katy austin, bbc news.d — due to a rapidly spreading strain of covid—i9. further measures have been brought in to stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non—essential contact. live now to our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. alexandra, what more can you tell us? about the restrictions coming in today and the impact they are likely today and the impact they are likely to have. ~ . ., ., ., , to have. well, much of scotland is alread in to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, _ to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, but - to have. well, much of scotland is already in lockdown, but now- to have. well, much of scotland is| already in lockdown, but now those restrictions have got even tighter. if you go for a takeaway, a covey of food, you won't be allowed inside. they will serve you either through the hatch or out on the street. —— a coffee, orfood. also, if you do click and collect, there are fewer items you can order via click and collect, only what they call ess

here's our business correspondent katy austin.d to stay home now, but last summer, travel corridor helped holidays happen. now, the system that removes the requirement to quarantine when arriving from a list of places is about to be suspended. geoff is working in bahrain. hi, geoff. hello, how are you? he's due to fly to britain when his contract ends in a fortnight, but hasn't yet sorted accommodation. the rule change now means he'll have to provide authorities with an address to self—isolate at. it means that we do need to secure a place to stay before we leave here. the main concern is that with the situation, with the new regulations, if you like, that are in place, it's that we will see some flight cancellations. the halt to travel corridors is the latest restriction to be introduced. it means that from monday, people arriving into the uk from anywhere must quarantine for ten days. or they can take a covid test on the fifth day, pay for it, and if it's negative, they can leave quarantine early. the rules do apply to eurostar

here's katy austin.s another blow for travel and tourism. last night, the aviation minister acknowledged the impact tighter restrictions would have and said a pre—planned grant scheme for airports in england will open within the next fortnight. the airports trade body said more support would still be needed. we understand that it will be a grant towards fixed costs such as business rates, and it will be equivalent to business rates, but up to about 8 million. so, very, very useful for a number of our airports. but clearly, for some of the very large airports, it's actually quite a small amount financially. heathrow, they pay 120 million a year in business rates. a requirement for travellers to show a negative covid test before travelling to the uk also kicks in tomorrow. and the government has said the enforcement of quarantine will now be stepped up. temporary stricter self—isolation rules have been in place before. early last year, some travellers returning from wuhan in china were housed in nhs hospit

katy austin, bbc news.e announced the winner of the race to lead angela merkel�*s party, the cdu. he's armin laschet, widely seen as the heir to mrs merkel�*s centrist brand of politics. and he's now in pole position to replace angela merkel as chancellor when she stands down later this year. so what do we know about him? mr laschet is currently the premier of north rhine—westphalia — germany's most populous state. he's seen as a political centrist who'll continue mrs merkel�*s consensual brand of politics. that extends to immigration where he's taken a liberal approach to the issue. in particular, he supported mrs merkel when she was under pressure for welcoming syrian refugees in 2015. mr laschet speaks fluent french and his wife is of belgian heritage. the new cdu leader cultivates an everyman image — highlighting that his father worked down a mine. well, in a speech, mr laschet told delegates he wanted a strong european germany as a leader in the world. translation: the germany i envision is a european

katy austin, bbc news. leaders has written to the treasury and the department for transport calling on the government to offer financial support to eurostar, which has been threatened by a large drop in passenger numbers. the international rail service has transported more than 190 million passengers between the uk and mainland europe since 1994. eurostar has said without additional funding from government there is a real risk to the survival of the service. the government says it has been engaging extensively with eurostar since the beginning of the pandemic — and will continue to support the safe restart of international travel. all 50 us states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president—electjoe biden's inauguration on wednesday. members of the national guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. so far, there have been none of the mass protests that had been feared. 0ur north

our business correspondent katy austin has more.roviding lunch parcels to children eligible for free school meals while covid restrictions are keeping them at home is helping this hampshire wholesaler keep going, while its pubs and restaurant customers are shut. they provide some schools with ingredients and deliver fully packed boxes for others, but in the past few days they have had bad news. ~ �* ., ., ., bad news. we've gone down from 3000 to just _ bad news. we've gone down from 3000 to just 1400. _ bad news. we've gone down from 3000 to just 1400. so _ bad news. we've gone down from 3000 to just 1400. so just - 3000 tojust11100. sojust 1600 meals are counselled now. 3000 tojust11100. sojust1600 meals are counselled now. the impact for us is that we brought in the stock, we are faced with having potentially throw that away, we won't, we give it a food charities, but it costs us and it causes us to take a loss. it costs us and it causes us to take a los— take a loss. cancellations follow a _ take a loss. cancellations follow a r

katy austin, bbc news.rictions have come into force in scotland due to a rapidly spreading strain of covid—19. further measures have been brought in to stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non—essential contact. it comes as scotland has recorded 1,753 new case in the past 2a hours, and 78 deaths of people who tested positive for covid—19 in the last 28 days. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been talking us through these tougher restrictions. much of scotland is already in lockdown, but the number of new cases is still stubbornly high. the new variant is dominant and there is increasing pressure on the nhs. that is why we are seeing these new restrictions. if people went for their takeaway coffee or takeaway food today, which we're still able to do, but you are not allowed to go into the cafe or restaurant any more for that. you have to stay outside, and it will either be delivered outside by a member of staff or delivered through a hatch. another thing that will change — if you do some

katy austin, bbc news.ri museveni to be winner of thursday's presidential election, taking 59% of the vote. museveni described the election as the most fraud—free vote in the country's history. the much younger main opposition candidate bobi wine got 35% of the vote. he says the poll was a sham and that soldiers are preventing him leaving his home. catherine byaruhanga reports from kampala. much of downtown kampala was deserted but some of the president's supporters made it out onto the streets to celebrate his victory. they insist the final result reflects the will of the people. our future is secured by yoweri kaguta museveni. our country has got to be protected. the economy has got to develop. when you look at the tourism, it's got to continue because peace is back again in uganda! it is now another five years in office for yoweri museveni. by the time this term is done, he will have been in power for a0 years, helped along by changes to the constitution which could allow him to be president for life. th

katie austin, bbc news.ment figures show there were 41,316 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 48,565 — a sign that those cases are beginning to fall. across the uk an average of 35,882 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to thursday. 1,295 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week — 1,103 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 88,590. the uk has now started a programme of mass vaccinations, 32a,233 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 2a hour period. taking the overall number of people who've had theirfirstjab tojust over 3.5 million toughened lockdown restrictions have come into force in scotland due to a rapidly spreading strain of covid—19. further measures have been brought in to stop th

katy austin, bbc news. minister of "running scared" of his own backbenchers, ahead of a vote on universal credit in the house of commons tomorrow. conservative mps have been told to abstain on labour's demand for the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit during the pandemic to be extended beyond april. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is here. jonathan, how much disquiet is there about this? well, plenty. and it is potentially another example of the government putting in place temporary measures during the pandemic only to come under pressure to keep them in place for longer or permanently. in april last year, the government increased by £20 a week the amount people could claim an universal credit, thatis could claim an universal credit, that is due to come to an end in april, but labour and others say it should continue, arguing this is not the time, as they put it, for the chancellor to be bringing down economic support. but crucially for the government, there are a good number of

katie austin, bbc news.newquay airport in cornwall, and is a former managing director of ryanair and monarch airlines. he told me earlier that he doesn't expect for his airport to reopen until the end of march. at the moment we are closed. the terminal has been closed since early in the month and we don't expect to reopen until the very end of march. what does that mean in terms of the staff and all of the support services that you have to keep the airport going? all of the terminal staff are furloughed. the government scheme has been absolutely vital for us to be able to retain those jobs. the airfield itself is open for things like search and rescue but at the moment, effectively, business is shutdown. it has sort of mothballed. because we are in lockdown, nobody isn't to travel abroad at the moment apart from in a few exceptional cases. eventually the travel industry will reopen. how worried are you that these new restrictions will have a knock—on effect for smaller airports like yours? we are probably in

katie austin, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.d website, the bbc understands. however, the fast fashion retailer will not be taking on any of the company's remaining 118 high street stores or its workforce. the 2a2—year—old chain is already in the process of closing down, with the likely loss of 12,000 jobs. asos hasjoined the race to buy topshop, topman and miss selfridge out of administration. however, the online retailer only wants to buy the brands and not their shops, suggesting any deal would costjobs. sir philip green's arcadia group, which also owns burton and dorothy perkins, fell into administration last november putting 13,000 jobs at risk. mastercard will raise fees by more than five times when british shoppers buy from eu—based companies using debit or credit cards, according to a report by the financial times. the costs were previously capped by the eu, but since the uk left the bloc they no longer apply, as payments are deemed �*inter—regional.�* what can business do to help with mental health at work? with depressi

katy austin, bbc news.airman of newquay airport in cornwall, and is a former managing director of ryanair and monarch airlines. good afternoon to you. thank you for joining us. is newquay airport still open? joining us. is newquay airport still oen? ., ., . , . open? no, we are currently closed. the airport — open? no, we are currently closed. the airport terminal _ open? no, we are currently closed. the airport terminal has _ open? no, we are currently closed. the airport terminal has been - open? no, we are currently closed. l the airport terminal has been closed since early in the month and would not expect to be able to reopen until the very end of march. what until the very end of march. what does that mean _ until the very end of march. what does that mean in _ until the very end of march. what does that mean in terms - until the very end of march. what does that mean in terms of- until the very end of march. what does that mean in terms of the staff and support services that keep the airport going?—

our business correspondent katy austin has more.s helping this hampshire wholesaler keep going while its pub and restaurant customers are shut they provide some schools with ingredients and deliver fully packed boxes for others. in the past few days they've had bad news. we have one down days they've had bad news. we have gone down from _ days they've had bad news. we have gone down from 3000 _ days they've had bad news. we have gone down from 3000 to _ days they've had bad news. we have gone down from 3000 to just i days they've had bad news. we have gone down from 3000 to just 1400. | gone down from 3000 to just 1a00. 1600 have been cancelled. the impact is we've bought the stock. we will give it to few charities but it costs us and it causes us a loss. this follows a row over pictures shared on social media by parents who have branded the offer in some areas inadequate. it's prompted more schools and parents to choose vouchers over parcels. they say the images do not represent what they supply. this wholesaler has stayed open at

katy austin, bbc news.rictions have come into force in scotland due to a rapidly spreading strain of covid—19. further measures have been brought in to stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non—essential contact. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. talk us through these toughened restrictions.— restrictions. much of scotland is alread in restrictions. much of scotland is already in lockdown. _ restrictions. much of scotland is already in lockdown. but - restrictions. much of scotland is already in lockdown. but the - restrictions. much of scotland is - already in lockdown. but the number of new cases is still stubbornly high, the new variant is dominant and there is increasing pressure on the nhs. that is why we are seeing these new restrictions. and if people went for their takeaway coffee or takeaway food today, which we are still able to do, you are not able to go into the cafe or restaurant any more for that. you have to stay outside and it will be either delivered outside b

katy austin, bbc news.he achievement underlines how the space industry is changing, with private companies finding it increasingly cheap to send their hardware into orbit. but is there a risk that the atmosphere above us is becoming too crowded? mark lobel takes a closer look. three, two, one. zero. ignition. and lift off. spacex's record—breaking rocket leaving cape canaveral in florida. it's quite a sight. within range... but is the path ahead for satellites becoming more clouded? separation confirmed. the launch of 143 satellites used to take a year. not a single moment like this. this load, a veritable airborne vending machine for multiple customers will spew into orbit broadband boosters, cogs that connect the internet of things, and dozens of satellites taking pictures like these, from san francisco's planet company, imaging the earth's surface daily. they scan the whole earth, looking for changes and that is used by a variety of people, in commercial areas like in agriculture to understand crop yield

katy austin, bbc news.ce up there would later hark often at the funeral procession in london. they barbara chris ever begins and the comedians david williams and matt lucas were mourners. david walliams and matt lucas the mourners at the small service which followed government limits. the actress died in december at the age of 83, suffering from dementia. now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review it with me, and smith. i bust up and filling in for it mark kermode to review this week's home releases. —— anna smith. i am filling in this week for mark kermode. by the time wonder woman 198a came out in mid—december, only a fraction of eu cinemas were actually open. but i have good news. everybody will be able to watch it at home from wednesday. cheering. this sequel from pattyjenkins begins with a flashback to the utopian world of thymiscira, before jumping into the 1980s. diana prince, played by gal gadot, is now living in washington, dc. she is leading a double life, working for

katy austin, bbc news.n 60 councils and targeted towards groups including people with disabilities, the elderly and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are more likely to suffer the worst effects of the virus. the government said the funding will help save lives. now it's time for a look at the weather with thomas. still quite a lot of snow lying on the ground. parts of the midlands yesterday got around 20 centimetres of snow. for most of us it was just a a few centimetres. the frost returns tonight so all of that snow is going to stay. it will be icy once again but today the weather has changed. clearer skies across parts of the uk, a bit of merck earlier on but that has fizzled away so we are in for a clear end to the day, the temperatures will drop away as well. a few wintry showers here and there, maybe across parts of scotland but this weather front, this maybe across parts of scotland but this weatherfront, this rain approaching ireland, that heralds a change. ahead of it it is cold

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.

katy austin, bbc news.s and essential workers who need to travel abroad to work? we can speak to clive wratten, chief executive of the business travel associaiton. good morning. what is your view of the restrictions that government has seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstl , we seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly. we fully _ seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand _ seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand that - seen fit to introduce? good morning, firstly, we fully understand that a - firstly, we fully understand that a public health emergency is going on at the current time and the government need to make these additional steps to, you know, make sure we get through the situation as quickly as we can. i guess what we really need is a clear plan out of this. the business travel industry is not looking to restart until sometime in q2, probably now 03, given this. the government have to understand that quarantine is not just a way that indust

katy austin reports. 80% of the scottish seafood producer's fish and shellfish goes to the eu, but so getting to the border because new customs paperwork submitted online keeps being rejected. we thought there could have been problems with product packaging and glitches like that, we identified everything was correct. what action are you taking? unfortunately we have had to stop boats from fishing to save further losses and we are having to furlough a lot of staff. the company which runs a major seafood distribution hubs in scotla nd seafood distribution hubs in scotland is suspending some assignments until monday when it tries to create a backlog. fish is not the only industry encountering hitches, parcel delivery service dpd uk has posted european road service until wednesday over what it called an increased burden of customs paperwork, it said around a fifth of parcels had incorrect data attached. one of the headlines of the trachea last month was tariff free trade, meaning no import taxes on trade between the uk and usa meet complex rules what they —— where they are made. marks &

here's our business correspondent katy austin.n days upon arrival. if they pay for a covid test after five days and get a negative result, they can leave self—isolation early. the rules apply to airports, eurostar and seaports, but not people travelling within the uk or ireland, or some jobs like hauliers. also from this morning, the requirement to show a negative covid test less than 72 hours before coming to the uk kicks in. the suspension of travel corridors, which removed the need to quarantine upon arrival from a list of places, was announced after new variants of coronavirus emerged in other countries. the trade body representing airports said it understood the reasons, but that although continuing restrictions meant traffic was already extremely quiet, the impact would be devastating. closing the travel corridors means that we will see even fewer passengers and it dents consumer confidence for the future, so it adds to the problems we're already seeing. the government has said it's committed to helping bring the travel and

and our business correspondent katy austin is here.ople will still have today in terms of who will get the pay—outs and who will not. will get the pay-outs and who will not. ., , ., will get the pay-outs and who will not. ,, ,,, ., not. lots of businesses whose trade was heavily — not. lots of businesses whose trade was heavily hit _ not. lots of businesses whose trade was heavily hit when _ not. lots of businesses whose trade was heavily hit when coronavirus - was heavily hit when coronavirus restrictions were first introduced last march but were told the business interruption insurance policy did not cover them will hope this is a lifeline. the point of the case was to test a selection of policy wordings in court and set the parameters of what counts as a valid claim. eight insurers took part but as many as 60 have sold similar policies with similar wording. today's ruling does not mean they will pay out in every case but in many they will. it's a complex ruling, there is no blanket out, and it will be a case by case basis. the press

katy austin, bbc news.year as part of a post—brexit agreement. the deal, which will allow the free movement of people, is prompting some fears about the long—term future of the territory. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee has been to find out more. enduring the rock of your altar, 15,000 workers from spain across the border here every day. —— gibraltar. the fence, as they call it, is all they have ever known. after more than a century, it is set to come down. it than a century, it is set to come down. . . than a century, it is set to come down. , , ., ., , .,, down. it is better for our people. the border _ down. it is better for our people. the border town _ down. it is better for our people. the border town is _ down. it is better for our people. the border town is one _ down. it is better for our people. the border town is one of - down. it is better for our people. the border town is one of the - the border town is one of the poorest parts of spain. a third of people are unemployed. gibraltar relies on

katy austin, bbc news.leaving a legacy of cloud, so we could see a few mist and freezing fog patches here, but elsewhere under clear skies a very cold night to come, perhaps —11 or —12 across some central and northern areas. now, as we move into the weekend, it‘s going to be a cold and frosty start, but bright with plenty of sunshine. early mist and fog should clear from the south. we see a weather front pushing into northern and western scotland, northern ireland, introducing thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain, a little bit of hill snow here, but quite a bit of sunshine around for most but it‘s going to be another very cold day for all away from the far north west of scotland. through sunday and into next week it looks like we see more of a atlantic influence, so temperatures beginning to creep up somewhat, but we‘ll see some rain at times, particularly in the north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk records 1,325 new covid deaths, the highest so far since the pandemic started. there are also

katy austin, bbc news.ops are patrolling washington dc amid fears of more violent protests from supporters of president trump as he prepares to hand power tojoe biden. as our north america correspondent peter bowes reports, the capital remains on high alert. new images of the uprising inside the us capitol. at the time of the insurrection, congress was certifying joe biden�*s election win. rummaging through the desks of senators, the rioters came across papers belonging to ted cruz, one of the president's strongest reporters. he was going to sell us out all along. objection to counting electoral votes of the state of arizona. since that day, the us capitol has been paralysed by the intense security that's turned washington into a fortress. the fbi has warned that armed supporters of president trump could try to disrupt wednesday's swearing in ofjoe biden and kamala harris. any other year, there would be throngs of people packed into this area to witness the inauguration. this will be an inaugural like no ot

earlier i spoke to our business correspondent katie austin.of the case was to test a selection of policy wordings in court and really set the parameters of what counts as a valid claim. eight insurers took part in that case, but as many as 60 have sold similar policies with similar wordings. today's ruling does not mean they will pay out in every single case, but in many cases they will. it is a complex ruling, though, so there is no blanket outcome. it will be a case—by—case basis in the end. the pressure now, though, is on insurance companies who will pay out to do so quickly, because we're talking about losses that were incurred during the first lockdown last year. a lot of these businesses are still struggling and it will come too late to some. the association of british insurers acknowledged the need for speed today, saying that actually, in some cases, the process of settling claims had already begun. but for a lot of firms who feel that their insurers deserted them when they most needed them, they are still unhappy about the way this ha

something the chancellor admitted to my colleague katy austin.ose rules yet? a couple of thousand of already started, and because of the lockdowns and restrictions, hampers business' ability to bring people into work. and what we can look forward to as restrictions ease as more of these young people starting those placements. we know that they are most likely to work in the affected sectors, they are twice as likely to be furloughed, the ones college for example are entering a difficult labour market. that is why we created the kick—start scheme, i think we've moved at enormous pace, the time we announced it in earlyjuly to launch a bid in september, for a scheme like this, that's actually very good going, at 120,000 jobs already created. the numbers aren't the only issue. when kickstart was launched businesses had to agree to take on at least 30 staff. impossible for small businesses, so they were asked to cluster together to create something called a gateway. but that's been criticised for being too complicated. it was a little bit lengthyjust