this is bbc news. i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. golfing legend tiger woods crashes his car in los angeles. he's undergoing emergency surgery for multiple injuries. the interior was more or less... the cushion to survive what otherwise would have been a fatal crash. us security officials in charge of defending the us capitol during last month's riot blame intelligence failures. these criminals came prepared for wet — these criminals came prepared for war. they came with their own— for war. they came with their own radio _ for war. they came with their own radio system to co—ordinate the attack — own radio system to co—ordinate the attack and climbing gear and other equipment to defeat the capital's security features. i am sickened by what i witnessed that day. the uk prime minister confirms that the case for so—called �*vaccine

passports�* is being considered. the american golfer tiger woods is undergoing emergency surgery on his legs after being involved in a serious car accident in los angeles. the la county sheriff said tiger woods' car had hit a central reservation and ended up several hundred feet from the road. police say he had been travelling at greater than normal speed. paul hawkins reports. this was the scene that greeted paramedics and firefighters — the la county sheriff's department responding to a there was no evidence of impairment. the vehicle travelled several hundred feet from the centre divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road and the brush,

sustained major damage. you've seen all the images of that. only 2a hours before the crash, he was teaching other celebrities, like former nba star dwayne wade here, how to play golf. good. i'm not good. we're getting better. we're getting better, _ so everybody be on the lookout. i got some lessons today from what i think is- the goat, tiger woods. thank you, brother. appreciate it. by goat, he means greatest of all time, and few would argue with that — notjust in golf, but sport as a whole. think mohammed ali, michaeljordan or lionel messi, a man of colour in a largely white sport. the first black winner of the us masters in 1997 and its youngest at 21, he dominated the sport for the next decade, becoming an icon and a role model. i'm tiger woods. but in 2009, he was involved in a car crash, which eventually led to admissions of infidelity and the breakdown

of his marriage. i was unfaithful, i had affairs, i cheated. what i did is not acceptable, and i am the only person to blame. he sought rehab for sex addiction. his career nosedived, not helped by ongoing back injuries which eventually required four operations. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car. he had five prescription drugs in his system from spinalfusion surgery. there were times when i physically didn't know if i could get out of bed. over the next two years, the rehabilitation of his back and his career culminated in winning the masters in 2019. it ended an 11 year wait for a major title, his 15th. 0nly jack nicholas had won more with 18. tiger woods has been written off before, but he defied the odds. after this latest accident, this comeback may be his greatest. paul hawkins, bbc news.

this is the scene live outside harbor—ucla medical centre, where we understand tiger woods is being treated. we can cross live to los angeles and our correspondent david willis. david, just bring us up—to—date. what do you know? what can you confirm? up-to-date. what do you know? what can you confirm?— what can you confirm? well, all the indications _ what can you confirm? well, all the indications are _ what can you confirm? well, all the indications are that - what can you confirm? well, all the indications are that tiger - the indications are that tiger woods is very lucky to be alive. 0fficials woods is very lucky to be alive. officials said as much as a new —— at a news conference. they say that the suv that he was driving hit the central reservation, careened into the oncoming lane of traffic, hit a curb, hit a tree and then overturned several times before coming to rest several hundred yards from where it had been travelling. tiger woods has been taken to hospital as we know. he's said

to have suffered serious injuries to his legs. the los angeles times is reporting, and this is unconfirmed at the moment, that the injuries include a shattered ankle and two leg fractures, one of them compound. tiger woods had said over the weekend that he was hoping his fifth back surgery... he was hoping to be on the men sufficiently to make it in time for the masters, to make a return to golf for the masters in just seven weeks' time. that now appears very unlikely, i think it's fair to say. unlikely, i think it's fair to sa . , , ., , say. david, with his history, there are — say. david, with his history, there are bound _ say. david, with his history, there are bound to - say. david, with his history, there are bound to be - say. david, with his history, - there are bound to be questions about somebody living at a hotel greater than a normal speed —— leaving a hotel. he speed -- leaving a hotel. he has a bit _ speed -- leaving a hotel. he has a bit of _ speed -- leaving a hotel. he has a bit of a _ speed —— leaving a hotel. he: has a bit of a track record as far as car accident are

concerned. in november 2009, far as car accident are concerned. in november2009, he was not unconscious in a crash and taken to hospital. that leader led to revelations about his private life, which led to his private life, which led to his divorce. in may 2017, again in florida, he was found passed out behind the wheel of a car there, and he was subsequently accused of drunken driving. he denied that, but said he was suffering from the effects of prescription medication, vicodin, purdue maleic taken because of his ongoing back problems. —— presumably taken. the sort of things have dog tiger woods throughout his career. he's 45 years of age and of course any hope of an eminent comeback may well have been put on hold for now, at least. ~ , :, been put on hold for now, at least. ~ ,:, ,.,,.,_ been put on hold for now, at least. ,:, , , least. we should probably 'ust clarify and fi least. we should probably 'ust clarify and put i least. we should probably 'ust clarify and put up i least. we should probably 'ust clarify and put up there in h least. we should probablyjust clarify and put up there in the | clarify and put up there in the captions on the screen, but the authorities are saying no evidence of impairment. how is

that being read?— that being read? that's right, no evidence _ that being read? that's right, no evidence of— that being read? that's right, no evidence of drink - that being read? that's right, no evidence of drink or - that being read? that's right, | no evidence of drink or drugs, both on him or in him. and the sheriff making clear that he didn't appear to be impaired when they came to his rescue. they had of course to break through the windshield of his car, the suv he was driving, in order to get at him and use an axe to get in there to extricate him through the windscreen of the vehicle. he was then reported to be having problems standing by himself. david, thank you very much for that. more of that to come. police in ecuador say they are working to control an outbreak of rioting in three differentjails in which at least 50 prisoners have died. almost a0 of the deaths have occurred in the maximum security section of the prison in the city of cuenca. president lenin moreno said the violence was

gang—related and organised within the prisons. the french actor gerard depardieu has been put under formal investigation for alleged rape and sexual assault of a young actress. according to the paris prosecutor's office, the charges date back to 2018. the 70—year—old has always denied the charges. queen elizabeth's husband, the duke of edinburgh, is being treated for an undisclosed infection, but is, according to his son prince edward, �*a lot better�*. prince philip, who�*s 99, is set to spend several more days under observation, after being admitted to hospital a week ago when he felt unwell. two us senate committees investigating the storming of the capitol building in washington dc on the sixth of january have been told that intelligence failures contributed to the breach. lawmakers have begun trying to get to the bottom of what happened. this is what the former sergeant—at—arms of the house of representatives said about the intelligence reports he�*d received in the days leading up to the riot. safety was always paramount when making security plans for january 6th.

we did discuss whether the intelligence warranted having troops at the capital. that was the issue, and the collective judgement at that time was no, that intelligence did not warrant that. if the chief security leader had expressed doubt about our readiness without the national guard, i would not have hesitated to request them. the us capitol police chief echoed that, blaming federal law enforcement and the defence department for intelligence failures ahead of the riot. as recent as tuesday, january 5th, during a meeting i hosted with my executive team, the capitol police board and a dozen of the top law enforcement and military officials from dc, no entity, including the fbi, provided any new intelligence regarding january 6th. it should be also noted that the secretary of homeland security did not issue an elevated or imminent alert in reference to the events at the united states capitol onjanuary 6th. we properly planned for mass demonstrations with possible violence. what we got was a military

style, coordinated assault on my officers and a violent takeover of the capitol building. a couple of main points. luke broadwater is congressional reporter for the new york times. very good to talk to you. what are you making of this and the intelligence failures in particular? i intelligence failures in particular?— intelligence failures in particular? intelligence failures in articular? ~ ., particular? i think what you're seeinu is particular? i think what you're seeing is a — particular? i think what you're seeing is a complete - particular? i think what you're l seeing is a complete breakdown in intelligence between various agencies that have some sort of security responsibility for the united states capitol. you�*re saying the capitol security officials testify today that other branches of federal law enforcement, specifically the fbi, homeland security, the defence department, failed in providing them with the intelligence that would show the severity of these plans and these potential attacks on the

capitol in the lead up to the january the 6th pro—trump rally that obviously turned violent with hundreds of president trump�*s supporters attacking the capitol building, injuring 140 police officers and obviously, having the five deaths that were attributed to that rally. so, we�*re seeing a lot of finger—pointing and blame and a lot of... the fact that there wasn�*t a lot of intelligence sharing or the sharing wasn�*t good enough. inquiries in your own contacts, do you believe this line of intelligence failures? was that the principal problem or, as you say, is there a lot of finger—pointing and naming and shaming here? finger-pointing and naming and shaming here?— shaming here? well, there was some evidence _ shaming here? well, there was some evidence today _ shaming here? well, there was some evidence today that - shaming here? well, there was| some evidence today that some of the intelligence, mainly a report from the norfolk office

of the fbi, that there was going to be a war on the capitol, did not make it to the top capitol security officials. that said, they had several reports. they stayed they knew that white nationalist would be at the capitol that day, that radicals would be at the capitol that day. they were going to be armed and they wanted to attack congress, but they had seen reports like that on social media before, and they did not obviously take it as seriously as they should have. in the words of one senator, this was a failure of the imagination. they couldn�*t believe that these protesters would really become as violent as they did. they couldn�*t believe that there would be an armed attack on the capitol like the one we saw, and they did not prepare for it. they didn�*t have the national guard ready, they didn�*t have the proper gear or equipment for police and they were completely overrun by the mob.— police and they were completely overrun by the mob. what would

ou sa overrun by the mob. what would you say is _ overrun by the mob. what would you say is the — overrun by the mob. what would you say is the point _ overrun by the mob. what would you say is the point of— overrun by the mob. what would you say is the point of these - you say is the point of these hearings? we�*ve already seen senators conclude what happened was not worth indicting mr trump for. depending on what you talk to —— do you talk to, people believe that it was not a violent attempt to overturn a democratic election, but a false flag operation by the extreme left.— false flag operation by the extreme left. :, ,., extreme left. right, and we saw those arguments, _ extreme left. right, and we saw those arguments, those - extreme left. right, and we saw those arguments, those false i those arguments, those false arguments, before by ron johnson, the republican senator from wisconsin today. he raised this idea that perhaps they were provocateurs or false trump supporters who did this attack. the intelligence officials and the security officials and the security officials today clearly shot that down, that there is no evidence of that, they said. in fact, these were supporters of the president, and if you look to the charging documents, there�*s been more than 200 criminal cases charged. uniformly, these are supporters of president trump. at some

point, perhaps that doesn�*t matter as much as it does matter as much as it does matter that these were people who are inclined to be violent, and that wasn�*t necessarily picked up in the intelligence to the full degree it should have been when you have the rest of extremist groups like the oath keepers and the three presenters and the proud boys. why wasn�*t law enforcement taking that more seriously? some of the questions that the senators were putting forth today, they will continue to put forth at upcoming hearings and. :, ~ , :, put forth at upcoming hearings and. :, ~' , :, , put forth at upcoming hearings and. :, ~ i. , . put forth at upcoming hearings and. :, ~ , : thank and. thank you very much. thank ou. and. thank you very much. thank yom thanks _ and. thank you very much. thank yon thanks to — and. thank you very much. thank you. thanks to you _ and. thank you very much. thank you. thanks to you for— and. thank you very much. thank you. thanks to you for being - you. thanks to you for being with us- _ stay with us on bbc news. still to come... let the games commence — tokyo says the delayed 0lympics will open this summer. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this

had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos�* sanctuary, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world - that the winner of best film was la la land. _ the only trouble was it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team behind the modern musical. - not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines... golfing legend tiger woods is undergoing emergency surgery for multiple injuries after a serious car accident in los angeles. and now returning to our developing story, golf icon eric mitchell. i know you followed tiger woods pause my career for a followed tiger woods pause my careerfor a long followed tiger woods pause my career for a long time. followed tiger woods pause my careerfor a long time. we should probablyjust go back for a moment —— tiger woods pause my career. just how important is he?— pause my career. just how important is he? tiger woods is an icon. important is he? tiger woods is an icon- in _ important is he? tiger woods is an icon. in sports _ important is he? tiger woods is an icon. in sports across - important is he? tiger woods is an icon. in sports across the - an icon. in sports across the world, tiger woods is what we call a goat, greatest of all time. he is up there with michaeljordan, great in football, and great in football. tiger rings in because he broke down so many barriers in a sport that until tiger came around, was mostly a caucasian run sport and tiger broke down all the barriers. when he wanted a gust, the

master tournament, when he wanted a gust, the mastertournament, he when he wanted a gust, the master tournament, he was the first african—american person to play on their course and when —— in a dustup. before that, there weren�*t any african—american members —— in augusta. before socialjustice was something we use as a catchphrase. tiger is so much more than sports, and we see that from the tweets coming in from around the globe, notjust here where we have former president trump and former president trump and former president 0bama weighing in and bending their thoughts and prayers to tiger today. he�*s prayers to tiger today. he's been such _ prayers to tiger today. he's been such a _ prayers to tiger today. he's been such a come - prayers to tiger today. he's been such a come back - prayers to tiger today. he's. been such a come back here. duffel one thing about him you have to remember. after all his trials and tribulations, even coming out from his fifth back injury. he came back and made the rough decision that he... three short days ago, i told jim nance on cbs that he was going to take a busted —— he

told. he was in southern california filming commercials for discovery where he wasn�*t playing golf, so he played with dwayne wade yesterday and comedian david spade. today, he was meeting with nfl great drew breeze. that�*s what he was in front town for. we�*ve all seen him and his wonderfulfamily and his son charlie, where they dressed alike and play very much alive, which is scary. it's much alive, which is scary. it�*s amazing watching these guys out there. tiger really became that comeback kid, like so many of us. we look at him and he�*s an averagejoe proving that you can fail and come back from what all of us would be like. he�*s an icon working so much, and he�*s an averagejoe that everyone looks at and want to be like. that everyone looks at and want to be like-— to be like. the master is in seven weeks. _ to be like. the master is in seven weeks. thank - to be like. the master is in seven weeks. thank you i to be like. the master is inj seven weeks. thank you so to be like. the master is in - seven weeks. thank you so much for that.

the uk prime minister boris johnson has confirmed that the government will consider the case for the introduction of so—called �*vaccine passports�*. the document could take the form of a vaccine certificate vicki young reports on the debate at westminster. up and down the country every minute of the day. 0k? 0k. people are getting some protection from the virus that�*s changed our lives. three, two, one, sharp scratch. this is our way out of covid restrictions. if everything goes according to plan this summer, dance floors, theatres and concert venues could once again be packed once more, but should everyone be let through the doors or only those who�*ve been vaccinated? ministers need to decide soon. we�*re looking at a novelty for our country. we haven�*t had stuff like this before, we�*ve never thought in terms of having something that you have to show to go to, you know, a pub or a theatre. so there are deep and complex

issues that we need to explore, ethical issues. not everyone is waiting for the government review. to protect vulnerable residents, some care homes are asking employees for proof they�*ve had a vaccine. with new staff that are joining us we're just going to make it a requirement that they have to have the vaccine. and if they're not willing to, then they can't work for us. it�*s notjust the care sector taking this approach, other companies want employees to be vaccinated too. it's going to be the protection and safety of our staff- and the protection and safety of our customers. _ so i feel it's _ a no—brainer, basically. what about people who decide they either can�*t have one for medical reasons, or don�*t want to have one, it�*s not compulsory in this country, is that unfair on them? the ones that don't want. to have it, that's not unfair, that's their decision, their choice. - but i think it's going to mean that they won't get a job, - they won't be able to go to clubs, restaurants, i theatres or even travel. so that's their choice.

ministers accept that other countries are likely to ask for vaccine passports before we can travel abroad, but some say using them at home is unfair. it�*s really important that the government holds fast to the idea that vaccination is voluntary. it�*s a fundamental right that we should be able to choose what medical treatment we have or don�*t have, and inevitably those people who would be most disadvantaged by any system, would be those people who are already marginalised, already poorer or already disadvantaged in other ways. for weeks, the government�*s ruled out a vaccine passport or certificate for domestic use, but that�*s now changed. there�*s going to be a review and ministers say that they�*re going into it with an open mind. one idea being looked at is to use the existing nhs app so people can record whether they�*ve been vaccinated or had a negative test before they enter a venue. the government knows that vaccinations and testing are the key to opening up many businesses, but they need to avoid a divisive

two—tier system. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. japan�*s newly appointed 0lympic chief says tokyo is pressing ahead with plans to open the delayed 0lympics onjuly 23rd. seiko hashimoto says she believes the games can be held safely despite the ongoing covid pandemic. but questions remain, as rupert wingfield—hayes reports. lucia and atkin are a very long way from home. the south sudan olympic team arrived here in japan long before any of us had heard of covid—19. for a year and a half, they�*ve been stuck here, training and hoping — hoping that the olympics will happen. for this year, i hope 0lympic to be held because we are waiting for it for so long and we are farfrom ourfamily. so, we hope that should

be held onjuly. the good news is that despitejust losing its controversial chief, the tokyo olympic committee is adamant rumours the games will be cancelled are not true. no one has ever discussed such options among us. ioc, ipc tokyo 2020, the national tokyo government, all the authorities, we are absolutely focused on delivering the games this summer. so, it really does seem that the japanese government and the olympic committee are now determined to go ahead with the olympics in some form this year, almost regardless of what happens now with the covid pandemic. the problem for them is that many, many experts and the overwhelming majority of the japanese public think that is a very bad idea. translation: i don't think so. covid is farfrom over

and preparation to stop infection is not complete. translation: i don't think it's possible to hold - olympics this year. we don't know when the pandemic will end. i don't think it is manageable. there is record reports about| the variant already circulating in the community. on top of that, vaccinel roll—out will be delayed substantially in japan, i all of which will lead to a kind of suggestioni that olympics will be really, really challenging. over here is the corona area. this is the front line injapan�*s war against covid. last month, this unit was overflowing with very sick patients as japan was hit by a third wave of the virus. this doctor is now worried a new strain entering japan from abroad could

unleash a fourth wave. at this time, we don�*t know enough about this, that the new vaccination really works for new strains. and if there is no evidence before the olympics, it could really be disastrous. the key now to hosting the olympics should be vaccinations, but even the staff in this covid unit don�*t know when they will get to their first shot. meanwhile, the rest ofjapan is being told it will have to wait until april or even may for mass vaccinations to begin. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. ten orangutans have been reintroduced to the wild in indonesia, following a lengthy release operation that was complicated by the threat of covid—19. the eight adults and two baby apes were taken by helicopter, truck and canoe to a remote spot on the indonesian side of borneo island.

the display was due to the high risk of infection. thank you so much for watching. hello there. wednesday is set to be an exceptionally mild day, particularly where you get to see a little bit of brightness, but even if you keep cloud and outbreaks of rain. even if you keep cloud that was the picture in the scottish borders during tuesday. there�*s more rain to come on wednesday courtesy of this pipeline of cloud ploughing in from the southwest. first part of the day still brings met office amber warnings in force for parts of central and southern scotland. rain also affecting north west england and wales. some patchy rain elsewhere. a few clear breaks, too, but a very mild start to the day. quite a windy start as well, although the winds will be easing just a little as we go through the day. we�*ll see those outbreaks of rain continuing across parts of northwest england, parts of northwest wales, heading into southern and central scotland. a little bit brighter

for parts of northern ireland and certainly for the north of scotland, some sunny spells here, and where it stays dry and fairly bright with hazy sunshine for central and eastern parts of england, temperatures will get all the way up to 15, 16 or 17 degrees. as we head through wednesday night into thursday, this band of cloud and increasingly light and patchy rain will sink southeastward across england and wales. clearer skies behind with some showers. overnight lows between five and ten degrees. as this weather front lingers in the southeast corner during thursday, it will continue to bring cloud and some outbreaks of rain. but for the most part, thursday, actually, not a bad looking day — some good spells of sunshine. the winds will be a little lighter, particularly down towards the south. still quite breezy further north where there will be some showers, which mayjoin together into slightly longer spells of rain across northern scotland at times. temperatures down a little bit on wednesday�*s values, but still above where they should be at this time of year. into friday, there could be fog patches around first thing, particularly for central

and southern parts of the uk. the odd spot of rain just skipping across the far north of scotland, but otherwise, a dry day. that early fog lifting to leave some spells of sunshine, and top temperatures between ten and 12 degrees. then, as we head into the weekend, high pressure will be firmly in charge of the weather. frontal systems maybe just grazing close to northern scotland, perhaps northern ireland, giving a little bit of rain here, but generally, the weekend will be drier with lighter winds. the nights, though, will be quite chilly, and that could lead to some patches of fog.

this is bbc news. the headlines: american golfer tiger woods has been involved in a car accident in los angeles, california. the authorities said there was no evidence that he was "impaired". mr woods sufffered multiple injuries to both legs and is currently having surgery. an investigation into the cause of the crash is now underway. us senate investigations are taking place into last month�*s deadly riots at the capitol building by donald trump supporters. lawmakers have begun trying to get to the bottom of what happened. there has been some conflicting testimony between security officials as to whether the national guard was requested. the uk prime minister has confirmed that government ministers are considering the case for so—called �*vaccine passports�*. the document could take the form of a vaccine certificate or proof of covid status. borisjohnson was keen to emphasise the considerable difficulties involved in implementing the idea.

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