A minutes silence to commemorate the life of a minutes silence to commemorate the life of sir tom and to respect the life of sir tom and to respect the lives the life of sir tom and to respect the lives lost through covid. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be Peer Reviewed, has shown the jab could cut the spread by two thirds. Its the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. Awarning, a warning, this report contains some flashing images. Its been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus from spreading . Now a Study Suggests the Oxford Astrazeneca jab could have a substantial effect on transmission. It means every person vaccinated could indirectly protect others, reducing infections and, in time, restrictions. It reduces the chances of someone whos exposed getting the infection, and if they dont get the infection, they cant pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. There is one word of caution in that one of the things this virus is doing as it produces new variants is actually to try and avoid exactly that happening. As well as potentially showing an effect on transmission, the study found the vaccine could also be 76 effective after a single dose for three months. We know that vaccines are the way out of this, and thiis new information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. And given all the questions that have been raised and whats going on internationally, i think its very important that we show the world that the oxford jab works and works well. A separate study has provided some more good news, this time about our immunity to the virus. Data claims most people still have antibodies in their blood for at least six months after theyre naturally infected. While scientists cant yet be sure, this could mean people are protected from covid for up to half a year. But amongst the hope, there are still concerns about the recent emergence of variants which may be more resistant to some vaccines. Enhanced testing is taking place in some parts of england. Cases of the South African variant which have no link to foreign travel have been detected in these areas, prompting concerns its spreading in the community. What we are looking to do is to surge testing into those geographies, in order to increase, its to do even greater reach, even faster turnaround, to identify how Much Community spread there is of these potentially dangerous new variants, and to break those chains of transmission as fast as we possibly can. Residents in the Surge Testing Areas are being strongly encouraged to stay at home as much as possible and to get tested, regardless if they have symptoms. It is important to reassure people that, you know, the variant doesnt cause any more severe disease, you know, the Public Health advice is exactly the same. So, you know, weve been in a Third National lockdown since the beginning ofjanuary, and thats the advice that we should continue to follow. To keep ahead of the variants, the race is on to vaccinate as quickly as possible. The head of astrazeneca say they are hoping to have their next jab ready by the autumn. Anna collinson, bbc news. Our deputy Political Editor vicki young is in westminster. She says the Prime Minister came under pressure over Border Controls at Prime Ministers questions. The Labour Leader talking and agreeing with many in government that a big risk now, what might undermine the Successful Vaccination Programme is new variants. Some of those coming from abroad. What you do about it . The Labour Leader seemed very keen to have tougher proposals. He said there are lots of the government scientists had suggested that you either close the border completely or you quarantine everybody. The response from government is very much that it simply not practical. The uk imports are so many of our medicines, it import so much food that itjust wouldnt be practical to do that and borisjohnson wouldnt be practical to do that and Boris Johnson saying wouldnt be practical to do that and borisjohnson saying we have already tightened things a lot. You now need a negative test before you come into the country, fell out a form saying where you will quarantine and of course there is the problem that some variants such as the kent variant suspected started in this country so it wouldnt help everything. Where the government has a bit more of a problem, a week ago they talked a lot with big fanfare about how they were going to have a number of countries, 33 of them, where people coming in from those countries would have to quarantine in hotels. Now that hasnt happened. The government suggesting it is about logistics but i think many people will be wondering why on earth is taking so long. That people will be wondering why on earth is taking so long. Earth is taking so long. That was vicki young earth is taking so long. That was vicki young. The earth is taking so long. That was vicki young. The home earth is taking so long. That was | vicki young. The Home Secretary earth is taking so long. That was vicki young. The Home Secretary says they are still working on the Hotel Quarantine programme. Priti patel said this morning the government is working hard with operational partners. We working hard with operational artners. ~. ,. , working hard with operational artners. ,. ,. , partners. We have to work with operational partners. We have to work with operational partners. Partners. We have to work with operational partners. I partners. We have to work with operational partners. I have partners. We have to work with l operational partners. I have said this many times, whether it is hoteliers, tying into our existing systems around passengers coming in, passengers travelling are making those connections. There are logistical and operational factors we will have to take on board. Our teams across government our officials and ministers are working on it right now. And the Prime Minister will be leading the Downing Street briefing this evening. Well have full coverage on bbc one and the news channel from 4 30. We feel like foreigners in our own country, the angry claim from dup mp ian paisley, as he told the Prime Minister of the frustration felt by his constituents over the Northern Ireland protocol. Britain has written to the eu asking for exemptions to checks on some goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to continue until 2023. Inspections are due to resume this year on some items as a temporary agreement, which was part of the brexit deal, gradually expires. Checks on all goods were suspended yesterday after threats were made to staff. Our ireland correspondent chris page reports. At the moment, lorries are free flowing off ferries arriving in Northern Ireland. The physical checks of some Food Consignments are suspended for a second day. Some hauliers are still driving to the inspection points, but they are being moved off. The controls had been in place for a month as a consequence of the Northern Ireland protocol. It is a deal to prevent checks on the land border with the irish republic, essentially keeping Northern Ireland in the eus Single Market for goods. But unionists see the arrangement as a Trade Frontier with the rest of the uk which should be scrapped. Prime minister, you say your commitment to Northern Ireland is unshakeable. I speak for all of my constituents today when i tell you the protocol has betrayed us and made us feel like foreigners in our own country. Tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. The political strain has increased since friday, when the eu briefly tried to trigger an Emergency Clause which could have seen checks on covid vaccines crossing the land border. The Irish Foreign minister suggested there should be some changes to the protocol. I recognise there are serious issues that need to be resolved. We need to work on that with the commission today and with leaders in Northern Ireland. But this is not going to be solved by cutting off relationships or trying to throw away the entire protocol, without any credible proposal as to what you replace it with. Images like this have highlighted tensions in some communities in Northern Ireland. The trade union that represents the port staff says politicians need to understand sensitivities. What we need to see happening is a scaling back by all the political parties, pulling back, the European Union and westminster, from this clash they have going on, basically, in Northern Ireland, and we want to see a return to a level of normality. Brexit issues are particularly contentious and complex here. Businesses, workers and Community Leaders want quick actions and permanent solutions. Chris page, bbc news, belfast. Ryanair has been told to remove irresponsible adverts depicting misleading claims about coronavirus vaccinations. The ads encouraged people to book holidays with ryanair after being vaccinated, suggesting customers could � jab and go. The Advertising Standards Authority received more than 2,000 complaints the third highest ever received for an advert. Ryanair has stopped the ads but said it disagreed with the rulings. Police in myanmar have filed several charges against the civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following mondays Military Coup. She has been remanded in custody. Jonathan head gave us this update from bangkok in neighbouring thailand. They say they found illegal or unauthorised Walkie Talkies in her home. She was the Head Of State and has a lot of security, we think the Walkie Talkies were used by them. She has been confined to her home since the coup on monday. It is quite surreal, but the military has a real problem. They have overthrown her in a coup because her party did so well in the election in november, the military has complained of irregularities, but nobody really thinks they would the result, and have promised, having mounted this coup, that they will have another election, but she is so popular she would probably win again. If she is convicted of a criminal offence, however trivial, she cannot run as an mp again, and i think that is what the game plan is here. But how it plays out is anyones guess, because she is so popular, charging her, she will have to go to court, be on trial, it is only likely to stir up a great deal more opposition, which is onlyjust beginning to be seen now in myanmar. People are trying to think of ways in a Covid Pandemic and with a brutal military on the streets, how they can oppose this military takeover. They are doing it mostly online at the moment, but i would expect that will grow, and putting her on trial is very risky, because it will be a public magnet for people to come and show what they feel about the military. 30 years ago he set up a business in his garage. He had no name for it and the question he says he was asked most frequently was, whats the internet . Now, jeff bezos is the worlds richest man worth £200 billion and hes stepping down as Chief Executive of that Business Which he later called amazon, employing 1. 3 Million People. Our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones reports. He was the first dot com tycoon. In 1994, jeff bezos started an online book store and says he spent much of his time explaining to puzzled investors what the internet was. For years he ignored predictions that he was about to go bust and focused on Ploughing Everything and earned into growing his empire. The result has been an immensely powerful business. Not only will� s most Successful Online retailer. I think that we can improve upon the book. But the maker of gadgets like the kindle and the amazon echo speaker, plus a very lucrative Cloud Computing service. Now, bezos is stepping down as Chief Executive, handing over to andy jassy, who has been running that Cloud Computing business. He is going out on a high, with amazon revealing a huge surge in sales and profits as the pandemic boosted demand for online shopping. But critics say the tech giant is too powerful and in the us regulators and politicians have the company in their sights. I think as attitudes are changing in washington and there will be more scrutiny on amazon as a corporation, its practices in the marketplace towards competitors, and the way it treats its workers. Better for someone else to be in the hot seat. Not thatjeff bezos cant be called to testify or engage with Policy Makers in other ways but he really does not like to serve that role. Dont Expectjeff Bezos to fade away. He will still be chairman, focusing on what new areas amazon can conquer. He owns the Washington Post and has a space company, blue origin, it will be a golden age of space exploration. And he has his rivalry with another tech tycoon with interplanetary ambitions, elon musk, for the title of worlds richest person. Enough to keep anyone on their toes. Rory cellan jones, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news. Dramatic results suggest the astrazenica vaccine does reduce the spread of coronavirus. Another study shows as many as 88 of people still have antibodies in their blood to fight covid i9 six months after infection. Rising tensions over post brexit checks at Northern Irelands ports the Prime Minister calls for � urgent action� from the eu. Were all being urged to clap for captian sir tom moore and all nhs workers at 6pm tonight, as the Prime Minister says he will lead the nation in a tribute to the veteran campaigner who died yesterday. There was a minutes silence in the House Of Commons for captain tom and there are growing calls for a National Memorial to him. The 100 year old World War Two veteran raised more than £32 million for the Health Service during the first lockdown and was credited with lifting the nations spirits. John maguire reports. His family say the last year of his life was remarkable. An apt description, too, for a man who meant so much to so many people. The government is now considering how best to honour his many achievements. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. I invite members to nowjoin me for a minutes silence. And before this afternoons Prime Ministers questions, mps in the House Of Commons paid their respects. The british world war ii veteran who raised millions forfront Line Health Care workers treating. Captain sir tom moore was adored, notjust by us, but also, it seems, by the world. Because he was so inspiring, so optimistic and i think, you know, it wasnt just his walking, but also that optimism that was absolutely contagious. While the rest of us adapted to living a life locked down, the 99 year old veteran of the Second World War set off on a journey. It would take him to the top of the charts, into the record books and around the globe, all without leaving his back garden. When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high. He talked about the twinkle in his eye. That was so evident. He was sharp, he was funny, he was humble. He was everything you would hope he was going to be. And to be a little part of this extraordinary story makes me so proud. It is one of the proudest achievements, i think, of my life. Yeah. Marvellous, isnt it . He was a huge cricket fan. The sport has embraced him and englands test captain has paid tribute. He loved his cricket. As i have mentioned, i reached out to talk to him and he spoke very fondly of throughout his whole life going and watching games of cricket, whether it be yorkshire or watching as well on the tv, more recently international stuff, so. From the whole cricket community, he will be sadly missed. As he inspired an army to follow in his footsteps, he became an honorary colonel of the Army Foundation college for young soldiers. And, in a specially arranged investiture. He received a private audience at Windsor Castle with her majesty the queen, as she awarded him a knighthood. Well, this is the garden in captain toms home village in bedfordshire, where he walked his famous 100 laps. He has of course now taken his final step, but his name will live on through his Charitable Foundation that will help people for generations to come. He will always be remembered for his optimism, his wisdom and his messages of hope. The man who walked 100 laps of his garden to help others and who implored us all to never walk alone. Tomorrow, you will maybe find everything will be much, much better than today. Tomorrow will be a good day. John maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. You will never walk alone. Captain sir tom moore was very much a symbol of the wartime generation, as was dame vera lynn. They had a mutual admiration for each other. Im joined now by vera lynns daughter virginia lewis jones. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to you. A good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to you. A similar. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to you. A similar feeling of sadness afternoon to you. A similar feeling of sadness with afternoon to you. A similar feeling of sadness with the afternoon to you. A similar feeling of sadness with the death afternoon to you. A similar feeling of sadness with the death of afternoon to you. A similar feeling i of sadness with the death of captain tom as their word when your mother died, a link with a very impressive generation that we have lost. Yes. Died, a link with a very impressive generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because of generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because of all generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because of all that generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because of all that they generation that we have lost. Yes, i think because of all that they went i think because of all that they went through. Sirtom think because of all that they went through. Sir tom was in burma when my mother was there. For a young girl of her age to go into the jungle, which is exactly where she was, but she said she never felt any problems because there were 6000 men looking after her. Obviously, sir tom was one of those. They were just a different breed in those days. I think because they had been through so much and in their own way, they both gave everybody hope and confidence. All the songs my mother sang were to do with hope and singing well meet again in the future. Even her majesty cited that when she made her speech. It is very important and it is important for the young people to realise what not only they did but also what thousands of other people in the forces did to look after this country and they were both continuing to do it and so was sir tom with his wonderful, wonderful walking charity thing. Absolutely super taste walking charity thing. Absolutely suer ~ ~. , walking charity thing. 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Just to give some hope to those boys remains a highlight of my life is to be your achievements are outstanding. Im sure you could never have imagined the outcome of your walk for the nhs and the impact on peoples lives. I send you a huge congratulations. Your knighthood is so richly deserved and couldnt be more delighted, i send you and your family warmest wishes was that we had a lovely letter back from him, thanking her and saying how thrilled he was to have had the letter, etc. They had a real rapport the pair of them, as they should have done. find them, as they should have done. And remarkably. Them, as they should have done. And remarkably, both of them had a huge impact on other generations. That remarkably, both of them had a huge impact on other generations. Impact on other generations. That is uuite rare. Impact on other generations. That is quite rare yes. Impact on other generations. That is quite rare. Yes, yes. Impact on other generations. That is quite rare. Yes, yes. 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So it would have been between her Birthday Injune would have been between her birthday in june when would have been between her Birthday Injune when would have met, obviously. Itsjust injune when would have met, obviously. Its just unfortunate that they never actually met face to face. But obviously they did in sorts and in mind but not actually physically. Sorts and in mind but not actually h sicall. ,. , physically. Your mother did it with her singing. Physically. Your mother did it with her singing. He physically. Your mother did it with her singing, he did physically. Your mother did it with her singing, he did it physically. Your mother did it with her singing, he did it with physically. Your mother did it with her singing, he did it with his her singing, he did it with his walking. They inspired others in a way thats very rare. I wonder what it is about those two particular people that you thinkjust caused that inspiration . I people that you think ust caused that inspiration . H that inspiration . I think because the were that inspiration . I think because they were both that inspiration . I think because they were both quite that inspiration . I think because they were both quite similar that inspiration . I think because they were both quite similar in l they were both quite similar in their outlook. And i mean this in their outlook. And i mean this in the broader sense of the world, they were very simple. As i always say, what you see is what you got. That was the same with sir tom as it was with my mother. My mother was a very natural person in the same as she was when on screen or singing. She was when on screen or singing. She was away is like that. Sir tom was the same. Its this sincerity which has, i think, the same. Its this sincerity which has, ithink, touched the same. Its this sincerity which has, i think, touched everybody because they knew that they were sincere and they werentjust doing it because they thought they ought to. 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And there is a Special Programme Celebrating The Life Of Captain sir tom moore captain tom We Salute You tonight at 7 30 on bbc one and youll also be able to see it later on the bbc iplayer. At six oclock, the Prime Minister leading the nation in a National Clap at six oclock to remember capt tom and nhs workers. Organisers have announced that the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in a socially distanced way this year. Artists are expected to perform in the host city rotterdam, but either with no audience or a reduced audience. Last years contest had to be cancelled and replaced with an online tribute show because of the pandemic. The grand final of this years competition is due to take place on the 22nd of may. The nominees for the Golden Globes 2021 have been announced in the last hour. Netflixs mank drama has received the most nominations including Best Director and best drama in the Motion Picture catagory. Other notable titles recognised include the hit series the Queens Gambit and the crown which share the best Television Limited series or Motion Picture made for television catagory. Us actress jane fonda will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at the Virtual Event this year, hosted by amy poehler and tina fey. Lets look at a few more of the notable nominations with our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. This is a difficult one because we are talking about some programmes which no one had seen on the big screen at all . find which no one had seen on the big screen at all . Screen at all . And it is worth remembering screen at all . And it is worth remembering with screen at all . And it is worth remembering with the screen at all . And it is worth | remembering with the golden screen at all . And it is worth remembering with the Golden Globes, its for both film and tv. When you look at these nominations, netflix has managed to get 42 nominations across film and tv. A lot of headlines are going to be made tonight about the Best Director category. These are the 78th Golden Globes in the history of the Golden Globes, only five women had ever been nominated and this year, three have been nominated. We have Emerald Fennel for the Carey Mulligan revenge movie. Gina king for one night in miami, a film about malcolm x, muhammad ali and sam cooke all staying in the same motel. And chloe zhao, at a movie about the fallout of the 2008 financial crash and people who travel around the United States with nowhere to live. For the first time ever, more than one woman has been nominated, three have been nominated. Irate has been nominated, three have been nominated. ~. ,. , nominated. We are looking at the brits on the nominated. We are looking at the brits on the list. Nominated. We are looking at the brits on the list. I nominated. We are looking at the brits on the list. I was nominated. We are looking at the brits on the list. I was captivated | brits on the list. I was captivated by the undoing. Hugh grant, what chance for him . Yes by the undoing. Hugh grant, what chance for him . By the undoing. Hugh grant, what chance for him . Yes nominated along with his costar chance for him . Yes nominated along with his costar nicole chance for him . Yes nominated along with his costar nicole kidman. Chance for him . Yes nominated along with his costar nicole kidman. Hugh| with his co star nicole kidman. Hugh grant a favourite among the Golden Globes. Nominated by paddington a few years ago everywhere you look, there are brits galore. Sacha baron cohen nominated twice. You have the likes of james cohen nominated twice. You have the likes Ofjames Corden Being nominated for the prom, the netflix musical. No one was expected him and the tv show that leads the way it is the tv show that leads the way it is the crown, with six nominations. Nominations for the actress who played the queen, Olivia Colman. And for the actress who played margaret thatcher, gillian anderson. Helena Bonham Carter nominated the playing princess margaret. Brits all over this. Also, quite interesting because i think this was the year when so many people were at home just watching tv and shows really captured them. Double nomination for another actress we can count as british, anya taylor joy. She was in the Queens Gambit. British, anya taylorjoy. She was in the Queens Gambit. British, anya taylorjoy. She was in the Queens Gambit. What about jody koma . Yes. The Queens Gambit. What about jody koma . Yes, she the Queens Gambit. What about jody koma . Yes, she got the Queens Gambit. What about jody koma . Yes, she got into the Queens Gambit. What about jody koma . Yes, she got into the the Queens Gambit. What about jody l koma . Yes, she got into the category as well, koma . Yes, she got into the category as well. The koma . Yes, she got into the category as well. The tv koma . Yes, she got into the category as well, the tv categories. Koma . Yes, she got into the category as well, the tv categories. There as well, the tv categories. There are brits everywhere you look on this list. You have a nomination for judas in the black messiah. And gary oldman, nominated for the film which has the most nominations, the mank, and a film still to come out, the sound of metal. The actor who plays a drummer who goes death. He is one to look for. He has the nomination here. When be surprised if he went on to repeat that at the oscars. More . On to repeat that at the oscars. Now ou have on to repeat that at the oscars. Now you have mentioned on to repeat that at the oscars. Now you have mentioned in the oscars. Thats the thing about the Golden Globes, it is a bit of a point at . It is. Not great at predicting what goes on to win best film but if you are nominated in the Golden Globes, it absolutely does help your chances at the oscars because oscar voting hasnt even opened. So the people who get to vote in the oscars, when they are choosing which films to watch before choosing what to vote for, you are more likely to watch the films that are nominated at the Golden Globes. Normally we would have the Oscar Nominations already. The Golden Globes should have happened at the start. All has been delayed. The Golden Globes will take place at the end of this month and on the 15th of march, we will finally get the Oscar Nominations. This is the start of award season does that go on, stick with us right through it. We does that go on, stick with us right throu~h it. ~. ,. , through it. We do this conversation eve ear through it. We do this conversation every year and through it. We do this conversation every year and you through it. We do this conversation every year and you get through it. We do this conversation every year and you get more through it. We do this conversation l every year and you get more excited laughter if you dont get excited by the oscars and Golden Globes, you are doing the wrong job bill oscars and Golden Globes, you are doing the wrong job oscars and Golden Globes, you are doing the wrong job doing the wrong ob all right, that has been said doing the wrong ob all right, that has been said of doing the wrong job all right, that has been said of me doing the wrong job all right, that has been said of me many doing the wrong job all right, that has been said of me many times. | has been said of me many times. Thank you very much, colin. Speak you soon. Now the weather with susan powell. Whilst it looks very pretty, snow is likely to become an increasing headache for parts of the uk in the days ahead. In the short term, scotland seeing the most significant falls but come the weekend of the threat of snow will move further south across the uk as we move into colder air. Overnight more snow for scotland, primarily for the hills, a wintry mixture more likely to the central belts, with ice around first thing. Rain mostly for the north midlands and parts of Northern Ireland and maybe some snow for parts of the pennines. Mild enough with clearer skies over southern england. Some rain it will move into southern england through thursday but temperatures here in double figures, further north and the snow still accumulating, especially over the scottish hills and mountains, but increasingly to lower levels, so much so that for friday and saturday the met office is now concerned enough to have issued an Amber Warning with a risk of disruption over central and Northern Scotland for blizzards and drifting snow. That may well be extended further south over the weekend. This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines dramatic results suggest the astrazenica vaccine does reduce the spread of coronavirus. That is really good use, very positive, because we know the vaccine is the way out of it and this information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. Another study shows as many as 88 of people still have antibodies in their blood to fight covid 19 six months after infection. Rising tensions over post brexit checks at Northern Irelands ports the Prime Minister calls for � urgent action� from the eu. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minute� s silence is observed in the House Of Commons and the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight and lots of british interest in the Golden Globes nominations which have just been announced. Now we have the sport. Good afternoon. Developing news regarding the Australian Open, more than 500 players, officials and support staff may have to self isolate after a Hotel Quarantine worker tested positive for coronavirus. The hotel affected is the grand hyatt in melbourne. Our tennis correspondent Russell Fullerjoins us now. Russell, can you explain how this has happened . This was one man who is working within the Hotel Quarantine system who tested positively in melbourne over the weekend and as a result those who have been in close contact with him need to go into isolation for 13 days and all those players and officials and support staff who have been quarantining at the hotel over the 1a day period until this weekend, they are doing casual contacts, and they must self isolate until they return a negative test, so you would hope in the majority of cases, maybe all of those cases, they will test negative and be free to start their lives again but clearly there will be 2a hours or so where they are worried about when they will next be able to play the tennis and the impact this will have on their Australian Open. The Australian Open is due to start on monday, does this put it in doubt of going ahead . As things stand it goes ahead as planned, but there has to be inevitably an impact on the Worm Up Events taking place at Melbourne Park at the moment warm up. Six events taking place and there will be players there who are affected by this announcement who will not be able to play their matches tomorrow, and the concern is whether this escalates. At the moment one positive test, if that is contain, there may be no drama for the people of melbourne and the Australian Open, but if more cases are detected, whether they involve players or not, we know the way the australians like to stay on top of the Covid Pandemic, they gave a quite hard lockdowns or short sharp knock downs and if they do that then potentially there will be repercussions for the Australian Open which is due to start on monday. For the First Time Since 2005, test cricket will be shown on free to air television. Channel four has won the rights to broadcast england� s test series against india live and show highlights on all 4, starting with the opening test from chennai on friday. Joe wilson reports. Remember Freddie Flintoff . The parade in 2005 failed london after 8 million watched on channel 4, but since then the audience figures have fragmented because you have had to pay to watch test cricket, but now there� s a chance for today� s stars to watch cricket. When you perform you want as many people to see you as possible, don� t you . Yes. As possible, dont you . Yes, especially as possible, dont you . Yes, especially the as possible, dont you . Yes, especially the kids, as possible, dont you . Yes, especially the kids, because| as possible, dont you . Yes especially the kids, because that helps the next generation. It would be good to have it back. The helps the next generation. It would be good to have it back. Be good to have it back. The status of indias regulars be good to have it back. The status of indias regulars could be good to have it back. The status of indias regulars could hardly be good to have it back. The status of indias regulars could hardly be i of india� s regulars could hardly be higher, havingjust of india� s regulars could hardly be higher, having just beaten australia, and the england series will be essential breakfast viewing. A lot of Indian Cricket fans in the country, this will be a luxury, so getting up at 330 is actually a luxury, but i can guarantee you, there will be many more indians watching in at 330 for this series than for other series. B, watching in at 330 for this series than for other series. Than for other series. A full overseas than for other series. A full overseas series than for other series. A full overseas series has than for other series. A full overseas series has never. Than for other series. A full overseas series has never been than for other series. A full overseas series has never been shown on free to air tv here before, and the test match in chennai starts on friday, and well, it is an escape, and after all, where else are you going . Joe wilson, bbc news. Arsenal will appeal the red card given to david luiz in their loss against wolves last night. After a var review it was decided luiz had made contact with willianjose and, because there was no attempt to play the ball, the Arsenal Player was dismissed and a penalty awarded. Wolves won the match 2 1. More on our website at bbc. Co. Uk sport. That� s it for now. There� s mounting criticism of the speed of france� s vaccination strategy. Around 1. 5 Million People have been vaccinated there so far compared to nearly 10 million here in the uk and the country has suffered shortfalls in supply. Contrary to what the eu has recommended, france� S Health Authority has declared that the astrazeneca vaccine not be used for people over 65 years old, saying that more studies were needed before the jab was used in older age groups. Lucy williamson reports. Risk isn� tjust a matter for vaccine regulators. Daniel hasn� t been out with his wife since she was vaccinated last month. She couldn� t bear the thought that she might survive the virus and he would not, he told us. But daniel could have been waiting much longer for a date with his wife. This Hospital Clinic saw their supply of vaccines drop by half last month. Demand in the area is high, but appointments are now closed to anyone who has not already had their firstjab. Translation we can potentially triple the numbers in this centre. | we have three reception desks, three doctors for consultations, three nurses for injections. We will have no problem meeting demand in poitiers when these extra vaccines arrive. You have the capacity but not the vaccines, i asked him. Exactement. France was expecting the astrazeneca jab to double its delivery of vaccines this month. But with delays in both that vaccine and the existing pfizerjab, france has scaled back its vaccination targets, even as questions grow over the slow pace of the programme. And now france� s Health Regulator has recommended that the astrazeneca jab not be used for people over 65 in france, saying that not enough data is available. The europe minister Clement Beaune said on french radio this week that the uk was taking more risks than france was prepared to by using the jab for older people, and by spacing the two doses so widely. The eu� s Centralised System has also come under fire for being too slow, launching its Vaccine Programme weeks after the uk. They claim that brexit helped the uk to go faster in their decision process. Maybe but, at the same time, it� s a worldwide disease, and just playing solo in this global fight is probably not the wise decision, long term. President macron ended the day on tuesday by Meeting Vaccine Producers here to discuss ways of boosting supply, promising that by the Summer Everyone who wanted a vaccine would have one. In a country of vaccine sceptics, and vaccine shortages, political risks follow close behind the medical ones. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. A team of scientists from the World Health Organization researching the source of the covid 19 pandemic have visited a Virology Institute in the chinese city of wuhan. Bat viruses have been studied there for years, and one theory suggested, without proof, that the new coronavirus might have escaped accidentally from a lab, leading the Trump Administration to speculate it was the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. When the World Health Organization team arrived at the Virology Institute, Security Officers pushed back journalists who attempted to question the scientists. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell was there. This visit by the World Health Organization scientists to this, the Wuhan Institute of virology, is probably the most contentious part of their china trip so far. That� s because the Trump Administration had suggested that the coronavirus potentially escaped from a lab inside this facility. Now, this institute does have high security bio labs which have bat viruses in them. But so far, the Us Government hasn� t presented any solid evidence which would suggest that the virus did escape from here somehow and that that� s how the pandemic started. Nevertheless, a lot of interest when the team came here. And in the foggy early morning, reporters were trying to throw questions. As the scientists came in, there were chaotic scenes with Security Guards trying to push them back. This is one of the only chances we get to Say Something to them, to get a comment from them on the record, so we have to take the chances when they come. One of the scientists on the way in said that all the questions that need to be asked would be asked inside this facility. Now that doesn� t mean it� s all about a lab leak, though. They would say the main reason to speak to the scientists here, is that they are doing work on viruses in bats and their potential tojump into human beings. For example, there is one study done by the Wuhan Institute of virology in Yunnan Province which would seem to indicate that some people who live close to one of these caves with bats in them have an immune response to viruses from bats. Now, you can imagine that� s crucial in terms of understanding the origins of the coronavirus because they still think that the most likely source is animals, possibly an Intermediary Animal, then into human beings. Let� s talk now to the german epidemiologist Fabian Leendertz of the Robert Koch Institute and he� s participating in the study Via Video Conferencing from germany. What so far has been learned . So far we had many what so far has been learned . So far we had many discussions what so far has been learned . So far we had many discussions with what so far has been learned . So far we had many discussions with our. We had many discussions with our chinese colleagues who already during the 1a days quarantine, we had any discussions with them, between 8 10 hours, with the different teams from the chinese side and also amongst us, the experts, and since quarantine has been lifted the team has visited various places as we just mentioned in the report but also we have lots of discussions with the different groups of scientists, no matter if it is the human or animal side. I5 it is the human or animal side. Is there a sense that the answers you are getting are honest ones . I have to sa that are getting are honest ones . I have to say that the are getting are honest ones . I have to say that the atmosphere are getting are honest ones . I have to say that the atmosphere is are getting are honest ones . I have to say that the atmosphere is very i to say that the atmosphere is very productive, and all questions can be asked. All places the team wanted to visit are allowed to be visited so i have not seen any major roadblocks so far. I think they are very interested and they are very competent scientists on both sides, and we have scientists here to find out what really happened. The suspicions out what really happened. The suspicions are out what really happened. The suspicions are not helped by the fact it has taken this long to get access to the scientists. It seems to be a long access to the scientists. It seems to be a long time, access to the scientists. It seems to be a long time, one access to the scientists. It seems to be a long time, one year, access to the scientists. It seems to be a long time, one year, but| access to the scientists. It seems j to be a long time, one year, but i want to remind you that at the beginning the priority was to maintain the outbreak, to prevent it turning into a pandemic, which was not successful for various reasons, and it is the same people who do the diagnostics and Investigations, they were also needed of the human side, so it is a sort of understandable that at the beginning it was not the first priority, and then you have the typical International Negotiations for such a big undertaking, but still, if you look at how scientists, including myself, have investigated the origin of other diseases it classically takes many months if not years to find out what happened. Many months if not years to find out what happened what happened. What about claims that we have what happened. What about claims that we have heard what happened. What about claims that we have heard from what happened. What about claims that we have heard from the what happened. What about claims| that we have heard from the United States, from some of them at least, that it came from this lab and there has been a cover up ever since . This has been a coverup ever since . This is one of the has been a cover up ever since . Try 3 is one of the hypotheses on the table but given that the frequency of contact between humans and animals, intermediate level or even animals, intermediate level or even a batch directly, it is very frequent, so it is not on top of the agenda even a bat directly. We are at the beginning to solve a big puzzle and we need more pieces of the puzzle to come up with any conclusions so it is too early for that. ,. , conclusions so it is too early for that. ,. ,. , , conclusions so it is too early for that. ,. , , that. Can you explain why it is so important that. Can you explain why it is so important that that. Can you explain why it is so important that we that. Can you explain why it is so important that we find that. Can you explain why it is so important that we find out that. Can you explain why it is so important that we find out how l that. Can you explain why it is so i important that we find out how this started given that many people will say that the damage has now been done globally . If say that the damage has now been done globally . Say that the damage has now been done globally . If you want to reduce the risk of future done globally . If you want to reduce the risk of future pandemics done globally . If you want to reduce the risk of future pandemics you the risk of future pandemics you have to understand how they happened and what happened. Only if you understand the problem can you think about ways to solve the problem, so this is exactly why we are doing it, we also doing it for other reasons. In principle it is a very important thing to understand, the problem we want to solve. You thing to understand, the problem we want to solve want to solve. You are confident we will aet want to solve. You are confident we will get answers want to solve. You are confident we will get answers in want to solve. You are confident we will get answers in the want to solve. You are confident we will get answers in the long want to solve. You are confident we will get answers in the long run . In| will get answers in the long run . In the long run, yes, eventually. Nobody can predict that. We the long run, yes, eventually. Nobody can predict that. We will all kee our nobody can predict that. We will all keep our Fingers Nobody can predict that. We will all keep our fingers crossed. Nobody can predict that. We will all keep our fingers crossed. Thanks i nobody can predict that. We will all| keep our fingers crossed. Thanks for joining us. A British Iranian academic facing nine years in jail has escaped from iran to start a new life in the uk. Kameel ahmady was convicted two months ago of collaborating with a hostile government, a charge he denies. He spoke to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. This is a story about a man who walked out of his life in iran so he could walk freely on the streets of london. I just simply left. I packed my bag with a shaving kit, a few books of mine and a laptop, and i think pyjamas. That� s all i had on me. And warm clothes, because i knew i had to smuggle myself out of the terrain in the mountain. So you left on foot over mountains . Idid. That must have been a journey in itself. Very cold, very long, very dark and very scary. Kameel ahmady was born in western iran to a kurdish family but came to the uk as a student. He became a british citizen but then returned to iran, where he worked as an anthropologist. In 2019, british marines seized an Iranian Oil Tanker suspected of breaking eu sanctions, and in what mr ahmady suspects was retaliation, he was arrested by revolutionary guards. He spent three months in tehran� s notorious evin prison. Solitary confinement broken only by hard interrogation. Don� t underestimate the concept and the seriousness of so called White Torture the psychological pressure they put on you, and all these games are played. There are all sorts of mind games. It is almost like a trade. You give me this, i� ll give you that. He was released, but a Court In Tehran convicted him in december of collaborating with a hostile government, something he denies, and sentenced him to nine years injail. While out on bail, he escaped, travelling high over the mountains on foot. I had to leave everything behind, everything i loved and everything i worked for. All my human connections. At the same time, i was, it was so sad because. And scary. If i get arrested, i would have been put back before the judge. Today, he faces an uncertain future in the uk, as other British Iranian dual nationals like Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe remain trapped in tehran. James landale, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news. Dramatic results suggest the astrazenica vaccine does reduce the spread of coronavirus. Another study shows as many as 88 of people still have antibodies in their blood to fight covid 19 six months after infection. Rising tensions over post brexit checks at Northern Ireland� s ports the Prime Minister calls for � urgent action� from the eu. Weddings in many parts of the world including here in the uk have been scaled back in size, due to the coronavirus pandemic. But indian designer, sabyasachi mukherjee, who� s created the wedding attire of celebrities including actor Priyanka Chopra and nickjonas, is not worried about the future of his industry. He says people will still splash out on their big day even if it� s smaller than they� d originally expected. Nina nanji reports. If you wear one of his bridal dresses, you� re automatically part of the club. You become a sabyasachi bride. A Brand Given A Sprinkling of stardust, thanks to indian designer, sabyasachi mukherji� s a list clientele. Indian weddings can typically have hundreds of guests, but despite the pandemic forcing celebrations to scale back in size, mr mukherji is not worried. The Bridal Business in india is recession proof. A lot of people have been doing lockdown weddings. They are slashing their budgets, but you still need pictures which are instagrammable, you still need to show your social standing, so i think the cheapest way to do that is to buy a designer outfit. Sabyasachi� s fan base has extended beyond india across the world. For businesses in the uk selling indian bridal wear, the pandemic has taken a huge toll. We are having to cancel a lot of the weddings or the orders they have had from brides who have had to postpone their weddings to maybe now looking at 2022. Sabyasachi has just designed the front cover of kush magazine, an attempt to lift spirits in the pandemic. I thought it would be great to have some sabyasachi on the cover, you know, to Inspire Thousands of brides about this. The actors Priyanka Chopra and nick jonas, india� s cricket captain, virat kohli, And Bollywood Star Anushka Sharma all wore sabyasachi on their wedding days. Bollywood, cricket, religion and politics are probably the four biggest markers of indian subculture and it generates the maximum amount of news, so actually, when your brand rides on these popular celebrities your reach can be quite big and of course it has really helped the business. Well, let� s say we get the virus under control. Do you think the traditional big, Fat Indian Wedding will come back . A lot of people are going to realise that it is only one life and they will get very reckless. Much like what happened post war, i see fashion being divided into something that is going to be very safe and value driven, versus something that is going to be very reckless and exuberant. An optimistic outlook for the future of fashion. Nina nanji, bbc news. Matt hancock twitter. 10 Million People is the milestone reached in terms of vaccinations. Let� s talk more now about this year� s Golden Globes nominations which have been announced in the last hour. Netflix received 42 nominations across film and television including their dramas mank and the crown each entered into four categories. Daisy edgar jones, Olivia Colman and jodie comer are also up for awards. Let� s talk through some of the nominations now with lauren o� neilfrom vice. It isa it is a strange thing because no one has been to cinnabar in the last year so television is everything this year. Aha, year so television is everything this ear. � , this year. A very interesting afternoon this year. A very interesting Afternoon Hearing this year. A very interesting Afternoon Hearing the this year. A very interesting Afternoon Hearing the nominations come out, from america this afternoon, and The Big Story is that the Golden Globes are very different this year in many ways but we have been seeing films being nominated for the first time in a lot of cases, from streaming, basically, because in the past the streamers have been unpopular in the film categories with a lot of the award ceremonies, who have not seen it as highbrow enough, but obviously this year it has been their only choice so it has been an interesting afternoon. So it has been an interesting afternoon so it has been an interesting afternoon. ,. ,. , afternoon. Interesting for a couple of arou s. Afternoon. Interesting for a couple of groups. Netflix afternoon. Interesting for a couple of groups. 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Actors like Olivia Colman have a couple of nominations, such baron karen is also nominated twice, once for borat. It has been a big day. One thing i will point out, some disappointing snubs, most notably i made a straw you in the tv category, which a lot of people expected to sweep the board but it was not the not nominated at all. It has been a mixed bag but a lot of successful british and irish actors and actresses across the board. Hugh grant has had actresses across the board. Hugh grant has had quite actresses across the board. Hugh grant has had quite a actresses across the board. Hugh grant has had quite a couple of years . Grant has had quite a couple of ears . , grant has had quite a couple of ears . ,. ,. , grant has had quite a couple of ears . ,. ,. ,. Years . He has had a renaissance, from his turn years . He has had a renaissance, from his turn in years . He has had a renaissance, from his turn in the years . He has had a renaissance, from his turn in the paddington. From his turn in the Paddington Sequel which a lot of people did not expect to be quite as defining as it was, and one of the things which are so interesting about hugh grant, in his earlier career he was a bit typecast as a certain kind of figure but he has turned it around and embraced playing the villain in the last couple years, which has been really exciting to see. More range from him. Another nominated turn from him. Another nominated turn from him. Another nominated turn from him. We also saw him in a very british scandal. British scandal. Thanks for oining us. We british scandal. Thanks for Oining We Wru british scandal. Thanks for oining us. We will await � british scandal. Thanks for oining us. We will await those british scandal. Thanks forjoining us. We will await those awards. I | us. We will await those awards. I got a wave i will see you later this afternoon. Now we have the weather. Hello. Increasingly wintry weather is likely to cause problems for some parts of the uk as we go through the days ahead. At the moment, scotland is seeing some pretty heavy snowfall, largely across high ground but as we move towards the weekend, it� s going to turn colder for all of us, and that threat of snow will gradually shift further south. Thursday, we see scotland in the coldest air. Friday a little bit of a battle there between the cold air and the milder air to the south. By saturday and sunday, the cold air works its way all the way south, we have a cutting easterly wind and it� s likely we� ll see the snow moving south too. For this evening and overnight, more snow, though, for scotland. At the lowest levels it will be rain, perhaps a Sleety Mixture through the central belt, but ice could certainly be a problem first thing on thursday. In the towns and cities, temperatures hovering just above freezing, quite frosty generally the scotland and parts of Northern England. It� s milder to the south, more rain for Northern Ireland, Northern England and north wales. Thursday, the snow keeps coming in to scotland, also, perhaps, we� ll see something a little wintry further south across the pennines for a time too. Notice the contrast in temperatures north and south of the uk, just above freezing in the north, double figures to the south. Some rain for southernmost counties of england. That snow, though, persisting across scotland through friday into saturday. It has led to the met office to issue an advance Amber Warning in advance for heavy and disruptive snow. Strong easterly winds, there is likely to be blizzards and drifting, too. It� s this Weather Front that grinds to a halt, that keeps the snow coming. The centre of low pressure slides further south, and as it does so, it pulls the colder air along with it. Here we go, friday, saturday just look at that snow continuing to pulse in across scotland. Notice the change, though, through saturday into sunday, things sliding south, the colder air moving south. By sunday, it� s looking quite wintry across the central swathe of the uk. A reminder of how that cold air digs its way south through the end of the week, but particularly into the weekend. Towards the west, i think we will still see a lot of sunshine but it will feel increasingly cold. But for central and eastern areas, by the second half of the weekend, there will be a risk of some widespread and potentially heavy snow for some. This area will change as our model moves from run to run now as we get closer to the time, butjust keep that in the back of your mind. In the days ahead, things will turn colder, disruptive snow for scotland in the short term, more widespread from this weekend. This is bbc news. These are the latest headlines in the uk and Around The World. The leader of myanmar is accused of having two radios. Scientists from the who Visitor Centre in wuhan which some claim would have been the source of the pandemic. Britain has given 10 Million People of the first dose of the covid 19 vaccine. The Health Secretary says this is a hugely significant milestone. Dramatic results suggest the astrazeneca vaccine does reduce the spread of coronavirus. And the hollywood award season 2021 kicks off. Nominees for the Golden Globes had been in bed and an online ceremony. We will have the very latest. Hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and Around The World. A few days ago, as she was going to open parliament and install the new government in myanmar. Now not only has she been deposed in a Military Coup but charged by the authority is now in power. The accusations contained in a Police Document committed to it auto bazaar. The charges include. Which officers claim to have found in the residence of the senior politicians including the Nobel Laureates were detained on monday with the military saying they would be imposing a year long state of emergency. Our Southeast Asia correspond an jonathan emergency. Our Southeast Asia Correspond Anjonathan head reports. As the shock of monday� s who received its opponents are finding their voice. Received its opponents are finding theirvoice. Doctors received its opponents are finding their voice. Doctors and hospitals across the country have launched a Red Ribbon Campaign of civil disobedience, refusing to work with the military authorities. Other State Workers are also planning their own acts of disruption. But their own acts of disruption. But the country� s new rulers are consolidating their hold on power, filing criminal charges against him and the ousted president. The Police Charged sheet says ten pipe is being prosecuted for having unauthorised Walkie Talkies in her home. A comically trivial offence but any criminal conviction is enough to bar Herfrom Political Criminal Conviction is enough to bar her from political office. Criminal conviction is enough to bar herfrom political office. Most of herfrom political office. Most of her parties mps have now been released from detention in the capital, where they had been expecting this week to take their seats in the new parliament. They must now work out how they can best oppose the coup with their leader behind bars. This oppose the coup with their leader behind bars oppose the coup with their leader behind bars. This situation affects eve bod behind bars. This situation affects everybody who behind bars. This situation affects everybody who voted behind bars. This situation affects everybody who voted for behind bars. This situation affects everybody who voted for us. Behind bars. This situation affects everybody who voted for us. Very| everybody who voted for us. Very upset. 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We were protesting since day one, since the first hour, day one, since the first hour, actually. We are protesting in our own waivers the 2021, we are in 2021, things have changed a lot. We have legitimate power, we have legitimate space, it� s quite different than in 2007 or 1988. That wont be enough different than in 2007 or 1988. That wont be enough to discomfort the won� t be enough to discomfort the military, which has already warned people not to post anything on social media that might disturb public order. Their big problem is still Aung San Suu Kyi. They have tried and failed to neutralise ever more than 30 years. Her popularity to day is remarkably undiminished. Whenever the generals do allow the burmese people to vote again, they don� t want her taking part. A team of scientists from the World Health Organization researching the source of the covid 19 pandemic and visited a Virology Institute in the chinese city of wuhan. Viruses have been studied there for years and one theory suggested without proof that theory suggested without proof that the new coronavirus might have escaped accidentally, leading the Trump Administration to state the lab was the source of the pandemic. When the who arrived, Security Officers pushed backjournalists who attempted to question the scientists. Our china scientist was there. B. Scientists. Our china scientist was there. � , scientists. Our china scientist was there. � ,. ,. , there. A visit by the World Health Organization there. A visit by the World Health Organization scientists there. A visit by the World Health Organization scientists to there. A visit by the World Health Organization scientists to the organization scientists to the centre of virology is probably the most contentious part of their china trip so far. That is because the Trump Administration suggested the coronavirus potentially escaped from a lab inside this facility. Now, this institute does have high security bio labs which have that viruses in them but so far the Us Government hasn� t presented any solid evidence which would suggest that the virus did escape from here somehow and that is how the pandemic started. Nevertheless, a lot of interest when the team came here. In the foggy early morning, reporters were trying to throw questions as the scientists came in and there were chaotic scenes with Security Guards trying to push them back. This is one of the only chances we get to Say Something to them, to get a comment from them on the record and so we have to take the chances when they come. One of the scientists on the way in said that all the questions that need to be asked would be asked inside this facility. Now that doesn� t mean it� s all about a lab leak, though. 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And is there any other evidence of any sort of intermediary that this virus might have passed through before it became infectious to humans or, in this case, at the wuhan Virology Institute, they are looking at the process of, you know, when scientists are working with these sorts of very highly infectious deadly viruses, are the proper processes in place to prevent accidents from happening. A study which has yet to be Peer Reviewed has shown the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine could cut the spread of coronavirus by two thirds. It� s the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. A warning this report from our Health Correspondent Anna Collinson contains some flashing images. It� s been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus from spreading . Now a Study Suggests the Oxford Astrazeneca jab has a substantial effect on transmission. It means every person vaccinated could indirectly protect others, reducing infections and, in time, restrictions. It reduces the chances of someone who� s exposed to getting the infection, and if they don� t get the infection, they can� t pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. There is one word of caution in that one of the things this virus is doing as it produces new variants is actually to try and avoid exactly that happening. As well as potentially showing an effect on transmission, the study found the vaccine could also be 76 effective after a single dose for three months. We know that vaccines are the way out of this, and thiis new information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. And given all the questions that have been raised and what� s going on internationally, i think it� s very important that we show the world that the oxford jab works and works well. A separate study has provided some more good news, this time about our immunity to the virus. Data claims most people still have antibodies in their blood for at least six months after they� re naturally infected. While scientists can� t yet be sure, this could mean people are protected from covid for up to half a year. But amongst the hope, there are still concerns about the recent emergence of variants which may be more resistant to some vaccines. Enhanced testing is taking place in some parts of england. Cases of the South African variant which have no link to foreign travel have been detected in these areas, prompting concerns it� s spreading in the community. It is important to reassure people the variant doesn� t cause any more severe disease. Public Health Advice is exactly the same. 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His remains are lying in honour in the capital, a mark of respect are rarely bestowed. Joe biden and the first lady have visited the us Capitol Building to pay their respects. A congressional tribute will take place later today, followed by his funeral at Arlington National cemetery. He was one of five people to lose their lives in the riots which led to donald trump� s second impeachment. Let� s have a look at some of the day� s other news. The former chief of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi has agreed to attempt to form a new government of National Unity in italy. It follows the collapse of talks aimed at salvaging Prime Minister giuseppe conte� s coalition. President Sergio Mattarella hopes an administration under mr draghi will win the backing of a broad sweep of political parties. Athletes taking part in this year� s Tokyo Olympics are be tested for coronavirus at least once every four days. The International Olympic committee has been setting out some of its Safety Arrangements for the games, which are due to begin injuly. Athletes and officials will also be asked to wear face masks at all times except when eating or sleeping. Between 500 and 600 Australian Open Tennis Players and staff are to go into isolation after a hotel worker in melbourne tested positive for coronavirus. Players will be free to return to competing after a negative test. The tournament was already pushed back by three weeks to enable players to quarantine, and is scheduled to start on monday. Let� s bring you some breaking news now on that story. Play at australia open warm up tournaments in melbourne has now been cancelled for thursday. There will be no play at any of the six atp and wta tournaments after up to 600 Tennis Players and officials were told to isolate following that positive test. This is bbc news. The latest headlines Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader of myanmar, is charged with criminal offences by the military who ousted her in a coup earlier this week. She� s accused of possessing two way radios. A team from the World Health Organisation has visited the chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the coronavirus pandemic. The nominations for the 2021 Golden Globes have been announced. The crown is leading the way in the tv world with six nominations, while the film mank is the best performing movie contender, also with six nominations. Movie contender, also and in a sign of how the Media Landscape has changed in the past few years, netflix is leading the field, with 22 Film Nominations and 20 for the television awards. The queen� s gambit helped netflix to that impressive number of nominations and i� m joined now by the man who spent three decades getting it from a book onto our screen, series producer allan scott. Hejoins me now live from london. First of all, congratulations for all of these nominations. You have had 62 Million People tuning to watch the queen� s gambit, it is hugely popular and that cannot be questioned but it did take you 30 years to get it onto the screen. Are you surprised by its success . Yes. But artl you surprised by its success . Yes. But partly because you surprised by its success . Yes. But partly because the you surprised by its success . Yes but partly because the reason it didn� t get on the screen for 30 years is that every studio that we went to attaching directors and cars, they said it is about chess and that doesn� t sell. I� m surprised because i thought chess didn� t sell. What do you think changed . I because i thought chess didnt sell. What do you think changed . What do you think changed . I think what changed what do you think changed . I think what changed is what do you think changed . I think what changed is netflix what do you think changed . I think what changed is netflix changed i what changed is netflix changed everything about what we can do these days. First of all, allowing you to do it over six or seven episodes, where you can go into much more detail and get much more story. Much more incidents. It has changed completely. Very occasionally, companies that broadcast these limited series are accused of taking a small book and prolonging it far too much. They may have done it at the beginning but they do now. Pretty much over 6 8 episodes gives you everything there is to give from the novel. Itjust took a long time in this case to get the thing up on its feet and running. But since it got on its feet, people recognise it for what it is, a grand, almost Old Fashioned piece of film making. All the virtues of the old Fashion Films are there. You are really engaged with the story, engaged with the characters. Engaged with the story, engaged with the characters the characters. Things happen. And there has been the characters. Things happen. And there has been a the characters. Things happen. And there has been a sort the characters. Things happen. And there has been a sort of the characters. Things happen. And there has been a sort of level the characters. Things happen. And there has been a sort of level of. There has been a sort of level of snobbery from these big Production Houses towards a platform like netflix. Things that they wouldn� t necessarily put on netflix but i suppose the pandemic is sort of changed the whole nature of how things are done . It changed the whole nature of how things are done . Changed the whole nature of how things are done . It did and we were ve luc things are done . It did and we were very lucky to things are done . It did and we were very lucky to get things are done . It did and we were very lucky to get our things are done . It did and we were very lucky to get our series things are done . It did and we were very lucky to get our series in very lucky to get our series in before the pandemic closed us down. But i think the whole thing is going to change. The reason that there is that snobbery that you referred to is because if a film is seen on netflix and is readily available, it� s not going to make a big hit at the box office. So people are not going to let posh, Big Expensive Movies Go On To Netflix until they have exploited the full Box Office Potential. But very soon, there is not going to be much Box Office Potential so you better learn to adapt. Potential so you better learn to ada t. Potential so you better learn to adat. , ,. , adapt. Indeed and i suppose what this also shows adapt. Indeed and i suppose what this also shows is adapt. Indeed and i suppose what this also shows is content adapt. Indeed and i suppose what this also shows is content is adapt. Indeed and i suppose what this also shows is content is king. When something is allowed to breathe and people start to relate or enjoy the characters, they are sort of compelled to continue to watch. That is riuht. It compelled to continue to watch. That is right it is compelled to continue to watch. That is right. It is like compelled to continue to watch. Trust is right. It is like Old Fashioned storytelling. Sitting around the fire. I remember in my Early School Days in Boarding School that during the winter term, our headmaster would come in and tell the entire dormitory a ghost story in the dark. It was fantastic it is doing what drama is meant to do. It was giving you an emotionaljourney. In that case, scaring the hell out of you. In that case, scaring the hell out of ou. �. ,. , of you. And entertaining the whole famil at of you. And entertaining the whole family at the of you. And entertaining the whole family at the time of you. And entertaining the whole family at the time of of you. And entertaining the whole family at the time of pandemic. I of you. And entertaining the whole | family at the time of pandemic. Its family at the time of pandemic. It� s also given people a different way to look at the cold war through chess. Yes, the interesting thing is, not only where women are not really able to play chess in the period the story was set, the russians so far dominated the field of chess and that took Bobby Fischer to come along and break that up. I had a wonderful conversation, we used the world chess champion for ten years, gary, and he was helpful in the most minor of ways as well as major ways. He read the whole thing overnight and we met the next day. He said, look, it� s fine, it� s good, it� s enjoyable. He said you have people saying check or checkmate the entire time. At this level, nobody says that, never so we had to go through the script taking out every time someone said check or checkmate. Brute someone said check or checkmate. We had gary on the programme yesterday was that we thank you very much for joining us. Good luck, i� m rooting for you. Joining us. Good luck, im rooting for ou. Joining us. Good luck, im rooting for ou. , joining us. Good luck, im rooting for you lots joining us. Good luck, im rooting for you. Lets return i joining us. Good luck, im rooting| for you. Lets return to for you. Thank you. Lets return to coronavirus for you. Thank you. Lets return to coronavirus vaccinations. Pakistan has started its nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, after receiving a donation of half a million doses from the Chinese State owned company sinopharm. Nearly 12,000 people have died from covid 19, far fewer than many had feared, but pakistan� s weak Healthcare System has at times been stretched by the pandemic. Here� s secunder kermani. I� m outside the National Command and operation centre. This is the hub of pakistan� s fight against the coronavirus. Data from across the country is sent here about deaths, about infections, and now about vaccinations. An official ceremony marking the start of the campaign is taking place here this morning. So far, the vaccines are only been offered to health care workers. The plan is for them then to be available to the elderly population. At the moment, pakistan just has 500,000 doses following a donation by its close ally china produced by the state owned company sinopharm. Sinopharm says this vaccine is 79 effective. There has been some concern elsewhere about the transparency around the data behind that, but sinopharm� s vaccine is already in use in the United Arab Emirates and a number of other countries. Pakistan is also expecting to receive 17 million doses produced by astrazeneca in the first half of this year as part of the international covax scheme distributing the vaccine amongst poorer countries. With a population of more than 200 Million People, though, pakistan is going to need many more jabs. I am actually foreseeing a different problem that we will have vaccine available for everybody, it is convincing everyone that it is important to get vaccinated. And how big a challenge is that going to be, given the history of anti Vaccine Sentiment . Were going to find out as we roll it out, but its notjust in pakistan its everywhere in the world. So far, pakistan has not been as badly affected by this pandemic as many feared it would be, perhaps because of its younger population the average age here isjust 22. Nevertheless, the arrival of the vaccine has been welcomed by doctors, who have been working under a lot of pressure, particularly in bigger cities. Dozens of medics have died after contracting the virus. They had been some concerns about the slow pace of procurement. Now, finally, some positive news. The Indian Government has deployed a heavy security presence in delhi as farmers� protests continue. Barricades with barbed wire, and spikesjutting from the ground have been set up around the city to block the protesters. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped out on the outskirts of delhi since late last year in protest against new laws that they say will benefit big business at their expense. So far, the government has offered some concessions but has ruled out abandoning the reforms. From delhi, here� s salman ravi. It has been more than two months since the farmer organisations have surrounded india� s capital delhi from all the directions, in protest against the three farm laws enacted by india� s parliament, saying that these laws will only pave way for Corporate Companies in the agriculture sector. Today, as you can see behind me, members of the civil society, they have taken to the streets expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers, holding placards, even, you can see, right there, members of the students wing of left parties and different other social organisations, and student organisations that have come the streets of delhi expressing support to the protesting farmers. And you can see behind me here, heavy deployment of police and Paramilitary Forces to stop the protesters from entering central delhi, which is beyond this barricade. Though there has been no breakthrough so far, despite a series of talks between the Farm Organisation and the government, but still there is hope after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government was ready to enter into a fresh dialogue with the Farm Organisations over the issue. Salman ravi, bbc news, delhi. Queen elizabeth in the uk Prime Minister borisjohnson have led tributes to the Charity Fundraiser captain sir tom moore. The world war ii veteran died on tuesday aged 100. They not only raise 37 million which started doing 100 laps with his garden, but gave the british people hope and a much needed smile. Borisjohnson has urged the British Public to show their appreciation by holding a National Clap. Goodbye for now. Hello. Increasingly wintry weather likely to cause problems for some parts of the uk as we go through the days ahead. At the moment, scotland seeing some pretty heavy snowfall, largely across high ground but as we move towards a weekend, it will turn colder for all of us and the threat of snow will gradually shift further south. There is no way see scotland in the coldest air. Friday, a battle going on between the cold and mild heir to the south. By sunday it works its way all the way so they may have a cutting easterly wind unlikely to see the snow moving south. More snow, at the lowest levels range this device could be a problem first thing on thursday. In the towns and cities, temperatures hovering just above freezing, great frosty the scotland and parts of Northern England. Milder to the south more rain in Northern Ireland, Northern England and wales. Thursday, the snow keeps coming into scotland and also perhaps we will see something a little wintry further south across the pennines for a time. Notice the contrast in temperatures, north and south, just above freezing in the north, double figures in the south. Some rain the southernmost counties of england. The snow persisting across scotland through friday into saturday and has led the met office to issue an Amber Warning in advance for heavy and disruptive snow. Strong easterly winds likely to mean blizzards and drifting. This Weather Front grinds to a whole and keeps the snow coming because of the centre of low pressure slides south and as it does so, it pulls the cold air along with it. Friday saturday, look at the snow continuing to pulse in a cross doesn� t notice the change from saturday to sunday, the cold air sliding south. By sunday, looking quite wintry across the central swathes of the uk. A reminder of how that cold air digs its way south through the end of the week but particularly into the weekend. Toward the west, i think we will see a lot of sunshine but it will feel increasingly cold. The central and eastern areas, by the second half of the weekend, there will be a risk of some widespread and potentially heavy snow for some. This area will change as our model moves from run to run as we move closer to the time that keep it in the back of your mind. In the days end, things turning colder, disruptive snow for scotland, more widespread snow from the weekend. This is bbc news, the headlines myanmar� s military has charged the ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with criminal offences. She� s accused of breaching the country� s strict import and export laws and illegally possessing two way radios. She could now be barred from standing in future elections. Scientists from the World Health Organization have visited a high security Virology Institute in the chinese city of wuhan. Some us officials have claimed the lab may have been the source of the coronavirus global pandemic. Britain has given 10 Million People the first dose of a covid 19 vaccine the uk Health Secretary says it� s a � hugely significant� milestone. New Research Suggests a single dose of the astrazeneca vaccine may significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus. Researchers found the jab provided good protection even when there was a gap of twelve weeks between the first and second doses. Now on bbc news