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the daily mail carries a headline about what it calls the shocking state of the uk army.ccording to the paper, all but one infantry batallion is short of soldiers. according to the daily telegraph, pubs will reopen in april, but only if they agree not to sell alcohol. the i says that the uk's on track to vaccinate every adult in byjune, and that confidence is growing in the british vaccine team. the financial times says that the chancellor is set to extend the time period needed to pay back bounceback loans to help stave off business failures. meanwhile, the times has an exclusive claiming ministers are aiming to take back control over the nhs in the biggest health reform in over a decade. finally, the daily star asks, is this the best parish council meeting in the world ever? referring of course to jackie weaver's new—found fame and that handforth parish council zoom meeting that's gone viral. hopefully we will come to that with my guests this evening. let's start off, john, you'll start us off with the front page of the daily telegraph, and the story that we could see p

uk. the reddit army of investors have been at it again.ow the wall street warriors are targeting silver. prices for the precious metal jumped 11% at one point today. as before, the aim appears to be putting a squeeze on wall street hedge funds who bet that silver prices would fall. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: can the world's creative industries make it through the pandemic? we'll get the thoughts of the french composer jean—micheljarre. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and, apart from its power, it's the recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in th

, in which government leaders, including aung san suu kyi, were overthrown and detained by the army. the uk antonio guterres has urged the international community to send a clear signal to the military that it must respect the will of the people of myanmar. paul adams reports. gunfire and screaming four weeks after the military�*s coup... demonstrators remain defiant, but myanmar�*s streets are more and more dangerous. today's violence marked a new, ominous turn. the military no longer able to argue that it is exercising restraint. in the largest city of yangon, the police were out in force, early, reinforced by the army. tear gas and stun grenades seem to have little effect. protesters have started erecting makeshift barricades, gone is the carnival atmosphere of some of the early demonstrations. this is morphing into something much more deadly. the military apparently determined to gain the upper hand. when gunfire rings out, they run for their lives. more live fire and more injuries in the southern city of dawei, three people shot dead here. ambulances racing injured protesters to hospit

uk. also tonight... the armys out on the streets of myanmar as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. the fake covid test certificates with a negative result being sold online. and taking on one of the uk's toughest races — despite an unexpected medical diagnosis. and coming up in sport on bbc news: it's transfer deadline day for clubs up and down the country — we'll have the latest, including the man set to join champions liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. urgent testing is to start in parts of england as the south african strain of coronavirus has been detected — in 11 of the cases there is no known link to the country. it's raised fears that the variant is now being transmitted within the community. door—to—door testing will be carried out in the affected areas of london, the west midlands, hertfordshire, kent, surrey and merseyside. health officials are confident the vaccines will work against the south african variant but probably not as well as they do against th

refugee support groups are concerned about the conditions in an old army barracks where the uk is hostingd documents proving that a number of covid positive cases were diagnosed in the camp in the last two weeks but no isolation measures were taken. hanan razek reports from kent in the south east of england. an asylum seeker trying to escape a military barracks where the uk is keeping hundreds of those seeking refuge. normally, those seeking asylum are allowed to move freely, but not here during this pandemic. the asylum seekers inside who have fled countries like syria, iraq and eritrea are told they cannot leave the camp because of covid restrictions. but inside the camp is not covid free. the bbc has obtained evidence that a number of the camp's residents tested positive for covid—i9. despite numerous positive cases, residents living together in dormitories were not separated from those who had contracted the virus. local refugee support groups are extremely concerned about the conditions inside the camps. the most immediate danger is the fact that there are people inside who have covi

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: questions from congress — just how did an armys. and separating the docs from the quacks — we look at the rise of medical influencers. we start with gamestop.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: questions from congress — just how did an armyf amateurs send wall street into a tailspin. who can you trust? the boss of trustpilot tells us what he's dpoing — to combat fake reviews. and separating the docs from the quacks — we look at the rise of medical influencers. we start with gamestop. you know the story — a modern day david and goliath. except this time there were thousands of davids, all working together to take down the titans of finance. and to a large degree they did. they pushed up the price of stocks by 700% causing massive nose bleeds for hedge funds betting on the price going down — not up. now the official version will get to be told by the major players themselves when they testify before congress. one of those appearing at the hearing is the boss of robinhood, the share dealing platform, as the bbc�*s michelle fleury reports from new york. we have come a long way from a classic image of stock trading. there are still men in our jackets here on wall street now that you do not have to be a trader but can do it ri

uk and around the world. the military coup in myanmar, president biden threatens new sanctions if the army doesn't reverse courseodes where we're sending in enhanced testing, then it is imperative that you stay at home and that you get a test even if you don't have symptoms. president biden meets republicans as he decides whether to compromise on his covid stimulus package. and the world's first bio—powered rocket takes flight. the maker claims the fuel is cheap and sustainable, and even safe enough to eat.

countries around the world but i think everywhere in the uk if i may say so mister speaker can be proud of the efforts now being made by the nhs, by the army, by mrs. to roll out this program in europe. thatis something the government must do, is doing and will do . >> ian blackwood. >> mister speaker i must respectfully say this is not about honest mistakes but it is about learning lessons from a prime minister has repeatedly ignored the scientific advice. when we call on the prime minister to introduce border controls last spring he refused. when we told the prime minister was a mistake to end lockdown prematurelyand push millions of workers back to the office, heignored . when we set tougher restrictions , he left it too late. people have been making huge sacrifices by his government. at least we now deserve financial certainty. tell people straight prime minister, will this uk government extend funding, maintain the universal credit uplift and finally , finally offer support for the 2 million included or will he leave families struggling with the uncertainty of these delays. >> mister speaker on the subject of dithering and laying i'm

uk and around the world. the military coup in myanmar, president biden threatens new sanctions if the army doesn't reverse course. testing in england for south africa's covid variant after cases with no links to travel are found. if you live in one of these postcodes where we're sending in enhanced testing, then it is imperative that you stay at home and that you get a test even if you don't have symptoms. president biden meets republicans as he decides whether to compromise on his covid stimulus package. and the world's first bio—powered rocket takes flight. the maker claims the fuel is cheap and sustainable, and even safe enough to eat. president biden has called the coup in myanmar a direct assault on the country's transition to democracy. the country's armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, and her top advisers. the takeover follows a landslide win by her national league for democracy in november's election, which the army claims was fraudulent. myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. democratic reforms by aung san suu kyi ended their control. prev

more impact on say the european union or the uk or the united states making comments about it, frankly. i imagine what they're going to try to do, the armys try and force the supreme court or something to nullify the elections or rerun them. it's hard to see they could overturn the results as they stand, but maybe they can try and call for a different election process, because that's ultimately what they are complaining about here. or else theyjust continue to rule without fear of international criticism. i wanted to go back to the issue of how much of a surprise this is, i suppose. because we've heard in the last couple of weeks these murmurings about a possible coup, denials from the military, assurances from the military, actually, that they will abide by the constitution only 2a hours ago, and then suddenly this. do you think people inside the country, inside the ruling party would have had any inclination that they would be rounded up and detained this morning? well, as you were saying, there has been rumour of coup preparations. and we saw armoured vehicles driving around some of the city streets on thursday last week, and increasi

army on monday. military rulers have also blocked access to facebook — the main source of online information for many in the country. ukcoronavirus hot spots abroad will have to quarantine in hotels from the middle of this month. they're expected to be set up near airports including heathrow and gatwick. hotel owners will be asked to provide rooms for more than a thousand people a day. the french government says it does not consider imposing a new lockdown even though the situation remains fragile. authorities hope to have given more than a million people there first shot of the oxford astrazeneca jab by the end of february. there has been international condemnation of china after the bbc reported claims that women's in so—called re—education camps for the uighur was a minority are being raped and tortured. presidentjoe biden and the british government are now calling on beijing to allow independent investigators into the camps. china has denied the allegations and accused the bbc of making a "false report". matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees for his report — and you may find some of their accounts dis

more impact on say the european union or the uk or the united states making comments about it, frankly. i imagine what they are going to try to do, the armyrt to nullify the elections or rerun them, it is hard to see they could overturn the results as they stand, but maybe they can try and call for a difference election process, because that is ultimately what they are complaining about here. or else theyjust complaining about here. or else they just continue to complaining about here. or else theyjust continue to rule without fear of international criticism. i without fear of international criticism. ., without fear of international criticism. . ., ., criticism. i wanted to go back to the issue of _ to the issue of how much of a surprise this is, i suppose, we have heard of the last couple of weeks these murmurings about a possible coup, denials from the military, assurances from the military, assurances from the military, assurances from the military that they will abide by the constitution only 24 abide by the constitution only 2a hours ago, and then suddenly this. do you think people inside the country, inside the ruling party would h

concept of nato and what i want to preserve is the ability of the armies because it means more efficiency if we decide together with the u.s. and uk munich operation against the use of chemical weapons and we deliver. now in the coming weeks and months we have a critical time because on the basis of the talks after my task formula of 2019, i think that we are in a moment ofre clarification. we have to clarify the new concepts and new willingness. who was the enemy, nato was but it created to fight against [inaudible] now who is the enemy now of our societies? how to deal with new issues, china. this is theso elephant in the room. we have to think very clearly about this issue. my willingness is to the political approach because i want a stable and peaceful world that means managing together to have a fair and open discussion sometimes to share differences, but i think we have to face this issue. third, having the clear conduct how to speak about a partnership asbe nato members when you havea partner like turkey in 2019 and 2020, and i'm happy to see the change and welcome the president but both the u.s. and european experts [inaud

uk have received their vaccines so far. you are up—to—date on the headlines. now on bbc news, click gets exclusive access to the british armya pilot scheme using virtual reality to improve the training of soldiers. this week — the robots helping children through lockdown. robot: this is a penny. love is in the air. omar is helping you keep it there. and remember — hands, face, space. hey, welcome to click! hope you're doing 0k. now, for many people, the change in our routines over the last year, our working arrangements and our personal lives has been pretty challenging. speaking personally, i have a massive fear of change, and i don't know about you, lara, but even when i was a kid, going from school to the school summer holidays was pretty daunting, just having six weeks of no plans, and then going back to school after the holidays, that was pretty terrifying too. oh, i remember it well! changes in routine can throw any of us, whatever they are, and it can take a little while to get back into the rhythm. yeah, and for neurodiverse children, this whole thing has been so much more difficult, and the last 12 months has affec

the uk government introduces local testing in england for the south african covid variant, after cases with no links to travel are found. the reddit armyer pushing video game retailer gamestop shares to dizzying highs, members of the online chat forum have now done the same for silver. prices for the precious metal jumped 11% at one point, reaching an eight—year high. james koutoulas is a global board member of the hedge fund he's in miami beach. what do you make of this? is silver another gamestop? it sure looks like it today. i wouldn't underestimate the ability for the bad guys on wall street, so to speak, which obviously i could be considered one of, to infiltrate these chat rooms. whenever there is this much money on the line, you've got to assume the big wall street firms are involved. and silver has been a pet project for many commodity investors or 20 or 30 years. were they shorting it? there's been speculation _ were they shorting it? there's been speculation for— were they shorting it? there's been speculation for years - were they shorting it? there's| been speculation for years that the dairy that's been put forth in these

army on monday. military rulers have also blocked access to facebook — the main source of online information for many in the country. ukabroad will have to quarantine in hotels from the middle of this month. they're expected to be set up near airports including heathrow and gatwick. hotel owners will be asked to provide rooms for more than a thousand people a day. there's been international condemnation of china after the bbc reported claims that women in so—called re—education camps for the uighur muslim minority are being raped and tortured. presidentjoe biden and the british government are now calling on beijing to allow independent investigators into the camps. china has denied the allegations and accused the bbc of making a "false report". matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees for his report — and you may find some of their accounts distressing. two days ago, we broadcast the story of tu rsunay ziawudun. she described how she was held in this re—education camp in xinjiang for months and was the victim of repeated rape. translation: they were three men. not one, but three. they did whatever evil their

military chief accusing the army of attempted coup she has faced protests since losing the war with neighboring azerbaijan last year over the disputed region of no going all kind of uk let's cross now to robin for us that walk in the van robin where is pressure on today and what is he trying to do to shore up his leadership. today has been keeping a relatively low profile in fact. we haven't seen anything like yesterday where he had a massive rally on the republic square off the posting a message live on facebook. just. today he made a few words about how he and his government have actually been increasing the salaries so you know our media minute tree and i think that's a way of he wanted to remind me that actually he's on this. because it's the army that the senior generals that might make that statement calling on him to resign that created this sense of impending do with the idea that it might have been a military coup and you don't think that it hasn't materialized because there is always that distinct possibility now given that they have thrown their weight behind the opposition in a sense because they want him to resign and the opposition well they're behind

army sees power last week. the general says subject vow civilian leaders failed to bold a proper election. storm darcy has brought severe weather with much of the uks the coldest since the so—called beast from the east in 2018. schools and vaccination centres have had to close in some areas and police are warning people not to travel. helen wilkins reports. in benfleet in essex, a bus driver struggled to keep control. such were the challenging conditions on the road. he ain't stopping for no—one! —— helena wilkinson reports. in norfolk, motorists abandoned their cars as snowdrifts stopped them from getting through. emergency services were also impacted. the county of kent experienced some of the heaviest snowfall, up to 16 cm in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england. due to storm darcy, we had some very strong blustery winds, which has caused a lot of drifting in certain exposed areas, and that's caused a lot of problems on the roads. the aa says treacherous driving conditions have caused numerous accidents. in chartham, near canterbury, local workers helped to keep village life ticking along. getting everybody in

uk to address development. the government has condemned a military coup in myanmar and called for the release of the country's elected leader, aung san suu kyi. the armyaung san suu kyi of fraud. she's being detained along with hundred of mps. a foreign office minister called for the release of those being held under restoration of the government. the events of sunday night have filled us with a sense of sadness. and of revulsion. our thoughts are with the people of myanmar who have once again been robbed of their inherent democratic rights. the elections in 2020, though by no means perfect, where an important step on myanmar's path to democracy. we must receive assurances that their— we must receive assurances that their safety, well— being we must receive assurances that their safety, well—being and their safety, well— being and rights — their safety, well—being and rights are being respected. the state of emergency must be repealed, arbitrary detentions reversed, the outcome of the democratic elections respected, and the national assembly peacefully reconvened. the uk already has sanctions on members of the myanmar military involved in what's been

uk with more. one of the places that i actually lived in was a news anchor was an el paso texas where you had fort bliss that is the 2nd largest army post in the country when we pulled up to the gates here this morning it looks like i was walking into fort bliss there is a there's a whole street that's blocked off here that goes right into a checkpoint you'll see that these cars they go in they get checked pointed by police by national guard and you see this is all happening literally just you know maybe 2 football fields away from our u.s. capitol you can also see to the left of the capitol here in our life we have almost like these little trailers that have been put on we have a lot of these members where they're actually staying there was 26000 troops here during the inauguration the numbers starting to go down but they want to have 5000 troops here scheduled again like you said till march 4th because you have a lot of cuban members talking underground and in sub right it's in you know you have a lot of these different you know social media other outlets and they're going to talking about possibly coming back again on march 4th

army has been fantastic, the pharmacists have done a greatjob. they have been assisted by legions of volunteers. but i think one of the most striking things about the uktrality of gp surgeries, of the nhs, and they have done the lion's share of the work, and it has been really very moving to see it. if there is anybody at all in the 70—plus category who thinks they have not been offered a jab, what should they do? of course, the numbers are very good for the over 80s, the over 70s, the 75 to 79 group, you are looking at 95% that have been done. but there are some people who still are to come forward, and i really do urge people to come forward. these jabs, these vaccines are safe, they're efficacious, and they will help protect you against disease and against death. they are a wonderful thing to have. they'll protect you, yourfamily, your neighbours, and i think people get that, and that is why they are coming forward in such numbers. but if you haven't yet had a letter and you think that you need one, and you think you are in the categories concerned, get onto the nhs or dial 119 and we will fix you up with a jab. now, you can't say too much today ab

army has killed thousands before to shore up its power. it may do so again. jonathan head, bbc news. choh vin is the director of the burma human rights network here in the uk.r we are the people in burma calling for the restoration of democratic government, established in the 2000 and constitution. government, established in the 2008 constitution. what is wrong in their view that dates back from 13 years ago? this is from day one. the people of burma do not agree with 2008 constitution. because 2008 constitution was drafted by the military, to make them power and continue to make them money, to keep the power in the grips and as you see, they would tread and they are above the law. this is undemocratic. if 25% of committees selected by general, sit in the parliament of democratically elected mps, without the approval, if you want to pass any laws, need 76%. if i% of them oppose, then we cannot pass any laws, then they control the parliament. pass any laws, then they control the arliament. ., ., ., pass any laws, then they control the parliament-— parliament. how great a risk are these demonstrators _ parliament. how great a risk are these demonstrators taki

army. he trained motorcycle soldiers in india, survived dengue fever while in burma and became a tank instructor back home in the uka hero in the truest sense of the word and a beacon of hope for the world. captain, sir tom moore, who lifted the world with a walk in the garden, died on tuesday of coronavirus. coronavirus. he was 100 years old. my plaque psoriasis... ...the itching ...the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. tremfya®. emerge tremfyant™ janssen can help you explore cost support options. i'm david collado i chose the spark cash card from capital one. cause i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. last year i redeemed $21,000 in cash back which i used for new equ

to preserve is the interoperability of our armies because it means more efficiency for our interventions everywhere. we decided together with the u.s. and uke operation against the use of chemical weapons in syria and we delivered interoperability. in the coming weeks and months we will have a critical time. on the basis of the reports, after my formula end of 2019, i think we are in a period -- in a moment of clarification for nato. we have to clarify the new concept and our new willingness. war is the enemy. nato was created to fight against ussr. now where's the enemy? who is the main enemy of our societies? how to deal with new specific issues, china. this is a question, this is the elephant in the room. we have to speak very clearly about this issue. my willingness is to have a political approach. it means managing together to have a fair and open discussion, sometimes to share differences, but i think we have to face this issue. third, having a clear role of conduct between member states. but how to speak about nato members when you have a partner like turkey having the behavior we experienced in 2019 and 2020. i'm happy to see -- it

to preserve is the interoperability of our armies because it means more efficiency for our interventions everywhere. we decided together with the u.s. and uk, unique operation against the use of chemical weapons in spring 18 and we developed interoperability with nato. now in the coming weeks and months we will have very critical time because on the basis of the reports, after my formula in 2019, i think we are in a period, in a moment of clarification. we have to clarify the new concept and our new willingness. who is the enemy? nato was basically created to fight against usso. how to deal with new specific issues, china. this is the question. this is the elephant in the room. we have to speak very clearly about this issue. my willingness is to have a political approach because i want a stable and peaceful world. but it means managing together to have a fair and open discussion, sometimes to share differences. but i think we have to face this issue. third, having a clear rule of conduct between states. we will probably revert in that. but how to speak as a path in nato partners. when you have a partner like turkey having the behavior we e

legions of volunteers, the army, and all of the people who were involved in that we are doing such a fantasticjob in north wales? it is close to my heart. i think that right across this ukary things and have worked incredibly hard to deliver this vaccine roll—out. we have been working as hard as we possibly can as a united kingdom to support the nhs in wales, in north wales, in scotland, northern ireland to make sure that this vaccine is delivered as safety and as rapidly as possible to all parts of the silence. it as possible to all parts of the silence. , ., ., , ,., silence. it is wonderful to see so many people _ silence. it is wonderful to see so many people being _ silence. it is wonderful to see so many people being vaccinated i silence. it is wonderful to see so| many people being vaccinated so quickly. it shows the value of investing in the right people in the right place at the right time and using our national health service gps and local public health professionals. the vaccination isn't the end of the story. social distance and will continue to play its part, so will test, trace, isolate and support and new variants threatened to take us back to square one.

army of attempting a coup. has faced protests since losing the war with neighboring azerbaijan last year over the disputed region of nagorno kind of uk let's cross live now to robin foster walker who's in rome where is nicole pushing on now and what's he trying to do to shore up his leadership. well it has not be out and about today on the streets of your event that was yesterday thursday when with just a facebook message he was able to call out significant numbers of people on to the streets to show that he still has a measure of public support but today in fact i think he's been on a sort of a charm offensive reminding the army who appear to be so unhappy with him that he has raised the salaries of soldiers and so forth while in office to show that he is on this site that he's not somehow the man that they should be making an enemy of but today really is all beat about the opposition who have been maintaining their rolling protests we're going to have another one at 6 o'clock local time which is in just about an hour's time today they've been meeting with the presidents of army seems to be a man of the moment playing a mediator a r

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triumph, the army veteran achieved a number one single, as you can see, with his rendition of you'll never walk alone, alongside michael ball, making him the oldest person to ever achieve a uktings from the queen and prime minister. lastjuly, he was knighted by the queen in her first official engagement in person since the start of the first lockdown. the queen personally praised the veteran, telling him: "thank you so much, an amazing amount "of money you raised." captain tom said it was absolutely magnificent. what a life. captain tom's daughter, lucy teixeira, and herfamily are inviting people to come together to plant trees and grow a living legacy forest in his name. trees for tom is a collaboration between two environmental charities which the family have chosen for their track record in this field, and for their ethics and alignment with sir tom's values. the woodland trust in the uk and global reforestation charity. treesisters.org will grow sir tom's legacy forest on behalf of his family. let's speak now to cali white from treesisters. hello, cali. a big day for anybody involved in captain tom's legacy, if you like. when people think of him, they tend to think of t

the army has taken to the streets of myanmar, as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. political leaders were either rounded up or sacked. more now on the uk'shealth secretary also said that nearly nine in ten of all those aged over 80 had now been vaccinated that figure does hides some regional variation. the north east of england and yorkshire and the south—west of england have vaccinated more than 80% of their over 80s whereas that figure is a lot lowerfor london and south—east england. there has been some real local success in the vaccine roll—out though. gloucestershire — in the south west — has vaccinated the highest proportion of those 80 and over in england, with more than 91% receving a jab. and we can speak to someone involved in the roll—out in gloucestershire now. drjeremy welch is a local gp in gloucestershire and a clinical director for the tewkesbury, newent and staunton primary care network. he has been leading the community vaccination effort at one of the ten gp led community vaccination centres across gloucestershire. doctor welch, thank you so much for joining us. 91%. not bad. irate doctor welch, thank you so much for jo

uk. once again, i pay tribute to the astonishing efforts of everyone involved. the gps, nurses, volunteers, the army i thank all of you who have come forward to be vaccinated. this is an unprecedented national achievement. but it is no moment to relax. in fact, it is a moment to accelerate. the threat from this virus remains very real. yes, it is true, we have vaccinated more than 90% of those aged over 70. don't forget, 60% of hospital patients with covid are under 70. although the vaccination programme is going well, we still don't have enough data about the exact effectiveness of the vaccines in reducing the spread of infection. we have some interesting straws in the wind, we have grounds for confidence, but the vaccinations have only been running for a matter of weeks. and, while we are learning the whole time, we don't today, as i talk to you today, we don't have all the hard facts that we need. and the level of infection remains very high. we still have more people in hospital today than at the peak last april. and admissions across the uk, a very important statistic, running at 1600 a day. so

over 15 million people jabbed in the uk and 12 million in england, fantastic work by nhs staff, volunteers and the armycting data on. i should say first of all that in the over 705, nine out of ten people have accepted the vaccine, and that is great news. but clearly we need to make sure that everybody who possibly can get the vaccine is offered and gets the vaccine. so we are focusing on care home workers, health care staff and if they have not been vaccinated yet, there is still an opportunity to come forward. and of course, we are also working with faith leaders and leaders of community groups to ensure in some of the groups, we know it is harder to get vaccines to them, and to persuade people to get vaccines, so that they understand the benefits and they feel happy to come and get the vaccine as well. it's a way to protect yourselves and protect your loved ones and get society back towards normal. let’s society back towards normal. let's aet back society back towards normal. let's get back to — society back towards normal. let's get back to the — society back towards normal. let's get back to the s

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uk and astrazeneca over who gets access to vaccine supplies. a military coup has been carried out in myanmar, with the arrest of aung san suu kyi and other political leaders. the army'sradio and television are off air, and telephone and internet connections have been cut. 0ur correspondentjonathan head is in bangkok. talk us through the overnight events. well, in the early hours of the morning, the military went all the key centres of power across the country and attained everyone of significance in authority including aung san suu kyi and her government, which won a resounding election victory in a general election back in november, and that is the grievance for the military. the military has its own party which did very badly in the election, aung san suu kyi's party won 80% of the seats in the parliament, real landslide and the military has been complaining about alleged irregularities in the election since then ramping up its language. not many people expected it to carry out a complete coup, a complete takeover of government, that is a shock, and aung san suu kyi is very popular, and a lot of people will be very unhappy about this but the military is very powerf