younger people today look at me like what was the big deal? it was a big deal. it what was the big deal? it was a big deal. . , . , what was the big deal? it was a big deal. . , ., , ., what was the big deal? it was a big deal. . , . , . . , deal. it was really hard. it was inconceivable _ deal. it was really hard. it was inconceivable for _ deal. it was really hard. it was inconceivable for me - deal. it was really hard. it was inconceivable for me to - deal. it was really hard. it was inconceivable for me to think i deal. it was really hard. it was i inconceivable for me to think that deal. it was really hard. it was - inconceivable for me to think that i could _ inconceivable for me to think that i could be _ inconceivable for me to think that i could be here. | inconceivable for me to think that i could be here.— could be here. i was scared that cominu could be here. i was scared that coming out _ could be here. i was scared that coming out i — could be here. i was scared that coming out i was _ could be here. i was scared that coming out i was going - could be here. i was scared that coming out i was going to - could be here. i was scared that coming out i was going to lose i could be here. i was scared that. coming out i was going to lose fans and sponsors, _ coming out i was going to lose fans and sponsors, i_ coming out i was going to lose fans and sponsors, i thought _ coming out i was going to lose fans and sponsors, i thought i _ coming out i was going to lose fans and sponsors, i thought i was - coming out i was going to lose fans| and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose _ and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose it_ and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose it alt — and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose it alt i — and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose it all. i was _ and sponsors, i thought i was going to lose it all. i was scared. - to lose it all. i was scared. everyone _ to lose it all. i was scared. everyone has _ to lose it all. i was scared. everyone has a _ to lose it all. i was scared. . everyone has a responsibility to lose it all. i was scared. - everyone has a responsibility to make the world a better place stop the sport was very good to me, people that are dealing with trans issues deserve an opportunity to play sports. issues deserve an opportunity to play spam-— issues deserve an opportunity to play sports. issues deserve an opportunity to -la sorts. ., ., ., , play sports. coming out and help me become the — play sports. coming out and help me become the tennis _ play sports. coming out and help me become the tennis player _ play sports. coming out and help me become the tennis player i _ play sports. coming out and help me become the tennis player i became. | play sports. coming out and help me| become the tennis player i became. i river become the tennis player i became. river standing on the field as professional rugby player and being myself— professional rugby player and being myself for the first time ever, being — myself for the first time ever, being honest. i myself for the first time ever, being honest.— myself for the first time ever, being honest. myself for the first time ever, bein: honest. ., ., ., ., being honest. i love who i love, and at the end — being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of— being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of the _ being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of the day _ being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of the day love _ being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of the day love is - being honest. i love who i love, and at the end of the day love is love. . at the end of the day love is love. the people that will adapt to the ups and — the people that will adapt to the ups and downs better, be resilient. and that's — ups and downs better, be resilient. and that's what sports teach us.

some top voices we heard there from the world of sport. i'm pleased to say we're joined byjack murley — host of the bbc�*s lgbt sport podcast. jack. thank you forjoining us today. tell us a bit about what we can expect and the challenges effectively for lgbt+ people? it’s and the challenges effectively for lgbt+ petiole?— lgbt+ people? it's an exciting month, lgbt+ people? it's an exciting month. and — lgbt+ people? it's an exciting month, and it's _ lgbt+ people? it's an exciting month, and it's an _ lgbt+ people? it's an exciting month, and it's an opportunity| lgbt+ people? it's an exciting i month, and it's an opportunity to spotlight the contributions of lgbt+ people have made to the world of sport but also the challenges there still are. sport but also the challenges there stillare. i sport but also the challenges there still are. i think it's worth pointing out that there's never been more visibility for lgbtq+ people in sport, from the lipid level down to the grassroots nets to do with the rambo leases campaign, and pride games and just a greater willingness amongst fans to call out people who are homophobic or transfer back in sport. there's big challenges ahead

for the community, e—cigarette major sporting events being awarded to countries with poor human rights records commit far too much homophobic and transphobic language used in sport, and there's a question about how coachable athletes and people in sport at all levels still feel about coming out in sport. and some of the knows all about that is tennis legend martina navratilova. i about that is tennis legend martina navratilova. . , about that is tennis legend martina navratilova. ., , ., about that is tennis legend martina navratilova-— navratilova. i was that if they asked me _ navratilova. i was that if they asked me i — navratilova. i was that if they asked me i will _ navratilova. i was that if they asked me i will tell— navratilova. i was that if they asked me i will tell them. - navratilova. i was that if they | asked me i will tell them. five asked me i willtellthem. five years— asked me i will tellthem. five years after the other with a woman they asked — years after the other with a woman they asked and i said yes, then all hell kind _ they asked and i said yes, then all hell kind of— they asked and i said yes, then all hell kind of break loose. that's something she wished she had not said but_ something she wished she had not said but he did not know. again, people _ said but he did not know. again, people really did not know any hetten — people really did not know any better. there was attention, and that my — better. there was attention, and that my dad he educated himself and read some _ that my dad he educated himself and read some books and said, you know, i read some books and said, you know, i realise _ read some books and said, you know, i realise now— read some books and said, you know, i realise now it had nothing to do with you — i realise now it had nothing to do with you or— i realise now it had nothing to do with you or me, this isjust who you are and _ with you or me, this isjust who you are and i_ with you or me, this isjust who you are and ijust— with you or me, this isjust who you are and ijust want you to be happy. that's_ are and ijust want you to be happy. that's all— are and ijust want you to be happy. that's all you want. that

are and ijust want you to be happy. that's all you want.— that's all you want. that was martina never _ that's all you want. that was martina never to _ that's all you want. that was martina never to there. - what can we expect then from this month ahead? this what can we expect then from this month ahead?— month ahead? this is happening across the bbc _ month ahead? this is happening across the bbc sport _ month ahead? this is happening across the bbc sport platforms l month ahead? this is happening - across the bbc sport platforms come up across the bbc sport platforms come up from football focus to the website where now there's an article about lgbtq+ people you need to know about lgbtq+ people you need to know about in football. you could take a look at the podcast with this fantastic stuff on tournaments you may not have heard of like the gate games. most important is whether or not you are lgbtq+ or not, these are stories that will resonate with you. all of our outlets, amazing sporting stories from now on the way through to february. it's going to be great. thank you very much indeed for yet. bbc sport's �*generation next�* has been following a group of inspirational young athletes, from a diverse range

of backgrounds as they bid to become the nation's next sporting superstars. tonight we hear from tegan vincent—cooke who is aiming to be britain's first black para—dressage rider, at the paris 2024 paralympics. but the 19—year—old is already making a huge impact away from the sport. i'm young, i'm black, and i have cerebral palsy and i want to be in the paralytic sunday. —— paralympics one day. i don't take myself too seriously. my arm definitely has a mind of its own, i like to think of it as an evil mastermind waiting to cause trouble at the worst times. it likes to hit things over, it has spilt drinks, it punches people.

seriously, it does. my cerebral palsy means that i have tight muscles everywhere in my body. sometimes they can cause people to think that i'm also mentally challenged, well i am not. hey, guys, welcome back to the video. i love to share my story on social media and educate others about what it's like to live with a disability. my it's like to live with a disability. my instagram is all things teagan from horse riding to fitness and everything else i get up to it. tick—tock has suddenly exploded of the last few months, which was a surprise as i've only started posting during lockdown last year. on youtube, normally make videos about my life and i recently posted about my life and i recently posted a very important and personal one. i am bisexual. iwanted a very important and personal one. i am bisexual. i wanted to not worry about that part of me any more. i

wanted to be free to i want to be and not have to hide it. when i was younger did not take part if any sports because it did not think that i was really included. but dressage is perfect for me. after the 2012 paralympics... my ambition is to answer questions for people in the sport. i want to help people of all, shapes and sizes and races and colours to be included and not have the fear. i will be so proud if me reaching my dream will help pave the way for others. part reaching my dream will help pave the way for ethere— way for others. part of the generation _ way for others. part of the generation next. - that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.

welcome back. in the past hour the health secretary matt hancock has been giving the latest downing street coronavirus briefing, alongside professor stephen powis, medical director of nhs england, and dr susan hopkins of public health england. let's take a look at some of the key points. the health secretary confirmed all residents and staff in eligible care homes have been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. a total of 9.2 million people have been vaccinated across the uk — this weekend alone saw1 in 60 adults receive a vaccine. nine in 10 of the over—80s have been vaccinated in the uk, as per the prioritisation list. matt hancock also confirmed that 105 cases of the south african variant have been identified in the uk and 11 of these do not appear to have links to international travel. he stressed that while there is no evidence that the new variant is any more

severe, �*we must come down hard on it and we will. the health secretary said certain areas across surrey, london, kent, hertfortdshire, southport and walsall will see enhanced testing. the clear message from matt hancock was that it is �*absolutely vital�* people in those affected areas �*minimise all social contact.�* the health secretary also revealed that more than 9.2 million people in the uk have now received their first dose of one of the three approved vaccines. in scotland, fewer than 600 thousand people have received their first vaccination, a long way short of the1 million promised. the scottish government say they are �*refining�* their target numbers. and today in the house of commons the defence secretary ben wallace said the mod was standing by to deploy more troops to scotland to help speed up the vaccine roll out let�*s speak to the snp�*s health spokesperson dr philippa whitford.

thank you so much for being with us. let me ask you first of all, these figures are very disappointing aren�*t they? 575,000 vaccinated in scotland when the target was 1 million. so twice that. yesterday, on the 9000 people in scotland got theirjab. that is the lowest figure since the figures were published. and of the first minister said in her press briefing today that the government would be looking at what the reason for that was. last on the numbers were dropped and chris criticised turns out we had heavy snow and you cannot expect them to come out with heavy snow and ice. the figure of 1 come out with heavy snow and ice. the figure of1 million was a figure that was mentioned back in november

when we did not have any idea of how difficult the supplies would actually be. that is the key bottleneck, there�*s a shortage of vaccines i want to interrupt you on that. , ., ., vaccines i want to interrupt you on that. ,., ., ,._ that. the uk government are saying 984,000 doses — that. the uk government are saying 984,000 doses have _ that. the uk government are saying 984,000 doses have been - that. the uk government are saying 984,000 doses have been made . 984,000 doses have been made available for scotland, nearly a million which was the original target. and yet only half of those have actually been given. what is going wrong?— have actually been given. what is auoin wronu? ., ,, , ., going wrong? what we keep hearing, the scottish government _ going wrong? what we keep hearing, the scottish government had - the scottish government had published all of the expected figures of what is allocated to scotland, over 900,000 was allocated to scotland and what is actually delivered. in between allocation and delivery you have the batch testing and lot release which can actually take several weeks. yet the scottish government and try to remove those figures from their vaccination strategy plan, and what we keep getting is the uk government putting

out figures that the scottish government was not allowed to rebut. what they say is they have not received that amount of vaccine into scotland. we don�*t need soldiers vaccinating, there�*s no shortage in any of our health boards of vaccinated years, but scotland is one third of the uk landmass. we are a very rural country and therefore what you have is small vaccination centres and vaccinations happening into care homes, home visits and in gp practices. this is a national emergency. gp practices. this is a national emergency-— gp practices. this is a national emeruen .~ ., emergency. and the fact that you sa , in emergency. and the fact that you say. in the _ emergency. and the fact that you say, in the first _ emergency. and the fact that you say, in the first minister - emergency. and the fact that you say, in the first minister say - emergency. and the fact that you say, in the first minister say you | say, in the first minister say you don�*t know why the figure yesterday was so low, a lot of people think it�*s quite strange. the first minister of scotland surely should make it her business to find out why the rate of vaccination yesterday was only 9000. i�*m the rate of vaccination yesterday was only 9000.— the rate of vaccination yesterday was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report _ was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report on _ was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report on the _ was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report on the on _ was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report on the on her - was only 9000. i'm sure she will be able to report on the on her daily i able to report on the on her daily press briefing tomorrow. in the parliament because of sure she will

explain what that was. obviously the new big centres will open today and may have been that staff set that up. i�*m not in the scottish government so i don�*t know with the daily mechanisms of that are. but this constant refusal and demands that the scottish government do not publish figures for the vaccine they actually have access to, but that the uk government keep throwing out figures that they say the scottish government have access to it. if a different process to vaccinate in scotland across a rural country with 70 inhabited islands, and small communities. but at the end of the day we are all aiming in the middle of february to achieve the top four groups from jay cvi and the scottish government are confident that they will do that. government are confident that they will do that-— will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left. _ will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left, i— will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left, i would _ will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left, i would like - will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left, i would like to - will do that. we've got a couple of minutes left, i would like to ask. minutes left, i would like to ask you but what happened at westminster today with their front bench spokesman being sacked she says in

the reshuffle that there�*s been. we know that she is close to alex salmon, and is that why? she has spoken on transgender issues, it is that why? i�*m spoken on transgender issues, it is that wh ? �* ., ., spoken on transgender issues, it is thatwh ? �* ., ., ., ,, spoken on transgender issues, it is that wh ? �* ., ., ., ,, ., that why? i'm not here to talk about that, i'm talking _ that why? i'm not here to talk about that, i'm talking about _ that why? i'm not here to talk about that, i'm talking about vaccine - that why? i'm not here to talk about that, i'm talking about vaccine and l that, i�*m talking about vaccine and covid, inhabited talk about the south african variant and the challenges we face, i�*m not here to discuss internal party matters. that she is a fellow _ discuss internal party matters. that she is a fellow member of the s&p and a fellow mp. find she is a fellow member of the s&p and a fellow mp.— she is a fellow member of the s&p and a fellow mp. and every talented member of the _ and a fellow mp. and every talented member of the s&p. _ and a fellow mp. and every talented member of the s&p. i'm _ and a fellow mp. and every talented member of the s&p. i'm not - and a fellow mp. and every talented member of the s&p. i'm not going l and a fellow mp. and every talented | member of the s&p. i'm not going to member of the s&p. i�*m not going to discuss with the decisions are regarding our westminster group. that�*s not why i was invited on. gill that's not why i was invited on. all riaht, that's not why i was invited on. all right, well since you mentioned the south african variant let me ask you quickly about that as well. is concerned about that in england. are you worried about the in scotland and if so what sort of measures would take?— and if so what sort of measures would take? ~ ., , ., would take? with the fear is that it would take? with the fear is that it would come _ would take? with the fear is that it would come to _ would take? with the fear is that it would come to scotland. _ would take? with the fear is that it would come to scotland. we - would take? with the fear is that it would come to scotland. we are i would come to scotland. we are already seeing it in all numbers are thankfully small is quite scattered

over many areas. in the worry is that as many cases we don�*t know about. they�*re one of the reasons why the introduction of hotel quarantine or stricter border controls need to go much further than the uk government went last week. we know about the south african and brazilian variance, but coronavirus mutates and there could easily be other variants out there that we don�*t know about. the first minister has said if the uk government goes further on border controls this would be so the scottish government have to look at. we cannot close our external borders, but looking at putting in stronger public health measures within those.— stronger public health measures within those. ., ,, ., . within those. thank you for so much for bein: within those. thank you for so much for being with _ within those. thank you for so much for being with us. _ within those. thank you for so much for being with us. the _ within those. thank you for so much for being with us. the s&p - within those. thank you for so much for being with us. the s&p health i for being with us. the s&p health spokesperson at westminster. much more coming up at seven o�*clock, you were watching bbc news.

hello, i�*m ros atkins. this is outside source. the us is threatening to take legal action against the burmese military after it seizes power in a coup in myanmar. thanks and suu kyi is under arrest stop you what people are not sure what would happen yes so they are staying indoors unless really necessary to go out. rich and door—to—door testing is beginning in england to stop the spread of the new south african coronavirus variant. more than 100 cases have been detected, some have no connection to the country. if you live in one — no connection to the country. if you live in one of _ no connection to the country. if you live in one of these _ no connection to the country. if you live in one of these postcodes - no connection to the country. if gm. live in one of these postcodes where we are sending an enhanced testing, thenit we are sending an enhanced testing, then it is imperative that you stay

at home and that you get a test even if you don�*t have