saw itself in the seen by the people of wales as a party that was committed to governing wales within the national assembly and therefore it wasn't entirely bad saying the labor party was forming that 1st government. duff and one final question i mean i've campaigned with you in and wales and indeed your campaign with me in scotland and i was always struck by the me just say in the family oddity that people displayed to margie when when campaigning and fight you taught me a lesson or 2 about the techniques involved what advice would you give to the current crop of politicians to get that sort of empathy with the electorate perhaps for much of politics potentially on line politics perhaps somewhat missing now. i mean this is so vitally important within your own constituency and you and i know about that because we have been there needs to build up the linkages that you have to deal with people not just on party political matters and not just on the issues that concern them as individuals but on matters that are important to a community that you're dealing with a community on all levels

we will therefore have to remain in wales at alert level for four in wales at alert level four for a further three weeks. the advice for people who are extremely clinically vulnerable, the shielded group, which is not to go to work or to school if they are of that age, outside of the home is also being extended to the 31st of march. we will all need to stay—at—home and work from home for a while longer. and that will give us the time we need to reduce rates of coronavirus to even lower levels, as the vaccine continues to be rolled out even more people, in the priority groups. rolled out to even more people, in the priority groups. and when it comes to lifting the restrictions here in wales, we will take the same approach as we adopted during the first lockdown. careful, gradual and always with public health and safety at the forefront of our decision. because if we move to quickly, there is a very real risk that cases will immediately begin to shoot back up again and everyone's hard work over this winter will be lost. but because we are already seeing significant improvement, we

mr; community right across wales. my inbox on vaccine roll—out is full of angen inbox on vaccine roll—out is full of anger. ourwonderfulstaff are anger. our wonderful staff are chomping anger. ourwonderfulstaff are chomping at the beck to deliver the vaccine. we know the welsh government has bought into the uk government has bought into the uk government procurement for various vaccines. can i ask what flexibility is there in the agreed provision of the pfizer vaccine first at the oxford astrazeneca vaccines, is their flexibility to change as the situation potentially changes, or the challenges change? is their flexibility in the procurement agreement? is wales getting their fair share of the astrazeneca vaccine, which is easier to roll—outs? my final point is, with high circulating levels of covid still, though the lockdown is working, the figures are coming down, there remains a higher probability of new mutant strains developing, which is why we must vaccinate as a matter of urgency, pull out all the stops. t

northern england and wales as well. drier in scotland and wales as well. drier in scotland and northern ireland, colder as well. significant later on in the week. still mild for most of england and wales, wendy and the south—east. colder air moving south by thursday, turning cooler later on in the week, chance of heavy snow over the hills of scotland and northern england for a while. tonight at ten. the government hopes by september every adult in the uk will be offered a coronavirus jab. the nhs in england says 140 people a minute are receiving their first injection, as ten new vaccine hubs open tomorrow. we are vaccinating four times faster than people are newly catching coronavirus. it comes amid more warnings of increased pressure on the nhs, due to rising hospital admissions. also tonight. the arch critic of the kremlin, alexei navalny, is detained on his return to moscow, five months after being poisoned, with a nerve agent. the legendary music producer phil spector dies injail, a decade after his conviction for

some snow really into parts of wales, some of the high ground of southern england. this really has not amounted to very much at all. but we will keep some patchy rain, sleet and hill snow around, for some of us tonight. but that weather system just fizzling out as we see another more substantial one coming in for monday night into tuesday. yet more rain, and for this one some significant snow. but it is going to be a damp night across wales, and the midlands, east anglia and southern england. patchy rain, sleet, a little bit of hill snow. similar picture for parts of northern ireland. for northern england and scotland some clear spells, wintry showers for the northern isles, northern and eastern parts of scotland. making it icy in places, but it's where we have clear spells, this is where temperatures will be at their lowest tonight. but even here, not as cold as it was last night. a similar picture going into tomorrow, still a few more of these wintry showers. northern and eastern scotland, a few centimetres in places out of these. a lot of cloud, misty and murky a

some fixed penalty notices which have been issued in wales are for people who live in wales, some are from people who travelled into wales over the christmas and new year period when the rules quite clearly did not allow that to happen. so for that small minority, who continue to believe that somehow the rules do not apply to them, then our police forces and our other enforcement agencies, are already taking action and will continue to do that. mark dra keford, and will continue to do that. mark drakeford, i'd like to ask you about the new regulations that are going to come into force. these apply to england and scotland in relation to international travel. so you will be well aware that the new measures will mean that anyone travelling into england or scotland, even nationals of those countries, will have to have had a negative coronavirus test in the 72 hours prior to their coming into the country. are you going to do the same thing for wales? yes, i strongly support the measures that have been taken. we don't have anybody coming into wales at the moment, our airport is closed to pa

we will still be vaccinating people here in wales well into the final months of this calendar year. mark drakeford. two weeks after the uk left the eu's rule book, one third of the scottish fishing fleet is tied up in harbour — that's according to the snp�*s westminster leader, who said some boats are landing in denmark, rather than scotland, to avoid brexit bureaucracy. he raised the issue during prime minister's questions. my constituent in lochaber, a producer and exporter of shellfish, is experiencing his worst nightmare. after loading a lorry of fresh local seafood on monday, as he has done for 35 years, his driverfaced bureaucracy and delays. brexit red tape now means that £40,000 of his fresh, high—quality produce is lost, unable to be sold. mr speaker, that 40,000 produce is income for over 100 local families and many remote and fragile communities. can the prime minister tell my constituent where is the sea of opportunity that he and his scottish tories promised? well, mr speaker, we are putting £100 million into supporting the fishing industry in scotland and acros

i am _ wales. our home has been vaccinated this morning. i am pleased _ wales. our home has been vaccinated this morning. i am pleased and i this morning. i am pleased and delighted that we got there. since the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has been introduced, it has been easy to get the vaccination programme in care homes going. and we are bearing the fruits of that. hour care homes going. and we are bearing the fruits of that.— the fruits of that. how is it working? _ the fruits of that. how is it working? is _ the fruits of that. how is it working? is it _ the fruits of that. how is it working? is it going i the fruits of that. how is it working? is it going to i the fruits of that. how is it| working? is it going to your residence and your staff simultaneously? is it coming into you or are you having to travel? what happened was with the pfizer vaccine available in december, our staff were vaccinated because they were visiting vaccination centres and pfizer was far more difficult to get to care homes. but, injanuary, once the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has c

here in wales. that�*s by the end of this week, as a minimum, 70% of the over 80s and people living and working in care homes will have been vaccinated in wales. when i spokein been vaccinated in wales. when i spoke in a first minister�*s questions last week, i said that her hope was that we would have 100 gp practices vaccinating by the end of the week. we exceeded that. we have to hundred and 50 gp practices by the end of the month, we will exceed that. —— the end of the month, we will exceed that. -- 250. we the end of the month, we will exceed that. —— 250. we will have a 45 mass vaccination centres. not only is the wealth nhs doing everything we asked of it —— welsh nhs, it is doing even more everyday and that means that we can be confident that we will deliver vaccination to those atop four priority groups in line with our planet by the middle of february. it is to thanks to know is to thanks to those enormous efforts that everyone in the senedd will want to support. withjust h

j, ., ., . ., wales. today's announcement on schools, wales. today's announcement on schools. as _ wales. today's announcement on schools. as you — wales. today's announcement on schools, as you say, _ wales. today's announcement on schools, as you say, is _ wales. today's announcement on | schools, as you say, is dependent wales. today's announcement on i schools, as you say, is dependent on case rates _ schools, as you say, is dependent on case rates continuing to fall and the pressure on the nhs easing, but you want— the pressure on the nhs easing, but you want to — the pressure on the nhs easing, but you want to give as much notice as possible _ you want to give as much notice as possible to — you want to give as much notice as possible to schools and parents and pupils. _ possible to schools and parents and pupils, how soon will parents, pupils. — pupils, how soon will parents, pupils, teachers know for sure that their children will be returning to schools? — their children will be return

getting rain into the south—west, pushing into wales, the south—west, pushing into wales, the west country in the afternoon n the west country in the afternoon n the south—west it will turn missy, temperatures here may be making double figure, elsewhere a chillier five to seven degrees. but we have wet weather air arriving overnight into tuesday an wednesday across england and wales, that is likely to bring flooding, area most at risk and we have an amber warning from the met office is for the southern pone anyones but the northern peak district. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... a warning of mounting pressure on hospitals and staff by the head of nhs england. i think the facts are very clear and i am not going to sugar coat them. hospitals are under extreme pressure and staff are under extreme pressure. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow, as the foreign secretary lays out the government's targets for the rollout. the adult population, entire adult population, we want to be offered a firstjab by september. and the government moves to head off

it was the prince of wales who spoke of their courage. today, in this hallowed place, and in the presence of all those gathered here, or in their homes, wherever they may be, let us affirm that they and the surviving veterans are not forgotten. rather, you are respected, thanked and cherished with all our hearts, and for all time. and in november, remembrance sunday, too, had a distinctly different feel. in whitehall, the veterans were few, the masked bands socially distanced, and the streets empty of the public who come to pay their respects. at 11 o'clock, the queen took her place on the balcony and watched as the prince of wales and other senior members of the royal family stood at the cenotaph for the two minutes' silence. big ben tolls. wreaths were then laid, including one on behalf of the queen. for the march—past there were just 25 veterans. but despite limitations, remembrance in 2020, a year in which there has been so much loss and personal sacrifice, felt just as poignant. away from royal duties, the duke and duchess of susse

some snow really into parts of wales, some of the high ground of southern england. this really has not amounted to very much at all. but we will keep some patchy rain, sleet and hill snow around, for some of us tonight. but that weather system just fizzling out as we see another more substantial one coming in for monday night into tuesday. yet more rain, and for this one some significant snow. but it is going to be a damp night across wales, and the midlands, east anglia and southern england. patchy rain, sleet, a little bit of hill snow. similar picture for parts of northern ireland. for northern england and scotland some clear spells, wintry showers for the northern isles, northern and eastern parts of scotland. making it icy in places, but it's where we have clear spells, this is where temperatures will be at their lowest tonight. but even here, not as cold as it was last night. a similar picture going into tomorrow, still a few more of these wintry showers. northern and eastern scotland, a few centimetres in places out of these. a lot of cloud, misty and murky a

wales went into lockdown ahead of christmas. the new year has started with an all too familiar theme. staying at home remains the rule for at least another three weeks. the new strain is undoubtedly adding a new, dangerous dimension to the public health crisis. the lockdown will continue for another three weeks to the 29th of january, when it will be reviewed again. on monday, schools were told to prepare for pupils to return injanuary 18th, but today that has changed to learning return on january 18th, but today that has changed to learning from home for the rest of the month and probably until february half half—term, unless there is a significant drop in covid cases. ahead of the lockdown, wales had the highest covid case rates in the uk. those numbers are now down. vaccinations have started. but this is still a country in the grip of a health and economic emergency. it means this brewery has nowhere to sell its beer. the barrels are full, but have nowhere to go. less than a year old, the site may now be shut permanently, m

sleet and snow to the hills, more especially in wales. tt tends to fizzle out as we go on through monday morning, though, a good deal of cloud across southern parts on a cold—feeling, damp day. there will be some sunny spells the further north you are you may catch an isolated shower and easier monday temperatures. then we're looking into the atlantic. well, first sign of it here and the more vigorous weather system coming our way going into tuesday, more rain where it's not needed. a freshening wind, as it meets the colder air pushing north some disruptive snow around during tuesday, lingering in parts of scotland into wednesday, too. so for some of us it will be turning briefly milder and then colder again later in the week. that's your latest forecast, bye—bye. the government calls for a reset in relations with the eu — following a row over the supply of vaccines. the european commission had attempted to block vaccine exports to northern ireland — which could have led to checks

let's cross to wales, mark drakeford is speaking. the new strain of the virus has taken a firm foothold in north wales, where we are seeing cases of the virus rising rapidly. we expect the virus rising rapidly. we expect the new strain will become the dominant form of the virus in the south wales as well. cases of coronavirus remain high in wales, as you can see on this slide. there has been a fall back from the very high levels which we saw before christmas and before the alert level for restrictions were introduced. and you can see that on the right—hand of the slides, the effects of the actions we have taken. but over the last few days, that fall has stalled and rates have begun to creep up again. on monday of this week, they we re again. on monday of this week, they were around 440 cases for every 100,000 people in wales, and today, thatis 100,000 people in wales, and today, that is 20 points higher. it is still the case that around one in four tests is positive for coronavirus, and all of that it demonstrates that we still hav

after a sunny morning for england and wales, we have seen cloud increasing from the west. this evening we had wetter weather for a while affecting scotland and northern ireland before turning more showery. a bit of a breeze overnight, so it should not get too cold. the risk of one or two icy patches and needs east of the uk. we are left with this line of rain. to the north, sunshine and showers, wintry over the hills. it will cloud over from the south—west was reigning to south west england in the morning, into wales, their west country in the afternoon. temperatures making 10 degrees. elsewhere the chilly air and around five to seven celsius. wet weather will develop overnight, continuing on tuesday and wednesday in england and wales. there is a number rain warning from the met office covering the southern pennines and the northern peak district. these areas particularly at risk from flooding in the next few days. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a warning of mounting pressure on hospitals and staff by the head of nhs england. i think the facts are very clear

wales, really, before christmas. wales, really, before christmas, had the worst transmission and case rates of all the uk nations. since then, since lockdown has been put in effect, we are starting to see the positive coming out of that. transmission rates in wales are now going down. the positivity rate, those testing positive across wales, is now coming down. there is a slight easing on the nhs and welsh hospitals, and also, interestingly, after a slow start, wales now leads the table when it comes to daily vaccination rates of the population across the uk. so all of those things together have come together, coupled together, really, to make way for this decision today by the first minister and the welsh government to allow schools to partially reopen on the 22nd on a phased return, as he mentions. it will be the youngest going back to school first, for two reasons. one, online e—learning is difficult for children of a younger age, for obvious reasons, and as well, the transmission risk for passing on the virus i

that is how we've had 162,000 people vaccinated already here in wales. that's why the pace of vaccination will accelerate again this week. we've had 25,000 doses of the oxford vaccine available to us over each of the last two weeks. we expect to have 80,000 doses available to us this week, and we will use all of them. plaid cymru asked about the different vaccination rate compared to england or northern ireland. my own elderly parents ask me — because they're in the _ position, they haven't| had a date at all, both are in their80s. my father, an 85—year—old ex—miner, has copd, he'sj in a clinically vulnerable - group — and yet he's had no communication yet to explain to him when he will get- a vaccination. we have family, like . many people in wales, across different parts - of the uk — many of them have been vaccinated, and they've had a date for a vaccination. i so what explains the gap? because it's important for us to know, because if there's i a problem there, - then we can solve it! the figures of what happens elsewhere in the united ki

that is how we've had 162,000 people vaccinated already here in wales. that is why the pace of vaccination will accelerate again this week. plaid cymru asked about the different vaccination rate compared to england or northern ireland. my own elderly parents ask me — because they're in the _ position, they haven't| had a date at all, both are in their805. my father, an 85—year—old ex—miner, has copd, he'sj in a clinically vulnerable - group — and yet he's had no communication yet to explain to him when he's going - to get a vaccination. what explains the gap? because it's important for us to know, because if there's i a problem there, - then we can solve it! the figures of what happens elsewhere in the united kingdom, what happens in wales will, as i say, change week by week. what we are focused on is making the fastest and most efficient use of every drop of vaccine that comes here in wales. mark drakeford. those exchanges came just before the news that a group of politicians, including the conservative leader, paul davies, drank alcohol on we

eastern counties of england holding onto some brightness, but further west across england and wales as well, we'll see thickening clouds, some mist and hill fog and some outbreaks of rain through the afternoon. and as we go through monday night into the early hours of tuesday, that rain will spread across england and wales, becoming really heavy and persistent over high ground in north wales, northern england, some of that rain getting into northern ireland as well. very mild by the end of the night down towards the south, staying colder further north across scotland, but we'll also remain drier with just a few showers. but for tuesday, this procession of weather fronts is going to be working its way across the british isles, bringing some heavy and persistent rain. you can see where we're expecting the wettest of the weather. for a time across northern ireland, maybe into southern scotland, but certainly across northern england, wales. pretty wet across the southwest as well, where it will also be pretty windy. further north, lighter winds across the northern half of scotland, some sp

into the evening and overnight, staying largely dry across england and wales, threatening a touch of frost here and there but more cloud further north than turning wet are once again. more wet weather to come as we head into the week. the wind will strengthen and we will find rain, heavy over the hills, and increasing risk of some flooding once again. this is the picture for monday, as we head into monday we have a wet weather front stuck across central and southern scotland. this is where most of the wet and windy weather is going to come from, in from the atlantic and into the south—west. cloud and patchy rain head north across scotland. showers elsewhere on monday and then cloud thickening from the south—west with rain in the south—west of england and wales during the afternoon. head of that temperature is holding around six or seven celsius. things start to get wetter overnight and into tuesday as the weather front marches north, pressure starts to drop and we find the wind picking up, especially across england and wales. it may well be a drive through the east midlands, li

drifting snow for wales as the winds will be strong. cold but bright in the north. the last of the bright in the north. the last of the bright hair will be moving away from the far south—west. the clip clears on saturday night, some ice around. a new area of low pressure will arrive into the west. a bit of a repeat performance after a dry start, rain, sleet and snow into northern ireland, wales, the midlands, southern england, mainly rain close to the coast but significant falls of snow for parts of wales, stay tuned to the forecast. a reminder of our top story...

police _ suspicious package was found in wales. police say _ suspicious package was found in wales. police say the _ suspicious package was found in wales. police say the item - suspicious package was found in wales. police say the item is . suspicious package was found in | wales. police say the item is not suspicious package was found in i wales. police say the item is not a viable device. man has been remanded in custody to appear at maidstone crown next month. funeral directors say they may have to ask bereaved families to pay any fines incurred if a service breaches coronavirus restrictions. the national association of funeral directors said it was "utterly ridiculous" its members risked penalties for doing a front line job. police in hertfordshire fined an undertaker £10,000 when 150 mourners went to a ceremony last week. five men have been arrested following a �*disturbance' at a former military barracks in kent being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. kent police said a significant amount of damage was caused at the site in folkestone when a fire broke out. they ar

there will be more sunshine as well, particularly for england and wales. very few showers left in the north—west by the morning. we will see the cloud increasing through the day in scotland and northern ireland. some showers blown into northern ireland. most of the showers in western scotland replaced by longer spells of rain in the afternoon. eastern scotland still looks largely dry. we will have some stronger winds across scotland, not quite as windy as today. lighter winds further south, and a pleasant day for england and wales in the sunshine. temperatures around six to eight celsius. that is normal, really, for this time of the year. as we head into monday, we have got some wetter weather moving northwards into scotland. a few showers around elsewhere. and then, through the day, we'll see cloud increasing in the south—west. that will bring some wetter weather into the south—west of england and wales through the afternoon. ahead of that, those temperatures holding steady at around seven to nine celsius. but with this wetter weather coming in from

, the odd shower through north west england and north wales. a bit more cloud, i think, for northern ireland and especially scotland, where showers will merge into longer spells of rain through the day, perhaps with some snow over higher ground, say, above 500 metres. quite windy in the north, lighter winds further south and temperatures pretty much exactly where we'd expect them to be at this time of year, between 6—9 celsius. now, during sunday night, we will see further showers or longer spells of rain and mountain snow across parts of scotland, a few showers into other western fringes. further south and east, it should be largely dry with some clear spells and temperatures generally getting quite close to freezing, but it's another one of those nights where it's not quite as cold as it has been lately. and then into monday, we will see some further showery rain at times across scotland, western fringes of northwest england, northern ireland, and then rain will become a bit more widespread across the west later in the day, whereas eastern

of all across parts of northern england and over the hills of wales as well. a blustery day down towards the south, could easily see gusts of wind in excess of a0 mph for some. lighter winds further north, it will be chilly here, cold enough for some snow on the northern edge of our rain band, but further south, very, very mild indeed. but i think the rain will be of most concern. there are already met office warnings in force for much of england and wales, and this amber warning — which covers parts of the southern pennines and the peak district — this is an area where we are expecting some quite significant disruption. there could well be some flooding, and you can see the rain continues through tuesday night and into wednesday. so very much worth staying in touch with the weather situation. for northern ireland and scotland on wednesday, we will see some brighter weather, some spells of sunshine, but here, it will be a rather chilly day. and that chilly weather is set to win out for all of us by the end of the week, as our area of low pressure bringing

here in wales it is very clear that exercise has to begin and end at home. that is less clear in england as to the distance you can travel for exercise and i would say to the prime minister and the cabinet to really be clear about that because that clarity of messaging which frankly has been a problem over the last nine or ten months in uk government is absolutely vital. anyone living in wales is absolutely clear because it has been relentlessly reinforced and sadly for people in wales they have had longer in these restrictions and many people in london and southern england, for example. given that experience, what would you say the welsh government has done... may be people in wales are just naturally more compliant than people in southern england and london, i don't know! but what has the welsh government done to help that message and reinforce that message would you think the uk government, which is responsible for england, can learn from. firstly, the welsh government has always tried to act in a timely manner and we have seen that throughout the pandemi

let's assess the situation in wales. let's assess the situation in wales. wales‘s lockdown restrictions will be further strengthened in supermarkets, workplaces and schools and colleges in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, first minister mark drakeford has said. here he is speaking at the welsh government briefing earlier this afternoon... the new strain is undoubtedly adding a new, dangerous dimension to the public health crisis. wherever there's mixing, wherever people come together, the new strain is spreading. it is highly contagious and spreads very quickly from person to person. this is the background against which we have carried out the three—weekly review of the current restrictions. the outcome of that review will not be a surprise against that background, and it is that the lockdown will continue for another three weeks, till the 29th of january, when it will be reviewed again. scotland's first minister has also been holding a news conference. international travellers to scotland will soon be required to show a negative covid test

was wrexham in north wales. 0f taste of snow, this was wrexham in north wales. of course,, we've had snow in the south here some places have had several centimetres more than we have seen all season. the many i'm sure gleeful to get out and about sensibly and safely to play in the snow but of course it's causing treacherous conditions out and about because across north wales it is just piling up. it is being covered in snow. treacherous conditions on the roads and underfoot as well. and it set to continue throughout the remainder of the afternoon. just stuck into the far south of northern england, east anglia north wales. the heavy showers following an sunshine but within those showers hail and thunder, sleet and snow showers further north but an abundance of sunshine in the snow peters out in northern ireland where it too has been snowing for much of the day but it's cold out there and with the snow continuing to full temperatures now dropping. this evening and overnight treacherously i see where the roads are

the rate in england is about 3.5% of the population, while in wales, it has been 2.7%. although you have tried to play down this difference, it does amount to an extra 25,000 people who could have been vaccinated in wales if you and your health minister had been on the ball. given that your health minister has not even set foot in an nhs hospital in recent months, because he is worried that he will be getting in the way, does he now need to resign so that he isn't getting in the way of vaccinating more people? and do we need to adopt a uk—led approach to vaccinations? no. first minister, the welsh - government's vaccine strategy has confirmed that 280,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine . and 47,000 of the _ oxford—astrazeneca vaccine have now been received here - in wales, and yet we know that only around 91,000 doses have been administered. i and we know, as of yesterday, l 2.7% of the population of wales has been vaccinated, - compared to 3% in scotland and 3.5% in england. can you explain to the people of wales why the roll—out - of the vaccine has fallen behind o

for many parts of england and wales, it will be dry and sunny. not many showers left in the north—west, but more cloud coming in to scotland and northern ireland. some showers here. the bulk of the showers in western scotland replaced by longer spells of rain in the afternoon. temperatures around six, seven, 8 degrees. near—normal, really, for the time of year. as we head into next week, the weather turns more unsettled. the winds will be strengthening, especially for england and wales. there will be some rain, heavy at times, and that, unfortunately, brings the risk of some further flooding. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... a further 1,295 people have died in the uk — according to the latest covid figures. but the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. calls for more support for the uk's travel and tourism sector — after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland

in wales it is 161,000, in northern ireland, 125,000. —— in wales, 151,000. oxford university has been given 100 million pounds for a new institute dedicated to research into antibiotic resistance. the donation by the chemicals company, ineos, is one of the largest in the university's history. researchers will develop new drugs and promote more responsible use of the antibiotics we have, as antibiotic—resistant "superbugs" become more common. the uk government is facing a rebellion from its own mps who want to give british courts the power to decide if a country is committing genocide. the proposal would stop ministers agreeing trade deals with states held to be responsible for deliberate mass killings. the government argues that trade policy should be decided by parliament, not the courts. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming told me more. there's two things going on here, there's people who are concerned about the human rights issue and then there are people who are particularly worried about the situation with the uighur people and how they're

mainly across england and wales. heavy rain continuing in northern england and into wales. the rain really adding up over the high ground in particular with flooding likely. wild mild in the south—east. temperatures in double figures. calder in scotland and northern ireland. that'll be significant as we had overnight and into thursday. a threat of some snow by thursday morning. some heavy snow in scotland and northern england over the hills. you're watching bbc news with me, tim willcox. the latest headlines at 2. a warning of mounting pressure on hospitals and staff by the head of nhs england i think the facts are very clear and i am not going to sugar—coat them. hospitals are under extreme pressure. and staff are under extreme pressure. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow — as the foreign secretary lays out the government's targets for the rollout. the adult population, entire adult population we want to have been offered a firstjab by september. and the government moves to head off a rebellion by backbench mps, who could support

wales. check the latest on the bbc weatherwebsite. no wales. check the latest on the bbc weather website. no wonder, when you look at how much rain we have had. this was the radar picture of the last few days. parts of wales and northern england have seen in excess of 150 million metres of rain, over a month's worth injust of 150 million metres of rain, over a month's worth in just a few days. now is that pivots away, it brings in some cold air and we have seen some snow, particularly across parts of scotland. still some snow to come here through the rest of today, not only of a higher ground, but even at relatively low levels in scotland. there is likely to be rain along the immediate coastline, staying windy here as well. further south, the winds ease for the rest of the day. there will be some dry weather and a chilly end to the afternoon. some rain is going to get into the far south—east corner, making for a 5°99y south—east corner, making for a soggy evening across parts of kent and sussex. that were then clear. we will see clear spel

in wales, we have had the latest figures _ week. in wales, we have had the latest figures and _ week. in wales, we have had the latest figures and as _ week. in wales, we have had the latest figures and as of _ week. in wales, we have had the latest figures and as of last - week. in wales, we have had the| latest figures and as of last night, more _ latest figures and as of last night, more than — latest figures and as of last night, more than 151,000 people have had their first _ more than 151,000 people have had their first dose of the vaccine which — their first dose of the vaccine which equates to about 4.8% of the welsh _ which equates to about 4.8% of the welsh population and wales has been behind _ welsh population and wales has been behind the other uk nations in the pace of— behind the other uk nations in the pace of the — behind the other uk nations in the pace of the roller, the welsh government stressing they are moving as quickly— government stressing they are moving as quickly and safely as possible. the firs

it could be quite heavy across parts of wales in the midlands. it will turn colder for all areas. we have recently had very mild air across much of the country but the cold air across northern scotland will continue to drift southwards over the next few days, low—pressure on saturday, trying to push up from the southwest and will introduce topics of rain it was a pumper to the cold air in turn rain into sleetand pumper to the cold air in turn rain into sleet and snow. some strong winds and disruption the circling around this area. some drifting over the high ground. for the rest of today, the rain and hail snow across scotland will tend to ease down and they should become dry for many and stayed quite mild across the south come heavy showers clearing away from the southeast, legacy a cloud left behind from the showers and also this weather front in the north hykeham a bit patchy rain and a little bit a light snow and equally some good smells of sunshine. northern scotland, central eastern england and very best. 11 or 12 degrees across extreme south, not as mild as yesterday, som

still mild for most of england and wales, windy in the south—east. that colder air will move south across the country by thursday, so it turns cooler later in the week, but we have the chance of some heavy snow over the ills of scotland and also for northern england for a while. —— the hills of scotland. this is bbc news, the headlines at 7am. a stark warning from the head of the nhs in england, on the intense pressures, caused by coronavirus. staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary lays out the government's targets for the roll—out. the anti—kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, afterflying back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the american music producer phil spector

, rain at times, heavy rain in wales, rain at times, heavy rain in wales and north—west england and sadly the friends the risk again of seeing some localised flooding. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. calls for more support for the uk's travel and tourism sector — after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland, with changes to takeaway and click—and—collect services. the world's biggest vaccination programme gets under way in india. the country hopes to inoculate 300 million people byjuly, with priority being given to front line health care workers. feeling absolutely safe, absolutely fit, absolutely fine. verijyous, very ecstatic. president—electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states, promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office. and coming up in half an hour, the world's biggest tech show takes

there is no postcode lottery here in wales. instead, he said there was a tremendous effort to get people vaccinated. now, for some other news in brief. new measures have been announced aimed at reducing the number of people travelling to and from the uk. british residents arriving from a "red list" of banned countries will have to quarantine in a hotel, and people travelling out of the uk are being told we will introduce a new requirement so that people wishing to travel must first make a declaration as to why they need to travel. this reason for travel will be checked by carriers prior to departure. limiting hotel quarantining to only a limited number of countries, from which travel from non—uk residents was all ready banned, means that the home secretary's proposals do not go anywhere near far enough. can she now tell me i why she failed to take the precautions that she knew were needed at the start - of the pandemic? what stopped her from closing the borders? . was it her cabinet colleagues, and if so, why did she not- res

ten, 11, 12 degrees across england and wales. very mild there, but it comes with a lot of rain, and we have got this stream of weather fronts, areas of low pressure, bringing the rain back in again. more rain for england and wales overnight, continuing into wednesday. again, heavier and more persistent for northern england and wales. drier for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine around here, but the air is much colder. by contrast, as you head to the south of that rain band, towards the midlands and south—east of england again, quite windy, but it will be very mild, 11—12. the cold air in the north will be significant. that will push southwards overnight into thursday, and getting colder, but also bringing the risk of some more snow. we have still got the same weather front end area of low pressure bringing wet weather, but as it gets further north and into the cold air, so the rain will start to turn to snow. some wet weather overnight, some snow beginning to fall, and that colder air starts to push down across more

again, heavierand more wales overnight and into wednesday. again, heavier and more persistent rain will be across wales and northern england with rain adding up at this stage. a mild day for england and wales especially to the south—east where it is drier and much colderfor south—east where it is drier and much colder for scotland and northern ireland. here it should be generally dry on wednesday. the colder air will play a part later in the week because as the wetter weather starts to move through it will hit colder air and we will find snow arriving on wednesday night into thursday, mainly in scotland and northern england.

and wales as well. it is dry across scotland and northern ireland. it is colder here as well. that will be significant later on in the week. still mild for most of england and wales, windy in the south—east. that colder air will move south across the country and by the time you get to thursday, so it is turning cooler later on in the week, we've got some chance of snow, heavy snow over the hills in scotland and also the northern england for a while. a stark warning from the head of. the chief executive says despite the roll—out of vaccines, high infection rates will cause severe problems for many more weeks. staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. but four times as many people are now being vaccinated in england as those who are infected. and every adult will be offered a first dose of vaccine by september. also on the programme... america on high alert in the run—up to the inauguration ofjoe biden as president. protecting engl

more snow across parts of scotland, turning drierfor some of us in england and wales. that's your forecast, bye—bye. this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the world health organization warns that an eu decision to impose export controls on coronavirus vaccines risks prolonging the pandemic. the uk confirms it wants to join the cptpp — the club that represents around 15% of world trade. police clash with protesters in france as demonstrations continue against a controversial new security law. and up for the cup — fans celebrate in brazil after palmeiras win the copa libertadores.

this can of showers drifting across wales, the south—west coming to the midlands, could give some heavy downpours with rain and thunder, and again some wintriness over the hills. temperatures rarely fall on owen to the midlands, could give some heavy downpours with rain and thunder, and again some wintriness over the hills. temperatures really fallen away into the first part of the evening, it a cold night, these heavy showers will drift across east anglia and the south—east, the showers up few centimetres in to be widespread, with temperature down to freezing or below. and at the other end of the uk, some fog patches likely tomorrow morning across parts of southern england. now, tomorrow actually not a bad day for many, some sunny spells, but you can see the stream of showers moving out of northern ireland but running through south—west scotland, northwestern would come into part of the midlands, maybe lincolnshire and east anglia. and again, some of these will bring some snow. but whether you seek showers or something, it is cold out there, two to seven celsius at best. and enforc

our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, has the story. for the majority of social workers across the uk, caseloads were already close, or already full before the pandemic started. and as restrictions eased, there came a flood of new cases. itjust feels like we are kind of cementing over the cracks but not actually getting to the foundation of what's really going on. minnyjackson, which isn't her real name, is a social worker that deals with children. she has real concerns that a higher workload coupled with social distancing measures that means that face—to—face visits are few and far between could be having a knock—on effect on her work. i think there is that constant worry that am i missing something? is there something here that i'm not seeing? and how can i actually do the meaningful work through a computer screen or through a mobile phone? a special survey released today by basw union has looked at the effect the pandemic has had on social workers. over two thirds of members working with children said that referrals or their ca

the numbers of people falling ill with coronavirus in wales are still too high. numbers in some parts of wales are rising where the new variant has taken hold. and the number of people in our hospitals continues to be beyond the levels that we saw earlier in 2020. so for all those reasons, we need to continue the regime we've had here in wales since before christmas, and where we can, to intensify it even further. our correspondent mark hutchings is in cardiff for us. i can't ican‘t imagine i can't imagine anyone in wales is surprised by the news. no, i think it's a conclusion that had foregone written all over it, really. the first minister referring their to the hospital figures and also a concern, particularly in north—east wales where this new variant seems to have been transmitting rather sharply. there is no real surprise, either, i don't think, about the decision on schools, as unwelcome as it might be for many pupils and families. only on monday we were told that schools would be staying close to most pupils until at least january 18. it's now until a