hello. this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe. the uk's vaccine minister says supplies are tight but that there will be enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliverfor us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704. the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. what do you think about potential new measures to tighten up uk borders?

you can conatct me on twitter, @vicderbyshire, or on email, that's victoria@bbc.co.uk. unemployment continues to rise in the uk. another 200,00 people lost theirjobs in the past three months with young people and the self—employed worst hit chaotic scenes in delhi, as farmers protesting against new agriculture laws, break through police barricades, and scale the iconic red fort. us democrats officially deliver their article of impeachment against former president donald trump to the senate — the first step in beginning his trial. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. tensions have emerged over the supply of coronavirus vaccines,

with the european union warning it will restrict exports of covid jabs produced in belgium, amid a row with astrazeneca over a cut in planned supplies. the eu is demading a detailed explanation from astrazeneca after the company said production issues meant it would not be able to supply as many doses of the vaccine as it had promised. there are fears that the uk's supply of the pfizer vaccine, which is made in belgium, could be affected. the eu health commissioner stella kyriakides said the eu would "take any action required to protect its citizens", as vaccine supply becomes a critical issue for many countries. in the future, all companies producing vaccines against coronavirus in the eu will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export the vaccines to third countries. earlier i spoke to our europe correspondent gavin lee who explained more. the health commissioner for the eu said last

night that this is about the vaccine transparency mechanism that she wants to put in place, that the eu commission and it has to be agreed by the 27 member states. that would be about notifying the eu when the plants, mostly in germany and belgium, of they are going to third countries, as well as the uk. at this stage, there is no sense there will be any obligation. however, overnight the german health minister said that, once we get a sense of where and when these vaccines are going, when they are being exported, where they are going to, an obligation to get approval for vaccine exports for the eu would make sense. perhaps a flippant comment, no more than that, perhaps the germans want to see more than this. i think that's why there is slight caution around it. there is also this massive upset and deep

frustration that has been vocalised by the eu commission with astrazeneca saying they have not given sufficient answers for why the delay. there is concern that all these vaccines are going to the uk and the us. where is the 80 million vaccines that the eu are waiting for before the end of march? they are going to get about 30 million. that gives your sense the background. there were also pfizer delays as well. do you think this is to do with production problems with astrazeneca? the company talked about that last week. or is this to do with the joint procurement system that the eu follows, which the uk opted out of last summer? thejoint procurement system is something that the eu has really talked up to eu member states. member states can decide to go their own way, like

the uk did and hungary as well. the eu put the money in, pre—paid £300 million to five months ago. the eu said that astrazeneca is not delivering. 0n the other side of that, the eu is under a lot of pressure from member states, the danes, the austrians, the czech republics, and the greeks all wrote a letter to the european council because, believe it or not, whilst they are desperate to get the vaccine, the regulatory body in the eu has not approved it. that is due on friday. they are saying, hurry up with this, please. they can see the uk and other countries way ahead of them. each country is trying to magnetise these countries to get to their areas and seeing it go elsewhere. 0ur political correspondent,

jessica parker is in westminster. how will this row affect vaccine supplies to the uk, if at all? ministers are sounding confident, if not a little vague about how it will affect supplies. they are suggesting for now that we are still on target. that is to reach the target of vaccinating the full top priority groups by the middle of february. it is worth putting this in context. the eu's row is with astrazeneca and the bulk of astrazeneca vaccines supplied to the uk are manufactured in the uk. but the proviso vaccine, which we are getting from a manufacturer in belgium —— the pfizer vaccine. manufacturer in belgium —— the pfizervaccine. if manufacturer in belgium —— the pfizer vaccine. if there were controls on importing vaccines out of the eu, it could affect that

supply. in terms of this transparency mechanism, it is about early notification of what is going to be exported, not a block on potential exports. it's a matter that the minister in charge of the vaccine distribution has been talking about this morning. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliver for us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment in manufacturing capacity in the uk, which is also good news. so i'm confident we will meet our mid—february target and then we will keep vaccinating beyond that as we vaccinate the whole of the adult population, or those who will accept a vaccine, by the autumn. ministers have been open that supplies are tight in getting this out to people. the wider picture here is, why is this so important?

to protect people and save lives but it also has huge implications, for example, for the economy, for schools here in the united kingdom. we have been talking about a lot of pressure for ministers in the uk to reopen schools for fears of what it is doing to children's education. getting that vaccine out, keeping supplies coming to the uk, ministers say that is their way out of this. if you can vaccinate enough people, although they are trying not to be pinned down to a timeline, that's when we can look at opening up society, lifting up those restrictions. aside from the fact that it restrictions. aside from the fact thatitis restrictions. aside from the fact that it is important in terms of effecting people's lives, it is also about getting society back on track. the french mep veronique trillet—lenoir is an oncologist by training and now sits on the public health committee of the european parliament.

could the eu bloc pharmaceutical firms from exporting vaccines to third countries like the uk? fix, third countries like the uk? commitment is a commitment. the contract between the european commission and the firms, including astrazeneca, are based on long lasting, serious discussions and stronger commitments. the european commission in the first step is asking for early notification of what happens to a product manufactured on the e u and going outside. a next step could be to try and control and the president of the european console, a represent end of the 27 member states, said he was ready for a actions if the commitment was not followed. 50

ready for a actions if the commitment was not followed. so the eu could step — commitment was not followed. so the eu could stop places _ commitment was not followed. so the eu could stop places importing - eu could stop places importing vaccines to the uk in order to immunise eu citizens? personally, i would be very _ immunise eu citizens? personally, i would be very concerned _ immunise eu citizens? personally, i would be very concerned if- immunise eu citizens? personally, i would be very concerned if my - immunise eu citizens? personally, i would be very concerned if my uk . would be very concerned if my uk friends couldn't have access to the vaccine following their contract they have made with astrazeneca. they have been lots of contracts. all of them should be followed. they should not be a nationalfight, a battle for vaccines, but when the eu pays for vaccines, pays for a number of doses, pays for an amount, then the firm has to follow its commitment. i5 the firm has to follow its commitment.— the firm has to follow its commitment. , ., , , ., commitment. is there a suggestion the are commitment. is there a suggestion they are not _ commitment. is there a suggestion they are not doing _ commitment. is there a suggestion they are not doing that? _ commitment. is there a suggestion they are not doing that? the - they are not doing that? the astrazeneca vaccine has not yet been approved by the eu's drug regulator. not yet. many questions have been

asked to the firm, which was not really able to explain why one third of the promised doses should be available. one reason might be, and i respect that, that the uk and the us for instance pay a higher price for the vaccine. but i expect that the prices are different, but i cannot follow the rule where the more you pay, the more you get. you must get what is decided in the contract. {iii must get what is decided in the contract. . ., , must get what is decided in the contract. _, , ,., must get what is decided in the contract. _, , i. must get what is decided in the contract. , , ,,. contract. of course. do you suspect that is what — contract. of course. do you suspect that is what is — contract. of course. do you suspect that is what is going _ contract. of course. do you suspect that is what is going on? _ contract. of course. do you suspect that is what is going on? that - contract. of course. do you suspect that is what is going on? that the i that is what is going on? that the uk and the us are paying more for it to serve the pharmaceutical companies are prioritising the uk and the us? it companies are prioritising the uk and the us?— and the us? it might be one explanation. _ and the us? it might be one explanation. we _ and the us? it might be one explanation. we know - and the us? it might be one explanation. we know the l and the us? it might be onel explanation. we know the uk and the us? it might be one _ explanation. we know the uk approved the drug before it was approved by the drug before it was approved by the european agency. so it usually

consists of higher prices. but i don't know. that is nothing to say against that except that every contract must be followed and not betrayed. contract must be followed and not betra ed. . ~ contract must be followed and not betra ed. ., ,, , ., contract must be followed and not betra ed. ., ,, i. ., contract must be followed and not betra ed. ., ,, ., ., ~ ., betrayed. thank you for talking to us. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704, according to figures released by the office for national statistics in the past hour. the latest data shows there were a further 7,776 deaths involving covid—i9 were registered in the week to january the 15th. this brings the total number of deaths from coronavirus in the uk to near 10a,000, which is slightly lower than the total recorded by the daily deaths figures issued we can speak now to the bbc�*s head

of statistics, robert cuffe. there is no need to cut this data to look anything other than very, very sad. if you look at the chart on how these deaths have arrived in the course of the last year, you see with that total a little bit more of half were in the first wave up until about september, and we have almost seen as many deaths since then. perhaps the most worrying figure is that nearly 8000 deaths registered in a week, which was mentioned a couple of seconds ago, that is the third highest figure that we have seen it during the pandemic. there were two weeks in april last year, with the number of death certificates member in coronavirus, but was open 900, but otherwise it hasn't been... there's been a steady

rise. but cases and hospitalisations are looking to turn. find rise. but cases and hospitalisations are looking to turn.— are looking to turn. and how do we com are are looking to turn. and how do we compare in — are looking to turn. and how do we compare in the _ are looking to turn. and how do we compare in the uk _ are looking to turn. and how do we compare in the uk to _ are looking to turn. and how do we compare in the uk to other- compare in the uk to other countries?— compare in the uk to other countries? , ., countries? the first wave in the uk was one of— countries? the first wave in the uk was one of the _ countries? the first wave in the uk was one of the worst _ countries? the first wave in the uk was one of the worst in _ countries? the first wave in the uk was one of the worst in the - countries? the first wave in the uk was one of the worst in the world, | was one of the worst in the world, undoubtedly. when you take that into consideration is the worst in europe, western developed nations, it will always look pretty bad in international comparisons. it's probably too soon to say who is having the toughest second wave. if you look at a country like the united states, if you look at a similar chart for them, you will see that they had a lower spike in the first wave in spring, but they never really brought the gas down to normal levels. they never had weeks with very few coronavirus deaths like the uk did over the summer. they have been catching up over christmas with the united states. poland and germany, countries like that who escaped the first wave,

have seen spikes since then. we still a long way to go with gas rising in many countries. with the vaccination programme is getting up to speed in many countries, it is probably too early to say. people from ethnic minorities have been found to have a higher risk of dying with covid—19. one person who has looked into this is doctor winston morgan, a reader in toxicology and clinical biochemistry at the university of east london. i want to ask you first of all, how do you respond to the fact that, according to the 0ns, this country has now seen over 100,000 people who have died from coronavirus. goad have died from coronavirus. good mornini. have died from coronavirus. good morning- i _ have died from coronavirus. good morning. ithink— have died from coronavirus. good morning. i think it _ have died from coronavirus. good morning. i think it is _ have died from coronavirus. good morning. i think it is a _ have died from coronavirus. good morning. i think it is a very - morning. i think it is a very depressing statistic, over 100,000 people have died. and disproportionately people from black, asian, and minority ethnic groups have died. they have also suffered more in terms of illness

and being in hospital. they have also suffered in terms ofjob losses and other effects. 0ne also suffered in terms ofjob losses and other effects. one of the worst thing is we are noticing now, despite all these adverse effects from the virus, we assume that situation been created where more black, asian, and minority ethnic people are reluctant to take the virus. up to 72% of black people said they were reluctant to take the virus. that is sending me to explore and understand. i virus. that is sending me to explore and understand.— virus. that is sending me to explore and understand. i want to come back to the possible _ and understand. i want to come back to the possible reasons _ and understand. i want to come back to the possible reasons behind - and understand. i want to come back to the possible reasons behind that l to the possible reasons behind that particularly high figure in the moment. but i would like to go back to this depressing news that in this country, over100,000 to this depressing news that in this country, over 100,000 people have died from coronavirus. these figures have been released in the last half an hour or so. why do you think so many people in the uk have died from

this? �* .., , many people in the uk have died from this? �* , ., , ., �* this? because generally we haven't resonded this? because generally we haven't responded to _ this? because generally we haven't responded to the _ this? because generally we haven't responded to the warnings - this? because generally we haven't responded to the warnings as - responded to the warnings as quickly, earlier in the pandemic, the government hesitated in what they should do in terms of a lockdown. they didn't do that quickly enough. whenever we need to progress in the lockdown, we quickly came out. they want decisive enough and that caused a big problem. going back to the fact _ and that caused a big problem. going back to the fact that _ and that caused a big problem. going back to the fact that black _ and that caused a big problem. going back to the fact that black people and people from ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by coronavirus in so many ways. a report said black african, black caribbean, bangladeshi, and black caribbean, bangladeshi, and black caribbean women are twice as likely to have died from coronavirus. learn in these groups were more than twice as likely as white men to die from the virus. what are some of the reasons for that?— the virus. what are some of the reasons for that? that has been a really interesting _

reasons for that? that has been a really interesting debate - reasons for that? that has been a really interesting debate since - reasons for that? that has been a| really interesting debate since that statistic came out in around may, where outside that these groups are more likely to die from the virus. there are a number of things they've looked into, jobs, deprivation, your age, all of these factors, and including home mobility, and when you take all of these things away, you take all of these things away, you still have, particularly black males, are more likely to die from the virus. and then there are two factors left. either it is structural racism, or it is genetics. for long periods of time, and that was one of the big mistakes, they spent a lot of time looking for a genetic cause. there wasn't a genetic cause. what we should have looked up very on is structural racism. structural racism plays a big part in why so many more black and, asian and minority ethnic

people have died from the virus. what you mean by structural racism? access to health care, access to how people respond to you, but it is more than that. we looked all those things that there is still something else going on. i looked some research by from harvard, not harvard university, david williams, he said if you looking at live in a with a lot to discrimination, that will cause a lot of psychological harms. 0vertime is, they will turn to physiological harm, leading to adverse affects on your immune system, your cardiovascular immune system. what we know that coronavirus is that it basically targets people whose immune system is compromised, or cardiovascular systems are not as good as they should be. people with heart disease, diabetes, obesity, those kind of thing. a long period of, i

believe, discrimination and the society, rememberwe're believe, discrimination and the society, remember we're talking about the majority of people who are dying from coronavirus, so have had stomach —— so they are in their 70s, they have had a lifetime of discrimination. hide they have had a lifetime of discrimination.— they have had a lifetime of discrimination. ~ ., ., ., ~ discrimination. we have also talked about the hesitancy _ discrimination. we have also talked about the hesitancy of _ discrimination. we have also talked about the hesitancy of some - discrimination. we have also talked about the hesitancy of some black i about the hesitancy of some black people and other ethnic minorities to have the vaccine. what would you say to those people? it to have the vaccine. what would you say to those people?— say to those people? it started because of— say to those people? it started because of the _ say to those people? it started because of the wrong - say to those people? it started because of the wrong kind - say to those people? it started because of the wrong kind of i because of the wrong kind of messaging over early on. if you remember, with the disproportionate numbers, the message was that those who are most vulnerable should have the vaccine. some people said that should include black, asian, and minority ethnic people. that caused alarm because they are not normally first in the queue, so why are they now first in the queue. they thought, is it because it is untested and new? are we being used as an experiment? needed a clear

message that said that this wasn't happening. because we didn't, for political and structural reasons, we can get that messaging right. it created hesitancy and doubt about what the vaccine could do to different people. that sort of continued over time. today, since the vaccine was actually approved, we know it is safe and it has been tested in multiple populations, including black people, so we know it is safe for everyone. it's been taken by over 20 million people. because of that hesitancy earlier on wasn't addressed by the government, or the nhs, or public health england, but that hesitancy has now remained. that hesitancy has been weaponised by the antique faxes —— anti—vaccination people, and it is

weaponised it. it is causing confusion and fear in the community. people are hearing conflicting messages that they don't know what to do because there hasn't been that leadership from the start. thank to do because there hasn't been that leadership from the start.— leadership from the start. thank you ve much leadership from the start. thank you very much for— leadership from the start. thank you very much for your _ leadership from the start. thank you very much for your time _ leadership from the start. thank you very much for your time today. - the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. it comes amid worries over new coronavirus variants. the prime minister is due to meet with ministers later today to discuss the plans, which the scottish government also says it's "actively considering". 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. when you splash out on a hotel, usually it involves going on holiday. but soon it could be something you have to do when coming back home. currently, the government has decided most foreign nationals cannot gain entry from the uk from brazil, most of south america, portugal and most of southern 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 bussed to hotels and would be required to quarantine for up to ten days at their own expense. good afternoon, and welcome back to downing street for today's coronavirus briefing. the health secretary set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it is incredibly important that we are cautious at the border. it is important that we protect from new variants should they have vaccine evasion. some 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. we don't believe quarantines or blanket quarantines, are good because you're 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 based on the country, and i think that's what we're trying to do with the air corridors. ministers will thrash out today who will have to quarantine in hotels and for how long, and who will be exempt. the new policy won't be implemented immediately but it is on its way. iain watson, bbc news. alexander downer is the former foreign minister of australia. hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's — hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, _ hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, quarantine - hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, quarantine was l australia's case, quarantine was introduced right at the beginning in around february, or march last year. no one can come into australia now without going into quarantine for two weeks in a hotel room. it is obviously very effective to keeping a pandemic which is not indigenous

to australia out of the country. it has not been completely foolproof, but it has largely kept coronavirus out of australia.— out of australia. what are the downsides? — out of australia. what are the downsides? there _ out of australia. what are the downsides? there is - out of australia. what are the downsides? there is a - out of australia. what are the i downsides? there is a downside out of australia. what are the - downsides? there is a downside for --eole, downsides? there is a downside for people. including — downsides? there is a downside for people, including me, _ downsides? there is a downside for people, including me, who - downsides? there is a downside for people, including me, who have - downsides? there is a downside for l people, including me, who have been in these hotel rooms for two weeks. i suppose the second thing is that you can't take many people because there simply aren't the hotel rooms. 0nly there simply aren't the hotel rooms. only a few thousand people are able to come into the country in any case. economically, it is a crass catastrophe for the international tourist industry and international education. international education in australia is the second or third largest foreign exchange for the country. there are a lot of downsides. but in terms of keeping coronavirus out of australia, it has been pretty effective.—

been pretty effective. what has to ha en been pretty effective. what has to happen before _ been pretty effective. what has to happen before australia _ been pretty effective. what has to happen before australia stops - happen before australia stops requiring international travellers and returning australians to quarantine? that's the question being asked here. what is the exit strategy? the being asked here. what is the exit strate: ? ~ , ., ., ., strategy? the australian government has been pretty _ strategy? the australian government has been pretty quiet _ strategy? the australian government has been pretty quiet on _ strategy? the australian government has been pretty quiet on that, - strategy? the australian government has been pretty quiet on that, but. has been pretty quiet on that, but it is possible, i'm only speculating because they haven't said, but it is possible that the exit strategy will be to allow people to come into australia without quarantine if they have had a vaccine. so, we will have to wait and see how the vaccine programmes and felt and how effective the vaccine is. in australia's case, they're saying they won't be an exit strategy for quite some time, possibly next year. thank you.

the formal process of putting the former us president donald trump on trial has begun after democrats from the house of representatives delivered an article of impeachment against him. mr trump is charged with inciting insurrection after a number of his supporters stormed congress earlier this month, resulting in the deaths of five people. the trial is due to begin in two weeks time. professor natasha lindstaedt is deputy dean of the department of government at the university of essex. what is impeachment in layman's terms? it what is impeachment in layman's terms? , ,, what is impeachment in layman's terms? , , ,, ., ., terms? it is the process of removing a president — terms? it is the process of removing a president from _ terms? it is the process of removing a president from office, _ terms? it is the process of removing a president from office, or— terms? it is the process of removing a president from office, or any - a president from office, or any elected official from office. a president from office, or any elected officialfrom office. so you have the house that initiates it, in this case, and you need a simple majority, and then it would go to the senate where they would have a trial and they will try to prosecute, the democrats will try to

prosecute, the democrats will try to prosecute their case. the defendant, in this case the president, would have his own defence team, and then they would vote on it. but you need two thirds to conflict. in this case, you would need at least 17 republicans who would decide to go against trump and to convict. what we saw on the trial that took place one year ago, not a single republican voted to convict. in this case, it is looking a little bit different, because there is even rumours that the former senate majority leader, a republican, might even vote to convict. there are at several republicans who have said they won't conflict, and we have several where we don't know. what they won't conflict, and we have several where we don't know. what is the oint if several where we don't know. what is the point if he — several where we don't know. what is the point if he has _ several where we don't know. what is the point if he has already _ several where we don't know. what is the point if he has already been - the point if he has already been removed from the presidency? some

are even asking _ removed from the presidency? some are even asking if— removed from the presidency? some are even asking if it _ removed from the presidency? some are even asking if it is _ are even asking if it is constitutional. most legal scholars agree that it is constitutional. the point is, if they can convict, then they could vote again. they need a simple majority and then they could bar him from running for any office again. democrats believe that his inciting of this interaction was incredibly damaging to us democracy and security, they feel that this is something they need to pursue. even if it is symbolic and they can't get the point where they convicted, they like if a president has incited an insurrection, what is the bar? the bow could be incredibly low if we don't pursue some kind of impeachment of this president. if you had to bat on the outcome of the trial, what would you say? timer;r you had to bat on the outcome of the trial, what would you say?— trial, what would you say? they are not iioin trial, what would you say? they are not going to — trial, what would you say? they are not going to convict. _ trial, what would you say? they are not going to convict. i _ trial, what would you say? they are not going to convict. i cannot - not going to convict. i cannot imagine republicans were to do so. they are so petrified of going against trump and if they do so they would be punished in any kind of

election in 2022. i would bet that most republicans would vote to support trump and they would not conflict. for a second night running, police in the netherlands have clashed with protesters defying a nine—pm curfew introduced to battle the coronavirus. protesters lit fires in the hague, while in amsterdam several arrests were made. the violence the night before was described by dutch police the headlines on bbc news... a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe. the uk's vaccine minister says supplies are tight but that there will be enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliverfor us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca 0xford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704.

the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. unemployment continues to rise in the uk. another 200,000 people lost theirjobs in the past 3 months with young people and the self—employed worst hit. chaotic scenes in delhi, as farmers protesting against new agriculture laws, break through police barricades, and scale the iconic red fort. us democrats officially deliver their article of impeachment against former president donald trump to the senate — the first step in beginning his trial. uk unemployment has soared to its highest level for more than four years because of the pandemic. new official figures showed that in the three months to november, the unemployment rate rose to 5%,

up from 4.9%. the office for national statitsics said some 1.72 million people were out of work, with hospitality industry worst hit, followed by manufacturing. those aged 25 to 34 had the highest rate of redundacy — 16.2 per 1,000, a fivefold increase on the same period a year earlier. our business presenter ben thompson explained more. the numbers are what tells us the story of who and how people are affected by the changes in the jobs market as a result of this pandemic. so to take that headline figure you said there, rising to 5%, it doesn't seem like a significant increase coming from 4.9% in the period before. but it does mean that 1.72 million people are out of work. that is a jump 418,000 on the same time last year. that in itself is the biggest annual increase in unemployment since the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. and remember that is coming in a context of the jobs market that is being artificially supported by that furlough scheme.

the government picking up the bill for people who cannot go to work. it's about 4.5 million people still on the furlough scheme. and so the expectation is that things will get worse, as that support starts to be reduced. there is pressure on the government to commit to extending that furlough scheme way beyond its current expiry date at the end of april, and so what we are expecting is that as that support is reduced, the unemployment rate could creep ever higher to maybe six, seven or 8% by the middle of the year, towards the end of the year. if you look at some of the detail, it gives you a sense of who is most badly affected. you have touched on hospitality, and, again, no great surprise, hospitality has suffered and borne the brunt of this more than most. but you will also see that things like average earnings, that's a rough measure of how much we are getting paid. that has actually gone up which seems perverse in the crisis that we are facing but that in itself is probably because we have lost a lot of lower paid jobs.

those in the higher end are still in work and still able to work, but it is maybe lower end jobs that have been lost. part—time workers falling to their lowest level since 2011, may be a reflection, perhaps, that people are not able to juggle a job at home and home—schooling their children. self—employment also at its lowest level since 2014 as many people think, look, there is very little support for those in self—employment and they have given up altogether. one thing that is worth bearing in mind here is that none of these figures take into account this third national lockdown. they are the figures up until the end of november and therefore we'll start to get a sense of what the december lockdown has meant in the next set of figures. earlier i spoke to former west end dancer rebecca fennelly, who found herself a new career as a software coach — she began by telling me what her usual day used to look like. a rehearsal maybe in the theatre, and then working from about, probably about 5.00pm or 6.00pm

in the evening and then preparing for the show and then doing the show from about 7:30pm until 10.30pm at night. a bit different. at what point in the early stages of the pandemic did you realise, it's going to be a long time before you can do that kind of work again. yeah, we didn't realise at first. you know, we thought it might be six weeks or so. we started to audition as usual and then things started closing down and it got longer and longer. it became more and more scary as time went on as to what was going to happen to ourjobs and our livelihoods. what decisions did you make? to retrain was really important. you know, there were not enough supermarket jobs around for all of us in theatre. yes, i retrained. i did a 12 week intensive web development course and since then i havejumped on the other side from being a student, i am now a coach on that course. so a big change for me.

police in the indian capital, delhi, have clashed with protesting farmers — after tens of thousands converged on the city to express anger over agriculture reforms. where thousands of tractors are taking part in a rally — farmers have been protesting for months against a new agriculture law brought in by the government. it's the biggest protest by the farmers yet, and it coincides with india's republic day celebrations. the bbc�*s salman ravi is in on the streets of delhi, and sent us this report. finally the farmers who have been protesting for the last two months around delhi have occupied the roads of the country's capital on the 72nd republic day. they have taken out a tractor parade as they have called it to protest against the farm laws enacted by the indian parliament. the farmers have been protesting for the last more than two months against these laws saying that the laws will open the gates for corporate companies in the farm sector.

this is where the security forces have withdrawn, there has been firing of tear gas cannons here to disperse the mob but the police force were outnumbered by the protesters. there are hundreds and thousands in numberfrom different parts of the country and especially this road which is coming from the northern part of india. as you can see right behind me, there is a huge mob building up. that is where the tear gas was fired. the police were here, they were due after that initial throwing of tear gas cannons, saying if they exert more force or more pressure on the farmers, things could get out of hand and that is why they erected a screen which is a residential area. there you can see people on rooftops watching the tractor parade taken out by the farmers. now the farmers are heading towards central delhi, that is where the official function is being held for the republic day

of india, the 72nd republic day, and that is the reason that the authorities are actually focusing more to stop the farmers from entering that area where the prime minister's offices are located. after weeks of political turmoil, italy's prime minister giuseppe conte is this morning expected to resign his position, in a tactical move he hopes will persuade the president, sergio mattarella, to ask him once again to try and form a new government. conte lost his majority in the senate last week, the bbc�*s mark lowen gave us a bit more detail on why conte was doing this, and what it means for italy. it has killed 85,000 italians and plunge this country into the worst economic crisis since the second world war. it is hardly the moment that you would want to spark a political crisis but, of course, that is what has happened in a country that has now had 66 governments since the second world war and giuseppe conte is hoping

to be able to lead to the 67th. he has now held his cabinet meeting, he has told his cabinet that he is going to resign and he is off to the presidential palace where he will formally tender his resignation to president mattarella. there will then be a round of consultations with party leaders but it is expected that the president will ask giuseppe conte to try to cobble together a new strengthened coalition. why? because partly of the pandemic but also because if party leaders fail to be able to form a government, italy would be plunged into fresh elections and polls suggest that the far right would win those. the stormont executive is due to publish a report today on institutions for unmarried mothers in northern ireland during the last century. survivors have said they were emotionally abused and had to give up their babies for adoption. ministers will discuss whether there should be a public inquiry into mother—and—baby homes. here's our ireland

correspondent chris page. the first thing they did was they took my name from me. they said i could no longer use my ordinary name and i was given a name to use while i was there. i wasn't to discuss where i came from, or any of my circumstances, with any of the other girls. adele, who doesn't want her full identity revealed, is almost 70. when she was 17, she became pregnant and was sent here. marianvale in newry in county down was an institution for unmarried mothers. it was very austere, very regimented. one other thing that really struck me was the attitude of the nuns. they repeatedly called us fallen women, bad women. we had to pay for our sins. on one occasion, we had to put on a show for them and we had to dance for them. dancing like dancing monkeys for their entertainment.

it was horrendous. and that has stuck in my head and will stick in my head until the day i die. she says her experience of childbirth was traumatic and lonely and, afterfour months, she had to say goodbye to her baby boy, when he was adopted. i was told in no uncertain terms by the nuns and by my parents, by my mother especially, that the baby was not coming home and that was it. there were no other options and i wasn't given any other options. adele met her son when he contacted her 40 years afterwards. but other children didn't get to know their mothers in later life. mark's mother was also in marianvale. he discovered her identity recently. her name was kathleen maguire. she'd moved to england and, he says, died young. you know, istill should have been afforded the right to have met with my mother. i was the only child she had.

ifound out she had no other children. she subsequently married, i think, when she went to england, and i really hope she was happy. the stories of shame, stigma and secrecy in northern ireland echo those in the irish republic, where there has been a government apology. campaigners in this part of the uk want the same. abuse of women and babies did not stop at the border. the state here not only permitted but policed what happened and is ultimately responsible for the grave and systemic human rights abuses of these women. today, ministers in belfast will discuss what should happen next. adele hopes there will be a public inquiry into the organisations who ran mother and baby homes. they took our dignity, they took our rights, they took our freedoms. we should have been wrapped in care and love and looked after and our children looked after, not given away. that was our ireland correspondent chris page reporting.

more than 300 global companies and organisations have urged world leaders to classify seafarers as keyworkers so they are no longer stranded at sea because of the pandemic. about 200,000 sea—men and women have played a crucial role in keeping global trade flowing, but many have been stuck at sea for months. twitter is asking its users for help in combating fake news. the company has announced a pilot that allows people to submit notes on tweets that may be false or misleading. the initiative, named �*birdwatch', is being trialled among a small group in the us initially. the headlines on bbc news... a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe. the vaccine minister says supplies are tight but that the uk will get enough doses... the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached one hundred and three thousand, seven hundred and four. the government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels

when they arrive. the delay between a person contracting coronavirus and then being admitted to hospital means that despite a fall in cases, the pressure on the nhs continues to grow. with different parts of the country experiencing a peak of infection at different times, our health editor hugh pym has been to ashfield in nottinghamshire to see the effect the loss of life is having on those working on the frontline. people need to know it is not a game. it is frightening. barbara lived with cancer before it went into retreat. they're brilliant, lovely nurses. then she was struck by covid. she was keen to get this message across. just wear your mask and wash your hands. that's all it is, isn't it? that's all they've got to do.

i think it was last wednesday when i came in, i think, i don't remember. along the corridor is paul who is 53 and considers himself fit. he's over the worst now but he says it was a frightening experience. yeah, i fought it for about five or six days. at home? at home, ijust couldn't cope any longer. much of this floor of the hospital has always housed wards for those with respiratory conditions. and now they've been expanded with room for nearly 100 patients in bays and cubicles. almost all of them with covid. from experience i can tell you that i'm seeing more sicker patients this time than i saw in the first wave. umar is a doctor in a&e. he says there's been a huge influx of covid patients. in both his professional and personal life he's seen the savage impact of the virus. when we come to work, we've got to shut down everything else is going on at home. we've got to focus on our patients

but i can tell you from experience my parents have got covid, my mother—in—law is in icu at the moment, i just lost some very dear family relatives of the covid. so when you see these patients in the hospital, itjust gives you that flashback as well. but you have got to shut that down and you've got to continue looking after your patients as best as you can. after every patient is seen, diane and her colleagues have to deep clean the cubicles, floors, walls and surfaces. she is on the covid front line as much as anyone. can't see no end to it, to be fair. and i think if you could see the light at the end of the tunnel, and somebody to say, it's going to turn off, then that would be brilliant. but we're soldiering on and we're trying very, very best to work as hard as we possibly can. how do you feel personally sometimes? me? upset, i go home and sometimes i could just sit and cry. it'sjust because it's demanding at the moment. machines beeping.

this isn't a big city teaching hospital so covid puts even more of a strain on resources. they've had to triple the number of intensive care beds, including converting a former children's recovery area. jen is a nurse who's been redeployed from another role to help out. i've been a nurse, i've been a nurse for 21 years. some of the shifts that i have had are the toughest that i've ever had, in particular one night shift that i had last week was one of the worst shifts i've ever had in 21 years in nursing. it was really sad, seeing the patients that we have die. the family members that couldn't be here. at times, the hospital turns to others for support. we are at a stage where the ongoing provision of safe services may be compromised.

we are already supported by the east midlands network and also further afield by transferring patients out which is something we do rarely in normal times. please, we need you to use some of their beds. i've got quite a few discharges, it looks like there's two now and ten later if that's correct. at regular bed meetings throughout the day, theyjuggle the constant flow of patients and they know there are more to come. we will see the peak in the east midlands in about early february. we know that our hospitals are incredibly busy at the moment, the rate of covid continues to be out of control in the community, and that's a clear indicator of where we think we will be in two to three weeks' time. are you ready? there are signs of hope in the hospital. a trial of a 24/7 vaccination centre has proved popular with nhs and care staff, getting theirjabs after changing shift. you've got to have a sticker! all right? yeah. and in the maternity unit, life goes on.

new life with sam cuddling her new baby son 0liver. it is good to see that there is still positives coming out in such a horrible time where all you see is the doom and gloom and the figures and all the deaths and everything like that. there is still, there's happiness out there. so it is difficult because we are not able to see family and things, but we've just welcomed a new little person into the world and, you know, it is a nice time for us, it's a happy time. it's something to be celebrated. while there is hope, there is also sadness. barbara died yesterday. her family were keen for us to use her interview to warn of the serious consequences of covid. it's just over a year since china imposed the world's first lockdown on the city of wuhan. by then, the coronavirus had been

spreading there for several weeks — 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 knew — and what the world was being told. caroline hawley reports. (tx next) new year's eve 2019. by now, it's been 30 days since a chinese man in his 70s was hit by a mysterious pneumonia—like disease, but the world is 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'd identified the virus, it was a new coronavirus. and it was not highly transmissible.

this didn't really resonate with me, because i'd 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 front line 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 voiced by an actor. everyone knew it was human—to—human transmission. even a fool would know. so why say there is no human transmission?

this made us very confused. very confused and very angry. they wouldn't even let us wear masks. they said they were afraid of causing panic among the patients. 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 home town, after he'd broken his leg in the 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 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 walked the earth. first discovered in 2012, experts have onlyjust realised the significance of the remains after investigations

by a number of argentinian museums and universities. mark lobel reports. could this be the largest dinosaur to have ever roamed our planet? feast your eyes on this colossal titanosaur. first found almost a decade ago, experts are now sticking their neck out with a big claim. this incomplete skeleton is thought to belong to a huge, 40—tonne herbivore, a member of the longnecked, long—tailed pillar—like—legged patagonian sauropods, towering over fellow creatures a mere 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 24 vertebrae and fragments of pelvic bone, under this muddy valley of west central argentina.

now rising once again on top of the world to regain its place amongst giants. in our history books at least. the united nations says it has no money to fight a new wave of crop—eating locusts in east africa. it says its entire fleet of aircraft, used to combat the swarm, could be grounded without nearly £40 million worth of extra funding. the swarm is currently making its way through farmland in ethiopia, kenya and somalia, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farmers. it's the third invasion in the region this year. let's take a look at some pictures of the first giant panda cub to be born in south korea, which have gone viral. this is fu bao. these images of her clinging on to her zookeeper�*s leg have had millions of views worldwide.

fu bao is believed to be about six months old and her name mean �*lucky treasure'. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some of us have already seen some snow this morning and there is more to come in the forecast, and also some rain. it has been a cold start to the day and that will continue for most of us through the day, except in the south—west where it is actually going to be milder than it has been, because we have this clutch of fronts introducing milder atlantic air. but they are also producing some rain and as that engages with the colder air already in place, it will readily turn to snow. around this band it is also going to be quite windy. we could see some hill snow for example across the hills in north wales, the peaks, but most of it will be following in the pennines and across the hills of scotland. some of the heavier bursts could get

down to lower levels. eventually the rain makes it over to the east. behind that, still a lot of cloud and showers, ten celsius in plymouth, but in the sunshine in aberdeen we are looking at only three celsius. this evening and overnight, the rain and snow peters out although there will still be some snow across parts of scotland. quite a bit of cloud around and it is not going to be as cold a night as we have seen in recent nights, with most of us having temperatures hanging on just above freezing. into tomorrow we have this weak front which also peters out and then we have a new front coming our way, introducing rain much later on in the day. first thing, here is the weak front producing patchy rain, some wintriness in that. there will be a lot of cloud on wednesday, some breaks here and there, the cloud thick enough for some showers, and here is the first sign of a weather front coming our way later in the day. the milder air travelling a bit further north and east, but still pretty cold if you are in scotland, with temperatures three or four celsius.

on wednesday into thursday, our weather fronts push north once again. as they engage with the colder air already in place in the north, that will turn quite readily to snow. again, most of the snow will be on higher ground. but in heavy bursts you can't rule it out getting down to lower levels at times. still dry and bright across the north—east of scotland, some brightness behind that weather front and a bit of a hike in temperatures, as you can see, 12 in the south. here is the next weather system waiting to come our way, which will move north and east during the course of friday. note how the temperatures fall on saturday and we might, just a might, see some snow in the south.

this is bbc news — i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 11: a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe — the vaccine minister says supplies are tight, but that the uk will get enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliverfor us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca—oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704. more than 30,000 of those deaths were recorded on the death certificates of care home residents in england and wales. unemployment continues to rise —

another 200,000 people lost theirjobs in the past three months, meaning 1.72 million people are now out of work in the uk. a report into mother—and—baby homes and magdalene laundries in northern ireland is expected to be published later — survivors say they were emotionally abused and had to give up their babies for adoption. i was told in no uncertain terms by the nuns and by my parents, by my mother especially, that the baby was not coming home. and that was it — there was no other options. good morning. the european commission president has waded into a row over the supply of coronavirus vaccines, saying manufacturers must honour their delivery obligations.

the eu is asking for a detailed explanation from astrazeneca after the company said production issues meant it would not be able to supply as many doses of the vaccine to the eu as it had promised. ursula von der leyen said brussels would monitor vaccine exports from the bloc, which has led to fears the uk's supply of the pfizer vaccine, which is made in belgium, could be affected. here's the president addressing the world economic forum a short time ago. europe invested billions to help develop the world's first covid—19 vaccines. to create a truly global common good. and now the companies must deliver, they must honour their obligations. this is why we will set up a vaccine expert transparency mechanism. europe is determined to contribute to this global common good, but it also means business.

0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee, says the eu commission want to put in place a vaccine transparency mechanism. that will be about notifying the eu when the plants — mostly in belgium, some in germany for pfizer, there is a plant in belgium for astrazeneca and its linked companies. at this stage, there is no sense that there will be any obligation. however, it is worth a caveat here, because overnight the german health minister did say that once we get a sense of where and when these vaccines are going — when they will be exported, where they are going to — he said, an obligation to get approval for vaccine exports in the eu would make sense. so, perhaps a flippant comment, no more than that. perhaps the germans want to see more than this. i think that is why there is slight caution about this.

also, add on top of this the massive upset that i can't undermine really, the deep frustration that has been vocalised by the eu commission with astrazeneca, first of all, saying they have not given sufficient answers for why the delay. there is concern all of these vaccines going to the uk and us, where is the 80 million that the eu are waiting before the end of march? they are going to get, we understand, about 30 million though astrazeneca aren't commenting. so that gives you a bit of a sense of the background. the eu is also under a lot of pressure on the other member states. the greeks, the czech republic, the danes and at the austrians ordered an open letter to the european council because it was that they are desperate to get this vaccine, the regulator in the eu hasn't yet approved it. that is due to happen, or a decision is due on friday. so the member states are saying, hurry up the member states are saying, hurry up with this process, we are waiting and desperate, we see other countries ahead of us. there is this push and pull it right now, each

country trying to magnetise these companies to get to their areas, and seeing it go elsewhere. 0ur political correspondent, jessica parker is in westminster. is there any indication from the government here that they think supplies to the uk could be affected at some point?— at some point? ministers are sounding _ at some point? ministers are sounding confident _ at some point? ministers are sounding confident in - at some point? ministers are sounding confident in term i at some point? ministers are| sounding confident in term of at some point? ministers are - sounding confident in term of the supply of vaccines to the uk, saying the country is on target to offer the country is on target to offer the vaccine to those 15 million people in at the top four priority groups by mid february, that crucial target that ministers regularly talk about. following from that, that is the discussions about whether restrictions could begin to be eased in the weeks and months following that target date. they are sounding confident, but a caveat i would put all that is at they are also pretty deliberately vague about the amount

of vaccine coming into the uk on a daily or weekly basis would stop we know the large target numbers they have brought up for example, but it is a particularly sensitive issue. politicians in the uk and the eu obviously really want to be seen to be doing their best to get those supplies into their countries, into the member states, into the block. but the minister in charge of getting the vaccine out to citizens in the uk was sounding confident this morning. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliver for us, yes. the bulk of astrazeneca—oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment in manufacturing capacity in the uk, which is also good news. i'm confident we will meet our mid—february target and then we'll keep vaccinating beyond that as we vaccinate the whole of the adult population, or those who will accept a vaccine, by the autumn.

confidence is at the same as a guarantee, is it, jessica? you just wonder about the medium term. there is a focus on the 15th of february target, getting those first four groups within phase one of the vaccination programme, getting the jabs to them. but beyond that, you have got to wonder about the timetable. have got to wonder about the timetable-— have got to wonder about the timetable. ~ , , , , have got to wonder about the timetable. ~ , , , ., timetable. absolutely, because at the scramble _ timetable. absolutely, because at the scramble for— timetable. absolutely, because at the scramble for vaccines - timetable. absolutely, because at the scramble for vaccines isn't - the scramble for vaccines isn't going to end today, this week, not next week. because of course this is absolutely crucial. the reason we are talking about this is of course because the vaccine is important for protecting people, saving lives, but it is also vital for countries as well because once a large number of people are vaccinated with the hope is that you can start opening up society and the economy. as i said before, ministers are being a little bit vague about what supplies are arriving and when. the bit vague about what supplies are arriving and when.— arriving and when. the issue with the astrazeneca _

arriving and when. the issue with the astrazeneca vaccine, - arriving and when. the issue with the astrazeneca vaccine, the - arriving and when. the issue with the astrazeneca vaccine, the eu | arriving and when. the issue with l the astrazeneca vaccine, the eu is any row with astrazeneca, the uk's astrazeneca supply actually largely comes from the uk. but it is the pfizer—biontech that you made in belgium that could be affected. eli belgium that could be affected. eli sources i talk to this morning insisted that when they talk about this transparency mechanism it's a way of reporting early notification of what it are leaving the eu, not a means for blocking those exports. clearly, the eu making it clear it will do what it thinks is necessary in order to protect its citizens. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 100 and 3000, has reached 103,704, according to figures released by the office for national statistics. the latest data shows a further 7,776 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the week to january 15. this brings the total number of deaths from coronavirus

in the uk to near 104,000. the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, has been taking a closer look at the numbers. there's no way to cut this data and make them look anything other than very, very sad. i think if you look at the chart that shows how these deaths have arrived over the course of the last year, you see that of that total a little more than half were in the first wave, up until about september, and we have almost seen as many coronavirus deaths since then. perhaps the most worrying figure is that nearly 8000 deaths registered in a week, that you mentioned a couple of seconds ago, that's the third highest figure that we have seen during the pandemic. there were two weeks in april last year when the number of death certificates that mentioned covid were more than 9000, but there hasn't been any other weeks during the pandemic when it's been over 7000.

so we have been seeing a steady rise in deaths. cases and hospitalisations, it looks like they are starting to turn. it's quite likely we will see high levels of deaths for some time to come yet. the number of care home residents in england and wales to have covid—19 recorded on their death certificate has exceeded 30,000. figures from the 0ns show there were 1,719 deaths involving coronavirus were recorded in either care homes or hospitals in the week ofjanuary 15 — the highest weekly number since may 21. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holtjoins me. i want to focus in on the figure of 1719 deaths in the week of january 15. is it possible to extrapolate from that how many of those red any care homes, hospitals, or have we been given a general figure? care homes, hospitals, or have we been given a generalfigure? for care homes, hospitals, or have we been given a general figure? for the last two weeks. _

been given a general figure? for the last two weeks, the _ been given a general figure? for the last two weeks, the ons _ been given a general figure? for the last two weeks, the ons has - been given a general figure? for the last two weeks, the ons has been i last two weeks, the 0ns has been publishing statistics that brings together the number of deaths actually in care homes and deaths in hospitals. that figure is for both of them. the reason it is useful is because, previously, wejust heard about the number of deaths in care homes, and that has generally not been fought to give a particularly good overall picture of what is happening for residents who are amongst the vulnerable people in this society. so it is not pulled together for good of those who have died in the care homes, and those who have died in hospitals. 50 died in the care homes, and those who have died in hospitals. so how does this compare _ who have died in hospitals. so how does this compare to _ who have died in hospitals. so how does this compare to other - who have died in hospitals. so how does this compare to other periods throughout the pandemic? i'm thinking specifically of the early days of the pandemic last year, when we know that people were released from hospitals into care homes,

bringing coronavirus with them. the government said it wanted to throw its arms around care homes and look after the sector better. so how do these latest figures compare? that after the sector better. so how do these latest figures compare? at the hei . ht of these latest figures compare? at the height of the — these latest figures compare? at the height of the pandemic _ these latest figures compare? at the height of the pandemic in _ these latest figures compare? at the height of the pandemic in its - these latest figures compare? at the height of the pandemic in its first - height of the pandemic in its first wave back in april they were significantly higher. in one week, there were more than 2000 deaths in care homes. we have reached that level again, care homes. we have reached that levelagain, but care homes. we have reached that level again, but we are again very high in terms of the number of deaths. what care homes would say is that there has been a change since the first time. they struggle to get ppe, the guidance at the time was constantly changing and constantly evolving, quite difficult to follow. as you mention, there was the rapid discharge of patients from hospitals into care homes as well as other settings. at that point in time,

there was not regular testing, so homes didn't really know what they were dealing with. also, there have been rejections placed on the movement of staff between homes, and you have the regular testing of staff. so there are quite a number of measures now in place that protect care homes. but in the end they are in the community, and covid has clearly got into a large number of homes with us much more highly transmissible version of the virus. that's the worry— we don't yet know where that we are reaching the peak of infections in care homes. no hope is that will be the case because the vaccines have been rolled out and a large number of care homes have now had that vaccine. anecdotally, at least, even if there is a an outbreak shortly after vaccines are the lover, before the vaccine has had a chance to protect people fully, and being told that people do much better than they have in

previous outbreaks, and the hope is that will have a major impact in restricting the impact of coronavirus in the care homes. thank ou ve coronavirus in the care homes. thank you very much _ coronavirus in the care homes. thank you very much for — coronavirus in the care homes. thank you very much for that. _ the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. it comes amid worries over new coronavirus variants. the prime minister is due to meet with ministers later today to discuss the plans, which the scottish government also says it's "actively considering." 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, has more. when you splash out on a hotel, usually it involves going on holiday. but soon it could be something you have to do when coming back home. currently, the government has decided most foreign nationals cannot gain entry from the uk from brazil, most of south america, portugal and most of southern 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 bussed to hotels and would be required to quarantine for up to ten days at their own expense. good afternoon, and welcome back to downing street for today's coronavirus briefing. the health secretary set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it is incredibly important that we are cautious at the border. it is important that we protect from new variants should they have vaccine evasion. some 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. we don't believe quarantines or blanket quarantines, are good because you're 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 based on the country, and i think that's what we're trying to do with the air corridors. ministers will thrash out today who will have to quarantine in hotels and for how long, and who will be exempt. the new policy won't be implemented immediately but it is on its way. iain watson, bbc news. what's the reaction of the travel industry to these proposed tougher quarantine measures? i'm joined now by rachel 0'reilly from the tourism company, kuoni. what are your thoughts on the idea of introducing these quarantine hotels? 0ther of introducing these quarantine hotels? other countries around the world have done this with great success in bringing their covid figures down. so what are your thoughts on a similar plan for the uk? i thoughts on a similar plan for the uk? 4' ., thoughts on a similar plan for the uk? ~ ., , ,., , thoughts on a similar plan for the uk? ~ ., , ,., y , uk? i think right now everybody is united in their _ uk? i think right now everybody is united in their effort _ uk? i think right now everybody is united in their effort to _ uk? i think right now everybody is united in their effort to try - uk? i think right now everybody is united in their effort to try and - united in their effort to try and stop the spread of the virus. everybody wants that, everybody in

the travel industry wants that. so if we can get through this and start doing what we do best, which has a planning people's holidays and giving them something to look forward to. so any steps which are about quarantining on return from a holiday we hoped would be temporary and just be a short—term measure until we get through this. but and just be a short-term measure until we get through this.- until we get through this. but you would accept _ until we get through this. but you would accept that _ until we get through this. but you would accept that it _ until we get through this. but you would accept that it would - until we get through this. but you would accept that it would be - until we get through this. but you | would accept that it would be more pain for the travel and tourism industry before the situation getting better? it is industry before the situation iaettin better? , ., , , getting better? it is undoubtedly -a in: for getting better? it is undoubtedly paying for the — getting better? it is undoubtedly paying for the travel _ getting better? it is undoubtedly paying for the travel industry. i getting better? it is undoubtedly. paying for the travel industry. the travel industry has been through a huge turmoil over the past year, and having to respond to so many changes that it stands to reason that another layer of complication on travel would be incredibly off—putting when people are looking at planning what should be the most exciting time of their year.

absolutely, any sort of quarantine on return be extremely damaging to the industry. i on return be extremely damaging to the industry-— the industry. i wondered at what our the industry. i wondered at what your thoughts — the industry. i wondered at what your thoughts are _ the industry. i wondered at what your thoughts are on _ the industry. i wondered at what your thoughts are on the - the industry. i wondered at what your thoughts are on the hotel. your thoughts are on the hotel quarantine been introduced for travellers from other countries with the variance, or countries surrounding those areas where the variant has emerged versus a much more global approach? anywhere in the world, people coming to england and needing to quarantine in a hotel. people are not supposed to be travelling anyway, but you think focusing on those countries where the variants have emerged, it will not be enough? i the variants have emerged, it will not be enough?— not be enough? i think so. as a hohda not be enough? i think so. as a holiday company, _ not be enough? i think so. as a holiday company, we _ not be enough? i think so. as a holiday company, we are - not be enough? i think so. as a holiday company, we are in - not be enough? i think so. as a holiday company, we are in a i holiday company, we are in a position right now where we cannot send anybody overseas in a way within the current lockdown restrictions. we are talking about the immediate impact. most of the customers who were due to go on holiday, their holidays have been moved to alternative dates. but,

yes, you're right. if it's going to happen and we are going to manage it, then targeting it on the countries where there is a specific strain would make sense. i countries where there is a specific strain would make sense.- countries where there is a specific strain would make sense. i guess for travel companies _ strain would make sense. i guess for travel companies like _ strain would make sense. i guess for travel companies like yourself, - strain would make sense. i guess for travel companies like yourself, that. travel companies like yourself, that gives you a little bit more leeway in terms of the advice and guidance you can give to people who are coming to you and saying they would like to go on holiday later this year. what are the conversations your staff are having with customers when they ring up and ask about the possibility of travel later this year? possibility of travel later this ear? ~ . . ~ possibility of travel later this ear? . ., .,~ ., possibility of travel later this ear? ~ ., .,~ ., , year? we are taking a proactive approach- _ year? we are taking a proactive approach- january _ year? we are taking a proactive approach. january is _ year? we are taking a proactive approach. january is normally i year? we are taking a proactive| approach. january is normally no time in at no travel industry calendar when our phones are ringing off the hook, people are excited about making their plans for the year ahead. january is a key time for the travel industry. right now, people are still making enquiries. holidays are very much part of peoples lifestyles. quite honestly, in a lockdown free, no prospect of a

holiday is what is keeping a lot of people going right now. holidays are generally good for peoples health and well—being. but what is clearly happening now is that the confidence in travel this year is shaky. a lot of new enquiries and new bookings are now for next year, 2022. that is what we're seeing, a lot of people who will wait and see, let's hold off, hang on and see. i think what we saw last summer, people will do whatever they can to get a holiday, to get away. the travel corridors give some confidence, so people did get away to places like greece and places. i think people will take a wait and see approach.— places. i think people will take a wait and see approach. good to talk to ou, wait and see approach. good to talk to you, interesting _ wait and see approach. good to talk to you, interesting to _ wait and see approach. good to talk to you, interesting to hear- wait and see approach. good to talk to you, interesting to hear your - to you, interesting to hear your thoughts. for the limited travellers who manage to purchase a ticket to australia, they'll be greeted with

a strict 14—day isolation period on arrival. passengers are allocated a nearby hotel room, escorted there to begin their quarantine and will likely pick up a hefty bill on departure. one of those is chloe newnham, who travelled to australia just over a week ago, and is on day eight of her 14—day mandatory isolation period. you grew up in the uk, you move to australia then came back to the uk. why did you decide to go back to australia at such a difficult time to travel? i australia at such a difficult time to travel? ~ , australia at such a difficult time to travel? ~' , . , ., , to travel? i think my decisions were mostly knowing _ to travel? i think my decisions were mostly knowing the _ to travel? i think my decisions were mostly knowing the quality - to travel? i think my decisions were mostly knowing the quality of- to travel? i think my decisions were mostly knowing the quality of life i mostly knowing the quality of life that he had and the limited numbers

of covid cases and the relationships i had, iwanted of covid cases and the relationships i had, i wanted to come back and pursue those as well. the i had, i wanted to come back and pursue those as well.— pursue those as well. the idea of arrivin: pursue those as well. the idea of arriving back _ pursue those as well. the idea of arriving back in _ pursue those as well. the idea of arriving back in australia - pursue those as well. the idea of arriving back in australia and - arriving back in australia and having to go through this quarantine is worth it in your estimation? yes. is worth it in your estimation? yes, the uk is home. — is worth it in your estimation? yes, the uk is home, but— is worth it in your estimation? yes the uk is home, but australia is home as well. ijust the uk is home, but australia is home as well. i just feel really lucky that i've managed to get back out here. $5 lucky that i've managed to get back out here. �* , ., ., , out here. as we wait for this decision _ out here. as we wait for this decision from _ out here. as we wait for this decision from the _ out here. as we wait for this i decision from the government out here. as we wait for this - decision from the government in the uk about travellers from certain countries coming into england. when we stepped off that fight in sydney, what happened next? it is we stepped off that fight in sydney, what happened next?— what happened next? it is a very strict and slick _ what happened next? it is a very strict and slick process. - what happened next? it is a very strict and slick process. we - what happened next? it is a very strict and slick process. we were taking through a health check, our temperature was taken, we had so that a travel declaration before arriving, and then we got to talk with a health professional about the process of being in the hotel and what would happen. we went through

immigration, once we were out of the airport, we were met by the australian army, who then ushered us onto coaches and we were driven to the hotel, and then we were ushered into the hotel in the small groups, sticking to as much social distancing as we could. for sticking to as much social distancing as we could. for the 14 da s, is distancing as we could. for the 14 days. is the _ distancing as we could. for the 14 days, is the four _ distancing as we could. for the 14 days, is the four walls _ distancing as we could. for the 14 days, is the four walls of - distancing as we could. for the 14 days, is the four walls of your - days, is the four walls of your hotel room and that is it? that said, hotel room and that is it? that said. yes- _ hotel room and that is it? that said, yes. some _ hotel room and that is it? that said, yes. some people - hotel room and that is it? t'isgt said, yes. some people are lucky and have balconies or windows that open, but that's one of the i'm in a hotel room, i have a bathroom, i have an armchair, but my window doesn't open, so is aircon for 14 days. presumably lots of tv and streaming, and may be a few books if you have them review. have you had a covid test while you have been in the hotel? ~ ., ., ., ., ., ., hotel? we got one on day two of our quarantine- — hotel? we got one on day two of our quarantine- if _ hotel? we got one on day two of our quarantine. if we _

hotel? we got one on day two of our quarantine. if we didn't _ hotel? we got one on day two of our quarantine. if we didn't hear- quarantine. if we didn't hear anything, then we knew it was good news and was negative. then we will get one again on day 12, hopefully, fingers crossed that is negative. if not, we had to restart our 14 days of quarantine. not, we had to restart our 14 days of quarantine-— of quarantine. interesting that there is a call— of quarantine. interesting that there is a call every _ of quarantine. interesting that there is a call every day - of quarantine. interesting that there is a call every day from | of quarantine. interesting that| there is a call every day from a nurse to check whether you have any symptoms, but also to check on your mental health, which is always the very important when you are confined to a relatively small space for this period of time. i to a relatively small space for this period of time.— period of time. i feel i have been ve well period of time. i feel i have been very well supported _ period of time. i feel i have been very well supported through - period of time. i feel i have been very well supported through the l very well supported through the phone, it's difficult not having face—to—face contact with people, but i have had a few good chats. they want to make sure everyone is coping 0k and getting the support that they need. talk coping ok and getting the support that they need.— coping 0k and getting the support that they need. talk to us about the costs involved _ that they need. talk to us about the costs involved here. _ that they need. talk to us about the costs involved here. i— that they need. talk to us about the costs involved here. i know- that they need. talk to us about the costs involved here. i know the - costs involved here. i know the fights were pretty expensive, and then how much you will need to pay for your stay in the hotel. —— i note the flights wedded pretty

expensive. mr; note the flights wedded pretty exensive. ~ , ., note the flights wedded pretty expensive-_ note the flights wedded pretty exensive. ~ , . . , expensive. my initial flight was cancelled. _ expensive. my initial flight was cancelled, which _ expensive. my initial flight was cancelled, which is _ expensive. my initial flight was cancelled, which is an - expensive. my initial flight was i cancelled, which is an experience that a lot of people are having getting to australia. i got out here on my second flight, i know other people that have had five or six flights cancelled. my fight was around £3000. the hotel quarantine is going to be around $2000, i think. i is going to be around $2000, i think. , ., , ., is going to be around $2000, i think. , ., i. think. i understand it you can pay that off in instalments _ think. i understand it you can pay that off in instalments if - think. i understand it you can pay that off in instalments if you - think. i understand it you can pay| that off in instalments if you want to? , ., �* , . that off in instalments if you want to? , , . that off in instalments if you want to? , ,. ., to? they don't expect you to pay it before you — to? they don't expect you to pay it before you leave, _ to? they don't expect you to pay it before you leave, thankfully. - to? they don't expect you to pay it before you leave, thankfully. i- before you leave, thankfully. i think you get an invoice e—mailed once you are back home, and then you can either pay it all in one go or you can either pay it all in one go or w“ pay can either pay it all in one go or you pay in instalments. there are some people that can have it waived if the fit a certain criteria. in six days, fingers crossed, pending a negative result from that second covid test, what can you expect when you leave the hotel in terms of how you leave the hotel in terms of how you can live your life?—

you can live your life? from what i rather you can live your life? from what i gather from _ you can live your life? from what i gather from friends _ you can live your life? from what i gather from friends and _ you can live your life? from what i gather from friends and family, i you can live your life? from what i | gather from friends and family, it's a very normal. i will be flying up to brisbane, and my mind plans are to brisbane, and my mind plans are to go to the beach and give people lots of hugs. i to go to the beach and give people lots of hugs-— to go to the beach and give people lots of hugs. i cannot tell you what it is like to — lots of hugs. i cannot tell you what it is like to hear _ lots of hugs. i cannot tell you what it is like to hear someone - lots of hugs. i cannot tell you what it is like to hear someone say - lots of hugs. i cannot tell you what j it is like to hear someone say that. every time we have guests on from other parts of the world where there are much fewer restrictions, i think i can hear everyone in my gallery going or when you say to give people hugs. we are all desperate to do that here. i hope in six days' time, that here. i hope in six days' time, thatis that here. i hope in six days' time, that is you. good luck with that second covid test, i hope it is negative, and thank you very much for talking with us. uk unemployment has soared to its highest level for more than four years becasue of the pandemic. new official figures showed that in the three months to november, the unemployment rate rose to 5%, up from 4.9%. the office for national statitsics said some 1.72 million people were out of work, with hospitality

industry worst hit, followed by manufacturing. those aged 25—34 had the highest rate of redundacy — 16.2 per 1,000, a fivefold increase on the same period a year earlier. our business presenter, ben thompson, joins me now. was this roughly what was expected? i think that context here that is so important. yes, in line with expectations and perhaps no great surprise that the unemployment rate is rising as businesses and some sectors almost grinding to a halt as a result of this pandemic. 1.72 million people out of work, 400,000 more than the same period last year, that in itself is the biggestjump in unemployment since the financial

crisis of 2008. it starts to give you a sense ofjust how bad this is right now. it is also worth bearing in mind this is all coming whilst 4.5 million people are still on the government'sjob 4.5 million people are still on the government's job support scheme, that for a bo scheme, that is in some respects artificially keeping them in employment, biding them through most of this downturn. the concern is the unemployment rate will get much worse as that support measure are starting to be rigid. it is officially supposed to end at the end of april, and there is now increasing pressure on the government and the treasury to extend that for a low scheme as long as possible, given it seems those restrictions could be here for a good while yet. it's also important because the headline figures sort of disguise ease some of the people most badly affected by this pandemic, younger people. a significant proportion of the jobs that were a boss were amongst the

16-24 that were a boss were amongst the 16—24 category. there was also a big slump in the number of people who were working part—time, and that may be reflects the fact that people can't go out for half the week and then stay home may be doing childcare. no ijust not able to balance thatjuggling act, so they have to maybe give up work. also a significant fall in the number of people who are self—employed, which are speaks to the difficulty line number of self—employed people have found in claim support orjust going about their business as usual. that gives you a sense of where the axe might be falling. but perversely we have seen average earnings increase up have seen average earnings increase up to about 3.5%. that might seem strange when so many people are losing theirjobs, that average earnings are going up. but i think that tells you it is lowest paid jobs that are being lost, particularly things in hospitality and retail, and that is where the concern will be. that is the issue of getting those businesses reopen

and creating those jobs once again. because the furlough scheme is a sort of hiding the true extent of this problem, i think it is fair to say that the unemployment rate may go say that the unemployment rate may 9° up say that the unemployment rate may go up to 6% by the middle of this year. so there is worse to come before it gets better. claire walker is co—executive director of the british chambers of commerce. give us your thoughts on this latest unemployment data and that big underlying question, is foreign law covering up the true extent of the problem? —— furlough? these were very worrying figures but not unexpected. i think we need to have a full year long plan if we are to avoid further increases in those figures later in the year. that may well include extending furlough for

a longer period of time because we are hearing from businesses the support measures are shortly about to be ending and we do not know beyond march what they will look like and they have very little cash flow left to be able to support businesses and jobs up and down the country. we have been talking about travel today and ben was talking about hospitality and retail. you have huge numbers of people in areas that there will be future demand once we get through this horrible virus. so what do you do with these tens of thousands of people who perhaps have been made unemployed already who are still on furlough some of them and will need that continued support? the answer will have to come from the treasury. i can't imagine we will get through easter and beyond the end of april when furlough without some other scheme coming into place.

absolutely. you made a really important point that we are starting to see the impact on this pandemic in business. hospitality and retail and aviation have been incredibly hard hit and some other sectors potentially are managing to do quite well or potentially may have managed to get online and move their businesses but these businesses need to be there for when we return for both them and their supply chains because we will need claims in future and we need restaurants and retail in future so we need to make sure we are setting out that plan are not waiting till march, for the budget at the start of march. so that businesses can make those decisions are based on what a whole year plan looks like notjust a few months because as you rightly say some of these issues will be here to stay for at least the foreseeable future if not into the winter of next year. aha,

future if not into the winter of next year-— future if not into the winter of next ear. �* , ., next year. a widening skills and trainin: next year. a widening skills and training gap _ next year. a widening skills and training gap as _ next year. a widening skills and training gap as well. _ next year. a widening skills and training gap as well. we - next year. a widening skills and training gap as well. we tend i next year. a widening skills and j training gap as well. we tend to focus on people and existing jobs but we are going through a period where it had things normal lots of people coming into the workforce would be training up and getting experience. that must be a concern going forward as well?— going forward as well? absolutely. we have just _ going forward as well? absolutely. we have just released _ going forward as well? absolutely. we have just released their - we have just released their quarterly recruitment index with totaljobs and it is really interesting because in some areas we are seeing an uptick in recruitment but in other areas in the sector you're talking about we are seeing that really impact on young people so i think we really need a strong skills programme to support people to retrain potentially from some of those jobs and have already seen some of that with the kick starter scheme that has been introduced by the treasury but many of these jobs have to start so we have to focus on that and also look at wider skills

and moving people from what the current profession is to something else otherwise we will see some long time unemployed and no one wants to see that because every single one of those statistics is someone that hasn't got a job and that is struggling to support their family. thank you very much for your thoughts today, clear walker. thank you very much for your thoughts today, clearwalker. —— claire. sport and a fullround up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning, we start with chelsea who are set to name thomas tuchel as their new manager. he's replacing frank lampard who lost his job at stamford bridge yesterday. joe lynskey has more. chelsea got a super rich owner in 2003. these are the faces he has hired and fired sense. he goes for coaches who have one major titles at the biggest clubs. frank lampard was the biggest clubs. frank lampard was the exception but now that phase is over. chelsea are set thomas tuchel on a man who made his name in

germany in the league twice in france and take paris st germain to the champions league final. paris sacked him last month when there were one point off the top. iie sacked him last month when there were one point off the top. he is sacked him last month when there were one point off the top.- were one point off the top. he is a ve iood were one point off the top. he is a very good manager _ were one point off the top. he is a very good manager on _ were one point off the top. he is a very good manager on the - were one point off the top. he is a very good manager on the pitch i were one point off the top. he is a. very good manager on the pitch and off the perch we will see how it goes. in paris the problem was he did not win hearts but to be fair he was coping with huge egos. that did not win hearts but to be fair he was coping with huge egos. that is a blue - rint was coping with huge egos. that is a blueprint for — was coping with huge egos. that is a blueprint for german _ was coping with huge egos. that is a blueprint for german coaches - was coping with huge egos. that is a blueprint for german coaches here i blueprint for german coaches here and thomas tuchel knows how to follow klopp. kai havertz and timo werner came here from germany, part of a 200 million summer span. frank lampard says he is disappointed he can't go forward but even football

icons don't get time. i'm always sad when a colleague loses hisjob. and, of course, frank is notjust a colleague, he is an important person in my career, so of course i feel sorry. but it's the brutality of football, especially the brutality of modern football. so when you become a manager, it's something that you have to know — that sooner or later is going to happen to you. thomas tuchel needs to negative covid to take charge tomorrow. they call him the tactician but what matters is can he get results. manchester city can go top of the premier league later, their match at west brom is one of four games this evening. pep guardiola has been piling the praise on sam allardyce who took over at albion in the middle of last month.

since then they've won once and are six points from safety. but allardyce's never been relegated and saved sunderland and blackburn from similar positions in the past: sam allardyce is a genius to take these teams when everybody believes it's over and get results and it happened, once, twice, three times, you can say ok, he's lucky but it's not the case because he has done, i don't know,how many times. sport england says it'll invest another £50 million to help get people engaged and active again. the main focus will be grassroots organisations hit hard by the pandemic. chief executive tim hollingsworth says it'll be a vital part of the recovery. one thing sport and physical activity can be is part of the solution. it can be there for people's physical and mental health, and we think the strategy aids the opportunity to create a real improvement in public health. and most important, what do we need to make sure it is in place for people over the next

decade so when they want to play sport there is an opportunity in their community and more important, it feels safe, inclusive and it feels fun. and the pga of america has named southern hills country club in tulsa, oklahoma as the replacement venue for the 2022 us pga championship. the tournament was originally set to take place at the trump national golf club in bedminster, newjersey. but the venue was stripped of hosting rights earlier this month. instead the event will head to tulsa for a fifth time. the first since tiger woods won there in 2007. that's all your sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. figures published this morning by the office for national statistics show uk deaths have surpassed 100,000 since the start of the pandemic. behind the figures are countless families who are left to cope with bereavment and of course the people who support them. tim muffett reports. west malling in kent and an extra delivery of coffins to keep up with demand. normally, we would have a larger

sort of 20, maybe 30 empty coffins being delivered here, but because of the levels that we have seen, we have had to have more frequent deliveries. i have been in the profession for over 20 years and i have never experienced anything like this before. viner & sons was established in 1777. right now, it's conducting twice as many funerals as normal for this time of year. covid cases i would say were around 80% of the deceased that we are dealing with. it has been a struggle for us. we are dealing with bereaved families in general, anyway, and when you are under such circumstances, covid, itjust heightens everything, it heightens emotions and, as much as we are here to deal with that, obviously, we can't help but get involved with families' emotions, as well. vinters park crematorium in maidstone and the funeral of 86—year—old beryl hook. my mum was a lovely lady. she gave birth to me and brought me up. i could not fault her. she was very generous, very caring.

what else can i say, really, she was my mum. already, iam missing her. unfortunately, she contracted covid in hospital and, sadly, within a week, she passed away. it's extremely frustrating, because obviously we could not go and see her when she was conscious, still, in the hospital. we have come here today and it still does not feel like you have had proper closure. because there was no contact from her going into hospital, to the death, to the funeral. before, we could do five or six a week. i we are now over that, 12—15 a week. how draining is that for you and your colleagues? emotionally, very draining. when we have to deal - with families coming into us. but physically, as well. it's a very manualjob, a very hands—on job. this sort of profession has been taboo for many years. _ i but i think that it is quite sad. that something like this has had to bring it to the forefront. of course, a lot of friends and family members aren't allowed

to attend funerals at the moment, so many of them are looking for other ways to remember loved ones. charlotte is helping the business provide people with other ways to grieve. at the moment, it's particularly crucial, because a lot of people aren't attending a funeral and cannot say goodbye to their loved ones. so we are finding there is a real issue entering the grief process. so we have jewellery here, for example, that can house the ashes of your loved one. we also work closely with a company that turns ashes into diamonds. it is a real diamond. meanwhile, arrangements for another funeral are under way. there are families that haven't seen their loved ones, they have been in care homes, in hospitals. and we are just doing our best

and what we can to look after them. i think exactly that. it is just very sad that when you have to tell people that no, they cannot actually have all the people they want to attend a service, and, no, sorry, you cannot actually carry your loved one in, strangers are carrying them. with every death comes the need for another funeral. for companies like this, these are busy but emotionally draining times. let's speak now to lianna champ who alongside her work as a grief counsellor is also is a funeral director. as the most natural thing in the world when someone is hurting want to reach out to them and when we are hurting we want to reach out to others but that very natural process has been taken away through this pandemic, hasn't it? as you have watched people cope with funerals now as a funeral director, what have

your observations been?— your observations been? thank you for havin: your observations been? thank you for having me- _ your observations been? thank you for having me. for _ your observations been? thank you for having me. for me _ your observations been? thank you for having me. for me i _ your observations been? thank you for having me. for me i feel i your observations been? thank you for having me. for me i feel it's i for having me. for me i feel it's about grief and i would like to define grief for you. grief is a normal and natural reaction that we have to the loss of someone we love all the loss of something we value and we also grieve when our natural patterns of behaviour are changed and to watch people not being allowed to have that natural instinctive authentic grieving process has been very harrowing. what advice do you give to people who cannot grieve in the way they normally would, perhaps they can't even attend the funeral because the numbers are so limited? i even attend the funeral because the numbers are so limited?— even attend the funeral because the numbers are so limited? i would give two ieces numbers are so limited? i would give two pieces of— numbers are so limited? i would give two pieces of advice _ numbers are so limited? i would give two pieces of advice and _ numbers are so limited? i would give two pieces of advice and the - numbers are so limited? i would give two pieces of advice and the first i two pieces of advice and the first and would be don't let covid hijack the life of the person who has lived. don't let it become about the

end, you have to really remember the relationships and whole life that you shared with that person and that's where we need to put our value and i think this is where we're going to see a leaning towards as we come through the future i am optimistic about the future and i think it will strengthen the relationships we have with the people and our life we are having them. ., ., , . , ., people and our life we are having them. ., ., , . ,., ., . them. you said two pieces of advice, them. you said two pieces of advice, the second — them. you said two pieces of advice, the second piece? _ them. you said two pieces of advice, the second piece? secondly, - them. you said two pieces of advice, the second piece? secondly, we i them. you said two pieces of advice, the second piece? secondly, we are | the second piece? secondly, we are not so great — the second piece? secondly, we are not so great in _ the second piece? secondly, we are not so great in the _ the second piece? secondly, we are not so great in the uk _ the second piece? secondly, we are not so great in the uk at _ the second piece? secondly, we are not so great in the uk at showing i not so great in the uk at showing our grief and sharing our grief but my experience has taught me that we are all better when we share, when we talk about our emotions so if you are struggling and you have suffered are struggling and you have suffered a loss or know someone who is struggling reach out, share with them and if you are struggling, go online, talk to family, talk to friends and there is lots of advice out there to support you emotionally through this time. you out there to support you emotionally

through this time.— through this time. you are a person as a counsellor— through this time. you are a person as a counsellor with _ through this time. you are a person as a counsellor with a _ through this time. you are a person as a counsellor with a great - through this time. you are a person as a counsellor with a great deal i through this time. you are a person as a counsellor with a great deal of| as a counsellor with a great deal of empathy and sympathy together. i wonder for you and your colleagues were funeral directors, you have to maintain some level of professional detachment from the sadness you see a range every day but throughout this last year that must�*ve been becoming increasingly difficult? it has been quite frankly harrowing. i can't describe how it feels to watch a widow or a widower or a parent stand—alone at the funeral ceremony and nobody can reach out and support them because that is our natural instinct to give physical comfort and have a hug and it has been harrowing to see and i think the three main changes i have seen, legally that reduction in the numbers who can attend a funeral, deciding who can attend, and also very importantly the loss of our rituals. we are not even able to share hems and sing together and

thatis share hems and sing together and that is very important for many people. ——hymns. i have seen an increase in people grieving inwardly and it is still not previously losses they have not shared before and they really don't know what to do and how to reach out. so and they really don't know what to do and how to reach out.— and they really don't know what to do and how to reach out. so you are concerned — do and how to reach out. so you are concerned people _ do and how to reach out. so you are concerned people are _ do and how to reach out. so you are concerned people are storing i do and how to reach out. so you are concerned people are storing up i concerned people are storing up grief that will emerge later at some other point in the future as ages. other point in the future as yes, absolutely _ other point in the future as yes, absolutely because _ other point in the future as yes, absolutely because as _ other point in the future as yes, absolutely because as i - other point in the future as ,~ absolutely because as i am working with families it is like they are not giving a voice to their grief and when we share anything we reduce the weight of it and because people are already physically isolated from one another they are finding it difficult to actually share how they feel and we are human beings, we are pack animals, it is naturalfor us

to be together and comfort each other and i think i do worry how people will cope in the future moving forward.— people will cope in the future moving forward. people will cope in the future moviniforward. ., ., , moving forward. reach out and top is our moving forward. reach out and top is your advice- — moving forward. reach out and top is your advice. thank _ moving forward. reach out and top is your advice. thank you _ moving forward. reach out and top is your advice. thank you so _ moving forward. reach out and top is your advice. thank you so much i moving forward. reach out and top is your advice. thank you so much for. your advice. thank you so much for talking to us today. —— talk. the headlines on bbc news: a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe. the vaccine minister says supplies are tight but that the uk will get enough doses...

the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704. the government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. a report into mother—and—baby homes and magdalene laundries in northern ireland is expected to be published later. the research will examine whether a public inquiry should be held into the homes. amnesty has estimated about 7,500 women and girls gave birth in the institutions and survivors have long called for an inquiry. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. the first thing they did was they took my name from me. they said i could no longer use my ordinary name and i was given a name to use while i was there. i wasn't to discuss where i came from, or any of my circumstances, with any of the other girls. adele, who doesn't want her full identity revealed, is almost 70. when she was 17, she became pregnant and was sent here. marianvale in newry in county down was an institution for unmarried mothers. it was very austere, very regimented.

one other thing that really struck me was the attitude of the nuns. they repeatedly called us fallen women, bad women. we had to pay for our sins. on one occasion, we had to put on a show for them and we had to dance for them. dancing like dancing monkeys for their entertainment. it was horrendous. and that has stuck in my head and will stick in my head until the day i die. she says her experience of childbirth was traumatic and lonely and, afterfour months, she had to say goodbye to her baby boy when he was adopted. i was told in no uncertain terms by the nuns and by my parents, by my mother especially, that the baby was not coming home and that was it. there were no other options and i wasn't given any other options. adele met her son when he contacted her 40 years afterwards. but other children didn't get to know their mothers in later life. mark's mother was also in marianvale. he discovered her identity recently. her name was kathleen maguire.

she'd moved to england and, he says, died young. you know, istill should have been afforded the right to have met with my mother. i was the only child she had. ifound out she had no other children. she subsequently married, i think, when she went to england, and i really hope she was happy. the stories of shame, stigma and secrecy in northern ireland echo those in the irish republic, where there has been a government apology. campaigners in this part of the uk want the same. abuse of women and babies did not stop at the border. the state here not only permitted but policed what happened and is ultimately responsible for the grave and systemic human rights abuses of these women. today, ministers in belfast will discuss what should happen next. adele hopes there will be a public inquiry into the organisations who ran mother and baby homes. they took our dignity, they took our rights, they took our freedoms.

we should have been wrapped in care and love and looked after and our children looked after, not given away. that was our ireland correspondent chris page reporting. well, we'rejoined now by allison morris, security correspondent for the irish news. let's pick up your take on where we are in this process in in the republic of ireland as it was an apology a few weeks ago about its mother and baby homes so what is going on in northern ireland? has 0t going on in northern ireland? as of toda we going on in northern ireland? as of today we know _ going on in northern ireland? as of today we know the _ going on in northern ireland? r: rrf today we know the research report commissioned by the executive will be made public but in the last few minutes i have learned that the executive have told some of those survivors of the homes that they will commission an independent investigation into what went on there between 1952 and 1999 when over 1500 women and very young girls

went through those homes so that should be announced very soon informally but already i know the first minister and deputy first minister meeting with some of those survivors this morning. it is understood they will form part of working out the scope of that investigation and will very much be consulted as the investigation goes along to make sure it is very similar to the one they had in the irish republic. this similar to the one they had in the irish republic.— similar to the one they had in the irish republic. this enquiry will be welcomed by _ irish republic. this enquiry will be welcomed by those _ irish republic. this enquiry will be welcomed by those survivors. it's| welcomed by those survivors. it's what they want, isn't it? it is welcomed by those survivors. it's what they want, isn't it?- what they want, isn't it? it is and it is very important _ what they want, isn't it? it is and it is very important they - what they want, isn't it? it is and it is very important they play i what they want, isn't it? it is and it is very important they play a i it is very important they play a role in what form that investigation will take because the other people that understand the hurt that was passed and as you heard from the person that represents many of those women and survivors they do need apology, they do need answers and they do need addressed and in the south the things the report found we assume will be very similar to what happened in northern ireland and a

member of the psalms were set up just as the state was formed from 1922 so northern ireland was newly cut off from the rest of the island. —— and a number of these homes. they will run not only by the catholic church but also the church of ireland and other organisations sought church and state abused them. the youngest were 13 and were victims of rape on some occasions. people are never prosecuted. adele still feels ashamed and the stigma that came with this home. she was unable to speak her name be shown on camera. there was no home forfallen man, the men who abuse these women, it was a very patriarchal state system at that time. there were never punished. bhd system at that time. there were never punished.—

system at that time. there were never punished. and that was the hi . h never punished. and that was the high mortality _ never punished. and that was the high mortality rate _ never punished. and that was the high mortality rate which - never punished. and that was the high mortality rate which is i never punished. and that was the high mortality rate which is part i never punished. and that was the | high mortality rate which is part of the investigation, the forced adoptions, part of this investigation. and you have spoken to women who was teenagers find themselves in these homes, haven't you? i themselves in these homes, haven't ou? ., ., ., ., you? i have indeed and one of the women, you? i have indeed and one of the women. the _ you? i have indeed and one of the women, the man _ you? i have indeed and one of the women, the man who _ you? i have indeed and one of the women, the man who got - you? i have indeed and one of the women, the man who got her i you? i have indeed and one of the i women, the man who got her pregnant was almost twice rage, she was 16 and he was 32 and the only way she could have his baby as if she were to marry him. in modern times that would probably put before a court and one of the nuns refused to hand her baby to an unmarried mother. they were given no choice. they would told it was choice adoption but it was not. they were not allowed to leave the home with their baby under any circumstances and many like adele have found the children but some when they have

gone to look for the mothers it is too late. the legacy of that is shameful and it was not until we came to the 1980s and the 1990s that we addressed the patriarchal system of shame on women who fell pregnant and it was finally lifted. the homes run until 1999 and we talk about this and we tend to think it is ancient history. it is not necessarily. forsome ancient history. it is not necessarily. for some people there were still finding their babies taken from them and still forced to do forced labour. these women were forced to work in laundries and they were working for free. we forced to work in laundries and they were working for free.— forced to work in laundries and they were working for free. we must leave it there but thank _ were working for free. we must leave it there but thank you _ were working for free. we must leave it there but thank you very _ were working for free. we must leave it there but thank you very much i were working for free. we must leave it there but thank you very much for l it there but thank you very much for talking to us and bring us that news it does look that enquiry into mother and baby homes, magdalene

londis will take place. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some of us have already seen some snow this morning and there is more to come in the forecast, and also some rain. it has been a cold start to the day and that will continue for most of us through the day, except in the south—west where it is actually going to be milder than it has been, because we have this clutch of fronts introducing milder atlantic air. but they are also producing some rain and as that engages because we have this clutch of fronts introducing milder atlantic air. but they are also producing some rain and as that engages with the cold air already in place, it will readily turn to snow. around this band it is also going to be quite windy. we could see some hill snow for example across the hills in north wales, the peaks, but most of it will be following in the pennines and across the hills of scotland.

some of the heavier bursts could get down to lower levels. eventually the rain makes it over to the east. behind that, still a lot of cloud and showers, ten celsius in plymouth, but in the sunshine in aberdeen we are looking at only three celsius. this evening and overnight, the rain and snow peters out although there will still be some snow across parts of scotland. quite a bit of cloud around and it is not going to be as cold a night as we have seen in recent nights, with most of us having temperatures hanging on just above freezing. into tomorrow we have this weak front which also peters out and then ten celsius in plymouth, but in the sunshine in aberdeen we are looking at only three celsius. this evening and overnight, the rain and snow peters out although there will still be some snow across parts of scotland. quite a bit of cloud around and it is not going to be as cold a night as we have seen in recent nights, with most of us having temperatures hanging on just above freezing. into tomorrow we have this weak front which also peters out and then we have a new front coming our way, introducing rain much later on in the day. first thing, here is the weak front producing patchy rain, some wintriness in that. there will be a lot of cloud on wednesday, some breaks here and there, the cloud thick enough for some

showers, and here is the first sign of a weather front coming our way later in the day. the milder air travelling a bit further north and east, but still pretty cold if you are in scotland, with temperatures three or four celsius. on wednesday into thursday, our weather fronts push north once again. as they engage with the colder air already later in the day. the milder air travelling a bit further north and east, but still pretty cold if you are in scotland, with temperatures three or four celsius. on wednesday into thursday, our weather fronts push north once again. as they engage with the colder air already in place in the north, that will turn quite readily to snow. again, most of the snow will be on higher ground. but in heavy bursts you can't rule it out getting down to lower levels at times. still dry and bright across the north—east of scotland, some brightness behind that weather front and a bit of a hike in temperatures, as you can see, 12 in the south. here is the next weather system waiting to come our way, which will move north and east during the course of friday. note how the temperatures fall on saturday and we might, just a might, see some snow in the south.

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before it gets better. this is bbc news — the headlines: a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe — the vaccine minister says supplies are tight, but that the uk will get enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliverfor us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca—oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths involving coronavirus in the uk is now almost 104,000 — 30,000 of them were care home residents in england and wales. unemployment continues to rise — another 200,000 people lost theirjobs in the past three months, meaning 1.72 million people are now out of work in the uk. chaotic scenes in delhi —

as farmers protesting against new agriculture laws break through police barricades and scale the iconic red fort. hello. the european commission president has waded into a row over the supply of coronavirus vaccines, saying manufacturers must honour their delivery obligations. the eu is asking for a detailed explanation from astrazeneca after the company said production issues meant it would not be able to supply as many doses of the vaccine to the eu as it had promised. ursula von der leyen said brussels would monitor vaccine exports from the bloc, which has led to fears the uk's supply of the pfizer vaccine — which is made in belgium — could be affected.

here's the president addressing the world economic forum a short time ago. europe invested billions to help develop the world's first covid—19 vaccines. to create a truly global common good. and now the companies must deliver, they must honour their obligations. this is why we will set up a vaccine expert transparency mechanism. europe is determined to contribute to this global common good, but it also means business. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee, says the eu commission want to put in place a vaccine transparency mechanism. that will be about notifying the eu when the plants — mostly in belgium, some in germany for pfizer, there is a plant

in belgium for astrazeneca and its linked companies. at this stage, there is no sense that there will be any obligation. however, it is worth a caveat here, because overnight the german health minister did say that once we get a sense of where and when these vaccines are going — when they will be exported, where they are going to — he said, an obligation to get approval for vaccine exports in the eu would make sense. so, perhaps a flippant comment, no more than that. perhaps the germans want to see more than this. i think that is why there is slight caution about this. also, add on top of this the massive upset that i can't underline, really, the deep frustration that has been vocalised by the eu commission with astrazeneca, first of all, saying they have not given sufficient answers for why the delay. there is concern all of these vaccines going to the uk and us, where is the 80 million that the eu are waiting before the end of march? they are going to get, we understand, about 30 million

though astrazeneca aren't commenting. so that gives you a bit of a sense of the background. the eu is also under a lot of pressure from member states. the greeks, the czech republic, the danes and the austrians all wrote an open letter to the european council because whilst they are desperate to get this vaccine, the regulator in the eu hasn't yet approved it. that is due to happen, or a decision is due on friday. so the member states are saying, hurry up with this process, we are waiting and desperate, we see other countries ahead of us. there is this push and pull factor right now, each country trying to magnetise these companies to get to their areas, and seeing it go elsewhere. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, jessica parker, who's been following the reaction from the uk government. ministers are sounding confident in term of the supply of vaccines to the uk, saying the country is on target to offer

the vaccine to those 15 million people in the top four priority groups by mid—february, that crucial target that ministers regularly talk about. following on from that, there is the discussions about whether restrictions could begin to be eased in the weeks and months following that target date. they are sounding confident, but a caveat i would put on that is that they are also pretty deliberately vague about the amount of vaccine coming into the uk on a daily or weekly basis we know the large target numbers they have brought up for example, but it is a particularly sensitive issue. politicians in the uk and the eu obviously really want to be seen to be doing their best to get those supplies into their countries, into their member states, into the bloc. but the minister in charge of getting the vaccine out to citizens in the uk was sounding confident this morning. i'm very confident with the team.

we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliver for us, yes. the bulk of astrazeneca—oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment in manufacturing capacity in the uk, which is also good news. i'm confident we will meet our mid—february target and then we'll keep vaccinating beyond that as we vaccinate the whole of the adult population, or those who will accept a vaccine, by the autumn. confidence is at the same as a guarantee, is it, jessica? you just wonder about the medium term. there is a focus on the 15th of february target, getting those first four groups within phase one of the vaccination programme, getting the jabs to them. but beyond that, you have got to wonder about the timetable. absolutely, because this the scramble for vaccines isn't going to end today, this week, next week. because of course this is absolutely crucial.

the reason we are talking about this is of course because the vaccine is important for protecting is important for protecting people, saving lives, but it is also vital for countries as well because once of people are vaccinated, the hope is that you can start opening up society and the economy. as i said before, ministers are being a little bit vague about what supplies are arriving and when. the issue with the astrazeneca vaccine, the eu is in a row with astrazeneca, the uk's astrazeneca supply actually largely comes from the uk. but it is that pfizer—biontech supply made in belgium that could be affected. eu sources i talked to this morning insisted that when they talk about this transparency mechanism it's a way of reporting early notification of what exports are leaving the eu, not a means for blocking those exports. clearly, the eu making it clear it will do what it thinks is necessary

in order to protect its citizens. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704, according to figures released by the office for national statistics. the latest data shows a further 7,776 deaths involving covid—19 were registered in the week to january 15. this brings the total number of deaths from coronavirus in the uk to near 104,000. the number of care home residents in england and wales to have covid—19 recorded on their death certificate has exceeded 30,000. we can speak now to the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe. let's focusing on those uk figures are first of all and going beyond that horrible figure of 100,000? sorry, i can't hear... i’m

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it's probably a little bit to sane to say how the uk is doing on the second wave internationally. we read one of the first ways in the world, certainly in europe and the g7, so it will always look bad when you look at the total number of deaths. second way is a different around the world. if you look at the united states, a similar chart for the us, you can see they had a lower first wave than the uk, but they never really brought the deficit down in the same way that the uk did. so they have been catching up steadily with the uk throughout the summer and autumn and the winter. there have been spikes in countries that missed the first wave, like poland and germany. 0n missed the first wave, like poland and germany. on top of that, just a difference in how we count the numbers, we are still seeing a lot of things to play out. deaths are rising in many countries, the new

variant is changing things. also, vaccination problems are just getting started. the uk will always not look great in these international comparisons, it's probably too soon to call the second way. probably too soon to call the second wa . �* . . ~' ' way. back here, different organisations _ way. back here, different organisations may i way. back here, different organisations may record| way. back here, different i organisations may record deaths slightly differently, they may have different setups and how they do that, but we are clearly looking at a broadly similar picture, whether you're talking about the 0ns or public health england, aren't we? irla public health england, aren't we? iir> matter how you cut the figures, these figures are closing in on the same figure of about 100,000 deaths. so no matter how you cut it, it is not great news on the desk side. the only silver lining is that cases are turning, they are starting to come down. the number of people going into hospital is starting to flatten

too. that is some hope elsewhere in the data. the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels it comes amid worries over new coronavirus variants. the prime minister is due to meet with ministers later today to discuss the plans, which the scottish government also says it's "actively considering." 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, has more. when you splash out on a hotel, usually it involves going on holiday. but soon it could be something you have to do when coming back home. currently, the government has decided most foreign nationals cannot gain entry from the uk from brazil, most of south america, portugal and most of southern 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 bussed to hotels and would be required to quarantine for up to ten days at their own expense.

good afternoon, and welcome back to downing street for today's coronavirus briefing. the health secretary set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it is incredibly important that we are cautious at the border. it is important that we protect from new variants should they have vaccine evasion. some 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. we don't believe quarantines or blanket quarantines, are good because you're 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 based on the country, and i think that's what we're trying to do with the air corridors. ministers will thrash out today who will have to quarantine

in hotels and for how long, and who will be exempt. a new policy won't be implemented immediately but it is on its way. iain watson, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. let's continue with the prospect of hotel quarantine been introduced for travellers coming into england, especially from countries where it in the variant is prevalent. for the limited number of travellers who manage to purchase a ticket to australia, they'll be greeted with a strict fourteen—day isolation period on arrival. passengers are allocated a nearby hotel room, escorted there to begin their quarantine and will likely pick up a hefty bill on departure. sarah nickson is from the insitute for government. currently in australia, she wrote a report on the hotel really interesting to talk to you

today, thank you forjoining us. i spoke a little elder to someone who is currently in a hotel in sydney quarantining after arriving there a few days ago. she described a slick process, escorted by the army from plain to hotel, a daily call by a nurse, a payment by instalment once you leave quarantine. what are the challenges in getting to a system like that and setting it up? i think ou have like that and setting it up? i think you have pointed _ like that and setting it up? i think you have pointed out _ like that and setting it up? i think you have pointed out a _ like that and setting it up? i think you have pointed out a relativelyl you have pointed out a relatively smooth and slick operation, but that did not happen overnight to stop it took a little while for austria to get there, and we have been working with the system since march last year. —— for australia to get there. on the one hand, you need to have 0n the one hand, you need to have enough hotel rooms for all the people that are coming in, otherwise you will need to find a way to

rushing that demand, australia has done that through some quite difficult means at times. the other key thing is having appropriately trained staff to look after the people who are in the quarantine and to make sure they don't abscond. that bit in particular was a challenge, particularly in melbourne where private security contractors took charge of the security side of things and they didn't have quite the training and expertise in infection control is procedures that were necessary to keep the virus contain. two travellers in that quarantine setting that already had the virus. ~ . , quarantine setting that already had the virus. ~ ., , ., ., , the virus. where any other flaws identified in — the virus. where any other flaws identified in the _ the virus. where any other flaws identified in the set _ the virus. where any other flaws identified in the set up - the virus. where any other flaws identified in the set up in - the virus. where any other flaws identified in the set up in the i identified in the set up in the early days? i identified in the set up in the early days?— identified in the set up in the early days? i think there were teething problems, _ early days? i think there were teething problems, certainly. early days? i think there were l teething problems, certainly at early days? i think there were i teething problems, certainly at the start, some ranging from the fairly trivial to the quite significant. a lot of complaints about the quality of food and lack of fresh air brakes. a lot of these hotel rooms

don't have windows that open and that can be quite trying to stop then of course there are people in hotel quarantine that have very complex needs, be it physical or mental health. i took a bit of time for the estonian for authorities to set up processes to cater to those needs. ., , needs. the government in the uk is re ortedl needs. the government in the uk is reportedly considering _ needs. the government in the uk is reportedly considering using - reportedly considering using outsourced private security in the quarantining hotels, which as you mention was implicated in some of the early teething problems with melbourne's facilities. generally, how well set up do you think the uk is in terms of number of hotels available, available qualified staff to run that system here? i suspect the uk will — to run that system here? i suspect the uk will find — to run that system here? i suspect the uk will find very _ to run that system here? i suspect the uk will find very similar i the uk will find very similar challenges to melbourne. there are about 10,000 hotel rooms in the infinity of heathrow and a similar number of international arrivals coming into the country each day, so

clearly capacity is going to be a constraint. you mentioned private security guards... the constraint. you mentioned private security guards. . ._ security guards... the uk is much more interconnected, _ security guards... the uk is much more interconnected, london - security guards... the uk is much more interconnected, london as i security guards... the uk is much | more interconnected, london as a security guards... the uk is much - more interconnected, london as a hub is much more interconnected in many ways than say australia and new zealand. . �* , ways than say australia and new zealand. . �*, , �*, zealand. that's exactly right. it's been really _ zealand. that's exactly right. it's been really difficult _ zealand. that's exactly right. it's been really difficult for _ zealand. that's exactly right. it's| been really difficult for australia, both in economic and human cost terms. when you look at the comparative figures about the number of people arriving in the uk and australia every year, the last normal year, 145 million people arrived in the uk from abroad. the same year, it was 21 million in australia. the challenges that australia. the challenges that australia face, i think the uk will face those on an even larger scale. sarah, it really interesting to hear from you. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan.

chelsea are set to name thomas to shell as their new manager. he was sacked by psg shell as their new manager. he was sacked by ps6 in november despite winning the french league title twice and taken them to the champions league last season. he will sign an 18 month deal as he replaces frank lampard who was sacked yesterday. someone who knows how that feels is jose mourinho. always sad when a colleague loses his job, always sad when a colleague loses hisjob, and of course frank is not just a colleague, he is an important person in my career, so of course i do feel sorry. but it is the brutality of football, especially modern football. you become a manager, is something you have two... �* ., ., , , , ,

two... another man under pressure is steve bruce- — two... another man under pressure is steve bruce. the _ two... another man under pressure is steve bruce. the newcastle _ two... another man under pressure is steve bruce. the newcastle manager| steve bruce. the newcastle manager did not allow questions from the written press at his press conference yesterday. he knows he needs to stop his side's slump in form, they haven't won in ten games and at home in the league tonight. we have been on a poor run, i understand _ we have been on a poor run, i understand how they feel. all i can do is _ understand how they feel. all i can do is try— understand how they feel. all i can do is try and get the team in as good _ do is try and get the team in as good a — do is try and get the team in as good a shape as i possibly can. sometimes you have to draw on experience. if i'm on it before, it's my— experience. if i'm on it before, it's myjob— experience. if i'm on it before, it's myjob to take care of training, _ it's myjob to take care of training, be involved with training, io training, be involved with training, do to— training, be involved with training, do to work— training, be involved with training, go to work with the coaches and get the team _ go to work with the coaches and get the team best prepared as i possibly can. . , the team best prepared as i possibly can, ., , ., the team best prepared as i possibly can. ., , ., ., ., the team best prepared as i possibly can. ., ., ., ., , can. that is one of four games toniaht. can. that is one of four games tonight. manchester _ can. that is one of four games tonight. manchester city - can. that is one of four games tonight. manchester city can l can. that is one of four games | tonight. manchester city can go can. that is one of four games - tonight. manchester city can go top of the table if they win at west brom. sport england says it will invest another £50 million to get people engaged and active again. the main focus will be grassroots organisations hit hard by the pandemic. the chief executive says it will be a vital part of the

recovery. it will be a vital part of the recovery-— it will be a vital part of the recove . ., , ,., ., recovery. one thing that sport and -h sical recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity — recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity can _ recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity can be _ recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity can be as - recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity can be as part - recovery. one thing that sport and physical activity can be as part of i physical activity can be as part of the solution. it can be layered for people's physical and mental health, and we think the strategy grounds are really well the opportunity to create a real improvement in public health. most importantly, what we need to make sure it is in place for people in the next decade so when they want to play sport that is an opportunity in their local community lead is safe, inclusive and fun. that is all your bought for now, more for you at half past one. uk unemployment has soared to its highest level for more than four years because of the pandemic. new official figures showed that in the three months to november, the unemployment rate rose to 5%, up from 4.9%. the office for national statitsics said some 1.72 million people were out of work, with thehospitality industry worst hit, followed by manufacturing. those aged 25—34 had the highest rate of redundacy, 16.2 per 1,000, a fivefold increase on the same period a year earlier.

sarah corker has this report. in retail, we're always at risk, we never know what is going to happen because it is struggling in recent years because of the rise of online. abby was made redundant in september when american fashion brand, j crew, pulled out of the uk. she has worked in retail management in london since graduating five years ago, and has seen huge changes on the high street. what's that process been like? trying tojob hunt in the middle of lockdown? i'd say i have probably sent around 30—40 applications in the last six months, the majority of which just goes into the abyss and you never hear a word, not even a "we got your application" e—mail. i imagine there's just so many hundreds of applications for people to be going through and it's just so competitive. the high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but lockdowns and restrictions appear to have turbo—charged that

decline, with many big name brand now in trouble. across the uk, around 3 million people work in the retail sector, in the retail sector, but in 2020, nearly 180,000 jobs in the industry were lost, up almost a quarter on the previous year. debenhams is the latest casualty. it survived recessions and world wars, but after nearly 250 years it's disappearing from the high street. 0nline retailer, boohoo, is buying the brand, but it's not taking on its stores or its 12,000—strong workforce. i don't think we have ever seen anything like this, and unfortunately i don't think it's going to stop... this cheshire—based recruiter specialises in retail roles and says lockdown has accelerated the shift to online by more than five years. some of the retailers that we've seen in decline were already

in decline because they hadn't innovated, they hadn't look forward to the consumer wants. this has made it faster and made it all condensed, so it feels really, really tough, but i have a lot of that i think would have happened anyway. but for andrea, losing herjob so suddenly came as a shock. i thought we would be closed for a couple of months and then we would be back up and running and it will be fine. i was totally wrong. for the last 28 years, andrea has worked for fashion brand jaeger, most recently as a manager at the leamington spa store, but the chain collapsed and andrea lost herjob two weeks ago. i was upset because i felt as though i was losing a lot, because it had been very dear to me. obviously, i'm having to apply for benefits, obviously i am trying to keep my flat on. it is hard just to suddenly feel there is no salary coming in and you have got bills to pay. retailers continue to cutjobs and close stores to try to survive, but economists warn the furlough

scheme is hiding the true picture of unemployment, and worse may be to come. joining me now is karen ward, chief market strategist at investment bank, jp morgan. give us your assessment of these latest unemployment figures. unemployment has risen, and is clearly causing considerable hurt in parts of our economy, and i don't want to belittle that at all. but i think it is fair to say that it would have been significantly worse without the further scheme. to put it into context, over the last 20 years, the unemployment rage on average was 5.7% over the last 50 years, it was almost 7%. so a 5% unemployment rate when we have been in a global pandemic with vast swathes of our economy closed i think is really quite surprising and i think it really does speak to how

that furlough scheme has successfully kept people in their jobs. in turn, it means when we are able to remove these restrictions and get back to normal, our recovery should be fairly swift and will really aid that second half of the year. really aid that second half of the ear. , . , really aid that second half of the ear, , ., , , really aid that second half of the ear. , . , , , ., year. there is a big but they are, that is the _ year. there is a big but they are, that is the but _ year. there is a big but they are, that is the but that _ year. there is a big but they are, that is the but that fair _ year. there is a big but they are, that is the but that fair though i year. there is a big but they are, that is the but that fair though is| that is the but that fair though is due to end in april and we do not know whether we will get the return back to normal activity that you speak of and what the gap will be between those two points. do you think it will be inevitable that the treasury will have to consider extending furlough again or look at another support mechanism? the further another support mechanism? the: further scheme was a bridge over troubled waters, but of course bridges do not work unless they get to the line on the other side. i

fully anticipate the chancellor will do the same in the march budget. 0n the upside, the vaccine will out is going very well. that [and on the other side of the bridge is coming into focus and i think we'll give him that confidence to add on a couple of extra months if need be. average wages up in some sectors, not all, that might be surprising when people hear about the unemployment rate being at its highest level for more than four years. highest level for more than four ears. ., ., , ., ., years. there are lots going on underneath — years. there are lots going on underneath the _ years. there are lots going on underneath the wage - years. there are lots going on underneath the wage data. i years. there are lots going on| underneath the wage data. we years. there are lots going on - underneath the wage data. we have seen a lower income jobs were lost, that artificially inflated that number. again, it's quite surprising to see that pay growth has remained fairly buoyant overall, but that is a big discrepancy. your story earlier on a speech to the fact that this has been a very unusual session and the extent that it created significant losers, but also

significant losers, but also significant winners. there have been companies that have actually seen that output rise, therefore demand for workers arise. that is what is going on underneath. police in the indian capital, delhi, have clashed with protesting farmers — after tens of thousands converged on the city to express anger over agriculture reforms. thousands of tractors are taking part in a rally — farmers have been protesting for months against a new agriculture law brought in by the government. it's the biggest protest by the farmers yet, and it coincides with india's republic day celebrations. the bbc�*s salman ravi is in on the streets of delhi, and sent us this report. finally, the farmers who have been protesting for the last two months around delhi have occupied the roads of the country's capital on the 72nd republic day.

they have taken out a tractor parade as they have called it to protest against the farm laws enacted by the indian parliament. the farmers have been protesting for the last more than two months against these laws saying that the laws will open the gates for corporate companies in the farm sector. this is where the security forces have withdrawn, there has been firing of tear gas cannons here to disperse the mob but the police force were outnumbered by the protesters. there are hundreds and thousands in numberfrom different parts of the country and especially this road which is coming from the northern part of india. as you can see right behind me, there is a huge mob building up. that is where the tear gas was fired. the police were here, they were due after that they withdrew after that initial throwing of tear gas

cannons, saying if they exert more force or more pressure on the farmers, things could get out of hand and that is why they exerted restraint which is a residential area. there you can see people on rooftops watching the tractor parade taken out by the farmers. now the farmers are heading towards central delhi, that is where the official function is being held for the republic day of india, the 72nd republic day, and that is the reason that the authorities are actually focusing more to stop the farmers from entering that area where the prime minister's offices are located. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some of us have already seen some snow this morning and there is more in the forecast for today. we've got a weather front which extends across the uk, it is

producing rain, predominantly for most, but we will see some snow for some, north wales for example. in the peaks and in north scotland. eventually, the rain makes it over to the east, the highest temperatures will be in the south—west, 10 celsius, compared to only three celsius in aberdeen. through this evening and overnight most of this rain will fizzle. we will hang onto some wintriness in scotland. there will be cloud around and showers. temperatures generally above freezing. six celsius in belfast. as we go through to tomorrow, many will have a dry but cloudy day. notice how mild it is for some on thursday. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines:

a row over covid vaccine supplies as the eu threatens controls on exports from europe. the vaccine minister says supplies are tight but that the uk will get enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliver for us, yes. the bulk of astrazeneca—oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704. more than 30,000 of those deaths were recorded on the death certificates of care home residents in england and wales. unemployment continues to rise. another 200,00 people lost theirjobs in the past three months meaning 1.72 million people are now out of work in the uk. a report into mother—and—baby homes and magdalene laundries in northern ireland is expected to be published later. survivors say they were emotionally abused and had to give up their babies for adoption. chaotic scenes in delhi, as farmers protesting against new agriculture laws, break through police barricades,

and scale the iconic red fort. the impeachment process of the former us president donald trump has formally begun, with the charges being delivered by a group of representatives to the senate. democrats in congress accuse mr trump of inciting insurrection by encouraging his supporters to attack the capitol building whilejoe biden was formally being confirmed as the winner of november's election. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. it is a rare ritual established with the first us impeachment trial of 1862. 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 the year. passing statues of eisenhower, jackson, jefferson and grant, they carried with them across the capitol rotunda a single article of impeachment en route to the senate which in two weeks' time will determine donald trump's fate. he stands charged with high crimes and misdemeanours. president trump 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 imperilled the coequal branch of government. he 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 9th of february, is, will he turn up? we fight like hell and if you don't

fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. with those words, delivered just before a joint session of congress called to certinyoe biden's election victory, donald trump is accused of inciting the storming of the capitol building. five people died in the mayhem. among them a police officer and a protester who was shot dead by capitol police. since his departure little has been seen from the president, artist farrer estate and not on twitter or social media. bearing a statement —— in a statement bearing what looks like the pencil steel who says he will always be and forever be a champion for the american people.

later today, the 100 members of the senate will be sworn in as jurors in 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. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. president biden has overturned donald trump's ban on transgender peoplejoining the us military. we are interrupting not to go to the house of commons where priri patel it is giving a statement on border security. mt it is giving a statement on border securi . �* , , ., it is giving a statement on border securi . �* ,, ., ., ., security. all essential travel to china was _ security. all essential travel to china was suspended - security. all essential travel to china was suspended and - security. all essential travel to | china was suspended and saying everyone coming in from wuhan should

itself isolate for 20 days. also those who were symptomatic should itself isolate. in march last year, mr speaker, the foreign common well ofus advised against all non—essential travel, initially for 30 days and then on the 23rd of march last year the prime minister advised everyone should stay at home and only travel for essential purposes. a raft of measures followed in may and included 14 day self isolation and passenger look farm and finds those who did not comply, mandatory conditions. in july the government announced the introduction of the international travel corridors. the country in the corridor lists were kept on constant review as the risk of importing

covid increased. however, is the safeguarding of the vaccine roll—out has become the government priority we have introduced stricter controls. in december, following the identification of a new variant of the virus we introduce the travel ban but arrivals from south africa and later extended to a ban on arrival from south america and portugal. we suspended travel corridors and required all passengers to show a negative coronavirus test before they embarked on theirjourney. everyone must self—isolate for ten days and these new measures are being toughly paused to make people say. passengers must fill out a locator farm and those who refuse to comply face a £500 fine. carriers are under legal obligation to make sure each passenger has proof of an negative test and a fine of £2500 for not complying. it is estimated by body

force 3.7 million passenger location farms have been issued under referred over 22,000 cases to the police. the uk has a world lead in the vaccination programme which is something we should all be proud of. it is therefore right the government does everything and continues to do everything it can to protect the roll—out of the vaccine from new strains of the virus and we keep measures under review and will not hesitate to take further action to protect the public. t’m hesitate to take further action to protect the public.— hesitate to take further action to protect the public. i'm grateful to ou for protect the public. i'm grateful to you for granting _ protect the public. i'm grateful to you for granting the _ protect the public. i'm grateful to you for granting the urgent - protect the public. i'm grateful to i you for granting the urgent question and the _ you for granting the urgent question and the home sex roo's response. it is good _ and the home sex roo's response. it is good to— and the home sex roo's response. it is good to see the right honourable lady and _ is good to see the right honourable lady and i_ is good to see the right honourable lady and i hope we will see her again— lady and i hope we will see her again to — lady and i hope we will see her again to answer questions on how 400.000 — again to answer questions on how 400,000 police wreckers were deleted and answer— 400,000 police wreckers were deleted and answer questions on the matter. the efforts— and answer questions on the matter. the efforts of the british people and hopes of the vaccine are being undermined by the government inability— undermined by the government inability to secure our borders against — inability to secure our borders against covid. labour is calling for against covid. labour is calling for

a comprehensive hotel quarantine system _ a comprehensive hotel quarantine system with protections to secure it against _ system with protections to secure it against new strains. it cannot be restricted — against new strains. it cannot be restricted tojust a against new strains. it cannot be restricted to just a handful of countries _ restricted to just a handful of countries leaving gaping holes in our defences against different strains — our defences against different strains of the virus emerging around the world _ strains of the virus emerging around the world and the government must announce _ the world and the government must announce a — the world and the government must announce a sector support package for aviation. the government report is being _ for aviation. the government report is being briefed to the press i have to bake _ is being briefed to the press i have to bake and ineffective. as ever it is too _ to bake and ineffective. as ever it is too little — to bake and ineffective. as ever it is too little too late and from the start _ is too little too late and from the start of— is too little too late and from the start of the pandemic the government handling _ start of the pandemic the government handling of— start of the pandemic the government handling of measures at the border has been _ handling of measures at the border has been chaotic. there has not been a comprehensive strategy as the home secretary— a comprehensive strategy as the home secretary subjected. indeed from janet _ secretary subjected. indeed from janet -- — secretary subjected. indeed from janet —— january last year to the end of— janet —— january last year to the end of march only 273 people were formally— end of march only 273 people were formally quarantine. i wrote to the foreign— formally quarantine. i wrote to the foreign secretary —— might home secretary— foreign secretary —— might home secretary in april and asked to learn — secretary in april and asked to learn lessons but still the uk was an international outlier with virtually _ an international outlier with virtually no trouble controls. when

formal _ virtually no trouble controls. when formal quarantine was introduced in june it _ formal quarantine was introduced in june it was — formal quarantine was introduced in june it was badly enforced and the governments own figures show only 3% of people _ governments own figures show only 3% of people have been successfully contacted to ensure they are observing the quarantine. even the introduction of mandatory testing was delayed because the government could not— was delayed because the government could not get the structures in place — could not get the structures in place on— could not get the structures in place. on the brief plans for hotel quarantine, can the home secretary confirm _ quarantine, can the home secretary confirm when plants will be introduced, will they be comprehensive are limited to a few countries _ comprehensive are limited to a few countries and if limited how would that he _ countries and if limited how would that be acceptable when the quarantining system is in such disarray? _ quarantining system is in such disarray? put simply, what confidence can the public have on the government on this issue if ministers — the government on this issue if ministers are not prepared to learn from _ ministers are not prepared to learn from their— ministers are not prepared to learn from their own mistakes?- ministers are not prepared to learn from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker- — from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker- i — from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker. i would _ from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker. i would start _ from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker. i would start by - from their own mistakes? thank you, mr speaker. i would start by saying i mr speaker. i would start by saying i welcome the honourable gentleman is chance for us to discuss these

measures and an update will be provided in due course. first of all, there has been our comprehensive strategy across government which goes back to the 27th of january last year. the honourable gentleman will be fully aware of that, it started with travel advice, the foreign and, well office in particular and sage and from fabry new powers and regulatory measurements and the police powers to detain individuals showing symptoms of coronavirus and a flurry of travel advice then supported by self isolation measurements and in march the coronavirus act. then the parcel of mandatory quarantine and passenger locator farms and shutting the border with denmark when a new strain was identified. and south

africa and three travel tests and carry liability. this is a comprehensive strategy and package and i would like to say unless it is important to know that throughout when it comes to coronavirus and measures that the border that involve other government departments as well, the measures set out naturally come with logistical and operational challenges to work with so i would like to take this opportunity to thank our operational harbours and airports, that have been on the front—line day in, day out and checking passengers. border force are no checking 100% of passengers arriving in the uk and we have the isolation assuring service that an increasing number of cheques to 5000 per day and the national police chief counsels are already surging capacity as well to provide those checks. the honourable gentleman has referred to newspaper reports and speculation. it would be

wrong of me to speculate about any measures not in place right now as policy is being developed. but the honourable gentleman does speak about quarantine claims his party has been calling for tougher restrictions. i think also the party opposite should also reflect on their position because in august last year the honourable gentleman himself called for quarantine a blunt tool and in july the himself called for quarantine a blunt tool and injuly the shadow transport blunt tool and in july the shadow transport secretary said quarantine measures should be lessened and in june last year the leader of the opposition said the system is a blunt instrument. measures are always under review. it is right the government reviews the measures and as i said in my statement we do have the world leading vaccination programme. we are proud of that programme. we are proud of that programme and the government will do everything it can to protect that vaccine from new strains of the virus. ., , vaccine from new strains of the virus._ thank - vaccine from new strains of the i virus._ thank you, vaccine from new strains of the - virus._ thank you, mr virus. damian green. thank you, mr seaker. virus. damian green. thank you, mr speaker- can _ virus. damian green. thank you, mr speaker- can i _ virus. damian green. thank you, mr speaker. can i commend _ virus. damian green. thank you, mr speaker. can i commend my-

virus. damian green. thank you, mr speaker. can i commend my right . speaker. can i commend my right honourable — speaker. can i commend my right honourable friend for her unwavering commitment to keeping our borders secure _ commitment to keeping our borders secure she — commitment to keeping our borders secure. she will know that in kent we support— secure. she will know that in kent we support that but also the free flow of— we support that but also the free flow of legitimate holiday traffic across _ flow of legitimate holiday traffic across the channel, notjust flow of legitimate holiday traffic across the channel, not just for the sake _ across the channel, not just for the sake of— across the channel, not just for the sake of the — across the channel, not just for the sake of the national economy but to keep our— sake of the national economy but to keep our local flowing freely as welt _ keep our local flowing freely as welt can — keep our local flowing freely as well. can she show me any new measures— well. can she show me any new measures will not impede the flow of freight— measures will not impede the flow of freight traffic through the tunnel and across the channel? my right honourable _ and across the channel? my right honourable friend _ and across the channel? my right honourable friend is _ and across the channel? my right honourable friend is absolutely . honourable friend is absolutely right and i would like to thank him as well as a kent mp for what he has been doing particularly on floor but holly is, we absolutely have —— hauliers, through difficulties in december we are protected freight critical supplies and that will remain critical. it critical supplies and that will remain critical.— critical supplies and that will remain critical. it is simply not accurate to _ remain critical. it is simply not accurate to say _ remain critical. it is simply not accurate to say there - remain critical. it is simply not accurate to say there has -

remain critical. it is simply not accurate to say there has been remain critical. it is simply not i accurate to say there has been as strategy— accurate to say there has been as strategy in — accurate to say there has been as strategy in place since january 2020 and it _ strategy in place since january 2020 and it is _ strategy in place since january 2020 and it is really quite extraordinary and it is really quite extraordinary a home _ and it is really quite extraordinary a home secretary previously so obsessed — a home secretary previously so obsessed with stopping people entering the country and deporting those _ entering the country and deporting those already here should have taken so long _ those already here should have taken so long to _ those already here should have taken so long to properly address covid protections at the uk border. as the home _ protections at the uk border. as the home secretary knows in april and may of— home secretary knows in april and may of last year i wrote asking for complaints of hell protections at the border and referred to the measures— the border and referred to the measures introduced in other countries _ measures introduced in other countries in europe and indeed across— countries in europe and indeed across the _ countries in europe and indeed across the world. last week the home secretary— across the world. last week the home secretary admitted that we, court, should _ secretary admitted that we, court, should have closed our borders earlier~ — should have closed our borders earlier~ so _ should have closed our borders earlier. so why did she feel to take precautions— earlier. so why did she feel to take precautions which knew newer needed? what's _ precautions which knew newer needed? what's doctor? was it her cabinet colleagues, and if so why did she not resign— colleagues, and if so why did she not resign and speak out given the risk of— not resign and speak out given the risk of increased transmission from people _ risk of increased transmission from people entering the country? and finally, _ people entering the country? and finally, it's— people entering the country? and finally, it's good that four nations discussions are no ticking place but it is the _ discussions are no ticking place but it is the home office which collates

and holds _ it is the home office which collates and holds passenger data and the uk border— and holds passenger data and the uk border force, is the home secretary explained. _ border force, is the home secretary explained, reports the home office, uk government department. so can she confirm _ uk government department. so can she confirm that _ uk government department. so can she confirm that proper cooperation be afforded _ confirm that proper cooperation be afforded to the devolved going forward? i afforded to the devolved going forward? ~ , ., ., forward? i think it is fair to say that we will— forward? i think it is fair to say that we will disagree _ forward? i think it is fair to say that we will disagree on - forward? i think it is fair to say that we will disagree on a - forward? i think it is fair to say i that we will disagree on a number forward? i think it is fair to say - that we will disagree on a number of things including her opening remarks on the government strategy. i don't need to run through the range of measures that have been undertaken but i would like to reflect on the point the honourable lady has made which is about cooperation across the four nations. she will be very well aware that cooperation has taken place from the outset through the introduction of travel corridors and the work the border force two across the united kingdom and if i may say so they do that incredibly well. our ports and airports across the uk, and infact last

well. our ports and airports across the uk, and in fact last year i visited many of our border force officers in edinburgh and glasgow so the corporation is incredibly strong and the dialogue always continues and the dialogue always continues and does exist and that will continue as potentially measures me change as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. t change as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic.— change as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. i thank my riaht the coronavirus pandemic. i thank my right honourable _ the coronavirus pandemic. i thank my right honourable friend _ the coronavirus pandemic. i thank my right honourable friend for— the coronavirus pandemic. i thank my right honourable friend for the - right honourable friend for the statement she has made in regards to what been _ statement she has made in regards to what been done by our border forces. does she _ what been done by our border forces. does she agree that whilst our efforts— does she agree that whilst our efforts to contain the original coronavirus tremor working because of the _ coronavirus tremor working because of the increased transmissibility of new strains it is right would re—evaluate the work being done at our borders? he re-evaluate the work being done at our borders?— our borders? he is absolutely right and throughout _ our borders? he is absolutely right and throughout this _ our borders? he is absolutely right and throughout this pandemic- our borders? he is absolutely right and throughout this pandemic i i our borders? he is absolutely right l and throughout this pandemic i think we should all reflect on the way in which this pandemic has changed all our lives but also touched our lives as well and many, many ways, sideways. all our measures have been under review and that will continue at the border and also with regards to the vaccine will light as my honourable friend has pointed out.

yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker~ _ yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker. all the travel rules for self isolation were lifted on march last year— self isolation were lifted on march last year and 12,000 people with covid _ last year and 12,000 people with covid arrived in the uk making the pandemic— covid arrived in the uk making the pandemic worse so lessons must be learned _ pandemic worse so lessons must be learned. can she tell me why we saw crowded _ learned. can she tell me why we saw crowded scenes at heathrow on friday at the _ crowded scenes at heathrow on friday at the uk _ crowded scenes at heathrow on friday at the uk border? the very opposite of quarantine. is it true that for months — of quarantine. is it true that for months people have been waiting for hours _ months people have been waiting for hours and _ months people have been waiting for hours and those accused and unsafe circumstances and is it true that the border— circumstances and is it true that the border force lifted some of the checks— the border force lifted some of the checks that she just said were being applied _ checks that she just said were being applied to _ checks that she just said were being applied to 100% of passengers because — applied to 100% of passengers because those queues were unsafe? the chair— because those queues were unsafe? the chair of— because those queues were unsafe? the chair of the select committee will be aware that the advice from

government was to stay at home and clearly the point of that was not to travel. she has asked rightfully about the scenes at heathrow airport at the weekend and the fact of the matter is those queues were, they materialised because of the compliance checks border force have put in place. i do want to emphasise, mr speaker, and i would like to thank heathrow airport because the chair of the select committee will also be aware that we, colleagues and borderforce committee will also be aware that we, colleagues and border force work with the airport operators in terms of social distancing measures at the airport. that is a giant piece of work that takes place at all airports take responsibility for their work and how they manage their overflows and border force there are two and force the border checks and as they are now achieving 100% coverage and also working with london heathrow airport and the assistant contractors who are working as a triage function to make sure people are being checked. i

think the british people and the travelling public would like that reassurance and that welcome users well that checks are in place and if that means queues, obviously we are working with airport operators in terms of how they are supported in a triage as arrivals come into the airport. when mark diana davidson. given the nature of the new variant and the _ given the nature of the new variant and the challenges it is presented i believe _ and the challenges it is presented i believe new measures introduced such as covid _ believe new measures introduced such as covid testing at the border as we continue _ as covid testing at the border as we continue vaccination roll—out, does she agree — continue vaccination roll—out, does she agree that it is right border measures— she agree that it is right border measures is kept in constant review and it— measures is kept in constant review and it is— measures is kept in constant review and it is much easier to be in opposition— and it is much easier to be in opposition making wild and sometimes conflicting _ opposition making wild and sometimes conflicting suggestions with the benefit — conflicting suggestions with the benefit of hindsight? | conflicting suggestions with the benefit of hindsight?— conflicting suggestions with the benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question _ benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question and _ benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question and i _ benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question and i think - benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question and i think it - benefit of hindsight? i thank you for a question and i think it is i for a question and i think it is worth reflecting that it is a global pandemic and all measures must

always be under review. she makes good points in terms of the opposition parties and the flip—flopping. at the end of the day the government has to make difficult decisions and choices, working with operational partners and that is what we have done from day one throughout this pandemic. lets head to the west midlands. _ throughout this pandemic. lets head to the west midlands. hundreds - throughout this pandemic. lets head to the west midlands. hundreds of. to the west midlands. hundreds of as lum to the west midlands. hundreds of asylum seekers — to the west midlands. hundreds of asylum seekers are _ to the west midlands. hundreds of asylum seekers are being - to the west midlands. hundreds of asylum seekers are being housed i to the west midlands. hundreds of| asylum seekers are being housed in the commissioned army barracks in kent and _ the commissioned army barracks in kent and wales. forced to sleep in dormitories of 20 people. social distancing and isolation are impossible. 100 people in the camp, one in— impossible. 100 people in the camp, one in four— impossible. 100 people in the camp, one in four have tested positive covid _ one in four have tested positive covid for — one in four have tested positive covid for and won in 20 out on suicide — covid for and won in 20 out on suicide watch. these are disgraceful conditions _ suicide watch. these are disgraceful conditions in the home office said it will— conditions in the home office said it will move those with covid out of the camp — it will move those with covid out of the camp. will the home secretary provides— the camp. will the home secretary provides a — the camp. will the home secretary provides a safe housing instead? i

think— provides a safe housing instead? i think it _ provides a safe housing instead? i think it is — provides a safe housing instead? i think it is important to understand they are _ think it is important to understand they are military bases that are of a very— they are military bases that are of a very strong standard and they were hosting _ a very strong standard and they were hosting an— a very strong standard and they were hosting an accommodating service personnel— hosting an accommodating service personnel men and women prior to the base being _ personnel men and women prior to the base being made available to asylum seekers _ seekers. the reason why the base was made available is because in line with public health england guidelines, because of coronavirus, ggidelines, because of coronavirus. need space for social distancing we need space for social distancing which has been absolutely in place, these accommodation sites are in line with public health england guidance, as we have always checked guidance, as we have always checked guidance and worked with phd throughout coronavirus when it comes to accommodation. i can see the honourable lady shaking her head. perhaps you would like to listen to the facts and not some of the jaded views she may hold herself. alongside that, the reason why we have removed a number of asylum seekers over the weekend is actually to protect others from catching

coronavirus. that is absolutely the right thing to do because public health and public safety is important. and that, of course, is in line with the following phd guidance. in line with the following phd uuidance. ., ~ in line with the following phd uuidance. ., ,, , ., in line with the following phd uuidance. ., ,, i. ~ in line with the following phd uuidance. ., ,, ~ .,~ guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may i also guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may ialso aid guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may i also paid tribute _ guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may i also paid tribute to _ guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may i also paid tribute to my _ guidance. thank you, mr speaker. may i also paid tribute to my right - i also paid tribute to my right honourable friend for the work she is doing to secure our borders. given the current situation with new guidance and a new more transmissible virus, could i please ask if she agrees with me that we need to look again at our rules and guidance with regard to the borders to make sure that we are limiting the amount of virus that comes through the borders? t the amount of virus that comes through the borders?— the amount of virus that comes through the borders? i thank my riuht through the borders? i thank my right honourable _ through the borders? i thank my right honourable friend - through the borders? i thank my right honourable friend for- through the borders? i thank my right honourable friend for his i right honourable friend for his question. he absolutely is correct in terms of we have an amazing vaccine programme, the world is speaking about our vaccine roll—out programme, mr speaker, as we all know and we should be very proud of that. but of course, until we get the roll—out in the way we would like we do have to take measures and as the house has heard me say several times now, all measures throughout this pandemic are under

review. studio: priti patel involved any discussion that prompted by the shadow sick at energy. she outlines the various measures that the comment had taken right from the beginning of last year, calling out a comprehensive strategy and saying that these new measures being discussed now will be strictly enforced. she was asked by yvette cooper why we saw crowded scenes at heathrow on friday, she asked if it was through that border force down some of the checks on passengers because of crowds, but priti patel said that the queues materialise because of compliance checks by border force. no shadow home secretary said that there were gaping holes in the uk's defences and that the proposals leaked to the press about calling teen hotels and so on that in his words, half baked,

too little, too late. more on that for you throughout the day, right now it's time to take a look at the weather. as the weather moves into cold air, there is something of a battle zone are set in place. there is a risk of seeing some heavy hill snow across northern england and scotland, posing no threat of some disruption. a band of rain pushes end for many of us today, but it is these higher communities above 200 metres elevation is where you could see some snow. these now could be longest lasting towards the central belt, but if you live at these lower elevations you could see a few flakes of snow as the precipitation starts, but that will turn back into rain as the milder air works in. overnight tonight, a lot of cloud around and i suspect it will be

rather murky, with mist and fog patches forming over high ground. it will be increasingly mild, temperatures at 8 or 9 degrees through southern areas. wednesday, a pretty slow start to the day, some mist and fog patches around. later in the day, rain will push into southern wales and south—west england, temperatures here could be 99 england, temperatures here could be eg 11 celsius. then we have got a number of these battle zones set in place for thursday, again bringing rain for many of us, but the potential is there for some very destructive snow over high elevation rates. some of these high routes are all high enough to see some significant falls of snow and disruption as well. we could also see some problems on the railway too. for most of us, mild air pushes

the south—west, 14 degrees in london, but in scotland the risk is there as it is across northern england. heavy hill snow to come as we go through thursday, 15—30 centimetres of snow, you can imagine the prospect for some disruption. friday night, any change in the wind direction could turn the rain to snow, for the time being it isjust rain.

row over vaccines as the eu threatens to restrict supplies to other countries if it doesn't get what it says is its fair share. as the uk says supplies here won't be affected, the eu's health commissioner vows to take tough action. in the future, all companies producing vaccines against covid in the eu will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export to vaccines to third countries. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliver for us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca oxford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. we'll be asking if this row might affect supplies of vaccine here. also this lunchtime: 10 days quarantine in a hotel when you arrive back in england — and you pay.

the government plan which could scupper summer holiday plans.