that information came from michael gove in an interview on | from michael gove in an interview on radioto look at what they call the red list, the current list of 30 countries where trouble from them to the uk is banned apart from british nationals or people with british residency who in the very near future will have to do their ten days of quarantine in a hotel near the airport rather than doing it at home as was announced by the home secretary yesterday. i hear that list may have some countries added to it today. although government sources say it is still very much about areas where there are concerns about new variants of rotations of the virus, not about countries where there are high levels of cases. i am also told it is part of a new fast track process —— mutations of the virus. 0bsessing that list. thejoint —— mutations of the virus. 0bsessing that list. the joint virus centre and ministers will act much more quickly than when they did when they were making decisions about the old travel corridors, for example. there is a unique element to that, because the first minister, nico

in the past hour, the cabinet office minister michael gove said eu recognised they made a mistake andhat a reset is now needed. i think the eu recognise they made a mistake in triggering article 16 which would have meant the imposition of a border on the island of ireland but now that eu have stepped back. the world health organisation has criticised the eu's announcement of export controls on vaccines, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. it is morally wrong, in terms of arresting the pandemic it wouldn't help, and it wouldn't also bring livelihoods back. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance' at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four—year—girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. and coming up — we find out how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns, that's in the travel show. the european union is facing crit

we have michael gove, nicola sturgeon. of the labour party, sir keir starmer at quarter past seven. absolutely. there are so many changes. we will try to keep you up to date with what has changed overnight and guide you and also through it as well. that is the reaction from westminster. that's the reaction from westminster, but how do people across england feel about once again being told to stay at home? john mcmanus has been finding out. monday night in york, a place previously in tier 3, but where cases of the virus are rising as winter tightens its grip. as the prime minister announced a further english lockdown on tv, the frustration on the face of this gym owner was easy to see. this news has broken me a little bit. erm, i like to think i'm a strong, resilient person. i pride myself on that. but i'm going home now, wondering, what are the things i can do to make sure my bills are paid? it's a double blow for frankie. as a self—employed businesswoman, she's not eligible for the furlough scheme. meanwhile, hundreds of

the cabinet minister, michael gove, has said the european union has realised it made a mistake over itsed attempt to impose vaccine export controls on the northern irish border — overriding part of the post—brexit agreement. mr gove said the government will work with the eu to help them get more vaccines, as long as it doesn't have an impact on agreements the uk has reached with manufacturers. he added that a "reset" on the eu's relations with northern ireland is now needed. earliertoday, northern ireland's first minister, arlene foster called it "an incredible act of hostility towards those of us in northern ireland". following talks with borisjohnson, european commission president ursula von der leyen tweeted that the uk and eu had "agreed on the principle that there should not be restrictions on the export of vaccines by companies where they are fulfilling contractual responsibilities". the world health organization today criticised the eu's announcement of export controls on vaccines produced within the bloc, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. this afternoon we've

as i say, michael gove is doing good work in thejoint committee, michael gove is doing good work in theeed to ensure that the people of northern ireland it has many benefits of the british departure as the rest of the country, and of course we must remember the people of northern ireland committee decision as to whether or not they wa nt to decision as to whether or not they want to remain constrained by those arrangements. a phrase that boris johnson once used in a speech prior to all of this was that he did not wa nt to all of this was that he did not want anything to happen that would damage the fabric of the union. are you concerned, given the different arrangements in northern ireland and also the words of nicola sturgeon, leave the light on current europe, scotla nd wa nts leave the light on current europe, scotland wants to rejoin. concerned about what will unfold and we have yet to have the new arrangements will work out and how that might impact on the integrity of the union? well, as i have said, i have acknowledged that the northern irish element does need to be addressed, bu

had said, well the _ last night, michael gove had said, well the uk reserves the right to do whatto do, and according to the _ what it needs to do, and according to the sunday telegraph story there were plans being drawn up. in order to stop _ were plans being drawn up. in order to stop checks on food, stouts of the checks — to stop checks on food, stouts of the checks that were necessary as part of _ the checks that were necessary as part of the — the checks that were necessary as part of the deal. the eu came really close _ part of the deal. the eu came really close to _ part of the deal. the eu came really close to blowing up the entire arrangement. absolutely unbelievable. , ~ ., unbelievable. absolutely, you know, this was a real _ unbelievable. absolutely, you know, this was a real mess _ unbelievable. absolutely, you know, this was a real mess up _ unbelievable. absolutely, you know, this was a real mess up and - unbelievable. absolutely, you know, this was a real mess up and they - this was a real mess up and they shouldn't done it. but we should also be a little bit aware

michael gove answered this time, and he accepted there had been problems with supermarket supplies.e british retail consortium has confirmed one of the houses of select committees that the shortages have not been overcome. and as to the wider problems... we want to make sure that we are doing everything technically and administratively to ensure the smooth flow of goods but as the prime minister confirmed to the house earlier, if we do need to take further legal steps, we will. labour said the disruption to trade was "serious and unacceptable". we have seen the empty supermarket shelves, the lorries from northern ireland stuck in britain or are returning empty and the unnecessary checks on everything, from guide dogs to people moving house. these problems were foreseen time and — these problems were foreseen time and and again in this house and elsewhere and i'm afraid that there are inevitable consequences of the shambolic preparations for the protocol and the last—minute guidance given to businesses. did he envision lorries trapped in red tape at a border he and the secretary of s

michael gove insists the uk will work with the eu to address issues — and that the uk's vaccine programme track. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. vaccines are the great hope. a potential way out of the coronavirus crisis. in the uk ministers believe the roll—out is going well and this was the first vaccine in northern ireland last month, but in the eu there is concern about supply. brussels introduced controls on exports but that lead to a furious row over what could happen here at the irish border, the eu plan to use emergency powers from the brexit deal which would have imposed restrictions to ireland and northern ireland, and after widespread condemnation brussels dropped the plan last night. the condemnation brussels dropped the plan last night-— plan last night. the european union recounises plan last night. the european union recognises they _ plan last night. the european union recognises they made _ plan last night. the european union recognises they made a _ plan last night. the european union recognises they made a mistake - recognises they made a mistake yester

michael gove insists the uk will work with the eu to address issues — and that the uk's vaccine programmeour political correspondent nick eardley reports. the great hope for so many of us. vaccines could be a way out of the coronavirus crisis. this wasjoanna, a nurse, becoming the first person jabbed in northern ireland last month. ministers think the uk roll—out is going well, but in europe there is frustration and delays, prompting brussels to introduce controls on vaccines leaving the eu. the plan, though, would have meant controls here, the border between ireland and northern ireland. that's despite the brexit deal being designed to keep goods flowing. there was a furious response last night, which led to europe changing its mind and saying the proposal had been an error. i think the european union recognise now that they made a mistake yesterday. the commission made a mistake. they didn't consult us, they didn't consult ourfriends in dublin, and they united parties in northern ireland, from sinn fein on one side to the dup on the other, in condemnation, and people in northern ireland

michael gove earlier said it was unlikely he could og for any guarantees that we could og for any guaranteescould merge from restrictions —— offer guarantees. chris whitty raised the prospect of more restrictions next winter. it's a pretty bleak picture as we sit here of the year. many people hope the vaccine will be able to make life returned to normal sooner rather than later, and yet still, we have these senior leaders telling us that could stretch on for months. we will get onto the guardian, but i remember watching a perfect storm and there's a bit towards the end where one sailor, said itjust won't let us go. i thought of that almost every morning. there is a missing element of that film that people are focusing on, human agency. there's not much you can do. whether the prime minister has delayed for too long, there is the unseen respectable of him encouraging kids to go back to school, closing schools on monday. what is written through this guardian piece isjust how negative everything is. you have this upbeat prime minister who could not even guarantee kids would be fully back at sch

michael gove has done sterling work...ohnson's deal really that different from the deal that theresa may had? yes, it's considerably different, because for example we are not part of the customs union, which was in fact envisaged by the chequers declaration, as you know, so it is considerably different. but you are right, we do have more work to do in northern ireland. as i say, michael gove is doing good work in thejoint committee, but we do need to ensure that the people of northern ireland get as many benefits of the british departure as the rest of the country and of course we must remember that after four years, the people of northern ireland can make a decision as to whether or not they want to remain constrained by those arrangements. a phrase that borisjohnson once used in a speech prior to all of this was that he did not want anything to happen that would damage the fabric of the union. are you concerned, given the different arrangements in northern ireland, given what nicola sturgeon was saying last night, "leave

in the past hour, the cabinet office minister michael gove said that a reset is now needed, with theu. i think the european union recognises that they made a mistake in triggering article 15, which would have meant the reimposition of a border on the island of ireland. but now, the european union have stepped back. the world health organisation has criticised the eu's announcement of export controls on vaccines, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. it is morally wrong, in terms of arresting the pandemic it wouldn't help, and it wouldn't also bring livelihoods back. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he's "in awe" of the way they're coping with home schooling. confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards — midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance�* at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. now on bbc news, the travel show. rajan datar finds out how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures

michael gove confirmed this morning that the summer exams will not go ahead — following the decision this morning. business will get £4.6 billion. that remains an extension to the existing schemes and furlough. the institute of directors are seeing their main concern is a bit role of support is still on the cards for our businesses. can you tell us today you are prepared to extend furlough for as long as it takes? the tuc said the best way to take control of the virus is to get people to self—isolate and you have to introduce or increase the level of statutory sick pay. are you prepared to look at that? we are having a budget early in march and all of our economic support, including the announcement today, runs through to the spring so i think the budget in early march is an excellent opportunity to take stock of the range of support we have put in place and set a ten x monster coronavirus. we will have a budget and in early march where we will review all the support we have put out and set out our next response to coronavirus at that point. once this new variant of the coronavirus b

listen to the cabinet office minister michael gove this morning explaining what he says changed. kingdom met and discussed yesterday the situation, and their recommendation, all four, was that the country had to move to level five, the highest level of alert, which meant that there was an imminent danger to the nhs of being overwhelmed unless action was taken. and so in those circumstances we felt that the only thing that we could do was to close those primary schools which were open. of course, it was with the heaviest of hearts. that is michael gove on why the government took this action, there we re government took this action, there were also new statistics yesterday showing there was a day in late december, the 29th, when 80,000 people had tested positive for the virus. i think there is a consensus among political leaders that action needed to be taken and clearly we are seeing more support being put on the table by the chancellor. for anyone wondering about exams in england, we expect to hear more from the education secretary gavin williamson when parliament is recalled tom

today michael gove, the cabinet minister in charge of brexit, responded to concerns raised by northernocratic unionists, saying that government would do more to make sure companies are better informed about the new rules they need to comply with. we are working with companies across great britain to help them understand the new requirements for moving goods. and the extensive government support includes the trader support service, to which more than 25,000 businesses are now signed up. yet we know that still more needs to be done. that's why we are stepping up direct engagement with suppliers to ensure that they have access to the real—time guidance that they need. these initial gaps in supplies are expected to disappear. but supermarkets have said they want to discuss a future solution directly with the eu. if one isn't found, northern ireland may see even more empty shelves in the months to come. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. now on bbc news, click. this week, we are tearing into 2021 at full pelt but what technology wonders may it hold? we'll ask the experts. and no, you are not ha

michael gove there.r the first quarter of the year, which we understand exactly 100 million doses of the vaccine before the end of march and watch the official has told us is they are expecting now from astrazeneca about a quarter of that, so we are looking at about a shortfall of up to 75 million doses that the eu wants. now, perhaps these more cordial relations and they are professionally saying they will find a solution together, but what that means in effect is astrazeneca and their ceo, pascal soriot, has defined from somewhere else that shortfall of 75 million and the eu a stability that in the contract they have got, which they want to be published and made transparent because again there are different views on how the contract works, but they say the two primary sites for production in the eu are in the uk, not here in belgium and the netherlands, they are secondary sites, so that is where the shortfall must be made up from. they also point out that back in the december, when the uk had problems

and in about 25 minutes, we will be speaking to michael gove on| will be speaking to michael gove onngs that scotland has benefited from as part of the uk during the coronavirus crisis, things like the furlough scheme, which comes at a massive cost, and also the roll—out of the vaccine, which is british scientists working together for the whole of the uk, and also relying on the british army for some of the logistical support. and the reason he is making those points because the disadvantages of the union are going to be the main battleground for the elections for the scottish parliament, which we think are still on track for happening in may. thanks very much, adam. astrazeneca bosses have met with eu officials to try to resolve their dispute over a shortage of the oxford vaccine. the eu is demanding that tens of millions of doses produced in the uk should be diverted to the rest of europe. our europe correspondent gavin lee is in brussels. gavin — it's been a very public row. is it on the way to being settled? it has been really unpleasant. it was effectively a crisis meeting last

the government has made the point -- we've heard this from the per minister, also from michael gove - point that the extra -- prime minister, also from michael gove -- they made the point that the extra makes the businesses more match fit to do businesses with other parts of the world. we've seen an interesting thought process, as opposed. do you have any sense -- i suppose. you have any sense it prepares you for bureaucracy elsewhere? dominic: these are challenges the businesses will face. tradesses currently only with the u.k. and the e.u.. they have no experience with it. they are facing a short learning curve to be ready. i would agree that is something in the longer term that once you get used to trading with e.u., it is a lesson that can be applied to training elsewhere in the world -- trading elsewhere in the world, overcoming similar hurdles to do that. i think in the short term, it's trying to make sure trading into those near markets, where a lot of businesses have developed a lot of trade, trying to maintain. what kind of percentage of normal traffic are we seeing at the mo

michael gove's speaking on domestic tv in the u.k.will make sure that the u.k. vaccine program proceeds as planned. we heard from the prime minister yesterday saying that there were no changes expected to the u.k. delivery schedule. michael gove doesn't say he will talk to the eu to see how the u.k. can help on vaccines. let's get a bloomberg business flash. >> -- has once again become the world's best-selling automaker. the japanese company overtook volkswagen to clench the top position for the first time in five years. toyota sold a little more than 9.5 million cars in 2020. vw was second with 9.3 million. the industry sales were down 14% from 2019. tesla is disappointing investors used to the company's usual razzle-dazzle. its first rizzo as a member of the s&p 500 were mixed, with record revenue but lower-than-expected profit. the electric vehicle market recorded fourth-quarter profit of $.80 per share. the pandemic wiped out easyjet's fourth quarter. the airline posting and 88% drop in revenue and it does not see a turnaround it.

a week after the uk formally left the eu, the cabinet minister michael gove says he expects "significant export rules after brexit. a number of companies inclduing marks & spencer and parcel firm dpd say they're experiencing problems with paperwork. seafood exporters say they're also having problems with some catches being left to rot. here's our economics editor faisal islam. the fishing industry is supposed to be one of the great brexit winners but in the first weeks of trade many exporters of fish from every corner of the uk to the eu, say they've been struggling with new rules and red tape. we're not going to get the paperwork done in time. we've been inundated with paperwork. we have the catch certificate, the health certificate, the vat, which is what is holding us up and the reason why we cannot buy this week, plus the import duties. at the moment we're stuffed. this scottish fishing business has stopped sending boats out and started furloughing workers after new red tape and checks halted its european exports. unfortunately we've had to stop our boats from fishing, so just to sav

so, who knows what's going to happen next and michael gove's world.. concerns of a john? the customs union and the single market la st customs union and the single market last week, we have not seen that much delays on the border and chewing up at dover. but i think thatis chewing up at dover. but i think that is partly because it was the new year and not so many travel at that time. warning that we could see significant problems in the weeks to come in the worst—case scenario, they said that he could see up to people queuing to go over to france. we are going to leave it there are brexit, normally would be poring over it, but after crack on. the times focusing on the impeachment of president donald trump. for a focus on that, susie, let's talk about the twitter suspension, the permanent suspension. i will submit a note of how many millions of followers he had. but his account now totally blocked. i think he had 90 million. iam not blocked. i think he had 90 million. i am not sure. we live in a world where this man has beenjudged to be too dangerous t

did they have their head bashed in with the fire extinguisher are they a capitol police officer michael gove's or got naked but he didn't policeman and you don't have to actually write me were hello don't attack me i'm giving i'm what exactly did i go to putting a lot of blood if you're going to come what does that mean no excuse me gentlemen i have the floor when i when there's a law that you must fight it that is how we got here you understand me right now it's time we got here we're going to talk about that tell us about these are actually not yet not even on this panel right now who makes my career in the capitol building the pot head michael jump in that's our. regiment my fuse on the search quite simple violence is violence and it needs to not happen and whether it's killing people on the street burning their businesses or abusing them for whatever otherwise good reason it is or it is attacking a building of the center of our government and moving through that to get it done and then moving out afterward is unacceptable and you don't need to rationalize it or you don't need to measure it

a week after the uk formally left the eu, the cabinet minister michael gove says he expects "significantrexit. a number of companies, including marks & spencer and parcel firm dpd, say they're experiencing problems with paperwork. seafood exporters say they're also having problems, with some catches being left to rot. here's our economics editor faisal islam. the fishing industry is supposed to be one of the great brexit winners, but in the first weeks of trade many exporters of fish from every corner of the uk to the eu, say they've been struggling with new rules and red tape. we're not going to get the paperwork done in time. we've been inundated with paperwork. we have the catch certificate, the health certificate, the vat, which is what is holding us up and the reason why we cannot buy this week, plus the import duties. at the moment we're stuffed. this scottish fishing business has stopped sending boats out and started furloughing workers after new red tape and checks halted its european exports. unfortunately we've had to stop our boats from fishing, so just to save any other expos

there was a kind of populist revolt against experts the british cabinet minister michael gove's famously said we've had enough of the experts. but of course experts are now arguably back in fashion now because who you're going to believe about a pandemic that chen seemed to be the polling in as much as you can believe polling now days seem to be that people are rather reassured by the side by this site of people who have got lots of letters of the name and seem to know what they're talking about away from the pandemic though maybe not away from the pandemic is the only blair is reported to be an advisor to the british government on coronavirus what do you make of who news room seek to platform and who they don't seek a platform i mean dhoni blair is an alleged war criminal he's he's offering his advice as a former prime minister i think i would probably rather listen to the viewpoint of scientists on that but but i think blair is worth listening to really comes to the heart of the book which is why would people what reason are we giving to people to return to journalism so if we're livin

restrictions is subject to a lot of caveats and if, the big one being vaccine brought us but then michael gove continue into march and the prime minister was unable to give a clear answer to guarantee schools would definitely be back before the summer holidays. chris whitty on top of all of this said we might have some restrictions next winter and that's because viruses thrive in winter. i do think as you rightly say we are talking about lockdown, i think we are hoping maybe more used to wearing facemasks and even though it feels such an odd thing to go on the tube, train, and bus and have a facemask on and take social distancing a bit more seriously. i am a very huggy person, i hug my friends, come up maybe next chris was i won't and will be backing away from people. those are the things they are talking about rather than full undramatic lockdown because by then the vaccine will be rolled out... given the amount of money i spent a facemask, i might wear them for the next two years even if i have to wear them around the house! we are going to look at the financial times now talking about money

that actually close relationship do work and the response by the prime minister borisjohnson and michael gove a good step to build the relationship i colleagues want to see. . ~ the relationship i colleagues want to see. ., ~' ,, , the relationship i colleagues want to see. ., ~ , . thank you very much. 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. 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 serve short—term political goals, but it's ultimately short—sighted and self—defeating. we will not end the pandemic anywhere

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michael gove said measures were being discussed to make sure that ports and airports were as safe astest result before coming to the uk. the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime: with the whole of the uk facing lockdown, a financial lifeline for business as the chancellor offers new grants of up to £9000 per business to help them cope. the prime minister has acted decisively in the face of new information. we have had now to grapple with a new variant of the virus and that's caused an uptick in cases and hospitalisations and deaths as the prime minister had set out, and it's right that we acted. coming up on bbc news, manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer says they will work hard to meet covid restrictions to ensure fans have football to watch during lockdown. it's ahead of their efl semifinal against rivals manchester city. with more patients in uk hospitals with coronavirus than there were during the first wave last spring, there's huge pressure on the nhs. as the government hopes to vaccinate 13 million people by mid—february, medical staff are facing a daunting ta

today michael gove, the cabinet minister in charge of brexit, responded to concerns raised by northernter informed about the new rules they need to comply with. we are working with companies across great britain to help them understand the new requirements for moving goods. and the extensive government support includes the trader support service, to which more than 25,000 businesses are now signed up tp. yet we know that still more needs to be done. that's why we are stepping up direct engagement with suppliers to ensure that they have access to the real—time guidance that they need. these initial gaps in supplies are expected to disappear. but supermarkets have said they want to discuss a future solution directly with the eu. if one isn't found, northern ireland may see even more empty shelves in the months to come. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the british tennis player francesca jones, who's making impressive progress in world rankings, is through to her first major international tournament after winning a qualifying

michael gove, speaking yesterday about how the priority would be to vaccinate people in the united kingdom pretty confident about hitting their targets on that, but also saying that the government would want to work with the eu to help them as well and it has been put to liz truss, another senior minister, the international trade secretary, she's suggesting that it's too soon to give details as to how that would work. but it's an interesting hint that ministers are chosen to drop at this point that they might be prepared, in future, to share the uk's vaccine supply. but i think there are big questions. how would that work? they would we give it to? with a beer cost attached? lots of unanswered questions. i really doubt we're going to get detail on this issue... —— would there be a cost attached? but the fact they are suggested raising this shows how confident they are about it. we raising this shows how confident they are about it.— they are about it. we know the taruet is they are about it. we know the target is the — they are about it. we know the target is the middle _ they are about it

. >>> british conservative mp and cabinet member michael gove says he's confident coronavirus vaccines from pfizer and astrazeneca will be supplied to the uk as planned. that statement follows a brief conflict between the uk and the eu which had planned to restrict exports of covid vaccines from crossing the irish border into britain. the eu backed down after london, belfast, and dublin criticized that move. saturday, gove commented how the governments have been blind-sided by the threat. >> i think the european union recognize now that they made a mistake yesterday. the commission made a mistake. they didn't consult us, they didn't consult our friends in du dublin, and the united parties in condemnation. people in northern ireland were bewildered by this step. >> for more on all of this i want to go to paris. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: robin, i think that brief, i think it was a brief moment on friday night when we understood the european commission had intended to trigger that article of the northern ireland protocol which would have reintroduced that hard byrder, yet an

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michael gove said measures were being discussed to make sure that ports and airports were as safe asers might be required to have a negative test result before coming to the uk. 0ur transport correspondent caroline daviesjoins me now. first of all, trains, we have been through this before. are we looking ata similarcut through this before. are we looking at a similar cut down. that is what the industry is thinking about and where the figures have come through. they think they might be asked to do something that mirror what is they did in march. that figure of 50 to 60% will depend on where the service is. many in the industry will be trying to work out is where the routes most important to continue, where are key workers using them to make sure that doesn't get disrupted during the next few months. looking at the control of borders, plans maybe to insist on people having tests that prove negative before being allowed in the uk. at the moment we don't have a huge amount of information about this, we think the government are considering whether they should implement having a test when

. >>> british conservative mp and cabinet member michael gove says he's confident coronavirus vaccines from pfizer and astrazeneca will be supplied to the uk as planned. that statement follows a brief conflict between the united kingdom and the eu which had planned to restrict exports of covid vaccines from crossing the irish border into britain. the eu backed down after london, belfast and dublin criticized the move. on saturday gove commented on how the governments have been blind-sided by threat. >> i think the european union recognized now that they made a mistake yesterday. the commission made a mistake. they didn't consult us, they didn't consult our friends in dublin and the united parties in northern ireland in condemnation and people in northern ireland were bewildered by this step. >> so for more on this let's turn to cnn's melissa bell joining us from paris. ann embarrassing climb down by the eu here, but there will be vaccine controls but i'm a bit confused by exactly how they will be applied. what can you tell us here? >> reporter: well, of course, this was all born of tha

it is michael gove speaking earlier.edical officer as yesterday was clear and therefore with a heavy heart but with clear evidence we had to act. but couldn't this escalation have been foreseen? did the chaneg of tack have to wait til after the schools went back? let's go back to december. 0n the weekend before christmas, the health secretary was asked if the new variant of covid—19 was under control no, it is not the new variants is out of control, we need to bring it under control. this is graph shows daily infections — at the end of the chart infections spike, as december turns into january. and while the prime minister says he wanted to see if there was sign of improvement before closing schools — the direction of the infection rate is entirely in line with scientific expectations once the new strain was established. one member of the independent sage group of scientists told me the esclation was predictable. in the face of rising pcs and hospitals being pushed at the brink and high number of deaths, something needed

both priti patel and michael gove have called for him to apologise. two men have each been...unnecessary risk of increasing the spread of the virus". crime in england and wales fell by around 13% in the four weeks up to 20 december, compared to the same period the previous year — that�*s according to new crime and policing statistics released by the npcc. however, data also show that there was rise in assaults on emergency workers up by 4%. here�*s the home secretary, priti patel, speaking a short while ago. well, the prime minister is absolutely committed to that target of 20,000 more police officers. it was a manifesto commitment for our party going into the general election in december 2019. we are ahead of our target, we are exceeding our target. so today, we�*re announcing that 6,620 police officers have been recruited. here in hertfordshire, that�*s another 111 police officers — and that basically means a safer streets. that�*s our priority — getting crime down, cutting crime, protecting the public from criminalisty, but also safeguarding victims. and this government is

here's cabinet office minister michael gove.tinue with the vaccination programme that relies on, as the supply schedule has been agreed being honoured, that's the first and most important thing, but secondarily, i'm sure that we all want to do everything possible to make sure that as many people in countries which are our friends and neighbors are vaccinated, and i we best achieve that through dialogue and cooperation and friendship. now it's important to point out that one of the key reasons the uk is currently doing far better with its vaccine programme — and particularly not seeing the same astrazeneca supply issues — is because it moved quicker than the eu to cut supply deals and to approve each vaccine. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. uk government was the first to sign a deal with astrazeneca for 100 million doses of its covert vaccine. it wasn't until august three months later, that the european union signed an agreement for up to 400 million doses. last month, the uk's nhra became the first regulator in the worl

michael gove said measures were being discussed to make sure that ports and airports were as safe aslt before coming to the uk. although the lockdown announced by borisjohnson last night applies to england, there are strict measures in place across the uk. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent hywel griffith in cardiff but first alexandra mackenzie reports from glasgow. this is scotland's first day back into lockdown. scotland went back into lockdown at midnight, so much tougher restrictions that's due to carry on until the end of the month, but could continue even further if the number of cases continue to rise. now, it means that all of mainland scotland and some island communities cannot leave their homes. they‘ re under a strict stay at home order. and it's illegal to leave your home unless for some essential purposes. everyone there has to work from home and should not be traveling to work unless they can't possibly work from home. there also further restrictions for meeting people outside. you can only meet one person from one household outside. although children aged 1

look ahead to the medium and longer term, naturally, things look a little bit less certain, but michael goveanks very much. the uk is applying to join a free trade agreement made up of 11 pacific and asian countries, as part of post—brexit plans. the c—p—t—p—p group is made up of australia, canada, japan, singapore and others, and generates more than 13% of the world's income. aruna iyengar has more. three, two, one! big ben bongs. exactly one year after waving goodbye to the eu, the uk is seeking trade deals with new friends, further afield in the asia—pacific region. the cptpp covers a market of 500 million people. from australia and japan, to chile and mexico. countries around the pacific rim, generating more than 13% of the world's income. the grouping aims to cut trade tariffs between member countries, allowing for big reductions in import charges. that could mean no tariffs to export whiskey to malaysia, or cars to canada. but as with the eu, trade deals require compromise. it's going to be asked to make concessions, potentially quite tricky ones. remember, australia and new zealand ar

michael gove yesterday said they are looking at the idea of testing people who get onto a plane —— beforeow. we are about to speak of the impact all of this has had on the travel industry which is already on its knees. this would be devastating for airports, travel companies and ports across the uk. firstly, the nature of the lockdown in england that has been introduced means that obviously unnecessary travel cannot ta ke obviously unnecessary travel cannot take place in any event. you are then looking at travel that is taking place and measures that need to be put into place stop you are right to say this impacts on the travel sector, the aviation sector. we have called for months and months for the government to be strategic, had a sector specific support package in place. i have called for the government to be paying attention to the position at the border and the impact on those measures. when they are introduced, the government must be looking at its impact on jobs the government must be looking at its impact onjobs in the government must be looking at its impact on jobs in their sec

support what is being done, i had an opportunity to discuss it with the other first ministers and michael goveo wales, therefore you don't have a problem to solve, is as simple as that? yeah, as of today. of course we have people coming into wales through our ports, but they are coming from the republic of ireland and from northern ireland, those people are pa rt northern ireland, those people are part of the common travel area, and are not captured by these rules. when there are people coming into wales who are in the same position as people coming into england and scotland, i want the same regime to apply to them coming into wales. ok, so as soon as your apply to them coming into wales. ok, so as soon as your ports and airports are open, you will be bringing ina airports are open, you will be bringing in a parallel system relative to other parts of the uk they that's absolutely what i want to see happen, because i strongly support the measures that have been taken. mark drakeford, thank you very much for your time this morning. thank you. we will be speaking to grant shapps, the transport se

lunchtime, so we are waiting to hear, and the question there which this meeting is being chaired by michael gove waiting to hear. the real concern is for this new variant, and the efforts to try and prevent that being imported. thank you. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we start with andy murray's participation at the upcoming australian open, which is in doubt after the former world number one tested positive for coronavirus. he was due to leave in the next two days but will remain at home to self—isolate. he'll have to test negative before departing and then complete a 14—day quarantine period upon arrival. murray is said to be in good health and remains hopeful he'll be able to travel in time to do so, with the tournament beginning in around three—and—a—half weeks' time. england's test team have been back in action this morning, on what has been a good day for their bowlers in the first test against sri lanka, dom bess and stuart broad in particular. bess took five wickets, including the last four forjust nine runs, as broad took three, with england's l

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