanks forjoining us. give us your take on what is this historic moment, former president donald trump impeached for a second time? it is historic, and in fact, he is in more peril than he was the last time. i wouldn't say the odds of conviction either strong, but it is genuinely in doubt. leading republican

figures have agreed that what he did, inciting an insurrection and attempting to impede the progress of the election, was completely what the constitution would call "high crime and misdemeanour", an impeachable offence. there is a practicable side to this as well. because if he is convicted, then the senate can devote to bar him from running for office in the future. —— can vote. that would disable the kind of chokehold trump has had on the republican party. their consciences, their political fortunes, might dovetail here. politicalfortunes, might dovetail here. still, i think people consider it a long shot. but it is much more of a grave possibility for him than the last time around.— possibility for him than the last time around. from a legal standpoint. — last time around. from a legal standpoint, is _ last time around. from a legal standpoint, is this _ last time around. from a legal standpoint, is this the - last time around. from a legal standpoint, is this the right. standpoint, is this the right course of action?— standpoint, is this the right course of action? yes, i think it is. so. _ course of action? yes, i think it is- so. as— course of action? yes, i think it is. so, as i _ course of action? yes, i think it is. so, as i mentioned, -

it is. so, as i mentioned, there is the ability, when somebody has been convicted, to disable them from office. so it is a meaningful trial. it is not the case thatjust because he is out of office it is an academic exercise. rather, there is the distinct possibility of taking important action. and it has been done in the past. there was at least one officer, an official in the 19th century, who resigned rather than face a trial, but was next to a trial anyway. so they will be some republicans who will say, either as a legal matter or a practical matter, why are we doing this? but the answer is manifest. they are doing it because of the possibility, if he is convicted, of barring him from future elections.— future elections. moving forward. _ future elections. moving forward, from _ future elections. moving forward, from a - future elections. moving forward, from a politicalj future elections. moving - forward, from a political point of view, for those republicans who vote to quit —— acquit, for whatever reason, will they not lose face?—

lose face? so, possibly, and it is a very _ lose face? so, possibly, and it is a very good _ lose face? so, possibly, and it is a very good point, _ lose face? so, possibly, and it is a very good point, i - lose face? so, possibly, and it is a very good point, i mean, i is a very good point, i mean, as of now, trumpet�*s popularity is under 30%. abysmal, really, at the nadir. he has become quite a sort of albatross around a lot of people's necks. but the point i made before, the legal point, republicans could say, i'm going to vote to acquit because i don't think that the trial is constitutional, even though that is not really the correct view. but that way, they can eat their cake and habits too. they can vote to acquit and not make a hard time for the republican party, without seeming to endorse his conduct. but nobody wants to be in a position of endorsing him now and he has become, suddenly, after many years of being teflon, he has become sort of radioactive and he has been

harming candidates and employees of late, people don't want to be associated with him. so soon intojoe biden's presidency, is this not what he would want, this new administration, given that he is calling for unity and for so much focus to be on his predecessor? i much focus to be on his predecessor?— much focus to be on his predecessor? i think it is a . reat predecessor? i think it is a great point- _ predecessor? i think it is a great point. i— predecessor? i think it is a great point. i think - predecessor? i think it is a great point. i think in - predecessor? i think it is a great point. i think in a - great point. i think in a perfect world, if he could just close his eyes and make it go away, he would. it is to grave an offence to simply ignore. it is not simply the call for unity, but these key first days when he wants to have a real head of steam on both the covid and the economy, and this could, as you say, roil the country and, at a minimum, distract from his agenda. he is trying to take the stance that congress is doing better impeachment and he is doing his presidential duties, but i think you are right that they

could be tripping over each other in a way that —— in a way that impedes his agenda. other in a way that -- in a way that impedes his agenda. good to talk to you, _ that impedes his agenda. good to talk to you, harry _ that impedes his agenda. good to talk to you, harry lipman. i to talk to you, harry lipman. let's talk about that presidential agenda and what the new president biden has been up to. he has overturned donald trump's and on transgender people joining the us military. mr trump announced the ban in 2017, citing what he called tremendous medical costs and disruption. the biden administration says a comprehensive study found that transgender people had very little impact on the military�*s healthcare spending or its effectiveness. it isjust healthcare spending or its effectiveness. it is just over a year since china imposed the world's first lockdown, on the city of wuhan. by then, coronavirus had in spreading for several weeks, coronavirus had in spreading forseveralweeks, in coronavirus had in spreading for several weeks, in which the chinese government had insisted that everything was under control. a new bbc documentary co—produced with pbs frontline has revealed the gap between what was happening on the

ground, what chinese officials and scientists new, and what the world was told. alan hawley reports. new year's eve, 2019. by now, it has been 30 days since a chinese man in his 70s was hit by a mysterious pneumonia—like disease. but the world's still blissfully unaware of the virus that's about to change all of our lives. preparing to ring in the new year, an american virologist takes a call from this man, george gao, director of china's centre for disease control. he had identified the virus, it was a new coronavirus, and that it was not highly transmissible. well, this didn't really resonate with me because i had heard about many, many people who had been infected. the world health organization in geneva should have been officially informed about the new disease, but it first learned about it from social media. at internal meetings, who officials made

their frustration plain. the associated press shared with pbs frontline and the bbc some leaked recordings from the second week of january. back in wuhan, hospitals were filling up and health workers were becoming ever more alarmed. they are not allowed to talk to the international media without authorisation, but one has spoken anonymously to the bbc. their words are re—voiced by an actor.

one patient in hospital in late january was 76—year—old zhang lifa. his son had driven across china so that he could have an operation in his hometown after he had broken his leg in a fall. as he was recovering from surgery, he got a fever.

the chinese government has told us that it has always acted with transparency and in a timely fashion, but it wasn't until seven weeks after the first known patient got sick that it announced that there was indeed human to human transmission, and by then, covid—19 had a deadly momentum that would carry it into every corner of the globe. it has now killed more than 2 million people. caroline hawley, bbc news. palaeontologists in argentina have unearthed fossils of what could be the largest dinosaur to have ever plotted around this planet. first discovered in 2012, experts onlyjust realised the significance of the remains after investigations by a number of argentine museums and universities. mark labelle

reports. could this be the largest dinosaur ever to have roamed the planet? feast your eyes on this colossal titanic saw. just announced more than a decade ago, experts are now sticking their neck out with a big claim. this incomplete skeleton is thought to belong to a huge, li—tonne herbivore, a member of the longnecked, longtailed, pillar like leggett patagonian sorter pods, towering over fellow creatures near 98 million years ago. now thought to be the largest discovered dinosaur to have walked the earth. the final resting place for these fossilised remains, including 2a vertebrae and fragments of pelvic bone, under the muddy plains of west central argentina. the muddy plains of west centralargentina. now the muddy plains of west central argentina. now rising once again on top of the world �*s to regain its place among giants. in our history books,

at least. mark lobel, bbc news. let's go back to celebrations in india today, where it is their republic day, a national holiday honouring the date on which the constitution of india came into effect on this day in 1950. you can see the official celebrations going on, but what you can't see, and there is prime minister narendra modi, what you can't see in these images is actually not far from where this is all taking place, there is the biggest protest by, so far, by farmers, protests have been going on for some months, against a government implemented agricultural law which farmers argue does not represent them fairly, that they could be unfairly exploited by private companies, as a consequence of the new law. stay with us. we will have all the latest

business stories coming up in the next few minutes. i will see you shortly. hello. a cold, frosty start to tuesday morning means the risk for some ice on untreated surfaces. bear that in mind if you are making an essentialjourney. through the day, we'll see rain pushing from the west. and as that wet weather runs into some cold air, snow is likely to develop, especially over high ground in the north of the uk. this frontal system pushing in from the west will bring the wet and wintry weather, cold air ahead of our weather front. behind this frontal system, though, is much milder air starting to make inroads. ice to start off, then, just about anywhere, but especially through the midlands, into wales and northern ireland, where rain will be falling on cold surfaces, and a little bit of sleet and snow to start off across parts of central scotland. through the day, our main band of wet weather will continue to push its way eastwards. briefly, we could see a little bit of snow mixing in over high ground in north wales, in the peak district, but more especially across the pennines, where we could see 5cm of snow accumulating on the highest

ground, through the southern uplands of scotland and into the grampians, where some places could well see 10cm of snow before the day is done. more likely mixing with some rain and sleet at low levels, butjust 3 degrees in glasgow. holding onto some brightness in northeast scotland, just 3 there in aberdeen. conversely, 10 degrees in plymouth, into the milder air pumping in behind our frontal system. and the front will tend to die out a little bit through tuesday night into wednesday morning. still some patchy rain, sleet and snow across scotland. quite a chilly night in prospect here, although not as cold as the last few, and very, very mild indeed down towards the southwest. wednesday is looking like a drier day for many. it'll be quite cloudy, misty and murky, and we'll see some showers of rain moving through northern ireland, england and wales at times. the further north and east you are across scotland, it should be dry with some spells of sunshine. three or four degrees here, 10—11 across parts of wales and southwest england. and as we go through wednesday night, we'll do it all again, another frontal system pushing in from the southwest. again, that'll run into the relatively cold air, giving the potential for some snow, especially over higher ground in northern england and southern scotland. ahead of that frontal system, still some pretty cold air

in place, so temperatures maybe 3—4 degrees across parts of northern scotland. down towards the south, though, highs of 12—13. and as we go through wednesday night, we'll do it all again, another frontal system pushing in from the southwest. again, that'll run into the relatively cold air, giving the potential for some snow, especially over higher ground in northern england and southern scotland. ahead of that frontal system, still some pretty cold air in place, so temperatures maybe 3—4 degrees across parts of northern scotland. down towards the south, though, highs of 12—13.

hello, you are with bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the top business stories. further restrictions for international travellers as the government considers mandatory hotel quarantine for people arriving in the uk. the trailblazer for equality, janet yellen is confirmed as the first ever female us treasury secretary. we take a look at the challenges she faces. in the world's biggest football clubs lose over $2 billion due to the pandemic, as the lack of fans leaves the elite out of pocket.