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Supplies Takes Center Stage at the World Economic forum. Europe invested billions to help develop the worlds first covid 19 vaccines. We need those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so that other countries can have them. Us senders are bred to be sworn in asjurors ahead of us senders are bred to be sworn in as jurors ahead of donald trump on site second impeachment trial. We will take you live to capitol hill. Us senators. The uks death toll from covid 19 has passed 100,000. It is the fifth country to do so. Prime minister Boris Johnson spoke earlier. Its hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. The years of life loss, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives, the mystic chance even to say goodbye. I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. The faintest chance. The death toll far beyond what was feared when the pandemic began. At the start ther governments chief scientific adviser, patrick vallance, said 20,000 deaths would be a good outcome. Soon afterwards, the governments advisers said they considered 50,000 deaths a worst case scenario. The uk became the first eueopean country to reach that mark on november the 11th. Just over two months later, the toll has doubled. This is the reaction of the opposition labour leader sir keir starmer. Its a national tragedy. This is a milestone that nobody wanted to hit. That number of 100,000 is twice the number we lost in the blitz and is the size of small towns across the united kingdom, baf or stevenage. So, its a Real National tragedy. Bath. 0ne so, its a Real National tragedy. Bath. One of those. I so, its a Real Nationaltragedy. Bath. One of those. So, its a Real Nationaltragedy. Bath. One of those. I lost my dad in aril bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 and bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 and 2020, bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 and 2020, he bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 and 2020, he caught bath. One of those. I lost my dad in april 25 and 2020, he caught the virus. In april 25 and 2020, he caught the virus. We in april 25 and 2020, he caught the virus. We are in april 25 and 2020, he caught the virus, we are not quite sure where from virus, we are not quite sure where from but virus, we are not quite sure where from but he virus, we are not quite sure where from but he was a front line worker working from but he was a front line worker working with people with difficulties and he was working through difficulties and he was working through that first lockdown. And i would through that first lockdown. And i would say, through that first lockdown. And i would say, it is been quite traumatic to see someone so healthy and vivacious go from living a full life to and vivacious go from living a full life to being gone in the space of two or life to being gone in the space of two or three weeks. And i would say that a two or three weeks. And i would say that a very two or three weeks. And i would say that a very big part of who i am was because that a very big part of who i am was because of that a very big part of who i am was because of my dad, and its. Ive never because of my dad, and its. Ive never felt because of my dad, and its. Ive never felt so because of my dad, and its. Ive never felt so lost before. Deepti gurdasani is an epidemiologist at queen mary university, london. Thank you for coming back on 0utside source. I was mentioning the speed at which the uk has reached the second 50,000 in this total. How do we explain the quicker speeding up of the death toll . I we explain the quicker speeding up of the death toll . Of the death toll . I think it was entirely expected of the death toll . I think it was entirely expected in of the death toll . I think it was entirely expected in many of the death toll . I think it was j entirely expected in many ways of the death toll . I think it was entirely expected in many ways and we warned about this in the summer, we warned about this in the summer, we had a very dramatic he easing of lockdown and schools opening without mitigating measures and all those things contributed to a search in cases. Surge in cases. The new variant hasnt help because it is more transmissible and that has meant many more cases and deaths and its harder to get on top of even with restrictions. I think it is a consequence of multiple failures of government over many months of the summer and government over many months of the summerand autumn and government over many months of the summer and autumn and then over christmas as well. I summer and autumn and then over christmas as well. Christmas as well. I thought you were going christmas as well. I thought you were going to christmas as well. I thought you were going to place christmas as well. I thought you were going to place the christmas as well. I thought you were going to place the most. Were going to place the most emphasis on the variant but you are saying that alone doesnt explain what has happened. Ida. Saying that alone doesnt explain what has happened. Saying that alone doesnt explain what has happened. No, it doesnt. We were having what has happened. No, it doesnt. We were having a what has happened. No, it doesnt. We were having a huge what has happened. No, it doesnt. We were having a huge number what has happened. No, it doesnt. We were having a huge number of i we were having a huge number of cases and a surge even before the variant was identified or was frequent across the uk and we also have to look at why this variant arose. We note that the variant arising with winter the transmission rose, but the height of the transition we had in the uk provided a Fertile Ground for the virus to adapt into a more transmissible form. Virus to adapt into a more transmissible form. Stay with us because the transmissible form. Stay with us because the death transmissible form. Stay with us because the death toll transmissible form. Stay with us because the death toll is transmissible form. Stay with us because the death toll is not transmissible form. Stay with us| because the death toll is notjust high in absolute terms. The uks death toll is notjust high in absolute terms. Its high when placed against the uks population and how other countries have fared. Belgium is the worst overall more than 1,800 people out of every million have died. Second is slovenia, with over 1,600. The uk is third with nearly 1,500 deaths per million people. Going down the list, italy is fifth. And the us is eighth place with nearly 1,300 per million. So why has the uk fared so badly . Heres one member of one of the governments own advisory bodies. Whilst there is some demographic factors whilst there is some demographic factors that might explain this, we live on factors that might explain this, we live on a factors that might explain this, we live on a crowded, highly internationally connected island with a internationally connected island with a climate that is highly conducive to its spreading, i think we also conducive to its spreading, i think we also have to really take a close look at we also have to really take a close look at how we also have to really take a close look at how we have reacted to the pandemic look at how we have reacted to the pandemic. And i think very often, what pandemic. And i think very often, what we pandemic. And i think very often, what we are pandemic. And i think very often, what we are doing is acting too late to really what we are doing is acting too late to really prevent the debts and biting to really prevent the debts and biting the levels of disease get too hih biting the levels of disease get too high before we intervene, which n1eans high before we intervene, which means that we end up with more deaths means that we end up with more deaths and we end up with our walk downs deaths and we end up with our walk downs needing to be longer than they need to downs needing to be longer than they need to be downs needing to be longer than they need to be. We downs needing to be longer than they need to be. ~ , downs needing to be longer than they need to be. ~ ,. ,. , Deepti Gurdasani ina in a couple minutes but President Biden is talking right now. Each day of his presidency has been giving a thing, today it is Racial Injustice, passivity has a say. Thing, today it is racial inustice, passivity has a sayh thing, today it is racial inustice, passivity has a say. Open the eyes of millions passivity has a say. Open the eyes of millions of passivity has a say. Open the eyes of millions of americans passivity has a say. Open the eyes of millions of americans and of millions of americans and millions of people all over the world. It was the knee on the neck of justice and it would not be forgotten. It stirred the conscious and tens of millions of americans and tens of millions of americans and in my view it marked a turning point in this countrys attitude toward racialjustice. When the six year old daughter of george floyd who i met with the family, and leaned down to say hi to her and she said and looked to me and said, daddy change the world. , thats what his daughter said. Daddy change the world. And i believe she was right not because this kind of injustice stop, it clearly hasnt. But because the ground has shifted. Because it has changed minds and mindsets. Because it laid the groundwork for progress. Covid 19 is further ripped a path of destruction through every community in america. But no one has been spared, but the devastation in communities of colour has been nothing short of stunning. Just look at the numbers. 40 of front line workers, nurseries, first responses, grocery workers are persons of colour and many are still living on the edge. 0ne persons of colour and many are still living on the edge. One in ten black americans is out of work today. One in 11 latino americans is out of work today. One in seven households in america, about one in fort mackay three, one of five latino households in america, report that they dont have enough food to eat in the United States of america. One in four black americans. Black americans are dying at nearly eighth third higher. It is not White American pots orfault third higher. It is not White American pots or fault but theyjust know it especially younger americans. 0ne know it especially younger americans. One reason im so optimistic about this nation is todays generation of younger americans is the most progressive, thoughtful, inclusive generation that america has ever seen. And they are pulling us towards justice that america has ever seen. And they are pulling us towardsjustice in that america has ever seen. And they are pulling us towards justice in so many ways forcing us to confront the huge gap in economic inequity between those at top and everyone else. Forcing us to confront the existential crisis of climate and yes forcing us to confront a systemic racism and white supremacy. It has just been a week and since all of america witnessed a group of thugs insurrectionist, a political extremist and White Supremacists violently attack the capitol of our democracy. And so now, now is the time to act. It is time to act because that is the faith and morality calls to do. Across nearly every faith, the same principles hold. We are all gods children. We should all treat each other as we would like to be treated ourselves. And this is the time to act because this is what the core values of this nation calls to do. And i believe the vast majority of americans, democrats, republicans, and independence, shared these values and one is to act as well. We have never fully lift up to the founding prince was at this nation to state the obvious that all people are created equal and have the right to be treated equally throughout their lives. And it is time to act now not only because it is the right thing to do but because if we do, we will all be better off for it. For too long, we have about a narrow, cramped view of the promise of this nation to fester. You know, we bought the view that america is a zero sum game in many cases. If you succeed, ifail. If you get ahead, i fall behind. If you get the job, succeed, ifail. If you get ahead, i fall behind. If you get thejob, i lose mine. Maybe worst of all, if i hold you down, i lift myself up. We have lost sight of what president kennedy told us when he said, a rising tide lifts all boats. And when you lift each other up, we are all lifted up. In the career is true is where. When anyone of us is held down, we are all held back. More and more economic studies in recent years have proven this. But i dont think you need economic studies to see the truth. Just imagine if instead of consigning millions of American Children to under resourced schools, we gave each and every three, four year old child a chance to learn to go to school, not daycare, school and grow and thrive in school and throughout and when they have done that in the places they have done that in the places they have done that in the places they have been done, they have an exponentially greater chance of going all the way through 12 years of school and doing it well. But, you know, does anyone in this whole nation think we are not all better off if that really happen . Just imagine if instead of denying millions of americans the ability to own a home and build generational wealth we made it possible for them to buy a home, theirfirst home, and begin to build equity to provide for theirfamilies and send begin to build equity to provide for their families and send their children off to school. Does anyone doubt that the whole nation would be better off . Just imagine instead of denying millions of young 0pperman entrepreneur is to access capital, we made it possible to take their dream to market, createjobs, reinvest in their own communities. Does anyone doubt this whole nation wouldnt be better off . Just imagine a more incredibly creative and innovative in how much creative and innovative in how much creative and innovative we would be if this nation held the historic black colleges and universities to the same opportunities and minority serving institutions that had the same funding and resources of public universities to compete forjobs and industries of the future. You know, just as the first hbc you graduate elected as Vice President if that is not true. But to do this, i believe this nation and this government need to change their whole approach to theissue to change their whole approach to the issue of Racial Equity. Yes, we need criminaljustice reform. But that isnt nearly enough. We need to open the promise of america to every american, and that means we need to make the issue of Racial Equity not just an issue for any one department of government. It has to be the business of the whole of government. Thats why i issued among the first days my executive order that will for the first time in advance equity for the first time in advance equity for all throughout our federal policies and institutions. It focuses on the full range of communities who have been long underserved and overlooked. People of colour, americans with disabilities, lgbtq americans, religious minorities, rural, urban, suburban communities facing persistent poverty. Ive asked ambassador susan rice to meet the administrations charge through the white house and Domestic Policy Council because i know she will see it through. Every white house component in every agency will be involved in this work because advancing equity has to be everyones job. Advancing equity has to be everyonesjob. Today advancing equity has to be everyones job. Today i will be shortly signing an additional package of executive actions to continue this vital work. Housing, for example. Housing is a right in america. Home ownership is an essential tool to Wealth Creation and to be passed down into generations. Today, im directing the department of housing and affairs and urban development to redress historical racism in federal housing policies. Today, im directing the federal agency to reinvigorate the consultation process with indian tribes. Respect the tribal sovereignty will be a cornerstone of our engaging with native american communities. This bill on the work we did it last week to expand tribe on site access to the Strategic National stockpile for the Strategic National stockpile for the first time. To ensure they receive help from the federal Emergency Management agency, fema, to fight this pandemic. Today, i am directing federal agencies to combat resurgence of xenophobia particularly against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that we have seen skyrocket during this pandemic. This is unacceptable and its un american. Ive asked the department ofjustice to strengthen its partnership with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to prevent those hate crimes. Ive also asked the department of health and Human Services to put out best practices for combating xenophobia and our National Response to covid. In the weeks ahead, i will be reaffirming the federal governments commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and accessibility building on the work we started in the 0bama Biden Administration. Thats why im resending the administrations harmful ban on diversity and sensitivity training and abolishing the offensive counterfactual1776 commission. Unity and healing must begin with understanding the truth, not ignorance and allies. Today, im also issuing an executive order that will ultimately end thejustice departments use of private prisons, an industry that houses pre childhood trainees and detainees and federal prisoners. Ignorance and federal prisoners. Ignorance and lies. The executive order directs the attorney general to decline new contracts with privately operated criminal facilities, decline new contracts with privately operated criminalfacilities, a step we started to take at the end of the 0bama administration and was reversed under the previous administration. This is the first step to stop corporations from profiting off of incarceration that is less humane and less safe as the studies show, and it isjust is less humane and less safe as the studies show, and it is just the beginning of my administrations plan to address systemic problems in our criminaljustice system. Heres another thing we need to do. We need to restore and expand the Voting Rights act. Named after our dear friend john lewis, and continue to fight back against laws that many states are engaged and to suppress the right to vote while expanding access to the ballot box for all eligible voters. Because heres the deal. And i will close with this. I ran for president because i believe we are in a battle for the soul of this nation, and the simple truth is our soul will be troubled as long as it systemic racism is allowed to persist. We cant eliminate it overnight. We cant eliminate everything, but its corrosive. Its destructive, and its costly. It cost every american. Notjust to felt the sting of Racial Injustice. We are notjust a nation of moberly deprived because of systemic racism. We are also less prosperous. We are less successful, less secure. We must change and i know it will take time. But i know we can do it. And i firmly believe the nation is ready to change. But government has to change as well. We need to make equity and justice part of what we do every day. Today, tomorrow, and every day. Im going to sign these executive actions to continue the work to make real promise of america for every american. Again, im not promising we can and do tomorrow, but i promise you we will continue to make progress to eliminate it systemic racism and every branch of the white house and the federal government is going to be part of that effort. Thank you. But next to a detailed statement from President Biden who is now going to sign a number of executive orders. In that statement, he talked about how systemic racism is corrosive and costly for america. Band systemic racism is corrosive and costly for america. Systemic racism is corrosive and costly for america. And he announced a raft of policies costly for america. And he announced a raft of policies to costly for america. And he announced a raft of policies to go costly for america. And he announced a raft of policies to go with costly for america. And he announced a raft of policies to go with that a raft of policies to go with that statement, among those whom he says there will be the end of the use of privately run prisons. He also talked about how the pandemic has disproportionally affected what he referred to as communities of colour, he said we have to act in an very strong words, he said the founding principles of our nation are not being applied. He said, the idea is all people are created equal and should be treated equally in their lives. And he said we are not doing that at the moment. He also set in terms of how Racial Injustice is viewed, he says, we have a narrow, cramped view of this and expanded on that. And explained in depth what he believes his approach will benefit americans in a range of different ways. Lets talk to Daniel Lippman from politico in dc. I want to take in there, what would you pick out is the most significant . I you pick out is the most significant . You pick out is the most siunificant . ~ ,. , significant . I think they have really made significant . I think they have really made diversity significant . I think they have really made diversity of significant . I think they have really made diversity of important plank of this white house and equity and inequality. And i think this is the effect of black lives matter. 0bviously he would have been talking about this even without the protests last summer in the us but its a major priority of the Democratic Party and of the Biden Administration that we should not leave African Americans and Asian Americans behind especially with the pandemic where they are suffering more than White Americans. But i more than White Americans. And i ima. Ine more than White Americans. And i imagine many more than White Americans. And i imagine Many Americans more than White Americans. And i imagine Many Americans will more than White Americans. And i imagine Many Americans will listen to their president talking about the idea of lifting up communities are struggling and they would agree with that sentiment, but the practical challenges are enormous, arent they . What is the biden in ministration saying it will actually do to bring that about . Thea;r ministration saying it will actually do to bring that about . Do to bring that about . They are auoin to do to bring that about . They are going to have do to bring that about . They are going to have people do to bring that about . They are going to have people who do to bring that about . They are going to have people who are i do to bring that about . They are i going to have people who are only devoted to making sure that minority americans get access to the vaccine, are properly taken care of if they get sick from covid, but its a very big challenge because if you are living in rural america, you cant just snap yourfingers living in rural america, you cant just snap your fingers and say, not that the president has said systemic racism, its all solved. The very word to systemic means that you cant just word to systemic means that you cantjust sign an executive order and get rid of it. So putting Government Resources in, they are making it a priority and hoping that trickles down. But you are already seeing white people getting access to the vaccine easier than minorities. To the vaccine easier than minorities. ,. , minorities. Let me ask you about education. Minorities. Let me ask you about education. I minorities. Let me ask you about education, i was minorities. Let me ask you about education, i was very minorities. Let me ask you about education, i was very struck minorities. Let me ask you about| education, i was very struck when minorities. Let me ask you about education, i was very struck when he started talking about three and four and five year olds being able to access proper schooling notjust daycare from that age and he expanded on the benefits that that would bring to whole communities, but to do that at scale would be exceptionally expensive. Not to say its not possible but is he ready to commit that kind of money . If he was read to commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit it, commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit it, then commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit it, then it commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit it, then it would commit that kind of money . If he was ready to commit it, then it would be l ready to commit it, then it would be one of his first initiatives. So, i think he is rhetorically ready, but they need to get past this 1. 9 trillion economic stimulus economic package that will take a month and to have to work on, so i dont think that they are going to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on pre kjust yet but hundreds of billions of dollars on pre k just yet but maybe in the next couple years. But then there could be a Republican Congress which would not want to do that. Mi be a Republican Congress which would not want to do that. Not want to do that. All right, daniel, thank not want to do that. All right, daniel, thank you not want to do that. All right, daniel, thank you very not want to do that. All right, daniel, thank you very much l not want to do that. All right, daniel, thank you very much indeed. There is very much more on President Bidens administration on the bbc news website. Before president by and started talking, we were reflecting on our lead story which is that the uk has passed 100,000 covid 19 depths and we were in the middle of a conversation conversation Deepti Gurdasani is an epidemiologist at queen mary university, london. Thank you for his first staying with us. I want to unpack the reasons why you think the uk has ended up in the situation with one of the highest numbers of deaths per million of population in the world. Had they been unlucky or is there more to it . I think there is a lot more to it. A lot of it is related to the government rhetoric and thinking around living with the virus and terrible deaths, the rhetoric we still here now versus the rhetoric and many other countries which was essentially crushing the virus aggressively early on treating it like its sars or mers. And very early on, started to treat this like a flu and live with it, and when you decide to live with a virus, that is highly transmissible, this is a very predictable result of what happened. But is it simply true that we are having to live with this virus with only a couple of exceptions, every country in the world still has it . So the idea of crushing it completely was perhaps never realism for the uk . I completely was perhaps never realism for the uk . , � ~ completely was perhaps never realism for the uk . , � ~. , � , for the uk . I dont think thats true. If for the uk . I dont think thats true if you for the uk . I dont think thats true. If you look for the uk . I dont think thats true. If you look at for the uk . I dont think thats true. If you look at the forthe uk . | dont thinkthats | true. If you look at the countries that did eliminate, they dont have very much virus. They have outbreaks very much virus. They have outbreaks very every now and then, their economy is much healthier, new zealand has 26 deaths to date. You have to have really good reasons for why we couldnt have done it. What did these countries do . They instituted lockdown early on, aggressively continue Strict Lockdown until cases came down to zero, and then had surveillance systems, close their borders, and they did things we could have easily done. � ~ ,. ,. ,. , done. Dont australia and new zealand have done. Dont australia and new zealand have geographical done. Dont australia and new zealand have geographical advantages to the uk . Uks expenses been married by some European Countries. And the thing is a lot of European Countries have made the same mistakes. How do you explain what happened in taiwan and vietnam . They dont have the necessary same geographical examples you are talking about. They also have high density populations but they understood the risk posed by the buyers and followed basic Public Health principles. We havent gone on with Public Health principles like test trays and isolate so we had a problem containing this not because we are different geographically or culturally, but there was no political will or understanding of how to deal with this. If} understanding of how to deal with this. X; , , understanding of how to deal with this. As ,. , this. 30 seconds, do you support the ro osals this. 30 seconds, do you support the proposals to this. 30 seconds, do you support the proposals to quarantine this. 30 seconds, do you support the proposals to quarantine people this. 30 seconds, do you support the proposals to quarantine people who l proposals to quarantine people who arrive in the uk . Arrive in the uk . Yes, absolutely. I su ort arrive in the uk . Yes, absolutely. I sopport manage arrive in the uk . Yes, absolutely. I support manage quarantine. Arrive in the uk . Yes, absolutely. I support manage quarantine. The i support manage quarantine. The government nieces stop test and release in five days because that is not grounded in evidence and will put in a new risk of importing new variants and cases. Variants and cases. Deepti, thank ou for variants and cases. Deepti, thank you forjoining variants and cases. Deepti, thank you forjoining us, variants and cases. Deepti, thank you forjoining us, we variants and cases. Deepti, thank you forjoining us, we will variants and cases. Deepti, thank you forjoining us, we will talk. You forjoining us, we will talk again i am sure and there is much more coverage in the situation of the pandemic in the uk on bbc news. We would turn back to it in to having three minutes time. Will turn back to it. Hello there. The weather has been gradually turning a little bit less cold as weve gone on through the day today as this area of cloud, this weather system has been pushing its way eastwards across the uk. We get into the cold airfor a time. There were a few flakes of snow on the forward edge of the system. The snow turned back to rain over the pennines and weve seen a bit of a wintriness there in the Scottish Borders as well. Its really north of the central belt where were likely to see heavier snow over the higher ground. 0vernight, it stays very cloudy. Well see another pulse of rain working across wales, southern counties of england, and for most of us, there will be a lot of low cloud around. Some mist and hill fog pretty extensive, but a lot milder than it has been for a number of nights, temperatures two, maybe as much as 8 or 9 degrees celsius towards the south west. Wednesday, damp start to the day across southern england, and for most parts of the country, i suspect its just going to be quite grey and cloudy, mist and hill fog patches around. Best of the sunshine in northern scotland, and here, theres likely to be a few wintry showers coming and going from time to time. Later in the afternoon, well see more rain pushing back into the south of wales and also across parts of south west england, but very mild, temperatures ten or 11 degrees across the south. Wednesday night and into thursday, weve got this battle zone set up across the uk. Mild to the south of this weatherfront, cold air across the north east. And were going to see some heavy rain, could bring some localised flooding across the northwest, but at higher elevations, these routes could be affected by heavy snow. The a57, past the m62 going across the pennines, the m6 and the a74 are all high enough to see a significant spell of snow wednesday night and into thursday. So, very mild, no chance of any snow at all in cardiff and london with temperatures 12 to 1a respectively. But across the north of scotland, its still cold, temperatures about 4. So, there is a risk of seeing some disruption on thursday, but its likely to be the high ground in scotland and northern england. 15 30 cm possible. 30 is a foot of snow imagine what that would do to the roads. Now, heading into friday, our frontal zone actually turns around and starts to move its way southwards again, colder air filtering a little bit further southwards across scotland and into the Northern Edge of this weather system. Well probably see the rain turn to snow, particularly over the high ground, but it wouldnt be too surprising to see a few flakes at lower levels just as the system is starting to pull away. Mild again in the south, colderfurther north and into the weekend, a threat of a bit more hill snow. Hello, im ros atkins. This is 0utside source. More than 100 000 people have now died from covid 19 in the uk, the highest number in europe. As Prime Minister, i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. What i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can. Of course, today is a moment to think of all of those whove been lost, and of their families too. We hear some of their stories. Also in the programme,a row over critical Vaccine Supplies Takes Centre Stage at the World Economic forum. Europe invested billions to create a truly Global Common good. We need those who have truly Global Common good. We need those who have hoarded truly Global Common good. We need those who have hoarded the truly Global Common good. We need| those who have hoarded the vaccines to release those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so that to release the vaccines so that other to release the vaccines so that other countries to release the vaccines so that other countries can to release the vaccines so that other countries can have to release the vaccines so thati other countries can have them. And in the us congress, senators are being sworn in, as jurors for the second impeachment trial of donald trump. The supply of vaccines is becoming a potent issue in the eu. Eu leaders are angry because one vaccine manufacturer, astrazeneca, says there will be delays in meeting the eus order. The deal is worth £300 million deal thats over 400 million dollars. And in return, 80 million vaccines were to be delivered in march. But now were told, 60 of the order will be delayed. 31 million doses are all that can be provided. Well, the eus commissionerfor health tweeted earlier that discussions today with astrazeneca resulted in dissatisfaction and insufficient explanations. She goes on that Vaccine Developers have societal and contractual responsibilities they need to uphold. The eus response goes further than that. Ursula von der leyen the president of the Eu Commission says it could restrict exports of vaccines manufactured in the eu to make sure europeans get their jabs first. Heres more from her. Europe invested billions to help develop the worlds first covid 19 vaccines. To create a truly Global Common good. And now, the Companies Must deliver. They must honour their obligations. And this is why we will set up a vaccine export transparency mechanism. Europe is determined to contribute to this Global Common good. But it also means business. The messaging here is something of a shift from last year. Heres ursula von der leyen injune talking about not putting the eu first for the vaccines. When it comes to fighting a Global Pandemic there is no place for me first. Europe is not an island, our economies are tightly connected not only amongst themselves but also with the rest of the world. Then this is september, when we told a nationalist approach to Vaccine Distribution was unsafe. Not only for those who can afford it who can afford it but for everyone who needs it. We know vaccine nationalism puts lives at risk. And then two months ago, usrula von der leyen insisted that the eu shouldntjust be focusing on itself. Our top priority is to stop the virus not only in europe, but in the world. And for this, we need to continue investing to make sure that vaccines and therapeutics can be mass produced and can be distributed globally. Now the eu has donated half a billion euros to a global fund to purchase vaccines for poorer countries. And it is primarily insisting here on an existing contract being honoured. However, the shift from warnings of vaccine nationalism to threats of export controls is worthy of note. The background to all this in the eu is that the speed of vaccination in its Member States is below where it wants to be. Gavin lee is in brussels. The the eu the eu is not content. Go back a few weeks and we get a sense go back a few weeks and we get a sense of go back a few weeks and we get a sense of the wider problems for the eu. Sense of the wider problems for the eli the sense of the wider problems for the eu. The European Commission said it wants eu. The European Commission said it wants to eu. The European Commission said it wants to be eu. 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That is expected on friday, so thats going is expected on friday, so thats going on is expected on friday, so thats going on amidst all this. Pressures from going on amidst all this. Pressures from the going on amidst all this. Pressures from the eu onto the Drugs Companies and the from the eu onto the Drugs Companies and the Drug Companies trying to balance and the Drug Companies trying to balance worldwide demand. 0n and the Drug Companies trying to balance worldwide demand. On top of that, the balance worldwide demand. On top of that, the dark reality that will countries that, the dark reality that will countries are waiting for vaccines, more countries are waiting for vaccines, more people are dying. Outside the eu, theres global concern over whos getting their vaccine orders. Heres the south african president , cyril ramaphosa. He doesnt mince his words. We need those who have hoarded the vaccines to release the vaccines so that other countries can have them. The bbc africas health corresponden rhoda 0dhiambo says the distribution of vaccines across africa is inconsistent, and many countries are relying on donated vaccines. What we are seeing in many african countries is that theres still a large many countries that are relying on the support that they will be getting from covax in getting this much sought after public good but we are seeing other countries like seychelles, guinea, egypt, mauritius, who have already started vaccinating people against covid 19 and this has been made possible because of the relations that these countries have with countries like india, uae that has also given these countries vaccines as donations and gifts to be able to give them to their populations to help in reducing for the spread of covid 19 and, of course, prevent deaths from this disease. Further spread. The uks covid 19 death toll is past 100,000. The vast majoritiy of those who have died were over the age of 75 more than 77,000 people. Young lives have been taken, too more than 1000 people were under a5. And of course, today is a moment to think of all of those whove been lost, and of theirfamilies, too. Catherine burns has been talking to some of them. Today were using candles to represent those who died. 0ne light for every light loss. It started on march the 2nd. The first person to die within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus. The next day, there were two more deaths. In less than three weeks, the official death toll was over 450. You must sta at death toll was over 450. You must stay at home death toll was over 450. You must stay at home. The death toll was over 450. You must stay at home. The prime death toll was over 450. You must stay at home. The Prime Ministerl stay at home. The Prime Minister announced stay at home. The Prime Minister announced a stay at home. The Prime Minister announced a National Stay at home. The Prime Minister announced a National Lockdown i stay at home. 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And by new years eve, the death toll reached 36,000. Now i i have. And by new years eve, the | death toll reached 36,000. Now its taken us a few more weeks to get to 100,000, and this is not over yet. At the Prime Ministers press briefing earlier, borisjohnson took this question from the bbc� s Political Editor laura kuennsberg. Prime minister, near the start, the hope in government was to contain the numbers to 20,000. Its now five times that. What went so wrong . Well, laura, i think on this day, i should just really repeat that i am deeply sorry for every life that hasbeen lost and of course, that has been lost and of course, as Prime Minister, i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. What i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering in what has been a very, very difficult stage at a very, very difficult crisis for our country, and we will continue to do that. Iain watson is in westminster. He said they were doing everything they could but there was a number of occasions where the Prime Minister chose a different route to the one being suggested by his advisers. Thats right. The labour opposition were pointing that out in all of them in autumn. There was pressure to have a lockdown which didnt come until the very end of october, and not when the advisers were suggesting back in september. The labour opposition was calling for a National Second break out at that time, and one of the government fourformer that time, and one of the government four former advisers that time, and one of the government fourformer advisers on that time, and one of the government four former advisers on the scientific committee, neil ferguson, said not all but some lives lost may have been saved by earlier action. Its difficult to suggest that should have happened back in the spring when so little was known about the virus, but by on perhaps, they should have been swifter. It was interesting, the Prime Minister also said it would take time to learn lessons and reflect, which seem to be something of a clue that we will get an inquiry into how this will be handled. Certainly not at the moment when the pandemic is still outraging. Labour were also saying this is a moment of national tragedy. The Prime Minister himself says he takes full responsibility, apologising for every life lost. Defending the governments records. What lessons hed already learned, he talked about some of what was used in terms of treatment of illness. 0bviously, used in terms of treatment of illness. Obviously, the Vaccination Programme as well. Some of the interventions when people fall ill, but hes still going to be facing that from some of the families of the bereaved who are saying that today shouldnt be seen as something of a milestone, it should be seen as a tombstone and they are still criticising him for not engaging enough with them. To try to learn the lessons of the pandemic, which of course, one year ago when people were flying back into the uk from wuhan, more than a hundred people lost their life. This wuhan, more than a hundred people lost their life. Lost their life. This time yesterday. Lost their life. This time yesterday, we lost their life. This time yesterday, we were lost their life. This time i yesterday, we were talking lost their life. This time yesterday, we were talking about possible restrictions on people travelling into england. Where have we got to with that . We got to with that . Were talking about it. Even we got to with that . Were talking about it. Even as we got to with that . Were talking about it. Even as we we got to with that . Were talking about it. Even as we speak, we got to with that . Were talking | about it. Even as we speak, senior ministers are discussing the options right now. The argument seems to come down to whether to simply put people in Quarantine Hotels as they come from high risk areas such as south america, southern africa, that would a pride to be british nationals. That would apply to british nationals. A blanket policy which with the people from coming from around the world. The home secretary very much pushing for the latter option and the transport secretary perhaps unsurprisingly pushing for a more targeted approach. That issue has not yet been settled, but what we can say is more restrictions, more use of supervised quarantine. Thats what emerged from the meeting, but were not sure how extensive it will be. I know youll keep us posted. Stay with us here on 0utside source. In a few minutes we will go back into washington, dc. Senators are being sworn in for the second impeachment trial of donald trump. The number of people out of work in the uk has reached its highest level for nearly five years. Figures from the office for National Statistics show the Unemployment Rate rose from 4. 9 to 5 between september and november, with job losses highest in retail and hospitality. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has this report. This is the lockdown world of work emma in kent applying for dozens ofjobs. Working, socialising, and sleeping all from one room in a shared house. Hi, emma, nice to see you. Emma, who we first interviewed at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, was part of the unemployment statistics until the last few weeks. So, i did have to rely on food banks. I did have to rely on friends and family to lend me money and whatnot. Its been a torrid 12 months for workers as large swathes of the economy were shut down in the pandemic. The official measure of unemployment was at 5 for the First Time Since 2016. While this is still low by the standards of the financial crisis and internationally, the past year has seen unemployment up by 418,000, the highest annual rise since 2009. We havent seen the worst of it yet. The boss of one of the worlds top employment agencies said morejobs are being kept in this latest lockdown. We have clearly light at the end of the tunnel because we are seeing how the vaccines with all of the difficulties in the roll out, that they are coming through, so were starting to see that this can come to an end. With the uk economy among the hardest hit last year of major countries, International Experts suggest support forjobs and wages should be extended until the Vaccine Programme is complete. Back in kent, emmas off universal credit and in a job. But the light at the end of the tunnel for the whole economy is still a few months off. Faisal islam, bbc news. This is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story. More than 100 000 people have now died from covid 19 in the uk the highest number in europe. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson says hes deeply sorry for every death. The formal process of putting donald trump on trial in the us senate for inciting insurrection has begun. An article of impeachment was delivered on monday, and now the accusation that he stoked the mob which stormed congress is with senators. Later, mr trump will receive his summons. These are live pictures from the capitol. Senators are being sworn in as jurors in the trial. This happens alphabetically. I think we are up to the hs. This is how the trial was triggered. Senior democrats from the house of representatives walked the article of impeachment through the Capitol Building to the senate. Remember, these are the same halls full of rioters three weeks ago. Donald trumps charge was then read out. President trump addressed a crowd at the ellipse in washington, dc. There, he reiterated false claims that, we won this election and we won it by a landslide. He also willfully made statements that in context encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the capitol such as, if you dont fight like hell, youre not going to have a country anymore. Theres huge focus on republican senators. Currently, none are openly supporting conviction, and 17 of them will be needed if theres to be a two thirds vote that will deliver a guilty verdict. Any senator who does come across knows what will follow. Theres been fierce criticism for the small number of republicans in the lower house, the house of representatives, who voted to impeach. The most senior was liz cheney. Heres bryan miller, whos running against her in the next election in wyoming. The decision, basically the announcement, and then the ultimate vote of representative cheney basically came down to a rush to judgement, a dismissal of the constituency back here at home, and was certainly a promotion of self over the people that shes supposed to represent. Impeachment is a last resort action, it is not an action to be taken lightly, and its not to be used to pummel an opponent that you disagree with, and thats exactly whats happening here. Its no different than the first time he was impeached. Lets go back to those pictures. Amy clover charter is being sworn in amy this is very much a formality. The business of whether donald trump is form guilty comes in a couple of weeks when the trial happens. Further escalation in the farmers protests in india. Thousands of demonstrators broke through Police Barriers and climbed delhis famous red fort, and just as india was celebrating republic day. The protests centre on a new law which the farmers fear will lower the prices they receive for their crops. Heres rajini in delhi. It was meant to be a peaceful protest but as farmers push their way into delhi protesting and is the governments new agricultural laws, it soon turned violent. Barricades were breached and police fired tear gas. Some protesters were beaten. This on a day in the end celebrate national pride. The mood is tense year as thousands of farmers try to make their way enter delhi. They say they have been trying to get the government to listen to them for weeks. Into delhi. Now they say they hope their voices heard. The government says the reforms will benefit farmers by allowing them to sell directly to private corporations but those here fear the guaranteed prices they get for some crops will eventually disappear. We wont go back home until they repeal the law. Only the Prime Minister is saying this is a good law. The entire country opposes it. Four in ten indians work in agriculture. Farmers here are a powerful force. Despite multiple rounds of talks, they are refusing to budge. As he hosted the annual republic day parade, the countrys Prime Minister finds himself on the back foot. Many say his handling of this csu has weakened him politically. As hundreds of farmers forcefully enter delhis historic red fort, they remain defiant. They say they wont give up until these laws are repealed. Police agreed to allow this rally on the condition that it wouldnt interrupt the annual republic day parade, and the farmers were given specific routes which were largely confined to the outskirts of the city. But you can see here they entered via three main routes marching from singhu into central dehli. Its thought violence broke out as protesters diverted from the route and broke through Police Barriers. Here are those images of what happened next. Chaotic scenes. 0ne protester died when his tractor overturned. In response, one measure was to turn off mobile internet services. The government hasnt commented on the violence. The chief minister of punjab has tweeted, shocking scenes in delhi. The violence by some elements is unacceptable. Well, next, this is a leader from a Group Representing 500 farmers organisations. The violence that took place was primarily aimed at the farmers to stop them from marching in delhi. For some reason, the government feels that farmers cannot hold a parade in delhi. I dont know what the reason is. If this deliberate attempt to stop the farmers from marching had been avoided by the government, all of this visual that you have wouldnt be on the screen. For some reason, the government is pushing the farmers hard to lose patience. What happened today was not part of the plan. This is a long running story. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped outside of delhi since november, all in protest at the new law. Heres political analyst amita dubey on the issues at stake. There is a great deal of fear that the reforms that were shoved down the throats of the farmers using the majority of the government will disrupt their traditional way of being. Farmers are subject to huge volatility, both of prices of their produce and therefore, their incomes and rely on Government Procurement prices to stabilise this situation. And their fear is that this very radical privatisation is going to leave them at the mercy of Market Forces and of large corporate, Big Companies that will step into the agricultural trade. Thank you very much for watching and ill see you tomorrow at the usual time. Bye bye. Hello there. The weather has been gradually turning a little bit less cold as weve gone on through the day today as this area of cloud, this weather system has been pushing its way eastwards across the uk. We get into the cold airfor a time. There were a few flakes of snow on the forward edge of the system. The snow turned back to rain over the pennines and weve seen a bit of a wintriness there in the Scottish Borders as well. Its really north of the central belt where were likely to see heavier snow over the higher ground. 0vernight, it stays very cloudy. Well see another pulse of rain working across wales, southern counties of england, and for most of us, there will be a lot of low cloud around. Some mist and hill fog pretty extensive, but a lot milder than it has been for a number of nights, temperatures two, maybe as much as 8 or 9 degrees celsius towards the south west. Wednesday, damp start to the day across southern england, and for most parts of the country, i suspect its just going to be quite grey and cloudy, mist and hill fog patches around. Best of the sunshine in northern scotland, and here, theres likely to be a few wintry showers coming and going from time to time. Later in the afternoon, well see more rain pushing back into the south of wales and also across parts of south west england, but very mild, temperatures ten or 11 degrees across the south. Wednesday night and into thursday, weve got this battle zone set up across the uk. Mild to the south of this weatherfront, cold air across the north east. And were going to see some heavy rain, could bring some localised flooding across the north west, but at higher elevations, these routes could be affected by heavy snow. The a57 snakes past the m62 going across the pennines, the m6 and the a74 are all high enough to see a significant spell of snow wednesday night and into thursday. So, very mild, no chance of any snow at all in cardiff and london with temperatures 12 to 14 respectively. But across the north of scotland, its still cold, temperatures about 4. So, there is a risk of seeing some disruption on thursday, but its likely to be the high ground in scotland and northern england. 15 30 cm possible. 30 is a foot of snow imagine what that would do to the roads. Now, heading into friday, our frontal zone actually turns around and starts to move its way southwards again, colder air filtering a little bit further southwards across scotland and into the Northern Edge of this weather system. Well probably see the rain turn to snow, particularly over the high ground, but it wouldnt be too surprising to see a few flakes at lower levels just as the system is starting to pull away. Mild again in the south, colderfurther north and into the weekend, a threat of a bit more hill snow. This is bbc news. 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