hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. the bbc has obtained secret videos recorded by the daughter of dubai's ruler, accusing herfather of holding her prisoner. i'm a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail, all the windows are barred shut, i can't open any window. we lost contact with latifa. we had the opportunity _ we lost contact with latifa. we had the opportunity to _ we lost contact with latifa. we had the opportunity to manage - we lost contact with latifa. we had the opportunity to manage to - we lost contact with latifa. we had| the opportunity to manage to speak to her. _ the opportunity to manage to speak to her. now— the opportunity to manage to speak to her, now that we have lost contact — to her, now that we have lost contact we _ to her, now that we have lost contact we are really worried what will happen and what is happening to her now _ princess latifa was captured

after trying to flee dubai by boat in 2018 — the uae has previously said she's safe in the care of family. england asks another 1.7 million adults who are at serious risk from covid—19 to shield and gives them priority for a vaccine. as countries try to get out of lockdown, we will look at two different strategies — eradication and suppression. the daughter of dubai's ruler says she's being held prisoner by her father and fears for her life. princess latifa al maktoum — who tried to flee the uae in 2018 — sent her friends video messages recorded over several months in secret. that footage has now been shared with bbc panorama. here is some of it. i'm repeating to them, i'm repeating to them, my name is latifa

maktoum... in the videos, princess latifa al maktoum says she was captured and drugged when she fled dubai by boat and flown back to her home, where she's been kept captive. her messages have now stopped — and friends are now urging the un to step in. we begin with this exclusive report from bbc arabic correspondent nawal al—maghafi. princess latifa, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the middle east — sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, ruler of dubai. here she is, skydiving. it looks like the perfect life, but it's not one that she wanted any more. she says that she is a princess held captive. she filmed this video in 2018, as she was about to flee. i'm feeling positive about the future. just waking up in the morning and thinking, "i can do whatever i want today, i can go wherever i want." with the help of her friend tina, they managed to flee dubai and board a yacht.

the plan was to cross the indian ocean and seek political asylum in the united states. but eight days later, as they were about to reach india, her pursuit for freedom was shattered. we started hearing noises from the upper deck which sounded like gunshots. basically, the boat was taken over by indian special forces. latifa was saying, "oh, my god, oh, my god, they're here." she continued screaming and kicking and trying to get away, and that's the last time i've seen my friend. princess latifa was taken off the boat by force in international waters. she disappeared. nothing has been heard from her since, until now. i'm repeating to them, "my name is latifa maktoum,

i don't want to go to dubai, i want to get asylum..." panorama has obtained these videos, recorded over a period of many months. in them, she details where she's being held, a villa in central dubai. i'm a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail. all the windows are barred shut, i can't open any window. i've been by myself, solitary confinement, no access to medical help, no trial, no charge, nothing. she has sketched what she can see. the villa is being guarded by around 30 police on rotation. panorama has independently verified the details of where and how she's being imprisoned. nobody should be subjected to that. solitary confinement of that sort is broadly considered to be a form of torture as it becomes prolonged the way this has been now. for three years now, life for sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum has continued as normal. here's sheikh mohammed, _

speaking with her majesty the queen. but he has been responsible for the imprisonment and abuse of his own daughter. until this day, the sheikh maintains that princess latifa's return to dubai was a rescue mission. i don't want to be a hostage in this jail villa, i just want to be free. a few months ago, her secret phone went silent. these messages would be the last we'd hear from her. we haven't taken this decision lightly. we have taken the decision to release some of this evidence. we haven't taken this decision lightly. i feel that she would want us to fight for her and not give up. every day, i am worried about my safety and my life. don't really know if i'm going to survive this situation. the police threaten me that i will be in prison my whole life and i'll never see the sun again. the bbc spoke to one of latifa's cousins,

who is a member of the free latifa campaign and is based in the uk. here he is on why they decided to release latifa's secret phone videos only now. it was not an easy decision to make, but we lost contact with latifa. we had the opportunity to manage to speak with her. and now that we have lost contact, we are really worried what will happen and what is happening to her now. you've heard from her saying that she is not well, no fresh air, no air, no daylight, so we were able to communicate and keep her going, but now we are not there for her. she is all on her own. latifa's escape attempt in 2018 wasn't the first by a member of sheikh al maktoum's family. in 2000, his eldest daughter princess shamsa fled the family's uk estate in surrey but was later abducted in cambridge by agents of the sheikh

and forcibly returned to dubai. in 2002, when princess latifa was 16, she made herfirst attempt to flee but was captured in oman. we know her second attempt in 2018 wasn't successful either, but it was elaborate. this is the route. in february, she took an inflatable boat and a jet ski from dubai to international waters, where a yacht was waiting for her. eight days later, she was captured by indian special forces in the indian ocean. she wasn't seen for ten months — until a lunch between the former un rights commissioner, mary robinson, and the sheikh's wife, princess haya. she's an important part of the story. we'll get to that in a moment. several pictures of that lunch were released. here they are. you can see latifa was present. after that, ms robinson described latifa as a "troubled young woman who was now in the care of her family." she now says she was tricked. i was misled initially by my good friend, princess haya,

because she was misled. haya began to explain that latifa had quite a serious bipolar problem, and they were saying to me, very kind of in a way that was very convincing, "we don't want latifa to go through any further trauma." i didn't know how to address somebody who is bipolar about their trauma, but i really didn't actually want to talk to her and increase the trauma over a nice lunch. after that lunch, in 2019, princess haya — one of the sheikh's wives — fled from the uae to england, telling herfriends she feared for her life. here she is at the high court in london. she accused the sheikh of abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation in relation to her and his two daughters, latifa and shamsa. the high court in london upheld her case. the bbc has spoken to princess latifa's lawyer. here's what he had to say. these videos and mary robinson's

startling retractions, saying that she too was tricked by the uae, are one thing, but you also had late last year high courtjudgements in england confirming that sheikh mohammed kidnapped latifa and his other daughter, shamsa, and used intimidation against his wife. now, what we are requesting is the un, the international community and world leaders likejoe biden, even our own queen, to immediately distance themselves from the dubai ruler and the uae until such time that latifa is granted her most basic human rights. the sheikh is one of the largest landowners in britain. has sta bles stables in suffolk. the bbc has been in touch with buckingham palace, but so far it's refused to comment. james landale joins us

james landalejoins us now. to start off with commodity diplomatic consequences of this story? it is a more sophisticated _ consequences of this story? it is a more sophisticated question - consequences of this story? it is a more sophisticated question that. consequences of this story? it 3 —. more sophisticated question that you might imagine, because you on one level... clearly, the evidence we have been presented with today would at least raise the question of, what relationship should the uk for example have with the ruler of dubai? what relationship should other countries have with a man whose doctor says is holding her hostage? what should the united nations be doing about this? —— whose daughter says. all of those questions, i think, whose daughter says. all of those questions, ithink, are whose daughter says. all of those questions, i think, are being asked but i think is really interesting about this is the by the fact this is a huge news story that is dominated the airwaves and the news websites, actually, the political diplomatic response has been remarkably sort of roche —— sotto voce. there has been a reluctance. is that not a part, actually, that

these details have not come out of these details have not come out of the blue? there have been overtime profound concerns over how family operation. its, profound concerns over how family 0 eration. �* ., ., .,, operation. a 'udge in london last ear felt operation. ajudge in london last year felt that _ operation. ajudge in london last year felt that sheikh _ operation. ajudge in london last year felt that sheikh mohammed| operation. ajudge in london last - year felt that sheikh mohammed had intimated his then wife, had abducted and forcibly removed not just princess latifa but another daughter in a previous circumstance and, in the words of the judge, the sheikh had not been honest with the court. that was a british judge's ruling last year, the sky did not fall in diplomatically. it will be interesting to see whether the visceral human evidence we have seen today, in terms of the videos from princess latifa, will have any subsequent impact. the bottom line is, there is an old relationship between many countries, liberal western democracies and countries in

the gulf, and essentially the relationship has been one where there is a financial and economic and diplomatically can ship, particular over security and intelligence and things like that. the uae is very important in terms of the uk when it comes to finding out what is happening in iran. ultimately, that involves a sort of decision that is probably now stated tjy decision that is probably now stated by the west that they will tolerate certain practices within the school countries that would not be acceptable elsewhere in the west. == acceptable elsewhere in the west. -- these acceptable elsewhere in the west. —— these golf countries. i wonder if there are particular diplomatic challenges with this story, because normally countries expressed discomfort with another story with how it is acted as a state or how it has treated its entire people, but this is a family affair and, as such, probably harder to respond to. the fact it is a one off, it is a specific, it is a family, on the one level, because it is a family issue, thatis level, because it is a family issue, that is the defence the uae gives,

that is the defence the uae gives, that it that is the defence the uae gives, thatitis that is the defence the uae gives, that it is a family affair, but the fact that it is a ruler of this country is what makes it so significant, the fact that this man has so much influence and breadth of activity here in the united kingdom, the fact he is incredibly generous, he gave some free ppe to the uk last year, he has invested in schools in this country, his horse racing stables support a huge amount of the british horse racing industry, all of these things mean that itjust... it pulls at those two things, the fact that there is this great involvement in terms of the economy here but also just this extraordinary thing that even on a human level, you would say raises questions about what is the relationship between a father and a daughter and how could it come to this point that a doctor is releasing videos from captivity in solitude, but she is not given a toothbrush? it's next ordinary thing toothbrush? it's next ordinary thing to see. , ., ,

toothbrush? it's next ordinary thing tosee. , ., toothbrush? it's next ordinary thing tosee. , . to see. james, we always appreciate ou to see. james, we always appreciate you coming — to see. james, we always appreciate you coming onto _ to see. james, we always appreciate you coming onto outside _ to see. james, we always appreciate you coming onto outside source. - you coming onto 0utside source. thank you very much. next on the programme, let's look at the roll—out of vaccine. here in the uk, the priority has been clear — start with the most vulnerable. these groups in this list are among those deemed the most vulnerable, including everyone aged over 70 and health care workers. everyone in those two groups has now been offered a vaccine. and so the focus shifts to those aged 65 to 69 and anyone with underlying health conditions. and the number of people who are considered to have an underlying health conditions increased considerably today. the government has added 1.7 million people in england to the list of those who should "shield" — in other words, those who stay at home where possible to avoid the virus and possible severe symptoms. first of all, here's our health reporter, jim reed.

now, this has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic. there's 2.3 million people, roughly, in england on this shielding list, but it's always been connected to specific conditions — so if you're undergoing cancer treatments, dialysis, organ transplants, down's syndrome, conditions like that. that is now changing, and that's because it's changed the way that risk is calculated. it's looked at all the data and it's basing this notjust on the medical condition but on this whole range of factors, so for example whether you're overweight, your sex, your ethnicity and even, they say, what postcode you live in. in certain postcodes, high deprivation areas, you could be at higher risk of covid. the number of people told to shield has gone from 2.4 million to more than 4 million. here's drjenny harries, deputy chief medical officer for england, on why that happened. looked at all of those patients who were hospitalised or who, sadly, have passed away in the first wave of the pandemic and, working backwards, identified all the underlying risk factors associated with that to create

a weighted cumulative risk model which allows us then to look forward and predict those patients in the future who might come to harm. one key aspect of this new model is that it considers ethnicity. we have known for some time that ethnic minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with coronavirus — and that in the uk, death rates are highest among people of black and asian ethnic groups. and there's been a positive reaction to the change in the way the shielding group is calculated. this is dr halima begum from the runnymede trust which is an independent race equality think tank. what can i say? this is a watershed moment for us. we have been campaigning and calling and pleading with the government - to prioritise ethnicity as - a risk factor in covid in 2020, i think it was, so for us to hear- that ethnicity is now seen as a risk factor is enormously welcomed. we are just feeling _ overwhelmed at the moment. it's not a silver bullet, but it's a step in the right direction. l

now, of the 1.7 million added to the shielding list, around 900,000 have already received an offer of a vaccination because they were over 70. that means around 800,000 people will be moved into the group that is next in line. that's good news, but it does mean that some will be be getting the vaccine later than the advice now suggests that they should have. and here are other issues. the bbc�*s health editor hugh pym picks up the story. some have questioned the timing, when the covid risk factors had been identified a while ago. it would have been better to protect people at the earliest possible opportunity, especially when we knew the additional risk placed upon people who came from certain ethnic minority backgrounds, living in areas of deprivation. but now that we have got this, it's vital that people are supported to protect themselves. the 1.7 million people will start receiving letters soon, and some councils with areas of high deprivation will have a major task contacting them to check

what support they need. already, we've got 17,000 people who are shielding, and the news today means that over the next two weeks, we're going to be shielding another 12,000 people who are over 70 and another 12,000 who are under 70. that, i think, shows in very graphic terms the health inequalities which exist in a borough like brent. the government's change to the shielding list comes amid growing concerns about who is considered to have an underlying health condition and whether perhaps some vulnerable people are being overlooked. this is one example. this isjo whiley — she is a presenter on bbc radio here in the uk. jo is 55 and not vulnerable, but she's a carer for her sister frances, who is 53 and has learning disabilities and diabetes. butjo has highlighted that while she has been offered a vaccine, frances hasn't yet.

now, there's a covid outbreak in frances' care home. and frances has tested positive. here's jo whiley speaking about this this morning. i would have thought that she should have been vaccinated, she should have received it, but that hasn't happened. and i suppose what i'm doing is just wanting to speak up to people like frances, like the people who live in her care home, who have been overlooked because this happens so often. people with learning disabilities are neglected. they haven't got a voice, they haven't got anybody there just badgering everybody, saying, "what about me? help me out here!" and, oh, my god, ican't tell you how frustrating it is and how horrendous it is. it's the stuff of nightmares at the moment. this plays into broader concerns about how covid is impacting people with disabilities. statistics from public health england show that six out of ten people who died from coronavirus up to november last year had a disability. that's around 30,000 out of the 50,000 lives lost. and for people with a medically

diagnosed learning disability, the rate of death involving covid was 3.7 times greater compared with people who did not have a learning disability. disability rights groups say these statistics clearly show that all learning disabilities should be deemed as high risk. here's edel harris is from the learning disability charity mencap. the definition of severe and profound learning disability, in our view, is an arbitrary one, and putting a definition of mild or moderate or severe or profound is irrelevant in the case of the horrifying statistics. we cannot understand why the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, and the government, are notjust including all people with a learning disability. gps who are under so much pressure are having to decide whether somebody fits into a category of severe or profound or not. so there are concerns about how being vulnerable is defined. the counter to this is that the pace of this roll—out means there will be some anomalies in when people

get offered the jab. here's professorjeremy brown — who sits on thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which advises the government on its vaccine priority lists. there are going to be situations where some people in some geographical areas have got ahead of other geographical areas. that's just going to happen. and you're going to be able to find examples of people who have been vaccinated who perhaps are a lower risk than other people who live somewhere else where they've not been offered the vaccine. that's just the nature of a programme which is such a large one, with such a short time scale involved. the bottom line is that by the end of this period, this april period, everybody who's at high risk of disease should have been offered the vaccine by april, and that will prevent 99% of the mortality that we are associating with this infection. so this is an ongoing process and there will be people who are slightly faster advanced on getting the vaccine earlier than others, and there will be some discrepancies and what look like inequities occurring just because it's a big

programme over the entire country. that's how the vaccine roll—out is happening in the uk. let's look elsewhere now. most countries are rolling out the vaccine in a similar way. for example, in the us, all front line health workers and long term residents at care homes are right at the top of the list, along with those aged 70 and above. but there are other methods. for example, there's indonesia. the government there have decided to prioritise vaccination for people aged 18—59. and tells us the reason is... that's a health ministry spokesperson. 0r there's china. they started their roll—out mid last year by immunising people's liberation army members, essential city workers, employees of state—owned enterprises, chinese diplomats,

and even huawei employees. but no matter the order, experts continue to stress that the reality is most of the population is going to need the jab in the end. here's professor ravi gupta from cambridge university. if we really do want to keep transmission low, then we need to be protecting people from infection even though they may not get severe disease. so it's about limiting, or creating some kind of herd immunity, as it were, through vaccination. of course, this immunity is not going to be that long—lived and we know the virus is mutating, so it's going to be sort of an immunity that needs refreshing every so often. now, this time yesterday, we were bringing you good news from israel about the pfizer vaccine. mass studies there show it's 94% effective at stopping symptoms. well, there's more positive news from studies here in the uk, with blood tests revealing more over—80s than any other age group are showing signs of some immunity against covid infection. here's our health reporter laura foster.

lockdowns and rising death figures have meant a very bleak start to 2021. but scientists say there is finally some good news. it's ten weeks to the day since vaccinations began and data from the office for national statistics says the number of people dying each week with covid—19 is falling and is now lower than it was before christmas. it's going very fast because the more recent daily data that we get, which is not as good quality as this data, because this is what's on the death certificates, but the stuff we report here every day is showing an extraordinary drop, a 35% drop over every ten days or so. and it's going down faster in older groups, the over—70s, than it is in the younger groups, the under—70s. this is very encouraging. the vaccination programme means many of the most vulnerable people are building protection against this deadly virus. blood tests show more than 40% of people over

the age of 80 in england have coronavirus antibodies. two weeks ago, that figure was 26%. the uk government will unveil its plans on monday but says it will be driven by data and not by dates. we all want the same thing, to get our lives back as quickly as possible from this severe lockdown. which is why we have focused, put so much energy into the vaccination programme. but we will be data driven. if you are data driven, it will be sustainable. but every restriction that's lifted gives the virus more of an opportunity to spread, making vaccinations even more important. there are concerns that not all health workers are taking up the offer. within my own health care setting, we have had ethnic—minority staff who are reluctant. we've just spent time talking

to them about the misinformation. if we engage them through trusted sources, through peer groups who can give them the right information, they're more likely to take it up. it's really time and engagement. and i will see you in a couple of minutes' time. hello. another mild night to come tonight, especially in the west where rain will be falling later on, but towards eastern areas, this is how we finished in aberdeenshire. clear skies overhead, still snow on the ground and that means temperatures will take a tumble through tonight, getting close to freezing in one or two spots. but a cooler night tonight across eastern england after the departure of the evening showers, but look — here's the wind, the rain arriving in many western areas, lifting the temperatures once again at around six to nine degrees by the time we start tomorrow morning. a few degrees above freezing for some in the east. but into tomorrow, well, we've got another weather system coming off the atlantic — that's going to be the story this week, really — bringing in milder air across the south.

maybe something a little bit fresher tomorrow across the north compared with today, but it's across the northern half of the country where there will only be a spell of an hour or two's worth of heavy rain in the morning, sunshine comes out. a scattering of showers, very blustery winds reaching 70 miles an hour across parts of western scotland. parts of wales, the midlands southwards, though, our weather front trails and never really clears, so lots of cloud here, outbreaks of rain and across the board, it will be a blustery day. but the winds still coming in from the southwest, so even though temperatures across the northern half of the country down on this afternoon's, they're still above where we should be for the time of year. we should be around 7—8 celsius uk wide. mildest conditions will be in the south, where we finished the day with rain. rain then spreads its way northwards, heaviest in the west through the night and into thursday. so, a mild night wednesday night, but through thursday itself, notice we start to open the door to colder air. slightly chillier air pushing its way not on the level of last week, but temperatures will drop through the day following a spell of, again, about an hour or so's worth of rain, this time for england

and wales, before sunshine and showers develop in its wake. the rain more longer lasting across the north and west of scotland, and here it'll turn to snow over the higher ground. temperatures closer to where they should be for the time of year. and even further south, after starting the day with temperatures around 10—11 degrees, they will actually drop into the afternoon. but it's a short blip in an otherwise very mild story. south—westerly winds dominate, weatherfronts, though, in the north and the west will continue to pile in rain, particularly across the hills in western areas of the uk, and that gives us slight concern for the risk of flooding. but by the time we get to sunday, very mild air will be starting to push its way northwards. temperatures across the board will be just about in double figures, maybe up to around 17 in eastern parts, but we still have to watch out for rain at times, especially in the west. see you soon.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. the bbc has obtained secret videos recorded by the daughter of dubai's ruler, accusing herfather of holding her prisoner. i'm a i'm a hostage and this has been converted to a jail. all the windows are barred shut. tote converted to a jail. all the windows are barred shut.— are barred shut. we lost contact with latifah. — are barred shut. we lost contact with latifah. we _ are barred shut. we lost contact with latifah. we had _ are barred shut. we lost contact with latifah. we had the - are barred shut. we lost contact - with latifah. we had the opportunity to speak— with latifah. we had the opportunity to speak with her, i now that we've lost contact, — to speak with her, i now that we've lost contact, we are really worried what _ lost contact, we are really worried what will — lost contact, we are really worried what will happened and what is happening to her she was princess latifa was captured after trying to flee dubai by boat in 2018. the uae has previously said she's safe in the care of family. myanmar�*s military leaders insist aung san suu kyi is 'safe'

under house arrest and in 'good health' in their first press conference since the coup. she's now facing a second criminal charge. and with many countries trying to navigate a way out of coronavirus lockdowns, we'll look at two competing virus strategies — eradication or suppression. let's get more on our top story. the daughter of dubai's ruler says she's being held prisoner by her father and fears for her life. princess latifa al maktoum, who tried to flee the united arab emirates in 2018, sent her friends video messages recorded over several months in secret. that footage has been shared with bbc panorama. here's some of it. i'm repeating to them my name is latifah of al maktoum and i don't

want to dubai. in the videos, princess latifa al maktoum says she was captured and drugged when she fled dubai by boat and flown back to her home, where she's been kept captive. her messages have now stopped, and friends are now urging the un to step in. nawal al—maghafi, who compiled that report, joins me now. thank you very much for speaking to us, but the friends of latifah whose share these videos, can you help me understand what their best case outcome is from doing it? the best case outcome. _ outcome is from doing it? the best case outcome. i — outcome is from doing it? the best case outcome, i think— outcome is from doing it? the best case outcome, i think they - outcome is from doing it? the best case outcome, i think they haven't| case outcome, i think they haven't heard from her for months case outcome, i think they haven't heard from herfor months now, so they're really, really worried about her well—being. they know what she would have wanted is for them to put as much public pressure, as much, making it is public as possible to put as much pressure on the united nations, on the uk government, to put pressure on the uae to tell us where princess latifah is. if she is well, if she is healthy and to set

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ca exerted, concerns about her have previously exerted but not followed through by action. it’s previously exerted but not followed through by action.— through by action. it's interesting because we _ through by action. it's interesting because we seen _ through by action. it's interesting because we seen the _ through by action. it's interesting because we seen the reports - through by action. it's interesting i because we seen the reports about mary robinson's visit with princess latifah, that lunch that went absolutely viral. it proved she was alive. at the time, mary robinson said she was a troubled young lady and she is in the loving care of her family. want to put this forward to her when we told her we had these videos, and princess latifah goes into a lot of detail about that lunch and how she was tricked into it, mary robinson has gone back on that story and said she was misled also and was told that princess latifah has bipolar disorder, which we know is not true. so, i think it's now the turn of the new un human rights commissioner to investigate this and investigate what's going on and put pressure on

the uae to say where princess latifah is and how she's doing. finally, nawal, this is our lead story today, but in the region, i wonder to what to degree media has picked up on this you can expect, a lot of the picked up on this you can expect, a lot of th . ., , picked up on this you can expect, a lot ofth . . , ., picked up on this you can expect, a lotofth . , ., , , lot of the channels have completely ianored the lot of the channels have completely ignored the story. _ lot of the channels have completely ignored the story. other— lot of the channels have completely ignored the story. other media - ignored the story. other media channels have picked it up, but of course, quite lightly. i think what will be really interesting to see is how immoralities in dubai will react to the story, so that's what we're waiting to see. —— how emirates will react. whereas emirates themselves can't and i think this story has highlighted that. theyjust wanted

the own free —— same freedoms as dubai. this happened when she tried to reach that. we dubai. this happened when she tried to reach that-— to reach that. we appreciate you 'oinin: to reach that. we appreciate you joining us- _ coronavirus has now been around for over a year, and it's prompted questions about what things will look like in another year, and the years after that. will covid be completely eliminated, or will we be living with it like we do with flu? two competing theories, and we'll look at both. first, the argument for accepting that coronavirus will exist in some form. this appears to be the route chosen by the uk government. the health secretary told the telegraph newspaper that even with vaccines and treatments, covid will only change "from a pandemic that affects all of our lives into another illness that we have to live with, like we do flu." and here's one conservative mp.

so, what are the arguments for this approach? one is that completely eradicating viruses is extremely difficult. it's only been achieved with one virus before — with this — smallpox in 1980. that took decades, and it's a very different disease to covid. it's clear when someone is infected, as you can see, and you knew straightaway if a vaccine had worked. another argument is that we do now have vaccines that reduce pressure on health services, and stop people becoming as sick. so, covid needs to take its place beside other illnesses. we should be taking into account, for example, the number of school days lost, the number of deaths from cancers not picked up, the number of people having their hip replacement cancelled and the number of people, for example, losing theirjob, so all that has to go in. this can'tjust be about covid.

then there's the argument that completely suppressing the virus. the idea known as zero covid would need such sustained restrictions that the economic and social costs would be too high. this senior scientist working on the pandemic says... so, let's take a look at that approach of zero covid. the place often linked with this idea is new zealand, which has won widespread praise for its handling of the pandemic. this is what's happening there: there are no new cases in the community to report at this point. and we had no cases in managed isolation identified in the last 24 hours. this is following a three—day lockdown in its biggest city, auckland, after three cases were found. but outside of that, people are living their lives largely normally. big events like this are happening. schools, shops and restaurants are all open. people can travel around the country as they please. new zealand is managing zero covid with much greater individual freedoms than the uk, which is still in lockdown.

some scientists say this could be mirrored elsewhere, at the expense of international travel. professor devi sridhar told the new statesman, "would you rather have your daily life back... she goes on... another reason for suppressing case numbers is mutations. because the perfect breeding ground for the virus to mutate is combining a population building immunity through vaccines with a high infection rate. the more opportunities it has to infect people, the more chance it has to mutate. and i'd rather not give it that opportunity by having cases really low and making sure that we're set up to have a pretty good winter. zero covid is a tantalising prospect, but it's only been possible in places where governments acted early, with a view to suppressing the virus from the start — places like new zealand, taiwan and australia.

and so far, no country which has seen large outbreaks of the virus has actually managed to suppress it to the point of elimination. let's consider whether this is possible. let's consider whether this is possible. deepti gurdasani is an epidemiologist from queen mary university. i know you're an advocate of zero covid approach. what is the definition of what you would consider zero covid?- definition of what you would consider zero covid? yes, it's essentially — consider zero covid? yes, it's essentially when _ consider zero covid? yes, it's essentially when restrictions | consider zero covid? yes, it's i essentially when restrictions and measures to bring down a very low level. and ultimately, cases drop down to zero in the community. we occasionally do see a break, so there might be other countries that... so it's not the same as eradication. that's when a disease is completely removed from a country. we see occasional outbreaks, for example, and new

zealand, but what happens is you stamp them out very, very quickly before they get established into the community. forthe before they get established into the community. for the most part, you need a normal life, but once in a while, you need really good surveillance is to look after them. and you also need really good restrictions and managed court of nene measures to prevent cases in other regions. you nene measures to prevent cases in other regions-— nene measures to prevent cases in other regions. you also have to get to that point _ other regions. you also have to get to that point and _ other regions. you also have to get to that point and given _ other regions. you also have to get to that point and given that - to that point and given that england, for example, is already living with lockdown restrictions, whether it might be theoretically possible in practical terms and political terms, this would seem out of reach. ., , ., political terms, this would seem out of reach. ., ,., ., ., ., of reach. the reason a lot of countries. — of reach. the reason a lot of countries, as _ of reach. the reason a lot of countries, as you _ of reach. the reason a lot of countries, as you said, - of reach. the reason a lot of countries, as you said, who | of reach. the reason a lot of - countries, as you said, who didn't manage to do this early on haven't done it later is not because the dynamics of the virus are any different. it's because it is a political will to do it. in terms of dynamics, it's very predictable that we are at the rate of .8 now. the number of cases, we'll reach the threshold to meet zero covid if we stick the same rate. we could have

done this in march, for example, quite easily had we held onto restrictions for a little bit longer. so, yes, you do need longer restrictions, but it's not indefinite or hugely longer. it's a little bit longerfor indefinite or hugely longer. it's a little bit longer for the benefit indefinite or hugely longer. it's a little bit longerfor the benefit in the future to have a normal life, so when you ease restrictions, you reach near zero community transmission except very occasionally when cases make it into the country. but occasionally when cases make it into the country-— the country. but isn't this 'ust to see covid the country. but isn't this 'ust to mm in i the country. but isn't this 'ust to see covid in isolation? _ the country. but isn't this just to see covid in isolation? what - the country. but isn't thisjust to i see covid in isolation? what you're advocating actually means thousands of people not accessing hospital appointments they desperately need. millions of children not getting into school and getting the education they need. the thing you're proposing may be good for tackling the virus, but for society, it's a harder calculation, isn't it? i really urge you to look at what's happening in the uk. if you support individualfreedoms, you happening in the uk. if you support individual freedoms, you should happening in the uk. if you support individualfreedoms, you should be supporting elimination. look at australia. we've been in three

lockdowns and restrictions for two year. if you support education for children, this is a strategy we should be supporting because we had schools closed for months, whereas in new zealand and australia, they've been open normally. if you support health care, this is what you should be supporting because you don't want the nhs to be overwhelmed so that it can't provide routine care. all these things are ultimately linked to the coven control. it's better to wait for two months extra but get back to normal, have good health care, have our economy rebounds and not have any further deaths and cases of long covid. which means we might be in this for several years to come. irate this for several years to come. we alwa s this for several years to come. we always appreciate you coming onto 0utside source. a reminder, we expect a major statement from the prime minister borisjohnson on the next stage for england at least at the beginning of next week.

stay with us on 0utside source. still to come... we'll turn to a row between new zealand and australia over the citizenship of a woman accused of having links to the islamic state group. the european space agency says it wants to recruit someone with a physical disability to train as a potential astronaut. the esa is opening its application process for the first time in more than a decade. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports if you've ever dreamed of a career in space exploration, now could be your chance. angle? how does that look to you? being selected to become an astronaut used to be the preserve of young men with military backgrounds. it was 1991 before the first european woman, britain's helen sharman, flew in space. now, in an effort to be much more inclusive, the european space agency says it plans to recruit at least one person with a disability. the ultimate aim is to adapt the spacecraft in order to enable

astronauts with disabilities to be part of a crew. people with lower limb deficiency, or who have any young person with a disability who wants to chase this dream, who wants to be an astronaut, i think absolutely hang onto that dream. the space agency is working with the international paralympic committee with the intention of making para astronauts a reality. you don't know, you could be excluding the best astronaut in the world just purely based on the fact that they have a physical difference, whereas now, actually giving people that opportunity, hopefully there might be somebody out there that makes the best astronaut in the world, and that is super exciting. every recruit will have to go through rigorous mental and physical preparation, something that major tim peake, the last british astronaut to be recruited, understands well. the training you do as an astronaut is just so diverse, but it is an incredible journey. are you excited to see who makes it through? you know, this is a new era of space exploration that we are about to embark on. we're involved in the artemis program, that is returning humans

to the surface of the moon, and as a stepping stone to go on to mars, so this selection process could potentially be picking the first europeans who will set foot on mars. so, if you'd like to chase your own dream of interplanetary travel, the online application opens in march. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story... the bbc has obtained secret videos recorded by the daughter of dubai's ruler. princess latifa al maktoum says her father is holding her prisoner and fears for her life. let's update you on myanmar. the trial of the detained civilian leader aung san suu kyi has begun in the capital behind closed doors. we don't have many details. we know she appeared via video link in nay pyi taw. we also know she's now facing a second criminal charge, and that her lawyer hasn't been able

to see her since she was arrested. we heard from them outside court. translation: aung san suu kyi has been charged with an extra offence. | she was charged under section eight of the export and import law and section 25 of the natural disaster management law as well. when the judge asked her, she replied that she wished to have a lawyer arranged by her executive committee. the charge is obscure. we think it relates to breaking covid—19 restrictions, and that the ousted president is facing the same offence. remember, ms suu kyi has already been charged with illegally importing communications equipment after walkie talkies were found in her villa. she faces a possible prison sentence of up to six years. well, the next trial session is march the 1st. we're told it could last up to a year. today the military gave its first press conference since the coup 15 days ago. a spokesperson said both aung san suu kyi and the president

are in a "safe place and in good health," adding, "it's not like they were arrested, they are staying at their houses". and the military also had a message for protesters. translation: the nrd had a chance to solve problems peacefully - and according to the constitutional law, but they didn't take action. that's why we have no choice but to take power. and this is not a coup. we found out that the protesters are inciting to violence and illegally pressuring civil servants. the protesters have become violent, rather than peaceful. here's our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. it was a very one—sided picture of what's going on, no reference at all to some of the force that's been used by the security forces, again insisting that, somehow, electoral irregularities justified this power seizure of the military, the ripping up of myanmar�*s democracy. but i think behind it, you have to see... and there was also complains about violence by the protesters.

i mean, there have been clashes where protesters have fought back against the police — and they did say that one policeman had lost his life in one clash, after he was beaten by protesters — but behind that, this is a military government now realising it's fighting for public sentiment, for public support, against an opposition movement... it's not even an opposition movement, it's a civil disobedience movement, a mass movement which has got tremendous momentum. and they are really racing to catch up, so they are trying to put their side of what's gone on to justify what they've done and, at the same time, clearly coming through there were messages of restraint. "we're not going to be in power for long," they said. "we will hold an election. we will allow which ever party wins the election to take power," and they insisted they were going to be patient with this movement. i think they are clearly signalling that all these fears of the kind of bloodbath we've seen carried out by myanmar�*s military in the past is not a path they want to follow this time.

a row between new zealand and australia over who is responsible for dual citizens has flared up — again. this is connected to a woman who had both new zealand and australian citizenship and who was arrested at the syrian border, and accused of belonging to the islamic state group. australia stripped her of its citizenship. that meant turkish police are now describing her as from new zealand only. that's brought this response from new zealand's prime minister. my view in these cases was that bilaterally, between new zealand and australia, we needed to work these things through. i never believed that the right response was to simply have a race to revoke people's citizenship. that is just not the right thing to do. we will put our hands up when we need to own the situation. we expected the same of australia. they did not act in good faith. the woman in question acquired dual citizenship because she was born in new zealand,

but left as a small child to live in australia. despite this, the australian prime minister is arguing he's done the right thing. well, myjob is australia's interests. that's myjob. and it's myjob as the australian prime minister to put australia's national security interests first, so i think all australians would agree with that. and we should be clear, this action is in line with what australia has done before. here's phil mercer in sydney. it's happened before. another woman with dual turkish—australian citizenship, we understand, was stripped by canberra of her australian citizenship. so, australia has done this not too many times, but the point australia is making is that these individuals, in its opinion, to not deserve the rights and privileges of australian citizenship. the way new zealand believes, it sees it as that perhaps both country should be sharing responsibility because we now have a woman who's in her mid—20s in custody in turkey

with two young children. new zealand says it will try to offer her consular assistance, but of course the big issue is, what happens in the near future? what happens if turkey releases this woman? where does she go and who is responsible for her? now, there's history here. there's long been tension around broader issues of australia's policies towards new zealanders. inevitably because of their proximity — people move between these two countries a great deal. but it is harder and more costly for new zealanders to get permanent residency and citizenship in australia than it is the other way round. this surfaced last year. jacinda arden called scott morrison out over several issues. this is a report from last february from when she said australia's practise of sending dual citizen criminals back to new zealand was "corrosive" to the relationship between the two countries. she highlighted that some had had spent most of their lives in australia. and as abc australia has reported here,

the lack of reciprocal support for citizens became an issue too during the pandemic. some new zealanders in australia only received welfare payments when they couldn't work because of the virus after fighting the authorities to get them. emily cooper is from bbc world service radio. emily, what is the australian argument for the fact that it has these stricter and sometimes more expensive policies in place? $5 these stricter and sometimes more expensive policies in place?- expensive policies in place? as you mentioned. — expensive policies in place? as you mentioned, this _ expensive policies in place? as you mentioned, this is _ expensive policies in place? as you mentioned, this is an _ expensive policies in place? as you mentioned, this is an incredibly - mentioned, this is an incredibly tricky one. it's caused a lot of strain between the two categories. australia is generally harder on new zealand in terms of citizenship and residency, and it'sjust more difficult a process in generalfor migration for australia. there is no secret. but it's the way australia is defending its actions are

basically. is defending its actions are basically-— is defending its actions are basicall . ., , ., ., v basically. clearly, new zealand's prime minister _ basically. clearly, new zealand's prime minister is _ basically. clearly, new zealand's prime minister is not _ basically. clearly, new zealand's prime minister is not happy - basically. clearly, new zealand's| prime minister is not happy about this. what options are available to exert some pressure on the situation?— exert some pressure on the situation? ,, ., , situation? she has come out swinging here. she's situation? she has come out swinging here- she's very _ situation? she has come out swinging here. she's very stern _ situation? she has come out swinging here. she's very stem and _ situation? she has come out swinging here. she's very stem and she's - here. she's very stern and she's angry almost. she saying this is australia's responsibility. it was new zealand's responsibility and she said there was the right thing to do. very strong words because new zealand is frankly tired of handling at australia's export problems. that wording really speaks volumes. titer? wording really speaks volumes. very stron: wording really speaks volumes. very strong words — wording really speaks volumes. very strong words from _ wording really speaks volumes. very strong words from both leaders, to be honest, but is this tension, this animosity even, specific to this issue or is it symptomatic of a broader tension? issue or is it symptomatic of a broadertension? i issue or is it symptomatic of a broader tension?— issue or is it symptomatic of a broader tension? i think this is attention that's _ broader tension? i think this is attention that's been - broader tension? i think this is attention that's been ongoing. broader tension? i think this is l attention that's been ongoing for years. it's been building. maybe it's seen as coming to a head, but it's seen as coming to a head, but it's been going on forfive or six

years. new zealand has been ordered from australia for putting crimes in australia, but it's due to the fact they are able to board new zealand. this is a real cause of tension between the two countries. emily, thank ou between the two countries. emily, thank you very _ between the two countries. emily, thank you very much. _ between the two countries. emily, thank you very much. i _ between the two countries. emily, thank you very much. i appreciate | thank you very much. i appreciate the update. both on this story and on all of the stories that we cover, more background on them is on bbc news website, bbc .com/ news. if you don't have the app, you can download it to your smartphone. a reminder of our lead story today, an investigation by bbc arabic into one of the daughters of the leader of dubai. she sent videos to friends in which she alleges she is being held against her will. you can find more details of that investigation online as well from bbc arabic, both in

english and arabic. thank you very much indeed for watching. see tomorrow, bye—bye. hello. another mild night to come tonight, especially in the west where rain will be falling later on, but towards eastern areas, this is how we finished in aberdeenshire. clear skies overhead, still snow on the ground and that means temperatures will take a tumble through tonight, getting close to freezing in one or two spots. but a cooler night tonight across eastern england after the departure of the evening showers, but look — here's the wind, the rain arriving in many western areas, lifting the temperatures once again at around six to nine degrees by the time we start tomorrow morning. a few degrees above freezing for some in the east. but into tomorrow, well, we've got another weather system coming off the atlantic — that's going to be the story this week, really — bringing in milder air across the south. maybe something a little bit fresher tomorrow across the north compared with today, but it's across the northern half

of the country where there will only be a spell of an hour or two's worth of heavy rain in the morning, sunshine comes out. a scattering of showers, very blustery winds reaching 70 miles an hour across parts of western scotland. parts of wales, the midlands southwards, though, our weather front trails and never really clears, so lots of cloud here, outbreaks of rain and across the board, it will be a blustery day. but the winds still coming in from the southwest, so even though temperatures across the northern half of the country down on this afternoon's, they're still above where we should be for the time of year. we should be around 7—8 celsius uk wide. mildest conditions will be in the south, where we finished the day with rain. rain then spreads its way northwards, heaviest in the west through the night and into thursday. so, a mild night wednesday night, but through thursday itself, notice we start to open the door to colder air. slightly chillier air pushing its way not on the level of last week, but temperatures will drop through the day following a spell of, again, about an hour or so's worth of rain this time for england and wales before sunshine and showers developed in its wake. the rain no longer lasting across the north and west of scotland, and here it'll turn to snow over the higher ground. temperatures closer to where

they should be for the time of year. and even further south, after starting the day with temperatures around 10—11 degrees, they will actually drop into the afternoon. but it's a short blip and otherwise very mild story. south—westerly winds dominate, weatherfronts, though, in the north and the west will continue to pile in rain, particularly across the hills in western areas of the uk, and that gives us slight concern for the risk of flooding. but by the time we get to sunday, very mild air will be starting to push its way northwards. temperatures across the board will be just about in double figures, maybe up to around 17 in eastern parts, but we still have to watch out for rain at times, especially in the west. see you soon.

this is bbc news i'm tim willcox. the headlines at eight another 1.7 million more people are to be told to shield in england. it comes after experts identified more people at serious risk of covid—19. a phased return to school for pupils in scotland from next monday — starting with the youngest children first. concerns grow for the wellbeing of princess latifa —— the daughter of the ruler of dubai —— who — in secretly recorded messages — says she's been held against her will by her billionaire father. iama i am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail come all the windows are boarded shut, i cannot open any windows. herfather — sheikh mohammed

bin rashid al maktoum — is one of the richest heads of state in the world — he's