this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the world health organisation warns that an eu decision to impose export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. after a threat, now withdrawn, that europe would override part of the brexit deal to prevent vaccine exports, britain says it's time for a re—set in relations with the bloc. and, who owns this palace? anti—corruption campaigners says it's vladimir putin but the president's former judo partner says he owns it — but won't say how he paid for it. also this hour — all the sport — as thousands take to the streets across brazil as the country wins the copa libertadores, south america's most prestigious

club football competition. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there have been growing concerns over what's being called vaccine nationalism. the european commission is facing heavy criticism over a move to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. the controls were brought in because of a shortfall in vaccine supplies promised to the eu, and they will affect some 100 countries worldwide — including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the world health organisation is warning that measures like those risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised for use for those most in need around the globe. one of its senior officials told the bbc she believes some countries should pause domestic immunisations once their health workers and vulnerable groups have been vaccinated, so that the roll—out can be carried out across the rest of the world. thomas bollyky is the director of the global health programme

at the council on foreign relations and the author of the book "plagues and the paradox of progress. thomas, thank you very much for joining us. with this inevitable that there would be what is now being described as vaccine nationalism? it being described as vaccine nationalism?— being described as vaccine nationalism? ., , ., ., , nationalism? it was not inevitable but sadly it _ nationalism? it was not inevitable but sadly it was _ nationalism? it was not inevitable but sadly it was predictable. - nationalism? it was not inevitable but sadly it was predictable. in i but sadly it was predictable. in every past global health crisis, in which there has been limited supply of a medicine or a vaccine to my medical intervention that can make a difference, wealthy nations have recorded it. we saw that with hi and one in 2009, where wealthy nations brought up vaccine supplies. —— hini. brought up vaccine supplies. —— hini. globally we saw that i run hiv. there is an effort however to hold this off in this process, a global effort called covax organised by the who they are having got the

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health driven manner. in a way that we can reduce reduce transmission of the spread of the virus, shore up economies and health systems of that nations like the united states are the uk can be safe as well as others. ., ., , , ., , ., others. how feasible would it be for the world health _ others. how feasible would it be for the world health organisation - others. how feasible would it be for the world health organisation to - the world health organisation to approve more vaccines more quickly, perhaps with the proviso that to get the go—ahead, they have to be open source so that anybody can be manufacturing them if they had the capacity? to manufacturing them if they had the ca aci ? ., , manufacturing them if they had the caaci ? .,, . ., manufacturing them if they had the caaci ? . ., capacity? to be clear, the world health organisation _ capacity? to be clear, the world health organisation doesn't - capacity? to be clear, the world - health organisation doesn't approve vaccines, what they do is a process called prequalification, what that means is they bet other nations approval of vaccines. they do that for any human programme that buys or distributes drugs or vaccines. so far they have done that for the pfizer vaccine and are expanding the process of doing so for other

vaccines. the question is whether or not every nation with a vaccine that is being distributed globally will apply for that who process. right now, the vaccine for china and russia haven't provided the data and have been very slow to pursue who qualifications. have been very slow to pursue who qualifications-_ qualifications. thomas, we appreciate _ qualifications. thomas, we appreciate you _ qualifications. thomas, we appreciate you taking - qualifications. thomas, we appreciate you taking time | qualifications. thomas, we i appreciate you taking time to qualifications. thomas, we - appreciate you taking time to talk to us. thank you very much for your insight. meanwhile, the decision to impose export controls has also provoked a political row involving britain, ireland and the eu. the european commission had originally threatened to override part of the brexit withdrawal treaty, to make sure that northern ireland wasn't used as a "back door" for exports into the rest of the uk. our political correspondent nick eadley explains. vaccines are the great hope. a potential way out of the coronavirus crisis. in the uk, ministers believe the roll—out is going well. this was the first vaccine in northern ireland last

month, but in the eu there is concern about supply. brussels introduced controls on vaccine exports but that led to a furious row over what could happen here at the irish border, the eu plan to use emergency powers from the brexit deal which would have imposed restrictions to ireland and northern ireland. after widespread condemnation, brussels dropped the plan last night. the european union recognises they made a mistake yesterday, the commission made a mistake, they did not consult us or ourfriends in dublin and they united parties in northern ireland from sinn fein on one side to the dup on the other in condemnation. people in northern ireland were bewildered by this step. in the republic of ireland, too, there was surprise, that its leaders were not involved in the initial decision. it clearly was a mistake in that regard but what is important is that the channel of communications are open and they are constructive ones,

they have taken on board what we said, and relatively quickly they pulled back. at westminster there was rare unity across the brexit divide, as politicians condemned brussels, but some are now arguing the government here should use its emergency powers to protect trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. we were told that under no circumstances could the european commission countenance a border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, yet 29 days into the protocol they are quite happy to evoke it when it is in their interests. i fear it has caused some political damage and given the brexiteers an opportunity to use it to their own advantage and that is very unfortunate given the fact that there is a lot of attention and effort and dedication put into protecting the all ireland economy. avoiding a hard border in ireland was one of the hardest tasks of the brexit negotiation and that's why some here are so frustrated that

europe seems to be willing to use its emergency powers so quickly, and although it has now changed its mind, there are questions over what this will do to trust between brussels and london, and whether something similar could happen again. brussels is still introducing some controls, giving member states powers to block exports, but after last night's row some want a rethink. i do think it was a big mistake and i hope that the european union comes back with some measures, they must do everything that we can, everything we have in our power, to find a solution, and any kind of vaccine nationalism i think is simply wrong. a major post—brexit crisis has been avoided but there are still big questions over the vaccine roll—out internationally and how vaccine diplomacy will work. the uk is applying to join a free

trade area made up of 11 asia and pacific nations, under its post—brexit plans. the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership — or cptpp — includes australia, canada, japan and singapore and generates more than 13 % and generates more than 13% of the world's income. the main purpose of the deal is to cut trade tariffs — a form of tax, like a border tax — between member countries. police in paris have used water cannon to disperse protesters who were demonstrating against a controversial security law. more than thirty—thousand people joined the protests in cities across france. the proposed bill would outlaw taking photos or video of police with what's being called �*malevolent intent�*. critics say, this would make it more difficult to hold police accountable. james reynolds has more. it has become a common scene in france. people take to the streets to protest, officers respond with water cannon, tear gas...

they drag people away. the day had started like this. thousands of people marching in cities across the country to protest against a new draft law called the global security bill. the law would ban the filming of individual officers in a way which identifies them if it's proven that the images were taken with malicious intent. translation: this law is really oppressive and i believe this - is very serious for democracy. this argument intensified last year afterfootage emerged of three white policemen beating a black music producer. critics argue that the new law might make it more difficult to hold the police to account. it will stop the liberty of people like us to film when policemen are acting viole ntly.

the government insists that the law is needed in order to protect the police from receiving threats online. the law's critics say it would erode the freedoms on which the country's identity has been built. james reynolds, bbc news. there's growing concern about the conflict in the central african republic, as rebel forces surround the capital, barnggee. former prime minister martaan zigulae described the situation as "apocalyptic" , with fighting across the country. the un says rebel attacks are blocking humanitarian access, and more than two—hundred— thousand people have now fled their homes. a russian businessman has claimed he owns a billion—dollar palace that kremlin critic alexei navalny linked to president putin. arkady rotenberg, who is mr putin's formerjudo partner, claims he bought the mansion two years ago. but he didn't say how he had paid for it. catherine belton is a special correspondent for reuters and author of putin's people.

she explains why it was so important to find out who owned this mansion... alexei navalny did a tremendousjob in releasing this video two weeks ago now which has now had more than 100 million views. he really produced this wonderful video which shows how this palace has kind of been owned by putin for many years. and in fact there was a whistle—blower who first appeared in 2011 who described a scheme how money had been siphoned from a fund for donations for medical equipment and this had been siphoned towards the building of putin's palace and navalny really kind of produced this video which really showed the extent of the president's lavish wealth. this has really struck a nerve with the kremlin and it's struck

a nerve with the russian population because putin has always pretended that he is the sort of leader of russia who is all about restoring russia's greatness. we have never seen inside these types of mansions before in his palace and navalny was able to get hold of interior plan of the palace where you could see the casino, you could see the aqua disco, you could see these poker rooms and pole dancing rooms which really were for russians now who are really struggling under the pandemic and an economy that has not really grown in ten years and this yearfaces a recession, their incomes are now down sort of 8% compared to ten years ago, so for them it has struck a nerve. it quite important to be able to prove the chain of ownership back to putin and you can see he is struggling really to come up with various explanations.

the headlines on bbc news... the world health organisation has criticised the eu's decision to impose export controls on vaccines produced within the bloc, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. meanwhile the eu has back—tracked on a decision to over—ride the brexit deal with the uk over vaccine controls. the military in myanmar has promised to abide by the country's constitution, two days after statements from the army commander and a military spokesman appeared to suggest the army was preparing a coup d'etat. the threat prompted international outcry from the un and more than a dozen embassies in the country. here's our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. after days of unnerving sabre rattling, myanmar�*s generals appear to have had second thoughts. in its most recent statement, the military explained the comments by the armed forces commander, general min aung hlaing, had been misunderstood. he had suggested that

if the constitution was not being properly followed, in reference to the military�*s repeated complaints about irregularities in last november's election, it should be annulled. but the later statement promises that the military will abide by the constitution. the chorus of international dismay appears to have persuaded the military to tone down its rhetoric. given the popularity of the burmese leader aung san suu kyi, and the overwhelming mandate won by her party in the election, a coup would've been an uncharacteristically reckless act by a military which has proved adept at playing the long game, maintaining its political influence even as it's allowed a democratic system to take root. perhaps all the talk of coups was only ever meant as a warning to ms suu kyi as she prepares for her second term of office, and a renewal of her long struggle to get the military out of politics. but in a country run by the generals for half a century, such talk is always taken seriously. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok.

let's head to the bbc sports center now — and lizzie greenwood—hughes has the latest... hello. manchester city have a three point lead at the top of the english premier league after a modest 1—0 win over the bottom club sheffield united. gabrieljesus scored the only goal of the game after nine minutes and despite pep guardiola's side dominating possession at the etihad they struggled to create any more clear—cut opportunities. sheffield united nearly equalised late on — john fleck�*s strike just going wide. but city held on for the win. today when i see that sheffield is now in the bottom of the league right now, and you see his team, you realise that is the premier league. it will be one of the toughest games of the season, and it was. newcastle managed an

important win at everton. callum wilson scoring both goals in the second half as they won 2—0 at goodison park. it's their first win in 12 games ends a run of five defeats for newcastle and gives them some breathing space from the relegation zone, a huge relief for their manager. i could not fault the way the team played, and the game plan we went about it was terrific. it has been a difficult few weeks. the one thing that breeds a bit of confidence is a good performance and a good team performance. i thought all around today was excellent. premier league strugglers west brom and fulham played out an entertaining draw that'll satisfy neither team at the hawthorns. it'swest brom's first point since sam allardyce took over in december and leaves them second from bottom — while fulham are two points above them in 18th place in the table. my my writing factor is we have just fallen a little bit short and the key areas, the margins come out the games, fall in big chances that need to go in and i realise at this time

thatis to go in and i realise at this time that is what we are. massive improvement over a short space of time i think was that we have lost three out of 11 and three were oregon's very top teams in this division, but there is no hiding from the fact that we need to turn some of the straws into wins and today that should've been the case. —— some of the straws. manchester united — who are second in the table — played out a goalless draw against arsenal. crystal palace beat wolves 1—0, and in the last match of the day southampton lost 1—0 at home to aston villa after having an injury time equaliser ruled off—side. the biggest club game in south america — the copa libertadores final, has been won by palmeiras. they beat santos 1—0 with a goal late into injury time — it was only the third all—brazilian final in the competition's history, let's move on to tennis now because it's been confirmed that as many as 30,000 spectators a day will be allowed to attend the australian open. that'll be for the first eight days of the tournament,

before being reduced to 25,000 from the quarterfinals onwards. overall it means the grand slam will run at around 50% capacity. the tournament starts on the 8th of february. over the following days, we will have up to 390,000 people here at melbourne park and that's about 50% of the average over the last three years. it will not be the same as the last few years but it will be the most significant international event with crowds we've seen for many months. there'll be no fans in india for england's cricket tour. the england players are in chennai preparing for the first test on friday. ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka. and with most of the players in quarantine until tuesday, freshening up the squad is even more important. the ecb have been really forward thinking, feel, for as as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times

there is frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. let's get more on the story you heard in the sport — the celebrations in brazil following the copa libertadores, south america's most prestigious club football competition. these are live shots of fans after palmeiras defeated santos. despite no spectators being allowed to attend the match because of coronavirus — brazil has the second—highest death toll in the world — it has not stopped thousands taking to the streets in sao paulo.

britain's prime minister has published an open letter to parents, saying he is "in awe" of how they are coping. borisjohnson also promises "hundreds of millions of pounds" will be spent on a national education catch—up programme after the pandemic. the bbc�*s education editor branwenjeffreys reports. it's tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn't thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that is saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch—up but it's going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community,

only 30% of those families have access to broadband in that area. only 30%. this is digital poverty in a really extreme way and it means that many children, despite the very best efforts of schools and teachers, still cannot connect with that learning. this warehouse is getting laptops to kids, more than 800,000 so far. but not every child will have somewhere quiet to work or parents able to give them lots of time. leading to fears that children could pay a heavy price in this pandemic. when international visitors are eventually allowed to return to amsterdam, they may find one of the city's most famous tourist attractions off limits. the city's mayor wants to ban foreign tourists from the cannabis cafes. anna holligan has more. amsterdam, famous for an array of things, including its thriving nightlife, red light district, cannabis cafes and bars, attracting 20 million tourists per year.

the city is currently in lockdown. some of its 850,000 residents would prefer life after covid to resemble something closer to its current state rather than return to what it was. this time last year, it would be crowded already with drunk and stoned tourists, who are here solely to get lost, you know? the mayor, femke halsema, has a plan. she thinks cutting off the lifeblood of cannabis tourism will deter low—budget guests and reduce the anti—social behaviour regularly associated with them. they let go of all behavioural discipline and control, and they start misbehaving, littering, shouting, peeing, pooping, puking, whatever. the council has already tried other ways to reduce the pressure that comes with overtourism. airbnb—style holiday rentals were recently banned

from the historic centre, and the future of the red light district is under discussion, with proposals to create a sex zone on the outskirts instead. coffee shops are the latest pleasure seeker�*s pursuit to be targeted. in the red light district, there's actually only eight coffee shops left, so on the one hand you could say how much do they really contribute to the disturbance in the streets? because in this same area in this zip code, for example, there are 500 places that serve alcohol. so, i think the mayor feels like something needs to be done. although i think refusing tourists from the coffee shops is not the right way to make the centre of the city more livable for the locals. so, how do you stop dutch residents from simply becoming street dealers facilitating sales to tourists if they're banned from these cafes? no one from the council was available to answer that, but they did give us this response...

cannabis is a big draw for this city, and some small business owners, like this fishmonger, are worried about the impact of the proposed ban. there's going to be a lot less money here, and definitely here, we're going to sell a lot less fish to people who are stoned, who are hungry. with police, prosecutors and many residents onside, foreign tourists are highly likely to be barred from amsterdam's cannabis cafes from next year. anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam. a trip on a train in the height of a freezing winter may not be to everyone's liking, but that hasn't stopped one rail operator injapan to offer tourists a scenic ride along the sea of okhotsk. about 20 people boarded the first of its twice daily

service on the country's northern ireland of hokkaido. most were tourists from other parts of the island. passengers are treated to views of ice floes that wash up on the shores, which have drifted all the way from siberia. you're watching bbc news. and join us in just a few minutes when we'll be taking an in—depth look at tomorrow's front pages with our reviewers yasmin alibhai—brown and iain anderson. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. sunday gets off to a cold start, a very cold start in parts of scotland, where temperatures in the coldest spots will be down to minus double figures. frosty, icy in places. for many, though, sunday will stay dry. some sunshine but turning increasingly hazy, but not all will be dry. there's another atlantic weather system heading our way, and that's going to bring in some further outbreaks of rain, sleet and some snow across some western areas, which we'll see in a moment. now, these are the

starting temperatures. away from those very cold spots in highland scotland, that's all below freezing, so a widespread frost, icy where we've had wintry showers overnight in the northern isles and where you saw some of saturday's wet weather. a few lingering fog patches and parts of scotland, many, though, a sunny start, some turning hazy. thicker cloud to southwest england, wales and northern ireland, bringing in some outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. snow mostly on hills, but perhaps some low levels for a time in parts of wales and northern ireland, and what is going to be another quite cold, raw day out there. that easterly wind not quite as strong across southern parts as it was during saturday. bit of patchy rain and drizzle also pushing into parts of southeast england to end the day and staying damp across southern parts going into monday morning, and wet in northern ireland with further rain, sleet and hill snow around here. a few wintry showers in northern scotland overnight and into monday. it's not going to be as cold at night. so, a wet start in northern ireland, further rain, sleet and hill snow and some of this will push on towards parts of scotland during monday, so the prospect of some so for some of us here away

from the immediate west coast. and plenty of cloud in england and wales, still damp and drizzly in places, especially to the south. some sunny spells in northeast scotland, not quite as cold on monday. a more vigorous weather system coming in monday night and into tuesday, bringing in more wet weather. that means more rain to flood affected areas and some snow as it meets the colder air as it moves its way northwards. the chance of some significant snow accumulations, disruptive snow in parts of northern england and scotland on tuesday, notjust on the hills. if you haven't got the snow, you've got some rain, that's the case into northern ireland. some showers affecting parts of england and wales, where for some of us, it is turning milder. now, this wet weather system will linger in parts of northern ireland and scotland wednesday and into thursday. more snow across parts of scotland, turning drierfor some of us in england and wales. that's your forecast, bye—bye.

hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the uk is applying to join a free trade area made up of 11 asia and pacific nations, under its post—brexit plans. the government calls for a reset in relations with the eu, following a row over the supply of vaccines and the now—abandoned attempt to override part of the brexit agreement. i think the european union recognise that they made a mistake in triggering article 16, which would've meant the re—imposition of a border on the island of ireland. 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.

five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance'