hello, you are with bbc news. i'm sally bundock. we have the latest headlines for you in the uk and around the world. us senators voted to proceed with a second impeachment trial of donald trump, rejecting arguments the move is unconstitutional. a who investigation concludes coronavirus did not originate from a lab in china, but cannot say where it did come from. serbia moves way ahead of other eu countries in its vaccination programme, looking at east, not west to source its vaccines. the raft of covid measures that ensure the australian open in

tennis will run. i ensure the australian open in tennis will run.— tennis will run. i believe you have a filter _ tennis will run. i believe you have a filter turned - tennis will run. i believe you have a filter turned on - tennis will run. i believe you have a filter turned on in - tennis will run. i believe you | have a filter turned on in the video settings... have a filter turned on in the video settings. . ._ video settings... the texas la er video settings... the texas lawyer trapped _ video settings... the texas lawyer trapped by - video settings... the texas lawyer trapped by a - video settings... the texas lawyer trapped by a cut - video settings... the texas | lawyer trapped by a cut filter on his zoom colt who had to inform a judge that he is not a thin line —— zoom call who had to inform a judge that he is not a feline. a very warm welcome. its —— it is busy, so let's get started. we start with the impeachment trial of donald trump, which has started with senators being shown graphic video of last month was my growth at the capitol building. it included footage of the former president urging people to fight like hell. mr trump is

charged with inciting insurrection stopping his lawyers have argued the process is unconstitutional because he has left office. the senate has now voted to go ahead with a full hearing. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. in the building where a policeman and four protesters lost their lives, where the trump supporting mob ran a market last month, donald trump today went on trial. fin market iast month, donald trump today went on trial.— today went on trial. on the question — today went on trial. on the question of _ today went on trial. on the question of whether - today went on trial. on the | question of whether donald today went on trial. on the - question of whether donald john question of whether donald john dropped is subject to the jurisdiction of an order of impeachment... jurisdiction of an order of impeachment. . .- jurisdiction of an order of impeachment... charged with incitina impeachment... charged with inciting insurrection _ impeachment... charged with inciting insurrection in - impeachment... charged with inciting insurrection in the - inciting insurrection in the capital, the most serious accusation ever levelled at an american president stopping the democratic party prosecutors setting out a vivid and searing video time line. leading the democratic team was a congressman who buried his son the day before the riots. keep persuaded his wife and daughter to come to the capitol to

witness american democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. he said, dad, i don't want to come back to the capitol. of all... the terrible, brutal things i heard and saw on that day... and since then, that one hit me the hardest. that, and watching someone who use an american flag pole with the flag still on it to spear and pummel one of our police officers, ruthlessly, mercilessl. ., , , mercilessly. if donald trump is to avoid conviction, it won't be because senators will forgive or condone his behaviour. instead, it will rely on a constitutional argument that you cannot impeach a former president. the trump legal team, though, seemed to be struggling to make their case. i seemed to be struggling to make their case. ., �* ~ ., ., their case. i don't know of the to- their case. i don't know of the to of their case. i don't know of the tap of my _ their case. i don't know of the tap of my head. _ their case. i don't know of the top of my head, but _ their case. i don't know of the top of my head, but each - their case. i don't know of the

top of my head, but each one| their case. i don't know of the l top of my head, but each one of them, once there was the vacuum created, that the greatest deliberative bodies, the senate of... grease, sitting in athens?— of... grease, sitting in athens? ,, ., athens? sitting in rome. the beatina athens? sitting in rome. the beating heart _ athens? sitting in rome. the beating heart of— athens? sitting in rome. the beating heart of us _ athens? sitting in rome. the| beating heart of us democracy is now padlocked and chained. there are miles of fencing and razor wire and literally thousands of deployed national guardsman. this is fortress congress. beyond the heavily guarded perimeter, if you protesters are making a point. a far cry from what the trump supporting insurgents had a month ago, taking the former president at his word. fight like hell, — president at his word. fight like hell, and _ president at his word. fight like hell, and if— president at his word. fight like hell, and if you - president at his word. fight like hell, and if you don't i like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. going to have a country anymore-— going to have a country an more. , . ., , anymore. the trump defence was his speech _ anymore. the trump defence was his speech was — anymore. the trump defence was his speech was figurative - anymore. the trump defence was his speech was figurative and - his speech was figurative and not l. but the new president is trying to put maximum distance between himself and what is unfolding at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob _ pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob about _ pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob about to _ pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob about to begin, - pennsylvania avenue. the senate has theirjob about to begin, i - has theirjob about to begin, i am sure they are going to

conduct themselves well and thatis conduct themselves well and that is all am going to say about impeachment, thank you. since leaving office, donald trump has spent more or less everyday playing golf, but you can be sure that today he will be watching, and closely. jon sopel be watching, and closely. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. well, let's talk some more with our north american correspondent, david willis. that first vote has gone through with only six republicans siding with the democrats. took us through, then, what happens next? well, both sides' _ then, what happens next? well, both sides' prosecution - then, what happens next? well, both sides' prosecution and - both sides' prosecution and defence certainly now have two daysin defence certainly now have two days in which to present their case. and if they decide not to call witnesses as appears likely, then it is possible there could be a vote whether to acquit or convicted donald trump as early as this weekend. now, it would require a two—thirds majority of the 100 member senate in order to

convict mr trump. i have to say, that does seem unlikely. you mentioned six republicans are voting with democrats today, that would require 17 to effectively cross the aisle as it were an vote with the democrats. that seems highly unlikely given the popularity donald trump continues to enjoy the republican party, despite everything that has happened over the last few months, he is the most popular politician in that party, and although paul is here showed the majority of americans in general are in favour of seeing him impeached, the republican party and amongst the senate in particular, she remains very popular indeed —— polls showed. —— she remains very popular indeed. -- she remains very popular indeed. the meeting within the republican _ indeed. the meeting within the republican party _ indeed. the meeting within the republican party itself, - indeed. the meeting within the republican party itself, which l republican party itself, which i would imagine is doing a lot of soul—searching right now about their own future, he is pretty toxic?— about their own future, he is pretty toxic? absolutely. and we have actually _ pretty toxic? absolutely. and we have actually seen - pretty toxic? absolutely. and

we have actually seen very i we have actually seen very little of the former president since he left office. he has been holed up at his florida residents, apparently playing golf every day, although there are reports that he has been watching these proceedings very closely indeed. including the rather dry and at times somewhat meandering evidence given by his legal team, and there are reports as well hear that mr trump is none too impressed with the performance of his lawyers. now, unless there is something highly incendiary that comes up in the course over the next few days, as i mentioned, it does seem highly unlikely that donald trump will be convicted in the senate impeachment trial. thank ou ve senate impeachment trial. thank you very much — senate impeachment trial. thank you very much for _ senate impeachment trial. thank you very much for now. - senate impeachment trial. thank you very much for now. david - you very much for now. david willis there. later in the programme we will have more analysis. i will be talking to a lawyer based in the united states about the proceedings so far and what this tells us about how it may continue. now, the world health

organization says covid—i9 is extremely unlikely to have originated in a chinese of oratory, the conclusion has been reached by a team of who experts on a fact—finding mission in wuhan, where the first case of coronavirus was recorded —— laboratory, they have suggested it is more likely to have come from bouts but suggested it could also possibly have removed from frozen food outside china. —— from bats. john sudworth has more. it's one of the most important questions of our time — where did the virus come from? but the scientists had more to say about what they hadn't found than what they had. it has not been possible to pinpoint any animal species as a potential reservoir for this disease, and it doesn't look like there was wide circulation of the virus in any animal species in the country. china's wet markets were once thought to be

the prime suspect, where the virus was most likely to havejumped from animals to humans. this market, linked to some of the earliest cases, was a particular focus, but with animal tests said to be negative, the team has come up with another theory — frozen food. and an idea china itself has been promoting in recent months. the virus, they suggest, may have travelled to wuhan on imported frozen produce. the who arrived here insisting this was going to be all about the science, and yet signs of the politics have been there every step of the way, from the wrangling about access and timing, from the team's reliance not on its own investigation, but on data provided by china. the questions about how independent these findings really are from china's own narrative are unlikely to go away. and on the question of whether the virus might have leaked from this laboratory, known to have been experimenting on coronavirus is, the team has all but ruled it out. this is a press conference, i'm allowed to ask

questions. after the press conference, chinese officials tried to stop any interviews. but with the conclusions largely supportive of china's line, there was little to worry about. given that this report rolls out a lovely, isn't your credibility on that somewhat undermined given the fact that you were rolling it out before you even came here? a very large group of experts have looked at this, they have been to the various labs around the region and talked to people, asked critical questions and got critical answers and they have come to their conclusions and i have as well and what they say is extremely unlikely and that stands alone. covid devastated this city first and for now its origins remain almost as much of a mystery as before. john sudworth, bbc news, wuhan.

the european union may have been struggling to secure supplies of coronavirus vaccine. one european country's inoculation programme has in a conspicuous success. serbia is on track to vaccinate at least one—tenth of its people by the middle of this month, thanks to a pragmatic human programme that has seen its source vaccines from china and russia as well as companies in the us and europe. our balkans correspondent can tell us more. belgrade has bought vouchers from germany as well as russia, china and the us and uk. serbia is clearly the best of the

rest, and far ahead of many european countries like italy, germany and france. serbia's negotiating to join the european negotiating tojoin the european union, but in a time of crisis, it is looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels. , ., ., , brussels. us, vaccination is not a geopolitical matter. l brussels. us, vaccination is l not a geopolitical matter. for us, vaccination is a healthcare issue. whether they come from china or the us or the eu, we don't care, as long as they are safe and we get them as soon as possible. do safe and we get them as soon as ossible. ,, safe and we get them as soon as ossible. , ., ~ possible. do you think the european _ possible. do you think the european union _ possible. do you think the european union will - possible. do you think the european union will learn | european union will learn something from the approach that serbia is taking? to something from the approach that serbia is taking?- that serbia is taking? to be honest, that serbia is taking? to be honest. i— that serbia is taking? to be honest, i think _ that serbia is taking? to be honest, i think the - that serbia is taking? to be honest, i think the world i that serbia is taking? to be l honest, i think the world has something to learn from serbia. i think the world needs to go back to that. when we see covax, the un had to actually sit down to see what are the needs of the world.- sit down to see what are the needs of the world. china may be the other _ needs of the world. china may be the other big _ needs of the world. china may be the other big winners. - needs of the world. china may be the other big winners. its l be the other big winners. its vaccine has received a presidential welcome on arrival in belgrade, sending a clear

signal to brussels about beating's increasing clout in the region. beating's increasing clout in the region-— beating's increasing clout in the reuion. .,, ., ., the region. the european union is not present — the region. the european union is not present here, _ the region. the european union is not present here, or- the region. the european union is not present here, or at - is not present here, or at least not present in terms of serious political strategy. so, as a result of this strategic shortsightedness by brussels, they are losing big and allowing china to punch above its weight. allowing china to punch above its weight-— allowing china to punch above its weight. people in belgrade are not bothered _ its weight. people in belgrade are not bothered by _ its weight. people in belgrade are not bothered by the - are not bothered by the diplomatic ramifications or the origins of the vaccines. just happy to benefit from serbia leading the way.— happy to benefit from serbia leading the way. everything is auoin leading the way. everything is going very _ leading the way. everything is going very well. _ leading the way. everything is going very well, actually, - leading the way. everything is going very well, actually, it'sl going very well, actually, it's been successful here in serbia. and we are seeing in america, the vaccine _ and we are seeing in america, the vaccine is very similar, so i the vaccine is very similar, so i do _ the vaccine is very similar, so i do not — the vaccine is very similar, so i do not be _ the vaccine is very similar, so i do not be anything different. hungry— i do not be anything different. hungry has already planned to follow the serbian path. a that you countries may follow. for once, there will be setting an example for brussels, not the other way around. bbc news.

some of the other day's news now. travellers arriving in england and wales from countries badly affected by coronavirus will be required to quarantine at hotels for ten nights from monday. this is that the cost of £1750 for accommodation, food and test. scotland has gone further, requiring more arrivals to go into secure accommodation. we will have more detail on that story in our business coverage. french students are still having to queue for food aid despite president emmanuel macron, seeing them two meals a day for1 euro. some have had to wait hours in loans or aid packages, which include basic food supplies and hygiene kits which have been organised by an ngo. at the moment, it says it is distributing around 20,000 meals a week. and stators have taken to the streets of young gone for a fifth day protesting

against last week's una amata —— yangon. earlier, security forces were reported to have raided the headquarters of young son sergei's party in the national party. national league for democracy said police force their way into the building after dark. the authorities in indonesia are expected to publish a preliminary report today into last month's deadly aircraft, of 62 people onboard the flight were killed when it plunged into the senior jakarta. it isn't clear why the boeing 7117 came down shortly after take—off. jakarta. it is not clear why the boeing 737 came down the boeing 737 came after takeoff. stay with us on bbc news, lots more to come, including the texas lawyer trapped by a cat filter on a zoom call with a judge.

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting 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 top story, us senators voted to proceed for a second impeachment trial of donald trump, rejecting arguments that the move is unconstitutional. let's discuss in more detail this process going on in the united states, the second impeachment trial of donald trump. we have a defence attorney focusing on federal government investigations, joining us from washington, dc. thank you for being on the programme. i know you watch the entire proceedings, what did you make of both sides and their arguments easily i think their arguments easily i think their house managers, the democrats, serving as prosecutors, seeking to prove that donald trump should be impeached, did a terrificjob and somewhat unexpectedly, they submitted briefs in advance that were thoughtful, persuasive and marshalled the overwhelming evidence here of

what happens of the events of january six. what happens of the events of january sim— what happens of the events of janua six. ~ ., ., ., , january six. when an armed mob invaded america's _ january six. when an armed mob invaded america's capital. - january six. when an armed mob invaded america's capital. and . invaded america's capital. and they presented that compellingly and willingly at times with representatives talking about their own families experience on the day and the terror they felt. in contrast, the defence lawyers and i usually have a fair bit of sympathy for them, that is what i do, it was weak. the defence lawyers for president trump is only been on the job for about 1.5 weeks, since president trump fired his prior lawyers 1.5 weeks ago, and the effort today was disorganised, rushed, incoherent and none of that really mattered at the end of the day. i that really mattered at the end of the day-— of the day. i was going to say, doesnt of the day. i was going to say, doesn't make _ of the day. i was going to say, doesn't make a _ of the day. i was going to say, doesn't make a difference - of the day. i was going to say, doesn't make a difference for| doesn't make a difference for many are arguing, look, the vast of republicans will not stand with the democrats in this vital vote at the end of the day?—

the day? as it stands now, there was _ the day? as it stands now, there was a _ the day? as it stands now, there was a boat _ the day? as it stands now, there was a boat today - the day? as it stands now, l there was a boat today about there was a boat today about the constitutionality of these proceedings and only six republicans voted that this is constitutional and should proceed. we need 17 republicans to vote for impeachment, so 11 need to have a change of heart and be willing to listen and accept these proceedings are important and appropriate for there to be any chance here. nonetheless, the democrats and the house managers are putting on the strongest case they can and i think trying to demonstrate that process matters and telling a story matters, even though the outcome may be preordained. there will be no witnesses, donald trump says he will not appear in this trial, as it were, if you can call it that. i mean, what impact will any of these have in terms of donald trump standing and the possibility of him being able to go for president again in the future? if

to go for president again in the future?— the future? if he is not impeached _ the future? if he is not impeached and - the future? if he is not i impeached and removed, the future? if he is not - impeached and removed, then the future? if he is not _ impeached and removed, then he will be committed — permitted constitutionally to run again and who knows? i don't think the democrats are doing it to score points. i think they are creating a record that feels important, and i think there are probably few democrats that are probably few democrats that are regretting trying to impeach him the first time, even though it did not succeed. even though they are frankly, doing it for history and whether donald trump once again or not, it will quite likely turn more on things quite likely by his health and what the world would look like in four years, the world would look like in fouryears, i the world would look like in four years, i guess. difficult to guess — four years, i guess. difficult to guess indeed. _ four years, i guess. difficult to guess indeed. i— four years, i guess. difficult to guess indeed. i will- four years, i guess. difficult to guess indeed. i will use | four years, i guess. difficultj to guess indeed. i will use a cat filter— to guess indeed. i will use a cat filter next _ to guess indeed. i will use a cat filter next time! - after a three—week delay, the australian open is taking place and it is only been possible after all international competitors are put into a

two—week quarantine. this in the fact that australia has done so well in controlling the virus in recent months means that tens of thousands of tennis fans are allowed into what every day. our correspondent in australia is finding out how spectators are keeping safe. after a ll after all the drama and controversy the open is on, top players are flown in from around the world with thousands of fans here in melbourne park. the top priority is to keep everyone safe, that of the other you're doing it. the ultimate accessory here of course is the face mask, you are asked to wear it if you are indoors or if you cannot stay apart from other people. people in melbourne are used to them, they were mandatory during the months of lockdown in the city and so many people are wearing them pretty much all the time. now the thing that makes this different from any other sport event around the world is people. up to 30,000 people are expected each day and that is still half the number we had

last year. but it is different this time round. the park is divided into three zones in your ticket takes you to that specific zone. this limits the number of people mixing that helps organisers with contact tracing. qr codes are at the heart of events, and they are everywhere, giving officials an accurate picture of who has been wear when in case of an infection. no surprises with this one. more than 800 had sanitising dispensers around the park, is no excuse not to keep your hands clean. and this is going on all around the site, staff are cleaning anything that people may touch on every night melbourne park will be given a deep clean. of course there are all the messages about social distancing and hygiene and if you like tennis plants, there are many of them. my favourite, be an ace, cover your face! are many of them. my favourite, be an ace, cover yourface! for a that tennis, you need to be

fed and hydrated and it is all about contactless, order it on your phone and collect it. just remember not to be around everyone else when you are enjoying your food. everyone else when you are enjoying yourfood. it everyone else when you are enjoying your food. it so to say that not everyone is happy this event is taking place and there's no denying that there are real risks but the organisers are confident and say that even if there are covid—19 cases, this will not stop the grand slam. australia wants to set an example of how to organise an international sporting event, even with the challenges of doing it in the midst of a global pandemic. now the moment you have been waiting for, the virtual court hearing in texas america that was interrupted by a lawyer accidentally appeared on screen as a wide eyed fluffy kitten, a cute one. he was unable to turn off a filter that transformed his face, and video forlornly telling the hearing that he was not a cat has already been watched by millions all over the world. mark lobel takes up

the world. mark lobel takes up the tail. meet the 69—year—old texan attorney who unintentionally addresses virtual courtroom as a cat. i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. you may want to... can you hear me, judge? i settings. you may want to... can you hear me, judge? i can hear you. _ can you hear me, judge? i can hear you. l _ can you hear me, judge? i can hear you, i think _ can you hear me, judge? i can hear you, i think it's _ can you hear me, judge? i can hear you, i think it's a - hear you, i think it's a filter. i hear you, i think it's a filter. ., �* hear you, ithink it's a filter. ., �* ~ ., hear you, ithink it's a filter. ~ ., ., hear you, ithink it's a filter. ., �* ~ ., ., ., filter. i don't know how to remove — filter. i don't know how to remove it. _ filter. i don't know how to remove it. i— filter. i don't know how to remove it. i have - filter. i don't know how to remove it. i have my - filter. i don't know how to - remove it. i have my assistant here, — remove it. i have my assistant here, she _ remove it. i have my assistant here, she is _ remove it. i have my assistant here, she is trying to but... yeah, — here, she is trying to but... yeah, ini— here, she is trying to but... yeah, i'm prepared to go forward _ yeah, i'm prepared to go forward with it but i am not a cat! — forward with it but i am not a cat! i— forward with it but i am not a cat! .., forward with it but i am not a cat! . ., , ., forward with it but i am not a cat!_ the - forward with it but i am not a cat!_ the court| cat! i can see that. the court attorney _ cat! i can see that. the court attorney pleaded _ cat! i can see that. the court attorney pleaded his - cat! i can see that. the court attorney pleaded his case . cat! i can see that. the court attorney pleaded his case of| attorney pleaded his case of mistaken identity, minutes after he locked on from his secretary's computer to defend the state of texas in the civil forfeiture case.—

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we have all the top business stories coming up next, including more cost when you fly with easyjet. we will tell you all you need to know. see you soon. hello. the cold snap across the uk continues. and no sign of anything milder for the remainder of this week. very cold nights ahead and some pretty bitterly cold days as well. a subtle change for today is that the wind will be lighter than it has been on monday and tuesday, though perhaps it won't feel quite as raw, but it's still an easterly or northeasterly wind. still some chains of showers being fed in, some making their way a reasonable way westwards. some of the heaviest snow on wednesday possibly for kent and sussex, the southeast of scotland and the northeast of england. as we move overnight wednesday into thursday, i've got the pressure pattern on behind me, notice how the isobars open up. the wind becomes much lighter. now, as i said, that wind has made it feel very raw

through the early part of the week, but for very cold nights, what you need are very light winds, and that is what we will have to take us into thursday morning. and that's important because at the moment, that's indicating signs that for some areas to the south of the uk, these are the temperatures of the towns and cities. we could have the coldest night in around a decade for some of the suburbs of london, for example. thursday, dawn, icy but with a lot of sunshine. there will be quite a bit of fair weather and largely light winds, a few north sea showers. temperatures, well, scraping just above freezing. towards the west, perhaps three degrees for belfast and plymouth. notice a little frontal system trying to push its way in here. this is the first signs of something a bit milder trying to approach from the atlantic. friday, it still looks like it'll be the high pressure in the east and the cold air, though, that will dominate. we could see some more organised snow showers for a time running into the northeast of scotland. towards the west, i think advancing cloud through the day turning any sunshine hazy, but 4 degrees in belfast, 5 degrees in plymouth. some signs of something

milder trying to head in. subzero, though, further east across the uk. and then for the weekend, it's that classic battleground that we so often talk about — high pressure in the east pushing the cold air our way, low pressure trying to come in from the atlantic and bring in something milder. at the moment, it looks like by sunday, we could start to see some significant improvement in our temperatures. but before that, there is the possibility of some further snowfall, but this time pushing into the west as we begin our transition.

hello again. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the top business stories. rising sales of ads at twitter help the little blue bird seeing to investors. the uk and india moved a step closer to a free trade agreement after five days of talks. we are live to the capital city for the latest. and passengers face more luggage chars is —— charges for overhead luggage from easyjet.