tonight at 10:00 — yet more evidence of the dramatic impact the covid vaccine is having. the latest data shows just one dose reduces your chances of ending up in hospital by 80%. and it more than halves your risk of developing symptoms. this is seriously encouraging. it shows the power of science. and what it means for you is, when the call comes, get the jab. more than 38% of the uk's adult population have now been vaccinated. also tonight... the duke of edinburgh is moved to a specialist heart hospital in london for further treatment. a fall from grace — the former french president nicolas sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and given a three year sentence. i'm in balenciagas, guys.

i've got trackie bottoms on my bottoms and i'm comfortable... and a star—studded hollywood awards ceremony, lockdown style, on a good night for the brits at the golden globes. and coming up in sport, on bbc news... the bha tell gordon elliott he can't race horses in britain while an irish investigation into a picture of him sitting on a dead horse is carried out. good evening. there's yet more evidence of the dramatic impact the two main coronavirus vaccines being used in the uk are having. the data is based on people in england who were the first to receive the jab. it suggests thatjust one dose of either the oxford astrazeneca or the pfizer biontech vaccine cuts the risk by 60% of people over the age of 70 developing any covid symptoms.

it also reduces by more than 80% the chance of the over 80s needing hospital treatment. but the government stressed that people should still have their second jab and warned that it takes about three weeks for the protective effects to develop. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. a few seconds and it's done. more than 20 million of us have rolled up our sleeves, and confidence in covid vaccines is soaring here, with good reason. new data from england shows that among the over 80s, a single shot of either the oxford astrazeneca or pfizer vaccines cuts the risk of being admitted to hospital with covid by more than 80%. the protection takes 3—4 weeks to build. it gives us those first glimpses of how, if we are patient and we give this vaccine programme time to have its full effect, it is going to, hopefully, take us into a very different world in the next few months.

but we have to be patient, we have to push on with the vaccine programme. hospital admissions are falling fastest among the over 65s, among the first to get immunized, down by 48% since the start of the year. compare that to a 35% drop among the under 65, most of whom have yet to have a jab. and deaths among the over 65s are down by 57% in the same period compared to a 47% decline in younger ages. clear evidence that vaccines offer strong protection. but could that be undermined by the emergence of new variants? a nationwide search is under way to track down a person here infected with a variant of the virus that originated in brazil. six cases of the brazilian variant have been found here, a mutation that seems to evade at least part of the immune system.

these and other mutations are associated with reduced impact of antibodies against the virus in laboratory experiments. the current vaccines have not yet been studied against this variant, and we will need to wait further clinical and trial data to understand the vaccine effectiveness against this variant. for now, the more contagious kent variant appears so dominant in the uk, there may be little competitive advantage for other mutated versions, but that could easily change. suppressing new variants will be far easier if overall case numbers are kept low and vaccine take up high. fergus walsh, bbc news. the prime minister has been defending england's border controls after it emerged that officials have been unable to find one of six people infected with a variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. 0ur political editor

laura kuenssberg has more. an unwelcome arrival. a new variant of coronavirus has landed on uk soil. with two cases near bristol and three in aberdeen, extra tests are being used to track any spread. but the urgent hunt is for a sixth person with a positive test who can't be found. i look at what we've done in the case of the south african variant. a massive effort went in there. and the same is going on now to try to contain any spread of the brazilian variant. it's caused concern notjust because there was chaos in manaus in brazil where it was first found, but the risk is that it spreads more easily and responds less well to the vaccine too. the mystery patient carrying the variant hasn't been traced because they didn't fill in their paperwork properly. the variant was detected on the other side of the world injapan in earlyjanuary. 0n the 15th, the government banned travel to the uk from brazil

and other south american countries. but british nationals were still allowed to fly back as long as they isolated at home for ten days. after weeks of discussions the government then changed the policy, deciding on the 27th that brits coming home from countries at risk would be quarantined in hotels as soon as they arrived. but it wasn't until three weeks later, on february 15th, that passengers started having to stay in hotels rather than travel home, after the six had developed the disease. government measures at the border have been too little, too late. they've been behind the curve. the government was warned about putting the hotel quarantining system into place as soon as possible. someone carrying the brazilian variant was able to disappear weeks after the variant was first detected, because the government hadn't yet got round to introducing quarantine hotels. do you believe that that delay would have put people at risk? no, we had already quarantine

in place and in fact, we'd already put in place a ban on direct travel from brazil. also, this positive test was on the 12th or 13th of february, we think. and that was obviously over two weeks ago and we haven't seen any further knock on transmissions in the data. this is more thanjust a political "i told you so" moment for the opposition. it's a reminder of the threat from new forms of the virus that will continue to emerge. and the government isn't willing to cut off the country from the rest of the world completely. so it is a risk that won't be straightforward to manage. last night, london's heathrow looked as if they were struggling even to manage social distancing in long queues. as the search for the patient with the variant continues the dilemma is stopping the disease coming in without stopping everything taking off. laura kuenssberg, bbc

news, westminster. the latest official figures show there were 5,455 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that's the lowest since september. it means an average of 7,980 new cases were recorded per day in the last week. across the uk, 14,808 people are in hospital with coronavirus in the last 24 hours 104 deaths have been recorded, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on average, 314 deaths were announced every day in the past week — the lowest its been since the beginning of november. the total number of people who've died is now 122,953. almost 186,000 more people had theirfirst dose of a vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. just over 20 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's more than 38% of the uk's adult population.

0ur medical editor fergus walsh is with me now. so, millions of people have now been vaccinated and the results are looking very promising? they are, sophie. the evidence on vaccines today is quite simply stunning. they are way more effective than scientists would have dreamt of a year ago. and what we can say pretty categorically tonight is, whether you have the pfizerjab or the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, they both work really well, offering strong protection against serious illness. now, that is among the elderly, those most at risk, who we would normally expect to respond less well to vaccines. you'll remember that several european countries decided to restrict their use and not give them to older adults. well, breaking news tonight, the french health minister has

partially reversed its country's decision and now the oxford astrazeneca jab will be available for people aged 65—74 in france. this spectacular effectiveness comes after one dose. it will be absolutely essential people have their second shot. that should boost effectiveness beyond 90% and may community last even longer. but it's not 100% effective. and while there are still a lot of viruses circulating, it is imperative people keep their guard up and maintain a social distancing. then there are the new variants. they are a potential worry, the new variants. they are a potentialworry, but the new variants. they are a potential worry, but clinical trials of updated vaccines that will deal with these variants are planned for early summer. and they should be ready, the new updated vaccines, by the autumn, should we need them. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to st bart's hospital in london for tests on a pre—existing heart condition. he was driven by ambulance today

after almost two weeks at another london hosptial. 99—year—old prince philip is expected to remain at bart's for the rest of the week. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vii hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view of a patient who is being placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. "the duke of edinburgh was today transferred from king edward vii's hospital to st bartholomew's hospital, where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition." the journey across london was a short one.

st bartholomew's, or bart's, is britain's oldest hospital, but it has some of the most modern and extensive facilities for cardiac care. it's a recognised centre of excellence. it's the largest specialist centre for this type of condition in the uk, and one of the largest in europe, and so you can see all of the subspecialists, whether it's a problem with the heart rhythm, a problem with the blood supply to the heart, or the heart muscle, all under one roof and delivering care at the same time. the duke has suffered heart issues in the past. in 2011, there was an emergency admission to papworth hospital in cambridgeshire. he had suffered chest pains at sandringham. the queen and his immediate family all went to his bedside. a blocked coronary artery was diagnosed. it had been a close call. yet there has been no suggestion until today of any recurrence of any heart problems. for a man approaching his 100th birthday, the duke has seemed in generally good health, yet his hospital stay is now longer than any previous one.

it's unclear whether the duke will require any surgical procedure on his heart, such as occurred in 2011. on that occasion, he had a stent inserted to relieve the blocked coronary artery. on this occasion, all the palace will say is that he's comfortable and responding to treatment. nicholas witchell, bbc news. what will go amidst all of this, a message of reassurance from the palace. tonight, footage of the queen on a video call, unveiling a statue of herself in south australia. it was recorded a few days ago, before the latest news of the duke. at the queen sounded unmistakably cheerful. it the duke. at the queen sounded unmistakably cheerful.— the duke. at the queen sounded unmistakably cheerful. it might be uuite unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming _ unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to _ unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to suddenly - unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to suddenly see - unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to suddenly see it | quite alarming to suddenly see it out of— quite alarming to suddenly see it out of the — quite alarming to suddenly see it out of the window, if she arrived unexpectedly. all out of the window, if she arrived unexpectedly-— out of the window, if she arrived unexpectedly. all of which would seem to emphasise _ unexpectedly. all of which would seem to emphasise that - unexpectedly. all of which would seem to emphasise that these i unexpectedly. all of which would - seem to emphasise that these royals don't dwell on their problems, they get on with the job. we can talk to

hugh pym now. tell us a bit more about why the duke will be moved to another london hospital. we about why the duke will be moved to another london hospital.— another london hospital. we know from the statement _ another london hospital. we know from the statement that _ another london hospital. we know from the statement that doctors . another london hospital. we know. from the statement that doctors want to carry out tests on to make observations related to a pre—existing heart condition that the duke house. you can understand why they might want to go to a specialist unit like the bart's heart centre, with 24/7 availability of some of the best hot consultants in the country. we don't know what the condition is. we can speculate that it the condition is. we can speculate thatitis the condition is. we can speculate that it is linked to his blocked coronary artery in 2011, and a stent being put in. some patients who have that procedure experience problems further down the road. it could be that the infection is somehow linked to his heart issue, possibly exacerbating a problem with heart rhythm. so there will be a lot of monitoring going on, ecgs, blood

pressure monitoring and so on. i get the feeling he has been moved to bart's because of the possibility, no more than that, that doctors might want to carry out some form of intervention or procedure. hugh pym, thank ou. the former president of france nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption. a court in paris heard wiretap evidence that he offered a magistrate a job in monaco in return for information about a separate corruption investigation. sarkozy — who is 66 — was sentenced to three years prison, two of them suspended. he was told he could serve the remaining year at home with an electronic tag. lucy williamson is in paris for us tonight. lucy? this case was something of an accident, the result of a police phone tap in a different investigation that picked up a discussion about bribery between sarkozy and his lawyer. it is not the only trial that mr sarkozy is

facing but it is the first and the first time a president has been given a custodial sentence. nicolas sarkozy arrived at court today a former president, right up to the salute outside the court room doors. once inside, the president turned defendant. no salutes from the judge, just a dressing down and a guilty verdict. corruption and influence peddling. for him, his former lawyer, and the judge they tried to bribe. the judge said that mr sarkozy had known what he was doing was wrong and spoke of a dark veil hanging over his lawyer's ethical responsibilities. years after mr sarkozy left office, his time as president of france continues to generate headlines. mr sarkozy�*s time in office has prompted several investigations. this trial was the result of an enquiry into campaign financing in which a police phone tap recorded him and his lawyer discussing plans to bribe a judge, in return for information about another investigation into alleged donations

by the l'0real heiress, liliane bettencourt. among those lining up to lend support today, france's interior minister. translation: i never comment on court decisions but everyonel knows the affection, the respect i have for nicolas sarkozy who was a great president for the republic and who, in these difficult times, obviously has my support, my friendly support. almost a decade after he left office, mr sarkozy still has a lot of influence and a lot of enemies. to many, he is still the "bling bling president" who was always one step ahead. translation: there is a tendency to believe that the elites _ are protected, especially presidents, with presidential immunity. i think this would be the first time a president has gone to jail, and that is a good thing. mr sarkozy�*s lawyer said they would appeal the verdict. translation: today we are obviously appealing against this decision. -

it sometimes takes time in cases as complicated as this one for the truth to emerge and i think it will emerge before the magistrates of the court of appeal. the former president is due back in court later this month to face charges of illegally financing his unsuccessful re—election bid in 2012. the machinery of the french state, face to face with the man who once led it. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. an entire generation of children in war torn yemen risks missing an education. after six years of civil war — one in five schools is unusable. help is hard to come by. the uk government has just announced it's cutting its aid budget to yemen by more than 50%. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to one school where children are trying to learn — despite it all. it's a hard road for little feet, but in the early morning

on the outskirts of taiz, they flock here across the rubble. this is their prized equipment, stored nearby under lock and key. time for morning assembly. leading the drill, the top student, ahmed. the primary school was the pride of the district until 2016, when it was occupied by houthi rebels and became a battleground. it has been reclaimed, such as it is, but some days, pupils sit and wait for teachers. the government hasn't paid many of them in years. so, in this class, there is a substitute. he calls. they respond.

ahmed fills in. he's nine years old. and has been blind from birth. this is his dream job for the future. in the meantime, he's got a wish list. distant explosions. ahmed, what's that noise?

frontline or not, classes continue here. down below, it's mathematics. over here, it's arabic language. teachers tell us the war has already taught these children to be resilient. they say the pupils rarely miss a day. now, more than ever, they are hungry for education. school's out, and this is the journey home for ahmed and his sister, fatima, who is also blind. a friend leads the way. ahmed calls him his car. a stumble doesn't stop ahmed.

he is a study in determination. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz. the scottish government has agreed to publish the legal advice it was given in the civil case in 2018 against alex salmond that it lost. the government admitted it acted unlawfully when investigating allegations of sexual harassment against mr salmond. the inquiry into the government's conduct is still going on. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith is in glasgow for us, what impact will this have on the war of words between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon? alex salmond is convinced this could prove one of his central allegations against nicola sturgeon namely that she ignored legal advice that her government was likely to lose a court battle with him when he challenged her of investigated claims of sexual harassment against him. alex salmond is convinced the scottish government lawyers warned

that there was very little chance of winning the case but the government proceeded anyway for months at considerable public expense. in 2019 the government admitted they had acted unlawfully and paid alex salmond over half £1 million for his legalfees. he has been demanding the release of this advice for months and so has the scottish parliament. it voted twice to demand that the advice be handed over but that the advice be handed over but that was ignored it was only when a motion of no confidence was filed today in the deputy first minister john swinney and it became obvious that he was very likely to lose that vote of no confidence that there was a sudden u—turn so the legal advice will be handed over to the hollywood enquiry tomorrow which will give them a chance to have a look at it before they take evidence from nicola sturgeon herself on wednesday. why there really matters is because alex salmond says if nicola sturgeon did ignore this advice that the government was likely to lose the legal case than she would be in clear breach of the ministerial code and that could

provoke demands for her resignation. sarah smith, thank you. the chancellor, rishi sunak, will unveil his latest budget on wednesday. top of the agenda will be getting the economy back on track after a year of lockdowns, severe disruption and high levels of public spending on support schemes for employees and businesses. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been looking at what to expect from the chancellor's red box. this week's budget will be historic in terms of the numbers. the chancellor will hope to make it historic in terms of policy, both to support the rescue from crisis, but also to lay the long—term foundations of a post—pandemic, post—brexit, green recovery. support forjobs, wages and the economy will continue, and you can see why. during the extraordinary economic hit from the pandemic, unemployment did go up, but rather modestly. but if you add in the number of people supported by the government's furlough scheme, and the number of people supported

by the self—employment scheme, you get this picture. and this is why support will be extended also for business cash flow, because not to do so risks a really rather rapid rise in official unemployment. but the budget will also have to look beyond the immediate rescue to the future recovery of an economy that's undergone a type of heart attack. the current lockdown has again hit the economy hard, but less hard than last year. there will be a rebound, perhaps a little later than expected, but that rebound is not a recovery. and the uk has lost more ground to recover than most. the recovery will have to reflect to a changed, greener economic future. the chancellor will use the successful vaccine roll—out as a blueprint for this recovery. government spending supporting partnership between scientists and companies, fast tracking regulations, the uk as a testing bed for new science.

the point of a budget is to balance, tax and spend. that is not going to happen immediately, but the chancellor promises to be honest with the public about the scale of the challenge over the next few years, and this is why. last year, at his pre—pandemic budget, he anticipated this year borrowing about £54 billion. he ended up borrowing that injust over one month. so, total borrowing, we think, is going to come in at over £350 billion, and the key thing is that the bulk of that came out of decisions to choose to spend more money to support the economy rather than just taxes falling. that pattern will persist for longer. general tax hikes are for another day, as the nation can still borrow very cheaply. the budget challenge — getting the economy firing again. faisal islam, bbc news. in myanmar, the deposed

leader aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it was the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february, detaining many government leaders. since then there've been widespread demonstrations with security forces responding with increasing force, this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed. nin chanaye reports from the country's biggest city, yangon. a warning, his report contains distressing images. back on the streets, despite the deadly risk, protesters here try to prepare to face the military as the violence from the security forces increases. nini aung tut naing, one victim of their brutal response. this is where a young man was shot dead in the chest in sunday's crackdown. he was just 23 years old,

a university student. he lost his life while demanding a return to democracy. he was not alone. in mandalay, this is where 32—year—old ma daisy was killed. witnesses say ma daisy was a bystander, shot in the head near a protest. translation: she was shotj in her temple, from the left. i was told the attacker was riding a motorbike. it happened as the soldiers came and fired. people were shouting, "go inside," so we went inside and shut the doors. we couldn't pick up her body, we couldn't even see it because of the gunfire. at this court today, aung san suu kyi appeared via video link, the first time she has been seen since the coup. but her lawyers are struggling against the system. we cannot have any access

to the court, to look at the screen on the side of the court, to look at her face, aung san suu kyi's face. because the judge says that we are not permitted. security forces here say they are on the streets to enforce the rule of law, and accused the protesters of rioting, arresting hundreds. it's clear the military are not backing down. nyein chanaye, bbc news, yangon. it was a good night for the brits at the golden globes as a host of actors picked up awards. but there was no red carpet no glitzy event. instead the stars took part from home — in lockdown style — with everything from designer dresses to pyjamas. 0ur arts editor will gompertz reports. welcome to the 2021 golden globe awards!

tina fey was on the east coast while amy poehler was on the west coast as they reunited by satellite to co—host the 2021 golden globes. they had a little nibble at the hand that was paying them by alluding to the chorus of criticism the awards have attracted for having no black members. the golden globes are awards given out by the hollywood foreign press association. the hollywood foreign press association is made up of around 90 international, no—black journalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life. there was, though, diversity among the winners. chloe zhao became the first asian woman and only the second ever woman to win the best director award for her elegiac road movie nomadland, which also won best picture. sometimes a first feels like a long time coming, doesn't it? you feel like it is about time. andra day. best actress went to andra day for her portrayal of the legendary