this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in england by the coalition government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. president biden says donald trump is "dangerous" and wants him to lose access to intelligence briefings normally given to former presidents. i just think that there is no need to have that intelligence briefing. what value is giving him an intelligence briefing? what impact does he have at all,

other than the fact that he might slip and say something? and tens of thousands of farmers block major highways across india as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk, scientists are warning the government against easing lockdown measures too soon, despite the continued roll—out of the coronavirus vaccination programme. ministers have said that all over—50s in the uk should be offered the first dose of the vaccine by may. with infection rates falling across the country, borisjohnson is under pressure from his own mps to set out a road map for lifting restrictions. the prime minister has promised to set out his plan to start easing measures in england

on 22nd of february. meanwhile, a leaked government document has revealed ministers are looking to make sweeping reforms of the national health service in england, with a reduced role for private companies. more on that in a moment. first this report from rhaya barton. nearly 11 million people have been given theirfirstjab. the government is increasingly confident it will hit its target of offering vaccines to the over—70s, all front—line health workers and the clinically extremely vulnerable by the middle of this month. so now it's looking further ahead. my goal is that i want us to be able to offer a vaccine to all over—50s — that's priority groups one to nine — by may. there's a lot of things that we've got to get right in order to hit that goal. and, obviously, supply is the most difficult of all of those. but we're currently on track for that. just over 10,971,000 people have now received their first dose of a vaccine. 19,114 new cases of coronavirus

were reported in the latest 24—hour period, with a further 1,014 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. how are you doing? the prime minister says as the vaccination programme intensifies, he'll set out a road map later this month for easing lockdown restrictions. but he's warned that these are early days, and infection rates are still very high. scientists, too, are urging caution. i totally understand that we want to try to get back to normal. but the real danger is if we relax too rapidly, we'll get a resurgence and we'll end up going into another lockdown. so we really need to ease out of this very carefully, so that we don't lose the gains we get from vaccination by allowing people to mix more rapidly and spreading the virus more. you might get a sore arm for a couple of days. in a further boost for the vaccination programme, the uk's drug regulator says any side effects are mostly mild. my wife has had hers already and she just had a 24—hour soreness.

but that's all. and she's perfectly 0k afterwards. so i'm not concerned. it doesn't hurt and i feel so secure now. the government says it wants to vaccinate 32 million people by may. but it's more reluctant to say when it thinks life will be back to some sort of normality. rhaya barton, bbc news. let's get more now on news that borisjohnson is to reverse controversial reforms of the nhs in england with more centralised control. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has been explaining what the plans may mean for the future of the health service. whitehall sources, they are not wanting to talk about the detail of this draft white paper that has been brought in today, they say wait for the real thing, but they are stressing that what we will see when it does emerge is evolution rather than a revolution and they say that actually this is part of the continuity of the shape of nhs that

were set out by a simon stevens aheads the head of the nhs in england, two years ago with his long—term plan. more locally integrated services, the patient driven choice, the competition really defined andrew lansley�*s controversial reforms back in 2012, which i think because an enormous amount of disquiet within the health service and there has been a gradual unwinding to move away from that philosophy in the year since and that looks like it will accelerate as a result of this white paper. jeremy hunt, a previous tory health secretary, now chairman of the health select committee was talking about this this morning and he said these are the sort of changes that are needed to deal with an ageing population. last year was the first year in history where, across the world, there were more over—65s than under—fives. so we are all having to deal with this big change in our health provision of the growth in older people. what that means is you need a lot

more joined—up care. it's notjust going into hospital to have your hip replaced, having that sorted out and going home again. it's people who have lots of things that need to be sorted out, who are using the health service many times during the course of the year. and the structures need to be improved to make that possible. does this mean more centralised care and more power to the health secretary rather than for the nhs? 0f secretary rather than for the nhs? of course, big questions are still around social care.— of course, big questions are still around social care. they really are. yes, i think— around social care. they really are. yes, i think it _ around social care. they really are. yes, i think it is _ around social care. they really are. yes, i think it is about _ around social care. they really are. yes, i think it is about more - yes, i think it is about more locally focused managed care for patients, so integration seems to be the buzzword at the moment, integrating services far better and it does suggest more power in whitehall with the secretary of state, i think they could be a frustration right now in government that they would like more levers to pull when it comes to the delivery of health care and they have seen how that can happen during the course of the pandemic and that may

have exacerbated their move towards these sorts of reforms, but you're right, when the great lagoon is here is a social care. there has been a focus on it in the pandemic, we have been waiting for years for a sustainable new funding model for social care, it doesn't seem like this will be in this white paper. fin this will be in this white paper. on the this will be in this white paper. 0n the whole vaccination question, borisjohnson under pressure from the right—wing of his party in particular to ease measures quickly. we have a budget coming up, huge economic pressures, and yet this question about even if you vaccinate the population, if there are huge numbers of daily cases, with the prospect of mutations, is it safe to open up schools, businesses and all the rest of it?— the rest of it? that is the question- _ the rest of it? that is the question. jeremy - the rest of it? that is the question. jeremy hunt i the rest of it? that is the - question. jeremy hunt yesterday the rest of it? that is the _ question. jeremy hunt yesterday were saying it would be a huge mistake, even once you have vaccinated all over 50s, to suddenly release restrictions, because the chances then of a mutant strain this virus that could not be effective with the current vaccine is very high. the

only way this will be... to keep a lid on covid in the next few months as if you have a significantly low transmission rate that you can test and trace properly and that is what he is urging, but of course there is a massive political argument going on and there are people within the tory party who are urging boris johnson to release these restrictions as quickly as possible, but at the moment, caution seems to be the buzzword, the watchword, in at number ten. nigel edwards is the chief executive of the health policy think tank, the nuffield trust. thanks so much forjoining us. first, could you explain what you think is coming here, if these leaks are correct? the think is coming here, if these leaks are correct?— are correct? the leaks are the latest version _ are correct? the leaks are the latest version in _ are correct? the leaks are the latest version in a _ are correct? the leaks are the latest version in a discussion i are correct? the leaks are the i latest version in a discussion that nhs england has been having with the nhs england has been having with the nhs and why that system to try and get a better arrangement for how services are organised locally. the 2012 act, the lansley act, was

broadly considered to have been a bit of a problem in allowing gps, hospitals, services and social care to work more closely together and some elements of the competition and requirements have the way of people working together. 15 requirements have the way of people working together.— working together. is this plan to centralise power _ working together. is this plan to centralise power and _ working together. is this plan to centralise power and to - working together. is this plan to centralise power and to give - working together. is this plan to centralise power and to give it i working together. is this plan to | centralise power and to give it to be health secretary?— centralise power and to give it to be health secretary? there are two thins be health secretary? there are two things going _ be health secretary? there are two things going on. — be health secretary? there are two things going on, first _ be health secretary? there are two things going on, first there - be health secretary? there are two things going on, first there is - be health secretary? there are two things going on, first there is the l things going on, first there is the sorting out of the lansley mess and getting the local organisations working on a proper statutory basis. at the moment it is all done by collaboration and goodwill and i think there is a feeling in the nhs that we perhaps need something with a little bit more bite and in parallel with that, we have seen stories in the press with ministers feeling they want to hold nhs more closely to account. i think people in the nhs and others perhaps look

at the performance during the pandemic and would reflect that actually, the nhs has done rather well, the vaccination programme is another example of that, and part of that has been due to the fact it has been able to be agile and let people at the front line get on with it more without some of the central control. the things that have been centrally controlled by the department of health, for example nhs supply chain which dealt with ppe all the test and trace programme, which although it is called nhs test and trace is in fact run by the department of health and not the nhs will stop it is not immediately clear that what the nhs needsis immediately clear that what the nhs needs is more central control and i'm yet to hear the secretary of state or any ministers really explain what it is they cannot do under the current arrangements. what under the current arrangements. what about the position _ under the current arrangements. what about the position of the nhs chief executive? if powers move from home to a political figure, executive? if powers move from home to a politicalfigure, sir simon stevens, is he going to stick around? i stevens, is he going to stick around? . ., , _, . around? i am not in his confidence about that- —

around? i am not in his confidence about that- i— around? i am not in his confidence about that. i think _ around? i am not in his confidence about that. i think there _ around? i am not in his confidence about that. i think there has - around? i am not in his confidence about that. i think there has been | about that. i think there has been concern when this has been discussed that the deal that he made when he came to do the job was one in which he would have a high level of independence, if that changes, who knows. the bigger concern about all of this i think, both at the local organisation and this change in relationship with the department, is the nhs will have a real challenge on its hands, even when the pandemic is over. there are very large number people waiting, a lot of complex problems as a consequence of long covid, there were a host of problems going into the pandemic that still need to be dealt with, the last thing it needs a structural reorganisation or a change at the top. it is very easy, ministers always saying we will not have a top of the organisation and it turned out to be completely untrue and inadvertently triggered a huge reorganisation and i think we would be very concerned that this should

not happen here. the top, there is a falling out between the government and the leadership of the nhs or locally because of lots of reorganisation, but i'm afraid i'm not in cert simon's confidence in that issue. in not in cert simon's confidence in that issue-— not in cert simon's confidence in that issue. , ., ., , that issue. in terms of how patients will notice this, _ that issue. in terms of how patients will notice this, we _ that issue. in terms of how patients will notice this, we have _ that issue. in terms of how patients will notice this, we have perhaps i will notice this, we have perhaps not appreciated the nhs more than we have now, how will we notice these reforms and how quickly?— have now, how will we notice these reforms and how quickly? there have been loads of— reforms and how quickly? there have been loads of reorganisations - reforms and how quickly? there have been loads of reorganisations and i been loads of reorganisations and politicians always say patients will not notice a difference, which rather raises the question of in which case why is it necessary? i think in the longer term it should allow gps and hospitals and community services and social care to work better and more effectively together, to remove some of the fragmentation of care so care is

better coordinated but that is a long—term project and structural changes will help with that but i actually hope that mostly the changes in the wiring behind the dashboard should not be too noticeable to patients and when it is, it will be in the longer term, because the results are getting better. but i would not be too optimistic about this structural change really affecting how care is delivered. it is not the magic ingredient, but could help. thank ou so ingredient, but could help. thank you so much _ ingredient, but could help. thank you so much for— ingredient, but could help. thank you so much for your _ ingredient, but could help. thank you so much for your time. i thousands of people have taken to the streets of myanmar�*s main city, yangon, to protest against this week's military coup. they are calling for the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi and others detained by the army. it's the first big demonstration since the military seized power. the crowds were chanting in favour of democracy, and against what they say is a dictatorship. the authorities have been quick to respond, although there are no reports of any violence yet.

police with riot shields and barbed wire have set up barricades to prevent them entering the downtown area. the military, which seized power on monday has ordered telecom companies to block the social media app twitter, following a similar move against facebook earlier this week. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head is following the developments. we do not know how much they have been replicated in the rest of the country. there was also a protest, we understand, in the second main city, mandalay. this one was pretty large, it wasn't spectacularly big, but it was the largest so far. i think you have to understand, people at this stage, there is no obvious leadership, the national league for democracy, the party that was ousted, has had its key leader, aung san suu kyi, held in detention and charged. other leaders also detained. so i do not think there is an overall strategy. people have been, throughout the week, since the coup, finding other ways to show their disapproval of what the military has done, these nightly banging of pots and pans and honkings of horns. this was the first organised protest.

it involved workers coming in from the industrial west of yangon and marching down, led by young political activists and then joining up with others, until they were confronted by frankly not very big lines of police but there were a couple of water cannon. it was peaceful, they did not attempt to push their way past the police. that protest has now, we believe, dispersed or certainly died down, with a promise they will come back. i think we have to see this as the beginning of people protesting and perhaps testing the water under military rule as to how much they will be allowed to do. the difficulty now though is going to be keeping track of what happens from now on, because the internet has not been completely blocked by the authorities but squeezed down to very, very small amounts of internet service. the main social media apps have been blocked. the telecom companies have been told to block them, so twitter is down. it is getting harder and harder to get information and material out of myanmar and that will make it

much more difficult to monitor what happens from here on. what about aung san suu kyi's whereabouts? is she under house arrest? what sort of state is she in as far as we know? and what about the key reaction of china? aung san suu kyi, we believe, is staying in her home in naypyitaw under a kind of house arrest. we know she has been charged with this ludicrous case of apparently having illegal walkie—talkies. i mean, nobody takes that seriously, but it seems they will pursue that. i suppose they may apply other charges to her as well. i think the military is still trying to figure out ways in which it can finish her off. nobody doubts that is the game plan now. the military complained about the election. its own party was pretty much wiped out, only got 6% of the seats, so if it is to hold another election and correct what it believes was an unfair election, it is going to have to stop aung san suu kyi from running, and so we expect her

to stay in custody. the headlines on bbc news: the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to the nhs in england by the coalition government in 2012, which saw the private sector given a greater role. us presidentjoe biden believes donald trump should no longer have access to intelligence briefings because of his "erratic behaviour." former us presidents traditionally receive some briefings after they leave office. but mr biden told cbs evening news he was worried about mr trump's access. this was mr biden's first broadcast interview since becoming president. he also spoke about the upcoming

impeachment trial and was asked if he was a senator, would he have voted to convict mr trump? look, i ran like hell to defeat him because i thought he was unfit to be president. i watched what everybody else watched. what happened when that crew invaded the united states congress. but i am not in the senate now. i will let the senate make that decision. let me ask you something you do have oversight of as president. should former president trump still receive intelligence briefings? i think not. why not? because of his erratic behaviour unrelated to the insurrection. you've called him an existential threat, you've called him dangerous, you've called him reckless. i have, and i believe it. what's your worst fear if he continues to get these intelligence briefings? what value is giving him intelligence briefings? what impact does he have at all, other than the fact that he might

slip and say something? with much of the emphasis still on former president trump, our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told us how difficult it might be for president biden to move away from the shadow of his predecessor. inevitably, he is going to be asked at least for the foreseeable future about donald trump when they are relevant issues, but you could almost hear his reluctance to get into that issue too deeply. he also in this interview talked about the stimulus bill, how he has made perhaps some concessions over minimum minimum wage, which is certainly something he wants to achieve in the months and years to come. i think he is a man in a rush to get his policy enacted, in the months and years to come. and and that's what he wants to focus on. but, clearly, because again coming back to what we have all gone through the past few months,

the actions of donald trump are still likely to make news and the president is going to be asked about it. tens of thousands of indian farmers have blocked major highways across the country as they continue their protests against new agricultural laws. the three—hour blockade has disrupted traffic in many parts of india but the movement of ambulances and essential services is being allowed. police have detained dozens of protesters. joining me now from glasgow, from charity and advocacy sikhs in scotland, dr sharandeep singh. how much has this whole protest movement got support for the sikh diaspora around the world? the whole of farmers protest, _ diaspora around the world? the whole of farmers protest, which _ diaspora around the world? the whole of farmers protest, which started i of farmers protest, which started about six months ago, has led to a huge global interest in this peaceful farmers huge global interest in this peacefulfarmers rights huge global interest in this peaceful farmers rights movement. during the course of the last four months, what we have seen is what started out as a meaningful effort

on behalf of farmers and farmers unions to engage with the indian government, to deliberate on these laws which were passed which really append the whole infrastructure of farming in india, has now morphed into a serious question on the legislative competence across india and also the democratic freedoms of citizens in india to protest against certain policies which are enacted. when you say it has been peaceful, there have been incidents of violence and incidence of farmers being armed and the government has offered to suspend the laws and has also offered to continue, they said they will continue paying the minimum wage to farmers, haven't they? minimum wage to farmers, haven't the ? , ., minimum wage to farmers, haven't the ? , . ., , , they? yes, what we have seen is initiall , they? yes, what we have seen is initially. for— they? yes, what we have seen is initially, for a _ they? yes, what we have seen is initially, for a period _ they? yes, what we have seen is initially, for a period of - they? yes, what we have seen is initially, for a period of perhaps. initially, for a period of perhaps two months, the farmers and farmers union leaders were being stonewalled, laws were passed, in the summer there was no consultation for such a drastic reform is to the whole market. a protest movement

which encompasses people, yes there have been a small handful of outbreaks, but the larger outpouring of violence has been on the half of the police and the state, which has been really trying to crack down on these peaceful protests and it is that which is concerning any members of the day our spirit here in scotland. particularly what has been a part of the engagement of the global indian day our spirit movement has been to support those farmers who are out there in the streets in some of the harshest, coldest weather conditions and that demonstrates how dearly and how concerned they are about these laws. it is a critical part of their future and they are willing to spend their months... haifa future and they are willing to spend their months. . ._ future and they are willing to spend their months... ., . ., , . their months... how much money have ou their months... how much money have you raised? — their months... how much money have you raised? have _ their months... how much money have you raised? have you _ their months... how much money have you raised? have you raised _ their months... how much money have you raised? have you raised money i their months... how much money have you raised? have you raised money to| you raised? have you raised money to send them? we you raised? have you raised money to send them?— send them? we have not personally, but we have — send them? we have not personally, but we have seen _ send them? we have not personally, but we have seen international i send them? we have not personally, but we have seen international aid i but we have seen international aid

charities putting out tents for example to housing them, providing water supplies and even providing massage chairs for them. what water supplies and even providing massage chairs for them. what do you sa to massage chairs for them. what do you say to those — massage chairs for them. what do you say to those critics _ massage chairs for them. what do you say to those critics of _ massage chairs for them. what do you say to those critics of this _ massage chairs for them. what do you say to those critics of this whole i say to those critics of this whole movement that say, not all a it of course, but some part of it has been infiltrated, organised, taken over by khalistani separatists, and that is why you are seeing the punjabi sikhs out protesting. ida. is why you are seeing the pun'abi sikhs out protestingi is why you are seeing the pun'abi sikhs out protesting. no, i'm really concerned to _ sikhs out protesting. no, i'm really concerned to hear— sikhs out protesting. no, i'm really concerned to hear that _ sikhs out protesting. no, i'm really concerned to hear that kind - sikhs out protesting. no, i'm really concerned to hear that kind of- concerned to hear that kind of propaganda. it concerned to hear that kind of propaganda-— concerned to hear that kind of ”roauanda, , ., , ., ., propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am askin: propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am asking a — propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am asking a question. _ propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am asking a question. it _ propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am asking a question. it is, - propaganda. it is not propaganda, i am asking a question. it is, these l am asking a question. it is, these arguments _ am asking a question. it is, these arguments are — am asking a question. it is, these arguments are total— am asking a question. it is, these arguments are total farce - am asking a question. it is, these arguments are total farce and i i am asking a question. it is, these i arguments are total farce and i have seen pictures of greta thunberg and rhianna being burnt in the streets. they are being accused of being part of a global conspiracy to break up india when all they have done is simply voiced and said farmer's voices that should be heard. and

these accusations, which the government have fuelled, i have my family and friends, dozens of people i know involved in a small scale farming in india and they are extremely fearfulfor farming in india and they are extremely fearful for the future. this is not an attempt to break up india, this is not a feature of these protests, it is simply about how the farmers in the future will be able to engage with the market, how they will be able to market their produce without being manipulated or being taken over by major corporate houses and international players and their income is being driven down. thank ou ve income is being driven down. thank you very much _ income is being driven down. thank you very much indeed _ income is being driven down. thank you very much indeed for _ income is being driven down. thank you very much indeed for your- income is being driven down. thank you very much indeed for your time. thank you. small businesses that took out government loans to keep them afloat during the pandemic are being given more time to repay them. to date, 1.4 million businesses have borrowed £45 billion and they will now have up to ten years, rather than six,

to pay back the money. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said he wanted to give firms "breathing space to get back on their feet". our business correspondent katie prescott explained how the new arrangements will work. so, these loans were introduced at a really crunch time during the pandemic to get money quickly and cheaply to small businesses, so they could borrow up to £50,000 from their bank with no need to pay back any of that money for the first year. now that was introduced back in may. we are coming up to may, so the first of these loans are going to start falling due and the real worry is that these businesses simply won't be able to pay back the money, that is certainly a real concern for banks. so we have seen a lot of the banks announcing massive losses in the last year, because they are setting aside vast sums, billions of pounds, in order to cover these loans that companies might not be able to pay back because of course, the pandemic has gone on a lot longer than expected, the economic hit has been far harder. there is also a concern about fraud when it comes to these loans. they were pushed out so quickly, firms were given the ability to take

them within 24 to 72 hours, and so there is a real concern that their money will not be able to be paid back. and the context of this of course is that we are coming up to the budget at the start of march and the chancellor is having to look again at all of these schemes that were introduced to support the economy and just think is now the right time to be winding them up? you're watching bbc news. storm darcy is set to bring heavy snow and gale force winds to parts of england as cold air sweeps in from russia. yellow warnings for snow cover the length of britain, with drifting snow and blizzards likely to add to the difficult conditions. the storm has also led the met office to issue an amber warning for snow for the east and south—east of england from early on sunday morning. there is a chance a few places could see as much as 20cm of snow, forecasters have warned. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell.

hello. the weather is going to be turning much colder right the way across the uk this weekend and as it does so, the risk of disruptive snow will shift further south. we saw scotland badly affected through the latter part of the weekjust gone. still some snow for scotland this afternoon and actually, increasingly at lower levels, as the colder air works in. we will also start to see some snow across parts of northern england, particularly across the high ground of the pennines. further south, it's largely rain across central and eastern england at this stage. towards the west, there will be some sunshine around. through the evening, and overnight, the colder air from the east continues to float its way southwards. a weather front comes into the mix pushing up from the continent and then we look set to see some fairly persistent snow across some southern and eastern counties of england. widespread frost takes us into sunday, further snow showers pushing in from the east across scotland and northern england, icejust about anywhere and we have some standing surface water.

here comes that cold air from scandinavia from sunday, all the way south across the uk. this is storm darcy, named by the dutch met service, pulling off into the continent. this front doesn't pull out of the way very quickly. so the met office is now concerned enough about the threat that piling up the snow across parts of east anglia and kent that an amber warning for the risk of disruption has been issued here. we could see in some areas up to 20 centimetres of snow and blizzard conditions because those easterly winds will be particularly gusty. also, the likelihood of some of that snow drifting. this exact line of how far west snow pushes is a little bit subject to question, as we get closer to the time, we should be able to pinpoint that for you more. but that's the area most likely to be badly hit on sunday. further north, snow showers streaming across northern england and scotland. many sheltered western areas, though, seeing some beautiful sunshine but it will be cold. cold to start on monday with a widespread frost and we still have easterly winds. the front towards the south—east

diminished, just a slight snow i think here by then and perhaps the showers across northern england and scotland, fewer and further between. a lot of sunshine on monday, but a cold day. widespread frost to start. in many areas, the temperature will only push up to two to three degrees, but you must remember that strong, easterly wind. factor that in and it will feel sub zero.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. thousands of people take to the streets in myanmar to protest against the military coup and to demand the release of aung san suu kyi. a leaked document appears to reveal

plans to reverse reforms made