this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines this tuesday morning... the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow. let's see what the chancellor comes out with tomorrow. i think it will be an exciting budget, i think it will be a very supportive budget and i think there will be interesting measures along the lines you've described. the vaccine effect is being seen in hospital admissions, which are down 80% for those over 80 years old after a single dose, new evidence shows. the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. the government faces calls to protect hundreds of thousands of renters who face eviction afterfalling behind

on payments during the pandemic. and if you are behind on your rent because of everything that's been going on in the last year, do let me know what your situation is. we will be talking about this after 9:30am. and coming up this hour, a congregation in hertfordshire are shocked to discover an ordinary looking paiting of the last supper is actually a long—lost masterpiece. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly—hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start

to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a "significant chunk" will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with similar backing. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason has this report how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that community groups across the uk could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to help take over struggling pubs. they will be helped, too, to buy into theatres and sports clubs. rishi sunak will also say

he will spend £300 million of taxpayers�* money to help summer sports such as tennis, horse racing and cricket. the pandemic means the chancellor has borrowed vast amounts, built up a giant pile of debt and faces a huge political question — should taxes go up to pay for it all? the former conservative chancellor lord clarke said yes, they should, the other day. now the former tory leader lord hague has said the same in this morning's daily telegraph. rishi sunak has said he will level with people about the challenges we face. tomorrow, we will find out exactly what he means by that. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, spoke to the bbc this morning. what i would say is that the chancellor, working very clearly here with our team and, clearly, the treasury, provided a huge amount of support

to the economy over the last year. something like £285 billion has been put into the economy to keep jobs, to keep businesses — particularly small businesses — afloat during what has been a difficult time. so let's see what the chancellor comes out with tomorrow. i think it'll be an exciting budget, i think it'll be a very supportive budget, i think there'll be interesting measures along the lines you've just described. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. a former conservative leader has weighed into this debate about paying for the pandemic. i weighed into this debate about paying for the pandemic. i think that debate _ paying for the pandemic. i think that debate is _ paying for the pandemic. i think that debate is only _ paying for the pandemic. i think that debate is onlyjust - paying for the pandemic. i think that debate is onlyjust getting l that debate is onlyjust getting started and because we are still in lockdown and there is a long way to run on the government's bota —— road map for lifting the lockdown, i think the budget will be focusing on support for people. the chancellor

released quite a long promotional video, a hollywood style trailer, for the budget yesterday, at the end is a glimpse of the front cover, it says budget 2021, protecting the british people's jobs and livelihoods, so i think the focus will be on support. we have seen an extension of the bailout for the cultural sector, the bailout for grassroots sports, on top of an announcement of the extension of the grand scheme for businesses that have had to stay closed. so all of this about what does it mean for public finances will be for later in the year but we are getting a preview of what that debate will be, the latest person to join it is william hay, lord hague, former leader of the conservative party and the former mp for richmond in north yorkshire, the seat now held by the chancellor, rishi sunak. lord hague has reluctantly come to the conclusion, he says, that the pilots get ready by the government means

they will have to increase taxes in some form in the future. —— that the pile of debt of the government. there are lots of use among the conservative party and not least their manifesto which said no increase in the rate of income tax, vat or national insurance, and those are the big one such race most money. are the big one such race most mone . ., ~' are the big one such race most mone . ., ~ ,, are the big one such race most mone. ., ~ ,, ~ ., you are very welcome to get in touch with us by e—mail. there's fresh evidence that the vaccine roll—out is having a big effect on the number of people taken into hospital — with admissions down by 80% for those aged over 80 after a single dose. despite the positive signs, doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious and continue to follow restrictions. vishala sri—pathma reports. the speedy roll—out of the vaccine across the uk has meant that 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few

months, and new evidence suggests it's having a significant impact. public health england data show that a single shot of either the astrazeneca—0xford or the pfizer cuts the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by up to 80% for those over the age of 80. 5,455 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest figure since september. and 14,808 people with covid in hospital, a significant drop from even just a few weeks ago. this all suggests that the vaccines offer strong protection. some believe this could help ease restrictions earlier than planned. according to government policy, they can only shift into the future. we can only delay if the initial results of each phase of relaxation are disappointing. but i believe we should equally allow them to be advanced if the early success with the vaccine continues to outpace the assumptions that were sensibly made.

it's wise to be cautious, but if things turn out to be better than expected, it is sensible to allow yourself to take that into account when that happens. but the message from the medical experts is not to get ahead of ourselves. 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. there is concern that the success of the vaccine may be undermined by new variants, with several new cases of the brazilian strand now identified here in the uk. suppressing new variants will be easier if cases are kept low and the vaccine take—up continues to be high. health officials are keen that

people still remain vigilant. the french government has reversed its decision not to give the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine to over 65s. it will now allow the jab to be given to people between 65 and 74. health officials had previously restricted the vaccine to younger age groups because of a lack of data from trials about its efficacy among over—65s. the us infectious diseases expert anthony fauci has warned his country against shifting to a single dose strategy for the pfizer and moderna vaccines. he said that delaying a second dose to innoculate more americans creates risks that would leave people less protected and enable variants to spread, as well as boost sceptisms amongst some of the public who are already hesitating over getting the jab. dr helen wimalarantha is a molecular epidemiologist and joins me now. we will talk about vaccines, the

latest studies and this french decision with her. good morning. the french decision, firstly, on the oxford actress anna covaxin, they 0xford actress anna covaxin, they had changed their mind, or they have got new data and change their mind? —— on the oxford actress anna covaxin —— 0xford astrazeneca vaccine. covaxin -- oxford astrazeneca vaccine. , ., . vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was — vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was already _ vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was already taken _ vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was already taken in - vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was already taken in the - vaccine. they have new evidence, the decision was already taken in the uk | decision was already taken in the uk and we were pretty confident about that but because of the number of people over 65 in the original studies there was a reasonable level of doubt and they chose to take a very cautious approach, but as more data becomes available, including the data from the recent phe study of the effectiveness in practice, it is reasonable they take a new decision. in is reasonable they take a new

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making great progress? the dailyl making great progress? the daily cases yesterday was around 5500, 50,000 cases a day engine, that is quite a decrease? it is 50,000 cases a day engine, that is quite a decrease?— quite a decrease? it is fantastic and primarily — quite a decrease? it is fantastic and primarily testament - quite a decrease? it is fantastic and primarily testament to - quite a decrease? it is fantastic and primarily testament to the | and primarily testament to the results of the population who have adhered very strongly to the lockdown conditions even though it has not been easy, so that has automatically reduced r by reducing the number of contacts. now we are seeing an effect of the vaccine beginning to filter in that it will take a long time before this is fully realised and we will need to keep up with a certain number of restrictions, we cannot suddenly jump restrictions, we cannot suddenly jump back to life as normal. thank ou for jump back to life as normal. thank you forjoining _ jump back to life as normal. thank you forjoining us. _ later this morning we'll be answering your questions on the coronavirus vaccines. joanna gosling will be joined by virologist, dr naomi forrester—soto and university college london's professor andrew hayward. send in your questions using the hash tag bbc your questions or by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. that's coming up at

11:30 here on bbc news. the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. lets go to our political correspondent, nick eardley who's in edinburgh. why now? basically the deputy first minister in scotland. aca no—confidence vote later this week and was probably going to lose it —— the deputy first minister in scotland faced a no—confidence vote later this week. we will see eight later this week. we will see eight later today. later this week. we will see eight latertoday. it later this week. we will see eight later today. it all goes back to soliciting accusations alex salmond was making, that the government was involved in some sort of malicious campaign against him when he stood trialfor campaign against him when he stood trial for sexual assault. he was acquitted. 0ne trial for sexual assault. he was acquitted. one of the questions was when he took the government took over its harassment policy, should

it have admitted defeat earlier? they admitted defeat in january it have admitted defeat earlier? they admitted defeat injanuary but alex salmond has always claimed that they knew a couple of months earlier that they would lose the legal fight and they should have turn it in october. we will find out what the 0ctober. we will find out what the legal advice said today but we have already seen a letter suggesting that some of what alex salmond was saying is right, because deputy first minister alex wakely has written a letter saying that reservations were raised back in october of that year before the government's reservations. it took a couple of months before they admitted defeat. is thisjust couple of months before they admitted defeat. is this just really complicated legal stuff? not necessarily, alex salmond says it could be a preacher of the ministerial code, ministers are meant to act within the law and take legal advice at face value so it will be a big row when we finally

see that, it is part of a massive bust up between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon when she finally appears before mps tomorrow. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow. the vaccine effect is being seen in hospital admissions, which are down 80% for those over 80 years old — after a single after a single dose, new evidence shows. the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. the duke of edinburgh is expected to remain in hospital until at least the end of the week. he was transferred yesterday from king edward vii hospital, where he had spent the last fortnight, to st bartholomew's. meanwhile, the queen is carrying

on with her official duties. on her first video call to australia yesterday, she virtually unveiled a statue of herself. let's get the latest from our correspondent, tom symonds. remind us why prince philip was moved from one hospital to another? clearly the palace will guard his health confidentiality pretty closely, so very few details have been given, just a short statement yesterday saying he had been brought here with an infection, he was being tested and observed and the wages he was responding to treatment. st bartholomew's is the place to be if you have a pre—existing heart condition, it is one of the leading

heart specialist centres in the world, there are apparently ten operating theatres and a host of specialists ready to step in if you need such attention. a heart condition is what he has had in the past, in 2011 he was admitted to hospital in cambridgeshire, he had a chest pain and went to treatment, with a stench being fitted, a balloon added to the artery, which is expanded —— a stent being fitted. we are just checking what is happening, we are interested in any visitors to the hospital from the royal family. visitors to the hospital from the royalfamily. so visitors to the hospital from the royal family. so far the only visit to him was chen —— was prince charles at the king edward vii hospital in west london, that is eight. we are interested in seeing who else visits him. since 2011 he has had a series of hospital admissions, this is turning out to

be his longest and of course everybody is concerned for his health but so far the word is that even ain't comfortable.— health but so far the word is that even ain't comfortable. thank you, tom symonds- _ even ain't comfortable. thank you, tom symonds- -- _ even ain't comfortable. thank you, tom symonds. -- itself _ even ain't comfortable. thank you, tom symonds. -- itself out - even ain't comfortable. thank you, tom symonds. -- itself out the - even ain't comfortable. thank you, l tom symonds. -- itself out the word is that he remains _ tom symonds. -- itself out the word is that he remains comfortable. - the government in northern ireland is expected to publish its plans today on how the country will exit lockdown. ministers are due to meet later to finalise a road map on easing restrictions. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. the ovens are still being loaded with lockdown loaves, but the artisan bread is for take away only. customers haven't sat inside for months. the owners of this bakehouse in ballycastle hope the exit strategy will provide clarity. we don't want to open unless it's totally viable for us and our staff. although we have been able to be quite flexible, it has been really sad in a way to see a business you've built up over so many years be paused. ciara has had her third child during the covid era, but many of her relatives haven't met her daughter.

the family would love reunions to be possible in the summer. she will be one injuly and ijust think that her party, hopefully, it is going to be a big celebration of her birth and her first year. the past 12 months have brought challenges and changes here. sarah has just opened a coffee hut, because her hair salon has been closed for so long. she says reopening will take some preparation. with people not having their hair done for so long, we nearly need double the product, double the time. so, really, notice is the best thing the assembly could give us. the number of positive tests, hospital admissions and deaths have been falling in this part of the uk. but ministers in the devolved government are stressing that restrictions will be eased slowly, cautiously and, they hope, permanently. a brighter spring is beckoning, but it is thought the plan will not include firm dates for relaxing the rules. chris page, bbc news

in county antrim. residents in exeter have spent another night away from home after the discovery of a bomb from the second world war. a controlled explosion was carried out at the weekend after the device was found in an allotment. police say people living within 100 metres of the site must continue to stay in temporary accommodation. properties in the area are being assessed for structural damage. the only painting thought to have been completed by winston churchill during the second world war has sold at auction for more than £8 million. the artwork depicts a 12th—century mosque in marrakech at sunset, with the atlas mountains in the background. it has had several owners — including angelina jolie and her then partner brad pitt. since face—to—face visits in care homes were stopped in march last year, many families have been unable to have any close contact with their loved ones. during the latest lockdown,

some homes in england have been able to allow visits at their own discretion, as long as safety guidance has been followed. but, on monday, care home restrictions in england are being relaxed. new rules will allow residents to have visits from one designated person. they'll be able to meet indoors and hold hands — but not get closer. the visitor must test negative for coronavirus before entering the home and wear ppe at all times. whilst the relaxation of the rules has been welcomed, some campaigners say choosing just one nominated visitor is an impossible decision and one that families shouldn't have to make. west end star ruthie henshall has only been able to see her mum through a window for the past six months. she's been speaking to graham satchell about the impact this is having on her, and herfamily.

can you see me? wave! i love you! i love you so much. it makes me very... it makes me very emotional, because i am watching my mother die from a window. that is what is happening. i love you, mummy. i miss you so much. i promise i'll get to see you soon. # i dreamed a dream in time gone by # when hope was high and life worth living... ruthie henshall is a star of west end musical theatre. # i dreamed that love would never die... she says she owes her

success to her mum gloria. gloria was a drama teacher. she nurtured a generation of actors and performers. she was a very inspirational woman. she taught me very early on that you have to make your own luck, kind of thing. and that you need to be at the front if you want to get seen. # there's somebody i'm longing to see # i hope that he turns out to be # someone who'll watch over me #. ruthie's mum now has dementia. they face—time like this and visit through the window. but ruthie hasn't been able to see gloria in person since october. in that time, her mum's dementia has worsened considerably.

she was walking and talking before lockdown and, four months later, she couldn't speak, she couldn't walk. they were mushing up herfood. she took such a severe dive. and i was completely shocked. i wanted to ask you how mum was the last time you saw her. she was better than the last time, but, obviously, she has gone down considerably and rapidly in this lockdown. this is ruthie's sister, abi. their mum's care home allows one visitor perfamily — behind a screen with no physical contact, in accordance with current government guidance in england. because of ruthie's work commitments, they decided abi should be the designated visitor. how does that make you feel, knowing that you are the only one who goes to see her — you know, the good and bad of it? well, i think it's unfair. i think it's unfair to you and susan.

i think it's unfair to mum. it's cruel to leave old people wasting away mentally, physically, emotionally. it's cruel. there's no other word for it. the new guidelines in england, starting next week, will still only allow one visitor, but will let them meet loved ones without a screen, and hold hands. ruthie says that is not enough. she is part of a campaign group called rights for residents. it says that with testing and ppe, at least two family members should be able to visit with proper physical contact, hugging. i am begging the government to do the right thing. i think if you ask every single one of those people in the homes, they would say, "please let me see my loved ones. i'll swallow the risk, that small, tiny risk, for the fact that i could get

to touch them and hold them again." you can understand, can't you, care homes needing to be cautious, because they've lost so many of their residents? yes, but the risk is minimal. and you have to weigh it up against the risk of them dying of loneliness. imagine that you are in a world of dementia where you are losing reality, you are losing memories, and you are not even allowed to be touched, either. you can't have that luxury. that is all they have left. give them their family. ruthie's mum's care home says it will follow the government's new guidance. the government in westminster told us the guidance is a cautious first step to allow greater visiting in the future. but, for now, ruthie is left having

to visit her mum through a window. i'm here, mummy. i'm here. i'm not going to leave you. and i love you. richey henschel telling her mum sheila. some sad news to bring you, former liverpool legend ian stjohn has died at the age of 82, a former strikerfor liverpool, has died at the age of 82, a former striker for liverpool, 21 has died at the age of 82, a former strikerfor liverpool, 21 caps has died at the age of 82, a former striker for liverpool, 21 caps for his country, scotland. hejoined the pool in 1960, he won two league titles, that he is in his younger days. when he stopped playing he became a media pundit and released a very famous ian stjohn programme.

liverpool has paid tribute on their website, i have been told. apps we can have a look. "we are deeply sudden by the passing of the chew anfield legend, ian stjohn. the thoughts of everyone at liverpool are with his family and friends at this sad and difficult time." more from sally in the sport atjust after 9:30am. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood hello again. we started off the day with a lot of cloud, some dense fog and some mist. some of that will stick around as we go through today, particularly across parts of central england and the east coast of england. we'll also see some haar lapping onshore from the north sea across eastern scotland. it will brighten up across southern areas, some sunshine for wales, northern ireland, north—west england and also scotland. in the sunshine and temperatures could get up to between 13 and 15 but if you are under that cloud, more likely to be 4 or 6. where we see the cloud today, it will be with us tonight and far

more extensively across the uk with showers coming from the south—west. not as cold in the south—west, as it will be in other parts of the uk. under clear skies, a touch of frost but first thing tomorrow, some sunshine. showers tomorrow pushing northwards and eastwards will also help break up the cloud and when the sun comes out in the south, we could see temperatures get up to 14 degrees, but still cold under that cloud. hello. this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow let's see what the chancellor comes out with tomorrow. i think it will be an exciting budget, i think it will be a very supportive budget and i think there will be interesting measures along the lines you've described. the vaccine effect is being seen in hospital admissions, which are down 80% for those over 80 years old — after a single dose, new evidence shows

the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond the government faces calls to protect hundreds of thousands of renters who face eviction afterfalling behind on payments during the pandemic sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here's sally nugent. good morning. the liverpool legend ian stjohn has died at the age of 82, after a long illness. the club said they were deeply saddened. he was liverpool's record signing whenjoined in 1961, and he was a key figure in the transformation of the club from the second tier, to one of the biggest sides in europe. he was also capped 21 times for scotland. after retiring as a player, he teamed up withjimmy greaves

for a successful television career in the 1980s and 90s, in the saint and greavsie show. the club to pay a tribute to him in just the last few minutes and his family saying how grateful they are to the hospital treated him in recent times. everton's hopes of a top—four finish in the premier league were given a boost last night. a brilliant pass from gylfi sigurdsson found richarlison, who scored the only goal of the game, as they beat southampton. everton are now level with liverpool, two points off the champions league places, with a game in hand. the government has backed a plan by the football associations of the uk and ireland to put together a joint bid to host the world cup in 2030. prime minister borisjohnson is fully on board, pledging £2.8 million to kick—start the process. a formal bid wouldn't begin to take shape until next year,

after the five governing bodies have completed a feasilbility study. three—time grand national winning trainer gordon elliot will not be allowed to run any horses in great britain until an investigation into a picture of him sitting on a dead horse is concluded by irish racing authorities. the image has been condemned across the sport. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. black tears doing it nicely here for gordon elliott. yesterday at punchestown, this, the first of four winners for trainer gordon elliott. but while he was enjoying photographs of their successes, the rest of the racing world was focused on a different photo which has rocked the industry. over the weekend, an image emerged on social media which we have cropped to avoid offence. it shows elliott sitting astride the body of a dead horse and has been condemned by welfare charities, racing authorities, owners, trainers and jockeys.

elliott apologised profoundly for the image but insisted horse welfare and care are at the core of everything at his yard in county meath. last night he told the racing post it was an indefensible moment of madness and he was prepared for any punishment. the man best known for training the diminutive superstar tiger roll, two—time winner of the grand national, finds himself at the centre of an unprecedented storm. it was an act of crass stupidity but there are some things that you just can't do. we can't stand here and say, "we're looking after horses, and we are giving them dignity," when we are clearly not. so, you know, i don't want revenge oranything, ijust... there are people out there that don't like the sport. i can't argue with them when i see a picture like that. elliott is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the irish horse racing regulatory board, and last night, the british

horseracing authority, which had earlier said it was appalled by the image, took a dramatic step on its own. it has barred elliott from having any runners in britain pending the outcome of the investigation in ireland, explaining it was using powers under its own rules to refuse his horses to run. it added that it considered this interim decision to be proportionate in these circumstances. this will have major implications for elliott's owners ahead of the cheltenham festival which begins two weeks today, and the grand national meeting as well. owners will have the option of transferring horses to a different trainer if they wish. elliott's primary owner, gigginstown, run by the ryanair boss michael 0'leary, had earlier said it would stick by him, saying the grievous photo was a momentary lapse ofjudgment. but no one yet knows what this latest twist will mean for their star horse tiger roll and his tilt at a record equalling third grand national win. laura scott, bbc news. that's all the sport for now.

the torah, back to you. —— victoria. back to our top story and the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly—hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. 408 million—pounds will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a 150 million—pound fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a "significant chunk" will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer and an extra 77 million—pounds will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with similar backing well, one of the businesses hit hard by the pandemic are local pubs. emma spry owns the stables in cowley near exeter,

she has 20 staff working for her. hello, how has it been for you? victoria, it's been pretty tough, but the hospitality industry has been hit really hard.— but the hospitality industry has been hit really hard. what do you want from _ been hit really hard. what do you want from the _ been hit really hard. what do you want from the chancellor - been hit really hard. what do you . want from the chancellor tomorrow? it's going to be a big day tomorrow. we are hoping for grants like last year. they gave us a grant, we are really appreciative of it. so they gaveit really appreciative of it. so they gave it last year so we are saying why not give a grant this year. it's been pretty tough for the new year, we didn't have christmas to rely on. that's big for the hospitality industry. we are looking for a grant, we are looking for furlough, it's been fantastic to keep the team, we've got a team of 20 so we've got a lotta people to consider in all of this. but to me, if they don't look after the business, the furlough is going to be irrelevant, the jobs aren't

furlough is going to be irrelevant, thejobs aren't going furlough is going to be irrelevant, the jobs aren't going to be there so they've to support businesses to enable us to open up. so that's really important to us. the grant that ou really important to us. the grant that you got _ really important to us. the grant that you got last _ really important to us. the grant that you got last year, _ really important to us. the grant that you got last year, was - really important to us. the grant that you got last year, was that l really important to us. the grant l that you got last year, was that to go towards paying rent, presumably, did it? taste go towards paying rent, presumably, did it? ~ ., ':: in did it? we are paying 100% rent, even though _ did it? we are paying 10096 rent, even though the _ did it? we are paying 10096 rent, even though the rent _ did it? we are paying 10096 rent, even though the rent has - did it? we are paying 10096 rent, even though the rent has been i even though the rent has been deferred, when we go to open up with restrictions, the rent will be higher because they're going to be clawing back of the rent that's been deferred on top so not only is our turnover going to be lower, the rent is going to be higher. the chancellor said a typical rent is between 14 and 20,000, our rent is 65,000. i don't know where he's getting his figures from but it's a lot of rent to find when your doors are closed, for a long period of time. it are closed, for a long period of time. . , , �* are closed, for a long period of time. ., , , ~ , time. it really is. and in terms, he's suggested _ time. it really is. and in terms, he's suggested that _ time. it really is. and in terms, he's suggested that furlough i time. it really is. and in terms, | he's suggested that furlough will continue for as long as the pandemic or the restrictions are in place. are you talking about a grant and

furlough to go until make the 17th or during the 21st? which of those states that the prime minister put in his road map? this states that the prime minister put in his road map?— in his road map? as long as restrictions _ in his road map? as long as restrictions are _ in his road map? as long as restrictions are in _ in his road map? as long as restrictions are in place - in his road map? as long as restrictions are in place our| restrictions are in place our business can run as normal so therefore, our turnover is going to be down, our profits are going to be down and to support the team and to keep the team in jobs, down and to support the team and to keep the team injobs, we need support. the businesses need support and staff need furlough. it's still costing businesses to keep staff on furlough, it's not free, we still have to pay holiday pay, we are still accumulating everything, so we still accumulating everything, so we still have money to pay out, even though the team are on furlough. understood. emma, thank you, good luck and we wish you all the best. in less than a week's time, schools in england will have fully reopened — but secondary pupils will need a negative covid test before heading back into the classroom.

fiona lamdin has been talking to students and teachers about how it will work. school biology labs transformed into testing centres. up and down, on your tonsils, a good four strokes of each tonsil. all secondary school pupils will need a negative test before they are allowed back into the classroom next week. these key worker children have been in school since january. they are now used to the tests. i felt a bit nervous at first, but then, as soon as the test was finished, i felt much more relieved. it feels like i have got a protection bubble around us and my classmates. that everyone has got a test. we all know that we are safe. other schools have turned their drama and dance hall into a testing site. that's it and then in that test—tube there for me, please. by the end of the week, they will be testing over 1000 students in two days. they come into the hall, they pick up their registration card and then they queue before being tested in one of these eight booths.

the first time, it is kind of scary, but, once you do it again, then you get used to it and it is much more normal and easier. it feels normal. the first two times, yeah, it felt tickly. normally, these staff work in the admin team, sorting out admissions and exams. now they are running the whole operation. i think it is fair to say, in education, in the past 12 months, we have been used to turning our hand to many things, but, yes, setting up an nhs test site has probably been the biggest one. we have taken a pragmatic approach. we have started testing earlier. we tested thursday, friday this week and we are testing again on monday, tuesday. that means that all children will be back into their normal timetable from wednesday morning. teachers are also being tested. many welcome the extra measures. ifeel more reassured knowing there is testing going on. especially with the idea that students are possibly asymptomatic. i think it is just an added layer to provide a little bit more reassurance. but it won't be long before students will be doing this at home.

you are trying to avoid touching your teeth, your tongue, or the roof of your mouth. the reason why we are doing three tests in school is because we want them to be competent and confident with their technique, so that when they are at home, they know exactly what they are doing. instead of students, boxes with thousands of covid tests are now filling classrooms, as schools prepare for their next logistical challenge. the bbc has been given unique access to a new facility in cambridge, in the uk, where they can test drugs on the coronavirus and try to understand how the virus works. it's called a cl3 level area, meaning containment level three, it's the biggest of its kind in the country and they have all kinds of interesting ways to keep it safe. 0ur science correspondent richard westcott went to see. you need very special labs to work with viruses. with impenetrable glass, the air pressure always kept lower inside and outside

so nothing can escape. we couldn't go right inside so the scientists offered to do some filming for us. by growing the virus and deliberately infecting human cells, they are trying to answer key questions like how does it attack us and what drugs stop it growing? there's an air lock here between me and sara but hopefully we can talk over the intercom. hi, sara. can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. what's it like working in a lab like that all day and all the ppe and working with sars covid? it can be quite intimidating at the beginning. but i have to say after being trained properly it's really safe to actually be working here. and do you sometimes sort of look at the petri dish and say, wow, that is the virus that's brought the world to a halt? i mean, does it make you kind of gasp sometimes? it actually does.

it feels like we have a huge responsibility and everything we are doing is extremely important for global health. their work is producing stunning images. this is what it has all been about. that tiny blob is a close—up of the sars cov2 virus. you could fit around 10 million of these onto a full stop in a newspaper. this is what it does. it is a mass of infected cells. the red is the virus. and here, the blue, healthy cells are taken over by the virus in green. this is after eight hours. this, after a day. and now look at it after two days. well, we can answer questions here that you can't answer any other way. we can grow coronavirus in this facility and test new drugs and see if we can't stop coronavirus. there's not really any other option.

it would be too dangerous, unethical, to give drugs directly to patients without this kind of testing so i think having this facility really speeds up the way in which we can make new drugs and find ways to stop coronavirus. in future, these labs will contain things like hiv and salmonella. for now, though, this tiny enemy is the priority. richard wescott, bbc news, cambridge. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow the vaccine effect is being seen in hospital admissions, which are down 80% for those over 80—years—old after a single dose, new evidence shows the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond when the first lockdown came into place last march —

the government said that nobody would be made homeless because they had lost their income due to coronavirus — and put a blanket ban on evictions. but from january 8th, anyone with rent arrears over six months could be evicted even if the shortfall was accrued during the pandemic. trade unions, tenant unions and housing organisations have now written to the government asking for protection to hundreds of thousands of renters who face eviction after being unable to pay their rent due to the pandemic. well, we can speak now to george smith — who is a tenant facing the prospect of eviction. ghazal haqani is from the renter's union. we are hoping to talk to a representative of the national residential landlords association but we are having some technical difficulties at the moment so bear with us. let's speak to george first of all. . ~' ,,

with us. let's speak to george first of all. ., ~ i. ., ., ., of all. thank you for having me on the programme- _ of all. thank you for having me on the programme. to _ of all. thank you for having me on the programme. to give _ of all. thank you for having me on the programme. to give you - of all. thank you for having me on the programme. to give you the l of all. thank you for having me on i the programme. to give you the back story, at the beginning of the pandemic my partner lost his job and our household income was cut by more than half which put us into quite severe rent arrears. and we've now had a court hearing which was a week and we've now been told we have to lead by tomorrow or face by live eviction. we've both been struggling with mental health over the last few years and this situation hasn't helped, causing stress and anxiety and getting in the way of recovery and getting in the way of recovery and treatment for our various conditions. and that's why i think the government should ban evictions, especially for those in debt because of the pandemic.— of the pandemic. what do you feel about the prospect _ of the pandemic. what do you feel about the prospect of _ of the pandemic. what do you feel about the prospect of being - of the pandemic. what do you feel about the prospect of being forced j about the prospect of being forced to leave your home? it’s about the prospect of being forced to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know _ to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know what _ to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know what i'm _ to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know what i'm going - to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know what i'm going to - to leave your home? it's terrifying. i don't know what i'm going to do. | i don't know what i'm going to do. after this, i don't know what i'm going to do. afterthis, i'm probably, and seeking legal advice to challenge this eviction. and also, going to

have to look into emergency accommodation.— have to look into emergency accommodation. ., ., accommodation. yet, the landlord isn't receiving _ accommodation. yet, the landlord isn't receiving rent _ accommodation. yet, the landlord isn't receiving rent from _ accommodation. yet, the landlord isn't receiving rent from you. - isn't receiving rent from you. that's going to have an impact on the lander, isn't it? he is simply exercising his legal right to evict you. exercising his legal right to evict ou. ~ , ,., y exercising his legal right to evict ou. ~ , , ., exercising his legal right to evict you. absolutely, and that's why we are callin: you. absolutely, and that's why we are calling on _ you. absolutely, and that's why we are calling on the _ you. absolutely, and that's why we are calling on the government - you. absolutely, and that's why we are calling on the government to l are calling on the government to take action and do something to prevent people being made on this during the pandemic. let prevent people being made on this during the pandemic.— prevent people being made on this during the pandemic. let me bring in our other guest. _ during the pandemic. let me bring in our other guest, ghazal. _ during the pandemic. let me bring in our other guest, ghazal. what - during the pandemic. let me bring in our other guest, ghazal. what do - during the pandemic. let me bring in| our other guest, ghazal. what do you want the government to do? there have been lots _ want the government to do? there have been lots of _ want the government to do? there have been lots of people _ want the government to do? there have been lots of people across . want the government to do? there have been lots of people across the country _ have been lots of people across the country in _ have been lots of people across the country in the same situation. who have _ country in the same situation. who have accrued rent arrears because of this pandemic and we want the government to firstly take long—term action— government to firstly take long—term action but— government to firstly take long—term action but also at the moment, cancel— action but also at the moment, cancel all— action but also at the moment, cancel all rent debt immediately. and acknowledge that as you said earlier, _ and acknowledge that as you said earlier, the government had made the

promise _ earlier, the government had made the promise that no one would lose their home _ promise that no one would lose their home because of the pandemic and they should keep their promise. they can do— they should keep their promise. they can do that, — they should keep their promise. they can do that, they have put in... i�*m can do that, they have put in... i'm sor , can do that, they have put in... i'm sorry. they — can do that, they have put in... ii"fl sorry, they dropped that exemption, didn't they come the extension of the eviction ban, they dropped that exemption for arrears accrued in the pandemic. that exemption for arrears accrued in the andemic. �* ., ._ pandemic. at the end of the day, we are thinking — pandemic. at the end of the day, we are thinking about _ pandemic. at the end of the day, we are thinking about public _ pandemic. at the end of the day, we are thinking about public health - pandemic. at the end of the day, we are thinking about public health and| are thinking about public health and we are _ are thinking about public health and we are thinking about how to protect people _ we are thinking about how to protect people from that situation. because of losing _ people from that situation. because of losing their home, it can actually— of losing their home, it can actually be a risk to public health and how— actually be a risk to public health and how can people protect themselves, how can people protect themselves, how can people protect the community if they are homeless and its— the community if they are homeless and it's not— the community if they are homeless and it's notjust a few people, it's hundreds— and it's notjust a few people, it's hundreds of— and it's notjust a few people, it's hundreds of thousands of people across— hundreds of thousands of people across the country who have accrued rent arrears. — across the country who have accrued

rent arrears, not because of a failing — rent arrears, not because of a failing of— rent arrears, not because of a failing of their own but because their— failing of their own but because their income has been lost during their income has been lost during the pandemic. | their income has been lost during the pandemic-— the pandemic. i understand, i understand — the pandemic. i understand, i understand but _ the pandemic. i understand, i understand but how _ the pandemic. i understand, i understand but how do - the pandemic. i understand, i understand but how do you i the pandemic. i understand, i- understand but how do you expect landlords to pay their mortgage if they are not getting any rent? aha, lat they are not getting any rent? a lot of landlords — they are not getting any rent? a lot of landlords are _ they are not getting any rent? a lot of landlords are actually _ they are not getting any rent? a lot of landlords are actually quite wealthy, _ of landlords are actually quite wealthy, who have accrued, accumulated wealth over the years because _ accumulated wealth over the years because of the way our system works. most landlordsjust let because of the way our system works. most landlords just let out one property, according to the national residential landlords association, they are not particularly wealthy. well, in that case, it's possible the government could come up with a solution _ the government could come up with a solution to— the government could come up with a solution to be able to help those people _ solution to be able to help those people who are in difficulty but i am here — people who are in difficulty but i am here to speak for tenants and i know— am here to speak for tenants and i know as _ am here to speak for tenants and i know as a — am here to speak for tenants and i know as a tenant myself, the kind of problems— know as a tenant myself, the kind of problems that i am facing as well. i

have accrued rent arrears and i am in a severe — have accrued rent arrears and i am in a severe risk of losing my home. it's in a severe risk of losing my home. it's causing — in a severe risk of losing my home. it's causing a — in a severe risk of losing my home. it's causing a lot of stress to my children — it's causing a lot of stress to my children so— it's causing a lot of stress to my children. so also, if i may add, for a lot— children. so also, if i may add, for a lot of— children. so also, if i may add, for a lot of renters, a lot of landlords, that is their investment, that is— landlords, that is their investment, that is something they have invested in and _ that is something they have invested in and there's always a risk in investments. all the businesses, lots of— investments. all the businesses, lots of businesses during the pandemic have taken a hit so we can't _ pandemic have taken a hit so we can't really — pandemic have taken a hit so we can't really expect them to not have that risk— can't really expect them to not have that risk factor. at all. it's not something, and also, they are not the ones _ something, and also, they are not the ones who are going to lose the roof over— the ones who are going to lose the roof over their head, it's going to be roof over their head, it's going to he the _ roof over their head, it's going to be the tenants.— be the tenants. yes. i have a statement — be the tenants. yes. i have a statement from _ be the tenants. yes. i have a statement from the - be the tenants. yes. i have a - statement from the government, can i put this to you, george? this misrepresents the unprecedented support we are providing for renters

including extending notice periods to six months. through the furlough scheme and by boosting the welfare system by billions to help reduce rent arrears. we fanned by live enforcement evictions for all but the most serious cases until the end of march. and we've given councils £180 million to distribute in discretionary housing payments for supporting renters with housing costs. 0ur package strikes the right balance between prioritising public health and supporting renters while being fair to landlords. i wonder, george, have you been to your council to ask for help?- george, have you been to your council to ask for help? that's my next move _ council to ask for help? that's my next move now. _ council to ask for help? that's my next move now. the _ council to ask for help? that's my next move now. the problem - council to ask for help? that's my l next move now. the problem we've council to ask for help? that's my - next move now. the problem we've got is the amount of money we've received on universal credit hasn't even covered half of the rent, as in, the income that is missing, my partner �*s income, the universal credit we've received, that it doesn't even cover half of my

partner �*s have at their end. i partner 's have at their end. i understand. do try your local council, you never know. yes. thank you very much for talking to us and i wish you all the very best george. george, who is a tenant, and as you her, facing the prospect of eviction, he says he's terrified by that and ghazal, from the renters union, we were hoping to talk to the national residential landlords association but for technical issues, that has beaten is, i'm afraid. a congregation in hertfordshire have been shocked to discover a fairly ordinary—looking painting of the last supper in their church is actually a long—lost masterpiece. sian lloyd has been to see it. an imposing painting of the last supper. it has hung in this parish church since the beginning of the last century. gifted by a localfamily, who brought it back from a visit to italy. never had it been supposed that the 12.5 foot artwork

would be an original. but it had not always looked like this. two years ago, extensive renovation work was commissioned, and more of the picture was revealed. it had, over the centuries, got very dark. it was brown and sludgy, and didn't look at all inspiring. and then it was restored and we see what we have now. and it is a joy and a delight. the restoration was carried out by art historian ronald moore, in his studio on the welsh english border. he was inspired to delve further. 11,000 hours of research, in fact, in which he uncovered its history. examination under ultraviolet light revealed the inscribed name of titian, one of the 16th century's greatest masters, and he's convinced the artwork was created by painters from the titian workshop, a common practice of the time. there is sufficient evidence, not just with the signature, but many, many facets, all come together to show that this

is indeed a titian workshop picture. we've got a lot of evidence to indicate that. it's extremely important in that there is no titian workshop picture on this scale which has been undiscovered for such a long period of time. he believes that the apostle wearing the golden robe is titian as a young man. the most likely painter of this figure, he believes, was titian's son. the value of the artwork can only be guessed at. a titian workshop painting last sold for more than £7 million. but at the parish church where it hangs in ledbury, its worth is not measured by its monetary value, but by the joy it brings to the congregation. they say it will be displayed here for years to come. sian lloyd, bbc news, ledbury.

now it's time for a look at the weather. here's carol. hello again. fog will lift as we go through today, many of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells. but, some of the cloud will stick and be with us for much of the date. 0nly and be with us for much of the date. only to reform again tonight. some high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. high pressure is firmly in charge of ourweather. look high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. look at the spacing in the isobars, not much wind to break up the isobars, not much wind to break up the cloud and later we had this with a friend coming from the south—west, introducing some showers. so the area is likely to hang on to the cloud or across parts of the midlands, parts of eastern england and we see some haar rolling on short from the north sea across eastern scotland but it will improve across the south, some sunshine coming through, sunshine for wales, north—west england and much of scotland and the cloud in northern ireland breaking. these are the

sustained wind speeds, nothing to write home about and the temperature is, if you are stuck under low cloud, we are looking at about 4—6 but in the sunshine we could get between 13 and 15. as we go through this evening and overnight, we see the fog reforming quite quickly, there will be lots of cloud around, becoming more extensive as we go through the night and we've got showers continuing to come up from the south—west. the cloud remains broken and we got clear skies, cold enough for some frost but it is going to be a cold night across the board, away from the south—west. that's because of this weather front, which throughout the course of tomorrow will be continuing to push further north and further east. taking the showery outbreaks of rain with it. some of those will be heavy, potentially thundery, a lot of cloud tomorrow, but you see there will be some breaks in the west, and as the showers come through, they should also break up the cloud, allowing some sunshine to come through. the top temperatures tomorrow could well be 14 degrees in any sunshine, but once again, 4—6

if you are stuck under cloud all day. as we head towards the end of the week, a new area of high pressure develops across iceland and as it moves across our shores, the wind around it coming from the north of the north—east, a colder direction for us. so that leads us into a cold few days. on thursday, any showers in the south—east will clear. a lot more cloud around. but brighter and still cold as we head into friday.

near the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow. officials in nigeria say nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted from their boarding school by an armed gang last week have been released. france reverses its decision not to give the oxford astrazeneca vaccine to over 65s. the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. liverpool great ian stjohn has died at the age of 82, the club have announced.