hello, this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. british researchers will run the world's first covid—19 human challenge study. volunteers aged between 18 and 30 will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects us. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. the uk government promises to follow developments closely. we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that. nhs trust leaders in england express concerns that if lockdown

restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid, are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can e—mail victoria@bbc.co.uk. some of the largest crowds yet gather on the streets of myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, to protest against the military coup. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says the family had to shield him from online trolling that would have broken his heart.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations�* top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it's after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holding her hostage. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the "proper course" of action is to follow the developments from the united nations "closely". in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the governments of dubai and the uae said that latifa is safe in the care of her family. the princess tried to leave dubai in 2018 but was captured by troops and forced to return. last year the high court in london found that sheikh mohammed had "ordered and orchestrated" the abduction. our correspondent nawal al—maghafi has the story.

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 tiina, 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, my, god, they are here." she continued screaming and kicking and trying to get away. that's the last time i've seen my friend. princess latifa was taken off the boat by force in international waters. she disappeared. princess latifa would only be allowed to step out of the villa for this, a lunch with former un human rights commissioner mary robinson arranged by her stepmother, princess haya. nothing has been heard from her since until now. so i'm repeating to them, and repeating that 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 many months.

in them, she details where she is being held, a villa in central dubai. i am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail, all the windows are boarded shut, i cannot open any window. i have been by myself in solitary confinement, no access to medical help, no trial, no charge. nothing. she 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 right 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's 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've 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. i don't really know if i am going to survive the situation. the police threatened me that i will be in prison my whole life and i'll never see the sun again. speaking to the bbc this morning, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said the uk would follow developments from the united nations "very closely". i've seen some of the footage, i mean, i think it's deeply troubling, and you can see a young woman under deep distress. as you probably know, there has been court proceedings, family law proceedings,

in the uk, and we raise human rights issues around the world, including with our partners in the middle east, including with uae, we will continue to do that. and i noticed that... and we are engaged with the un, and we are aware that the un high commissioner on human rights is going to be following up on the footage that panorama has shown, and we will watch very closely the developments on that front. we don't really have a direct locus in this case, it's not a british national, there's not a particular british link, although as we say, some of the private law proceedings are played out in the british courts — obviously, any rulings that they decide need to be followed — but we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that and watch what they find and what we see further developments on that very closely. earlier i spoke to our diplomatic

correspondent james landale, who explained what the un can actually do. it can raise issues, it can ask questions, it can send letters. certainly by announcing that it is going to raise this with the uae, it gives this campaign to free princess latifa, which is the purpose... that is why these videos were released by the campaign. it sort of gives a greater international dimension to it and will put a bit of pressure on the authorities in the uae. that said, bits of the un have raised this case before. there are other working groups on enforced and voluntary disappearances that have requested information before, they have sent letters, they have raised it, they have eventually produced a response from the uae and it hasn't made any difference in the future. the question now is whether this latest intervention will up the stakes a bit. but you're right, there is a limit to how much the un can do here. and a limit to what the uk government can do?

yeah, i mean, the foreign secretary this morning was following a very tight line in terms of saying, this is distressing, it is concerning, he said the un intervention was a significant intervention, but at the same time he was making it very clear that people demanding sanctions and things like that, there are very high bars for that. the unwritten message behind all of this is, the old one between all western liberal democracies and the relationships they have with rich autocracies in the gulf, is that there is an economic relationship, an intelligence and relationship as well, and i think that will be in the balance in any kind of discussion about raising a specific case of a specific individual over human rights, in this case. thank you very much, james landale. and we'll be speaking to princess latifa's cousin, and her best friend who tried to help her escape from dubai two years ago — in around 20 minutes' time. let's bring you more on the breaking news

that the world's first coronavirus human challenge study, which involves deliberately exposing participants to the virus, will begin in the uk within a month, following approval from the uk's clinical trials ethics body. fergus walsh has more. so, volunteers will be infected with covid? ,, ., , ., volunteers will be infected with covid? , ., , , covid? so, in this initial study the waitin: covid? so, in this initial study the waiting for— covid? so, in this initial study the waiting for up _ covid? so, in this initial study the waiting for up to _ covid? so, in this initial study the waiting for up to 90 _ covid? so, in this initial study the waiting for up to 90 volunteers, l waiting for up to 90 volunteers, aged 18 to 30, you must be healthy and willing to spend a couple of weeks of their time in an ensuite room in a hospital in north london, where they will be given a small amount of live coronavirus, squirted up amount of live coronavirus, squirted up their nose, and the point of it is to find the lowest possible dose of coronavirus that will cause an infection. this is all a preliminary to what will happen later, probably in a couple of months�* time, when they will start to do what they call

vaccine challenge trials. and the vaccine challenge trials. and the vaccine challenge trials. and the vaccine challenge trials, in those ones, half the volunteers will be given a vaccine, and half will be given a vaccine, and half will be given a vaccine, and half will be given a dummy or placebo injection, and then they will be two weeks later infected with the virus, to see how well the vaccines work. but before you do any of that, you have to find out how much coronavirus you need to infect someone. find to find out how much coronavirus you need to infect someone.— need to infect someone. and it is happening _ need to infect someone. and it is happening in _ need to infect someone. and it is happening in the _ need to infect someone. and it is happening in the uk, _ need to infect someone. and it is happening in the uk, for - need to infect someone. and it is happening in the uk, for the - need to infect someone. and it is happening in the uk, for the first| happening in the uk, for the first time in the entire world, how come? well, the uk has a very long tradition of doing both vaccine development, as we have found with the oxford vaccine, and indeed in challenge trials. these are a regular thing every year with flu. we do flu challenge studies, we have done challenge studies, i have sat there while watching somebody be deliberately infected with typhoid, who has had a typhoid jab. so, these

things are very well established, with healthy volunteers, to find out whether vaccines work. and they are a very good way of fast tracking which vaccines in development... so, this is unlikely to be for current vaccines, which of the future vaccines, which of the future vaccines, may be important. and that could be crucial, because with new variants and with the virus mutating in years to come, we may need to continually find and update vaccines. to continually find and update vaccines-— continually find and update vaccines. ., , ., ~' , , vaccines. to you think they will be able to find _ vaccines. to you think they will be able to find 90 _ vaccines. to you think they will be able to find 90 volunteers - vaccines. to you think they will be able to find 90 volunteers who - vaccines. to you think they will be | able to find 90 volunteers who are healthy between 18 and 30 who want to be infected with the extent coronavirus?— to be infected with the extent coronavirus? , ., �* , coronavirus? they won't 'ust find 90, the coronavirus? they won't 'ust find so, they with coronavirus? they won't 'ust find 90, they will find h coronavirus? they won't just find 90, they will find thousands. - coronavirus? they won't just find | 90, they will find thousands. will the ? 90, they will find thousands. will they? their _ 90, they will find thousands. will they? they certainly _ 90, they will find thousands. will they? they certainly will. - 90, they will find thousands. will they? they certainly will. indeed | they? they certainly will. indeed there is an _ they? they certainly will. indeed there is an organisation - they? they certainly will. indeed there is an organisation called i they? they certainly will. indeed l there is an organisation called one day sooner, which has been pushing for these challenge trials, with some very distinguished people involved in it, to volunteerfor it. because it will accelerate vaccine development, and there are loads of

people, tens of thousands who have signed up around the world, for challenge studies, obviously taking place in the uk they will be at the royal free hospital in north london. and there is an added benefit that if you did fancy a couple of weeds in an ensuite room with a nice view over london and you had that book you wanted to write, well, you might get a little bit ill, but there will be medical staff on hand, but you would also be paid for it as well. how much? i would also be paid for it as well. how much?— would also be paid for it as well. how much? ., �* ~ ., how much? i don't know the exact details, but _ how much? i don't know the exact details, but with _ how much? i don't know the exact details, but with challenge - how much? i don't know the exact| details, but with challenge studies, it is often several hundred, it can be over £1000 or more for these things. but they don�*t want people to do it for the money, they want people to do it for giving something back and doing their bit. i was yesterday in oxford, where there were lots of, dozens of, teenagers, who turned up to be vaccinated as part of a paediatric covid vaccine trial. and they are not being paid,

none of the vaccine volunteers in all of the trials is being paid. so it is not a profit motive, they want people to do it because it is the right thing to do, to try and help further our science and understanding of coronavirus and covid vaccines. you understanding of coronavirus and covid vaccines.— understanding of coronavirus and covid vaccines. you raised another oint covid vaccines. you raised another point there — covid vaccines. you raised another point there which _ covid vaccines. you raised another point there which is _ covid vaccines. you raised another point there which is important, - covid vaccines. you raised another. point there which is important, they could potentially get a little bit ill? , ., , could potentially get a little bit ill? , . ,. .,, ill? yep, that is certainly the case. ill? yep, that is certainly the case- and — ill? yep, that is certainly the case. and we _ ill? yep, that is certainly the case. and we know- ill? yep, that is certainly the case. and we know that - ill? yep, that is certainly the case. and we know that the l ill? yep, that is certainly the - case. and we know that the more people are exposed to coronavirus, the bigger the viral load they are exposed to, that can impact on how ill they get. so for club very serious point, that what you don�*t want to do when you get onto the vaccine challenge studies, you don�*t want to give people a massive dose of coronavirus that could overwhelm their immune system. but you have to give them enough to trigger an infection and to trigger symptoms.

so, these initial studies with these 90 volunteers will be to try and find the sweet spot that gets people to have symptoms, the cough or the fever or losing their sense of taste or smell, fever or losing their sense of taste orsmell, enough fever or losing their sense of taste or smell, enough to trigger that, without then hopefully triggering more serious disease. but these will be young, healthy people, who are at the lowest risk of serious covid, so, the risk to the individuals has been calculated to be lower than, for example, donating a kidney. thank you very much, fergus. in england, health leaders have written to the prime minister warning the nhs is likely to remain at full stretch for at least another six weeks and say a series of tests that should be met before lockdown is eased. the chief executive of nhs providers, which represents hospital managers, said case numbers are still far too high to end virus restrictions.

meanwhile, surge testing for the south african variant of covid—19 is being expanded in several areas in england, including southampton, woking and parts of norfolk, where positive cases of the variant have been discovered. similar tests will also be carried out in manchester after a mutation of the kent variant was detected. it comes as research from a centre—right think tank called reform suggests waiting lists for non—urgent treatment in england could hit 10 million by april. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. the total waiting list for routine operations such as hip and knee replacements in england has been rising steadily, with hospitals having to cope with the surge in covid patient numbers. it went above 11.5 million in december. reform says that number understates the scale of the problem as last year there were nearly 6 million fewer people than in 2019 referred by their gps for treatment. if that many patients start returning to the system, the think—tank argues,

and capacity is still limited, the waiting list could hit 10 million in england by april. nhs england says twice as many nonurgent treatments were delivered and three times as many diagnostic checks carried out in the second covid wave compared with the first. nhs providers, representing trusts in england, says restrictions should not be eased by the government until capacity has returned to levels where hospitals can treat all the patients they need to. hugh pym, bbc news. with the prime minister due to set out the road map out of lockown next week, our chief political correspondent adam fleming said there were a number of people who wanted to get their messages across before the government�*s announcement on monday. nhs providers are the latest ones to do that. they have written to the prime minister and they have provided a briefing for mps before the road map is published in parliament next monday. and the point they are making, as the people that run nhs trusts, is that the lockdown shouldn�*t be lifted in england until the number of cases falls from the current level of 10,000 to about 1,000 a day

which is where it was in late spring and early summer last year. they are also saying that the number of people in hospital with covid will fall more slowly than the number of cases overall, so that has got to be taken into account as well. 0n the other side of the argument, you�*ve got lots of sectors of the economy and businesses, and i have to say, an increasing number of conservative mps, saying that maybe there is too much focus on the number of cases and that actually may be the country willjust have to live with a certain level as the price of opening up the economy, and the prime minister will have to balance those two sides of the argument towards the end of this week and over the weekend as he finalises his road map. and i have to say he will be having to make thatjudgment and the rest of us will have to be making that judgment and watching it being made for several months, because this road map because this road map is going to be staged and it will link the lifting

of the lockdown to what is happening with the progress of the virus, so that constant calibration will be done probably until the summer. the detention of the myanmar leader by the country�*s military has been called a violation of her human rights by prime minister borisjohnson. the lawyer for aung san suu kyi told reporters that the ousted leader had received further charges from the police yesterday. protests against the coup are continuing across the country despite attempts by the military to suppress them. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head has the latest details. well, they are certainly very big today, i mean, they might be the biggest up to now, and they have been driven, today in particular, by a desire to show the military public anger about what is happening to aung san suu kyi. i mean, nobody knew that this trial on really quite bizarre and laughable charges was going to start yesterday — even her own lawyer didn�*t know. she wasn�*t in court, she is confined to her own home — for her own safety, according to the military, but she is not allowed to leave it, so she had tojoin by video link. i mean, it�*s an absurd process and everyone knows it, and that has simply stoked a great deal more anger and the numbers on the streets are much bigger.

again, we don�*t have a centrally organised movement. they call themselves the cdm, the civil disobedience movement, but the focus is much more now on trying to bring down government services, basically bring government to a halt by boycotting, by having people not go to work and so they are marching in very large numbers, many of them organised by their professions, but they are also... people are basically having their cars sort of break down — not really break down — and block the roads to try to stop people getting to work and try to stop the security forces coming in, so it is a very coordinated operation. it looks well organised, it is very passionate and it is not just happening in yangon, where we have got most of the cameras and numbers are very big, but perhaps in up to 20 cities and towns elsewhere. there might be even more, we will hear later on in the day. so a big show of defiance. the military has said, or they did yesterday, that they will be patient, but of course there are a lot of soldiers already deployed, ready to move in if that is what the order

is and everyone worries that eventually if these acts of defiance carry on, that is what the military will eventually do. at the moment, the government�*s legitimacy looks very, very weak indeed, with these huge numbers coming out day after day. we�*ve got banks, banking services collapsing, you know, it�*s now hard to get cash out. health services are suffering. it�*s having a very big impact, this movement. nato defence ministers are meeting today and will discuss the future of the alliance�*s 10,000—strong military training mission in afghanistan in a virtual meeting over the next two days. us talks with the taliban under the trump administration had set a deadline of may for all international troops to leave the country, but president biden is now reviewing that policy. with me now is drjulie norman, a lecturer in politics and international relations at university college london. explain what nato is for, first of

all? ,, ., ., ,, ., , , explain what nato is for, first of all? ,, ., ., ,, ., , all? sure, nato essentially is a military alliance _ all? sure, nato essentially is a military alliance between - all? sure, nato essentially is a - military alliance between european and north american allies, where they can consult and cooperate on defence and security and also work on crisis management around the world on issues where they have common interests. and world on issues where they have common interests.— world on issues where they have common interests. and how do you think joe common interests. and how do you thinkjoe biden's _ common interests. and how do you thinkjoe biden's view _ common interests. and how do you thinkjoe biden's view of _ common interests. and how do you thinkjoe biden's view of nato - thinkjoe biden�*s view of nato contrasts with former president trump�*s? contrasts with former president trum - 's? ~ ., , contrasts with former president trum - 's? ~ . , ., trump's? well, what we will see from biden is certainly _ trump's? well, what we will see from biden is certainly a _ trump's? well, what we will see from biden is certainly a shift _ trump's? well, what we will see from biden is certainly a shift in _ trump's? well, what we will see from biden is certainly a shift in style, - biden is certainly a shift in style, as much if not more so than substance. biden and his defence secretary are going to be coming out and really trying to reassure nato, trying to reaffirm the sense that the us is committed to, and also appreciates, nato allies, especially afterfour appreciates, nato allies, especially after four years of what was perceived as really quite open hostility under donald trump. so, biden has spoken about the so—called sacred commitment of the us to nato. his secretary of defence has written a column today in the washington

post today, reiterating this commitment, so, a lot of it is trying to restore that sense of trust and reassure allies that the united states will in fact be working in concert with them on issues of shared importance to all these countries whether that is on russia, afghanistan, iran, rather than to go it alone, in the kind of approach that we sometimes saw under trump. find approach that we sometimes saw under trum -. �* ., ., approach that we sometimes saw under trum. �* ., ., approach that we sometimes saw under trum -. �* ., ., ,~/ ~ trump. and what do you think president _ trump. and what do you think president biden _ trump. and what do you think president biden will— trump. and what do you think president biden will do - trump. and what do you think president biden will do about| trump. and what do you think . president biden will do about this agreement between the us and the taliban? ~ ~ ., , ., taliban? well, the afghanistan . uestion taliban? well, the afghanistan question is _ taliban? well, the afghanistan question is certainly _ taliban? well, the afghanistan question is certainly going - taliban? well, the afghanistan question is certainly going to i taliban? well, the afghanistan | question is certainly going to be the big one on the table this week, as defence ministers meet. it is important to note that the biden administration has not yet decided what their policy on afghanistan is going to be regarding the withdrawal. we know that trump had negotiated a peace agreement with the taliban to withdraw all us troops by the 1st of may. but in the meantime, we�*ve heard reports from nato allies as well as from the internal us afghanistan study group that that kind of timeline could derail afghanistan to the point of

civil war, derail afghanistan to the point of civilwar, definite derail afghanistan to the point of civil war, definite increased instability and possibly even the reconstitution of terrorist groups. so, possibly an increase in internal and external threats. so biden will be looking for a way to either extend the timeline or find a way to keep some kind of minimal us presence on the ground. drjulie norman, thanks _ presence on the ground. drjulie norman, thanks for _ presence on the ground. drjulie norman, thanks for your - presence on the ground. drjulie norman, thanks for your time. | ajudge in virginia has ruled that a civil claim for damages against the woman accused of killing the british teenager harry dunn can go ahead in the united states. anne sacoolas had appealed to have the case dismissed on the grounds it should be heard in the uk. ms sacoolas was involved in a car crash that killed harry dunn in 2019. she left britain shortly after the accident claiming diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said britain supports the family of harry dunn as it seeks damages against us diplomat�*s wife anne sacoolas in the united states. look, we�*ve always said the death of harry dunn was a tragedy and that we wantjustice for the family, which is why i wrote

a letter in support of those civil law proceedings. they were read out by the judge in the case, and we are on the side of the family. we think there should be justice. as well as providing that support formally, i�*ve made clear that we will provide them with accommodation or cover their accommodation costs for the purposes of that civil law claim. so, obviously, we watch that with interest, but to be clear, we support the family in seeking justice for the loss of harry. donald trump has launched a blistering attack on the leader of his own party in the senate, mitch mcconnell. mr trump claims the republican party will never again be strong with leaders like mr mcconnell, calling him a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack. his comments came ahead of president biden�*s first town hall meeting where he outlined his agenda to a group of us citizens in wisconsin. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. usa, usa! donald trump, back

in the political fray. fresh from his acquittal for a second time after a senate impeachment trial, and in between rounds of golf, the former president is taking aim at the most senior republican in congress, mitch mcconnell, who at the weekend accused mr trump of being to blame for this, the violent attack by his supporters on the us capitol. there�*s no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. the people who stormed this building believed that they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. now, mr trump is hitting back. without referring to the impeachment trial, the former president issued a statement accusing the republican leader of lacking political insight, wisdom, skill and personality, and he went on...

during the impeachment trial, president biden kept a low profile, but in his first major trip away from the white house, he�*s been facing questions from americans during a televised town hall—style meeting. he focused on his administration�*s response to the coronavirus. and he pledged that all americans that want a covid—19 jab would be able to get one by the end ofjuly. but the spectre of donald trump hung over the evening. forfour years, all that has been in the news is trump. the next four years i want to make sure all that is in the news is the american people, i am tired of talking about trump. asked about the attack on the capitol, and about the rise of white supremacy, mr biden said domestic terrorism posed a great threat to the country.

it is a bane on our existence, it has always been, as lincoln said, we have to appeal to our better angels, and these guys and women are not, they are in fact demented, they are dangerous people. but the president insisted america was not divided, there werejust fringes, he said, on both sides. he said people needed to be more decent and treat each other with respect. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news... british researchers will run the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study. volunteers aged 18 to 30 years will be exposed to covid—19 to increase understanding of how the virus affects people. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai�*s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. the uk government promises to follow developments closely. nhs trust leaders express concerns that, if lockdown restrictions are eased

too quickly, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left "a legacy he could never have imagined". you more now on our top story, and the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler — with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it�*s after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holding her hostage in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc. the governments of dubai and the uae said that latifa is safe in the care of her family. with me now is tiina jauhianen, princess latifa�*s best friend, who tried to help her escape

and was also captured and imprisoned after the interception. and her cousin marcus essabri. thank you for talking to us. can i ask you what led you to release the videos of princess latifa now? it�*s videos of princess latifa now? it's been quite _ videos of princess latifa now? it�*s been quite a long time since we lost contact with her. we are extremely worried about her safety and well—being. after a serious consideration and a lot of sleepless nights we finally take this big decision among the three of us to release some of those videos. pm? decision among the three of us to release some of those videos. why do ou think release some of those videos. why do you think the — release some of those videos. why do you think the contact _ release some of those videos. why do you think the contact has _ release some of those videos. why do you think the contact has stopped? i you think the contact has stopped? we think that she could have got some calls with the phone and we think we are really worried about her situation because they could have moved her and placed her in

some worse conditions that she was already in. find some worse conditions that she was alread in. �* ., some worse conditions that she was alread in. �* . ., , ., , ., already in. and that was a telephone that ou already in. and that was a telephone that you managed _ already in. and that was a telephone that you managed to _ already in. and that was a telephone that you managed to smuggle - already in. and that was a telephone that you managed to smuggle to - already in. and that was a telephone l that you managed to smuggle to her? yes. we knew that it involved a lot of risks for everyone, especially for her and a how do you react to the fact that the united nations will raise her detention with the authorities in the united arab emirates? i was incredibly happy _ the united arab emirates? i was incredibly happy to _ the united arab emirates? i was incredibly happy to wait - the united arab emirates? i was incredibly happy to wait up - the united arab emirates? i —" incredibly happy to wait up this morning with this news. knowing that finally the international community is listening and the likes of dominic rapp is getting involved. it makes me feel more reassured that we made the right decision. you makes me feel more reassured that we made the right decision.— made the right decision. you say caettin made the right decision. you say getting involved, _ made the right decision. you say getting involved, what _ made the right decision. you say getting involved, what he - made the right decision. you say getting involved, what he said i made the right decision. you say - getting involved, what he said today was that he would be watching very

closely what the united nations dead. ,, . . , closely what the united nations dead. ,, . ., , closely what the united nations dead. ,, . . , . closely what the united nations dead. ,, . ., , ., ., dead. since he has finally made a comment after _ dead. since he has finally made a comment after three _ dead. since he has finally made a comment after three years - dead. since he has finally made a comment after three years of- comment after three years of remaining silent, ifeel comment after three years of remaining silent, i feel that we can hold him accountable and put pressure on him to further help us. you spent a few years living with princess latifa in her house in dubai, can you describe what life was like back then? it dubai, can you describe what life was like back then?— dubai, can you describe what life was like back then? it looked like we had everything. _ was like back then? it looked like we had everything. it— was like back then? it looked like we had everything. it was - was like back then? it looked like we had everything. it was easier. we had everything. it was easier because — we had everything. it was easier because they were young so they had more _ because they were young so they had more freedom when they were young as when her— more freedom when they were young as when her sister turned a teenager and wanted to further her education that the _ and wanted to further her education that the problems started. when they were young, people did not know who they were, _ were young, people did not know who they were, they were just children

who are _ they were, they were just children who are at — they were, they were just children who are at everything, they still had a _ who are at everything, they still had a lot— who are at everything, they still had a lot more freedom when they were _ had a lot more freedom when they were younger. had a lot more freedom when they were younger-— were younger. what kind of life there was _ were younger. what kind of life there was it? _ were younger. what kind of life there was it? to _ were younger. what kind of life there was it? to the _ were younger. what kind of life there was it? to the outside . were younger. what kind of life - there was it? to the outside world, there was it? to the outside world, the had there was it? to the outside world, they had everything _ there was it? to the outside world, they had everything they _ there was it? to the outside world, they had everything they needed i there was it? to the outside world, i they had everything they needed and wanted, _ they had everything they needed and wanted, they could have. yes, it looked _ wanted, they could have. yes, it looked very, you know, the best life you could _ looked very, you know, the best life you could have. but, you know... as the got _ you could have. but, you know... as the got older. — you could have. but, you know... as the got older, not having the to study— the got older, not having the to study or— the got older, not having the to study or travel or have normal friendships, that all became they have essentially had incredible material riches but as they grew older, little freedom.— how do you react to the fact that the united nations has said that it will raise her detention with the

government? i will raise her detention with the government?— will raise her detention with the rovernment? ., �* ., , . , ., government? i don't want pictures to show as a sign _ government? i don't want pictures to show as a sign of— government? i don't want pictures to show as a sign of life, _ government? i don't want pictures to show as a sign of life, everything - show as a sign of life, everything they are — show as a sign of life, everything they are doing is to keep us quiet in some _ they are doing is to keep us quiet in some ways orjust keep us happy but we _ in some ways orjust keep us happy but we need to see her free, we need to see _ but we need to see her free, we need to see her_ but we need to see her free, we need to see her well, and looked after. we are _ to see her well, and looked after. we are here for her, she has a family— we are here for her, she has a family outside, she is not alone. pictures — family outside, she is not alone. pictures are _ family outside, she is not alone. pictures are not enough. it is easy to put— pictures are not enough. it is easy to put her— pictures are not enough. it is easy to put her in— pictures are not enough. it is easy to put her in a room and take some photographs and of course... it is easy to take photographs of her in a room. you know that the family and the government are saying she is a safe and in the care of her family. if these stick with that statement and release photographs of her, samey smiling, that might be as much as you get. it is her, samey smiling, that might be as much as you get-— much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot _ much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot turn _ much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot turn a _ much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot turn a blind _ much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot turn a blind eye - much as you get. it is not enough. they cannot turn a blind eye now. |

much as you get. it is not enough. i they cannot turn a blind eye now. we have got _ they cannot turn a blind eye now. we have got enough evidence, surely we all have _ have got enough evidence, surely we all have to _ have got enough evidence, surely we all have to act and we need the support— all have to act and we need the support of— all have to act and we need the support of all the governments, not 'ust support of all the governments, not just the _ support of all the governments, not just the uk, everybody has to support— just the uk, everybody has to support us in this, itjust shows f we are _ support us in this, itjust shows f we are not— support us in this, itjust shows f we are not taken seriously because that means — we are not taken seriously because that means that if you are not an important — that means that if you are not an important person, that your human rights _ important person, that your human rights are _ important person, that your human rights are not considered respected? you mean the evidence are the videos, but we know from panorama last night that princess latifa had bipolar disorder. that is all lies. she is smarter than i am. i know she is smart. she has done everything to help her sister. she got herself in a worse situation. now, you know, we have her and her sister and a very

difficult situation. why do you think contact with princess latifa has stopped? i think contact with princess latifa has stopped?— think contact with princess latifa has sto ed? . , ., has stopped? i fear they have caught her with the — has stopped? i fear they have caught her with the telephone. _ has stopped? i fear they have caught her with the telephone. i _ has stopped? i fear they have caught her with the telephone. i am - has stopped? i fear they have caught her with the telephone. i am fearfull her with the telephone. i am fearful for her_ her with the telephone. i am fearful for her safety. we cannot turn a blind _ for her safety. we cannot turn a blind eye — for her safety. we cannot turn a blind eye-— for her safety. we cannot turn a blinde e. . , ~ ., blind eye. marcus said, you know, the have blind eye. marcus said, you know, they have to _ blind eye. marcus said, you know, they have to free _ blind eye. marcus said, you know, they have to free her. _ blind eye. marcus said, you know, they have to free her. what - blind eye. marcus said, you know, they have to free her. what do - blind eye. marcus said, you know, | they have to free her. what do you want her father to do? they have to free her. what do you want herfather to do? i they have to free her. what do you want her father to do?— want her father to do? i want the same. ithink— want her father to do? i want the same. i think princess _ want her father to do? i want the same. i think princess latifa - want her father to do? i want the i same. i think princess latifa should be released immediately and she should be allowed to travel to the country of her choice and contact her friends and family. that is what the objective was from day one. and three years later, it has not changed. wejust three years later, it has not changed. we just want her freedom. thank you very much for topping us

today and we will follow the case closely, of course. an unknown number of nigerian students and two teachers have been kidnapped from a government school in niger state. security guards on duty are said to have been overpowered by gunmen clad in military uniform. reports say the school has close to a thousand students . the raid on the school comes a few hours after 10 people were killed and 2a others kidnapped by suspected bandits who attacked several communities in the state yesterday. i�*m joined now by ishaq khalid, who�*s in the nigerian capital, abuja. what might be behind this? i�*m really sorry, i cannot hear you. please start again. i�*m really sorry. we can�*t hear you. we will

try and come back to you. we�*ll try and sort out those technical problems. more on the breaking news we brought you this hour that the world�*s first coronavirus human challenge study, which involves deliberately exposing participants to the virus, will begin in the uk within a month, following approval from the uk�*s clinical trials ethics body. let�*s talk to dr andrew catchpole, chief scientific officer at the clinical company involved in the study which has pioneered viral human challenge models. good morning. why do you need to do this? ,., ., good morning. why do you need to do this? ., . , , this? good morning. we believe this is auoin to this? good morning. we believe this is going to be _ this? good morning. we believe this is going to be a _ this? good morning. we believe this is going to be a really _ this? good morning. we believe this is going to be a really important - is going to be a really important tool to help us fight the pandemic. it is already clear that the current wave of vaccines that are being rolled out very successfully now, whilst they are wonderful, they are not going to be the answer to

eradicating the virus. we are seeing variants emerge with the virus as it transmits globally, as that happens, there will be a variant which pops up there will be a variant which pops up which is able to evade the current vaccines, and new vaccines will be needed. in such a scenario we are going to need a way of testing these new vaccines to make sure they can work against these variant viruses and human viral, because they inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccine is working extremely quickly, much less volunteers involved, much quicker responses to determine whether does this mean the vaccines we have already were not tested on humans? traditionally, vaccines can be tested with pilchards which means that we give everybody the vaccine and they are asked to go and live their normal lives in the community.

when that happens, they way we determine if it is working are not purely as down to random chance whether those individuals become exposed to the virus. of those exposed to the virus. of those exposed to the virus. of those exposed to the virus we can then determine if the vaccine worked or not by comparing against placebo versus vaccine. this has worked traditionally for vaccines for many years. the problem is that it takes many thousands of people to be vaccinated because most of those people will not become exposed to the virus. you cannot tell if the vaccine is working. in a scenario where you have got different versions of the virus circulating, you need a very clear and quick answer, does this vaccine worked against their specific virus? the only way is to do that is in this way, we control the virus because it is experimental, we have made a medical grade version of the virus and we administer it in very small safe doses to the volunteers to

determine specifically if the vaccine is working against that what kind of people are you looking for? .. , , what kind of people are you looking for? , , ., , , ., , what kind of people are you looking for? , , , ., for? safety is our first priority on this. because _ for? safety is our first priority on this. because of— for? safety is our first priority on this. because of that, _ for? safety is our first priority on this. because of that, these - for? safety is our first priority on | this. because of that, these trials will only be conducted on the demographic of the population considered the absolutely lowest possible risk of any severe outcome. that is a younger demographic of 18 to 30 euros, non—smoking 18 to 30—year—olds. are there any risks? there are risks with any clinical _ are there any risks? there are risks with any clinical trial— are there any risks? there are risks with any clinical trial but _ are there any risks? there are risks with any clinical trial but we - are there any risks? there are risks with any clinical trial but we have i with any clinical trial but we have worked extremely hard at cross a multidisciplinary collaborative effort with the uk vaccine task force, imperial college london, university of southampton, and taken their expertise to design the trial to minimise the risks, there are a number of things we are doing to

minimise the risks. we have spoken about only involving participants with a low likelihood of any severe outcome, also we are using a very controlled, very small amount of the virus and we are only going to administer the amount of virus until we achieve infection, the smallest amount of virus and, additionally, as soon as we have established that they are infected which will be tested by swabs, we will be administering antivirals as a proactive measure to minimise risk. will you require them to isolate for two weeks after this virus has been injected into them? how much will you injected into them? how much will y°u pay injected into them? how much will you pay them for giving up their time? ~ ., time? we will require them to isolate. time? we will require them to isolate- it _ time? we will require them to isolate. it is _ time? we will require them to isolate. it is one _ time? we will require them to isolate. it is one of _ time? we will require them to isolate. it is one of the - time? we will require them to i isolate. it is one of the benefits. you conduct the studies and a very controlled medical setting. in the royal free hospital in a specially designed wing of the hospital is not in general use. the volunteers will

be in their own rooms with ensuite bathrooms and have dedicated research medics and nursing staff round the clock to monitor them extremely closely. we can determine very accurately as soon as they are starting to have infection because we will be taking swabs multiple times a day. to enable that to be possible, they will need to be in this unit for approximately two weeks. will you pay them? as with all clinical trials, _ will you pay them? as with all clinical trials, you _ will you pay them? as with all clinical trials, you do - will you pay them? as with all clinicaltrials, you do not - will you pay them? as with all clinical trials, you do not pay l will you pay them? as with all - clinical trials, you do not pay them but they will be compensated for their time, but they will be compensated for theirtime, so, yes, we will but they will be compensated for their time, so, yes, we will be compensating them for their time and the value associated with that is always agreed with the independent ethics research body. for this trial, it is £4500 because they are giving up two weeks of their time to be in an isolation unit and then there will be required to come back to the facility for regular checkups

new 190 people. that sounds relatively small. is that fair? it is small. it is one of the key benefits of doing this type of study. a comparison for a typical vaccine study we can have about 100 people, 100 people with the placebo and a hundred people with the vaccine. compare that to the field and you are talking tens of thousands to get the same level of detail because you need tens of thousands of people to be vaccinated to get 100 people infected. we are giving the virus to everybody on this trial so we need fewer volunteers. we are still looking for volunteers. we are still looking for volunteers and you thank you for explaining it to us. the lower house of the french national assembly has approved a new bill to combat extremism. president emmanuel macron�*s flagship project is meant

to nurture republican values and foster national unity. but not everyone agrees this is the right way of doing it. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. ever since the beheading of a school teacher last october, french president emmanuel macron has made clear he has islamist extremism in his sights. and a pillar of that project has passed its first hurdle. france�*s lower house of parliament has approved a new bill to combat extremism. new measures would include tougher oversight of mosques, tighter controls on homeschooling and a new offence prohibiting the posting of personal information online to endanger others. while the bill builds on many of the french republic�*s values, like the separation of state and religion, it has been met with criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. conservatives argue it doesn�*t go far enough. the terror attack in the bataclan is still fresh in the french psyche.

translation: when you see the cowardice of the state in the affair of the professor, when you see that they refuse the amendment of the majority to prohibit the wearing of the veil for young girls, when you see that they do not tackle the question of immigration, when you see that they do not prohibit the financing of foreign cults, to vote or abstain on this text is already to be a collaborator. and on the left, critics argue the bill vilifies muslims. translation: unanimous against this law, which was exactly what we feared. the government set the stage and the right and the far right went on a rampage in terms of discrimination. it is anything but a law on the restoration of republican principles. it doesn't talk about social equality, it doesn't talk about schools of separatism. on the other hand it is a law that was used for a fortnight to point the finger at our compatriots of the muslim religion. the senate will debate the bill next month. either way, the issue will be a key factor in france�*s presidential elections next year.

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. to south korea now, where more details are emerging about a man who was caught crossing the heavily fortified borderfrom neighbouring north korea. our seoul correspondent laura bicker tells us what we know so far. well, this all took place in the early hours of monday morning under the covers of darkness. now, it appears that this north korean man swam from north to south. remember, this is a five mile wide heavily fortified border, so it looks as if he swam across the maritime border, and hit land and then he has made his way through a tunnel, some kind of drainpipe, underneath the barbed wire on these beaches and then he has slowly tracked his way south and he was found at a checkpoint within the restricted area of the border. now, this all comes from thejoint chiefs of staff who have released these details today. they say they are launching

an investigation because troops monitored this man�*s movements for three hours, they say the troops did not act quickly enough, and they are looking at this drainpipe to see if they can perhaps block it more than it has been already. japan has begun giving its health workers covid—19 jabs — as it�*s vaccination programme gets underway. it�*s the final country in the g—seven group of industrialised nations to approve a vaccine after insisting on a separate testing process onjapaese soil. it�*s hoped all over 65 year olds will start getting theirjabs in april. coronavirus infections in the country remain relatively low but it�*s unlikely that there will be widespread vaccination by the time of the tokyo olympics opening ceremony injuly. businesses in zimbabwe, already experiencing serious issues, have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. a strict lockdown was imposed injanuary to deal with a second wave and it was extended last

monday. despite the problems, some small businesses are thriving under the measures, as the bbc�*s zimnyoka reports. the first batch of covid—19 vaccines arrived in the country on monday. it is just 200,000 doses donated by the chinese government, but it is a start. this is a timely donation given the recent ravages and tragedies in our nation due to covid—19. the economy has faced major disruptions, some sectors like tourism had declined by 98%. but others are seeing an uptake. it really has sort of grown, the explanation that we are selling more now in the january february period than we did in the entire festive period, which is actually quite crazy. normally january is our slowest time but because of the lockdown,

it has actually been very, very busy. just as an example, around christmas time, we delivered around 550 boxes, at a really peak period when it was really hectic. and now on a date like this, from about 4am, we�*ve done about 1,000 boxes. fresh in a box vegetable and grocery delivery service is one that is thriving in the time of covid—19. zimbabwean consumers generally prefer brick and mortar shops, but the curfews, movement restrictions and fears of transmission have forced them to use online services. two years ago, we were struggling in a space where not many people trusted of cooking and shopping and getting things delivered. now more people are trusting that they need these services. a lot of people are coming on board. we hope that after all of this has happened, our industry can still thrive and people can still trust the delivery service online.

the success stories are few and far between. the truth is most companies have been hit hard by the second lockdown, forced to close after a festive season spike in cases. a survey of close to 100 companies done by the national chamber of commerce, suggest that about 45% of young companies could fail to reopen post—covid—19. the international labour organisation further suggests the impact on jobs and livelihood has been devastating, with almost 25% of formerjobs lost. zimbabwe has announced another two—week extension, but companies that test their staff will be allowed to open. once again, albeit slowly, the country is heading back to some semblance of normality, but some businesses still hope that the new paradigms shift will remain. the family of captain sir tom moore have spoken for the first time

about his final days before his death two weeks ago. the second world war veteran had become a symbol of hope and optimism during the pandemic after he raised almost 33—million pound for the nhs. this report from john maguire contains flashing images. to the outside world, captain sir tom moore was a veteran of the second world war, a record—breaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it�*s difficult, right? we�*ve lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that�*s really difficult to say. we�*ve lost a huge part of our life.

we�*ve been together, he�*s been with us for over 13 years. and so it�*s the deafening silence, that�*s the way i can describe it. he died in hospital two weeks ago suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he�*d come back out. we thought that the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn�*t. he was old. his final hours were spent with his family at his bedside, something that hasn�*t always been possible for many over the past year. in those, in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. and, you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. being thrust into the white heat of public scrutiny has come with a very modern virus, a curse.

the vitriol from a small minority on social media. we really had to use ourfamily resilience, our emotional resilience. and we never told him. because i don�*t think he could ever have understood it. i think it would have broken his heart, honestly, if we had said to him, you know, people are hating us. i couldn�*t tell him. because how do you rationalise to a 100—year—old man that something so incredibly good can attract such horror? his was a life most extraordinary. at the minute, it�*s hard, really, really, really hard, but the legacy is hope and joy, isn�*t it? and i think the thing that i feel is that other people are grieving too for him. and that�*s amazing in as much as he touched all those people. i don�*t want to pass on to them grief that is unrequited,

you know, it�*s ok, it�*s ok, i think, to be sad. it�*s ok to grieve. and we know that you�*re grieving with us. but let�*s never lose sight of the fact that for him, this was all about, tomorrow will be a good day, and being hopeful. and no reason to sit and mourn for too long. get on with it. and make a good job of it. he couldn�*t have said it better himself, could he? thanks for lending him to us for the last ten months. thank you. and there are of course many exciting things to come and we look forward to sharing them with you. texas has been placed into a state of emergency, after temperatures in some parts of the state plummetted a surge in demand for electricity has led to widespread power cuts across the region and at least 11 deaths have been blamed on the widespread storm. the freezing storm has even reached northern and central parts of mexico. greece has been hit by a snowfall heavier than anything seen in more than a decade.

this is the view of the acropolis in athens, the greek capital. snow has blanketed the ancient monuments in the city. according to meteorologists, the last time athens saw so much snow was in february 2008. you�*re watching bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather, with carol kirkwood. hello again. today, once again, it�*s going to be mild, but it is going to be fairly blustery, particularly windy out towards the west. and there is also rain in the forecast. now, this morning�*s rain is going to continue to edge off into the north sea. it is courtesy of this weather front here. but look at the second one. still producing rain across the channel islands, southern england and then moving a bit further north into parts of wales and the midlands through the afternoon. but away from all that rain, it�*s dry, there will be some sunshine, there will be a few showers, blustery conditions, windy through the irish sea and west of scotland. in fact, here with exposure, in the outer hebrides, for example, we could have wind gusts up to 70 mph.

temperatures, seven in lerwick to about 12, may be 13 in hull. through the evening and overnight, the rain in the south moves steadily northwards, possibly bringing some snow on the hills of northern ireland and the mountains of scotland. and then, as we go through the second half of the night, another weather front comes in from the west, also introducing some rain. it is going to be a windy night but it is not going to be a cold night. as we head into tomorrow, this is the weather front that is going to be pitching from the west towards the east through the day. but we�*ve got this wraparound as they call it, that will bring further outbreaks of showery rain into some western areas. after a dry start in the east, here comes the rain advancing from the west. we follow that curl round, you can see we�*ve got showery outbreaks of rain in western scotland and north—west england, parts of wales and also northern ireland. but behind this band of rain, it will dry up and we will see some sunshine. but this is a cold front, so the air behind it will be slightly cooler. now, as we head into friday, with southerly winds,

the temperature will go back up again with a weather front in the west, it does mean we are likely to see some rain. it is likely to be heavy across parts of south—west england and wales and central and southern scotland. but at this stage, we don�*t think it is going to make it into the south—east although here, it will tend to cloud over. into the weekend, we�*ve got what we call a waving front and you can see why. where this front is is where we will see some rain. we think at the moment the driest area is likely to be in the south—east of england. but one thing is for sure, the temperature�*s going to go back up, particularly so on sunday with more temperatures just above average.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... british researchers will run the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study — volunteers aged between 18—30 will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects us. human viral challenge, because they directly inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccines are working extremely quickly, much less volunteers involved, therefore much quicker responses to determine whether the vaccines are working. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai�*s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates — the uk government promises to follow developments closely. we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage

and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already under way. and we obviously support that. nhs trust leaders in england express concerns that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says the family had to shield him from online trolling that would have broken his heart. our top story this morning — the world�*s first coronavirus human challenge study, which involves deliberately exposing participants to the virus, will begin in the uk within a month,

following approval from the uk�*s clinical trials ethics body. it is designed to give doctors greater understanding of coronavirus and help support the pandemic response by aiding vaccine and treatment development. our medical editor fergus walsh explained how the trials would work. this initial study, they�*re looking for up to 90 volunteers aged 18—30. you must be healthy and willing to spend a couple of weeks of their time in an ensuite room in a hospital in north london, where they will be given a small amount of live coronavirus squirted up their nose. and the point of it is to find the lowest possible dose of coronavirus that will cause an infection. it is all a preliminary to what will happen later, probably in a couple of months�* time, when they�*ll start

to do what they call vaccine challenge trials. and vaccine challenge trials, in those ones, half the volunteers will be given a vaccine and half a dummy — or placebo — injection. and then they will be, two weeks later, infected with the virus to see how well the vaccines work. but before you do any of that, you have to find out how much coronavirus you need to infect someone. the uk has a very long tradition of doing both vaccine development, as we found with the oxford vaccine, and indeed in challenge trials. these are a regular thing every year with flu. we do flu challenge studies. we�*ve done challenge studies. i�*ve sat there while watching somebody be deliberately infected with typhoid who�*s had a typhoid jab, so these things are very well established with healthy volunteers to find out whether vaccines work. and they�*re a very good

way of fast—tracking which vaccines in development... so this is unlikely to be for current vaccines. which of the future vaccines may be important. and that could be crucial, because with new variants and with the virus mutating in years to come we may need to continually find and update vaccines. dr andrew catchpole is the chief scientific officer at h—vivo, the clinical company involved in the study which has pioneered viral human challenge models. he explained why they were important. this is going to be a really important tool, actually, to help us fight the pandemic. it is already quite clear that the current wave of vaccines that are being rolled out very successfully now, whilst they are wonderful, they are not going to be the answer to eradicating this virus. it is clear that we are seeing variants emerge with the virus as it continues to transmit globally. and as that happens,

eventually there will be a variant which pops up that is able to then evade the current vaccines and new vaccines will be needed. so in such a scenario, we are going to need a way of testing these new vaccines to be sure that they can work against these new variant viruses. and human viral challenge models, because they directly inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccines are working extremely quickly. much less volunteers involved — therefore, much quicker responses to determine if vaccines are working. the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler — with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it comes after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—maktoum, of holding her hostage. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the "proper course" of action is to follow the developments from the united nations "closely". in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc,

princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the governments of dubai and the uae said that latifa is safe in the care of her family. the princess tried to leave dubai in 2018 — but was captured by troops and forced to return. last year, the high court in london found that sheikh mohammed had "ordered and orchestrated" the abduction. our correspondent nawal al—maghafi has the story. 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 tiina, 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, my, god, they are here." she continued screaming and kicking and trying to get away. that's the last time i've seen my friend. princess latifa was taken off the boat by force in international waters. she disappeared. princess latifa would only be allowed to step out of the villa for this —

a lunch with former un human rights commissioner mary robinson arranged by her stepmother, princess haya. nothing has been heard from her since until now. so i�*m repeating to them, and repeating that 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 many months. in them, she details where she is being held, a villa in central dubai. i am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail. all the windows are boarded shut, i cannot open any window. i have been by myself in solitary confinement, no access to medical help, no trial, no charge. nothing. she 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 right 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�*s 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've 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. i don�*t really know if i am going to survive the situation. the police threatened me that i will be in prison my whole life and i�*ll never see the sun again. speaking to the bbc this morning, the foreign secretary dominic raab said the uk would follow developments from the united nations "very closely." some of the footage, i mean, i think it�*s deeply troubling, and you can see a young woman under deep distress. as you probably know, there has been court proceedings, family law proceedings, in the uk, and we raise human rights issues around the world, including with our partners in the middle east, including with uae. we will continue to do that. and i noticed that and we have seen and engaged with the un, and we are aware that the un high commissioner on human rights is going to be following up on the footage that panorama was showing, and we will watch very closely the developments on that front.

we don�*t really have a direct locus in this case, it�*s not a british national, there�*s not a particular british link, although as we say, some of the private law proceedings are played out in the british courts. obviously, any rulings that they decide need to be followed. but we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that and watch what they find and what we see further in the developments on that very closely. let�*s speak now to rodney dixon qc — he is acting as princess latifa�*s lawyer in proceedings before the un. thank in proceedings before the un. you forjoining us. t will thank you forjoining us. the un will question the uae about the detention of princess latifa. what are your thoughts on how effective that could be? we are your thoughts on how effective that could be?—

are your thoughts on how effective that could be? we are hoping it will be decisive in _ that could be? we are hoping it will be decisive in finally _ that could be? we are hoping it will be decisive in finally getting - be decisive in finally getting princess latifa released and safe. the un at the highest level can and should now intervene and make sure that this happens as soon as possible. that this happens as soon as ossible. ~ ., .., that this happens as soon as possible-— that this happens as soon as ossible. . . .. that this happens as soon as ossible. ~ . .. . possible. what can the un do? we obviously had _ possible. what can the un do? we obviously had about _ possible. what can the un do? we obviously had about the _ possible. what can the un do? we obviously had about the previous i obviously had about the previous meeting with mary robinson that was detrimental, in the end, to what was going on with princess latifa. she says that she was misled in that. that meeting had exactly the opposite effect. what needs to happen is that the un needs to have a very serious meeting directly with those who are holding princess latifa at the highest level, and make sure that an agreement is reached so that she can be released and her rights can be restored so she can travel and leave is dumb if she can travel and leave is dumb if she wishes, that is the right of anyone in any country. —— means if

she wishes. the un is the international body responsible for implementing international law. it can ensure that that is exactly what happens. memberstates can ensure that that is exactly what happens. member states and the uae is one have to comply with the law. if they don�*t, they become fugitives in the world, and it is so important now that all states come together to make sure that the uae does respect international law, as it would apply to any other state. this is a critical moment to make sure that the rule of law is upheld and a young woman�*s life is saved. this the rule of law is upheld and a young woman's life is saved. as far as ou young woman's life is saved. as far as you are — young woman's life is saved. as far as you are concerned, _ young woman's life is saved. as far as you are concerned, this - young woman's life is saved. as far as you are concerned, this is - as you are concerned, this is entering the endgame and there is no doubt that this way of going about it will actually succeed in her release? it it will actually succeed in her release? , , .. ., , release? it must succeed, otherwise it is aoian release? it must succeed, otherwise it is going to — release? it must succeed, otherwise it is going to be _ release? it must succeed, otherwise it is going to be a — release? it must succeed, otherwise it is going to be a great _ release? it must succeed, otherwise it is going to be a great setback - it is going to be a great setback for us all, of course for the princess but also for international

law. and that is why we are saying not only must the un intervene but all governments including our government, the uk government should also take steps to ensure that pressure is put on the uae to uphold the law in this situation. i am pressure is put on the uae to uphold the law in this situation.— the law in this situation. i am 'ust thinkina , the law in this situation. i am 'ust thinking. the fi the law in this situation. i am 'ust thinking, the messages �* the law in this situation. i am 'ust thinking, the messages out h the law in this situation. i am just thinking, the messages out of. the law in this situation. i am just| thinking, the messages out of the uae have been she is here but she is here for her own good and own well—being. the message to mary robinson was that she was bipolar and she didn�*t actually know what she was doing and needed treatment. it would be very difficult, wouldn�*t it, for there to be... on the way that this is handled? does the need to be a face saving mechanism here? the evidence all shows, including the videos, that what the uae is authorities had was not true. for all 30 concerned, they must look at

all 30 concerned, they must look at all the evidence, and if she is genuinely safe, then let her come out and show that, and ensure that the world can see and allow her to travel. that is the right thing to do. and doing the right thing can never be seen as an embarrassing moment or a step backwards. i think it would be welcomed by the international community and ensure that the uae authorities are seen in a positive light. this is a chance to take the opportunity and turn it around for everyone�*s benefit, and particularly the princess�*s. but in everybody,. 50 particularly the princess's. but in everybody"— particularly the princess's. but in everybody,. so she has nothing to fear in this — everybody,. so she has nothing to fear in this process? _ everybody,. so she has nothing to fear in this process? if— everybody,. so she has nothing to fear in this process? if he - everybody,. so she has nothing to fear in this process? if he does i everybody,. so she has nothing to| fear in this process? if he does the riaht fear in this process? if he does the right thing. — fear in this process? if he does the right thing. then — fear in this process? if he does the right thing, then that _ fear in this process? if he does the right thing, then that will - fear in this process? if he does the right thing, then that will be - right thing, then that will be welcomed, and the princess will be safe. that is the most important point in this situation, to ensure

that a life is saved. that is what we are trying to do as the lawyers, to make sure that her rights are respected, and that her well—being is not compromised in any way. share is not compromised in any way. are ou is not compromised in any way. are you looking — is not compromised in any way. are you looking at any ways of actually trying to constrain the freedom of sheikh mohammed? we were saying in our report how life has continued as normal for him since our report how life has continued as normalfor him since her disappearance? everybody�*s lives are constrained currently by covid? what constrained currently by covid? what we said as the _ constrained currently by covid? mat we said as the princess's lawyers, we said as the princess�*s lawyers, the uk government and other governments should look to impose sanctions on the uae authorities if they don�*t uphold human rights. we have the laws in our country and in other countries to do that to impose sanctions to prevent people from moving around to ensure that the assets are not misused. those measures should be taken. i hope it does not come to that, but those measures should be taken if necessary, and the uk government

should signal that it can take those steps undertake those if necessary. we can apply for that, but it should not have to come to that. this situation can be right now. the video message _ situation can be right now. the video message that was recorded in her bathroom, not sure exactly when that was, but it was a while ago. happy messages completely stop? has there been any contact with her? —— have the messages stop? thea;r there been any contact with her? -- have the messages stop? they have sto- red. it have the messages stop? they have stopped- it is _ have the messages stop? they have stopped- it is a _ have the messages stop? they have stopped. it is a concerning - stopped. it is a concerning situation at a basic human level. it is right that the un acts to find out to get the truth and to get her released. because this has been in a complete situation of limbo, it has been necessary to put out the videos, go to the un and bring as much attention to this to make sure that it doesn�*t happen in secret rooms any more, but that it comes

out and that it can be resolved. obviously, you don�*t know why the recordings, the contact, stopped? brute recordings, the contact, stopped? - don't. that is what is most don�*t. that is what is most worrying, and we want to find out as soon as possible to make sure that the worst hasn�*t happened and that the worst hasn�*t happened and that the best can come as as possible. rodney dixon, lowerfor the best can come as as possible. rodney dixon, lower for princess latifa. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study has been given the go—ahead in the uk — volunteers aged 18—30 years years will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects people. the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler. there�*s concern from nhs trust leaders that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. health leaders have written

to the prime minister warning the nhs is likely to remain at "full stretch" for at least another six weeks — and say a series of tests that should be met before lockdown is eased. the chief executive of nhs providers, which represents hospital managers in england, said case numbers are "still far too high" to end virus restrictions. meanwhile, surge testing for the south african variant of covid—19 is being expanded in several areas in england, including southampton, woking and parts of norfolk, where positive cases of the variant have been discovered. similar tests will also be carried out in manchester after a mutation of the kent variant was detected. it comes as research from a centre—right think tank called reform, suggests waiting lists for non—urgent treatment in england could hit 10 million by april. our health editor hugh pym reports. the total waiting list for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements in england, has been rising steadily with hospitals having to cope with the surge

in covid patient numbers. it went above 4.5 million in december. reform says that number understates the scale of the problem as last year there were nearly 6 million fewer people than in 2019 referred by their gps for treatment. if that many patients start returning to the system, the think tank argues, and capacity is still limited, the waiting list could hit 10 million in england by april. nhs england says twice as many nonurgent treatments were delivered and three times as many diagnostic checks carried out in the second covid wave compared with the first. nhs providers, representing trusts in england, says restrictions should not be eased by the government until capacity has returned to levels where hospitals can treat all the patients they need to. hugh pym, bbc news. we can speak now to saffron cordery, deputy chief executive of nhs providers. welcome, thank you forjoining us.

what would the level be that you would say we should be at before the lockdown can be properly eased? i think what we have got to make sure is that we are looking at the whole range of elements we need to take into account here. this is thinking about case numbers and the reproduction rate of the virus. it is thinking about hospital capacity. it is thinking about how far through the vaccination programme we have got, and also making sure that the test and trace capacity we have got and the ability to do the genomics sequencing of the virus so that we know if new variants are arising across the country —— genome. not all needs to be thought about before we can easily lockdown. we need to really make sure that we do this lockdown a step at a time and not open up the country all at once. what we do not want to see its

schools opening alongside restaurants alongside shops alongside gyms. that is what we had in the summerand alongside gyms. that is what we had in the summer and that led us down a difficult path. brute in the summer and that led us down a difficult path-— difficult path. we don't know what the alan difficult path. we don't know what the plan is. _ difficult path. we don't know what the plan is. we — difficult path. we don't know what the plan is, we will— difficult path. we don't know what the plan is, we will find _ difficult path. we don't know what the plan is, we will find out - difficult path. we don't know what the plan is, we will find out next i the plan is, we will find out next monday. there is a lot of detail in the papers. schools open 8th of march, late april shops, universities and further education, then early may, hospitality, leisure, and sports, does that sound about right to you in terms of staggering eight? i about right to you in terms of staggering eight?— about right to you in terms of staggering eight? i think what we have aot staggering eight? i think what we have got to _ staggering eight? i think what we have got to remember _ staggering eight? i think what we have got to remember is - staggering eight? i think what we have got to remember is that - staggering eight? i think what we i have got to remember is that talking to hospital leaders, they are going to hospital leaders, they are going to be working flat out for the next six to eight weeks given the level of patients with covid they have in the hospitals and the impact across the hospitals and the impact across the whole of the health and care system. that is six to eight weeks.

that takes us up to april already. what we have much to take care about is putting a date on it. i think what we have got to look at is the data, that is the critical thing. it government�*s has its advisory committee sage and other experts, and it has got to really use them, focus on what they are saying in order to open the door to the easing of the lockdown. if you think about vaccination, for example, the tiers 1-9 that vaccination, for example, the tiers 1—9 that we need to get through will give us high levels of protection against coronavirus. we think we�*re going to get through that by mid—may. that is what we need to focus on, getting through those vaccinations alongside the capacity testing and the capacity, as well. it sounds like you think the schedule that has been put out there is optimistic? i schedule that has been put out there is optimistic?— is optimistic? i think it is probably _ is optimistic? i think it is probably a _

is optimistic? i think it is probably a little - is optimistic? i think it is i probably a little optimistic, is optimistic? i think it is - probably a little optimistic, but as i said, this focus on data rather than the date. i think it is very, very hard at the moment to identify when we are really going to get the levels that we need to be at, and i think particularly important is looking at what is happening in intensive care units, because they are the ones that are really feeling the brunt of this, and they are operating at the moment at 165% capacity. way over what they would be operating at at usual times. they are overstretched, while icu departments are overstretched, we can�*t start to get through the back log of patients that we know are waiting for other operations. we have really got to think very carefully about this.- have really got to think very carefully about this. thank you very much. nato defence ministers are meeting today and will discuss the future of the alliance�*s 10,000 strong military training mission in afghanistan in a virtual meeting over the next two days.

us talks with the taliban under the trump administration had set a deadline of may for all international troops to leave the country, but president biden is now reviewing that policy. as the threat of violence increases if the troops stay in afghanistan, chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul to speak to those on the front line of violence in the city and around the country. shejoins us now. thank you she joins us now. thank you for joining us. a very important discussions here. warnings that if troops were to leave now, it could effectively leave afghanistan open to becoming a safe haven for terrorists. tell us about what the talks are actually focusing on? such an important _ talks are actually focusing on? such an important meeting _ talks are actually focusing on? sic? an important meeting in brussels. this will be the first time nato defence ministers will meet their us counterpart lloyd austin and it is such an important moment in afghanistan. this is nato�*s most

important mission outside their traditional theatre of operation. it is staggering to think that this year marks 20 years since us led forces came into afghanistan to topple the taliban. no partners are worried if they pull out too quickly that the insurgent taliban forces could overrun major cities, including even set. but the taliban are warning them if they don�*t keep the commitment under the agreement to pull out foreign forces, the taliban will intensify attacks against foreign forces and afrikaans. there is no easy way out. they pay a price if they are staying and if they go —— and against afghans. afghans dared to hope last year when they signed the deal, and then the historic face—to—face talks with the taliban in september, that

the worst was over, but it is getting worse by the day. the biggest threat now in cities like kabul are targeted killings. everyday there is a blast. human activists, judges, policemen are being picked off. nobody takes responsibility for these killings. many blame the taliban. and outside of the cities and the provinces, fighting is intensifying. and it had been expected that when the us signed the deal with the taliban, that violence would decrease. this is one of the main reasons why the united states have said we cant pull out now, the taliban haven�*t kept their commitment, because we expected violence to reduce, not increase. �* .., expected violence to reduce, not increase. �* , , increase. the american troops, the vital element _ increase. the american troops, the vital element in _ increase. the american troops, the vital element in terms _ increase. the american troops, the vital element in terms of _ increase. the american troops, the vital element in terms of deciding l vital element in terms of deciding what happens with all of the troops? they have a saying in nato, we came

in together, we leave together. some of our viewers may remember in 2014 and 2015 when nato forces first started drawing down, countries like britain and canada took almost most of their forces out of afghanistan saying we have been here for nearly ten years, it is time for us to go. now as you have been saying, there are about 10,000 troops, 2500 of them are american. the nato secretary general worried about the decision before the us administration. made it absolutely clear, yes, we will be. everybody wants them to leave, afghans, nato partners, but we will leave when the time is right. it is not when we will pull out, but how we pull out. can you imagine the disaster, embarrassment and shame is they pull out and on their heels, kabul collapses into a civil war and the taliban return to power? what a

waste of funds and lives.- taliban return to power? what a waste of funds and lives. when is a decision expected? _ waste of funds and lives. when is a decision expected? we _ waste of funds and lives. when is a decision expected? we are - waste of funds and lives. when is a decision expected? we are not - decision expected? we are not ex-eactin decision expected? we are not expecting a — decision expected? we are not expecting a decision _ decision expected? we are not expecting a decision to - decision expected? we are not expecting a decision to say - decision expected? we are not expecting a decision to say we | decision expected? we are not. expecting a decision to say we are going or staying. expecting a decision to say we are going orstaying. i expecting a decision to say we are going or staying. i think what we are expecting is we need more time to discuss, and that is to say if they say that, it means they are not pulling out by the 1st of may, there is not enough time.— is not enough time. thinking very much. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. it is quite a blustery day today, windy, especially in the west and especially so with exposure. now, this morning�*s rain pushing off into the north sea but we�*ve got another weather front across southern areas producing further outbreaks of rain. that�*s going to move a little bit further north through the course of the day, but for many of us, it�*s going to be dry, there�*s going to be some sunshine, a few showers, gusts with exposure in the outer hebrides up to 70 mph. as we head through the evening and overnight, our rain advances northwards, possibly bringing some snow on the hills of northern ireland and the mountains of scotland. and in the second half of the night, a new weather front

comes in from the west introducing more rain. still windy, not particularly cold. now, tomorrow, what we are looking at is this band of rain pushing steadily eastwards through the day. it curls round and brings further showery rain into western areas, but in between, there will be some dry conditions, there will be some sunshine, still quite blustery with temperatures ranging from six to about nine.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... british researchers will run the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study — volunteers aged 18—30 years will be exposed to covid to increase understanding of how the virus affects people. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai�*s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates — the uk government promises to follow developments closely. nhs trust leaders express concerns that, if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april — rising to ten million people.

and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left "a legacy he could never have imagined". sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s olly foster. morning, we�*ve had a lot of tennis over the last few hours. world number one, ash barty, said it was "heartbreaking" to be knocked out of the australian open. the world number one was looking to be the first home winner in 43 years. barty raced through the first set of her quarterfinal against karolina muchova, taking it 6—1. her czech opponent complained of dizziness and called for a medical timeout and that was the turning point for the 25th seed. when she returned, she dominated the rest of the match taking the next two sets 6—3, 6—2. she�*ll face americanjennifer brady in the last four, for barty defeat was hard to take. i have played a lot of matches where

there have been medical time—outs, i have taken them myself before. that should not be a massive turning point in the match. i was disappointed i let it become a turning point but i am experienced enough now to be able to deal with that, but it is a disappointment today without a doubt but we learn and we move on. daniil medvedev is through to the semis, he beat fellow russian andrey rublev in straight sets — world number four medvedev has matched his best performance at a grand slam. he also reached the semi—finals at the us open last year. one more place to be taken in the semi—finals. rafa nadal won the first two sets easily gainst stefanos tsitsipas, but the greek fifth seed took the third on a tie break. they are in to a fourth on the rod laver arena. he has reached five finals in melbourne. tsitsipas is a need to

reach his third grand slam semifinal. jamie murray and bruno soaresare are through to the semi—finals in the doubles, where they�*ll play defending champions, joe salisbury and rajeev ram. and alfie hewett lost his wheelchair singles final tojoachim gerard. he had already won the doubles with gordon reid. hewett said it had been a long five weeks in australia and he was ready to go home. the england cricket captainjoe root says he didn�*t express himself clearly when telling the media yesterday that moeen ali had "chosen" to return home and miss the rest of the test series against india. he says the initial plan had always been to stand moeen down for the last two tests as part of their rotation policy but because he had played so little cricket, missing the sri lanaka series with coronavirus, he was given the option to stay on. he says he fully supports moeen�*s decision to spend time with his family. former south africa captain faf du plessis has retired from test

cricket with immediate effect. the 36—year—old will concentrate on the twenty20 format. du plessis took over as captain in 2016 before standing down last year. only last december, he scored a test best — 199 against sri lanka. with t20 world cups in india this year and australia in 2022, du plessis says he wants to play as much of the shortest form of the game as possible. the former olympic 400—metres champion christin ohuruogu has been appointed to the board of gb boxing, as a nonexecutive director. over a four—year term, she�*ll help with future strategy, with a focus on performance sport. she said she was looking forward to bringing her years of experience as an athlete to a new sport. gb boxing says they will benefit from ohuruogu�*s knowledge of what it takes to sustain a career as an elite international athlete. japan�*s olympics minister seiko hashimoto is the preferred candidate to take over as president of the tokyo olympics organising committee.

it follows the resignation yoshiro mori after he made sexist comments. hashimoto was born in 1964, the last time tokyo hosted the summer games, and she was named after the olympic flame. she competed in four winter olympics as a speed skater and three summer games as a cyclist. she�*s also been ministerfor women�*s empowerment since 2019. that�*s all the sport for now. much more on the bbc sport website. reaction to liverpools champions league win last night — and also one story likely to develop over the next few hours. ipswich have asked the football league to look at an incident during their draw against northampton last night, in which the referee, darren drysdale, appeared to square up to one of their players and lock heads. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back with an update in the next hour.

borisjohnson has been speaking during a visit to vaccination centres in south wales. let�*s start with the comments this morning. let's start with the comments this mornina. ., v , let's start with the comments this mornina. ., h , , morning. that's why we will be settina morning. that's why we will be setting out _ morning. that's why we will be setting out what _ morning. that's why we will be setting out what we _ morning. that's why we will be setting out what we can - morning. that's why we will be setting out what we can on - morning. that's why we will be - setting out what we can on monday 22nd about the way ahead. and it will be based firmly on a cautious approach to coming out of lockdown. in such ways to be irreversible. we want to be going one way from now on, based on the incredible vaccination roll—out that you are seeing here. vaccination roll-out that you are seeing here-— vaccination roll—out that you are vaccination roll-out that you are seeing here-— vaccination roll-out that you are seeina here. ,, , ., , ., seeing here. the nhs providers also have called for— seeing here. the nhs providers also have called for case _ seeing here. the nhs providers also have called for case rates _ seeing here. the nhs providers also have called for case rates to - seeing here. the nhs providers also have called for case rates to be - have called for case rates to be much lower before hospitality reopens. do you agree with that? i certainly think that we need to...

if you perhaps rememberfrom last year, we opened up hospitality fully as one of the last things that we did, because there is obviously an extra risk of transition from hospitality. but we will be setting it all out on monday, and i know there is a lot of understandable speculation in the papers. people are coming up with theories about what we are going to do and what we are going to say, about rates of infection. i would just advise everybody to wait. we will try and say as much as we can on monday. stand say as much as we can on monday. and can i ask say as much as we can on monday. and can i ask about— say as much as we can on monday. and can i ask about the situation with princess latifah? what is your reaction? ., , princess latifah? what is your reaction?— princess latifah? what is your reaction? . , ., reaction? that is something that we are concerned _ reaction? that is something that we are concerned about. _ reaction? that is something that we are concerned about. the _ reaction? that is something that we are concerned about. the un - are concerned about. the un commission on human rights is looking at that. i think we will wait and see how they get on. we will keep an eye on that. if i wait and see how they get on. we will keep an eye on that.- will keep an eye on that. if i can turn to wales. _

will keep an eye on that. if i can turn to wales. devolution - will keep an eye on that. if i can turn to wales. devolution is - will keep an eye on that. if i can turn to wales. devolution is at l will keep an eye on that. if i can i turn to wales. devolution is at the heart of this now, has devolution been a disaster? i heart of this now, has devolution been a disaster?— heart of this now, has devolution been a disaster? i think it is great to be here — been a disaster? i think it is great to be here and _ been a disaster? i think it is great to be here and to _ been a disaster? i think it is great to be here and to see _ been a disaster? i think it is great to be here and to see the - been a disaster? i think it is great to be here and to see the speed i been a disaster? i think it is great i to be here and to see the speed with which the vaccination programme is happening. on your question about the union, i think that a lot of people looking at the way the nhs across our whole country has performed, the way the armed services that you can see here today in this whole have been so valuable, the way that the drugs we have had have been procured nationally, invented nationally, ithink have been procured nationally, invented nationally, i think people can see the strengths... so invented nationally, i think people can see the strengths. . ._ can see the strengths... so has definition _ can see the strengths... so has definition been _ can see the strengths... so has definition been a _ can see the strengths... so has definition been a disaster? - definition been a disaster? certainly not overall. absolutely not. i speak as the proud beneficiary of devolution. when i

was running london, i was very proud to be doing things that made a real difference for my constituents and my electorate. improving quality of life, making sure that we drove down crime, that we did everything we could to give advantages to young kids. that is what i did. can i could to give advantages to young kids. that is what i did.— kids. that is what i did. can i ask ou kids. that is what i did. can i ask you about _ kids. that is what i did. can i ask you about mark— kids. that is what i did. can i ask you about mark drakeford. .. - kids. that is what i did. can i ask| you about mark drakeford. .. your roint is you about mark drakeford. .. your point is reasonable. _ you about mark drakeford. .. your point is reasonable. i— you about mark drakeford... m;- point is reasonable. i think devolution can work very well. it depends very much on what the devolved authorities do. share depends very much on what the devolved authorities do. are there lessons for — devolved authorities do. are there lessons for you _ devolved authorities do. are there lessons for you in _ devolved authorities do. are there lessons for you in mark _ devolved authorities do. are there | lessons for you in mark drakeford's lessons for you in mark drakeford�*s approach? wales was first, for example, to vaccinate over 70s. i think that across the whole of the uk there has been an outstanding vaccination performance, and it�*s great to be here and see 46,000, i think they�*ve done, in this centre.

a really outstanding achievement. i�*ve been all around the world, it just seems to be going incredibly well here, and there is a real spirit of pride and people really working hard, people coming forward to get the vaccine because they know that that is the right thing for themselves, for their families, that that is the right thing for themselves, for theirfamilies, but themselves, for their families, but also themselves, for theirfamilies, but also the right thing for the whole community. also the right thing for the whole community-— community. finally, can i ask on exitina community. finally, can i ask on exiting lockdown. _ community. finally, can i ask on exiting lockdown. that - community. finally, can i ask on exiting lockdown. that is - community. finally, can i ask on - exiting lockdown. that is something very much in the minds of people now. do you want to see the whole of the uk exit lockdown in sync, and if so, what conversations are you having with mark drake for to ensure that? �* ., . ., that? i'm having continuing conversations _ that? i'm having continuing conversations with - that? i'm having continuing conversations with mark i that? i'm having continuing - conversations with mark drakeford, with other representatives of the devolved administrations about how to do it, just as we work on the

vaccination programme together. we are trying to make sure that we consult our approach and consult our general messaging. overall, if you look at infection rates across the uk, they are coming down a bit now. that is very encouraging. the big question people will want to ask is, to what extent now is that being driven by vaccination? we hope it is. there is some encouraging signs. but it is still early days. i will be seeing a lot more about that, if i possibly can, on monday.- be seeing a lot more about that, if i possibly can, on monday. there was criticism initially _ i possibly can, on monday. there was criticism initially about _ i possibly can, on monday. there was criticism initially about the _ criticism initially about the roll—out of the vaccine in wales. 800 people in vaccines have now been vaccinated. vulnerable children must be at the heart of the government�*s

plans to "build back better after covid—19. that�*s the message from england�*s outgoing children�*s commissioner, anne longfield, who in herfinal speech will warn of the long—term effects the pandemic has had on the life chances of young people. the government said protecting vulnerable children has always been a priority over the past year. she says that rebuilding after the pandemic gives government an opportunity to put children first. i think the pm wants to level up. i think to do that, he will need to put children at the forefront. at the moment, about one fifth of children don�*t get the exam results that we would wish them to have, largely because they are children who are living in poverty or with vulnerabilities. now, that is one fifth of our resource as a country as we move forward. if we are really going to have a country that is confident and outward—looking, we need to make sure that all children get as far as they possibly can and have as good a childhood as possible, and really are set up for the life that they would want to have, and are financially independent, too.

so this is not only a challenge, i would say, for government and for the pm, but it is also an opportunity. the justice secretary, robert buckland, has urged victims to keep faith with the criminal justice system in england and wales as it faces a record backlog in cases exacerbated by the pandemic. more temporary courts are to open to help tackle delays to trials — while part of manchester crown court is being remodelled to allow socially—distanced gang trials. university students are still waiting to find out when they can return to campus, and for many it seems online learning will remain in place for the rest of the year. many feel they�*ve missed out and are calling for financial compensation. the government says it has put £70 million into hardship funds to help the hardest hit. here�*s our education editor branwen jeffreys. usually robbie would drive to uni, but he�*s barely been in this year. he�*s studying biomedical sciences,

but has had just two hours in the lab, not what he needs to get a job afterwards. if i was to apply for a job and then they asked me maybe certain questions, or my understanding of certain machinery which we would use in a normal clinical environment, i probably won�*t be that confident on what it is that i need to do and what machinery i sort of use. he knows students aren�*t the only ones struggling, but says they�*ll be paying loans for years to come. i think universities currently have got off quite lightly. people are still paying their tuition fees, they�*re still getting the whole amount of the tuition fees, and they�*re not providing the level of service that they should, to be allowed to keep that amount of money. a few hundred miles away, sam is due to graduate this year. he says students feel forgotten and isolated, afraid they won�*t get the degree they had hoped for.

we are worried that if our degrees are deemed to be less valuable, or we get a grade that, if we were to be knocked down a whole grade from a first to a 2:1, or a 2:1 to a 2:2, that our degree would have an inherent lack of value. but also, looking into the job market as it is currently, we have fears over whether we will get jobs. across england, students feel they�*ve missed out. economist say unis can�*t afford to give back tuition fees — even a one—off payment to students would cost hundreds of millions. if somebody says, right, you know, all of a sudden, here�*s a big bill, and all of a sudden you have to refund all students £1,000 each, you know, this will drive many into overdraft and they have nothing to back it up. empty campuses mean money lost — from catering and conferences. at reading, staff were asked to consider a pay cut. the uni says there isn�*t extra cash to give to students. i recognise that students want some of that money back they have loaned or paid. but from a university perspective, i would say it really can�*t come from us. we have delivered the teaching.

but i do recognise that there are different ways of thinking about how can we recognise the students�*, yeah, diminished experience, particularly the extracurricular experience? in england, students can get help from hardship funds — £70 million of extra government cash. but northern ireland has put £500 straight into students pockets, a gesture to recognise what they�*ve lost. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study has been given the go—ahead in the uk — volunteers aged 18—30 years will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects people. the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler. there�*s concern from nhs trust leaders that if lockdown

restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. the detention of aung san suu kyi by the country�*s military has been called a violation of her human rights by prime minister borisjohnson. the lawyer for aung san suu kyi told reporters that the ousted leader had received further charges from the police yesterday. protests against the coup are continuing across the country despite attempts by the military to suppress them. well, they�*re certainly very big today. they might be the biggest up to now. and they�*ve been driven today in particular by a desire to show the military public anger about what�*s happening to aung san suu kyi. i mean, nobody knew that this trial

on really quite bizarre and laughable charges was going to start yesterday. even her own lawyer didn�*t know. she wasn�*t in court, she�*s confined to her home. for her own safety, according to the military. but she�*s not allowed to leave it so she had tojoin by video link. i mean, it�*s an absurd process and everyone knows it. and that has simply stoped a great deal more anger and the numbers on the streets are much bigger. again, we don�*t have a centrally organised movement. they call themselves the cdm, the civil disobedience movement, but the focus is much more now on trying to bring down government services — basically, bring government to a halt by boycotting, by having people not go to work. and so they are marching in very large numbers, many of them organised by their professions, but there�*s also people basically having their cars sort of breakdown — not really breakdown — to block the roads to try and stop people from getting to work and stop the security forces coming in. so it�*s a very big, very coordinated operation. it looks well organised,

it�*s very passionate, and it�*s notjust happening in yangon where we�*ve got most of the cameras and where the numbers are very big, but perhaps in up to 20 cities and towns elsewhere. it might be even more, we will hear more later on in the day. so a big show of defiance. the military has said, or they did yesterday, that they will be patient. but of course there are a lot of soldiers already deployed, ready to move in if that is what the order is. and everyone worries that eventually, if these acts of defiance carry on, that�*s what the military will eventually do. at the moment, the government�*s legitimacy looks very, very weak indeed with these huge numbers coming out day after day. we�*ve got banking services collapsing. it�*s now hard to get cash out. health services are suffering. it�*s having a very big impact, this movement. ajudge in virginia has ruled that a civil claim for damages against the woman accused of killing the british teenager, harry dunn, can go ahead in the united states. anne sacoolas had appealed to have the case dismissed, on the grounds it should be heard in the uk. she was involved in a car crash that killed harry dunn in 2019. she left britain shortly after the accident claiming

diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution. the foreign secretary dominic raab said britain supports the family of harry dunn as they seek damages against us diplomat�*s wife anne sacoolas in the united states. look, we�*ve always said the death of harry dunn was a tragedy and that we wantjustice for the family, which is why i wrote a letter in support of those civil law proceedings. they were read out by the judge in the case, and we are on the side of the family. we think there should be justice. as well as providing that support formally, i�*ve made clear that we will provide them with accommodation or cover their accommodation costs for the purposes of that civil law claim. so, obviously, we watch that with interest, but to be clear, we support the family in seeking justice for the loss of harry. the family of captain sir tom moore have spoken for the first time about his final days before his death two weeks ago. the second world war veteran had

become a symbol of hope and optimism during the pandemic after he raised almost £33 million for the nhs. now sir tom�*s daughter and grandchildren have told the bbc about coping with their loss, their pride in his achievements, and the online abuse they shielded him from. this report from john maguire contains flashing images. to the outside world, captain sir tom moore was a veteran of the second world war, a record—breaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here, at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it�*s difficult, right? we�*ve lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that�*s really difficult to say. we�*ve lost a huge part of our life.

we�*ve been together, he�*s been with us for over 13 years. and so it�*s the deafening silence, that�*s the way i can describe it. he died in hospital two weeks ago, suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he�*d come back out. we thought the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn�*t. he was old. his final hours were spent with his family at his bedside, something that hasn�*t always been possible for many over the past year. in those, in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. and, you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. being thrust into the white heat of public scrutiny has come with a very modern virus, a curse.

the vitriol from a small minority on social media. we really had to use ourfamily resilience, our emotional resilience. and we never told him. because i don�*t think he could ever have understood it. i think it would have broken his heart, honestly, if we had said to him, you know, people are hating us. i couldn�*t tell him. because how do you rationalise to a 100—year—old man that something so incredibly good can attract such horror? his was a life most extraordinary. at the minute, it�*s hard — really, really, really hard, but the legacy is hope and joy, isn�*t it? and i think the thing that i feel is that other people are grieving too for him. and that�*s amazing in as much as he touched all those people. i don�*t want to pass on to them

grief that is unrequited, you know — it�*s ok, it�*s ok, i think, to be sad. it�*s ok to grieve. and we know that you�*re grieving with us. but let�*s never lose sight of the fact that for him, this was all about, tomorrow will be a good day, and being hopeful. and no reason to sit and mourn for too long. get on with it. and make a good job of it. he couldn�*t have said it better himself, could he? thanks for lending him to us for the last ten months. thank you. and there are of course many exciting things to come and we look forward to sharing them with you. greece has been hit by a snowfall heavier than anything seen in more than a decade. this is the view of the acropolis in athens, the greek capital. snow has blanketed the ancient monuments in the city, due to a cold front dubbed "medea" after the mythical greek sorceress of the argonauts, sent temperatures plunging. the capital�*s central arteries were closed off due to toppling trees and slippery roads.

according to meteorologists, the last time athens saw so much snow was in february 2008. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. today, once again, it�*s going to be mild, but it is going to be fairly blustery, particularly windy out towards the west. and there is also rain in the forecast. now, this morning�*s rain is going to continue to edge off into the north sea. it is courtesy of this weather front here. but look at the second one. still producing rain across the channel islands, southern england and then moving a bit further north into parts of wales and the midlands through the afternoon. but away from all that rain, it�*s dry, there will be some sunshine, there will be a few showers, blustery conditions, windy through the irish sea and west of scotland. in fact, here with exposure, in the outer hebrides, for example, we could have wind gusts up to 70 mph. temperatures, 7 in lerwick to about 12, maybe 13 in hull. through this evening and overnight,

the rain in the south moves steadily northwards, depositing some snow on the hills of northern ireland and the mountains of scotland. and then, as we go through the second half of the night, another weather front comes in from the west, also introducing some rain. it�*s going to be a windy night but it is not going to be a cold night. as we head into tomorrow, this is the weather front that is going to be pushing from the west towards the east through the day. but we�*ve got this wraparound as they call it — that will bring further outbreaks of showery rain into some western areas. after a dry start in the east, here comes the rain advancing from the west. we follow that curl round, you can see we�*ve got showery outbreaks of rain in western scotland and north—west england, parts of wales and also northern ireland. but behind this band of rain, it will dry up and we will see some sunshine. but this is a cold front, so the air behind it will be slightly cooler. now, as we head into friday, with southerly winds, the temperature will go back up again with a weather front in the west, it does mean we are likely to see some rain. it is likely to be heavy across parts of south—west england

and wales and central and southern scotland. but at this stage, we don�*t think it is going to make it into the south—east — although here, it will tend to cloud over. into the weekend, we�*ve got what we call a waving front and you can see why. where this front is is where we will see some rain. we think at the moment the driest area is likely to be in the south—east of england. but one thing is for sure, the temperature�*s going to go back up, particularly so on sunday with more temperatures just above average.

this is bbc news. the headlines... british researchers will run the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study — volunteers aged between 18—30 will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects us. human viral challenge models, because they directly inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccines are working extremely quickly. much less volunteers involved — therefore, much quicker responses to determine whether the vaccines are working. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai�*s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates — the uk government promises to follow developments closely. the prime minister has said england will come out of lockdown in stages —

it�*s as nhs trust leaders express concerns that if restrictions are eased too quickly, the cases could go back up. we will be setting out what we can on monday the 22nd about the way ahead, and it will be based firmly on a cautious and prudent approach to coming out of lockdown, in such a way as to be irreversible. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says the family had to shield him from online trolling that would have broken his heart. our top story this morning — the world�*s first coronavirus

human challenge study, which involves deliberately exposing participants to the virus, will begin in the uk within a month, following approval from the uk�*s clinical trials ethics body. it is designed to give doctors greater understanding of coronavirus and help support the pandemic response by aiding vaccine and treatment development. our medical editor fergus walsh explained how the trials would work. this initial study, they�*re looking for up to 90 volunteers aged 18—30, who must be healthy and willing to spend a couple of weeks of their time in an ensuite room in a hospital in north london, where they will be given a small amount of live coronavirus squirted up their nose. and the point of it is to find the lowest possible dose of coronavirus that will cause an infection. it is all a preliminary to what will happen later,

probably in a couple of months�* time, when they�*ll start to do what they call vaccine challenge trials. and vaccine challenge trials, in those ones, half the volunteers will be given a vaccine and half a dummy — or placebo — injection. and then they will be, two weeks later, infected with the virus to see how well the vaccines work. but before you do any of that, you have to find out how much coronavirus you need to infect someone. the uk has a very long tradition of doing both vaccine development, as we found with the oxford vaccine, and indeed in challenge trials. these are a regular thing every year with flu. we do flu challenge studies. we�*ve done challenge studies. i�*ve sat there while watching somebody be deliberately infected with typhoid who�*s had a typhoid jab, so these things are very well established with healthy volunteers to find out whether vaccines work.

and they�*re a very good way of fast—tracking which vaccines in development... so this is unlikely to be for current vaccines. which of the future vaccines may be important. and that could be crucial, because with new variants and with the virus mutating in years to come we may need to continually find and update vaccines. dr andrew catchpole is the chief scientific officer at h—vivo, the clinical company involved in the study which has pioneered viral human challenge models. he explained why they were important. this is going to be a really important tool, actually, to help us fight the pandemic. it is already quite clear that the current wave of vaccines that are being rolled out very successfully now, whilst they are wonderful, they are not going to be the answer to eradicating this virus. it is clear that we are seeing variants emerge with the virus as it

continues to transmit globally. and as that happens, eventually there will be a variant which pops up that is able to then evade the current vaccines and new vaccines will be needed. so in such a scenario, we are going to need a way of testing these new vaccines to be sure that they can work against these new variant viruses. and human viral challenge models, because they directly inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccines are working extremely quickly. much less volunteers involved — therefore, much quicker responses to determine if vaccines are working. the prime minister has said that is it "absolutely right" that a plan for easing lockdown in england should be based on data not dates. he was speaking in the last hour on a visit to a vaccination centre in south wales. let�*s hear what he said.

we will be setting out what we can on monday 22nd about the way ahead. and it will be based firmly on a cautious and prudent approach to coming out of lockdown, in such a way as to be irreversible. we want to be going one way from now on, based on the incredible vaccination roll—out that you are seeing here. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me now. data, not dates, but if you read the papers this morning, there are some quite specific dates out there. there are, and there has been a lot of speculation over the last couple of speculation over the last couple of weeks about how the government might try to open a nonessential retail, might try to open hospitality over the next two or three months. i have got to say, listening to the prime minister in that clip that he has given in the last half hour or so, he has really tried to play that down. he said there is a lot of speculation out there, but people are going to have

to wait. they are going to do it in stages. every opportunity boris johnson hasjust now, he is urging caution. it does feel to me the government is worried still about the idea of overpromising something it can�*t deliver. we keep hearing borisjohnson talking about him wanting whatever he announces suite to be irreversible. because of that, and because of that caution he is urging at every opportunity at the moment, it feels a not to me like borisjohnson is trying to dampen down the idea we are going to be sipping cold drinks outside in april and having dinner with friends by may. it doesn�*t feel like boris johnson is completely wedded to that idea just yet. johnson is completely wedded to that idea 'ust et. , johnson is completely wedded to that idea just yet-— idea 'ust yet. there is also talk of a idea just yet. there is also talk of a huae idea just yet. there is also talk of a huge testing — idea just yet. there is also talk of a huge testing programme, - idea just yet. there is also talk of| a huge testing programme, lateral flow tests being sent out in enormous numbers to people at home in a drive to get life back to a new

normal? ., , in a drive to get life back to a new normal? . , ,., normal? that is something the government — normal? that is something the government has _ normal? that is something the government has already - normal? that is something the government has already been l normal? that is something the - government has already been doing. we have seen certain roll—outs in certain areas of a lateral flow tests for key workers. we know the government has even talked about the idea it may be part of the planet to get some entertainment venues back open, so if you go to the theatre, for example, lateral flow tests at some point might be the planet there. there is some warning from some experts that lateral flow tests aren�*t as specific as the tests you get if you show symptoms. they come back within a day or so and they go to a lab, so they are more certain with the result of them, whereas a lateral flow tests can take around 15 minutes to come back. they are not foolproof or guaranteed to work. but we are singly government experimenting with a lot of potential ways to get those more challenging parts of the economy

moving away —— we are seeing the government. the government doesn�*t want people to be getting carried away. the prime minister doesn�*t want people to be sitting at home thinking that there is a guaranteed plan over the next few weeks that gets us back to normal by summer. borisjohnson has been stung by over delivering in the past. he doesn�*t want to do it again. delivering in the past. he doesn't want to do it again.— want to do it again. there is discussion _ want to do it again. there is discussion about _ want to do it again. there is discussion about the - want to do it again. there is i discussion about the scientific evidence. meanwhile, mps in the science committee have been meeting this morning to discuss how to safely ease coronavirus restrictions. our health correspondent nick triggle is with me. some of the key advisers have been giving evidence and talking around the need for caution when the government does unlock from next week. the deputy chief scientific adviser professor angela maclean

again repeated that mantra that we are focusing on the data and not the date. the government wants to understand the impact that each stage of the unlocking has before they move onto the next stage. we might get a road map next week but there might be caveats around the dates that we want to see what is happening with infection levels and the pressures on hospital before definitely moving on to that next step. she says you should expect a large gap after children go back to school before the next step. a large gap is likely to mean at least a month so they can watch what sort of impact that has. we also heard from a professor who is an expert in infectious disease, and advises the government. he agreed it was right to be cautious, but also you can be too cautious. he said the progress made during lockdown, the following rates of infection, are better than

many expected, he says that schools were not a significant driver of the infection p set across western europe, there has been no surge in cases once schools have been reopened. got to be cautious, but not too cautious. there is actually a lot for the government to balance here. that is why we are going to see those very gradual steps, i think. ., ~ see those very gradual steps, i think. . ~ , ., , see those very gradual steps, i think. . ~ , . staying with coronavirus — health leaders have written to the prime minister warning the nhs is likely to remain at �*full stretch�* for at least another six weeks — and say a series of tests that should be met before lockdown is eased. i spoke to saffron cordery who�*s the deputy chief executive of nhs providers, which represents hospital leaders in england. she explained the level the virus should be at before restrictions are lifted. i think what we�*ve got to make sure it�*s be looking at all of the elements we have got to take into

account. this is the case numbers and reproduction rate of the virus. it is thinking about hospital capacity and thinking about how far through the vaccination programme we have got and also making sure that the test and trace capacity that we have got and the ability to do the genome sequencing of the virus so we know if new variants are arriving across the country all need to be robust and in place before we can think about using the lockdown. this is absolutely critical, we need to make sure that we ease this lockdown a step at a time and not open up the country all at once. what we don�*t want to see is schools opening alongside restaurants, alongside pubs alongside shops alongside gyms. that is what we had in the summer and that led us down a very difficult path. brute and that led us down a very difficult path.— and that led us down a very difficult path. and that led us down a very difficult rath. ~ ., �* ~ ., ., difficult path. we don't know what the alan is difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going _ difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going to _ difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going to be, _ difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going to be, we - difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going to be, we will i difficult path. we don't know what the plan is going to be, we will be j the plan is going to be, we will be finding out next monday, but there is a lot of detail in the papers,

and the indications are that what you say you want to happen is exactly what will happen... schools will open the 8th of march, then late april, shops, universities and further education, and then early may, hospitality, leisure and sports. does that sound about right to you in terms of staggering it? i think what we have got to remember is that talking to hospital leaders, they are going to be working flat out for the next six to eight given the level of covid patients they have in hospitals and the impact of covid across the whole of the health and care system. that is the next six to eight weeks. that takes us up to april already. i think what we have got to be really careful about is putting a date on it. what we have got to look at is the data, thatis have got to look at is the data, that is the critical thing. the government has its advisory committee sage and other experts, and it has got to really use them.

and focus on what they are saying in order to open the door to the easing of lockdown. if you think about vaccination, for example, vaccinations, the tiers 1—9 that we need to get through will give us high levels against death from coronavirus. we think we will be through that by mid—may. that is what we need to focus on, i think, getting through those vaccinations alongside the capacity testing and the tracing capacity, as well. the headlines on bbc news... the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study has been given the go—ahead in the uk — volunteers aged 18—30 years will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects people. the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler. there�*s concern from nhs trust leaders that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly,

but the prime minister says enegland —— there could be an increase in the number of cases. the prime minister says there will be a lockdown easing in stages. that is the queue for sport. there�*s a real battle going on in melbourne. rafa nadal and stefanos tsitsipas are playing for the last place in the semi—finals of the australian open. nadal took the first two sets — it�*s gone to a fifth. it is going with serve. daniil medvedev is waiting for the winner. world number one ash barty has been knocked out. she was looking to be the first home winner in 43 years but after taking the first set easily against karolina muchova,

the czech took a medical timeout and when she returned to court, rattled off two sets. i have played a lot of matches where there have been medical time—outs, i have taken them myself before. that should not be a massive turning point in the match. i was disappointed i let it become a turning point but i am experienced enough now to be able to deal with that, but it is a disappointment today without a doubt but we learn and we move on. i think it was a bit of the heat, i was _ i think it was a bit of the heat, i was feeling _ i think it was a bit of the heat, i was feeling dizzy at some points, really— was feeling dizzy at some points, really lost — was feeling dizzy at some points, really lost and almost fainting, so ijust— really lost and almost fainting, so ijust ask— really lost and almost fainting, so ijust ask for help. the doctor checked — ijust ask for help. the doctor checked my pressure, temperature and and, checked my pressure, temperature and and. yeah. _ checked my pressure, temperature and and, yeah, heat, ithink was checked my pressure, temperature and and, yeah, heat, i think was the and, yeah, heat, ithink was the main— and, yeah, heat, ithink was the main one — the england cricket captainjoe root says he didn�*t express him self clearly when telling the media yesterday that moeen ali had

"chosen" to return home and miss the rest of the test series against india. he says the initial plan had always been to stand moeen down for the last two tests as part of their rotation policy, but because he had played so little cricket, missing the sri lanka series with coronavirus last month, he was given the option to stay on. he says he fully supports moeen�*s decision to spend time with his family. the former world and olympic 400—metre champion christine ohuruogu hasjoined the board of gb boxing, as a nonexecutive director. over a four—year term, she�*ll help with future strategby, she�*ll help with future strategy, with a focus on performance sport. she says she�*s was looking forward to bringing her years of experience to a new sport. gb boxing says they will benefit from ohuruogu�*s knowledge of what it takes to sustain a career as an elite international athlete. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more at 1.30. the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa —

the daughter of dubai�*s ruler — with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it comes after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holding her hostage. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the "proper course" of action is to follow the developments from the united nations "closely". in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the governments of dubai and the uae said that latifa is safe in the care of her family. the princess tried to leave dubai in 2018, but was captured by troops and forced to return. last year, the high court in london found that sheikh mohammed had "ordered and orchestrated" the abduction. our correspondent nawal al—maghafi has the story. 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 tiina, 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, my, god, they are here." she continued screaming and kicking and trying to get away. that's the last time

i've seen my friend. princess latifa was taken off the boat by force in international waters. she disappeared. princess latifa would only be allowed to step out of the villa for this — a lunch with former un human rights commissioner mary robinson arranged by her stepmother, princess haya. nothing has been heard from her since until now. so i�*m repeating to them, and repeating that 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 many months. in them, she details where she is being held, a villa in central dubai. i am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail. all the windows are boarded shut, i cannot open any window. i have been by myself in solitary confinement, no access to medical help, no trial, no charge.

nothing. she 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 right 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�*s 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've 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. i don�*t really know if i am going to survive the situation. the police threatened me that i will be in prison my whole life and i�*ll never see the sun again. speaking to the bbc this morning, the foreign secretary dominic raab said the uk would follow developments from the united nations "very closely." some of the footage, i mean, i think it�*s deeply troubling, and you can see a young woman under deep distress. as you probably know, there has been court proceedings, family law proceedings, in the uk, and we raise human rights issues around the world, including with our partners in the middle east, including with uae. we will continue to do that.

and i noticed that and we have seen and engaged with the un, and we are aware that the un high commissioner on human rights is going to be following up on the footage that panorama was showing, and we will watch very closely the developments on that front. we don�*t really have a direct locus in this case, it�*s not a british national, there�*s not a particular british link, although as we say, some of the private law proceedings are played out in the british courts. obviously, any rulings that they decide need to be followed. but we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that and watch what they find and what we see further in the developments on that very closely. we spoke to rodney dixon qc, who is acting as princess latifa�*s lawyer in proceedings before the un. he says the un needs to have a very serious meeting directly with those

that are holding princess latifa at the highest level, and he hopes an agreement can be reached so that she can be released and her rights can be restored. we are hoping it will be decisive in finally getting princess latifa released and safe. the un at the highest level can and should now intervene and make sure this happens as soon as possible. but what can the un do? we obviously heard about the previous meeting with mary robinson that was detrimental, in the end, to what was going on with princess latifa. she said that she was misled in that. yes, that meeting had exactly the opposite effect. what needs to happen is that the un needs to have a very serious meeting directly with those who are holding princess latifa at the highest level, and make sure that an agreement is reached so that she can be released and her rights can be restored

so she can travel and leave if she wishes — as is the right of anyone in any country. but what are the chances of that actually happening? what can make the uae actually comply with that? well, the un as the international body responsible for implementing international law can ensure that that is exactly what happens. member states, and the uae is one, have to comply with the law. if they don�*t, they become fugitives in the world, and it is so important now that all states come together to ensure that the uae does respect international law, as it would apply to any other state. so this is a critical moment for ensuring that the rule of law is upheld and a young woman�*s life is saved. as far as you are concerned, this is entering the endgame, there is no doubt that this way of going about it will actually succeed in her release?

yes, it must succeed — otherwise, it is going to be a great setback for us all. of course for the princess, but also for international law. and that is why we are saying not only must the un intervene, but all governments, including our government — the uk government should also take steps to ensure that pressure is put on the uae to uphold the law in this situation. i am just thinking, the messages out of the uae have been all along, she is here but she is here for her own good, for her own well—being. the message to mary robinson was that she was bipolar and she didn�*t actually know what she was doing and she needed treatment. it would be very difficult, wouldn�*t it, for there to be a sudden volte—face on the public way this is handled? does there need to be a face—saving mechanism effectively here? the evidence all shows, including the videos, that what the uae is authorities

have been saying is not true. so now is the time for all parties concerned, including the authorities there, to look at all the evidence, and if she is genuinely safe, then let her come out and show that, and ensure that the world can see and allow her to travel. that is the right thing to do. and doing the right thing can never be seen as an embarrassing moment or a step backwards. i think it would be welcomed by the international community and it would in fact ensure that the uae authorities are seen in a positive light. this is a chance to take the opportunity and turn it around for everyone�*s benefit, particularly the princess�*s. but all those concerned — no one need lose in this situation.

plenty of rain in the forecast, so if you get the opportunity to see blue skies, jump at it. we see some rain pushing up from the south—west and a scattering of showers accompanied by gale force gusts of wind in the far north of scotland as well. milder, double digits for many. through the night tonight, we keep mild air, but winds continued to pile in a long west facing coast and move up steadily into northern ireland and scotland. dry for much of eastern england. just a few isolated showers. we start off tomorrow with a weather fronts trading its way common moving west to east. shopper showers looking into the far north—west of scotland, and still a pretty windy day with eight, with gusts in excess of 30 mph. in the dryer brighter interludes, temperatures peaking at 11 degrees.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... british researchers will run the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study — volunteers aged 18—30 years will be exposed to covid—19 deliberately to increase understanding of how the virus affects people. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai�*s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates — the uk government promises to follow developments closely. the prime minister has said england will come out of lockdown in stages — it�*s as nhs trust leaders express concerns about restrictions being eased too quickly. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april — rising to ten million people. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has

left "a legacy he could never have imagined". the detention of the myanmar leader by the country�*s military has been called a violation of her human rights by prime minister boris johnson. the lawyer for aung san suu kyi told reporters that the ousted leader had received further charges from the police yesterday. protests against the coup are continuing across the country, despite attempts by the military to suppress them. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head has the latest details. well, they�*re certainly very big today. they might be the biggest up to now. and they�*ve been driven today in particular by a desire to show the military public anger about what�*s happening to aung san suu kyi. i mean, nobody knew that this trial on really quite bizarre and laughable charges was going to start yesterday. even her own lawyer didn�*t know.

she wasn�*t in court, she�*s confined to her home. for her own safety, according to the military. but she�*s not allowed to leave it so she had tojoin by video link. i mean, it�*s an absurd process and everyone knows it. and that has simply stoped a great deal more anger and the numbers on the streets are much bigger. again, we don�*t have a centrally organised movement. they call themselves the cdm, the civil disobedience movement, but the focus is much more now on trying to bring down government services — basically, bring government to a halt by boycotting, by having people not go to work. and so they are marching in very large numbers, many of them organised by their professions, but there�*s also people basically having their cars sort of breakdown — not really breakdown — to block the roads to try and stop people from getting to work and stop the security forces coming in. so it�*s a very big, very coordinated operation. it looks well organised, it�*s very passionate, and it�*s notjust happening in yangon where we�*ve got most of the cameras and where the numbers are very big, but perhaps in up to 20 cities and towns elsewhere. it might be even more, we will hear more later on in the day. so a big show of defiance. the military has said, or they did yesterday,

that they will be patient. but of course there are a lot of soldiers already deployed, ready to move in if that is what the order is. and everyone worries that eventually, if these acts of defiance carry on, that�*s what the military will eventually do. at the moment, the government�*s legitimacy looks very, very weak indeed with these huge numbers coming out day after day. we�*ve got banking services collapsing. it�*s now hard to get cash out. health services are suffering. it�*s having a very big impact, this movement. us presidentjoe biden has been laying out his case for a coronavirus relief bill worth almost two trillion dollars. speaking at a town hall meeting in wisconsin, he also declared he was sick of talking about donald trump. his predecessor is still making the headlines — launching a tirade against the republicans�* leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. usa, usa! donald trump, back in the political fray. fresh from his acquittal for a second time after

a senate impeachment trial, and in between rounds of golf, the former president is taking aim at the most senior republican in congress, mitch mcconnell, who at the weekend accused mr trump of being to blame for this — the violent attack by his supporters on the us capitol. there�*s no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. the people who stormed this building believed that they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. now, mr trump is hitting back. without referring to the impeachment trial, the former president issued a statement accusing the republican leader of lacking political insight, wisdom, skill and personality, and he went on...

during the impeachment trial, president biden kept a low profile, but in his first major trip away from the white house, he�*s been facing questions from americans during a televised town hall—style meeting. he focused on his administration�*s response to the coronavirus. and he pledged that all americans that want a covid—19 jab would be able to get one by the end ofjuly. but the spectre of donald trump hung over the evening. forfour years, all that has been in the news is trump. the next four years, i want to make sure all that is in the news is the american people, i am tired of talking about trump. asked about the attack on the capitol, and about the rise of white supremacy, mr biden said domestic terrorism posed a great threat to the country. it is a bane on our existence,

it has always been, as lincoln said, we have to appeal to our better angels, and these guys and women are in fact demented, they are dangerous people. but the president insisted america was not divided, there werejust fringes, he said, on both sides. he said people needed to be more decent and treat each other with respect. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. ajudge in virginia has ruled that a civil claim for damages against the woman accused of killing the british teenager, harry dunn, can go ahead in the united states. anne sacoolas had appealed to have the case dismissed, on the grounds it should be heard in the uk. she was involved in a car crash that killed harry dunn in 2019. she left britain shortly after the accident, claiming diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution. the foreign secretary dominic raab said britain supports the family of harry dunn as it seeks damages against us diplomat�*s wife in the united states.

look, we�*ve always said the death of harry dunn was a tragedy and that we wantjustice for the family, which is why i wrote a letter in support of those civil law proceedings. they were read out by the judge in the case, and we are on the side of the family. we think there should be justice. as well as providing that support formally, i�*ve made clear that we will provide them with accommodation or cover their accommodation costs for the purposes of that civil law claim. so, obviously, we watch that with interest, but to be clear, we support the family in seeking justice for the loss of harry. inflation rose slightly last month, pushed up by higher prices for food and household goods. the measure known as the consumer prices index showed inflation was 0.7%, compared with 0.6% in december. household goods also pushed up prices with less discounting this year on items such as bedding and settees. vulnerable children must be at the heart of the government�*s plans to "build back better" after covid—19. that�*s the message from england�*s outgoing children�*s commissioner,

anne longfield, who in herfinal speech will warn of the long—term effects the pandemic has had on the life chances of young people. the government said protecting vulnerable children has always been a priority over the past year. she says that rebuilding after the pandemic gives government an opportunity to put children first. i think the pm wants to level up. i think to do that, he will need to put children at the forefront. at the moment, about one fifth of children don�*t get the exam results that we would wish them to have, largely because they are children who are living in poverty or with vulnerabilities. now, that is one fifth of our resource as a country as we move forward. if we are really going to have a country that is confident and outward—looking, we need to make sure that all children get as far as they possibly can and have as good a childhood as possible, and really are set up for the life that they would want to have, and are financially independent, too. so this is not only a challenge, i would say, for government and for

the pm, but it is also an opportunity. the justice secretary, robert buckland, has urged victims to keep faith with the criminal justice system in england and wales as it faces a record backlog in cases, exacerbated by the pandemic. more temporary courts are to open to help tackle delays to trials — while part of manchester crown court is being remodelled to allow socially—distanced gang trials. natasha isaac, a barrister specialising in family law, spoke to my colleague victoria derbyshire about the scale of the backlog in the courts. it�*s incredibly serious. in the criminal courts, as we�*ve heard, and across the whole of the system. i think it doesn�*t get talked about enough that, in family courts, we are starting to see similar delays to those being experienced by victims and defendants in the criminal system. and what are the implications of those delays on victims and defendents? well, the delay is such that

in the family court system it means that those who are experiencing, for example, post—separation abuse, that is continued through the court system by perpetrators. it�*s having an impact on children, of course, who are not seeing either parent, perhaps, for an extended period of time. and that of course will have an impact on any final order which might be made in relation to the future contact they have with that parent. it�*s having a cost implication for all of these parties as it is not only the fact that hearings are being delayed, but they are being adjourned and adjourned. and of course, there are costs to pay in those situations, too. and why was the situation is so serious before covid? what was going on? how was there such a backlog then? well, it is a funding and resources issue. we need desperately morejudges,

and we have needed them from before covid. i�*m told that in sussex we ought to have 14 full—time districtjudges in the family division, and at the moment we have less than five — with two about to retire. and that has been an issue from before covid. so it�*s a matter of, we have the physical courtrooms, but we need the judges to sit in them in order to determine the cases. university students are still waiting to find out when they can return to campus, and for many it seems online learning will remain in place for the rest of the year. many feel they�*ve missed out and are calling for financial compensation. the government says it has put £70 million into hardship funds to help the hardest hit. here�*s our education editor branwen jeffreys. usually robbie would drive to uni, but he�*s barely been in this year. he�*s studying biomedical sciences, but has had just two hours in the lab, not what he needs to get a job afterwards. if i was to apply for a job

and then they asked me maybe certain questions, or my understanding of certain machinery which we would use in a normal clinical environment, i probably won�*t be that confident on what it is that i need to do and what machinery i sort of use. he knows students aren�*t the only ones struggling, but says they�*ll be paying loans for years to come. i think universities currently have got off quite lightly. people have still paid their tuition fees, they�*re still getting the whole amount of the tuition fees, and they�*re not providing the level of service that they should, to be allowed to keep that amount of money. a few hundred miles away, sam is due to graduate this year. he says students feel forgotten and isolated, afraid they won�*t get the degree they had hoped for. we are worried that if our degrees are deemed to be less valuable, or we get a grade that, if we were to be knocked down a whole grade from a first to a 2:1, or a 2:1 to a 2:2, that our degree would have an inherent lack of value.

but also, looking into the job market as it is currently, we have fears over whether we will get jobs. across england, students feel they�*ve missed out. economist say unis can�*t afford to give back tuition fees — even a one—off payment to students would cost hundreds of millions. if somebody says, right, you know, all of a sudden, here�*s a big bill, and all of a sudden you have to refund all students £1,000 each, you know, this will drive many into overdraft and they have nothing to back it up. empty campuses mean money lost — from catering and conferences. at reading, staff were asked to consider a pay cut. the uni says there isn�*t extra cash to give to students. i recognise that students want some of that money back they have loaned or paid. but from a university perspective, i would say it really can�*t come from us. we have delivered the teaching. but i do recognise that there are different ways of thinking about how can we recognise

the students�*, yeah, diminished experience, particularly the extracurricular experience? in england, students can get help from hardship funds — £70 million of extra government cash. but northern ireland has put £500 straight into students�* pockets, a gesture to recognise what they�*ve lost. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the world�*s first covid—19 human challenge study has been given the go—ahead in the uk — volunteers aged 18—30 years will be exposed to the virus deliberately to increase understanding of how it affects people. the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai�*s ruler. there�*s concern from nhs trust

leaders that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly... nato defence ministers are meeting today and will discuss the future of the alliance�*s 10,000 strong military training mission in afghanistan in a virtual meeting over the next two days. us talks with the taliban under the trump administration had set a deadline of may for all international troops to leave the country, but president biden is now reviewing that policy. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet says it is such an important moment in afghanistan. such an important meeting in brussels. this will be the first time nato defence ministers will meet their us counterpart, lloyd austin. and it is such an important moment in afghanistan. this is the most, nato�*s most, important mission outside their traditional theatre of operation.

it�*s staggering to think that this year marks 20 years since us—led forces came into afghanistan to topple the taliban. now the united states and nato partners are worried, if they pull out too quickly that insurgent taliban forces could overrun major cities, including even kabul. but the taliban are warning them, if they don�*t keep the commitment under this deal, signed last year, to pull out all foreign forces by may 1st that the taliban will intensify the attacks against foreign forces and against afghans. there is no easy way out. they pay a price if they stay, they pay a price if they go. and what is happening on the ground in terms of levels of violence? well, afghans had dared to hope last year when the us signed the deal with the taliban in february, and then the historic face to face talks with the taliban started in september, that the worst of the war was over. but in fact, it is getting worse by the day. the biggest threat now

in cities like kabul are targeted killings — every day, there is a blast, three, four blasts — human rights activists, journalists, femalejudges, policemen, government officials are being picked off. nobody takes responsibility for these killings. many blame the taliban. outside of the cities, in the provinces, fighting is intensifying. and it had been expected that when the us signed the deal with the taliban that violence would decrease. this is one of the main reasons why the united states says, "we can�*t pull out now, the taliban haven�*t kept their commitments. we expected violence to reduce, not increase." is the decision on the american troops the vital element in terms of deciding what happens with all of the troops? they have a saying in nato, we came in together, we leave together. some of our viewers may remember, 2014, 2015, when nato forces first started drawing down.

countries like britain, like canada, took out most, almost all of their forces from afghanistan, saying, "well, we�*ve been here nearly ten years, it�*s time for us to go." now, as you�*ve been saying, there�*s about 10,000 troops. 2,500 of them are american. the nato secretary general worried about the decision that lies before the new us administration has made it absolutely clear, "yes, everybody wants them to leave, afghans, nato partners, but we will leave when the time is right." so it�*s not that we will pull out, it is how we will pull out. because, can you imagine the disaster, the embarrassment, the shame if they pull out and on their heels kabul into a civil war and the taliban return to power? what a waste of funds and lives. and just briefly, when is a decision expected? we�*re not expecting a decision to say "we are going or staying." i think what we are

expecting is that, "we need more time to discuss." and that is to say, if they say that, it means, "we are not pulling out by may 1st. there is not enough time." south africa has launched its covid inoculation drive today using johnson &johnson vaccines, after a delayed start caused by concerns about the ability of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccines to shield against a widespread variant of the virus. a nurse was the first to be immunised at a hospital in cape town, and president cyril ramaphosa has received the covid—19 vaccine from johnson and johnson. the night—time curfew in the netherlands could be in doubt after a court ruled

that the government hadn�*t shown why it was necessary to stop coronavirus spreading. the challenge to the curfew was brought by an anti—lockdown group —— although the government has appealed the decision — as paul hawkins reports. protests which turned to riots. this was the reaction in eindhoven three weeks ago, when the night—time curfew was introduced. scenes that were repeated across the netherlands. but with little impact on the government, only last week the night—time curfew was extended to march, saying it was necessary to stop the spread of coronavirus. but one anti—lockdown group was so enraged they took the government to court and won. the curfew is not only unsubstantiated, but also illegitimate. so it was found on two or three grounds that it could not continue. there is no legal basis for a curfew. then you have to show that there is a necessity, that there is an emergency, that it�*s acute. but the court has also ordered the curfew to stay in place until friday. that�*s when the government�*s appeal against the decision will be heard. translation: the curfew is a means, not a goal. i i want to emphasise that. the goal is to keep the coronavirus under control in the best way

we can, in order to be able to regain all of our freedoms in a safe manner. that is why i urge everyone to stick to the curfew. it is of the utmost importance to limit our social contacts as much as possible. the government is drafting legislation to strengthen the legal basis for the curfew. but for now, the streets of the netherlands remain empty — at least until friday morning, when the government�*s appeal will be heard. what happens after that is unclear. like others around the world, some people�*s patience is wearing thin and tempers are boiling over. paul hawkins, bbc news. japan�*s olympics minister, seiko hashimoto, has been chosen as the preferred candidate to lead the tokyo olympics organising committee after its former head was forced to step down for making sexist remarks. ms hashimoto was nominated by a panel tasked with finding a suitable successor, following a scandal that left the games leaderless five months before they are scheduled to begin.

it�*s unknown yet whether she�*ll accept. texas has been placed into a state of emergency, after temperatures in some parts of the state plummetted to their lowest in more than 30 years. a surge in demand for electricity has led to widespread power cuts across the region and at least 17 deaths have been blamed on the widespread snow storm. the freezing storm has even reached northern and central parts of mexico. greece has been hit by a snowfall heavier than anything seen in more than a decade. this is the view of the acropolis in athens, the greek capital. snow has blanketed the ancient monuments in the city, due to a cold front. the capital�*s central arteries were closed off due to toppling trees and slippery roads. the last time athens saw so much snow was in february 2008.

the family of captain sir tom moore have spoken for the first time about his final days before his death two weeks ago. the second world war veteran had become a symbol of hope and optimism during the pandemic after he raised almost £33 million for the nhs. now sir tom�*s daughter and grandchildren have told the bbc about coping with their loss, their pride in his achievements, and the online abuse they shielded him from. this report from john maguire contains flashing images. to the outside world, captain sir tom moore was a veteran of the second world war, a record—breaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here, at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, a father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it�*s difficult, right? we�*ve lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that�*s really difficult to say.

we�*ve lost a huge part of our life. we�*ve been together, he�*s been with us for over 13 years. and so it�*s the deafening silence, that�*s the way i can describe it. he died in hospital two weeks ago, suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he�*d come back out. we thought the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn�*t. he was old. his final hours were spent with his family at his bedside, something that hasn�*t always been possible for many over the past year. in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. and, you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. being thrust into the white heat

of public scrutiny has come with a very modern virus, a curse. the vitriol from a small minority on social media. we really had to use ourfamily resilience, our emotional resilience. and we never told him. because i don�*t think he could ever have understood it. i think it would have broken his heart, honestly, if we had said to him, you know, "people are hating us." i couldn�*t tell him. because how do you rationalise to a 100—year—old man that something so incredibly good can attract such horror? his was a life most extraordinary. at the minute, it�*s hard — really, really, really hard, but the legacy is hope and joy, isn�*t it? and i think the thing that i feel is that other people are grieving too for him. and that�*s amazing in as much as he touched all those people.

i don�*t want to pass on to them grief that is unrequited, you know — it�*s ok, it�*s ok, i think, to be sad. it�*s ok to grieve. and we know that you�*re grieving with us. but let�*s never lose sight of the fact that for him, this was all about, tomorrow will be a good day, and being hopeful. and no reason to sit and mourn for too long. get on with it. and make a good job of it. he couldn�*t have said it better himself, could he? thanks for lending him to us for the last ten months. thank you. and there are of course many exciting things to come and we look forward to sharing them with you. time for a look at the weather with louise lear. so far we have seen a weather front

moving away. a scattering of showers into the north—west. sandwiched between the two, there is some drier, sunnier moments to be found, as you can see by this picture sent in from oxfordshire. actually, that is going to be the story for the remainder of the day. we keep the risk of the heavier rain moving into the south coast later this afternoon. gusting winds of 70 mph, and a scattering of showers into the far north—west. sandwiched between the two, double digits, sunny spells. through the night, is this rain down south that is going to drive its way slowly northwards. perhaps staying dry during the east of england, here it will be a relatively mild start to our thursday morning. for thursday, we have this area of low pressure. it will bring a spell of rain for a couple of hours as it moves its weight steadily eastwards, and it stays pretty unsettled, closest to the low in the far north—west. the

weather front will gradually drift its way eastwards, so eventually we will see rain into eastern england and south—eastern england. a scattering of showers continue to the north—west of scotland. we might see a cooler story for some on thursday. 7—9 c quite widely across the country. that�*s slightly cooler theme is not going to last very long. the next lip pressure is winding its way up. there will be some heavy, persistent rain expected along west facing coast, accompanied by gail first gust and winds. that could cause some issues. we don�*t think there is france are going to impact across eastern england at the moment, here is doing largely fine and dry. you can see, like a conveyor belt, moisture moving up from the south—west, staying with us for the start of the weekend. a level of uncertainty just where

there is weather fronts are likely to be sitting, but we expect them to impact the west on saturday. warmer and drier on sunday.

the world�*s first human trials where people will be deliberately infected with covid—19 are given the go—ahead in the uk. because they directly inoculate volunteers, are able to establish whether the vaccine is working extremely quickly. much less volunteers involved, therefore much quicker responses to determine if the vaccine is working. healthy, young volunteers will be infected with coronavirus to test vaccines and treatments. the new nightingale courts, designed to take the pressure off a judicial system where some trials are being delayed for years. we will be talking to our health editor and medical experts about

what the trials will mean for the