sian, kick as off.ave been quite a blunder by the european union, what were they thinking of? i european union, what were they thinking of?— thinking of? i think they thought the have thinking of? i think they thought they have a _ thinking of? i think they thought they have a shortage _ thinking of? i think they thought they have a shortage of- thinking of? i think they thought they have a shortage of supplies thinking of? i think they thought i they have a shortage of supplies of they have a shortage of supplies of the vaccine. but actually, lots of different pages are leading on the latest developments in this row between the eu and uk and i think it has left bad taste in the mouth of many senior tories, so we know the eu commissioner tried to use a full 16 for northern ireland protocol to block supplies coming into the uk across the border. —— article 16. then she you turned, but the problem is senior tories are saying maybe we need to look again at the brexiteer line more worryingly the bosses of t

sian from alan, cani than i thought. two more.ter you can keep your car safe and get your mot and that is a legitimate reason for leaving home. one more, which i know you haven't seen one more, which i know you haven't seen and i hope you can answer so forgive me for doing that. like many people in the uk, i am on statins, is it true statins can prevent the covid vaccination from working properly or is this another piece of misinformation, dr pankhani? yes, happy to take that. really, please be assured these vaccines are very specific and they do a job that is to reduce immunity, your statins are not going to interfere with your vaccine, don't worry about it. always good to come back to misinformation where we can. professor griffiths and dr pankhani, thank you so much for answering our questions and a big thank you as ever to our viewers to send —— for sending those in and we hope that has helped clear up some of those queries you have. sales of new cars in the uk fell to their lowest level in nearly 30 years last year — accordin

sian lloyd, bbc news. now on bbc news. in latin america, but under president nicolas maduro, venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. venezuela was once considered by many as the crown jewel of south america. but that golden era is long gone. its economy is in crisis, oil prices have slumped as has production. in 60% of venezuelans now live in poverty. president maduro has been accused of directing the economy into freefall but the opposition has not succeeded in usurping him. there is no solution in sight and all the while venezuela is in the grip of covid—i9. what is the future venezuela? and how did it come to this? beauty that has been brought to its knees. venezuela may boast the largest proven oil reserves in the world, but it is now better known for the hunger in economic woes piled on its people in each and every day. when this is your only chance of a decent meal, it is worth waiting for. soup kitchens are not new here, before covid—i9, people struggled to work, to pay for basic meals, to survive. forthe pay fo

sian lloyd reports. landscape rich in natural beauty, but when it comes to keeping pace in a digital world, people living here say they are poorly served. high—speed broadband is still out of reach for many rural communities, and with lockdown, the effects are being felt even more. the gimbyfamily are home—schooling, but not at home. with only a slow internet connection where they live, graphic designer lizzie can't work from home, and neither can her teenagers learn there. it's really important that they are able to access their tutorials and teachers, so we do have to come into the office. it is an absolute pain. we can't home—school at all. and i'm trying to run a business with 20 staff, and i really need to be here. an election promise to give all homes access to superfast gigabit broadband has already had to be scaled back. today's report by mps warns that people living in remote communities could be left with slow broadband for years to come. it calls for the government to set out a clear timetable

sian lloyd, bbc news. of the virus and devastating second wave. manaus in the amazon rainforest is at the epicentre. it's where the new strain was found. its hospitals can hardly cope. brazil has started vaccinating people, but any relief from this virus feels a very long way off. from manaus, here's our south america correspondent katy watson. this is not the first time manaus has been brought to its knees. in the cemetery a reminder of the first wave, where digging mass graves was the only way to keep up with the number of people dying. the biggest city in the amazon, people here feel forgotten, again, and the second wave is worse. last week the city's overwhelmed hospitals ran out of oxygen. supplies are still patchy. now people queue at local gas companies in the hope of keeping their loved ones alive. "don't despair," says this company representative. "cylinders are now being delivered across the city." but elkie is terrified. she's had to leave her mother at home, with no oxygen, to come here. she on

sian lloyd, bbc news.ahead in july and august. president thomas bach made the statement in a newly released video message to mark the six—month countdown to the opening ceremony. it follows reports in the times newspaper which have cast doubt over whether or not the major event can go ahead, amid a surge in coronavirus cases injapan. joe lynskey reports. tokyo has built a decade around the olympics. it was built to host years ago but they are still waiting. translation: the count - still waiting. translation: the country - make _ still waiting. translation: iie: country — make the still waiting. translation: "iie: country — make the country's parameter says he is determined. he wanted to go ahead this year. but the people of japan may not sound the applause. a poll said 80% want the games to stay on hold and a uk newspaper report says cancellation was coming. but if it is not this summer, tokyo is running out of options. the next games _ running out of options. the next games without - running out of optio

sian lloyd reports. keeping pace in a digital world, people living here say they are poorly served. high—speed broadband is still out of reach for many rural communities, and with lockdown, the effects are being felt even more. the gimby family are home—schooling, but not at home. with only a slow internet connection where they live, graphic designer lizzie can't work from home, and neither can her teenagers learn there. it's really important that they are able to access their tutorials and teachers, so we do have to come into the office. it is an absolute pain. we can't home—school at all. and i'm trying to run a business with 20 staff, and i really need to be here. an election promise to give all homes access to superfast gigabit broadband has already had to be scaled back. today's report by mps warns that people living in remote communities could be left with slow broadband for years to come. it calls for the government to set out a clear timetable of what it intends to achieve and by when. in devon,

sian lloyd reports.e say they are poorly served. high—speed broadband is still out of reach for many rural communities, and with lockdown, the effects are being felt even more. the gimby family are home—schooling, but not at home. with only a slow internet connection where they live, graphic designer lizzie can't work from home, and neither can her teenagers learn there. it's really important that they are able to access their tutorials on teachers, so we do have to come ——and teachers, so we do have to come into the office. it is an absolute pain. we can't home—school at all. and i'm trying to run a business with 20 staff, and i really need to be here. an election promise to give all homes access to superfast gigabit broadband has already had to be scaled back. today's report by mps warns that people living in remote communities could be left with slow broadband for years to come. it calls for the government to set out a clear timetable of what it intends to achieve and by when. in devon, students are h

sian elliott is the women's equality policy officer at the tuc, which has 48 member unions.. and you are here not to talk about the rights and wrongs of school closure, but what employers and the government can do to support parents and carers in the event of schools being closed, indeed beyond the period for which they are already delaying opening the buildings physically. and ijust wonder, first of all, what lessons have been learned from when schools were closed earlier last year? well, it seems not very many lessons have been learned because yet again we are finding ourselves in a situation where we have last—minute announcements and u—turns on schools, thus wreaking havoc for working parents. anybody with childcare responsibilities knows it ta kes childcare responsibilities knows it takes months of careful preparation and planning to balance annual leave because parents only have a finite amountand because parents only have a finite amount and that is meant to stretch across the course of a school year. those issues have been compounded during the last nine months of th

sian lloyd, bbc news.he north east, and give it a competitive advantage. nissan will begin making the batteries for its electric cars at the plant so that it can take advantage of zero trade tariffs — helping to secure 75,000 here and across the eu. four men have been sentenced to between 13 and 27 years in prison for the manslaughter of 39 vietnamese migrants. the victims�* bodies were found in the back of a lorry in essex in october 2019. the old bailey heard the victims suffered "excruciatingly painful" deaths when they suffocated in the container bringing them to the uk from belgium. andy murray has said he's "devastated" at having to pull out of the australian open after a positive test for covid—19. the five—time finalist was prevented from travelling to melbourne for next month's tournament. today the former world number one said he'd been unable to agree a "workable quarantine" with tournament orgainsers and won't now be flying out, adding that he was "gutted". they are the last non—league team in

sian lloyd, bbc news. the house of representatives formally charges the former president with inciting insurrection in relation to the attack on the us capitol on january 6th. impeachment is the process where a public official can be charged with high crimes or misdeameanours. they are then tried in the us senate, although it's not a criminal trial. impeachment then requires a two—thirds majority, and could led to a ban on holding any public office. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is in washington. jon, how do you think this process is going to unfold? i jon, how do you think this process is going to unfold?— is going to unfold? i think it's auoin to is going to unfold? i think it's going to be — is going to unfold? i think it's going to be very _ is going to unfold? i think it's going to be very different - is going to unfold? i think it's. going to be very different from is going to unfold? i think it's - going to be very different from last year. this time round, the senate floor where the child will

his mother has been speaking about her shock, as sian lloyd reports.ge captured by his twin sister on her phone is a treasured memory for his family. he was shot and stabbed just moments from his front door, his mother today spoke about her loss and the moment she knew something was wrong. i about her loss and the moment she knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots- _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my _ knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my first - knew something was wrong. i heard the gunshots. and my first instinct l the gunshots. and my first instinct was where is my son, those are the first words i said, where is my son? and then a few minutes went by. i found out there was somebody up the road. and... yes, it was my boy. keon was attacked on thursday afternoon in broad daylight in the handsworth area of birmingham. police have arrested five youths aged between 1a and 16 on suspicion of murder. one of them has since been released under investigation. i

sian lloyd, bbc news. now on bbc news, mark kermode brings you the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me mark kermode. and despite the fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experience and enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. this week's most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film—maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 and a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. what am i supposed to believe in if not communism, "what am i supposed to believe in if not communism", asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state—sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after sce

sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's alina jenkins.and western scotland but further snow likely across scotland, northern england, parts of the midlands and parts of east anglia and south—east england, where we have the heavy rain falling on to saturated ground, so a number of flood warnings in place and ice warnings in place. temperature starting to recover from the west. the number of the warnings for snow but we are concerned about the amber warning for east anglia,

sian lloyd, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news.h. the labour leader keir starmer is self—isolating after getting an alert from the nhs covid—19 app. sir keir said he had no symptoms. it is the third time he's had to quarantine since the start of the pandemic. people filing a self—assessment tax return online won't be fined if they miss the 31st ofjanuary deadline. they are being encouraged to submit by then, but will not be charged a late penalty if they do it by the end of february. the second impeachment of former us president donald trump is set to move forward today as the charge that he incited the deadly riot in the capitol earlier this month will be sent to the senate. it triggers the start of the trial process which is expected to begin in two weeks' time. football now and chelsea have sacked their manager frank lampard after 18 months in charge. he leaves the club ninth in the premier league after last week's defeat at leicester city. chelsea said in a statement that it had been a difficult decision to part with such a clu

sian lloyd, bbc news. now on bbc news, mark kermode brings you the film review.xperience and enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home.

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sian lloyd, bbc news. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half.one of many magicians taking part in a global online celebration of a magical moment. ah! there we go. whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "oh, can you saw my wife in half?" or, "can you saw my husband in half?" for some reason, that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. and this is the man who created the illusion — pt selbit. his real name was percy tibbles, but not everyone was impressed with his new trick. it was performed for the first time on stage without an audience to a bunch of agents and bookers, and nevil maskelyne, who was the owner of one of these, the owner of the very venue the illusion was performed in for the first time, dismissed it. and while this anniversary is a celebration of pt selbit�*s creation, it's worth noting this is very much a two person trick. would i be right in saying that a lot of the work is going on ins

sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's alina jenkins.arts of scotland and northern england have seen a lot of snow in recent days and there is more in the forecast over the next few days but initially it is going to be rain into northern ireland and western scotland but further snow likely across scotland, northern england, parts of the midlands and parts of east anglia and south—east england, where we have the heavy rain falling on to saturated ground, so a number of flood warnings in place and ice warnings in place. temperature starting to recover from the west. the number of the warnings for snow but we are concerned about the amber warning for east anglia, likely to bring some disruption, so a tricky start to saturday for east anglia. further snow across scotland and northern england and elsewhere it will be rain and behind that some spells of sunshine but are few —— most should have a mean a i day. a windy day with strong winds across the west of scotland but it will not be as cold as it has been. the eastern side of england is slow

sian lloyd, bbc news.em to the uk from belgium. 12 more people have died with coronavirus in northern ireland according to figures reported by uk government, taking the nation's total number of deaths to 1704. a further 865 new cases have also been reported, and a total of 151,039 first doses of the vaccine have been administered. dr tom black is the chair of the british medical association in northern ireland. thank you so much for your time. bring us your reaction to another day of difficulty for northern ireland when it comes to the desk. we have seen a lot of deaths over the last few weeks in northern ireland due to the coronavirus. we have seen a lot of infections building up in the new year. the number infected each week is now starting to go down. unfortunately we have a lot of pressure on our medical wards and hospitals and that is reaching a peak in the medical wards. our is reaching a peak in the medical wards. 0ur concern is reaching a peak in the medical wards. our concern is that due to the la

sian lloyd, bbc news.e industry is changing, with private companies finding it increasingly cheap to send their hardware into orbit. but is there a risk that the atmosphere above us is becoming too crowded? mark lobel takes a closer look. three, two, one. zero. ignition. and lift off. spacex's record—breaking rocket leaving cape canaveral in florida. it's quite a sight. within range... but is the path ahead for satellites becoming more clouded? separation confirmed. the launch of 1a3 satellites used to take a year — not a single moment like this. should have the fairing deployed. this load, a veritable airborne vending machine for multiple customers, will spew into orbit broadband boosters, cogs that connect the internet of things, and dozens of satellites taking pictures like these, from san francisco's planet company, imaging the earth's surface daily. they scan the whole earth, looking for changes and that is used by a variety of people, in commercial areas like in agriculture to understand crop yields,

sian lloyd, bbc news.ed by police officers in a property in acton. his mother, 0lga freeman, was originally charged with murder. she pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. at an earlier hearing the court heard dylan died from restriction of his airway. four people have denied committing criminal damage in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader edward colston in bristol. rhian graham, milo ponsford, jake skuse, and sage appeared before bristol magistrates' court. the bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a black lives matter protest on 7th june last year, before being dumped in bristol harbour. it was later recovered from the water by bristol city council. the online fashion retailer, boohoo, has bought the debenhams brand and its website. the deal is worth £55 million — but the company won't be taking on any of the retailer's stores or its twelve thousand staff. simon browning reports. debenhams, a high street bastian for over two cent

here to answer them in this edition of your questions answered is professor sian griffiths, who's emeritusones from the university of reading. let's see how many we can get through because we have had hundreds. let's look first of all, for people who are housebound, because heather contacted us and said, what provision will be made for people who can't leave their homes? herfather for people who can't leave their homes? her father is 87 and housebound. i can reassure you heather that the local planning will ta ke heather that the local planning will take account of your father's situation. the gps are working together in networks supported by volu nta ry together in networks supported by voluntary groups and local authority and they are very aware that some people especially older people will not be able to get to the surgery or to the centre for immunisation, and will make arrangements for a visit just as they probably have done for a flu jab just as they probably have done for aflu jab in just as they probably have done for a flu jab in the past. do we know how many people are in this ca

sian elliott from the tuc, thank you forjoining us.ronavirus restrictions across the country, with coronavirus cases and hospital admissions soaring. the labour leader, keir starmer, has called for a national lockdown starting today and this morning the health secretary, matt hancock, says the current restrictions are not working. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has the latest. i do think more restrictions are coming in england and it is a question of what they look like. a couple of things we know, the government is looking at moving some of the areas are still in tier 3, about a fifth of the population in england, into tier 4 and that may happen at some point. there is also the possibility that more schools will be kept closed over the next few weeks, there is a process whereby local authorities can apply to central government for that to happen and we know the government is considering some of those applications. we heard from health secretary matt hancock this morning, that the tier system that was brought in at the end of

sian lloyd reports.d. mr; loss and the moment she knew something had happened. my first instinct was _ something had happened. my first instinct was where _ something had happened. my first instinct was where is _ something had happened. my first instinct was where is my _ something had happened. my first instinct was where is my son? - something had happened. my first. instinct was where is my son? keon was attacked- _ instinct was where is my son? keon was attacked. five _ instinct was where is my son? keon was attacked. five youths _ instinct was where is my son? keon was attacked. five youths have been arrested on suspicion of murder. one has since been released under investigation for that they believe people are living locally have investigation and community leaders havejoined keon's investigation and community leaders have joined keon's family in asking people to come forward. as countries around the world race to speed up the rate of vaccination, there are concerns about these new mutant variant

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let's come to you now sian. people will start getting the oxford vaccine from monday.mber is difficult to tell because we are ramping up the programme to such an extent but that is really good news. by the end of the month, they should be mass vaccination centres setup. the numbers will go into the millions very quickly, about a million shots have already been given and that number will continue to go up because the government has actually an order or hundred million doses of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine and 30 million at the pfizer biontech faxing. it would be a huge logistical exercise bringing together, inviting people income at the gps are getting organised, running them mass campaigns. we shouldn't see millions being vaccinated by the end of the month. “ we vaccinated by the end of the month. —— we should see millions. the government is saying that they will try to, with some figures for the number of people who have been vaccinated to that point. that is going to be a key area of interest across medicine as well as across the wider society. we will be intereste

joining us from oxford is the epidemiologist professor sian griffiths. good morning. good morning.rst will be to get the vaccine through the production 5y5tem. the vaccine through the production system. the next will be to get it out to all the different races that will be giving the vaccine. and if that will be to get people to attend when they are asked to attend. —— the third will be to get people to attend. if that can move smoothly at scale, then the programme will run. it is scale, then the programme will run. it i5a scale, then the programme will run. it is a big a5k scale, then the programme will run. it is a big ask to get through the numbers that are being suggested, but possible command as everyone is 5aying, but possible command as everyone is saying, it will put some effort into it, we should be able to protect the public, because i think that is the mo5t public, because i think that is the most important thing is we are seeing the high rates of infection translated into ma55ive pressure on the nhs. a5 translated into ma55ive pressure on the nhs. as we can get the vacc

it's a topic close to his heart, because while rhod and his wife sian were trying to conceive, he was anybody fancy these? who wants the reindeer thong? you have a choice now. you want those? i am going to do a test on you. good or bad for fertility? _ am going to do a test on you. good or bad for fertility? these - am going to do a test on you. good or bad for fertility? these are probably— or bad for fertility? these are probably had or bad for fertility? these are probably bad because they are constricting. rhod gilbertjoins us now. the documentary really is excellent. you are very honest in it. before we talk about what you looked at, this is personal. talk about what you looked at, this is personal-— is personal. yes, it is. i have tried documentary. - is personal. yes, it is. i have tried documentary. i - is personal. yes, it is. i have tried documentary. i do i is personal. yes, it is. i have tried documentary. i do not. is personal. yes, it is. i have i tried documentary. i do not go into my wife, our story, tried documentary. i do not go into my wife, ourstory, because tried