this is bbc news, the headlines at 6... 12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but the government says it has no plans to introduce vaccine passports. of course, you have the evidence that you have been vaccinated held by your gp. and if other countries require you to show proof of that evidence, then that is obviously up to those countries. the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid—19, but scientists say it will still help to beat the pandemic. we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there's still protection, in that case, against deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease. a himalayan glacier collapses sending a wall of water and rock

down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for. heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the south east of england in the coming hours with weather warnings issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. good evening. scientists behind the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying, if infected with the south african variant. it comes after early results from one study — not yet checked by other experts — suggested the vaccine had only limited protection against that variant. around 100 cases of it have been identified in the uk.

our health correspondent, jim reed reports. extra surge testing in the midlands to try and stamp out the latest variant of coronavirus. around 100 cases of a version first found in south africa have been confirmed in the uk to date. the worry is, a specific mutation could make vaccines less effective. now, new trial results from south africa appear to confirm that. a small study of 2,000 mainly younger people, published in full tomorrow, has found the 0xford—astrazeneca jab only offered limited protection against mild and moderate infections. whether it works against more serious disease could not be assessed, because the numbers were too low. the brazil variant...

0xford scientists though are confident theirjab should still prevent hospital admissions and deaths. maybe we won't be reducing the number of cases as much, but we still won't be seeing the deaths, the hospitalisations and the severe disease, and that's really important for health care systems, even if we are having mild and asymptomatic infections. the news today follows similarfindings from other vaccine manufacturers. the team in oxford are already working to tweak their vaccine, and say a new version which can better protect against the south african variant should be available by the autumn. the government says it may be we need a newjab each year, as new variants emerge. we see very much a, probably an annual or a booster in the autumn or an annual, in the way we do with flu vaccinations, where you look at what variant of virus is spreading around the world, you rapidly produce a variant of vaccine and then begin to vaccinate and protect the nation. this all comes as hospitals very busy.

here in stoke, staff say admissions are starting to slow down, but on the respiratory ward, almost all the beds are still taken. vaccinations may be the best way to relieve this pressure, but a reminder today, even when that programme is complete, it won't mean the end of covid. we may have to live with the virus for years to come. jim reed, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 15,845 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means an average of 18,358 new cases per day in the last week. another 373 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, numbers do tend to be lower at weekends. average in the past week, 901 deaths were announced every day. the total number of uk

deaths is now 112,465. the latest on the vaccination programme is thatjust under 550,000 people had a first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 2a hour period. and that takes the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to just over 12 million. so, as the rollout of covid vaccines continues apace, the government says there are no plans to issue vaccine passports, which may facilitate travel to countries saying people should be vaccinated before arriving for summer holidays. 0ur political corrspendont, iain watson, gave us this update. the issue has come to the fore because greece has said it may well open up to visitors in the spring, so long as they can prove they have been vaccinated. but the idea of having a vaccination

passport has been basically denounced by none other than vaccines minister himself, nadhim zahawi, on the grounds it would be discriminatory. you could see the situation i suppose for older people who have had been jabbed are allowed to travel abroad and younger people who are yet to have the jab would be confined to these shores. but in recent days, that has not been good enough for the former prime minister, tony blair. he has been pushing for an internationally agreed travel pass. and another former labour leader, ed miliband, now on labour's front bench, said an open mind on the vaccination passport should be kept. meanwhile, inside the conservative party, as the vaccinations programme roles apace, there has been calls by a vocal minority of mps for schools to reopen in england later this month, but the vaccines minister said the prime minister intends to be careful, so the date pencilled in for reopening, march the 8th, looks very unlikely to be brought forward. at least nine people are known

to have died and up to 200 people are missing after a glacier broke free in northern india and smashed into a hydroelectric dam. 0ne witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. it happened in uttarakhand state. a rescue operation has been taking place and survivors have been pulled from under the mud and rubble. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanthan reports. this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: i witnessed something that looked like a scene _ from a bollywood film. i've never seen anything like it. about 50—100 people were running for their lives, but couldn't be saved. and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. they're taking their belongings, including their quilts and mattresses.

with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, an urgent rescue operation was under way. hundreds of members of the indian military and disaster response units have been deployed to the area. translation: we are ensuring| that those who are stranded due to bridges being washed away and due to the absence of bridges, that they do not face any shortages of rations or food. our efforts will be extended to help and send relief to people who are trapped as early as possible, through oui’ rescue teams. cheering. a moment of hope, as workers rescue one man from this tunnel. but dozens more are still feared trapped. officials say two power plants, employing more than 150 people, were also hit. many of the workers remain unaccounted for. hospitals are on standby. in a tweet, india's prime minister's, narendra modi, said he was constantly monitoring the situation. "india stands with uttarakhand," he says.

"and the nation praise for everyone's safety." parts of the country have been hit with heavy snow and strong winds, with warnings of possible further significant disruption. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of england, scotland and northern ireland, with snow and ice expected to affect travel. an amber warning meaning power cuts are also likely, is in force across the east and south east of england. from colchester, our news correspondentjon donnison reports forfamilies in colchester, a bit of a lift from life under lockdown. although maybe some still may be claiming to be working from home, for many, the snow provided a welcome break. a few weeks ago, we were probably one of the only areas that did not have any snow, so we are glad we have got some now.

when was the beast from the east? three years ago? so that was our last time here. we wanted to come out and play in the snow. and see some other people, which is nice. _ but on the town's high street in the town, not everyone looks to be enjoying themselves. this year, the weather providing perhaps another good reason to stay at home. and there has been some disruption. at clacton hospital in essex, the covid vaccination centre was forced to close because of heavy snow. appointments also had to be rescheduled in parts of suffolk. and there could be more problems for key workers if, as forecasters predict, the cold snap continues for much of the week. the biggest amount of disruption will be the next 2a hours parts of norfolk, suffolk, essex and kent, that is where the met office amber weather warning is in place. over the next few days, there could be localised disruption in parts of eastern scotland and eastern england with snow flurries there, and even if you don't see the snow, and many won't, there will be a notable wind—chill, sub zero, through much of the week. it really will be a cold spell and the big question mark comes when that will break down?

if it does, it is likely to be towards the end of the week and weekend and we can see some more snow this time in western areas. in kent, drivers were struggling this morning, and the aa is warning motorists to be especially careful on side roads. in scotland, where they are more used to snow, there was also a good coating. for those who love the snow, the good news is, in many parts, it's forecast to continue into tomorrow, with temperatures not expected to rise significantly for the rest of the week. police have named the 22—year—old who was killed in a stabbing in north west london yesterday. sven badzak was walking with a friend in kilburn yesterday afternoon when he was chased by a group of men and attacked. he was rushed to hospital where he later died. his 16—year—old friend was also stabbed and police say he is fighting for his life. tens of thousands of protestors were back on the streets in myanmar for a second day running today,

amid growing outrage over last week's military coup. the largest demonstrations were in the main city of yangon, but those elsewhere included the capital and military stronghold, naypyitaw. many called for the release of aung san suu kyi from detention. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. they started marching in the morning, and the numbers just kept growing. if the soldiers who unseated myanmar�*s elected government on monday thought their coup would be unopposed, thousands came out to prove them wrong, filling the streets. chanting. "democracy is our right", they chanted, "ending dictatorship, ourwill". horns honking. the traffic was forced to a crawl, and cars sounded their horns, not in anger, but in support, and in defiance of the police, who mutely watched as yangon city centre was taken over.

many wore or carried the colour red of the national league for democracy, the deposed party of aung san suu kyi. and everywhere, herface. she is still in military custody, but very much the symbol of this growing resistance movement. chanting. translation: we don't want to go back to military rule. _ we don't want to live in fear. we want mother su to be freed from being under detention unjustly. translation: they can block the internet and other - communications, but they can't block people's ears, their mouths and their brains. there were similar protests across the country. in the second city, mandalay, a surprisingly, big march in the second city, mandalay, a surprisingly big march in remote and mountainous chin state and even in the cit�*s own citadel, the capital,

nay pyi daw, a noisy rally own citadel, the fortress—like capital, nay pyi daw, a noisy rally protesting motorbike riders. the military may hold all the levers of government, but for now, the streets belong to the people. after an anxious and dispiriting week, there was relief and enjoyment in these protests. but the army has killed thousands before, to shore up its power. it may do so again. jonathan head, bbc news. the engingeering giant rolls—royce is proposing to temporarily close its jet engine factories this summer to try to save money because of the pandemic. the shutdown, which is thought to be the first in its history, would affect 12,500 workers in the uk and last a fortnight across its civil aerospace division. it's 6.14pm. the headlines on bbc news... 12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine

offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid—19, but scientists say it will still help to beat the pandemic. a himalayan glacier collapses sending a wall of water and rock down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for. two campers have been fined for breaching lockdown, after a lake district mountain rescue volunteer was seriously injured after falling 500 feet while going to their aid. the patterdale mountain rescue team was called out in the early hours of saturday to help a man suffering chest pains. police said two men, one from liverpool, the other from leicester, had been camping at red screes above kirkstone pass. we can speak now to mike rippon, team leader of patterdale mountain rescue. first of all, we should ask for the condition of your colleague who was injured. what do you know what i mean? . ., ., , ., ,

mean? the colleague still remains in hosital. mean? the colleague still remains in hospital- the — mean? the colleague still remains in hospital. the latest _ mean? the colleague still remains in hospital. the latest update _ mean? the colleague still remains in hospital. the latest update is - hospital. the latest update is obviously he has got a life changing injuries and we are waiting for the reports. we injuries and we are waiting for the re orts. ~ ., , injuries and we are waiting for the re orts. ~ .,, ., injuries and we are waiting for the reorts. ~ ., , , injuries and we are waiting for the reorts.~ ., , , �* reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure ou reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure you and — reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure you and your— reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure you and your colleagues - reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure you and your colleagues to. - reports. we hope for the best as i'm sure you and your colleagues to. it l sure you and your colleagues to. it is a timely reminder of the work the volunteer mountain rescue teams do around, particularly around, 49 teams around england and wales, almost a quarter of those in and around the lakes.— almost a quarter of those in and around the lakes. that's correct. 12 teams in the _ around the lakes. that's correct. 12 teams in the lake _ around the lakes. that's correct. 12 teams in the lake district, - around the lakes. that's correct. 12 teams in the lake district, all- teams in the lake district, all volunteers, all available 20 a7. and we respond to any kind of emergency where appropriate. and this call that came in on friday night for this gentleman had heart conditions was one such incident. unfortunately, during that rescue, a team memberfell a considerable way and sustained those injuries. from our point of view, it's kind of disappointing that people are not really respecting the travel bans at the moment. so yes, it is pretty

disappointing from our point of view. �* , ., ., , disappointing from our point of view. �* ., , . , view. are you getting many incidents at the moment _ view. are you getting many incidents at the moment of _ view. are you getting many incidents at the moment of call— view. are you getting many incidents at the moment of call outs _ view. are you getting many incidents at the moment of call outs because l at the moment of call outs because people are in distress or simply reports that there are people out and about who are not local and should not be in the area until destructions are lifted?- should not be in the area until destructions are lifted? there is definitely an _ destructions are lifted? there is definitely an increased - destructions are lifted? there is definitely an increased number. destructions are lifted? there is l definitely an increased number in the second or third lockdown since the second or third lockdown since the first one. people seem to continue to kind of disregard the advice and obviously that advice is to stay local, state of the files. we are all trying to play our part in protecting the nhs and adding strain to the current system. paradoxically, some of the people on the mountain rescue teams are themselves also working when they are not volunteering in the nhs? that's correct. the guys that treated member last night, the night before sorry, we had four doctors, two from neighbouring teams into overall, so yes, as a group of

volunteers, we have the team and we have our own jobs and families at the same time. the scratch mixer trying to reduce and mitigate risks of covid—19. it’s trying to reduce and mitigate risks of covid-19-_ of covid-19. it's hard for you guys who volunteer, _ of covid-19. it's hard for you guys who volunteer, but _ of covid-19. it's hard for you guys who volunteer, but it _ of covid-19. it's hard for you guys who volunteer, but it must - of covid-19. it's hard for you guys who volunteer, but it must be - who volunteer, but it must be equally hard in some ways for your families, because you can be called out and are called out frequently at night, obviously without any warning. you can be gone for hours, when you come back you might not be in a great condition, and by the way, you have got to do all the normal things everyone else is doing like dailyjobs, home—schooling the kids, all the rest of it. do you find it hard to get volunteers? because it's really an incredible commitment.— because it's really an incredible commitment. you are right, it is. it's a commitment. you are right, it is. it's a massive _ commitment. you are right, it is. it's a massive commitment - commitment. you are right, it is. it's a massive commitment and i commitment. you are right, it is. | it's a massive commitment and as commitment. you are right, it is. - it's a massive commitment and as you have highlighted, we have a big iugghng have highlighted, we have a big juggling act 20 a7, we all have families and jobs to maintain, along with that we have the commitment to the team from training, fundraising, we all need to generate funds for

maintenance of the team to be able to respond 20 a7 so you are correct, a massive commitment. 32 to respond 20 47 so you are correct, a massive commitment.— a massive commitment. 32 50,000 every year. — a massive commitment. 32 50,000 every year. that's — a massive commitment. 32 50,000 every year, that's almost _ a massive commitment. 32 50,000 every year, that's almost a - every year, that's almost a full—time job. every year, that's almost a full—timejob. if people every year, that's almost a full—time job. if people are interested in the thought, if you have sparked their interest as potential volunteers, what can they do to find out? presumably you will never turn down interest even if you might not have a vacancy at a pic particular time? might not have a vacancy at a pic particular time ?_ might not have a vacancy at a pic particular time? that's correct. if ou feel particular time? that's correct. if you feel you _ particular time? that's correct. if you feel you have _ particular time? that's correct. if you feel you have the _ particular time? that's correct. if you feel you have the aptitude i particular time? that's correct. if. you feel you have the aptitude and skills for the outdoor work life and team commitments, and want to invest in the team, by all means have a look at our facebook website and make applications that way because in many ways, we have a team who go into the fells to do the rescues, we have the team behind the team who

are consistently trustees and fundraising to ensure we can continue operation throughout the year. so yes, there is a lot of skill needed to run a team. sounds like ace skill needed to run a team. sounds like age needn't _ skill needed to run a team. sounds like age needn't be _ skill needed to run a team. sounds like age needn't be a _ skill needed to run a team. sounds like age needn't be a barrier- skill needed to run a team. sounds like age needn't be a barrier either| like age needn't be a barrier either because there are other roles you could perform?— could perform? definitely. brilliant. _ could perform? definitely. brilliant. thank— could perform? definitely. brilliant. thank you - could perform? definitely. brilliant. thank you very . could perform? definitely. - brilliant. thank you very much for talking to us. i should say, that team is part of the lake district search and mountain rescue association. if people use a search engine they will be able to track down their local rescue team. i hope you get a night internet and we hope for better news on your colleague who has been injured. thank you for your time. who has been in'ured. thank you for our time. . ~ who has been in'ured. thank you for our time. ., ~ i. the uk's haulage industry has called for urgent help from the government to help with the flows of goods into europe. the road haulage association estimates that the volume of exports from britain to the eu dropped by two thirds injanuary compared with last year. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. made in north wales, sold all over the world. and then all you are doing is blow.

this bubble manufacturer says she is struggling with getting her products across the border into the eu. she has even set up a branch in france to stay afloat. it seems that every day there's a new challenge, so have we got the right descriptions on the paperwork, have we accurately measured the weight? we had a parcel stopped yesterday because it was two kilos out on measurements. the government says grants and support are available for businesses, and freight levels into europe have reached normal levels since new trading rules came in. but not according to industry bodies, whose businesses but not according to industry bodies, who say businesses are being put off trading by red tape and freight levels into the eu are down by two thirds. we are talking to our international traders. we have the evidence, we have proof that this is happening and the government is turning a blind eye to this and we think that is incredibly complacent.

the government is gambling with the economic recovery of uk businesses. experts say businesses are regularly seeing goods sent back, which costs time and money, but things are slowly improving. it will iron out over time, because things are not i going to change, the declarations. are still going to need to be made. what i think is happening l is obviously the businesses are getting help from peoplel like myself, vat consultants, customs consultants, i and i think the hauliers and the carriers and the parcel- companies, they are trying really, really hard to get the goods moving. these are bubbles that you don't have to blow... businesses like paula's are now looking towards the 1st ofjuly, when checks will be tightened on goods coming from the eu into the uk. a potentially fragile moment for the border. katie prescott, bbc news.

this just thisjust happens this just happens to be another story about bubbles. as the lockdown continues and new covid variants emerge, the government is constantly looking at what restrictions are needed to bring the virus under control. one thing that's so far been ruled out is axing the bubble system, because, for many, bubbles have represented a lifeline during the pandemic. hope bolger has been taking a look at how they've helped. it's been a lifeline. i don't know how people are doing without it. the difference it has made it to our quality of life, and her quality of life, is huge. it has actually saved my life. coronavirus has caused many of us to feel isolated at times. during the first lockdown, some people spent weeks without any real human contact. alex was one of them. the most meaningful conversation

i had was with the lady in the co—op over the road about eggs. it was incredibly isolating. it got really, really lonely. when support bubbles were brought in lastjune, they offered people in similar situations a vital chance to reconnect. it has actually saved my life. had the situation of being on my own, being away from people, gone on for much longer, i don't know what state i would have ended up in. honestly, i owe my friends who said come over, a world of gratitude. because without them, yaeh, it wouldn't... we might not be having the conversation. the rules across the uk differ slightly. in england, wales and scotland, you can form a support bubble if you are the only adult in the house. separately, england has childcare bubbles for families with kids under 1a. scotland lets couples who live apart bubble, even if there are other people in their households and in northern ireland, two households of any size can form a household bubble.

it's even really difficult thinking back to it, just how much of a struggle it was. with a tantruming, really needy two—year—old, it was so, so, so difficult. nessa runs a new business and is a university lecturer, all while looking after her toddler, jacob. she gets help from her mum, pam. it's been a lifeline, i don't know how people are doing without it. my business definitely wouldn't have been able to survive because we are a new business, i do need to go on to site quite often. at a time when schools are closed, shops are shut and pubs are empty some have raised concerns that bubbles contribute to the spread of the virus, but would ditching them lead to more problems? within the last few weeks, the government has dismissed rumours it might suspend bubbles. the bubbles that we have in place, the childcare bubbles, _ the support bubbles, are very important. and we are going to keep them. experts say it's a case of weighing up the risks. so it's really important that

you form the bubble with the right people, to optimise your mental health and at the same time, to reduce your chance of contracting the virus. what would you do if we couldn't come round and make yourdinnerforyou? starve. 93—year—old margaret worked in the land army during the second world war. this support bubble has really allowed us to actually keep her independent in her home, because the reality is if it didn't exist, she'd have to go into a home, or she'd have to move in with us, which she vehemently does not want to do. as with everything during this pandemic, it's about finding the right balance. but for those in bubbles, their importance cannot be overstated. hope bolger, bbc news. a 70—year—old grandfather from 0ldham has become the oldest man to complete a solo row across the atlantic. frank rothwell arrived in antigua yesterday, completing his journey in 56 days and a week ahead of schedule.

frank has raised more than £600,000 for alzheimer's research uk and mike bushell has been following his progress. the coral waters of the caribbean. a paradise after the atlantic. and the same view of sea and sky for nearly two months and nearly 3,000 miles. applause. and 70—year—old frank rothwell arrived in nelson's dockyard in english harbour in antigua as a world record breaker, the oldest person to complete this atlantic challenge and oldest person to row that ocean solo, unassisted. # well, i'm the kind of guy who will never settle down! # cos you know that i'm around! and after 55 days, two hours and a1 minutes at sea, you might expect frank to show some signs of tiredness. but not him. the life and soul of any party.

a lad from 0ldham is now a world champion. how cool is that? i am absolutely overwhelmed! you know, the reception we got here. we came into the english harbour in antigua and all the ships, all these massive millionaires' yachts, all sounded their hooters as i came over the line. it was fantastic! # walking down the street... after leading those allowed to be dockside in a spontaneous bit of karaoke, it was time to be reunited with his wife, judith, after their first christmas apart in their 50 years of marriage. after living on freeze—dried food, especially macaroni cheese for all these weeks, frank is now hoping for a fish salad and a proper bed. but any hardship, he says, has been worth it. he has already raised over £600,000 for alzheimer's research uk. i'm sure the people of antigua ensured there was plenty of rum to celebrate. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear.

showers for some but cold easterly wind for all of us and that will stay with us for the next few days. still with a further threat of showers coming off the north sea. 0ver threat of showers coming off the north sea. over the last few hours, shower was frequent in eastern scotland and england, more persistent snow in east anglia down the essex and kent coast where an amber warning remains the essex and kent coast where an amberwarning remains in the essex and kent coast where an amber warning remains in force. continuing off the north sea through the night, temperatures falljust below freezing in places, cold and possibly icy start monday morning. 0nce possibly icy start monday morning. once again, strong easterly wind having quite an impact on the story. it will drive showers of the north sea, some merging togetherfor longer spells of snow at times. accompanied by strong wind. that will make it feel quite raw, temperatures may suggestjust will make it feel quite raw, temperatures may suggest just a couple of degrees above freezing but it's going to feel below. make sure you wrap up warm.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: 12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but the government says it has no plans to introduce "vaccine passports". of course, you have the evidence that you have been vaccinated held by your gp. and if other countries require you to show proof of that evidence, then that is obviously up to those countries. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid—19, but scientists say it will still help to beat the pandemic. we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there's still protection, in that case, against deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease. a himalayan glacier collapses, sending a wall of water and rock down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for. heavy snow could bring

significant disruption to the south—east of england in the coming hours,