pressure on the government to say how and when we'll come out of lockdown. as some tory mps say the success of the vaccination programme means restriction can be lifted by the end of april, the prime ninister says he will announce a plan next week. i think people would much rather see a plan that was cautious but irreversible and one that proceeds sensibly in accordance with where we are with the disease. as the vaccine roll—out officially enters a new phase, i'll be talking to our health editor. also this lunchtime... the first travellers required to stay at quarantine hotels have begun arriving at heathrow airport. they'll have to pay £1,750 for a 10—day stay. i £1,750 for a 10—day stay. think all in all it might be expensive, i think all in all it might be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand the reason behind it, trying to save

lives. "you're over—stepping the mark." the warning from a senior rabbi, as evidence emerges of another jewish 0rthodox wedding breaking covid rules. dealing with covid is easy compared with the task of combatting climate change — the warning from billionaire philanthropist bill gates misery for england in the second test in chennai, as india get the upper hand and set them a target of a82 to win. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news, we will have the latest from the australian open. rafa nadal has yet to drop a set. he's through to the quarter finals in melbourne. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the success of the government's

vaccination programme has landed it with something of a headache. with more and more people vaccinated, there are more and more calls for borisjohnson to begin the process of easing lockdown. more than 15 million people have now received a firstjab. half a million people have also received a second dose of the vaccine. over the weekend, more than 60 conservative mps wrote to the prime minister demanding a commitment to lift all legal restrictions before may. the government has made it clear that the disease must be brought under control first. ministers are reviewing coronavirus measures in england ahead of an announcement by borisjohnson next monday in which he'll set out his plans to ease the lockdown. this morning, the first flights arrived into england carrying uk and irish nationals from the 33 countries classed as high risk, who will now have to quarantine in hotels for ten days. this first report is from our health correspondent laura foster.

it is the biggest vaccination campaign in nhs history and we are only in week ten. the firstjabber provides the bulk of the protection, and are now more than 15 people across the uk have had their first dose. at a vaccination centre in south—east london, the prime minister praised the nhs and volunteers for their hard work. the numbers are _ volunteers for their hard work. tue: numbers are very volunteers for their hard work. tte: numbers are very good for the over—80s, for the over—70s and 75—7 t9 group you are looking at 99% that have been done, but there are some people who are still to come forward and i urge people to come forward. thesejobs, these and i urge people to come forward. these jobs, these vaccines, and i urge people to come forward. thesejobs, these vaccines, are safe, they are efficacious, they will help protect you against disease. ., ., , , disease. the government has pledged to offer the jab _ disease. the government has pledged to offer the jab to _ disease. the government has pledged to offer the jab to everyone _ disease. the government has pledged to offer the jab to everyone in - disease. the government has pledged to offer the jab to everyone in the - to offer the jab to everyone in the top four priority groups in the uk by today. england and wales have already met this target. scotland says it is confident it will.

northern ireland says everyone over 70 will have received an offer by the end of february. but an offer does not mean people have had a jab. for example, a third of social care workers in england have not had their first dose.— workers in england have not had their first dose. there will always be a small _ their first dose. there will always be a small number— their first dose. there will always be a small number of— their first dose. there will always be a small number of people, - their first dose. there will always l be a small number of people, who their first dose. there will always - be a small number of people, who are whatever_ be a small number of people, who are whatever reason decided that they don't _ whatever reason decided that they don't want to have a vaccine but our teams _ don't want to have a vaccine but our teams have — don't want to have a vaccine but our teams have worked really hard in answering — teams have worked really hard in answering any queries that patients have and _ answering any queries that patients have and they have certainly managed to gently— have and they have certainly managed to gently persuade a number of people — to gently persuade a number of people who were quite reluctant initially— people who were quite reluctant initially to have vaccinations. from toda , the initially to have vaccinations. from today, the roll-out _ initially to have vaccinations. from today, the roll-out of— initially to have vaccinations. from today, the roll-out of the - initially to have vaccinations. from today, the roll-out of the vaccine i today, the roll—out of the vaccine has been officially expanded to include the over—65s and anyone considered to be clinically vulnerable. then, the over—60s, the over 50 fives and the over—50s are set to be invited for theirjabs before may. keeping up the pace of this programme will become more difficult over the next few months, as more people will be coming forward not only for first doses but second booster shots as well. at

forward not only for first doses but second booster shots as well. at the same time as _ second booster shots as well. at the same time as we _ second booster shots as well. at the same time as we are _ second booster shots as well. at the same time as we are offering - same time as we are offering vaccines to new groups of people, from march, people will be getting their second doses as well. so, yes, this is a huge operation, requiring great organisational sophistication, but also fantastic team spirit, whether that is on the part of nhs staff, volunteers, our partners in the armed forces, local businesses, local councils, the whole country is coming together to get this job done. coming together to get this “ob done. �* ., ., ., ., done. but with more than a quarter ofthe done. but with more than a quarter of the uk's — done. but with more than a quarter of the uk's population _ done. but with more than a quarter of the uk's population beginning i done. but with more than a quarter of the uk's population beginning toi of the uk's population beginning to build protection against the virus, the calls for lockdown to be eased growing. we the calls for lockdown to be eased ”rowinl. the calls for lockdown to be eased aarowin.~ , ., ., the calls for lockdown to be eased aarowinr , ., ., ., growing. we can see the data on the coronavirus — growing. we can see the data on the coronavirus dashboard, _ growing. we can see the data on the coronavirus dashboard, anyone - growing. we can see the data on the coronavirus dashboard, anyone can l coronavirus dashboard, anyone can see the rate at which the figures are improving. so if we cast our minds forward nearly seven weeks to easter, then we should be in a position where we can take advantage of last yea r�*s investments position where we can take advantage of last year's investments in pubs and restaurants and give people a chance to start enjoying themselves in a covid—secure way. but chance to start enjoying themselves in a covid-secure way.— in a covid-secure way. but the government — in a covid-secure way. but the government states _ in a covid-secure way. but the government states that - in a covid-secure way. but the government states that any i in a covid-secure way. but the - government states that any emergence from lockdown should be done

carefully. t from lockdown should be done carefull . ~ , ., . carefully. i think people would much rather see a — carefully. i think people would much rather see a plan _ carefully. i think people would much rather see a plan that _ carefully. i think people would much rather see a plan that was _ carefully. i think people would much rather see a plan that was cautious i rather see a plan that was cautious but irreversible than one —— and one which _ but irreversible than one —— and one which proceeds sensibly in accordance with where we are with the disease. accordance with where we are with the disease-— the disease. ministers will analyse the disease. ministers will analyse the latest data _ the disease. ministers will analyse the latest data on _ the disease. ministers will analyse the latest data on the _ the disease. ministers will analyse | the latest data on the effectiveness of the vaccine at the end of this week. but details about what restrictions will be relaxed and when will not be revealed until next monday. laura foster, bbc news. with vaccinations in full flow, the prime minister has promised to outline a roadmap out of lockdown in england a week today, the 22nd february. we already have some clues as to his plans. the government wants schools to open to all pupils on 8th march. next, more outdoor recreation is likely to be allowed. followed by more shops being able to open. and finally, hospitality venues. let's hear from our political correspondent helen catt and the prime minister is now under considerable pressure to announce something?— something? yes, well, when this latest lockdown _ something? yes, well, when this latest lockdown was _ something? yes, well, when this latest lockdown was brought - something? yes, well, when this latest lockdown was brought in l something? yes, well, when this l latest lockdown was brought in and those restrictions were announced in january borisjohnson said that they

would not be any big bank to enter restrictions, that what we would see instead would be a gradual unwrapping. but we are seeing tension over how gradual that should be. we heard about those 63 conservative mps who wrote to the prime minister asking for all legal restrictions to be lifted by the end of april. that is a significant number, 63 is more than would be needed to overturn the government majority, and some of the voices in their are pretty senior voices, so they will be listened to by downing street. but there is is not necessarily the view that is shared by the majority of conservative mps, and it is certainly not where labour are. sir keir starmer has already advised borisjohnson not to lift lockdown restrictions too quickly so as not to end up in another lockdown in the future. and you heard there from borisjohnson himself, pretty wary this morning, talking about a plan that is cautious but irreversible. so, ministers will have to decide this week exactly how cautious they plan to be. however we do understand that there is increasing confidence within government about meeting the 8th of

march date for getting children back into schools in england. helien march date for getting children back into schools in england.— into schools in england. helen catt, thank ou into schools in england. helen catt, thank you very _ into schools in england. helen catt, thank you very much. _ into schools in england. helen catt, thank you very much. hugh - into schools in england. helen catt, thank you very much. hugh pym - into schools in england. helen catt, thank you very much. hugh pym isl thank you very much. hugh pym is with me now. we are into the next phase of the vaccination programme but there have been issues about who qualifies? but there have been issues about who aualifies? , ,, ., ., , , ., qualifies? yes, simon, undoubtedly a treat qualifies? yes, simon, undoubtedly a great achievement _ qualifies? yes, simon, undoubtedly a great achievement around _ qualifies? yes, simon, undoubtedly a great achievement around the - qualifies? yes, simon, undoubtedly a great achievement around the uk, - great achievement around the uk, governments and the nhs and volunteers and many others getting through— volunteers and many others getting through those first four priority groups— through those first four priority groups but now comes the next challenge, starting with the 65—year—olds and over and the clinicaiiy— 65—year—olds and over and the clinically vulnerable, and in some parts _ clinically vulnerable, and in some parts of— clinically vulnerable, and in some parts of the uk, carers. that clinicaiiy— parts of the uk, carers. that clinically vulnerable group is around — clinically vulnerable group is around 7_ clinically vulnerable group is around 7 million, so it affects a lot of— around 7 million, so it affects a lot of people. and there are some complaints— lot of people. and there are some complaints emerging about people being _ complaints emerging about people being excluded, some with learning disabilities and those who work with them _ disabilities and those who work with them are _ disabilities and those who work with them are saying they don't qualify and they— them are saying they don't qualify and they find that very hard to understand. there are some with asthma _ understand. there are some with asthma who say they have been left out of _ asthma who say they have been left out of this— asthma who say they have been left out of this group, because although they qualify for a free flu jab from they qualify for a free flu jab from the nhs _ they qualify for a free flu jab from the nhs every year, they won't qualify— the nhs every year, they won't qualify for this. and the criteria

are quite — qualify for this. and the criteria are quite tightly drawn up for asthmatics, that they have to have had a _ asthmatics, that they have to have had a hospital admission in the past and to— had a hospital admission in the past and to be _ had a hospital admission in the past and to be on oral medication. so, there _ and to be on oral medication. so, there is— and to be on oral medication. so, there is a — and to be on oral medication. so, there is a bit— and to be on oral medication. so, there is a bit of confusion over that, _ there is a bit of confusion over that, which— there is a bit of confusion over that, which probably has to be addressed by governments. and then of course _ addressed by governments. and then of course there is the issue of the second _ of course there is the issue of the second dose we were hearing about, as well_ second dose we were hearing about, as well as _ second dose we were hearing about, as well as rolling it out to these five priority groups by the end of aurii _ five priority groups by the end of aurii so. — five priority groups by the end of april. so, challenges ahead, the nhs has delivered up until now, hopefully it will continue to deliver— hopefully it will continue to deliver up until those targets of may and — deliver up until those targets of may and beyond. as we've mentioned, all uk and irish nationals flying to england from 33 countries classed as high risk now have to quarantine in hotels for ten days. non—uk residents coming from countries on the list are already barred. in scotland, the rule applies to travellers returning from all international destinations. theo leggett reports. arriving at the airport and taken away to a hotel under escort. these

passengers at heathrow were among the first to be bused away do take part in the government's new quarantine scheme. they will spend the next ten days in isolation in carefully sanitised rooms like these with security guards on hand to make sure they don't leave. so far, the government has done deals with 16 hotels. it hasjust government has done deals with 16 hotels. it has just under 5000 rooms available. with another 58,000 that can be used if necessary. the scottish government has done deals with six hotels and has up to 1300 rooms available.— with six hotels and has up to 1300 - rooms available._ hotel rooms available. room service. hotel comanies rooms available. room service. hotel companies say _ rooms available. room service. hotel companies say they — rooms available. room service. hotel companies say they are _ rooms available. room service. hotel companies say they are doing - rooms available. room service. hotel companies say they are doing all- companies say they are doing all they can to make and forced quarantine as bearable as possible. we will be calling every guest every day to check if there is anything we can do for them, any concerns they may have. but in addition there is also a welfare call provided by government to check on their mental health and well—being, and they will be dealing with professionals. so, there are two or three calls a day to check on people and make sure they are ok. the to check on people and make sure they are 0k-_ to check on people and make sure

the are ok. ., , , , they are ok. the government insists these measures _ they are ok. the government insists these measures are _ they are ok. the government insists these measures are necessary - they are ok. the government insists these measures are necessary to - these measures are necessary to prevent potentially dangerous new variants of covid—19 getting a foothold in the uk. but hotel quarantine won't just foothold in the uk. but hotel quarantine won'tjust be uncomfortable, it is also costly. an aduu uncomfortable, it is also costly. an adult will have to pay £1750 for a room, although children will be charged less. peter sweeney's wife went to brazil to visit her sick father. now he says she's struggling to get back home. she father. now he says she's struggling to get back home.— to get back home. she would have been back earlier _ to get back home. she would have been back earlier but _ to get back home. she would have | been back earlier but unfortunately the flights were cancelled due to the flights were cancelled due to the travel bans and then we rebooked a few times again, and again cancelled, and now we are in this situation, through no realfault of our own. the bottom line is we don't have those funds are just sitting around just to go and pay, because it is quite a lot of money. but around just to go and pay, because it is quite a lot of money.— it is quite a lot of money. but for these passengers _ it is quite a lot of money. but for these passengers travelling - it is quite a lot of money. but for these passengers travelling from johannesburg last night, quarantine wasjust something else johannesburg last night, quarantine was just something else they had to endure. wasjust something else they had to endure. �* , ,., ., , endure. i've been isolated in my house for— endure. i've been isolated in my house for two — endure. i've been isolated in my house for two weeks _ endure. i've been isolated in my house for two weeks so - endure. i've been isolated in my house for two weeks so i - endure. i've been isolated in my house for two weeks so i am - endure. i've been isolated in my. house for two weeks so i am used endure. i've been isolated in my- house for two weeks so i am used to it. house for two weeks so i am used to it we _ house for two weeks so i am used to it. we haven't left our flat for two weeks _ it. we haven't left our flat for two

weeks i— it. we haven't left our flat for two weeks. ., . it. we haven't left our flat for two weeks. ~ . ., weeks. i think all in all it might be a bit expensive, _ weeks. i think all in all it might be a bit expensive, but - weeks. i think all in all it might be a bit expensive, but i - weeks. i think all in all it might be a bit expensive, but i guess| weeks. i think all in all it might| be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand _ be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand the _ be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand the reason - be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand the reason behind . be a bit expensive, but i guess i understand the reason behind itj be a bit expensive, but i guess i. understand the reason behind it all stopped _ understand the reason behind it all stopped trying _ understand the reason behind it all stopped trying to _ understand the reason behind it all stopped trying to save _ understand the reason behind it all stopped trying to save lives. - understand the reason behind it all stopped trying to save lives. i- stopped trying to save lives. i think stopped trying to save lives. think it is necessary as lee stopped trying to save lives]- think it is necessary as lee given all the strains but i think the downfall is the implementation and the clear guidelines as to what is allowed, who is allowed. meanwhile, the travel industry, _ allowed, who is allowed. meanwhile, the travel industry, already _ allowed, who is allowed. meanwhile, the travel industry, already in - the travel industry, already in crisis, is warning that measures like these can't stay in place for very long. it like these can't stay in place for very long-— very long. it is really important that they have _ very long. it is really important that they have measures - very long. it is really important that they have measures in - very long. it is really important l that they have measures in place very long. it is really important - that they have measures in place to prevent _ that they have measures in place to prevent the — that they have measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the _ prevent the spread of coronavirus and the introduction of new variants. _ and the introduction of new variants, and certainly this system variants, and certainly this . - u be in variants, and certainly thissystenl variants, and certainly this system be in place when more couldn't be in place when more peopie — couldn't be in place when more people start to travel.- couldn't be in place when more people start to travel. there are still concerns _ people start to travel. there are still concerns about _ people start to travel. there are still concerns about how- people start to travel. there are still concerns about how the - people start to travel. there are | still concerns about how the new measures will work and whether immigration services have all the resources they need. but for the moment, hotel quarantine is a fact of life, an unprecedented measure for unprecedented times. theo leggett, bbc news. the scottish government has been criticised for strict quarantine arrangements that require everyone arriving from overseas to isolate

in a hotel and cover the cost. it raises the possibility of people arriving at airports in england and then travelling to scotland to avoid the tighter controls. let's speak to our scotland editor, sarah smith. so, the accusation is that this has not been properly thought through? well, what the scottish government would tell you, and nicola sturgeon hasjust would tell you, and nicola sturgeon has just done her daily briefing and has just done her daily briefing and has explained this, is that there is not very much they can do to enforce the rules as people arrive into england. so, as it stands, if you fly directly into scotland from anywhere overseas you have to go into managed isolation in a hotel for ten days. if you come in through, say, heathrow airport and then travel up to scotland, you have to self—isolate at home for ten days. that is obviously much harder to enforce. the other problem is that you have got people flying into a london airport and then maybe taking the train up to scotland and if the scottish government thinks there is the potential they may have been infected overseas, possibly spreading the virus. the answer says the scottish government is to take a four nations approach to this, so everyone has the same rules,

enforcing hotel quarantine for all overseas travellers. the other option is to get people who are flying into english airports but intending to travel on to scotland to isolate in a hotel in england first. that is something which would need the uk government's co—operation and it is something that the scottish government are talking to them about. solving covid is easy compared to fixing the climate. that's the warning from billionaire and philanthropist bill gates. the founder of microsoft says it will take the biggest innovation effort the world has ever seen to do it. he's been talking to our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. well, the pandemic will come to an end because these amazing vaccines were invented in a year and now we are trying to scale them up and adopt them to the variants. but compared to climate change, that's very, very easy. sadly, climate change will cause far more deaths, over five times as many per year by the end of the century. but it requires innovation

across the entire physical economy, changing steel plants, cement plants, electricity, transport. so if we achieve getting to zero it will be the most amazing thing humanity has ever done. hold on, the most amazing thing humanity has ever done? if you look in the history of the physical economy, we have never made a transition like we are talking about doing in the next 30 years. you have to drive the innovation pipeline, so that starts with the government's r&d budget. then you need a form of venture capital that can take those ideas out of the lab and back them even when they are very high risk. then you need partnerships with big companies and then you need somebody who is willing to buy the products to catalytically create volume to bring those prices down. what you are talking about effectively is government subsidy, aren't you? yes, because of the damage climate will bring, we need to have price signals to tell the private sector that we want green products,

because right now, you don't see the pain you are causing as you emit carbon dioxide. isn't it a little bit rich, bill gates urging more government intervention? because when you were building microsoft, you battled governments around the world, arguing regulation stifled your ability to innovate? climate, without government policies, there is no way we won't work ourselves into an incredible disaster particularly for poor people who live near the equator, the malnutrition and death will be five times what we have in today's pandemic. how hopeful are you that we can come together and solve this huge challenge of climate change? you know, i'm hopeful because young people care about natural ecosystem, they care about people's livelihoods, but it's not going to be easy and my optimism requires every year that this be a huge priority and that

with the innovations we get a bit lucky and some of them really do solve hard areas, but i've seen many times innovation surprises us in a positive way. our top story this lunchtime... pressure is building on the government to say how and when we'll come out of lockdown but the prime minister says he will announce a plan next week. i think people would much rather see a plan that is cautious but irreversible and one that proceeds sensibly in accordance with where we are with the disease. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, england's cricketers are spinning towards defeat in chennai. india have a huge lead in the second test as they look to square the series. england already three wickets down. you may remember the story

we covered last month of police breaking up a wedding party in north london, where they say about 150 people had gathered. guests fled the orthodox jewish school in stamford hill when police arrived. now the bbc has obtained pictures of another wedding party involving dozens of guests again taking place in london. a senior rabbi is warning that some are overstepping the mark, despite this part of society suffering particularly high covid rates. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been looking into it. music plays. in london's strict 0rthodoxjewish community, a wedding celebration. sources say it happened in early january. they are worried about what's been going on. and now there's a plea from one of the area's elders. segments of this community have sadly overstepped the mark, where things should not go on under these circumstances. one study of a london 0rthodox community found 64% had been infected.

london's average is 11%. social distancing is difficult here. a culture of large families, often in crowded accommodation. a culture of prayer several times a day in person at the synagogue. and then there are the weddings. rabbi herschel gluck says he hasn't been to one since this all started, but... weddings are very central injudaism. in the torah, the first commandment is, "be fruitful and multiply". so therefore, weddings is not another option. it goes to the very core of the jewish experience. and therefore there is a great need and a great urge to have weddings. but we need to put the brakes on. so we've been investigating this wedding video for a week or so now,

and it seems that word has got around, because we've been sent this message which is circulating on local whatsapp groups. police say they'll turn up when called rather than looking for breaches, as they did to this wedding in the summer. sometimes it's hard working out what's going on. upstairs, the classroom. because bespoke legal advice going around the community says some celebrations have a communal prayer element and can have as many guests as one likes. you can have limited events in synagogues, but you can't have weddings over six people. so you certainly can't have the kind of weddings that we've seen in the news. it just hit the wrong tone.

it was really about getting around the rules rather than keeping to the rules because of the danger of the virus. this 0rthodox synagogue has closed, but the government has decided places of worship can stay open. no limits on numbers. we're all struggling with this pandemic. but in this community, some elders are increasingly willing to speak out about those overstepping the mark. tom symonds, bbc news, north london. campaigner peter lawrence, whose daughter claudia went missing in 2009, has died at the age of 7a, without ever knowing what happened to her. claudia was reported missing in york after she failed to show up for work as a university chef. police believe she was murdered. peter fought a long battle to find out what happened to claudia and to get more rights and support for the relatives of missing people. luxury car brand jaguar has announced it will only produce electric vehicles from 2025. jaguar land rover said it aims to achieve net zero

carbon emissions by 2039. by the end of the decade, everyjaguar and land rover model will be offered with an electric—only version. the company says there are currently no plans to close any manufacturing facilities. as america's decades long war on drugs continues to fail, 0regon — a pioneer state in liberalising drug laws — is calling a truce — and has decriminalised hard drugs. now if someone is found with a small amount of heroin, meth or crack cocaine, they will no longer face arrest and potential jail. instead, they will be fined or offered treatment for addiction. sophie long reports. when the crack was here it was really bad, shootings, everybody getting high. larry is a former addict and convicted criminal. i was a heroin addict, i didn't even know i was a heroin addict, so i started committing crimes to support my habit. a lot of people here are hopeless because they don't have any place to live so they use. he is now clean and helps others to follow in his footsteps

to freedom from drugs and crime. how long have you been houseless? for, like, one month. he says the new law would have made a massive difference to him. they caught me with a pipe and sent me to prison for residue in a pipe. i wouldn't have to have gone through all these legal hoops that i had tojump through in order to get a job to get employed. it would eliminate that from people. larry's experience is not unique. the last decade of my addiction cost me the ability to raise my children. i was not employed, i committed other crimes as well. janie gullickson was arrested more than 30 times in four years. i was living in hell, i didn't want to live. i begged for death every day and... and now? no words, it'sjust... i didn't even know

this was possible. now she has remarried, been reunited with her children and runs an organisation helping others to recover from addiction. she believes decriminalisation will give them the time to heal like she has. the problem is evident on portland's streets, and this is where success or failure of the measure will be seen too. changes aren't going to happen overnight but the hope is the more people will have access to the help they need and ultimately be released from the hold that hard drugs have on their lives. this is suspected methamphetamine. i asked chiefjim ferraris, who has policed the streets of oregon's biggest cities for more than a0 years, if measure 1—10 will help do that. no, not at all. and then what happens? drug overdoses go up, overdose deaths go up, crime goes up, theft, burglary, robbery, assault. if people aren't being treated for their addiction, they still need drugs.

how do they get them? they commit crimes to get the money to buy the drugs because the drug supply is still existent. this will do nothing but exacerbate the drug supply. those familiar with the city's streets know when it comes to getting the drug problem here under control there is a mountain to climb. sophie long, bbc news, portland. with more than 15 million people now vaccinated, panorama has investigated those trying to derail the rollout. activists targeting those with fears about the coronavirus vaccine in a social media blitz have accumulated millions more followers during the pandemic. mariana spring — our specialist disinformation reporter — has more. the majority of people in the uk want the vaccine. can i have another two patients, please? but there is a committed minority deploying anti—vaccine messaging online to influence those who are hesitant about the jab. this is rosemary and donald, who are in their 80s from norwich.

they were on the government's vaccine priority list but then they received a video called ask the experts on whatsapp. it features 33 people, some brandishing medical credentials. some allege, contrary to scientific evidence, that the vaccines are unsafe and they can alter a person's dna. so this is the video that you'd seen. let's have a watch. the covid—19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective. . it left me in quite a lot of anxiety because it sounded so real and the people were so plausible and they were named as clinicians and doctors, surgeons. the video frightened rosemary so much that she felt unsure about having the vaccine. the real danger to people is in fact

those who have the most to lose by not having this vaccine and face the most severe threats from mortality from death from covid, but also long—term illness from covid. panorama contacted all of those in the video. of the people who responded, four defended its contents. five said if we refer to them as anti—vaccine they would take legal action. 0racle films, who produced the video, chose not to comment on its contents. this isjust one part of an online anti—vaccine blitz. social media use has increased across the board during the pandemic, but exclusive bbc monitoring research reveals a huge spike in followers of accounts promoting anti—vax claims, especially on instagram, which is used by younger people. facebook, which owns instagram, has removed some pages highlighted by panorama. the company says it removes harmful misinformation and actively

promotes good information. back in norwich, once rosemary realised many of the claims in the video were false, she made her decision. how are you feeling about having the vaccine today? so pleased i can't even say. relieved. i think we both are really looking forward to having it done. 0k? yeah, sure. but that ask the experts video continues to circulate on whatsapp. thank you. that's it, all done. and as long as it's there it could still scare those yet to have theirjabs. mariana spring, bbc news. and you can watch bbc panorama, vaccines the disinformation war on bbc one, tonight at 7.35pm. england's cricketers are staring at defeat in the second test match against india at chennai. india were bowled out in the second innings for 286, setting england a82

runs to win the match. by the close of the third day, england were 53 for 3. joe wilson reports. batting in chennai was near impossible, the pitch near unplayable. remember, no one told those two. after a nought in the first innings, it was unthinkable that virat kohli would fail this time. well, certainly unthinkable for him. but who is this? what's that? ravichandran ashwin having out—bowled england was now out—batting them. born and bred in this city, spectators loved his 50. well, hold something back. england's spin bowler stuck at it. kohli lbw�*d to moeen ali, out for 62. but ashwin was still batting, still bashing. he's absolutely nailed that. fans still counting. not much evidencing of social distance but vivid excitement. just one more swing of the bat

and there it was, a century. that seemed like the ultimate expression of india's position, until their worst batsman started hitting sixes. last man in, biggest shot of the day. england's team, like an apollo 11, now chased an uncharted target. well, joe, a82 to win. 0r ten wickets for india. suitable conditions for expert bowlers, it happens everywhere. three wickets here by the close, one of them for that chennai champion. ravichandran ashwin would surely end with a win. ravichandran ashwin would surely end with a win. time for a look at the weather. matt taylor, we are warming up? we certainly are. this was athens in greece this morning and it was a similar picture in turkey in istanbul. the cold air has been

marching eastwards. at lunch