this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lukwesa burak. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there — amid warnings a russian invasion could be imminent. police will meet a conservative party mp who's accused government whips of trying to "blackmail" politicians who have attempted to oust borisjohnson. two years to the day since china forced the city of wuhan and its 10 million citizens into lockdown. we have a special report on the extreme measures beijing is still using to contain the virus. and the actor and

former governor of california arnold schwarzenegger is involved in the multicar pile—up on sunset boulevard in los angeles. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a senior british government lawmaker mp says the uk must do more to support ukraine as russian troops gather at its border. tobias ellwood, who chairs the commons defence committee, said he thought an invasion was now "imminent" — and that president putin was "taking full advantage of a weakened west". russia has denied that it's planning an invasion. but the us has delivered 90 tonnes of what it calls

"lethal aid" to ukraine, the first shipment since a fresh promise of assistance from president biden. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists a few years ago as relations between the two countries deteriorated. and as talks intensify about a possible invasion, the hope is things don't break down completely. tensions are still rising on the border and today russian jets made their way to joint military drills with neighbouring belarus. ukrainian ministers have welcomed a delivery of american military equipment and now there's a call for the uk to step up its own support. the british government has delivered 2000 anti—tank missiles this week and says it is open

to sending more weapons. as president putin continues to up the pressure. he has actually boxed himself into a corner this because so much effort has been put into this. but he also recognised he will never again be as strong as this to take advantage of the west's weakness. i suspect invasion is now imminent. so does kyiv feel like a city preparing for an invasion? evelyn and lillian are too small to appreciate the power struggle surrounding their country, but their parents obviously aren't. it is definitely concerning. it definitely seems more tense than the past times that we were concerned about this. i would say it is definitely increasing anxiety and stuff, for sure. i don't feel good that i can come back to my hometown easily. because i always have to think whether i will be able to do it safely or not.

and of course i am afraid. translation: if i see others do it, i'm ready to defend my country. - i'm not going to run away, but then again there might not be anywhere to run away to. moscow denies it is planning an invasion. but it is easy to forget ukraine has already endured eight years of russian aggression. it's brought fighting, cyber attacks, misinformation and constant uncertainty. next week the us will continue to discuss russian demands that nato will both scale back its military presence and rule out ever letting ukraine join. for the country at the heart of it, that uncertainty goes on. james waterhouse, bbc news. here, the the royal college of gps — the professional body that represents tens of thousands of gps in the uk — says there should be a delay to the introduction of compulsory coronavirus jabs forfront line nhs

workers in england. that's because of concerns over staff shortages. staff must have a first vaccine by february 3rd — and be fully vaccinated by april 1st to continue in front line roles. around 80,000 health workers remain unvaccinated. hundreds of people marched in cities across england to protest against the policy — but the department of health says there are no plans to delay it. here's the bbc health correspondent katharine da costa. save ourjobs! hundreds of health care workers gathered in london calling for the government's no jab, nojob policy in england to be scrapped. they were among large crowds of anti—vax demonstrators. nhs uniforms were thrown at police in protest. we've all got choices.

we're born with choices, yeah? i work for the nhs and i'm the only member of staff in my workplace that has not been vaccinated. and i've been threatened with losing myjob come april. and i will not be vaccinated. frontline nhs staff including gps and dentists as well as non—clinical roles such as receptionists and porters will need to have had at least two covid vaccines by the start of april unless they are medically exempt. more than 90% of health care workers are double jabbed, but 70,000 to 80,000 are still thought to be unvaccinated. there are a small number of people... some want to delay the deadline, warning the health service can't afford to lose more people. the risks are very significant for the functioning of the nhs. we are already short of staff in all parts of the nhs. if we lose these staff, it will impact on the quality of care that we're able to provide for patients, the access, and it will put extra pressure on those staff who are remaining. staff have less than a fortnight to get their firstjab in order to be fully vaccinated

by the deadline. health chiefs say mandating vaccines is the right thing to do to protect patients and are encouraging more staff to get their first, second and third jabs. it's so important as health care professionals that we are protected. but if you are not yet, you know that there are options available for you to have conversations with senior clinicians within your trust or organisation to help make that really important decision. and people are coming forward all the time to make sure they are protected, their families are protected, and their patients are protected as well. a similar policy has already been brought in for those working in social care in england, with care homes warning it has exacerbated staff shortages. scotland and wales have decided against compulsory vaccination for health and care staff, while northern ireland is planning to consult on whetherjabs should be mandatory for new recruits. katharine da costa, bbc news. william wragg, the

conservative mp who accused downing street of trying to "blackmail" some mps who want to oust borisjohnson, says he's due to meet the police next week to discuss his claims. downing street says it's not seen any evidence to support the allegations, but would look closely if proof were presented. it comes amid reports that gatherings in mrjohnson�*s flat are also part of an investigation into downing st parties. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. already under pressure, the coming days could prove decisive for boris johnson. now, there is a new concern. the fact that one of the main rebel mps who've already written letters of no confidence in him is due to talk to the police, possibly on monday. the mp william wragg this week alleged he had been told others had faced threats that they might lose funding for their constituencies if they didn't back the prime minister. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter.

moreover, the reports of which i am aware would seem to constitute blackmail. cheering on wednesday, mrjohnson was there when another of the rebels, christian wakeford, defected to labour. he claims he was told some time ago that funding for a school might not happen if he did not support the government on free school meals. today, a senior labour mp said he had heard more claims. i must have spoken to about a dozen tory mps in the last few days who have made similar allegations about whips either offering to withdraw financial support for their constituencies, either from the political party, so, for campaigning, or for their constituents. that conservative mps are airing this publicly, and one even says he will go to the police about his own party, tells you much about tensions in the ranks. here, downing street says it has seen no evidence, and would take it seriously if it did. so, the important question for the coming week, will any tory mps step forward

and corroborate the claims? i have voted against the government on occasions when i've thought it right, and i've always had a very close relationship with the chief whip and a very productive relationship with the whips, so, i'm waiting to hear more about this because it's not something i've seen or been told about. but the inquiry by the civil servant sue gray into downing street parties due this week poses the biggest risk to the prime minister. it's now reported she is also looking into events in his private flat, too. the question for borisjohnson, who's at the official country retreat of chequers, can he survive it unscathed? he's thought to be busy plotting his strategy and calling his mps to try to secure their support. damian grammaticas reporting. a conservative mp has said she was sacked from herjob as a transport minister because her muslim faith was "making colleagues uncomfortable".

nusrat ghani, who was fired from the front bench in february 2020, says she was told this by a government whip. a spokesperson for the whips' office said the claims — made in the sunday times newspaper — were categorically untrue. a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines in the uk. two women have been taken to hospital after a knife attack in north west london. the incident happened along station road in harrow. police say the injured women were slashed and a third woman was punched by the suspect. a woman has been detained and taken to hospital for a mental health assessment. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder and attempted murder of a couple in their late 80s in derbyshire. freda walker was found dead at her home in langwithjunction near bolsover last saturday. her husband ken is

critically ill in hospital. it's exactly two years ago today since china locked down the city of wuhan and its 10 million inhabitants, to try to stop the spread of coronavirus it worked — china's official death toll from the virus — across the whole country — stands atjust 5,700. but as beijing prepares to host the winter olympic games next month it's turned to extreme measures again in the fight to maintain its strict �*zero covid—19' policy. 0ur china correspondent robin brant reports. 27 days into lockdown, confined to her apartment. hello... sandlin is one of millions in china still subject to the ultimate covid control. when covid hit wuhan,

the country didn't have much experience dealing with the outbreak. but now it's different. it's better. she's in xian, a city famous for its motionless army of terracotta warriors, but normal life for 13 million people there has come to a halt. there's fresh evidence, too, that some people have just had enough. crowd clashes with police at a compound in xi'an, where they were put in lockdown for 35 days. a couple of men are taken away. assessing the overall impact on people's lives, economic and psychological, is almost impossible. all of this is part of a massive effort to stop a few thousand new covid cases from spreading. and in terms of the official reported case numbers, it seems to be working. china's leader xijinping hailed the economy's resilience earlier this week, saying he is fully confident about its development.

so is zero covid in china the new normal? other small and frequent disruption, but not like a massive shutdown. so for china, it seems to be working. china is still manufacturing construction equipment. all these activities can be isolated, so that's why zero covid so far makes sense. but this country has deeper problems to deal with — a huge debt, a faltering property market, as well as the hyper—vigilance against more covid spikes. it's difficult to take a scientific survey, but there does appear to be widespread support for the government's policy on covid. because you get this, it looks quite normal. but no—one knows the answer to the big question. how long will it go on for? i think the epidemic control in shanghai is very good. the government uses big data to quickly trace and control people who are close contacts.

the negative impacts of lockdowns are quite bad. people are worried. two years on, the borders here remain all but closed. international flights are at a bare minimum. china's communist party leaders are sticking with their zero—covid promise. in the run—up to hosting the olympics, china has shown how far it's willing to go. international mail is the new enemy. authorities in beijing this week claimed a package from canada brought 0micron in. we were in contact with someone in another city who was ordered to stay behind her sealed front door simply after receiving a delivery from abroad. she didn't want us to name her, but she's deeply frustrated. she sent us a text message saying it's good for epidemic control, but it's not a good thing from the human rights perspective. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai.

the remote pacific island nation of kiribass has gone into lockdown after the first passenger flight into the country for more than ten months, brought 36 confirmed coronavirus cases. until this week the island had gone through the entire pandemic with just two. under the new measures, people have been told to stay at home and social gatherings are banned. the united nations in afghanistan says it's concerned by the disappearance of two afghan women activists, who took part in protests demanding their right to work and education in recent weeks. the un has urged taliban rulers to provide information on the whereabouts of the missing women. one of the activists released a video on social media saying taliban fighters had come to their house. the activists have been missing since then. the taliban have denied the women are being detained.

we also heard the news of the arrest of a few girls. we we also heard the news of the arrest of a few girls-— of a few girls. we contacted all the security institutions. _ of a few girls. we contacted all the security institutions. no _ of a few girls. we contacted all the security institutions. no woman i of a few girls. we contacted all the | security institutions. no woman has been arrested or detained. some rumours are being circulated that some women want to make their case some women want to make their case so that the escape to western countries can be facilitated so they can have an excuse for asylum there. we reject the news that women have been arrested. one of the uk's main ports in dover in southern england has acknowledged that since the beginning of the year, new post—brexit customs controls for goods heading to the eu have been contributing to big queues on the road outside the town. special travel restrictions have been used ten times this year to ease heavy congestion on the a20 in kent, prompting anger among many drivers. here's our business correspondent, ramzan karmali. queues of lorries on the a20 trying to get into dover, a sight that many have got used

to at the start of 2022. 0n social media, many drivers have blamed brexit. from january 1st, exports to the eu were subject to full customs controls. but the boss of the port believes there are a number of factors causing the delays. since the beginning of the year, there has been increased transaction times at the border due to the carriers having to check customs paperwork at the check—in process. but equally, normally for this time of year, we have vessels that are out on refit, normal maintenance activities. we also are doing a bit of maintenance in the port, which means that our buffer zone space has got slightly reduced capacity, as well. the increase in freight traffic has meant the operation travel access protocol, or tap, a temporary traffic management system, has been called on ten times already this year. but the port of dover is more concerned about new checks which will come into force in september. what we're trying to do is make certain the government fully appreciates what the implications are if we do not get an agreement

between the uk government and the french government for a set of protocols that will work. unless we get that agreement, it will be very difficult to see how it will not impact the travel through the port of dover. from september, airport— style biometric checks are due to be implemented, which would mean drivers being stopped at the port for around ten minutes each. with around 10,000 trucks passing through the port each day, the warning is clear that a solution needs to be found. the government says it is working with its european counterparts to ensure that border arrangements run as smoothly as possible. in tonga, foreign aid is starting to be distributed, following last weekend's devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. the un says more than 80% of tonga's population has been affected. jatinder dhillon reports. relief at last.

a new zealand naval ship, with a desalination plant on board, which can produce 70,000 litres a day, started cleaning the sea water from tonga's harbour, ready for distribution to desperate residents. japan is the latest to deliver urgent supplies, including clean water. and equipment to clean the volcanic ash. it is a complicated operation. the pacific kingdom is covid—free and has strict border control policies, requiring contactless delivery of aid. that means aid workers cannot enter the country unless they have undergone a three—week isolation period. supplies are quarantined for 72 hours after arrival, before being distributed by tongan authorities. the un says the country will be heavily reliant on food aid for some time. almost all the crops have been badly affected by volcanic ash. farmers have lost their

homes and livelihoods. in the first update since the eruption triggered a tsunami, the government says the country has been hit by an unprecedented disaster. tonga's recovery from this disaster is going to be long—term, and i think we need to ensure that we keep the momentum up. after tonga has got enough water we will have to rebuild and it will be a long road to recovery. tongan communities abroad have also been providing support and donations. in new zealand, entire families filled this auckland car park and loaded trucks with supplies of food, water and other essentials. a tongan born rugby player, who lives in the uk, has not heard from his family and has launched a fundraising page to help with reliefs. the tongan government has asked for

the international aid effort led by australia and new zealand to be paced so the island's small airport and harbour are not overwhelmed. in the next few days, a repair ship will arrive to reconnect the undersea cable that links tonga to international telecoms networks. jatinder dhillon, bbc news. the hollywood star arnold schwarzenegger has been involved in a multi—vehicle crash in los angeles. a woman has been taken to hospital. a spokesperson for the former california governor said he was unharmed. the bbc�*s nickjohnson reports. from the sky above the la suburbs, arnold schwarzenegger's black suv flanked by tow trucks, some hours after it was involved in a multi—vehicle crash. photos taken by us showbiz news site tmz showed the body—builder, actor and politician standing at the scene talking to a police officer, with the black suv teetering on top

of both a toyota prius and a porsche. police say the four—vehicle collision happened on friday afternoon in the wealthy brentwood area of la. one woman was taken to hospital but it is not thought her injuries are life—threatening. well, i told tom to get a six pack. but he got a cake instead. a spokesperson for the actor confirmed the 74—year—old was behind the wheel of his car at the time, but was unharmed. los angeles police department say no arrests have been made and neither drugs or alcohol were involved, but the investigation is continuing. nickjohnson, bbc news. a woman from london has been given a bionic eye. the ground—breaking operation involved inserting a microchip into her retina. here's victoria hollins. here comes the glasses. making the final adjustments for a patient who is virtually blind in her left eye. these glasses contain a camera, linked to a small computer which connects with a microchip

recently inserted under her retina. the chip is placed in the centre of the retina, which is the seeing part of the eye, and we can stimulate the chip for her to start to see different types of signals. so that shows that we will hopefully be able to now train her to see things within the centre of her eye, which she never saw before. i'd be able to see my grandchildren and when i look in the mirror, i'm going to get a shock! this is part of a clinical trial five years in the making, which is why we are not using the patient�*s name. she had the chip inserted a month ago. this is her first set of eye tests. keep looking a bit up! once the lights are out, the experts can begin to work out what she can see. so, what is the colour? green. i will be able to go out more, because i have not been going out all that much — ijust go out to just a church on saturday

and i don't go out now during the week, so maybe it will be better now if i can see better, yeah. age—related macular degeneration causes loss of vision in the centre of the eye. it is the most common cause of significant sight loss in the developed world. when i first heard about this particular technology and seeing the results from stanford, i thought this has potential to really be a game changer, and we're now seeing in a clinical trial so from a personal note, i am just so happy now that i can talk to patients about a new technology that potentially could benefit them, and in all of these years, there has been nothing. this grandmother will have to undergo many training sessions to encourage improvements in her vision but moorfields eye hospital hopes to recruit more people into the study and help the millions affected by a life—changing disease. fans of the actress, ana de armas, are suing the film studio universal pictures after they rented a film

showing her in the trailer — only to find she'd been edited out. they paid around five dollars to stream danny boyle's film yesterday but are looking for more than $5 million in compensation. universal has yet to comment. after the weather we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are gerry scott and calum macdonald. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. the normal pattern of january temperatures was turned upside down on saturday, 12 degrees in northern scotland, four in southern england. a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places have another cloudy day for part two of the weekend. despite the cloud, a lot of dry weather around, high pressure close by, exerting a settling influence on our weather.

underneath the high pressure and around, all of this cloud coming in. a weather front approaching northern scotland, and that it does so it will strengthen the does mean e—mail start after a mild day, but a hint of blue through parts of wales and england, lighter winds and a chance of frost with clear spells. mist and fog patches to building, but will be more or less in the clear on sunday. a lot of cloud around, north—east scotland's parts of wales and eastern counties of northern ireland most favoured, a few brighter breaks. a breezy day in northern england and northern ireland, especially scotland and north—west, is developing in the western isles. another mild day here, temperatures not as high as they have been. probably the lower temperatures are in for cloud hangs around all day through parts of central and southern england. 0vernight and into monday, rain turning heavier as that with different routes into northern

scotland where the wind will be using. dry elsewhere, a lot of cloud around. with any breaks in the cloud through wales and england a touch of frost possible. outbreaks of rain, further south and into northern ireland as we go into monday. barely any rain to register in northern ireland. ahead of that there may be a few sunny spells around, parts of northern england and north wales and the midlands, south of that a good deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 celsius. by monday evening and night, perhaps a little patchy rain reaching towards northern england. tuesday looking mainly dry, rain moving in scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, sweeping south on wednesday night, weakening as it does so. what that weather front does do is sweep away a lot of the cloud that surrounds at the moment. not much rain moving south, but brighter skies following that system across much of the uk. a bit of breeze on thursday.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment.

first, the headlines. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there, amid warnings a russian invasion could be imminent. police will meet a conservative mp who's accused government whips of trying to "blackmail" politicians who've tried to oust borisjohnson. a man appears in court charged with the murder of an elderly woman and the attempted murder of her husband. the port of dover admits new customs checks have contributed to big queues on the roads. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott, political correspondent at the press association, and calum macdonald from times radio.

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