theirfirst dose. million people, iain, receiving their first dose.— million people, iain, receiving their week where _ their first dose. this has been a week where we've _ their first dose. this has been a week where we've had - their first dose. this has been a week where we've had some . their first dose. this has been a i week where we've had some very difficult, very sad headlines. 100,000 people dying because of coronavirus here in the uk. but eight and a half million people have had the jab, almost 15% of the uk population. yesterday, almost half a million people getting theirjob. whatever you think about the government's handling of the crisis so far, this is good news and, my goodness, it does give us some hope. hope's been a very scarce commodity, so it's marvellous to see this. but the mail is talking about this is a victory, at the tabloid language because of what the european commission did on friday night. the u—turn it made on trying to trigger article 16 in the brexit deal, and potentially trying to block the supply of vaccines into the uk. so, in a way, the mail's sort of

iain watson hasjoined us, things for your time. joined us, what things for your time. iain watson hasjoined us, what are things for your time. iain watson has joined us, what are the government saying about this? they're saying absently nothing about this because i'm guessing from the national education union, and others, sadiq khan, the london mayor are all welcoming the u—turn which the government has not announced. the any you is asking wire education minister so inadequate and inept, who is advising christmas this is going to backfire future, is it not? what is interesting is that sadiq khan has had constructive talks of the past 48 hours with the schools minister nick gab, it sounds as though he has been bobbing for all schools and when the primary as referred for key workers to close until at least generally the 18th and will select the government was willing to move. —— nick gibb. in terms of appearance, and in terms of clearly also educational provisional which the government has said was its priority, it seems odd that it

, many thanks, our political correspondent iain watson there. carrying 62 people is believed to have crashed into the sea in indonesia. sea rch—and—rescue teams are trying to locate the sriwijaya airlines jet, which appeared to fall around 10,000 feet in less than a minute after taking off from the capital jakarta en route to pontianak. jonathan head has the latest. flight sji82 had only been in the airforfour minutes when all contact was lost. with no emergency calls from the pilots, indonesian officials are struggling to piece together what might have happened. the flight—tracking app flightradar monitored the plane making an apparent plunge from 10,000 feet to near sea level before it vanished. friends and relatives at the flights destination in the city of pontianak are enduring a distressing wait with very little information. several boats were sent out to search for any signs of the missing plane. some found what they believed might be debris. 0ne fisherman told the bbc he saw what he believed was a large plane crashing into the sea, so cl

iain — than the march budget. thank you very much, iain watson _ than the march budget.t aid. saffie asked the paramedic whether she was going to die. eight—year—olds don't ask those questions. doesn't matter how hurt they are. our medical experts have suggested that there was procedures that saffie could have had, and she didn't. she was losing that much blood and there wasn't a successful procedure in place to get that blood into safie. even in a&e. why? judith moritz is in manchester. what's been happening today? this mornin: what's been happening today? this morning the — what's been happening today? “in 3 morning the qc counsel to the manchester arena inquiry open the section of the hearings which will deal with the emergency response to the attack and he said that the issue of the survivability of a potential survivability of saffie roussos will be something that they will need to consider. let me tell you that for three years, saffie's parents believed she had died instantly. they told me they derive comfort from thinking that she didn't suffer. experts who work c

iain watson, bbc news. and iain is in westminster for us now. first prime minister is questions of the year. -- first prime minister is questions of the year-— of the year. this is the document from the government _ of the year. this is the document from the government that - of the year. this is the document from the government that laborl from the government that labor leader sir keir starmer was brandishing. you can take a look at it yourself. it is on the government website. it is the government saying that sir keir starmer was selectively quoting from this and the school meal provision the government is setting out is more generous than was suggested at prime minister's questions. what was interesting about that in terms of the political attack from labour is that keir starmer thinks the prime minister is happy to send the blame to the company is providing the meals, and he says that the government has to take responsibility, and that whole issue has not been defused. the other area they passed on was whether there should be tougher restric

iain watson, bbc news.e highest infection rates in the country is in surrey, where every hospital mortuary is now full and almost 200 bodies are being stored in a temporary morgue. other local authorities have told the bbc they expect to open similar facilities soon. our home editor, mark easton, and cameraman, james anderson, were given access to the emergency surrey site — located at a former military hospital. this is the cold conclusion of a pandemic out of control. an emergency body storage facility has been assembled in woodland in surrey. with hospital mortuaries almost overflowing, the county's dead are brought here. 20 more body bags unloaded today. to respect the dignity and sensitivities of the dead and theirfamilies, we're not showing the bodies but i can tell you that in this fridge, there are around 50 body bags, among 170 bodies currently stored here. these racks are expected to be full in just a few days. around half the body bags stored here are marked covid—positive. surrey now has one of

iain watson, bbc news.n ireland have been facing bare shelves at some supermarkets since the first of january, following the uk's trade separation from the eu after brexit. new arrangements now mean it's become more complicated for businesses to ship food over the irish sea from britain. here's our ireland correspondent, emma va rdy. january may be the time some of us want to consume a little less, but shoppers in i was in tesco, and there was lots of empty shelves today. it was mostly the frozen food as well. i was looking for, like, fish and stuff, and i was wondering why there was no food. there is very little vegetables in that store, and pure orange juice is completely wiped out. sainsbury, tesco's and asda have all said some products have faced hold—ups orare in limited supply due to the new post—brexit rules. m&s, meanwhile, has taken precautionary measures, after seeing competitors' lorries delayed at ports. marks & spencer's has temporarily withdrawn more than 300 from sale in northern ireland — th

iain watson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. at this year's ces electronic show, where the high—tech expo swaps vegas for the comfort of your own home. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is

iain watson, thank you.ing, with this summer's gcses and a—levels cancelled. and there are concerns that those from poorer backgrounds — without access to laptops and broadband — will fall further behind. the education secretary gavin williamson will make a statement in the house of commons tomorrow. sean dilley reports. it's a decision the government strongly resisted, but while schools and colleges in england are now closed to most students, ministers say they expect education to continue remotely. we wanted to keep schools open as much as possible, but the message from the chief medical 0fficers yesterday was clear, and therefore with a heavy heart but with clear evidence we had to act. there are particular challenges for children in the most disadvantaged circumstances who find it more difficult sometimes to secure the remote learning that inevitably all children will have to have at the moment. making sure that remote learning technology is available is something the government says it is working hard t

some brexiteers like iain duncan smith _ the story.ers like iain duncan smith have been very - duncan smith have been very prominent with concerns over china in particular, and it comes in the week where we are seeing joe biden being inaugurated tomorrow, could this be a logical point of connection between the uk and the us given the eu hasjust connection between the uk and the us given the eu has just signed a method deal with china? you given the eu hasjust signed a method deal with china? you are not the only person _ method deal with china? you are not the only person making _ method deal with china? you are not the only person making that - method deal with china? you are not the only person making that link - the only person making that link this morning, mark settle, the former cabinet secretary, basically the most senior civil servant in 10 downing street has written a common in the daily mail newspaper today talking about the incoming biden administration and what it means for europe and the uk —— sage, the former cabinet secr

he finished the day three shots off the lead — and as our golf correspondent iain carter explains, itvery important for paul casey, this trip into the european tour, he's playing this week in dubai, next week in saudi arabia. and that could give him a platform towards retaining his place in the european ryder cup team come september. that undoubtably has to be one of his key priorities for the year, but as you say, a major is something that is missing from his cv. he came very close at the pga championship last year. if you can get some momentum out of this week and next, then that would be very useful to take back to america and the build up to augusta in april. and we saw happen make a great start, didn't he, to the season. who else do you think we should be looking out for over the coming days? i looking out for over the coming da s? ~' :, looking out for over the coming da s? ~ :, , :_ :, looking out for over the coming da s? ~ :, :, :, , days? i think one player that really has been catching _ days? i think one player that really has been catching my _ days? i think one player th

let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson.that downing street press briefing with these record number of cases and 830 deaths. it is very grim and just as grim as the weather here with storm clouds moving in and against the depressing ground i think that the prime minister will try to set out how serious the situation is to try to get people to comply with the new restrictions and also i think want to give some hope and update people on the vaccination programme. the government is insisting it is already vaccinated more people in the uk than the rest of europe put together and i think he will want to say that this is the way out of our current predicament. so it will be tough for six or seven weeks or perhaps longer but there is some hope. he has an ambitious target of trying to get some of the most vulnerable people vaccinated and also front line staff in the nhs and ca re also front line staff in the nhs and care home staff, nearly 40 million people by the start of next month and he will try to convince people that that targ

professor iain buchan is dean of the institute of population health at the university of liverpool andwe could learn from the results of that pilot. this is a test that gives a rapid result, can be deployed very quickly and flexibly, it is popular with both the public and local services, and therefore it can be used as part of other public health measures, particularly strong local communications around hands, face and space if you have to go out at the present time. this tool can be used to save lives and livelihoods, if locally grounded. in liverpool, around a quarter of the population came forward in the first month. 0n the 6th of november, there was a big push, let‘s all get tested. then there was a move to more purposeful testing, test before you go to the shops that were open and other facilities at that time. to date, a third of the population have come forward, even in lockdown 5000 people in liverpool came forward for testing yesterday, and 150 people who didn‘t know they were carrying the virus became aware and can modify what they can do to protect their workplace. so far, a

iain watson, bbc news. while, it. in australia's — hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, _ hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, quarantine - hello. do they work? while, it. in australia's case, quarantine was l australia's case, quarantine was introduced right at the beginning in around february, or march last year. no one can come into australia now without going into quarantine for two weeks in a hotel room. it is obviously very effective to keeping a pandemic which is not indigenous to australia out of the country. it has not been completely foolproof, but it has largely kept coronavirus out of australia.— out of australia. what are the downsides? — out of australia. what are the downsides? there _ out of australia. what are the downsides? there is - out of australia. what are the downsides? there is a - out of australia. what are the i downsides? there is a downside out of australia. what are the - downsides? there is a downside for --eole, downsides? there is a downside f

iain watson, bbc news.d to its highest level for more than four years because of the pandemic. new official figures showed that in the three months to november, the unemployment rate rose to 5%, up from 4.9%. the hospitality industry was worst hit followed by manufacturing. our business presenter ben thompsonjoins me now. this is no surprise and it probably only going to get worse. yes. this is no surprise and it probably only going to get worse. yes, and there is a lot _ only going to get worse. yes, and there is a lot of _ only going to get worse. yes, and there is a lot of numbers - only going to get worse. yes, and there is a lot of numbers to - only going to get worse. yes, and there is a lot of numbers to get i there is a lot of numbers to get through this morning. the numbers are what tells us the story of who and how people are affected by the jobs market as a result of this pandemic. to take that headline figure you quoted there, rising to 5%, it doesn't seem like a significant increase coming from

iain watson has the latest. when you splash out on a hotel, normally it means holiday.ent has decided most foreign nationals can't gain entry to the country from brazil, south africa in a bid to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. but it seems likely that ministers will decide that any british resident coming into england from these high risk areas will be lost to hotels and required to quarantine for up to ten days at their own expense. up to ten days at their own expense-— up to ten days at their own exense. u, ., ., ., ., ., expense. good afternoon and welcome back _ expense. good afternoon and welcome back to _ expense. good afternoon and welcome back to downing - expense. good afternoon and i welcome back to downing street for today's coronavirus briefing. for today's coronavirus briefing-— for today's coronavirus briefinu. ., ,, . ., , briefing. the health secretary set out why — briefing. the health secretary set out why tougher _ set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it set out why tougher restrictions are likely. it is incredibly _ restri

we'll be taking an in—depth look at tomorrow's front pages with our reviewers yasmin alibhai—brown and iainld start, a very cold start in parts of scotland, where temperatures in the coldest spots will be down to minus double figures. frosty, icy in places. for many, though, sunday will stay dry. some sunshine but turning increasingly hazy, but not all will be dry. there's another atlantic weather system heading our way, and that's going to bring in some further outbreaks of rain, sleet and some snow across some western areas, which we'll see in a moment. now, these are the starting temperatures. away from those very cold spots in highland scotland, that's all below freezing, so a widespread frost, icy where we've had wintry showers overnight in the northern isles and where you saw some of saturday's wet weather. a few lingering fog patches and parts of scotland, many, though, a sunny start, some turning hazy. thicker cloud to southwest england, wales and northern ireland, bringing in some outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. snow mostly on hills, but perhaps some low levels for a time in par

and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown and the executive chairman of the communications group, cicero, iainare, made worse by a brisk easterly wind for some of us. some sunny views from our weather watchers, albeit looking out onto snow—covered hills. a few wintry showers in scotland, another dose of heavy rain into parts of england and wales. that's why there are so many flood warnings in force at the moment. and notjust rain, some snow, particularly to the higher ground in wales. notjust here, though, as this area of wet weather pushed in. into the colder air we saw some of that sleet and snow all fizzling out now as we get into the night and where it has been wet today, as temperatures drop, it is going to be turning icy. this area of low pressure that brought the wet weather is pulling away. there is another one heading our way tomorrow so, for some of us, more rain, but it's sleet and snow on the hills, although, for many, sunday's looking dry, as we'll see in a moment. and it will be turning dry where it's been wet today across southern parts. but again, as temperatures drop, it'll be

let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson.e are yet to feel the full effects. certainly, those who campaign for brexit will see today as the day that effectively marks the uk's independence from the eu, the gaining of the uk's sovereignty. the question is that four and a half yea rs question is that four and a half years after a referendum which convulsed conventional politics, which saw two general elections, we are intoa which saw two general elections, we are into a third prime minister, can we really say that brexit is done? i'm afraid the answer is, not quite, actually. this new trade deal says very little about financial services, so very little about financial services, so access very little about financial services, so access to eu markets still has to be settled. we are free to choose to diverged further from eu review rules, but there could be further trade barriers and political arguments. if you live in scotland, you certainly haven't heard the last brexit. at the scottish elections, the snp plan to make their oppo

our political correspondent iain watson is here. the uk is out, but there is a bumpy road ahead.ooth. i think most people, including boris johnson and smooth. i think most people, including borisjohnson and keir starmer would like to think brexit is done and we can all move on. in terms of the news agenda, because of the covid crisis, it will move consistently further down. but it won't disappear entirely. this was important because as we heard from david jones, for long—standing brexiteers like him, this is like independence days. the uk regains its sovereignty from the eu, but there are many loose ends to be tied up. that new trade deal that comes into effect, today, that trading corporation agreements has relatively little about financial services. they deploy 1 relatively little about financial services. they deploy1 million people in the uk and there still has to be further discussions about what the eu will except in terms of market access. that's huge. elsewhere, if britain decided to exercise its new—found freedom, we could see more arguments and at a political level. if

&journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown and the executive chairman of the communications group, cicero, iainr controls, over fears that new coronavirus variants might spread in europe. berlin says most visitors from britain, ireland, portugal, brazil and south africa will be banned from saturday. most non—eu nationals will be excluded from france from sunday. the european union remains opposed to a blanket travel ban. today is the anniversary of the world health organization first declaring the covid—19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. its director—general — tedros adhanom ghebreyesus — has warned countries against �*vaccine nationalism', saying drugs should be prioritised for use for those most in need around the globe. vaccines are giving us another window of opportunity to bring the pandemic under control and we must not squander it. the pandemic has exposed and exploited the inequalities of our world. there is now a real danger that the very tools that could help to end the pandemic, vaccines, may exacerbate those same inequalities. vaccine nationalism might s

and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and the executive chairman of the communications group, cicero, iaintter to parents, saying he is "in awe" of how they are coping. he also promises "hundreds of millions "of pounds" will be spent on a national education catch—up programme after the pandemic. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. it's tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn't thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that is saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch—up but it's going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those families have access to broadband in that area. only 30%. this is digital poverty in a really extreme way and it means that many children, despite the very best effort

&journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown and the executive chairman of the communications group, cicero, iainrrow�*s front pages starting with... according to the sunday telegraph, britain stands ready to help the eu with its vaccination crisis, after brussels abandoned its threat to block supplies at the border. the observer reports the eu's threat to impose a vaccine border between northern ireland and the republic risked reigniting one of brexit�*s bitterest disputes. while the sunday people's take on the row is to label it �*vaccine victory�* — as they also report that experts sayjab is working. the sunday mirror takes a trip to the hospitalfronline — as medics battle with the pandemic. the sunday express reports the uk is preparing to cash in on one of the world's biggest trade deals, with trade secretary liz truss on the verge of requesting to join a trans—pacific trading bloc. while the sunday times says gambling logos may be banned from sports shirts in the biggest shake—up of advertising in professionalsport since tobacco promotion was outlawed. well, if vaccine border, never heard t

iain watson, bbc news. we'll be speaking to the boss of best western hotels at 7.20am, and we'll also bejoined by the vaccine minister nadhim zahawi at 7.30am. the european union has strongly criticised astrazeneca over shortfalls in the supply of its covid vaccine to eu countries. the eu's health commissioner has demanded a response by tomorrow, including details of the doses that the company has produced, and where else it's been sent. astrazeneca, which makes the vaccine developed by oxford university, is struggling to meet demand. the formal process of putting the former us president donald trump on trial has begun after democrats from the house of representatives delivered an article of impeachment against him. mr trump is charged with inciting insurrection after a number of his supporters stormed congress earlier this month, resulting in the deaths of five people. our north america correspondent david willis reports. it is a rare ritual established with the first us impeachment trial of 1862. lawmaker

let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson.he prime minister said that most children in england should be going back to school. by monday those schools were being closed. at least to anyone except vulnerable children and those pupils with key workers as parentsches also i think —— parents. also some questions unanswered. most exams are unlook hi look —— unlikely to go ahead in england. millions of pa rents to go ahead in england. millions of parents and pupils have this uncertainty. gavin williamson will make a statement tomorrow. but people will want more detail from the prime minister tonight. also questions around the economic support being offered too. the chancellor offered a one—off grant of up to £9 thousand for businesses that are forced to close. but both businesses and trade unions have been asking if he will extend the furlough scheme and increase statutory sick pay to encourage people to self—isolate. it would appear that those decisions are being deferred until the budget in march. so questions about how much extra

iain watson, bbc news.en political anger over the inadequate food parcels sent out to struggling families. a mother who posted a photo of a food parcel she received has told of the "sense of sadness" she felt on seeing what it contained. our education correspondent sean dilley reports. school meals haven't traditionally been associated with gourmet cuisine, but downing street has described this offering from catering company chartwells as "totally u na cce pta ble". it's an image that went viral after it was shared by the food campaigner and footballer marcus rashford. the mother who posted it has asked to be identified only as sarah. one of my children came in and saw me laying this out on the floor and asked why, and i said i was going to picture it because i didn't think it looked like a lot. and i could see the child's realisation that this is what i have been given to eat for a week and just the sense of sadness, where has the rest of the food gone? you know, this is meant to be a week's food. why is i

iain watson — westminster.he data is whirring on the new variant what if the government planning in terms of policy shift to response that knowledge? matt terms of policy shift to response that knowledge?— terms of policy shift to response that knowledge? matt hancock also said today in _ that knowledge? matt hancock also said today in his _ that knowledge? matt hancock also said today in his press _ that knowledge? matt hancock also said today in his press conference l said today in his press conference that it was imported to be cautious at the border and the principal analysis of the new variance carried out. so effectively that was signalling that what we expect to see tomorrow is a meeting of what is called covid—i9 organisation committee, senior cabinet ministers who will discuss what further action to take of the border and as you mentioned we are expecting to see this idea quarantine hotels are people arriving in the country would have to quarantine for up to ten daysin have to quarantine for up to ten

iain watson is in westminster.of october, and not when the advisers were suggesting back in september. the labour opposition was calling for a national second break—out at that time, and one of the government fourformer that time, and one of the government four former advisers that time, and one of the government fourformer advisers on that time, and one of the government four former advisers on the scientific committee, neil ferguson, said not all but some lives lost may have been saved by earlier action. it's difficult to suggest that should have happened back in the spring when so little was known about the virus, but by on perhaps, they should have been swifter. it was interesting, the prime minister also said it would take time to learn lessons and reflect, which seem to be something of a clue that we will get an inquiry into how this will be handled. certainly not at the moment when the pandemic is still outraging. labour were also saying this is a moment of national tragedy. the prime minister himself says h

not normal at all. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson is at westminster.rom the prime minister but so many questions about the political decisions and the timing of them in response to this pandemic. timing of them in response to this andemic. a, timing of them in response to this andemic. ~ ., ., timing of them in response to this andemic. a, ., ., pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this — pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this particular _ pandemic. more than hundred thousand deaths by this particular measure, - deaths by this particular measure, those who died within 20 days of a positive test almost 100,000 so—called excess deaths, more deaths than you would expect since the pandemic began early in march and almost a year since that repatriation flight from wuhan, very few people were protected it turning out like this. but a key charge from the liberal position that the government is too slow during the course of the pandemic and scientific advisers are talking about potential lockdown back in september, did that not happen un

our political correspondent iain watsonjoins us now from westminster. good morning.'s right. on monday, from - of it comes into effect. that's - right. on monday, from wherever you are coming from, you need to have a negative coronavirus test, high—quality coronavirus test, before you can get access to the uk. but ahead of that, the government has acted because of concerns over the new variant of the virus in brazil, so that means a flight ban, not for returning uk residents but for everybody else, the most of south america and also portugal where you can fly indirectly from brazil via lisbon. that is taking place now but concerns were raised about this variant last weekend so grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long. we grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long-— grant shapps was asked why it had taken so long. we had a look at this articular taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation _ taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation as _ taken so long. we had a look at this particular mutation as opposed - taken so long. we had a

right to stop giving repeated warnings to those who breach the rules. 0ur political correspondent, iainthan 3 million people in the uk have tested positive for covid—19 since the pandemic began. but the government is concerned with compliance of lockdown rules. once more, we must all stay home. so expect to see more emphasis on the stay—at—home message in coming days. also another line, priti patel saying police officers will not hesitate to act against rule breakers. she wants to see the pace much more rapid, and police issuing fines for non—compliance. some forces have said that is their intention. but there won't be new powers for police, they will still be able to force entry into people's homes to stop household mixing. after two women were fined in derbyshire, there are still concerns and confusion about what you can and cannot do. it is permissible to travel a short distance for exercise, but those distances are not defined in law. police officers and people alike are calling for more clarity. impeachment proceedings against donald trump will begin tomorrow. the president has bee

iain watson reports. to abstain from voting.f you are out of work or on a low income. with the country and locked income. with the country and locked in last april, the government put it up in last april, the government put it up by in last april, the government put it up by £20 per week. but this temporary increase is due to run out at the end of march. sydney is the mother of two young children and says the extra cash has been essential. it says the extra cash has been essential-— says the extra cash has been essential. , ., , ., , essential. it is what she really needs, essential. it is what she really needs. new — essential. it is what she really needs, new shoes _ essential. it is what she really needs, new shoes in - essential. it is what she really l needs, new shoes in september essential. it is what she really - needs, new shoes in september that i might not be able to buy. it wouldn't be the first time i had to superglue shoes back together again to get her through an extra few months. ., . , months. how much is univer

here's our political correspondent, iain watson.r was in sombre mood when he addressed his downing street press conference yesterday, saying that he was deeply sorry for all of the lives that had been lost and his government took full responsibility for the handling of the pandemic. but he said that the government truly had done what it could to minimise the loss of life and would be continuing to do so. there had been calls for an independent inquiry into the pandemic by a campaign group representing bereaved families, but the prime minister said, look, lessons would be learned, there would be time to reflect, but the focus for the government for now was tackling the virus and of course delivering on a vaccination programme. labour leader sir keir starmer said that the 100,000 figure was of course a national tragedy and that we should not forget each single life that was lost, but he also accused the government of being slow to act. and in a way, so did one of the government's former advisers, professor neil ferguson, who used to b

we know these things are happening in china at the moment, and that is why people like iain duncan smith in future. lisa nandy, thank you _ trade in values in future. lisa nandy, thank you very i trade in values in future. lisa nandy, thank you very much for your time. and at the end of that debate yesterday, the international trade minister saying, yesterday, the international trade ministersaying, i yesterday, the international trade minister saying, i don't think it would be right for the uk government to wait for human rights situation in a country to reach a level of before halting free trade agreement negotiations. lisa nandy, thank you. unit elsewhere this morning. storm christoph has made landfall in the uk, bringing with it extreme rainfall and more than 200 flood warnings and flood alerts. parts of wales are expected to see around 200 millimetres of rain over the next few days, with 150 millimetres forecast in the north of england. amber weather warnings are in place across parts of northern, eastern and central england. matt has been running through all of that with us this mo

many of today's papers, leads on the eu vaccines row, quoting the former conservative party leader iaininterview with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier, who told the paper he wants a "spirit of co—operation" between brussels and the uk over the issue. it quotes him as saying "we must face the crisis with responsibility and not one—upmanship or unhealthy—competition". the i weekend reports on the development of the single—dosejohnson &johnson vaccine, which it says could "transform prospects for fighting covid—19". the paper reports that no—one from the clinical trial required hospitalisation or died from the virus. and the yorkshire post has a special report, one year on since the county found itself at the heart of britain's initial coronavirus outbreak, with the uk's first suspected case at a hotel in york last january. the paper also pays tribute to the 10,000 victims who have died in the region since the start of the pandemic. and those first couple of cases were eventually ta ken to and those first couple of cases were eventually taken to hospital in newcastle and we