brexit measures to control the movement of vaccines across the border in ireland after a backlash from leaders in london, dublin and belfast. but the bloc will force pharmaceutical companies to seek permission before supplying other countries with vaccines produced in europe. another vaccine�*s been shown to be effective against coronavirus. trials showjohnson &johnson�*s single—dose jab has an overall efficacy of 66 percent but the shot does not protect as well against a variant first detected in south africa. several thousand people have marched through cities across poland in a third night of protests against a near—total ban on abortion. riot police were again deployed in the capital warsaw where hundreds took to the streets despite coronavirus restrictions. home schooling is now a fact

of life for most pupils throughout the uk as lockdown continues, but there are concerns that many familes still don't have access to the internet, laptops or affordable broadband and are being greatly disadvantaged. fiona lamdin reports on the latest efforts being made to get children the technology they need. i can only read a book. we do not have any wi—fi. for angela and brian, this is what home—schooling looks like without a laptop or the internet. i cannot see my teacher because i cannot do zoom lessons and i cannot go to school. i need to do my homework for sure because if i do not do my homework then when i go back to school i am not going to know anything about it. internet is important. every day, no wi—fi is a stress for me. they have to wait until 9pm, until their dad gets home from work, to use his

phone to catch up. it's going to be really hard for those children when they come back to school. the head teacher is really worried. we have about ten families at school who do not have access to the internet, and that is a real problem for them. there are videos uploaded that explain the learning and if children cannot see those videos it is really difficult for them to participate. across the uk, one in 20 families have limited access to the internet and are without devices. but donated laptops and donated data are making a real difference. it is a life—changer and it is also a life—saver. this is the moment when alaweah and khadija, ten—year—old identical twins, were given a donated laptop. it made a big impact on our lives because you can get more education and you can get more work done. live lessons are amazing. sometimes we do fun stuff.

today became the day when home—schooling also changed for angela and brian. a local charity not only donated two laptops but a ag dongle. yes! with home—schooling set to last for many weeks, these children can now get online with their classmates. now it is going to be easier to do homework. i can download zoom on the laptop. fiona lamdin, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming for the travel show. up this week show, an uphill coming up this week show, an uphill struggle for europe's ski resort. in uphill struggle for europe's ski resort-— ski resort. in a lot things that peeple _ ski resort. in a lot things that people came - ski resort. in a lot things that people came here i ski resort. in a lot things. that people came here for cross—country skiing. that people came here for cross-country skiing. gorgeous view. cross-country skiing. gorgeous view- the _ cross-country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian _ cross-country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village - view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in

dubai. i and the show that must go on in dubai. ., ., , ., dubai. i have no safety, no harness- — dubai. i have no safety, no harness- i _ dubai. i have no safety, no harness. i cannot - dubai. i have no safety, no harness. i cannot have - dubai. i have no safety, no harness. i cannot have any| harness. i cannot have any mistakes. hello and welcome to the show where it is pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and from the uk has pretty much ground to a halt. and if you're like me, you just can't wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world from

your own front garden, they might stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is trying to cope with the pandemic, plus, a bit of inspiration for things to see and do once those travel corridors are reinstalled and we can perhaps start again. but first, it's that time of the year when some of us start packing our ski suits and get ready to hit the slopes. but with an ongoing global pandemic and travel restrictions the world, travelling to the mountains is an uphill struggle. in the uk, all of the ski resorts in scotland have closed their ski lifts until the current lockdown is lifted. elsewhere, in europe, many ski stations have simply shuts down for the season or remain open only for the locals. chamonix is on the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps this year there is a lot of snow but not many tourists. a lot of snow but not many

tourists-— tourists. this is the lift station- _ tourists. this is the lift station. it _ tourists. this is the lift station. it is _ tourists. this is the lift station. it is the - tourists. this is the lift. station. it is the highest tourists. this is the lift - station. it is the highest lift in western europe. normally this platform area would be absolutely buzzing with people waiting to take the left with our pine skiers, with their robes, and there skis, every nationality you could imagine. they will be waiting to take the left. this is an extremely lively place in normal times. since october, lack of a ski lifts across france, this cable car has remained closed by government order. that's in an effort to stop the spread of covid—i9. effort to stop the spread of covid-19-— effort to stop the spread of covid-19. . , , ., , covid-19. perhaps the danger is not so much — covid-19. perhaps the danger is not so much in _ covid-19. perhaps the danger is not so much in the _ covid-19. perhaps the danger is not so much in the outdoor- not so much in the outdoor activity of skiing which is considered pretty safe, but it is more the covering of groups of people and when you have ski, you inevitably have more scarce and that is something the government wants to avoid. i live and work in chamonix. i

have been here for 35 years now. the situation now with very few tourists is extremely strange. it is one that i have never experienced. yes, it is a very sad situation for all of the people who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. like other european countries, france has decided to shut its restaurants and bars and a curfew now moved to 6pm means all apre ski activities are now curtailed. it is a major blow for the people working here in the valley.

there is no talk of reopening yet though, the government has confirmed that ski lifts will remain shut in february. i am sure the _ remain shut in february. i am sure the season _ remain shut in february. i am sure the season is _ remain shut in february. i am sure the season is dead, - remain shut in february. i am sure the season is dead, i'm l sure the season is dead, i'm sure the season is dead, i'm sure about that. compared to december last year, our turnover is down by 62%, which is enormous. and because of this, i have been employing only four seasonal is instead of 21 normally. at the moment, our clients are the locals and we have also people coming from switzerland, a few of them. but there is no more tourists in chamonix and this is how we live normally with the foreigners and at the moment, we don't have any.— foreigners and at the moment, we don't have any. although we found one _ we don't have any. although we found one group _ we don't have any. although we found one group of foreigners i found one group of foreigners who seems to enjoy their time here. who seems to en'oy their time here. ~ ., ., ~ , ., ., who seems to en'oy their time here. . ., �* , . here. we are from australia but we live in _ here. we are from australia but we live in lyon. _ here. we are from australia but we live in lyon. we _ here. we are from australia but we live in lyon. we don't - here. we are from australia but we live in lyon. we don't get i we live in lyon. we don't get much — we live in lyon. we don't get

much snow in australia but this is my— much snow in australia but this is my first _ much snow in australia but this is my first time seeing snow. it's pretty— is my first time seeing snow. it's pretty beautiful. it is a shame _ it's pretty beautiful. it is a shame we can't go up on the mountain— shame we can't go up on the mountain and ski but we are making the most of it with our snowman and everything. we will have to come _ snowman and everything. we will have to come back— snowman and everything. we will have to come back next _ snowman and everything. we will have to come back next year - have to come back next year hopefuiiy_ have to come back next year hopefully when _ have to come back next year hopefully when things - have to come back next year hopefully when things are i have to come back next year hopefully when things are a i have to come back next year. hopefully when things are a bit more _ hopefully when things are a bit more normal_ hopefully when things are a bit more normal hopefully. - hopefully when things are a bit more normal hopefully. 0r- more normal hopefully. or others, more normal hopefully. others, the closure of ski lifts has been a way of rediscovering other things to do in the snow, like sledding. because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers who have been asking for the new things and the new thing is touring skis. this is

a touring skis with a proper binding. you have got pins on the front which helps the birds to go like this when you are climbing. and then you put the skins on the skis like this and like this it's going to help you climb the mountains. ski tourin: , you climb the mountains. ski touring. so — you climb the mountains. ski touring, so chewing, cross—country, normally the people _ cross—country, normally the people who would have scared i doing _ people who would have scared i doing those activities instead. and also, _ doing those activities instead. and also, there have been so many— and also, there have been so many people in the mountain making — many people in the mountain making sledging tracks and building snowmen with people who normally ski don't have time — who normally ski don't have time for— who normally ski don't have time for those activities. so it is— time for those activities. so it is a — time for those activities. so it is a little bit more of a hack— it is a little bit more of a hack to _ it is a little bit more of a back to nature and resourcing. and _ back to nature and resourcing. and just — back to nature and resourcing. and just enjoying the peace and quiet _ and just enjoying the peace and quiet of— and just enjoying the peace and quiet of the mountain as well.

my name is danielle, i have been a ski instructor in chamonix for 20 years now. so the left closures have changed a lot of things in the valley, you can imagine, because chamonix valley is very, very famous for downhill ski. people came here in the holidays for the last christmas holidays here in chamonix and the change of ski came here with the cross—country ski. it was incredible. we have so many people here on loop, many skiers in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we have so many people trying to have some lessons. we didn't have enough ski instructors in the valley. that was incredible.

some people will come back to cross—country skiing next year too because they enjoy it. see where we are, look at the snow, the snow on the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have always got the noise of the chairlifts, is very noisy. here it is it is totally a different atmosphere. i would think they enjoy this a lot. we'll stay with us because still to come on the show: we have got the italian village clinging to its hilltop. you have to be _ clinging to its hilltop. you have to be like _ clinging to its hilltop. you have to be like very - clinging to its hilltop. you have to be like very very i have to be like very very focused and concentrated on what you're going to do. find focused and concentrated on what you're going to do. and we find out how— what you're going to do. and we find out how the _ what you're going to do. and we find out how the show— what you're going to do. and we find out how the show can - what you're going to do. and we find out how the show can go i what you're going to do. and we find out how the show can go on in dubai. welcome back to

london, a city in lockdown where we are now getting used to seeing virtually deserted streets. well, imagine living in a place that is a customised to being empty thanks to a constantly falling population. last year, before the current travel restrictions were in place, i went to italy to a hilltop village that is exactly that situation. civita, today they call it the dying town but it was once home to more than 3000 people. now they reckon there are just seven permanent residency. and they are heavily outnumbered by tourists. up to 10,000 a day. as you approach the town, you can see just why. gorgeous view. this bridge by the way is the only way up to the way is the only way up to the village and back for that

matter. you can only walk, you can't drive. it is about 300 metres, it gets pretty steep. it is a pretty stunning entrance as well, isn't it? civita dates back more than a thousand years but over the centuries, its population has dwindled and notjust for economic reasons. because this town is actually physically collapsing itself. in fact, it was once three or four times the size it is now. wow, so luca, this is a really steep drop in the rock face. what caused this?

and this is a problem that is continuing today, even up to today there is still a big danger that this will collapse even more. ironically, although there are hardly any local amenities, no supermarkets, no post office,

no police station, some as nurses are booming because of increased visitor numbers. like this cantina, a restaurant owned by one of the few remaining residents. she grew up remaining residents. she grew up here as a child and watched the town change around her. rosanna, tell me, like here when you were growing up like here when you were growing up as a child?

was it sad for you to see so many of your friends leave and just you left behind? indeed, now in civita, some

young locals are seeing opportunities to stay. like daniela and her brother, who set up a business here. in the olive fields overlooked by civita, where she played as a child, daniela got the inspiration to create cosmetics that evoke unique landscape. the basic fact is, 41 mac as a whole to survive it will need money. to cross the bridge you now have to pay five euros and

it is in the running to become a unesco world heritage site which would bring with it funding to help secure its future. luca, the geologist, had one more thing to show me. he thinks that through monitoring long—term planning and by reinforcing the base of the valley, civita can be saved for the benefit of the all. in the meantime, innovations are helping to secure this precious town. hand on heart, luca, do you really think that civita can be saved? fingers crossed. now back here

in london, the capital's world famous theatreland took a huge hit during the pandemic with virtually all forms of live entertainment being forced to shut down. entertainment is a huge draw for tourist destinations and a few years ago... i visited to buy to meet the cost of a new theatrical lodge extravaganza. we are talking 65 world—class artists, athletes and performers. talking motorcycles circling around in a bowl in mid air and best of all, in the middle of a desert, you can even get rain. like venues all over the world, they were forced to shut down as well when the pandemic hit. but then now they are up and

running. and last month, lucy got a behind—the—scenes look at how they managed to reopen. it is about five o'clock so there are two hours before showtime and i have been lucky enough to get a sneak with the technical rehearsal that these guys do every night. it looks incredible and i cannot wait for showtime. incredible and i cannot wait forshowtime. it incredible and i cannot wait for showtime. it is a mixture of draw dropping acrobatics, music visuals and dance, performed nightly in a specially built theatre inside a hotel complex in the heart of the by stock ringing a touch of las vegas spectacle to an audience that in normal times is usually made up of tourists from around the world. carlos is one of the highlights of the nightly show, performing amazing and daring feat of agility on his giant rotating wheels. one false move could speu wheels. one false move could spell potential disaster. i have been watching you with equal measures of dread and or

on the wheel of death, as it was formerly known how do you do that? ., , , was formerly known how do you dothat? ., , , ,_.._ do that? you must be physically stron: do that? you must be physically strong because _ do that? you must be physically strong because it _ do that? you must be physically strong because it is _ do that? you must be physically strong because it is heavy i do that? you must be physically strong because it is heavy and l strong because it is heavy and then mentally strong and you have to be very focused and concentrate. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cannot have a mistake to the show closed down on march 15 last year as a lockdown was announced in dubai and international tourism here ground to a halt. but international tourism here ground to a halt.— ground to a halt. but four month later, _ ground to a halt. but four month later, the - ground to a halt. but four month later, the decisionj ground to a halt. but four- month later, the decision was made to try and reopen the show to the performers and crew still in dubai agreed to form a double. a strict covid safe seating plan was introduced and once local authorities were happy, tickets went on sale again. happy, tickets went on sale aaain. ~ .., happy, tickets went on sale auain.~ ., again. when we came back to the theatre and _ again. when we came back to the theatre and i— again. when we came back to the theatre and i was _ again. when we came back to the theatre and i was first, _ again. when we came back to the theatre and i was first, we - theatre and i was first, we came three—week in a month to perform, to practise, to get back into shape, to bring back

the show together. this show requires a lot of training to so they say going to open but it depends on you guys did it you have to take measures. i sacrifice myself but at the same point, at the same time i am grateful because i am allowed to, despite all these problems, i can still perform. live theatrical entertainment around the world has been decimated by the pandemic. and here they practically reinvented their shows so that performers, crews and audience members could stay as safe as possible. and that has meant rebuilding the entire production from the ground up. how about the choreography. how have you redesigned that to ensure there is enough distance between performers and the audience?— between performers and the audience? . , ., ., audience? originally we had a lot of changes _ audience? originally we had a lot of changes because - audience? originally we had a lot of changes because we i lot of changes because we normally have people flying all

over the audience and coming into audience interaction. there are even artists coming onto the stage from within the audience. a lot of that was throughout the show on green one —— on day one, going to not do that, cannot do that. so we're just do that, cannot do that. so we'rejust running a do that, cannot do that. so we're just running a lot of contingencies right now and one day, hopefully we will be able to bring those segments of the show back in. for now, we will still give the audience the same feeling without coming into contact with them. the audience is beginning into dig seats have been sanitised and i can see people in their bubbles, safely socially distancing. it feels a little weird being here after ten months of absolutely no live entertainment but it is amazing to see a show and i cannot wait. with all the restrictions in place and fewer

performers on stage, the new show was described as a more intimate experience and reduced audience capacity means less revenue from ticket sales. but while international tourism will not return to precovid levels for some time, local audiences here in dubai have remained loyal with many of them coming to see the show for them coming to see the show for the very first time. i play more with the audience because i feel they are shy and afraid sometimes, especially. the show must want. going to survive. and that is it for this week. coming up next time... your code. we are revisiting some of our favourite snowbound adventures. from this day at the swedish iconic ice hotel did it what is the temperature in this place?—

did it what is the temperature in this place? =5. to entering in this place? -5. to entering a in this place? —5. to entering a endangered glazier. in this place? -5. to entering a endangered glazier. wish i in this place? -5. to entering i a endangered glazier. wish me luck. and krista's _ a endangered glazier. wish me luck. and krista's had - a endangered glazier. wish me luck. and krista's had first i luck. and krista's had first ride down _ luck. and krista's had first ride down a _ luck. and krista's had first ride down a bobsled i luck. and krista's had first ride down a bobsled ride. | luck. and krista's had first i ride down a bobsled ride. in the meantime, don't forget you can follow us on facebook and instagram. here is to the time we can get back on the road and travel again. we will see you next week. goodbye. hello. we're in for a cold weekend. there is some sunshine in the forecast but also more rain, sleet and snow. now, this time, the sleet and the snow should mostly fall

across the hills. and at the moment, there's a battle between cold air coming in from the north and the milder air trying to spread in from the south. and this is also where we have a weather front, and that weather front will bring the rain, sleet and the snow on saturday. in fact, we've got a couple of weather fronts heading our way. this is just the first one which is moving across the uk as i speak. so, early in the morning, it's very mild in the south—west of the country, so certainly no snow here. the further north you go, the temperatures do dip away, so some sleet and snow across the welsh hills. and then north of that, early on saturday morning, with the clear skies across the far north of england and scotland, there's a sharp frost. so, that sharp frost and clear skies in the morning across scotland and the far north of england. to the south of that, the cloudier weather, outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. to the south coast, i think, here, it is going to be far too mild for any wintry weather. temperatures, for example, in plymouth will be around 10 degrees. but as the day wears on,

some of that rain may turn to sleet and maybe some wet snow across other cities of the south away from the southern counties. now, through the night, saturday night into sunday, the skies will clear. so, with that wet day, it is going to turn icy early in the morning on sunday, as temperatures dip away to freezing or below across many parts of the uk, and another very cold night there in scotland. now, i mentioned two weather fronts, one on saturday. this is the next one paying us a visit on sunday. now, remember, it's a very chilly morning on sunday, the weather front is coming in, it's sub—zero here, at least for a time, so some of this weather will be snowy. sleet and snow certainly across the welsh hills, but there is a possibility of some wintry weather spreading to other parts of the country as well, not in the north and the north—east. here, i think we're in for some sunshine. and it is going to be chilly wherever you are. but the chilly weather isn't going to last for very long, particularly in the south. i think by the time

we get to monday, tuesday and wednesday, for example, in the south, temperatures will be back into double figures. bye— bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the row over covid vaccines and the irish border — the european union says it will control the movement ofjabs between the republic and northern ireland, and then backtracks hours later. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards: midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. good morning. spectators will be returning to top flight tennis, but only down under. the organisers of next month's australian open confirm they will be letting in 30,000 a day.

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