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i'm nicola sturgeon in scotla nd chatting.otla nd announced that a lockdown phrase scotland from tonight and she was saying it's a race between the vaccine and the virus. right now we had a vaccine we have pfizer and astrazeneca and in the correct return i will be approved and we have tools against this virus as well as having testing but it will ta ke well as having testing but it will take months to get out of the deep pits we are in. people can feed as a way out of this but it will take time. delaying infections make sense, why would somebody want to get infected now when actually they could survive in several months or in halfa could survive in several months or in half a year. that's the battle of time right now. thank goodness he had these vaccines and it gives people a lot of hope. there could be more variance, we're already seeing one that's in south africa that people are very worried about. how confident are you that the various vaccines will be able to deal with those variants? it is hard to say because we just do n

the evidence is mounting that nicola sturgeon has misled the scottish parliament.s and has misled people about when she first knew about these allegations. i am clear that i did not mislead parliament and that is what i will set out clearly, when i get the opportunity, which i haven't had in front of the committee of enquiry yet. both nicola sturgeon and alex salmond are expected to give evidence to a scottish parliament enquiry in early february. the two highest profile advocates of scottish independence pitted against one anotherjust months before the snp seeks a mandate for another independence referendum in the holyrood elections. and glenn's live for us in glasgow now. what do you make of the strategy the snp has now put forward, aimed at getting another referendum despite the uk government refusing one. until now, the snp has argued that if it wins the holyrood election in may, if there is a majority for independence here at holyrood, that uk government opposition to another referendum would crumble. the trouble with that is that boris johnson's resistance to

she wants to help nicola sturgeon. she wants to help nicola sturgeon.nd there like queen boudicca and say at the it to them. it happens to be about the eu and she wants to release confidential information which she has been given. she forgets by the way that she does have a boss, called the prime minister of the uk. but she will release the information to europe. this is pure politicisation and if ever there was the nationalistic jab that and if ever there was the nationalisticjab that is being waived by nicola sturgeon. and it really upsets me because the united kingdom has a great chance of delivery for its people on this. and whether you are in northern ireland or in cardiff or edinburgh or manchester, your ability to get on is because the government in westminster, no matter how much it upsets nicola sturgeon, the retirement of all this was done by london. and it's a very unfortunate historical fact that it was done by london and you were just going to have to take advantage of it for scotland. it have to take advantage of it for scotland. :, , have

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the evidence is mounting that nicola sturgeon has misled the scottish parliament.tions. i am clear that i did not mislead parliament and that is what i will set out clearly, when i get the opportunity, which i haven't had in front of the committee of enquiry yet. both nicola sturgeon and alex salmond are expected to give evidence to a scottish parliament enquiry in early february. the two highest profile advocates of scottish independence pitted against one anotherjust months before the snp seeks a mandate for another independence referendum in the holyrood elections. today's snowfall here in the uk affected four vaccination centres in wales which had to close. travel has been disrupted in many parts of the country — but some have been out enjoying the snow — as simon jones reports. on your marks, get set, go! a race to get out into the open air, after weeks cooped up inside during lockdown. ijust think it's so important for the soul to get out, enjoy the outdoors when you can. it means literally the world to me because coronavirus has been really hard for people n

the evidence is mounting that nicola sturgeon has misled the scottish parliament. knew about these allegations. i am clear that i did not mislead parliament and that is what i will set out clearly, when i get the opportunity, which i haven't had in front of the committee of enquiry yet. both nicola sturgeon and alex salmond are expected to give evidence to a scottish parliament enquiry in early february. the two highest profile advocates of scottish independence pitted against one anotherjust months before the snp seeks a mandate for another independence referendum in the holyrood elections. there are already fears of a "demographic time bomb" in many asian countries — a smaller working—age population having to support a large retired population. and now covid is expected to make this worse, at least in the short term. south korea has the world's lowest birth rate, and its population shrank for the first time in the nation's history in 2020. let's speak to jean lee, who is a global fellow at the woodrow wilson international centre for disease control and prevention

i think nicola sturgeon is in a very uncomfortable position.sjohnson... it's important, janet... i think these are not simply rational decisions. as we saw with brexit, there is a lot of emotion and misinformation that informs these kind of decisions. i think the irony of seeing borisjohnson sneaking into scotland, he didn't reveal his agenda in advance, travel plans, he didn't want protestors, he essentially went to scotland to avoid meeting scottish people and for some photo ops. for him to be actually using that as an opportunity to sneak in the message of a united kingdom against scottish secession is the ultimate irony, for a man who was actually elected on a platform of home rule and bringing back control. that's not lost on the scottish people. i think that candidly nicola sturgeon's greatest ally in scottish independence is borisjohnson, he simply has no credibility on this issue and, while it is true the vaccination programme is something to be proud of in this country, despite some problems, it really is astonishing, that alone is not

the former first minister of scotland alex salmond accuses nicola sturgeon of misleading parliament.stopped and fined by police after driving five miles to go for a walk in derbyshire. how far can you travel in england to exercise in lockdown? and the biggest mismatch in fa cup history. the pe teacher and refuse collector among the non—league team marine preparing for their tie against tottenham. and coming up on bbc news, without their entire senior squad because of covid cases, aston villa's youngsters take on liverpool for a place in the fourth round of the fa cup. good evening. the uk has recorded the highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic. 1,325 more people have lost their lives. to add to that grim figure, a record number of new cases, more than 68,000 positive tests were recorded in the past 2a hours. hospitals across the uk are now under severe pressure, with some treating many more patients than during the first peak in april. london and the south east of england are currently being hit the hardest, with one senior nhs leader saying the situatio

people think that nicola sturgeon has done better than borisjohnson and scotland.on has done better than boris johnson and scotland.- boris johnson and scotland. you got throu~h boris johnson and scotland. you got through there. _ boris johnson and scotland. you got through there, mate. _ boris johnson and scotland. you got through there, mate. no _ boris johnson and scotland. you got through there, mate. no worries. i through there, mate. no worries. nick early there at westminster. they say they are disappointed about the latest study by imperial couege about the latest study by imperial college london shows a decline in the infection rate in london, the southeast and southwest, but slight signs of a slight rise in the east midlands. katharine da costa has more. shut up shops, empty classrooms, life on hold. three weeks into england's third national lockdown, many want to know when this will all be over. there are now some signs things may be going in the right direction. imperial college has published full results for its survey. it gathered a random sample of s

nicola sturgeon questions if the trip is essential. experts investigating the origins of the pandemic are preparing to begin work in wuhan, after isolating in the chinese city for the last two weeks. the scientists are expected to interview people from research institutes, hospitals and the seafood market linked to the initial outbreak. the probe comes after months of negotiations between the who and beijing. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in wuhan. he gave us the latest from there. the team of who scientists came out of the quarantine facility behind me, boarded a bus, came past waving as they went. they seemed happy to be finishing up their quarantine. who wouldn't be? you know, two weeks stuck in one room. and now they can at least have face—to—face meetings, especially with their chinese counterparts. this is what it's really all about. i think many have been under the misunderstanding that they'll be having their own sort of extensive investigation. it's not so much they're doing their own research. they are reviewing the w

despite a warning from nicola sturgeon yesterday that the rules against nonessential travel apply toryone, including political leaders. is apply to everyone, including political leaders.— political leaders. is it really, really essential? _ political leaders. is it really, really essential? that's - political leaders. is it really, really essential? that's the l political leaders. is it really, - really essential? that's the test. and i would see me travelling from edinburgh to aberdeen to visit a vaccination centre right now is not essential, and borisjohnson travelling from london to wherever in scotland he is going to do the same is not essential. but in scotland he is going to do the same is not essential.— same is not essential. but boris johnson and _ same is not essential. but boris johnson and his _ same is not essential. but boris johnson and his cabinet - same is not essential. but boris i johnson and his cabinet colleagues insist it is right to point out that the uk government has made a big contribution to the fight against the virus in scotland.— contribution to the figh

in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has introduced a national lockdown from midnight tonight governments in wales and northern ireland also expected to take further measures. according to the latest uk government figures, there's been another record number of new infections in the past 2a hours — 58,781; new cases — which is higher than at any time since the pandemic began. 407 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. but today's figures don't include scotland and are usually lower after the weekend. the threat level of coronavirus will be raised to the highest level five across the uk. that means that health services are judged to be at risk of being overwhelmed. but there has been some good news today, with the first patients being given the new oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. our deputy political editor vicki young is in downing street. the prime minister going to speak in around 20 minutes‘ time. we know of course of the deep alarm, given the surging numbers of new cases, what do you think will be in the prime minister's mind

i think nicola sturgeon is right, the only exit she's looking forfrom donald right, the only exit she'sump right, the only exit she's looking forfrom donald trump is from right, the only exit she's looking for from donald trump is from the white house. let's get that done first. there are lots of rumours about plans he might have to stay put rather than stepping down when joe biden is inaugurated. i think he is going to be dry kicking and screaming from the oval office —— dragged kicking and screaming. if he can't come to scotland, they obviously don't want anybody to travel from overseas, then i suspect he'll end up in his golf course or one of his many golf courses in the states instead. probably a better result for all of us. anand, i don't know if you keep an i on people's movements as closely, but what do you think will happen to donald trump after january? moving you think will happen to donald trump afterjanuary? moving day for mrtrump. trump afterjanuary? moving day for mr trump. my hunch is that quite soon after inauguration day, president trump will announce his candidacy for

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has questioned whether celtic have a valid reason to be innter break. the club say they received permission to train abroad. here's our scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin nicola sturgeon is never keen to talk about her daily briefings but she had no choice today because of a very critical statement from the scottish government about the training camp yesterday. they were given the go—ahead for that winter training trip back in november and the first ministers said that may be true but she questioned whether or not in the current circumstances celtics really needed to make that trip. remember people are being told to stay indoors. she's also referring to pictures that are being widely circulated on social media and appears to show players from celtic sitting around having a couple of drinks. those pictures remain unverified and clearly something we can imagine a number of people back here we are being told to stay indoors. my understanding is they will not investigate the decision to make the trip to dubai and it's unlikely th

we seen nicola sturgeon to explain very similarup in scotland nicola sturgeon to explain very similar up in scotland today and also if you look at those nhs statistics they really are quite terrifying. i think that the one that stuck out for me today was that actually the number of people being treated in hospital now is actually 40% higher than it was during the peak of that first wave back in march. and that's a significant strain on the nhs, and when the argument is being made that actually this lockdown is needed because it needs to protect the nhs to make sure that everybody that needs medical help that they can access it whether it's because they are suffering from coronavirus or some other critical illness, i think that people have a degree of sympathy for that but i think that as we go through this newspaper review you will see perhaps some newspapers to bea will see perhaps some newspapers to be a particular the daily mail, has been anti—lockdown as has the telegraph for much of this campaign. i think you will see this talking about is being back to square one. picking up the

we seen nicola sturgeon to explain very similarup in scotland nicola sturgeon to explain very similarok at those nhs statistics they really are quite terrifying. i think that the one that stuck out for me today was that actually the number of people being treated in hospital now is actually 40% higher than it was during the peak of that first wave back in march. and that's a significant strain on the nhs, and when the argument is being made that actually this lockdown is needed because it needs to protect the nhs to make sure that everybody that needs medical help that they can access it whether it's because they are suffering from coronavirus or some other critical illness, i think that people have a degree of sympathy for that but i think that as we go through this newspaper review you will see perhaps some newspapers to bea will see perhaps some newspapers to be a particular the daily mail, has been anti—lockdown as has

nicola sturgeon says we don't open the port is for people to be because they want to play golf. if he is not allowed to go to scotland and nicola sturgeon was that she wants to see him exit from the white house, he may play golf in one of his own golf courses in the states, probably in florida. maybe see him out on the greens in the coming weeks. anand? a lot of american newspapers are hinting at the fact that they expecting to declare his candidacy for 2024 from a plane on the day of the inauguration, i don't know where that story comes from. but i think what happens this evening in georgia will be key to president trump's strategy. if the democrats don't hold the senate, and it makes it easier for him over the next four years. if you feel like watching my pleas essay watching because in a few minutes' time in 11 minutes' time, the polls will close and we might have early projections although i suspect in both cases there will be a long count. that's it for the papers tonight. my thanks to pippa and anand. goodbye. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sportscentre. we start w

nicola sturgeon at the daily briefing.nister provided an update on the coronavirus situation in wales. mark drakeford said that more than 212,317 people have had their first vaccine and that as supplies of the vaccine increase in wales, the programme has picked up speed. two weeks ago i set out our plans for increasing the number of mass vaccination centers and gp practices offering vaccination. since then, we have exceeded all those plans. we have more clinics than ever providing vaccinations, more gp practices are offering the oxford—astrazeneca jab, and almost 1000 care home residents a day are being vaccinated in wales. and that is because vaccination is our number one priority. we are on target to hit our first milestone of offering vaccination to the first four priority groups by the middle of february. and there is, as you can imagine, a massive amount of work going on in wales to make this happen. and of course, i understand that everyone is eager to have theirjab, and not everybody will be vaccinated in the first

this is borisjohnson visiting nicola sturgeon in 2019, just after he became prime minister. ing hands today. with travel banned, miss sturgeon has questioned whether the visit is essential. downing street says it is. good morning... 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 and distributed by the scottish government. the snp, though, say the government in london is panicking. a series of polls over the last six months suggest support for independence is now higher than support for the uk. when scotland goes to the polls in may, the snp will put independence front and centre. if they win, which looks likely, they'll demand another referendum. london plans to say no, but the debate over independence isn't going away. and some believe that blocking another referendum will only make it more popular. nick eardley, bbc news. and our political correspondent, nick eardley, join

the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon issued a stay at home order for scotland, which came intootland's lockdown, which is for the mainland and skye, will also see schools closed to pupils, places of worship closed and group exercise banned. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. tell us a little bit more about what scots are facing this morning? scotla nd scots are facing this morning? scotland woke up to another lockdown announcement this morning, very similarto announcement this morning, very similar to the lockdown we had in march and there are quite tough restrictions yet again that people will have to live under a possibly what the first minister said will be until at least the end of the month, possibly even longer, because the number of cases have been increasing and the new variant is becoming more dominant in scotland. this means that most of scotland, all of mainland scotland plus arran and the isle of skye will be under a stay at home order and it will be illegal for people to leave their homes u nless for people to leave their homes unless for

that was nicholas that was nicola sturgeon. yes, she quoted a famous poet.anel —based survey of 1200 people today suggesting support of 52%, that is a little bit lower than last time. the trend is consistently suggesting majority support for independence. no surprise that the snp want to try and capitalise on that and will go into the next election with a specific promise to have an independence referendum. what they are doing now is, in setting up this road map, notjust the plan a, but plan b is well. the first idea is to try and win the election as convincingly as they can and hope that boris johnson�*s convincingly as they can and hope that borisjohnson�*s opposition to agreeing to the referendum crumbles. if not, they said they would continue to legislate for a referendum and be prepared to defend that in court to test the extent of holyrood�*s powers to have a vote on this without the uk�*s agreement. they are very clear that they would not go ahead with the referendum unless it was deemed to be legal and they would not go ahead until after they would n

nicola sturgeon has been meeting with her cabinet this morning.t hour. parliament has been recalled on a bank holiday. that shows you just how serious this situation is. nicola sturgeon has said that we are at the most dangerous point in this pandemic because of their new variant. she said the number of places has gone up significantly and thatis places has gone up significantly and that is being driven by the new variant. that is despite most of scotla nd variant. that is despite most of scotland being under the toughest level for restrictions, which means already hospitality is closed, nonessential shops are closed, gyms and hairdressers are closed and yet the numbers keep coming up. we are likely to see a tightening of restrictions in order to suppress the virus, to give time for more vaccines to be rolled out. part of that may be moving towards that very restricting stay—at—home message whistle at the beginning of the pandemic. the prime minister warns of "tough, tough" weeks to come, as the government came under pressure to announce another n

in scotland, nicola sturgeon tightens up some covid rules.lso tonight: from tomorrow, some pharmacies in england will be offering covid jabs. ministers are also planning night and day vaccination centres. the row over food parcels for school children — are the companies providing the meals simply following government guidelines? could donald trump become the first president to be impeached twice? some in his own party say they will vote with democrats tonight. beating the odds and fulfilling a dream — francesca jones has a rare genetic condition, but it hasn't stopped her qualifying for the aussie open. and coming up on bbc news: football celebrations are still in the spotlight as authorities and governing bodies remind players and clubs to stick to social distancing guidelines, amid rising coronavirus cases. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. borisjohnson has issued the starkest of warnings — there is still a very substantial risk of intensive care units in hospitals being overwhelmed by the spread of the coronavirus. it comes

let's get away from the politics and look at the telegraph which also has nicola sturgeon but i would germany not having concerns but questions whether the oxford vaccine it should go for over 55 and it is all down to data. we spoke to experts earlier who said it is fine that the uk is vaccinating over 55 but germany is holding back on theirs. i vaccinating over 55 but germany is holding back on theirs.— holding back on theirs. i think this is the national _ holding back on theirs. i think this is the national will _ holding back on theirs. i think this is the nationalwill fight, - holding back on theirs. i think this is the national will fight, the - is the national will fight, the nationalistic fault of jab is the national will fight, the nationalistic fault ofjab wars nationalistic fault of jab wars again nationalistic fault ofjab wars again actually because germany is not actually saying it is a fact that it not actually saying it is a fact thatitis not actually saying it is a fact that it is not effective. what they are saying is we have not got sufficient data to actually say it

tougher restrictions could be on the way in scotland, as nicola sturgeon recalls parliament amid a rapidise in covid infections. india's medicines regulator gives the go—ahead for two coronavirus vaccines, as it starts one of the world's biggest vaccination programmes. the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. and israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations — 1 in 8 israelis gets a covid jab. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. iam sean i am sean lowe, do stay with me for the very latest news and analysis from here in the uk and across the globe. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has warned that coronavirus restrictions in england are, "probably about to get tougher" in order to bring the virus under control. but borisjohnson also insisted primary schools should open as planned this week — except in london and some areas of the south—east, where the new variant of coronavirus is rising rapidly. mrjohnson said there is "no doubt" in his mind that schools are safe. here's our political correspondent, jonathan bla

the scottish parliament is next may and nicolas sturgeon will go in on a referendum. the majority, she will claim she has a democratic mandate. the problem they have is to have the referendum, the british government has to say yes, and boris johnson has said he will not say yes to a referendum on scottish independence again. we face something of a standoff in this year to come. >> professor, it's always great to get your insight, from kings college london. thank you very much. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> thank you. now, croatia is strupging gglin bring earthquake relief. we'll talk to a doctor who helped rescue people from the epicenter. we'll bring you that story after a short break. even hanging with your dogog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. see every yikes...... and even every awwwwwwww... wait, where was i? introducing self protection from xfinity. designed to put you in control. with real-time notifications and a week of uninterrupted recording. all powered by reliable, secure wifi from xfin

without further intervention we could be inpatient capacity within 3 or 4 weeks 1st minister nicola sturgeon is speaking there on the same day the 1st immunizations with a newly approved astra zeneca covered 9 $1000.00 in began across the united kingdom it's developers have hailed the vaccine as a cheaper product that will that they say will also be easier to distribute the shot was developed in cooperation with oxford university and multinational pharmaceutical company astra zeneca for. a milestone for britain as it became the 1st country to administer the oxford astra zeneca vaccine more than half a 1000000 doses have been made available for the 1st 24 hours alone it comes as britain struggles with a surgeon corona virus infections including a highly contagious variant this 82 year old was 1st in the queue for the jab. go. to more and more into. normal. this forces turn. and it was a proud moment for this oxford alumnus who was next in line. but it's wonderful and it's good to be able to tell. all the people. that it's good. preclears as quick as you can. britain has called it a scientific

nicola sturgeon made it clear she didn't _ pandemic.re forcefully. because all of the polls over the last six months have suggested that support for independence in scotland is now higher than support for the union. there has been a lot of head scratching in the uk government about what to do about that. i think you got a flavour about what the plan is from borisjohnson. yes, they are going to say no to a referendum, but ministers need to say a bit more than know and need to make a more positive case for the future of the uk. borisjohnson is going to base that all on covid recovery by saying, look at the things we can do together when it comes to vaccines, testing, economic support. the hope there is that might win back some of that support for the union. but the polling for the pro—uk site is not good at all. 0k, the pro—uk site is not good at all. ok, thank you for that. as borisjohnson continued his visit to scotland, the devolved government set out its budget plans for the coming year. the finance secretary kate forbes says there wo

nicola sturgeon there.th, we will exceed that. that we would have 35 mass vaccination centres. we're going to have a5. not only is the welsh nhs doing everything that we have asked of it, it is doing even more everyday and that means we can be confident that we will deliver vaccination to those top four priority groups in line with our plan by the middle of february. it is thanks to those enormous efforts, which i think everybody in the senedd will want to support. mark drakeford mark dra keford there. withjust hours now untiljoe biden becomes the 46th president of the united states, the 45th president is clearly not going quietly. with mounting speculation about his choices for presidential pardons — last night donald trump ordered travel bans to be lifted for visitors from most of europe and brazilfrom next week. joe biden's spokeswoman countered immediately that that would not be happening. here's our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. america's capital city is eerily quiet, and so is its president.

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

what you might call a game of chicken between prime minister barak's johnston and 1st minister nicolas sturgeon each is waiting to see if the other one will blink 1st and. first minister sturgeon actually is being very cautious about trying to ensure that the referendum that she wants to hold after the scottish election in may has a sound legal basis this is because she is looking over her shoulder at what happened in spain and catalonia a few years ago where the council and government held a referendum which the spanish government sent was illegal the reason she is shaking the globe now is that she is trying to prepare the ground by publishing a bill before the scottish parliament election which is in may so that's the timetable that determines her as to the argument that being put forward by the u.k. government that there was a referendum in 2014 which voted no and that settled it she has quite a strong argument against that which is that in that referendum those who wanted scotland to stay in the u.k. said only by voting no can you stay in the european union well the scots voted no and now t

nicola sturgeon _ good morning to you. good morning. nicola sturgeon said, _ good morning to you.ould not be undertaking it. he should be at his desk in downing street focusing on covid. he wants to stress the importance of the nations coming together. is importance of the nations coming touether. , ., importance of the nations coming touether. , . ., . ., together. is that not a worthwhile cause? it together. is that not a worthwhile cause? it is _ together. is that not a worthwhile cause? it is adorable _ together. is that not a worthwhile cause? it is adorable but - together. is that not a worthwhile cause? it is adorable but he - together. is that not a worthwhile j cause? it is adorable but he could do it from downing _ cause? it is adorable but he could do it from downing street. - cause? it is adorable but he could do it from downing street. from i cause? it is adorable but he could i do it from downing street. from our perspective, i am sat in edinburgh and i cannot even get to glasgow to go and see my folks and i've not seen them since christmas and we have advised agains

before johnson's announcement scotland's 1st minister nicolas sturgeon imposed similar restrictions while north and ireland's executive is expected to follow suit oh british hospitals now have more coping 1000 patients than at the height of the. with resources slow and staff overwhelmed the prime minister warns the coming weeks could be the hardest yet. that's see how we got here and where we go from here we'll take a broader look at the situation with a mission he's a senior scholar at the johns hopkins sense of for health security welcome back to d.w. dr we're talking on a day when germany is followed a number of other western countries in intensifying and extending its lock down the lights of measures failed politicians generally too cautious about imposing severe restrictions upon so many acting when they appear to have no other choice. i think in in many cases what we find our politicians are being reactive and you have to remember that lock downs are an evidence of a policy of failure because if you can test trace and isolate like countries like taiwan have done you don't have to do

tougher restrictions could be on the way in scotland, as nicola sturgeon recalls parliament amid a rapidin covid infections. india's medicines regulator gives the go ahead for two coronavirus vaccines, as it starts one of the world's biggest vaccination programmes. the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. more news from me at the top of the hour. now, rebecca morelle looks back on how scientific endeavour reached new heights over the past twelve months in review 2020: the year in science. it was the year that would put science to the ultimate test, battling a pandemic that swept across the globe. as cities locked down, the air became cleaner, but not for long, and the impacts of climate change are still accelerating. away from earth, we entered a new era for space flight with the first private mission to carry astronauts into space. and there was a surprise discovery on venus, with scientists asking if they had found signs of life. and in 2020, an expedition to one of the most remote places on the planet to study a colossal melting glacier whose fate could affec

before johnson's announcement scotland's 1st minister nicolas sturgeon imposed similar restrictions while northern ireland's executive is expected to follow suit oh british hospitals now have more patients than at the height of the. with resources slow and stuff overwhelmed the prime minister warns the coming weeks could be the hardest yet. see how we got here and where we go from here we'll take a broader look at the situation with a mission he's a senior scholar at the johns hopkins center for health security welcome back to d.w. dr we're talking on a day when germany's followed a number of other western countries in intensifying and extending its lock down to the light so that measures failed politicians generally too cautious about imposing severe restrictions or perhaps only acting when they appear to have no other choice i think and in many cases what we find our politicians are being reactive and you have to remember that lock downs are an evidence of a policy of failure because if you can test trace and isolate countries like taiwan have done you don't have to do lock downs but cl

nicola sturgeon says she is more concerned about the situation now than at any other time since march james cook is in glasgow for us tonight. james? yes, fiona, ms sturgeon says she accepts these new restrictions are devastating but she says she is deeply concerned about the acceleration of the virus here in scotland. one health board area, ayrshire and arran, is apparently running at 96% of its covid capacity, which means that your too we are back to the familiar mantra — stay home, save lives, protect the nhs. new year, new lockdown to tackle a new variant of the virus. it's a public holiday here, the streets should be packed with shoppers. instead, mainland scotland is heading for even tighter restrictions. it is no exaggeration to say that i am more concerned about the situation we face now than i have been at any time since march last year. ourfundamental advice for everyone is to stay at home. that is the single best way of staying safe. we consider that this stay at home message and advice is now so important that from tomorrow, it will become lawjust as it was in the lockdown

it is not dissimilar to the message given by nicola sturgeon and mark dra keford the message given by drakeford and arlene foster and mark drakeford and arlene foster and others in recent weeks. but this is the prime minister's own take on where we should be. it is a pivotal moment, he said, in terms of fighting the pandemic. we are in the last phase of the struggle, he said that in the context of vaccines that are coming on stream. but he did lay it on the line and said, look, this isa it on the line and said, look, this is a crucial time, when people should stay at home, obey the rules and not take any risks. otherwise getting on top of it will be even more difficult than it is at present. so a forthright message from borisjohnson present. so a forthright message from boris johnson and present. so a forthright message from borisjohnson and outside downing street for us, our deputy political editor. what was notable in that for you? it was another some per message and —— sombre message and boris johnson talking per message and —— sombre message and borisjohnson talking of the the lig

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon spoke to the bbc�*s andrew marr this morning.mocracy. the polls now show a majority of people in scotland want independence. if the snp win the scottish election in a few months�* time on a proposition of giving the people that choice, then what democrat could rightly stand in the way of that? boris johnson clearly just fears the verdict and the will of the scottish people. 0ur scotland political editor, glenn campbell, has this update from glasgow. well, it's long been the snp's plan letter_ well, it's long been the snp's plan letter a _ well, it's long been the snp's plan letter a to— well, it's long been the snp's plan letter a to win the next holyrood election — letter a to win the next holyrood election in— letter a to win the next holyrood election in may —— plan a. if there's— election in may —— plan a. if there's a _ election in may —— plan a. if there's a majority for independence in the _ there's a majority for independence in the scottish parliament to watch uk opposition crumble, the trouble with that _ uk opposition

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon spoke to the bbc�*s andrew marr this morning.he polls now show a majority of people in scotland want independence. if the snp win the scottish election in a few months' time on a proposition of giving the people that choice, then what democrat could rightly stand in the way of that? boris johnson clearly just fears the verdict and the will of the scottish people. 0ur scotland political editor, glenn campbell, has this update from glasgow. well, it's long been the snp's plan a to win the next holyrood election in may. if there's a majority for independence in the scottish parliament to watch uk opposition crumble, the trouble with that is the current uk government shows no sign of agreeing and as borisjohnson's resistance has appeared to harden, critics of nicola sturgeon's leadership demanded she set out a plan b. we have the idea if the snp continues in government, it will press ahead with legislation foran independence referendum, even without uk consent and be prepared to defend that in court in the unlikely event of a legal c

nicola sturgeon said the 5% figure was a "planning assumption".upply chain, a big freezer might malfunction or something helps happens that may disrupt a significant portion of supplies. the greens turned to the departure of donald trump from office. will the first minister stop hiding behind officials - and seek an unexplained i wealth order to make sure donald trump's purchasesl in scotland are given these scrutiny that they urgently need. i the first minister. i'm sure many of us are very happy to say cheerio to donald trump. "don't haste ye back" might be the perfect rejoinder to him. and in advance of the inauguration, i'm sure we all want to say congratulations to soon to be president biden in soon vice president harris. as to the calls for an investigation, she said decisions on unexplained wealth orders were for the lord advocate. questions about the speed of the vaccination rollout surfaced in the welsh parliament, too, following comments by the first minister that the supply had to last until february to prevent "vaccinators standing aro

nicola sturgeon said in that interview, she insisted she has not misled parliament.hat when she appears before an inquiry she will give a full account of her role. that was glen campbell — full account of her role. that was glen campbell there. _ a year ago, the world saw its first coronavirus lockdown come into force in wuhan, the chinese city where the pandemic erupted. it proved to be a successful way to tackle the virus. earlier i spoke to drjonathan quick, managing director of pandemic prevention at the rockefeller foundation about the way to end a pandemic. it ends first of all when you have strong consistent leadership at a ll levels. so that you can mobilise for the kind of, i hate to use the word, but lockdowns. it ends when you listen to scientists and adopt safe living habits. you know, masking, ventilation, the distance. and it ends when you get the majority of the planet vaccinated. i refer to there to what the chinese authorities had done in wuhan, with that really tough lockdown in the very beginning. we have seen different countries responding in slig

nicola sturgeon has asked the scottish parliament to be recalled tomorrow amid a rapid rise in covidirus cases in scotland is of "very serious concern" and warns of increasing pressure on the nhs. our correspondentjamie mcivor is in glasgow. jamie, is does it mean we are looking at tougher measures in scotland? the big question is whether the current restrictions in scotla nd whether the current restrictions in scotland will need to be widened and extended. all of mainland scotland is currently at level four, the toughest level of restrictions which the scottish government currently has in place. nonessential retail and hospitality is closed. new year this year was very different to a normal new year in scotland. the question is whether moore restrictions will be necessary. perhaps the guidance of working from home will have to change. nicola sturgeon has asked for the scottish parliament to be recalled tomorrow over what is described as an urgent statement. she has made a series of tweets this morning setting out the situation, making the point that vaccines offer the way out of the