the decision was made by borisjohnson two, in effect, _ was made by borisjohnson two, in effect, maket, make northern ireland the barrier to — effect, make northern ireland the barrier to protect the so—called purity — barrier to protect the so—called purity of — barrier to protect the so—called purity of the single market as the eu sees— purity of the single market as the eu sees it — purity of the single market as the eu sees it. the moment you make that decision, _ eu sees it. the moment you make that decision, there are going to be, at the very— decision, there are going to be, at the very least, bureaucratic hurdles between _ the very least, bureaucratic hurdles between great britain and northern iretand _ between great britain and northern ireland. and that is one of the many issues _ ireland. and that is one of the many issues that— ireland. and that is one of the many issues that have surfaced. so in effect, — issues that have surfaced. so in effect, you _ issues that have surfaced. so in effect, you are already here and talk about — effect, you are already here and talk about

yes, borisjohnson, yes, boris johnson, as yes, borisjohnson, as you heard him say, is optimistic.ll. but he's very reluctant to get into any of the detail just reluctant to get into any of the detailjust now. we have a lot of suggestions that potentially you start to see schools open in march, than other parts of society gradually opened, like outdoor hospitality, potentially, in april, say some of the newspapers. downing street is saying it is too early to make any cast—iron predictions, simply because they haven't seen the data. so the next few days, boris johnson is going to get some figures that show what has happened with the vaccine roll—out, in its first phase, what is happening with hospitalisation, with deaths, with new cases. and it's on that basis that the government will make the decision as to what they are going to announce on the 22nd of february. but you can almost see it in boris johnson's face there that he wanted to give some good news. but there is a real sense and government that they are holding back on this because they don't want to be in a position again w

borisjohnson is warned he's picked the wrong sort of brexit.has betrayed us and has made us feel like foreigners in our own country. team sympathy will not cut the mustard. and a long life well lived. commons tributes to captain sir tom moore. who was indeed an inspiration to all of us and a beacon - of light at a time of darkness and a true gentleman. - amid the grim statistics of the pandemic, there is occasionally a milestone to welcome. a first dose of the covid vaccine has now gone into more than ten million arms in the uk. many conservative mps hope that will bring forward the end of england's lockdown, but borisjohnson is still in cautious mode. and labour say the good work of the vaccine programme could be undermined by confusion over the prime minister's borders policy. but when the vaccines minister came to update mps, he had good news to tell. our nation, madam deputy speaker, is getting safer and safer every day as more and more people get protected by the as more and more people get protected by the biggest immunisation programme i

well, borisjohnson said the evidence was there on youtube.e speaker's chair and sir keir later admitted he'd made a mistake. the success of the vaccine programme has fuelled calls by conservative mps to re—open england's schools. the health secretary found himself in the firing line. parents are desperate to have the schools opened, the teachers want the schools opened, the businesses want the schools opened, and — god bless them — even our children are desperate to have the schools opened. so, will my right honourable friend confirm that schools will be the first to reopen on or before the 8th of march? i can confirm what the prime minister has set out, that schools will be the first in the queue for reopening. but not before the 8th of march. a critic of the government's approach sought assurances that restrictions would be lifted sooner rather than later. given the vaccine roll—out's going so well ahead of - what i suspect the secretary- of state thought it would, can i ask i him to confirm that on march the | 8th, when we start seeing sch

but how much political pressure is borisjohnson under?uge political pressure, because there is a significant section of the conservative parliamentary party, and more widely amongst its membership, who cannot bear these kind of restrictions, this exertion of state power, and in a way, part of borisjohnson is with them. he was well known as a columnist for being pretty libertarian, but he has got to follow the data on this one, because i gather you will have heard the same, he is determined that this is the last lockdown, this is notjust a mere latest phase and then we open up and have to close down again. if he wants to achieve that, he will have to very carefully follow the scientists. matt hancock said more widely it would be possible to learn to live with the coronavirus via the vaccine roll—out and developing vaccines to deal with future variants. but this whole thing, it is a very uk thing. before christmas, it was, can we have christmas? as if we were a bunch of kids. and now it is, can we have our summer holiday? the reality is the

british prime minister borisjohnson comes under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. rolling out to the under—70s in the uk. more than a million people aged between 65 and 69 are to be offered a coronavirus vaccination. thousands of protestors in myanmar return to the streets for a ninth day of demonstrations against the military coup. and skating on thin ice,a rare skating event could return to the netherlands thanks to the cold weather but will covid restrictions get in the way? hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has hinted he could return to politics, after being acquitted in his second impeachment trial in the us senate. the former president said he planned to put forward "a vision for a bright, radiant and limitless american future." the senate voted by 57 to 43 to acquit mr trump — well short of the the two—thirds majority needed to find him guilty of incitement to insurrection over the attack by his supporters on congress, last month. nomia iqbal reports from washington. donald john trump, former president of the united states, is

british prime minister borisjohnson comes under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers however urge caution... we are not going to be able to give certainty unless we are basing it on the evidence we have got that the vaccine is doing its job. so far the prognosis is pretty good but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds. rolling out to the under—70s in the uk. more than a million people aged between 65 and 69 are to be offered a coronavirus vaccination. thousands of protestors in myanmar return to the streets for a ninth day of demonstrations against the military coup. and skating on thin ice — a rare skating event could return to the netherlands thanks to the cold weather. but will covid restrictions get in the way? hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has hinted he could return to politics, after being acquitted in his second impeachment trial in the us senate. the former president said he planned to put forward "a vision for a bright, radiant and limitless american future." 57 senators voted in favour

borisjohnson. later, the prime minister updated mps on the reopening of schools.d have been open only to vulnerable children and those of key workers since the start ofjanuary, with the majority of youngsters staying at home. it will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the february half term. and i know how frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. he insisted he understood the pressures on parents and the worries for youngsters' mental health. the prime minister said if the government met its target of vaccinating the four most vulnerable groups by mid—february. .. we hope it will therefore be safe to begin the reopening of schools from monday, 8 march, with other economic and social restrictions being removed thereafter as and when the data permits. the labour leader had earlier called for teachers to be vaccinated during the february half term and hit out at the government's approach. even for this prime minister, it's quite something to open schools one day, close them th

yes, very positive from the announcement from borisjohnson.mber of years! yes, it is also a recognition, i think, that people want to hear some good news irrespective of where comes from, but there is a national desire to get something positive back into our lives, so it is —— to believe we can come out of the darkness and into the light. in the mirror definitely taps into that on the front page. the front page in mirror definitely taps into that on the front page in striking contrast with the mail, which was very negative, this is very positive. we are going to be able to see our friends outside, kids can play sport, we can have a drink and a meal outside, and obviously coming into spring this last week, a few days it�*s felt like spring already, i have been out on my bike. today i was allowed to do that, yesterday i was allowed to do that, yesterday i was on a walk with my dog, i am allowed to do that as well, and it was lovely. better to wear a light coat and a heavy one and feeling miserable. if we can have some nice weather and start with

we will hear from borisjohnson on monday about his road map.again? that notice do you think you need to get things moving again?— things moving again? at least two weeks was that _ things moving again? at least two weeks was that we _ things moving again? at least two weeks was that we need _ things moving again? at least two weeks was that we need to - things moving again? at least two i weeks was that we need to restock. we are through christmas and for reopening of schools are industry throwaway almost £12 million of stock. we need a clear road map of what is going to open and when to make sure we can get the right supply and right fresh produce to schools and care homes and other hospitality needs, to restock. 1anthem hospitality needs, to restock. when the prime minister _ hospitality needs, to restock. when the prime minister talk _ hospitality needs, to restock. when the prime minister talk about a road map, you need specific dates? i understand they cannot give clear days because he is talking about not just clear dates but also how oft

borisjohnson.of scotland announced her plan for reopening scotland's economy. shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers are expected to restart in the last week of april. nicola sturgeon said there would be a "progressive easing" of restrictions before then, with four people from two households allowed to meet outdoors from march 15th. the youngest pupils have already returned to classrooms with more going back in a phased return over the next few weeks. i know that people across the country are anxious for as much clarity as possible, i want to give as much as possible today while avoiding giving false assurance or picking arbitrary dates that have no grounding at this stage in any objective assessment. i am as confident as i can be that the staged timetable that i have set out today, from now until late april, when the economy will start to substantially reopen, is a reasonable one, and in mid—march when we have made further progress on vaccines and have greater understanding of the impact

well, borisjohnson said the evidence was there on youtube.ter admitted he'd made a mistake. the snp leader also focused on border controls and the prime minister's recent trip north of hadrian's wall to visit a vaccine production plant in livingston — a plant where there'd been a covid outbreak. the prime minister. and his advisers knew there was a serious covid outbreak at this plant. i they knew the visit posed a risk, but they made - a deliberate choice. they made the - irresponsible choice. the prime minister put politics before public health. - prime minister, - why be so reckless? is it any wonder that people in scotland have no faith . in this prime minister? isn't he the worst possible. leader at the worst possible time? mr speaker, i think what the people of scotland want to see is the whole country pulling together and working to develop the vaccine, as that fantastic plant in scotland is doing. one of the advantages of this vaccine is that it may be able to combat all sorts of variants in a very comprehensive way. it's amazing, won

do you think borisjohnson was a bit less intent on the promises making promises and making assumptionse future? political wonks like me know there is _ in the future? political wonks like me know there is a _ in the future? political wonks like me know there is a new - in the future? political wonks like me know there is a new team - in the future? political wonks like me know there is a new team in l me know there is a new team in number ten out what dominic cummings gone and others around him and i think borisjohnson is under promising in the hope that he might over deliver. i know plenty of senior people in government who told me that we can out fall ill at all fall ill adults done byjune the official line is september but i think they are trying to push everything out even on schools, he was asked could you open a full schools before march the 8th and the prime minister said no chance. he went to all the reasons why an answer. he is very clear, he is back in his box, he is being quite disciplined and that is really what teachers want. we want him to be and look for the sending up l

where he is critical— with borisjohnson. where he is critical is — with borisjohnson.like saying there's not enough _ measures. like saying there's not enough support for businesses affected, not enough support for children — affected, not enough support for children. but in all the big calls around — children. but in all the big calls around dates, i fail to see keir starmer— around dates, i fail to see keir starmer do anything than offer a cautious— starmer do anything than offer a cautious word to the prime minister. what _ cautious word to the prime minister. what is _ cautious word to the prime minister. what is what i think they polls are asking _ what is what i think they polls are asking him — what is what i think they polls are asking him to do, it's what the public— asking him to do, it's what the public are _ asking him to do, it's what the public are feeling. i asking him to do, it's what the public are feeling.— public are feeling. i think it's a very very _ public are feeling. i think it's a very very different. _ public are feeling. i think it's a very v

borisjohnson was talking about the medical agency trying to conflate that with the european vaccinestell you what, i think it's a good thing. if a politician makes a mistake like keir starmer did, he said i got that wrong, i think that's refreshing. i wish more politicians would do that. thank you ve much politicians would do that. thank you very much indeed. _ politicians would do that. thank you very much indeed. jonathan - politicians would do that. thank you i very much indeed. jonathan ashworth, labour's health spokesman. you're watching bbc news.

more than 15 million people in the uk have now had at least one dose of a covid—19 vaccine — borisjohnson called it a significant milestone, but says there's still a long way to go. the prime minister is under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers, however, urge caution. we won't be able to give certainty unless it is based on the evidence that we have got that the vaccine is doing itsjob. so far, the prognosis is pretty good, but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds. president trump suggests he could make a political comeback after he's cleared of his second impeachment trial. democrats are furious with the verdict. despite the results of the vote on donald trump's conviction in the court of impeachment, he deserves to be convicted, and i believe he will be convicted in the court of public opinion. an extension to the ban on evictions in england — the government says it will ensure tenants won't be forced out of their homes by the pandemic. and skating on thin ice — a rare winter event could return to the n

it didn't go back to the old borisjohnson. although he wasn't buccaneer aaron, borisjohnson. wasn't buccaneer aaron, he said. borisjohnson. although he wasn't buccaneeraaron, he said. if boris johnson. although he wasn't buccaneer aaron, he said.- buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about _ buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about last _ buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about last year _ buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about last year and - buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about last year and he - buccaneer aaron, he said. if you think about last year and he wasj think about last year and he was saying _ think about last year and he was saying we — think about last year and he was saying we will be out by november and that _ saying we will be out by november and that we weren't. and then the sad debacle on christmas which was done, _ sad debacle on christmas which was done, i_ sad debacle on christmas which was done, i know they wanted to have christmas — done, i know they wanted to have christmas but of course it has to be semi—canceled or very much

british prime minister borisjohnson is under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers however urge caution. we are not going to be able to give certainty unless we are basing it on the evidence we have got that the vaccine is doing its job. so far the prognosis is pretty good, but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds. more than a million people in the uk aged between 65 and 69 are now to be offered a coronavirus vaccination. thousands of protestors in myanmar return to the streets for a ninth day of demonstrations against the military coup. and skating on thin ice — a rare skating event could return to the netherlands thanks to the cold weather — but covid restrictions coould get in the way? now on bbc news, the exiles: hong kong at a crossroads. after months of increasingly violent protests in hong kong, beijing imposed a sweeping national security law. many activists now face an agonising choice — to stay, or to go. at the age of 25, h is leaving home for the first time — going overseas alone, fleeing hong k

it was only a week ago that borisjohnson was celebrating.reached his target of offering a vaccine to the top priority groups in the uk. the next phase is to protect the over—50s and anybody with an eligible underlying health condition by the middle of april. that's two weeks earlier than originally planned. the latest promise is to vaccinate all adults in the uk by the end ofjuly. the order of priority, once the over—50s are vaccinated, is still being worked on, with the government expected to consider a wider range of health conditions and occupations. what is critical, of course, is that as many people as possible are vaccinated, because the more who are vaccinated, the more individuals are protected and the more society as a whole is protected. so for all those reasons, i encourage everybody to come forward when you get that invite and get yourjab as soon as possible. this new accelerated target comes ahead of the prime minister's unveiling of a roadmap to ease england out of lockdown. details are still being finalised, but the government

but if it does, borisjohnson can't say he wasn't warned.his morning's mentioned the situation in northern ireland. it still very much an ongoing issue. it is, and my compliments to you and the team for that sequence of clips that i think explained it really nicely. just to go over the sort of basics again, when britain voted to leave the european union and particularly when it voted under boris johnson's particularly when it voted under borisjohnson's go particularly when it voted under boris johnson's go for particularly when it voted under borisjohnson's go for a hard brexit, the customs union and the single market always meant they would have to be regulatory customs checks between the uk and the eu. the real problem was on the island of ireland because the history of conflict there, particularly in the north. the question was where do you put a regulatory border? do you put it on the island of ireland? everyone thought that would be a bad idea because it could be at the target of attacks by pro—united ireland paramilitaries, or do you p

borisjohnson tweeting this morning...cautious moving forward. one that is backed by the scientist as well. but they do say that they should be a focus on schools and protecting teachers. they want teachers vaccinated because of their concerns about virus spreading through schools themselves. this is whatjonathan ashworth had to say. we will continue to push him to put in place those measures around testing, around ventilation, guidance around mask wearing, the plans to vaccinate teachers and teaching assistants. the last thing we want is to reopen schools for all pupils and then many pupils are sent home because we have another outbreak of the virus. remember too the beginning of january saw schoolchildren in england being sent home after one day. so all of this underlines the government's approach. looking forward what it also means is that it will be pretty slow, not until easter, that we are looking at groups of people reuniting outside and then after easter into april and even later may and june for retail, things lik

borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been talking this morning, what has he beenn the face of that pressure, the prime minister this morning defended what he described as a cautious approach to lifting the lockdown in england. i’m lifting the lockdown in england. i'm hopeful, but obviously nothing can be guaranteed and it all depends on the way— be guaranteed and it all depends on the way we continue to be prudent and continue to follow the guidance in each _ and continue to follow the guidance in each stage and that is why it is so important to proceed in the cautious— so important to proceed in the cautious way that we are. i think people _ cautious way that we are. i think peopte do— cautious way that we are. i think people do understand that, they can see the _ people do understand that, they can see the logic in what we are trying to do _ see the logic in what we are trying to do but — see the logic in what we are trying to do. but genuinely, because of the immense _ to do. but genuinely, because of the immense possibilities now of the vaccination roll—out, b

and this kind of showboating about borisjohnson... geoffrey. it's important, janet...isions. as we saw with brexit, there is a lot of emotion and misinformation that informs these kind of decisions. i think the irony of seeing borisjohnson sneaking into scotland, he didn't reveal his agenda in advance, travel plans, he didn't want protesters, he essentially went to scotland to avoid meeting scottish people and for some photo ops. for him to be actually using that as an opportunity to sneak in the message of a united kingdom against scottish secession is the ultimate irony, for a man who was actually elected on a platform of home rule and bringing back control. that's not lost on the scottish people. i think that candidly nicola sturgeon's greatest ally in scottish independence is borisjohnson, he simply has no credibility on this issue and, while it is true the vaccination programme is something to be proud of in this country, despite some problems, it really is astonishing, that alone is not going to keep scotland in the union. janet, can i pick up on this question of

the headlines: borisjohnson is due to hold a final meeting with senior ministers and scientific advisersbout how to ease england's lockdown ahead of tomorrow's announcement of a roadmap out of restrictions. there's a new pledge that every adult in the uk will be offered their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly — a month ahead of schedule. thousands of protesters have returned to the streets in myanmar, a day after security forces fired at a crowd, killing two people in the city of mandalay. a passengerjet engine has burst into flames above the us state of colorado. debris fell onto homes below, but the plane landed safely. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley. this is the programme that brings together leading commentators, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who film and report for the folks back home, with the dateline, london. this week, how patient will people be as the number of covid patients decline. peaceful but persistent in myanmar but what will make the generals listen? and the not so splendid isolation of north korea. the dateline

visiting a vaccine centre, borisjohnson warns against rushing out of lockdown in england.e want this lockdown to be the last, and we want progress to be cautious but also irreversible. the number of deaths from coronavirus is thankfully coming down, but there are still more people in hospital than at the peak in april. also tonight. the first arrivals check into hotel quarantine — we speak to some preparing for their enforced stay. not particularly looking forward to the next 11 days, but i'm just hoping it goes by quickly. risking their lives to play. the children of yemen's civil war being targeted by snipers. and howzat! england are heading for defeat in the second test against india. and coming up on bbc news, scotland's first minister urges football to "make sure your house is in order" as rangers launched an internal investigation after a weekend party was broken up by police. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister says science is in the ascendency over covid, but he wants any changes to the lockdown in england to be "cautious and irrever

ministers are reviewing coronavirus measures in england ahead of an announcement by borisjohnson nexthich he'll set out his plans to ease the lockdown. this morning, the first flights arrived into england carrying uk and irish nationals from the 33 countries classed as high risk, who will now have to quarantine in hotels for ten days. this first report is from our health correspondent laura foster. it is the biggest vaccination campaign in nhs history and we are only in week ten. the firstjabber provides the bulk of the protection, and are now more than 15 people across the uk have had their first dose. at a vaccination centre in south—east london, the prime minister praised the nhs and volunteers for their hard work. the numbers are _ volunteers for their hard work. tue: numbers are very volunteers for their hard work. tte: numbers are very good for the over—80s, for the over—70s and 75—7 t9 group you are looking at 99% that have been done, but there are some people who are still to come forward and i urge people to come forward. thesejobs, these and i urge people to come forward. th

coming up: borisjohnson sets out his plan to reopen england stressing a cautious easing between now and end ofjune. a wretched year will give way to a spring and a summer that will be very different and incomparably better than the picture we see around us today. labour says this has to be the last lockdown and welcomes the data driven approach. i am glad the prime minister spoke today of caution, of this being irreversible. of assessing the data and following the evidence. those of the right guiding principles. also on this programme: a call for more help for those living in homes with flammable cladding. and: a conservative peer reckons the govenrment�*s wrong to say a maternity bill can't talk about women. i respectfully say to my new friend the minister that this is garbage. but first... the prime minister has set out the steps to lifting england's coronavirus lockdown. in a commons statement he gave the earliest dates on which restrictions would be eased. as has been widely trailed schools will return on march the 8th. shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality, including be

the headlines: borisjohnson seeks to reassure the public about the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after questions about its effectiveness against the south african variant. all of them, we think, are effective in delivering a high degree of protection against serious illness and death, which is the most important thing. cut business rates permanently to help the ailing high street — that's the plea from a group of top companies. alex salmond, the former scottish first minister, will not now give evidence to msps tomorrow in their inquiry into the government's handling of harassment complaints. heavy snow and ice causes disruption in parts of the uk — people are being urged not to travel. there urged not to travel. are some people out enjoying themselves there are some people out enjoying themselves and i brave young boy we saw on the seafront enjoying himself, having an ice cream with a flaked right in front of the sea in the snow. and, buying cars with bitcoin — tesla invests $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency, and says it will begin accepting it as payment for products soon. good afternoon and

borisjohnson meets ministers and scientific advisers to put the final touches to plans to bring englandut of lockdown. the dj jo whiley says it "couldn't be crueller" that her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetes, was offered the vaccine after she was already "fighting for her life" with covid. the medical professionals, who are doing an amazing job, just aren't equipped, because it's all so new. they don't know how people with a learning disability are going to react in this situation, which is why it makes such sense to just get them vaccinated. air emergency above the us state of colorado — but the passenger plane lands safely to the relief of crew and passengers. my daughter was sitting on the window, and i was just like, "don't look! let's close it up and let's just pray." so that is what we did. wejust held hands and said some prayers. and world number one novak djokovic wins a ninth australian open title with a comfortable victory over daniil medvedev. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has promised that all adults in the uk will be offered t

the prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted... the labour leader, keir starmer, wrote...when you walk through a storm, hold your head up high... and the singer michael ball — whose duet with captain tom helped him to break yet another record as they made it to number one — said...

some of borisjohnson�*s mps think the pace of change is too slow.re likely to mean that any easing of restrictions won't be reversed. but this can't be absolutely guaranteed. the intention is that it should be irreversible, and that's why we are going in the way that we are, that's why we are taking the steps that we are. and even when existing restrictions end, some familiar paraphernalia of the pandemic might remain. masks may still be advisable next winter according to the government's chief scientific advisor, and there will be a review into the use of what the government calls covid status certificates. this has raised the prospect of people having to provide proof that they have been vaccinated or have had a recent negative test to access some venues and possibly some workplaces beyond june. so, if a vaccine—busting variant doesn't disrupt things, life is likely to feel a lot more normal by the summer but perhaps not quite as we knew it before covid struck. iain watson, bbc news. well, airlines and holiday companies say they've seen a surge in

well, we have| perhaps heard less from some of those in borisjohnson's party who want him to move moreause the data was so bad. but as the number of cases comes down, as the vaccine roll—out continues to go pretty well, there are those influential backbenchers in borisjohnson's party who are increasingly knocking on his door and saying, we need to think about trying to get part of society open again. they are looking, for example, to the announcement in scotland, seeing the possibility of schools opening there on the 22nd of february, as a way that england could look to accelerate things a bit, potentially with a similar sort of aspiration. i've got to say, i don't think number 10 is i've got to say, i don't think numberio is in i've got to say, i don't think number 10 is in that place at the moment. i think they are being very cautious. we heard the prime minister being very cautious in the downing street briefing last night. and i think in part that is due to the fact they don't want to open things up and closed them again. some have been really stung by what happened over the christ

borisjohnson will also be leading tomorrow's downing street coronavirus briefing.e on the bbc news channel from seven o'clock tomorrow evening. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the personal finance commentator, anne ashworth & the sun's chief sport reporter, martin lipton. do stay with us on bbc news for that. matt hancock has insisted that transparency about coronavirus—related contracts is "completely second order" to saving lives. he was responding to a high court judgement which ruled his department had acted unlawfully in failing to disclose on time details of deals to purchase items such as personal protective equipment. the government is meant to publish contracts worth more ido i do beg your pardon for that. very rude of me. the government is meant to publish contracts worth more than £120,000 within 30—days of it being awarded. mr hancock told the bbc�*s andrew marr that ministers made the right decision in order to he

a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to sweep away david cameron's reforms of the nhs in england, which could see a reduced role for the private sector. nhs commissioners would no longer be required to invite private companies to bid to run services, and there would be more focus on hospitals and social care services working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. an ageing population brings with it extra challenges. elderly patients often require more context care and hospital treatment that can cause pressure on the treatment, when there is fit enough to leave but there is fit enough to leave but there isn't enough capacity the social care system to support them. new proposals suggest sweeping changes to current contracts that would allow closer working between the nhs and local authorities to keep older patients out of hospital and provide more care in the community. we need a lot morejoined up community. we need a lot morejoined up care. it is notjust going into hospital to have your hip replaced, having that s

vaccination programme, the message so far from borisjohnson and the health secretary, matt hancock,vel and the nhs is not out of the woods because we are in the middle of winter. there is pressure growing around schools, for many people the most pressing issue is getting children back into schools safely, that you are starting tmo voices saying with the vaccination programme going so well, why can't we think about relaxing things quicker —— you are starting tmo voices. quicker -- you are starting tmo voices. a, g quicker -- you are starting tmo voices. ., ~' , ., quicker -- you are starting tmo voices. ., ,, , ., ., ., g, voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo. voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo- we _ voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo. we will— voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo. we will come _ voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo. we will come but - voices. thank you for now, leila nathoo. we will come but to - voices. thank you for now, leila | nathoo. we will come but to you after hearing from the prime minister. i am joined after hearing from the prime minist

borisjohnson gives no guarantees, saying we are in a battle with nature. we wa nt we want this lockdown to be the last, and we want progress to be cautious, but also irreversible. the uk's vaccination programme moves onto its next target to jab the first nine priority groups, including everyone over 50, by the end of april. the first arrivals check into hotel quarantine. we speak to some preparing for their enforced stay. not particularly looking forward to the next _ not particularly looking forward to the next 11 days, but, yeah, just hoping — the next 11 days, but, yeah, just hoping it— the next 11 days, but, yeah, just hoping it goes back quickly. the prime minister's former aide, dominic cummings, tells the high court that he didn't ask for a company to be awarded a government contract because its bosses were his friends. victory for west ham over sheffield united see them climb above liverpool in the premier league and into the top four. and coming up, a tale of slow mail. how a postcard sent by a royal navy recruit during the second world war has on

he was also asked about comments that mr biden had made last year, in which he had called borisjohnsond good phone conversation so far and as he said there, looking forward to working together. right, 0k. on forward to working together. right, 0k- on two — forward to working together. right, 0k. on two other— forward to working together. right, 0k. on two other issues, _ forward to working together. right, ok. on two other issues, i- think china cannot and maybe we will talk about that in a minute, but in terms of what was happening with northern ireland and the northern ireland protocol, trade, brexit because again, joe biden has often played up his irish roots and was quite critical, wasn't he, about events there?— events there? yes, this is interesting _ events there? yes, this is interesting because - events there? yes, this is interesting because this l events there? yes, this is| interesting because this is events there? yes, this is l interesting because this is a events there? yes, this is - interesting because this is a point where they could be a sort of pressure point betwee

in reporting borisjohnson�*s "data, not dates" rationale for planning an exit from lockdown.steps to normal life" is the mirror's headline as the paper reports how health chiefs have urged the prime minister not to relax restrictions too quickly. "£4,500 to get covid" is metro's headline on the world's first study, in which people will be deliberately infected with covid—19. it begins in the uk within a month. the ft examines the content deal agreed with google and rupert murdoch's news corp — ending a long—running dispute with big tech companies over paying forjournalistic content — as facebook blocks internet links in australia. so let's begin... asi as i say, lovely to have you both with us tonight. this wednesday evening and we are going to start with the telegraph which like many of the papers it's featuring the duke of edinburgh who has been taken to hospital in london after feeling unwell. but buckingham palace stressing this is just a precaution. we are all wishing him the very best. , , ., , ., . best. oh, yes. for every watching toniuht best. oh, yes. for every watc

here's borisjohnson again.ou to go to, say, i the pub or something like that. i that that would be going it a bit. i'm joined now by professor david archard, chair of the nuffield council on bioethics. he is live with us. david, thank you very much for your time. do you like this idea? do you think you could be a constructive addition to our ways of handling the virus? i a constructive addition to our ways of handling the virus?— of handling the virus? i think your recedin: of handling the virus? i think your preceding reports _ of handling the virus? i think your preceding reports are _ of handling the virus? i think your preceding reports are being - of handling the virus? i think your . preceding reports are being imported making key distinctions between the extent to which a vaccine prevents transmission and the same vaccine may prevent people from getting infected. and what immunity is within a country is essentially premised on the end of the vaccine prevents transmission. and as the is really expert and