we get this a lot when borisjohnson visit scotland. ultimately, i think the reality is that those who just like him don't want him to come, and those that do, do. they generally cancel each other out. but those that do, do. they generally cancel each other out.— those that do, do. they generally cancel each other out. but these are the most feeble _ cancel each other out. but these are the most feeble of _ cancel each other out. but these are the most feeble of times, _ cancel each other out. but these are the most feeble of times, aren't - the most feeble of times, aren't they? we are in the middle of a pandemic. local elections coming in may, and polls all suggesting that a rising number of scott's feel that independence is the way forward. what do you think? doesn't make sense for him from unionist perspective to come to scotland at this moment in time? ila. perspective to come to scotland at this moment in time?— this moment in time? no, i think that at the _ this moment in time? no, i think that at the moment, _ this moment in

not borisjohnson, the needed after that last push. not boris johnson, the man needed after that last push. not borisjohnson, the man who needed after that last push. not boris johnson, the man who would needed after that last push. not borisjohnson, the man who would be winston churchill, james, the one who wrote a book about churchill which actually reviewed a few years back. johnson will see some sort of comfort in the sun headline because it's absolutely reflecting back this kind of language, this kind of choreography for which johnson is famous or north tory us. i suppose the one thing about this whole question about this one last push, one last heave be particularly grim injanuary and going into february, the worst period of the year for the vast majority of people anyway. —— is famous or notorious. the depression and the sense of people hunkering down and not really enjoying things is very much prevalent in january in enjoying things is very much prevalent injanuary in normal times. so in one respect that makes it worse for

borisjohnson out year, a bit of a mixed message. boris johnson out in year, a bit of a mixed message. borisjohnson out in public this morning telling the audience all about the great news of the vaccine, obviously his proudest achievement, but what the metro is concentrating on is his hint that we will be facing yet another lockdown, the third of its kind. obviously he didn‘t use quite a language, he typically boris language, we are in for a typically boris language, we are in fora bumpy typically boris language, we are in for a bumpy ride, you can call it bumpy when the statistics are very not bumpy but very serious, so clearly he is keeping his options open, but i think he is preparing us for clearly what is not going to be in any way different from anything we saw at the end of last year. tony, the prime ministerfaced some opposition, some reluctance from within his own party when the reductions were toughened in the past. do you think that might now be less of the case, ? given the case with the numbers? sima capture is entire

borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to speak tojoe biden since he entered the white house. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours, there's been an extraordinary rescue of 11 gold miners trapped underground in china for two weeks. the first miner was brought to the surface to cheers from emergency workers. he was described as extremely weak and immediately carried to a waiting ambulance. over the following hours, the others were pulled out in small groups. a total of 22 workers were trapped 600 metres below ground at the mine in shandong province following an explosion. joining me now live from beijing is our correspondent, stephen mcdonell. how have they got them out? remarkable story, events are moving very quickly in shandong province, ii very quickly in shandong province, ii miner ploo might have been brought to the surface alive. we had been told it would take two weeks for them to dig 600 metres through to where they were. —— ii miners. but somehow or other today a separate group of rescuers managed to clear a ventilation shaft which already went all

that is why you are healing borisjohnson talking today union. that is why you are healing boris johnson talking today about vaccines bought by the uk but ruled out by the scottish government. it is why you will hear him talk later about some of the big economic interventions we have seen. the uk government is that that is possible because of the broad shoulders of the treasury, as they put it. there are some in the unionist campaigns who think that the message is not getting a close and maybe boris johnson is not the best person to make it. two of the reasons that seem to be behind the increasing support for independence are intrinsically linked to the prime minister, brexit and leadership during the pandemic. polls suggest scots are much happier with nicola sturgeon's performance and boris johnson, so you are going to hear the prime minister took a lot more about the union in the next few months but there are many who think there's a lot of work to do.— there's a lot of work to do. thanks very much- _ scientists tracking the spread of coronav

the question for borisjohnson is, what is he going _ for borisjohnson is, what is he going to — for borisjohnson is, what is he going to do about that because i am he has _ going to do about that because i am he has got _ going to do about that because i am he has got busy in trait but has to do a _ he has got busy in trait but has to do a lot— he has got busy in trait but has to do a lot of— he has got busy in trait but has to do a lot of work to try and bring these _ do a lot of work to try and bring these four— do a lot of work to try and bring these four nations together as one my thing. — these four nations together as one my thing, what is noticed during covid _ my thing, what is noticed during covid is — my thing, what is noticed during covid is the way the nations have taken _ covid is the way the nations have taken up — covid is the way the nations have taken up and adopted different policies. — taken up and adopted different policies, where they have told people — policies, where they have told people in _ policies, where they have told people in their own countries wha

borisjohnson congratulating joe boris johnson congratulating joe biden on borisjohnson congratulating joe biden on his victory and touching on lots of issues as chris mentioned there, climate change. what really stood out for me, however, were talks of a trade deal which is hugely important to the uk as we know because the uk has left the european union and windsor trade deal as soon as possible. in fact, in the statement, the words as soon as possible were written in terms of discussing the benefits of a potential free—trade deal. those are the words used in the statement. the truth is that that the biden administration has said that its priority is american jobs and infrastructure, and the incoming treasury secretary has emphasized that point many times that that is what they want to focus on, not trade deals. and that's surely going to cause huge anxiety for the uk, which, quite frankly, wants a trade deal as soon as possible. find which, quite frankly, wants a trade deal as soon as possible. and what sianals deal as soon as possible. and what signals are — deal as soon as pos

borisjohnson didn't rule out further closures in england. we will keep this under constant review, but we will be driven by public health considerations and by the massive importance of education. for parents like charlotte, it's a frustrating time. we are lurching from crisis to crisis, in that this isn't a feasible way forward every time there is a surge in the virus rates. we cannot limp from school closure to school closure. whether schools are open or closed, most people in england are now living under the tightest level of restrictions. for how long and how many more willjoin them remains uncertain. the labour leader sir keir starmer is calling for new national restrictions in england to be brought in within 2a hours and said it is inevitable that more schools will have to close. the virus is clearly out of control, and there is no good the prime minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week, or two or three. that delay has been a source of so many problems, so i say, bring in those restrictions now, nation

borisjohnson has always been the king _ yes. borisjohnson has always been the king of— yes. borisjohnson has always been the king of optimism. he was sombre today— the king of optimism. he was sombre today and _ the king of optimism. he was sombre today and said he was sorry that he at possibility but also says that he et possibility but also says that he did all— et possibility but also says that he did all he — et possibility but also says that he did all he could and the government did all he could and the government did all— did all he could and the government did all they— did all he could and the government did all they could, which is not necessarily the case. there are many more _ necessarily the case. there are many more things— necessarily the case. there are many more things the government could've done in _ more things the government could've done in terms of locking down earlier~ — done in terms of locking down earlier. we locked down late on three _ earlier. we locked down late on three separate occasions. in terms of giving _ three separate occas

tomorrow's front pages, starting with the financial times carries borisjohnson�*s warning that the new variant of coronavirus that emerged in the uk may be 30% more deadly. the daily telegraph reflects on news that the new covid variant may be deadlier than the original strain had overshadowed an earlier announcement that infections are slowing. the guardian reports that borisjohnson has warned of stricter travel curbs and continued lockdown measures while the infection rate remained what he described as "forbiddingly high". the daily express claims the uk's covid vaccines are robust enough to beat the deadlier variant which is devastating the uk. the i reports that 5.4 million people in uk have been vaccinated — 8% of population — after a record day put the nation on course to immunise the over—70s and the extremely vulnerable by mid—february. and the daily mirror says that the government has been accused of diverting jabs from the north where they were beingdelivered in high numbers. so let's begin. i'm gratefulfor my i'm grateful for my guests joining me on friday evening at

borisjohnson. a new law to protect british troops from false allegations about their conduct in past conflicts has faced strong criticism in the house of lords. the overseas operations bill introduces a presumption against prosecution five years after an incident, unless compelling evidence emerges. a defence minister told peers why it was needed. having asked these personnel to risk life and injury in the most unforgiving of environments, overseas conflicts, they have returned home to face a dark shadow of uncertainty, an enduring, corrosive uncertainty, about whether or not they will be called into criminal or civil proceedings many years down the line. the minister anticipated some of the arguments put by the bill's opponents. this bill is not an amnesty, nor a statute of limitations. prosecutions can still go forwards after five years from the date this bill does not prevent allegations of offences being made and investigated after five years. labour said that by putting troops on a different l

and borisjohnson insisted work was going on to restore the records that had been lost. now, let's take a look at some other news in brief. visiting flooded areas in greater manchester, borisjohnson urged people to follow the advice from the environment agency. people were evacuated from their homes amid widespread flooding across england and wales caused by storm christoph. earlier, a former environment minister had told peers it was only by visiting flooded areas you could understand the full impact. of the 11,500 homes flooded last winter, there is a few that are 100 yards from my home in ludlow, some still empty with no extra protection. can i ask ministers to visit flooded areas, as the one thing they don't get from television and the media is the smell? and it's that smell that would wake them up to do even more. task force has warned that homelessness organisations are facing "fear and fatigue". lady casey said everything had got more challenging and relentless during the pandemic. staff have been doing this now close on to 12 months, so i think there is, in the s

is i covid—19 crisis, borisjohnson is struggling — covid—19 crisis, borisjohnson is struggling to _ covid—19 crisis, borisjohnson is struggling to uphold _ covid—19 crisis, borisjohnson is struggling to uphold the - covid—19 crisis, borisjohnson is. struggling to uphold the integrity of the _ struggling to uphold the integrity of the union. _ struggling to uphold the integrity of the union, and that _ struggling to uphold the integrity of the union, and that will- struggling to uphold the integrity of the union, and that will have l of the union, and that will have huge _ of the union, and that will have huge diplomatic— of the union, and that will have huge diplomatic implications i of the union, and that will havei huge diplomatic implications for this country _ huge diplomatic implications for this country-— this country. thank you all very much. geeta guru—murphy will be in the dateline london chair next weekend. dojoin her then. i'll be back in a fortnight. goodbye. hello there. we have got a big mixture of weather to come through the rest of today. conditions varyi

this was borisjohnson this morning. think about it, we've already got a lot of the country and tier 4, some in tier 3 or we've been waiting for is to see the impact of the tier 4 measures on the virus and it's a bit unclear still at the moment but i think if you look at the numbers there's no question that we have to take tougher measures and we will be announcing those in due course. so, that's mrjohnson saying the government is waiting to see the impact of the tier 4 measures which were implemented last month. but plenty of senior political and scientific voices in the uk have been calling for immediate action. the opposition labour leader sir keir starmer was leading those calls over the weekend. here he is again today... there is no use for prime minister hinting that further restrictions will come in a week or two or three. that delay has been the source of so many problems so i say bring those restrictions now, national restrictions within the next 2a hours. then there's the former health secretaryjeremy hunt —

wants— the same issues that borisjohnson wants to _ the same issues that borisjohnson wants to make a mark on, particularly taking real action against — particularly taking real action against climate change, one of the priorities— against climate change, one of the priorities for this government, a real priority after the pandemic. and for— real priority after the pandemic. and for those reasons, downing street— and for those reasons, downing street hopes there will be fewer fireworks, less drama, and a more dependable — fireworks, less drama, and a more dependable friend.— fireworks, less drama, and a more dependable friend. laura in london, jon in washington, _ dependable friend. laura in london, jon in washington, thank— dependable friend. laura in london, jon in washington, thank you - dependable friend. laura in london, jon in washington, thank you both. | to other news now, and there's been more grim news on the coronavirus front, with the number of covid deaths recorded in the last 24 hours more than 1,800, a higher figure than at any time during the pandemic.

and borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to speak to the new us president, joe biden, since he entered the white house. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk — the health secretary matt hancock says 77 cases of the south african variant of covid have been found here in the uk. but all have links to international travel and there is no evidence to date that it is spreading in the community unchecked. matt hancock has also said we are a "long way" from restrictions being eased — as scientists warn people may still be able to pass on the virus even if they've been vaccinated. our health reporter jim reed has more. the vaccination roll—out in the uk continues. hundreds of thousands of those most at risk are receiving theirjabs this weekend. but as we try and navigate our way out of this pandemic, scientists think new variants of coronavirus are a real concern. a mutation first found in cases from south africa is thought to spread faster. some worry it can make a vaccine less effective, though that is not yet certain. speaking o

borisjohnson at prime minister's questions. well, an hour or so later, the prime minister was back in the commons — this time, updating mps on the reopening of schools. schools in england have been open only to vulnerable children and those of key workers since the start ofjanuary, with the majority of youngsters staying at home. borisjohnson reminded mps that when he'd announced the lockdown, he'd promised a review in mid—february, once the most vulnerable had had the vaccine. so i can tell the house that when parliament returns from recess in the week recommencing 22 february, subject to the full agreement of the house, mr speaker, we intend to set out the results of that review and publish our plan for taking the country out of lockdown. it will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the february half term. and i know how frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. he insisted he understood the pressures on parents and the worries for

and according to the ‘i' — borisjohnson has bowed to scientific advisers — and it adds he believes that by mid—february "‘if things go well‘ all care home residents, carers, over—705, front line medics, social care workers and clinically vulnerable people should be vaccinated. so let's begin... when i look at this first paper, the metro, the headline to a lockdown number three, i'm reminded metro, the headline to a lockdown numberthree, i'm reminded of something. sequels always worse than the original. and that's exactly what the prime minister is saying. it's going to be, he warned commit that address the nation this evening, that there was going to be some of the hardest times we've seen ahead of us, and that actually this is going to be worse than the other lockdowns we have faced, and i think we also appreciate why that might be. notjust we also appreciate why that might be. not just because we also appreciate why that might be. notjust because we have done it all before and we've been through this before but also not doing in the dead of winter. so as we've had that lockdow

term parents and school heads, and local authorities were being threatened by gavin williamson and borisjohnson being threatened by gavin williamson and boris johnson with litigation being threatened by gavin williamson and borisjohnson with litigation if they tried to close their schools a week early. that seems cover the evidence already piling up then that any sense of relaxation over christmas, however small, was going to lead to this spike injanuary and so to lead to this spike injanuary and so at the risk of being right after the event, it is notjust me it's huge numbers of people with expertise telling the government to be far more cautious in december which would have made what they are doing now in january, which would have made what they are doing now injanuary, and the situation injanuary doing now injanuary, and the situation in january but just a little bit less bad than the catastrophe that we are now in. little bit less bad than the catastrophe that we are now inm go to the daily telegraph that has a picture of poor shots giving a speech. i don't think there's any other photograp

visiting a hospital where the first oxford—astrazeneca jabs were administered, borisjohnson says covid—19 is surging and hospitals are under huge pressure. what we have been waiting for is to see the impact of the tier 4 measures on the virus and it's a bit unclear still at the moment but i think there's, you know, if you look at the numbers, there's no question we're going to have to take tougher measures and we'll be announcing those in due course. we'll be live in westminster and asking what are the government's options. also this lunchtime... 82—year—old dialysis patient brian pinker becomes the first person to receive the new vaccine. it's hailed a "pivotal" moment. the vaccine means everything to me. i mean, to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? parents and teachers face a "confusing picture" of primary school closures in england as unions call for a delay to children returning to classrooms. wikileaks founderjulian assange wins his battle against extradition to the united states after a judge at t

borisjohnson. later, the prime minister updated mps on the reopening of schools. schools in england have been open only to vulnerable children and those of key workers since the start ofjanuary, with the majority of youngsters staying at home. it will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the february half term. and i know how frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. he insisted he understood the pressures on parents and the worries for youngsters�* mental health. the prime minister said if the government met its target of vaccinating the four most vulnerable groups by mid—february. .. we hope it will therefore be safe to begin the reopening of schools from monday, 8 march, with other economic and social restrictions being removed thereafter as and when the data permits. the labour leader had earlier called for teachers to be vaccinated during the february half term and hit out at the government's appraoch. even for this prime minister, it's quite something to open schoo

but borisjohnson once more faced questions about the help offered to poorer families. is the prime minister not ashamed of being schooled on feeding hungry children by marcus rashford? and brexit two weeks on — teething problems or something a lot worse? in my constituency, consumers are facing empty supermarket shelves, they can't get parcels delivered from great britain. but first. as the coronavirus death toll mounts, is the lockdown working? scotland's covid rules have been tightened and the prime minister has said he's not ruling out tighter restrictions for england. but borisjohnson told mps that there were "the beginnings of some signs" that the lockdown is starting to have an effect in many parts of the country but by no means everywhere. as older people lined up to get theirjabs, the prime minister suggested the vaccine program seen as the route out of the crisis would go "24/7" as soon as possible. but amid concern that too many people aren't obeying the current rules, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, used the first prime minister's questions of 2021 to

borisjohnson. later, the prime minister updated mps on the reopening of schools. schools in england have been open only to vulnerable children and those of key workers since the start ofjanuary, with the majority of youngsters staying at home. it will not be possible to reopen schools immediately after the february half term. and i know how frustrating that will be — will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. he insisted he understood the pressures on parents and the worries for youngsters' mental health. the prime minister said if the government met its target of vaccinating the four most vulnerable groups by mid—february. .. we hope it will therefore be safe to begin the reopening of schools from monday, 8 march, with other economic and social restrictions being removed thereafter as and when the data permits. the labour leader had earlier called for teachers to be vaccinated during the february half term and hit out at the government's approach. even for this prime minister, it's quite something to open schools

put it, it's going to bea as borisjohnson put it, it's going to be a gradual unwrapping and once they started a vaccination programme of the under way mf and and —— under way and as far as he can see, when you have all those people in the most at risk groups vaccinated, we will start to see perhaps a little bit more dissent. were you expecting a vote around seven or sleeping slipping, what is your assessment? it would be expected to run until seven and we'll see if we get a vote or not because of the way procedure works, it is possible that the can get knotted through but if there is an actual vote or not. we will see. heavy snowfall is continuing to cause travel chaos injapan. hundreds of vehicles remain stuck on a main road in niigata prefecture. 0ne driver said he was trapped for forty hours. another said he had eaten snow after running out of food and water. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. the first week of 2021 certainly has been a cold and wintry one with temperatures well below average in some of us have seen some sleet and some snow a

has now and notjust make clear his boris johnson has denied now and notjust make clear his borisjohnson has denied that there must be an orderly transition, but to also stand against those who seek to also stand against those who seek to attack democracy, which sadly tonight, includes the current president of the united states who went out this evening and poured fuel on a very large fire and in doing so, made a situation i was already incredibly dangerous far, far worse. when it comes to the inauguration. those steps, the image of the steps of the protesters on it, that's what we are expecting to see president—electjoe biden be inaugurated. we hope the uk will have a good relationship of the us going forward. i hope they will act quickly to repair some of the damage that's been done in recent weeks and if there's one thing the prime minister could do very quickly to make clear that he too was determined to turn the page on this toxic, divisive politics that has been allowed to enter the white housein been allowed to enter the white house in recent years, which is to standard very str

borisjohnson has arrived in scotland. he's been at a hospital in glasgow and is expected to use the visit to stress the benefits of uk—wide co—operation during the pandemic. the prime minister has also been to a vaccination centre. the trip comes amid growing calls in scotland for another independence referendum. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has criticised the decision to travel in the light of covid, questioning whether it's an essential journey. bbc scotland political reporter david wallace lockhart is in glasgow for us. david, what sort of welcome if the prime minister likely to get under the circumstances?— the circumstances? well, a visit from boris _ the circumstances? well, a visit from boris johnson _ the circumstances? well, a visit from boris johnson in _ the circumstances? well, a visit from boris johnson in scotland i the circumstances? well, a visit i from boris johnson in scotland can from borisjohnson in scotland can elicit quite a lot of emotions and has done in the past, and it is par

the kind of crimes that she accuses borisjohnson of. no more absolutism in global politics, no more strongmen facing. she wants to see compromise between world leaders. it's a special relationship and with the two standing shoulder to shoulder, borisjohnson says he wants to work hand—in—hand with joe work hand—in—hand withjoe biden which in the current circumstances might be more appropriate to stay elbow to elbow. climate change, defence, he might have a more predictable partner. whether nato was protect give security protecting. they will be hosting the g7 summit in cornwall injune and also the un climate change conference in november in glasgow.— november in glasgow. boris johnson november in glasgow. boris johnson has _ november in glasgow. boris johnson has enjoyed a - johnson has enjoyed a close relationship with president trump. he started off as mayor of london saying that he was stupefyingly english and when it was president trump, he said there were many good policies. they really bonded, president trump and borisjoh

borisjohnson warns that covid restrictions in england are "probably about to get tougher" as the uk records more than 50,000 new cases. 0pposition politicians in india question the approval of a locally made coronavirus vaccine, saying it's premature and could be dangerous. and gerry marsden, singer of you'll never walk alone, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. there's a new revelation aboutjust how far president trump is prepared to go to try to overturn the election. it's reported that he phoned georgia's top election official on saturday and tried to persuade him to "find" enough votes to reverse the outcome in the state. a recording of the conversation has been published by the washington post. here's what mr trump said to georgia's secretary of state, brad raffensperger... mr trump goes on to say: "so, look, all i want to do is this... you can't let it happen and you aren't letting it happen. i'm notifying you that you're

borisjohnson warns that covid restrictions in england are "probably about to get tougher" as the uk records more than 50,000 new cases. it may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country. i don't, i mean, i'm fully, fully reconciled to that. civil war in america's republican party as some senators challenge the results of the us election. and the fashion industry may have been hit hard by the pandemic, but there's been a boom in vintage clothing. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. india's opposition congress party has warned that the government's decision to approve the emergency use of a locally developed coronavirus vaccine, was premature and could be dangerous. it says data on the safety and effectiveness of covaxin has not been fully reviewed. another vaccine, developed by astrazeneca and oxford university, has also been approved. the jabs will kick off one of the world's biggest immunisation drives in the world. a

borisjohnson didn't rule out further closures in england. we will keep this under constant review, but we will be driven by public health considerations and by the massive importance of education. for parents like charlotte, it's a frustrating time. we are lurching from crisis to crisis, in that this isn't a feasible way forward every time there is a surge in the virus rates. we cannot limp from school closure to school closure. whether schools are open or closed, most people in england are now living under the tightest level of restrictions. for how long and how many more willjoin them remains uncertain. jonathan blake, bbc news. india's opposition congress party has warned that the government's decision to approve the emergency use of a locally developed coronavirus vaccine, covaxin, was premature and could be dangerous. another vaccine, developed by astrazeneca and oxford university, has also been approved. the jabs will kick off one of the world's biggest immunisation drives in the world. anbarasan ethirajan reports from delhi. this was

borisjohnson warns that covid restrictions in england are "probably about to get tougher" — as the uk records another 50,000 new cases in a single day. could julian assange finally be heading to the us to face charges of espionage? a judge is set to rule on his case later. # walk on, walk on. and tributes to gerry marsden, the singer of ‘you'll never walk alone‘ who's died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the globe. a recording has been released which appears to show president trump trying to persuade a senior republican official to "find" enough votes to overturn joe biden‘s victory in georgia. the washington post says the audio is from an hour—long phone call with georgia's secretary of state. according to the newspaper mr trump alternately flattered, berated and threatened brad raffensperger to get him to recalculate the vote in his favour. 0ur reporter paul hawkins has the details. impeachment, the russian scandal and catching covid in the middle of a pandemic. the trump presidency has been a rollercoaster ride so on one level we shou

prime minister borisjohnson says he takes responsibility. i am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost. and of course as prime minister i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. a life—or—death battle over covid supplies as the european union — threatens to impose export controls on vaccines, made within the bloc. the us senate sees off an attempt by republican rand paul to stop donald trump's second impeachment trial. and clashes in delhi as thousands of farmers — protesting against new agriculture laws, break through police barricades, and scale the iconic red fort. soon we will be reunited with our friends and family provided we do once upon thing. take the vaccine. and some of the british asian community's best known celebrities have released a video to help address hesitancy around taking the covid—19 vaccine. more than a hundred thousand people in the uk have now died with covid—19, the highest number in europe. the prime minister boris johnson said he was deeply sorry for every death. h

less than 20 minutes to go to the appointed hour when the prime minister, borisjohnson, appointed hour when the prime minister, boris johnson, will address people, primarily in england in terms of the measures that he is going to mention. he is at downing street and will be talking there in just under a couple of minutes' time. any minute or so remaining, i will bring vicki young back in. she is still outside number ten there. just a brief thought at this point, vicki, about the point i raised with hugh pearman, they work from lots of experts that this action is just too slow, it has been too cumbersome. what is the view inside number ten? well, they have always seen this very much as a balance. when you think back to the beginning of the pandemic, they thought about trying to protect lives and the nhs was absolutely paramount, and it has remained so, but the government would say and ministers would say that they have to balance that with the economy with interfering with people's lives, and any prime minister having to dictate to people who they can see and when they can see it, that

in other news, borisjohnson warns that covid restrictions in england are "probably about to get tougher" — as the uk records another 50,000 new cases in a single day. could julian assange finally be heading to the us to face charges of espionage? a judge is set to rule on his case later. # walk on, walk on... and tributes to gerry marsden, the singer of ‘you'll never walk alone‘ who's died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the globe. a recording has been released which appears to show president trump trying to persuade a senior republican official to "find" enough votes to overturn joe biden‘s victory in georgia. the washington post says the audio is from an hour—long phone call with georgia's secretary of state. according to the newspaper mr trump went from flattering to berating and threatening brad raffensperger to get him to recalculate the vote in his favour. 0ur reporter paul hawkins has the details impeachment, the russia scandal and catching covid in the middle of a pandemic. the trump presidency has been a rollercoaster ride, so o

borisjohnson said the company responsible for the food parcels had apologised. but keir starmer said he'd checked the current government guidance on free school meals. the current guidance published by the department for education, i've got it here. it sets out example parcel for one child for five days, department for education: one the foot of bread, two baked potatoes, a block of cheese, baked beans, three individual packets of yoghurt, sound familiar? that's the image. you just called that disgraceful. the only difference i can see in this list and what the prime minister had described as "disgraceful" isa dinner of corn, and a cup of milk. so he blames others, but this is on his watch. the truth is that families come last under this government whether it's exams, free school meals or childcare. will the prime minister say he wants to be held to account, to take down this guidance by the close of play today and ensure that all of our children can get a decent meal during the pandemic? mr speaker, the right honourable gentleman's words would be less hypocriti

so the man really, laying into borisjohnson's moral failure. so the man who got a majority of 80 being criticized by the prime minister, who, of course, who didn't. but, of course, theresa may has been pretty _ didn't. but, of course, theresa may has been pretty critical— didn't. but, of course, theresa may has been pretty critical of— didn't. but, of course, theresa may has been pretty critical of boris - didn't. but, of course, theresa may has been pretty critical of boris on i has been pretty critical of boris on these _ has been pretty critical of boris on these matters before, and particularly about the commitment to foreign _ particularly about the commitment to foreign aid _ particularly about the commitment to foreign aid and the cutting of that in the _ foreign aid and the cutting of that in the current circumstances. and the threat — in the current circumstances. and the threat that was there before christmas to break the international law in— christmas to break the international law in a _ christmas to break the international

borisjohnson i hope you can hear some of that. boris johnson expected i hope you can hear some of that. borisjohnson expected to announce much tougher rules amounting to a lockdown for england, would you welcome back? yes, i think the scientific community knew this day was coming and once you could see it the ideas why you would want to move quickly and fast and to get on top of the problem. the longer you delay the longer we will be stuck in a lockdown. do you think the delay has been too long so far? the government would say that but the balance of things not least the economy. would say that but the balance of things not least the economylj think things not least the economy.” think that's been a false choice as we learned over the past ten months. it is not about health versus the economy, it's impossible to have a for economic recovery when you have a virus speculating with high hospital rates and so infectious and you will be caught in a reactive lockdown. there is no choice but to go intoa lockdown. there is no choice but

in downing street, borisjohnson promised lessons would be learned. he said it was "hard to compute the sorrow" felt by the nation as a whole. on this day, i should just really repeat that i am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and, of course, as prime minister, i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to minimise loss of life and minimise suffering in what has been a very, very difficult stage and a very difficult crisis for our country and we will continue to do that. the virus was first detected in the city of wuhan, in china, late in 2019. the outbreak spread quickly across the world in the first months of 2020 and was declared a global pandemic by the world health organization on 11 march. so, how does the uk death toll compare with the rest of the world? 0ur science editor, david shukman, reports. the pandemic has touched every nation. the virus claiming lives as it has spread across the globe. and de

what she was saying there, we are dealing with a very dangerous virus and borisjohnson is clearly made some mistakes as prime minister and for this thing, saying it is all borisjohnson fault, that is ridiculous. we are dealing with a deadly virus and i think we've become slightly numb to the number system used to these numbers in the numbers in london are so severe. it now looks like one and 30 people are currently sick of coronavirus and it's about 115 in london ambulance services are struggling and they've got problems with staffing and police officers helped drive ambulances and so, they have to concentrate on using their paramedics to look after patients rather than describing the ambulances. they've already brought in staff from the service and so, it looks like we might need more measures in london to be part of this to talk about, making it compulsorily to having a mask outside in people united states, washington, dc yesterday, there is outdoor shops and yet wear masks in america. it sounds like the government here is going to start to do something like that. looking at what the