there is, therefore, no credible route to a zero covid britain, or indeed a zero covid world, and weindefinitely with restrictions that debilitate our economy, our physical and mental well—being and the life chances of our children. and that is why it is so crucial that this road map should be cautious but also irreversible. we're setting out on what i hope and believe is a one—way road to freedom, and this journey is made possible by the pace of the vaccination programme. the prime minister in the commons. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, urged the prime minister to resist any pressure to lift restrictions more quickly. mr speaker, we support the twin principles the prime minister has set out today. that lifting of restrictions must be both cautious and irreversible. but i know the prime minister will come under pressure from those on his own benches to go faster and to throw caution to the wind. last week, it was reported that around 60 of his own members of parliament called for the end of all restrictions by the end of april. i'm sure there are going to be similar calls this

there is therefore no credible route to a zero covid britain or a zero covid world.e cannot persist indefinitely with restrictions that debilitate our economy, our physical and mental well-being, and the life chances of our children. >> we would have more reaction from london later in the story very shortly. the french riviera is going into a local lockdown for the next two weekends. nice, the region's capital, france's fifth biggest city has recorded 700 positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants, three times the national average. controls at airports and the land border at italy will be tighteneover the next two weeks. the prefect says shps larger than 5000 per square meters will have to close. >> with coronavirus infections surging in nice, french authorities have had little choice but to act. >> [speaking french] nk>> for the next two weekends residents in the tourist hotspot and along the coast will be locked down from 6 a.m. monday permission forms are necessary to leave home and non-essential businesses of over 5000 square meters will close, leaving locals divided

there is therefore no credible route to zero-covid britain or indeed, a zero-covid world.not persist in measures that affect our economy over the life chances of our children. that is why it is so crucial that this roadmap should be cautious but also irreversible. we are setting out on what i hope and believe is a one-way road to freedom. this journey is made possible by the pace of the vaccination program. in england, everyone of the top four priority groups were successfully offered a vaccine by the middle of february. we now aim to offer first dose all those in groups five to nine by the 15th of april, and setting a stretching target of a first dose every adult by the end of july. as more of us are inoculated, so protection afforded by the vaccines will gradually replace instructions. today's roadmap sets out the principles of that transition. the level of infection is broadly similar across england, so we will ease restrictions in all areas at the same time. sequence will be driven by the evidence. outdoor activity will be prioritized is the best way to restore freedom

the prime minister himself said that a covid free britain, there was no route towards that and professortty made it clear he thought coronaviruses likely to be a problem this winter and for several more winters, like other respiratory diseases, like flu. sir patrick vallance made the point we may well need bar squaring to a certain degree over the winter months and maybe other other social distancing measures. although the mass meat message was vaccination was a key bedrock for moving forward, it has to be done with great caution. —— mass vaccination was a key bedrock. thank you, hugh pym. nasa has released remarkable images of its space rover landing on mars. it shows the final minutes of last week's tense descent, with clouds of dust and grit being blown around as the vehicle is lowered to the floor of the crater. the rover — called perseverance — was sent to an ancient crater lake to search for signs of past life. our global science correspondent rebecca morelle has the story. the parachute has deployed... from the release of a supersonic parachute, to the shedding of a heat shield...

but the prime minister said there is no credible route to a covid-zero britain. ke a listen to what he had to say. >> but no vaccine can ever be 100% effective. not everyone will take them up, and like all viruses, covid-19 will mutate. so as the modeling released today shows, we cannot escape the fact that lifting lockdown will result in more cases, more hospitalizations, and sadly more deaths. >> reporter: a very realistic prime minister there, rosemary. but also a prime minister so different from the last one we had where he's not overpromising and then underdelivering. rosie. >> good point. it is quite a process, but if this is the last lockdown, then i'm sure the people across england will be very happy to see this happen. isa soares bringing us the very latest there live from london. many thanks. >>> still ahead, donald trump is dealt a major legal blow. the supreme court says a new york prosecutor can access the former president's tax returns, documents trump himself has refused to release for years. >> at some point prior to the election, i'm going to be g

it will be very different from the britain pre—covid—i9. maw; from the britain pre-covid-19.as accused the government of "�*risking lives', but failing to implement its hotel quarantine policy so far. in a letter to the home secretary, seen by the bbc, the shadow home secretary, nick thomas symonds, has asked priti patel for an "�*urgent update', after the prime minister promised that the plan would emerge today. subsequently, government sources suggested the details might not be announced until next week. labour has also criticised the government for you turning on other issues. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. strong words from labour but it appears to be something of a gap in the governments implementation of this policy. the governments implementation of this oli . . , ~ the governments implementation of this oli. ., , . ., this policy. that is right. we have this policy. that is right. we have this letter from _ this policy. that is right. we have this letter from the _ this policy. that is right. we have this letter from the shadow - this polic

the dj has been campaigning for those with learning disabilities to be given the covid—19 vaccines urgently. britain's to deal with the twin effects of brexit and the pandemic. leaving the european union has meant additional paperwork and costs while covid has stopped the events that designers need to showcase their creations. along with new york, milan and paris, london fashion week draws a global audience. but all collections are being shown online as our arts editor, will gompertz reports. london fashion week 2021, an online only affair this year but still an important showcase for britain's luxury fashion brands. they know how to put on a good show, even in the bad times. which of these certainly are for the uk's multi billion pound fashion industry. covid has dealt it a huge blow and brexit they say is the sucker punch. this a huge blow and brexit they say is the sucker punch.— the sucker punch. this particular fabric is from _ the sucker punch. this particular fabric is from north _ the sucker punch. this particular fabric is from north italy - the sucker punch. this particular fabric is from no

getting in line for the covid vaccine at britain's first mosque to become a vaccination centre and theow how it would react and all these rumours you have been hearing about changing your dna and all kinds of things. 0ur sheikh has put me at ease. and that it is a safe vaccination. and that it is a safe vaccination. and my daddy said i have to have it, or we will be in this position for a long time. —— and my daughter said i have to have it. the sheikh in question at the al—abbas islamic centre in balsall heath says he is tackling false rumours on social media as research suggest black and ethnic minority communities are less likely to get vaccinated. we are opening our doors to make a big step to the muslim and wider communities. but this is halal and it is not wrong to take it and that is the best thing we can do for ourselves. this is what woman would leave their the mosque has moved many services to stop the spread of the virus and the happy medium much before he became a vaccination centre. —— this is where the woman would leave their shoes in the mosque. when we came through the

covid restrictions get in the way? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain'sgn secretary dominic raab has rejected calls by members of his party to lift all coronavirus restrictions by the end of april. more than 60 mps on the covid recovery group have backed a letter to borisjohnson demanding he commits to a strict timetable for ending controls in england. mr raab says he shares their desire to leave lockdown, but that it had to be driven by evidence the uk's vaccination programme is working. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, joins me now. so, i suppose the government is under real pressure from some of its own tory mps, but also on the other side from government advisers and scientists? exactly, they have competing pressures on them. what lies beyond leeds behind all of this is the roll—out of the uk vaccine programme, which is rolling out fast. it is one of the fastest in the world, we know that. the target is that they have set themselves all along, tomorrow, monday, they will have given or offered first dose of vaccines to around 15 million

finally getting vaccinated, but it's still a race against the clock, because a new covid variant first found in britainspreading rapidly in the u.s. it's the biggest health hazard since the 1960's british invasion of chad and chlamydia herman's herpes. researchers believe the new strain got here thanks to people traveling from britain on thanksgiving. yes, travelers from britain brought catastrophic diseases to america in late movement like the first thanksgiving. but there is some promising pandemic news. last week, for the first time ever,the number of covid-19 vaccines given out outnumbered new covid cases 10 to 1. yes! we're so close to the end of the pandemic, i can almost taste those doorknobs i'm going to lick! that's not all the good news. vaccine distribution is looking so promising that president biden is upping his "100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days" goal to 150 million, an increase of 50%. and to celebrate, he's also upping his ice cream dosage by 50%. one reason for biden's optimism is that last week, johnson and johnson applied for emergency approval of what would be the worl

there is therefore no credible route to a zero covid britain or a zero covid world and we cannot persister a first dose to all those in group 5—9 by the 15th of april and i setting another stretching target to offer a first dose to every adult by the end of july. as more of us are inoculated, so the protection afforded by the vaccines will gradually replace the restrictions and today�*s road map sets out the principles of that transition. the level of infection is broadly similar across england, so we will ease restrictions on all levels at the same time. the sequence will be driven by the evidence, so outdoor activity will be prioritised as the best way to restore freedoms while minimising the risk. at every stage, our decisions will be led by data, not dates, and subjected to four tests. first, that the vaccine deployment programme continues successfully. second, that evidence shows vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths. third, that infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the nhs. and forth,

britain reporting 6035 new covid—i9 cases on sunday.protesters in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the february the first coup. the un human rights office says at least 18 people have been killed. security forces used rubber bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators in at least three cities — yangon, bago and dawei. the foreign office has condemned the violence as �*abhorrent�*. nyein chan aye reports from yangon — the country's largest city. this is what is happening after deadly protests in several places in yangon today. people remain defiant in the ongoing fight for democracy. as you see, here in the central city. people continue to protest and block the main road to prevent the security forces from coming. today the security forces were actually out early taking position at many protest sites across the city. they tried to contain the protest in small streets and townships, even before anti—coup protesters were being gathered all together. there were reports of shooting in several places, including near the univers

covid-19 tests. and more than 30,000 teachers have been vaccinated. the mayor said today, quote, new york public schools are the safest place to be. health officials in it -- health officials in britainovid-19 alert levels should move down from the highest level because hospitalizations have decreased. the coronavirus alert level was raised the highest last month when a third national lockdown was anoupsd amid skyrocketing cases and hospital admissions. but the spread of infection has slowed down partly because of britain's vaccination program. more than 18 million people in the u.k. have received at least one vaccine dose. israel is passing a major threshold as its rapid coronavirus vaccination drive leadwo

feed i into an existing narrative outside of the uk that, l in a time of post—brexit britain and in a time of covidd the integrity - of the union, and that. will have huge diplomatic implications for this country. thank you all very much. geeta guru—murphy will be in this chair next weekend. dojoin her then. i'll be back in a fortnight. goodbye. hello. it may be a new month but the weather pattern, for now, is staying the same. so in the week ahead, there will be low pressure systems coming our way, there will be more rain to flood—affected areas, some snow as the wet weather pushes north, causing some disruption, and although milder for some of us, that's not going to last. a damp start for some to the south, close to this area of low pressure for monday morning. this is a much more vigorous weather system coming our way with that rain and snow monday night and into tuesday. monday not starting as cold as sunday morning. still, the coldest parts of scotland close to minus double figures. quite sharp frost in scotland and northern england under clear skies, but with some sunshine for monday morning

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he captured hearts around the world for raising money to fight covid-19 in britain.sed last week and was sent to the hospital because he needed additional help with his breathing. his daughter says the 100-year-old is not in intensive care. of course, we remember sir tom walked 100 laps in his garden. he raised $40 million for britain's national health service. queen elizabeth knighted him for his fundraising efforts last summer during a ceremony at windsor castle. >> i remember that. >> right? a young 99 years old. >> with the queen and the sword. >> i'm going to take it as a good sign that he's at 100 and not in intensive care. >> world war ii vet, we're with you, captain tom. >> we are. >>> forget building a snowman. this 3-year-old from chicago had other plans to enjoy the snow. watch this. ♪ ♪ let it go let it go ♪ ♪ can't hold it back anymore ♪ >> leaving you with a song on your lips. that's little raya channeling elsa belting out words to "let it go." even dressing the part. you can see her brother behind her. there's somebody shoveling snow. we should all be

covid-19 vaccines. >>> the world war ii veteran who captivated britain by raising money for the health service duringhe pandeisn the hospital battling the virus. captain tom moore's daughter says that he's been hospitalized because he needed additional help with his breathing. she said over the past few weeks her dad had been treated for pneumonia. captain moore tested positive for the coronavirus last week. she says that he is not in an intensive care unit. >>> former president donald trump has a new legal team days before his impeachment trial is to begin. he will be represented by david shone, a frequent tv commentator, and bruce caster, a former prosecutor in pennsylvania. his previous lawyers left over the weekend becaus a difference in legal strategy. he's charged with inciting last month's insurrection at the u.s. capitol. the impeachment trial is scheduled to begin next week. >>> so coming up on the "cbs morning news," vaccine protesters shut down a major covid vaccine center in los angeles. >>> and stock restrictions. online brokerage robinhood continues trading limits. this is the "cbs morn

britain. the u.k. has done very poorly overall with covid. they have the variant.pping through the population. it when it comes to faxing, they have vaccinated at least the first shot, 15 million people, which is astounding. it is far more than many countries of europe combined. one of the things they attribute their success to in the vaccination program is our national health service. they have soldiers, they have volunteers, various people -- firefighters who are injecting the vaccines. they're using the entire country. they are using stadiums and cathedrals, racetracks, mosques, fire stations because they have a national, coordinated approach -- which is possible because they have a national health care system. if you can talk about what has happened in the united states has exposed the catastrophic problems with having such a patchwork system that for so long in this country has clearly just benefited weahier americans? >> you are right. the ability to administer the vaccine is greatly enhanced by centralized system such as the u.k. has. the u.s. has a privatiz

. >> duncan: prime minister boris johnson tells cbs news how britain is trying to beat back covid. >>e arm wrestle, science is winning. >> duncan: in asia, the year of the ox: we're in beijing as billions mark the holiday at home. and later, this valentine's day, a minnesota couple proves time is no match for true love. >> the love we have for each otheher is absolutely second to none. >> this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening. much of the country tonight is bracing for a major blast of winter and bone-chilling told. this weekend seattle saw its most snow in nearly a half a century. tonight at least 160 million people are under winter weather alerts. snow is expected from texas to maine. ice is a big concern in the south and the northeast. the midwest is already in a deep freeze with arctic air expected to descend all the way to the gulf coast. cbs' mireya villarreal is in oklahoma city. mireya, last check 6 degrees where you are standing. >> reporter: that is exactly right. jericka, here is the deal: it has been snowing all day her

have defended the government's plan to quarantine travellers in hotels, when they return to britain, from covidfect from the 15th of february, and mean passengers arriving from 33 countries, will have to stay in a hotel for ten nights at their own expense. the opposition labour party, says the scheme should be extended to all international travellers. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. running a covid—secure hotel is not business as usual. on top of cleaning and virus—killing air purifying machines, this hotel reassessed all of its safety protocols, and finally got insurance to have covid—positive guests staying here. it took us approximately three months of satisfying our insurers with all the risk assessments and method statements to get this in place. so do i think they will be able to turn it round in ten days? i doubt it very much. this is the sort of room quarantine guests could stay in. according to the guidelines, quarantine would last 11 days. the hotel would have to provide three meals and have ensuite facilities. guests staying here would have two covid tests during

lockdowns have ended but italy has lost at least 95,000 people to covid-19, the second-highest coronavirus toll in europe,fter britain. jailed russian opposition leader alexei navalny lost his appeals of two sentences today, and will remain in prison. navalny appeared in a moscow courtroom seekg to overturn charges of violating terms of his probation for earlier convictions. he said he was not hiding, and was recuperating in germany from a nerve agent poisoning that he blames on the kremlin. speaking befe the verdict, navalny said russians should fight because they are not free and because it is “a very unhappy count.” the court reduced his sentence by six weeks for time served under house arrt. he also lost an appeal in a secnd case crging him with libel. navalny will now remain jailed for another 2.5 years. police opened fire and killed two protesters in the city of mandalay in myanmar today. the violence occurred as authorities continue to try to suppress growing opposition to the military coup that ousted democratically elected civilian leaders on february 1. hundreds of thousands of workers across the country ha

covid deaths. the only other g-7 nation with more deaths is britain. >> why. >> it's baups of two main things when distill it wab lack of alignment of politics and scientists. we acted like 50 different countries but without border screening and a very porous border. >> all right. so look any positive signs? >> things are looking down -- coming down. we have the science to protect ourselves. the only variable is human behavior. >> all right. we are about to take president biden. but until we get to that, i do want ask you today, ucsf latino task force -- are we starting. we are start. dr. chin-hong. hang on. about their dreams, who wore the uniform, born to serve, who loved, played, and always offered a hand. we often hear people described as ordinary americans. there's no such thing. there's nothing ordinary about them. the people we lost were extraordinary. they spanned generations. born in america, immigrated to america, but just like that, so many of them took their final breath alone in america. as a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. while we've been fighting this pandemic for so lon

in britain, new confirmed cases of covid-19 hitting a two month low today as new reported cases in the u.s. on sunday dropped to 88,000 the smallest daily increase in over three months. >>> in myanmar, the military government imposed a curfew and banned in large cities a list of more leaders calling on myanmar's military leaders to free political prisoners >>> delta airlines will keep middle seats empty on planes through the end of april delta already the only major airline that isn't booking middle seats through next month. >>> veteran republican senator richard shelby announced he will not run for reelection longest serving senator. he was first elected to the post in 1986. he's the fourth gop senator to take himself out of the 2022 elections. scott, over to you. >> appreciate it very much thank you, morgan brennan. >>> lots of focus on hedge funds these days given the gamestop saga new numbers on how some of the biggest funds did last month kate kelly of "the new york times" as she just wrote about short sellers in "the new york times. our leslie picker following the money. good to

. >> prime minister boris johnson cbs news, how britain is trying beat back covid. >> in the arm wrestle, science is winning. >> in asia, millions mark the holiday at home. and later this valentine's day, a minnesota couple proves that time is no match for true love. >> the love is second to none. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> >>> good evening, much of the country tonight is bracing for a major blast of winter and bone-chilling cold. this weekend, seattle saw its most snow in nearly half a century, tonight, 160 million people are under winter weather alerts. snow is expected from texas to maine, ice is a big concern in the south and the northeast. the midwest is already in a deep freeze with arctic air expected to descend all the way to the gulf coast. cbs is in k okay city, tonight, last check, six degrees where you are standing. >> reporter: that's exactly right. here's the deal, it has been snowing all day here in oklahoma city, and even though it says it's 6 degrees, it feels around 15. minus 15 with the wind chill. we can only be outside for about 10-15 minutes at a

office for national statistics more than 130 people working in the industry in britain took their life in 2019. since then covidntal health groups say young farmers are changing the way the issue is discussed and viewed as our rural affairs correspondent claire marshall has been finding out. i don't think i'd be here myself if it wasn't for my daughter. andy and his daughter vicky are a team, running the family farm in leicestershire. i have lost some friends through suicide. that sort of hits home. vicky was once a beautician. shejoined him when he felt he couldn't cope any more. we tend to sort of have this image of big, butch rugby players, or big men. but mental health doesn't discriminate against anybody. it's hard to take advice when you're in that dark, dark place. i still have bad days, as we both do. it'sjust coping through the bad days. and at least now we have more of an understanding of each other. the coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact. it was shows like this, key events in the countryside calendar, that would help to keep the agricultural community together. most were cancelled. livestoc

now on bbc news, britain has one of the highest death toll from covid—19 in the world. follows staff at the royal hospital in london as they try to cope with a second way. and a warning, this programme contains content which some of may find it distressing. she's young. she's someone�*s relative. this is something precious that we're holding and we're trying to do. my wife lost her fight for life. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. the coronavirus pandemic has hit the united kingdom hard. i think the public want to do the right thing, but i don't feel they understand fully the scale of the problem. this is the story of one of the hospitals in the eye of the storm. so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. we've got patients on 12 floors in total. we've returned to the royal london, to witness for ten days the full force of the second wave of covid—19. staff are tired, and then we have to ask them to do more and more and more as the patients arrive. now, i know he is quite sick. he could die from this, by the

covid-19. the queen who knighted him in july has offered her condolences, and britain's prime minister called captainpiration. >> it began as a family charge. 100 laps in the garden to mark a 100 birthday. and so began the extraordinary journey. born in kingsley in 1920, he served in burma. after the war he ran a business, and before the virus the closest he came to fame less than appearance on tv. >> to girls. coming up 16, coming up 14. >> everything changed when a family set up a fundraising page four captain tom. the hope was to raise 1000 pounds for nhs charities, to support the nurses and doctors. just over one week later, the total had passed one million pounds. by the time he celebrated his 100th birthday, it tops 30 million. ♪ he also had a number one single. ♪ a duet with michael ball. captain tom had become known around the world. he received more than 140,000 notes. he was made an honorary colonel. he received a knighthood. the raf staged a birthday flight. >> delighted with all of the people who have come to wish me a very happy birthday. it really is awesome. >> and a time of illness, d

britain's captain tom moore has died after contracting covid-19. world war ii veteran became an online sensation early in the pandemic, doing laps in his backyard to raise $40 million dollars for health care workers. captain tom moore was 100 years old. there's also word that award-winning actor hal holbrook died last month in beverly hills, california. he won 5 emmys and a tony and gained movie fame as "deep throat" in the 1976 watergate thriller "all the president's men." but, he may be best known as mark twain ia one-man show that spanned 6 decades. >> when the urge to exercise comes over me, i lie down until it passes away. [laughter] >> now, as for drinking, i have very strict rules about that -- when others drink, i like to help. stephanie: hal holbrook was 95 years old. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and from the west at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: now, a closer look at the prison term given to russian opposition activist alexei navalny. since his return from germa

britain has given 10 million people the first dose of a covid—19 vaccine — the uk health secretary says�*hugely significant�* milestone. new research suggests a single dose of the astrazeneca vaccine may significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus. researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of twelve weeks between the first and second doses. now on bbc news. it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the roll—out of covid—19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if it's to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. while tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the world's poor are facing a very long wait — the phrase "vaccine apartheid" has already been coined. my guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr soumya swaminathan. is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against covid? dr soumya swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. let's star

britain has one of the highest covid death tolls in the world. now people would be traditionally filling the streets of new orleans celebrating mardi gras but take a look at this live view of bourbon street. it is empty. this year, bars are closed and the french quarter is". instead, revellers are turning to their computers whenner celebrations are continuing virtually this year. joining me from new orleans, nbc news correspondent gabe gutierrez. a stark difference to what we've normally grown accustomed to seeing. let's talk about the precautions taking place. what are officials telling you in terms of the procedures that are in place, and more importantly, how it is affecting local businesses. >> reporter: well, yeah, a huge difference from last year. every year during mardi gras, more than 1 million people descend on this city. this is bourbon street. right behind me, you can see the police vehicles. there are barricades out here. it is very difficult to get around this part of new orleans, and this comes after last year, more than 1 million p

. >> the uk health minister, matt hancock, says he expects britain to continue to ramp up its covid vaccine rollout. he told the bbc the government aims to offer the first jab to all those in the top nine groups by the end of april. meanwhile, those who have already received the first vaccine jab will be receiving a second dose by april as well, he added. as i commented earlier, we are seeing a big bounce in the pound this morning, as it broke through 1.39 it's up about 0.4% it's capping a couple strong weeks of gain for the pound and the ftse 100 as well uk assets have been performing pretty well so far in 2021 despite much of the country still being under very restrictive lockdown of course, those gdp numbers for q4 coming in slightly better than expected but still quite weak versus obviously where the economy was going beforehand let's bring in the global chief economist from so krcet general. because the uk is ahead of other countries, particularly european countries with the vaccine rollout, that there is room for the uk economy to outperform other european countries >> absolutely. i t

britain's got talent. you have announced it will be cancelled this year because of covid—i9 means it's not possible to filming to fill the schedule and a hole in your ad revenue? we have got something lined up. we will be able to tell you about that. this is the moment. no, no, no do tell us. i can't. honestly, i'd get killed, so i can't. but we have got something lined up, which i think will be fantastic. what is it? is it an audition—based competition show? maybe, maybe. is simon cowell in it? i'm not saying. the reason bgt couldn't come is because of the pandemic. a lot of the acts come globally and because of travel we just could not do it. that will come back, bgt will be back next year, no question about that. it is just a postponement of bgt. of course, disappointing. sticking with that content for a moment, what do you say to people who feel, this is not about me but a sentiment some of the listeners on the show have, in pursuit of popularity, channels like itvi in particular, had to go down—market. the spectacle of seeing sweaty celebrities eating ostrich testicles, whatever it might be, on prime—

covid restrictions get in the way? hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain's secretary dominic raab has rejected calls by members of his party to lift all coronavirus restrictions by the end of april. more than 60 mps on the covid recovery group have backed a letter to borisjohnson demanding he commits to a strict timetable for ending controls in england. mr raab says he shares their desire to leave lockdown, but that it had to be driven by evidence the uk's vaccination programme is working. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, joins me now. i suppose this is an issue for the government, the more successful vaccination programme is, the more the pressure to ease restrictions quickly? the pressure to ease restrictions cuickl ? w , the pressure to ease restrictions cuickl ? , the pressure to ease restrictions cuickl? , , quickly? exactly. the uk has this vaccination _ quickly? exactly. the uk has this vaccination programme - quickly? exactly. the uk has this vaccination programme that - quickly? exactly. the uk has this vaccination programme that is

covid-19. the uk variant, now sweeping america, has already devastated parts of britain. but now, there's an even more worrying mutation, the south african variant. so rapid surge testing is now underway in parts of england to check everyone in neighborhoods where an outbreak's been identified. >> i'm scared stiff. we're frightened, we're old people now. >> reporter: that testing's only possible because of what happens here, at the sanger institute in cambridge. it's the global leader in genomic sequencing, what makes up the new strains. this is some of the most important work on covid-19 in the world. the millions of samples arrive here and then they're taken into that building, and that's where the hunt for the mutations really begins. experts say the covid-19 virus mutates about twice a month, most are no more harmful. but some, like the uk and south african variants, are much more transmissible. that could mean more people getting sick and dying and raises urgent questions about how well the new vaccines will work. >> we are in a position globally that we're detecting

britain. all travellers are already required to have a negative covid test.correspondent caroline davies. when liz travelled to 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 c

britain is an ally in the common fight against covid. no one can fight covid on itself.d citizens if the country's next door are not protected, so this is a common fight, and that is where we are focusing our efforts. also at international levels. we need to work with the g7 and we look forward to the g7 chairmanship by the u.k. to further these efforts. francine: do you think the u.k. will be within its rights to invoke article 16 given the rising tensions in northern ireland, and could the e.u. also think about rewriting what was agreed? joao: let me be also clear about this point. we are among the greatest supporters of the good friday belfast agreement. we were there from the beginning politically but also financially. still today even after brexit, we are supporting financial programs that sustain the good friday agreement. i visited northern ireland in september and talked to all parties of all communities, and i stressed that again. so what is the best way to protect and preserve and support the good friday agreement? in our view it is to fully implement the proto

slightly more positive covid news today for fans — as ambitious plans were revealed today to get spectators back into sport in britain but horse—racing could lead the way... chester racecourse are proposing to allow up to 15 thousand spectators to attend their three day may festival. it would depend on the government road map and an easing of lockdown. five thousand would be allowed in daily to allow for social distancing to still be observed. they'd have to pass a lateral flow test. . .with results available within 20 minutes. and i spoke to the chester racecourse ceo richard thomas about how their grand plans came about.... we all know that these boys will be opened eventually and it's a case of bringing it to the forefront. i think what we have done is that a lateral flow testing for quite a time now back here at work and we know it works to a greater extent. it makes a lot of sense for us to have an extra layer of security for people coming back into sports and back into this environment but they have been tested and they are able to come out and enjoy themselves. 0bviously to come out and enjoy themselves. obvio

britain's captain tom moore has died after contracting covid-19.teran became an online sensation early in the pandemic, doing laps in his backyard to raise $40 million for health care workers. captain tom moore was 100 years old. there is also word that award- winning actor hal holbrook died last month, in beverly hills, california. he won five emmys and a tony, and his most famous movie role came as "deep throat" in the 1976 watergate thriller "all the president's men." but, he may be best known as mark twain, in a one-man show that spanned six decades. >> when the urge to exercise comes over me, i lie down until it passes away. ( laughter ) now, as for drinking, i have ve strict rules about that: when others drink... i like to help. ( laughter ) >> woodruff: hal holbrook was 95 years old. >> woodruff: now, a closer look at the prison term given to russian opposition activist alexei navalny. since his return from germany last month after an assassination attempt in russia, tens of thousands have taken to the streets each weekend in protest. specia

finally — some slightly better covid related news for you today — as ambitious plans have been revealed to get fans back into sport in britainend their three—day may festival. earlier we spoke to the chester racecourse ceo richard thomas. ultimately, the sign off is the government, they need to tell us that will be allowed. there were a number of private tests before walked down the did not happen in the end. and i think what we are saying is with the testing as well it gives us extra security that means people can come comfortably. and we want to bring it to the forefront rather than dealing with it as a beacon support, more to be like an open outside area where people will be encouraged to go and meet their friends people will be encouraged to go and meet theirfriends in people will be encouraged to go and meet their friends in a socially distanced way. and that's all the sport, bye for now. hello. well, it's frost free out there again, second night in a row. it's certainly turned very mild across the uk. monday was a mild day and tuesday is going to be every bit as mild. but the mild south—westerly winds have also brought

100,000 people dying within 28 days of a positive covid tests written questions about how the government handled the crisis. better news this week because britainnations and recent polling suggested in this aspect of the crisis people are satisfied with the progress. downing street maintained the prime minister has delivered the promise he made onjanuary seven to offer every care home resident in england in vaccine by the end of last month, yesterday. they say of course where there has been outbreaks in care homes this has not happened. the bigger challenge is his target for the 15th of february, just two weeks' time all the over 70s, clinical extremely vulnerable and health care staff are supposed to be offered the vaccine by then. if that happens one week later he intends to set out a slow and steady path out of lockdown. it was interesting today for somebody who is seen as a glass half—full politician the prime minister was warning we will be living with covid for a very long time to come. he has succeeded to some extent on the first target on care home vaccinations but we have a very long way to get out of lockdown entirely. this afternoon

britain and south africa and brazil. pfizer's expecting to cut down the time it takes to produce its covid-19 vaccine by almost in half.urrently takes a 110 days to produce a batch of doses the pharmaceutical giant says it's aiming to drop that's to an average of 60 days as the process is made more efficient and production is built out. it's calling this latest effort project light speed. pfizer's vaccine is currently made it 3 plants starting missouri moving to massachusetts and then finishing in michigan more than 20 million doses of the pfizer vaccine have now been administered nationwide. >>i have some members of congress argue it is time to send families with children extra money we have details on is that net carbs or total?... eh, not enough fiber... chocolate would be good... snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. with nutrients to help support immune health. >>new at 6 parents across the country could soon be getting extra government money as part of the nation's covid relief efforts and there is support

britain's foreign secretary says it's an unacceptable curtailing of press freedom. a promising new treatment for seriously ill covid patients. researchers discover that combining an arthritis drug with a steroid could cut deaths by up to a half. and ireland's prime minister calls on senior eu leaders to "cool it" in their post—brexit dealings with the uk. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we begin in the united states, where house democrats have made their final push in the impeachment trial of donald trump. their main argument today is that the rioters acted at the direction of mr trump himself. and they warned that he could promote new violence if he's not convicted. the prosecution relied again on emotionally—charged videos, to highlight what they described as the "harm" caused by his words. they'll need to sway 17 republicans to convict mr trump of a single charge of incitement of insurrection. here's a bit of what we heard today. onjanuary 6, we know who lit the fuse. president trump's lack of r

update british prime minister boris johnson is defending the astrazeneca covid vaccine developed in a partnership with britain's hold after a study found minimal protection against mild and moderate cases johnson told reporters this morning he has confidence in the astrazeneca shot and the vaccine made by pfizer. >> both the vaccines that we are currently using are effective in, as i say, in stopping serious disease and death. we also think in particular in the case of the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine, that there is good evidence that it is stopping transmission as well. >> pfizer expects to speed up production of its vaccine substantially going from 110 days to make a batch to 60 days. as production increases, it becomes more efficient so far more than 31 million americans have received at least one dose of a vaccine. confirmed u.s. cases for pandemic are now above 27 million with more than 463,000 deaths "squawk on the street" continues after this to defend against dark forces attacking your organization, you need to see in the dark. to have the wisdom to understand multiple cyber threats. the precision focus t