this is bbc news with the latest headlines: it is 2pm and i am tim wilcox. borisjohnson under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers, however, urge caution. we won't be able to give certainty unless it is based on the evidence that we have got that the vaccine is doing itsjob. so far, the prognosis is pretty good, but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds. rolling out to the under—70s. more than i million people aged 65—69 are to be offered a coronavirus vaccination. president trump suggests he could make a political comeback after he's cleared of his second impeachment trial. democrats are furious with the verdict. despite the results of the vote

on donald trump's conviction in the court of impeachment, he deserves to be convicted, and i believe he will be convicted in the court of public opinion. an extension to the ban on evictions in england — the government says it will ensure tenants won't be forced out of their homes by the pandemic. and skating on thin ice — a rare winter event could return to the netherlands, thanks to the cold weather, but will covid restrictions sink it? the government is under pressure from a group of its own conservative backbench mps to speed up the route out of lockdown. the mps — known as the covid recovery group — want all legal restrictions

on people's freedoms to be eased by may. but the foreign secretary, dominc raab, has rejected their call — he says easing the lockdown has to be done cautiously, and be based on the success of the vaccine in bringing down deaths and hospitalisations. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. scenes like these have become eerily familiar. the centre of london, more like a disaster film than a thriving city. but as the number of cases and deaths falls and the number of people who have had a vaccine rises, the government is under pressure from some mps to start opening up again. we share all of the ambition and the desire to get out of this lockdown. we want to do it responsibly and safely and therefore, it's got to be based on the evidence, which is what we said from the outset. but you've got to be able to monitor it in real time, which is why i think

saying what we are going to do with precision and as a guarantee by the end of april and beginning of may is difficult to do at this stage. ministers are likely to confirm that the 15 million most at risk in the uk have been offered a first dose of the vaccine. everyone over 50 will now be offered one by the end of april and some conservatives say that it should be the point where all restrictions are lifted. it's not arbitrary at all, it's completely tied to the roll—out of the vaccination programme and the fact that you are then protecting the most vulnerable people from death and serious disease from covid, from the fantastically successful vaccination programme the nhs has undertaken. there are slightly different plans in different parts of the uk, but, for england, the prime minister will set out the roadmap out of lockdown a week on monday, the 22nd. ministers hope the schools will be able to reopen on the 8th of march. that is likely to be followed by more outdoor recreation. then nonessential shops would start to

open again, followed by hospitality, pubs and restaurants serving again. some, though, have expressed frustration and say pubs should be allowed to open soon. we think we can open very safely for easter weekend. we understand, as i said, that there would be social restrictions in place, like there were injuly and we will absolutely administer those to the letter and we would ensure that we have a responsibility for our customers and our staff. but there are warnings from some scientists that moving too quickly could risk a resurgence in the virus. there are political warnings, too. this lockdown has to be the final lockdown, by the way. the strategic aim is to do everything we can know so we don't everything we can now, so we don't have to go back into a lockdown. parts of the economy will start to move again soon and, next week, we will find out more details of when. nick eardley, bbc news. donald trump has hinted he could return to politics, after being acquitted in his second

impeachment trial in the us senate. only seven republicans joined the democrats in voting to convict the former president, meaning the vote fell short of the two—thirds majority required. after the vote, mr trump said he plans to put forward what he called a, "vision fora bright, radiant "and limitless american future." nomia iqbal reports from washington. ..donald john trump, former president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the article of impeachment. this wasn't a typical trial, but it had an ending we all saw coming. nearly half of the jurors, the republican senators, had voted unsuccessfully to stopthe trialfrom happening. had voted unsuccessfully to stop the trial from happening. the motion as agreed to... there was a plot twist when it looked like witnesses may have been called, but soon the drama concluded, making it the fastest impeachment trial in history. at the heart of it all was the question,

did the then president donald trump incite a violent mob to overturn the election results on january the 6th? mr mcconnell, not guilty. mr romney, guilty. only seven republicans said yes, along with 50 democrats. that was more republicans than expected. in this security footage video... democrats had spent three days presenting new, harrowing footage and audio showing how mr trump not only encouraged rioters, but backed them when the violence was happening. all the senators had been inside the capitol that day, including vice president mike pence and top democrat nancy pelosi. they were targeted by the mob and had to flee. what we saw in that senate today was a cowardly group of republicans who apparently have no options, because they were afraid to defend theirjob. a lot of her anger was directed at this man, top republican mitch mcconnell. there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible

for provoking the events of the day. we will never takei back our country... tough words, but he voted to acquit mr trump on a technicality, saying it was unconstitutional to remove a president who had already left office. in a lengthy statement, donald trump said the trial was a witch hunt and that his make america great again movement had only just begun. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. from tomorrow uk nationals or residents returning to england from 33 countries will be required to spend ten days in government—designated accommodation at a cost of £1,750. in scotland, that will apply to all travellers arriving on an international flight. the scottish government is concerned travellers could land in england and then cross the border into scotland, in order to avoid the expense. but there have also been questions about how ready

hotels and airports are, with heathrow saying yesterday there were "significant gaps" about how the scheme would operate. i can now speak to simon calder, who's the travel editor of the independent. and he is also the guru on all things travel. 4am is when it all kicks off, simon, but what are these gaps are and how prepared are they? 0k, well, yes, it is going to be absolutely extraordinary, certainly the most generous restrictions that the most generous restrictions that the uk has ever imposed on arriving travellers. as you say, in england it is going to be people coming in from places such as portugal, brazil, south africa, 30 other countries. in scotland, it is absolutely everybody. the thing about scotland is they won't be... almost anybody coming in, i mean we are down to less than 100 people per day anyway and expect that to drop much further. but the big concern that the union has, the immigration

services union, who represent uk border force, is whether actually they will be able to cope. let me talk you through what will happen. they want to have uk border force people meeting every plane. travellers will be expected to self identify already to say whether or not they are among the people required to self—isolate. in order to make sure that people are telling the truth, and if you are not, by the truth, and if you are not, by the way, that is a ten year prison sentence you face, they have got to go through... sentence you face, they have got to go through- - -_ go through... well, potentially because you — go through... well, potentially because you could _ go through... well, potentially because you could be - go through... well, potentially because you could be chargedl go through... well, potentially - because you could be charged with forgery, yes. because you could be charged with forgery. yes-_ forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981 force forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981 forgery aet- _ forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981 forgery at but _ forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981 forgery act. but the _ forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981 forgery act. but the unions, - forgery, yes. exactly, yes, 1981| forgery act. but the unions, the borderfor say that forgery act. but the unions, the border for say that queues will build up because they have got to go through everybody was my passport because of course if someone isn't telling the truth there is going to be a tell—tale sign such as a zimbabwe these are, which shows they are required to undergo hotel quarantine. furthermore, there are

concerns about what happens if somebody lands at, say, just airport and bear in mind this only applies to heathrow, gatwick, birmingham, london city and the farnborough business jet club. they landed there and say, actually i have been to portugal. what are you going to do about it? no one is quite sure about that. similarly think people riding through the eurostar and at dover and london st pancras. having talked to australians and looked at what happened when they brought this on overnight a year ago, they say absolutely being coordinated and having everything ready is essential for it to work. it is having everything ready is essential for it to work-— for it to work. it is odd, though, isn't it? because _ for it to work. it is odd, though, isn't it? because matt _ for it to work. it is odd, though, isn't it? because matt hancock. for it to work. it is odd, though, i isn't it? because matt hancockjust a few days ago said he had taken advice from the australian government about this, and yet our condition seem to be far more lax than what the australians did. do you understand the reasons for that? well, it is a question of balance and of course uk, surrey, england is restricting this to just 33 red list

countries stop the politicians in wales and the labour party are saying it should be absolutely everywhere, as they have done in scotland. furthermore, when you are in those quarantine hotels you are going to be able to go out for fresher air brakes and actually looking at what the government in the state of victoria stared about various outbreaks in quarantine hotels, —— they said about this, they say that is really risky because you are passing through public areas of the hotel, you can affect each other and his staff, and thatis affect each other and his staff, and that is very tricky as well. there is one other aspect, which i think is one other aspect, which i think is very important. people find this brutal, emotionally, physically and of course financially. if you are going into australia, then you've got the prize at the end, which is your going to be in a covid relocation, more or less, once you get out, whereas of course once you —— a covid free location. whereas here you will be a lockdown after your 11 days. here you will be a lockdown after your 11 days-_ your 11 days. also, the list of red countries. _

your 11 days. also, the list of red countries, 33, _ your 11 days. also, the list of red countries, 33, seems _ your 11 days. also, the list of red countries, 33, seems to - your 11 days. also, the list of red countries, 33, seems to be - your 11 days. also, the list of red countries, 33, seems to be quite political as well because if you look at it, the us isn't on there. you've got a new strain of covid in los angeles in california and yet if you are basing it on the data, you would properly put the us on the list. ~ ., ., , would properly put the us on the list. ., _._ list. well, the labour party says there are about _ list. well, the labour party says there are about 30 _ list. well, the labour party says there are about 30 countries - list. well, the labour party says i there are about 30 countries where these new variants have been detected and they are not on the list, and they say actually the majority of people coming in will be from those countries. bear in mind there are no direct flights from any of these red list countries, so everybody is going to be changing planes in somewhere like one that the us helps or the uae or paris or frankfurt before they come in, so a lot of work to do. the only thing you can say is that the government actually kind of let it be known a month ago that this was going to happen, and so a lot of people in those countries have had plenty of time to get back under the wire. 0k. simon, time to get back under the wire. 0k. simon. thanks. _ time to get back under the wire. 0k. simon, thanks, as always very much. people in england aged between 65 and 69

will start being vaccinated against coronavirus from tomorrow. those classed as clinically vulnerable because of conditions such as chronic heart or lung disease, some cancers and diabetes will also be able to book a jab. a ban on evictions in england is being extended until the end of march. the government says it will ensure tenants who fall behind on their rent because of the pandemic are not forced out of their homes in all but the most serious cases. but housing charities say it won't help the hundreds of thousands of renters who are already in arrears, asjonathan blake reports. my income went from reasonable to zero. as a parent, it's really important that you feel that you can provide for your children and put a roof over their head. the pressures of the pandemic have left many, like ian, at risk of losing their home. when work as a wedding dj dried up, he had to find a newjob. while struggling to pay the rent, he was served with notice of eviction.

i was working earlier this year, but i had a car accident last week, so that's stopped me from being able to get to work, but i have been able to make a full rent payment and start also paying some of the arrears, but the situation is still pretty dire, at this stage, if i'm honest. it's estimated that at least half a million private renters in the uk have fallen into arrears during the pandemic, meaning landlords like elena are losing income. so i've just had to go through all my savings and i had to borrow more from kind friends, because, obviously, i can't take a loan because i wasjobless. i think the government shouldn't, first of all, they shouldn't pass on the sort of welfare state onto the landlords. confirming the extension to a ban on evictions in all but the most extreme cases, the housing secretary robertjenrick said the government's measures strike the right balance between protecting tenants and enabling landlords to exercise their right to justice.

but across the housing sector and from opposition parties, there are calls for more financial support. emergency grants or loans similar to schemes in scotland and wales. the government needs to make sure that the resources are there, the support is there, for people to be able to continue living in their own home and to plan for the future, so that they make good on their promise that nobody should lose their home because of coronavirus. this extension to the ban on evictions may bring some relief to those most at risk of losing their home, but there is more uncertainty ahead. jonathan blake, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. let's just draw your attention to a tweet, actually a retreat from the taxi minister, nadhim zahawi, who has just confirmed that the country has hit its target of 15 million vaccinations. 0riginally

hit its target of 15 million vaccinations. originally the deadline was the 15th february, tomorrow, but a day early. nadhim zahawi, the vaccines minister, that the 15 million vaccinations team has met that target and that programme will continue at speed. in myanmar, military leaders have named seven opposition campaigners they want arrested, under the rare charge of "disturbing tranquility." the army is staging night—time raids, following mass protests at the military coup. after the military coup. tim neilson has more. an eighth successive day of demonstrations. this was yangon city on saturday afternoon. hundreds of thousands still marching, and still ignoring the military crackdown on the protests. the latest tactic by the coup leaders, suspending laws stopping security services from detaining suspects, or searching private property without court approval.

they have also released the names of seven opposition activists they accuse of disturbing tranquillity — a rarely used charge. human rights watch says over 300 people have now been detained, many during night—time raids. we have neighbourhoods who are trying to organise. they are using pot banging when it looks like the police, or military, are coming into the local area, to the area, to possibly arrest someone, to warn people. it really has become a situation where the crackdown is now going after anybody that the military identifies as leaders of these protests. meanwhile, football is also playing its part in the protests. outside the country's national stadium, many of the country's top footballers have also been making their voices heard. translation: we will only play football on the street _ until we get democracy. we won't play for the national team under the military dictatorship. we are protesting

to send that message. translation: we are football players, but we're also - citizens of myanmar. we know people have relied on each other in this moment, so people from sport are participating in this revolution, too. the us is the only country to impose sanctions on myanmar�*s military so far. with the rest of the world still wondering whether to follow suit, the protests and the arrests go on. tim neilson, bbc news. it is 2:18 p m. the headlines on bbc news... more than 15 million people in the uk have now had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine — enough to cover all of groups 1—4. borisjohnson under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers,

however, urge caution. president trump suggests he could make a political comeback after he's cleared of his second impeachment trial. democrats are furious with the verdict. germany is enforcing temporary controls at its borders with the czech republic and the tyrol region of western austria, as it seeks to prevent the spread of new variants of coronavirus. only certain categories of people are allowed through. they include key workers, people with german residency and lorry drivers tranporting goods, and only then if they register in advance and show a recent negative test result. many kind of trade links are still running, but transport links have been completely cut. also, most commuters will not be able to cross, apart from key workers in the health sector. these are controversial measures. you'll remember last year, at the beginning of the pandemic, germany closed some of its borders, again to stop the spread of the virus. that was controversial back then because it really impacted local communities across europe.

as you know, these borders are pretty much invisible, generally. and people cross multiple times a day to shop, to go to work, to see friends and family. now, as soon as you close these borders, it has a major effect on those border communities, but also on the economy. so when germany closed the borders, or limited travel on those borders last year, that was a controversial move. a few months later, the restrictions were eased and the european union, and germany as well, said, ok, we're not going to do that again because the cost is too great. that's why this move, which came into force today, was incredibly controversial. eu officials have criticised the german government, saying it is a unilateral act and the agreement was that you should allow commuters, at least, to cross. germany's interior minister, horst seehofer, has hit back with a rather spicy interview in a tabloid newspaper this week saying the eu has made enough mistakes with the vaccine roll—out and should just leave germany to get on with it and should support, not hinder, progress on this. so it's becoming quite

a hot political issue. but for people on the ground, it does mean further restrictions because it means most commuters, most shoppers, most people, will not be able to cross the border. and even those who can, such as truck transport or key workers, they will have to show a very recent negative corona test, taken within the last 48 hours, and they will also have to self—isolate once they arrive in germany. so quite tough restrictions. as you say, all in an effort to limit the spread of these new variants, which are already in germany. so it's very difficult to know how much it will work, and it will have an impact on those border communities, certainly. damien mcguinness. a 27—year—old man has been arrested by police investigating nine sex attacks, which took place in a city park in the space of five hours. the assaults happened in and around singleton park, swansea, on friday morning between 8.00am and 1.00pm. south wales police said the man was being held in custody and called for anyone with information

to come forward. a third man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an aspiring lawyer, who was attacked as he went to buy a bagel. 22—year—old sven badzak was stabbed to death in what police have described as an "unprovoked" attack just over a week ago in kilburn, north—west london. a 19—year—old man and a 17—year—old boy previously arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has announced a three—day lockdown in the country's biggest city, auckland, after three new covid cases were reported. the level 3 restrictions will require everyone to stay home except for essential shopping and work. new zealand hadn't had any local cases for months and has been one of the most successful countries in containing the spread of the virus. mrs ardern said the authorities would work quickly to assess the extent of the new infections. three days, though, should give us enough time to gather

further information, undertake large—scale testing, and establish if there has been wider community transmission. that is what we believe the cautious approach requires and is the right thing to do. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said he shares concerns raised by the united states about the level of access given to a world health organization fact—finding mission to china, which was investigating the source of the coronavirus pandemic. mr raab said britain will be pushing for full access for the who. a member of the who team that visited wuhan, british epidemiologistjohn watson, told the andrew marr show this morning that the wuhan mission was only the beginning of a long process. we have seen a great deal of information about those early cases. there is more that we would like to see, both in the way of analyses and data, and we've been talking with our chinese counterparts about that.

we hadn't ever anticipated that this was an event that would be a one—off, we'd come back with a clear—cut answer on the basis of this one trip. we see it as the start of a process that is going to take really quite a while. and we are recommending a range of further work to be done, further analyses and further discussions to take place, as part of trying to unearth what's going on. john watson speaking there a few hours ago. freezing temperatures in the netherlands have caused canals to ice over, meaning there are hopes the world's biggest skating competition on natural ice might go ahead. but coronavirus restrictions mean it's a politically charged issue, as anna holligan reports. every formation brings hope the legendary race might just take place. everybody who skates, it's their dream to do it.

you are talking about the elfstedentocht, yes. when you are skating in holland, you have to skate 11 city tours. i've skated it three times, in 1985, '86 and 1997. 1997 was the last elfstedentocht. this was 1963. 10,000 skaters competed, but brutal temperatures meant only 69 finished. the event attracts millions of spectators. the ice must be 15 centimetres thick across the 200 kilometre route. even if those climate conditions are met, the dutch covid guidance remains. 1.5 metres social distancing, essential travel only and a ban on mass gatherings. but professional athletes are still allowed to train and compete under certain conditions and there are calls for elfstedentocht to go ahead with competitors only in a natural ice bubble. this year is even more special

because of the covid, of course. we can't go on holidays as much as we do, we can't go out. it is a perfect thing right now. why is that? nobody wants to get the blame if something goes wrong. but even this is already unique, just to dream about it is even fun. the discussion has turned into a culture war this year, as the anti—lockdown populace argue elfstedentocht should be allowed, while the health and skating experts have advised it's impossible without the risk of breaking the covid rules. what began as a means of transportation, utilising the extensive waterways to keep the country moving during winter, today offers a rare opportunity to get out and indulge in something they love — together. why are we so passionate? it's part of who we are. we grew up with it. from the time we can walk,

we are on the ice if it's there. here, in schipluiden, they couldn't wait to get their skates on. and scenes like these are replicated right across the netherlands, generations of skaters making the most of what they've got before it's gone. here, in schipluiden, they couldn't wait to get their skates on. and scenes like these are replicated right across the netherlands, generations of skaters making the most of what they've got before it's gone. anna holligan, bbc news, schipluiden. some news here on the vaccination roll—out. in the last few minutes were just heard from the vaccines minister that the target set for tomorrow has just been met. get more from a health correspondent, laura foster. the figure is back so it nadhim zahawi in the last few minutes has tweeted, 15 million! amazing team. we will not rest until we offer the vaccine to the whole of phase one, the 1—9 categories, of the most vulnerable and all of the 50s by the end of april and then all

adults. so we are due to get the figures on how many people have been vaccinated in the next hour, but what this tweet seems to indicate is they have jumped over the threshold of 15 million. what does that mean? it has been a bit confusing because a lot of people associate it with the top four priority groups, so the over 80s, the health and social care workers, over 75 is and the other 70s and the extremely clinically vulnerable, we count that as the 15 million. but what we know is that over 65 has also started to receive this vaccine, some over 60s have started to receive it and indeed the clinically vulnerable. so although when we say 50 million, we sort of naturally assumed that as the top four priority groups, it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone has been. ., , , necessarily mean that everyone has been. . , , ., been. that is interesting. so do we know how many — been. that is interesting. so do we know how many or— been. that is interesting. so do we know how many or will— been. that is interesting. so do we know how many or will be - been. that is interesting. so do we know how many or will be figures l been. that is interesting. so do we| know how many or will be figures in the next hour and show how many people in those top priority groups have still yet to be vaccinated? so the have still yet to be vaccinated? sr the full have still yet to be vaccinated? 5r the full breakdown is expected tomorrow afternoon and that is when we will learn what percentage of health care workers have been

offered this and so and on and so forth. it is important to say that the vaccines aren't mandatory. this is about offering people vaccines, thatis is about offering people vaccines, that is what the target was for tomorrow, to offer and have people accept. tomorrow, to offer and have people acce t. , ~ ., tomorrow, to offer and have people accet. , ~ ., ., accept. yes, i think one poll found that people _ accept. yes, i think one poll found that people in _ accept. yes, i think one poll found that people in the _ accept. yes, i think one poll found that people in the over— accept. yes, i think one poll found that people in the over 80 - accept. yes, i think one poll found that people in the over 80 group l that people in the over 80 group only 1% had actually said not. we're going to talk to you more about this later on, but for now, laura foster, thank you very much indeed. now time to catch up with some weather. be warned that returning, but i'm not sure how quickly. it is indeed, yes, the weather is going to be turning a lot milder, but the process of getting those milder conditions and it's already started today across western areas of the country. behind this areas of the country. behind this area of cloud there is some rain and strong winds in it that this little bit of cloud will be working across the hebrides over the last billie next few hours is going to really accelerate the winds here, so some really strong gusts there. up to about 75 mph in the hebrides for a time. and that will be later on into the evening. overnight tonight, it

stays quite windy, outbreaks of rain slowly trickling down towards the south—east of england, with further showers following so scotland and northern ireland. it will be a mild night. i've not so bad a long timeovernight temperatures are for — 10 celsius, and tomorrow in mild stock to the day, still some rain across east anglia and southern and eastern parts of england, but that will clear and a lot of cloud and some fog and mist patches across ireland and scotland as well. a mild day, temperatures 1a at most, but about 8 degrees in scotland. that is your weather. hello, this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines... more than 15 million people in the uk have now had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine — enough to cover all of groups 1—4. borisjohnson under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april.

government ministers, however, urge caution. we won't be able to give certainty unless it is based on the evidence