this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. south africa suspends its use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. a breakaway glazier kills at

least 100 people in india. former secretary of state george schultz who negotiating health and the cold war, has died. and after a three week delay, a massive logistical mission and a handful of health scares, the australian open finally begins. i'm shaimaa khalil, and here in melbourne park, there is a real buzz as play gets under way. after a dramatic and challenging buildup, it's all go for the first grand slam of the year. welcome to the programme will. welcome to the programme will. we start in south africa which is suspending its full rollout of the austin —— 0xford astrazeneca vaccine after studies showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus was not last week, south africa

received 1 million doses of the astrazeneca jab and had been due to start vaccinating people next week. here's south africa's health minister speaking at a video briefing. 0ur scientists must quickly sit together and figure out what approach we are going to use in order effectively deploy the astrazeneca vaccines. it must be clear when that can be done, what conditions need to be fulfilled, what we need to do about all of that. so that basically is the assignment that has been given to our scientists all together. they'll figure it out, they'll come back to us and say, this is the proposal on the astrazeneca. so it's a temporary issue that we have to hold onto astrazeneca, it is temporary until we figure out these issues, what are the next steps supposed to be. when we know those steps, then of course we'll bring it back. scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying if infected with the south african variant. around 100 cases of the variant have been identified in the uk.

our medical editor fergus walsh reports on the latest research — and the ongoing effort to combat emerging strains of the coronavirus. snow and ice did not stop the vaccination drive in ipswich today. there is now a road, albeit a difficult one, out of the pandemic. but there is concern that current vaccines being used at thousands of centres across the uk might eventually lose some of their potency as coronavirus evolves. the oxford astrazeneca jab works well against the kent variant first seen in september and now dominant in the uk. but a small study of 2,000 young adults in south africa suggests it gives minimal protection against mild and moderate disease caused by the variant there. even so, scientists in oxford are confident that it would still prevent serious covid disease. 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, to prevent people from going to hospital with covid would have a major effect. coronavirus is constantly mutating. most changes aren't a worry. vaccines use the gene from the spike protein to train the immune system, so if this code mutates, as it has in the variance from south africa, brazil and kent, it may make the virus less visible to antibodies. thankfully, t cells, another part of our immune system, look like they can spot infection, meaning existing vaccines should protect against severe disease. more than 100 cases of the south africa variant has been found in the uk, and house—to—house testing in affected areas is under way in a bid to suppress its spread.

but it's inevitable that more variants will emerge. the oxford team are creating prototype vaccines against several variants and say they'll be ready, if needed, by the autumn. coronavirus immunisation may become an annual event. we see very much probably an annual or a booster in the autumn, the way we do with flu vaccinations, where you look at what variant of virus is spreading round the world, you rapidly produce a variant of vaccine and then begin to protect the nation. the more coronavirus mutates, the less likely it is that transmission can be stopped. it means covid will probably be a permanent threat. but like other diseases, mostly preventable by vaccination. fergus walsh, bbc news.

in northern india. police say at least 100 people are still missing after a glacier broke free and smashed into a hydro—electric dam. 0ne witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. a massive rescue operation is taking place and survivors have been pulled from the mud and rubble. it happened in uttarakhand state in the district of chamoli. 0ur delhi correspondent rajini vaidyanthan has the latest. 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: 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. 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: approximately 125 people could be missing - as per the estimates, but it could rise because the power company is unable to give the exact figures. everyone is busy in the rescue operations. cheering. a moment of hope, as workers rescued 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 said. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. to the latest on the military coup in myanmar now. we've seen the largest protests in more than a decade. tens of thousands of people demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi.

internet access has now been restored after a day—long blackout. the military seized power a week ago after claiming, without evidence, that the november election was fraudulent. from bangkok, our 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 honk. 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's 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 suu 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. the security forces made no attempt to break up the massive crowd. some traffic police even handed out water. just for a moment, you could forget that a popular leader had been overthrown at the point ofa gun. but the momentum behind this movement must worry myanmar�*s military rulers. there were similar protests

across the country in the second city, mandalay, a surprisingly big march in remote and mountainous chin state, and even in the military�*s own citadel, the fortress—like capital naypidaw, a noisy rally of 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. in the us, president reagan's long—term secretary of state george schultz has died he spent much of the youth ——

19805 spent much of the youth —— 1980s trying to repair ties with the soviet union. he is largely credited with helping to end the cold war.- largely credited with helping to end the cold war. thank you very much. _ to end the cold war. thank you very much. mr _ to end the cold war. thank you very much, mr president - to end the cold war. thank you very much, mr president and l to end the cold war. thank you | very much, mr president and my friend. , ., ,, , friend. george shultz served for 6.5 friend. george shultz served for 6-5 years _ friend. george shultz served for 6.5 years under- friend. george shultz served for 6.5 years under ronald l for 6.5 years under ronald reagan. during that time he helped improve relations with the soviet union, striking relationships with gorbachev and his foreign minister, eduard shevardnadze. waiting for them to blink and they usually did.— usually did. helping us to remove — usually did. helping us to remove this _ usually did. helping us to - remove this understanding... he had become more concerned with problems at home than interference abroad. in 1987, both countries signed a landmark controls —— arms control agreed —— agreement philipe was involved in talks with iran in the 1980s. the iranians — with iran in the 1980s. the iranians are _ with iran in the 1980s. the iranians are good - with iran in the 1980s. the

iranians are good at - with iran in the 1980s. tue: iranians are good at this business of smiling and encouraging you on and then cutting your throat. tn encouraging you on and then cutting your throat.— cutting your throat. in total, he served — cutting your throat. in total, he served three _ cutting your throat. in total, he served three presidents, | he served three presidents, dwight eisenhower and richard nixon. his public service following an impressive academic career which saw him become as distinguished fellow of the hoover administration. its director condoleeza rice, a former victory of state herself, called him a great american statesman and a true patriot, while the current secretary of state said he was a legend and an ardent champion of despondency. george shultz chose words instead of weapons to enter the cold war. last december, to celebrate his 100th birthday, he wrote in the washington post, when trust was in the room, good and is happened. when trust wasn't, good things did not. george shultz who has died aged 100. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come. biggest sporting event in the us calendar, the super is under

way. —— the super bowl. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khamenei has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: south africa suspends its use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. at least nine people have died in more than 100 are missing after part of a himalayan glacier broke away in northern india and smashed into a dam, causing flooding. the president of haiti says an attempt to kill him and overthrow the government has been foiled after a dispute over when his term and. at least 23 people were arrested, including a topjudge and a senior police officerfor including a topjudge and a senior police officer for the alleged coup attempt. the president insists that his term

in office ends in february 2022, but opponents say it finished on sunday. protesters took to the streets of the capital and other towns over his refusal to step down. the haiti prime minister has called for calm and dialogue. translation: let's call for calm, dialogue. iam not violent and i don't like violence. violence makes no sense. participate in the next elections, talk to the people, and participate in the elections. that way you can take power. elections. that way you can take power-— the biggest game in american football, the super bowl, has reached the halfway stage. it's a little unusual this year of course due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some spectators have been allowed into the stadium. the kansas city chiefs are taking on the tampa bay buccaneers. it is looking like the

buccaneers are the winners with the 31-9 buccaneers are the winners with the 31—9 advantage. earlier i spoke to gary gramling, senior editor at sports illustrated, and i put it to him that this was game about two quarterbacks. it is. you have tom brady on one side. he's aged 43, he's setjust about every significant super bowl record there is. he's playing in his 10th one, he can win his seventh one. i think he is pretty much objectively recognised as the greatest football player of all time and then on the other side you have patrick mahomes with the kansas city chiefs, he is 25 years old, he won the super bowl last year. if he wins it again this year he will be the first player, excuse me, the first quarterback to ever win two super bowls by age 25 and quite frankly he is a talent like the league has never seen and a lot of us are expecting him to go on his own dynastic run here with the kansas city chiefs. and tom brady, one of those sports stars that transcends his sport, of course. known notjust around america but around the world and the remarkable thing this year, hejoined a new team? he did, yes.

it is very unusual, very difficult. i mean, look, it's very difficult to win a super bowl anyway. these are 32 pretty evenly matched teams in the national football league. to be able to switch teams, and this was a tampa team, they were right around the middle of the pack, think they finished 7 and 9, boy, they have hit new heights there with their franchise and tom brady, even though maybe he's not putting up his best statistical season, a lot of people will tell you, he makes a big difference in the locker room and just with the confidence level that team in general plays with. just what kind of impact is this game, will it have on america? because it's a huge event in the calendar there, whether you are a football fan or not, it's a ritual. but given the pandemic going on, what significance does it have this year? a lot of people have very different plans. usually there are big super bowl parties here and then for the host city, it's a carnival—like atmosphere around the stadium all week. they didn't really have that down in tampa and it's

especially unusual because this is the first you've ever had a team play the super bowl in their home stadium. they determine that beforehand every year. so, what might have been a really big party this weekend in tampa was still a party but a bit of a smaller party and of course, they have less than half capacity crowd there at the buccaneers' raymond james stadium. our thanks to gary. the australian open tennis is underway. since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. the event is only happening because australia has been able our correspondent shaimaa khalil has this update from melbourne it's been a tough ride for the australian open with hotel quarantine dramas. just last week, more than 500 players, officials and staff were forced back into isolation, testing, because of a covid—19

case in their hotel. there was fear that this might not go ahead but this is day1 and it's very much under way melbourne park has a real buzz about it this morning, we've seen people coming in through the gates all morning, some making their way to the tennis courts to watch the matches, others actually sitting outside, even though it's a little bit chilly, watching on the big screen. and it has been really, really challenging getting to this stage, not without its controversy of course, with some players complaining about quarantining with covid—19 positive cases on their planes, but i think much to the organisers' relief and thrill, players are now on the courts, fans are trickling in and play is now about to start. and what about those fans, because many people in many countries around the world who are locked in their houses at the moment, unable to see family, friends, they will be seeing crowds

of people entering. are there any special measures that are being taken there? oh, this is all about covid—19 safety. the minute you walk in, there is no doubt that this is a very, very different tournament. on the big screen there are all these rules that are being announced just on loop. when people walk in, they have to sanitise. mask wearing is also advisable if you are not social distancing, you wear masks indoors, not outdoors. all tickets are digital, that is to limit contact but also for contact tracing and the park itself has actually been arranged differently. there are three different zones which means people can't walk freely in the park but that is to limit contact and to help in contact tracing as well. there are really interesting tennis twists on covid rules, so if you walk around there are posters saying, "be an ace, cover your face", or "keep a raquet�*s distance", so people who are coming here are in no doubt that they have to be covid—safe, that they have to social distance but of course melbourne has been under

one of the longest and strictest covid—19 lockdowns in the world, so they feel after this time they know how the rest of the world feels but they also want to show an example of what it's like to come out after that and be able to enjoy some entertainment and good tennis. let's quickly get onto the tennis, then. who are the favourites? big names obviously there but their preparation is so unusual this time. yeah, many players have been forced into lockdown, some longer than others because of those covid—19 cases on their planes or in hotel quarantine, so they have been complaints that there wasn't enough practice time, but we've just seen naomi osaka walk into the court with big cheers. we got huge names, really, in the sport. naomi osaka, serena williams, ash barty, novak djokovic, australia's nick kyrgios, of course, always provides interesting times on the court. all of them are going to play and again, ithink, you know, much has been talked about in terms of financial revenue and whether

this is a big risk. i think what people are looking at here is, the world looking to australia to provide an example of what it's like to hold a major international event with huge sporting names, even with the challenges of doing it in the midst of a pandemic but really, also to the locals, because it is going to local tourists of the travel bans and the border closure. it is also about australians, melburnians, who have stuck with that lockdown and now are out and enjoying that big event. they say �*laughter is the best medicine', which means we really need it in a pandemic, and in the spirit of �*the show must go on�*, the leicester comedy festival has started online. its been running for nearly 30 years, this time via live stream, with more than 100 comedians, and audiences getting involved. our arts editor will gompertz dropped in. laughter. there's nothing like

a good lockdown laugh. in what has been a miserable year, the chance to chortle is being leapt at by these comedy fans who would fill theatres pre—pandemic to see comics like felicity ward. you had to be in the room, they'd say. yes, this is an adventurous choice of trouser. well, now, you have to be in the zoom. welcome to the first night of the leicester comedy festival 2021! the leicester comedy festival is normally a mixed—bill, multi—venue event. now it's a purely online experience. i know what i have to do, i like to engage with the audience, that's what i used to do in olden times. hey, how is everybody doing? there's even a sense ofjeopardy that somebody might at home might leave their mic on while shouting at a family member. shouting. bring it to me, please! laughter.

this is how i dress. i am from an area called millwall. prince abadi also performed on opening night from his makeshift stage at home, all alone, no audience energy to work with. it can't be easy. it's a bit strange performing to people at home, and you see how well some people live, like, idid a gig to the other day to two people in a hot tub. so it's a bit odd for the performers, but what about the audience? what you can't see is, i've got my pyjama bottoms on. i felt a bit self—conscious at the beginning because you don't have the cover of darkness. i wish we could all be in the same room. as close as being at a real gig as it can be, especially when they let you interact and they talk to you and you can hear other people laughing. i love it. can you see that, bbc? experienced comics have adapted their acts for a domestic setting, but is the popularity of live streamed gigs a quick counter—covid fix or a game changer? it will absolutely change the landscape of comedy

and what it has done already, it's included a bunch of people that often have to assess whether they can go to a gig, people with physical disabilities, people with social anxiety. i think that what it will allow is, people will start to think internationally now when they're doing a live gig. laughter. there are downsides to this technology that we all know about. she's frozen. but that's perfectly fine. the one big advantage is, if you want to quietly leave the room, you can do so without fear of being picked on or humiliated. will gompertz, bbc news. to white london's tiniest house is for sale forjust under £1 million, or1.3 is for sale forjust under £1 million, or 1.3 million us dollars. it measures just 1.7 metres in with. estate agents describe the five floor house is a bit of london magic. you

can get me online on social media on twitter.— can get me online on social media on twitter. this is bbc news, goodbye. _ hello. the overriding weather story for all of us week, at least this week will be just how cold it is. subzero wind chill in all parts during the first half of the week. that's going to bring hit and miss snow showers. many in the west will avoid them. hard overnight frosts return this week as the winds feel lighter. but later less cold air will try to push its way as you can see, we've got the easterly winds dominating the cold air for much of the week. but as milder atlantic air tries to push in, that boundary line could bring some snow into the west, but the question mark is how far that boundary gets in? it looks like the cold air will, by and large, win out. and certainly on sunday the cold air brought the snow showers across kent and parts of east anglia. it's these areas right until midday

on monday the met office amber weather warning remains in place. there will be a covering of snow elsewhere in eastern parts of england. eastern scotland as we start the day from snow showers through the night. fewer in the west, all starts with subzero temperatures and of course the chance of some ice. now into monday, snow showers in the west are few and far between. there will be a few light flurries here and there. eastern areas are most prone, but even here some will stay dry. but we will see those snow showers form into core doors, one through lincolnshire to the peak district, and another one aberdeenshire through to kinross. under those persistent snow could mount up. five to 15 cm of snow blown along by some pretty strong winds. strongest of the winds to the south and east of that will have a big impact on temperature. on the thermometers it has zero to three degrees potentially. it's not going to feel like that outdoors because the wind could feel as cold as around —7 or —8 through the afternoon in east anglia and the southeast. that cold wind—chill then continues into tuesday. further snow flurries coming in. the winds subtly shifting direction, so it might be different areas that see snow flurries. could be a different line particularly for the central belt of scotland.

one through east anglia and towards the home counties. and we also have got to watch for a weather system just getting close to cornwall and also across into parts of the channel islands, that could bring some sleet and snow here. but another day of subzero wind—chill for all of us. as you go through into wednesday, the winds will ease. notice how the isobars opening out a little bit. that means we will see a very cold start with lighter winds, particularly across the snowfields of scotland we could see temperatures as low as around —13 or —14. the snow showers that we do see want to be driven as far west either. many towards the eastern areas, most though on wednesday will have a dry and bright day. still pretty cold but with less of a wind—chill out there. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines. south africa is to delay and review its use of the austrian —— oxford astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results after the local variant of coronavirus. it comes a week after the country received 1 million doses and just days after its in ocular —— inoculation programme is set to begin. iglesia broke off in northern india and caused an avalanche which caused a dam to burst and more than 100 people are unaccounted for —— a glayseeal. president reagan's long—term secretary of state george shultz has died at age 100 foot up shultz has died at age 100 foot up he tried to improve relations in the soviet union in the 1980s and attempted to forge peace in the middle east. it was also one of the main republican figures to oppose donald trump.