hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the world health organisation has delivered its first shipment of covax vaccines to ghana. the west african country received 600—000 astrazeneca doses for free — under a global scheme aimed at ensuring all countries — rich and poor — get vaccines. golf legend tiger woods is awake and responsive following an operation on his leg, ankle and foot. we hear those close to him. it's another hurdle. it's another massive hurdle for a 45—year—old man to potentially overcome if he wants to potentially overcome if he wants to play competitive golf again, but if there is one guy who can doing it is tiger woods. the uk government announces a �*catch up�* programme for students in england who've missed nearly half a year at school because of covid lockdowns.

and we'll look at the media reaction in china after a divorce court rules a man must pay his ex—wife more than $7,000 for housework during their marriage. ghana has received the first covid—19 vaccines through covax — a who scheme designed to help distribute doses fairly between rich and poor nations. this was the arrival 600,000 doses of the oxford—astrazeneca jab landed on this plane in the capital accra. a government delegation — led by the health minsiter— was there to receive them. ghana has a population of 31 million and was chosen as the first recipient after promising quick distribution. its vaccination drive starts march the 2nd — and front line health workers and the vulnerable are first in queue. here's thomas naadi in accra.

0ur target is to vaccinate 20 million people out of the country's 30 million population. a number of new variants has been identified in the country, among them, the more infectious british variant. 0n infectious british variant. on friday, ghana's health service said that while infections had peaked, hospitals were still reporting a high number of cases. the country has recorded over 80,000 cases of the virus and 582 deaths since the outbreak in march. the doses came from the serum institute of india — the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer. here they are being packed into boxes at a facility in pune. we're told other shipments from this factory are due to arrive in other parts of africa soon. the who and the un's children's charity unicef are calling it a milestone moment. here's a statement from unicef:

the delivery is eight months after the inception of covax, which aims to ensure that everyone gets vaccines regardless of their wealth. this is how it works — covax pools funds from wealthier countries to help buy vaccines for themselves and low—income nations. its goal is to deliver 2.3 billion vaccines to people in 190 countries by the end of this year. most of those doses will go to poorer countries — free of charge. success hinges on international support. these countries have signed up. they have a choice of paying for their own jabs and those of countries who are unable to afford them or only paying for the doses of poorer countries. so far they've committed over 10 billion dollars. that seems like a lot. however it's still 800 million short of this year's target. as well as costs, there

are logistical hurdles to overcome. here's the view of a not—for—profit, campaigning to end poverty in africa. when vaccines become available, say, for instance, from india, the astrazeneca vaccine, when it becomes available, rich countries are ready and prepared with a plan to be able to distribute immediately. those are the kinds of situations that come into it. now, for india, for instance, it has its own plan as a country either as part of covax, or on its own. the african union has its own plan is a continent whether as part of covax as well as independent procurement mechanisms, so it depends on what is available, who is able to make this available as an when it is due and who has a plan to be able to distribute this as soon as it arrives. these are the kinds of conversations that take place. we know that richer countries have been able to buy far more covid jabs than poorer ones. here's the economist on the scale of the problem.

it blames vaccine hoarding for unequal roll—out. there is plenty of evidence of that. look at this graph. canada has ordered 338m doses — enough to vaccinate its population five times over. and the uk, the eu and australia have ordered enough to vaccinate their populations more than twice over. the who has been vocal on the issue. some high income countries are entering — some high income countries are entering contracts with vaccine manufacturers that undermine the deals_ manufacturers that undermine the deals that — manufacturers that undermine the deals that kovacs has in place and reduce _ deals that kovacs has in place and reduce the — deals that kovacs has in place and reduce the number of doses covax can buy. reduce the number of doses covax can buy even _ reduce the number of doses covax can buy even if— reduce the number of doses covax can buy. even if we have the funds, we can only _ buy. even if we have the funds, we can only deliver vaccines to poor countries — can only deliver vaccines to poor countries if— can only deliver vaccines to poor countries if high income countries co-operate, — countries if high income countries co—operate, respecting the deals covax _ co—operate, respecting the deals covax has — co—operate, respecting the deals covax has done and the new deals

it's doing — covax has done and the new deals it's doing. this is not a matter of charity, — it's doing. this is not a matter of charity, it's — it's doing. this is not a matter of charity, it's a _ it's doing. this is not a matter of charity, it's a matter of epidemiology. there has been scrutiny. while most first doses are going to low or middle income countries — some wealthier countries are benefitting from covax too. we're told singapore has requested an early allocation. and here's an article on new zealand website stuff.co.nz reporting that the country will receive over 249,000 jabs from covax by the end ofjuly. then there's canada. it's the only member of the g7 group of rich nations listed as a covax beneficiary. as you can imagine that's taken many by surprise — and criticism has been directed at the government. here's one minister defending canada's position on cbc this month. our top priority is to ensure that canadians have access to vaccines and so joining covax, being part of that, was part of it all along, as i said, from the summer. covax, we joined as a self—financing country. covax's objective is to provide vaccines for 20% of the populations of all member states,

both self—financing and those who will receive donations and so, you know, canada made the decision, as other countries have, to take on this first allocation because we recognise how important it is to ensure canadians have access to vaccines. stephanie hegarty, population correspondent —is this a fair defence by canada? you will have heard that defence by the canadian minister, is that right? is that how the covax scheme is designed to work for all countries?— is designed to work for all countries? ~ , , ., ., countries? well, yes. in an ideal world, that _ countries? well, yes. in an ideal world, that is _ countries? well, yes. in an ideal world, that is how _ countries? well, yes. in an ideal world, that is how covax - countries? well, yes. in an ideal world, that is how covax was - world, that is how covax was supposed to work, that a certain group would get the vaccines for free, and another group would pay through the skin, and those groups

together would have bargaining power that would ensure they get vaccines more cheaply. but, of course, we have this big production problem now in the first quarter of this year as the entire world wants to get access to these vaccines. that's what's creating the tension here. canada has come under a lot of criticism, but canada is also, you could argue, requesting the vaccines that it's paid for. it's in a tricky position because its vaccination programme has been really slow to start. canada ordered a lot of doses, but it hasn't received most of them yet. that's because maybe you didn't pay enough or didn't pay early enough to get to the top of the key with manufacturers. so canada's manufacturers. so ca nada's vaccination manufacturers. so canada's vaccination programme and roll—out has been really slow. it's under huge pressure to get its population vaccinated. ,, , ., huge pressure to get its population vaccinated. , , ., ., �* , huge pressure to get its population vaccinated. , , ., ., �*, ., vaccinated. stephanie, if that's a hiuh vaccinated. stephanie, if that's a high income _ vaccinated. stephanie, if that's a high income country, _ vaccinated. stephanie, if that's a high income country, let's - vaccinated. stephanie, if that's a high income country, let's talk. high income country, let's talk about low income countries, do they have to have certain infrastructure in order to receive the jab via covax? in order to receive the “ab via covax? ~ ., ., ., , �* ., , covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority. _ covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but _ covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but what _ covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but what it - covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but what it is - country priority, but what it is prioritising is countries that can

get these vaccines into arms fast enough. there's been a lot of discussion about whether lower income countries have the infrastructure to manage a huge vaccination campaign like this. you have to remember that a lot of them do, they're already running early childhood vaccination programmes. in a lot of cases, the infrastructure is there. the astrazeneca vaccine delivered today is easy to store commit requires normal refrigeration, but even in the case of completed vaccines like pfizer and maternal that need —70 one of the first countries in the world to roll out a vaccine, it was against ebola, that requires a kind of freezing was the democratic republic of congo, low income country. i of congo, low income country. i wonder if there is any concern within the who and those involved in covax that all governments can be trusted to take in these doses and then fairly distribute them amongst their populations?— their populations? there has been concern, their populations? there has been concern. but _ their populations? there has been concern, but covax _ their populations? there has been concern, but covax is _ their populations? there has been concern, but covax is working - their populations? there has been j concern, but covax is working with local partners to make that happen. another huge concern is who is going to fund this? covax pays for the vaccines, but it doesn't paper

roll—out. that will be a stumbling block as well for countries that are struggling to get the funding to manage these mass vaccination campaign. manage these mass vaccination cam ai . n. manage these mass vaccination camaiun. ,, , ., ., ,, campaign. 0k, stephanie, thank you ve much campaign. 0k, stephanie, thank you very much indeed. _ let's get the latest on tiger woods who was involved in a serious car accident on tuesday. his twitter says... that's after emergency surgery to insert rods, screws and pins into a shattered ankle and open leg fractures. these are pictures from the aftermath of the crash. tiger woods' suv hit the central reservation then crossed the opposing line of traffic, then hit the curb and a tree and rolled several times. he was pulled from the debris injured but conscious. let's hear from one of the first people on the scene. i asked him what his name was. he told me his name was tiger and at that moment, i immediately recognised him. i asked him if he knew who he was, what time—of—day,

——i asked him if he knew where he was, what time—of—day, just to make sure he was oriented. he seemed as though he was lucid and calm. i will say that it is very fortunate that mr woods was able to come out of this alive. the accident happened near rancho palos verdes in los angeles. this is the stretch of road he was travelling down. it's downhill with lots of curves, and officials say accidents here are common. they also said there was no sign of tiger woods being impaired by drugs or alcohol. we know he was recovering from a fifth back surgery. and that he was on his way to day two of a photoshoot. dan rapaport was among those waiting for him to arrive. tiger has been a partner of discovery golf for a long time and so as part of the partnership, we get time with him roughly once a year to shoot video content. it's usually two days, back to back days, and the first day, on monday, went very smoothly. he was giving on—course lessons to three celebrities and it went well. tiger was in great spirits. there were some reports that maybe he was playing golf or hitting balls on the range, which obviously was not true, he was not yet medically cleared to do so,

but he was in good spirits. there was no indication that anything was markedly wrong. on tuesday morning, i arrived at the golf course around 7:15am or 7:30am and tiger were set to arrive at 7:30am. tiger is almost always early. for him, being on time is being late, so when he did not arrive for the 7:30am call time, immediately there was some serious concern. then there was a period where we couldn't exactly locate him and then shortly thereafter, the news started to trickle throughout that there had been an accident and at that point, any concern about the content or the shoot went out the window and we were alljust worried for tiger's well being. there've been plenty of wellwishers. among them former us president barack 0bama, serena williams said love you big brother, we will get through this." and here's fellow golferjustin thomas. i was sick to my stomach. you know, it hurts to see one of your... now my closest friends, get in an accident

and ijust hope he's all right. just worried for his kids. tiger woods has had plenty of set backs before. there was his high profile marriage break—up, and long struggle with injury. and you may remember these images from 2017, when he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after being found asleep at the wheel of his car. then in 2019 he made the biggest comeback in sporting history — winning his fifth golf masters tournament. tiger woods was hoping to recover from his latest back surgery in time to make this year's masters. that starts in april. here's dan rapaport again on where this latest injury leaves him. he has to learn how to walk again first. i mean, golf is properly not on his mind... it might on his mind because he's tiger woods, but as far as the recovery goes, he has many, many steps to progress before he can even think about swinging a golf club. he has to get out of the hospital

bed, which i do not think will probably be anytime soon, and he's got to walk, and he's got to be able to put weight on him and walk a golf course and turn and put that kind of torque on his legs, so for a guy who already had five back surgeries and four procedures to his left knee, now he has this huge problem with his right leg. i mean, it's a massive, massive mountain for him to climb. tiger woods has won 18 world golf championships and was part of the american winning team for the 1999 ryder cup. he's also broken many records in the golfing world. let's hear from professional golfer and commentator sophie walker. he was different. he came on the scene, he looked different, he acted differently. he was a winner. and just the level of performance that he had, it seemed every time i turned on the television, he was in his red shirt,

he was holding the winning cup and lifting trophies. and now when you mention golf to anybody... 20, 30 years ago, it was like, "golf?" now everyone knows about tiger woods, people go to their driving ranges. tiger woods made golf cool and he is definitely a reason why most of us are professional golfers now. peter bowes is in la. peter, we were talking this time yesterday and the 2a hours since, what have we learned about the circumstances of this crash? well, we know that _ circumstances of this crash? well, we know that the _ circumstances of this crash? well, we know that the investigation - circumstances of this crash? vii we know that the investigation is continuing. we know that according to the officers at the scene and the one news conference that they've held during that period of time, it could take may be days, weeks, or

even months to figure out exactly what happened. they will be looking at the condition of the vehicle. we understand that driving conditions as far as the weather is concerned are probably not a factor. we have heard speculation that speed could well be a factor. but they will be looking at the precise details in terms of how fast the car was going.

i understand that there aren't any skid marks on the road, all these factors that investigators will be looking out. they will be there will be hurdles ahead for tiger woods after this traumatic crash, and i think the thoughts and everyone's mines are how on earth he actually managed to escape from that. that's been put down to the

fact that he was wearing a seat belt and the mechanical makeup of the vehicle that he was actually in protected him at the time. he is alive, he will recover from this, but in terms of his long—term prognosis and playing golf, that is still very much up in the air. peter, thank you for the update. in the past few days the uk government has been outlining how it plans to lift one of the strictest lockdowns in the world — that includes schools in england . today it's announced plans for summer schools in england to help children catch up on what they've missed. many pupils have lost around half a school year in face—to—face learning. that resumes on eight march. here's the education secretary. we know our teachers are best placed to understand what your children will need, so they'll have the tools to deliver that extra boost and make a real difference as we recoverfrom this pandemic. some have raised the point that it's not just education that children have missed out on. here's the view of a child psychologist. there is a danger that we focus so much on the things that we can

measure, so, you know, do they know their multiplication? do they know phonics? can they quote a bit of shakespeare, whatever it might be? and we forget about those softer skills, lots of young people and children have spent almost a year without opportunity to play with their friends. next — here's one parent of three teenage girls. they are all at critical stages in their— they are all at critical stages in their education, but they are also a critical— their education, but they are also a critical stages in their personal development, and my daughter who lost her— development, and my daughter who lost her gcs he's had already lost the summer with prom and having all the summer with prom and having all the fun— the summer with prom and having all the fun that _ the summer with prom and having all the fun that they had plans. by august— the fun that they had plans. by august 2022, she will actually be an adult _ august 2022, she will actually be an adult she _ august 2022, she will actually be an adult. she will turn 18. if this summer— adult. she will turn 18. if this summer also disappears for her, i really—

summer also disappears for her, i really fear— summer also disappears for her, i really fear for her. for his part the prime minister borisjohnson says an extra 420 million pounds, or nearly 600 million dollars, will help ensure "no child is left behind". here's our education correspondent dan johnson. there is a bit of a split here in the teaching profession from a sum welcome this money come of this investment, this announcement and these big programmes, others are saying, this is not the right approach. let's do this quietly, carefully, delicately with each child. we know them best, let us get a sense of what they've missed out on, what they haven't been able to connect with through remote learning and give the time and space to work with those children to bring them all back up to the right level. because the last thing teachers want to do is dis— incentivize pupils and make them feel like they are left behind and struggling and potentially will never catch up. because they are going to be under pressure. no one can deny remote learning from a home—schooling was never a properfull replacement learning from a home—schooling was never a proper full replacement for the classroom teaching. however good it may have been in places. so there is a lot to do to help pupils catch up, even the education secretary recognises that this is only the

start of tackling what's going to be a long—term challenge that will need attention over many years. a long-term challenge that will need attention over many years.— a long-term challenge that will need attention over many years. thanks to dan. and later in the programme we'll look at the issue of secondary children having to wear masks in school. every adult who is on their gp learning disability register will now be moved up the queue for a coronavirus vaccine. previously only those with severe learning disabilities, or in care homes, were given priority. the change follows a campaign by the dj, jo whiley, on behalf of her sister frances, who has a learning disability. with more here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. because of my condition sometimes it's hard for me to be able to process information. vj is one of more than a million people in england with a learning disability. he has been campaigning for everyone like him to be prioritised for a covid—19 vaccine. it has been really hard. notjust me but other people with learning disabilities as well.

because we have had anxious times during this pandemic, we haven't been given the right support and we feel we have been forgotten as well. today government advisers on the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation said everyone on a gp learning disability register should get the vaccine, increasing the number of those eligible by around 150,000 people. the change follows a high—profile campaign by the dg jo —— the change follows a high—profile campaign by the dj jo wiley after she was offered the vaccine ahead of her sister frances who has a learning disability and who was hospitalised with covid—19 last week and is now recovering. this is a great day. i am so relieved, i'm so happy for all those people who have been living in fear. i am grateful to the government for listening because it is a very complicated situation and it is difficult to categorise people according to their disabilities.

it's tricky and that has become apparent over the last few months. government advisers see it as people with moderate to severe learning disabilities who are at increased risk of covid—19 and should be prioritised for vaccinations. that is more than a quarter of a million people. but charities say that is just a fraction of those with learning disabilities and that everyone including those with a mild condition, should now get the jab. people are dying at six times the rate of the general population, and for younger groups that rises to 30, so for the people in their 20s and 30s they are 30 times more likely to die. the government says it is more complicated. scotland said on monday it will prioritise all people with learning disabilities for the vaccine. wales and northern ireland will follow england, and charities there encouraging those like vj who are not sure to contact their gp to find out if they are eligible. sophie hutchinson, bbc news.

another impact of the pandemic — the uk's biggest airport, heathrow, has announced a loss of two billion pounds, or 2.8 billion dollars. passenger numbers collapsed to levels last seen in the 1970s. they won't start to pick up again until the uk government allows international travel again — which won't be until 17 may at the earliest. here's heathrow�*s ceo. may is normally a fairly quiet time for most airports, it's thejuly peak as schools break up that is really the focal point, and i think is a very good chance that people will be able to get away for summer holidays. heathrow, of course, is notjust holidays. heathrow, of course, is not just about holidays. heathrow, of course, is notjust about going on how they come it's also about bringing international tourists into the uk. it's about exports and getting goods around the world. so we have a very different kind of business because we are the uk's biggest port and also the main gateway for long—haul travel into uk. to

also the main gateway for long-haul travel into uk.— travel into uk. to be honest, recently. _ travel into uk. to be honest, recently. it's _ travel into uk. to be honest, recently, it's not _ travel into uk. to be honest, recently, it's not often - travel into uk. to be honest, recently, it's not often that l travel into uk. to be honest, recently, it's not often that i | recently, it's not often that i bring you news of events that are going ahead, but hardest might be at this moment, so not the organisers of the reading and leeds music festivals here in the uk say they expect them to happen at the end of august. they're big events — as you can see from these pictures from a few years ago. 0rganisers want to run the festivals at full capacity of around 100,000 people. well, fingers crossed those do manage to go ahead, as you will know, borisjohnson and the uk government announced a staggered approach to using the lockdown in england, which had a number of different stages, which, if i'll go to plan, would mean most restrictions, not all, but the vast majority of restrictions would be gone by the end ofjune. however, the government keeps emphasising it will be driven by data not dates and has a number of checkpoints through that process at which it could say they are going to extend or i guess

they are going to extend or i guess the possibility as it could also speed things up as well. much more on pulpit 19 on the bbc news website as you would expect, and i will see you in a couple of minutes. hello there. we had some extreme temperatures for february across parts of england for wednesday, and actually into the northwest of europe as well. on this chart, the deeper the red, the more unusual the heat has been for this time of year. up heat has been for this time of year. up in parts of northwest york, they have seen temperatures into the low 20s. for england, the air has been coming up from north africa and across spain, that's why it's been particularly toasty. scott and northern ireland, above average temperatures, but here, the winds have been coming off the atlantic, so not quite the toasty 18 that we had today in the south. that's about 10 degrees average about the time of year. a 10 degrees he would more often see during the latter part of may or earlyjune across eastern england. so it has been very, very warm for february. remember that

slightly less toasty air in scotland and northern ireland, well, that will be sweeping across most parts of the uk behind this stripe of cloud which is a cold front that will be bringing a few patches of rain eastwards across wales and england, showers falling to scotland and northern ireland. so across the east, we start off thursday with quite a bit of cloud, somehow outbreaks of not amounting to two much, many of us will have a bright start to the day with sunshine stuff there will be showers for scotland and northern ireland and probably some of these working through the irish sea to affect parts of northwest england and the north of wales. it is still mild, but it's not 18 degrees mild. it's going to be more like around 12. just for context, normally in london commute expect temperatures to reach around nine at this time of year. friday, more quiet weather, an area of high pressure is with us, the weather is not going to change a great deal, really. for most of us, there will be spells of sunshine around and the temperatures looking at ties up around 10—12 sunday celsius. above average for the time of year. not a great deal of change weather—wise,

high pressure stays with us. we do get this week weather from trying to make inroads across the northwest, and it could bring a few patches of rain to northern ireland, north scotland, again, no great amounts. for most parts of the country, another dry day, another fine day and it should be a fair bit of sunshine around. temperatures staying at around 10—10 celsius may be into 13 into aberdeen. into the second part of the weekend, more of the same really. more fine weather, more spells of sunshine, similar temperatures on that weather last into next week as well.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. the world health organization has delivered its first shipment of covax vaccines to ghana. it will receive 600,000 doses for free on during the global scheme aimed at ensuring all countries have access to vaccines. golf legend tiger woods is awake and responsive following an operation on his leg, ankle and foot. we hear from those close to him. it is another hurdle, it is a massive hurdle for a 45—year—old man to potentially overcome if he wants to potentially overcome if he wants to pay —— play competitive golf again. if there's one guy that can delete it is tiger woods. more good news on vaccines. us regulators say a single dose ofjohnson and johnson is highly

effective against severe cases of covid—19. and with schools to reopen in england on march the 8th — we'll look at the debate around wearing masks in the classroom. now, we've had some more news on vacccines. thejohnson and johnson vaccine has moved one step closer to receiving emergency approval in the us. the food and drug administration has said its single—dose vaccine appears to be safe and effective in tackling coronavirus. results from the company found the vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness. it was also found to be 85% effective overall in stopping severe cases according to data released last month. that result followed trials on multiple covid variants and involved nearly a4,000 people from across the globe. here's our global health

correspondent naomi grimley. well, perhaps the best news with this vaccine is that it holds up pretty well against that south african variant which, if you remember, is the one that many countries are increasingly worried about. so, for example, when it comes to preventing severe cases of covid—19, as you mentioned, it is 86% effective when it comes to the overall figure, but with the south african variant, it's 82% effective, so it's pretty good there. let's take a look at how thejohnson and johnson vaccine compares with other vaccines. it is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus modified to look like coronavirus. this is the same approach as the astrazeneca vaccine. it can be stored in a standard fridge for several months, meaning it doesn't have the cold storage issues of the pfizer and moderna vaccines. however it is less effective —

the pfizer, moderna and sputnik vaccines are all around 95% effective. but arguably the most important difference is that it requires only a single dose to work, whereas the other approved vaccines all require a second dose. that's something that experts say is extremely important. here's professor david montefiori from the duke school of medicine in the us. it's, you know, going to be much easier to immunise many, many people without having to have them come back for a second shot. it also increases the number of people who can get vaccinated rather than having to give two doses, a single—dose stretches the supply a lot further, it doubles, essentially, the number of people with a supply that you can vaccinate compared to a two—shot vaccine. the uk has ordered 30 million doses of the vaccine.

the us has ordered 100 million doses byjune. south africa was a major part of the vaccine trials and have ordered more vaccines from johnson and johnson. here's naomi grimley again. the decided a couple of weeks ago to put their roll—out of the oxford vaccine on hold. not stopping at altogether but wait and see because they think it might be so effective against their regional variance. however, instead they went forward with vaccinating health care workers with vaccinating health care workers with the johnson with vaccinating health care workers with thejohnson & with vaccinating health care workers with the johnson & johnson with vaccinating health care workers with thejohnson &johnson vaccine and that is already in progress in south africa which means we will have more data hopefully in a few weeks' time. now — let's look at the pandemic in asia and the vaccine roll—out. let's start with thailand. it's just received its first 200,000 doses of the sinovac vaccine from china. this is the moment it arrived

at bangkok airport — greeted by prime minister prayut chan-o-cha. he's expected to be among the first to be vaccinated this weekend — with most of the first set of vaccines reserved for front line health workers. thailand have also approved the astrazeneca vaccine. here's the prime minister. no matter which batch arrives, these vaccines belong to the whole of the type people. we should be proud of this. we will ensure that there is enoughin this. we will ensure that there is enough in order to create herd immunity in our country. from thailand — to vietnam. it's also received a first batch of 117,000 astrazeneca vaccines at ho chi minh airport. the health ministry says they are aiming to receive another 90 million doses by the end of the year. the roll—out starts next month. malaysia is further ahead than its neighbours. it started vaccinating

the population on wednesday using the pfizer vaccine. first to get the jab was prime minister — muh—yiddin yassin. here he was spekaing after. iam i am confident that the effort made by the government to curb the spread of covid—19, god willing we will succeed. so, for some countries vaccination programmes are kicking off — for others there are major issues. first there's the philippines — the health ministry there is investigating the use of unauthorised covid—19 vaccines. that's after this man — ramon tulfo — a presidential adviser and radio host — admitted that he received a chinese sinovac vaccine. he told one news "i got hold of vaccines from a friend who smuggled it into the country," finally — from the philippines in south east asia — to lebanon in the middle east — its vaccine programme is being largely funded by the world bank. but they are now threatening to pull the funding after it was revealed that a group of politicians were innoculated without prior approval — in doing so theyjumped the queue in front of the elderly health workers, and vulnerable.

it's caused a lot of upset. this is a tweet from tv presenter neshan. and we've translated. he says... "the insolence, immorality and cruelty of lebanese members of parliament. they got vaccinated before the people, especially the elderly! my mum and dad are more deserving!" and this is the head of lebanon's vaccine committee. translation: we are surprised. with what happened and condemn what happened, but surprise and condemnation are not enough. because what happened is driving wedges into the coffin of this plan, no one is allowed to bypass the plan, whatever the reason. (sting) let's turn back to the uk now, and an issue that's caused lots of debate and strong feeling, as the country charts a course out of lockdown. schools in england are back fully open next month. and there's one new rule inside the classroom.

we are advising part of our guidance that people should be wearing masks and teachers can also be wearing masks as well. that means masks in lessons — all day. as you watch that, you could be forgiven for thinking back to borisjohnson in august — when he talked about mask wearing in school corridors. in those types of areas outside the classroom, but not in the classroom, because that's clearly nonsensical. you can't teach with face coverings and you can't expect people to learn with face coverings. and so now something the prime minister said was "nonsensical" is now going to happen — in secondary schools — in places where children can't keep two metres apart. which is most places. and some children are nervous. it can be quite distracting sometimes and because i have asthma it can be quite challenging to brief. but it's to keep people safe

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although we can make analogies that data will be directly translated to those other types of masks which makes having a consensus of a mask wearing other than the mail that it works and how effective they are because each mask is different. one thing we do know is this. a study from the office of national statistics found that 12—16 year olds. .. that's the red line here — were the most likely — of any age group — to be carrying the virus, heading into christmas. so whilst young people rarely get very ill from covid, we know they can spread it to others. and the desire to stop covid spreading means children in other countries in europe have been wearing masks in class for some time now. in france children six and over have to wear face coverings throughout the school day. and the rules have recently been tightened meaning the masks have to be high—quality. this is berlin, primary school

pupils there returned to class this month — with facemasks mandatory. some other regions in germany have chosen not to implement the rule however. portugal is another country where students have to mask up. and in neighbouring spain, even the youngest children in the first year of primary school, have to wear masks too. mask wearing gives two chances of stopping the virus. a mask protects the person wearing it from other people who might be carrying covid — and it protects others from the wearer, in case they've got it. it's that second chance, that scientists pin most of their hopes on. here's naomi foresster sotto again. we do know that masks catch quite a lot of the droplets that come out of your mouth and nose. so that will catch quite a lot of the virus that's coming out and reduce the amount you transmit, even if it doesn't completely prevent all virus, if you're infected, that you're expelling. opponents to the policy still insist they don't want childrens�* faces covered, in english schools. molly kingsley is from a campaign group that wanted schools to open sooner.

i wear a mask myself, i don't have any issue with going into a shop for a short period of time. that's my decision. i believe that adults are responsible for children. we have a duty to protect them, and we certainly have a duty to not put them masks for eight hours a day. for some though this is about liberty — about the government introducing another rule by which we live by. for other like mollie, it's about health concerns specifically. for the government, it's about mitigating the risk of fully re—opening schools — and doing so with a measure that has become a central part of many governments strategies to contain this virus. stay with us on outside source — still to come: we turn to china — where a divorce court has ordered a man to pay out his ex—wife for house work during their marriage. a charity working with victims of domestic abuse says calls to their 2a hour helpline have

increased by more than 50 % in the year of the pandemic. you may find some of jeremy cooke's report upsetting. lockdown britain — staying at home to stay safe. he got me by the throat and nearly killed me. but what if staying at home means staying in danger? i was always scared. i was scared of how he'd react. the pandemic has meant some victims feeling trapped at home with abusive partners. the incidents are more serious. that escalation has probably been at a faster rate than we have probably previously ever seen. busy times for the support workers at wearside women in need. where are you? are you somewhere safe? lockdown is making it much harder to give face—to—face support. he's outside? ok. so, we're seeing how the helpline has become a lifeline.

they've seen a 56% increase in calls during the pandemic. lockdown can leave victims feeling trapped. women like rebecca, worried for her kids, worried for her own safety. i was isolated, because we were obviously in lockdown. she asked her abusive partner to leave. he refused to go. it was very, very difficult. because i was trying to home—school my youngest daughter as well, and i was working from home. you are all in a house together, and you can't go anywhere and get away from it. it was incredibly difficult. there is a clear message to those suffering domestic abuse. the lockdown rules say that you can get help, you can get out and go to a place of safety. jeremy cooke, bbc news, sunderland.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? ghana has received the first covid—19 vaccines through covax — a who scheme designed to help distribute doses fairly between rich and poor nations. it received 600,000 doses of the oxford—astrazeneca jab. now — the tokyo olympics are set to happen injapan later this year injuly and august. i'm sure you'll remember — they were postponed last year due to the pandemic. well organisers are working hard to make sure it can go ahead this year — but they are also looking to future competitions. and today the international olympic committe — the ioc — announced the city leading the way as the favourite for 2032. — take a listen today, we received a report by the future host commission for the games of the olympics. these are commission recommended to the executive board to enter into a targeted dialogue with the brisbane 2032

and the australian olympic committee for the games for the 35thh olympics. so — it's a long way off — and far from finalised — but brisbane — on australia's east coast is the frontrunner to become the third australian city to host the olympics after melbourne in 1956 and sydney in 2000. here is our sports correspondent. help me understand the process here. is it normal to highlight a city of the front runner before it's a done deal? ., , , , ., deal? no. this is the first time a beatin: deal? no. this is the first time a beating context _ deal? no. this is the first time a beating context has _ deal? no. this is the first time a beating context has been - deal? no. this is the first time a beating context has been carried deal? no. this is the first time a - beating context has been carried out in this way. new rules were brought in this way. new rules were brought in in 2019 and they were abandoned. the old baking contest. the high—profile bidding war when

selections would take place at a location with all the members voting on one orfor location with all the members voting on one or for potential candidate cities. that is gone. the president wanted something that he felt would be more flexible and cheaper. the campaigns cost millions and millions of dollars for potential cities and he wanted it to be more transparent. what he has done is asked potential host cities to talk to them about what they have to offer and what the ioc could offer them and then a future commission was established to look in more detail at the cities and recommend one of them to be the preferred candidate and they said that the phrase then is that city. nobody host cities are chosen just seven years before they host the games and although brisbane has not been chosen yet and in and having less time. i

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takes up the story. alex sammons will soon have his say in public in front of the holyrood inquiry. he will claim there was an orchestrated plot to destroy his reputation and land him injail and allege conspiracy as well as cover—up in government. his political opponents agree this is now about much more than complaints of sexual harassment made against him. i think we've got to the stage where this is now beyond sturgeon versus salmond, beyond the women versus the system that let them down, this is now about the structure of the scottish institutions, the parliament and scottish democracy. this is the biggest crisis in our government since devolution began. and holyrood, which is looking at government's handling of sexual harassment allegations against mr salmond has complained it's been obstructed in its investigations and opposition parties think they can sense a conspiracy. allegations of wrongdoing and a cover—up at the heart of government are serious and they could be damaging. with politicians on all sides saying they're worried about

whether the scottish parliament can actually hold the government to account and whether this undermines confidence in the very structures of democracy in scotland. the scottish parliament wants to see key documents the government is refusing to publish. and today called the senior law officer to explain why some of alex salmond's written evidence has been removed from public view. he totally denies any political interference. the crown has, as i said, a moment ago, no interest in interfering with or limiting the conduct of proceedings in this parliament. the bitter feud between these two former friends has seen nicola sturgeon accused of lying as well as accusations that are government is interfering with the holyrood inquiry. any suggestion at all that these decisions are in any way politically influenced are downright wrong, but i would suggest and go further than that and say that they actually start to buy into what is a false

and quite dangerous conspiracy theory that has no basis in fact. nicola sturgeon is scheduled to appear in front of the salmond inquiry next week, but she says she will relish the opportunity to refute what she calls alez salmond's baseless accusations. to china where a divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his wife for the housework she did during their marriage. she'll receive $7,700 for five years of unpaid labour. it's generated huge debate online over the value of domestic work. here's the reaction of one sociologist. it sends a signal to the public that housework can be compensated and should be compensated in the event of a divorce. man cannotjust take it for granted. i know many men will

argue that they didn't realise that their work is still appreciated and their work is still appreciated and the housework skills are not. next — a different view of the ruling from a divorce lawyer in shanghai. it is not really a compensation of housework, it is more a compensation for the loss of career development generally develop wife's. if you spend too much time in the home you lose the opportunity to develop your own career. china media analyst kerry allen joins us now. is there any precedent for this? yes. it's been a huge talking point today on facebook or twitter. lots of people very much saying that women should be given compensation a fair correlated with the housewives and unable to develop themselves but also in china there is a culture

particularly in urban society what are known as break—up fees which is there when a couple breaks up and its nominee the boyfriend that will do this. he will compensate his girlfriend for having invested time in their relationship. so he will give her a dowry of sorts and give her substantial amounts of money for that time she spent with him when she could have been with someone else. ., ., ., _, . she could have been with someone else. ., ., ., . ., else. not all men are convinced of facts. else. not all men are convinced of facts- now- _ else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not— else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not at— else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not at all. _ else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not at all. it's - else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not at all. it's been i else. not all men are convinced of facts. now. not at all. it's been a | facts. now. not at all. it's been a big debate- _ facts. now. not at all. it's been a big debate. been _ facts. now. not at all. it's been a big debate. been about _ facts. now. not at all. it's been a big debate. been about saying i facts. now. not at all. it's been a i big debate. been about saying there are many saying they don't agree with this and i think it's wrong that women should be subsidised in this way. but also a lot of women who are saying actually they don't think this goes far enough. the amount of money this woman has been given does not cover a year plus by salary and it would not cover a woman who's been out of work for having not worked. basically the amount of money she's been given she would still have to work in order to

earn a living and she has a child as well so yes, if she's not been working for a long time it would be very difficult for her to get back on herfeet. very difficult for her to get back on her feet-— very difficult for her to get back on her feet. ., ., , ., , ., on her feet. you mentioned she has a child, did the — on her feet. you mentioned she has a child, did the court _ on her feet. you mentioned she has a child, did the court for _ on her feet. you mentioned she has a child, did the court for different - child, did the court for different views of people who are in relationship or have children or are married and to have children? absolutely. the civil code is trying to discourage people from getting divorced and so there are other things it factors in as well. the civil code as well as looking at housework and childcare. it's also trying to have a call of period. the couple spent 30 days thinking about whether they really want to get the voice. so state media are promoting the story because they want to send a message that if people get divorced and will be consequences. a painting by vincent van gogh not seenin a painting by vincent van gogh not seen in public for more than a hundred years has been unveiled in

paris ahead of its tail by auction. here it is. the picture is from 1880 700 been in private hands in his 19205. it's 700 been in private hands in his 1920s. it's part of the series van gogh did during his stay in paris. it's going on display in london and amsterdam before it goes up for auction in march. here is a spokesperson.— auction in march. here is a spokesperson. auction in march. here is a s--okeserson. ., ., , spokesperson. normally the touch with the little — spokesperson. normally the touch with the little points _ spokesperson. normally the touch with the little points of _ spokesperson. normally the touch with the little points of paint - spokesperson. normally the touch with the little points of paint you | with the little points of paint you see he introduces bright colours using very pure pigments and one of the reason the colours are so well—preserved in this work is the quality of the pigment that van gogh used that i think his brother bought for him and his beautiful story between vincent and po. it's very moving as a testimony to their relationship when they live together and there's so many things you can see. , ' and there's so many things you can see. , f , ~ , , see. the sheriff in los angeles is sa in: see. the sheriff in los angeles is saying tiger _ see. the sheriff in los angeles is saying tiger woods _ see. the sheriff in los angeles is saying tiger woods will - see. the sheriff in los angeles is saying tiger woods will not - see. the sheriff in los angeles is saying tiger woods will not face l see. the sheriff in los angeles is| saying tiger woods will not face a reckless driving charge in connection to the car crash he had

yesterday. thank you for watching and see you tomorrow. hello there. we had some extreme temperatures for february across parts of england for wednesday, and actually into the northwest of europe as well. on this chart, the deeper the reds, the more unusual the heat has been for this time of the year. up in parts of northwest york, they have seen temperatures into the low 20s. now, for england, the air has been coming up from north africa and across spain, that's why it's been particularly toasty. scotland and northern ireland, it's been above average temperatures, but here, the winds have been coming in off the atlantic. so we didn't quite see the toasty 18 that we had today here. not bad, about 10 degrees above average for the time of year. 18 degrees, you more often see during the latter part of may or earlyjune across eastern england, so it has been very,

very warm for february. now, you remember that slightly less toasty air in scotland and northern ireland? well, that's going to be sweeping in across most parts of the uk behind this stripe of cloud, which is a cold front that will be bringing in a few patches of rain eastwards across wales and were england, showers following to scotland and northern ireland. so, across the east, we start off thursday with quite a bit of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, probably not amounting to too much. many of us, though, will have a bright start to the day with some sunshine. there will be showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and probably some of these working through the irish sea to affect parts of northwest england and the north of wales. it still mild, but it's not 18 degrees mild. it's going to be more around 12 celsius. just for context, normally in london, you'd expect temperatures to reach around nine celsius at this time of year. friday is more quiet weather, an area of high pressure is with us. the weather is not going to change a great deal, really. for most of us, there will be spells of sunshine around and the temperatures, well, we are looking at highs of around 10—12 celsius. so, again, above average for the time of year. there won't be a great deal changing weather—wise even into the weekend, high pressure stays with us, we do get this weak weather front

trying to make inroads in across the northwest, and it could bring a few patches of rain to northern ireland, north scotland, but, again, no great amounts. for most parts of the country, it's another dry day, another fine day and there should be a fair bit of sunshine around. temperatures staying at around 10—12 celsius, maybe 13 into aberdeen. and the second half of the weekend, again, there's more of the same, really. high—pressure still with us. so, for most of us, it's going to be more fine weather, more spells of sunshine and similar temperatures. that kind of weather lasts well into next week as well.

covid catch—up for pupils in england. the government sets aside an extra £420 million. our teachers are best placed to understand what your children will need. so they'll have the tools to deliver that extra boost and make a real difference. people with learning disabilities moved up the vaccination queue. it follows dj jo whiley�*s campaign on behalf of her sister, frances. despite 18 million people already receiving a vaccine in the uk, a sginificationt number of people are still reluctant. lucky to be alive — golfing superstar tiger woods survives a car crash, but suffers significant injuries to his leg and foot.