paul hawkins, bbc still underarrest. paul hawkins, bbc news.an 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the netherlands, in two raids this month. our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan sent this report. stashed away in containers that were supposed to be packed with putty, one of the largest single intercepts of cocaine worldwide. more than 16 tonnes concealed in tins for wall filler. it entered europe via the german port city of hamburg on a container vessel from paraguay, that�*s been a key transit country for years. translation: colleagues are working day and night| and through weekends, often without finding anything, so it�*s a nice success for them. years ago, we could not imagine that we would find one tonne. this incredible amount obviously makes my colleagues happy and content. according to detectives, the cocaine recovered in hamburg and antwerp had a combined street value of roughly 600 million euros. so far, only one suspect has been detained. a 28—year—old dutchman was arrested. so far, there were no arrests made in germany, but th

paul hawkins has the story.resources and influence policy and cabinet appointments. both deny any wrongdoing. there is no minister who is here, who was ever appointed by the guptas, or by anybody else. nevertheless, for the past three years, the zundo commission has been looking to allegations of corruption against the former president, who was legally required to appear before the commission on monday but failed to do so. instead, thejudge, has asked the country�*s constitutional court to charge him with contempt of court. one of the things it can do is impose a term of imprisonment on mr zuma, another would be for it to impose a fine. the former president said he would rather go to jail than appear before the commission. he believesjustice zondo is biased against him, an accusation the judge denies. meanwhile, supporters of the former president were marching outside his rural home. the man himself, holed up inside. three years since he left office, but there is still some public sympathy for him. jacob zuma is

paul hawkins reports. meet photographer mike from winchester.ook, but the social media platform had other ideas when he tried to upload his pictures. suddenly i found, after a while, that it was sending just crazy inappropriate sort of bans for some of the adverts or some of the images i was trying to sell. what was their problem with the picture of the bullock? facebook didn't like it because they believed it was an overtly sexual photograph and facebook bans any image that has an overtly sexual position portrayed in the image, but actually, its two cows about 30 feet away. to be fair to them, mike, it isn't wearing any clothes. that is true, it is a naked cow. it is au naturelle, as it were. it was a similar story for this building, considered overtly sexual. so too the england cricket team. because they were huddling, again the overtly sexual content policy was breached by ben stokes and others. this sign was banned for apparently promoting alcohol sales, while this picture from france was rejected for promoting ticket sales. at one point, mi

paul hawkins, bbc news.otographers�* flashes and on to their rooms. coaches have been arriving throughout the course of the morning, bringing passengers from heathrow airport to the quarantine hotels. everybody on board will have declared that they�*ve been in a red list country in the course of the last ten days. guests won�*t leave these walls for 11 nights or ten full days. but for those arriving today, there was some company outside their windows. how�*s the room? good, thanks. it's ok. wiehann meyer flew from south africa via qatar. he�*s starting a newjob here in march, and his visa only started today. he says that passengers that travelled from red list countries and those that didn�*t were together on the flight and in the airport. i was probably about two seats from someone that doesn�*t come from a red list country. we�*re all in the same vicinity, breathing the same air. he split the room with a friend for the 11 nights. we�*re either going to as really good friends or we�*re going to hate each ot

paul hawkins, bbc news.mended suspending flights of its 777 aircraft powered by pratt & whitney 4000 engines until an inspection protocol is in place. an engine of this type caught fire on a united airlines flight near denver, colorado on sunday. large pieces of debris fell on a residential area. the federal aviation administration in the us has ordered stepped up inspections as it tries to determine what happened. let's get some of the day's other news. in france, the mayor of nice is calling for a weekend lockdown to try and stop the flow of visitors to the mediterranean city amid a sharp spike in coronavirus infections. new weekly cases in nice are triple the national average in france. the mayor said tourists were still flocking to the area and this needed to be stopped, but without damaging the local economy. in a change of policy, truck drivers in the uk who return to france will no longer need to have a coronavirus test if they have spent less than 48 hours in britain. france had demanded that drivers

paul hawkins, bbc news.e director of global accountability at the international commission ofjurists, a geneva—based human rights organisation. he told us more about the latest legal actions taken by the authorities against pro—democracy activists. seven campaigners are now wanted under the penal code for threatening public trans quality and that carries a penalty of imprisonment for up to two years. it is an old, colonial law and it is often used to criminalise free expression and it should have been repealed years ago. the law is so vague and broad it could be used to arrest anyone on any pretext. it is all taking place against the backdrop of other developments. the military issued an order for warra ntless arrests, warrantless searches, the detention of people without court oversight. the bottom line is, the military is completely above the law. these developments are a full frontal assault on human rights and rule of law in myanmar. how do you see this being changed? is it a case of international pressu

paul hawkins reports.ur and a half months has been the acting president of catalonia but after this election, he is now favourite to keep the job. aragones�* centre—left, pro—independence erc party won in the catalan parliament won 41 seats. combined, that gives separatists parties in the catalan parliament 7a seats, up four from the previous election in the 135—seat assembly. have polled more than half the vote in the catalan election. i would like to send a message to european authorities, the results are clear. we, the pro—independence parties, have a majority. we have reached more than 50% of the popular vote. the catalan people have spoken. the time has come to negotiate a referendum of self—determination. please get involved. # celebrate good times! good times for spain's governing socialists who also increased their number of seats from 17 to 33. but celebrations will be short lived. all three pro—independence parties have agreed not to deal a deal with them. so now the bargaining begins between the

paul hawkins has more. turning coffee into clothing. lighter and they breathe better so we expect a marginal performance gain from that. and it is slightly more sustainable because coffee is a waste product, you know, so the whole shirt is completely recyclable. the bamboo is renewable material, you know, you can just grow some more. both shirts have plastic in. yeah, we think the coffee might slightly have the edge. the reaction from the fans has been really good and from commentators, really, you know, just people saying what a great idea. and it kind of goes to the root of one of the big problems that we face. you know, we have to make clothing more sustainable. fifa has already declared the carbon neutral club "the greenest in the world." it only serves vegetarian food to the fans and vegan to the players. there are solar panels on the terrace and plans for a new stadium made entirely of wood. i'm excited by the attention we have been able to bring to the issues, you know, and the attention we have gotjust for doing the things that

paul hawkins reports. cool runnings in this national park. and everything but it really is the happiness. everything but it really is the happiness-— everything but it really is the ha iness. ~ , ., , happiness. with temperatures well below _ happiness. with temperatures well below freezing, _ happiness. with temperatures well below freezing, at - happiness. with temperatures well below freezing, at least l well below freezing, at least two layers of woollen socks are recommended and with many finns taking up knitting during lockdown, finding a pair shouldn�*t be a problem. lockdown, finding a pair shouldn't be a problem. wool socks are _ shouldn't be a problem. wool socks are really _ shouldn't be a problem. wool socks are really warm, - shouldn't be a problem. wool socks are really warm, they l socks are really warm, they give you freedom. they are basically all you need in the winter, you don�*t need anything special. winter, you don't need anything secial. , ., , ., special. the finns are used to the snow _ special. the finns are used to

paul hawkins reports.was the scene that greeted paramedics and firefighters on tuesday morning. tiger woods pulled from the wreckage of his car, conscious but with multiple leg injuries. there was no evidence of impairment. the vehicle travelled several hundred feet from the centre divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road, in the brush. it sustained major damage, the vehicle, you've seen all the images of that. 2a hours earlier, the 35 year—old was playing golf with former nba star, dwayne wade. —— 2a hours earlier, the 45 year—old was playing golf with former nba star, dwayne wade. good. i'm not good. we're getting better. we're getting better, so everybody be on the lookout. i got some lessons today from what i think is the goat, tiger woods. thank you, brother. appreciate it. by "goat", he means greatest of all time, and few would argue with that — notjust in golf, but sport as a whole. think mohammed ali, michaeljordan or lionel messi — a man of colour in a largely white spor

paul hawkins, bbc news.ht —— canada, temperatures as low as minus 48.9 celsius. cold enough to instantly freeze boiling water in that classic test. extreme cold weather warnings have been issued in the area for much of this week. there is much more for your own all the news anytime on any bbc website and also on twitter feeds. thank you so much for watching. hello. very cold out there at the moment, with ice around and of course further snow flurries, particularly in eastern areas. the heaviest of those snow flurries as we go through tuesday, covered by a met office amber weather warning across parts of central scotland. travel, power, communication disruption possible, as those snow levels start to mount up. but it's notjust that, it's the extent of the chill this morning. may be as low as around —14, —15 through some parts of central scotland. all starting the day sub—zero. you can see where those snow showers line up through central areas of scotland. there will be others around northern and eastern parts

paul hawkins, bbc news.e australian state of victoria will come to an end as planned, at midnight local time. the circuit breaker lockdown came into effect on friday, following fears the uk strain of the coronavirus had spread into the community from an outbreak in a quarantine hotel. mask rules and gathering limits will remain in place while schools will re—open. despite a day of zero cases, the premier of victoria, daniel andrews has reminded residents the pandemic isn't over. this strategy, we have cases, we have contacts, we have the contacts of contacts and where necessary we have a fourth ring in that approach and that is to substantially limit movement. no—one enjoys doing that, it is not a decision that is taken lightly but it has worked in this instance and we will always reserve the right to get the best medical advice to keep victorians safe and to make sure in a broader and an ongoing sense we are safe and open. meanwhile, the 3—day lockdown implemented in auckland in new zealand is also coming t

paul hawkins reports.s from the under pressure president of the eu commission. widely criticised for mismanaging the eu—wide vaccine roll—out, she announced that following a meeting with vaccine manufacturers, astrazeneca would now supply an extra 9 million doses by march. translation: we want 7096 of adults in europe to be - vaccinated by the end of the summer and when we've fulfilled that it will be a tremendous achievement. but that seems a long way off. the extra 9 million doses bringing the total expected doses up to a0 million, that's still only half of what was initially expected. there was also a promise not to introduce vaccine controls on the border between ireland and northern ireland — a highly controversial decision taken on friday to restrict vaccine supplies leaving the eu, but which was later reversed. translation: i had a very good conversation with - boris johnson last night. i was pleased that he said that the two plants that manufacture astrazeneca naturally also deliver to europe, just

paul hawkins, bbc news. few people have ever been to space, but soon that number will be growing.and they plan to select at least one astronaut living with a disability. so what does it take to go to space? our science correspondent victoria gill has been finding out. if you've ever dreamed of a career in space exploration, now could be your chance. how does that look to you? being selected to become an astronaut used to be the preserve of young men with military backgrounds. it was 1991 before the first european woman, britain's helen sharman, flew in space. now, in an effort to be much more inclusive, the european space agency says it plans to recruit at least one person with a disability. the ultimate aim is to adapt spacecraft in order to enable astronauts with disabilities to be part of a crew. people with lower limb deficiencies or who have restricted growth, circumstances that would have made them ineligible in the past, are being encouraged to apply. they are being quite particular about the kinds of disabilities that they are looking at but this is a really great step in

paul hawkins, bbc news.aland has suspended high—level political and military contacts, the first international to isolate the country following the coup. prime ministerjacinda ardern called for the international community to strongly condemn what we are seeing are going on in myanmar. all of the top business stories are right here next so do not go away. i will see you in a moment. very cold out there at the moment, with ice around and of course further snow flurries, particularly in eastern areas. the heaviest of those snow flurries as we go through tuesday, covered by a met office amber weather warning across parts of central scotland. travel, power, communication disruption possible, as those snow levels start to mount up. but it's notjust that, it's the extent of the chill this morning. may be as low as around “14, —15 through some parts of central scotland. all starting the day sub—zero. you can see where those snow showers line up through central areas of scotland. there will be others around northern

paul hawkins reports.no shoes. this is traditional— the snow with no shoes. this is traditional finish _ the snow with no shoes. this is traditional finish crazy - the snow with no shoes. this is traditional finish crazy stuff. i traditional finish crazy stuff. i think we all agree. and it is really the happiest. it is really the happiest. it is really good spot. strong exercise and everything to stop it really is the happiest. the temperatures _ it really is the happiest. the temperatures well - it really is the happiest. the temperatures well below freezing, list two layers of woollen socks are and with any mate —— many finns taking up knitting during lockdown, finding a patient be a problem. all socks are really warm. they give you freedom. basically all you need in the winter. you don�*t need anything special. the finns are used to the snow, but this year there is more than usual, some of it up to half a metre deep.— than usual, some of it up to half a metre deep. you can do it uuite half a metre deep.

paul hawkins reports.ere aragones, who for four and a half months has been the acting president of catalonia but after this election, he is now favourite to keep the job. aragones�* centre—left, pro—independence erc party won 33 seats, while the other two pro—independence parties in the catalan parliament won 41 seats. combined, that gives separatists parties in the catalan parliament 7a seats, up four from the previous election in the 135—seat assembly. more importantly, for the first time ever, separatist parties have polled more than half the vote in the catalan election. i would like to send a message to european authorities, the results are clear. we, the pro—independence parties, have a majority. we have reached more than 50% of the popular vote. the catalan people have spoken. the time has come to negotiate a referendum please get involved. # celebrate good times! good times for spain's governing socialists who also increased their number of seats from 17 to 33. but celebrations will be short lived.

paul hawkins, bbc news.77 aircraft with pratt & whitney 4000 engines to avoid its airspace until further notice. an engine of the same type came off a united airlines plane on saturday, leaving debris near denver, colorado. an initial statement from the us national transportation safety board has revealed that two of its fan blades were fractured. an urgent directive has been issued requiring airlines to step—up inspections of such planes. let's get some of the day's other news. in france, the mayor of nice is calling for a weekend lockdown to try and stop the flow of visitors to the mediterranean city amid a sharp spike in coronavirus infections. new weekly cases in nice are triple the national the mayor said tourists were still flocking to the area and this needed to be stopped, but without damaging the local economy. the israeli government is advising citizens to avoid all beaches on the mediterranean after much of the shoreline was covered with tar. the pollution has been described as one of the worst en

paul hawkins has more.trations, this was yangon city on saturday afternoon, hundreds of thousands still mounting and still ignoring the military crackdown on the protests. the latest tactic by the coup leaders, suspending security forces from detaining suspects or getting property without court approval and they release the names of seven opposition activists they accuse of disturbing tranquillity, a rarely used charge. human rights watch and said 300 have been detained, many during nighttime raids. irate many during nighttime raids. we have many during nighttime raids. - have neighbourhoods now trying to organise, using pot banging when it looks like the military or police are coming into the local area to possibly arrest someone, to warn someone. so, it really has become a situation where the crackdown is now going after anybody that the military identify that the leaders of these protests. meanwhile, football is also playing its part in protests, outside the national stadium, many of the countries top fo

paul hawkins, bbc news.d by fighting in the ethiopian region of tigray are "overwhelming" and greater than previously thought. ethiopia's federal government began a military offensive in november, against the tigray region's ruling party in the north. the bbc�*s leila nathoo asked dominik stillhart, from the icrc, about the humanitarian situation on the ground. the humanitarian situation is really very bad. there are overwhelming needs. 0ur teams are reporting that they are constantly taken aback by the needs they are discovering on the ground. the food security situation becomes extremely tense. the people in tigray, they essentially lost a harvest season because of the fighting that's been going on. there are serious issues with regards to access to medical care. these are some of the issues, and i think we are still not able to have a comprehensive picture. we are still putting the entire picture together. but from what i understand from our teams on the ground, the needs are overwhelming and definitely l

paul hawkins, bbc news.cal time. the circuit breaker lockdown came into effect on friday, following fears the uk strain of the coronavirus had spread into the community from an outbreak linked to a quarantine hotel. mask rules and gathering limits will remain in place while schools will re—open. despite a day of zero cases, the premier of victoria, daniel andrews, has reminded residents the pandemic isn't over. this strategy, we have cases, we have contacts, we have the contacts of contacts, and when necessary we have a fourth ring in that approach, and that is to substantially limit movement. no—one enjoys doing that, it's not a decision taken lightly, but it has worked in this instance, and we will always reserve the right to get the best medical advice to keep victorians safe, and to make sure that in a broader sense, and much more ongoing sense, are safe and few people have ever been to space, but soon that number the three—day lockdown is also coming to an end in auckland, ina coming to an end in auckla

paul hawkins reports. from the under pressure president of the u commission. widely criticised for mismanaging the eu wide vaccine rollout, commission as that following a meeting with maxime the —— manufacturers, astrazeneca would now supply an extra 9 million doses by march. translation: we extra 9 million doses by march. translation:— translation: we want 70% of adults in europe _ translation: we want 70% of adults in europe to _ adults in europe to be vaccinated by the end of the summer and when we have fulfilled that it will be a tremendous achievement. but that seems — tremendous achievement. but that seems a _ tremendous achievement. but that seems a long way off. the extra 9 million doses bringing the total expected doses up to 40 the total expected doses up to a0 million, that is still only half of what was initially expected. there was also a promise not to introduce vaccine controls on the border between ireland and northern ireland, a highly controversial decision taken on friday to restrict vac

paul hawkins reports.ene that greeted paramedics and firefighters — the la county sheriff's department responding to a there was no evidence of impairment. the vehicle travelled several hundred feet from the centre divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road and the brush, sustained major damage. you've seen all the images of that. only 2a hours before the crash, he was teaching other celebrities, like former nba star dwayne wade here, how to play golf. good. i'm not good. we're getting better. we're getting better, _ so everybody be on the lookout. i got some lessons today from what i think is- the goat, tiger woods. thank you, brother. appreciate it. by goat, he means greatest of all time, and few would argue with that — notjust in golf, but sport as a whole. think mohammed ali, michaeljordan or lionel messi, a man of colour in a largely white sport. the first black winner of the us masters in 1997 and its youngest at 21, he dominated the sport for the next decade, becoming an ico

paul hawkins, bbc news.th pratt and whitney 4,000 engines to avoid its airspace until further notice. an engine of the same type came off a united airlines plane on saturday, leaving debris near denver, colorado. following that incident, the us federal aviation administration has issued a directive requiring immediate or stepped—up inspections of such planes. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern, honours the memory of the victims of the christchurch earthquake, ten years on. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos�*s sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another she

paul hawkins reports. this was the scene that greeted paramedics and firefighters.a county sheriff's department responding to a single vehicle rollover accident early on tuesday morning involving tiger woods�*s car. 45—year—old athlete pulled from the wreck is conscious, but with multiple leg injuries. there is no evidence of impairment. the vehicle travelled several hundred feet from the centre divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road in the brush. sustained major damage. only 2a hours before the crash, he was teaching other stars how to play golf. i’m he was teaching other stars how to play golf-— to play golf. i'm not good. we're getting _ to play golf. i'm not good. we're getting better. - to play golf. i'm not good. | we're getting better. we're nettina we're getting better. we're getting better. _ we're getting better. we're getting better, so - we're getting better. we'rel getting better, so everybody we're getting better. we're - getting better, so everybody be on the — getting better, so everybody be on the lookout. tiger woods, t

paul hawkins looks back at his life. he is widely credited with helping to end the cold war.dent and my friend. george shultz served for 6.5 years under ronald reagan. during that time he helped improve relations with the soviet union, striking relationships with gorbachev and his foreign minister, eduard shevardnadze. in negotiations, he refused to make concessions in advance, waiting for them to blink and they usually did. it will help us to remove some misunderstanding... because as he well knew, they had become more concerned with problems at home than interference abroad. in 1987, both countries signed a landmark arms control agreement. he was involved in talks with iran in the 1980s. the iranians are known as great rug merchants, not for nothing. the iranians are good at this business of smiling and encouraging you on, and then cutting your throat. in total, he served three presidents, dwight eisenhower and richard nixon here. his public service following an impressive academic career which saw him become a distinguished fellow of the hoover institution. its director, c

paul hawkins reports.d a half miles has been the acting president of catalonia. after the selection he is now favour to keep the job. after the selection he is now favour to keep thejob. he is centre—left, pro— independence party won 303c whatever to make pro—independence seats won 41 seats. combined, gives separatists parties in the catalan parliament 7a cents, up four from the previous selection in the 135 assembly. the first time ever more importantly, separatist parties have polled more than half the vote in the catalan election. i vote in the catalan election. 1 would like to send a vote in the catalan election. i would like to send a message to european authorities, the results are clear. we, the separatist parties, have a majority. we have reached more than 50% of the popular vote. the catalan people have spoken. the catalan people have spoken. the time has come to negotiate a referendum for self deregulation. please get involved. good times for spain's governing socialists who also increase their n

with me is our news reporter, paul hawkins.ill it be made public? a blow, but will it be made ublic? ., ., ., public? not at the moment, because it — public? not at the moment, because it will _ public? not at the moment, because it will be _ public? not at the moment, because it will be released l public? not at the moment, l because it will be released to a grand jury investigation, which will look into these and decide whether charges should be made. they'll do that in secret. at the moment, they will be made public. we have the new york times investigation last year which revealed some details of his tax affairs, but as you say, donald trump for years has been saying wait until my tax records have been audited and then you can see that's been then you can see that's been the response to every year when he's been asked byjournalists. but now, america's top court has said those records must be released to new york state prosecutors. in response, he's called it a fishy expedition, a witch hunt, which is essentially repeating w

paul hawkins has more. turning coffee into clothing.mboo, but that wasn't green enou:h. , , ., enough. the shirts are lighter and breathe _ and breathe better so we expect a marginal performance came from that, and it's slightly more sustainable because coffee is a waste product so the whole show it is completely recyclable, the bamboo is renewable material, you can just grow some more, both shirts have plastic, and we think the slightly have the edge. the edge. the reaction from fans has been really good, and from commentators, just people saying what a great idea, and it goes to the root of one of the big problems that we face, we have to make clothing more sustainable. fever has already declared the carbon neutral club the greenest in the world. it only serves vegetarian food to the fans, and begin to the players. there are solar panels on the terrace and plans for a new stadium made entirely out of wood. i am excited by the attention we have been able to bring to the issue and the attention we have got, just doing things that seem o

let's speak to our correspondent, paul hawkins.resident, now a private citizen. ~ , , ., president, now a private citizen. ~ , ., president, now a private citizen. ~ , , ., ., ., citizen. a big blow, and for ears citizen. a big blow, and for years and _ citizen. a big blow, and for years and every _ citizen. a big blow, and for years and every time - citizen. a big blow, and for years and every time he i citizen. a big blow, and for. years and every time he was asked byjournalist to release his tax records he said they were under audit or that doesn't stop presidential candidates in the past. last year the new york state prosecutors started an open investigation into allegations of hush money payments to women who allegedly had sexual relationships with donald trump before the 2016 presidential election and those new york prosecutors asked the supreme court to force donald trump to release his tax records and his lawyers, i should say, the supreme court, upheld the decision and asked donald trump to release the records. he called i

paul hawkins has more. an eighth successive day of demonstrations.d still ignoring the military crackdown on the protest. the latest tactic by the coup leaders, suspending laws stopping security services from detaining suspects or searching private property without court approval. they've also released the names of seven opposition activists they accuse of disturbing tranquillity, a rarely use charge. human rights watch says over 300 people have now been detained, many of them during night—time raids. we have neighborhoods now who are trying to organise, they are using pot banging when it looks like the police or military are coming into the area to possibly arrest someone, to warn people. so it really has become a situation where the crackdown is now going after anybody that the military identifies as leaders of these protests. meanwhile, football is also playing its part in the protests. outside the country's national stadium, many of the country's top footballers have also been making their voice heard. translation: we will only play football on t

paul hawkins looks back at his life. he is widely credited with helping to end the cold war.g that time he helped improve relations with president gorbachev and his foreign minister, eduard shevardnadze. in negotiations, he refused to make concessions in advance, waiting for them to blink and they usually did. helping us to remove this understanding... he knew they had become more concerned with problems at home than interference abroad. in 1987, both countries signed a landmark arms control agreement. he was involved in talks with iran in the 1980s. the iranians are known as great drug merchants not for nothing. they are good at this business of smiling and encouraging you on and then cutting your throat. in total, he served three presidents, dwight eisenhower and richard nixon here. his public service following an impressive academic career which saw him become a distinguished fellow of the hoover institutuion. its director, condoleeza rice, a former victory of state herself, called him a great american statesman and a true patriot, while the current secretary of state said

paul hawkins, bbc news.ndemic? it's a relief that people finally get to hear these songs that we recorded a year ago. i mean, when we... we wrote these songs maybe two years ago, we started recording, like, mid—2019, with the intention that this album was going to be the soundtrack to our 25th anniversary. it's our tenth album. we're going to go on this massive world tour. we're going to play stadiums and festivals, and we're making this really upbeat, sort of danceable record because it's going to be the biggest party of our lives! and then everything went... he blows raspberry ..and just stopped. so, you know, the dam finally broke and i wasjust like, let's just put it — let's get it out there. we can't get to stage right now, but these songs were meant to be heard, so let's go. # it's times like these you learn to love again you also recently played joe biden's inauguration. how was that experience? well, it was an honour, first of all, to be included in that. i mean, i voted for the guy, so... unfortunat

let's speak to our correspondent, paul hawkins.o him. a big blow for several years. _ big blow to him. a big blow for severalyears. every _ big blow to him. a big blow for several years. every time - big blow to him. a big blow for several years. every time he . several years. every time he was asked why he was not releasing his tax records he would say he was still waiting for them to be audited even though that wouldn't have stopped him from releasing those records and as you say, it has been a precedent that ever since richard nixon all presidential candidates have released their tax records so for many years people have been waiting for him to release the tax records and then last year the new york state prosecutors started an open investigation into allegations of hush money payments to women who allegedly had sexual relationships with donald trump before the 2016 presidential election and those new york prosecutors asked the supreme court to force donald trump to release his tax records and his lawyers, i should say, the supr

paul hawkins, bbc news.ing. severe weather warnings are in place across london and south—east england with warnings heavy snow is likely to cause disruptions to transport. our correspondent ben bland is in clacton—on—sea in essex. coronavirus vaccination centres in essex and suffolk have closed because of the bad weather. our correspondent ben bland is in clacton—on—sea in essex. here in clacton in essex on the east of england coast they are feeling the brunt of this weather. to give you a sense of how much snow has fallen, the window boxes are covered in snow and it still continues to fall, showing no signs of stopping. that is why the amber weather warning is in place for essex, norfolk, suffolk, kentand warning is in place for essex, norfolk, suffolk, kent and medway. a warning of possible power cuts in travel disruption right through until lunchtime today, monday. there is likely to be snow and ice with us through to the middle of the week. it has caused problems for the covid vaccination plans and centr

paul hawkins, bbc news.side resort, but look at - seaside weather, is it? no. this is a seaside resort, but look at this, | a seaside resort, but look at this, this blanket — a seaside resort, but look at this, this blanket of snow. there is something quite satisfying about making _ something quite satisfying about making fresh footprints in the snow. i'm making fresh footprints in the snow. i'm taking _ making fresh footprints in the snow. i'm taking a — making fresh footprints in the snow. i'm taking a chance being here bright— i'm taking a chance being here bright and early. but it is having serious — bright and early. but it is having serious effects across essex, suffolk. _ serious effects across essex, suffolk, norfolk, kent and medway, areas _ suffolk, norfolk, kent and medway, areas covered by the amber weather warning _ areas covered by the amber weather warning. that means people should expect— warning. that means people should expect disruption to travel and possible — expect disruption to travel

paul hawkins, bbc news.their loss, their pride in his achievements, and the online abuse they shielded him from. this report from john maguire contains flashing images. to the outside world, captain sir tom moore was a veteran of the second world war, a record—breaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here, at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, a father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it�*s difficult, right? we�*ve lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that�*s really difficult to say. we�*ve lost a huge part of our life. we�*ve been together, he�*s been with us for over 13 years. and so it�*s the deafening silence, that�*s the way i can describe it. he died in hospital two weeks ago, suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we r

paul hawkins has more. turning coffee into clothing.it only serves vegetarian food to the fans and vegan to the players. there are solar panels on the terrace and plans for a new stadium made entirely of wood. i'm excited by the attention we have been able to bring to the issues, you know, and the attention we have gotjust for doing the things that to us seem obvious and normal. it has been a bit surprising. the coffee—based shirts will get their first run—out when the team takes on colchester united at the weekend, hoping, no doubt, to grind out a result. paul hawkins, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, there. yesterday we were talking about temperatures reaching 18 celsius in parts of suffolk. those kinds of temperatures, really high for february, about ten degrees above average and more like the temperatures we would see in late may orjune. something of a change for today, because we've got this area of cloud and rain. this is a weather front, a weak cold front and that is bringing some slight

paul, are you hoped? [laughter] >> we have a lotof numbers on the .[inaudible] sorry we have to wait a moment . >> she's back. miss hawkins, are you ready? >> thank you. >> i want to back up for a second. i have 2 questions. the first, while we understand the need for budgetconstraints , i'm particularly concerned that positions to implement at the 1421 and the sunset and june 2021. did i read that correctlywest and mark . >> that's correct. >> considering how important it is to comply with the directives of 1421 to make police records for officers use of force incidents in sexual assault and honesty accessible under thecalifornia public records act , to discuss how some of these personnel positions would impact our ability to sunset 1421? >> absolutely, the way it's currently staffed is we have one time old-time attorney dedicated to 1421 and a second attorney wasa volunteer and joined up . once someone else left and 2 paralegals and they work as a team to get these records reenacted, reviewed and out the door. previously before we had that team at work was divided among our lawyers and our policy team. and that was, we were doing the b

paul, are you hoped? [laughter] >> we have a lotof numbers on the .[inaudible] sorry we have to wait a moment . >> she's back. miss hawkins, are you ready? >> thank you. >> i want to back up for a second. i have 2 questions. the first, while we understand the need for budgetconstraints , i'm particularly concerned that positions to implement at the 1421 and the sunset and june 2021. did i read that correctlywest and mark . >> that's correct. >> considering how important it is to comply with the directives of 1421 to make police records for officers use of force incidents in sexual assault and honesty accessible under thecalifornia public records act , to discuss how some of these personnel positions would impact our ability to sunset 1421? >> absolutely, the way it's currently staffed is we have one time old-time attorney dedicated to 1421 and a second attorney wasa volunteer and joined up . once someone else left and 2 paralegals and they work as a team to get these records reenacted, reviewed and out the door. previously before we had that team at work was divided among our lawyers and our policy team. and that was, we were doing the b

paul, are you hoped? [laughter] >> we have a lotof numbers on the .[inaudible] sorry we have to wait a moment . >> she's back. miss hawkins, are you ready? >> thank you. >> i want to back up for a second. i have 2 questions. the first, while we understand the need for budgetconstraints , i'm particularly concerned that positions to implement at the 1421 and the sunset and june 2021. did i read that correctlywest and mark . >> that's correct. >> considering how important it is to comply with the directives of 1421 to make police records for officers use of force incidents in sexual assault and honesty accessible under thecalifornia public records act , to discuss how some of these personnel positions would impact our ability to sunset 1421? >> absolutely, the way it's currently staffed is we have one time old-time attorney dedicated to 1421 and a second attorney wasa volunteer and joined up . once someone else left and 2 paralegals and they work as a team to get these records reenacted, reviewed and out the door. previously before we had that team at work was divided among our lawyers and our policy team. and that was, we were doing the b