caroline davies, well done, well done! caroline davies. bbc— well done, well done!released a statement after secret videos were obtained by the bbc�*s panorama programme, in which she accused her father of holding her hostage in the city. the un has asked to see proof she�*s alive. our special correspondent nawal al—maghafi is with me. so, this is the first news of her from herfamily for a long time. exactly and it started in 2018 when princess latifa tried to flee to buy. before she did she recorded a video saying if things go badly wrong you will be watching this and her friends and all of us saw that. no one knew if she was ok so the un launched an inquiry through the un�*s working group on enforced disappearances and the requested proof of life from the uae back then. a few weeks after that these pictures of her with mary robinson at this lunch proved she was alive and mary robinson came to the bbc and mary robinson came to the bbc and said she was a troubled young lady in the loving care of her family which force the un to drop their case back then but this lat

caroline davies, bbc news. in australia with the first stage of inoculations due to begin in the coming week. just under one hundred and fifty thousand doses have arrived with frontline health, quarantine and care workers to be given priority for the first jabs. the deputy prime minister michael mccormack has described the operation as "one of the largest logistic tasks australia has ever underta ken". earlier, i spoke to epidemiologist professorjodie mcvernon who explained why the vaccination drive in australia is starting later than in other similarly rich countries. so, australia has been very early in negotiating access to vaccines since these were first being developed last year. we do acknowledge that we are not in the same situation as the uk and many other countries, where emergency use authorisations have been sought. so we are in this fortunate position, we have very few cases, in fact, no community transmission, basically, at the present time, so we have opted to go through a full registration proces

caroline davies, bbc news.al travellers will have to go to a quarantine hotel from today. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith is in glasgow. scotland wants to stop all international travellers coming into scotland, but they can still enter via england. are there any plans in scotland to close that loophole? it isa it is a huge problem because as you say there is this glaring loophole in the middle of the scottish government's policy of trying to quarantine everybody coming in from any foreign country, so there are discussions ongoing with the uk government about this because there is this way out. if you fly directly into scotland you go straight into a quarantine hotel. if you fly to england and travelled to scotland, you are expected to self—isolate at home for ten days and take two coded test but that is much cheaper than staying in a hotel and harderfor the authorities to enforce. nicola sturgeon says it would be better and easier if the rules were the same and all four nations of the united kingdom, but the wa

caroline davies, bbc news.recedented. jeremy goodwin, television meteorologist at wibw—tv in kansas told us more. i haven�*t seen anything like this professionally. i have been a broadcast meteorologist for about 25 years now. and tonight was the coldest day we have had in topeka, kansas, since just before christmas of 1989. so it is not record—breaking — records go back to the 18805 — but, you know, we�*re talking about three decades. certainly it is notable. but we�*re looking at low temperatures here in topeka, they�*ll be about —27.7 c, or —18 fahrenheit, and you have to go back 30 years to find a number that low. so, jeremy what do you think is going on? the polar vortex does not usually get down so far, does it? sure, it typically does not out. and i�*ll tell you what. in this area, we hadn�*t seen a temperature below 0 c since early 2019, and i really had to go back and look, and have we done this recently? no. for the last couple of years the temperature is did stay up. the polar vortex if you will, wil

caroline davies, bbc news. in australia with the first stage of inoculations due to begin in the coming week. just under 150,000 doses have arrived with front line health, quarantine and care workers to be given priority for the first jabs. the deputy prime minister michael mccormack has described the operation as "one of the largest logistic tasks australia has ever underta ken". professorjodie mcvernon, director of doherty epidemiology joins us now from melbourne — the city in the middle of another lockdown — although this time a five—day snap closure. welcome to bbc news. for those of us watching in britain. we think these vaccines have arrived quite late. why is that? 50. these vaccines have arrived quite late. why is that?— these vaccines have arrived quite late. why is that? so, australia has been very early _ late. why is that? so, australia has been very early in _ late. why is that? so, australia has been very early in negotiating - been very early in negotiating access to vaccines since these were fir

caroline davies, bbc news.s workers say more than 400 children have been targeted by sniper fire in just one city. taiz — underfire from the houthi rebel forces — is now one of the most dangerous places in the country and one of the most dangerous to be a child. the houthis deny targeting children. taiz — in the south west of yemen — is home to one of the longest—running battles of the conflict. it's under virtual siege, divided between government forces supported by coalition led by the saudis and backed by the uk and until recently the us and the houthis — backed by iran — who control most of the population. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, cameraman goktay koraltan and producer claire read sent this report, which contains some distressing images. in taiz, city of snipers, a family on the front line. ruwaydah saleh is eight years old. her big brother amri is ten. she probably owes him her life. here she lay last august after she was shot in the head. who took aim and pulled the trigger, herfamily

caroline davies, bbc news.ar—old man died in a car crash south of the town a short time later. police believe the crash was linked to the incidents. from kilmarnock, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. emma robertson coupland and nicole anderson, a mother and daughter described as "beautiful girls taken far too soon". last night both were fatally attacked, emma in the car park of a large hospital on the edge of kilmarnock where she was employed by the nhs, then, 20 minutes later, her daughter nicole, who was on shift at a take away a couple of miles away was stabbed. she was taken to the hospital where her mother had worked, but died later. there were police everywhere. there was a helicopter going about. there had been a couple of stabbings apparently. police are linking both deaths to a third incident — a fatal car crash in which 40—year—old steven robertson was killed. the investigation into what exactly happened here, and why, continues, but local people have been left in shock. i've stayed her

caroline davies, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. states are hit by snow and ice. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible affect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions on the streets, one wonders who is next. gunfire as the airlift got under way, there was no letup . in the eruption itself. lava streams from . a vent low the crater flowed down to the sea the east of the island, i away from the town for the time being. | it could start flowing again at any time. i the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch, they called it �*mir�* — the russian for peace. welcome back. very glad to have you with us. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: myanmar�*s military warns anti—coup protestors could face up to 20 years in prison if they obstruct the armed

caroline davies, bbc news.er kanye west. the couple — who are amongst the most recognisable stars in the world — have been married for almost seven years and have four children together. neither has commented publicly. the small derbyshire village of eyam is experiencing the covid pandemic against the backdrop of a tragic history. 300 years ago, eyam's residents quarantined themselves to protect neighbouring communities during the great plague. our special correspondent fergal keane visited eyam nearly a year ago, to meet residents preparing to face the coronavirus crisis. he's gone back to see how they're coping. the silence of midwinter snowdrifts in valleys already stilled by the pandemic. and eyam lockdown, with its memories of sacrifice from centuries ago. when we last came to eyam in springtime of 2020 none here foresaw the scale of the national tragedy that was looming. back then at eyam school there was a place for all the children. and a dynamic headmistress working to keep them focused and hopeful. go

caroline davies there. let's get some of the day's other news now. to charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. he was making his second appearance in court since his trial began in may last year. mr netanyahu was charged over allegations that he accepted improper gifts and sought to trade favours with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage. mr netanyahu has called the charges "fabricated and ludicrous". in a tit—for—tat move, germany, poland and sweden have expelled russian diplomats in response to russia's removal of their respective representatives over the weekend. all three countries, and the eu deny claims that they participated in demonstrations supporting russia's jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. a popular, previously uncensored app called clubhouse is a perley been censored in china. some suspect there may be researches on other social media sites. a team of scientists from the world health organization is concluding an on—the—ground investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in wuhan. the team is set to share it

here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies.avies. of holidays abroac a dreams of holidays abroad are still a long way off for many. today, the government announced further restrictions on international travel. 1 restrictions on international travel. . ~ restrictions on international travel. .,~ ., ., ., , restrictions on international travel. .,., , ., travel. i make no apologies for the strenath travel. i make no apologies for the strength of— travel. i make no apologies for the strength of these _ travel. i make no apologies for the strength of these measures, - travel. i make no apologies for the i strength of these measures, because we are dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we have faced as a nation. i know that most people have been doing their bit, making huge sacrifices as part of the national effort and these new enforcement powers will make sure their hard work and sacrifice isn't undermined by a small minority who don't want to follow the rules. the by a small minority who don't want t

caroline davies reports. government said it still far from the winter but today the government said it still farfrom certain. pandemics are difficult times and there is a lot of uncertainty, so i'm afraid people will have to do the patient before we can get that certainty. we are doing everything we possibly can to make sure that people can have a holiday this summer. i don't actually think people are at all confused and i think people totally understand the situation. t think people totally understand the situation. ., ., , ,., , think people totally understand the situation. ., ., , , ., ., situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government _ situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is _ situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is advising i situation. i have absolutely no idea| what the government is advising on holidays _ what the government is advising on holida s. ~ ., , ., ., , what the government is advising on holida s. ~ ., ,., ., holidays. memories of holidays

caroline davies, bbc news.ounce back loan scheme was launched last year and has now handed out over £40 billion. but after bbc news discovered that criminals were targeting the scheme, the authorities realised that up to half of that money may have been lost to fraud and mistakes. angus crawford reports on the teams tasked with getting some of the money back. today's operation is to do with a bounceback loan fraud. 0ut before dawn. fraudulantly obtained a £50,000 loan by claiming that he's a landscape gardener. a small team of specialists. these officers are investigating a new kind of fraud — people suspected of illegally claiming tens of thousands of pounds from the government's bounceback loan scheme. they're from the national investigation service, which probes financial crime — now rooting out fraud in the government's covid support schemes. the scale of the problem is extremely large at the moment. we're operating across the country, we have numerous operations planned and my message to those that are com

caroline davies, bbc news.om norfolk has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting 26 abuse offences against young boys. —— after admitting to sex abuse offences against young boys. the national crime agency has described him as one of the most prolific offenders they have ever investigated and warned that others like him may get away with their crimes in future if facebook goes ahead with plans to introduce more end—to—end encryption on its messenger service. jo black reports. lionheart early morning in kings lynn, the national crime agency move in to arrest a man they describe as an online predator. you in to arrest a man they describe as an online predator.— an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old _ an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old david - an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old david wilson | an online predator. you are under. arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is - laced arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is laced in arrest. 36-year-old david wilson i

caroline davies has been to one of the hotels. >> to give you an idea of the scale of the operation justel, each of these bags filled with food to provide guests with three meals a day everyday. and this is just the one corridor in a hotel with 710 rooms. >> red list passengers are only permitted to enter through five airports including heathrow and galway. so far the government has done deals with 16 hotels and it says it has just under 5000 rooms available for further 58,000 available once those initial 5000 become full. abound what-- around 1000 passengers are expected to arrive daily. there are concerns that red list arrivals will be free to m with non red list passengers on planes and airports. >> they've complained about the cost of the hotels they are going into. they also said they do not see the point of extra restrictions when people flying from the red list are mixing with people who are flying in from other countries. then they are heading into quarantine after that. we've seen a very small number of people arriving here into heathrow today. heathrow -- say it has been a succ

coming from high—risk countries will continue to quarantine in hotels. 0ur transport correspondent caroline daviesbout this, caroline? , , t, ., what more do we know about this, caroline? , , t, t, t, caroline? this is another layer on to of caroline? this is another layer on tap of what _ caroline? this is another layer on tap of what is _ caroline? this is another layer on top of what is quite _ caroline? this is another layer on top of what is quite a _ caroline? this is another layer on top of what is quite a layered - top of what is quite a layered process for international travel coming into the uk. the speculation at this stage is there will be two tests, one on the second day and one on the eighth day during quarantine, but that speculation at this stage. it is far from official policy. there are questions about when this policy could be introduced and how it would be managed, how those tests would be distributed. speaking to the department of health, who haven't confirmed about how many of those tests will take place, they said it would be adding a further level of protection to the uk. s

caroline davies, bbc news.ction numbers are shrinking. but experts warn that with more than half a million people currently infected — there is still plenty of virus circulating for people to catch. they say any lifting of restrictions should be done slowly and cautiously. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. the pressure is easing on the nhs, but from a very bad situation. injanuary, hospitals in england treated 100,000 covid patients, a third of all the people they had seen with coronavirus since the pandemic started. it's better now but far from normal. there are still many hospitals around the country with intensive care units that have more covid patients than they had at the peak of the first wave back in april, and there are still intensive care units who are at double their normal baseline capacity. on monday, we'll hear about the government's road map out of lockdown in england, with the promise that they'll be led by data, not dates. and that data is definitely going in the right directio

caroline davies reports.self catered accommodation will open within households, and a global travel taskforce report to the prime minister presenting an idea of how international travel can restart. the government will then decide and no earlier than the 17th of may hotels can and international travel might be able to return. it was enough to encourage natalie to book a family trip to yorkshire. taste enough to encourage natalie to book a family trip to yorkshire.— a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping _ a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping our _ a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping our eye _ a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping our eye on _ a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping our eye on a - a family trip to yorkshire. we have been keeping our eye on a few - a family trip to yorkshire. we have i been keeping our eye on a few places over the last few weeks in anticipation of lockdown being eased. yeah, just decided to go for it and book it in the that

caroline davies, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. most of us today it will be mist and fog, it will clear by mid—morning. a little bit more cloud to the north—west but for most it is a dry and sunny friday and temperature is not as high as they were during the week. still three or 4 degrees higher than they should be for the stage in february. overnight, a bit of a change for scotland and northern ireland, more outbreaks of rain. most same drive. england and wales a dry night and another frost england and wales a dry night and anotherfrost tonight england and wales a dry night and another frost tonight could get temperatures down to —3 or —4. we will see the full moon tonight as we go through tonight and into tomorrow. tomorrow, a bit more cloud into the northern areas. a fine day for much of the country though and temperatures again above where they should be at the time of year. see you in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... health leaders have welcomed the queen's comments about her vaccine experience, describi

caroline davies reports.their fingers crossed for brighter days. no earlier than 12 april, self—catered accommodation will open within households, and a global travel taskforce report to the prime minister presenting an idea of how international travel can restart. the government will then decide and no earlier than 17 may hotels can and international travel might be able to return. it was enough to encourage natalie to book a family trip to yorkshire. we had been keeping our eye on a few places over the last few weeks in anticipation of lockdown being eased. yeah, just decided to go for it and book it in the hope that things would be back to relative normality come august. and international travel has also seen a surge in bookings. the response from the customers to the announcement yesterday was quite fantastic to see. we have been up some 630% on bookings at easyjet holidays, and this continues now throughout the morning. it just shows what we have said all along, that there is an enormous increase in pent

it's to try to stop new coronavirus variants taking hold. 0ur transport correspondent caroline daviese hotels involved. disinfecting before the guests arrive. quarantine hotels like this one start taking arrivals from today. in england, anyone who has been at any one of 33 designated high risk countries in the last ten days will have to quarantine in a hotel. in scotland that applies to all international arrivals. rooms like this will— international arrivals. rooms like this will be _ like this will be home for ten days with no—one allowed in or out except for occasional exercise. it is a very different hotel experience. this gives you an idea of the scale of the operation just at this hotel. each of these bags will be filled with food to provide guests with three meals a day every day throughout the course of their stay and this is just for one course of their stay and this isjust for one corridor course of their stay and this is just for one corridor in a hotel with 710 rooms. do you have any questions about how this will work or concerns about what could go wrong? the hos - itali a

caroline davies, bbc news. the regime of quarantine hotels starts today, do you have any idea how long it will be in place for? well, the government have been quite clear that they expect these to be temporary measures and they are hoping to keep it to as short a period as possible. obviously these restrictions come in on top of a whole host of other restrictions and measures that are in at the moment, so, even before lock down the government was advising against travel to most destinations, and the message at the moment is that you should not be travelling and testing before you depart and once you arrive back in the uk. so, there is arrive back in the uk. so, there is a string of measures that the government has in place to try and protect and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 50. protect and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.— the coronavirus. so, what is your best of how _ the coronavirus. so, what is your best of how long _ the coronavirus. so, what is your best of how long temporary - the coronav

here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. portugal in september when her father died she did not know would be facing ten days in a quarantine hotel she came back. she can't return until her father's house is sold, which means she will have to pay £1750 to quarantine in a hotel. it's extortionate. i think it would be really depressing on top of being pretty miserable, anyway. we're coming back, not from a nice holiday, but from grieving for a lost one or ill families, etc. so i think this needs to be considered in how they treat people. today's announcement introduces further restrictions on international travel, including higherfines and potential prison sentences. i know that most people have been doing their bit, making huge sacrifices as part of the national effort, and these new enforcement powers will make sure their hard work and sacrifice isn't undermined by a small minority who don't want to follow the rules. under the government's policy, only those arriving from countries on the uk's red list will need to quarantin

caroline davies, bbc news.ts on the government's advisory group sage says he expects they'll be a phased opening up as the vaccinations levels increase — with life more or less back to normal for the summer. let's take a look at the key dates over the next few weeks. by 15th february, the government aims to have vaccinated everyone in the first four priority groups — that's care home residents, front line health staff, everybody over the age of 70 and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. on 22nd of february, the prime minister will set out a roadmap for how the government intends to ease restrictions in england. schools would be the first to open to all pupils — the government say that will happen on 8th of march at the earliest, in england. schools may open earlier in wales & scotland — with a possible phased reopening from the 22nd february. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who's in westminster. data coming out all the time. we talk about the vaccines. how much is all of this

caroline davies, bbc news.e life of the actor christopher plummer, who has died aged 91. the government has been defending its plans to quarantine people arriving in the uk, in a scheme due to begin in 10 days time. people travelling from countries with high infection rates will have to stay in a hotel at their own expense, in an effort to control the spread of new variants of coronavirus. labour says the scheme should extend to all international travellers, but the health secretary says every care will be taken to ensure the right people are being quarantined. we will be vigilant in making sure that the hotel quarantine that we are introducing applies to the right countries where we see these new variants. and we have a programme to have surveillance right across the world working with international partners to make sure we can spot where these new variants pop up, like brazil and south africa, that we have seen so far, and make sure that we can keep people here safe with the new hotel quarantine. this is bbc

caroline davies, bbc news. our business presenter ben thompson is in heathrow., then, ben? that is the big ruestion. doing, then, ben? that is the big question- they — doing, then, ben? that is the big question. they have _ doing, then, ben? that is the big question. they have had - doing, then, ben? that is the big question. they have had the - doing, then, ben? that is the big question. they have had the first| question. they have had the first group through here in the last hour, and another couple have just left to begin their ten days in isolation, within the last few minutes. and so far, it seems to be running pretty smoothly. the big question, and this was the warning yesterday from heathrow, is whether cues would build up at the borderline, at passport control. anyone arriving from one of these 33 countries will have to self—declared, they need to tell the authorities that they have beenin tell the authorities that they have been in one of these red list countries within the last ten days. they will not have taken a direct flight to get here because thos

our transport correspondent caroline davies is here. what is this all about? 8th of december was quite early in the roll—out. it starts with the message covid vaccines are coming so pick your easter and summer holidays today and for the bit images of people in their 20s and 30sjumping into for the bit images of people in their 20s and 30s jumping into a swimming pool in the sunshine. the voice—over then says, so you could jab and go. the advertising standards authority said they received 2370 complaints, making this the third most complained about advert they've ever had. they said given the complexity and fast changing situation, the advert was misleading, firstly, suggesting most people who wanted to go on holiday would have been vaccinated in time for easter or summer, secondly, because it left the viewer with the impression even if they were vaccinated they would be able to go on holiday without any restrictions, so they've taken the decision ban it. ryanair have said this ruling flies in the face of the uk's successful covid vaccine roll—out but said it w

caroline davies, bbc news.o join good of you tojoin us, adrian. what did you make of this new scheme and are you interested in it? indie did you make of this new scheme and are you interested in it?— are you interested in it? we are interested _ are you interested in it? we are interested in _ are you interested in it? we are interested in it. _ are you interested in it? we are interested in it. i— are you interested in it? we are interested in it. ithink- are you interested in it? we are interested in it. i think hotels . interested in it. i think hotels have had a very challenging few months over successive rounds of lockdown, so hotel years are interested to look at getting some more business, so that's possible —— hotel we wa nt we want to know how it's going to work and the details around how we can advance his business. how work and the details around how we can advance his business.— can advance his business. how are ou. .. can advance his business. how are yom -- have _ can advance his business. how are

caroline davies, bbc news.nt's advisory group sage has said he expects there will be a phased opening of society as vaccination levels increase with life more or less back to normal for the summer. let's look at the key dates over the next few weeks. by 15th february, the government aims to have vaccinated everyone in the first four priority groups. that's care home residents, front line health staff, everybody over the age of 70 and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. on 22nd february, the prime minister will set out a road map for how the government intends to ease restrictions in england. schools would be the first open to all peoples. the government says that will happen on 8th of march at the earliest in england. schools may open earlier in wales and scotland with a possible phased reopening from the 22nd of february. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster. the issue of easing lockdown is so fascinating and fraught. it is. the issue of easing lockdown is s

caroline davies reports.tional travel might be able to return. it was enough to encourage natalie to book a family trip to yorkshire. we had been keeping our eye on a few places over the last few weeks in anticipation of lockdown being eased. yeah, just decided to go for it and book it in the hope that things would be back to relative normality come august. and international travel has also seen a surge in bookings. the response from the customers to the announcement yesterday was quite fantastic to see. we've been up with some 630% of bookings at easyjet holidays, and this continues now throughout the morning. it just shows what we have said all along, that there is an enormous increase in pent—up demand. but travel may not look the same. the industry, the government, and other countries are considering how we can get back to the skies. proof that passengers have been vaccinated might be key. there is clearly an important role for certification for international travel and we are working with colleagues arou

caroline davies, bbc news.irus briefing, the prime minister, borisjohnson, was asked about the financial burden people will face if they are asked to quarantine in a hotel and what kind of mental health support people can expect to receive. i think, obviously, you've just got to bear in mind that it is currently illegal to travel abroad for holidays anyway. we would expect people who are coming in from one of these red list countries to be able to cover their costs. as for mental health care provision, that is very important and we'll make sure that everybody has access to the treatment and to the support that they need. so, let's to talk to two people who have experienced this. 0ur former colleague aaron safir recently travelled to hong kong tojoin his wife, he is on day 11 of a 21—day hotel quarantine. and familiar face simon calder, the travel editorfor the independent who has trialled the uk version. he spent a night in one of the covid hotels in london, so maybe we can compare and contrast. that's the idea

caroline davies is at one of them.idea of the scale of the operation just at this hotel. each of these bags will be filled with food to provide guests with three meals a day every day throughout the course of their stay, and this is just for one corridor in a hotel with 17 rooms. red list passengers are permitted to enter england only via five airports, including heathrow and gatwick, where hotel accommodation has been reserved. so far, the government's done deals with 16 hotels. it has just under 5000 rooms available, with a further 58,000 available if necessary. last week, the uk's transport secretary, grant shapps, told the bbc he expected fewer than 1000 passengers from these red list countries to arrive per day. we think the numbers are actually very small in terms of people returning because of course nobody should be travelling anywhere at this stage, either domestically or internationally. these countries don't have direct flights back from them. they've been on the red list for a while in some cases. and so mo

caroline davies reports. but today the government said it is still farfrom certain. pandemics are difficult times and there is a lot of uncertainty. i am afraid people will have to be patient before we can get that certainty. we are doing everything we possibly can to make sure that people can have a holiday this summer. i do not think people are at all confused and i think people totally understand the situation. i have absolutely no idea what the government is advising on holidays. white _ government is advising on holidays. white back— government is advising on holidays. white back memories of holidays past, _ white back memories of holidays past, keats cancelled two holidays last year— past, keats cancelled two holidays last year and does not know if her trips— last year and does not know if her trips to _ last year and does not know if her trips to majorca and argentina this year will— trips to majorca and argentina this year will go ahead. i am really hoping — year will go ahead. i am really hoping to—

scotland, the rule applies to travellers returning from all countries. 0ur transport correspondent caroline daviesough photographers�* flashes and onto their hotels. coaches have been arriving throughout the course of the morning, bringing passengers from heathrow airport to the quarantine hotels. everybody on board will have declared that they�*ve been in a red list country in the course of the last ten days. guests won�*t leave these walls for 11 nights or ten full days. but for those arriving today, there was some company outside their windows. how�*s the room? good, thanks. it's ok. this man flew from south africa via qatar. he�*s starting a newjob here in march, and his visa only started today. he says that passengers that travelled from red list countries and those that didn�*t were together on the flight and in the airport. i was probably about two seats from someone that doesn�*t come from a red list country. we�*re all in the same facility, breathing the same air. he split the room with a friend for the 11 nights. we�*re either going to as really good friends or we�*re going to hate each

caroline davies, bbc news.half—a—million dollars — that's around £360,000 — for the safe return of her french bulldogs, koji and gustav, after they were stolen at gunpoint in hollywood. the singer's dog walker was shot during the incident. he's now recovering in hospital, as our north america correspondent david willis reports. this leafy hollywood street formed the backdrop to a crime so audacious that even the city's film—makers might deem it implausible. it was here, late on wednesday night, that a shot rang out. it was the screaming that alerted me. i heard screaming, like, a lot of it. i thought it sounded like a man in extreme distress. yeah. the man in question was lady gaga's dog walker. he'd been shot in the chest by two men, who pulled up in a car and made off with two of her french bulldogs. a rescue worker was pictured retrieving a third dog from the man's grasp as he lay bleeding on the pavement. police say he struggled with the suspects before being hit by a bullet from a semi—automatic handgun. t

caroline davies, bbc news.ing the end of the brexit transition period and a global shortage of computer chips. activists from greenpeace have been dropping large boulders into the channel in an attempt to stop a destructive method of fishing — "bottom trawling". they've had support from pop stars and celebrity chefs — but the fishing industry has warned the action could cost lives, and the government says it's illegal. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports. greenpeace says the idea is to create a defensive barrier in what is already designated as a marine protected area. it wants to deter bottom trawling — dragging weighted nets across the sea floor to catch animals like scallops, cod, plaice and crab. now what this is, is a battle of what you could describe as the green dividend of brexit. when the uk left the european union, it got back powers to control the marine environment. now what greenpeace is saying, is it should use those powers to deliver what the government itself describes as

caroline davies, bbc news. the risk was reduced for black communities which saw high death rates.orning. i miss that. remembering her mum three weeks on since she died from coronavirus. it felt cruel, you know. she suddenly deteriorated. and from that point to the following morning... ..and, eh, yeah, it'sjust been difficult to... ..make sense of it. surinder kaur had been in relatively good health before she died in hospital in london. but the impact of covid continues to disproportionately affect people from ethnic minorities in england. latest findings in a report by the government's race disparity unit show higher death rates among pakistani and bangladeshi communities between september and december last year, compared with other ethnic groups, while death rates fell in black communities over the same period, with a similar risk to those from white british backgrounds. but scientists say we must be cautious of this new data. it's too early to really make conclusions from the early second wave data. it only really includes deaths up until the end of december. unfortunately, we'

caroline davies, bbc news. prince harry and his wife meghan, have announced they're expecting a second child. the couple have said they're "overjoyed" by the news. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. their first child, archie, was born in may 2019. both meghan and harry were thrilled and made it clear they hoped archie would soon have a brother or sister. meghan suffered a miscarriage last summer. she wrote about what she described as the almost unbearable grief of losing a child. so one must assume that the news of this pregnancy will have been the cause of great happiness for them. that's certainly the impression they give in this black—and—white photograph released to accompany the news of the pregnancy. buckingham palace has said the queen, the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales and the entire family is delighted at the news and wishes them well for the birth of what will be the queen's tenth or 11th great—grandchild, depending on when the baby is born. that birth will quite possibly take