welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the world health organization says any eu export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. the uk will try to join a trans—pacific trade agreement with 11 countries as part of its post—brexit plan. 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.

the european commission is being criticised for a plan to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. it could affect some 100 countries worldwide, including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the world health organization is warning measures like this risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised and given to those most in need around the globe. a senior official 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. saad omer is associate dean of global health research at yale school of medicine, and hejoins us from new haven in connecticut. thank you for coming on the programme. mi; thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the i programme._ first programme. my pleasure. first thins programme. my pleasure. first things first. — programme. my pleasure. first things first, the _ programme. my pleasure. first things first, the obligations - things first, the obligations of governments and countries

and governments is to their own citizens first and foremost sea cannot blame governments around the world, trying their best to secure vaccines for their populations?— secure vaccines for their populations? secure vaccines for their “oulations? ~ , ., populations? well, there is a balancing _ populations? well, there is a balancing act _ populations? well, there is a balancing act that _ populations? well, there is a balancing act that each - balancing act that each government needs to consider because it is in everyone's self interest to make sure that not only their own population is protected, but other populations are also protected. there are several reasons for that, beyond, altruistic motives et cetera, because it is in their own enlightened self interest. one example, if any country has really high vaccine coverage and others do not, and the outbreak is rampant in other countries, that increases the likelihood of variance arising in these other countries that can come back and infect the population the country and sometimes these are variants can increase the

efficacy of the population, the efficacy of the population, the efficacy of the vaccines that any country has boarding or prioritising their own population for.- prioritising their own population for. that is an interesting _ population for. that is an interesting concrete - population for. that is an - interesting concrete example. what about this idea that is replaced by someone saying, ok, countries you can back your vulnerable populations — you can vaccinate your vulnerable populations and frontline workers and then stop your own rollout while making sure the other countries have a go. are you in supported that? yet. other countries have a go. are you in supported that?- you in supported that? yet. i think it's _ you in supported that? yet. i think it's reasonable - you in supported that? yet. i think it's reasonable for - you in supported that? yet. i think it's reasonable for each country to expect vaccinate their high—risk population within own borders — — yes. it would be unrealistic to suggest that any country not do that but beyond that, the comfort threshold where it is unreasonable to hoard a vaccine, the number of doses twice or thrice the number of

people in your own country. the line has to be drawn somewhere and the line starts becoming clearer as you move to lower and lower risk populations in your own country. the counter argument — your own country. the counter argument to — your own country. the counter argument to that _ your own country. the counter argument to that surely - your own country. the counter argument to that surely is - your own country. the counter| argument to that surely is that in those countries when they do reach that stage, they will have all the infrastructure set up, the supply chains worked out, everything will hopefully be a well oiled machine and it seems perverse do not vaccinate people who could still get seriously ill with this. for the sake of pausing it and trying to roll it out elsewhere?- trying to roll it out elsewhere? ., , trying to roll it out elsewhere? . , ., ., elsewhere? that is due again. as i said. _ elsewhere? that is due again. as i said. if— elsewhere? that is due again. as i said, if a _ elsewhere? that is due again. as i said, if a judgement - elsewhere? that is due again. as i said, if a judgement call i as i said, if a judgement call based on who you cover and the best value of the next ten doses of vaccines — — that is true again. our work and other research has shown that taking into account high—risk populations in other countries, is in every country's self interests because that we have mentioned earlier, those reasons. mentioned earlier, those reasons— mentioned earlier, those reasons. , ., ., reasons. very good to have your thou . hts reasons. very good to have your thoughts this — reasons. very good to have your thoughts this morning. - reasons. very good to have your thoughts this morning. thank i thoughts this morning. thank you for coming on.

governments across the world are grappling with how best to roll out vaccines. the uk is doing pretty well so far. five out of six people over the age of 80 have have had theirfirstjab. our health correspondent, katharine da costa, explains the uk's approach. 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. just finishing off with one other piece of corey news. the american defence department has plans to immunise prisoners that won in is to be put on home — ash coronavirus news. it would have seen detainees getting a jab. that included the alleged 9/11 planner khalid sheikh mohammed, being offered a jab, but it prompted an outcry among politicians and the public in the us, where some frontline workers and elderly citizens are struggling to get a vaccination. 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. but the trade editor for the economist, soumaya keynes, says the benefits would be limited. so normally the advantage ofjoining 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 isjust 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 ok, that's interesting, not much of an effect. are we getting ahead of ourselves because of course, this is just the opening of discussions, what do you think the chances are of the uk actuallyjoining? so all trade negotiations are difficult, complex beings with both sides, all sides having to make concessions. the question is, does the british government want the deal 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 britain 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. so it sounds like things are looking up. but it britain thinks it can rock up and say,

we like that bit of the deal but not this bit, then 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 want it? 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? slim, very, very slim. good stuff. at least not in the next four years. 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 are 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 says any eu export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. the uk will try to join a trans—pacific trade agreement with 11 countries as part of its post—brexit plan. 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 in the central african republic. joseph is 7a years old. translation: i want clean 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: there was a war on bangassou and we had - to flee. we found refuge here. the camp is in ndu village a one hour walk including a ferry ride across the mbomou river to bangassou on the other side in the central

african republic. the country itself is huge, larger than france, belgium and luxembourg combined, rich in diamonds, timber and gold but poor in stability. the country's army backed by un, russian and rwandan troops has been fighting rebels seeking to overturn last month's vote in which president faustin—archange touadera was declared the winner. the international conference on the great lakes region, made up of 12 african countries, has called for a ceasefire and urged armed groups to stop the siege of the capital bangui. but the fighting goes on, with 100,000 people displaced inside the country and almost half that number, likejoseph, escaping across the border. let's get some of the day's other news. 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 outside the capital, havana, after classes there were suspended due to the pandemic. a visa scheme is coming

into effect which allows hong kong residents to apply for the opportunity to become british citizens. the british government says its special status scheme is a response to beijing's imposition of a security law on 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 cafes. femke halsema says the move would discourage crime, but 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 south—east 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, general min 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. but 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 to miss suu kyi 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 for half a century, such talk is always taken seriously. fans of the brazilian club palmeiras have been a russian businessperson has claimed he owns the billion—dollar palace that has been linked to president putin. the man claims he purchased the mansion two years ago but he did not say how he paid for it. mr putin has denied owning the vast compound after it featured in a video posted online by alexi navalny�*s anticorruption alexi navalny�*s anticorru ption foundation. fans of the brazilian club palmeiras have been celebrating its victory in the final of the copa libertadores — south america's equivalent to the champions league. palmeiras defeated another brazilian team, santos, with a late goal in the ninth minute of added time.

tim vickery, an expert in south american football, has been following the match. 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, rio time. 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 game with a little bit of drama right at the end with the winning goal coming deep, deep in stoppage time. it was not a spectacle that the neutral will remember. not a spectacle but interestingly, brazilian teams involved. is this a resurgence of brazilian club football? brazil and argentina dominate this competition and over the last three years all of the semifinalists have been eitherfrom brazil

orfrom argentina. 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, palmeiras can now move on immediately to the club world cup in the middle east and that plays big in south america. the europeans treat it as a big yawn, but for palmeiras there is nothing better, nothing bigger than a chance to take on those glamorous rich champions of europe, bayern munich. 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. too much football, i think. the palmeiras players, since football resumed in late july, this was game number 55.

55 games in just 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, santos — the losing side — one of their players came back from covid—19, a flight to ecuador, a flight to paraguay and suffered a thrombosis and needed surgery and that is clearly the after—effect of covid. so the players are being sacrificed in this scenario. let's get the rest of the sport with lizzie greenwood hughes. 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 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'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 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. 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. with each passing day — the number of people who've been vaccinated for covid—19 gets ever larger. one thing scientists don't know is whether people may still carry the virus but not show any symptoms after receiving their jabs.

so testing will be vitally important, and scientists are looking for help in a familiar place as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. man's best friend has been doing his or her bit almost from the day the virus first emerged. these keen canine senses, believed to be up to 95% effect in sniffing out covid—19. and here at this project near bordeaux they are teaching them to hunt down an invisible virus. translation: the dog associates this toy with the smell of covid—19 and then we remove his toy. the dog knows that if he finds covid he finds his toy to do if anything, the task could become more urgent as the vaccine programme is rolled out stop restrictions are raised and people move around more, the animals will work their magic in hospitals, schools and other public places. in hospitals, schools and other public places-— in hospitals, schools and other| public places._ it public places. translation: it is art of public places. translation: it is part of our — public places. translation: it is part of our research - public places. translation: it is part of our research to - is part of our research to train dogs according to

different types of samples, to identify their capacity to apprehend patients who will be contagious or less contagious. symptomatic but also those asymptomatic. this symptomatic but also those asymptomatic.— symptomatic but also those as mtomatic. �* , , asymptomatic. as we enter this room it is _ asymptomatic. as we enter this room it is important _ asymptomatic. as we enter this room it is important that - asymptomatic. as we enter this room it is important that we - room it is important that we detail— room it is important that we detail each area. a room it is important that we detail each area.— detail each area. a similar programme is _ detail each area. a similar programme is being - detail each area. a similar. programme is being piloted detail each area. a similar- programme is being piloted in florida and it can take about three months to train up a covid sniffer dog. an old friend, a new trick. and a quick reminder of our top story this hour, the world health organization says that any eu export controls on the coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. and one year after leaving the eu, britain has confirmed that it is trying to join a trade club representing 11 pacific ocean nations. we will be back with the headlines later, 20 on our website as always. you can find

me on twitter. 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 in 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 snow 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.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the world health organization has warned against vaccine nationalism after the european union announced it would bring in export controls on vaccines produced within the bloc. 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.

now on bbc news, it's dateline, london.