this is bbc news. the headlines at 8 more than 100 thousand people have now died with coronavirus in the uk — the first country in europe to reach that tragic milestone these are human beings. these are people with families, lives, they're notjust numbers. i people with families, lives, they're notjust numbers.— notjust numbers. i am left with a cum notjust numbers. i am left with a young family _ notjust numbers. i am left with a young family who _ notjust numbers. i am left with a young family who no _ notjust numbers. i am left with a young family who no dad. - notjust numbers. i am left with a young family who no dad. that. notjust numbers. i am left with a l young family who no dad. that was the last time _ young family who no dad. that was the last time i— young family who no dad. that was the last time i saw _ young family who no dad. that was the last time i saw her. _ young family who no dad. that was the last time i saw her. she - young family who no dad. that was the last time i saw her. she was i young family who no dad. that was the last time i saw her. she was so heauiifut — the last time i saw her. she was so heauiifut she _ the last time i saw her. she was so beautiful. she was _ the last time i saw her. she was so beautiful. she was so _ the last time i saw her. she was so beautiful. she was so pretty. - the last time i saw her. she was so beautiful. she was so pretty. i- the last time i saw her. she was so beautiful. she was so pretty. i amul beautiful. she was so pretty. i am deel beautiful. she was so pretty. i am deeply sorry _ beautiful. she was so pretty. i am deeply sorry for — beautiful. she was so pretty. i am deeply sorry for every _ beautiful. she was so pretty. deeply sorry for every life that beautiful. she was so prettym deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and as prime minister, i did full responsibility for everything that the government has done. hospitals remain under intense pressure —— almost a year since the first covid patients were treated in britian

the uk's unemployment rate rises to its highest level in nearly five years. and with covid vaccines as the way out — almost 7 million people have now had the jab — but a row errupts in the eu over supplies. good evening. more than 100 thousand people in the uk have now died within 28 days of testing positive for covid i9. less than a year ago as the pandemic took hold — the government's chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, said 20,000 deaths would be a good outcome. but by the end of april, we'd already passed that number. the vast majority of those who have died were over the age of 75 — more than 77 thousand people. but this virus has taken young lives too — more than 1000 were under a5.

behind the numbers — the people. and the families still trying to come to terms with what has happened. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has been talking to some of them. today we're using candles to represent those who died. they'll make something really precious has been taken away from me. , , precious has been taken away from me, , , ., precious has been taken away from me. , , . ., �* , precious has been taken away from me. , ., precious has been taken away from me. ., ~ me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact _ me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is _ me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is huge. _ me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is huge. i'm _ me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is huge. i'm left - me. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is huge. i'm left with l the impact is huge. i'm left with the impact is huge. i'm left with the ouna the impact is huge. i'm left with the young family _ the impact is huge. i'm left with the young family that _ the impact is huge. i'm left with the young family that has - the impact is huge. i'm left with the young family that has no - the impact is huge. i'm left with - the young family that has no father. everything _ the young family that has no father. everything is — the young family that has no father. everything is gone. _ today we're using candles to represent those who died. 0ne light for every light loss. it started on march the 2nd. the first person to die within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus. the next day, there were two more deaths. in less than three weeks, the official death toll was over 450.

you must stay at home. the prime minister announced a national lockdown on march the 23rd. the next day, the official death toll reached 1000. richard died on april the 10th. he was a nurse who worked with elderly people. his daughter hated not being able to visit him in hospital. i called him the morning he passed away, and waved and said by. i called him the morning he passed away, and waved and said bye. i'll speak to you later. the evening never came. i never thought he would have come home. something i struggled with was the thought he was alone. every day, he knew how loved he was. the disbelief that my favourite person in the whole world wasn't here any more. he hadn't had the opportunity to grieve because he felt like the whole world was grieving. by the time he died, the death toll was more than 13,000,

but the first wave had peaked. the number of people dying every day began to fall slowly and gradually. by the start ofjune, more than 38,000 people had died. in reality, the death toll would have been higher in the early stages of the pandemic. the figures only included people who tested positive in hospital. early signs of dementia but they said she was happy, strong and feisty, until covid—19 came to the care home where she lived. you feisty, until covid-19 came to the care home where she lived. you start to no care home where she lived. you start to to from care home where she lived. you start to go from one _ care home where she lived. you start to go from one person _ care home where she lived. you start to go from one person to _ care home where she lived. you start to go from one person to three - to go from one person to three people, the five people. it started to think my goodness, they are not able to stop this. at the residence locked in their rooms. 1 able to stop this. at the residence locked in their rooms. melt locked in their rooms. i felt helpless. — locked in their rooms. i felt helpless, that _ locked in their rooms. i felt helpless, that solitary - locked in their rooms. i felt helpless, that solitary confinement in the _ helpless, that solitary confinement in the room. i wonder if she felt abandoned _ in the room. i wonder if she felt abandoned at that point in time. she died on abandoned at that point in time. died onjune abandoned at that point in time. ms: died onjune the 3rd.

abandoned at that point in time. si2 died onjune the 3rd. she had not seen herfamily since died onjune the 3rd. she had not seen her family since march. died on june the 3rd. she had not seen her family since march. these are human — seen her family since march. these are human beings. _ seen her family since march. these are human beings. these _ seen her family since march. these are human beings. these are - seen her family since march. tire are human beings. these are people, with families, with lives, they are notjust numbers. this is a life thatis notjust numbers. this is a life that is gone and the impact is huge. as summer continued, there is some semblance of normality. packed beaches, foreign holidays, people are encouraged to eat out to help 0ut. everything will day, there were covid desk. everything day, there were covid deaths. on september the 1st, three people died. there were over 700 death in september and more than 5000 in october. across the uk, there were new restrictions. but the death rate stayed stubbornly high in november. 0ften often with more than 400 people dying a day. his wife said he often with more than 400 people dying a day. his wife sai- often with more than 400 people dying a day. his wife said he was a bi kid to dying a day. his wife said he was a big kid to live _ dying a day. his wife said he was a big kid to live for— dying a day. his wife said he was a big kid to live for his _ dying a day. his wife said he was a big kid to live for his family. - dying a day. his wife said he was a big kid to live for his family. even | big kid to live for his family. even when they had to call for an ambulance, she thought she would be

ok. this ambulance, she thought she would be ok. �* , ., ambulance, she thought she would be 0k. 2 ., , ,, . ambulance, she thought she would be 0k. as to suspecting a couple of da s in 0k. as to suspecting a couple of days in the _ 0k. as to suspecting a couple of days in the hospital. _ 0k. as to suspecting a couple of days in the hospital. and - 0k. as to suspecting a couple of days in the hospital. and he - 0k. as to suspecting a couple ofi days in the hospital. and he said that she is, my gorgeous girl. in those last time i ever spoke to them. those it, really, wasn't it? he died within days of having a cough. he died within days of having a cou:h. ~ . ., he died within days of having a cou:h. ~ ., he died within days of having a couch. ~ ., , . cough. mum come i cannot understand wh he is cough. mum come i cannot understand why he is not — cough. mum come i cannot understand why he is not coming _ cough. mum come i cannot understand why he is not coming back. _ cough. mum come i cannot understand why he is not coming back. where's . why he is not coming back. where's the love the point where we struggle to think, why dean? around a month before christmas, we were told that we be able to have festive bubbles, but the increase in deaths was still speeding up. by december 12, covid claimed more than 65,000 lives. including 50—year—old mother. she and her husband both caught covid at the same time. the day mum went into the icu, so the day she went

on a ventilator, dad was there. my dad was in the same building. she was fighting for her life. you think of all the things... i'm 0k. you think of all the things you're going to miss. his wife was critically ill for weeks. i had a diary every day. every morning and afternoon. everything is written here. including the day medics say they could come and say goodbye. the doctor said he was sorry. has now come to an end. that was the last time i saw her, and she was so beautiful. - she was so pretty. she was so beautiful, _ the way she was when she came

into my life 31 years back. that's the most - precious memory i have. and by new year's eve, the death toll reached 36,000. now it's taken us a few more weeks to get to 100,000, and this is not over yet. it should never have gotten to that scale. is it should never have gotten to that scale. , ., , ':: i: i: i: i: it should never have gotten to that scale. , ., ,':::: ijijij , scale. is not 'ust 100,000 people, it's scale. is notjust100,000 people, it's 100,000 — scale. is notjust100,000 people, it's100,000 people _ scale. is notjust100,000 people, it's100,000 people whose - scale. is notjust100,000 people, | it's100,000 people whose families are going _ it's100,000 people whose families are going to miss them for the rest of their— are going to miss them for the rest of their lives. and there's a special programme starting shortly, on the people who have died with coronavirus. families and friends tell their stories in panorama: one hundred thousand. that's at 8.30pm on bbc one. the prime minister says he is "deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and takes full responsibility for everything the government has done". speaking at a downing street press conference this afternoon, he said the government had done everything it could to minimise the loss of life. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg

a strange and frightening drumbeat first emerged. they have now been four deaths from coronavirus in the uk. there have now been four deaths from coronavirus in the uk. then a horrible and familiar rhythm. 759. 5300. 39,728 have now died. the soundtrack of a crisis nearly a year in the making, a terrible crescendo towards today. i'm sorry to have to tell you that today, the number of deaths recorded from covid in the uk has surpassed 100,000. and it's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. around one third of those who have fallen victim to the disease are among the most vulnerable, the most elderly. in care homes, cut off from the outside. twice patients came into these homes with covid without a test.

this thing came in mercilessly. seven residents died within a week. they have family there, they are people we look after, we are careful. i'm sorry, i get emotional about it but it's just devastating. what's it been like for you personally? stopping is not an option, is it? i mean, you know, we're dealing with people's lives here, you do whatever it takes, you don't stop. and the cost of the close—down to try to slow the spread of the disease has broken all of the wrong records. anna in essex was first one of millions who put on furlough, then redundant and now on the search for a job, sometimes competing with 200 others. it was frightening. you know, i went from sort of hero to zero overnight. this time last year, we might have been sitting planning what... where we were going to go on holiday. now, i'm worried about putting the heating on, you know, it's a real... real worrying times.

the pandemic�*s absorbed almost all the government's time and focus. it went on adequate equipment, testing or lockdown it itself, ministers have been accused of being too slow from the start. there is a strong sense i think that the government has been behind the curve at every stage. that there has been, if you like, a reluctance to take tough decisions when they needed to be taken. no government has ever grappled with a problem quite like this. but hoping for the best, the country's experiences are near the worst. prime minister, near the start they hope and gamut was to contain the numbers to 20,000. it's now five times that. what went so wrong? i am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost. and, of course, as prime minister, i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could, and continue to do everything we can, to minimise loss of life.

and to minimise suffering in what has been a very, very difficult... stage... and a very, very difficult crisis for our country. the appearances in downing street, the announcements of the daily toll, they feel like a terrible routine. but right now, in these dark days, how the government is run and how we live is hardly normal. not normal at all. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson is at westminster. a terrible number. 100,000. personal responsibility from the prime minister but so many questions about the political decisions and the timing of them in response to this pandemic. timing of them in response to this andemic. a, timing of them in response to this andemic. ~ ., ., timing of them in response to this andemic. a, ., ., pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this — pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this particular _ pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this particular measure, - deaths by this particular measure, those who died within 20 days of a positive test almost 100,000

so—called excess deaths, more deaths than you would expect since the pandemic began early in march and almost a year since that repatriation flight from wuhan, very few people were protected it turning out like this. but a key charge from the liberal position that the government is too slow during the course of the pandemic and scientific advisers are talking about potential lockdown back in september, did that not happen until november. there will be questions to be asked with the prime minister is minister is maintained is now wasn't the right time, but he did say it at his press conference that there are lessons to be learned and he would reflect a soulless apologise. but he maintained that the government is and was doing everything to minimise deaths which has certainly raised some questions from some of the families of the group representing 2000 of them that said that today is

not a milestone of some people were calling it, it was a tombstone and quite frankly, it is an independent judge let inquiry so while the pandemic is being continued it can be acted upon rather than the future, it can be deemed to be over. and a public inquiry into the whole handling of this. the one piece of good news so far from the government has been the vaccine roll—out and we seem to be doing well as a country on that and yet, all the headlines this morning dominated by a row with europe vaccine nationalism. where are we on that? it europe vaccine nationalism. where are we on that?— are we on that? it seems to be a fairly technical— are we on that? it seems to be a fairly technical answer— are we on that? it seems to be a fairly technical answer but - are we on that? it seems to be a fairly technical answer but there | are we on that? it seems to be a i fairly technical answer but there is a mechanism that the european union says will get more details on it this week which was not too much restricting exports, the pfizer vaccine manufacturing. it is a

procedure that the national government and national member states have informed of the exports and it looks as though a transparency so they are aware of what is being shipped out the european union, rather than restricting any of those shipments and so i think at this stage, the prime ministers press conference said that they were confident that they would get the supplies that they would get the supplies that they would get the supplies that they would need in the eu friends, as he called them, would not stand in the way of that we have yet to see where this is going is interesting in that the newspaper, astrazeneca, they were saying in effect with the eu it wanted was supplies the same time as the uk despite putting the in at several months later and reach contractual agreements with the eu to provide more vaccine doses in the vaccine is

not yet been approved by the european union and they said that he would effectively use their best efforts to supply the vaccine and the numbers that which the eu wanted. and so astrazeneca heading back a bit, confident of getting the supplies and they're only for more transparency and so perhaps, the vaccine supplies will continue to flow despite the rhetoric from both sides. professorjames naismith is the director of the medical research centre at the rosalind franklin institute and professor of structural biology at the university of oxford. we have the highest rate of deaths now, the highest rates per million in the world in a terrible record but a record of failure, particular to the uk?— but a record of failure, particular to the uk? ~ _, , ., ., to the uk? most countries have done ve badl

to the uk? most countries have done very badly come _ to the uk? most countries have done very badly come the _ to the uk? most countries have done very badly come the uk _ to the uk? most countries have done very badly come the uk is _ to the uk? most countries have done very badly come the uk is done - very badly come the uk is done particularly badly and that is correct. but is a truth that we have to face. ~ , ., to face. with hindsight, where have we one to face. with hindsight, where have we gone wrong _ to face. with hindsight, where have we gone wrong and _ to face. with hindsight, where have we gone wrong and are _ to face. with hindsight, where have we gone wrong and are those - we gone wrong and are those decisions forgivable not having foresight? it decisions forgivable not having foresiuht? , . ., ., foresight? it is clear that the virus took — foresight? it is clear that the virus took everyone - foresight? it is clear that the virus took everyone by - foresight? it is clear that the i virus took everyone by surprise. foresight? it is clear that the - virus took everyone by surprise. you can look across europe and see that there are problems in europe in the us and other countries, but no doubt with the benefit of hindsight, there's certain things you should have done differently. i think the point of a proper inquiry is to take into action what could've been done differently. i think we now recognise that we probably did not lockdown fast enough and probably did not push the viral count low enoughin did not push the viral count low enough in the summer. i think those are two clear things that you can see does have bad consequences in

also, there's an element of bad luck but of course, we had high numbers and get the variant and that is particularly difficult to deal with as it spreads much more quickly. but thatis as it spreads much more quickly. but that is the problem we have high numbers. much higher chance of getting these incidents. brute numbers. much higher chance of getting these incidents. we have seen so many — getting these incidents. we have seen so many health _ getting these incidents. we have seen so many health inequalities getting these incidents. we have i seen so many health inequalities in terms of the age groups, the number of people who have died, the care home workers, people and care homes. what have we learned and what have we addressed which will make things different? i we addressed which will make things different? ~ �* , ., ., we addressed which will make things different? ~ �*, ., , ., different? i think it's too early to tell. we different? i think it's too early to tell- we will _ different? i think it's too early to tell. we will have _ different? i think it's too early to tell. we will have to _ different? i think it's too early to tell. we will have to remember | different? i think it's too early to i tell. we will have to remember the families who have lost so much, hundred thousand deaths, each of those will be someone greatly loved. you definitely have an impact on education of children as you correctly say, some communities are

vulnerable, their lower, their most deprived and there's evidence to suggest that those from the bme communities are most at risk. the route, communities are most at risk. the route. the — communities are most at risk. the route, the moment seems to be above vaccine supply. how concerned are you about that?— you about that? sciences international. _ you about that? sciences international. i— you about that? sciences international. i can't - you about that? sciences i international. i can't believe you about that? sciences - international. i can't believe that we end up with a vaccine nationalism. the good news is that we've got nearly 7 million people with the first dose. these vaccines have been delivered in record time. they're safe and effective. i think thatis they're safe and effective. i think that is the thing that the uk is clearly done well. notjust the purchasing of them but the managing of the logistics of the roll—out is generally impressive. we'll look back at this period. it can'tjust be about what we done wrong, there

are some things that we have done well. but equally, we have to face the fact that some things we have done badly. i the fact that some things we have done badly-— done badly. i think it's almost a earto done badly. i think it's almost a year to the _ done badly. i think it's almost a year to the day _ done badly. i think it's almost a year to the day that _ done badly. i think it's almost a year to the day that the - done badly. i think it's almost a year to the day that the first. year to the day that the first patient officially died of coronavirus. covid—19. are you worried they were going to, it's going to get worse in terms of the number of deaths before we get through this? it is number of deaths before we get through this?— number of deaths before we get through this? it is inevitable that more people _ through this? it is inevitable that more people will— through this? it is inevitable that more people will die. _ through this? it is inevitable that more people will die. thousands | through this? it is inevitable that l more people will die. thousands of people are still going to dive the next few weeks but the case rates going up as if they are in the left and the only float back down very slowly. it's much slower going down. 0ne slowly. it's much slower going down. one thing we have to learn and it is distressing to hear people refuse to learn the lesson but by the time you're sure you've got a second way forever the virus, you've run the risk of doing it too late. we just

missed disaster without service this time. if the prime minister waited another ten days, i think it really would've overflowed the hospitals. the consequences of that would've been dire. ., ~ the consequences of that would've been dire. ., ,, i. , the consequences of that would've been dire. ., ~' ,, , . the consequences of that would've been dire. ., ,, i. , . ., been dire. thank you very much for “oininr us been dire. thank you very much for joining us here- _ i'm sure this sad milestone will feature prominently on tomorrow's front pages, we'll be having a look at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the times radio presenterjenny kleeman and dia chakravarty, brexit editor of the daily telegraph sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good evening. a busy night in the premier league and yet more pressure on newcastle united and manager

steve bruce after another defeat. they did manage to score against leeds after four games without a goal, but it wasn't enough. jack harrison with the winner for leeds. 2—1 it finished at st james' park. it's now 11 games without a win in all competitions for newcastle. contrast their form with west ham wsho are now into the top four after a fourth league win on the bounce. they haven't lost since christmas in fact. tomas soucek scored twice as they beat crystal palace 3—2 at selhurst park. two more games kicking off right now. man city will go top of the premier league for the first time this season if they beat west brom they've just taken the lead ilkay dundugan with the goal. southampton leading arsenal 1—nil. in the fourth round of the fa cup crawley are drawing 1—all with bournemouth. thomas tuchel has already taken his first training session as chelsea manager, having been appointed on an 18—month contract today. he said he couldn't wait to compete in the most exciting league in football. it comes after frank lampard was sacked yesterday with chelsea ninth in the premier league.

joe lynskey has more. roman abramovich goes for coaches who have one major title that the biggest clubs. frank lampard was the exception, but now that phase is over. chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who one chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who won the league twice in france. he is used to patience. paris sacked him last month. tuchel said there expectations were too high. he is used to it. he was the reserves manager 13 years ago. he got his first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of fire in his belly, but i personally

he has a lot of fire in his belly, but i personally think you need to have that to succeed. have a good relationship... obviously, at some point, you wanted to get the best out of him, but it was only to improve myself. he understands the psychology of players. back then, he was younger than he is now so i think all the experience has helped him. from my point of view, he's done a greatjob everywhere. there is a blueprint for german coaches here. tuchel knows how to followjurgen klopp. he's replaced him at two bundesliga games before. part of a £200 million spend that didn't work for lampard. tuchel needs two negative covid tests to be in charge. back then, they call him the professor, a tactician who get the best from those around him. but for coaches at chelsea, what matters most is the view of those above. joe lynskey, bbc news. south africa made a dramatic return to cricket in pakistan as 14 wickets fell on the opening day of the first test in karachi. 0pener dean elgar top scored with 58

but after winning the toss — they were bowled all out for 220. so far so good for pakistan but that optimism was quickly quashed as they were reduced to 33 for four at the close. grassroots sporting organisations, hit hard by the pandemic, have been given a boost with news that sport england will invest another 50 million pounds to encourage more people to get active again. tanayah sam is an ex—offender who now looks to help young people stay out of trouble rev a 40 metre climbing wall that they cannot access. it is just sitting there, freezing, it is there look some people cannot access it. they think the government are not communicating and engaging or consulting with community organisations. we are still working with vulnerable young people and we

have been halted from using sports to engage with those same vulnerable young people. tsine to engage with those same vulnerable young people-— young people. one have the lead in there, young people. one have the lead in there. that — young people. one have the lead in there. that is _ young people. one have the lead in there, that is all _ young people. one have the lead in there, that is all for _ young people. one have the lead in there, that is all for now. _ i'll have more later on this evening. several british asian celebrities such as adil ray, shobna gulati and nina wadia have joined forces to try and encourage people from minority backgrounds to get the covid—19 vaccine. it's after fake news about the vaccine, particularly in the south asian community, has led to concerns about uptake. let's have a look at a bit of the video they've put together and is on social media. hello. this past year has been the

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community and the reluctance to take the vaccinations, how do you explain that? , ., the vaccinations, how do you explain that? y ., ., , the vaccinations, how do you explain that? _, .,, ., , ., that? everyone has their reasons for decidint that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one — that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one way — that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one way or— that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one way or the _ that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one way or the other. - that? everyone has their reasons for deciding one way or the other. but l deciding one way or the other. but we can do is can stress the fact that the vaccine is safe and currently, it is the only way out of this pandemic. it has been trialed on people from all different ethnic backgrounds and there has been no significant negative reactions from anyone from the ethnic backgrounds. the message you want to get out there is that it is safe and it will save lives. so, please ignore the nonsense that is out there that says otherwise. if we band together, we can all look after each other in the community, we are suffering in greater percentages than other communities and so, we need to do this. ., , , a ,,

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if you look at the scientific facts. please do that. the professor spoken to earlier, they speak since. these are people who are answering all the questions, all the reason why there is concerns. 0ne questions, all the reason why there is concerns. one of the big concerns is concerns. one of the big concerns is how they got the vaccine out so quickly in the vaccine takes long to be made in those questions have been answered. there are enablers out there who want to make sure that regardless of the funding that was needed, regardless of anything, they got together and found something that actually works and will significantly reduce you on to someone else who takes it. and think about it as a community. that's the one thing that they are good at doing. we look after each other and we are pleading on behalf of the scientists out there, nhs workers and others who just want to keep people alive. please, take the vaccine and save lives. thud

people alive. please, take the vaccine and save lives. and what an ument vaccine and save lives. and what argument to _ vaccine and save lives. and what argument to debunk _ vaccine and save lives. and what argument to debunk the - vaccine and save lives. and what argument to debunk the myths l vaccine and save lives. and what| argument to debunk the myths is vaccine and save lives. and what - argument to debunk the myths is that the scientist behind the visorjab was of muslim faith themselves. just a final thing, you can nhs should have done more about this? it is been picked up by newspapers, but he think so? i do been picked up by newspapers, but he think so? ., ., ~' ., been picked up by newspapers, but he think so? ., ., ~ ., ., . think so? i do not know how much more the government _ think so? i do not know how much more the government can - think so? i do not know how much more the government can do. - think so? i do not know how much more the government can do. i i think so? i do not know how much more the government can do. i do believe they are at this point during his much as they can possibly do. i know the messages are getting out there and yes, i guess i could join the bandwagon so they could've done more about it but at this point, that's not look backwards, let's look forwards and see if they don't do it they need to do, we are working together as a community and saying, please save lives, get the vaccine done, we are all getting it done and wejust vaccine done, we are all getting it done and we just sent to push that out there and please stop listening to fake news in absolute rubbish thatis to fake news in absolute rubbish that is out there. going to proper websites actually get the

information that you need. plus. one of the highlights of the literary awards season, the costa book of the year, has taken place this evening. like most ceremonies these days, it was held virtually. the top prize for book of the year was awarded to monique roffey for her novel �*the mermaid of black conch: a love story�*, set in a tiny caribbean village in the 1970s. we're going to hear from ms roffey injust a moment — but first lets see how that announcement was made. she should the winner of the cost of the book of the year award 2020 is the book of the year award 2020 is the mermaid of like conch by monique rossl the mermaid of like conch by monique rossi. let the mermaid of like conch by monique rossi. , , , _ rossi. let me be the first essay congratulations. _ rossi. let me be the first essay i congratulations. congratulations. congratulations. _ and moniquejoins us now from east london. many congratulations for us as well.

i think it is sure sixth novel, i'm afraid i haven't read it yet but having read all the reviews and i'm going to look so interesting. the guardian said it was a fishy tale of doomed womanhood. is that how you would summit up? ibla. doomed womanhood. is that how you would summit up?— would summit up? no. -- psalm it out. not really. _ would summit up? no. -- psalm it out. not really. tell— would summit up? no. -- psalm it out. not really. tell us _ would summit up? no. -- psalm it out. not really. tell us more - would summit up? no. -- psalm it out. not really. tell us more about it. i out. not really. tell us more about it- i didn't — out. not really. tell us more about it. | didn't think — out. not really. tell us more about it. i didn't think you _ out. not really. tell us more about it. i didn't think you would. - out. not really. tell us more about it. i didn't think you would. it - out. not really. tell us more about it. i didn't think you would. it is - it. i didn't think you would. it is a story about — it. i didn't think you would. it is a story about a _ it. i didn't think you would. it 3 a story about a woman who was cursed for her beauty, her youth and her talent, and she was exiled in her curtis involved becoming a mermaid. she has recaptured in the story is what if, what would happen to her if she was pulled back out of the sea. based on a legend i think as well? yes, a old kino legend about this woman, and it is about female

jealousy but why are woman jealous anyway, but she is basically cursed with an old woman and they are banished and exiled to the sea. the old woman becomes a turtle, a leatherback, and the young woman becomes a mermaid. in a leatherback, and the young woman becomes a mermaid.— leatherback, and the young woman becomes a mermaid. in a story really of an outsider— becomes a mermaid. in a story really of an outsider with _ becomes a mermaid. in a story really of an outsider with again _ becomes a mermaid. in a story really of an outsider with again some - becomes a mermaid. in a story really of an outsider with again some sort l of an outsider with again some sort of an outsider with again some sort of magic realism and this idea of myths being indisposed with modern day life. i wondered what you felt was the importance of that today for outsiders who come with their own stories and how they are treated by different societies. you stories and how they are treated by different societies.— different societies. you tell me. this is a really _ different societies. you tell me. this is a really big _ different societies. you tell me. this is a really big story - different societies. you tell me. this is a really big story for- different societies. you tell me. this is a really big story for ourl this is a really big story for our time. people who live in the margins, people who are other and people who aren't mainstream, this book, ifigured it would live in them and have a very small

readership and live in the margins just like the mermaid really, but winning this prize has made meant that the mermaid might go mainstream and she might get red and appreciated by a lot more people but it is a story of the quintessential outsider, somebody who is living a difficult life. you outsider, somebody who is living a difficult life.— difficult life. you teach i think creative writing? _ difficult life. you teach i think creative writing? for - difficult life. you teach i think creative writing? for quite . difficult life. you teach i think creative writing? for quite a i difficult life. you teach i think. creative writing? for quite a long time. i wonder what message you would send to your students, especially at a time of the pandemic and people are reading more and people are saying i always want to get down to write my book. is this perversely a good time perhaps for novels and novelists and writers? brute novels and novelists and writers? we 'ust novels and novelists and writers? 2 just heard the news that yes, books and have record sales currently. so people are trapped indoors. people like reading and people always like reading, even with the advent of the

digital books. that did not banish books. it is an amazing time to be writing a book. i would say to anybody who is an expiring and emerging writer absolutely only write the book you have to write that will burn its way out of you. write the book. no matter how nice or complicated it is, write what you want. don't worry about what other people think or want. it is want. don't worry about what other people think or want.— people think or want. it is a huge flitht it people think or want. it is a huge flight it for _ people think or want. it is a huge flight it for you. _ people think or want. it is a huge flight it for you. thank _ people think or want. it is a huge flight it for you. thank you - people think or want. it is a huge flight it for you. thank you very l flight it for you. thank you very much indeed. monique roffey, winning the costa book of the year. it will be a year on sunday since the first patients with coronavirus in the uk were treated in newcastle. since then almost a quarter of a million people have been admitted to hospital with covid. more than 35,000 are still in hospital across the uk. the chief medical officer for england professor chris whitty has warned that the death toll will remain high for some weeks before the effects of the vaccine begin to be felt. 0ur health editor hugh pym

reports from king's mill hospital in mansfield. machine beeps. every day in intensive care is a daunting challenge for staff as they strive to keep patients alive. some of the shifts that i have had are the toughest i've ever had, in particular, one night shift i had last week was one of the worst shifts i've had in 21 years of nursing. from experience, i can tell you that i'm seeing more sicker patients this time then i saw in the first wave. doctors are trained to deal with death, but nothing like this. umar has had to cope with the savage impact of covid, both in hisjob and at home. my parents have got covid. my mother—in—law is in the icu and ijust lost some dear family relatives of covid, so when you see these patients at the hospital, just gives you that flash back as well. but you've got to shut that down and you've got to continue looking

after your patients as best as you can. it'sjust so sad, you know. because, for every person that dies, i we know there's a family that's not i been able to do the normal things that they would do for that - loved one who has died. edith is a hospital chaplain. she has to face up to grief most days, comforting the dying and their families, but also supporting staff who feel the losses intensely. whenever you've got lots of people dying on the ward, do you know, i it comes at a huge cost to the staff, as well- as to the families. gary has been a hospital porter for 27 years. it is emotionally draining with poorly people and then obviously we have to move deceased people. diane is a cleaner. she is on the covid front line as much as anyone. how do you feel, personally, sometimes? me? upset.

i go home sometimes and i could just sit and cry. and it'sjust because it's such a... you know, it's demanding at the moment. there have been more than 400 covid deaths at the hospital but here and across the nhs, prospects for patients are improving. the medication, the care has changed dramatically over the last year. - and whilst the volume people being diagnosed with covid i is higher than it was, - we are seeing fewer patients die and fewer patients i going into intensive care. 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? it's all they've got to do.

barbara died yesterday. her family wanted to use her interview to warn of the serious consequences of covid. hugh pym, bbc news. more now on our lead story — that the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk has passed 100,000 — the highest total in europe. debbie lewis lost her father to coronavirus in april last year. it was just six months after her mother died of cancer. she has since set up a support group called covid—19 families uk. also with me is tiffanyjones, who lost her dad colin to covid—19 in december and wants to honour all the victims lost to covid with a memorial day. thank you both very much. it is always terrible to lose a parent come a sibling, a child, any member of yourfamily. how

come a sibling, a child, any member of your family. how much worse is come a sibling, a child, any member of yourfamily. how much worse is it though, debbie, during a pandemic? it is incredibly hard. it is incredibly difficult. having go through the normal grief process, you have isolation in the fact that you have isolation in the fact that you cannot gather with their friends, family, and colleagues and express your grief in a normal fashion. ' ., , express your grief in a normal fashion. , . , ., express your grief in a normal fashion. ' . , ., ., , , , ., fashion. tiffany, did that apply to ou as fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well _ fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well in _ fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well in terms _ fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well in terms of _ fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well in terms of you - fashion. tiffany, did that apply to you as well in terms of you could | fashion. tiffany, did that apply to | you as well in terms of you could i guess speak to people virtually, but thatis guess speak to people virtually, but that is nothing like that physical contact that you would normally have? ., , contact that you would normally have? a, , ., contact that you would normally have?_ i'm - contact that you would normally have?_ i'm asking l have? no, it is not. i'm asking tiffan , have? no, it is not. i'm asking tiffany, debbie. _ have? no, it is not. i'm asking tiffany, debbie. who - have? no, it is not. i'm asking tiffany, debbie. who is - have? no, it is not. i'm asking tiffany, debbie. who is with i have? no, it is not. i'm asking. tiffany, debbie. who is with us. sorry. i tiffany, debbie. who is with us. sor . , , tiffany, debbie. who is with us. sor . , �* tiffany, debbie. who is with us. sor. , �* ., sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i have some very _ sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i have some very close _ sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i have some very close friends - sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i have some very close friends that - sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i have some very close friends that i - sorry. i suppose i'm lucky. i havej some very close friends that i can reach _ some very close friends that i can reach out — some very close friends that i can reach out to — some very close friends that i can reach out to which has been amazing but no, _ reach out to which has been amazing but no, it— reach out to which has been amazing but no, it is— reach out to which has been amazing but no, it is not the same as being able to— but no, it is not the same as being able to sit— but no, it is not the same as being able to sit down with somebody come

have a _ able to sit down with somebody come have a couple coffee and just let it all out _ have a couple coffee and just let it all out because you can't. you can stay _ all out because you can't. you can stay in _ all out because you can't. you can stay in your— all out because you can't. you can stay in your house and you can cry and you _ stay in your house and you can cry and you can — stay in your house and you can cry and you can stop, but it is not the same _ and you can stop, but it is not the same as— and you can stop, but it is not the same as being able to convert in on another— same as being able to convert in on another person who is there for you and can— another person who is there for you and can care — another person who is there for you and can care for you and support you _ and can care for you and support you it _ and can care for you and support you it is — and can care for you and support you it is not _ and can care for you and support you. it is not the same. lockdown has made — you. it is not the same. lockdown has made it— you. it is not the same. lockdown has made it so hard.— has made it so hard. debbie, to remember _ has made it so hard. debbie, to remember somebody _ has made it so hard. debbie, to remember somebody at - has made it so hard. debbie, to remember somebody at a - has made it so hard. debbie, to i remember somebody at a funeral has made it so hard. debbie, to - remember somebody at a funeral come under lockdown, that is severely hampered. just tell us what happened when you lost your father and did you get any help for example with dealing with undertakers, the arrangements of death which is very bureaucratic and things as well but under lockdown even more complicated? brute under lockdown even more complicated?— under lockdown even more complicated? we were at the beginning _ complicated? we were at the beginning of— complicated? we were at the beginning of the _ complicated? we were at the beginning of the pandemic i complicated? we were at the i beginning of the pandemic and complicated? we were at the - beginning of the pandemic and there was very, very little help at all of the bereaved. even simple things like how do you register a death,

how many people were allowed at funerals, things like these we have to find the answer to an access to, and the help we actually got well from our own funeral director, which is why we came to the belief why covid—19 families was set up in the first place. covid-19 families was set up in the first lace. ~ ,, covid-19 families was set up in the first lace. ~ i. , ., first place. when did you set that u i first place. when did you set that u- and first place. when did you set that up and how _ first place. when did you set that up and how many _ first place. when did you set that up and how many people - first place. when did you set that up and how many people are - first place. when did you set thatj up and how many people are now involved and engaged with that? the t-rou involved and engaged with that? tt2 group was set involved and engaged with that? "tt2 group was set up involved and engaged with that? tt2 group was set up on the 11th of april, very shortly after my father had died. we now have 36 regional support groups throughout the uk and we are currently supporting just under 2000 bereaved families across the country. under 2000 bereaved families across the count . ~ ., ., , ., the country. what sort of help do ou the country. what sort of help do you provide? _ the country. what sort of help do you provide? we _ the country. what sort of help do you provide? we provide - the country. what sort of help do you provide? we provide online i you provide? we provide online su ort you provide? we provide online support bubbles _ you provide? we provide online support bubbles where - you provide? we provide online support bubbles where we - you provide? we provide online i support bubbles where we connect you provide? we provide online - support bubbles where we connect the bereaved in their own areas and we

have the support of several large bereavement charities, who were there to assist our bereaved should they need for their professional support. they need for their professional su ort. ' ., , they need for their professional su ort. a, , . they need for their professional su--ort. , ., , support. tiffany, a terrible figure toda at support. tiffany, a terrible figure today at 100,000, _ support. tiffany, a terrible figure today at 100,000, probably - support. tiffany, a terrible figure | today at 100,000, probably going support. tiffany, a terrible figure - today at 100,000, probably going to get worse, some people say by 20 or 30,000 before we may be come out of this with a roll—out of vaccine. what do you want apart from presumably a public inquiry into the various decisions that were made, how would you like to remember those 100,000 people who have lost their lives. , . , ., , lives. public inquiries and things like that aside, _ lives. public inquiries and things like that aside, the _ lives. public inquiries and things like that aside, the decisions - lives. public inquiries and things i like that aside, the decisions made with the _ like that aside, the decisions made with the decisions made. we can't do anything _ with the decisions made. we can't do anything about those. they are what they are _ anything about those. they are what they are. what i would like ideally in an— they are. what i would like ideally in an ideal— they are. what i would like ideally in an ideal world used to be able to have a _ in an ideal world used to be able to have a day— in an ideal world used to be able to have a day where we remember not 'ust have a day where we remember not just the _ have a day where we remember not just the people that died of covid—19, but the people that died

indirectly— covid—19, but the people that died indirectly of covid—19, some people that didn't — indirectly of covid—19, some people that didn't have treatment because of covid _ that didn't have treatment because of covid because they can go to hospital— of covid because they can go to hospital and peoples whose mental health— hospital and peoples whose mental health suffered and they took their lives, _ health suffered and they took their lives, i_ health suffered and they took their lives, i want to be able to reflect on all— lives, i want to be able to reflect on all those souls. —— couldn't go to hospitat — on all those souls. —— couldn't go to hospital. after a war, we have a day of— to hospital. after a war, we have a day of remembrance, we have remembrance day for all the souls we lost during _ remembrance day for all the souls we lost during war. covid is no different _ lost during war. covid is no different. it is a war. it is a different— different. it is a war. it is a different war because we can't see the enemy — different war because we can't see the enemy. i want us to be able to have _ the enemy. i want us to be able to have a _ the enemy. i want us to be able to have a day— the enemy. i want us to be able to have a day where we look back and we learn and _ have a day where we look back and we learn and we _ have a day where we look back and we learn and we reflect on all the thousands of people that should still be — thousands of people that should still be with us. my dad should still be with us. my dad should still be — still be with us. my dad should still be with us. my dad should still be with me. i should never have _ still be with me. i should never have lost — still be with me. i should never have lost them, but i did. and i want _ have lost them, but i did. and i want people to know that behind those _ want people to know that behind those numbers that people see on the news come _ those numbers that people see on the news come every single day are people — news come every single day are people like my dad, he was such an amazing _ people like my dad, he was such an amazing man. and people possibly childreu _ amazing man. and people possibly children. their love ones. i want people _ children. their love ones. i want people to — children. their love ones. i want

people to remember notjust children. their love ones. i want people to remember not just the numbers— people to remember not just the numbers come i want people to remember the people. numbers come i want people to rememberthe people. iwant numbers come i want people to remember the people. i want to humanise — remember the people. i want to humanise them.— remember the people. i want to humanise them. have you spoken to friends and — humanise them. have you spoken to friends and other— humanise them. have you spoken to friends and other people _ humanise them. have you spoken to friends and other people about - friends and other people about trying to set this up? are you actively working on now? yes. so there is another _ actively working on now? yes. so there is another lady _ actively working on now? yes. so there is another lady called - actively working on now? yes. so i there is another lady called rachel, she set— there is another lady called rachel, she set up— there is another lady called rachel, she set up a petition on the government petition site, and she has got _ government petition site, and she has got about 7000 people that signed — has got about 7000 people that signed at the moment. i chose a different— signed at the moment. i chose a different platform and i went for change — different platform and i went for change that work and i set up so we are doing _ change that work and i set up so we are doing the kind of two—pronged approach — are doing the kind of two—pronged approach where people that i want to si-n approach where people that i want to sign a _ approach where people that i want to sign a one _ approach where people that i want to sign a one they can sign in another. we are _ sign a one they can sign in another. we are actively engaging with literally everybody that we can get hold of. _ literally everybody that we can get hold of, change for me have been absolutely— hold of, change for me have been absolutely fantastic. they have gone through _ absolutely fantastic. they have gone through every process with me and reached _ through every process with me and reached out to journalists and politicians, they have been with me every _ politicians, they have been with me every step — politicians, they have been with me every step of the way guiding me on what i _ every step of the way guiding me on what i need — every step of the way guiding me on what i need to do it where i need to id what i need to do it where i need to go to— what i need to do it where i need to go to make — what i need to do it where i need to go to make this happen because it is

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thank you very much. tiffanyjones. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... more than 100,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the uk since march. the prime minister says he takes "full responsibility" for the government's actions. the government says it has "total confidence" in the uk's supply of covid vaccines following warnings of production delays. it comes as the eu said it might tighten vaccine export controls. the uk's unemployment rate rises to its highest level in nearly five years, with job losses highest in retail and hospitality. and staying with that story ...the number of people out of work has reached its highest level for nearly five years. figures from the office for national statistics show the unemployment rate rose from 4.9% to 5% between september and november — with job losses highest in retail and hospitality. 0ur economics editor

faisal islam has this report. this is the lockdown world of work — emma in kent applying for dozens ofjobs. working, socialising, and sleeping all from one room in a shared house. hi, emma, nice to see you... emma, who we first interviewed at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, was part of the unemployment statistics until the last few weeks. so, i did have to rely on food banks. i did have to rely on friends and family to lend me money and whatnot. that wasn't the greatest impact, though. it was the isolation. i'm used to going out to work. to have nothing to focus on, nothing to keep me, you know, sane. it's been a torrid 12 months for workers as large swathes of the economy were shut down in the pandemic. the official measure of unemployment was at 5% for the first time since 2016. while this is still low, by the standards of the financial crisis and internationally, the past year has seen unemployment up by 418,000, the highest annual rise since 2009.

joblessness is back up and that is particularly affecting young people, the industries they work in tending to be shut. working from home more difficult. hundreds ofjob applications going in. the vast bulk of them not even acknowledged. there is a solution to this and it is in train. the problem — there will be a time lag between vaccinating people and vaccinating the whole economy. many people can't wait. we haven't seen the worst of it yet... the boss of one of the world's top employment agencies said morejobs are being kept in this latest lockdown. we have clearly light at the end of the tunnel because we are seeing how the vaccines with all of the difficulties in the roll—out, that they are coming through, so we're starting to see that this can come to an end. with the uk economy among the hardest hit last

year of major countries, international experts suggest support forjobs and wages should be extended until the vaccine programme is complete. it will keep the economy in better shape for when you start reopening. so, kind of predictability, certainty about the fact that you will have support will be very helpful. back in kent, emma's off universal credit and in a job. but the light at the end of the tunnel for the whole economy is still a few months off. faisal islam, bbc news. the devolved government in northern ireland has announced there'll be a new investigation into institutions for unmarried mothers. thousands of women and girls who became pregnant outside of marriage were sent to mother—and—baby homes — which were run by religious orders and state agencies. ministers have published a report

by historians which sets out stories of cruelty and stigma. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page begins his report with a woman who spent time in an institution in the 1970s. they repeatedly called us fallen women, bad woman. we had to pay for our sins. they said i could no longer use my ordinary name. and i was given a name to use while i was there. on one occasion we had to dance for them, like dancing monkeys for their entertainment. it will stick in my head to the day i die. 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 was an institution for unmarried mothers. a few months after her son was born, she was told to get him ready to be adopted. i dressed him in some of the things that i had made, some of the things that i had bought

and i wrapped him in a shoal in wrote a little letter and i hid it in the bottom of the bag too soon to his adoptive parents explaining a little about me. i carried him down the corridor and handed him overto... that was the last i saw him for 40 years. there are many more people who living with this legacy ofjudgemental cruelty. the report published today says more than ten and a half thousand women passed through mother and baby homes in northern ireland from 1922 until 1990. the youngest mother was just 12. another 3000 went to what were known as magdalene laundries and workhouses were women carried out strenous unpaid labour. the woman who spent time in institutions like this have told poignant stories of how their lives were filled with shame, stigma, and oppression. but researchers think there are more secrets to be investigated and they want a bigger inquiry.

the youngest child to be admit it was just 12 years old. the youngest child to be admitted was just 12 years old. so there will be a new investigation to examine issues like infant mortality and allegations about forced adoptions. the devolved government says survivors deserve the truth. it is with huge regret that we acknowledge the pain of those experiences and the hurt caused to women. and the hurt caused to women and girls who did nothing more than be pregnant outside of marriage. some of them criminally against their will. ministers will work with the people affected to decide how the institutions will be investigated. adele says there should be a public inquiry to hold to account the state and church authorities. they took our dignity. they took our rights. they took our freedoms. it is no longer acceptable for them to hide in the shadows and for us to hide the secrets. they are not guilty and they are not secret anymore. chris page with that report. thousands of farmers in india have escalated their protests over agricultural reforms.

demonstrators fought through police barricades and tear gas to enter delhi's historic red fort complex. so far, at least one protester has died. mobile internet services have been suspended in parts of delhi — as security forces scramble to restore order. rajini vaidyanathan has the latest. india's farmers aren't backing down. as they advance to the capital in their thousands, barricades were breached. 0fficers fired tear gas, protesters and police were left injured. a mass movement against a law farmers fear will drive them out of business. and the biggest challenge yet for the country's prime minister on a day meant to celebrate national pride. the mood is tense here as thousands of farmers try to make their way into delhi. they say they have been trying to get the government

to listen to them for weeks. now, they hope their voice is heard. the government says the reforms will benefit farmers by allowing them to sell directly to big business. but many like singh fear that once this happens the guaranteed prices they get for crops will eventually disappear. translation: these laws will have an effect on anyone who eats. i if corporates are allowed to come in, they will buy from us at very low prices. and we will lose our livelihoods. for in ten indians work in agriculture. farmers are a powerful force. despite multiple rounds of talks with the government, they are refusing to budge. and it has put the country's prime minister on the back foot. 0n the other end of town, he hosted the annual republic day parade. the many say the populist leader misread this crisis.

as hundreds of farmers forced their way into delhi's historic red fort, they remained defiant and say they are protest defiant and say they will protest until the laws are repealed. they have got this far. they are not retreating. more on this story on the website. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. the weather has been gradually turning a little bit less cold as we've gone on through the day today as this area of cloud, this weather system has been pushing its way eastwards across the uk. we get into the cold airfor a time. there were a few flakes of snow on the forward edge of the system. the snow turned back to rain over the pennines and we've seen a bit of a wintriness there in the scottish borders as well. it's really north of the central belt where we're likely to see heavier snow over the higher ground. 0vernight, it stays very cloudy. we'll see another pulse of rain working across wales, southern counties of england, and for most of us, there will be a lot of low cloud around.

some mist and hill fog pretty extensive, but a lot milder than it has been for a number of nights, temperatures two, maybe as much as 8 or 9 degrees celsius towards the south—west. wednesday, damp start to the day across southern england, and for most parts of the country, i suspect it's just going to be quite grey and cloudy, mist and hill fog patches around. best of the sunshine in northern scotland, and here, there's likely to be a few wintry showers coming and going from time to time. later in the afternoon, we'll see more rain pushing back into the south of wales and also across parts of south—west england, but very mild, temperatures ten or 11 degrees across the south. wednesday night and into thursday, we've got this battle zone set up across the uk. mild to the south of this weatherfront, cold air across the north east. and we're going to see some heavy rain, could bring some localised flooding across the north west, but at higher elevations, these routes could be affected by heavy snow. the a57 snakes past the m62 going across the pennines, the m6 and the a74 are all high enough to see a significant spell of snow wednesday night and into thursday. so, very mild, no chance of any snow at all in cardiff and london

with temperatures 12 to 14 respectively. but across the north of scotland, it's still cold, temperatures about 4. so, there is a risk of seeing some disruption on thursday, but it's likely to be the high ground in scotland and northern england. 15—30 cm possible. 30 is a foot of snow — imagine what that would do to the roads. now, heading into friday, our frontal zone actually turns around and starts to move its way southwards again, colder air filtering a little bit further southwards across scotland and into the northern edge of this weather system. we'll probably see the rain turn to snow, particularly over the high ground, but it wouldn't be too surprising to see a few flakes at lower levels just as the system is starting to pull away. mild again in the south, colderfurther north and into the weekend, a threat of a bit more hill snow.

this is bbc news — a life—or—death battle over covid supplies. the e—u and astra—zeneca are at odds over who gets what, and when. the company says it's had production problems. european leaders argue they're getting the short end of the stick. caught in the middle are the millions on the continent who want —— and need to be vaccinated. meanwhile the uk passes 100 thousand fatalities, related to covid—19. prime minister borisjohnson says he takes responsibility.(pause for sot) it's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. the years of life loss, the family gatherings not attended. also in the programme. us senators are sworn in for the second impeachment of donald trump. the former republican

president is charged with inciting an insurrection.