this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government admits it has made mistakes in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the prime minister will outline criteria next month to determine when to start lifting england's lockdown. after the number of people who have died with covid—19 in the uk surpassed 100,000, the archbishop of canterbury urges everyone to come together with a daily prayer to reflect on the �*enormity�* of the pandemic. we have to think of 100,000 individuals, 100,000 families, 100,000 people who had friends. there's millions who will be affected by that number but each of them is of infinite value. blocking how what is

the boss of astrazeneca rejects criticism from the eu over the delay in the roll—out of its coronavirus vaccine, and says the uk is on course to give 30 million doses by march. 10 days in a hotel when you arrive in england, at your own expense. the government is to outline tighter quarantine restrictions to stop the threat posed by new variants of the virus. if you would like to share your thoughts on any of the stories we are covering today, please do get in touch. and coming up this hour... national landmarks across the uk will be illuminated in a purple light this evening to commemorate holocaust memorial day.

good morning. welcome to bbc news. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, has accepted mistakes have been made in the government's handling of the pandemic, saying any future review will present a "mixed picture". the admission comes as labour accused the government of what it called "monumental mistakes", leading to one of the worst death rates in the world. this morning, a government source has said boris johnson hopes to publish a document next month, which will explain how the government will decide when to lift the lockdown in england. this comes a day after the uk recorded more than 100,000 covid deaths, the two most senior anglican clerics have called on the country to "reflect on the enormity" of the pandemic — saying: "each number is a person, someone who loved and someone who loved us." in other developments, the head of astrazeneca has defended its roll—out of the coronavirus vaccine in the eu, saying the eu's late

decision to sign contracts had given limited time to sort out problems with supply. here, the government will be taking further steps to tighten britain's borders, with hotel quarantining. we'll have more on those stories soon but first, on the plan to ease restrictions, here's the communities secretary robertjenrick speaking on radio 4's the today programme on the need to get children back to school — and a potential return to the tiers system. education will continue to be our priority. throughout the pandemic, we've done everything we can to keep schools open. i continue to think that was the right call. as a parent, it's incredibly important. i know this myself, with three children learning from home right now. it's incredibly important that we get children back into the classroom, having the benefit of face—to—face education as soon as we can. i think we will also try to make use of the tiered system because we have seen in the past, and i suspect we'll see in the future, variances in cases in different parts of the country. if we do see that, then, of course, it's sensible that we target restrictions on those places

where the virus is most prevalent. 0ur political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. good morning to you, adam. we know some conservatives are very keen for the prime minister to begin to explain how we get out of the current restrictions. so, when we are told he will say something next month about this, is this just a hint at this stage of what might be to come? we hint at this stage of what might be to come? ~ ., ., ., to come? we got a hint from the prime minister _ to come? we got a hint from the prime minister yesterday - to come? we got a hint from the prime minister yesterday that. to come? we got a hint from the prime minister yesterday that he j to come? we got a hint from the - prime minister yesterday that he was starting to move into this zone are starting to move into this zone are starting to move into this zone are starting to think about the decisions about lockdown. he said it at the press conference yesterday and it has been built on by government sources this morning. saying how it will happen, they hope there will be a document in black and white next month, so in the next few weeks, which will flesh out the criteria the government will a use for lifting the lockdown. the list of criteria seems to get longer every day, which will inevitably complicate the decision. what they

will be looking at is the number of hospitalisations, the number of people dying from coronavirus, the progress of their vaccine roll—out, any changes to the virus itself, like more mutations. those were the four criteria the prime minister has been speaking about the two weeks. now they are adding things like, 0k, what impact does lifting certain measures have on the pandemic? does it increase the r rate? and now they are talking about how well the vaccine stops the virus transmitted from person to person. at the moment we know it works very well to stop people getting seriously sick but there is a big unknown about how the other half of the equation, about it stopping transmission. so that list of criteria is getting longer and longer every day. ijust of criteria is getting longer and longer every day. i just wonder of criteria is getting longer and longer every day. ijust wonder if saying you are going to have a list of criteria is the easiest part of the process. actually measuring the criteria and making decisions based on the miss much, much harder. figs

criteria and making decisions based on the miss much, much harder. $5 i on the miss much, much harder. as i sa , i'm on the miss much, much harder. as i say. i'm sure — on the miss much, much harder. as i say, i'm sure when _ on the miss much, much harder. as i say, i'm sure when we look back up on this_ say, i'm sure when we look back up on this and — say, i'm sure when we look back up on this and make a considered reflection _ on this and make a considered reflection on the way in which we've responded, — reflection on the way in which we've responded, there will be things that we will_ responded, there will be things that we will so _ responded, there will be things that we will so we could or should have done _ we will so we could or should have done differently. there will also be things— done differently. there will also be things that we will conclude the uk did well— things that we will conclude the uk did well by international standards. the vaccine roll—out may be one of them, _ the vaccine roll—out may be one of them, the — the vaccine roll—out may be one of them, the economic response, the way we have _ them, the economic response, the way we have treated the homeless. the fact the _ we have treated the homeless. the fact the nhs responded so magnificently and was never overwhelmed like some help services around _ overwhelmed like some help services around the _ overwhelmed like some help services around the world were at times. so there _ around the world were at times. so there will— around the world were at times. so there will be a mixed picture, with some _ there will be a mixed picture, with some things done very well, some things— some things done very well, some things we — some things done very well, some things we might have done differently. i don't for one moment pretend _ differently. i don't for one moment pretend every decision was right but they were _ pretend every decision was right but they were very difficult decisions. there _ they were very difficult decisions. there was— they were very difficult decisions. there was no textbook. i was in many of the _ there was no textbook. i was in many of the meetings and those decisions are taken _ of the meetings and those decisions are taken. time and again, the prime minister— are taken. time and again, the prime ministerand— are taken. time and again, the prime ministerand members of the are taken. time and again, the prime minister and members of the cabinet took the _ minister and members of the cabinet took the best available scientific

opinion— took the best available scientific opinion and made the best decision that was— opinion and made the best decision that was available on the basis of the information that was presented to him _ the information that was presented to him and — the information that was presented to him and others. that the information that was presented to him and others.— to him and others. that was the community _ to him and others. that was the community secretary _ to him and others. that was the community secretary robert - to him and others. that was the - community secretary robert jenrick community secretary robert jenrick talking community secretary robertjenrick talking about the lessons that the government is learning about his handling of the pandemic. i thought we were going to play a clip about him talking about the road map for lifting restrictions but he sort of made the point i have been making to you beforehand anyway. it has brought us onto that topic of when the government looks back and considers it handling because one of the other things the prime minister said at his press conference yesterday as they will be some moment where lessons are learned. we think that will be some kind of public inquiry, that is what the prime minister has talked about before but we don't know when this would start or what form it would take. actually, when you listen to robertjenrick there, there are not a lot of areas where the government is willing to say it got stuff wrong. i also suspect that may be any public inquiry, its findings

wouldn't come as a surprise to those who have been watching the news because a lot of the decisions and the pros and cons of various action and disagreements among scientists, politicians and political parties have played out in public. the other thing the prime minister talked about in terms of looking forward was how does the country come together to remember and memorialise the people that we've lost and also the people that we've lost and also the people that have helped us to get through this? that is something that labour has been talking about today and here is the shadow health secretaryjon ashworth. i today and here is the shadow health secretary jon ashworth.— secretary jon ashworth. i think we do, i secretary jon ashworth. i think we do. i think— secretary jon ashworth. i think we do. i think we _ secretary jon ashworth. i think we do, i think we should _ secretary jon ashworth. i think we do, i think we should have - secretary jon ashworth. i think we do, i think we should have a - do, i think we should have a national— do, i think we should have a national memorial, a national moment of remembrance. so many people have died, of remembrance. so many people have died. so _ of remembrance. so many people have died, so many families are grieving. it is died, so many families are grieving. it is easy, _ died, so many families are grieving. it is easy, isn't it, in politics and — it is easy, isn't it, in politics and in — it is easy, isn't it, in politics and in the _ it is easy, isn't it, in politics and in the news? we throw around statistics— and in the news? we throw around statistics and almost become numb to it but we _ statistics and almost become numb to it but we have to remind ourselves, behind _ it but we have to remind ourselves, behind every statistic is a shattered family left behind or friends — shattered family left behind or friends left behind. i think we do need _ friends left behind. i think we do need a _

friends left behind. i think we do need a moment as a nation to reflect upon _ need a moment as a nation to reflect upon that— need a moment as a nation to reflect upon that and remember all of those who have _ upon that and remember all of those who have lost their lives to this horrendous virus. and picking up on that, less than 2a hours since the prime minister stood sombrely in downing street talking about more than 100,000 people who have now died from covid in the uk. it is a review this sort of messaging, with regards to a plan, a road map to get out of the restrictions, everybody wants hope thatis restrictions, everybody wants hope that is better viewed this sort of messaging at this sort of time is another mistake? that the emphasis should simply be on buckling down, getting on with following the restrictions to get the cases of the virus down? ads, restrictions to get the cases of the virus down?— restrictions to get the cases of the virus down? . ,, ., ., ., , ., virus down? a week ago, that is what the government _ virus down? a week ago, that is what the government would _ virus down? a week ago, that is what the government would have - virus down? a week ago, that is what the government would have said. - the government would have said. there was real discipline across government departments, among ministers, do not do what they have done before, which is to maybe get a little bit too optimistic a little bit too early and start suggesting that things might be about to change. that hope might bejust around the corner. that is now not the position. the prime minister has

allowed a little bit of hope to get into the conversation. you can speculate as to the causes of that. is that just speculate as to the causes of that. is thatjust his personality, which people have speculated about a lot? is it about pressure because his own backbenchers, a sizeable handful of them have been applying the pressure to him. 0r them have been applying the pressure to him. or is it inevitable? this phase was not going to last for ever and the government machine and different sectors of the economy will need some guidance at some point about how things will go back to normal. all of that will be debated over the next few weeks, as we await this road map from the government but we can say there has been a bit of a shift in the government position from not even entertaining the idea of the lockdown could be lifted to now shifting to talking about the ways in which it will be lifted. i would also caution that this document we get next month, it could be, in the words of one government adviser, pretty broad brush and it may be more about setting out how decisions will be taken in the future rather

than taking the decisions at that point. i willjust leave you with this thing that's really been stuck in my mind today since i had about this. if you think back to last may, the government published a plan for lifting the lockdown on the 11th of may. pubs in england did not open until the 4th ofjuly. so we are talking about the idea of publishing a plan which could set out things that could happen quite far in the future. this is not going to be some grand swift unlocking. {lilia future. this is not going to be some grand swift unlocking.— grand swift unlocking. 0k, adam, thank ou grand swift unlocking. ok, adam, thank you for— grand swift unlocking. 0k, adam, thank you for that. _ grand swift unlocking. 0k, adam, thank you for that. adam - grand swift unlocking. 0k, adam, | thank you for that. adam fleming, our chief political correspondent there. the prime minister says he takes full responsibility for the government's handling of the pandemic. senior scientists advising the government have warned of many more deaths over the next few weeks. vishala sri—pathma reports. each number was someone that was loved. and someone who loved in return. a brother, a son, a sister, a grandmother. here are just some of the 100,000

who have lost their lives. every face, a heartbreaking tragedy for those who loved them. it is quite traumatic to see someone so healthy and vivacious go from living a full life to being gone in the space of two or three weeks. and i would say that a very big part of who i am was because of my dad, and it's... i've never felt so lost before. the uk has one of the highest death rates in europe. few prime ministers have lost so many lives at home. a sombre borisjohnson apologised to the nation as he announced a toll almost twice as bad as the blitz. 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. 0pposition parties feel

that the government were too slow at the start, and had it locked down quicker, many deaths could have been avoided. and this from within mrjohnson's own party, an acknowledgement that mistakes have been made. absolutely, we can look back and say and learn from those mistakes and say how we could have done things differently. in the spring, we were told a good outcome would be a death toll ofaround 20,000. but with the total figure now over five times that, when are we going to see a slowdown? senior medical officials are warning it might be a while yet. it would really not surprise me if we are looking at another 40 or 50,000 deaths before this burns out. the deaths on the way up are likely to be mirrored by the number of deaths on the way down in this way. each one, again, is a tragedy and each one represents also four or five people that survive, but who are damaged by covid. the progress to vaccinate the most

vulnerable has appeared to have helped slow down the infection rate, with the number of cases falling. but deaths are still high. yesterday, 1,631 people died of the virus. a sobering reminder that whilst the end is in sight, the battle to contain the spread of this deadly disease is not over yet. vishala sri—pathma, bbc news. the two most senior anglican clerics have called on the country to "reflect on the enormity" of the pandemic. in an open letter, the archbishops of canterbury and york say there must be more help for the disabled, the poor and minority ethnic communities who have been disproportionately affected. justin welby said behind the statistics were individuals, and families mourning. we have to think of 100,000 individuals, 100,000 families, 100,000 people who had friends.

there's millions who will be affected by that number. but each of them is of infinite value in the sight of god. and that is the christian reality that's deep in our heritage in this country. and the best way to do it is, as we have just done, to think of those who we know who have died and then to remember that's all over the country and to seek to do everything we can to serve them and to love them and to be in solidarity with them. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. bereavement support charities have written to the health secretary calling for more funding, in the light of what they call "the terrible toll of 100,000 deaths from covid—19". they say some of the £500 million, allocated to mental health services in england in the spending review, should be used to support bereaved families, many of whom were not able

to be with loved ones as they died. the head of astrazeneca has defended its roll—out of the coronavirus vaccine in the eu, amid tension with member states over delays in supply. pascal soriot said his team was working round the clock to fix the production problems, which are "basically two months behind". he also said the eu's late decision to sign contracts had given limited time to sort out hiccups with supply. gavin lee is in brussels. hejoins us now. good morning to you, gavin. a robust response from the boss of astrazeneca to the complaints from the eu. european member states due to meet today to discuss this, what can we expect? it is to meet today to discuss this, what can we wiped?— to meet today to discuss this, what can we expect? it is worth balancing a coule can we expect? it is worth balancing a coople of — can we expect? it is worth balancing a couple of things _ can we expect? it is worth balancing a couple of things out. _ can we expect? it is worth balancing a couple of things out. after- can we expect? it is worth balancing a couple of things out. after the - a couple of things out. after the storm of yesterday in the real angen storm of yesterday in the real anger. foryears storm of yesterday in the real anger. for years that i've spoken to you, i try not to use hyperbole. i have never said furious during the brexit debate because i didn't sense either side,

brexit debate because i didn't sense eitherside, particularly brexit debate because i didn't sense either side, particularly the eu, was furious. but yesterday, they were very angry. they were angry because they hadn't got the contracted number they think they'd asked for. what pascal soriot, the chief executive officer of astrazeneca said in this interview, a long justification he gave to say we didn't give a contract that was specific. we said we will do our best endeavours. he said the issue was, first of all, the uk had three months ahead they signed the contract. that meant when the uk had teething problems, we could sort that out but when the eu signed the contract they said, the negotiators, allow us to roll it out roughly the same time as the uk. that didn't give us as much time and the words sealed these manufacturing sites were in europe, the netherlands. so these vaccines have yielded three times better than others because of the cultural growth. he said those were the issues. so the eu is meeting again with astrazeneca tonight. i am told they are not happy with the response because back in december when the uk had similar issues, it wasn't reported as big

because they used the european supplies to bring those to the uk. what the eu wants to do is use the uk manufacturing sites to send a product to the eu. that is something i am told the uk has stipulated in their contract this is their supply. so the is the heart of the problem at the moment. {lilia so the is the heart of the problem at the moment.— so the is the heart of the problem at the moment. 0k, gavin, thank you for that update. _ at the moment. 0k, gavin, thank you for that update. gavin _ at the moment. 0k, gavin, thank you for that update. gavin lee _ at the moment. 0k, gavin, thank you for that update. gavin lee in - for that update. gavin lee in brussels. let's continue with this story now. dr mark eccleston—turner is a lecturer in global health law at the university of keele and joins me now. he has done research on how vaccines are distributed. thank you for your time today. interesting listening to gavin lee in brussels talking about the eu's expectation to receive a contracted number of doses of vaccine and astrazeneca saying what we promised was our best endeavours to deliver on this. typically, what are the sort of contracts, vaccine contracts look like?—

are the sort of contracts, vaccine contracts look like? that is a very aood contracts look like? that is a very good question — contracts look like? that is a very good question and _ contracts look like? that is a very good question and i _ contracts look like? that is a very good question and i wish - contracts look like? that is a very good question and i wish i - contracts look like? that is a very good question and i wish i could i good question and i wish i could answer it more fully but the reality is most of these contracts are not based in the public domain faster when they are, they are heavily redacted. there is a complete lack of transparency around the use of these contracts for procurement of pandemic vaccines. what we do know is they typically reserve a particular dose or a range of doses, between 60—120,000,000 doses, for example, and typically the contracting party, they can tweak how many doses it once. but the problem is, we don't know what astrazeneca is contracted. we don't know what astrazeneca has promised the uk, the eu, the united states or canada because there is a complete lack of transparency around these agreements. lack of transparency around these agreements-— lack of transparency around these agreements. typically, one would ex - ect agreements. typically, one would expect there _ agreements. typically, one would expect there were _ agreements. typically, one would expect there were caveats - agreements. typically, one would | expect there were caveats built-in expect there were caveats built—in by the manufacturer to take account of disruption to supply for some reason and especially in a case of a

new vaccine, dealing with a global pandemic? new vaccine, dealing with a global andemic? ~ , ,., , , new vaccine, dealing with a global andemic? ~ , , , ., pandemic? absolutely. these are... this is. . . pandemic? absolutely. these are... this is--- in— pandemic? absolutely. these are... this is... in fact, _ pandemic? absolutely. these are... this is... in fact, making _ pandemic? absolutely. these are... this is... in fact, making vaccines i this is... in fact, making vaccines when we are not in a pandemic is a challenging thing to do. it is not like making drugs, there are yield issues, it's a complicated endeavour and there are a limited number of companies who do it. when you are talking about trying to respond to a pandemic and making a novel vaccine in the middle of a pandemic, those problems only become exacerbated. what i think is important to do, however, is to contextualise this argument that is essentially between the uk and the eu about who gets more doses. with the global picture, which is that in low and middle income countries, which is where 6 billion people in the world live, 25 doses of the vaccine have been delivered. not 25 million or 20 5000, 25 doses. so this squabble between the uk and eu looks rather

tone deaf when you consider the global picture, which is that billions of people in low and middle income countries have no access to the vaccine and do not have any opportunity to get access to the vaccine for a very long time. if the eu... , vaccine for a very long time. if the eu... y ., , vaccine for a very long time. if the eu... sorry to interrupt, where are the voices? — eu... sorry to interrupt, where are the voices? we _ eu... sorry to interrupt, where are the voices? we are _ eu... sorry to interrupt, where are the voices? we are hearing - eu... sorry to interrupt, where are the voices? we are hearing the - eu... sorry to interrupt, where are l the voices? we are hearing the eu's voice very loudly in the uk's voice very loudly. where are the voices speaking up for these countries who really have hardly any vaccine supply to talk of, to speak of at the moment?— supply to talk of, to speak of at the moment? , , , , ., ., the moment? the supply through low and middle income _ the moment? the supply through low and middle income countries - the moment? the supply through low and middle income countries is - and middle income countries is coming from covax and they haven't been as successful in procuring doses as the uk or the eu has. there are real reasons to prioritise and to ensure that the vaccine gets rolled out to lower middle income countries at the same time as it gets rolled out to the eu and the uk

and that is not happening right now and that is not happening right now and that is a huge failing. it is a public health failing and also a moral and economic failing as well and it has repercussions. i am moral and economic failing as well and it has repercussions. i am sure ou and it has repercussions. i am sure you would — and it has repercussions. i am sure you would anticipate _ and it has repercussions. i am sure you would anticipate based - and it has repercussions. i am sure you would anticipate based on - and it has repercussions. i am sure| you would anticipate based on what you would anticipate based on what you are saying more squabbles, public squabbles over vaccine supplies because we are seeing this real tension between supply and demand? , ., real tension between supply and demand? , . ., ., , demand? yes, and that was always auoin to demand? yes, and that was always going to be — demand? yes, and that was always going to be the _ demand? yes, and that was always going to be the case. _ demand? yes, and that was always going to be the case. we _ demand? yes, and that was always going to be the case. we were - demand? yes, and that was always i going to be the case. we were always going to be the case. we were always going to be in a situation where demand would vastly outstrip supply. what the uk and uk have attempted to do, along with other countries like canada and the us, they have attempted to dominate that supply chain very, very early on. this squabble is about which one gets to dominate more of that limited finite dose. it is wholly tone deaf when you view the global picture. {lilia dose. it is wholly tone deaf when you view the global picture. 0k, dr mark eccleston-turner, _ you view the global picture. 0k, dr mark eccleston-turner, good - you view the global picture. 0k, dr mark eccleston-turner, good to i you view the global picture. 0k, dr| mark eccleston-turner, good to get mark eccleston—turner, good to get your expertise. thank you very much. the home secretary, priti patel, is expected to announce additional travel restrictions, aimed at preventing the spread of new variants of the virus,

identified in south africa and brazil. british nationals and those with residency rights who arrive from high—risk countries will be required to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense for up to ten days, in a bid to improve compliance with self—isolation rules. labour says hotel quarantines should be mandatory for all arrivals. joss croft is the chief executive of ukinbound, a trade association representing tourism in the uk. thank you forjoining us. 0bviously thank you forjoining us. obviously we are yet to hear from the home secretary, priti patel, the minister doing the rounds of breakfast interviews this morning wouldn't be drawn on the specifics of what she would announce but it does look as though this quarantine idea will be restricted to arrivals from hotspots where the variance are known to be. is that a reasonable step forward in your opinion? labour is saying anyone coming from anywhere in the

world into the uk should be quarantining.— world into the uk should be cauarantinin. �* ., i. quarantining. don't forget, everyone who comes to _ quarantining. don't forget, everyone who comes to the _ quarantining. don't forget, everyone who comes to the uk _ quarantining. don't forget, everyone who comes to the uk at _ quarantining. don't forget, everyone who comes to the uk at the - quarantining. don't forget, everyonej who comes to the uk at the moment must be able to demonstrate a negative covid test, taken 72 hours before departure. every single person coming into the country does already get that test. if we can keep this to the minimum amount of countries is necessary and keep it for the shortest time possible, that is obviously going to assist with travel playing its part in the economic recovery. but travel playing its part in the economic recovery. but until this is sorted, economic recovery. but until this is sorted. you — economic recovery. but until this is sorted, you know, _ economic recovery. but until this is sorted, you know, clearly - economic recovery. but until this is sorted, you know, clearly tourisml economic recovery. but until this is| sorted, you know, clearly tourism is not going to take off in the way that everyone in the industry would like to see it take off again. i wonder if it would be more sensible to go in really hard now, to say to everyone coming back into the uk, no matter where from, you have to quarantining a hotel, like we had seenin quarantining a hotel, like we had seen in other nations. and this is the way to really get on top of the virus. j the way to really get on top of the virus. ~' , ., the way to really get on top of the virus. ,, , ., ., the way to really get on top of the virus. ,, ,., ., , ., virus. i think something that is a more targeted — virus. i think something that is a more targeted approach - virus. i think something that is a more targeted approach and - more targeted approach and definitely looking at the countries which are the highest risk would

seem to be sensible. but we will follow all the health guidelines, we always have done within travelling tourism. we are a people business, we move people around to looking after them is key to what we're doing. as long as we can be sure it is safe, that this policy is well directed and evidence based, we don't have a problem with the policy itself is not what we do need to do, given this will effectively shut down our borders and cancel all inbound tourism to the uk, we need to see a road map from government as to see a road map from government as to how we will get out of this. and we need to see more support from government for a lot of parts of tourism that had fallen between the gaps at the moment. find tourism that had fallen between the gaps at the moment.— tourism that had fallen between the gaps at the moment. and those are? for example. — gaps at the moment. and those are? for example, over _ gaps at the moment. and those are? for example, over 5096 _ gaps at the moment. and those are? for example, over 5096 of _ gaps at the moment. and those are? for example, over 5096 of the - gaps at the moment. and those are? j for example, over 5096 of the people for example, over 50% of the people who come to the uk come through a tour operator. these people package at the uk and overseas to other businesses. those tour operators have been unable or ineligible for the uk grant system going out to a lot of leisure and hospitality businesses. similarly, coach operators have been ineligible, as

have english language schools and events organisers. so there are large parts of under the bonnet of tourism that hadn't been supported today then other three dj r s system, the furlough scheme, which we are very grateful for. we need to see a road map, how do we get out, what are the milestones in removing some of these restrictions question i can let support these people who will support the economic recovery. have you had any indications from the government on further action on those points? we the government on further action on those points?— those points? we are in constant discussion _ those points? we are in constant discussion with _ those points? we are in constant discussion with senior— those points? we are in constant discussion with senior officials i those points? we are in constant. discussion with senior officials and with ministers. we are very, very keen to see the guidance changed. we are also proposing a captive these tour operators. notwithstanding the many job tour operators. notwithstanding the manyjob losses we will inevitably see, these tour operators need to be around for when the economic recovery comes because otherwise the inbound tourism will be going to our competitor nations rather than to the uk. ~ ., competitor nations rather than to the uk. . ., _, competitor nations rather than to theuk. . ., , competitor nations rather than to theuk. , ., the uk. would you accept when we are talkin: the uk. would you accept when we are talking about — the uk. would you accept when we are talking about people _ the uk. would you accept when we are talking about people travelling - the uk. would you accept when we are talking about people travelling into - talking about people travelling into the uk from countries which are

variant hot spots that prove the negative covid test within 72 hours before arrival isn't enough and that there needs to be theirs further factor to get back to something approaching normal? absolutely, if that's what the _ approaching normal? absolutely, if that's what the science _ approaching normal? absolutely, if that's what the science says. - approaching normal? absolutely, if that's what the science says. we i approaching normal? absolutely, if| that's what the science says. we are in, if you want to call it, a lucky position that only 6000 people arriving in the uk each day at the moment. that would be compared with an average day of 100,000 people. so very few people are travelling. we don't dispute the need for this policy, it is more around if this policy, it is more around if this policy is required, which it very well may be, they may need to see how we are going to get out of their situation so that the fifth largest export industry for this country can start to function properly. {lilia export industry for this country can start to function properly. 0k, good to talk to you _ start to function properly. 0k, good to talk to you and _ start to function properly. 0k, good to talk to you and thank— start to function properly. 0k, good to talk to you and thank you - start to function properly. 0k, good to talk to you and thank you for - to talk to you and thank you for sharing your thoughts today. joss croft from uk inbound, the trade association. purple lights are being shone on national landmarks across britain for holocaust memorial day. a special ceremony will be streamed

online to mark the genocide of millions ofjews and other minorities at the hands of the nazis. 0ur correspondent fergal keane has been speaking to survivors about their first hand experiences. for holocaust memorial day, a special visit. so, for me, this is a very personal mission because both my grandparents were holocaust survivors. sarahjane bernstein brings memorial candles to a survivor living in accommodation run by thejewish care group. how are you? 0h, so—so. so nice to see your face in person. this is a day of great absences. it took me 50 years, 5—0. i kept on and on, i want to see a photograph of my mother. i didn't ask about my father, it was always my mother. her mother was murdered by the nazis.

she survived and was just six when she was brought to britain as an orphan in 1965. i looked at this photo, and then i said, who is this woman? imagine, you didn't know what your mother looked like. it was sad. idid... i couldn't cry. i wasjust choked up. thousands ofjewish orphans were rescued from the concentration camps at the end of the war. some were brought to britain. like harry 0lmer, who was 12 years old when germany invaded his native poland. the trains arrived and they were there nearby the field. and they herded everybody, my grandmother was there, my mother, my sisters. they were all herded into the trains. but nobody knew, they disappeared

completely, absolutely completely, we didn't know anywhere at all where they went to. not only on holocaust memorial day but every day, survivors live with the weight of terrible memories. one man standing next to me, an older man than i was, and they took him out as well. and he knew what was going to happen to him. and he started pleading with the germans, "look," he spoke beautiful german, "i'm strong", he said, and the german took the gun out and he shot him there and then. singing. there are no public ceremonies because of the pandemic, but survivors regularly gather online. this yiddish class revives thejewish language of harry's childhood. the teacher is the descendant of holocaust victims. i think it has been such an amazing opportunity to be able to see them again and to talk to them again

and to see that they are doing fine, and they are coping. it's of course not simple, it's quite difficult, right? but nevertheless, i think that it has been a lovely space. holocaust memorial day remembers the attempt to exterminate an entire people, but also the devastation of individual lives. if you say, "oh, it's no different to any other day," i think it is. you know, i'm always glad when it's over. i don't know what emotions i have, really. sad. and especially on days like holocaust memorial day, when families are together and i sit there alone.

fergal keane with that report. the time is 9:31am. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. over the next few days there still is more snow, especially hill snow in the forecast, as well as some rain. today what we have is quite a lot of cloud but it will break through the day allowing some sunshine to develop across eastern parts of england, north—east wales, but especially northern scotland. yes, there will still be one or two showers left behind, and cooler in the north, mild in the south. by the end of the afternoon, we have already had all this rain coming in across the channel islands, south—west england, wales pushing into the midlands and northern ireland into northern england through the course of the night. and what you will also find is we are looking at some snow on highest ground across the pennines and the southern uplands. temperatures, cold in the north, “4 is quite possible, so a widespread frost across parts of scotland but milder for the rest of the uk. tomorrow, a band of rain continues to push northwards and eastwards, it could well exacerbate the current flooding situation.

0n the high ground of the pennines, southern plans, highlands and grampians we will see further snow. but brighter and very mild behind. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines. the government admits it has made mistakes in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the prime minister is to outline criteria next month to determine when to start lifting england's lockdown. after the number of people who have died with covid—19 in the uk surpassed 100,000, the archbishop of canterbury urges everyone to come together with a daily prayer to reflect on the enormity of the pandemic. we have to think of 100,000 individuals, 100,000 families, 100,000 people who had friends. there's millions who will be affected by that number but each of them is of infinite value. the boss of astrazeneca rejects

criticism from the eu over the delay in the roll—out of its coronavirus vaccine and says the uk is on course to give 30 million doses by march. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. starting with football, i believe. manchester city did all right last night, didn't they? do you what, they certainly did. good morning. the premier league has new leaders — for 26 hours at least. manchester city have gone to the top of the table. they thrashed west bromwich albion 5—0 last night. but at newcastle, there's even more pressure on manager steve bruce, as his team were beaten at home to leeds. austin halewood reports. it's one of the most competitive premier leagues in years. a win at west brom meant manchester city were the ninth team to reach the top of the table this season, but last night

at the hawthorns, they looked the real deal. a goal in the first ten minutes sent them on their way, and they never looked back. what a fantastically crafted goal. classy, clinical, and cut—throat. with plenty of talk about the red side of manchester this season, and liverpool's recent slip, city keep going about their business. an 11th straight win in all competitions, butjust as the premier league can look so easy for some, it can be just as cruel for others. in the north—east, steve bruce and his side are looking over their shoulder. defeat at home to leeds means newcastle are now 11 games without a win. that's the worst run of bruce's career. the pressure on the manager really starting to mount, his team unable to pull away from the bottom three, and with the nature of the premier league, bruce might not have long to turn it around. austin halewood, bbc news. well, after that match steve bruce was insistent that there was improvement in his newcastle side despite their fifth league defeat in a row.

to get a win, you need a performance and we have been short, there's no disputing that. but we have had awful injury problems, and illnesses and all the rest of it. i don't want to make excuses. but as i said i don't think i've ever, since the start of the season, played what i think it is my strongest team. we're getting towards it. let's hope we can stay fit and stay well, and if we do that we'll be ok. , west ham are now into the top four after a fourth west ham are now into the top four after a fourth league win on the bounce. they have won every game so far this year. tomas soucek scored twice as they beat crystal palace 3—2 at selhurst park. and arsenal's revival continues. they gained some semblance of revenge for their fa cup exit at st mary's at the weekend by winning the league fixture against southampton by 3—1. thomas tuchel has already taken his first training session as chelsea manager, having been appointed on an 18—month contract yesterday. his appointment came quickly, after frank lampard was sacked

on sunday, with chelsea ninth in the premier league. tuchel, who's previously managed paris st—germain and borussia dortmund, said he couldn't wait to compete in the most exciting league in football. clubs below the national league in england will get ten million in england will get £10 million in government grants to help them survive. the money will help around 850 non—league clubs such as marine who play in the eighth tier of the english league system. the announcement will be made later today. long term, low interest loans will be made available to clubs in the national league steps 1 and 2, with the possibility of grants in exceptional cases. there are significant doubts over whether the tokyo 0lympics will go ahead this summer. the international olympic committee meets virtually today with the games, which were first postponed last summer, less than six months away. the ioc president thomas bach insist there's no plan b, butjapanese public opinion is reportedly swinging against the event being held.

double 0lympic triple jump champion christian taylor is the president of the athletes association and says a decision can't be put off too long. it cannot be a last minute thing, this is not fairfor anyone it cannot be a last minute thing, this is not fair for anyone and this is the same thing we were pushing last year, just let us know. so of course, with respect and with hope, we want to see what happens with the vaccine, we want to see what happens not just vaccine, we want to see what happens notjust injapan but globally. you know, making sure that the vaccines are available and can get out and see what happens with this trend. i believe end of march, going into a pool we need to say, ok, this is where we are, reality is this and just go from there. —— end of march, going into april. sir ben ainslie's dream of leading a british team to victory

in the america's cup for the first ever time is edging closer. ineos team uk are into the final of the prada cup, victory would make them the official challenger against team new zealand. it would be absolutely the best achievement for our team. you know, everybody in the team has worked so hard. we had a pretty dismal start of this competition. we virtually couldn't get around the race track in the warm—up regatta over christmas. and the team have done an incredible job to turn that around, to get ourselves through to this prada cup final. like i said, britain has never won the america's cup, so that's our motivation to right that wrong in our maritime history and we're going to do absolutely everything we can to make that happen. sir ben ainslie there. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you very much. analysis of the government's two main economic support schemes during the pandemic has found 1.5 million people who missed out on help could be included at a relatively cheap cost. the study — carried out for bbc news by the institute

for fiscal studies — says there are "clear injustices" in the way the schemes work. andy verity reports. musicians and sound engineers, plumbers and electricians, taxi drivers and driving instructors, you have not been forgotten. we will not let you behind. we all stand together. to kim kingston, a make—up artist and mum of two from southsea near portsmouth, the chancellor's words ten months ago now have hollow ring. i felt a massive sense of relief that because i couldn't work that my business would be looked after, which clearly it hasn't been as i have been excluded from any government help. kim lost her husband david to cancer at the end of 2018 and used his pension money to redevelop her beauty business based in her back garden. work flowed in until the pandemic stopped it. but because david's pension money was more than half her income that

year she was told she'd get nothing under the self employed income support scheme. i was absolutely blown away. i still cannot get my head around the fact that a dead person's income — money — is then seen as an income. how can it be an income? it is a deceased pension. there are clear unfairness is here. just over half your income and you're in self—employment and you get nothing, and it'sjust under and you get the maximum amount. that's clearly not fair. if your income goes down from 55,000 to nothing through no fault of your own you are in big trouble. # and ijust can't look it's killing me...# in sheffield, dave moran says his wedding music business has lost bookings worth £250,000. and because he still working to save the business he can't access the furlough scheme. standard life foundation research shows among those ineligible for support, 1.8 million have lost a third or more of their total income and more than1 million are struggling to pay for essentials like food. # but it's just the price i pay... # the stress levels have been through the roof. 0bviously seeing the disparity between ourselves and other peers and people in similar

businesses that have received some support, furlough or self—employed income support scheme, it's been very difficult to be the one on the sidelines that's still waiting desperately for some kind of support from government. research by the institute for fiscal studies for the bbc shows you could include those who earn less than half the income from self—employment at a cost of less than £800 million over three months. and you could include those who own more than £50,000 at a cost of 1.3 billion or less if you reduce support for high earners. that's £2.1 billion at the most compared to the amount the government is already planning to spend on furlough and self—employed schemes of £90 billion. the treasury says the self—employed income support scheme "has helped nearly 3 million people claim almost £20 billion, is targeted to provide support

to those most in need," adding that it will, "continue to work with stakeholders and keep our schemes under review." but dave is now among many forced to take low—paid work to make ends meet, if they can find it. andy verity, bbc news. tim smith has spent the last ten months in and out of work in different parts of the uk — and is now struggling to get government support. tim, thanks very much forjoining us. you're in the hospitality business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct, i business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct. i am _ business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct. i am a _ business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct, i am a chef. _ business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct, i am a chef. tell- business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct, i am a chef. tell us - business, aren't you? yeah, that's correct, i am a chef. tell us about| correct, i am a chef. tell us about the last ten _ correct, i am a chef. tell us about the last ten months. _ correct, i am a chef. tell us about the last ten months. when - correct, i am a chef. tell us about the last ten months. when i - correct, i am a chef. tell us about the last ten months. when i read | the last ten months. when i read about your background it took me back to the thatcher era and norman tebbit when he told people if they couldn't find work to get on their bike and go look for it and you have certainly done that, been all over the place to find a job.— the place to find a 'ob. yes, i've alwa s the place to find a 'ob. yes, i've always worked — the place to find a job. yes, i've always worked since _ the place to find a job. yes, i've always worked since i _ the place to find a job. yes, i've always worked since i left - the place to find a job. yes, i've always worked since i left high l always worked since i left high school back in 2001 but this year with the pandemic i started my new job on march the 8th which was obviously before the let down,

before any of the chancellor's schemes were even created. but because i got paid after march 19 that meant i was ineligible. so i had to sign on to universal credit, that was the only thing open for me during the first lockdown. that's where things started to unravel because my first payment from universal credit i got nothing because my new employer, the one that wanted to furlough me but was unable to because of the rti dead, she had paid me for the 12 dates i'd worked up until then —— rti date. 50 worked up untilthen -- rti date. so ou worked up until then —— rti date. so you were just excluded, even though your employer was keen to furlough you, it was because of the date you would started working for that employer?— would started working for that emlo er? . , , ., employer? yeah, because i got paid after march — employer? yeah, because i got paid after march 19 _ employer? yeah, because i got paid after march 19 they _ employer? yeah, because i got paid after march 19 they wouldn't - employer? yeah, because i got paid after march 19 they wouldn't have i after march 19 they wouldn't have been able to verify because i got paid on the 20th of march. my employer was able to furlough three quarters of the team. working in

hospitality, any of us who went down there for the season in march were all excluded. my employer is excluded from the business scheme herself so if you didn't take out a 6—figure loan herself all of our jobs would have been at risk. when the hospitality industry gwent back in july for a short the hospitality industry gwent back injuly for a short while, although it has left me in a right mess, if i'm honest. it has left me in a right mess, if l'm honest-— it has left me in a right mess, if i'm honest. , ., , ., ., i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit _ i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit and _ i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit and how— i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit and how that - i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit and how that has i i'm honest. tell us a bit more about universal credit and how that has or hasn't worked for you. like universal credit and how that has or hasn't worked for you.— hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment _ hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment i _ hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment i was _ hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment i was due - hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment i was due i - hasn't worked for you. like i said, the first payment i was due i got i the first payment i was due i got absolutely nothing because of the 12 days that i got paid and from there after through may and june i got paid £417. now, i've worked full—time since the day i left high school so that's a massive drop in income for me. straightaway i was struggling to pay my bills. i ended up struggling to pay my bills. i ended up having to move home to my mother's house in wales. 0bviously

wales and england have slightly different things as regard to lockdown, i came back to wales right as we started the fire command i got as we started the fire command i got a job in chester which was in england and a couple of days later they announced the next lockdown so that took away that job as well. you've tried everything. you've been to cornwall, you've been back to wales, you have gone to chester and it's all been against you at every turn,it it's all been against you at every turn, it seems.— turn, it seems. well, i've been relentless _ turn, it seems. well, i've been relentless in _ turn, it seems. well, i've been relentless in my _ turn, it seems. well, i've been relentless in my search, - turn, it seems. well, i've been relentless in my search, i - turn, it seems. well, i've been| relentless in my search, i really have. i don't turn my nose up at any work. although i'm a chef by trade i will do and have done absolutely anything to earn a wage. i am one of the people who is a lower earner, i don't have thousands in the bank, that was why i was able to claim universal credit, i have no savings. i don't know from my perspective what more i'm supposed to do. if rishi sunak or anyone could tell me what else they expect somebody like me to do, then i will go and do it because ijust want

me to do, then i will go and do it because i just want to get me to do, then i will go and do it because ijust want to get by me to do, then i will go and do it because i just want to get by and get through this pandemic. itjust seems never ending. it takes a toll on your mental state especially, it really does take its toll. hagar on your mental state especially, it really does take its toll. how much of a struggle _ really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has _ really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has it _ really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has it been _ really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has it been to - really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has it been to get - really does take its toll. how much of a struggle has it been to get by, as you put it? you just want to get by at this stage. how much of a struggle has it beenjust by at this stage. how much of a struggle has it been just to do that, tim? struggle has it been 'ust to do that, mat struggle has it been 'ust to do that, tim? it's hard to put into words, that, tim? it's hard to put into words. to _ that, tim? it's hard to put into words. to be — that, tim? it's hard to put into words, to be honest. - that, tim? it's hard to put into words, to be honest. if- that, tim? it's hard to put into words, to be honest. if it- that, tim? it's hard to put into l words, to be honest. if it wasn't for excluded uk i wouldn't be sat here with you right now. it makes no sense because for me for my personal situation as a new starter it's one of the easiest things to be fixed because they've done it before, they've changed it now so people to they've changed it now so people to the end of october, so people who have started theirjobs, got paid this november, they will be in the same situation that i was in in march where they just same situation that i was in in march where theyjust can't get access to the furlough scheme despite all evidence showing that

they are tax payers. i could log into my hmrc app right now on this channel and show you that i was employed with that employer in march, i returned to that same employer injuly, all approved to protect against fraud, which i fully understand, but it is there. it takes two minutes just to show it. and it'sjust like, will takes two minutes just to show it. and it's just like, will you just listen? i really don't understand. it makes you feel like you're not a part, certainly not in it together. itjust makes you feel like you are not a part of this country any more because you're shouting at the top of your lungs from months and months and months, so much support from so many people but nothing changes. all i hear is how the government have supported people and how we have done as much as we can. and from me, i'm not a political person, i don't want a government who says they can't do something. for me a government invests in the good

times, supports in the bad times and this right now, for over 3 million people, is a very, very bad time. it'sjust bewildering, it people, is a very, very bad time. it's just bewildering, it really is. tim, i can hearthe it's just bewildering, it really is. tim, i can hear the frustration in your voice. a year of frustration building up. you are voicing, giving voice to what sony people are feeling right now and i can see what even saying that to us in this interview is taking out of you. == interview is taking out of you. -- what so interview is taking out of you. —— what so many people. taking deep breaths as you express all of those feelings. if rishi sunak was to be watching this now, and hopefully somebody will show him this interview, what is your message to him right now? just interview, what is your message to him right now?— him right now? just tell the truth. we are here _ him right now? just tell the truth. we are here to _ him right now? just tell the truth. we are here to support _ him right now? just tell the truth. we are here to support you, - him right now? just tell the truth. we are here to support you, we i him right now? just tell the truth. i we are here to support you, we have always been taxpayers, we are not fraudsters, it can be proven, and we want to help with the recovery. but in order for us to do that you need to help us today so we can help you tomorrow because we are all going to

be affected by this long term. i'm so thankful i don't have children because people who are excluded to have kids, their kids are going to face the full brunt of all these costs of all these lockdowns. you can just see the carnage that is ahead. it is creating a mental health crisis on top of a pandemic. and it makes sense to me because it's so simple. some of the situations are challenging to fix but rise to that challenge, we are such a talented country, we have so many skills at our disposal, use them. it leaves me speechless, it really does. i them. it leaves me speechless, it really does-— really does. i don't know how closely you — really does. i don't know how closely you have _ really does. i don't know how closely you have looked - really does. i don't know how closely you have looked at i really does. i don't know how| closely you have looked at the report that we just had from andy verity and this analysis of the two main support schemes, and as andy was reporting it has found 1.5 million people who missed out on help could have been included and could be included at a relatively cheap cost. you probably think,

that's what we've been saying all along, but it must be hard to hear knowing that you have been excluded from help for almost a year now. it from help for almost a year now. it is hard to hear but from what i gather today, is hard to hear but from what i gathertoday, in is hard to hear but from what i gather today, in the report if it helps a 1.5 million people that's fantastic irrespective of how they were excluded because they need the help and they need it today. but don't forget about the people who still haven't been helped. personally, i wouldn't be helped by the news today and there are so many more people in my position, people from all industries, from all walks of life, from all personal persuasions, from all social standings, and at the end of the day it's people. for me you always put people before politics, always. you can't put a price on life. rishi sunak says he can't save everyjob and every business, which is obviously not what he said in march. while now, for me, if you can't save everyjob and business because you

have acted too slowly on occasions, you now need to think about saving lives. haven't we lost enough lives this year and last year? we can do this year and last year? we can do this but we have to be in it together to do it. that's all i'd say to rishi sunak. just to talk to us, understand. he would learn so muchjust by engaging us, understand. he would learn so much just by engaging with excludeduk because it is such a knowledgeable group because the people are living, we are living and experiencing what he can't see. tim. experiencing what he can't see. tim, thank ou experiencing what he can't see. tim, thank you so — experiencing what he can't see. tim, thank you so much _ experiencing what he can't see. tim, thank you so much for— experiencing what he can't see. tim, thank you so much for talking to us. you have been a really eloquent speaker putting forward your view, speaking on behalf of excludeduk, and we really wish you well and i hope we can speak to you again soon and hope for better news at that point but we really appreciate you talking to us. tim smith there who spent the last ten months in and out of work as he was telling us. he does consider himself to be part of

that excluded group, despite having some access to universal credit because he says his income now is far, far below what he could have expected to earn as a chef. we have had a response from the treasury. a spokesperson for the treasury saying as the institute for fiscal studies acknowledges the government has designed and provided one of the most generous self—employed income support schemes in the world which has helped nearly 3 million people claim almost £20 billion. the scheme is targeted to provide support to those most in need, lower earners and those who rely solely on self—employment income. many of those who do not qualify will benefit from other measures in our unprecedented £280 billion package of support, such as fellow. that's a response from the treasury. as we heard tim say he didn't benefit from furlough and the group excludeduk is continuing to call on the government for support and for help. joe biden has signed four more executive orders aimed at increasing racial equity in the us.

the actions address housing discrimination and criminal justice reform. the president said the killing of the unarmed black man, george floyd, last year "opened the eyes of millions" and paved the way for change. the simple truth is our soul will be troubled as long as systemic racism is allowed to persist. we can't eliminate... it's not going to be overnight. we can't eliminate everything. but it's corrosive, it's destructive, and it's costly. it costs every american, not just who've felt the sting of racial injustice. we are notjust a nation morally deprived because of systemic racism. we're also less prosperous. we're less successful. we're less secure. so we must change. and i know it's going to take time but i know we can do it. president biden. police and enforcement agents are attempting to evict protestors

at the makeshift camp opposite euston station. the hs2 rebellion group, which is campaigning against the high—speed railway, said they had dug a 100—foot tunnel network in the park, but it cannot be seen as a large wooden structure sits above it. a spokeswoman for hs2 said they've "taken legal temporary possession of euston square gardens east in order to progress with works necessary for the construction of the new euston station." scientists in greece have discovered a fossilised tree, complete with some of its roots and branches, which dates back 20 million years. the found it on the island of lesbos, and hope it will help them discover the secrets of a subtropical forest ecosystem there. mark lobel reports. this 20 million year old tree stretches back so far, our ape ancestors may have swung from it. dug up during highway works on this eastern mediterranean island, it brings a new meaning to the term trunk road. translation: it is particularly.

significant as the tree was found with its branches still attached to the main trunk intact. it's unique because nothing similar has been found in this forest or, from what we know, anywhere around the world. this 19—metre—long treasure trove of information was preserved by a thick layer of ash, after this volcanic island was overrun by lava. there are even more secrets to be found in this protected forest whence it came... ..as every stem, root or bone excavated here helps piece together this millions of years old jigsaw of a sub—tropical ecosystem of plants and animals. now, looking great for their age, these fossils will rest here. scientists want them left for all to see in their natural environment,

close to their roots. mark lobel, bbc news. the chelsea flower show has been postponed until september. the royal horticultural society says it is looking forward to exhibitors creating spectacular autumnal gardens and displays. a virtual show will take place in may like in 2020, with the physical event taking place later at london's royal hospital chelsea. a lot of you have been responding to the interview with tim smith a few moments ago, he is part of the excluded group, excluded from government help, he has had universal credit i should stress, although it was difficult to get hold of initially, he has had some but he considers himself part of the excluded group because the income he has had is very low indeed compared with what he would have expected to earn as a chef. candid floss says on twitter, "put him, ifeel so sorry for him and his struggles, i hope

you can get some help soon, he's tried so hard, don't give a." sue says "this is so hard, there are so many tims in the uk that the government could support but choose not to." "so pleased excludeduk were there for you because i'm glad you are still here." lee says "well done, thanks." "great insight to those who aren't aware but excluded, tim spoke so passionately and kept level—headed. all the best to tim and the millions of others." thank you to tim for talking to us, a lot of you really impressed by him and very much affected by that interview. the time is 9:58am and it's time for a look at the weather forecast with carol kirkwood. there is more snow over the next few days, especially hill snow and rain. today we have quite a lot of cloud but it will break through the day, allowing some sunshine to develop across eastern parts of

england, north—east wales, but especially northern scotland. yes, there will be one or two showers left behind, cooler in the north, mild in the south. by the end of the afternoon we have already had all this rain coming in across the channel islands, south—west england and wales, pushing into the midlands, northern ireland, northern england through the course of the night and you will also find we are looking at some snow on the highest ground across the pennines, the southern uplands. temperatures, cold in the north, —4 is quite possible so a wide spread frost. tomorrow, a band of rain continues to push northwards and eastwards, it could well exacerbate the current flooding situation. 0n the high ground of the pennines, southern plans, highlands and grampians we will

see further snow. but brighter and very mild behind. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk government admits it has made mistakes in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, following criticism from scientists and opposition politicians. i'm sure that when we look back upon this and make a considered reflection on the way in which we responded, there will be things that we will say we could or should have done differently. borisjohnson will outline criteria next month to determine when to start lifting england's lockdown. after the number of uk covid deaths passed 100,000, the archbishop of canterbury urges everyone to come together and reflect on the enormity of the pandemic. the boss of astrazeneca rejects criticism from the eu over the delay in the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine and says the uk is on course