not that i�*m blaming anybody, iam not it was us...am not blaming anybody, it is just so unfair anybody, i am not blaming anybody, it isjust so unfair on anybody, i am not blaming anybody, it is just so unfair on these kids and i think it will have significant impact on them over the longer—term. anne, i want to pick up, before we talk more about the front pages, on the point on that. so striking so many of the front pages have pictures of children or families. it is the same kids on the front of the telegraph on the front of the times, which will come to in a second, the next one up, if we take a look at the times. was your paper for many years. there was a story at the weekend, a store on friday, friday evening, that i think i�*m right in saying it is the edinburgh dental school, one of them has decided not to take new students, because the last intake lost summary practical lessons and examinations is going to allow them to have an additional year, so it will not have a new intake this year. it is a serious question on whether we ne

iam saying... fine, fine, fine, fine.might be, doctors here aren't impressed. it is the most efficient tool — the most effective way to prevent ourselves from coronavirus. wow. it�*sjust infuriating. it�*s actually really made me angry. these sort of individuals should be arrested for spreading false news, giving false hope. in my opinion, i would have no time for such studies at all. i don�*t think this is of proven value. this will cost lives — _ as soon as social media platforms get hold of any of these messages, they should be taken off. _ whatsapp says it's made a number of changes to slow the spread of fake news, while facebook told us it's taken the post down after we alerted them to it. the government here says it's spending £23 million on boosting vaccine uptake. but these messages continue to spread like wildfire. and for the experts, it's about debunking them quickly and effectively to save lives. sima kotecha, bbc news. and we'll be answering your questions about coronavirus, vaccines and misinformation this m

iam gary i am gary o'donoghue, live on capitol hill, where the republican leader in the senate, mitch it clear he will vote to acquit dahlstrom. —— donald trump. this is the scene live outside the senate chamber, where the trial is set to resume shortly. we'll take you to it here on bbc world news, as soon as it gets underway.

iam in i am in tyler, texas, iam in tyler, texas, a i am in tyler, texas, a city of around 100,000 peopleusual for this part of the country. we have been below freezing for more than a week and right now we are around three below zero, celsius. tyler is about 150 kilometres to the east of dallas to give you some perspective. we have had a chance to kind of thought and we are looking forward to that over the next couple of days but the situation is just beginning. people without power across the state of texas, that situation is improving a little bit but right now is water, water is everything. so many people across the state of texas without basic essentials like something to drink or cook with. all eyes will be on borisjohnson on monday as he announces the first steps out of england's lockdown. businesses are hoping for more details of when they can begin to reopen. our business correspondent katy austin has been speaking to those in the hospitality trade about their hopes and needs for the future. right now takeaway and delivery are the only option for pubs like this one in berkshire,

iam i am lewis vaughanjones.successfully on the red planet to look for signs of life — after a seven—month journey from earth. millions of texans are still without power after gas pipelines and wind turbines freeze over in a winter storm. well, as texans continues to struggle with sub—zero temperatures and widespread power cuts, the high—profile republican senator for the state, ted cruz, has run into some stormy weather of his own — by flying to a mexican holiday resort. 0nce news of his trip became public, it attracted a barrage of criticism on social media, and he has now returned to his home state. he says he was simply escorting his children on holiday — who had wanted to escape the cold weather — and conceded that after the outcry, he cut his trip short. resign! resign, ted cruz! this was the scene outside mr cruz�*s house in houston, where protesters gathered outside for his arrival home. and speaking to reporters, senator cruz expressed regret. ...whether the decision to go was tone—deaf. it was obviously

iam gratefulfor that. i promise very briefly, and it seems very appropriate aboutjoan collins. she has won her centre battle to be the centre picture on the box set release of dynasty. well done to joan collins. call me up next is the film review. have a very good night. —— coming up next. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. reminding you that while cinemas may be closed due to lockdown, there's still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. in david finch�*s gone girl, rosamund pike played an enigmatic character behind whose smile lurked dark secrets. now pike is back on spiky form in i care a lot, a gleefully callous thriller packed with vicious gallows humor. good morning, ms peterson. i'm sorry to disturb you so early. the court has ruled that you require assistance in taking care of yourself. but, but i'm fine. i'm afraid it's not up to you to decide. she plays marla grayson, a shark who preys upon the elderly, hijacking their lives and fortunes by becoming their legal state guardian and then milking their assets for

iam not laughs .agreed to let me ride in their cars during the infamous battle, so i will soon find out the hard way. i had met my fellow teammates at a farmhouse where they are prepping for the big showdown. so, this is the first time i've been on this task, this is going to be my courage to stop this is where i will be the daddy and i will be going through town, throwing these things at other people. i'm an obvious target, that is the whole point. but first, a trial run. wow, it really works you! ! and thatis wow, it really works you! ! and that is just a soft trial, wow! as i recover and psych myself up as i recover and psych myself up for the battle, my comrades prepared recovery. surprisingly, it is actually the presentation of your cards and horses that you are judged on during the battle, not your orange throwing prowess. 0k, on during the battle, not your orange throwing prowess. ok, so we have had the lunch, people have had some drinks or whatever to build up some sort of dust courage. i have

iam not whether the system needs upgrading our whatever.have really very regularly accessible good sources from trusted voices in the nhs? your own health professionals that you know and see periodically through your life. the european union may have been struggling to secure supplies of coronavirus vaccine. but one european country's inoculation programme has been a conspicuous success. serbia is on track to vaccinate at least a tenth of its population by the middle of this month. guy de launey reports. this dose of vaccine pragmatism is producing impressive results. the united kingdom is the runaway leader in european vaccine stakes but serbia is clearly the best of the rest. and far ahead of major european countries like italy, germany and france. serbia's negotiating to join the european union but at a time of crisis, it is looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels. for looking to beijing and moscow rather than brussels-— than brussels. for others, vaccination _ than brussels. for others, vaccination is _ than brussels. for oth

iam not a machine. sometimes wrong so quickly. i am not a machine. sometimes i would like to be.re really bad days. naomi osaka showed _ but there are really bad days. naomi osaka showed she _ but there are really bad days. naomi osaka showed she was _ but there are really bad days. naomi osaka showed she was only - but there are really bad days. naomi osaka showed she was only human. | but there are really bad days. naomi osaka showed she was only human. she faced two match points but saved herself. deep in the decider, she broke twice in a row. and into the quarterfinals. she is going for grand slam four. how far she was pushed shows where the women's draw is now, every player left is a contender and nothing is easy. simona halep came from a set down against a teenager. she held on to her break in the decider and now has another battle, serena. she also dropped a set but found a way through. the fans could be back in a few days but now they play on in silence and try to work out how to celebrate. one man who wanted to be playing in melbourne is andy murray — he missed out after

probably a few weeks ago, he said straightaway, i am probably a few weeks ago, he said straightaway, iami'm going to play wales. he said, if i get the chance, i'm going to play for wells. he resisted all pressure from england and i think you made a magnificent choice. i and i think you made a magnificent choice. ., ., , ., choice. i said i wanted to play for wales and _ choice. i said i wanted to play for wales and i— choice. i said i wanted to play for wales and i had _ choice. i said i wanted to play for wales and i had the _ choice. i said i wanted to play for wales and i had the opportunity. | choice. i said i wanted to play for- wales and i had the opportunity. had his wales and i had the opportunity. his feathers... everything, the rugby— his feathers... everything, the rugby ball, so there is never ever been _ rugby ball, so there is never ever been any— rugby ball, so there is never ever been any doubt about his come over his heart— been any doubt about his come over his heart was. he was always welsh through— his heart was. he was always welsh through and through.— through and t

iam not unite and be stronger than ever before. i am not starting a new party. that was fake news.ew party and divide our vote, so that you can never win. and divide our vote, so that you can neverwin. no, we and divide our vote, so that you can never win. no, we aren't interested in that. we have tremendous mr mclaughlin just gave me in that. we have tremendous mr mclaughlinjust gave me numbers in that. we have tremendous mr mclaughlin just gave me numbers at nobody�*s ever heard of before, nope that's more popular than anybody. those are great numbers and i want to thank you very much. like 95%, 97%, 92%. isaid to thank you very much. like 95%, 97%, 92%. i said there are great, and i want to thank everyone in this room and everybody all throughout the world, if you want to know the truth. thank you though, thank you. we will be united and strong like never before. we will save and strengthen america and we will fight the onslaught of radicalism, socialism, and indeed, it all leads to communism once and for all. that's what it leads to. you'll be hearing more and more about that a

iam in. a few months down the line, new ultra, new doc? that's part two, that can be the part two. ice on untreated surfaces. the earlier cloud which will happen across some western areas will tend to melt away, plenty of sunshine around, but we have got a keen yeast, south wind. that will make you feel very cold. these are the wind gusts. when you factor that in with temperatures on the thermometer, only one, two, three orfour degrees, it thermometer, only one, two, three or four degrees, it will feel sub zero, a bitterly cold feeling day. strong south—easterly winds but gradually through the weekend, particularly into sunday you will notice the orange colour is starting to make it less and less cold for many of us on sunday, moulded into next week. so, a bitterly cold, windy day for saturday but less cold for pretty much all areas on sunday. welcome to bbc news, i'm freya cole. man yelling into megaphone: e were invited by the president of the united states! tying the rioters to trump. democrat impeachment managers wrap up their case saying the former president played a key role

we have a bit of time to build into that i'd be in a good place for it, so, yeah, iam disappointed intoe other side, it is great to get a bit of learning and know exactly what we need to do to get better. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines... premiership strugglers bath staged a remarkable comeback to beat northampton saints 23—22. bath clawed back a nine point deficit in the second half, with zach mercer's converted try eventually proving the difference. john higgins needsjust four more frames this evening to win the players championship against ronnie o'sullivan in milton keynes. higgins leads 6—2 after the afternoon session, with this break of 142 the highlight. britain's elfyn evans has slipped to fourth in the world rally championship after he could only finish fifth at arctic rally finland. the race was won by oit tanak. freestyle skier gus kenworthy is an openly gay winter olympian, but says he was "too scared" to come out before the sochi games because he feared reprocussions after russia introduced new anti—gay legislation. he came o

iam i am lewis vaughan—jones and this is bbc news. hello. ten celsius on saturday evening and that's the first time we've had double figures in the uk in a week. so the sun is now setting on this spell of bitterly cold weather. for all of us in the week ahead, things will be much milder. we'll notice it by day and by night. but it means the return of spells of rain on what will be quite a blustery week. already as sunday begins, milder air is nudging into western parts. for many of us, it's one last cold morning as temperatures hover close to freezing. there is a bit of wet weather moving in from the atlantic, and for scotland and northern england, there's a chance of seeing some freezing rain, rain that freezes instantly as it hits any surface and that could make things treacherously icy in some spots as we go through sunday. so, do have that in your mind if you plan on making a journey. for all of us, it will be cloudy and there will be outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards as the day goes on, and it will be windy, particularly across the

iam not a metal expert, i looking there with his four metals.he article we will look at is one of good news. 0ne 0xford job cuts transmission, major study finds a single dose prevents two thirds of onward infection with no hospitalisations recorded. anna what you make of that? , , , ., ., that? this is the news we have all been waiting _ that? this is the news we have all been waiting for, _ that? this is the news we have all been waiting for, it _ that? this is the news we have all been waiting for, it being - that? this is the news we have all been waiting for, it being sort - that? this is the news we have all been waiting for, it being sort of. been waiting for, it being sort of stage to know what a vaccine where we know there are vaccines that work, we know with a bit of luck we will get them out of the door and the robot is going very well, we have nearly 10 million people vaccinated now which is extraordinary compared to some other countries. —— the roll—out is going well. the one question on everyone's might is it may stop me going to ho

ok, so now, iam nearly behind some sand bags. i am so nervous.tart moving now. hands in the air! please, please don't shoot! hands in the air! don't shoot! oh, my god. on your knees! 0k, stop, stop, stop, troops, well done. 0k, well done. that is... you've played through the scenario. i tell you what i found, i found the controllers quite difficult. it's taken me a little while to get the hang of, you know, holding on to the weapon when there's so much else going on. trying to stay stood still while you're moving. yeah! that's weird, isn't it? so i have yet to compare it to the real thing but, you going to look after me tomorrow as well? so now to the moment of truth. would any of what i'd experienced in virtual reality actually prepare me for the real thing? apparently i'm going to need a bit more kit this time. thanks, 0z. gunfire. drop down! enemy down! for the raf regiment, when the bullets start flying for real, any mistakes could lead to lives being lost and so there can never be enough training opportunities. being in the thick of it reall

iam. now we're going to talk about stem cells. from one type of cell into any type of cell in the human body. but, for researchers, controlling that process is proving difficult. but now, one company in cambridge claims to be able to reprogram stem cells to produce any other type of human cell in large quantities. it's part of a growing trend to bioprint elements of the body. the ability to repair damaged cells and tissue in the body is the focus of the field of regenerative medicine. over the years, we have seen bioink to print tissues, sd—printed body parts, and even a company growing bones from a person's own stem cells. innovations around stem cells, the building blocks of our bodies, offer exciting potential. typically, these cells are extracted from a blood or skin sample in small amounts, but one company is working on producing any type of human cell in industrial quantities. hello, how are you? hi. thank you for having us in your lab. this is one of our molecular biology labs, and here we create what is called gene cassett

. -- in a vest who was for merr iam.they gave, occasionally gave a sinclair supporter who was more respectable a bit of time. but by and large, it was largely that the good people of california were for marion -- for merriam. host: one of the issues the key was -- one of the issues that seems a, more and more is socialism. which came up a lot in 2020. why was that such an issue for people who don't know in 1934? mr. mitchell: of course, fdr was being accused of being a socialist. socialism was, you know, it was in the news all the time. it of course had come to the world into america in the recent decades. upton sinclair was known as one of the world's most famous socialists. probably. and he basically will, it was somewhat better work to become a communist. but it was painted as it was today. claims that socialists were just communist and nicer close. that was rampant then. socialism was a biased codeword for dangerous radical, anti-american, procommunist and so forth. it was quite intact. you will see in these intervie

iam announcing an unprecedented intervention.a clear plan to remove unsafe cladding, to provide certainty to leaseholders, to make the industry pay for its faults of the past. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional. get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up. the big message i have for everyone listening is that this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background you are from. it just doesn't care about the colour of your skin, or where you live in the world, or any of these things. it just cares that you are a human being. i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings... and coming up this hour — the perils of the zoom call. a forlorn texas lawyer tells thejudge "i am not a cat", as he's defeated by a kitten—filter. good afternoon and we

iam proud take it. i am proud of my doctor. i am proud of her courage.y daughter. i want that person to recover quickly. that was the mother of one of the protesters who was shot in those landmark protest. earlier, i wasjoined those landmark protest. earlier, iwasjoined by those landmark protest. earlier, i wasjoined by tom andrews, who is the un special rapporteur. i asked andrews, who is the un special rapporteur. iasked him andrews, who is the un special rapporteur. i asked him what it signifies. it signifies a unified myanmar. we've seen extraordinary uproarings of opposition, hundreds of towns and cities, but the world is galvanising around this issue. this was just an outrage, and even countries that normally come to the defence of myanmar, china comes to mind. protecting them time and time again. even day, sitting today at the human rights council. this resolution was passed without opposition. it was a strong resolution, so i was very pleased to see what happened today. i'm hoping this movement will continue in the international community as is c

the notion that perhaps there could be some defectors, i am perhaps there could be some defectors, iamet to 17, but we might see some surprises this weekend be freya cole, i am very concerned with the future of american democracy, as house impeachment managerjamie ruskin, said in his very eloquent closing remarks. american democracy is an experiment, it is a gift to the globe in a lot of ways, and we have to maintain it and hang onto it. if the senate republicans decide to basically give a pass to what happened on january six, there is a strong chance we could see it again, particularly if donald trump runs in 2024, which for financial reasons he has an incentive to do, because he raises a lot of money from his caucus. . , , raises a lot of money from his caucus. ., , , ., , caucus. that brings me to my next point. — caucus. that brings me to my next point, kimberly, - caucus. that brings me to my i next point, kimberly, president joe biden has that it is very clear there is a need for unity in the country study how is that going to be possible when this trial appears to be polarising

iam sure thank you for coming on the programme.m up in a couple of sentences, but what do you think his legacy is? i of sentences, but what do you think his legacy is?— think his legacy is? i think sinnet think his legacy is? i think signet -- _ think his legacy is? i think signet -- singular - think his legacy is? i think signet -- singular legacyl think his legacy is? i think i signet -- singular legacy was signet —— singular legacy was working in partnership with reagan to wind down the cold war and then of course reagan and schultz working in with gorbachev. when you look back at his career, that is what he will be most remembered for. what other skills that he had that he brought to that role? fix, that he brought to that role? great deal of patience and fortitude because before he got to the point where reagan trusted him and off and gave him enough support to pursue a diplomatic agenda with the kremlin, shulltz had to be back a formidable opposition within the reagan administration. it was a very conservative advisers includi

i think we are gradually losing the connection here, i am gradually losing the connection here, iam not very much for that, sarah miller, from the american economic liberties project. captain sir tom moore — the british world war two veteran who raised almost $50 million for health service workers during the first lockdown — has died at the age of 100, after testing positive for covid—19. the queen, who knighted him injuly, has offered her condolences to the family, and the prime minister, borisjohnson called him a national inspiration. david sillito reports. he's a 99—year—old war vet. he's a one—man fundraising machine. captain sir tom moore. the word "inspirational" is rather an understatement. that's the way i think i've always looked at it, what began as a little family challenge, to do 100 laps of his garden, became a fundraising juggernaut. on new year's eve, the face of 2020 was captain tom. he was born in keighley in 1920, and served in burma during the war. after that, he'd run a business and the closest he had ever and appearing this christmas on... ..was an appearance on bla

iam not violent and i don't like violence. violence makes no sense., and participate in the elections. that way you can take power. elections. that way you can take power-— the biggest game in american football, the super bowl, has reached the halfway stage. it's a little unusual this year of course due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some spectators have been allowed into the stadium. the kansas city chiefs are taking on the tampa bay buccaneers. it is looking like the buccaneers are the winners with the 31-9 buccaneers are the winners with the 31—9 advantage. earlier i spoke to gary gramling, senior editor at sports illustrated, and i put it to him that this was game about two quarterbacks. it is. you have tom brady on one side. he's aged 43, he's setjust about every significant super bowl record there is. he's playing in his 10th one, he can win his seventh one. i think he is pretty much objectively recognised as the greatest football player of all time and then on the other side you have patrick mahomes with the kansas city chiefs, he is 25 years

a chance to myself to think ok, there will be warmer, i am hungry, think ok, there will be warmer, iamr, i am hungry, i will get food and so on, then it becomes so cold that it is impossible to ride. i have to accept all of this cold, and completely relax, otherwise it doesn't work. on the third day of my ride i really had a feeling of oh, i'm home. there is no hot that night, i had a little tent with a small stove inside. that night was 48 degrees below and inside the tent we measured -13. inside the tent we measured —13. (bleep) cold, inside the tent you want to relax. i said ok guys, let's go out and see into the night. most of us was like, i have never seen sky like, i have never seen sky like this. actually feeling like this. actually feeling like we are in space somewhere. the last 30 kilometres was so mentally tough for me. in one moment i opened the throttle more, you know, 120 kilometres an hour, my steering started to freeze so i could see i could not move it. i started to go for the straight lines, not to use it too much. and then i arrive and i saw the sign, oymyakon. no th

iam i am lewis vaughan—jones, this is bbc news. goodbye.e one of the quieter weather weekends of the year so far. that's no bad thing. barely any rain out there, some occasional sunshine, fairly chilly at night. frost, fog a possibility, but it is all very quiet with high pressure right across us, just one weak weather front moving into that area of high pressure and that just lingers with a bit of cloud as we go through the weekend, barely any rain left with it by saturday morning but the cloud will have kept temperatures up overnight and into the morning through parts of scotland and northern ireland. it's eastern scotland, more especially in england and wales with the frost, maybe down to “4 or —5 in the coldest parts of southern england in the countryside, a few fog patches, parts of wales, west midlands and south—west england gradually clearing. and still maybe a bit of light rain to parts of northern ireland and southern scotland but that will tend to fizzle out and bring just a bit more cloud further south into parts of northern engl

iam tim i am tim wilcox.in the top four priority groups in england, as more than 15 million people in the uk have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. it has been a truly national uk wide effort. we have done it together. and i want to thank each and every person who has helped make it happen. you can be incredibly proud of the part you have played. the prime minister is under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. government ministers, however, urge caution. we won't be able to give certainty unless it is based on the evidence that we have got that the vaccine is doing itsjob. so far, the prognosis is pretty good, but we have to keep monitoring it as the roll—out proceeds.

iam i am lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. goodbye. hello there.g to all of us this weekend. with a bitterly cold easterly wind picking up and the air getting colder, there's going to be some more snow more widely. now, at the moment, as we head into saturday morning, most of the snow is falling in scotland, especially in the hills, where we have this amber warning from the met office. but snow is dropping to lower levels across northern parts of scotland already. and we'll have some wet weather elsewhere across the uk, with clear skies by the morning for wales and the south—west. maybe some icy patches here too. a slippery sort of day though, i think, for much of scotland, with that rain, sleet and snow continuing — and turning to snow at lower levels in scotland throughout the day. we've got wetter weather across northern and eastern parts of england, some heavy bursts of rain. that'll turn to snow over the pennines and the north york moors later on. out to the west, it'll always be drier and brighter. those temperatures will be lower than they w

had the astrazeneca vaccine much earlier than i expected, i am vaccine much earlier than i expected, iam in my mid— 60s. would you say this is a vindication of the government here's decision to delay that second jab so more people can get there first, to get more people some protection, at least sooner? i people some protection, at least sooner?— people some protection, at least sooner? i think there is ureat least sooner? i think there is great science _ least sooner? i think there is great science to _ least sooner? i think there is great science to support - least sooner? i think there is great science to support the | great science to support the idea to be able to stretch out the use of vaccine so that more people can get it, so we can have more immunity in place, i think it's really important to be able to consider all options, and you have to get creative here. the problem is of course that we don't have an enough data to really understand how long you need to space this out but these preliminary results are really fantastic, they really do support it, and i'm really looking forwa

iam going i am going to tell you how bitterly cold it is going to be all week.eather set to stay with us right throughout the week this week, all due to a biting easterly wind thatis all due to a biting easterly wind that is going to dry and plenty of snow showers for some of us. a number weather warning, continues and will stay us until monday lunchtime across parts of east anglia and the south—east or some significant accumulations of snow. it isjust driving significant accumulations of snow. it is just driving and the south—east corner as we speak, and as we go through monday, we'll see further snow showers pushing and across eastern england and eastern scotland. it will be hla start to a monday morning, icy stretches bursting in the morning as well. the feet of snow showers stays whether is is a threat on monday, and there will be some fairly organised bands of shower and snow going through the day, accompanied by some blustery, strong and cool easterly winds. it will feel quite wrought out there, temperature is really struggling by day. factor in the wind s

iam i am outraged, horrified. people out on the streets and saying loudly and clearly that they reject with millions of their fellow countrymen and women. these protests have been very peaceful and to escalate the tactics that the military and the police are using against them, is unconscionable and unacceptable.— them, is unconscionable and unacceptable. are you in any contact with _ unacceptable. are you in any contact with the _ unacceptable. are you in any contact with the generals - contact with the generals ruling myanmar? we contact with the generals ruling myanmar?- contact with the generals ruling myanmar? we are in no contact whatsoever. _ ruling myanmar? we are in no contact whatsoever. so - ruling myanmar? we are in no contact whatsoever. so how i ruling myanmar? we are in no| contact whatsoever. so how do ou aet contact whatsoever. so how do you get this — contact whatsoever. so how do you get this message - contact whatsoever. so how do you get this message across? l you get this message across? you

keith cowing is an astrobiologist and the editor of the us space programme blog nasa watch iam sure iseen a lot of space craft and pictures from space craft and pictures from space but what are you thinking of the ones you've seen now? i am thinking i'm old enough to think back 50 years but when i saw the first image of the surface of mars from the viking landing, like neil armstrong landing on the moon, this is one of those moments you will remember and it is astonishing stuff. ~ , remember and it is astonishing stuff. . ., ., stuff. why particularly? how does it compare? _ stuff. why particularly? how does it compare? the - stuff. why particularly? how does it compare? the last i stuff. why particularly? how i does it compare? the last time we landed on paas —— mars, they were pretty pictures. but this time it is all in colour and this time we have seen them bringing down the data from mars. figs bringing down the data from mars. �* , . . ., bringing down the data from mars. ., ., mars. as a matter of fact we were making _ mars. as a matter of fact we were making a _ mars. as a matte

as we face these difficult weeks we can draw inspiration from that great struggle that even iam i amspeakerfor putting in place facilities for testing on the estate. we are extremely grateful for that initiative. i also extend my best wishes to the lord speaker as well on his birthday today. the news that the south african variant has been identified in eight different local

iam not i am not going to sort of find ways of criticising.hat i am saying today is just to think of adjusting the approach as we move into the next phase of the vaccination programme, when we have axing those people between 50 and 70, because in my view, if we want to save more lives, as we do, it means notjust looking at age but looking at life expectancy in different parts of the country as well. parts of the uk, impulse greater manchester for instance, people's life expectancy is ten years behind what it is in other parts of the country. to put it another way, people in their 60s have the same level of health as people in their 70s in the more affluent areas. the vaccination programme needs to take account of that. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is here. let's talk about what has been happening today with the politics. andy burnham is talking about spreading the vaccines more widely, wanting an end to the tier system when we come out of it. what stage ari at with that. there is an important date for the government to assess wheth

it is 3am in the morning i and all the internet lines have gone since iam and all the internet linesne since 1am in the morning, two hours ago. internet service providers are instructed by the military government to shut down the internet from 1am in the morning until 9am tomorrow morning. eight hours blackout. very little information is coming out from the country. we had seen tanks earlier and soldiers moving into many cities. curfew is in place. night time curfew is in place. people fear that this night—time curfew and internet blackout will be used by security people to ground to homes of the readers of this protest movement against the military, and they could be rounded up. we against the military, and they could be rounded urn-— against the military, and they could be rounded up. we have been seeing these videos — be rounded up. we have been seeing these videos on _ be rounded up. we have been seeing these videos on social— be rounded up. we have been seeing these videos on social media, - these videos on social media, haven't we, of gunshots and protesters in this state? what

iam i am safe on mars, perseverance will get you anywhere.be that moment when it's over, and you hear those words, touchdown confirmed. it's just a remarkable feeling of pride in the team, relief, and, and reallyjoy, thinking forward to this remarkable service mission we have coming up. it survived a fiendishly difficult landing, burning through the atmosphere at the speed of a bullet, before a complex landing system brought it to the ground. the rover will now be seeking answers to a crucial question. this mission is all about finding signs of life. and the best place to do that is here, thejezero crater. today it's dry and dusty, but billions of years ago it was a huge lake, and you can clearly see a river running into it. this gives you an idea of what it would have looked like. if we zoom in a bit more, these green areas on the edge of the crater were once beaches on the lake's shore, and the hope is any microscopic creatures that once lived there are still preserved. perseverance is the most advanced rover that nasa has ever built, and i

you have entrusted me to lead the montana come back and iam humbled . our seniors to our hopeful kids, from our main street business owners to our hard-working farmers and ranchers , from our men and women in uniform to our veterans who haveanswered the call . i have the opportunity to welcome home members of the montana national guard this week on short notice they were activated through the flew to washington dc and fulfill their mission to ensure a peaceful transfer of power . and now thankfully they are back home. [applause] only weeks before in the same us capital, it had been under siege by a violent mob intent on destroying our democratic institutions. it's a day we won't forget. it revealed just how fragile our republic can be. it also reaffirms how resilient we are as a nation. hours after storming the capital, the house and senate came back into session and finished their work, certifying the next president of the unitedstates . [applause] resiliency is also what defines us as montanans. this last year has brought real, serious challenges but

well, iam having how it could go wrong so quickly. well, i am having some little physical issues. excuses. but the thing also is that i am not a machine. sometimes i would like to be, but there are really, really bad days. naomi osaka showed too she is only human. she faced two match points could saved herself. deep in the decider, osaka broke twice in a row, from the face of defeat to the quarterfinals. she is going for grand slam numberfour. yeah, she got away with one. how far she was pushed shows where the women's draw is now. every player left as a contender, and nothing is easy. simona halep had to come from a set down against macomber, who is still a teenager but knows that points are made on missed chances. simona halep now has another battle, serena. she also dropped a set, but found a way through. fans could be back in a few days. for now, they play on in silence, and try to work out how to celebrate. well the reigning men's champion novak djokovic is out on court at the moment. he's two sets to one up on the canadian milos raonic, as he goes for his third consecutive au

however, iam still an optimist, i think that the gains from free movement of people and of goods andoduced a lots of wealth for everyone and so this is important. in some sense, the common response of europe to the pandemic in thinking of the ecb intervention in financial markets and so it seems that this is a reason to be optimistic.— this is a reason to be optimistic. this is a reason to be otimistic. �* , ., optimistic. alright, we should kee - optimistic. alright, we should kee a optimistic. alright, we should keep a close _ optimistic. alright, we should keep a close eye. _ optimistic. alright, we should keep a close eye. you - optimistic. alright, we should | keep a close eye. you niccolo. —— thank you. let's move to the us now — where president biden says he'll seek funding for legislation to boost american production of vital computer chips, after us firms were hit by shortages. he has also signed an executive order to identify and fix potential cracks in the country's supply chain for critical items like semiconductors — as well as batteries, drugs and medical equipment. sup