hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the who chief says a new study which shows the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine might be less effective against the south africa's coronavirus variant is concerning — but warns against rushing to conclusions. given the limited sample size of the trial and that younger, healthier profile of the participants, it is important to determine whether or not the vaccine remains effective. in myanmar protesters have rallied against military rule for a third day straight — as the coup leader insists his power grab was legal in his first address to the nation. they myanmar army is therefore the as always. in india the search for survivors of a devastating mountain flood is continuing

for a second night — over 150 people are still missing. and the netherlands suspends all overseas adoptions after an investigation finds evidence of poor women being paid to give up their children. south africa has halted the rollout of the astrazeneca vaccine because of a new study. this matters because this particular vaccine is cheap and easy to produce — which means its could play a big part in satisfying the huge global demand. let's get straight into what this study says. the headline is that the astrazeneca jab is only 10% effective at stopping mild and moderate infection from the south african variant, which is dominant there. the study doesn't draw conclusions about severe cases. this is because the participants were young and so weren't in the demographic most at risk.

this is the scientist who led the study. against a variant, the estimate is 10%, against a variant, the estimate is io%, far off the 60% mark. even if you had a larger study, you are pretty much unlikely to actually get to a vaccine efficacy of even 50%. now — there are a number of things to emphasise. this was a small study of 2,000 people — and it has yet to be peer—reviewed. it was a young group which took part — with a median age of 31. and we know younger people are less vunerable to covid—i9 symptoms. and nobody in the trial was hospitalised or died. this is key for many health professionals. the head of the world health organisation has been speaking about the results. this is clearly concerning news, however there are some important caveats. given the limited sample size of the trial and the younger,

healthier profile of the participant, it is important to determine whether or not they vaccine remains effective in preventing more severe illness. and that's the key question. does the astrazeneca vaccine prevent severe infection from the south african variant? this small study suggests it does — at least in younger people. but scientists believe it will prevent hospitalisations and deaths in other age groups too. that confidence is in part rooted in the fact that astrazeneca's jab is similar to one made byjohnson and johnson — that's 90% effective at stopping severe illness in those with the south africa variant. here's professor madhi again. these two vaccine she similar technologies, they are very similar in terms of the efficacy, so extrapolating from that, there are still some hope that the astrazeneca vaccine might perform as well as a johnson &johnson vaccine for a different age of demographic at a higher risk of severe disease. next — this is professor sarah gilbert designed the astrazeneca vaccine. and she agrees.

we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there is still protection in that case against the deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease, and that is really important for health care systems. evenif important for health care systems. even if you are having mild and in symptomatic infection to prevent people going to hospital with covid would have a major effect. south africa faces the problem of what to do now. it's stopped the rollout of a vaccine it has a million doses of it. here's its top adviser. the simplest way to proceed would be start the roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine under a research protocol, probably vaccinate the first 100,000 individuals and look at the hospital hospitalisation rates, and if they are below the threshold, we would proceed with concerning the boat out as normal. if that threshold is met and hospitalisations are too high, then

we would stop rolling out the vaccine and instead give those individuals another, effective, vaccine. here in the uk there have been fewer than 150 cases of the south african variant — though some experts say it could be more widespread. here what the prime minister has said today. we are very confident in all of the vaccines that we are using, and i think it is important for people to bearin think it is important for people to bear in mind that all of them, we think, are effective in delivering a high degree of protection against serious illness and death. but all of this isn't good news for the astrazeneca vaccine. the company is aiming to provide 3 billion doses this year — they'd be made in factories all over the world. and the vaccine is a mainstay of covax — that's the world health organisation's initiative to distribute vaccines to developing countries. covax has bought nearly 2 billion vaccine doses — and most astrazeneca

makes up most of them. the developers of the astrazeneca vaccine say they expect to have a tweaked version by autumn which should work against new variants. here's our science editor david shukman. the virus is changing all the time, and when it infect human cells, it takes over and get some to make millions of copies, but they won't all be the same. each batch may have some random genetic mistakes. mutations that are usually unimportant, but a few might prove dangerous. so, the first task is to track these changes, and that is done by studying the genetic code of the virus. since december 2019, when it was first confirmed in wuhan, scientists have created a family cheap with hundreds of different branches, each of these lines representing one of the many different variants that has emerged over the last year. and it is only by doing this genetic research that we can spot the variants that are

worrying in the uk, brazil and south africa. rachel silverman is from the center for global development. what is your reaction to this? thank ou for what is your reaction to this? thank you for having _ what is your reaction to this? thank you for having me _ what is your reaction to this? thank you for having me on _ what is your reaction to this? thank you for having me on tonight. - what is your reaction to this? thank you for having me on tonight. it - what is your reaction to this? thank you for having me on tonight. it is l you for having me on tonight. it is certainly bad news, so i think that is something we heard from tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, from the south african government. and for the recent you just described. the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine has the largest production numbers of any of them, it truly is a vaccine in many countries are depending on as the first available, affordable vaccine to vaccinate their population. so, it's not good news that the existing version of this vaccine might have a limited protection against infections of the south african video. however, as many of the people you just spoke to were

sharing, there are reasons to be hopeful. right now, the south african variant is mostly confined, probably, to south africa and southern africa. it will spread, but there are many other countries and abroad were the variant is either not present or present only in low numbers. and where the astrazeneca vaccine will continue to be effective against viruses currently circulating. but it does illustrate the general dress, which is as long as the coronavirus continues to circulate in large numbers, there will be a revolution, mutation. and eventually, if it goes on long enough, it will escape the protection offered by existing vaccines. ~ , ., ., vaccines. when you look at the challenges _ vaccines. when you look at the challenges immediately - vaccines. when you look at the challenges immediately facing | challenges immediately facing developing countries, would you advise them to pivot away from astrazeneca and perhaps consider russian or chinese alternatives? i think it really depends on which country you are looking at. i think south africa is being present, given

their particular situation. 0bviously, their particular situation. obviously, it is most prevalent in south africa. they have good genetic sequencing, they know that this is a variant that is circulating. and also they are just starting to roll out the vaccine, so probably the first set of people to get the vaccine are health care workers, and you don't want health care workers who have the virus spreading it to others, so protection against infection versus just severe disease, hospitalisation, is particularly important when you are vaccinating health care workers who are among the first way. for other countries where there is probably lower penetration of the south african variant, where they are looking at mass vaccination, i think it still makes sense to proceed with whatever vaccines are currently on hand. while doing as much research, as much as surveillance of emerging variants as possible. i as much as surveillance of emerging variants as possible.— variants as possible. i wonder, as ou see variants as possible. i wonder, as you see each _ variants as possible. i wonder, as you see each study _ variants as possible. i wonder, as you see each study on _ variants as possible. i wonder, as you see each study on these - variants as possible. i wonder, as - you see each study on these vaccines play out through the prism of the

media, whether as a scientist you find that frustrating, that perhaps the wrong messages are being given to people, because they are consuming the headline or first couple of sentences of the story? yeah, it is always a risk. i think actually science communication around the vaccines has on it the whole being pretty strong. so, i have been pleasantly surprised with the nuance with which many of the new studies have been covered. but certainly you don't want to just do science or to public communication by press release and by scary headlines. under lots of times, qc... recently, we saw thejohnson & johnson vaccine for the headliner number did not look so good, 66% or 72% effective. then you consider protection against severe disease and it was much higher. i think we have to have a nuanced view, we have to look at the entirety of the research, notjust as giddy to look at the entirety of the research, not just as giddy as to look at the entirety of the research, notjust as giddy as a study that has come out recently, and take the evidence in its

entirety. and take the evidence in its entire . w and take the evidence in its entire . ., ~ and take the evidence in its entirety-— and take the evidence in its entire . ., ~ , ., , entirety. rachel, thank you very much forjoining _ entirety. rachel, thank you very much forjoining us. _ myanmar�*s military leader has given his first public address since seizing power last week — and says he did so because myanmar�*s civlian leaders failed to hold a proper election in november. he also said the coup was legal. have a listen. tatmadaw is always there for the citizens as always. citizens are the mothers, citizens are the fathers. the tatmadaw always acts according to the law and obeys the constitution of 2008. the tatmadaw held the election for justice for all the parties which leads to democracy the way people always wanted. on monday, for a third day in a row — tens of thousands of people rallied against military rule. this was the capital, naypyidaw. police used water cannon to try and disperse the protesters. most the rallies though have

been largely peaceful. these pictures are from yangon — showing teachers joining the protest. we're told civil servants and engineers have also taken and here's a group of lawyers protesting in mandalay. many are calling for a nationwide strike until power is handed back to the civilian government and aung san suu kyi. the military has taken control of state media and had this warning earlier. translation: these days, people are disturbin: , translation: these days, people are disturbing, threatening _ translation: these days, people are disturbing, threatening and _ translation: these days, people are disturbing, threatening and even - disturbing, threatening and even threatening others by breaking laws while claiming it is democracy. but if we don't follow the rules and regulations, our democracy can get damage. legalaction regulations, our democracy can get damage. legal action should be taken against those who commit acts that harm the estate's ability, —— stability, public safety and the rule of law. so far there haven't been reports of violence from either side — but the fear of a military

crackdown is there. this is a a doctor who'sjoined the civil disobedience movement. we haven't named her for security reasons. there are videos and photographs showing us, the myanmar people, violence. it is not us. we are protesting peacefully. we want our elected government back, and that is why we are protesting. we reject the military coup. they are claiming election fraud, but there is none. 90% of the people voted for the fair and square government. we want our estate counsellor back, we want our president back. that is. we want democracy. we reject military coup. we are against a dictatorship. we cannot go to 1988 and 2007. we all want all their help we can get from

around the world. please help us in fighting for our democracy. that is all. lets recap on how we got here. a week ago the military seized power — claiming, without evidence, that last year's election was fraudulent. myanmar�*s de facto leader aung san suu kyi and the president were put under house arrest, along with senior leaders of the national league for democracy party. several charges have been filed against them. next came the first street protests. they quickly gained momentum. this was yangon on sunday. an estimated 100,000 people took part — despite an internet blackout across the country. we're told the protests were the biggest in myanmar in over a decade. here's a journalist in yangon on who joined in. a lot of these protests we are seeing in the city are being driven not necessarily from party members

but youth student activists, labour unions, a lot of groups that a lot more left—leaning than the party, that are independent from the party, but united and they go to achieve democracy for myanmar. there is a real spirit of resistance on revolution here. the people are really angry and motivated, and there is also a bit of a celebratory mood to come up because so far the protests have not been met with protesting. you see people singing in the streets and clapping. i want to get a coffee this morning, and the women who serve me was singing the women who serve me was singing the revolutionary anthem from 1988 while she was serving, so people are really getting into it. the last anti—military protests in 2007 were broken up when soldiers opened fire on demonstraters. here's bbc�*s south east asia correspondentjonathan head on the risk of that happening again. the people on the streets are incredibly aware of history. there is a certain groundhog day quality

to this, the military back in charge. in 1998 and the last serious uprising against military rule and 20,007, the protest built up quite a lot of momentum. in 2007 they were allowed to run for over a month before the military picked him down with great brutality. we don't know the exact toll then, well over 100 were killed in 2007. we think around 3000 when they put the protest town in 1988. i do not think the police are very specific instructions yet. there are clearly not very well trained in crowd control, not unusual in this region. that is one of the problem. ultimately, because the police cannot use water cannons— you thought they were not effective at all— that it is why it is very likely the military will resort to force at some point. they have done it in the past. the military has a very strong sense of what it has on a site. you cannot really get inside their minds, and if they cannot control this, it will build up

momentum and almost inevitably end “p momentum and almost inevitably end up with the military using extreme force. in the past few hours the military has declared martial law in parts of the country. curfews are now in place in yangon and mandalay. gatherings of more than 5 people have also been banned. here's the latest from bbc burmese in yangon. you still see thousands of people in the streets in the evening, full of anger and top. a more piece will organise are expected to come in the coming days. —— more peaceful protest. to the netherlands now where authorities have suspended all adoptions from outside the country. they found evidence that poor women were being coerced into giving up their children. anna holligan is in the hague. my my mother, she never gave me up voluntarily. she was forced to sign,

otherwise she would end up injail. she was only 17, she didn't have a network, didn't know what to write spa, so i ended up in an orphanage, and then i was adopted by an adoption agency that helps my adopted parents to adopt me. my adoption papers of states that i am an orphaned child, there was a birth certificate in my file that said my parents were unknown, but after that i found parents were unknown, but after that ifound my parents were unknown, but after that i found my family, parents were unknown, but after that ifound my family, i didn't even have a name of my mother, but after i paid a lot of money, i was able to see that there was another birth certificate made by the child protection service of colombia with the name of my mother. so, they made it look like my file was about a child, but it didn't have any family or didn't know where she came from. this follows a publication of a report into the dutch adoption

system which found extensive wrongdoings. in some cases, birth mothers were coerced or paid to handle for their children, exploiting the vulnerable and those living in poverty. when this was not something thatjust happened in one country, but across continents. so, they looked at the situation in brazil, colombia, indonesia, sri lanka, and bangladesh, and one woman, a dutch woman who is currently looking for her parents in indonesia said that she welcomed the publication of this report, and that the system as it was how to encourage the trafficking of children. now, what is perhaps more surprising, startling, in all of this is a dutch government's lack of role, because thejustice minister said the dutch government has joint shortcomings by looking away from abuses in cross—border adoption, and for not taking action. in fact, he also said the system is still susceptible to fraud and abuse still

occur to this day, which is why the government has taken this decisive action now and suspended all intercountry adoptions. the city is cradled by mountains and a country overshadowed by war. it is the seat of power of yemen's internationally recognised government, which is propped up by saudi support. but when ministers

flew in from exile in riyadh, this was the welcome. the first of three missiles slamming in. the woman screaming in fear as a local journalist. i saw so many people running on the ground, kids, women, injured, killed. you know, for a moment, i thought about my family. yemen's foreian

thought about my family. yemen's foreign minister— thought about my family. yemen's foreign minister saw _ thought about my family. yemen's foreign minister saw the _ thought about my family. yemen's foreign minister saw the full- thought about my family. yemen's| foreign minister saw the full horror from the plane. along with the rest of the newly formed unity government. i of the newly formed unity government.— of the newly formed unity government. , , . government. i was very optimistic, i ho ed to government. i was very optimistic, i hepped to return — government. i was very optimistic, i hopped to return to _ government. i was very optimistic, i hopped to return to the _ government. i was very optimistic, i hopped to return to the country, - hopped to return to the country, start new processes as a foreign minister, to start preparing for these processes in dealing with the challenges. we never thought that we would have such an attack. but in 'ust would have such an attack. but in just 62nd. — would have such an attack. but in just 62nd. 21 _ would have such an attack. but in just 62nd, 21 people _ would have such an attack. but in just 62nd, 21 people were - would have such an attack. but in just 62nd, 21 people were killed, | just 62nd, 21 people were killed, including aid workers and airport officials. the government blames iranians about to hit the rebels, who control most of yemen. they do not. the news was broken on this tv channel by the reporter at the scene.

the reporter was killed on the spot, on one or more dark day for yemen, leaving behind five young children. she died, died, died, says his mother, who had begged him not to go. mother, who had begged him not to no, ,, mother, who had begged him not to o. ,, mother, who had begged him not to co. ,, ., , ., h, mother, who had begged him not to go. she was having so many planned. and in another— go. she was having so many planned. and in another home, _ go. she was having so many planned. and in another home, another - go. she was having so many planned. l and in another home, another roomful of absence. to and in another home, another roomful of absence. ., ., ., ., , of absence. to have one lovely smell. of absence. to have one lovely smell- this _ of absence. to have one lovely smell. this women _ of absence. to have one lovely smell. this women was - of absence. to have one lovely smell. this women was one i of absence. to have one lovely smell. this women was one of| of absence. to have one lovely - smell. this women was one of those killed. she was _ smell. this women was one of those killed. she was yemen's _ smell. this women was one of those killed. she was yemen's deputy - killed. she was yemen's deputy ministerfor public killed. she was yemen's deputy minister for public works. do you have any thoughts, any word for the people who carried out an action like this? .,

people who carried out an action like this? . ., , ., like this? yeah, i have. it is not onl our like this? yeah, i have. it is not only our family _ like this? yeah, i have. it is not only our family that _ like this? yeah, i have. it is not only our family that lost - like this? yeah, i have. it is not only our family that lost a - like this? yeah, i have. it is not. only our family that lost a beloved person. _ only our family that lost a beloved person. it — only our family that lost a beloved person, it is about each and every house _ person, it is about each and every house that — person, it is about each and every house that definitely have someone that they _ house that definitely have someone that they lost. i am sure whoever adjusted — that they lost. i am sure whoever adjusted to— that they lost. i am sure whoever adjusted to sing, i am sure also that he — adjusted to sing, i am sure also that he had some lost in his family, so i am _ that he had some lost in his family, so i am just— that he had some lost in his family, so i am just saying, stop. can that he had some lost in his family, so i amjust saying, stop.— so i am 'ust saying, stop. can the conflict so i am just saying, stop. can the conflict be _ so i am just saying, stop. can the conflict be stopped? _ so i am just saying, stop. can the conflict be stopped? it _ so i am just saying, stop. can the conflict be stopped? it is - so i am just saying, stop. can the conflict be stopped? it is deeply i conflict be stopped? it is deeply embedded here, and it is playing out against a backdrop of regional rivalries. the new us president, joe biden, is pushing for peace. he may need to be ready for the long haul. two dams in india have been washed away by a huge flood.

there is more from outside source on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. you will find lots of other reports. you will see our in—depth reports on some of the biggest stories of the last few months, including last week's on the future of the republican party as we await the beginning of donald trump's impeachment trial. and if you are in the uk, there is even more from outside source on the iplayer. we look at travel restrictions and travel bans as well as a longer report on the future of the republicans as well. that is in the republicans as well. that is in the news category of iplayer on your dvr up as well, if you are watching in the uk. plenty from us online as well as on the television. after the break, we are going to be talking about the australian open, and a long and sometimes difficult road the organisers have taken to the beginning of it all.

the snow showers have been relentless today, one after the other after the other, carded by that strong east, north—easterly wind, and it will continue at least for the next couple of days or so. there is every indication that the cold weather will last all through to beat. this is a satellite picture. this is the satellite picture from today and you can see the motion of those snow showers from east to west. in the west of the country it has been clearer today, some clear spells tonight. you can see the snow showers making their way from east to west. these are the temperatures early in the morning on tuesday, below freezing, even in the tip of cornwall. but in the morning we are expecting this little weather front to sneak

in from the atlantic and it may bring some sleet and snow to cornwall and the channel islands. elsewhere it is a case of snow showers, some of them heavy, some of them only flurries. these are the temperatures. it will be another breezy day, windy in places, gusts approaching a0 mph. that cold, dry, easterly wind. add that to the thermometer temperature, and you get the wind chill, feeling more like —6 or —7. here is a different way of looking at the atmosphere, this is the jet stream, displaced way to the south. it normally should be weighed to the north. effectively it is deflecting the mild air to the south. that has allowed for the north—easterly wind to develop. on wednesday, fewer wintry showers, but there will be some. for many of us it is going to be a glorious, crisp day with temperatures hovering around freezing.

maybe a couple of degrees above briefly. on thursday, milder air is trying to sneak in off the atlantic but it is going to come in the form of sleet and snow across the south—west. out towards the east, it is still dry and cold. the thinking is that as this weather front tries hard to move towards the east, this cold easterly wind is eventually going to win, which means it will keep this mild air at bay and it will stay out in the atlantic. at the moment there is every indication that that cold easterly wind is going to continue.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the who says a study which shows the astrazeneca vaccine may be less effective against the coronavirus variant is concerning. but effective against the coronavirus variant is concerning.— variant is concerning. but warns auainst variant is concerning. but warns against rushing _ variant is concerning. but warns against rushing to _ variant is concerning. but warns against rushing to conclusion. i variant is concerning. but warns - against rushing to conclusion. given the limited signs _ against rushing to conclusion. given the limited signs of— against rushing to conclusion. given the limited signs of the _ against rushing to conclusion. given the limited signs of the trial - against rushing to conclusion. (1: ei the limited signs of the trial and the limited signs of the trial and the health and edge of the participant it's important to determine whether or not they vaccine remains effective. determine whether or not they vaccine remains effective. donald trump's lawyers have filed their defence in the senate on the eve of his second impeachment trial. we'll be live in washington. over 150 people are still missing in northern india after rock/ neck smash into a hydroelectric dam. as the australian tennis open starts —

we take a look at the struggles the sport has faced during the pandemic. former president trump's second impeachhment trial starts tomorrow — and his lawyers have filed papers setting out his defence, wiht the senate. they argue that the trump supporters who stormed the capitol building last month did so of their own accord and that a speech the president made shortly before that. was not an act encouraging an organized movement, to overthrow the united states government. donald trump's lawyers also argue that impeaching a president after he leaves office is unconstitutional, saying. if you want a recap on why donald trump is on trial for impeachment again paul adams has this.

donald trump is accused of inciting violence against the government. specifically, this — the storming of congress by thousands of his supporters. his accusers say you have to go back a couple of months, to last november's presidential election. we know there was massive fraud. that was a rigged election. if you count the legal votes, i easily win. trump lost, but refused to admit it. not only that, but when the state of georgia was getting ready to hold a second round of voting to settle two very close senate races, mr trump is accused of trying to intervene, illegally. i only need 11,000 votes. fellas, i need 11,000 votes. gimmea break! it all came to a head onjanuary the 6th, when congress was due to confirm the results of the presidential election. in a long, bitter speech, mr trump railed against the entire election process. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not

going to have a country any more. within minutes of him finishing, some of his supporters were breaking into the capitol building. but did the president actually incite violence? america's first amendment, which protects freedom of speech, gives mr trump lots of leeway to say pretty much whatever he wants — short of ordering his supporters to storm the capitol, which he did not do. i know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. it'll be up to the senate's 100 members to decide if mr trump is guilty or not, and the democrats will need at least 17 republicans to join them to get a conviction. it's a really tall order. most republicans think the trial shouldn't even be happening. this proceeding we're about to enter is unconstitutional. but what if it does go against him? well, then, donald trump will be the first president to be

impeached and convicted. he'd almost certainly be barred from ever running for public office again. and he could lose his presidential pension and perks. but what if he wins? the democrats could still try and find some other way to punish the former president. but to survive impeachment twice in a year would, in the eyes of mr trump's loyal base, represent another victory against an establishment that's just out to get him — a useful platform, perhaps, on which to launch another presidential bid. leboo diseko is in washington. i heard they are from the trump lawyers and their defense. what's going to be the attack lines from the democrats? you going to be the attack lines from the democrats?— going to be the attack lines from the democrats? you will know that the democrats? you will know that the democrats, _ the democrats? you will know that the democrats, the _ the democrats? you will know that the democrats, the house - the democrats? you will know that - the democrats, the house impeachment managers are basically acting as a prosecutor put forth in almost 80 page document not long ago. setting out their case. and today's reply

basically fell back on those same arguments. they call donald trumps actions the most greediest constitutional crime ever by a president. in their rebuttal today was basically that everything in the article of impeachment was true. donald trump lawyers have accused the house impeachment managers, the democrats of being basically obsessed with donald trump. and say that this is part of an ongoing campaign to try and impeach them. also to suppress the minority party in the senate. i think there is no surprises really on either side argument that they put forward. we will see them both play out as the trial commences.— will see them both play out as the trial commences. help us understand the timetable — trial commences. help us understand the timetable that _ trial commences. help us understand the timetable that we're _ trial commences. help us understand the timetable that we're looking - trial commences. help us understand the timetable that we're looking at i the timetable that we're looking at this week. ., ., ., ., , this week. tomorrow, that is formally the _ this week. tomorrow, that is formally the start _ this week. tomorrow, that is formally the start of - this week. tomorrow, that is formally the start of the - formally the start of the impeachment trial. we will see may be a four hour debate and that a vote on this issue of the

constitutionality of the impeachment trial. and i would imagine that will most probably see that go forward. we will then see each side from whence i have 16 hours each to set out their case. and then there will be a possibility if they wanted, the house managers can take a vote on whether to have witnesses. if there are no witnesses we could see this wrapped up within seven to ten days. which could be the shortest impeachment trial ever. there are witnesses it may take a little bit longer. i think from both sides, there is a keenness to get this wrapped up fairly quickly. i there is a keenness to get this wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i knew the answer _ wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i knew the answer to _ wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i knew the answer to this _ wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i knew the answer to this but - wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i knew the answer to this but there j wrapped up fairly quickly. i think i l knew the answer to this but there is no real chance of a guilty verdict, is there? ., ., ., , is there? you need a two thirds ma'ori is there? you need a two thirds majority to _ is there? you need a two thirds majority to impeach. _ is there? you need a two thirds majority to impeach. it - is there? you need a two thirds majority to impeach. it would l is there? you need a two thirds i majority to impeach. it would take 17 republicans to vote to impeach donald trump. it really doesn't look like they have those numbers. but we don't know. we may see them swayed by the evidence. we don't, we can't

predict how it's going to play out. it's looking quite difficult at the moment. when you speak to democrats and democrats support as they say this is about consequences. whether or not he is convicted. whether the former president is convicted. they feel they need to draw a line in the sand and show there are consequences for the behaviour they alleged him of taking part in. mige for the behaviour they alleged him of taking part in.— of taking part in. wise advice they are. of taking part in. wise advice they are- thank — of taking part in. wise advice they are- thank you — of taking part in. wise advice they are. thank you very _ of taking part in. wise advice they are. thank you very much. - of taking part in. wise advice they are. thank you very much. at - of taking part in. wise advice they are. thank you very much. at the | are. thank you very much. at the moment a guilty verdict looks on likely. we need to see how the whole thing plays out. we need to see how the whole thing plays out. the use of ten million medical gowns by frontline nhs staff and bought by the uk government has been suspended because of the way they were packaged. sterile surgical gowns were bought from a us firm for 70 million pounds last year but safety concerns were raised because they weren't double wrapped. lucy manning has the story remember an american jewellery company whose owner won lucrative contracts to supply ppe to the uk, michael saiger was able to pay

a go—between, spanish businessmen gabriel anderson, £21 million to help. it caused a storm when the bbc revealed it in november. does the prime minister think that £21 million to a middle man was an acceptable use of taxpayers' money? saiger went on to win a further £70 million contract to supply gowns. now, we can reveal few of those gowns actually made it into hospitals. in a legal document, the government admitted that the use of the gowns in hospitals had been suspended. hospital infection experts believe the gowns should be double wrapped, to make sure they were sterile, but these gowns only came with a single layer of packaging. another big contract for ppe that couldn't be used as intended. the lessons are, government, when spending {12.5 billion on ppe, really itself needs to know what it is buying.

it should be buying from those who are experienced. it needs to be keeping a careful check on the prices it is paying. there was no actual requirement in specifications or contract for the gowns to be double wrapped, but obviously experts didn't think they would be safe enough in the most infectious parts of hospitals. saiger said. remember pestfix, the small firm officials admitted last year had mistakenly got onto the fast track vip scheme for government contracts? they supplied some of the most vital kit, the highest grade masks, ffp3s, and unlike masks currently used in the most infectious areas, the bbc can reveal 73 million of the pestfix masks couldn't be used as intended, because they failed testing. they had ear loops, which the government says now shouldn't be used.

pestfix then submitted a small number of prototypes as potential alternatives. internal documents from the safety watchdog seen by the bbc say head straps on several samples snapped, and nosebands fell off on nearly all samples from the first batch. pestfix said. the department of health said it had worked tirelessly to deliver ppe to protect health and social care staff on the front line, with over 7.6 billion items delivered so far. there was a scramble for ppe. but, in its rush to get it, did the government take enough care over the way it spent taxpayers' money? lucy manning, bbc news. let's go to there is more from outside source on

rock smashed into a hydroelectric dam. it took place in the district of chamblee. officials say at least 200 people are missing and 18 have died. this was the moment it happened. witnesses described a wall of water so quickly if there was no time to sound the alarm. it's not clear what caused this geologist say a chunk of glacier may have broken out further upstream. survivors have been found at least a thousand people committed to shelter in a tunnel. rescuers have had to clear tonnes of mud to get to them. in almost a0 mac more people are still trapped inside. in almost a0 mac more people are still trapped inside. navin singh kadhka is from the bbc world serviceq an area tell me more about this area and whether it's prone to flash floods. as you said, this is the himalaya region. starts from myanmar and extends to the west. this is the

central region and it's quite ecologically sensitive. and flash floods are often happen there. many times rivers get blocked by landslides. but then there is also the risk of glacial lakes that can burst out and whatever comes your way downstream. villages, infrastructure all that. not to forget earthquakes. so earthquake is plate tectonic making things worse. how easy is it for the authorities to get the help that's needed for the people affected by this? it’s the people affected by this? it's not easy at _ the people affected by this? it�*s not easy at all. when we look at the visuals you will see that flood is not just visuals you will see that flood is notjust plain water that gushes down and then the waterjust goes away. it's not that. it's all those folders, soil and earth. so you will see several metres thick sludge. people have to really dig into fine

thing. sniffer dogs. also not to forget their gaskets of dams. and with as a result there might be there is risk of other temporary lakes that have formed. and i can burst out. that can still be risky when you are still carrying on rescue operations. taste when you are still carrying on rescue operations.— when you are still carrying on rescue operations. when you are still carrying on rescue o erations. . ., ., ., ~' ., rescue operations. we are looking at these terrifying _ rescue operations. we are looking at these terrifying pictures _ rescue operations. we are looking at these terrifying pictures of _ rescue operations. we are looking at these terrifying pictures of the - these terrifying pictures of the water bursting through the dam. presumably much further downstream this is causing a huge amount of problems as well.— this is causing a huge amount of problems as well. you're right. the cascade of— problems as well. you're right. the cascade of dams _ problems as well. you're right. the cascade of dams won _ problems as well. you're right. the cascade of dams won after - problems as well. you're right. the cascade of dams won after the - problems as well. you're right. the l cascade of dams won after the other. officials i spoke to said more than 80 dams are proposed. there are quite less now. but given the potential of this place. what happens is if there's a massive outbreak of glacial lakes or any other things like avalanche or landslides then yes all of these dams. people there, officials tell me it's high time that there has to

be a proper study of this region. identify those dangerous legs and only then have dam steam not downstream. thank you. thank you. stay with us on outside source — still to come. we'll have a report from zimbabwe — where a strict lockdown is in force because of a surge in coronavirus cases. storm dies he has brought heavy snow and ice it's the coldest snap since the beast of the east hit in 2018. schools and vaccination centres have been forced to close and some areas with the police warning not to travel. kent has had some of the heaviest snowfall. up to 16 cm in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england. which has been left under a

blanket of snow. the weather has made driving conditions difficult and left some roads dangerous to travel on. . , left some roads dangerous to travel on. ., , , ., on. really, we will be out greeting niuht and on. really, we will be out greeting night and day _ on. really, we will be out greeting night and day and _ on. really, we will be out greeting night and day and throughout - on. really, we will be out greeting night and day and throughout the i night and day and throughout the week. the biggest challenge has been the likes of drifting due to storm darcy we had some very strong, blustery winds. because a lot of drifting in certain exposed areas. and that's cause a lot of problems on the roads. find and that's cause a lot of problems on the roads-— and that's cause a lot of problems on the roads. and canterbury local workers helped — on the roads. and canterbury local workers helped to _ on the roads. and canterbury local workers helped to keep _ on the roads. and canterbury local workers helped to keep village - on the roads. and canterbury local workers helped to keep village life ticking along. workers helped to keep village life ticking along-— ticking along. where obviously workinu ticking along. where obviously working at _ ticking along. where obviously working at the _ ticking along. where obviously working at the moment. - ticking along. where obviously working at the moment. there ticking along. where obviously i working at the moment. there is things— working at the moment. there is things inside that need to be done. obviously— things inside that need to be done. obviously this takes priority get in everybody in an hour. we don't want anyone _ everybody in an hour. we don't want anyone snowed in in the area. why not come _ anyone snowed in in the area. why not come out and get it done in about— not come out and get it done in about the — not come out and get it done in about the community? the weather forced some — about the community? the weather forced some vaccination _ about the community? the weather forced some vaccination centres - about the community? the weather forced some vaccination centres to | forced some vaccination centres to close. including several in some thick neck and essex. as well as surrey and norfork. idat thick neck and essex. as well as surrey and norfork. not possible, not a chance. _ surrey and norfork. not possible, not a chance. that's _ surrey and norfork. not possible, not a chance. that's ridiculous. in j not a chance. that's ridiculous. in this town in _

not a chance. that's ridiculous. in this town in suffolk _ not a chance. that's ridiculous. in this town in suffolk for _ not a chance. that's ridiculous. in this town in suffolk for mac - not a chance. that's ridiculous. in this town in suffolk for mac but i this town in suffolk for mac but snowdrifts left roads block. this is what our snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs _ snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs staff _ snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs staff do _ snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs staff do to - snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs staff do to get - snowdrifts left roads block. this is what your nhs staff do to get to l what your nhs staff do to get to work _ what your nhs staff do to get to work. �* �* ,., , , what your nhs staff do to get to work. ~~ .,, work. the aa says treacherous drivin: work. the aa says treacherous driving conditions _ work. the aa says treacherous driving conditions have - work. the aa says treacherous driving conditions have caused| driving conditions have caused numerous accidents. a number of met office warnings will remain in place until wednesday. the forecasters warning of more heavy snowfall and extremely cold weather to come. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the who is shown a study that shows the astrazeneca vaccine may be less effective but is warning not to rush to conclusions. the australian open tennis has started. there were fans, matches — very tight social distancing.

there are also questions about why this tournament is happening. said victorian state opposition leader michael o'brien in advance and there remain questions about how tennis has navigated the pandemic. we should probably start with world number1 novak djokovic. in april, he said during a live chat on facebook. then injune, djokovic hosted the �*adria' tour event in serbia and croatia. this also featured fans and matches but instead of social distancing — there was basketball and clubbing. and sure enough djokovic, his wife — and several players got covid19. and then having had a few weeks to to reflect — he announced it had been done with the right intentions and he also djokovic sought to clarify his position.

saying he wasn't anti—vaccination. but that... one of tennis big names may be a bit confused. scientists don't seem to be. vaccines will be critical in the battle against covid—19. as the season went on — wimbledon was cancelled but the us open went ahead — djokovic was kicked out for hitting a ball at a linejudge. the french open also went ahead.and into the autumn, the controversies continued. (00v)in october, us player sam querrey took a privatejet from russia to london after he, his wife and his child testred positive. since then he's highlighted that he was worried they'd have to stay in hospital — and that the plane cost him $a0,000. and he's said. he had though broken coronavirus

rules in the uk and russia. and then came the build up to the australian open. australia has made a succcess of restraining covid—19 using very strict rules for anyone coming in from abroad. the state of victoria has a 1a day quarantine rule for new arrivals — with strict confinement to their rooms if there's any contact with a covid case. improbably that came as a surprise to some of the players. kazakh player — yulia — tweeted the state government was perplexed. the notion that there's been any change, the notion that people are pretty. i think that argument has no integrity whatsoever. i think that argument has no integrity whatsoever. some players were able to train up to five hours a day. but those that came in on flights with positive cases aboard, could not leave their room at all. some started posting videos as they trained in their rooms. mens number thirteen bautista agoot

which begs the question if he's ever been in one. next there australian player bernard tomic�*s girlfriend, only fans model, vanessa sierra. as well as that — another player complained about mice — only to be accused by the police of feeding them. and then novak djokovic entered the fray again. he sent a long list of ideas to the authorities. he wanted a reduction of the isolation period the relocation of players to private houses with access to a tennis court and the delivery of "decent food". you can guess how that went down. the answer is no. because a virus doesn't treat you specially so neither do we. australian star nick kyrgios went for a different form of words. "djokovic is a tool". while the reaction to his ideas he

put out a statement saying he had good intentions but they had been misconstrued as selfish difficult and ungrateful. difficult and ungrateful. some suggested there hadn't been any misconstruing. and while all this played out — the tournament loomed with significant risk attached. do you remember this last week? a worker at the tournmanet tested positive — and more than 500 players and staff had to go into isolation. all have tested positive but it highlighted the chance australia is taking. and to understand why this is going ahead, let's look beyond the love of the sport. in 2020 — the australian open injected $387 million australian into the economy. the state premier argues. really was a possibility, it's hard to say. but melbourne didn't want to take a chance. it also, tennis australia says —

is about hope during the pandemic. will be able to send a signal to the rest of— will be able to send a signal to the rest of the — will be able to send a signal to the rest of the world that in the middle of this— rest of the world that in the middle of this pandemic we can pollen crowds — of this pandemic we can pollen crowds be safe and have the worlds best tennis — crowds be safe and have the worlds best tennis players here for two weeks — best tennis players here for two weeks. and going back to the rest of the world _ weeks. and going back to the rest of the world we should do it like australia _ the world we should do it like australia doesn't. find the world we should do it like australia doesn't.— the world we should do it like australia doesn't. �* ,., ,., australia doesn't. and so while some arts of australia doesn't. and so while some parts of the — australia doesn't. and so while some parts of the world _ australia doesn't. and so while some parts of the world continue _ australia doesn't. and so while some parts of the world continue to - australia doesn't. and so while some parts of the world continue to live i parts of the world continue to live with lock down some fans are getting to go to tanner's.— to go to tanner's. melbourne is a hue to go to tanner's. melbourne is a huge boarding — to go to tanner's. melbourne is a huge boarding capital _ to go to tanner's. melbourne is a huge boarding capital of - to go to tanner's. melbourne is a huge boarding capital of the - to go to tanner's. melbourne is al huge boarding capital of the world and people love the sport here and it makes them happy. it’s and people love the sport here and it makes them happy.— it makes them happy. it's so great to have support — it makes them happy. it's so great to have support back _ in melbourne and tennis. it just fantastic. the itjust fantastic. the biggest prize may be less about who wins a single title or whether or not when you get to the end of the tournament without the virus intervening. after successfully containing the coronavirus last year, a surge in cases is happening across africa. in zimbabwe, covid deaths rose above 1,000 injanuary, forcing the government to reintroduce a strict lockdown. several government ministers have died there from covid and confirmed

cases now stand at around 3a,000. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka reports from harare. the burials are hurried, a handful of relatives look on from a distance. zimbabwe, like most african countries, was mildly affected by the first coronavirus wave, but now it's in the grip of a deadly second wave. january was the deadliest month of all. this private cemetery used to average two or three covid burials a day. last month, that number rose to around a dozen. some families say their loved ones died so quickly from covid—like symptoms, but that they're still waiting for test results. the powerful have not been spared either. an unprecedented triple burial at the national war heroes shrine. among those being buried, two government ministers. january accounted for more than half the total cases, and two thirds of the deaths, since the pandemic began.

it followed festive season celebrations and travellers returning from south africa. the head of a major government hospital had warned of a pending second wave long before it arrived. he cited the reopening of schools and borders in october. we really need to prevent this virus from spiralling out of control. in a proper covid—19 storm, there would be no way to cope with this storm. even if you have so many ventilators, so many staff members, you won't cope with the numbers. so the idea here, in lower—resource areas, to make sure that we don't reach a situation where we're having a full—blown covid—19 storm. doctors groups — concerned about the pressure on icu beds, oxygen supplies and the growing number of people dying at home — also believe that other factors contributed to the rise in deaths. delays in seeking treatment and an overreliance on home remedies. street vendors are cashing in on the latest home remedy craze, the zumbani, or fever tree leaf.

the immune—boosting traditional herb is used to relieve the symptoms of colds, flu and fever. after a tragic month, the rate of new infections and deaths has now more than halved, and the number of active cases has dramatically decreased. the government says this is due to stricter lockdown measures. the disease, they say, is now under control, and that vaccines are coming soon. but the last month has been a reminder that the war on covid—19 is farfrom over. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. we've had a number of different updates on the pandemic across the hour. if you want further information both on efforts to contain the virus and how it's manifesting itself and even parts the bbc news website is the place to go. there is a vast amount of useful information. you could download the bbc news app. i'll see you tomorrow

at the same time. thanks for watching. the snow showers have been relentless today, and this one relentless today, and this after the other after the carried one after the other after the other carried by that strong northeasterly easterly wind. this is what will continue for the least next couple days. furthersnow continue for the least next couple days. further snow showers overnight frost there's every indication that the weather will last all through the weather will last all through the week. satellite picture from today. you can see the motion of those snow showers from east towards the west. in the rest of the country has been cleared today. some clear spells tonight. you can see snow showers make their way from east to west. these are the temperatures early on the morning on tuesday. below freezing even on the tip of cornwell minus three celsius was up in the morning were expecting this

by the front to sneak in out of the atlantic. it may bring sleet and snow to cornwall and snow to the channel islands. elsewhere is a case of snow showers. some heavy some only flurries was up temperatures on the thermometer obviously going to be another breezy windy day and places. gusts of winds approaching a0 miles an hour. that cold, dry easterly wind, you add the strong wind to that thermometer temperature and you get the wind chill against the bare skin. feels more like as mine is six or 7 degrees. here is a different way of looking at the atmosphere. this is thejet different way of looking at the atmosphere. this is the jet stream displaced way to the south. it normally should be way to the north. effectively, it's deflecting the mild heir to the south. we are on the cold side of the jet and it's allowed for that northeasterly wind to develop. on wednesday i think if you are wintry showers but there certainly will be some top for many of us it's actually going to be a glorious, crisp day. with temperatures most of the day hovering around freezing. maybe just

sneaking up a couple of degrees briefly. thursday, milder air is trying to sneak in off the atlantic but it's going to come in the form of sleet and snow across the south western portion of the british isles out towards the eads is still dry and cold maybe some wintry showers. the thinking is as this weather front tries very hard to move towards the east, there is east wind is going to win and will keep this mild air at is going to win and will keep this mild airat bay. is going to win and will keep this mild air at bay. it will stay out in the atlantic. at the moment there is every indication that that cold, easterly wind is going to continue.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the who says a study, which shows the astrazeneca vaccine might be less effective against a coronavirus variant, is concerning but warns against rushing to conclusions. given the limited sample size of the trial and the younger, healthier profile of the participants, it is important to determine whether or not the vaccine remains effective. in myanmar, protesters have rallied against military rule for a third day straight, as the coup leader insists his power grab was legal, in his first address to the nation. translation: myanmar's army is there for the citizens —

translation: myanmar's army is there for the citizens as _ translation: myanmar's army is there for the citizens as always. _