jon donnison reports.to peak, but on a beautiful winter's day, london's parks were busy. a stroll and a coffee as good as entertainment gets for many in these challenging times. but is the government's message to stay home being heard? it does feel very different to the first lockdown, where everything was sort of closed and quiet so... i think in general it feels... the vibe is different — i think people are kind of a little bit over it now, i don't know. that's what i feel like, as in i get the vibe that it's less restrictive. i'm happy with the rule set, and i know it's for the better, for the good of the population. i'm not sure what more they could restrict from people's lives, realistically. but are even tougher restrictions needed? some scientists say the vast majority of people are actually sticking to the rules. the problem, they say, is that the lockdown is still too lax — in particular, too many people, they say, are categorised as critical workers, meaning schools and public transport are still

jon donnison reports.school meals, led by marcus rashford, has already forced the government into several changes of direction. ministers have been accused of coming up with temporary, short—term measures to deal with a long—term problem. now, a number of celebrities, including jamie oliver and emma thompson, havejoined the footballer and over a0 charities and educational leaders to write to the government to call for change. we've signed the letter because the last few months have really shown up the cracks in our school food system. whether it's the use of food parcels, or vouchers, or giving people cash during lockdown, or whether indeed to feed children during the school holidays. and also, most importantly, making sure that every child that lives in poverty is able to access support. the letter calls for the government to conduct an urgent, comprehensive review into free school meal policy across the uk and to provide recommendations for the next spending review. this week, borisjohnson condemned as i

jon donnison, bbc news.covid vaccination centres have come into operation across england. a mosque and a cinema are among the venues being used, but distribution of the jab is uneven, with some people over 80 still waiting. coming up — with uncertainty over when children go back to school, the government says it will give everyone two weeks' notice. coming everyone two weeks' notice. up on bbc news, rory has coming up on bbc news, rory mcilroy has had a good first round at the abu dhabi cabin shipping cost�*s european tour. he finished with eight birdies on one of the most demanding courses on the circuit. the us presidentjoe biden has begun to undo some of donald trump's key policies hours after being sworn in — saying there's no time to waste in tackling the crises the country is facing. president biden has signed 15 executive orders, focusing on the response to coronavirus and climate change. he's also reversed the trump administration's stance on immigration. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal repo

jon donnison, bbc news. torched a government building in the lebanese city of tripoli in a fourth night of unrest over the government's handling of the economy and the pandemic. the lebanese red cross says more than a hundred people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and security forces. there were also angry demonstrations outside the homes of tripoli politicians. the protesters say a strict lockdown is compounding the economic misery caused by lebanon's financial crisis. a team of experts from the world health organization are holding their first face to face meetings with chinese scientists in wuhan, the city where the coronavirus was first recorded more than a year ago. they've already spent two weeks in quarantine, speaking to their chinese counterparts by video link. the who says it hopes the team will now be able to visit labs, markets and hospitals in wuhan and to meet first responders and patients. this weekend, britain will open its doors to potentially hundreds of thousands of people li

jon donnison, bbc news.ur medical editor fergus walsh will bejoining usjust after 8.00. if you have questions about that, about the roll—out of the efficacy, but more specifically with the new vaccine, which one, the proportions, the success rate, and how it compares with the other vaccines in place, let us know any thought to have. schools in wales could start to re—open to all pupils after the february half—term, if covid infection rates continue to fall in the coming weeks. the welsh government says it will work with schools on a phased return from the 22nd of february, starting with primary—aged children. tomos morgan has the details. in the weeks leading up to christmas, cases had surged in wales, and it had the highest transmission rates of all the uk nations. lockdown was announced six days before the festive period, and since then, things seem to be moving in the right direction. wales now leads the way on the percentage vaccinated. this has led the labour welsh government in cardiff to announce that

jon donnison, bbc news.r, where he's expected to stress the benefits of uk—wide co—operation during the pandemic. however, the trip has been met with criticism from scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, who has questioned whether it's an essentialjourney. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, has the story. this is borisjohnson visiting nicola sturgeon in 2019, just after he became prime minister. booing. but they won't be shaking hands today. with travel banned, ms sturgeon has questioned whether the visit is essential. downing street says it is. the prime minister intends to make the case for scotland remaining in the uk. he believes the pandemic shows the benefits of cooperation, pointing to funding for public services, the uk—wide furlough scheme, and the vaccine bought by the uk government then distributed by the scottish government. the snp, though, say the government in london is panicking. a series of polls over the last six months suggests support for independence is now higher than suppo

jon donnison reports.gn over free school meals, led by marcus rashford, has already forced the government into several changes of direction. ministers have been accused of coming up with temporary, short—term measures to deal with a long—term problem. now, a number of celebrities, including jamie oliver and emma thompson, havejoined the football and over a0 charities the footballer and over a0 charities and educational leaders to write to the government to call for change. we've signed the letter because the last few months have really shown up the cracks in our school food system. whether it's the use of food parcels, or vouchers, or giving people cash during lockdown, whether indeed to feed children during the school holidays. and also, most importantly, making sure that every child that lives in poverty is able to access support. the letter calls for the government to conduct an urgent, comprehensive review into free school meal policy across the uk and to provide recommendations for the next spending r

jon donnison, bbc news.en was to go to st matthew's cathedral in washington, and these pictures were from inside a short time ago. these coinciding with the departure of his predecessor donald trump, who took the strains of frank sinatra's my way has headed off to florida on air force one. these are the more sober scenes inside st matthew's cathedral in washington, dc, a city under the strictest security that it has ever seen. the national guard personnel on the capital following that right, the insurrection, on the capital, just two weeks ago. bathed in early morning sunshine, preparing for a historic moment, the handover of the presidency from the 45th to the 46th president so that is the scene live in washington. we have rather seen the different tone i suspect that we will see from the new president already?— that we will see from the new president already? certainly it is coin: president already? certainly it is auoin to president already? certainly it is going to be _ president already? certainly it is

jon donnison has the latest. in greater manchester, people woke up to find storm christoph had made its mark. with water levels continuing to rise and widespread flooding. overnight, as temperatures dropped, what started with strong winds and heavy rain turned to snow. the river mersey near didsbury, full to bursting point. police were going door to door, evacuating homes. we have been living here 33 years and we have never had it as bad as this. we have been told to evacuate. however, during corona, where do you evacuate to? you don't want to impose yourself on other people, so we're trying to hold on as long as we can and hopefully, it will pass. flooding, never easy at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. at times like this, in emergencies, we're normally in and out of each other�*s houses making sure everyone is ok. if someone is missing something, what can we do? and we haven't been able to do that, and that isolation really does not help with the whole mental health impact of flooding in itself.

jon donnison, bbc news.s final dossier to the uk regulator. and they told me very late last night this will not happen for a few weeks. they want to get a bit more data in. so it could be several weeks before they do that. the mhra, the regulator, has been doing a rolling review of their data so far. but i think what we need to expect with this vaccine is that it is not going to be on stream for a few months yet. in fact, most likely, it will be the vaccine that younger people get. it will come on stream and may be a big way, assuming... and we mustn't really assume that it is approved, probably in the second half of the year. an estimated 1 in 55 people in england had coronavirus last week, according to the latest by the office for national statistics. let's speak to the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, whojoins me now. robert, these figures come out on a regular basis, what is the 0ns saying today? regular basis, what is the ons saying today?— regular basis, what is the ons sa in: toda ? ., , sayin

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