They in england to deliver the covid jab. Come here forl vaccinations, they come here for the flu vaccinations, they get their medicines from us, and it is something which is familiar to them. A study finds most people whove had covid do have immunity from it for at least 5 months though they can still carry the virus and give it to others. Donald trump denies inciting last weeks violence at the capitol after he becomes the first us president to be impeached twice no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true support of mine could ever disrespect a Law Enforcement or our Great American flag. And, no sign of rustiness a strong start for englands cricketers against sri lanka, in their first test since august. Coming up on bbc news, andy murray to delay his Australian Open departure after contracting coronavirus, but remains hopeful he will still be able to play in the first grand slam of the year. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Record Number of patients have been waiting to start non urgent hospital treatment in england nearly 4. 5 million at the end of november, with the number of those waiting more than a year for treatment one hundred times higher than before the pandemic. The Royal College of surgeons says the figure shows the calamitous impact of coronavirus. Newly released data also shows that 1 in 4 patients admitted to accident and Emergency Departments waited more than four hours for a bed in november. Nhs england has warned that Services Face an exceptionally tough challenge. Our Health CorrespondentSophie Hutchinson reports. Christine stubbs lives with constant and debilitating pain. She urgently needs a hip replacement but her operation has been cancelled, and she doesnt know when it will happen. She says she has been so desperate she has considered ending her life. What does it feel like when you try to take a step . Its when you try to take a step . Its ust like when you try to take a step . It� s just like somebody is sticking a knife in my groin and twisting it, and not being able to put any weight on it whatsoever. Sometimes it actually makes me feel physically sick, the pain, and i really am struggling at times. Sick, the pain, and i really am struggling at times. Christine is not alone struggling at times. Christine is not alone. Waits struggling at times. Christine is not alone. Waits for struggling at times. Christine is not alone. Waits for routine struggling at times. Christine is| not alone. Waits for routine care are at their highest levels because of the pressure from covid i9. Nearly 4. 5 million people, a record, are waiting for treatments, including knee and hip operations. Figures for last november show nearly 200,000 people had waited more than a year for treatment. Thats before the second wave really hit. Compare that to the year before the pandemic when the figure was 1400 the pandemic when the figure was moo people stop the Royal College of surgeons in england has described the number of patients waiting is calamitous, and says the figure could be even higher. Calamitous, and says the figure could be even higher. What we saw in the first surge could be even higher. What we saw in the first surge was could be even higher. What we saw in the first surge was that could be even higher. What we saw in the first surge was that patients the first surge was that patients were frightened to come to hospital. That was true in november, too. The number of patients in a kind of hidden waiting list building up in addition to this, so it is likely that the figure is even bigger. The ressures that the figure is even bigger. The pressures are being felt far wider than in london and the south, which has been the epicentre of the second wave. 0ne hospital in swindon has declared a Critical Incident due to the large number of patients needing treatment for the coronavirus. The respiratory treatment for the coronavirus. Tue respiratory ward treatment for the coronavirus. Tte respiratory ward is treatment for the coronavirus. Ttj respiratory ward is busier than it has ever been before with multiple covid i9 patients needing breathing support and oxygen. This is in addition to the usual test conditions we see every winter. Today, hospitals in birmingham announced they were temporarily suspending kidney transplants due to the critical covid i9 situation there. Across the nhs, there are serious staffing challenges. 0n the 6th of january, serious staffing challenges. 0n the 6th ofjanuary, 100,000 staff were reported absent, almost double the number compared to last year. Eg� s reported absent, almost double the number compared to last year. 5096 of those were due number compared to last year. 5096 of those were due to number compared to last year. 5096 of those were due to covid number compared to last year. 5096 of those were due to covid either those were due to covid either illness or isolation. That indicates the huge pressure that covid is putting on staffing, which means meeting that high demand due to cove it is incredibly challenging. Christine says she is determined to get through her ordeal however hard the weight is for an operation, and is hoping it willjust be a few months. The challenge facing the nhs in reducing the waiting list could, though, take years. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. The Coronavirus Vaccine is being given in a small number of high street pharmacies in england, as part of a pilot scheme getting underway today. Six chemists are the first to give appointments, with up to 200 taking part in the next two weeks. Duncan kennedy reports. Which side will your. . This was the day the Covid Vaccine came to our high streets. Among the first to get a jab was 82 year old derek mersh, in this case at a superdrug in guildford. No problem at all. I never felt it, the lady was very efficient and very polite, so no problem. This is one of six pharmacies in england to begin offering the jab today. It hopes to give 1,000 doses a week, operating from eight in the morning until eight at night. Pharmacies have been pressing the government for some time to get involved in the vaccine roll out. You are now involved can you deliver . Absolutely. Im very proud that here in Guildford Superdrug today, our pharmacists and nurses will be amongst the first in Community Pharmacy on the high street to provide the vaccine. We have highly skilled and experienced vaccinators whove been involved in the Flu Vaccination Programme this year, so we stand ready and able to provide the service to the nation. The way it works is that these people and anybody else who comes to a pharmacy must have an appointment. You cantjust turn up on spec and hope to get one. Then once youre here, youre put into a waiting area, you then go and get your injection and then afterwards, particularly for older people, there is another waiting area where youre monitored for 20 minutes before being allowed home. But already, some people have turned up without appointments because they didnt press save at the bottom of their Online Booking form. I booked, and then i made a note of the appointment that i had, but i didnt page down the page where i would have found save and a reference number. But they should remember, people of 80 are not all computer savvy. So, where are we now with the whole vaccination roll out . Well, the jab will soon be available at a total of 2,700 sites across the uk. As well as hospitals, gp surgeries and large hubs, around 200 of the Community Pharmacies should come online in the next fortnight, with more to follow. This Boots Pharmacy in halifax is another of the sites to begin work today. For now, only bigger branches are being used as they can deliver large volumes of injections and maintain social distancing. We are a trusted site because they come here for their flu vaccinations, they get their medicines from us, and its somewhere that is familiar to them, so it means that the local people, the elderly people, the young people, they can all have access to this vaccine which is vitally important. The first day of pharmacy vaccinations appears to be going well, and it now seems that from hospitals to high streets, the full array of Health Services are being mobilised to deliver covid protection. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in guildford. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me now. We look to that Vaccination Programme as a way out of this, ultimately, and these stark figures todayjust ultimately, and these stark figures today just show us ultimately, and these stark figures todayjust show us how badly we need that, and the impact it has had. Thats right. Roll out of this vaccine is absolutely crucial. At enough speed to get enough people covered as quickly as possible. The government has this target of 15 million doses being offered to the priority groups by the middle of february. There is a huge effort going on, as we had in duncans piece, on the high street and at gp surgeries and hubs. We had figures this morning from england about the roll out in different regions. These are the percentage of 80 plus individuals. A big variation here. North east and yorkshire, it is 46 of those who are 80 and over who have had the first dose. In the east of england and london it is down much nearer 30 . An indication there may be difficulties in some areas and others moving quite a lot faster. We have seen, from the figures today, the state of the nhs in terms of routine surgery in november with this very long waiting list and very large numbers are relatively waiting more than a year for their operation. That was before the cancellations which we know have happened in the last few weeks because of covid pressure. These are figures for england, scotland and Northern Ireland and wales report at different times. But they will certainly be pressure right across the uk in the various areas where routine surgery is carried out. For now, routine surgery is carried out. For new. Thank routine surgery is carried out. For now, thank you very much. People whove had covid 19 are protected from getting it again for at least five months, according to a study led by Public Health england. But the Research Suggests that while someone whos had it has 83 immunity, they can still carry the virus and pass it on to others. 0ur science correspondent Rebecca Morelle has more. Coronavirus is spreading fast, and the number of people who have already had covid is rising. This latest study looked at how likely they are to catch it again. 6,500 healthcare workers whod been infected in the past were tracked and given regular tests. Most were protected from the virus for at least five months. And theyre now being monitored to see how long this immunity lasts. But there were a few reinfections, with 44 potential cases detected, and some had high enough levels of the virus to put them at risk of spreading it to others. It is a sobering thought, but its not totally unexpected that with time immunity will dwindle, and therefore there will be some people who, having caught the virus right at the outset of all this, may now be becoming vulnerable again, and therefore they should be careful. Because of this, Scientists Say that vaccination is still vital for everyone. We can only say there is protection for the length of time we can follow people at. It looks like its acting similarly to the vaccine, and it may be that the vaccine will boost this immune response and allow people to have an even better immune activation in the future. Scientists will continue to study immunity, but the advice for now is to stay at home, remembering hands, space and face, whether you have had the virus or not. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. Donald trump faces trial in the senate after becoming the first us president to be impeached twice. Last night members of the house of representatives voted to charge him with inciting last weeks violence at the Capitol Building in washington. After that vote, the president released a video in which he didnt mention impeachment, but urged americans to unite and avoid violence. Barbara plett usher reports. The ayes are 232. The nays are 197. The resolution is adopted without objection. The motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. So ended a week like no other in washington, with the astonishing collapse of Donald Trumps final days in office. Lawmakers return to a capitol transformed. Thousands of National Guard troops deployed to protect them from the loyal supporters of the departing president who had stormed congress. The peoples house looked like a war zone. The debate to impeach the president for inciting the violence was sharp and emotional. The president must be impeached, and i believe the president must be convicted by the senate a constitutional remedy that will ensure that the republic will be safe from this man who is so resolutely determined to tear down the things that we hold dear and that hold us together. Its always been about getting the president , no matter what. Its an obsession, an obsession that has now broadened. Its not just about impeachment any more, its about cancelling, as ive said, cancelling the president and anyone that disagrees with them. But most republicans didnt defend mr trump. Instead, they questioned the process and warned it would deepen divisions. And ten voted for impeachment a stark difference from the first time around a year ago. Next, this goes to the senate for trial, but only after the inauguration ofjoe biden, when mr trump will have left office. But i cannot emphasise that there must be no violence, no lawbreaking, no vandalism of any kind. In a video message, he still didnt concede the election, but with the threat of more attacks to come, he called for protesters to remain peaceful. Mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our Movement Stands for. No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. Disrespect Law Enforcement or our Great American flag. No true supporter of mine could ever threaten or harass theirfellow americans. Its been one week since the riot, and theres one week to go before joe biden is inaugurated. In the middle of this, the house says it has acted to protect democracy by impeaching mr trump. But a peaceful transfer of power still feels very fragile. Barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. With President Trump now impeached for inciting the us capitol riot, what does this mean for him, for president elect biden and for the United States . Paul adams reports. Its a rare distinction, to be impeached twice in a year. Its what the history books will record before anything else. That donald] trump incited the crowd that attacked the capitol and tried to overturn the results of the president ial election, including a threatening call to georgias secretary of state. I just want to find 11,780 votes. So, the president is going to be tried, but when . The senate, where the process will take place, is in recess until tuesday. The outgoing republican majority leader, mitch mcconnell, wont bring senators back early. Forjoe biden, anxious to get on with his agenda, its a dilemma. The president elect has suggested the senate could split its time between conducting the trial and confirming Key Administration appointments. A delicate, perhaps explosive mix. Joe biden is trying to thread a needle here, because he believes in accountability for trump and he thinks it is important to draw a line in the sand. But he also wants his presidency to not be defined by the past presidency, he doesnt want every news headline from 20th of january onward to be about donald trump. But this is difficult for the republicans, too. What happens to their party if donald trump is convicted . A week ago, his son issued a stark warning. This isnt their Republican Party any more. This is Donald TrumpsRepublican Party words that will haunt Senior Republicans for months, perhaps years to come. Without Donald Trumps fervent base, the party is nothing, and theyre Still Standing by their man. No matter what kind of evidence you show, no matter what the court say, these people are so determined and are so passionate about donald trump having won the election, that that explains what happened a week ago, it explains what continues to happen right now. Washington is swarming with troops, more than in iraq and afghanistan combined, a measure of the realfear that Donald Trumps embittered supporters could still try and disrupt next weeks inauguration. Paul adams, bbc news. Gary 0donoghue is in washington. Striking that donald trump still hasnt conceded the election . Yes. Hasnt conceded the election . Yes, and i think hasnt conceded the election . Yes, and i think that hasnt conceded the election . Yes, and i think that is hasnt conceded the election . Yes, and i think that is the hasnt conceded the election . Yes, and i think that is the big hasnt conceded the election . Tj 3 and i think that is the big fear from that video message yesterday, that his supporters out there, the protesters potentially here in washington and around the country, will think to themselves, look, the president still has not conceded, why on earth should we . And the fbi and other Law Enforcement agencies are very worried about the amount of chatter that is going on online about potential demonstrations and protests. 20,000 members of the National Guard here in washington dc alone for the inauguration. Thats far more american troops than are in iraq and afghanistan combined. Gare; iraq and afghanistan combined. Gary odonoghue. Iraq and afghanistan combined. Gary 0donoghue, thank you. It is 19 minutes past one. Our top story this lunchtime. Record breaking numbers of people are waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england, with the number of those waiting more than a year being 100 times higher than at the start of the pandemic. The numbers of patients in a kind of hidden waiting list are probably building up in addition to all this, so its likely that the figure is even bigger. Dom bess takes five wickets as england bowl out sri lanka for 135, and they are just eight runs behind in reply after day one the first test match. A team of experts from the World Health Organisation has arrived in the chinese city of wuhan for a long delayed investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, first detected more than a year ago. The group will spend two weeks in quarantine in a hotel before visiting different sites under chinese supervision. Lets speak to our china correspondent robin brant, whos in the city. A difficult mission, robin . Yes, it has been a a difficult mission, robin . Yes, it has been a long a difficult mission, robin . Yes, it has been a long time a difficult mission, robin . Yes, it has been a Long Time Coming a difficult mission, robin . Yes, it has been a Long Time Coming and| a difficult mission, robin . Yes, it. Has been a Long Time Coming and it is more than a year since the outbreak first began here, there was first recorded cases at that now infamous marketjust over the river on the other side of the city of wuhan. There were technical delays even last week, disagreements about visas and dates and arrangements, but the team is here and ready to start their work. They will be in a hotel under quarantine for two weeks, there will be daily video calls with their chinese counterparts, we are told, and after that a two week period of field visits and work on the ground. The key question is access, what access will they get two crucial places here in wuhan and possibly beyond across the rest of china, and what access will they get to Research Material that the chinese authorities and scientists have been gathering over the last year . At this stage, we just dont know. All of this is in the context as well of people on both sides talking about the science and how important it is. But what we have had here now for several months is a very established campaign, the china Chinese State media talking about whether in fact the outbreak even began here in china, was it in italy earlier, was it in spain earlier . That is designed to undermine the very reason that the who team are here in the first place. Reason that the who team are here in the first place the first place. Robin brant, thank ou. Well, the pandemic is putting a huge strain on the Healthcare System in california, with people waiting hours to be admitted to hospital and patients lining hospital corridors. Many people travelled across the United States during the christmas period, fuelling the number of infections in the state. Sophie long reports. The pressure on Los Angeles Health care system has reached new, dangerous and desperate levels. Ambulance teams have been told not to take those unlikely to make it to hospital, and doctors must decide who should receive the shrinking supplies of oxygen. Heartbreaking choices for medical workers and for the families of the hundreds dying here every day. Nurse bernie duran is both. Covid claimed his father leos life just after christmas. When it happens to you and you see a loved one that you cant help, you cant hold their hand just so that they know that youre there for them, that was very, very difficult for me. The risk of contracting the coronavirus here in los angeles has never been greater than it is now. One in five people tested are testing positive. That is four times the number doing so just two months ago. Public Health Officials are warning that it could get worse still, when hospitals are already overflowing. People have been ordered to stay at home to stop that from happening, but more than 66,000 people in los angeles dont have a home. Their lives already a constant battle for survival, now they must confront covid, too. This new semipermanent structure was built to give shelter to more than 100 women. Instead, it has become a makeshift covid ward. Its intended occupants remain on the streets, where facemasks and sanitiser, protection from the pandemic, are luxuries few can afford. This is the most horrific battle we have ever been in in 130 years, in our history. This is relentless. And we ask that you close your eyes. The National Guard are now on the ground, here learning how to protect themselves as they assist medical workers overwhelmed and exhausted by this sixfold surge in admissions. But why is it happening . Why here, and why now . Weve been too indecisive. We have too many what i call implementation bottlenecks. We know what to do, but we cant get it out there. Disneyland and the la dodgers stadium are now being transformed into massive vaccination sites, in the hope of stopping this super surge. Sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. Travel from south america to the uk could be banned as part of the governments attempts to control the spread of covid. Ministers are meeting to discuss possible measures which are in response to a variant that first emerged in brazil. It comes as new rules requiring travellers arriving in england to have a negative covid test have been delayed from friday to monday. Growing Vaccine Confidence has led to a boom in the over 50s booking summer holidays. Coach and tour operators say theyve seen a rush to book, with some seeing an almost 200 increase over the last two weeks. Simon browning reports. Holidays. Millions of us missed out last year. No sea, no sun, no long sunset drinks. Instead we got cancellations and refunds. Now, as the mass roll out of the vaccine gets under way, tour operators say were booking again and looking for sunnier climes. Tui is the uks biggest tour operator. Greece, turkey and spain are our favourites. In the last few weeks, over 50 of our bookings on our website have been the over 505. Were seeing people booking longer holidays. So, rather than the straight seven nights, theyre booking 105, 11s and 14s, maybe trying to catch a bit of that missed holiday backup, and we are seeing them go into more multi generational and broader groups. So, its a bit more of a bigger family holiday that is coming through. Its notjust holidays abroad. National express says bookings have surged 185 in the 65 plus market, surged 185 in the 65 plus market, compared to the same period last year. We launched our Spring Summer brochure just this weekend gone, and on monday we took a weeks worth of bookings in one day. Many of them have had their first jab, and they know that within 12 weeks that they will receive their second jab. That gives them a level of certainty. Whilst we all dream, it has been a tough year for the industry. Abta estimates 90,000 jobs have been lost. This is utterly fantastic news, hugely welcomed by an industry that has been entirely devastated by this pandemic. Ten months into this crisis and the travel industry has still received zero dedicated Financial Support from the government. So, this is the first sign of the light at the end of the tunnel for the sector. Who isnt going to want a holiday after the annus horribilis that was 2020 . Were yearning for sun whilst the days are dark. For some, the vaccine brings hope for sunnier times ahead. Simon browning, bbc news. Post brexit customs delays that have prevented Scottish Fishermen exporting goods to european markets have been described as teething problems by the government. European importers have rejected lorry loads of scottish fish, after the need for Health Checks and export declarations meant the produce had taken too long to arrive. A representative from the Scottish Fishermen federation has been explaining the impact of delays. We have had some processors in the north east who have incurred 6 figure losses. We have vessels in our fleet, even some small vessels, losing tens of thousands of pounds over the last two weeks. The situation is such that we know that some of the larger white fish vessels that are able to are actually going to steam to denmark and land their catch there, because some of the prices on the market here in scotland have been reduced by up to 60 in some cases. The Budget AirlineNorwegian Air says it is to stop offering Long Haul Services in order to focus on european routes. The company is blaming the covid pandemic. 2,100 jobs are likely to be affected, including 1,100 based in the uk. The Hotel Chain Premier Inn has confirmed a further 1,500 job losses because of the impact of the pandemic. 1,500 jobs had already gone at the chain but it says another 3,000 posts were saved by staff agreeing to work reduced hours. Englands cricketers have had an Excellent First day in the opening test against sri lanka in galle, their bowlers showing no rustiness despite having played no test cricket since august. They finished the day on 127 2. Joe wilson was watching. Escape, for a moment, into a different world called cricket. And there, his 15th year with england, stuart broad, enjoying his headband era. Broad struck again before lunch as sri lanka quickly slumped. Thats the fourth duck in a row. Kusal perera improvised badly. First success for spin bowler dom bess. Now, galles Cricket Ground is gloriously nestled alongside the sea and the grass banked fort, deserted for covid. Almost. Rob lewis has been waiting to watch england and sri lanka for ten months, since their original tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. The authority is permitted rob to ahem sing on the fort, before moving him along. Jerusalem now restricted l by quarantine, englands players had little preparation, but they were sharp. Angelo mathews gone. Next, watch shanakas shot hit the leaping bairstow and then see the ball loop tojos buttler. Well, englands luck was truly in. Sri lanka was soon all out ouch for 135. Bess took five wickets in various ways. Test match rhythm meant england were now batting. Playing it with wonderful control. A bird scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. Root 66, bairstow a7. England 127 2, and the view getting better. Joe wilson, bbc news. Have a back, with louise lear. Lets get back to reality it is really looking like the weather is going to be keeping us on our toes over the next few days. Many of us waking up to a Winter Wonderland but with some heavy snow in parts of scotland as you can see here and in northumberland and parts of north yorkshire. Lying snow in excess of ten centimetres in some places. I have just put this spot in lincolnshire on the chart because there is a centimetre of