After our Special Report on the torture and rape of uighur women in chinese camps, the us and British Governments promise serious consequences for beijing. A Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. We start in washington where President Joe Biden has made his first majorforeign President Joe Biden has made his first major Foreign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different from my predecessor that the days of the United States rolling over in the face of russias aggressive actions interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens are over. We will not hesitate to raise the cost on russia and defend our vital interest and our people. Ive been speaking to Barbara Plett usher about how President Biden� s stance differs from his predecessor, donald trump. He had very strong statements about russia as you heard there, signalling that he would stand up to President Putin in a way that mr trump very obviously did not. But he did also try to contrast himself in other ways, broadly he talked about restoring alliances and rebutting alliances that have been strained under President Trump. And rejoining international organisations, and putting diplomacy at the centre of things. He also talked about policy changes. He reversed a decision that President Trump had made to withdraw a certain number of troops that are stationed in germany and he also said that he would raise the cap on the number of refugees that are allowed to come to the country by about eight times. At the moment the number is 15,000. He wanted to raise it 125,000. So in tone and policy, he did try to send the signal that he was taking a very different approach. Looking at the fact that he wants to bring america back to a place within diplomacy that it once enjoyed in his mind, how difficult do you think it will be to get there given the damage done over the past four years . Well, i think there are a number of aspects of that one is i think that the American Allies are eager to have the United States back at the table in full force, to Work Together with them on issues of common interest in a multilateral way, it does make a difference to have the full weight of the United States at the table. Having said that, i think American Allies are very suspicious now about the Staying Power of american positions, wondering if after the next four years whether the elections will turn things over again and you will get another president , perhaps even mr trump, who will reverse course or take a very different course or in Executive Order pull out of a agreement. So there is that kind of wariness i think, so i dont think you can return to exactly what it was before. Dont forget also you had the attack on capitol hill a couple of weeks ago. Which has dented americas democratic credentials somewhat. So its traditional, the way it likes to see itself as a promoter of democracy has been tarnished and mr biden has talked about that. He said we can fight for democracy internationally because we are fighting for that home. But that is an aspect as well. Now lets turn to the war in yemen. Iranian backed Houthi Rebels have welcomed joe biden� s plans to end us support for the Saudi Led Coalition� s offensive operations. Saudi state media says riyadh has reaffirmed support for a political solution in yemen. This is what President Biden had to say on the conflict ive asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the United NationsLed Initiative to impose a cease fire, open humanitarian challenge and restore long dormant peace talks. A short time ago i spoke to our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet who says the the fact that mr biden is taking deliberate steps to try and end the conflict shows that hes serious about it. I think what is different in his call to end the war is that he is taking specific steps to head in that direction but nobody has any illusions about how difficult it will be to end what is it very complicated war and to get those peace talks started and have them achieve something. But, yes, ending any kind of us support for offensive operations in yemen, that means ending support for Military Support to saudi arabia when it comes to yemen, that is very important. Appointing the first us envoy to the yemen conflict, that is how President Joe Biden described it, it is also really important. Giving support to the struggling un efforts to get the peace talks under way, that is really important. But this is notjust a war between the outside parties, including saudi arabia, iran and the United States. This is also about yemenis and the differences between the yemenis have widened considerably. Theyve all dug in in their respective positions over six years of war so it will be even tougher now but i think the most important thing is to get started. What has the impact of that war been on yemen . We have the shorthand phrases to describe the conflict in yemen for the last two years, and even in the midst of this Global Pandemic its described as the worlds worst military in crisis. You cannot exaggerate the extent of the crisis. I have never seen children so emaciated and so many emaciated, skeletal children as you do in yemen. Never seen so much suffering among the people in yemen. This is a country which more greater percentage of yemenis depend to survive on hand outs from the United Nations, which is why there has been concern too about one of the last acts of the Trump Administration was, to designate the houthi organisation as a terrorist organisation, which has complicated an ever more complex operation simply to feed yemenis. It is also a very destructive conflict in the sense that yemenis, many of them have died in this brutal war. Many of them at the hands of the Saudi Led Coalition but also at the hands of the houthi. Lawmakers in washington have approved measures to remove the republican Marjorie Taylor greene from two influential congressional committees. Democrats argued the newly elected Congress Woman was not fit to serve after remarks he made before being elected. Including calling for the us speaker to be assassinated in saying the timber 11 foot stage. At the start of the debate, Marjorie Taylor greene said she regretted her past comments stop short of apologising. Saint 911 was stage. They speak to our Senior Correspondent anthony zurcher. Tell me first of all why is this important . September 11 was stage. Why does this make a difference to her . ,. ,. , her . Your committees are where the nest and her . Your committees are where the nest and bolts her . Your committees are where the nest and bolts of the nest and bolts of Policymaking Take place. Legislation is introduced and where legislators have input on the shape of legislation before it gets to a whole bowl in the House Of Representatives. By stripping Marjorie Taylor greene of her committee seats, essentially taking away her ability to have any kind of influence and Committee Hearings and mark ups of bills, Thatis Hearings and mark ups of bills, that is significant even for a relatively junior that is significant even for a relativelyJunior Member of the relatively Junior Member of the house relativelyJunior Member of the House Of Representatives. We are not surprised by this, are we . ,. ,. , we . Know, we are not. The democrats we . Know, we are not. The democrats have we . Know, we are not. The democrats have been we . Know, we are not. The| democrats have been pretty outspoken in their condemnation of her. Earlier both, today, indicate democrats were sticking together. I think because of what happened at Capitol Hill Onjanuary because of what happened at capitol hill on january six because of what happened at Capitol Hill Onjanuary six and the insurrection, i think that our comments and likes on social media threatening democratic politicians, i think that really hit home with them and they felt like you had to do something if the House Republicans that it police to own essentially and discipline her themselves. They didnt. Policed her on their own. Mccarthy said he didnt want to punish her because the remarks were made before she was elected. That made a difference them. � elected. That made a difference them. , ~. , them. That did. And there are rules about them. That did. And there are rules about how them. That did. And there are rules about how one them. That did. And there are rules about how one would i rules about how one would govern oneself when you are a member of the House Of Representatives and House Republicans include Kevin Mccarthy are saying if we start going back and looking over past comments of this particular member of congress, what is to stop us from doing that with democrats who may have said controversial things before they join the have said controversial things before theyjoin the House Of Representatives going back over their entire previous careers. It does set a dangerous precedent to them as well as a president were a simple majority in the House Of Representatives can step in and tell the Minority Party which traditionally has been able to decide who sits on committees as their representatives and tell them who and who not to have on those committees. Anthony, thank you very much indeed. Still to come. There was a Welcome Forjoe Biden in china when he was Vice President but could relations be trickier in future . Well look at where policy towards americas biggest rival is heading. This is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africas white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. And the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. Three, two, one. A countdown to a critical moment. The worlds most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. And, apart from its power, its the recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the. Business of space travel. Two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. One of them called it a piece of cake. Thousands of people have given the yachtswoman Ellen Macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth, after she smashed the world record for sailing solo Around The World nonstop. This is bbc news, the latest headlines. Joe biden has set out his administation� s plans to restore American Global leadership by promising to rebuild long standing alliances, while confronting adversaries such as russia and china. Your Topper Representatives has voted to strip republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene of High Profile Committee post of her controversial remarks including support for violence against democrats. The us House Of Representatives has voted. A Quarantine Scheme is expected to come in the force on the 15th. The government says that is the day it is a for in stock hotels will be asked to provide accommodation for more than 1000 people a day. It comes as on the date the total death toll from coronavirus passes will hundred and 10,000. Heres our Political Editor laura coombs read. Laura coombs bird. Even firefighters are on the streets at home in some parts of the country, helping to track the swift spreading south african variant of the virus. But the government has been under attack over how theyve tried to stop it getting here from abroad. A plan for travellers to quarantine in hotels on arrival is not in action yet. When you set up a new system of hotel based quarantine, we want to make sure that we get this right so that when people go to those hotels, the hotels are in place, the transport is in place, but it really is important to remember it is already the case that everybody must quarantine for ten days. That is required by law. 0n the 18th of december, the south african authorities confirmed they had found a new variant. On christmas eve, visitors from south africa were banned. Later, uk arrivals coming home were told theyd have to isolate when they got back but on january the 27th, ministers promised those arriving home would have to go straight to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. Yet tonight government sources confirmed that wont start until february the 15th. Nearly two months after the new kind of coronavirus was first discovered. The Hotel Industry had complained they had been kept in the dark but documents seen tonight by the bbc show the government is looking for hotels in ten different locations by airports or ports to be ready to take more than 1000 arrivals a day across the country from the middle of february through to the end of march. Ministers are adamant the rules in place are stringent but there have been tensions over Travel Quarantine from the very start of the pandemic and now isolation in hotels on arrival is on the way, it will still only cover those coming home from hotspots and still wont come in for another ten days. It is utterly shambolic that this has been brought into effect on the 15th of february. Thats over 50 days since the South African Strain was first discovered in this country and little wonder, frankly, that it reached our shores. It is nearly a year since Hotel Quarantining was introduced in other countries. And the gap between announcing the plan and bringing it in meant travellers likejessica gold who is in south africa for business, could race home. After several cancelled flights, she made it back. 0ur haste was to get back to the uk first of all because flights were being cancelled but also because of this Hotel Quarantining that they wanted to implement, so we wanted to make it home. In ten days or so, the Hotel Proposal should become a reality. Perhaps along with bigger fines for those who break the rules at the border, clamping down on coronavirus has neverjust been a question of what happens here at home. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. Lets get some of the days other news. Donald trump says he will not attend his impeachment trial. Democrats accuse him of inciting an attack on the capital last month. The Global ConsultingFirm Mckinsey has agreed to pay almost 600 Million Dollars to us states to settle legal claims that it helped fuel americas opioid crisis. Mckinsey was accused of heavily promoting sales of painkillers made by the pharmaceuticalfirm purdue pharma. Mckinsey has not admitted guilt. Hundreds of thousands of americans have died from overdoses of Prescription Opioids in the past two decades. The brazilian mining firm, vale, has agreed to pay Seven Billion Dollars in compensation after the collapse of a dam two years ago. 270 people died, when the bruma din y0 dam gave way, unleashing a torrent of toxic mud. Vale has reached a settlement with the state to pay compensation to survivors and relatives of the victims. The french government says, its not considering imposing a new national lockdown, even though the situation remains � fragile, according to prime minister. The authorities are hoping to have given more than 4 Million People their first shot of the Oxford Astra Zeneca jab by the end of february. Theres been International Condemnation of china after the bbc reported claims that women in so called Re Education Camps for the uighur Muslim Minority are being raped and tortured. President joe biden and the British Government are now calling on beijing to allow independent investigators into the camps. China has denied the allegations and accused the bbc of making a false report. Matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees for his report and you may find some of their accounts distressing. Two days ago, we broadcast the story of tursunay ziawudun. She described how she was held in this Re Education Camp in xinjiang for months and was the victim of repeated rape. Translation they were three men. Not one, but three. They did whatever evil their mind could think of. And they didnt spare any part of my body, biting it to the extent that it was disgusting to look at. They didnt just rape. They were barbaric. They had bitten all over my body. We also heard from gulzira, now living in the relative safety of istanbul, having fled china. Shes a kazakh who says she was forced to be complicit in the rape that goes on in the camps. Translation my job. Is to remove their clothes completely and then handcuff them on their beds so they cannot move. Reaction to our story has been global. The Australian Foreign minister says the United Nations should be given immediate access to the region. The Uk Foreign Office minister told lawmakers in parliament that the bbc� s report was chilling and said china needed to be open about whats happening in xinjiang province. The evidence of the scale and the severity of these | violations is now far reaching. It paints a truly i harrowing picture. If china wishes to dispute this evidence, then it must allow. Unfettered access to the region forthe un High Commissionerl for human rights or another. Independent fact finding body. And theres been this from the us state department. Its estimated that a million uighurs and other muslim minorities are held in camps in xinjiang. China has responded to our report insisting that its camps are Vocational Training centres, designed to stop muslims living in the region from turning to extremism. And it denounced the bbc report as lies and misinformation. Translation there is no socalled systemic sexual| assault and abuse against women. China is a country ruled by law. 0ur Constitution guarantees and protects human rights, and it is embodied in our legal system and the governments work. Now we can show you new testimony. A former inmate who describes how regular rape was in the camp she was in and how it was used as punishment. Translation one day, they assembled many i people in a large hall. Then they brought a young girl, 20 or 21 years old. She was forced to confess a bogus crime in front of everyone. She pleaded guilty to the made up crime in flood of tears in her speech, in which she was forced to confess. After that, in front of so many people, the police raped her in turns. Despite the Huge International outcry that these womens testimonies have provoked, its unlikely that china will act and allow independent scrutiny of whats going on inside their Re Education Camps. Matthew hill, bbc news. Well, in his speech at the state department, President Biden said the us would confront chinas economic abuses and push back on its attack on human rights. But he said washington would be ready to work with beijing when its in americas interest to do so. For more ive been speaking to james green, former state Department Official who worked at the us embassy in beijing. I think the biden team has three different options for how they look at xinjiang. One is increasing public awareness, the second is diplomacy with allies and friends, the last is targeted sanctions. To your question about an independent observer, i have no doubt that the United States and allies will push that with beijing. I think the Critical Point will be try to get non 0ecd countries to agree to that. If it is seen as not something from the United States or western powers or anglo saxon powers, i think itll have much more impact. Why will that be difficult . I think a lot of Different Countries have different interests with china. For a lot of them, commercial interests or not wanting to be seen as interfering in Chinese Affairs as the Chinese Government puts it will trump other concerns they have. My hope is that muslim majority countries or countries that are concerned about the plight of uighur people will speak up and join the coalition. What about the broader policy on china for President Biden . What do you think the main challenges will be for him and his administration Going Forward . I think this rallying of allies as you pointed in your Introduction Piece at what President Biden said when he visited the state department will be important. What we have seen historically when the United States can operate in coordination with other countries, we can really get chinese policies to move mostly in International Policies and sometimes on domestic policy. I think theres a large basket of issues from technology to Human Rights Policy in xinjiang and hong kong to this much broader struggle that Jake Sullivan pointed to. Is the chinese model and ideological system one that liberal democracy needs to be worried about globally. How much damage do you think has been done over the past four years . For the us to have influence on china . China could say we had a very Different Administration for four years and will have a different one now and who knows what will happen in the future. As i think President Biden said in his remarks, at the state department, we will have too spend a lot of diplomatic elbow grease getting other countries on board with us. And talking to the chinese will have the same concern that in four years maybe there will be another administration. I think by having President Joe Biden go first at the state department, and putting his close placing emphasis on us diplomacy overseas and putting his close friend, the in Secretary Of State i think should give his friends and adversaries that he speaks for the president. What about north korea . Are we likely to see a return to the way things were before President Trump . It is a good question. Pyongyang seems to test new administrations when they come in. President 0bama and President Trump had that happen. What i can say is the new state department and political appointees that came in with thejoe Biden Administration are extremely experienced in dealing with north korea. They brought back the ambassadorfrom indonesia. These are people who have negotiated with north korea and dealt with our friends and allies in the region so i think the us is in a pretty good position to handle surprises from north korea should they come up. A reminder of our top story. Joe biden has said out his administrations plan to restore American Global leadership by promising to rebuild long standing alliances or confronting every theory such as russia and china. You can reach me on twitter im bbc maryam thank you so much for watching. We are watching bbc news. Goodbye. You are watching bbc news. Hello. Cold and snow on the way. For now for many of us, its just yet more rain with an ongoing risk of flooding. But as you know, in northern scotland, the snow has arrived. Heavy snow, at that, where the met office has an Amber Warning in force throughout friday. Still snowing here, and even into the weekend within that amber zone so significant disruption as a result, as those snow totals mount. Now all the wet weather, snow or rain, is from this area of low pressure only very slowly moving away over the weekend. As it does so, rain turns to snow as an increasingly strong and bitterly cold easterly wind sets in across the uk. And as that continues into next week, we will continue to see some snow coming in, particularly but not exclusively to Eastern Parts of the uk. This is how we start off on friday morning most of us are above freezing. Most of us seeing rain rather than snow, but the snow very much still there across northern scotland. Wet, too, in northern ireland, especially to the Eastern Parts of northeast england both areas with the risk of flooding from the persistent rain. Showers moving into wales, southwest england, the West Midlands as we go through the afternoon. East midlands, east anglia, southeast england, and parts of Northern England away from that rain towards the far northeast. Drier and brighterfor a time, a few sunny spells, and still that big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. Now the overall pattern doesnt change very much as we go through friday night into saturday morning. Still the showers or bands of Rain Circulating around an area of low pressure, and still very wet for some of us in northeast england, along the east coast of scotland with that snow further inland, and especially into the hills stillsnowing, perhaps for some of us, even into the start of the weekend. For all this weekend, it turns much colder and that snow becomes more widespread. Plenty of cloud around on saturday, showers or spells of rain especially in the east with the wind starting to pick up, as well. I think deeper on into saturday, more of that rain turning into snow in Northern England initially on the hills. Looks to be a drier day though in northern ireland. 0vernight and into sunday, the cold air really starts to dig in. Rain turning to snow across Eastern Parts, could be a prolonged spell of snow across parts of east anglia and southeast england, then further snow showers in the east some may push further west. Regardless, though, for all of us, it is much colder by then. This is bbc news. The headlines. In a major reset of us Foreign Policy, President Biden promises to rebuild americas neglected alliances and re engage with the world. He also said he would stop support for saudi arabias offensive Military Campaign in yemen. The us House Of Representatives has voted to punish republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene over her incendiary remarks including support for violence against democrats. 11 republicans during the entire Democratic Caucus in the vote. Serious consequences are called for china after report shows Uighur Muslim women were raped in camps. China has accused the bbc of making a false report. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk