elaine dunkley, bbc news, in halifax. now on bbc news, the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, lucy hedges, coming to you from the jungle in northern rwanda, where i am hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the world's most majestic creatures. theme music. rwanda, despite its diverse wildlife and natural beauty, has for decades been an unlikely tourist destination. 25 years ago, the genocide here grabbed international headlines. over 800,000 people were killed in inter—ethnic violence injust 100 days. but a quarter of a century on, and rwanda has become one of africa's bucket list destinations. and its biggest draw, the furry, curious cousin to us humans, the mountain gorilla. so i have been promised a chance of a date with a silverback gorilla... i feel like i should help them push. ..that is, if i ever make it up the mountain. oh my god, be careful! yeah, yeah, yeah! i am standing here at the foothills of rwanda's volcanoes national park, which is the home and sanctuary of 20 troops of gorilla. it is very exciting, off we go. the

at parkinson lane primary in halifax, teachers are struggling with the numbers. during the first lockdown, 13 pupils attended. today, there are more than 17 classes. i mean, you say a lockdown but it doesn't feel like a lockdown, does it? i mean, teachers are having to split their time not only teaching the children that are coming to school, but also you then have got the vast majority that are trying to get online. we have had children go home with covid and pass it on to grandparents who are living with them, and those grandparents, sadly, have passed on. more than 600 pupils here are eligible for a school place. according to the government's criteria, a child needs one parent who is a key worker to be in school, and the government has expanded the offer of a school place to children who lack devices for remote learning and for those without a space to learn at home. sajida is a teaching assistant and iram is a school receptionist. both are key workers but have come to different decisions on bringing their children into school. my child is actually at home bec

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in halifax. at the old bailey, a failed asylum seeker who murdered three men in a park in reading injune last year has been given a whole—life sentence for his crimes. year has been given a whole—life the three friends were sitting in a park when they were stabbed by khairi saadallah in a brutal attack. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports on the case. police, emergency. a load of people have been stabbed in forbury gardens. we need police and ambulances. yeah, iunderstand... all the ambulances you can get. 0n the phone to the 999 operator, roger smith had just witnessed what thejudge has ruled was a deadly terrorist attack, the speed of it caught on cctv. the attacker, khairi saadallah, was hunted downjust moments later by unarmed police. in the park, three friends lay dying. history teacherjames furlong, research scientist dr david wails, and pharmaceutical managerjoseph ritchie—bennett. all were gay, but it's not thought the attacker knew that. he then moved on to anoth

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in halifax. our top story this evening... 2.3 million people have already received the covid vaccine — but calls not to get complacent, and still comply with the rules. and still to come — joe biden is to become the first president who has a stammer. we look at what it's like to live with the condition — that also affects around 1.5 million adults across the uk. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... golf distanced itself from the us president donald trump, as the pga of america strips his course, trump national in bedminster, of hosting the pga championship in 2022. a failed asylum seeker who stabbed three friends to death as they sat together in a park on a summer's day has been sentenced to life in prison. khairi saadallah shouted "allahu akhbar!" as he fatally stabbed james furlong, david wails and joseph ritchie—bennett in reading onjune 20 last year. the 26—year—old had only been released from prison a fortnight earlier. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. poli

take a look at this boss in halifax. like many other areas, halifax has a yellow weather warning in place for ice that's because as the rain, sleet and snow dies out, forecasters believe there is a risk of further difficult travel conditions. —— this bus in halifax. just remarkable that he managed to stop before that car in front of the bus. incredible, i would before that car in front of the bus. incredible, iwould have before that car in front of the bus. incredible, i would have crashed straight into it. what's more on our website. now, the weather with louise lear. hello there. many of us have had to contend with some heavy rain or significant snow today. that's all easing away, however, and first thing tomorrow morning, we've got a new set of problems, with widespread ice and potentially some fog, even freezing fog in places. that may well be slow to lift away, so it's going to be a murky start, but eventually brightening up from the west, and as we go into the afternoon, it'll certainly be a drier story than to

he refused to accept the arguments that were being put to him by halifax and others. they were the powerful voices, churchill the conservatives for his position then as premised. her but he had some support but it would not have been decisive. it was churchill andoÑ?r churchl alone who was the diva who downed the current of events. he was the nail of which destiny snaked her coat. had he not been there, had he not won over that fateful meeting of the british cabinet, that second meeting where he cellmates all 25 ministers and makes that incredible speech about how if our island story is going to end with each of us choking in his own blood on the ground, or whatever it was he said. they all cheer and clap and crowd around him. from that moment on, all of their skepticism, their desire to appease and do a deal with hitler, that was the offer that was coming through via lusitania. that melts away. churchill has them. but if he had not been there, i think the pressure from the media, from the french, from the establishment, from business, the capitalist cowards who thin

by halifax, above all, but by the lord chamberlain. they were the powerful voices churchill pendant can entirely from the conservatives at that time. it would not have been decisive. it was churchill and churchill alone who was the beaver, who as it were the current of events. he was the nail on which destiny snagged her coat. had he not been there, had he not won over that fateful meeting of the british cabin. that second meeting, worrisome is the whole of the cabin. paul 25 ministers. and he makes an incredible speech about how if our island story is to and let it and with each of us choking in his own blood upon the ground. or whatever it was he said. they all cheer and clap and cry around them. from that moment on, all their skepticism of their desire to appease and do a deal with hitler, and that was the offer mussolini, that melts away. and churchill has them. if he hadn't been there, i think the pressure from the media, the french, establishment, from business, the capitalist cowards who always so important these considerations.

a reasonable man in 1940 i would suggest would want to do what halifax did. a man who was different was needed. mr. johnson: spot on. that is the argument of the book. there is a chapter that treats of all the egregious mistakes that he made and do not attempt, i do not think to whitewash them excessively. because it was called winston churchill and the art of surviving the catastrophic cockup but in america it called playing roulette with history which is why i could not find it immediately. it goes through the abdication and going back on gold, all the -- antwerp. the involvement with the russian civil war. all of the areas for which he was denounced by his contemporaries and -- regarded as erratic and unstable. but he did get a lot wrong. but he got a lot right, too. in the first world war and in -- before the first world war, in his humanitarian and progressive reforms of penal system and he was well ahead of his time. but he was fundamentally right in the late 1930's and he called it and spotted it better than anybody else. but you know why i think he di

a reasonable man in 1940 i would suggest would have wanted to do what halifax did, a man who was different -- >> absolutely right. >> from what we needed. >> spot on. and that's very much the argument of the book, by the way. the mistakes he made and doesn't attempt, i don't think, to white wash them excessively because it was called winston churchill and the art of surviving the catastrophic cocker. i see that in america it's now called playi ining roulette wit history which is why i couldn't find it immediately. >> going back on the russian civil war and all the areas he was denounced by his contemporaries regarded as erratic and unstable. the key point is, yes, he did get a lot wrong, but he got a lot right, too, by the way. he got a lot right, in the first world war and, indeed, before the first world war, in his humanitarian, his progressive reforms, of the penal system and many other things. he was well ahead of his time. he was fundamentally right in the late '30s, and he called it and he spotted it better than anybody else. do you know why i think he did? he was a brilliant reporte

the notion of going 200 miles further away struck me as ridiculous, but when i got back to halifax after the holiday, i saw one of nasa's advertisements in a trade publication, and that's where a different perspective clicked in. i said they are actually looking for people that can run expeditions. they are building a research ship. and of all the things i liked about my oceanography worked, what i liked best was the operational aspect of expeditions at sea. you make a plan, you know what you are trained to do, you know what the science objectives are, nothing ever goes quite the way you planned. the weather hits you, something fails and you're always improvising and adapting to get it done, despite whatever banana peels get thrown at your feet. i loved the challenge, i loved being at sea. i was good at it. i thought, well, if they were looking for expedition managers, i think i'm one of them. susan: how many people applied in your class? dr. sullivan: oh, it was something north of 8700. closer to 9000 people. susan: how many were selected? dr. sullivan: 35. susan: and every class i've r

this boots pharmacy in halifax is another of the sites to begin work today. for now, only bigger branches are being used as they can deliver large volumes of injections and maintain social distancing. we are a trusted site because they come here for their flu vaccinations, they get their medicines from us, and it's somewhere that is familiar to them, so it means that the local people, the elderly people, the young people, they can all have access to this vaccine which is vitally important. the first day of pharmacy vaccinations appears to be going well, and it now seems that from hospitals to high streets, the full array of health services are being mobilised to deliver covid protection. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in guildford. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me now. we look to that vaccination programme as a way out of this, ultimately, and these stark figures todayjust ultimately, and these stark figures today just show us ultimately, and these stark figures todayjust show us how badly we need that, and the impact it has had. that's right. roll—out of

and there was a near miss in halifax, when a double—decker bus skidded towards cars in treacherous road conditions. there are weather warnings for much of scotland, the north of england and the west midlands until friday morning. this pandemic is notjust having an impact on children's education. now there's evidence that their physical well—being may be suffering as well. an annual survey by sport england says children — not surprisingly — have been less active and less engaged in sport. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. we are going to go a little bit faster now. for the children of st margaret's lee primary in south—east london, lockdown learning begins with fitness with mr toby. get those knees up. it makes me happy, and it's fun. we can't go to the park, we can't have parties. . so fitness will keep you happy. it makes me feel happy and joyful. the school says that happiness is key to their learning. it is 15 minutes, gets the kids ready for the first lessons in the morning and just gets the day off to a very good start. as much as gabriel loves his online sess

snow chaos, in order who saw the bus in halifax for the driver was able to get control of it and a lot of images of that bus online but kate, your thoughts on a picture—perfect postcard picture. t5 picture—perfect postcard picture. t3 a lovely paper and the photographers and the way that they present their pages is beautiful and yes, very heavy snow in a nightmare for drivers but we have a lovely picture there of someone walking where their own problem with what looks to be quite heavy snow and friends that live in yorkshire out there and children having a home from school and enjoying the snow and i think it's some parts of the country. it's very tricky that the weather conditions are also providing since the little bit of fun and what is quite a miserable time for lots of people. we are at a time kate, i really realize they were for the yorkshire post and that is an estimate and on.— yorkshire post and that is an estimate and on. . ., ,, , ., ., estimate and on. kate, thank you for s-ueakin estimate and on. kate, thank you for speaking to — estimate and on. kate, thank you fo

legally on all those years the fact is halifax was exposing this secrecy and censorship by chinese authorities. ha ha ha ha ha and a health system struggling to cope i'll just see the investigation 3 dates that stop the world. ga ga 0 reminder of our top stories this hour president donald trump's become the 1st president to be impeached for a 2nd time of representatives formally charged him with inciting violence after 5 people were killed last week as mobs of people stormed the capitol building 10 republicans back democrats to vote in favor of the impeachment. trial made no mention of his impeachment in a video message on twitter released soon after the proceedings but in a change of tone he condemned last week's violence and said those involved will face justice. or earlier i spoke with steve clemons he's the host of al-jazeera is the bottom line and he's the editor at large of the hill he says the statement from president tom may look out of character to his supporters. his supporters who grown used to him. many who are dedicated to the track they're on and believe that you know he was fram

a big site like the one in halifax will have 25 people working in it. to make sure that we can keep working from 8am to 8pm every day, and finding your staff and training of staff and making sure we have enough cover should somebody fall ill or need to self—isolate is the big challenge and the limiting factor. haifa self-isolate is the big challenge and the limiting factor. how secure is our and the limiting factor. how secure is your supply _ and the limiting factor. how secure is your supply these _ and the limiting factor. how secure is your supply these vaccines? - and the limiting factor. how secure is your supply these vaccines? i - is your supply these vaccines? i don't understand the question, how don't understand the question, how do you mean? haifa don't understand the question, how do you mean?— don't understand the question, how do you mean? how surely you can get hold of it? there _ do you mean? how surely you can get hold of it? there is _ do you mean? how surely you can get hold of it? there is a _ do you mean? how surely you can get

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at parkinson lane primary in halifax, teachers are struggling with the numbers. during the first lockdown, 13 pupils attended. today, there are more than 17 classes. i mean, you say a lockdown, but it doesn't feel like a lockdown. teachers are having to split their time, not only teaching the children that are coming to school, but then you've also got the vast majority that are trying to get online. we've had children go home with covid and pass it on to grandparents who are living with them and those grandparents sadly have passed on. more than 600 pupils here are eligible for a school place. according to the government's criteria, a child only needs one parent who is a key worker to be in school, and the government has expanded the offer of a school place to children who lack devices for remote learning and those who don't have a space to learn at home. just down the road at ash green community primary school, classrooms are full. the government says all children who can stay at home should, but the headteacher says parents are being given mixed messages. to h

this boots pharmacy in halifax is another of the sites to begin work today. for now, only bigger branches are being used, as they can deliver large volumes of injections and maintain social distancing. irate injections and maintain social distancing-— injections and maintain social distancinr. ~ . . , , distancing. we are a trusted site because they — distancing. we are a trusted site because they come _ distancing. we are a trusted site because they come here - distancing. we are a trusted site because they come here for- distancing. we are a trusted site because they come here for the | distancing. we are a trusted site i because they come here for the flu vaccinations and get their medicines from us, and it is somewhere that's familiar to them, so it means the local people, the elderly and young people, the workers, can all have access to this vaccine, which is important. the first day of pharmacy vaccinations appears to be going well. it now seems that from hospitals to high streets, the full of health services are being mobilised to deliver covid pro

this boots pharmacy in halifax is another of the sites to begin work today. for now, only bigger branches are being used as they can deliver large volumes of injections and maintain social distancing. we are a trusted site because they come here for their flu vaccinations, they get their medicines from us, and it's somewhere that is familiar to them, so it means that the local people, the elderly people, the young people, they can all have access to this vaccine which is vitally important. the first day of pharmacy vaccinations appears to be going well, and it now seems that from hospitals to high streets, the full array of health services are being mobilised to deliver covid protection. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in guildford. the transport secretary has announced a travel ban on arrivals from south america and portugal — in response to the coronavirus variant that has been discovered in brazil. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young joins me now. when is this being brought in? it is ve when is this being brought in? it 1 very widespread. the whole of sout

halifax, pennsylvania. jim, republican line. caller: good morning, sir. i am kind of taken back by mr. comments that this has just started and a consequence of the last four years of mr. trump's presidency. i remember when politicians said we use to teach people to fly airplanes and they would fly into our buildings and destroy and kill people. mr. trump has nothing to do with that. what mr. trump brought out is, these politicians took an oath to serve and protect the american people and our interests. well, i see a fine example of how our politicians serve and protect the capital, --capitol, something that they hold so dearly to them. they ran. not one of them stood up to defend what they hold dear. lord help us. this smokescreen that the democrats and all of the politicians are trying to portray is nothing but bull. soldier deserted his post and ran and hid in a tunnel, they would be court-martialed for abandonment and cowardice him. every politician who ran and hid in the tunnels should, like kamala harris said, we are all equals, so the equalness shou

halifax, pennsylvania. jim, republican line. caller: good morning, sir. i am kind of taken back by mr. comments that this has just started and a consequence of the last four years of mr. trump's presidency. i remember when politicians said we use to teach people to fly airplanes and they would fly into our buildings and destroy and kill people. mr. trump has nothing to do with that. what mr. trump brought out is, these politicians took an oath to serve and protect the american people and our interests. well, i see a fine example of how our politicians serve and protect the capital, --capitol, something that they hold so dearly to them. they ran. not one of them stood up to defend what they hold dear. lord help us. this smokescreen that the democrats and all of the politicians are trying to portray is nothing but bull. soldier deserted his post and ran and hid in a tunnel, they would be court-martialed for abandonment and cowardice him. every politician who ran and hid in the tunnels should, like kamala harris said, we are all equals, so the equalness shou

this was the scene in halifax when conditions turned treacherous. 0nlookers filmed a double—decker bus skidding towards cars in the heavy snow. luckily no one was injured. but it looks pretty dramatic. it looked a bit scary, well done the bus driver for keeping control. but, for some of our viewers, it also brought a bit of january joy to the week. helen from west yorkshire sent these pictures of her children in their homemade igloo. there must have been a lot of snow. and also getting the ice? that there must have been a lot of snow. and also getting the ice?— and also getting the ice? that is impressive _ and also getting the ice? that is impressive because _ and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an - and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo - and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo is l and also getting the ice? that is impressive because an igloo is a j impressive because an igloo is a difficult thing to build. henge impressive because an igloo is a difficult thing to build.— difficult thing to build. have you tried befo