this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a report by us intelligence officials says saudi arabia's crown prince muhammad bin salman approved an operation to capture or kill saudi journalistjamal khashoggi. as the number of vaccines given in the uk rises — health officials warn — "do not wreck" the progress made on covid , and urge people to stick to the rules. police in nigeria have begun a search operation after more than three hundred girls were abducted from a school in north west nigeria by armed men. the supreme court rules that shamima begum — who left london as a teenager to join the islamic state group —

cannot return to the uk to challenge its decision to remove her british citizenship a new american life but still one of service — prince harry explains why he felt compelled to move across the atlantic. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in the last hour, the us government has said that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist jamal khashoggi who was murdered in 2018. that's according to a declassified us intelligence assessment.

khashoggi was a us resident who wrote opinion columns critical of the crown prince's policies. let's remind ourselves what we know about the events surrounding the killing ofjamal khashoggi. he was last seen entering the saudi consulate in istanbul on the second of october 2018, to obtain papers that would allow him to marry his fiancee. a few days later turkish officials reported that a hit squad was present in the building on the day of his disappearance. on the eleventh of october president trump announced an investigation into the killing but said the us would continue diplomatic ties with the kingdom. on the nineteenth saudi arabia confirmed khashoggi was dead, claiming he had died in a fist—fight with their officials. early in 2019 saudi arabia put eleven unnamed individuals on trial in connection with the journalist's murder. in september prince mohammed said that he ultimately bears responsibility for the death.

but denied he had ordering the killing. then in december the court sentenced five individuals to death for the murder. three others were handed prison sentences. i'm joined now by barbara plett usher in washington. before we begin. we are getting means of reaction to this report from the us secretary of state who has means of reaction to this report from the us secretary of state who has announced what he has announced what from the us secretary of state who has announced what he calls a ban on individuals who have engaged in activities and dissidents.- activities and dissidents. that's ri . ht. activities and dissidents. that's riuht. he activities and dissidents. that's right- he has— activities and dissidents. that's right. he has put— activities and dissidents. that's right. he has put in _ activities and dissidents. that's right. he has put in a _ activities and dissidents. that'sl right. he has put in a statement that the first response to this assessment that has not been made public and he calls it the band which would be a visa restriction policy and it would be applied to members who are acting on behalf of a foreign government to threaten,

surveilled, harm quorum or harass generalists, at the base or dissidents. that's their rankings forward in terms of action but he also says it has been applied to 76 sally individuals believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the preshow detailing. we are talking about these restrictions on those who threaten or harm dissidents and has been applied to 76 saudi individuals. this is not sanctioned individuals. this is not sanctioned in terms of financial sanctions. something that at the base had been calling for, it is also not action taken against the crown prince himself which the assessment said actually approved the capture and killing but it's a step taken by the state department against the issue of dissidents being harassed. the

re orts as of dissidents being harassed. the reports as we were just pouring over a short time ago to remind our view is in its, it goes on to say that prince fostered an environment in which aides were afraid of failure to complete assigned tasks might result in him firing or arresting and suggesting the aides were likely to question the crown prince orders or undertake sensitive actions without his consent. making the point that he had absolute control of security and intelligence organisations in the kingdom. yes. i think that organisations in the kingdom. yes. i thinkthat will— organisations in the kingdom. yes. i think that will come _ organisations in the kingdom. yes. i think that will come as _ organisations in the kingdom. yes. i think that will come as no _ organisations in the kingdom. yes. i think that will come as no surprise l think that will come as no surprise to people who know how the saudi king functions. this type of operation would have to have received some approval from the top which is what the assessment was based on. it says absolute control over this security and intelligence operations and therefore something like this could not have happened on that he knew about it and approved it. it also notes that key members

of his protective detail were involved and it also notes he had been waiting to use violence against dissidents including janelle and putting all of that together assessment is that the meal of the operation and approved it to capture or kill him. again, it does not cite any direct evidence but the circumstances it describes basically say he must have been involved and therefore it's quite damning to the prints to have this out in black and white in a us document government saying he is responsible for this very crazy death of him who was a us resident at that time and writing for a us newspaper, the washington post and it's something the state department is and will continue to work on because this new khashoggi involves harassment to the savings, any dissidents but in particular saudi arabia.

a news agency are reporting a treat from the fiance of khashoggi. you may remember that khashoggi was killed in the consulate building because he was heading there to start out paperwork work to marry his fiancee. his fiancee has taken to twitter and saying # justice forjamaal. that was posted by her after the release of that declassified documents. the us intelligence report on the death. that intelligence report has been something that zeffane of khashoggi have been waiting for for a number of years. we were just listening to a colleague of khashoggi who worked with him on the washington post and

say it's been a particularly difficult time for friends, colleagues, difficult time forfriends, colleagues, and families of the journalist to really find out how saudi arabia is going to deal with what they deem justice for the generalists. now that we hear from this report, the culpability falling on the crown prince. of course the question is how the biden administration are going to react to base. did you hear that president joe biden was on a phone call with the king of saudi arabia yesterday in which the two leaders asjoe biden said, wanted to reset the relations between the two countries. but, joe biden also made the point saying he wanted to reiterate his commitment to the human rights of people in the kingdom as well. of course, the story has ramifications for all of that. here is more breaking news with our correspondence, our international

correspondent police in kabul. you and i were talking before this report was released about the implications for the us in dealing with saudi arabia. now that we know the details of this report, now that we know they have assessed that the crown prince approved and ordered the killing of the generalist, what is your assessment of how this is going to play out between the two of them? all this has been known since october 2018. them? all this has been known since october2018. it them? all this has been known since october 2018. it simply was not made public. at the time they were all in the media reports in the united states. generalists quoting their sources and seeing with the high level of probability, the us national intelligence director believed that the operation could not have happened without the approval of the crown prince. now, what's different is that's really in black and white that their assessment and that's how the report

begins. the four pages that we all can see now of this classified report, the first line is that there assessment had had to have been approved if not ordered by the crown prince based on his control of decision—making, based on the fact that one of these key advisers and based on the fact that members of his personal protection services were involved so the united states knew all of that and the second thing is that getting a new president in the white house who had promised and kept his promise to make this report public. it's also a president who has spoken of recalibrating the relationship with saudi arabia and interesting venues is now coming out of sanctions which will be imposed on rapid intervention voice for hunting down dissidents and also the intelligence chief is also being sanctioned by the crown prince is not. i think

what we can expect is the united states is not going to cut its long—standing or a strategic partnership with the united states but it will do things differently and each of not tolerate this kind of behaviour. i think the next few days and weeks will be quite telling to see either course of the biden administration with regards to policymaking and sanctions. i want to bring our viewers up today use the broke with regard to the secretary of state who said the release of this report that they would immediately restrict 76 saturdays over the brutal murder. we have made absolutely clear extraterritorial threats and assaults by saudi arabia. just one

thought with you before we move on to the other developing stories this hour. of course all eyes will be on whatjoe biden says about this situation, but as you said, how they are going to deal with the fact that the crown prince most likely will be ahead of the kingdom in years to come? . . . , ahead of the kingdom in years to come? . ,., , come? this is a very tricky situation _ come? this is a very tricky situation for _ come? this is a very tricky situation for the _ come? this is a very tricky situation for the united . come? this is a very tricky - situation for the united states and foreign saudi arabia. i was in saudi arabia at the time when everyone was watching. what would he do with his favourite son? the man who set to inherit the crown and who is now the de facto leader and i was not too of the opening of the saudi parliaments and everyone was looking for a sick know when they came to open and what would be, how would he treat his favourite son in public and all the signs were that his favourite son

listed his favourite son and then after that he took his son on a tour around saudi arabia and the crown prince himself began a regional tour in a world tour and it was widely regarded at that time that the king was signalling that whatever had happened he was satisfied that his son was not involved or whatever he said would still continue to regard his son as his heir. as a change it now that presidentjoe biden has called him up? we don't know what presidentjoe biden said to him. the statement released by the white house on the white house only said that they discussed universal human rights and rule of law. it's been widely seeing that was code for saying we discussed the affair in the report which would save his cia assessed but don't forget there is no as they say, smoking gun. let us see what words they will use and what role the crown prince will

continue to play or will he have to again go through what was this rehabilitation process. i was in saudi arabia in november and they hosted the g20 meeting virtually. he did not see any sign that the crown prince was in any way a pariah and phyllis thevarus, their intelligence services had all seen the cia reports. services had all seen the cia re orts. . ~ services had all seen the cia re orts. ., ~ i. services had all seen the cia re orts. . ~' ,, , services had all seen the cia reorts. ., ~ i. , . services had all seen the cia reorts. ., ~ , . ., reports. thank you very much for that assessment. _ reports. thank you very much for that assessment. we _ reports. thank you very much for that assessment. we will - reports. thank you very much for that assessment. we will have i reports. thank you very much for. that assessment. we will have more on this story and my reaction to the needs of the us intelligence report into the murder of khashoggi. here are some of the other news. �*age will remain the main factor when deciding who gets priority for covid vaccinations. the committee advising the government has rejected the idea of giving priority to certain occupations— saying the current programme remains the fastest way of reducing deaths. people in their 40s will be next in line for the jab followed by those aged 30 to 39. tonight the health secretary said

the vaccination programme is breaking the link between cases and deaths — but he warned that the pandemic isn't over yet. our health editor hugh pym has the details moving through the population and priority groups, but where next for the vaccination programme once these are complete? there have been calls for key workers, including teachers and police officers, to be top of a new list forjabs but experts advising ministers say age and underlying health conditions are the biggest risk factors, so the next phase will move through younger groups, not occupations. we know the age—based programme is simple and works very well and therefore it seems sensible to continue with that, keeping an eye on speed. couldn't you do both, with age and also some key worker groups? actually, subdividing priorities within any age band may only gain one week.

we would want a 50 or 40—year—old policeman to come forward before a 20—year—old policeman, so, in a way, doing it this way makes that prioritisation much simpler, as well. but police and some other key worker representatives are not happy. they argue their members are vulnerable and deserve to be next in line for the jabs. we have to be in people's faces at times, we have to rub around with people at times, and my colleagues are genuinely scared not getting the vaccination. thejcvi say age is the biggest risk factor, not occupation, what's your response to that? yes, we totally understand what the jcvi are saying but they're treating teaching as any occupation and, of course, distinctively, what happens with teachers is they're working with large groups of young people. if a teacher therefore is ill, a large group of young people has to have a stand—in teacher, the quality of education declines. the first vaccination priority groups were headed by older care home residents and staff,

then down through age bands to take in all those aged 70 and older, the clinically extremely vulnerable and health and care staff. the focus now is on those aged 50 and over and younger people with underlying conditions. the aim is to get through them by the middle of april. the next step will be first doses for younger adults finishing by latejuly, with the expert committee saying the risk of severe illness and death clearly increases with age. at the downing street briefing, the health secretary said in some areas, cases were rising and people must stick to the rules. this stark picture shows that this isn't over yet. the stay at home rules are still in place for a reason. every action that you take, every time you put your mask on, every time you stay at home, you are playing your part. and with some enjoying fine weather today, health officials warned that people should not drop their guard.

hugh pym, bbc news. the police federation of england and wales had been calling for police officers to be prioritised in the second phase of the coronavirus vaccination programme. we can speak to its chair, john apter. welcome to the programme. what is your reaction to the news that the will be according to age and not vaccination? fin will be according to age and not vaccination?— vaccination? on behalf of the 130,000 police _ vaccination? on behalf of the 130,000 police officers - vaccination? on behalf of the 130,000 police officers who l vaccination? on behalf of the 130,000 police officers who i represent crossing into wales, it feels like a very deep and damaging betrayal by the government. i completely accept that the initial phase, the prioritisation for the most vulnerable in society was absolutely the right thing to do. this is not about my members going to the front of the line but there seems to be a real lack of understanding about what policing actually does and what my members are expected to do. they are in of

it. they are rolling around on the floor, they are going in and out of peoples homes, they are working in hospital —— hostile environments and they have been incredibly close to a number of people speaking and coughing at the of this is saying to them and i hope you catch this famous and i hope you die from it. and then there is the issue of transmission. so when my colleagues go in and out of properties, sometimes meeting with vulnerable people, who is to say they don't have the virus themselves because some people just don't know and we know the evidence says that the vaccine prevents transmission. saturday is a whole reason why we felt it was a tangible argument that policing should be prioritised after the most vulnerable have been vaccinated. we feel very let down. there is a real sense of anger. you

have called — there is a real sense of anger. you have called it _ there is a real sense of anger. you have called it a _ there is a real sense of anger. you have called it a betrayal. why do you feel betrayed? is it because you believe you're on the front line and not being respected for the job you do? betrayal is an interesting word to use in this context. i do? betrayal is an interesting word to use in this context.— to use in this context. i chose my words very _ to use in this context. i chose my words very carefully _ to use in this context. i chose my words very carefully but - to use in this context. i chose my words very carefully but a - to use in this context. i chose my words very carefully but a do - to use in this context. i chose my. words very carefully but a do stand by them. since early december when the vaccination programme which is a great success. the vaccination programme was taken to be discussed and it was implemented. we were in discussions with the government and ministers and everybody was on the same page and police at some point should be prioritised and it's not just the police federation calling for this, just the police federation calling forthis, many just the police federation calling for this, many chief constables have stayed with us and felt the same. so we feel we have been led to believe that they were prioritisation. so because of what's been expected of police officers throughout this

pandemic, more and more have been expected and we accept that because we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering _ we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if — we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if you _ we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if you are _ we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if you are privy - we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if you are privy to i we are in a time of crisis. i am wondering if you are privy to the information of how many of your members have, as it stands have been vaccinated? we members have, as it stands have been vaccinated? ~ ., �* ., vaccinated? we don't have the full detail because _ vaccinated? we don't have the full detail because obviously _ vaccinated? we don't have the full detail because obviously there - vaccinated? we don't have the full detail because obviously there are | detail because obviously there are two ways they can be vaccinated. either through the vaccination programme because of age or underlying conditions and there are officers who are going through that process. orsometimes officers who are going through that process. or sometimes they are spare vaccines available around the country and some, but not all, some local health authorities will call on police officers to see if they would like but that's not the way offices should be getting the vaccine. they should be prioritising because of what society expects of them and many of them feel that the

government is turning their back on them. . ~ government is turning their back on them. ., ~ i. government is turning their back on them. ., ~ . ., government is turning their back on them. ., . ., ., them. thank you so much for “oining us and sharing fl them. thank you so much for “oining us and sharing your * them. thank you so much for “oining us and sharing your thoughts h them. thank you so much forjoining us and sharing your thoughts with i us and sharing your thoughts with us. the supreme court has ruled that shamima begum — the woman who left britain as a teenager tojoin the islamic state group in syria — should not be allowed to return here to challenge the removal of her british citizenship. the court ruled unanimously that her rights were not breached when she was refused permission to return. the 21 year old is currently in a camp in northern syria. colin yeo is a barrister, specialising in immigration law. firstly, your reaction to the news today regarding her. it’s firstly, your reaction to the news today regarding her.— today regarding her. it's a surprising _ today regarding her. it's a surprising decision - today regarding her. it's a surprising decision i - today regarding her. it's a surprising decision i think| today regarding her. it's a l surprising decision i think a today regarding her. it's a - surprising decision i think a lot of people in the legal community are surprised by their decision and it's quite emphatically overturned the decision of the court and held that basically she cannot return to the uk to fight her case it isn't the

end of her legal proceedings. the court has not made a ruling on whether she should or should not retain her british citizenship, but they had said she should not be allowed to come back to the uk to fight her case. i5 allowed to come back to the uk to fight her case-— fight her case. is there anything that surprised _ fight her case. is there anything that surprised you _ fight her case. is there anything that surprised you about - fight her case. is there anything that surprised you about the - fight her case. is there anything i that surprised you about the ruling and the evidence put forward with regards to the decision that was made by the supreme court? scared to see it's a deferential_ made by the supreme court? scared to see it's a deferential decision _ made by the supreme court? scared to see it's a deferential decision so - see it's a deferential decision so that the court of appeal had said that the court of appeal had said that perhaps the security risk was not as great as scared by the home secretary who made the decision. the supreme court says the court should not have gone there basically and really should not be meddling in matters of national security. it's quite a deferential decision and that governmental no doubt be quite relieved about it. what's quite relieving from a legal point of view is the reason why she is not able to fight her case is that she has had

her citizenship taken away from her and that's making it extremely difficult for her to fight her case but nothing is offered to enable her to do that even though she's in that printed —— predicament by an action taken by the government. does printed -- predicament by an action taken by the government. does that mean all avenues _ taken by the government. does that mean all avenues are _ taken by the government. does that mean all avenues are close - taken by the government. does that mean all avenues are close for - taken by the government. does that mean all avenues are close for her l mean all avenues are close for her in terms of a fight to reclaim her british citizenship? trio. in terms of a fight to reclaim her british citizenship?— in terms of a fight to reclaim her british citizenship? no. it not the end of her— british citizenship? no. it not the end of her case. _ british citizenship? no. it not the end of her case. it's _ british citizenship? no. it not the end of her case. it's the - british citizenship? no. it not the end of her case. it's the end - british citizenship? no. it not the end of her case. it's the end of. end of her case. it's the end of these proceedings which were specifically about whether she could come back to the uk but she carried on fighting her case about whether it was the right decision or not to have deprived her british citizenship and there's a lot of arguments to be had about that. there's a lot of people who say it's not really correct for the uk to be trying to get rid of her and deprive her of a british citizenship when she was born here and brought up here and radicalised here and basically trying to force her to become the responsibility of another country that has not had those kinds of links with her in the past. she

is one of a _ of links with her in the past. she is one of a number— of links with her in the past. she is one of a number of women from britain who are in a similar position?— britain who are in a similar osition? , . ., ., , ., position? yes. we are not sure how man . position? yes. we are not sure how many- what — position? yes. we are not sure how many. what she's _ position? yes. we are not sure how many. what she's going _ position? yes. we are not sure how many. what she's going to - position? yes. we are not sure how many. what she's going to be - position? yes. we are not sure how many. what she's going to be a - position? yes. we are not sure how| many. what she's going to be a way is taken away from you, it was almost unknown until about ten years ago and there's been a steady increase and a quite dramatic increase, 2017 in the number of people who have their citizenship taken away from them. over a hundred people in 2017. those cases are still outstanding. some of those people will be trying to fight them, some won't. there are quite a few cases going to the courts as i understand it no one is quite sure what the numbers are. the home office is probably keeping track. just a reminder of our breaking news this hour. that the us intelligence report seeing into the clearing of generalist khashoggi has been made public and it has accused the saudi crown prince of ordering and

capturing and issuing the orders to kill the generalist. stay with us. good evening. friday brought us another springlike day, with some blue sky, some sunshine and temperatures warm for this time of year. this was the scene as the sun set in cambridgeshire a little bit earlier on. largely clear skies there, a little bit of patchy cloud drifting around, but it's going to be quite a cold night under those clear skies for many of us. so through the weekend, things are staying dry largely. some sunny spells around but some chilly nights as well. it won't be dry across the board. we have got a weak front that's working in from the northwest. that will be a bit of a player

in the weather through into saturday morning, but it should clear away later saturday and into sunday. it is bringing more cloud and some light patchy outbreaks of rain to scotland and northern ireland through the course of tonight. england and wales are staying dry with some mist and some fog patches and a touch of frost as well, as temperatures get down to freezing or a few degrees below in one or two spots. the areas most likely to see the mist and fog are across parts of the welsh marshes, south wales, down towards somerset and into dorset as well. so some early frost for some of us, some mist and some fog patches that should clear away fairly quickly as the sunshine gets going.

england and wales are staying dry with some mist and some fog patches and a touch of frost as well, as temperatures get down to freezing or a few degrees below in one or two spots. the areas most likely to see the mist and fog are across parts of the welsh marshes, south wales, down towards somerset and into dorset as well. so some early frost for some of us, some mist and some fog patches that

this is bbc news. the headlines: a report compiled by us intelligence officials — and just made public — say they believes saudi arabia's crown prince muhammad bin salman approved an operation to capture or kill saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. police in nigeria have begun a search operation after more than 300 girls were abducted from a school in north west nigeria by armed men. the abduction happened at a secondary school in the town ofjangebe. britain's supreme court rules that shamima begum — who left london as a teenager to join the islamic state group — cannot return to challenge the removal of her uk citizenship. prince harry has revealed that the pressure caused by newspaper reports damaged his mental health. the prince said in an interview

that his decision to move to the us was what any husband and father would do. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on our breaking news, the release of the us intelligence report released a few hours ago which it says the saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman approved a plan to kill or capture jamal khashoggi. he was murdered in the kingdom's consulate in istanbul in 2018. the us report says the prince saw mr khashoggi as a threat. prince mohammed has always denied having anything to do with the killing. well, let's speak now to sherif mansour, middle east program coordinator of the committee for the protection ofjournalists. thank you so much forjoining us on the bbc news. i know you like many others have been waiting to see the

details of this report for a number of years. just give me a reaction to what you have read. i of years. just give me a reaction to what you have read.— what you have read. i am happy toda . i what you have read. i am happy today- i think. _ what you have read. i am happy today. i think, finally, - what you have read. i am happy today. i think, finally, we - what you have read. i am happy today. i think, finally, we have| what you have read. i am happy. today. i think, finally, we have the proof khashoggi died for. to hear it coming from the white house finally, after former coming from the white house finally, afterformer president coming from the white house finally, after former president trump had tried to hide it and fight it, we can at least see a us president was willing to tell the world what they already know. there was always a question about what to do about it. everything one —— was stopped in front of saying it out loud and making it official. that is why we have committed to protecting reporters... sanction the saudi crown prince the same way 76 now

officials have been named associated with the murder of khashoggi. yes. with the murder of khashoggi. yes, that news just _ with the murder of khashoggi. yes, that newsjust coming _ with the murder of khashoggi. yes, that news just coming to with the murder of khashoggi. yes, that newsjust coming to us, the us that news just coming to us, the us secretary of state antony blinken saying they will be a ban on anybody related to the activities of those involved with the killing of jamal khashoggi. you would just said that point about how the biden administration are willing to be transparent and open with the release of this report, but of course does it not mean that the details of common terms of action for the protection ofjournalists, comes in what his next move is going to be with regards to how they are going to deal with this situation? absolutely, and i think section the crown prince will send the message —— sanctioning. in this case, no one, who they are, can kill a journalist and basically get away with it, and this is notjust a

matter of safety, it is notjust a matter of safety, it is notjust a matter of safety, it is notjust a matter of saudi arabia, it is a matter of saudi arabia, it is a matter of saudi arabia, it is a matter of a lot of world leaders, government officials, even non—state actors, who have been killing journalists with impunity under former president trump. i am wondering _ former president trump. i am wondering if _ former president trump. i am wondering if you _ former president trump. i am wondering if you can - former president trump. i am wondering if you can just - former president trump. i am wondering if you can just take this time to share with our viewers — we called him the dissidentjournalist, and that is a title associated with jamal khashoggi, but give us an idea of the work he was doing, and why he was considered as we heard today a threat to the kingdom. jamal khashoggi — threat to the kingdom. jamal khashoggi was _ threat to the kingdom. jamal khashoggi was actually - threat to the kingdom. jamal khashoggi was actually one | threat to the kingdom. i:n—.i khashoggi was actually one prominent journalist who worked on sally— us relations for decades. it was not until very recently has decided to break away from the crown prince's

new web of influencers and challenge him, especially when he started jailing journalists, some of his own friends, and when he started giving threats. stop from opening his own channel, resuming anyjournalism channel, resuming any journalism outside channel, resuming anyjournalism outside the country, and that is why he decided to flee and that is why he decided to flee and that is why he started working for the washington post, and he said everything about why he was doing it. it was for the people who had no voice, and right now, many... some who have access to lawyers, some who go disappear and we never know they are arrested after months later. that is what i think the legacy of

khashoggi should be. he paid his life, risked his life, to tell the news about oppression in saudi arabia and warned the world about the crown prince, and even called him a putin wannabe, which was exactly what happened. the safety issues still remain _ exactly what happened. the safety issues still remain with _ exactly what happened. the safety issues still remain with regards - exactly what happened. the safety issues still remain with regards to | issues still remain with regards to journalists working in, for example, the middle east but, as we know, other areas around the world. what kind of protection would you like to see in place forjournalists that do the work as you just described there that jamal khashoggi was the work as you just described there thatjamal khashoggi was doing? i that jamal khashoggi was doing? i consider myself an exiled journalist as well, and i think that is what we can right now agree on, is that there should be tangible punishment against targeting dissidents. what

the state department have announced todayis the state department have announced today is welcome. we are going to make sure it is notjust targeting saudi but other middle eastern, or worldwide, dictatorships. what we want is the same magnitsky sanction of notjust punishing individuals with visa denials but also punishing the crown prince in saudi arabia by suspending aid, and suspending the supply of training, of surveillance technology that allegedly was used to even target khashoggi himself. this is kind of material support that an ally of the us gets and should not be abusing from now on. sherif, thank you for being with us at this time which has been much

anticipated for your programme. sherif mansour, thank you. gunmen in nigeria have kidnapped hundreds of girls from a boarding school in the north—western state of za mfara. police say more than 300 girls had been taken from their dormitories in the early hours of the morning. it's not clear who carried out the attack. schools in northern nigeria have frequently been targeted by kidnappers. let's return to the news that health officials here in the uk have been warning people to stick to the social distancing restrictions despite the fast roll—out of the vaccine. england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, has said he's positive about the progress of the vaccination programme but warned that there is a long way to go and we must continue to stick to the rules. we have now completed 19,000,000 1st doses of vaccine. we have given those first doses very successfully to cohorts 1—4, and we are moving at some speed

through cohorts 5—6. but these are first doses, people do need a second dose, and given that the totality of the cohorts 1—9, the priority cohorts, is about 30 million people, each of whom need two doses of the vaccine, by my rough calculations, there are still a0 million doses of the vaccine to be given. so much as it is encouraging, and much as i am really very upbeat about vaccines and how they are going to change how we live and what the disease is like between now and the summer, there is a long way to go. and my inbox in the last week has been besieged with people writing in, saying, "i have had

the vaccine, essentially, can i now start to break the rules? can i go and see my grandchildren?" cani can i do x, y and z? and the answer to that is no. we are not yet collectively, as a country, in the right place. and all of the patients that i vaccinate, and they will know it if they are listening on the tv, i say to them, "and remember, all of the rules still apply to all of you and all of us until we are in a much safer place." it doesn't change because you have had your first dose of vaccine. and so, please don't be tempted to think, "one home visit might be all right now, weather's getting better, going to be a nice weekend, one small gathering in your house won't really matter." i'm afraid it does, and the data on the slides speak for themselves. so my kind of key message tonight is, look, this is all going very

well, but there are some worrying signs that people are relaxing, taking their foot off the brake at exactly the wrong time. it's a bit like being 3—0 up in a game, thinking we can't possibly lose this now. but how many times have you seen the other side take it 4—3? do not wreck this now. it is too early to relax. just continue to maintain discipline and hang onjust a few more months. do not wreck this now. we are so close. jonathan van tam there. there is further evidence that covid vaccines may help prevent the spread of coronavirus as well as protecting against getting ill. a study of health care workers in cambridge has found that a single dose of the pfizer—biontech vaccine dramatically cuts the risk of getting the virus without symptoms. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. like thousands of health care workers in cambridge, daniella does a weekly swab test for coronavirus before she goes

to work at addenbrooke's hospital. it will show whether she could be carrying the virus without displaying symptoms. that swab is analysed at these university labs, where they compared the results from staff like daniella who'd received the pfizer vaccine with those yet to be immunised. in early data, they found that two weeks after the first dose, the risk of asymptomatic infection — carrying the virus without knowing it — was reduced by 75%. an england—wide study of health workers found a similar protective effect. this is a genuine good news story. people should be really pleased that the vaccine will protect them and they should have the vaccine in order to prevent themselves and others from getting infected. i think it will help us get out of lockdown, help other countries get

out of lockdown and it will allow us to get back to normal. hi, laura. can i check your blood pressure? daniella is a nursing apprentice addenbrooke's. nearly nine in ten staff here have had their first dose of vaccine. important, as it reduces their chance of getting infected and may protect patients. it makes me feel very happy knowing that i will not pass the virus to anyone around me. it's very reassuring. very reassuring. it was one of the big unknowns — can vaccines help slow the transmission of coronavirus? the study here adds to growing evidence that they do. that has huge implications. it suggests vaccination benefits notjust the individual but the wider community. it's vital people have both doses of vaccine. but while highly effective, they don't offer 100% protection from catching coronavirus or passing it on. so while infection rates remain high, so distancing will continue to be important.

—— social distancing will continue to be important. for i news —— fergus walsh. now let's take a look at the latest official figures. there were 8,523 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. it means an average of 9,688 new cases were recorded per day in the last week. across the uk, an average of 15,1185 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to sunday — including suspected cases in wales. in the last 2a hours, 3115 deaths have been recorded — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on average, 357 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the total number of people

who've died is 122,415. now on to the vaccination programme figures. nearly a85,720 people had their first dose of a vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. this means nearly 19.2 million people have now had their first vaccination. some of the first people to check into quarantine hotels have had their first taste of freedom upon their release today after self—isolating for 11 nights. from last monday, uk and irish nationals returning to england from a "red list" country deemed at high risk for covid—19 have had to check into quarantine hotels. hotel guests have criticised the £1,750 fee for the stay, which is punishable by a fine of up to £10,000 or ten years in prison if breached. the rule applies to people returning to scotland from any destination. well, we can speak now to scott fowler from buckie in scotland, who is currently on day eight of ten in hotel quarantine

in heathrow after coming back from a work trip. thanks so much for chatting to us. how are you feeling? irlat thanks so much for chatting to us. how are you feeling?— thanks so much for chatting to us. how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be auoin how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be going home. _ how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be going home. this— how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be going home. this is— how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be going home. this is day - how are you feeling? not bad, ready to be going home. this is day eight, | to be going home. this is day eight, i've been away from home since the zist i've been away from home since the 21st of december, and this was an added bonus, if you can call it. once i came home for my work in guyana, to have to do this quarantine for ten days prior to going home. we quarantine for ten days prior to going home-— quarantine for ten days prior to going home. we should probably exlain to going home. we should probably exolain to our— going home. we should probably explain to our viewers _ going home. we should probably explain to our viewers what - going home. we should probably explain to our viewers what it. going home. we should probably explain to our viewers what it is l explain to our viewers what it is you do for yourjob that has meant that you have been away from your family for so long and how you been basically going from isolation bubble to quarantine bubble. yes. basically going from isolation bubble to quarantine bubble. yes, i work for a drilling _ bubble to quarantine bubble. yes, i work for a drilling contractor - bubble to quarantine bubble. yes, i work for a drilling contractor in - work for a drilling contractor in aberdeen. we work in ion, south america, on a rotation —— n'jie

in guyana. is only a month on, month off, we have been... they set up a strict isolation protocol for us which means we do two weeks strict isolation in a hotel there we have got so use of in london, for two weeks, priorto got so use of in london, for two weeks, prior to flying out to guyana on a private charter flight. from there, we go straight offshore, 100 few offshore onto the installation, and spend six was on their come all the time in a bubble, and then returning home after six weeks —— spend six weeks on there. normally, we would go straight home, but on this occasion here, we have had to, because it is a red list country, we have had to do this ten day government quarantine. which we all

think is quite unfair because we have obviously been in a cove free bubble for the eight weeks prior to that, and now we are basically with that, and now we are basically with that bubble... that, and now we are basically with that bubble. . .— that bubble... how much time will ou tet that bubble... how much time will you get with _ that bubble. .. how much time will you get with your— that bubble... how much time will you get with your family, - that bubble... how much time will you get with your family, which i that bubble... how much time will you get with your family, which is | you get with yourfamily, which is the reason why you are back here? yes, i will get home on monday morning, and then i will only have two weeks morning, and then i will only have two wee , ., , , ., morning, and then i will only have twowee , ., , , ., ., two weeks with my family prior to comint two weeks with my family prior to coming back _ two weeks with my family prior to coming back and _ two weeks with my family prior to coming back and isolating - two weeks with my family prior to coming back and isolating for- two weeks with my family prior to coming back and isolating for two | coming back and isolating for two weeks prior to flying back to guyana. i weeks prior to flying back to gu ana. ., ., , ., guyana. i have to say, listening to ou, it is guyana. i have to say, listening to you, it is exhausting _ guyana. i have to say, listening to you, it is exhausting to _ guyana. i have to say, listening to you, it is exhausting to know- guyana. i have to say, listening to you, it is exhausting to know the i you, it is exhausting to know the amount of travel and the isolation you have been through. i mean, i'm just wondering what impact this has had on your mental health, and if you believe that the quarantine system is working for you. ida. you believe that the quarantine system is working for you. no, the quarantine — system is working for you. no, the quarantine system _ system is working for you. no, the quarantine system is _ system is working for you. no, the quarantine system is pretty - quarantine system is pretty pointless for us. we have been in a

bubble, a covid free, proven covid free bubble for eight weeks prior to coming back to the uk, now we find ourselves having to do another ten days, and which is not a covid free bubble. the workers at the hotel here, they have been very good, but they are travelling back and forth from their home to work every day here and mixing with people in the hotel. we are now out with that safety bubble that we have been used to, and it is, obviously, a big strain on the workforce and our families at home, probably more so. it is a big strain which we really need to get an exemption from, this ten day rule, when we come back. my employer has got a proven gold standard isolation, covid free

facility in london, and we have been doing this a year now and have a no cases of covid on the rig.— cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i _ cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i can _ cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i can just _ cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i can just for _ cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i can just for a - cases of covid on the rig. scott, i wonder if i can just for a moment wonder if i canjust for a moment give you this government statement that has been given to us in relation to the conversation we are having. they say, we recognise the inconvenience imposing travel bands has had an individual is on a personal level, as well as economic impacts on businesses, but these businesses are necessary to protect a book health, intro the virus and save lives. what is your reaction to that? i save lives. what is your reaction to that? , ., y�* that? i understand where they're comint that? i understand where they're coming from. — that? i understand where they're coming from, but _ that? i understand where they're coming from, but we _ that? i understand where they're coming from, but we have - that? i understand where they're coming from, but we have not i that? i understand where they're i coming from, but we have not been abroad on holiday, mixing with the local population of these countries. we are in a bubble and we are actually more at risk in a quarantine hotel in london then we are actually at work, would be my

answer to that. i fully understand people may be on holiday or travelling around these countries, but we are quite a unique bunch of people who have kept ourselves safe. and i think that is where in lies the conversation of how to deal with situations that are incredibly unique, and people such as yourself that are travelling that much in those bubbles. scott, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. a couple of more days to go and you will be free, for a few more days. hopefully my wife will be glad to see me come home! i hopefully my wife will be glad to see me come home!— hopefully my wife will be glad to see me come home! i have a feeling she will be, — see me come home! i have a feeling she will be. so _ see me come home! i have a feeling she will be, so thank— see me come home! i have a feeling she will be, so thank you _ see me come home! i have a feeling she will be, so thank you so - see me come home! i have a feeling she will be, so thank you so much i she will be, so thank you so much forjoining us, scott.— forjoining us, scott. thanks very much for your— forjoining us, scott. thanks very much for your time. _ the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, says scotland's current leaders and its prosecution service have failed. mr salmond has been giving evidence all afternoon to a parliamentary inquiry investigating the scottish government's mishandling of sexual harassment claims against him.

alex salmond — who led the snp for 20 years — was cleared of all charges in a trial last year. he has previously accused people close to his successor, nicola sturgeon, of plotting against him. she has denied his claims. our scotland editor sarah smith has the story. alex salmond arriving at the very parliament he once dominated as the most powerful man in scotland, with a story to tell about government failings and a conspiracy to destroy him. he is speaking under oath. i swear by almighty god that i will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. but angry. he's been told there are things he cannot discuss for legal reasons. i received a letter of what i was and wasn't allowed to talk about and, according to that letter, i'm not allowed to talk about areas of my written evidence that were submitted in good faith to this committee, which are easily available online in reputable journals for anybody to see.

he said he didn't think scotland's democracy was failing, he blames the people, and that includes nicola sturgeon — at the top of the system. the scottish civil servant hasn't failed, its leadership has failed. the crown office hasn't failed, its leadership has failed. scotland hasn't failed, its leadership has failed. one majorfail was in 2019, when alex salmond won a legal battle with the scottish government over how it handled complaints of sexual harassment against him. it was ruled unlawful, that's what the inquiry�*s investigating, and, don't forget, mr salmond was paid over £500,000 of public money for his legal costs. in terms of the people watching this, the people who paid the £630,000 that the government wasted, many people watching this will find it surprising that anyone is seriously arguing

that the judicial review in the full public court was worth the public expenditure that the government wasted upon it. during the criminal trial last year, in which mr salmond was acquitted of all sexual assault charges, he did admit to inappropriate behaviour towards women he worked with. of the behaviours you have admitted to, some of which are appalling, are you sorry? over the last three years, there have been two court cases, twojudges and a jury, and i'm resting on the proceedings of these cases. nicola sturgeon originally told parliament that the first she knew of complaints against alex salmond was on the 2nd of april, when he told her about it at a meeting at her home. she later had to admit she had forgotten about a meeting on the 29th of march with salmond's former chief of staff, in which he says the complaints were discussed. mr salmond says she's lying and he thinks he knows why.

if the meeting of the 29th of march is admitted, and indeed the subject matter is admitted, then it makes it very difficult to argue that the meeting of the 2nd of april was on party business as opposed to government business. if that were the case, then under the ministerial code, the correct thing to do would have been to correct the record as timorously as possible. there are now significant questions for nicola sturgeon to answer. why was there no official record kept of that meeting with alex salmond, as there must be if it was government business? he says he has no doubts she broke the ministerial code. she will set out her version of events to the holyrood inquiry next week. sarah smith reporting there. prince harry says he had to step back from royal duties because his mental health was being destroyed by the british press. in an interview with the chat show host james corden on american television, the prince said he did what

any husband orfather would do, saying his decision to move to america was about "stepping back, not stepping down". and he insisted his life would always be about public service. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. here we are. this is very nice. yeah. it's the first time i've been on an open tour bus. is it really?! yeah. no! i'm not really allowed to. in the la sunshine, from the top deck of a tourist bus, prince harry opened up to his friend james corden about leaving the uk and, ultimately, royal duty. it was never walking away, it was... it was stepping back rather than stepping down. right. you know, it was a really difficult environment, as i think a lot of people saw. we all know what the british press can be like and it was destroying my mental health. really? i was like, this is toxic. yeah. so, i did what any husband and what any father would do, i was like, i need to get my family out of here — there were lighter moments too, including a call to his wife. haz, how's your tour of la going?

haz? i didn't know we were calling you "haz" now! no, you're not my wife, so...! james corden offered a sympathetic ear and harry was clearly at ease. he revealed that he had watched the tv series the crown, his son archie's first word was "crocodile" and there'd been a special gift from the queen. interesting, my grandmother asked us what archie wanted for christmas and meg said a waffle maker. sorry, you're glossing over the fact that i cannot for the life of me imagine the queen ordering a waffle maker! for two brits living in california, there were some memories of home. there you go, a little slice of home, huh?! next weekend, it will be meghan's turn, with the broadcast of her interview with oprah winfrey. daniela relph, bbc news. the headlines... now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. the start of metre logical spring is only a few days away now, and today felt like a springlike day, some

blue skies, warm sunshine. some sunshine by day, but some chilly nights in the forecast. we have got a weather from bringing a nights in the forecast. we have got a weatherfrom bringing a bit more cloud and a few splashes of rain to northern ireland and scotland through tonight, england and wales clear and dry, with some mist and some fog patches. could be a bit of frosting is and if you fog patches around, especially in the south first thing. they should gradually clear away. this band of cloud will push out into northern england, brightening up in the sunshine later on, sunny spells to the south of that, and temperatures about 10—13, doing well for this part of february. a little bit of fog and low cloud through the morning, lifting during the course of the afternoon, and a top temperatures around 9—11 on sunday. bye—bye.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines.... us intelligence officials say saudi arabia's crown prince personally approved an operation that killed the journalist jamal khashoggi. police in nigeria begin a search operation after more than 300 girls were abducted from a school in the country's north west. more good news on the effectiveness of covid vaccines as a british study shows even a single dose of the pfizerjab stops the virus spreading. this is my first time on being on an open topped bus. is it really? yeah. no! i'm not really allowed to. a new american life but still one of service — prince harry explains why he felt compelled to move across the atlantic. it was destroying my mental health. i was like, "this is toxic." yeah.

so, i did what any husband or any father would do is, like,