this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm — urgent testing is under way in specific areas after 11 cases of the south african variant of coronavirus, with no links to travel, have been identified in england. the health secretary says it is important to stay at home. people infected areas should stay home as they come down hard. if you live in one of these postcodes where we're sending in enhanced testing, then it is imperative that you stay at home and that you get a test even if you don't have symptoms. coming up before 8:30pm, we'll be live with public health officials in two of the affected areas of england. also tonight — the government says all care home residents in england have now been offered a first coronavirus

vaccination and that it's on track to meet its targets. fake coronavirus test certificates with a negative result are being sold online, meaning people can travel without being tested. the army is out and about on the streets of myanmar as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. political leaders were either rounded up or sacked. and also before 9pm, silver prices have hit an a eight—year high after calls to buy the metal on social media sparked a trading frenzy. mass testing of people with and without covid—19 symptoms is to be carried out in eight postcodes in england in an attempt to halt the spread of the south african variant of the virus. it's after 11 cases were identified in recent days with no links to international travel, raising fears that the variant

is now being transmitted within the community. door—to—door testing will be carried out in the affected parts of england, with a total of about 80,000 people living in the affected areas. the postcode areas include parts of southport, walsall, broxbourne in hertfordshire, woking, maidstone in kent, and in london — hanwell and west ealing, tottenham and mitcham. people living in these area have been urged to continue to adhere to the england—wide lockdown. health officials are confident the vaccines will work against the south african variant, but probably not as well as they do against the existing strains in the uk. meanwhile, the government has reached its target of offering a vaccination to all people in eligible care homes in england, though not all care staff have yet had the jab. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the latest. new mobile testing units have been moved to some communities in england, part of a drive to track the spread of the south african variant of the virus.

all this after a handful of cases were discovered which could not be linked to arrivals from south africa. the government message is that the existing vaccines should prove effective against this new strain. around 80,000 people in eight areas — most in the south east of england and one in the west midlands — have been asked to take tests regardless of symptoms. if you live in one of these postcodes where we're sending in enhanced testing, then it is imperative that you stay at home and that you get a test even if you don't have symptoms. this is so important so that we can break the chains of the transmission of this new variant, and we've got to bring this virus to heel. as testing centres are set up, local councils in these areas will aim to contact households as quickly as possible. what we're doing is mobilising over 100 volunteers to go out and knock on residents' doors in a defined

geographical area with letters and testing kits, with a request that they carry out a test themselves, and then we'll come and collect it. so this is about identifying how far the south african variant has spread within the community. so, it'lljust squeeze a little bit tight, all right? - the vaccination programme, meanwhile, continues. at care homes in england like this one in cheltenham, residents have now, where possible, all been offered a firstjab, with gps doing six—week check—ups. these patients in care homes are extremely vulnerable, . the most vulnerable - members of our community, or some of the most vulnerable i members, and to be able to have vaccinated a huge number of those patients is a massive _ achievement for the nhs. in northern ireland, 80% of care

home residents have had a first dose of the vaccine, slightly less in wales, and more than 90% in scotland. there are differences in the numbers of those aged 80 and over to have received their first dose. the highest in england is in the north east and yorkshire, followed by the south west, with more than 83%. the lowest in england is london, with around 65%. there's variation around the uk's nations as well. these are the latest figures, which differ slightly by date. derek, who's 85 and lives in essex, is housebound as he has parkinson's. so far, he's not been given a date for his vaccination. his daughter catherine fears he and others may have slipped through the net. we're concerned as a family, so we have heard that maybe some housebound vaccinations are happening in their local community, but there's no sign of one for my father yet so we'd be very keen for that to be set up as quickly as possible. and i think particularly we want to be reassured that housebound patients aren't in some ways going to go down the cracks.

nhs england said it wasn't aware of the issue and that gps would be contacting those who were housebound and could not get to vaccination centres. hugh pym, bbc news. the success of the vaccination drive in care homes doesn't mean that life can yet return to normal there. visits by relatives are still restricted. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has been hearing about the impact on families of not being able to see their loved ones. hello. hello, it's me! this is the only way that ruth coward can spend time with her mum, diane, in a specially—built visiting lodge in the garden of her mum's care home near loughborough. the screen that separates them keeps any risk of the virus at bay, but it's also a barrier to what ruth sees as meaningful contact. it's great that she's got staff who are happy to hold her hand, but i'm the other side of a window and i want... i want to get that close. the vaccine roll—out means residents

are now better protected from covid, but for ruth, the worry is about the impact on her mum of not having family with her. she's changed, she's a different woman, a different personality. can't communicate as well. looks completely different. that's not due to any lockdown, necessarily, but i've lost that time with mum, and it was never part of the plan. some homes have stopped almost all visits. at the willows, where diane lives, throughout they've tried to ensure families and residents have some sort of safe contact, but their priority is clear. we do understand, but we have to look at what's best in this particular time for the residents, and it's to keep them safe. we have to make sure that we do not get the virus in the home. this is the most difficult of balancing acts. after so many deaths, care homes know the importance

of protecting residents, but for many relatives, time with the people they love is quite simply running out. what about your granddaughter? here, elsie lamb is surrounded by the next three generations of her family. covid separated the 97—year—old care home resident from them, and eventually it took her life. her granddaughter is now campaigning for key relatives to be prioritised for vaccines, like care staff. we knew obviously she didn't have loads of years left, but i think she had longer. and to have taken away the opportunity in herfinal year, to have not been able to touch her or hold her hand, as my mum, my sister and i always had, isjust barbaric. blow her some kisses. vaccines offer important hope in care homes, but for many families, spending proper time together still feels a long way off.

alison holt, bbc news, loughborough. the latest government figures show there were 18,607 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 23,732. the number of people in hospital has fallen slightly, down to 34,783. 406 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that figure is always lower after a weekend. on average in the past week, there were 1148 deaths announced every day, taking the total so far across the uk to 106,564. 0n the vaccine roll—out, 319,038 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24—hour period. that means nearly 9.3 million people

in the uk have had theirfirstjab. jeremy brown is a professor of respiratory infection at university college london and sits on thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. he is speaking today in a personal capacity. thank you so much forjoining us. first of all, your assessment of how the vaccination programme is going. it seems to be going very well and the numbers they are vaccinating is very large. 400,000 almost over the weekend which is a tremendous achievement really. so, yes, it's doing well. achievement really. so, yes, it's doing well-— doing well. let's look at the variant and _ doing well. let's look at the variant and the _ doing well. let's look at the variant and the fact - doing well. let's look at the variant and the fact he - doing well. let's look at the variant and the fact he has i doing well. let's look at the - variant and the fact he has been found in a postcode areas. matt hancock said to people remember the rules and stay at home. should there not be though a complete lot in those areas just to be safe equipment 0k, those areas just to be safe equipment ok, so i miss which variant. the south african variant

of which 11 cases have been found possibly through community transmission so we are told. so transmission so we are told. sr transmission is not really my field of expertise so i cannot be conclusive about this. but i agreed that it conclusive about this. but i agreed thatitis conclusive about this. but i agreed that it is concerning you have variance in different places which sometimes would suggest it is circulating in the community to a certain extent.— certain extent. let's go back to vaccines- _ certain extent. let's go back to vaccines. the _ certain extent. let's go back to vaccines. the uk _ certain extent. let's go back to vaccines. the uk as _ certain extent. let's go back to vaccines. the uk as you - certain extent. let's go back to vaccines. the uk as you know. certain extent. let's go back to i vaccines. the uk as you know has ordered more than 350 million doses. it is on track for the first set of vulnerable people. 0nce those people are vaccinated, should the uk start looking to donate some of its supplies or make sure that every aduu supplies or make sure that every adult in this country is vaccinated first? i adult in this country is vaccinated first? ~ ., , . , , first? i think that is incredibly difficult. the _ first? i think that is incredibly difficult. the number- first? i think that is incredibly difficult. the number of - first? i think that is incredibly i difficult. the number of vaccines that we preordered is very large. i guess we did that because they were not sure which vaccines were going to work, and they seem to have picked the winners essentially. as

they are all working, the ones we preordered in large amounts. that means we are going to have an excess. so we would be in a position, i think, excess. so we would be in a position, ithink, to excess. so we would be in a position, i think, to give the vaccines or move the vaccines onto other countries. when we do that is an interesting question. i think that depends on the grey of supply. because like to vaccinate the whole country, adults at least in what to do that the sooner the better. so if there is an excess of supply and that's an easy decision to make to give the access to other countries. if there is not an excess of supply at the given time, then it becomes quite a difficult decision, what i don't think the committee would really be totally involved with. you are surely aware _ really be totally involved with. you are surely aware of all the debates about who should come next and everyone is aware of these ten categories. teachers, there are calls for teachers and unpaid cavers to start moving up. what do you

think of those? 50 to start moving up. what do you think of those?— to start moving up. what do you think of those? so for phase one, which is down _ think of those? so for phase one, which is down to _ think of those? so for phase one, which is down to the _ think of those? so for phase one, which is down to the age - think of those? so for phase one, which is down to the age of- think of those? so for phase one, which is down to the age of 50 . think of those? so for phase one, | which is down to the age of 50 and people who are medically susceptible to coronavirus, we very much concentrate on who is mostly to get severe disease, in up in hospital and potentially die from infection. in the data on that is very clear. what we said these priorities as we have. 0nce what we said these priorities as we have. once we have finished phase one and move on to phase two, then it gets much more complicated. and the things that we had to think about our preventing people ending up about our preventing people ending up in hospital even if they are not likely to die but still require some intense hospital treatment for a period of time. those that might get long covid—19 type symptoms something about preventing that. does the medical things we have to consider. and that are a whole variety of economic and social factors that to be factored in which i'm not really the person to speak about that because becomes a more political discussion between

different parts of the advising body. fiat different parts of the advising bod . �* ., ,., , different parts of the advising bod. �* ., , . body. at what point in this pandemic do ou body. at what point in this pandemic do you think — body. at what point in this pandemic do you think that _ body. at what point in this pandemic do you think that you _ body. at what point in this pandemic do you think that you will _ body. at what point in this pandemic do you think that you will be - body. at what point in this pandemic do you think that you will be able - do you think that you will be able to breathe out and think we are ok? yeah, once every single adult in this country has been vaccinated, then i will relax quite a lot more. it will still be problems with new variants are rising and the vaccine may or may not be effective against them. and whether we can travel at that time or other countries may be have not vaccinated is a big question. from a uk perspective, i am really keen to see every adult vaccinated. am really keen to see every adult vaccinated-— vaccinated. thank you so much, professor- _ vaccinated. thank you so much, professor. thank _ vaccinated. thank you so much, professor. thank you, _ vaccinated. thank you so much, j professor. thank you, pleasure. and in a few minutes, we'll be discussing how the community testing will be carried out with representatives from two of the eight affected areas in england. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are caroline wheeler from the sunday times and broadcaster and authorjohn kampfner.

m essa g es of messages of support have been flooding in for captain tom moore who is in hospital with covid—19. he was admitted to bedford hospital yesterday because it help with his breathing. the same from the hospital says that they continue to care for captain tom moore and at this time members of his family are with him and we respectively request the media give the family space and privacy and do not cotton them directly so they can focus on their father, grandfather and father—in—law. the headlines on bbc news — urgent testing is under way after 11 cases of the south african variant of coronavirus, with no links to travel, are identified in england. the government says all care home residents in england have now been offered a first coronavirus vaccination and that it's on track to meet its targets. the army is out on the streets of myanmar as the military stage a coup months

after losing an election. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. the january transfer window closes tonight, and it's been one of the quietest on record. very little activity all month and not much more today. loan moves have been the main deals being done. joe willock goes from arsenal to newcastle as de andre yedlin makes way in the squad, moving to galatasaray. brighton were one of the few to commit to a permanent deal, getting moises caicedo, a 19—year—old ecuadorian striker. and liverpool are close to a loan deals. ozan kabak will come on loan from schalke with an option to buy the 20—year—old turk

for £18 million. and the champions have confirmed the signing of ben davies from preston. he's out of contract in the summer and will costjust over £1 million with add—ons. all the latest is on the bbc sport website. rob wilson is a football finance expert and says the low levels of transfer activity may not be a one—off. i don't think it's very surprising that we have seen such a reduction in spending. i think it's really easy to pinpoint covid is the reason for that. easy to pinpoint covid is the reason forthat. it easy to pinpoint covid is the reason for that. it has put a huge amount of pressure on finances up additionally cash flows with no match state revenue coming in. what i think covid is also done is really unmask the frailty of football finances and what we are seeing perhaps now is under the response to covid but actually a response to that years and years of overspending. which i think love looking to become much more resilient with their budgeting processes and we are perhaps the manifestations of that in the market now. it's been reported that the japanese

government are planning to extend the state of emergency covering tokyo and other regions struggling to contain coronavirus outbreaks by one month until march the 7th. it would be just 4.5 months before the olympics are due to begin. prime minister yoshihide suga has said he will make a final decision on the extension after hearing from an expert panel tomorrow. england's cricketers have been allowed out of quarantine in india after the players who'd arrived from sri lanka returned negative covid—19 test results. they'll be able to train together as a full group for the first time tomorrow, with the opening test starting in chennai on friday. ben stokes, jofra archer and rory burns have already been training, having arrived in india separately. and they could soon be playing in front of fans, with reports that a 50% capacity crowd will be allowed in for the second test. that's all the sport for now.

lots more as always on the transfer window as it closes on the bbc sport website throughout the evening. playing in front of fans? barry 2019. as we've been hearing community testing is to be carried out in eight postcodes across england where 11 cases of the south african variant of covid—19 was found, with no link to international travel. around 80,000 people will be asked to take tests in london, hertfordshire, surrey, kent, walsall and southport. let's discuss what is going to happen in more detail with margaretjones, director of public health for sefton in merseyside. and also i'm joined by councillor tim 0liver, the conservative leader of surrey county council. thank you very much to you both. a brief question for both and i will start with you, margaret. and many cases are in your area and when did you first find out about them? irate you first find out about them? we know of you first find out about them? - know of one case. we were notified by public health england late on saturday and we have been working

very closely with them and colleagues in the department of health and social care since yesterday to get this testing started. w yesterday to get this testing started. , ., ., started. same question for you, counsellor- _ started. same question for you, counsellor. we _ started. same question for you, counsellor. we were _ started. same question for you, counsellor. we were notified - started. same question for you, | counsellor. we were notified late started. same question for you, - counsellor. we were notified late on thursday evening — counsellor. we were notified late on thursday evening of _ counsellor. we were notified late on thursday evening of two _ counsellor. we were notified late on thursday evening of two cases - counsellor. we were notified late on thursday evening of two cases in - thursday evening of two cases in woking _ thursday evening of two cases in woking and then yesterday afternoon one case _ woking and then yesterday afternoon one case in _ woking and then yesterday afternoon one case in syria as well. so woking and then yesterday afternoon one case in syria as well.— one case in syria as well. so we have neck _ one case in syria as well. so we have neck of — one case in syria as well. so we have neck of the _ one case in syria as well. so we have neck of the facts _ one case in syria as well. so we have neck of the facts and - one case in syria as well. so we have neck of the facts and even | have neck of the facts and even though these are small numbers of cases, the entire country clearly thinks about this. the health secretary has said to people stay at home and follow the existing national lockdown. there is an argument this is simply not enough. in a locked down, i can go to a park to visit a number of shops was over we have a variant, is not an argument for a much more stringent lockdown for everyone to simply stop what they are doing while you carry out testing? i what they are doing while you carry out testing?— out testing? i think it's too soon to say that- _ out testing? i think it's too soon to say that. we _ out testing? i think it's too soon to say that. we are _ out testing? i think it's too soon to say that. we are part - out testing? i think it's too soon to say that. we are part of- out testing? i think it's too soon | to say that. we are part of doing testing is getting an idea of how widespread this variant is. but i would remind people that we are

still talking about covid. we are going to have different variants that will emerge as time goes on and public health advice that we have for lockdown and staying at home only going out for essential work or to buy essential goods, that advice still stands. and if we all follow it, that advice will protect us. same question to you. is it better and we have learned all along to be better to be safe than sorry and impose and enforce stringent conditions when there is a potentially tractable variant out there? . . potentially tractable variant out there? , ., ,, there? there is a trespass multivariate _ there? there is a trespass multivariate reflective - there? there is a trespass multivariate reflective of. there? there is a trespass - multivariate reflective of whether is this _ multivariate reflective of whether is this one — multivariate reflective of whether is this one or otherwise. sol multivariate reflective of whether is this one or otherwise. so i think i'm is this one or otherwise. so i think i'm in_ is this one or otherwise. so i think i'm in agreement with margaret and what's _ i'm in agreement with margaret and what's important is irrespective of what _ what's important is irrespective of what variant there may be that people — what variant there may be that people do comply with the rules that they stay— people do comply with the rules that they stay at home unless they have to leave _ they stay at home unless they have to leave it — they stay at home unless they have to leave it. and the usual face and

face coverings and washing your hands _ face coverings and washing your hands and — face coverings and washing your hands and giving distance and so on. so i hands and giving distance and so on. so i don't _ hands and giving distance and so on. so i don't think that we are in a position— so i don't think that we are in a position where we need to have more draconian— position where we need to have more draconian lock downs with this variant — draconian lock downs with this variant. but the point of this testing — variant. but the point of this testing of this mass testing will be doing _ testing of this mass testing will be doing between 9000 and 10,000 residents in surrey starting tomorrow morning is to identify whether— tomorrow morning is to identify whether or not in fact it has spread into our— whether or not in fact it has spread into our communities. what happens if it has? its — into our communities. what happens if it has? its a _ into our communities. what happens if it has? as a metaphor— into our communities. what happens if it has? as a metaphor public - if it has? as a metaphor public health england _ if it has? as a metaphor public health england to _ if it has? as a metaphor public health england to take - if it has? as a metaphor public health england to take a - if it has? as a metaphor public i health england to take a decision on, whether or not there needs to be some _ on, whether or not there needs to be some further— on, whether or not there needs to be some further steps. at the moment the advice _ some further steps. at the moment the advice is people should carry on in the _ the advice is people should carry on in the usuai— the advice is people should carry on in the usual way but obviously people — in the usual way but obviously people are systematic then they must io people are systematic then they must go and _ people are systematic then they must go and get _ people are systematic then they must go and get tested in any event we wait to— go and get tested in any event we wait to see — go and get tested in any event we wait to see what public health eglin have to _ wait to see what public health eglin have to say when it's been done. you the counsellor _ have to say when it's been done. gm. the counsellor there say 10,000 tests so tell us about where you are pleased with testing. we tests so tell us about where you are pleased with testing.— pleased with testing. we will be takin: a pleased with testing. we will be taking a similar _ pleased with testing. we will be taking a similar approach. - pleased with testing. we will be taking a similar approach. we i pleased with testing. we will be i taking a similar approach. we will look to work up to around 10,000

tests around the area with the case was notified. and it's really very much as he said trying to understand a bit more about how the virus might be spreading because it might not uncover very many new cases at all. but it is just to get that better understanding of how it is spreading notjust in our area but across england as a whole. just notjust in our area but across england as a whole.— notjust in our area but across england as a whole. just to tell us about how — england as a whole. just to tell us about how that _ england as a whole. just to tell us about how that testing _ england as a whole. just to tell us about how that testing commit. england as a whole. just to tell us| about how that testing commit will be volunteers going door—to—door? please explain. be volunteers going door-to-door? please “plain-— please explain. probably a combination _ please explain. probably a combination of _ please explain. probably a combination of things. - please explain. probably a combination of things. we | please explain. probably a - combination of things. we will use mobile testing it is because in lockdown the advice is deadly to stay we know some people are going out to work or have caring responsibilities or rocky workers in the may be able to able to come to our mobile testing site and get tested. but for those who we are advising to stay at home, we will be dropping off testing kits and collecting those kids and we are also looking at how we can mobilise our staff to actually help people make sure that we know how to test

properly and get the kids back. and also providing support to people because we know that there are barriers for some people who might be anxious or not looking to come forward for testing or they worry about the consequences of having to isolate, so again we will be doing our very best to support people in the community to actually take part in the testing. the community to actually take part in the testing-— in the testing. speaking to two of ou from in the testing. speaking to two of you from different _ in the testing. speaking to two of you from different areas, - in the testing. speaking to two of you from different areas, there i in the testing. speaking to two of you from different areas, there is in the testing. speaking to two of. you from different areas, there is a possibility that in two weeks, i might be able to speak to dozens of council leaders about this ultimate might not happen but it might. is it not worth it while the variant is in such restricted areas to carry out quick testing to tell people obey the orders or they will be enforced properly and also be to suggest stay home? i properly and also be to suggest stay home? .. . properly and also be to suggest stay home? ~ ., ., , ., home? i think that the orders are there. home? i think that the orders are there- the _ home? i think that the orders are there. the police _ home? i think that the orders are there. the police have _ home? i think that the orders are there. the police have powers i home? i think that the orders are there. the police have powers to| there. the police have powers to enforce — there. the police have powers to enforce them. i don't think there is anything _ enforce them. i don't think there is anything it— enforce them. i don't think there is anything it needs to be done at the moment— anything it needs to be done at the moment in— anything it needs to be done at the moment in terms of additional

modulated changes also this is about messaging and we like every other level of— messaging and we like every other level of authority has been very insistent— level of authority has been very insistent on getting that message across— insistent on getting that message across and encourage people to stay at home _ across and encourage people to stay at home so — across and encourage people to stay at home. so at the end of the day, most _ at home. so at the end of the day, most people, the vast majority of people _ most people, the vast majority of people are being compliant with that _ people are being compliant with that so — people are being compliant with that. so we need to do now is we certainly— that. so we need to do now is we certainly encourage our residents to have this _ certainly encourage our residents to have this test so that we have got a good _ have this test so that we have got a good sample and then let's have a look after— good sample and then let's have a look after we have seenjust how widespread this is. look after we have seen 'ust how widespread this is._ look after we have seen 'ust how widespread this is. what happens if eo - le widespread this is. what happens if --eole sa widespread this is. what happens if people say to _ widespread this is. what happens if people say to you — widespread this is. what happens if people say to you or _ widespread this is. what happens if people say to you or to _ widespread this is. what happens if people say to you or to your - people say to you or to your officials i don't want to be tested? we cannot force them to be tested. we cannot force them to be tested. we would never want to use coercive methods. it's about working with our residents. they are in our community so we will encourage people to be tested and we have had asymptomatic testing in our region and that has

proven successful relatively. people have come forward and i think we have come forward and i think we have done over 30,000 tests as people before christmas will think we will get people coming forward. he won't get everyone but we will do our best to get as many people as possible and to make sure that we reach all communities in that area. thank you both so much.— reach all communities in that area. thank you both so much. the un security council is holding an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the military coup in myanmar. the armed forces in myanmar have seized power and detained the country's civilian leader, aung san suu kyi along with members of her governing party. the takeover follows a landslide win by ms suu kyi's party in an election last november which the army claims was fraudulent. myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. after democratic reforms, aung san suu kyi was in partial control with the military�*s agreement. previously, she'd spent 15 years under house arrest. internationally, aung san suu kyi was hailed

as a beacon of democracy. she was awarded the nobel peace prize. now her leadership and reputation has been tarnished by her backing of the army's brutal and deadly treatment of myanmar�*s muslim rohingya minority, but she still enjoys great support throughout myanmar. our special correspondent fergal keane reports. an army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically—elected leader. somewhere behind the guns, aung san suu kyi is once more a prisoner of the generals. and even if people never trusted the military, they're still shocked at what's happened. translation: the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. our country is just a bird learning to fly. now the army has broken our wings. government offices are still running, but most of the telecommunications

have been cut off completely. so i fear in the next couple of hours, we might all be disconnected from the rest of the world, and this is my biggest fear right now. the crisis began when suu kyi's party won a landslide victory in elections last november. that win may have convinced the military that their hold on key security ministries, the root of real power here, was threatened. this was their response, relayed to the public on state television. allegations of election fraud from an army notorious for its human rights abuses. there'll be a state of emergency for a year, with limitless powers to detain political enemies. this is the husband of one woman mp asking the soldiers what they want. his wife is taken away in one of the numerous dawn raids. expect them to escalate. the coup has an air of dark familiarity.

for decades, the military has tried to maintain a monopoly of power. this was in 1995, when aung san suu kyi was released after her first six years of house arrest. the woman i met then was a global human rights icon. i think i became more political after i was put under house i arrest than before, because once i was under house arrest, - i became totally a political animal. because this was my whole existence. i was under house arrest because of my politics. i so politics became my whole life. but human rights would eventually come second to politics. three years ago, by now sharing power with the military, aung san suu kyi defended generals accused of genocide against the rohingya muslims, even appearing for the defence at a war crimes trial in the hague. do you ever worry that you will be remembered

as the champion of human rights, the nobel laureate, who failed to stand up to ethnic cleansing in her own country? no, because i don't think there's ethnic cleansing going on. - the army's supporters were on the streets today, but aung san suu kyi and her party are hugely popular. and for foreign governments who may now try to isolate the military, it's the principle of democracy, not any personality, that is at stake. fergal keane, bbc news. the mpjoanna cherry has been dropped from the scottish national party's front bench team at westminster. the edinburgh south west mp said she was sacked from the justice position despite what she said was hard work, results and a strong reputation. ms cherry is a close ally of former party leader alex salmond. the former chancellor george osborne is to step down from both his position as editor—in—chief at the london evening standard and as an adviser to the us investment managment firm blackrock. in march, he willjoin the uk financial advisory firm robey warshaw,

which includes as its clients centrica, vodafone and bp. mr osborne was replaced as the day—to—day editor of the standard by emily sheffield last year and leaves the paper at a time when it is struggling, with its business model suffering from a lack of commuter footfall in london. the duke of sussex has won an apology and substantial damages now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. more snow is forecast overnight and into tomorrow, with some treacherous travelling conditions. it's been a little bit wintry across scotland anyway today, we've had some rain and hail snow in northern ireland, but it's this rain that sweeping northwards through the night which will turn to snow temporarily over the welsh hills, then fall at lower levels as snow through the midlands, east anglia, across northern england and into southern and central scotland. and with temperatures on the roads and pavements at freezing, it will be treacherously icy as well. and you can imagine that a few centimetres will start building up even at lower levels, but significant snow and starting to blow around over the hills as the winds of strengthen because it's going nowhere. some treacherous conditions for travelling, as you can see. and behind it, it's milderair, but lots of heavy showers come

in with hail and with thunder. and we'll start to see, then, the snow melting as well and starting to run into the river systems, so there are a number of weather warnings in force. and as i say, some treacherous conditions with that ice and snow. you can find them online. grilling hello this is bbc news with james rynolds. the headlines... urgent testing is under way after 11 cases of the south african variant of coronavirus, with no links to travel, are identified in england. the government says all care home residents in england have now been offered a first coronavirus vaccination, and that it's on track to meet its targets. fake coronavirus test certificates with a negative result are being sold online — meaning people can travel without being tested. the army has taken to the streets of myanmar, as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. political leaders were either rounded up or sacked.

more now on the uk's vaccine roll—out programme which continues at pace. vaccine roll—out programme health secretary matt hancock announced today that the uk has now vaccinated more than 9.2 million people the health secretary also said that nearly nine in ten of all those aged over 80 had now been vaccinated that figure does hides some regional variation. the north east of england and yorkshire and the south—west of england have vaccinated more than 80% of their over 80s whereas that figure is a lot lowerfor london and south—east england. there has been some real local success in the vaccine roll—out though. gloucestershire — in the south west — has vaccinated the highest proportion of those 80 and over in england, with more than 91% receving a jab. and we can speak to someone involved in the roll—out in gloucestershire now. drjeremy welch is a local gp in gloucestershire and a clinical director for the tewkesbury, newent and staunton primary care network. he has been leading the community vaccination effort at one of the ten gp led community vaccination

centres across gloucestershire. doctor welch, thank you so much for joining us. 91%. not bad. irate doctor welch, thank you so much for joining us. 91%. not bad.— joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. _ joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. it's _ joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. it's been - joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. it's been a - joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. it's been a lot i joining us. 91%. not bad. we are really pleased. it's been a lot of| really pleased. it's been a lot of hard work, but we are really pleased with where we've got to and we know we have onlyjust started. hagar with where we've got to and we know we have onlyjust started.— we have only 'ust started. how did ou do we have only 'ust started. how did you do in — we have only 'ust started. how did you do in a — we have onlyjust started. how did you do it? a lot — we have onlyjust started. how did you do it? a lot of _ we have onlyjust started. how did you do it? a lot of it _ we have onlyjust started. how did you do it? a lot of it is _ we have onlyjust started. how did you do it? a lot of it is planning i you do it? a lot of it is planning and logistics. _ you do it? a lot of it is planning and logistics. it's _ you do it? a lot of it is planning and logistics. it's a _ you do it? a lot of it is planning and logistics. it's a herculean i and logistics. it's a herculean task. ultimately, we step to set down in december virtually as teams across the county and looked at how do we do it, how can we work together? how can we test a late and get everyone covered? it's a bit like the analogy of how do you eat... you break it up into bite—size chunks. we used the experience we've got from vaccinating with the flu every year and we worked together and drew up plans and strategies how we would get through the vaccine and get through the core hurts in time. and it'sjust been a

through the core hurts in time. and it's just been a commitment of staff, of volunteers, of the commissioning group and the support that they have given us has been brilliant. . . . , that they have given us has been brilliant. ., , ., , ., ., brilliant. has anything gone wrong like frid . es brilliant. has anything gone wrong like fridges breaking _ brilliant. has anything gone wrong like fridges breaking down? - brilliant. has anything gone wrong like fridges breaking down? i - brilliant. has anything gone wrong | like fridges breaking down? i mean come ou like fridges breaking down? i mean come you don't _ like fridges breaking down? i mean come you don't get _ like fridges breaking down? i mean come you don't get to _ like fridges breaking down? i mean come you don't get to where - like fridges breaking down? i mean| come you don't get to where you've got an across the country where you got an across the country where you got without challenges come up but we expect that. you plan for things to go wrong, you plan for contingency, and everything on the surface appears like it's going smoothly. surface appears like it's going smoothly-— surface appears like it's going smoothl. ., ., ., smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound _ smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound who _ smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound who cannot _ smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound who cannot get - smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound who cannot get out. smoothly. how do you reach those who are housebound who cannot get out to | are housebound who cannot get out to vaccination centers or gp surgeries? this is part of the challenge. we have to break up the cohorts into those patients that can come in and those patients that can come in and those patients that cannot come and come in the patient�*s we cannot commend, we have to go out to, and we do come in they are often the most honorable patients. so we have teams that will go out and we use the vaccine to go out, especially now we have the astrazeneca vaccine which travels better to these populations, we know our lists, and we know which patients we need to get to and when.— get to and when. what kind of conversations _ get to and when. what kind of conversations do _ get to and when. what kind of conversations do you - get to and when. what kind of

conversations do you have - get to and when. what kind of| conversations do you have with get to and when. what kind of- conversations do you have with those people just after they've had the job? people 'ust after they've had the “ob? . . people 'ust after they've had the 'ob? ., , ., people 'ust after they've had the “ob? ., , ., . , , job? patients are incredibly . rateful. job? patients are incredibly grateful. and _ job? patients are incredibly grateful. and they - job? patients are incredibly grateful. and they know i job? patients are incredibly. grateful. and they know that job? patients are incredibly - grateful. and they know that this appears to be our way out of this challenge, this challenge this country in the world is facing, they are just incredibly grateful for the vaccine and the work that science has done to try to get us direct. it's all in hand, briefly, for the second doses?— it's all in hand, briefly, for the second doses? , ., , ., second doses? yes, we have loads of challenaes second doses? yes, we have loads of challenges coming _ second doses? yes, we have loads of challenges coming because _ second doses? yes, we have loads of challenges coming because we've - second doses? yes, we have loads of i challenges coming because we've done the first vaccine, we know we've got second for all those patients and we've got to keep vaccinating the next cohorts as well, so the plans are being made in the plans are in place for the next stage, really. doctorjeremy welch. thank you so much forjoining us. in scotland, fewer than 600,000 people have received their first vaccination, a long way short of the one 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.

professorjason leitch is scotland's national clinical director. professor, targets haven't happened been reached. why?— professor, targets haven't happened been reached. why? that's not howl would articulated. _ been reached. why? that's not howl would articulated. can _ been reached. why? that's not howl would articulated. can we _ been reached. why? that's not howl would articulated. can we just - been reached. why? that's not howl would articulated. can we just focusi would articulated. can we 'ust focus on those numbers, _ would articulated. can we just focus on those numbers, 600,000 - would articulated. can we just focus i on those numbers, 600,000 reached, would articulated. can we just focus - on those numbers, 600,000 reached, 1 million meant to be reached. ida. million meant to be reached. no, that's not absolute _ million meant to be reached. iifr, that's not absolute right. a million suggested in november when all countries where —— were suggesting hoping for more supply. in november, we have no vaccines are approved, we didn't have astrazeneca, we didn't know how pfizer works. we didn't know how pfizer works. we didn't know how pfizer works. we didn't know how it was going to get to albany and shetland. 600,000 is hundreds and thousands of workers working every single day. ida hundreds and thousands of workers working every single day.— working every single day. no one disutes working every single day. no one disputes that. _ working every single day. no one disputes that. no _ working every single day. no one disputes that. no one _ working every single day. no one disputes that. no one disputes i working every single day. no one i disputes that. no one disputes that. even one job is disputes that. no one disputes that. even onejob is good. the dispute is why it isn't more? so even one job is good. the dispute is why it isn't more?— why it isn't more? so it's not more because of— why it isn't more? so it's not more because of supply. _ why it isn't more? so it's not more because of supply. so, _ why it isn't more? so it's not more because of supply. so, we - why it isn't more? so it's not more because of supply. so, we chose i why it isn't more? so it's not more| because of supply. so, we chose to do our care homes first. we are now well over 95% of the most vulnerable

in our communities. those most at risk of death, remember. it takes 20 injections to save one life in a care home residents. that's why we started their first. care home residents. that's why we started theirfirst. now care home residents. that's why we started their first. now we are pushing 95% of that group down into health care workers. they are done for their first dose. we are at 70% of the over 80s, so it's motoring. everybody is going to a line in about a week, two weeks from now at the same point. it's been slightly different priorities, slightly different priorities, slightly different pieces across the four countries. it depends how you want to draw the table. irate countries. it depends how you want to draw the table.— countries. it depends how you want to draw the table. we have drawn it with those numbers. _ to draw the table. we have drawn it with those numbers. liu _ to draw the table. we have drawn it with those numbers. liu take - to draw the table. we have drawn it with those numbers. liu take up i to draw the table. we have drawn it. with those numbers. liu take up that offer from with those numbers. liu take up that offerfrom help with those numbers. liu take up that offer from help from the ministry of defence? irate offer from help from the ministry of defence? ~ . offer from help from the ministry of defence? . ., ., ~ , ., .,' defence? we have taken up that offer alread . defence? we have taken up that offer already- we — defence? we have taken up that offer already. we have _ defence? we have taken up that offer already. we have a _ defence? we have taken up that offer already. we have a number— defence? we have taken up that offer already. we have a number of- already. we have a number of ministry of defence individuals working with me, with the senior advisors and working with our vaccination centers. we are in constant touch with the armed forces. if we require more we will ask them for more. there has never been anything but a good relationship and the willingness of

them to come help us. do relationship and the willingness of them to come help us.— relationship and the willingness of them to come help us. do you need more? we — them to come help us. do you need more? we don't _ them to come help us. do you need more? we don't need _ them to come help us. do you need more? we don't need more - them to come help us. do you need more? we don't need more today, | them to come help us. do you need i more? we don't need more today, but that is based — more? we don't need more today, but that is based on _ more? we don't need more today, but that is based on supply _ more? we don't need more today, but that is based on supply and _ more? we don't need more today, but that is based on supply and the - that is based on supply and the vaccination centers we have presently active. remember, as back —— mass vaccine increases to many more people coming to more rooms to many more kits, you need more nurses. if we get to a point where we think we need more help, we will get it. we have vaccinated is ready. we have trained people ready to give these injections. we are now aligning the supply and demand for the next sets of each. brute aligning the supply and demand for the next sets of each.— aligning the supply and demand for the next sets of each. we have been talkin: the next sets of each. we have been talking about — the next sets of each. we have been talking about cases _ the next sets of each. we have been talking about cases of— the next sets of each. we have been talking about cases of the _ the next sets of each. we have been talking about cases of the south - talking about cases of the south african variant in england, some cases are in the north of england. you are further north than that, how are you keeping an eye on events? we are you keeping an eye on events? - think we have got a very small number of cases. quite hard to find. you need to nymex to be sure it's the south african variant or the uk variant or the brazilian variant, or any one of many new variants will probably get it. so we think we have very low numbers, and those who have been connected to that south african variant are being dealt with

slightly differently in terms of isolation come as you have seen in the south of england. we are very hopeful we can contain that as a uk approach with all of the clinicians, myself and my colleagues, but the variants are a problem as we have seen. we have to be very cautious. it's one of the reasons why the measures in place across the whole of the uk are so crucial and only being gently moved.— of the uk are so crucial and only being gently moved. professorjason leitch. being gently moved. professorjason leitch- thank— being gently moved. professorjason leitch. thank you _ being gently moved. professorjason leitch. thank you so _ being gently moved. professorjason leitch. thank you so much _ being gently moved. professorjason leitch. thank you so much for - leitch. thank you so much for joining us. leitch. thank you so much for joining us-_ the financial cost of the pandemic will be disproportionately felt by children, with a potential knock on effect on their future earnings. that's the warning today from the leading economic research group the institute for fiscal studies, who are calling on the government to do more to help fill the educational gap. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to two schools on merseyside — where head teachers and staff are working hard to help vulnerable pupils. morning, guys. you 0k? egremont primary in wallasey. morning, gorgeous, you 0k? the school at the heart of the community. morning. this is an area which has high levels of deprivation.

the pandemic has made worse many of the challenges children here face, and there is concern that lockdown and lost learning will have a lasting legacy. we've got children in school at a primary age that have missed key elements of their learning, and we can try and help them catch up as best we can, but each year, the curriculum builds on the foundations of the knowledge from the previous year. ultimately, the children that come to our school are coming to school with an awful lot of barriers to learning already. this is going to have an impact on many of them for the rest of their lives. school life is very different now. part of our pe curriculum is live lessons with the children. here, the challenges have been met with resilience and imagination, but today's report by the institute for fiscal studies paints a bleak picture. it's predicting that those in education now could — on average — be £40,000 worse off across their working lives because of the pandemic. i felt very, very flat, _ and ijust thought, "here we go, "here is another thing telling

the children how badly off i "they are, and how awful. they feel at the moment." at birkenhead high school academy, the head teacher says there needs to be more focus on keeping up morale in schools. what we're doing as a school - and as educators, what we are always doing, is we're trying to instill a lot of aspiration, _ so it's motivating and keeping - the children going, without loading that pressure on, saying that everything is going to count. towards your gcses or your a—levels or your btecs — so, my hopes are to go to university... beth and tegan are doing a—levels. their careers are at the forefront of their minds and so is trying to stay positive about the future. it's hard sometimes when you're trapped in your room, and it feels like it isjust you going through it, so that is why we wanted to come up with a video for our school, to show people that it's notjust them going through it, it is everyone. what i would say to people is, i just take every day as it comes. you know, take it as an opportunity

and just try and live _ a happy and positive life, and hopefully soon we i will be back to normal. the government says it is investing over £1 billion in an education catch—up fund. there will be hard times on the horizon for a generation whose education has been disrupted by the pandemic. one of the biggest challenges is ensuring optimism for the future. elaine dunkley, bbc news. with me is caroline derbyshire is the executive headteacher of saffron walden county high school and david laws, the executive chair of the education policy institute — and former lib dem schools minister under david cameron's government. hello, good evening to both. caroline, i would like to start with you. i don't know if you heard that argument. if a falls behind now, they will never catch up. do you agree? i they will never catch up. do you auree? .. they will never catch up. do you auree? ~ g ., , they will never catch up. do you auree? .. , . . . agree? i think, james, the thing is that our students _ agree? i think, james, the thing is that our students are _ agree? i think, james, the thing is that our students are much - agree? i think, james, the thing is that our students are much more i that our students are much more resilient than perhaps we think they are. they have been working exceptionally hard. 0bviously,

talking about secondary school students here, but they're getting up, getting logged in at 830 in the morning, working through until after three and then doing their homework. and i think there is a lot of, in a sense, misplaced talk about lost learning, because students are continuing to learn, and teachers are continuing to teach them, and everybody is working really hard. i've been incredibly impressed by the students in our trust, their attitude, their resilience, and how much they are in fact learning. i think the worry for me is that there are things we cannot do for them, the things that you can only do when you are back in school and when you have no social distance restrictions. the big loss, i believe, for young people is you know, the loss and taking part in concerts and doing plays and sports fixtures and going on trips. that's, of course, we just can't do in any kind of remote way. i think of something for us all to think about

and the government to think about as well when all of this is over is actually, how we put back the bits we can do, because i think on the education front, certainly in terms of academic teaching, a lot is happening and it's very, very good. david, you have probably heard caroline say it was misplaced talk to say kids might be losing a year or not able to catch up, what do you think about that?— think about that? caroline is certainly right _ think about that? caroline is certainly right about - think about that? caroline is certainly right about those l think about that? caroline is - certainly right about those other opportunities that young people are missing _ opportunities that young people are missing out, sports, the arts, so forth _ missing out, sports, the arts, so forth thats— missing out, sports, the arts, so forth. that's very important. but we are beginning to get quite a lot of research — are beginning to get quite a lot of research evidence coming in from across _ research evidence coming in from across the — research evidence coming in from across the country now about what the impact — across the country now about what the impact of the lockdown has been over the _ the impact of the lockdown has been over the last 9—10 months. while some _ over the last 9—10 months. while some children in some schools are doing _ some children in some schools are doing 0k _ some children in some schools are doing 0k and are managing to keep up with their— doing 0k and are managing to keep up with theirlearning, doing 0k and are managing to keep up with their learning, particularly if they've _ with their learning, particularly if they've got good online learning, we are seeing _ they've got good online learning, we are seeing across the country as a whole _ are seeing across the country as a whole undoubtedly a learning loss for the _ whole undoubtedly a learning loss for the average student. what we are also seeing _

for the average student. what we are also seeing is that students from the most — also seeing is that students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind more than others, perhaps— are falling behind more than others, perhaps understandably because they often don't have these supports in the home — often don't have these supports in the home environment, the it and so forth that _ the home environment, the it and so forth that allows them to do a lot of that— forth that allows them to do a lot of that online learning well. so i think— of that online learning well. so i think there is a problem here, not 'ust think there is a problem here, not just about — think there is a problem here, not just about the loss of things like sports _ just about the loss of things like sports and the non—academic areas, but there _ sports and the non—academic areas, but there is— sports and the non—academic areas, but there is on average a learning loss problem. and today's report 'ust loss problem. and today's report just demonstrates that over the long term, _ just demonstrates that over the long term, that _ just demonstrates that over the long term, that learning loss could be very expensive to our society, as well _ very expensive to our society, as well as— very expensive to our society, as well as in— very expensive to our society, as well as in very bad for those individual— well as in very bad for those individual students themselves and their opportunities in life. caroline, what do your pupils miss the most? i caroline, what do your pupils miss the most? .. , caroline, what do your pupils miss the most? ~' , , , , the most? i think they miss being with each other, _ the most? i think they miss being with each other, the _ the most? i think they miss being with each other, the social- with each other, the social dimension of school. i think they miss their teachers, that's what they tell us. and they also miss all of those wider things that you can't do through online learning from staring at a screen. they are

getting really good lessons, but they are not getting all of those other things as well that makes school so special. i think on david's point, you know, to say, yes, i think it is the case that there must be differences in the experiences that students have across the country, but schools are really good at spotting vulnerable children and getting disadvantaged children and getting disadvantaged children into school. remember, we've got lots of students in the schools working with us every day, and those are our vulnerable children, children with cmd, those who haven't got good access to it at home, and i think the problem with the narrative about loss of learning is that it's on the minds what it is we are doing for young people. teachers are working exceptionally hard. ., ., �* , ., , hard. caroline, i'm sorry to 'ump into my don-t i hard. caroline, i'm sorry to 'ump into my don't think* hard. caroline, i'm sorry to 'ump into my don't think that h hard. caroline, i'm sorry tojump into my don't think that anyone i hard. caroline, i'm sorry tojump| into my don't think that anyone is disputing that teachers are working hard, i think that what they are saying is that by not being able to socialize with other pupils and learn life lessons, this is something that's going to stay with

them for years and years and years. that's undoubtedly true. this is something we have never experienced before in this way. and i think young people are feeling thatjust as much as their parents are as well. ., .., , .., . well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly. _ well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly. l— well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly, i think— well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly, i think there _ well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly, i think there is - well. david, how can they catch up? well, firstly, i think there is more i well, firstly, i think there is more that the _ well, firstly, i think there is more that the government can do to support— that the government can do to support schools to help young people to catch _ support schools to help young people to catch up _ support schools to help young people to catch up. i think the report that came _ to catch up. i think the report that came out— to catch up. i think the report that came out today showed that even though _ came out today showed that even though the government has put in some _ though the government has put in some additional resources for school some additional resources for school so far. _ some additional resources for school so far. it's _ some additional resources for school so far, it's probably quite small in relation _ so far, it's probably quite small in relation to— so far, it's probably quite small in relation to the scale of the challenge that faces us. so schools typically _ challenge that faces us. so schools typically can use things like their people _ typically can use things like their people premium funding to help more disadvantaged youngsters. they may be able _ disadvantaged youngsters. they may be able to _ disadvantaged youngsters. they may be able to use the new national tutoring — be able to use the new national tutoring programme to do more one—on—one and small group tuition. it's one—on—one and small group tuition. it's given— one—on—one and small group tuition. it's given the — one—on—one and small group tuition. it's given the size of the learning loss problem that we've got, that is probably— loss problem that we've got, that is probably not enough support for all schools. _ probably not enough support for all schools, particularly the ones with the greatest level of disadvantage. secondly, there could be some young

people. _ secondly, there could be some young people. i_ secondly, there could be some young people, i minority of a think, but a significant — people, i minority of a think, but a significant minority who have fallen behind _ significant minority who have fallen behind very significantly over the last year. — behind very significantly over the last year, particularly if they have had to _ last year, particularly if they have had to socially distance, if they or someone — had to socially distance, if they or someone in — had to socially distance, if they or someone in their home environments, you know. _ someone in their home environments, you know. is _ someone in their home environments, you know, is highly at risk to covid, — you know, is highly at risk to covid, underthose you know, is highly at risk to covid, under those circumstances, some _ covid, under those circumstances, some of— covid, under those circumstances, some of those individuals might have lost almost _ some of those individuals might have lost almost the whole year's learning~ _ lost almost the whole year's learning. and we do think for some of those _ learning. and we do think for some of those children, there could be a need _ of those children, there could be a need to— of those children, there could be a need to give them the opportunity to repeat— need to give them the opportunity to repeat a _ need to give them the opportunity to repeat a year in education. that's not something, hopefully, that the majority _ not something, hopefully, that the majority of young people need, but under— majority of young people need, but under exceptional circumstances, we think it _ under exceptional circumstances, we think it should be there for the parents — think it should be there for the parents and students who want that. repeating _ parents and students who want that. repeating year. that idea, caroline? i'm not sure it is. i don't know logistically how you do that will stop how you fit another group into school? we stop how you fit another group into school? ~ . . .. stop how you fit another group into school? . ., ., ~ ., ., school? we are talking about a few individuals- — school? we are talking about a few individuals. he's _ school? we are talking about a few individuals. he's talking _ school? we are talking about a few individuals. he's talking a - school? we are talking about a few individuals. he's talking a minority| individuals. he's talking a minority there. it individuals. he's talking a minority there. . individuals. he's talking a minority there. , ., there. it might be something that could be done _ there. it might be something that could be done for— there. it might be something that could be done for individuals, -

could be done for individuals, additional support being provided for those individuals, but i think for those individuals, but i think for the vast majority of students, they are getting a really strong education as it stands, and they will be able to slot right back in with a bit of extra support when the time comes. with a bit of extra support when the time comes-— time comes. caroline, david, thank ou so time comes. caroline, david, thank you so much _ time comes. caroline, david, thank you so much for— time comes. caroline, david, thank you so much forjoining. _ time comes. caroline, david, thank you so much forjoining. thank- time comes. caroline, david, thankj you so much forjoining. thank you. fake coronavirus test certificates with a negative result are being sold online — meaning people can travel without being tested. that's the warning today from the eu's law enforcement agency, which says criminals are exploiting the pandemic and putting lives at risk. and bbc news can reveal that counterfeit nhs certificates are also being sold online, as angus crawford reports. this is a covid test certificate. the holder is negative and fit to fly. except they might not be, because it's a counterfeit. an investigator monitoring online forums used by criminal gangs. in some, flight tickets are bought and sold using stolen credit cards.

and now they're also dealing in fake covid test certificates. these criminal organisations that have been previously providing airline tickets using stolen credit card information, they're providing a fuller service. so they're now being able to give you false nhs certificates saying that you are fit to fly, that you have a negative covid test result. so this is like an underground travel agency? absolutely. and these guys have been operating for some time, not located just in the uk, they operate on a global basis. recently a man was arrested outside luton airport on suspicion of selling fake fit to fly certificates. it's an issue the authorities right across europe are worried about. our investigation found notjust fake nhs certificates, but also ones sold abroad for people coming back to the uk. these look like they're from clinics in nigeria but they're also fakes. crucially, if they're getting fake

fit to fly certificates, they may be carrying the virus. there is a very real risk of that, absolutely. travellers cutting corners, criminals making money. if fit to fly is easy to fake, can these certificates really keep britain safe? angus crawford, bbc news. —— the people find where including britain's romanians and germans. they face fines of around £2000. austria says it will ease its lockdown from next monday allowing schools and nonessential shops to reopen. the duke of sussex has won an apology and substantial damages from the publishers on mail on sunday and mail online. prince harry sued associated newspapers for libel after two articles claimed he turned his back on the royal marines after stepping down as a senior royal. the

duke will donate damages to his invective skates foundation. silver prices have hit an a eight—year high after calls to buy the metal on social media sparked a trading frenzy. it comes a week after amateur investors piled into shares in the games retailer gamestop, causing them to jump 700%. today silver rose by as much as 11%. there has been a 20% rise since last wednesday. small time traders swapping tips on reddit are thought to be behind the trend, as they seek to drive prices up. let's speak now to russ mould, an investment director at aj bell, a stock brocker. why are they trading silver? it's ossibl a why are they trading silver? it�*s possibly a similar situation to game stop were lots of people got very frustrated with professional investors, hedge funds who were betting the video retailers shares would fall in value. here, the silver market has been rife with

allegations and sometimes fines for investment banks who have been accused of artificially depressing the silver price. so it seems to be a very similar situation. private investors looking to try to get their own back on investment banks, so mainstreet having another go at wall street. did so mainstreet having another go at wall street. , ., so mainstreet having another go at wall street._ well, - so mainstreet having another go at wall street._ well, it's| wall street. did it work? well, it's worked today- _ wall street. did it work? well, it's worked today. it _ wall street. did it work? well, it's worked today. it may _ wall street. did it work? well, it's worked today. it may have - wall street. did it work? well, it's worked today. it may have worked j wall street. did it work? well, it's i worked today. it may have worked for the past week, but this is a long campaign. we actually have seen somebody try and corner the silver market before, the american hunch brothers ended up owning something like a third of the silver market in the early 1980s. they drove the price of seven times as much, and then the regulators got fed up with it, industrial bites of silver like tiffany's got fed up with it and the regulators fought back. in the end, they sold their position for a massive loss and their empire collapsed. massive loss and their empire collapsed-— massive loss and their empire collased. ., ., , collapsed. how are they reacting this time around? _ collapsed. how are they reacting this time around? there's - collapsed. how are they reacting this time around? there's been i collapsed. how are they reacting i this time around? there's been no comment as _ this time around? there's been no comment as of _ this time around? there's been no comment as of the _ this time around? there's been no comment as of the upcoming - this time around? there's been no comment as of the upcoming the i this time around? there's been no - comment as of the upcoming the end, the silver prices at an eight year high, but it's not been up up too much in the last two or three weeks,

but i'm sure they're watching it extremely closely. i mean silver is at an all—time high —— it's all—time high was a few dollars roughly compared to the 30 where we are at now. ~ ., ., , ., compared to the 30 where we are at now. . ., ., ,., ., compared to the 30 where we are at now— they - compared to the 30 where we are at | now— they will now. what about regulars? they will be watchin: now. what about regulars? they will be watching as _ now. what about regulars? they will be watching as well. _ now. what about regulars? they will be watching as well. they _ now. what about regulars? they will be watching as well. they will - now. what about regulars? they will be watching as well. they will make | be watching as well. they will make sure there is an orderly market and will be watching out for signs of market manipulation and quiet —— if people are trying to actually courtney to times to squeeze the price higher, which, again, some investment banks have been accused of trying to do to squeeze it lower. what you have seen in the past with regulars as they will try to let the free. they may even start to talk about taxes if things get a little bit out of hand, but normally, they only really get heavily involved once it's all gone wrong and big losses have been suffered, hoarse, dull, stable, bold.— dull, stable, bold. good slogan. does this count _ dull, stable, bold. good slogan. does this count as _ dull, stable, bold. good slogan. | does this count as manipulation, what they are doing? it’s does this count as manipulation, what they are doing?— does this count as manipulation, what they are doing? it's going to be difficult to _ what they are doing? it's going to be difficult to prove. _ what they are doing? it's going to be difficult to prove. we - what they are doing? it's going to be difficult to prove. we are - what they are doing? it's going to | be difficult to prove. we are living in a time when the bank of england and the american federal reserve are argued to be artificially depressing interest rates through their bond buying quantitive using programmes,

sue could say there is a lot of it about right now, it's going to be difficult to prove committing the regulators will let the market develop, see how it works out, but if people do start losing money very, very happily, that's when they will get involved. but if there was a simple solution to stop speculation, regulators would've found it by now. i can talk about the market bubble in the uk back in the market bubble in the uk back in the 16 90s changing human behavior, it's extremity difficult. if people want to speculate, they generally will. want to speculate, they generally will. do want to speculate, they generally will. ., ., ., , will. do i dare to ask what they will. do i dare to ask what they will target _ will. do i dare to ask what they will target next? _ will. do i dare to ask what they will target next? if— will. do i dare to ask what they will target next? if i _ will. do i dare to ask what they will target next? if i knew - will. do i dare to ask what they | will target next? if i knew that, james. will target next? if i knew that, james- lt's _ will target next? if i knew that, james- it's a — will target next? if i knew that, james. it's a good _ will target next? if i knew that, james. it's a good question. i i will target next? if i knew that, - james. it's a good question. i think they will be looking at other areas. i've had a look at silver come they may move onto gold, they may find some other shares that they think are depressed and have been unfairly picked, but i'm sure they will be moving on to something.- picked, but i'm sure they will be moving on to something. thank you so much. moving on to something. thank you so much- keep — moving on to something. thank you so much. keep well. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. we've just had our coldest january for about a decade in february is starting on a cold note as well. even in the sunshine, the temperatures struggled and now we've got the atlantic weather front

starting to gather foce moving into that cold air. we are going to have some more issues with ice and with snow in the next 24—48 hours and that cold air will be reluctant to relinquish its grip throughout this week. the immediate problem going through the night and tomorrow will be snow and with surface temperatures around about freezing, it will be icy to go with it. we have already had snow showers around today. we have this first weather front across northern ireland with rain and snow and it gets swept up by this next more intense band of rain turning to snow across the hills temporarily at lower levels for the midlands, east anglia, northern england, southern and central scotland — not to be ruled out elsewhere but there could be several centimetres even at lower levels and with those road surface temperatures at freezing, it will be treacherously icy, too. but northern scotland will continue to see some frosty conditions to start but some sunshine, wind strengthening and blowing around the snow, the central belt likely to see a few centimetres of snow, still that risk across northern ireland

and across northern england perhaps into the north midlands but all the time you have this slightly milder air following in and in sunny spells but then lots of showers, heavy showers with hail and thunder as the wind starts to strengthen. temperatures will be into the teens potentially in southern areas contrasting with that arctic air still stuck further north. we also have to contend with snow thaw filtering down into the rivers, again, with the ground being saturated. tuesday night and wednesday, little change with that weather front stuck in the north, just strengthening winds but we could have more significant rain across southern counties of england, possibly wales. the devil is in the detailfor this week. please do stay tuned to the forecast that weather front is still with us across parts of southern central scotland, the far north of england, possibly northern ireland. getting the detail at this stage will be difficult but away from the coast, it is likely to fall as snow, potentially in the heavier bursts even at lower levels. you can see that temperature contrast.

a concern as well for flooding because we still have numerous flood warnings in force. you can get those and the weather ones on the website.

this is bbc news. it's a pivotal moment in the battle against coronavirus. the experts says they are racing to vaccinate as many people as possible before the new variants spread. in the us, january was the deadliest month yet of the pandemic, but the figures are improving. progress that could be undone if the more contagious variants take hold. the army is back in charge in myanmarjust months after losing an election. the civilian leader aung san suu khi is once again under house arrest. also in the programme — donald trump has lined up a new team of lawyers for his second impeachment trial after several members of his legal team walked off the case. amd it's a nor�*easter — storm 0rlena blows in,

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