this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the world health organization warns that an eu decision to impose export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. the uk confirms it wants to join the cptpp — the club that represents around 15% of world trade. police clash with protesters in france as demonstrations continue against a controversial new security law. and up for the cup — fans celebrate in brazil after palmeiras win the copa libertadores.

hello and welcome to bbc news. there are growing warnings about the dangers of so called vaccine nationalism. the european commission is being criticised for potentially restricting exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. it will affect some 100 countries worldwide — including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the controls are being brought in because of a shortfall in vaccine supplies promised to the eu. the world health organization is warning that measures like this risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised and given to those most in need around the globe. one of its senior officials told the bbc some countries should pause domestic immunisations once their health workers and vulnerable groups have been vaccinated, so that the rollout can be carried out across the rest of the world. covax is a global pooled procurement mechanism

for covid—19 vaccines which aims to ensure a fair and equitable access to vaccines for every country. gian gandhi, covax co—ordinator for unicef, told us why that access is vital. there has been evidence released by the international chamber of commerce that shows that it makes economic sense to ensure that those at highest risk of exposure and mortality receive the vaccine�*s first wherever they live. we have seen that there has been public health evidence that shows that vaccinating those 20% or so people, whether they are elderly or healthcare workers, will prevent up to 90% of death. of course makes sense. that is what we need to see. we need to see everybody respecting both those economic, public health and moral arguments are making sure that the vaccines to get to everyone. governments across the world are grappling with how best to roll out vaccines —

with varying degrees of success. here in the uk, five out of six people over the age of 80 have now had their first jab. our health correspondent katharine da costa explains the approach the uk has taken to vaccine procurement and delivery. the uk vaccination programme's already well under way, with more than 300 million doses on order from seven different companies. three have already been approved, but only the oxford astrazeneca and pfizer/biontech vaccines are in use. supplies of moderna are expected in the spring. this week, two other vaccines were also found to be highly effective at protecting people from falling seriously ill with covid. if they are approved by the uk regulator, novavax and janssen could be rolled out in the second half of this year. unlike the other vaccines, the janssen one only needs one shot, and because it can be stored in a fridge, it could have a significant impact on the global pandemic.

the uk is also committed to help distribute more than a billion vaccines to developing countries this year. so, how is the vaccination campaign going? well, israel has taken an early lead, with 53 doses per 100 people. followed by the united arab emirates. the uk is on 12 per 100. the uk vaccine task force says its support for clinical trials and securing deals early on has given it an advantage over its european neighbours with countries like spain, germany and france still lagging behind. one major concern for scientists is whether new variants could stop current vaccines from working as effectively. the good news is that novavax was found to be 86% effective against the uk variant, and both novavax and janssen were found to be around 60% effective against the south african version. scientists are still studying their impact on current vaccines. early results shows that they are still pretty efficient, but companies say,

if changes are needed, they could be tweaked within weeks or months, and, like flu, we may need new vaccines each year. our thanks to catherine that. —— there. 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 eardley explains. the great hope for so many of us, vaccines could be a way out of the coronavirus crisis. this was joanna of the coronavirus crisis. this wasjoanna sloan, a nurse becoming the first person jabs in northern ireland last month. ministers think the uk rollout is going well but in europe there is frustration at the ways fronting brussels to introduce controls on vaccines leaving the eu. the plan though

would have meant controls here, the border between ireland and northern ireland. despite the brexit deal being designed to keep goods flowing. there was a furious response last night which led to europe changing its mind and saying the proposal had been in error. i think the european union recognise now that they made a mistake yesterday, the commission made a mistake. they didn't consult us, they didn't consult our friends didn't consult us, they didn't consult ourfriends in dublin and united parties in northern ireland, from sinn fein on one side to the dup and other in condemnation. and people in northern ireland were bewildered by the step. last niuht bewildered by the step. last night surrounded _ night surrounded something rare, uniting different sides of the political divide in the uk in opposition to brussels. ministers here are pleased at an immediate crisis has been avoided but they face calls from some to use the emergency powers themselves to protect trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. we were told that under— and the rest of the uk. we were told that under no _ told that under no circumstances could the

european commission countenance the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but, yet, at 29 days into the protocol, they are quite happy to invoke it when it's in their interest. i do fear that _ it's in their interest. i do fear that it _ it's in their interest. i do fear that it has - it's in their interest. i do fear that it has caused . it's in their interest. i do - fear that it has caused some political— fear that it has caused some political damage and it's given the brexiteers an opportunity to use — the brexiteers an opportunity to use it_ the brexiteers an opportunity to use it to their own advantage and i think that is very— advantage and i think that is very unfortunate given the fact that there was a lot of attention and effort and dedication put into protecting the all— 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 now changed its mind, there are questions over what this will do is to trust between brussels and london whether something similar could happen again. some are calling for a more conciliatory approach. - do everything that we can, everything that we have in our power to find a solution, and

any kind of vaccine nationalism, i think, is simply wrong. nationalism, ithink, is simply wronu. ., , . wrong. european commission is still imposing some controls - wrong. european commission is still imposing some controls as| still imposing some controls as it tries to speed up its vaccine program, but for now, a major row has been averted. the uk is applying tojoin a free trade area made up of 11 asian and pacific nations, as part of its post—brexit plans. the grouping, known as cptpp — includes australia, canada, japan and new zealand. borisjohnson said new partnerships would bring enormous economic benefits for britain. soumaya keynes is trade editor for the economist and previously worked for the british government. thank you so much for coming on the program. thank you so much for coming on the program-— the program. thank you for havin: the program. thank you for having me- _ the program. thank you for having me. that _ the program. thank you for having me. that start - the program. thank you for having me. that start with | the program. thank you for i having me. that start with any otential having me. that start with any potential benefits _ having me. that start with any potential benefits than - having me. that start with any potential benefits than stop i having me. that start with any potential benefits than stop if| potential benefits than stop if the uk does manage tojoin this grouping, i know it already has trade deals with a lot of the countries involved already so much benefit would it get? 50

much benefit would it get? sr normally the advantage of joining a large regional deal is that you don't want your companies to have two pay attention to lots and lots and different sets of rules. at the moment, britain has deals with japan, canada, vietnam — wouldn't it be better if they could just deal with one set of rules when exporting to those countries. so they could provide some benefits to british exporters. the reality is though, if you think about the bigger picture, britain is just quite far away from a lot of the other members of the cptpp. and it really does limit the economic benefits of this deal relative to the economic costs of leaving the european union and erecting trade barriers with a much larger, much closer trading partner, this really isn't going to have much of an effect.— this really isn't going to have much of an effect. ok, that's interesting. _ much of an effect. ok, that's interesting, not _ much of an effect. ok, that's interesting, not much - much of an effect. ok, that's interesting, not much of - much of an effect. ok, that's interesting, not much of an l interesting, not much of an effect. are we getting ahead of ourselves because of course, this is just the opening ourselves because of course, this isjust the opening of

discussions, what do you think the chances are of the uk actuallyjoining? 50 the chances are of the uk actuallyjoining?- the chances are of the uk actually joining? so all trade negotiations _ actually joining? so all trade negotiations are _ actually joining? so all trade negotiations are difficult, i negotiations are difficult, complex beings with both sides, all sides having to make concessions. the question is, does the british government wants to steal enough to make those treaty concessions. is there a deadline coming up that will force the sides to make those concessions. now in the process of written agreeing, making this kind of rollover deals with various members of the tpp, a few countries said, ok, we will support your application for the cptpp. ok, we will support you application for the cptpp. so it sounds like they're things are looking up. but it britain thinks it can rock up and say, we like that bit of the deal but not this bid, and there are going to be problems. it is essentially going to have to accept the terms of the deal as 11 other countries negotiated between them. it is going to be

asked to make concessions, potentially quite tricky ones. remember australia and new zealand are members of this pact that britain does not have a trade deal with yet and they have very strong, offensive agricultural interests. so can this be done? yes but does the british government wanted? british government wanted ? interesting, british government wanted? interesting, lastly before i let you go. the usa, not part of this group, would be hugely attractive to the uk and all the other countries if it did join. the chances of the us joining. join. the chances of the us “oinina. ,, , , , joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff- — joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at _ joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at least _ joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at least not - joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at least not in - joining. slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at least not in the next four— good stuff. at least not in the next four years. _ good stuff. at least not in the next four years. all _ good stuff. at least not in the next four years. all right, - good stuff. at least not in the next four years. all right, so i next four years. all right, so no time _ next four years. all right, so no time soon. _ next four years. all right, so no time soon. soumaya - next four years. all right, so - no time soon. soumaya keynes, great to have you on. thank you. great to have you on. thank ou. . ~' great to have you on. thank ou. . ~ , ., protesters marching against a controversial security bill have clashed with french police in paris. the authorities used water cannon and batons to disperse the demonstrators. the protests — which also took place in several other french cities — are the latest in a series against proposed legislation, which critics say would make it difficult to hold police accountable. james reynolds reports.

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 after footage 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 violently. 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. this is bbc news, our top stories: the world health organization warns that an eu decision to impose export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. the uk confirms it wants to join the cptpp — the club that represents around 15% of world trade. more than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the central african republic since violence erupted over december�*s

election result. that's according to the un's refugee agency who say nearly half of those refugees have crossed into the neighbouring democratic republic of congo. paul hawkins reports. this refugee camp in the democratic republic of the congo has tens of thousands of people who have fled the violence. joseph is 7a years old. translation: i violence. joseph is 74 years old. translation:- violence. joseph is 74 years old. translation: i want clean water, medicine, _ old. translation: i want clean water, medicine, food _ old. translation: i want clean water, medicine, food and - water, medicine, food and clothes to protect me. something to sleep on. sheets, blankets and cooking utensils. i really miss that. it is the third time he has fled his country because of conflict. translation:— country because of conflict. translation: there was a war and we had _ and we had to flee. we found refuge here. the camp is in a village that is one hour walk

and a very ride across the river from the central african republic. the country is huge, larger than france belgium and luxembourg combined rich in diamonds timber and gold but poor instability. the country's army backed by rwandan troops has been fighting rebels seeking to overturn last month's vote in which the president was declared the winner. ., ., ., winner. the international conference _ winner. the international conference on _ winner. the international conference on the - winner. the international conference on the great. winner. the international- conference on the great lakes region made up of 12 african countries is called for a ceasefire and urged armed groups to stop the siege of the capital. but the fighting goes on with 100,000 people displaced inside the country and almost half that number, likejoseph, escaping across the border. a bus has veered off a bridge in western cuba killing at least ten people and injuring many others. the vehicle was carrying a0 teachers returning to their homes after classes

there were suspended due to the pandemic. a visa scheme is coming into effect that allows hong kong residents to apply for the opportunity to become british citizens. the british government says its special status scheme is in response to beijing's imposition of a security law in hong kong last year. china has now stopped recognising british national overseas passports held by hong kong citizens. the mayor of amsterdam has said she wants to ban foreign tourists from the city's cannabis cafe is. she says the move would discourage crime cafe owners say it would push their businesses into the hands of gangsters. myanmar�*s armed forces have promised to abide by the country's constitution, amid concerns that they may have been preparing to stage a coup. the army said recent comments about the validity of last november's election had been misunderstood. here's our southeast asia correspondentjonathan head. after days of some unnerving

sabre rattling, the generals of myanmar appear to have second thoughts. in its most recent statement the military explained the comments by the armed forces commander 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 elections, it should be annulled to the latest 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 have been an uncharacteristically reckless act by a military that has proven adept at playing the long game, maintaining its political influence even as it has allowed a democratic system to take root. perhaps all the talk of coups was only ever meant as a warning as she

prepares for a second term in office and a renewal of her long struggle to get the military out of politics. but in a country run by the generals, such talk is always taken seriously. let's head to the bbc sports centre 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.

i said it would 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 theirfirst 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's west 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 riding factor is we have just fallen a little bit

short in the key areas, the margins that win games, falling short of big chances that need to go in and i realise at this time that is where we are. massive improvement over a short space of time i think was that we have lost three out of 11 and three were against very top teams in this division, but there is no hiding from the fact that we need to turn some of those draws into wins and today that should've been the case. 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 eighth of february. over the 1a 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 us 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 with the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. palmeiras have won the copa libertadores, south america's most prestigious club football competition. we can now speak to tim vickery, who is an expert in south american football. he's in rio dejaneiro. great to have you on. so let's quickly start with the itself. fans watching had to wait quite a while for a goal. it is one of those games where if you are a fan of palmeiras

you will never forget it and anyone else may struggle to remember it. it was hot, very hot out there. the game was originally scheduled for late november, in springtime but because of the pandemic it was brought back to the end of january, high summer but the same kick off time, five o'clock in the afternoon. it was very, very hot out there and i think, so often, extreme conditions like that lead to cautious football and we had a cautious football and we had a cautious game with a little bit of drama right at the very end with the winning goal coming deep, deep in stoppage time. it was not a spectacle that anyone will remember. hat was not a spectacle that anyone will remember.— will remember. not a spectacle but interestingly, _ will remember. not a spectacle but interestingly, brazilian - but interestingly, brazilian teams involved. is this a research and is of brazilian club football?— club football? resilient argentina _ club football? resilient argentina dominate - club football? resilient | argentina dominate this competition and over the last three years all of the semifinalists have been either from brazil orfrom

semifinalists have been either from brazil or from argentina. the brazilian clubs have a massive financial advantage over their continental rivals so you would expect them to be strong in this competition. a test now is coming up because as champions of south america, one mac can now move on immediately to the club world cup in the middle east and that plays big in south america. the as a big yawn for palmeiras there is nothing better, nothing bigger than a chance to take on the glamorous rich champions of europe. so that will be an interesting measure ofjust how good this side are. and, also, it showsjust how much football is being played at the moment. tao much football is being played at the moment.— at the moment. too much football, _ at the moment. too much football. i _ at the moment. too much football, ithink. - at the moment. too much football, i think. the - football, ithink. the palmeiras players, since football resumed in latejuly, this was game number 55. 55 games injust over six months and some of them were being played in extreme temperatures. and with some of those players

coming back from covid—19 and the opposition today, the losing side, one of their players came back from covid—19, a flight to ecuador, a flight to paraguay and suffered from moses and needed surgery and that is clearly the after—effect of covid. so the players are being sacrificed in this scenario.— this scenario. always good to have you _ this scenario. always good to have you want. _ this scenario. always good to have you want. thank- this scenario. always good to have you want. thank you - this scenario. always good to have you want. thank you for talking is through that, not the greatest game in the world but the fans watching at home, one for them to enjoy at least. thank you. a reminder of our top story, the world health organization has warned that a eu decision to expose export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. we have more on our website and you can always download our app and if you are online on social media, you can find me on twitter.

i'm @lvaughanjones. 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.

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the headlines: the world health organisation has warned against vaccine nationalism after the european union announced it would bring in export controls it said such moves would only prolong the pandemic. the eu introduced the measure amid a row with vaccine manufacturers over delivery shortfalls. the uk government has confirmed that it's formally applying to join a trade agreement which represents around 15% of all international trade. the cptpp brings together australia, new zealand, japan and canada, as well as a number of pacific rim countries — including malaysia and vietnam. protesters marching against a controversial security bill have clashed with french police in paris. it's part of an ongoing campaign against proposed laws to increase security forces�* surveillance tools and restrict rights on circulating images of police officers in the media. demonstrations took place in several other cities.

borisjohnson has published an open letter to parents,