clive myrie, bbc news. the reality of the pandemic for staff and patients at the royal london. that was clive myrie reporting, with camera journalist david mcilveen and producer sam piranty. let's get some of the day's other news. of the former prime minister theresa may says borisjohnson has abandoned britain's position of moral leadership. should fail to honour british values when he threatened to break international law during the brexit trade talks. 12 miners trapped underground after an explosion in a chinese gold mine ten days ago are believed to still be alive. the fate of another ten remains unclear. they sent back a note saying "don't stop trying to reach us" when rescuers seeking signs of life lowered down food rations taped to wire cable. mark lobel reports. rescuers feeding out a human lifeline to provide the liquid food for the survivors. medicines are also being sent 540 metres underground, as fears of rising water levels there grow. signs of life emerged on sunday after rescuers knocked out in hope, and suddenly, a pull on the rope from below. to the sheer deligh

clive myrie, bbc news. the reality of the pandemic for staff and patients at the royal london. that was clive myrie reporting, with camera journalist david mcilveen and producer sam piranty. let's look at the latest government figures. there were 33,355 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that the average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 43,257 — and continues to fall. hospitals have had an average of 37,946 covid—19 patients in the week to last sunday. as we mentioned, 1,610 deaths have been reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 1,181 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 91,470. let's go through the latest figures on the uk's programme of vaccination. 204,076 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved vaccines in the latest 24 hour period. that takes the overall number of people who've vaccination in the uk to more than 4.2 million. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is

katty: clive myrie reporting. we were warned this was going to be a very difficult winter, but when you see those scenes from inside hospital, you realize how stressful this is for health-care workers. before we go, today marks the birthday of art and luther king junior, the american federal holiday, which was not cebrated in all 50 states until the year 2000 remembers the life of the american civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968 stop president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris honored his memory by volunteering as food banks as part of a national day of service. dr. king's eloquence echoes through the ages and everyone has a favorite quote. oprah winfrey tweeted today that her favorite is fitting -- it says "everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame, but for greatness because greatness is determined by service." i'm katty kay. thank you so much narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundat

clive myrie, bbc news. >> another harrowing report thanks to clive and his team. stay with us on outside source. weill hear from 22-year-old amanda gorman who gave us one of the most memorable moments of the inauguration. ♪ >> a diplomatic row has broken out between the u.k. and brussels. gavin lee has the story for us. >> the issue to their own currency. they have their own judicial system. while the u.k. was a member, it was under the european courts of justice. it has ability to legally arbitrate. we would say it is not aligned with the wwf. you have certain rights. they make the point there are 342 representations all around the globe. not a single one of them does nosee them with full diplomatic certifications, inuding donald trump's administration ithe u.s. last year. they were considering around 2020 two they stripped the ambassador to the u.s. in a similar way. they went back on that. it is only now the u.k. doing this. ♪ >> this is outside source live from the bbc. the lead story is, president biden signing executive orders detailing steps to fight co

clive myrie, bbc news. hundreds of people had to leave their homes last night as storm christoph caused widespread flooding, especially in the northwest of england and wales. severe flood warnings remain in place, and further rain is expected next week. judith moritz has sent this report. submerged streets and flooded fields. this was warrington today. for months, the message has been to stay at home. this morning, in this area, whether by boat or on foot, it was to get out. my living room floor literally looks like a water bed. because the water has come straight under it, i had to turn off all the electricity and gas, everything. this area wasn't one of those classed as at the highest risk, meaning a threat to life. but there was still plenty of disruption here and across the north west. get back! in gorton in manchester, an investigation is under way to find out whether the sinkhole that caused these houses to collapse was the result of storm christoph. luckily, nobody was hurt. in northwich in cheshire,

just one of the family suffering there in this pandemic talking to clive myrie. we'll have more reports from clive, cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty at the royal london hospital over the course of the week. the vaccination programme being rolled out across the uk continues to offer hope of an end to the pandemic. today, the total number of people who've had their first dose of one of the three approved vaccines passed the 4 million mark. and in the last 24—hour period, 225,407 people have been vaccinated. in england, those aged 70 and over, as well as those listed as clinically vulnerable, will now begin receiving offers of a vaccine this week. but, as our health editor hugh pym reports, how quickly you get called often depends on where you live. with ten new mass vaccination centres opening today, this one at st helens rugby league stadium, the pace of the roll—out was being stepped up. we're going to be giving you your vaccine today, 0k? and there was plenty of praise from those in priority groups who'd been invited to attend for theirjabs.

clive myrie covered the challenges facing a major london hospital. clive myrie: the front line of the war on coronavirus is everywhere, on the floor of a corridor, on a door handle, on the shake of another‘s hand. this man is proud he is waging war on the virus, a ten—year veteran of the cleaning staff at the royal london hospital. all of us cannot be doctors. some have to be doctors, some have to be nurses and some have to be a domestic. so i'm proud of what i am. because altogether you're helping to save lives. yeah, all of us come together and then we save more lives. it's a selflessness much admired in this pandemic. those choosing to do what others wouldn't. and so many of the nurses and doctors, and consultants, as well as cleaners, helping hands guiding us through this storm, are black, asian and minority ethnic. studies suggest those from the bame community are being affected by the virus disproportionately and they're almost twice as likely to die from infection than those who are white. why is unclear. when it comes to bame nhs staff, p

clive myrie, bbc news. the glastonbury festival — one of the most famous music events in the world — has been cancelled for the second year running due to the impact of the pandemic. the festival normally draws some of the biggest international acts to a farm in south—west england. the organisers said they'd taken the decision to cancel with great regret. the mayor of rio dejaneiro says his city will not be hosting its carnival injuly. the cancellation of the world—famous event comes as brazil struggles under the latest wave of coronavirus infections — with little prospect of an immediate campaign of mass vaccination. and the release of james bond film no time to die is to be delayed again as the entertainment industry continues to be hit by the pandemic. daniel craig's final outing as bond will pushed to early october. it had been set to be released in april following multiple delays. our reporter paul hawkins has more on the new release date. the official bond account has tweeted. .. ..october 8

clive myrie, bbc news. plenty more, of course, on that story and the latest figures on the website. you're watching bbc news. in other stories, the outgoing secretary of state, mike pompeo, has accused china of committing genocide and crimes against humanity in its far western region of xinjiang. in what's likely to be one of his last acts, mr pompeo said an investigation had concluded that beijing had systematically tried to destroy the uighurs and other minorities there since 2017. the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has narrowly won a vote of confidence in the upper house of parliament, aided by the support of some opposition senators. the margin of victory was tighter than mr conte's allies had hoped. he won a similar vote in the lower house of parliament on monday and can continue to govern with a minority. now, back to america. in his last 24 hours in office, mr trump is expected to grant presidential pardons to around 100 people, featuring many of his allies and loyalists. although much of trump's term in office has been mired in controversy, last—ditch pardons are

clive myrie, bbc news. the mayor of rio de janeiro says— the mayor of rio de janeiro says the _ the mayor of rio de janeiro says the city will not be hosting carnival. cancellation cornes— hosting carnival. cancellation comes as _ hosting carnival. cancellation comes as brazil struggles under the latest wave of infection with — the latest wave of infection with little prospect of an immediate campaign of mass vaccination.— immediate campaign of mass vaccination. and the release of james itond's _ vaccination. and the release of james bond's film _ vaccination. and the release of james bond's film no - vaccination. and the release of james bond's film no time - vaccination. and the release of. james bond's film no time today is to delayed again as the entertainment industry continues to be hit by the pandemic. daniel craig's final outing as james bond will be pushed to early october. it had been set to release in april following multiple delays. for more on this i am joined by our reporter paul hawki

clive myrie reporting. and we'll have more reports from clive, cameraman david mcilveen, and producer sam piranty at the royal london hospital over the course of the week. i spoke earlier to professor lawrence gostin, director of the who's centre on public health and human rights. he believes the way vaccines are distributed globally is not fair. basically, healthy people in richer nations are getting injections before vulnerable people in poorer countries. we do call on countries to join covax and to give up some of their vaccine stocks, and we can't expect countries to just give it all away, but it really is, as doctor tatro said, a catastrophic moral failure when a country buys advanced doses because it is rich, and enough doses that it can cover its full population, in some cases twice its population, while a low income country might have 25 doses — not 25 million, not 20,500, 25 doses. everybody is worth the same. we all have equal worth, and there is no reason why the uk or europe or the united stat

clive myrie, bbc news. the former conservative prime minister theresa may has accused her successor boris johnson of abandoning what she called britain's position of global moral leadership. writing in the daily mail newspaper to mark the inauguration of us presidentjoe biden, she critised mrjohnson for failing to honour british values, when he threatened to break international law, during the brexit trade talks. much more for you on the bbc website any time and our putter feeds. —— twitterfeeds. hello there. storm christoph will bring disruptive weather over the next 48 hours. the rain's been falling through the day on tuesday, already mounting up to over an inch in places, and there's a lot more rain yet to come. and as it bumps into the cold air in the north, potential for snow as well. let's focus on the rain because in some parts of england and wales, we could have around 150—200 mm of rain falling over the hills onto ground that's already saturated. river levels are already high. so, this amber

clive myrie reporting, and we'll have more reports from clive, cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty, at the royal london hospital, over the course of the week. russia's most prominent opposition figure — alexei navalny — has urged people to take to the streets "for the future of russia" after he was arrested on returning to moscow for the first time since being poisoned last year. mr navalny was speaking at a court hearing which took place inside a police station. he'll be detained for 30 days and another hearing at the end of the month could result in a lengthy prison sentence. from moscow, our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. chanting. "we're for navalny," it says. "alexei, alexei" they shout. mr navalny�*s supporters came to the police station where he was being held. a makeshift court room had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it's bitterly cold here. it's -20. but supporters of mr navalny are waiting for the result of the court he

clive myrie, bbc news. so—called islamic state says it carred out a double bomb—blast in baghdad which has killed 32 people and injured more then 100. the attack happened on thursday morning in a crowded marketplace as paul hawkins reports. and a warning that you may find some images in this report distressing. this was a rock's but day for 18 months. two suicide bombers and detonating their explosives in a second—hand clothes market. but what happened is disputed. 0ne military spokesperson said the attackers were chased by security forces. 0ther were chased by security forces. other reports suggest that the bombers moved freely through the square. bombers moved freely through the square-— the square. transect we were there by the _ the square. transect we were there by the stands. - the square. transect we were there by the stands. one - the square. transect we were i there by the stands. one came, there by the stands. 0ne came, fell to the ground and started complaining my stomach is hurting and h

clive myrie, bbc news. there's more of those special reports from clive and his team throughout the rest of the week. we will of course be covering the inauguration ceremony live and in full here on bbc news. there's a special programme from washington presented by katty kay from 1400 gmt here on bbc news. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him - the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held. on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want i to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. - millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of

clive myrie reporting there. and we'll have more reports from clive, cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty at the royal london hospital over the course of the week, here on the bbc news at six. thankfully, the rate of vaccination against coronavirus continues apace. the prime minister revealed that more than four million people in the uk have now had their firstjab. and in some parts of england, those aged 70 and over, as well as those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable, will now begin receiving offers of a vaccine this week. the prime minister has described it as a "significant milestone". however, there are still concerns about a steady supply of the jab. with the latest, here's our health editor, hugh pym. with ten new mass vaccination centres opening today, this one at st helens rugby league stadium, the pace of the roll—out is being stepped up. and there was plenty of praise from those in priority groups who had been invited to attend for theirjabs. it's been fantastic, so pleased that i

clive myrie reporting, and we'll have more reports from clive, cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty, at the royal london hospital over the course of the week. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we report how smart watches may be able to detect if someone has coronavirus days before they are diagnosed. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this

clive myrie, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 33,355 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 43,257 and continuing to fall. hospitals have had an average of 37,916 covid—19 patients in the week to last sunday. 1,610 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 1,181 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 91,470. let's get an update on the uk's programme of mass vaccinations. 204,076 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24 hour period, taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to more than 4.2 million. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here now. i write out those statistics just now, we saw clive's report, it is still such a grim picture. it now, we saw clive's report

clive myrie with that report. the vaccination programme, being rolled out across the uk, continues to offer hope of an end to the pandemic. today the total number of people who've had their first dose of one of the three approved vaccines passed the 4 million mark. and in the last 24—hour period, more than 225,000 people have been vaccinated. in england, those aged 70 and over as well as those listed as clinically vulnerable will now begin receiving offers of a vaccine this week. but as our health editor hugh pym reports, how quickly people get called often depends on where they live. with ten new mass vaccination centres opening today, this one at st helens rugby league stadium, the pace of the roll—out was being stepped up. we're going to be giving you your vaccine today, 0k? and there was plenty of praise from those in priority groups who'd been invited to attend for theirjabs. it's been fantastic, so pleased that it's on the way — for everybody, notjust for me, but for everybody. it was brilliant. i'm re

clive myrie, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... it's been one year since the world's first covid lockdown in china. we revisit the city that was once the epicentre of the virus that transformed the world. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. president biden lays out his

clive myrie, bbc news. hundreds of homes have been evacuated overnight as storm christoph caused widespread flooding, especially in north—west england and wales. in england, nearly 170 warnings — among them three severe warnings which mean danger to life — were still in place by late this afternoon. in wales, the total figure was 25 and scotland had four flood alerts. no flood figures are available for northern ireland. one area particularly hit is the north west of england, from wherejudith moritz has sent this report. submerged streets and flooded fields, this was warrington today. for months, the message has been to stay at home. this morning, in this area, whether by boat or on foot, it was to get out. my living room floor literally looks like a water bed. because the water has come straight under it, i had to turn off all the electricity and gas, everything. though the deluge was forecast, this area it was not one of those classed as at the highest risk, meaning a threat to life. i think it was a

good evening, you're watching bbc news with me, clive myrie. the site was partially evacuated while a bomb squad was sent in to investigate a suspicious package. staff were allowed back to the site after the package was made safe with police sending it off for further analysis. sarah corker has been at the site and has sent us this update. the site and has sent us this u date. �* , , ., the site and has sent us this udate. �*, , ., ., , . update. there's been a heavy police resent update. there's been a heavy police present here _ update. there's been a heavy police present here to _ update. there's been a heavy police present here to make _ update. there's been a heavy police present here to make her _ update. there's been a heavy police present here to make her presence | present here to make her presence here most of the day, and forensic officers and white suits have been examining debris on the road outside, and that material has now been sent off for examination. 400 people work here, the factory was evacuated this morning after a sus

ijust want to give credit to clive myrie and his camera crew who were recently... yes, very powerful stuff, talking to people who've lost friends and relatives. itjust drives it home, yasmin, that we are not out of the woods yet. i drives it home, yasmin, that we are not out of the woods yet.— drives it home, yasmin, that we are not out of the woods yet. i must say television has _ not out of the woods yet. i must say television has done _ not out of the woods yet. i must say television has done a _ not out of the woods yet. i must say television has done a fantastic - not out of the woods yet. i must say television has done a fantastic job. i television has done a fantasticjob. that you _ television has done a fantasticjob. that you bbc correspondence, because scepticism _ that you bbc correspondence, because scepticism is so high because so many— scepticism is so high because so many people still don't believe covid _ many people still don't believe covid exists for god sake. so, i think— covid exists for god sake. so, i think the — covid exists for god s

clive myrie�*s film follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with a second wave. a warning — this programme contains content which some viewers may find distressing. she's young, she's someone�*s relative. this is something precious that we're holding and we're trying to do. my wife lost her fight for life. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. the coronavirus pandemic has hit the united kingdom hard. i think the public want to do the right thing, but i don't feel they understand fully the scale of the problem. this is the story of one of the hospitals in the eye of the storm. so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. we've got patients. on 12 floors in total. we've returned to the royal london, to witness for ten days the full force of the second wave of covid—19. staff are tired, and then we have to ask them to do more and more and more as the patients arrive. now, i know he is quite sick. he could die from this, by the way. i'm sorry to say that. i'm trapped in a cave - and the water is slowly r

clive myrie, bbc news. the united states is by far the worst hit from the virus. 0n the eve ofjoe biden's inauguration america is set to pass 400,000 deaths in the coming hours, according to figures collated byjohns hopkins univerisy. and experts are predicting the country will hit half a million some time next month. a national memorial to remember and honour those lives lost to covid—19 will be held in washington later today. 0ur correspondent nick bryant sent this report. we normally associate new york with the self—confidence of america. but the coronavirus crisis has shown us the frailties of the world's most powerful land. in the final weeks of the trump presidency, there have been days when more than 4000 americans have died, a higher death toll than on september the 11th. it's bizarre, scary, frightening. angelina lost her father. they are not in the same reality... her mourning made more painful by family members that refuse to believe the coronavirus took his life. she is angry at donald trump

clive myrie, bbc news. incredibly affecting report there, and if you missed the two previous reports you can still find them online. thanks to clive and his team. to kenya now, where the uk foreign secretary has used his visit to call for a greater commitment to international vaccine programmes like covax. speaking at the start of a visit to eastern africa, dominic raab dominic raab said wealthier countries must support global access to covid—19 vaccines. of course every country wants to vaccinate their own people, but we all have a shared interest in making sure that we are all safeguarded from this appalling virus. that's why we're collaborating on a bilateral level, astrazeneca oxford, with the trials you're having here in kenya. that's also why the uk is one of the leading funders of gavi and covax, which of course is the leading international body and organisation for making sure that we get the virus, 1 billion doses, to the countries that need it most, and that group that will benefit from covax in

this is bbc news with clive myrie. more now on the increased pressure on the government to keep schools across england closed for at least two weeks amid a surge in coronavirus cases. a number of teaching unions have supported a call for to move students to remote learning when teaching restarts on monday. the national union of head teachers have begun preliminary steps in legal proceedings against the department for education, asking them to publish the scientific evidence behind the decision to allow some schools to reopen on monday. i've been speaking to its president, ruth davies about why her union are taking this action. first and foremost, can we make it clear that our ambition is to keep schools open. our ambition is for continuity of learning and for education. clearly children are best suited in school and that is where their well—being as well as their educational will progress better but those settings need to be safe ones and so this action that we have initiated against the government has not been one w

to illustrate the distressing reality of what's happening on the front line, the bbc�*s clive myrie visited the royal london hospital to see how staff and families of patients are coping. there are those who must look into the abyss — to spare all of us. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor, sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor... of 548 beds at the royal london hospital, 420 have covid patients. for ten days, we joined staff in one of the uk's biggest intensive care units... yes, still coming. go, go, go. ..at the peak of the second wave... he could die from this, - by the way, i'm sorry to have to say that. ..as a new variant of covid—19 forces a reckoning for our health service... sorry! so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. ..and a reckoning for us. nobody wants to go through this. - i wouldn't wish this on anybody. - this really is horrible. as london sleeps, the night shift begins at the royal london hospital. nursing sister carleen kelly makes her way to a job that's crushi

i'm clive myrie. several european countries have announced further coronavirus restrictions, including slovakia, which has begun a new lockdown, and closed ski facilities. but in switzerland some skiiers are taking to the slopes, albeit under new guidelines. sylvia lennan—spence reports. hitting the slopes, european style. from this ski resort in southern romania to a packed car park in austria where thousands rushed to take advantage of the perfect skiing weather. from resorts in andorra, open exclusively to residents... ..to the dizzy heights in switzerland. while a number of european countries including france and italy closed their ski resorts, switzerland was one of those that bucked the trend and kept most of its open. there are noticeably fewer skiers. normal peak times would see around 20,000 people on the slopes. now, there are only around 8,000. translation: the loss of turnover over the holiday season will be $8—9 million. this is also because we had gone even further with the guest qua

clive myrie, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 33,355 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means that the average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 43,257, and continuing to fall. hospitals have had an average of 37,946 covid—i9 patients in the week to last sunday. 1,610 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 1,181 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 91,470. let's get an update on the uk's programme of mass vaccinations, 204,076 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24 hour period. taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to more than 4.2 million. the latest survey from the office for national statistics shows the number of people in the uk with covid—19 antibodies doubled between october and december. it found,

coming up in half an hour: clive myrie follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with a second wave of coronavirus. hello, good afternoon. england's covid lockdown will need to be eased "very slowly and very cautiously", with the focus on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections. that's according to dr susan hopkins from public health england, who said the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile, "a happy and free great british summer" is being predicted by health secretary matt hancock. but he warns of "a tough few months" before then. it comes as the irish prime minister, micheal martin, said lessons had to be learnt after the eu was "blindsided" by its row with astrazeneca, before backtracking on its threat to put checks on the irish border, to tackle european vaccine shortages. the british government has reassured people there'll be no interuption in supplies of vaccines from the eu in the wake of the row. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. years of painstaking wor

clive myrie's film follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with a second wave. a warning this programme contains content which some viewers may find distressing. she's young. she's someone's relative. this is something precious that we're holding and we're trying to do. my wife lost her fight for life.

clive myrie reporting. thankfully, the rate of vaccination against coronavirus continues apace. the prime minister revealed that more than four million people in the uk have now had their firstjab. and in some parts of england, those aged 70 and over, as well as those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable, will now begin receiving offers of a vaccine this week. the prime minister has described it as a significant milestone, however there are still concerns about a steady supply of the jab. with the latest here's our health editor, hugh pym. with ten new mass vaccination centres opening today, this one at st helens rugby league stadium, the pace of the roll—out was being stepped up. we're going to be giving you your vaccine today, 0k? and there was plenty of praise from those in priority groups who'd been invited to attend for theirjabs. it's been fantastic, so pleased that it's on the way — for everybody, notjust for me, but for everybody. it was brilliant. i'm really surprised how well... how turned on it is. i think it's great. the prime minister was visiting 0xford bi

clive myrie, bbc news. one family, one hospital, so much sorrow. stay with us on bbc news. will be right back. the government's emergency committee, cobra, met to discuss the risks of flooding in parts of northern england today. number ten is said to be concerned about the situation. a major incident has been declared in south yorkshire — as storm cristoph approaches. danny savage reports. northwest, east midlands, danny savage sent this report. in doncaster this afternoon, people were doing what they could to get their homes ready for flooding. council lorries were out clearing drains and gullies just in case. in the streets close to the town centre, they don't want a repeat of this, when the nearby river don burst its banks back in 2019. in the garden, up to about to here. in the house, it was roughly a foot high. in that same street today, kev wingfield admitted he is worried. devastating to the whole community. we don't want to go through all that again. but this time, the council are better prepared, which is a good thing. but it gets everybody worried. and everybody

myrie. to viewers in the uk our top stories on an historic day for the us... congratulations, mr president. joe biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the united states, saying democracy has prevailed and pledging to dedicate himself to healing the nation. on this january day, my whole soul is in this, bringing america together, uniting our people, uniting our nation, and i ask every american tojoin me in this cause. kamala harris is sworn in as vice—president, becoming the first woman and the first person of colour to hold the post. we'll get the thoughts of former us secretary

this is bbc news i'm clive myrie. the headlines... the prime minister visits scotland, saying it's important the uk works together in the fight against coronavirus — but the first minister had already questioned the need for the visit. me travelling from edinburgh to aberdeen to visit a vaccination centre right now is not essential and borisjohnson travelling from london to wherever in scotland he's going to do the same is not essential. i know in my capcity as prime minister of the whole country, to thank our working officials and public servants across the whole of britain who are doing fantastic work. scientists say they're disappointed that covid infections aren't falling quickly enough in england to ease pressure on hospitals. there has been a slight increase in cases. public health england defends the astrazeneca vaccine after germany says it will not recommend giving it to the over—65s. the government insists there will be no interruption to the uk's vaccine supplies from astrazeneca, in a continuing row with the eu about a

on pbs in america and around the globe i'm clive myrie. america has a new president. congratulations mr president. joe biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the united states, saying democracy has prevailed. he's pledging to dedicate himself, to healing the nation. on this january day, bringing americans together, uniting our people, uniting our nation and they asked every american to join me people, uniting our nation and they asked every american tojoin me in this cause. kamala harris is sworn as vice president, becoming the first woman and the first person of colour to hold the post. and in one of their first acts as president and vice president, joe biden and kamala harris lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington cemetery. hello and welcome to bbc news. it didn't last long, a handful of minute, a handful of minutes, butjoe biden has taken the oath of office, becoming the forty sixth president of the united states. and he takes the helm of a country split on so many levels. racially, economically, politically, it's as if the two halves of t

my colleague clive myrie spoke earlier to professor neil ferguson, an epidemiologist at imperial college london who in march predicted that up to 500,000 britons could die from covid—19, which led to the government enforcing a nationwide lockdown. he gave his reaction to the 100,000 death toll from covid—19 in the uk. it's a far higher toll than i ever hoped for. and it demonstrates, really, the threat this virus has posed to the world and to this country specifically. many people have criticised me and colleagues around the country for being alarmist, but the fact is that... i mean, this virus, if allowed to run out of control, can kill basically 1% of the people it infects, and that leads to a devastating toll and devastating hospital demand as well. you advocated lockdown, a severe lockdown, and yet we have more than 100,000 people who've died. was the problem that the lockdown simply came too late? so, i think in march, we had a lot less information then, one can criticise decisions made, but i think where we didn't learn lessons — and frankly this is not a specific criticism o

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines... the eu confirms it's introducing export controls on coronavirus vaccines. it means individual member states will decide whether to allow exports produced in their own country. the protection and safety of our citizens is a priority. and the challenges we now face left us with no other choice but to act. it's the latest step in the row with the pharmaceutical giant astrazeneca over delayed deliveries to the eu. the eu regulator has now given full approval for the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine to be given to all over—18s across the bloc. in the uk, a new coronavirus vaccine, which will be largely manufactured in teeside, is shown to be 89% effective in trials. and another vaccine, developed by us manufacturerjohnson &johnson, is the latest to prove effective in phase three trials. in other news — primary schools in wales could re—open to all pupils after half term, though the nationwide lockdown will continue. thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the vaccine roll—out

clive myrie has this special report from the royal london hospital. there are those who must look into the abyss — to spare all of us. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the third floor, fourth floor, sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor... of 548 beds at the royal london hospital, 420 have covid patients. for ten days, we joined staff in one of the uk's biggest intensive care units... yes, still coming. go, go, go. ..at the peak of the second wave... he could die from this, by the way, i'm sorry to have to say that. - ..as a new variant of covid—19 forces a reckoning for our health service... sorry! so we're now going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. ..and a reckoning for us. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. this really is horrible. _ as london sleeps, the night shift begins at the royal london hospital. nursing sister carlene kelly makes her way to a job that's crushing her, in the middle of the covid nightmare. sleep isn't what it used to be. ther

clive myrie, bbc news. let's speak to clifford who is a professor at social psychology and a member of the advisory group of sage. professorwe member of the advisory group of sage. professor we heard they are in such brought material in clouds report the cost of coronavirus. the figures increasing so much. are people getting the message as to how serious this is? are people able to understand the complexities especially with this new variant coming along?— coming along? yes, i think so. obviously. _ coming along? yes, i think so. obviously, it's _ coming along? yes, i think so. obviously, it's a _ coming along? yes, i think so. obviously, it's a shocking - coming along? yes, i think so. - obviously, it's a shocking situation that we all find ourselves in. but today's focus on noncompliance and enforcement doesn't really correspond with the data. if we look at recent ucl study that surveyed 70,000 people they showed 96% majority compliant rates. in that sample data that came out today talked about 82% of t

all this week, on the bbc news at six and ten, there will be a series of special reports from clive myrie. he's been at the royal london hospital, on the front line of the battle against coronavirus. here's a preview... it's scarier, it's bigger. i never thought it would be possible to have this many intensive care patients. how many floors are taken up by covid patients here? we've got patients on the 3rd floor, 4th floor, 6th floor, 7th floor, 8th floor and 9th floor, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and then obviously, up here to the 14th and 15th. so you are full? is that right? so he has got covid and has had a stroke. he could die from this, - i'm sorry to have to say that. sorry... so now we're going to run into a problem because we haven't got any beds. she loved being a grandmother. nobody wants to go through this. i wouldn't wish this on anybody. it's been almost apocalyptic. we've had to do... ..things that i thought were impossible. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. flooding is set to impact the lives of some of us we go through the week. snow continuing t

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at four... the prime minister says it won't be possible to reopen schools in england before the february half term. he says the aim is for pupils to return to the classroom by 8th march. we hope it will therefore be safe to include the reopening of schools from monday the 8th of march with other economic and social restrictions being removed thereafter as and when data permits. borisjohnson also said ministers would set out plans towards the end of next month for a "gradual and phased" route out of the lockdown. the government has also revealed uk nationals and residents returning from 22 �*red list�* countries will be placed in quarantine in provided accommodation such as hotels for 10 days. anyone leaving the country will need to declare why they are travelling. and, the row between the eu and drugs firm astra zeneca deepens — the eu says the pharmaceutical giant must guarantee delivery of its covid vaccines — including doses manfactured at its uk plants. borisjohnson says it will not