Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot while people wait for a second dose. Until now, little has been known about how effective vaccines are at preventing people passing on the virus to others. But researchers found it may have a significant effect, with a 67 reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated. Andy moore reports. A double dose of good news about the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine anyone who gets the jab is less likely to pass on the virus to others, and theres support also for the governments policy of a second jab after 12 weeks. We found there was a big reduction in people being infected with coronavirus and because they were not infected, they cant go on and transmit to other people. And so that is really important in potentially curbing the pandemic. Secondly, we had really good protection right from a couple of weeks after the first dose through to the second dose being given three months later, which tells us that theres maintained efficacy over that period. Hello hi. Over that period. But the news about variants is less reassuring the surge in door to door testing in eight areas could now be extended to parts of bristol and liverpool, after new strains were found there that could be more resistant to vaccines. In scotland, the First Minister said there would be a full lockdown until at least the end of the month, and that travellers arriving directly into scotland from any country will be asked to quarantine in a hotel going further than measures announced in the rest of the uk. As we look ahead, we must learn from past experience. We now know, for example, that by earlyjuly last year, we had almost eliminated covid in scotland, but then allowed it to be reseeded from in the main overseas travel. We must guard against that happening again. In england, the Ministry Of Defence says additional measures will be put into place at the Royal Military academy at sandhurst after an increase in covid cases there a newspaper report claimed that 50 Trainee Officers had contracted the virus. France, meanwhile, hasjoined germany, austria and sweden in recommending the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine should not currently be used on people over the age of 65. The French Health regulator said there was not enough data at the moment on the effectiveness of the jab in older people. Health officials here in the uk say the vaccine offers a high level of protection to all age groups. Andy moore, bbc news. This morning, the Health Secretary, matt hancock, welcomed the study� s findings. That is really good news, its very positive, cos we know that vaccines are the way out of this, and this new information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. And given all the questions that have been raised and whats going on internationally, i think its very important that we show the world that the oxford jab works and works well. Professor Andrew Pollard is Chief Investigator of the oxford Vaccine Trial and co author of a new paper on the trials. It reduces the chances of someone who is exposed getting the infection, and if they dont get the infection, they cant pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. There is one word of caution, in that one of the things this virus is doing as it produces new variants is to try and avoid exactly that happening and to be able to still transmit, despite the fact that we have some immunity, whether from infection or vaccines. It is likely, over time, the virus will find ways of adapting so it can continue to pass between people, despite natural infection and immunity after that, orfrom the vaccines. But that doesnt mean we wont still have protection against severe disease, because there is lots of different ways in which our Immune System fights the virus, it is much more about the virus being able to continue to survive, rather than for it to cause harm to us. But if we do need to update the vaccines, it is a relatively straightforward process, it only takes a matter of months, rather than the huge efforts that everyone went through last year to get a very large scale trials run. Earlier, i spoke to our science correspondent palab ghosh who explained that if the findings are correct, cases will come down much faster. That of course means that restrictions will be able to be lifted faster than could be done otherwise. But the downside, as we heard in the report, is that there are other variants that are battling against our Immune System, battling against the vaccine, so there is a race going on between the bugs adapting in the uk we have heard that there are some that are more resistant to the vaccine, but what weve got to do is what the Department Of Health is doing, suppressing the new variants as best they can to make sure as many of us as possible are vaccinated so that we can start winning this battle. And what does this study tell us about the degree of protection from the first dose of the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine . Well, the mutation first identified in south africa was found to be more resistant to some of the vaccines there, but those vaccines were good enough to stop serious illness, still a high degree of protection. But what it means that it will slow down progress in trying to reduce transmission, which is why there is such an effort in those eight areas where the variant has been identified that might be resistant to vaccines, to try and identify those with the very intent to stop it from spreading so that we can gain the upper hand. And good protection, i think the figure is 76 , so sustained protection of around 76 for that three months until the second dose, is that correct . That is right, there has been a lot of argy bargy as to whether that three month period was sufficient. It was, in the clinical trial, supposed to be three weeks, and various groups, including the british medical association, were suggesting that it should be shorter. But this backs the Government Strategy of having it at three months. It means that more people can receive their first dose and receive a good degree of protection than would otherwise so this will reduce deaths, so another piece of great news. Pakistan has started its nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, after receiving a donation of 500,000 doses from the Chinese State owned company sinopharm. Nearly 12,000 people have died from covid i9, far fewer than many had feared, but pakistans weak Health Care System has at times been stretched by the pandemic. We can speak now to dr bharat pankhania, senior clinical lecturer at the university of Exeter Medical school. How urgent is the need for this programme in pakistan . It is very uraent, programme in pakistan . It is very urgent. And programme in pakistan . It is very urgent. And to programme in pakistan . It is very urgent, and to be programme in pakistan . It is very urgent, and to be honest programme in pakistan . 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Stephen mcdonell is in wuhan and sent this update. So there is a visit is probably the most contentious part of the who trip to china. That is because the previous us government, the Trump Administration had said that perhaps the coronavirus had escaped from a lab inside this facility. It is a facility that, for years, has stored samples of viruses. For that reason, there was quite a collection of reporters and cameramen as the cars pulled up here this morning and kind of chaotic scenes as the who team came into the Wuhan Institute and reporters were trying to ask questions of them. Now, the reason for this is that it is one of the only chance we have to ask them anything, because they are kept in a Health Bubble away from the rest of us, and so when we get a chance to throw them a question, that is what we do. Now, i should add that despite the fact that that none the less than the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, the former secretary of state, had said that the coronavirus might have leaked from this lab, we have seen no proof, no hard evidence of this. However, apart from this conspiracy theory, i guess you could put it at this stage, the main reason the team want to come here is that they have been studying at viruses and the way in which they canjump into humans. They even found in one location, in yunan province, the people there seems to have developed a resistance to a type of coronavirus which came from bats. Given this team has said that the most likely origin of the coronavirus still is a Virus Jumping from animals into human beings, possibly via an intermediary animal, of course they would have a lot of questions to ask here, and one of the team members, as he was coming in with his window wound down, so that all christians would be asked on his visit. We willjust have to wait and see what comes out of their final report in terms of what they have been able to glean from this visit. Of course, the team has another whole week here in wuhan, many more meetings to have, and even at the end of that we are not expecting them to come out and say, there it is, the origin of the coronavirus, we have found it. This could take a long time, even years, to get to the bottom of it. Ryanair has been told to remove irresponsible adverts depicting misleading claims about coronavirus vaccinations. The ads encouraged people to book holidays with ryanair after being vaccinated, suggesting customers could jab and go. The Advertising Standards Authority received more than 2000 complaints, the third highest ever received for an advert. Ryanair has stopped the ads but said it disagreed with the rulings. A group of mps and peers is proposing a new law to stop care homes from introducing blanket bans on visitors. Parliaments Joint Committee On Human Rights argues that Care Home Providers should only block a visit if they can prove its unsafe. The nhs says a Covid Vaccine has now been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in england. This morning, the head of nhs test and trace, baroness dido harding, has been answering questions from mps on the performance of the service. She was asked to clarify how long people have had to wait for a test result. figs people have had to wait for a test result. � ,. ,. , people have had to wait for a test result. � ,. ,. , ~ people have had to wait for a test result. ~ ,. ,. , ~. , people have had to wait for a test result. � ,. ,. , ~. ,. , result. As of last week, nine out of ten people result. As of last week, nine out of ten people who result. As of last week, nine out of ten people who came result. As of last week, nine out of ten people who came forward result. As of last week, nine out of ten people who came forward for. Result. 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So a very small proportion of were in person tests. So a very small proportion of the were in person tests. So a very small proportion of the total. Were in person tests. So a very small proportion of the total being tested were in person. The uk will find a way to mark the legacy of captain sir tom moore with some kind of permanent memorial. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says people would welcome a way to thank him for the contribution he has made to the country. News of his death has dominated all of the newspapers this morning and the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes the 100 year old former soldier, who raised almost £39 million for Nhs Charities by walking laps of his garden. Our Reporterjohn Maguire has more. From his street to downing street, some of our most famous landmarks paid tribute to one of our most cherished sons, adored notjust by us, but by the world. For the last ten months, captain sir toms family loaned him to all of us. But for his final hours, they had him to themselves. In a statement, they said, we spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother. Hed understand that were sad and that were feeling a loss. But he would absolutely want us to remember what has happened, what we did, how we all came together, how we united, how we found in him a beacon. While the rest of us adapted to living a life locked down, a 99 year old veteran of the Second World War set off on a journey. It would take him to the top of the charts, into the record books, and around the globe, all without leaving his back garden. Captain tom moore wanted to thank the medical staff whod cared for him following a fall. Ive had such marvellous service from the National Health service, particularly the nurses, after i broke my hip. The idea was born. Raise money for Nhs Charities, keep physically active during lockdown, and mark his 100th Birthday with 100 laps. He might raise £100. But as he walked, we watched, and the world watched in amazement, as the money went into the stratosphere and to a final total of almost £40 million. He inspired an army to follow in his footsteps. He became an honorary colonel of the Army Foundation college for young soldiers. And in a specially arranged investiture. He received a private audience at Windsor Castle with her majesty the queen, as she awarded him a knighthood. Never, never, ever did i imagine that i should get so close to the queen and have such a kind message from her. That was really outstanding, it really was truly outstanding. Along with his family, he was determined to leave a legacy to build on his phenomenal success, and the captain Tom Foundation was created. Its aims include tackling loneliness, supporting the bereaved, and promoting education and equality. Earlier, i spoke to our Correspondentjohn Maguire, whos in marston moretaine, the Bedfordshire Village where captain sir tom lived. Yeah, it has been quite extraordinary, really, i have been trying to think, over the last 1a hours or so, who you can compare it to, and he is incomparable, a man who just set out to do something to keep himself active during lockdown, almost a familyjoke at first, to raise a little bit of money for the nhs because he had had a fall a couple of months previously and theyd looked after him so well, he was so touched by the care he had received. The family thought do 100 laps of the garden because your 100th Birthday is imminent, and lets see what happens. We know what happened, almost £40 million raised for Nhs Charities, and captain sir tom moores name travelled right around the world, we have seen tributes from president s, Prime Ministers, princes, a tweet from the white house, quite extraordinary what he managed to achieve with this simple act. But i dont think it was just about the fundraising, it was about the kind of person he was, his generosity of spirit, he always had so much time for others, so several people connected with him, virtually, of course, because this has all happened during the pandemic, but very giving with his time, his advice, and those lovely little pearls of wisdom tomorrow will be a good day, offer someone a smile, they might smile back. It made you feel better about yourself and the world. As we know, captain sir tom raised £39m for the nhs. Im joined now by catherine mahoney, Research Manager at the Charities Aid foundation. Tell us what the foundation is. Good mornin , tell us what the foundation is. Good morning. It tell us what the foundation is. Good morning. It is tell us what the foundation is. Good morning. It is a tell us what the foundation is. Good morning, it is a charity tell us what the foundation is. Good morning, it is a charity that tell us what the foundation is. 13mm. 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Something that we do every month, and we have done for many years, is to track Charitable Giving in the uk, and we saw, during the first lockdown, i suppose we like to think of it as a little bit of a certain more effect, we saw a big uplift in people, the number of people donating to hospitals and hospices. A fifth of people told us specifically they had given to Nhs Charities and many people mentioned him by name. So they were notjust people mentioned him by name. So they were not just donating to people mentioned him by name. So they were notjust donating to his page, it was bouncing them, inspiring them to donate themselves to different charities. It is difficult to to different charities. It is difficult to quantify, to different charities. It is difficult to quantify, but l to different charities. It is difficult to quantify, but i | to different charities. 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For example, one of the reasons it was so important at the time is that most of the ways that charities raise money or not there, for example the London Marathon did not happen at the usual time, all those bake sales and coffee mornings, even funerals, lots of donations are made to medical charities at funerals, which were either not happening or were greatly reduced, and we know from our research that the total amount given to medical Research Charities in that first half of the year, we estimate it was around 174 million down on the same period in the year before. So, yeah, it was absolutely morale boosting, i think, and really inspiring that he was able to find a way around that sort of lack of fundraising opportunity, if you like. ~ fundraising opportunity, if you like. ~ y fundraising opportunity, if you like. ~ ,. Fundraising opportunity, if you like. ,. , ~ like. Thank you very much, thank ou. One like. Thank you very much, thank you one family like. Thank you very much, thank you. One family have like. Thank you very much, thank you. One family have said, like. Thank you very much, thank| you. One family have said, please can you thank captain sir toms family for sharing him with us all . We will miss seeing the cheeky twinkle in his eye and his thoughtful words. Maxine suggests there should be a statue of captain sir tom. Alan there should be a statue of Captain Sirtom. Alan in there should be a statue of captain sir tom. Alan in North Yorkshire says what about the 2nd Of February being named for him . On bbc one at 7 30pm, a special Tribute Programme, captain sir tom we salute you. It will celebrate his incredible 100th year and his remarkable fundraising and just what a wonderful man he was. So do tune in, 7 30 on bbc one tonight. The International Olympic committee has published its first playbook for athletes on what to expect during the Olympic Games in tokyo, Due To Begin Injuly. 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Some breaking news, been reported by reuters, four days. Some breaking news, been reported by reuters, that four days. Some breaking news, been reported by reuters, that myanmars| reported by reuters, that myanmars police have filed charges against the ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for breaches of an import export law, and they are seeking her detention until february to 15th. This is according to a Police Document today. The documents is that Military Officers who searched her residents had found hand held radios that were imported illegally and used without permission, so the police are now filing charges against her for that, and they are seeking to detain him until february the 15th. The headline is now on bbc news. For the first time, a Study Suggests the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may stop people passing the virus onto others. It reduces the chances of someone who is exposed getting the infection, and if they dont get the infection, they cant pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. On the spot doorstep tests are continuing in some areas of england with the aim of reaching 80,000 people, to try and prevent the more infectious South African variant spreading. Politicians from Northern Ireland will meet the Cabinet Office minister michael gove and a Top European Commission official today to try to ease rising tensions about post brexit trade arrangements. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. You the Cabinet Office minister michael gove is to hold talks with Northern Irelands political leaders and a Top European Commission official today to try to calm rising tensions about post brexit trade arrangements. Unionists want the uk government to suspend part of the Northern Ireland protocol, which keeps the irish land border open, but imposes controls on goods coming across the irish sea. Our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming gave us this update. The first thing is the context of what is happening, on friday the European Commission published a new regulation which could restrict the export of vaccines from the eu to non eu countries, and they cited something called article 16, which is a bit in the Northern Ireland bit of the brexit deal that suspends that part of the agreement, and it is considered the nuclear option. The reactions to that all over were terrible, and the commission dropped it. But what it has done is injected some instability into that bit of the brexit deal which was meant to provide some stability, so that is the big picture. What is happening today is that, as a result of that, there is a discussion, as you said, between michael gove, leaders in Northern Ireland and the European Commission, about what changes and tweaks can be made to the Northern Ireland protocol. These discussions were happening anyway but have been given a lot more oomph by what happened with the Vaccine Stuff at the end of the week. Patrick mulholland is the Deputy General Secretary of the nipsa union which represents Northern Irelands port workers. He told me the kind of threats he and his colleagues have been facing. The information that we have at the present time is that people had Death Threats against them, and there was information being gathered, their number plates were being taken, which normally would indicate that people are being targeted for attack. So we had a number of members who were under those sorts of threats, and their employer then withdrew them from the port area, a step that we would have supported, and we think that the safety of staff has to come first. Of course, that is. You know, they are extraordinary threats, and those are because your members were, effectively, checking goods that have come across the irish sea, which is this border in the sea, and that is what some people object to. Basically, where we appear to be at the moment is that Working Class people and communities in Northern Ireland have been turned into a politicalfootball between the eu and westminster, as they are scrapping over markets and the future of trade. Now, the impact of that in Northern Ireland is different from other areas. The impact in Northern Ireland is moving quickly into a sectarian confrontation, very real sensitivities exist around the issues of borders, whether in strabane, people feel very sensitively about it, and the trade Union Movement has the position that any borders imposed at this point in time should not be hard borders. Again, it doesnt really matter whether it is a land or sea border it has to be dealt with sensitively. The governments have to understand these are real issues for people, we cant have a position where our members are under threat, and we cant have a position where communities are put into turmoil that we thought we had escaped. People talked for years about this Northern Ireland bit of the brexit deal, as it was being discussed, four years it took to come up with this, and people talked about this theoretical threat. It is now a reality, isnt it . What is going to make things safe for your members . I think, first of all, we have to say it is not entirely clear what the scale of the threat is at this point in time. I think this does point to a very difficult future unless things are done differently. I think, from the Point Of View of our members, what we need to see happen is a scaling back by all the political parties, a pulling back by the European Union and westminster from this clash that they have going on, basically in Northern Ireland, and we want to see a return to a level of normality. What that means for us is no hard borders, it means, you know, open, flowing trade, there shouldnt be difficulties placed in the way of people, but what it means for the trade Union Movement is we want to see a show of Working Class solidarity, a clear message from Working Class communities that they will not be divided, they will not be split down the middle or turned against each other. Sorry to interrupt, who do you blame for this instability . Well, i think both the European Union and westminster need to look at themselves and consider their actions, particularly in the last number of weeks, where people are talking up a conflict, talking up issues and divisions, and that shouldnt be happening, and, as i say, that is reflected on the ground, eventually. It is very easy when you are sitting in brussels or westminster to talk these things up, and you dont think of the implications. In fact, the implications dont really matter very much if you are sitting in westminster and brussels, what is going on in strabane or larne doesnt really matter to you. But it matters a hell of a lot to those of us who have to live here, and those who are trying to hold communities together. In the past, the trade Union Movement has had to deal with these issues before, and what we can say is, in Northern Ireland, the trade Union Movement in Northern Ireland is a powerful voice, they stand united, and they will push back against political parties, against governments and paramilitary organisations that threaten and cause instability. We will push back. Calls to the uks leading Postnatal Depression Helpline tripled in january of this year. Pandas foundation, which supports parents suffering with pre and Postnatal Depression, has also seen an 150 increase in demand for their email Support Service during the Third National lockdown compared to the same month last year. Some new parents have spent the first few weeks and months of motherhood completely alone and the charity is calling for additional funding to deal with the surge in demand on their services. Well, we can speak now to the head of the Pandas Foundation charity, annie belasco. But first lets speak tojennifer chilton, a mum of two girls, three year old alva and 17 month old suuvi. She was diagnosed with Postnatal Depression after the birth of her second daughter. Jump jump in demand for your services is nasa. What sort of story are hearing from your parents . From your parents . Parents are desperate from your parents . Parents are desperate and from your parents . Parents are desperate and havent from your parents . Parents are. Desperate and havent experienced from your parents . Parents are desperate and havent experienced a situation like this before. We have been through two lockdowns and we are on to the third and it is ruining parents paternity through to birth and beyond. The parents coming to us experiencing symptoms of perinatal Mental Illness are not coping. They are in Desperate Measures to seek some sort of advice and support. They know the Nhs Are Cutely and therefore we have a service. 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For any new mums or dads watching right now, coping with the third lockdown, and this one feels harder, what would you say to them . It is hard. We work what would you say to them . It is hard. We work as what would you say to them . It 3 hard. We work as an intervention service. We would suggest they come to us in the first instance, communication is very much about listening and we offer a free helpline and email service and close groups for mothers and fathers but we urgently need government funding. We need investments from businesses, philanthropists and other trusts and funds because we can meet the needs of every parent. We encourage parents to talk and to acknowledge their feelings but also come to us as a safe place and we can give good guidance to understand if they are symptoms of perinatal illness and the steps to take but we are urgently needing that support and recognition to hold up the service. 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We are illegally having to isolate at the moment but feelings that you cannot bond with your baby that also bring out relationship challenges and feelings of desperation, lack of self worth, we are here to listen monday to sunday and you can find error details on our website. Sunday and you can find error details on our website. Thank you very much details on our website. Thank you very much. Thank details on our website. Thank you very much. Thank you details on our website. Thank you very much. Thank you so details on our website. Thank you very much. Thank you so much i details on our website. Thank you | very much. Thank you so much for being so candid with us. It will help people. And if you want Contact Details for pandas charity and to access the supporter page, the Pandas Website is www. Pandasfoundation. Org. Uk if you would like details of organisations which offer advice and support for the issues discussed today, go online to bbc. Co. Uk actionline or you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. Questions are being asked in france about why a french based Pharmaceutical Company has promised to deliver 100 million doses of its planned Covid Vaccine to the uk, when not a single order has yet been placed by france or the eu. Opposition politicians say the failure to back valneva is another example of frances over hesitant response to the vaccine challenge. Meanwhile, the Health Regulator in france has said that the astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine should not be used for people over 65 without further study. It confirms reservations expressed by president macron at the weekend. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report from paris. Risk isntjust a matter for vaccine regulators. Daniel has not been out with his wife since she was vaccinated last month. She couldnt bear the thought that she may survive the virus and he would not, he told us. But daniel could have been waiting much longer for a date with his wife. This Hospital Clinic saw their supply of vaccines dropped by half last month. Demand in the area is high, but appointments are now closed to anyone who hasnt already had their firstjab. Translation we can potentially triple the numbers in the centre. We have three reception desks, three doctors for consultation, three nurses for injections. We will have no problem meeting demand in poitiers, when these extra vaccines arrive. You have the capacity but not the vaccines . I asked him. Exactly. The new astrazeneca vaccine is due to arrive in france by next week but it is not the Silver Bullet it may have been for clinics like this one. France was expecting the astrazeneca jab to double its delivery of vaccines this month, but with delays in that vaccine and the existing Pfizerjab France has scaled back its vaccination targets, even as questions grow over the slow pace of the programme. Now the Health Regulator for france has recommended that the astrazeneca jab not be used for people over the age of 65 in france, saying that not enough data is available. Frances cautious approach to vaccination has put the government under pressure. The europe minister said on french radio this week that the uk was taking more risks then france was prepared to, by using the jab for older people, and by spacing the two doses so widely. The eus Centralised System has also come under fire for being too slow. Launching its Vaccine Programme weeks after the uk. This claim that brexit helped the uk go faster in the decision process, maybe, but at the same time, it is a Worldwide Disease and just playing solo in this global fight is probably not the wisest decision, long term, so europe has decided to be united against the virus. It was a political decision, no doubt. President macron ended the day on tuesday by Meeting Vaccine Producers here to discuss ways of boosting supply, promising that, by the summer, everyone who wanted a vaccine would have one. In a country of Vaccine Sceptics and vaccine shortages, political risks follow close behind the medical ones. Lucy williamson, bbc news. A student has woken up from a ten month coma unaware of the covid pandemic despite catching coronavirus twice. 19 year old Joseph Flavill suffered a severe brain injury when he was hit by a car when he was out for a Walk In Staffordshire Last year. He went into a coma three weeks before the first uk National Lockdown was imposed on march 23rd. He caught covid twice in hopsital. Were going to talk now to Sally Flavill smith, who isjosephs aunt. Good morning. Tell us howjoseph is doing. He good morning. Tell us howjoseph is doinu. ,. ,. , doing. He is doing really well. He has made some doing. He is doing really well. He has made some really doing. 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A lot of people would just assume that a coma is lying there with eyes shut but there have been many stages for joseph. He has been through an awful lot during this period of his stage ii coma but shortly after Christmas Joseph started to engage more. We can zoom joseph once a day for an hour and we noticed on the zoom because he was starting to move his legs, move his hands, and the most significant difference was the Engagement Withjoseph significant difference was the engagement with joseph with significant difference was the Engagement Withjoseph with his eyes. Then we would chat tojoseph and all of a sudden humour started Landing Withjoseph and he was smiling atjokes. His heart warming snail has come back. Smile. He can follow basic commands, touching his ear. He is following basic commands and engaging with us when we get the chance to see him for that already. It is a little miracle. That already. It is a little miracle that already. It is a little miracle. ,. , miracle. 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When joseph first had the accident the consultant advised us that he wasnt sure ofjoseph was going to make it past 48 hours and sharon, joes mum, has been advised it is unlikely joseph is going to be able to talk or walk again, but the steps he has made in the last three weeks, he has a very strong boy, we are really hopeful that he is going to make a good recovery. I hopeful that he is going to make a good recovery good recovery. I said in the introduction good recovery. I said in the introduction that good recovery. I said in the introduction that he good recovery. I said in the introduction that he has i good recovery. I said in the| introduction that he has had coronavirus twice. First injune and then in january. Coronavirus twice. First injune and then injanuary. Does he know that . Is he aware of coronavirus . Does he know what the pandemic is . Well. Is he aware of coronavirus . Does he know what the pandemic is . Know what the pandemic is . 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He did. He has started to really did he high five a nurse . He did. He has started to really engage did he high five a nurse . He did. He has started to really engage with i has started to really engage with the care staff. It is brilliant. He has been in isolation unfortunately for nearly two months in the care home for reasons of covid so all his therapy had stopped so his therapy was reinstated last week so he has been having some therapy and some physiotherapy in the care setting, which is really great, and his mum sharon sometimes has the opportunity to zoom in on his Therapy Sessions and he has had a Therapy Session this week where she said he was just trying so hard, he is so determined. Before the accident he was incredibly sporty so she was a very fit boy, he will kill me for seeing boy, man. I fit boy, he will kill me for seeing boy. Man boy, man. I wish you continued success for boy, man. I wish you continued success forjosephs boy, man. I wish you continued success forjosephs recovery. I boy, man. I wish you continued i success forjosephs recovery. And so much love and strength to you and his mum and dad and the rest of the family. Thank you so much for telling us about his recovery. We really appreciate it. Telling us about his recovery. We really appreciate it. Thank you so much. We can finish with a tribute to Captain Sirtom. The we can finish with a tribute to captain sir tom. The nation salutes you. Now its time for a look at the weather. We have some rain moving from west to east and a combination of rain, sleet and snow across Northern England and scotland. Most of the snow is going to be on the hills and in the north it is still cold and in the south it is still mild. Watch the south it is still mild. Watch the days of the week because the male bear clings on to friday and then we start to see the colder Blues Returns on saturday, sunday into next week with more of us seeing some snow. Mostly low snow across southern england today. At lower levels it is more likely to be sleet or rain but increasingly through the day we will see that get down to lower levels across northern scotland, drifting in the wind. In Northern Ireland the rain is turning showery and easing through the afternoon as they been in the search continues to push away towards the south east. A fair bit of sunshine in between and fewer showers but the when picking up across the English Channel and the kent coast. 11 degrees in london. The top temperature yesterday was 14 in cardiff but we are looking at three, four and five in the north. Above 200 metres, ten to 20 centimetres, so some disruption, particularly across scotland, likely. We carry on without this and overnight, further snow mostly on the hills, and rain coming in across wales and Northern England exacerbating the Flooding Risk but with melting snow that will also add to that particular problem. It is with us again through the course of tomorrow. Most of the snow will be across southern and eastern scotland and most of it on the hills but still blowing in the cold easterly wind. Scheper across Northern Ireland. Into wales and parts of england too. Some of those showers could be heavy and also thundery. For friday we have snow coming in across the highlands and this could potentially be disruptive snow. Furthershowers this could potentially be disruptive snow. Further showers coming in across Northern Ireland, england and wales, some of those wintry on the hills in wales as we start to see blue conditions arise. This is bbc news. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The headlines at 11. 00 for the first time is the study suggest the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may stop people passing, there is on others. It reduces the chance of someone who is exposed to getting the infection and if they dont get the infection they cant pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the spot doorstep tests are continuing in some areas of england, with the aim of reaching 80,000 people to try to present a more infectious South African variant of the virus from spreading. Politicians from Northern Ireland will meet the uk Cabinet Office minister, michael gove, and a Top European Commission official today to try to ease rising tensions about Post Brexit Trade Agreements. A team from the World Health Organization visits a high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and the Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, who has died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk Charity Sector has praised his Fundraising Efforts. We saw praised his Fundraising Efforts. Saw during the first lockdown what i suppose we like to think of is a little bit of a sir tom moore effect, so we saw a big uplift in the number of people who said that they donated. Good morning. The uk Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests, for the first time, that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot, while people wait for a second dose. Until now, little has been known about how effective vaccines are at preventing people passing on the virus to others. But researchers found it may have a significant effect, with a 67 reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated. Andy moore reports. A double dose of good news about the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine anyone who gets the jab is less likely to pass on the virus to others, and theres support also for the governments policy of a second jab after 12 weeks. We found there was a big reduction in people being infected with coronavirus and because they were not infected, they cant go on and transmit to other people. And so that is really important in potentially curbing the pandemic. Secondly, we had really good protection right from a couple of weeks after the first dose through to the second dose being given three months later, which tells us that theres maintained efficacy over that period. Hello hi. Woking council, on behalf of Public Health. But the news about variance is less reassuring but the news about variants is less reassuring the surge in door to door testing in eight areas could now be extended to parts of bristol and liverpool, after new strains were found there that could be more resistant to vaccines. In scotland, the First Minister said there would be a full lockdown until at least the end of the month, and that travellers arriving directly into scotland from any country will be asked to quarantine in a hotel, going further than measures announced in the rest of the uk. As we look ahead, we must learn from past experience. We now know, for example, that by earlyjuly last year we had almost eliminated covid in scotland, but then allowed it to be reseeded from in the main overseas travel. We must guard against that happening again. In england, the Ministry Of Defence says additional measures will be put into place at the Royal Military academy at sandhurst after an increase in covid cases there a newspaper report claimed that 50 Trainee Officers had contracted the virus. France, meanwhile, has joined germany, austria and sweden in recommending the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine should not currently be used on people over the age of 65. The French Health regulator said there was not enough data at the moment on the effectiveness of the jab in older people. Health officials here in the uk say the vaccine offers a high level of protection to all age groups. Andy moore, bbc news. This morning, the Health Secretary, matt hancock, welcomed the study� s findings. That is really good news, its very positive, because we know that vaccines are the way out of this and this new information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. And given all the questions that have been raised and whats going on internationally, i think its very important that we show the world that the oxford jab works and works well. Professor Andrew Pollard is Chief Investigator of the oxford Vaccine Trial and co author of a new paper on the trials. It reduces the chances of someone who is exposed getting the infection, and if they dont get the infection they cant pass it on. So, it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. There is one word of caution in one of the things that this virus is doing as it produces new variants is actually to try and avoid exactly that happening and to be still able to transmit despite the fact weve got some immunity, Whetherfrom Infection Orfrom vaccines. Its likely over time the virus will find ways of adapting so it can continue to pass between people, despite natural Infection Immunity after that, orfrom the vaccines. But that doesnt mean we wont still have protection against severe disease because theres lots of different ways in which our Immune System fights the virus. Its much more about the virus being able to continue to survive, rather than for it to cause harm to us. But if we do need to update the vaccines, then it is actually a relatively straightforward process. It only takes a matter of months, rather than the huge efforts that everyone went through last year to get the very large scale trials run and read out. Earlier, i spoke to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, who explained that if the findings are correct cases will come down much faster. That of course means that restrictions will be able to be lifted faster than could be done otherwise. But the downside, as we heard in the report, is that there are other variants that are battling against our Immune System, battling against the vaccine, so there is a race going on between the bugs adapting in the uk we have heard that there are some that are more resistant to the vaccine. But what weve got to do is what the Department Of Health is doing, suppressing the new variants as best they can to make sure as many of us as possible are vaccinated so that we can start winning this battle. The mutation first identified in south africa was found to be more resistant to some of the vaccines there, but those vaccines were good enough to stop serious illness, so theres still a high degree of protection. But what it means is that it will slow down progress in trying to reduce transmission, which is why there is such an effort in those eight areas where the variant has been identified that might be resistant to vaccines, to try and identify those with the variant and to stop it from spreading so that we can gain the upper hand. Around one in seven people in private households in england are thought to have had coronavirus by mid january 2021, according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. This is up from an estimated one in nine people in December 2020 and one in 11 people in november. The figures are the proportion of the population who are likely to have tested positive for antibodies to covid 19, based on Blood Test Results from a sample of people aged 16 and over. The first case of the South African variant has been confirmed in North Yorkshire. Two cases have been identified in scarborough and local Public Health officials believe both cases are linked to international travel, ratherthan cases are linked to international travel, rather than community transmission, and there are no plans to alert extra testing. Right to roll out extra testing. On the spot doorstep tests and Mobile Testing Units are continuing to be deployed in some areas of england, with the aim of reaching 80,000 people, amid fears the more infectious variant may be spreading in communities. The areas affected include parts of surrey, north london, walsall and kent including maidstone from where our correspondent, ben bland, sent this. Theyre aiming to get Coronavirus Home Testing Kits to around 4,500 people across maidstone, here in kent, and the variant they are worried about here is different to the ones they are concerned about in liverpool and bristol. The ones in liverpool and bristol actually first emerged here in kent. The one they are worried about here in kent first emerged in south africa, and all of that gives you a sense of how hard it is to keep on top of the virus. These variants, the reason they are causing concern, is because they seem to be easier to catch and pass on than the original coronavirus, meaning that anyone thats infected with them is more likely to then go on and infect more people. But there is some cause for optimism. Scientists say that the variations they are seen, Scientists Say that the variations they are seeing, these new versions of the virus, it seems to be changing in similar ways each time. Now, that means if they do have to change the vaccine in response, to make sure the vaccines are still offering effective protection, the fact there are those similarities makes it easier to do so. Joining me now is dr gaurav gupta, who is an nhs gp and the chair of the kent medical committee. Thank you very much forjoining us, good morning. 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Gupta, thank you very much for joining us a group of mps and peers is proposing a new law to stop care homes from introducing blanket bans on visitors. Parliaments Joint Committee On Human Rights argues that Care Home Providers should only block a visit if they can prove its unsafe. The nhs says a Covid Vaccine has now been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in england. More to come on the bbc news channel, first its time to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. I hope you have a good day, goodbye. The headlines on bbc news. For the first time in a Study Suggests the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may stop people passing red backs onto others. On the stop door doorstep tests are continuing in england, with the aim of testing 80 Million People with an attempt to stop the South African variant from spreading. The cabinet of minister michael gove will meet with an Eu Commission official today to try to ease rising tensions about Post Brexit Trade Agreements in Northern Ireland. The uk will find a way to mark the legacy of captain sir tom moore with some kind of permanent memorial. The Health Secretary matt hancock says people would welcome a way to thank him for the contribution he has made to the country. News of his death has dominated all of the newspapers this morning and the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to the 100 year old former soldier, who raised almost £39 million for Nhs Charities by walking laps of his garden. Our Reporterjohn Maguire has more. From his street. To downing street, some of our most famous landmarks paid tribute to one of our most cherished sons, adored notjust by us, but by the world. For the last ten months, captain sir toms family loaned him to all of us. But, for his final hours, they had him to themselves. In a statement, they said, we spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother. Hell understand that were sad and that were feeling a loss. But he would absolutely want us to remember what has happened, what we did, how we all came together, how we united, how we found in him a beacon. While the rest of us adapted to living a life locked down, a 99 year old veteran of the Second World War set off on a journey. It would take him to the top of the charts, into the record books, and around the globe, all without leaving his back garden. Captain tom moore wanted to thank the medical staff whod cared for him following a fall. Ive had such marvellous service from the National Health service, particularly the nurses, after i broke my hip. The idea was born. Ive had such marvellous service from the National Health service, particularly the nurses, after i broke my hip. The idea was born. Raise money for Nhs Charities, keep physically active during lockdown, and mark his 100th Birthday with 100 laps. He might raise £100. But as he walked, we watched and the world watched in amazement, as the money went into the stratosphere and to a final total of almost £40 million. As he inspired an army to follow in his footsteps, he became an honorary colonel of the Army Foundation college for young soldiers. And, in a specially arranged investiture. He received a private audience at Windsor Castle with her majesty the queen, as she awarded him a knighthood. Never, never, ever did i imagine that i should get so close to the queen and have such a kind message from her. That was really outstanding, it really was truly outstanding. Along with his family, he was determined to leave a legacy to build on his phenomenal success, and the captain Tom Foundation was created. Its aims include tackling loneliness, supporting the bereaved and promoting education and equality. Captain sirtom captain sir tom moore, who touched us all. Earlier i spoke to our Correspondentjohn Maguire whos in marston moretaine, the Bedfordshire Village where captain sir tom lived. He told me the public affection for him is enormous. It has been quite extraordinary, really, ive been trying to think over the last 14 hours or so who you can compare it to. And to be honest he is incomparable because he was a man who just set out to do something to keep himself active during lockdown, almost a familyjoke at first, to raise a little bit of money for the nhs because he had had a fall a couple of months previously and theyd looked after him so well, he was so touched by the care he had received. The family thought, set out, do 100 laps of the garden because your 100th Birthday is imminent, and lets see what happens. Well, we all know what happened, almost £40 million raised raised for Nhs Charities, and captain sir tom moores name travelled right around the world. We have seen tributes today from president s, Prime Ministers, princes, a tweet from the white house, its quite extraordinary what he managed to achieve just with this simple act. But i dont think it was just about the fundraising, it was about the kind of person he was, his generosity of spirit. He always had so much time for others, he was always so gracious, always so kind. Several people connected with him virtually, of course, because this has all happened during the pandemic, but very giving with his time, his advice, and those lovely little pearls of wisdom tomorrow will be a good day, offer someone a smile, you never know, they might smile back. It made you feel better about yourself and the world, really. Captain sir toms positive attitude throughout the pandemic won him the hearts and minds of people throughout the world about the optimism of the future. Tomorrow can be a good day. Tomorrow you might find everything much better than today, even if today isnt. Tomorrow will certainly be all right and that is the way i have always looked at it. Tomorrow will be a good day. Joining me now to discuss the legacy and the impact sir tom has had is the military historian and author sir antony beevor. Welcome, thanks for joining welcome, thanks forjoining us. I dont think it is too much to say that he felt like the nations grandfather and well miss him acutely. How would you describe the impact of him . We watched those pictures of this beautiful old man walking, wearing his medals with such pride and putting out such a message of resilience, determination and optimism. Message of resilience, determination and optimism and optimism. Well, his achievement was extraordinary and optimism. Well, his achievement was extraordinary and and optimism. Well, his achievement was extraordinary and he and optimism. Well, his achievement was extraordinary and he was and optimism. Well, his achievement was extraordinary and he wasjust i was extraordinary and he was just the sort of symbol that the whole nation needed at that moment of the coronavirus crisis. He stood out as a representative of the wartime generation, of duty and of self sacrifice. When those qualities have never been more needed at the time and actually we are now needing them again, when we are facing the greatest number of casualties since that war. And i think we should also remember that at that moment of fear and confusion, we also saw the british army, of which he had been a member, assembling at the Nightingale Hospital in virtually no time at all of the logistics, bringing the ppe and all of the necessary stuff. I think that the very fact that the army is an institution that regularly comes out at the top of the polls in terms of admiration or respect is one of those institutions which basically has nothing to do with the scramble for profits like the nhs and that is why i think the whole of the sir tom moores admiration for the nhs and his reputation of what he had done in the past and what he was doing then all came together in the most extraordinary way. D0 then all came together in the most extraordinary way. Then all came together in the most extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have helped extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have helped with extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have helped with a extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have helped with a level i extraordinary way. Do you think that it may have helped with a level of i it may have helped with a level of connection and understanding of what previous generations experienced that was in danger, potentially, of being lost . I am also thinking actually of Dame Vera Lynns we will meet again suddenly connecting with us all with a different resonance than we would have had from our grandparents or whoever else in our own personal histories. Own personal histories. Absolutely, i think that we own personal histories. Absolutely, i think that we have own personal histories. Absolutely, i think that we have seen own personal histories. Absolutely, i think that we have seen a own personal histories. Absolutely, i think that we have seen a huge i i think that we have seen a huge amount, of course, on television and everywhere about the Second World War and all the rest of it. But in terms of peoples knowledge or real own experience there is very, very little. We are one of the few generations either from the past have never had very much to do with war, thank goodness, or with the armed services. And as a result, and also during the troubles in Northern Ireland and all the rest of it, the vision was lost. People werent used to seeing soldiers in uniform. They had to stay in civilian clothes. And it is really things like this, like sir tom and his contribution, that people have been brought back to think of the Second World War, what it was for those people who had to have no control over their own fates, as they were sent from one place to another, in his case to burma and the battle there. I think this is really struck home and really touched a national nurse. Ihtnd really touched a national nurse. And so when he really touched a national nurse. And so when he said, tomorrow is a good day, the sun will shine again, we all believed him because we all know what he has lived through in his past. He touched everybody, i mean, i was hearing a six year old this morning talking about how he was inspired to walk because of sir tom moore. What do you think would now be a fitting tribute, a memorial to him . ,. , , him . There are so many things, obviously him . There are so many things, obviously one him . There are so many things, obviously one could him . There are so many things, obviously one could put him . There are so many things, obviously one could put up i him . There are so many things, obviously one could put up a i him . There are so many things, i obviously one could put up a statue at all that sort of stuff, but i think a trust in his name partly carrying on the work which he started in such an extraordinary fashion. But there are many things which could be done, but as long as they bring out and remind people of his qualities, self deprecating, optimistic, just get on with things without complaint or self pity, that is the message which really needs to be conveyed, which i think is so reassuring, particularly for the young, who had such a terrible time during lockdown and during this coronavirus crisis. Affecting their confidence and their Mental Health. These are the sorts of things and i think may be Mental Health could be the one thing that perhaps you memorial should be devoted to. Sir antony beevor, thank you so much for joining us. Antony beevor, thank you so much for oinint us. ,. , antony beevor, thank you so much for oinint us. , i. On bbc one at 7. 30pm a special Tribute Programme, Captain Sirtom we salute you it will celebrate his incredible 100th year and his remarkable fundraising and just what a wonderful man he was. He did so much for our country, didnt he . So do tune in 7. 30pm on bbc one tongiht. The Cabinet Office minister, michael gove, is to hold talks with Northern Irelands political leaders and a Top European Commission official today to try to calm rising tensions about post brexit trade arrangements. Unionists want the uk government to suspend part of the Northern Ireland protocol, which keeps the irish land border open, but imposes controls on goods coming across the irish sea. Our chief Political Correspondent, adam fleming, gave us this update on the situation in Northern Ireland. The first thing is the context of what is happening, so remember on friday the European Commission published a new regulation which could restrict the export of vaccines from the eu to non eu countries and they cited something called article 16, which is a bit in the brexit deal in the Northern Ireland bit at the brexit deal that suspends that part of the agreement is considered the nuclear option. The reactions to that all overworked terrible and the commission dropped it, but what it has done is it has injected some instability into that bit of the deal, which was meant to provide some stability, and so that is the big picture. What is happening today as a result of that is a discussion, as you said, between michael gove, the leaders in Northern Ireland and the European Commission about what changes and tweaks can be made to the island protocol, discussions that were happening anyway, but have been given a lot more umph by what happened with the Vaccine Stuff at the end of last week. Patrick mulholland is the Deputy General Secretary of the nipsa union which represents Northern Irelands port workers. Earlier he told my colleague Victoria Derbyshire of the kind of threats he and his colleagues have been facing. The information that we have at the present time is that people had Death Threats against them, and there was information being gathered about them, their number plates were being taken, etc. , which normally would indicate that people are being targeted for attack. So, we had a number of members who were under those sorts of threats, and their employer then withdrew them from the port area a step that we would have supported, and we think that the safety of staff has to come first. Of course, that is. You know, theyre extraordinary threats, and those are because your members were, effectively, checking goods that have come across the irish sea, which is this border down the sea, and thats what some people object to. Basically, where we appear to be at the moment is that Working Class people and communities in Northern Ireland have been turned into a political football between the eu and westminster, as theyre scrapping over markets and the future of trade. Now, the impact of that in Northern Ireland is different from other areas. The impact in Northern Ireland is that can move very quickly into a sectarian confrontation. Very real sensitivities exist around the issues of borders, whether in larne or strabane, people feel very sensitively about it, and the trade Union Movement has the position that any borders imposed at this point in time should not be hard borders. Again, it doesnt really matter whether it is a land or sea border it has to be dealt with sensitively. The governments have to understand these are real issues for people, we cant have a position where our members are under threat, and we cant have a position where communities are put into turmoil that we thought we had escaped. People talked for years about this Northern Ireland bit of the brexit deal, as it was being discussed, four years it took to come up with this, and people talked about this theoretical threat. It is now a reality, isnt it . What is going to make things safe for your members . I think, first of all, we have to say it is not entirely clear what the scale of the threat is at this point in time. I think this does point to a very difficult future unless things are done differently. I think, from the Point Of View of our members, what we need to see happen is a scaling back by all the political parties, a pulling back by the European Union and westminster from this clash that they have going on, basically in Northern Ireland, and we want to see a return to a level of normality. What that means for us is no hard borders, it means, you know, open, flowing trade, there shouldnt be difficulties placed in the way of people, but what it means for the trade Union Movement is we want to see a show of Working Class solidarity, a clear message from Working Class communities that they will not be divided, they will not be split down the middle or turned against each other. Sorry to interrupt, who do you blame for this instability . Well, i think both the European Union and westminster need to look at themselves and consider their actions, particularly in the last number of weeks, where people are talking up a conflict, talking up issues and divisions, and that shouldnt be happening, and, as i say, that is reflected on the ground, eventually. It is very easy when youre sitting in brussels or westminster to talk these things up, and you dont think of the implications. In fact, the implications dont really matter very much if youre sitting in westminster and brussels, whats going on in strabane or larne doesnt really matter to you. But it matters a hell of a lot to those of us who have to live here, and those who are trying to hold communities together. In the past, the trade Union Movement has had to deal with these issues before, and what we can say is, in Northern Ireland, the trade Union Movement and the Working Class are a powerful voice, they stand united, they pull together, and they will resist and push back against political parties, against governments and paramilitary organisations that threaten and cause instability. We will push back. Now, the weather with Carol Kirkwood hello again. We have seen a combination of rain, sleet and snow, the snow mostly on the hills, already this morning, and we are going to carry on with that as we go through the rest of today. Increasingly the snow will fall to lower levels as it moves across scotland, and in the gusty winds blow around. Showers easing across Northern Ireland, the rain across southern england clearing, and for the rest of us we are looking at a mixture of some sunny skies and just a few showers. Windy though across the English Channel and kent for the time. Tonight we still do have that combination of rain, sleet and mostly hill snow, some of the heavier births could get down to lower levels. With this rain coming in across Northern England, plus some melting snow, it will exacerbate the risk of flooding. Tomorrow we still will have that rain and on for a time, further snow falling across parts of Northern England and the hills, southern and eastern scotland. The rain moving across a Northern Ireland, we will see some showers coming in across parts of england and wales, and some of those will also be heavy and thundery. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines for the first time, a that it address the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may stop people passing coronavirus on to others. It reduces the chances coronavirus on to others. It reduces the chances of coronavirus on to others. It reduces the chances of someone coronavirus on to others. It reduces the chances of someone who coronavirus on to others. It reduces the chances of someone who is i the chances of someone who is exposed getting the infection, and if they do not get the infection they cant pass it on, so it decreases the risk of transmission in the population. fin decreases the risk of transmission in the population. In the population. On the spot doorstop test in the population. On the spot doorstop test continue in the population. On the spot doorstop test continue in i in the population. On the spot i doorstop test continue in england to try to prevent the more infectious South African variant of the virus from spreading. Politicians from Northern Ireland will meet uk cabinet minister michael gove and a top european official today to try top european official today to try to ease rising tensions about post brexit arrangements. A team from the who business the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims about the source of the covid 19 pandemic. The queen and the british Prime Minister lead tributes to Captain Sirtom british Prime Minister lead tributes to captain sir tom miller who has died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk Charity Sector has praised his Fundraising Efforts. We the uk Charity Sector has praised his Fundraising Efforts. His Fundraising Efforts. We saw durint his Fundraising Efforts. We saw during the his Fundraising Efforts. We saw during the first his Fundraising Efforts. We saw during the first lockdown i his Fundraising Efforts. We saw during the first lockdown whatl his Fundraising Efforts. We saw i during the first lockdown what we like to during the first lockdown what we like to think of a little bit of a sir tom like to think of a little bit of a sir tom moore effect, so we saw a bil sir tom moore effect, so we saw a big uplift sir tom moore effect, so we saw a big uplift in sir tom moore effect, so we saw a big uplift in the number of people who donated. One of the legacies of the pandemic is its impact on childrens Mental Health, which some experts warn could be felt for years to come. Figures from the child Mental Health charity place2be released for childrens Mental Health week suggest a third of parents say their childs Mental Health has got worse since march last year. But a campaign from local bbc radio launched today is trying to help. Make a difference happy heads will raise awareness on the issue, and point parents to where they can find support for their children. With me isjulia clements, principal educational psychologist at the charity place2be. Also im joined by karen snow and her daughter eve. Welcome and her daughter eve. All of you, thank you for joining welcome all of you, thank you for joining us. Julia, it will be absolutely no surprise that Mental Health is suffering, probably not just kids, but the focus of what were talking about today is the children. Can you tell us more about the research and how serious these problems are that are manifesting and what sort of problems . Imeiji. Problems are that are manifesting and what sort of problems . Well, at place28e, and what sort of problems . Well, at place2be. We and what sort of problems . Well, at place28e, we already and what sort of problems . Well, at place28e, we already had and what sort of problems . Well, at place28e, we already had an place2be, we already had an increased demand for our celsius, for counselling and childrens for counselling and child rens mental for counselling and childrens Mental Health in our schools, so we knew that the demand was already high. What we found during the pandemic was that children really valued at continued contact of their councillor, obviously that is online for a lot children. We have seen that there is an increase in anxiety and low mid amongst our children. Unfortunately, amongst other secondary age children, we are also seeing an increase in children reporting that they want to self harm or indeed are thinking of suicide. That is certainly an increase in eating disorders as well. So we know that School Closures and not being able to learn as effectively, not being able to be at school, we were friends, access ports, all those lovely rich experiences that children normally get through being able to get to school, they are not able to access at the moment, and we know that is having a negative impact on children and young people. Having a negative impact on children and young maple having a negative impact on children and young people. Thats frightening for arents and young people. Thats frightening for parents if and young people. Thats frightening for parents if they and young people. Thats frightening for parents if they are and young people. Thats frightening for parents if they are struggling for parents if they are struggling to get support, because how does a parent respond when they see those sorts of issues coming up with their children, how do they do with it . We children, how do they do with it . , always encourage parents to really listen to your child and really think about if their behaviour changes. Often what happens is that children might act out, so they might become angry, but actually underneath that there is often feelings like sadness and fear. First of all, we always say to parents to listen to your child and really emphasise. This is such an unprecedented time, none of us have beenin unprecedented time, none of us have been in a situation before, so to really listen to your child and to support them as best you can. If any parents are thinking about how to go about that, a really good place to go as the childrens Mental Health week website, there is a lot of ideas and resources and further sources of support on that website. Our focus at this year is really about helping your child express themselves. fin about helping your child express themselves about helping your child express themselves. On that front, eve, i know you themselves. On that front, eve, i know you have themselves. On that front, eve, i know you have written themselves. On that front, eve, i know you have written a themselves. On that front, eve, ij know you have written a beautiful poem. I will talk to your mum first of all. Karen, i know that you yourself have been on your own path with stress and anxiety, and is also something that you study academically. Just tell us a bit more about you and how you see these issues and what your approaches . To be totally honest with you, ijust want be totally honest with you, ijust want my be totally honest with you, ijust want my chowder in. The approach i have want my chowder in. The approach i have is want my chowder in. The approach i have is basically to make sure that they understand their own feelings and emotions as well as understanding my feelings of anxiety and stress understanding my feelings of anxiety and stress and things. I have had it for quite and stress and things. I have had it for quite a and stress and things. I have had it for quite a number of years now, but if we for quite a number of years now, but if we can for quite a number of years now, but if we caniust for quite a number of years now, but if we can just show children how they if we can just show children how they can if we can just show children how they can cope with that own feelings, emotions and things, it helps feelings, emotions and things, it helps build resilience, i think. Feelings, emotions and things, it helps build resilience, ithink. How helps build resilience, i think. How do ou do helps build resilience, i think. How do you do that . Helps build resilience, ithink. Hm do you do that . Because there are obviously so many people, is frightening if your child is struggling. We were hearing about the normal feelings of sadness and anger from julia, but there is often anger from julia, but there is often a tendency to say, dont worry, its going to pass, because you dont know how to deal with it. So what would your best tips be on and telling parents how to cope and how to talk to children . It telling parents how to cope and how to talk to children . To talk to children . It would be to listen to them, to talk to children . It would be to listen to them, no to talk to children . It would be to listen to them, no time to talk to children . It would be to listen to them, no time for to talk to children . It would be to listen to them, no time for your l listen to them, no time for your children. Listen to them, no time for your children, ask them if they are feeling children, ask them if they are feeling ok on a daily basis. How has your day feeling ok on a daily basis. How has your day been . Has anything that happened your day been . Has anything that happened today . What have you enjoyed happened today . What have you enjoyed today at school . So that you are aware enjoyed today at school . So that you are aware of enjoyed today at school . So that you are aware of the overall well being, realty are aware of the overall well being, really i are aware of the overall well being, really. I would suggest to people that are really. I would suggest to people that are struggling, who need help or support, to reach out to people. I or support, to reach out to people. I know or support, to reach out to people. I know there or support, to reach out to people. I know there is a lot of stigmatisation with Mental Health, still to stigmatisation with Mental Health, still to this day, but it isjust ahout still to this day, but it isjust about asking for help and support from about asking for help and support from others, even friends and family from others, even friends and family. You can go to professionals, doctors. Family. You can go to professionals, doctors, nurses, leading mentors that is doctors, nurses, leading mentors that is people out there. If you as a parent that is people out there. If you as a parent do that is people out there. If you as a parent do not feel comfortable with addressing these issues, you might with addressing these issues, you might lack with addressing these issues, you might lack confidence because it is not an might lack confidence because it is not an easy might lack confidence because it is not an easy subject to talk about if you dont not an easy subject to talk about if you dont really know anything about mentai you dont really know anything about Mental Health or you havent suffered Mental Health or you havent suffered yourself, but there is atways suffered yourself, but there is always people to ask. Just reach out, always people to ask. Just reach out, because at that some amazing peopte out, because at that some amazing peopte out out, because at that some amazing people out there that will help you. Eve, with people out there that will help you. Eve, with you mind reading out your poem, please . Eve, with you mind reading out your poem. Please . Eve, with you mind reading out your poem, please . Sadness is not fun, it can happen poem, please . Sadness is not fun, it can happen to poem, please . Sadness is not fun, it can happen to anyone. Poem, please . Sadness is not fun, it can happen to anyone. Dont poem, please . Sadness is not fun, it can happen to anyone. Dont be can happen to anyone. Dont be afraid can happen to anyone. Dont be afraid to can happen to anyone. Dont be afraid to share can happen to anyone. Dont be afraid to share your can happen to anyone. Dont be afraid to share your fears, can happen to anyone. Dont be l afraid to share your fears, people are there afraid to share your fears, people are there to afraid to share your fears, people are there to wipe afraid to share your fears, people are there to wipe your afraid to share your fears, people are there to wipe your tears. Afraid to share your fears, people j are there to wipe your tears. Chat with your are there to wipe your tears. 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Thats really, really lovely and thoughtful. Do you find it. Alone. Thats really, really lovely i and thoughtful. Do you find it easy to talk about your feelings . To talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt. To talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt a to talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt a bit to talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt. A bit. How to talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt. A bit. How have to talk about your feelings . Yeah, ebutt. A bit. How have you to talk about your feelings . Yeah, i ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . Ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . It ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . It has ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . It has been ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . It has been a ebutt. A bit. How have you found this time . It has been a bit this time . It has been a bit difficult because this time . It has been a bit difficult because of this time . It has been a bit difficult because of covid, i this time . It has been a bit. Difficult because of covid, but, yeah difficult because of covid, but, eah. ,. ,. ,. ,. , difficult because of covid, but, eah. ,. ,. ,. Y. ,. ,. , yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there who yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there who sounds yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there who sounds like yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there who sounds like a yeah. You have obviously got a great mum there who sounds like a great i mum there who sounds like a great support. Lets go back tojulia for a moment. Karen karen were saying about the importance of listening, but also perhaps the lack of confidence for parents on them to know what to do after the listening bit, how to reassure, what to say what the answer . It is bit, how to reassure, what to say what the answer . What the answer . It is so difficult. Emphasise what the answer . It is so difficult. Emphasise and what the answer . It is so difficult. Emphasise and listen what the answer . It is so difficult. Emphasise and listen with what the answer . It is so difficult. Emphasise and listen with your. Emphasise and listen with your child. You know, its really good to role model, what can we do about that feeling . Sometimes it can be very small ordinary everyday things like injured help lift our mood, for example, taking a breakfrom like injured help lift our mood, for example, taking a break from school work, getting outside for some fresh air, taking the dog for a walk. Perhaps having a bounce on the trampoline if you have got one. Being creative, doing something that you enjoy, putting some music on, or reading a book that you enjoy. It is those ordinary everyday things like just help lift our mood and perhaps reduce our anxiety when we need it. That is so much pressure on parents at the moment, they have to be the teacher, we are not expecting them to become a Mental Health professionals, which is think about ordinary, everyday ways that they can encourage their child to express themselves, but also by anything about what is going to make us feel about what is going to make us feel a bit better and do those things alongside your child. I think its wonderful to hear your other guest do that perfect role modelling of not pretending everything is ok, but limited is some difficulty in forts or feelings that your child is having, actually work out how they can make them feeljust a bit better. Can make them feel ust a bit better. , can make them feel ust a bit better. ,. ,. , better. Carried on, that is really aood better. Carried on, that is really good advice better. Carried on, that is really good advice about better. Carried on, that is really good advice about what better. 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I working together with other people. I know working together with other people. I know theres different circumstances of where everybody is with covid circumstances of where everybody is with covid but we are all in this together, with covid but we are all in this together, so itsjust a case of helping together, so itsjust a case of helping and supporting each other, really. Helping and supporting each other, really, when we can. Eve, helping and supporting each other, really, when we can. Really, when we can. Eve, what is our really, when we can. Eve, what is your favourite really, when we can. Eve, what is your favourite thing really, when we can. Eve, what is your favourite thing to really, when we can. Eve, what is your favourite thing to do really, when we can. Eve, what is your favourite thing to do when. Your favourite thing to do when youre feeling a bit stuck at home and feeling annoyed about it . Iintuit. And feeling annoyed about it . 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Dancing in my kitchen, its really greatjust dancing in my kitchen, its really great just to crank the dancing in my kitchen, its really greatjust to crank the music up and dance, even if you are not necessarily that good at it. Thank you all forjoining us, thank you. If you are worried about how your young ones are coping with the pandemic, go to bbc. Co. Uk make a difference for a list of Mental Health organisations that support parents and children. The french media is asking questions about why a french pharma firm has promised 100 million doses of its in development Covid Vaccine to the uk, when not a single order has yet been passed by france or the eu. The franco austrian company, valneva, has had substantial uk government Financial Aid to scale up its production at livingston, in scotland. Meanwhile, the Health Regulator in france has said that the astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine should not be used for people over 65 without further study. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report from paris. Risk isntjust a matter for vaccine regulators. Daniel has not been out with his wife since she was vaccinated last month. She couldnt bear the thought that she may survive the virus and he would not, he told us. But daniel could have been waiting much longer for a date with his wife. This Hospital Clinic saw their supply of vaccines dropped by half last month. Demand in the area is high, but appointments are now closed to anyone who hasnt already had their firstjab. Translation we can potentially triple the numbers in the centre. | we have three reception desks, three doctors for consultation, three nurses for injections. We will have no problem to meeting demand here, when these extra vaccines arrive. You have the capacity but not the vaccines . , i asked him. Exactly. The new astrazeneca vaccine is due to arrive in france by next week, but it is not the Silver Bullet it may have been for clinics like this one. France was expecting the astrazeneca jab to double its delivery of vaccines this month, but with delays in the vaccine and the existing pfizerjab, france has scaled back vaccination targets, even as questions grow over the slow pace of the programme. Now the Health Regulator for france has recommended that the astrazeneca jab not be used for people over the age of 65 in france, saying that not enough data is available. Frances cautious approach to vaccination has but the government under pressure. The europe minister said on french radio this week that the uk was taking more risks then france was prepared to by using the jab for older people, by facing the two people, and by spacing the two doses so widely. The eus Centralised System has also come under fire for being too slow. Launching its Vaccine Programme weeks after the uk. This claim that brexit helped the uk go faster in the process, maybe, but at the same time, it is a Worldwide Disease and just playing solo in this global fight is probably not the wisest decision, long term, so europe has decided to be united against the virus. It was a political decision, no doubt. President macron ended the day on tuesday by Meeting Vaccine Producers here to discuss ways of boosting supply, promising that, by the summer, everyone who wanted a vaccine would have one. In a country of Vaccine Sceptics and vaccine shortages, political risks follow close behind the medical ones. Lucy williamson, bbc news. Scientists from the World Health Organization have visited a Virology Institute in the chinese City Of Wuhan which some us officials have said may have been the source of the coronavirus global pandemic. Subsequent checks indicated that none of the Gene Sequences of covid i9 match the viruses held by the institute. Stephen mcdonell is in wuhan and sent this update. So, this visit to the Wuhan Institute of virology is probably the most contentious part of the who trip to china. Thats because the previous us government, the Trump Administration, had said that perhaps the coronavirus had escaped from a lab inside this facility. It is a facility that for years has stored samples of bat viruses. For that reason, there was quite a collection of reporters and cameramen as the cars pulled up here this morning, and kind of chaotic scenes as the who team came into the Wuhan Institute, and reporters were trying to ask questions of them. Now, the reason for this is that it is one of the only chance we have to ask them anything, because they are kept in a Health Bubble away from the rest of us, and so when we get a chance to throw them a question, thats what we do. Now, i should add that despite the fact that no less than the former us secretary of state, mike pompeo, had said that the coronavirus might have leaked from this lab, but weve seen no proof of this, no hard evidence. However, apart from this conspiracy theory, i guess you could put it at this stage, the main reason the team want to come here is that they have been studying bat viruses and the way in which they can jump into humans. They even found in one location, in yunan province, that people there seems to have developed a resistance to a type of coronavirus which came from bats. Given that this team has said that the most likely origin of the coronavirus still is a Virus Jumping from animals into human beings, possibly via an intermediary animal, of course they would have a lot of questions to ask here, and one of the team members, as he was coming in with his window wound down, said that all the questions would be asked on his visit. Welljust have to wait and see what comes out of their final report in terms of what they have been able to glean from this visit. Of course, the team has another whole week here in wuhan, many more meetings to have, and even at the end of that were not really expecting them to come out and say, there it is, the origin of the coronavirus, weve found it. This could take a long time, maybe even years, to get to the bottom of it. Weddings in many parts of the world have been scaled back in size, due to the coronavirus pandemic. But indian designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee whos created the wedding attire of celebrities including actor Priyanka Chopra, is not worried about the future of his industry. He says people will still splash out on their big day even if its smaller than theyd originally expected. Nina nanji reports. If you wear one of his bridal dresses, youre automatically part of the club. You become a sabyasachi bride. A brand given a sprinkling of stardust, thanks to indian designer, sabyasachi mukherjis a list clientele. Indian weddings can typically have hundreds of guests, but despite the pandemic forcing celebrations to scale back in size mr mukherji is not worried. The Bridal Business in india is recession proof. A lot of people have been doing lockdown weddings. They are slashing their budgets, but you still need pictures which are instagrammable, you still need to show your social standing, so i think the cheapest way to do that is to buy a designer outfit. Sabyasachis fan base has extended beyond india across the world. For businesses in the uk selling indian bridal wear, the pandemic has taken a huge toll. We are having to cancel a lot of the weddings or the orders they have had from brides who have had to postpone their weddings to maybe now looking at 2022. Sabyasachi has just designed the front cover of kush magazine, an attempt to lift spirits in the pandemic. I thought it would be great to have some sabyasachi on the cover, you know, to inspire thousands of brides about this. The actors Priyanka Chopra and nick jonas, indias cricket captain, virat kohli, and bollywood star Anushka Sharma all wore sabyasachi on their wedding days. Bollywood, cricket, religion and politics are probably the four biggest markets of indian subculture and it generates a maximum amount of news, so actually, when your brand rides on these popular celebrities your reach can be quite big and of course it has really helped the business. Well, lets say we get the virus under control. Do you think the traditional big, fat indian wedding will come back . A lot of people are going to realise that it is only one life and they will get very reckless. Much like what happened post war, we will see fashion being divided into something that is going to be very safe and value driven, versus something that is going to be very reckless and exuberant. An optimistic outlook for the future of fashion. Nina nanji, bbc news. The captain tom effect was positive in so many ways. He gave us hope, he made us smile, and he was an inspiration. Tim muffett has been looking back at some of those who decided to follow captain sir toms lead by taking on their own fundraising challenge. 95 years apart in age, but tony hudgell felt drawn to the efforts of captain tom moore and inspired by them. Captain tom made me done it. I saw him on tv walking the other day and i said, i could do that. Tony raised more than £1 million for the hospital that treated him, by walking ten kilometres and his prosthetic legs. He was my hero and ill neverforget him. And ill never, ever, ever give up. 90 year old Margaret Payne took to her staircase to climb the equivalent height of the Highland Mountain suilven, more than 700 metres, which shed climbed aged 15. I dont think anybody will ever raise the sort of money that captain tom raised ever again. I think that that 33 million is an absolutely astounding amount of money. Hows that . Margaret raised more than £300,000 for charity. I think hes altogether an incredible person, and inspires other people as well as me. Another centurion was inspired to walk 100 laps of his garden. Dabirul choudhury completed his fundraising whilst fasting for ramadan. Tom moore, he was walking and i requested my son, i can walk as well. He raised more than £a00,000 and was awarded an obe in recognition. At the end, my dad had raised over £100,000 to different charities. He inspired me a lot, lot, lot. So i feel now a condolence for the family. I should say that i miss him. I am missing him. Thank you. Lily blackburn has Cerebral Palsy and autism. She walked 15 kilometres. Captain tom, she said, had inspired her to help others less fortunate than herself. I wanted to do this to help sick children. Its going to be a really, really big challenge for me. If you set your mind, you could do anything and you could achieve something. Nine year old Tobias Walker from sheffield walked a marathon during lockdown to raise money. Its really amazing to know that ive raised so much money. And it will make a huge difference to so many childrens lives. Extraordinary Fundraising Efforts inspired by an extraordinary man. In a few moments borisjohnson will be answering questions from mps at Prime Ministers questions. There will be a minutes silence to remember captain tom and. Our deputy political editor, vicki young, joins me from central lobby at the house of commons. The nation is so moved by seeing the impact that captain tom miller had, this therefore will be a moment not just for the commons to remember him, but also in and at home, so do the same. Captain tom neuer. The the same. Captain tom neuer. The fact that he the same. Captain tom neuer. The fact that he captured the same. Captain tom neuer. Tte fact that he captured imaginations at a during that first lockdown. He raised all that money for the nhs, a man who was back then at 99 years old, and then really capturing the imagination about everybody, looking at what he had done, looking at his life. Of course, now remembering him and all the others that have lost their lives over the last year. I think that will be a solemn start to proceedings at Prime Ministers questions. I think the Prime Minister will want to talk about the successful roll out of the Vaccination Programme, something that his going particularly well, and could well be that they think they gets us out of this canal. I think the pressure is growing on the government, his own backbenchers, saying that this shows that things are starting to work, cases are starting to fall, we really have to starting to fall, we really have to start thinking seriously now about a plan to get us out of this lockdown. We are going to obviously pause as soon as the silence begins, but while we wait for that moment, just tell us more about what you expect your keir starmer to ask in his approach . Your keir starmer to ask in his approach . Your keir starmer to ask in his auroach . ,. , approach . There is a real issue this week about approach . There is a real issue this week about the approach . There is a real issue this week about the variants approach . There is a real issue this week about the variants of approach . There is a real issue this week about the variants of the week about the variants of the coronavirus, we have seen the government talk about the South African and kent strain, about strange coming from brazil. This is a very common thing, by the seas that do mutate all the time. The fear is that the vaccines might not be as effective against them. One of the tools that can stop those variants entering the country is quarantine at the border sol variants entering the country is quarantine at the border so i think so keir starmer will be pushing for tighter controls. Plans to quarantine people from certain countries in hotels has been announced but hasnt actually been implemented. I think there are lots of questions about why that is taking so long. The government says that there will be some logistics around it, but of course lots of hotels are empty, it cant be that difficult to do. I think is probably at that angle that sir keir starmer will want to talk about. The other big issue this week, Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland protocol, which is all about how goods are moved partly from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, the czechs that have been going on there. �. ,. , there. Im going to enter up because we there. Im going to enter up because we are there. Im going to enter up because we are going there. 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His the death of sir captain captain sir tom moore. His dignity and determination to raise money for Nhs Charities determination to raise money for Nhs Charities caught the nations made at the charities caught the nations made at the most difficult time. I know the whole at the most difficult time. I know the whole house will want to join at the most difficult time. I know the whole house will want tojoin me in sending the whole house will want tojoin me in sending over condolences to his family in sending over condolences to his family and in sending over condolences to his family and his many friends. I invite family and his many friends. I invite members to nowjoin me in a nrinutes invite members to nowjoin me in a minutes silence to commemorate sir tonrs minutes silence to commemorate sir toms tife minutes silence to commemorate sir toms life and to pay our respects to those toms life and to pay our respects to those who have lost their lives as a result to those who have lost their lives as a result of covid at the family and friends. Order. We now come two questions to the prime order. We now come two questions to the Prime Minister and order. We now come two questions to the Prime Ministerand i order. We now come two questions to the Prime Minister and i will first call the the Prime Minister and i will first call the Prime Minister to answer the engagements question and then the engagements question and then the supplementary. Prime minister. Mr speaker, Captain Sirtom the supplementary. Prime minister. Mr speaker, captain sir tom moore, or captain tom as we came to know him, dedicated his life to serving his country and others. His was a long life, lived well. Whether during his time defending our nation as an army officer, and last year bringing the country together through his incredible fundraising drive for the nhs that gave millions a chance to thank the extraordinary Men And Women of our nhs who protected us in this pandemic. As captain tom repeatedly reminded us, please remember, tomorrow will be a good day. He inspired the very best in us all and his legacy will continue to do so for generations to come. Mr speaker, we now all have the opportunity to show our appreciation for him and all that is good for and believed in. Thats why i encourage everyone to join good for and believed in. Thats why i encourage everyone tojoin in good for and believed in. Thats why i encourage everyone to join in a National Clap for captain tom, and for all of those Health Workers for whom he raised money at 6pm this evening. Mr speaker, this morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Have further such meetings later toda. , have further such meetings later toda. ,. , have further such meetings later toda. ,. , have further such meetings later toda. ,. ,. , today. Certainly i echo those words about captain today. Certainly i echo those words about captain tom, today. Certainly i echo those words about captain tom, a today. Certainly i echo those words about captain tom, a very today. Certainly i echo those words about captain tom, a very decent i today. Certainly i echo those words i about captain tom, a very decent and inspiring man. The sdlp worn for the last five years about destabilising impact in Northern Ireland and we take no pressure in the disruption, nor the injury some feel to their british identity. The last few days have seen a rash and thankfully withdrawn a decision from the Eu Commissioner which was condemned by all parties here in both government and unfortunately followed by sporadic criminal behaviour and threats. Will the Prime Minister help uphold the rule of law in Northern Ireland to consider the impact and Work Together through available structures to ensure that the new arrangements work for everybody in Northern Ireland . T everybody in Northern Ireland . I certainly agree with the honourable lady that it was most regrettable that the eu should seem to cast doubt on the good friday agreement, the principles of the Peace Process by seeming to call for a border across the island of ireland. And i can tell her that we will ensure to make sure there are no such borders and we will respect the Peace Process, and indeed no barriers will be down the irish sea. The principle of unfettered access across all of our parts of the uk is upheld. Mar; of unfettered access across all of our parts of the uk is upheld. May i oin in the our parts of the uk is upheld. May i join in the whole our parts of the uk is upheld. May i join in the whole house our parts of the uk is upheld. May i join in the whole house and our parts of the uk is upheld. T i join in the whole house and paying tribute to captain sir tom moore who was indeed an inspiration to all of us and a beacon of light at a time of darkness and a true gentleman. Im sure my right honourable friend is a way that my ten minute rule bill would increase the maximum penalty for death by dangerous driving to life imprisonment. The policy and the bill have cross party support. The policy has government support. The policy has government support. The policy has government support. The bill does not. The government says it will introduce the policy in its sentencing bill of which we have seen, as yet, no sign. So will the government now give government time to my bill to ensure this necessary change is put on the statute book as soon as possible . T statute book as soon as possible . I am very grateful to my right honourable friend and she is absolutely right to campaign for punishments that fit the crime and we are therefore bringing forward exactly those changes, mr speaker and in ourforthcoming exactly those changes, mr speaker and in our forthcoming sentencing bill, and our proposal is i believe will go as far if not further than those she once by raising the maximum penalty of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and they will tighten the law for those who cause serious injury by careless driving. 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May i pay tribute to our nhs and all those on the front line who are delivering the front line who are delivering the vaccine. Today we are likely to hit 10 million vaccinations, which is remarkable. The biggest risk to the Vaccine Programme at the moment is the arrival of new variants such as the South African variant. On that issue the governments own scientist said two weeks ago, and i quote, only a complete pre emptive closure of borders or the mandatory quarantining of all visitors upon arrival can get close to fully preventing new cases or new variants. So, pretty clear. So, why did the Prime Minister choose not to do the one thing that sage said could prevent a new variants coming to the United Kingdom . Itrtuteii. To the United Kingdom . Well, actuall , to the United Kingdom . Well, actually. Sage to the United Kingdom . Well, actually, sage did to the United Kingdom . Well, actually, sage did not to the United Kingdom . Well, actually, sage did not recommend a complete ban and they said that travel bans should not be relied upon to stop the importation of new variants, but we do have one of the toughest regimes in the world and anybody coming from south africa not only has to do a test before they come here, but anybody coming from south africa now will find themselves obliged to go into quarantine for ten days and they will have an isolation Assurance Agency checking up on them, and it is illegal now to go on holiday in this country and illegal to travel from south africa or all of the countries on the current red list, and we will be Going Forward with a plan to ensure that people coming into this country from those red list countries immediately have to go into government mandated quarantine hospitality. T am quarantine hospitality. I am intri. Ued quarantine hospitality. I am intrigued by quarantine hospitality. I am intrigued by the quarantine hospitality. I am intrigued by the prime quarantine hospitality. T. N intrigued by the Prime Ministers answer. I dont think he disputes what sages view was, but only a complete closure of quarantining drivers will work and he doesnt seem to dispute that, and says it wasnt a recommendation. I would ask the Prime Minister to publish the full sage minutes so we can see what was said in full, or if there was some other advice, perhaps publish that. Because the situation is this. We know the South African variant is spreading along england and measures are in place to try to deal with that. We also know that other variants are out there in other parts of the world, so is the Prime Minister really saying, just as a matter of common sense, is he saying that quarantining all arrivals would make no difference to fighting new variants of the virus . Or is he say that quarantining all arrivals at the border would make a difference, but its too difficult to do it . This is the right honourable gentleman who only recently said that quarantine measures were a blunt instrument and shadow transport secretary said that quarantine should be lessened. We have one of the toughest regimes in the world and when he calls for a complete closure of borders or suggest that might be an option, he should be aware that 75 of medicines come into this country from the european corridor and 45 of our food, from the european corridor and 45 of ourfood, 250,000 businesses in this country are reliant on imports. It is not practical to completely close of this country as he seems to be suggesting. What is practical to do is have one of the toughest regimes in the world and to get on with vaccinating the people of this country, which is what we are doing. What he says about the labour position is complete nonsense and he knows it. Its the 3rd of february 2021, we have new variants in the country, the schools are shut and our borders are open. Everybody knows there are exceptions, whatever the quarantine regime. Everybody knows that. And thats not what this question is about. The position is this. 21,000 people are coming into this. 21,000 people are coming into this country every day. The Prime Ministers new border arrangements are weeks away from being implemented and will only affect direct flights from some countries. We know from the first wave of the pandemic that only 0. 1 of virus cases came from china where we had restrictions, whereas 62 came indirectly from france and spain, where there were no restrictions. Why does the Prime Minister think that the variants of the virus will behave differently and only arrive in the uk by direct flights . Tie in the uk by direct flights . He cant have it both ways. He simultaneously says that he wants the border to be kept open for frate reasons or to allow businesses to carry on, and i think that was what he was saying, whilst calling for tougher quarantine measures which is exactly what this government imposed as soon as we became aware of the new variant, and i will repeat what you have to do, if you want to come into this country from abroad, 72 hours before you fly we have to get a test, you have to have a passenger locator form and you are kicked off the plane if you dont have it and then you have to spend ten days in quarantine and if you come from one of the red list countries you have to go straight into quarantine and all of this, of course, is to allow us to get on with the Vaccination Programme and if he had listened to the right honourable gentleman, we would still be at the starting blocks because he wanted to stay in the European Medicines Agency and said so four times from that dispatch box. Said so four times from that dispatch box. Said so four times from that disatch box. , , � dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get in dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get in the dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get in the way dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get in the way of dispatch box. Nonsense. Dont let the truth get in the way of a the truth get in the way of a preprepared gag. The Prime Minister knows ive never said that from this dispatch box or anywhere else, but the truth escapes him. Mr speaker, he describes the current arrangements, and if they were working, the variants wouldnt be in the country. The single biggest threat to the vaccine system. Let me turn to another area where the government has been slow to act, the cladding crisis. This is affecting millions of people and i cannot tell the Prime Minister how anxious and angry people feel about this. It is now three and a half years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which took 72 lives. So can the Prime Minister tell the house and the country why three and a half years on, are there still hundreds of thousands of People Living in homes with unsafe cladding . Three and a half years on, and why are millions of leaseholders in homes that they cannot sell and facing extortionate cost . Tn in homes that they cannot sell and facing extortionate cost . In respect ofthe facing extortionate cost . In respect of the last answer, facing extortionate cost . In respect of the last answer, i facing extortionate cost . In respect of the last answer, i advise facing extortionate cost . In respect of the last answer, i advise him facing extortionate cost . In respect of the last answer, i advise him to. Of the last answer, i advise him to consult youtube, where he will find the answer. He raises a very important point about cladding and the predicament of some of the leaseholders, many leaseholders and he is absolutely right that this is a problem that needs to be fixed. This government is getting on with it. 95 of the high rise buildings with unsafe cladding, work is either under way, with unsafe cladding, work is either underway, or with unsafe cladding, work is either under way, or it is complete, to remove the cladding. I very much appreciate and sympathise with the predicament of leaseholders who are in that situation but we are working to clear the backlog and i can tell him that the chancellor and the communities secretary will come forward with a full package to address the issue. Forward with a full package to address the issue. Whatever the Prime Minister address the issue. Whatever the Prime Minister claims address the issue. Whatever the Prime Minister claims is address the issue. Whatever the Prime Minister claims is being i address the issue. Whatever the i Prime Minister claims is being done is not working. Because this is the situation, through oh no fault of their own, huge numbers of people, especially leaseholders are stuck in the middle. They are living in unsafe homes. They cant sell, and they are being asked to foot the bill. That is the situation that they are in. Take, for example, will martin, he is a doctor who has a flat in sheffield. He has been spending his days on the front line fighting covid 19 in the nhs. He spends his nights worrying about the £52,000 bill he now has to pay for fire safety repairs. He doesnt want future promises, Prime Minister, he doesnt want to hear its all been sorted when he knows that it hasnt. He wants to know here and now, will he or will he not have to pay mr speaker, we are determined that no leaseholder should have to pay for the unaffordable course of fixing safety defects that have occurred through no fault of their own, so in addition to the 1. 9 billion are putting in to remove the acm cladding we are also setting up a £1 Million Building safety fund, which has already processed almost 3000 claims. I sympathise very much with the gentleman that, doctor martin, that he mentions. And i hope very much that his particular case can be addressed in the course of the forthcoming package that will be produced by my right honourable friends. ,. ,. , friends. There are thousands of eo le in friends. There are thousands of people in exactly friends. There are thousands of people in exactly the friends. There are thousands of people in exactly the same friends. There are thousands of people in exactly the same position. I spoke to leaseholders caught in the middle of this on monday, one of them, hayley, has already gone bankrupt. She is 27. She bought a flat, worsted, she is now bankrupt. It is too late for her. Theres leaseholder is that i spoke to have three simple asks. They want immediate upfront funding for unsafe blocks. A deadline of next year to make buildings safe, and protection for leaseholders. We put this forward for a vote on monday, the Prime Minister says he is determined to do something about it, but what did he do . He ordered his mps to abstain. The Prime Minister is serious about moving this forward and ending this injustice, will he commit today to those simple asks from leaseholders . Mr commit today to those simple asks from leaseholders . Commit today to those simple asks from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are caettin from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are getting on from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are getting on the from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are getting on the job from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are getting on the job of from leaseholders . Mr speaker, we are getting on the job of helping are getting on the job of helping leaseholders across the country by remediating their buildings and in addition to the funds i already mentioned i can tell him that we are releasing a £30 million firm to install alarms and other interim measures and are making clear to the mortgage industry that they should be supporting People Living in such accommodation, and make it clear that People Living in such homes should not be tied up in the process, and that will benefit about 450,000 homeowners, mr speaker. I think he is right to raise the problem, but we are getting on with addressing it, mr speaker, and addressing it, mr speaker, and addressing the fundamental problem that afflicts this country, and that is the covid pandemic and that is why i am pleased that we have now done 10 million vaccines, across the country, first vaccinations, and had me listen to the right honourable gentleman, we would be stuck, shaking his head, but you can check the record, several times he said that this country should remain in the Medicines Agency. If he wishes on a point of order to correct me, he said it was wrong just now, he will find that is exactly what he did. We want to get this country safe again, we want schools to come back, mr speaker, he continues to refuse to say that schools are not safe. On the contrary, he spends his time looking at labour focus groups who tell him that he should stop sitting on the fence. And can i, mr speaker. Sitting on the fence. And can i, mr speaker speaker. 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May ijoin a Prime Minister with his words i Prime Minister with his words towards captain sir tom moore, who was an inspiration to each and every one of us in this country and beyond, i may say. The boxing club in dudley has produced many champions including ryan aston who became champion five times in this country. May i ask the Prime Minister tojoin me in paying tribute to paul gough, at the club, who is working with young boys and girls who are often have been excluded from mainstream education and may i ask him also to pay tribute to the Council Leader Patrick Harvie who has agreed and is supporting in partnership with the club to ensure that these young people are actually going to be getting academic qualifications, and new opportunities for the future . T new opportunities for the future . I thank my honourable friend for raising this Excellent Club and im happy tojoin my raising this Excellent Club and im happy to join my honourable friend in paying tribute to the work of paul gough, and Patrick Harvie, and everyone at the priory boxing club. I know what a huge difference it can make notjust to young peoples fitness but also to their educational success, to attend boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets educational success, to attend boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head u. Boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head u to the boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader of boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader of the boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader of the snp boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader of the snp in boxing clubs, mr speaker. Lets head up to the leader of the snp in skye i up to the leader of the snp in skye and lochaber, ian black. Canl and lochaber, ian black. Can i associate and lochaber, ian black. Can i associate myself and lochaber, ian black. Can i associate myself with and lochaber, ian black. Can i associate myself with his and lochaber, ian black. Csz t associate myself with his remarks about captain sir tom moore, who has been an inspiration to each and every one of us and i would like to send my condolences to his family and friends. Mr speaker, last week, we told the Prime Minister it was wrong for him to visit scotland in the middle of a pandemic. We told him it was a nonessential visit. Mr speaker, this morning, the daily record newspaper revealed that the Prime Minister knew that the livingston plant he was visiting had an outbreak of 14 covid cases just 24 hours earlier. There are serious questions to answer. Did the Prime Minister and his advisers know about the covid outbreak . When did they know . And when did the Prime Minister make the irresponsible decision to go ahead with what was a pr stunt . 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I willjust repeat that the government remains, as i said yesterday, very willing to help scotland with the roll out of vaccines, across the whole of the uk. ,. , �. ,. ~. , the uk. Returning to ian blackford. The Prime Minister uk. Returning to ian blackford. The Prime Minister once uk. Returning to ian blackford. The Prime Minister once again, uk. Returning to ian blackford. The Prime Minister once again, what i uk. Returning to ian blackford. The Prime Minister once again, what anj Prime Minister once again, what an absolute shambles, that he has gone to a plant where there was a covid outbreak, and the Prime Minister just cant explain away this absolutely shocking error of judgment. Anyone can see that his Campaign Trip to scotland was utterly, utterly reckless. The daily record story is very clear. The Prime Minister and his advisers knew that there was a serious covid outbreak at this plant, they knew that it the visit posed a risk but they made a deliberate choice. They made the irresponsible choice. The Prime Minister put politics before Public Health. Prime minister, why be so reckless . Is it any wonder that people in scotland have no faith in this Prime Minister s isnt he the worst possible leader at the worst possible time . Mr speaker, i think what the people of scotland want to see is the whole country pulling together, and working to develop a vaccine, as that fantastic plant in scotland is doing. One of the advantages of the valenva vaccine is that it will be able to combat many variants in a compressive way, it was wonderful to see scottish scientists doing that, and nobody by the way raise that issue with me before or since, and it is myjob to visit every part of this country, and nothing and no one is going to stop me, and im very, very proud of the ruler of the vaccine by the government and the offer remains open to the scottish nationalist party, if they insist that they are also nationalist, mr speaker, to help the roll out of the vaccine, where they to the side that was necessary, mr speaker. Was necessary, mr speaker. Thank ou, mr was necessary, mr speaker. Thank you. Mr speaker was necessary, mr speaker. Thank you, mr speaker. Closing was necessary, mr speaker. Thank you, mr speaker. Closing the you, mr speaker. Closing the attainment gap has always been at the heart of our education policy, yet we know that pandemic is having a devastating effect on childrens education. I welcome the Prime Ministers commitment to prioritise the reopening of our schools, but he should put the catch up of missed education at the centre of our recovery programme. Ties education at the centre of our recovery programme. Yes indeed, mr s eaker. Recovery programme. Yes indeed, mr speaker. Although recovery programme. Yes indeed, mr speaker. Although the recovery programme. Yes indeed, mr speaker. Although the challenges recovery programme. Yes indeed, mr| speaker. Although the challenges now facing the country, it is remedying the damage to childrens education. Of course we got to clear up the backlog in the nhs, we have problems in the courts, but it is education thatis in the courts, but it is education that is going to be the focus of this government, mr speaker, and repairing the differential learning that has taken place during the crisis. To that has taken place during the crisis. ,. ,. ,. , crisis. To Northern Ireland and stehen crisis. To Northern Ireland and Stephen Parry crisis. To Northern Ireland and Stephen Parry. Thank crisis. To Northern Ireland and Stephen Parry. Thank you, crisis. To Northern Ireland and Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr| Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker we Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker. We need Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker. We need to Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker. We need to be Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker. We need to be open | Stephen Parry. Thank you, mr speaker. We need to be open and honest on the reason why the Northern Ireland protocol exists. We are doing all we can to make its implementation as easy as possible. So, in that spirit, in the talks with the eu that will take place over the coming days, will the Prime Minister make it a priority to seek a uk minister make it a priority to seek a uk eu minister make it a priority to seek a uk eu veterinary agreement that would help with respect to the Northern Ireland protocol but also all uk food exporters . T am Northern Ireland protocol but also all uk food exporters . All uk food exporters . I am very crateful all uk food exporters . I am very grateful to all uk food exporters . I am very grateful to the all uk food exporters . I am very grateful to the honourable grateful to the honourable gentleman. We do think it is very important that the protocol should not place unnecessary barriers or barriers of any kind down the rac, as i said to a colleague earlier, i think it was most unfortunate that the eu seemed to want to impose a barrier across the island of ireland. We seek to make sure that there are no such barriers, mr speaker, down the irish sea. Lets speaker, down the irish sea. Lets head to gloucestershire speaker, down the irish sea. Lets head to gloucestershire and Laurence Robertson head to gloucestershire and Laurence Robertson. ,. Head to gloucestershire and Laurence Robertson. ,. , ~ head to gloucestershire and Laurence Robertson. , ~. r robertson. Thank you, mr speaker. Some of my robertson. Thank you, mr speaker. Some of my constituents robertson. Thank you, mr speaker. Some of my constituents had robertson. Thank you, mr speaker. Some of my constituents had their. Some of my constituents had their christmas ruined because of heavy rainfall and local Inappropriate Development because foul water to enter their homes, causing them great difficulty. But the Prime Minister appoint a statutory body with the specific and undeniable responsibility of ensuring that no developments can automatically tap into existing drainage systems, and that before developments begin, a full assessment is made of the local drainage capacity, and if that capacity would be inadequate, that the development does not begin until the development does not begin until the infrastructure is upgraded . T the infrastructure is upgraded . I will study the very interesting proposals that my honourable friend makes, but in the meantime i will raise them particularly with the Environment Agency who i think they are a fantasticjob in managing local areas that are prone to flooding, to put in the necessary defences and i know that colleagues across the house see the work of the Environment Agency across the country, and we are making a £5. 2 billion investment into additional flood defences, which i know will benefit his constituents in gloucestershire, and across the country. Gloucestershire, and across the count. ,. Gloucestershire, and across the count. , gloucestershire, and across the count. ~ gloucestershire, and across the count. , ~ country. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister, country. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister, my country. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister, my parents country. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister, my parents were country. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister, my parents were notj Prime Minister, my parents were not born in this country, i was, but we are all british. There are hundreds of thousands of children including in my constituency in streatham, who are entitled to citizenship but priced out by a £1012 fee. They face difficulties renting, opening bank accounts. Does the Prime Minister agree that it is wrong that the government makes 60 profit on these applications and will he take steps to reduce or end citizenship fees for children . T to reduce or end citizenship fees for children . For children . I think british citizenship for children . I think british citizenship is for children . I think british citizenship is a for children . I think british citizenship is a wonderful. For children . I think british citizenship is a wonderful thing. Its fantastic that so many eu nationals have taken up the opportunity to become british, in the course of the last few years. Im interested in the point that the honourable lady makes. I will study it. But, clearly, there are costs that must be borne by the taxpayer, and i think she will appreciate that citizenship come at any time of life is a very considerable price, and worth investing in. The is a very considerable price, and worth investing in. Is a very considerable price, and worth investing in. The police have been one of worth investing in. The police have been one of our worth investing in. The police have been one of our public worth investing in. The police have been one of our public services, i been one of our public services, they have been absolutely essential during the pandemic. Will my right honourable friend join me in welcoming the fact that the kent police and crime commissioner Matthew Scott has announced another 145 Police Officers during this year, bringing the total 800 new extra police we have on the streets of kent, and this has been accompanied by a reduction of 17,000 in crime numbers in kent this year. Mr speaker, i thank my right honourable friend who is a long standing and redoubtable campaigner for law long standing and redoubtable campaignerfor law and order and the police, and i congratulate the police and crime commissioner Matthew Scott for what hes doing to back the police and to more police in kent, and that is why we are putting in place another 20,000 more officers on the streets of this country and we have already recruited about 6000, mr speaker. Lets head to the north east with julie elliott. The vast majority of care workers are employed by private providers and the government knows this about care workers. Why wont the government commit to ensuring care workers are paid a wage they live on. ~ workers are paid a wage they live on, ~ ,. , ~ workers are paid a wage they live on. ~ ,,. , ~. , on. Mr speaker, the government is roud of on. Mr speaker, the government is proud of not on. Mr speaker, the government is proud of not only on. Mr speaker, the government is proud of not only setting on. Mr speaker, the government is proud of not only setting up on. Mr speaker, the government is proud of not only setting up the i proud of not only setting up the National Living wage, but making sure we have record breaking increases last year this year and last. And thats the best thing we can we can do for care workers across the country. Can we can do for care workers across the country. And may i thank the across the country. And may i thank the prime across the country. And may i thank the Prime Minister across the country. And may i thank the Prime Minister for i thank the Prime Minister for prioritising schools during the pandemic and will the Prime Minister confirmed this remains the case. Will the primaries to work with parents and front line Children Charities to minimise the disruption to children and their Mental Health caused by the pandemic. Tm to children and their Mental Health caused by the pandemic. Im grateful to my honourable caused by the pandemic. Im grateful to my honourable friend caused by the pandemic. Im grateful to my honourable friend for caused by the pandemic. Im grateful to my honourable friend for what caused by the pandemic. Im grateful to my honourable friend for what she j to my honourable friend for what she does to champion this very important cause and it is childrens Mental Health week this week no extent of the problem or issue across the whole of the country we announced a new youth Mental Health ambassador who will work with doctor alex george, who will underline the importance of Mental Health resilience and make everybody in the country better able to deal with the that life throws in our way. Taste country better able to deal with the that life throws in our way. We head to northern that life throws in our way. We head to Northern Ireland that life throws in our way. We head to Northern Ireland with that life throws in our way. We head to Northern Ireland with ian to Northern Ireland with ian paisley. May i also expressed condolences to the family of captain sir tom moore, an inspirational and wonderful gentleman. Prime minister, you say that your commitment to Northern Ireland is unshakeable. I speakfor all of my Northern Ireland is unshakeable. I speak for all of my constituents today when i tell you that the protocol has betrayed us and made us feel like foreigners in our own country. Tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. So, what does the Prime Minister say he is going to do when he realises that the eu will do nothing to help Northern Ireland . Will the Prime Minister use or the instruments at his disposal. Will he use, if necessary, the parliamentary majority and will he legislate if necessary to remove the impediments to trade in Northern Ireland, and will he be a man of his word and make people been the unnecessary documentation that he told us he could send to him. Prime minister, be the unionist we need you to be. T be the unionist we need you to be. I utterly share the frustration of the honourable gentleman about the way the eu in particular, the Eu Commission temporarily seemed to call to use the protocol in such a way as to impose a border contrary to the spirit of the good friday agreement and according to the letter of the good friday agreement and we will do everything we need to do, mr speakerwhether and we will do everything we need to do, mr speaker whether legislatively or invoking article 16 of the protocol to ensure that there is no barrier down the irish sea and the honourable gentleman who i know very well and admire very much can continue to do business unfettered between Northern Ireland and the rest of this country. Mar; between Northern Ireland and the rest of this country. Rest of this country. May i congratulate rest of this country. May i congratulate my rest of this country. May i congratulate my right rest of this country. May i congratulate my right honourable friend of his calm handling of the European Commissions behaviour over vaccinations and Northern Ireland, but we can learn something from our european friends, andalusia, the spanish province of 8 Million People had about 190 deaths per million in november. After giving activated vitamin d to care home residents and some gp patients, that death rate almost halved whilst i was was doubling. Can he ask his advisers to look urgently again at the very latest Spanish Research about this cheap, safe and apparently effective treatment . T cheap, safe and apparently effective treatment . , cheap, safe and apparently effective treatment . ,. ,. , treatment . I am very grateful to my riuht treatment . I am very grateful to my right honourable treatment . I am very grateful to my right honourable friend, treatment . I am very grateful to my right honourable friend, and treatment . I am very grateful to my right honourable friend, and we treatment . I am very grateful to myj right honourable friend, and we will continue to monitor all the evidence about the efficacy of vitamin d and the treatment that he mentions. I am well aware, and we have indeed discussed it before, and i will keep him updated on the review taking place. Him updated on the review taking lace. ,. Him updated on the review taking lace. , ~ , him updated on the review taking lace. , ~ ,. , place. Thank you very much, mr seaker. Place. Thank you very much, mr speaker. Skelmersdale place. Thank you very much, mr| speaker. Skelmersdale residents believe that they are an island of forgotten people. It is a 60s new town with very poor public transport and one of the lowest levels of car vehicle ownership. For many, the only means of getting to doctors, schools, shops or visiting loved ones is via through 87 underpasses, many of which flood every time there is rain. Will the Prime Minister asked his officials to work with Lancashire County council to find and fund a permanent, and i do mean and fund a permanent, and i do mean a permanent, solution which doesnt involve providing canoes . Weill. A permanent, solution which doesnt involve providing canoes . Involve providing canoes . Well, i appreciate involve providing canoes . Well, i appreciate the involve providing canoes . Well, i appreciate the desire involve providing canoes . Well, i appreciate the desire of involve providing canoes . Well, i appreciate the desire of the appreciate the desire of the honourable lady and i am aware of the problem she refers to andy flooding in the tunnels. And that the flooding in the tunnels. We will work with Lancashire County council to mitigate the problem and sort it out, butjust rip it, we have the Funds Available and we will make sure it is done. Taste Funds Available and we will make sure it is done. Funds available and we will make sure it is done. We were delighted to hear that sure it is done. We were delighted to hear that my sure it is done. We were delighted to hear that my constituency sure it is done. We were delighted to hear that my constituency in i to hear that my constituency in workington was successful in the bid for a future height streets fund. One of the 50 additional towns last august and we are hoping as well for a positive outcome to the town is one bid for workington. Can i take this opportunity to thank my right honourable friend to thank all he doing for my constituents and levelling up across the uk and invite him as soon as soon as he is able to visit my constituency to see for himself its potential . T able to visit my constituency to see for himself its potential . For himself its potential . I want to thank my right for himself its potential . I want to thank my right honourable for himself its potential . I want to thank my right honourable friend | for himself its potential . I want to thank my right honourable friend who is a fantastic advocate for the people of workington and never fails, mr speaker, to put their interests before me and i will do anything i can to help him and i will check my diary commitments to see when i can get there and i hope it is as soon as possible. It is as soon as possible. Delivery of important it is as soon as possible. Delivery of important letters, it is as soon as possible. Delivery of important letters, packets it is as soon as possible. Delivery of important letters, packets and parcels in the khan ah van area have been delayed for days and weeks because of an outbreak among local postal workers and im sure the Prime Minister willjoin me in wishing my constituents a speedy recovery. But what is his government doing during this Health Crisis to make sure that the once world beating but by now privatised royal mail is sufficiently robust to fulfil its duty to the public, particularly in the rural areas . The most important thing we can do, and i pass on my sympathies to all of those affected by the outbreak of covid 19 describes. I think the most important thing we can do is continue to roll out the Vaccination Programme and we want to get key workers such as postal workers as fast as we possibly can, and we are already up 10 million across the whole country and we have to get down the groups in thejcvi between one and nine, and postal workers over 50 will certainly be included in that group, but after that we want to get down to all key workers who come into regular contact with others and who may be exposed to the virus. Lets head up to lanark with Angela Crawley lets head up to lanark with angela crawle. ,. Lets head up to lanark with angela crawle. ,. , lets head up to lanark with angela crawle. , ~ ,. , ~ lets head up to lanark with angela crawle. , ~. , crawley. Thank you, mr speaker. Yesterday the crawley. Thank you, mr speaker. Yesterday the payments crawley. Thank you, mr speaker. I yesterday the payments announced they would go further and introduce a compressive system for supervised quarantine for those entering the country. It is evidently clear that countries that have employed an effective quarantine measure are now reaping the rewards of reopening their economies and reducing the necessary loss of life, faced with overwhelming evidence of new variants, that they could undermine efforts again, why is the Prime Minister watching and waiting and hoping for the best, when we know his doubling and deliberating on crucial decisions as only had catastrophic consequences . From other parts of the world. So what is the problem . What is taking so long . Ah, we cant hear you at the moment. You may have muted yourself accidentally. Lets try you again. Yourself accidentally. Lets try you aaain. , ,. , again. Sorry, the perils of the mute. I wanted to know that the covenant will accelerate the roll out of the Vaccine Programme, the offer is there. Vaccination of the people of this country is the single most important thing that we need to do it now together. It now together. Millions of leaseholders it now together. Millions of leaseholders are it now together. Millions of leaseholders are living it now together. Millions of leaseholders are living in l it now together. Millions of i leaseholders are living in fear because they have no idea how safe their buildings are, and they are also facing staggering bills which they cannot afford. Cannot the Prime Minister assured me that leaseholders will not have to pay to fix these historic fire safety defects, and also rule out loans to leaseholders, which are not a solution . Has leaseholders, which are not a solution . Leaseholders, which are not a solution . ,. ,. , solution . As i said earlier on, we are absolutely solution . As i said earlier on, we are absolutely clear solution . As i said earlier on, we are absolutely clear that are absolutely clear that leaseholders should not have to worry about the cost of fixing historic safety defects that they didnt cause, but i appreciate the sympathy and care with which he represents their interests. Tts represents their interests. Its been represents their interests. Tiis been estimated that 40,000 people were scanned out of their pensions in the five years after the pension freedoms took effect in 2015. Attractive deals on google or facebook turn and all too often to be a fraud. Will the Prime Minister ensured that the planned online harm build tackles online financial harm is in order to address this very serious problem . fish is in order to address this very serious problem . Is in order to address this very serious roblem . �. ,. , serious problem . An excellent point, mr speaker. Serious problem . An excellent point, mr speaker, about serious problem . An excellent point, mr speaker, about online serious problem . An excellent point, mr speaker, about online fraud. Serious problem . An excellent point, mr speaker, about online fraud. It. Mr speaker, about online fraud. It is becoming an increasing concern of government, and i think of people across the country. People must be vigilant, we will look at what we can do with the online harms bill or any other measures to protect people, particularly pensioners, i guess fraudsters online. Guess fraudsters online. Dont foruet, guess fraudsters online. Dont forget. The guess fraudsters online. Dont forget, the prime guess fraudsters online. Dont forget, the Prime Minister guess fraudsters online. Dont forget, the Prime Minister is i guess fraudsters online. Dont forget, the Prime Minister is asking the country forget, the Prime Minister is asking the country to get the curler and club at the country to get the curler and club at six the country to get the curler and club at six oclock. To clap together club at six oclock. To clap together at club at six oclock. To clap together at six oclock. If it club at six oclock. To clap together at six oclock. If it is this the house, together at six oclock. If it is this the house, perhaps together at six oclock. If it is this the house, perhaps i together at six oclock. If it is i this the house, perhaps i could together at six oclock. If it is this the house, perhaps i could help to correct the record. Onjanuary 31, the right honourable gentleman opposite hold the house, why would we want to be outside the European Medicines Agency which ensures that all medicines in the eu market are safe and effective. All medicines in the eu market are safe and effective. Safe and effective. Order, order. We are not safe and effective. Order, order. We are not continuing safe and effective. Order, order. We are not continuing the safe and effective. Order, order. We are not continuing the debate. | we are not continuing the debate. That correction will be on the record. That correction will be on the record, but i am not reopening the debate debate. Studio we will leave debate. Studio we will leave Prime Ministers questions. That point there relating to the Prime Minister saying earlier that if it was up to ck keir starmer, the vaccine will act when have as it did in this country because he wanted to ring main part of the European Medicines Agency. Sir keir starmer said thats not true, he never said that. Prime minister is question started with a minutes silence for captain sir tom moore, we also learned that there will be a National Club at six oclock. That will come after the Prime Ministers National News conference. Joining us again from central lobby, our deputy political editor, vicki young. Two tribute to captain tom today, that minutes silence, we now know there will be a National Club later as well. , ~ , as well. Yes, the Prime Minister that wanting as well. Yes, the Prime Minister that wanting the as well. Yes, the Prime Minister that wanting the nation as well. Yes, the Prime Minister that wanting the nation to as well. Yes, the Prime Minister that wanting the nation to get i that wanting the nation to get together at the minute silence the day, obviously for sir tom, together at the minute silence the day, obviously for sirtom, but together at the minute silence the day, obviously for sir tom, but also day, obviously for sirtom, but also for other day, obviously for sir tom, but also for other people who have lost their lives during this pandemic. Also, i think the clap for carers, as well, a reminder of what is still going on across the country in hospitals, that of course been such a crucial part of the government was my approach as it talks about the pressure on the nhs. While case numbers might start to come down and deaths reduce slightly, of course the other issue is that those hospitals are very full of people who are of course needing lots more care. So, ithink who are of course needing lots more care. So, i think it a mind that they are from the Prime Minister wanting people to get together to remember not to sir tom but also those Health Workers. Remember not to sir tom but also those Health Workers. What you make ofthat those Health Workers. What you make of that question those Health Workers. What you make of that question a those Health Workers. What you make of that question a sort those Health Workers. What you make of that question a sort of of that question a sort of touchstone on the row between Boris Johnson and sir keir starmer about what keir starmer has previously said on the record about the European Medicines Agency . That was one element European Medicines Agency . That was one element of European Medicines Agency . That was one element of it. European Medicines Agency . That was one element of it. Im European Medicines Agency . That was one element of it. Im not European Medicines Agency . That was one element of it. Im not sure European Medicines Agency . That was one element of it. Im not sure that i one element of it. Im not sure that even being part of that would necessarily have an impact on the Vaccine Programme. I think European Countries were still allowed, if they wanted to, to about vaccinations and by those themselves. So who knows what would have happened with that . Keir starmer did say that reaching the possibility today of 10 Million People getting their first dose in the uk was remarkable, but he really wanted to focus on border controls and tighter restrictions at the borders because he said at the problem now is new variants. A very common thing with viruses, but he says they are the main threat that could undermine the Vaccine Programme. The government says that is why they have brought in tighter restrictions, you have to have a negative test before you can come into the country, and also it has been announced that from many countries many people will have to quarantine in a hotel. I think the problem for the government on this is that they havent yet implemented that. They have announced that but it is not happening to stop sir keir starmer sounds like he wants tighter restrictions may be for everyone coming into the country, new perimeter saying that is not practical because we got in part so much food and medicine, it wouldnt be the right thing today. One element of this is one variant that particular problems in the uk because of it as visibility and because of it as visibility and because its pretty much faster is the kent variant, which they think probably started in a patient in kent. So even if you were to start closely borders, it wouldnt necessarily stop of mutations of mutations of the virus. Even if you the Cabinet Office minister, michael gove, is to hold talks with Northern Irelands political leaders and a Top European Commission official today to try to calm rising tensions about post brexit trade arrangements. Unionists want the uk government to suspend part of the Northern Ireland protocol, which keeps the irish land border open, but imposes controls on goods coming across the irish sea. The Prime Minister has spoken to the First Minister of Northern Ireland, arlene foster, this morning. Our chief Political Correspondent, adam fleming, gave us this update on the situation in Northern Ireland. The first thing is the context of what is happening, so remember on friday the European Commission published a new regulation which could restrict the export of vaccines from the eu to non eu countries and they cited something called article 16, which is a bit in the brexit deal in the Northern Ireland bit at the brexit deal that suspends that part of the agreement is considered the nuclear option. But what it has done is injected some instability into that bit of the brexit deal which was meant to provide some stability, so thats the big picture. Whats happening today is that, as a result of that, theres a discussion, as you said, between michael gove, leaders in Northern Ireland and the European Commission, about what changes and tweaks can be made to the Northern Ireland protocol. These discussions were happening anyway, but have been given a lot more oomph by what happened with the Vaccine Stuff at the end of the week. Scientists from the World Health Organization have visited a Virology Institute in the chinese City Of Wuhan, which some us officials have said may have been the source of the coronavirus global pandemic. Subsequent checks indicated that none of the Gene Sequences of covid 19 match the viruses held by the institute. Stephen mcdonell is in wuhan and sent this update. So, this visit to the Wuhan Institute of virology is probably the most contentious part of the who trip to china. Thats because the previous us government, the Trump Administration, had said that perhaps the coronavirus had escaped from a lab inside this facility. It is a facility that for years has stored samples of bat viruses. For that reason, there was quite a collection of reporters and cameramen as the cars pulled up here this morning, and kind of chaotic scenes as the who team came into the Wuhan Institute, and reporters were trying to ask questions of them. Now, the reason for this is that it is one of the only chance we have to ask them anything, because they are kept in a Health Bubble away from the rest of us, and so when we get a chance to throw them a question, thats what we do. Now, i should add that despite the fact that no less than the former us secretary of state, mike pompeo, had said that the coronavirus might have leaked from this lab, but weve seen no proof of this, no hard evidence. However, apart from this conspiracy theory, i guess you could put it at this stage, the main reason the team want to come here is that they have been studying bat viruses and the way in which they can jump into humans. They even found in one location, in yunan province, that people there seems to have developed a resistance to a type of coronavirus which came from bats. Given that this team has said that the most likely origin of the coronavirus still is a Virus Jumping from animals into human beings, possibly via an intermediary animal, of course they would have a lot of questions to ask here, and one of the team members, as he was coming in with his window wound down, said that all the questions would be asked on his visit. Welljust have to wait and see what comes out of their final report in terms of what they have been able to glean from this visit. Of course, the team has another whole week here in wuhan, many more meetings to have, and even at the end of that were not really expecting them to come out and say, there it is, the origin of the coronavirus, weve found it. This could take a long time, maybe even years, to get to the bottom of it. The Budget Airline ryanair has been told to remove irresponsible adverts depicting misleading claims about coronavirus vaccinations. The ads encouraged people to book holidays with ryanair after being vaccinated suggesting customers could jab and go. The Advertising Standards Authority received more than 2000 complaints the third highest ever received for an advert. Ryanair has stopped the ads, but said it disagreed with the rulings. Spacex has launched another of its starship prototypes, and once again just failed to pull off the landing. The starship sn9 blew up on its final descent as it tried to right itself before reaching the ground. In december, the sn8 model, met a similarfate with the flight ending with an explosive impact with the ground. Nonetheless, spacex said its engineers would press on with the programme. Lets get more now on the tributes to the charity fundraiser, captain sir tom moore. The world war ii veteran died on tuesday, aged 100. The captain tom effect was positive in so many ways. He gave us hope and a much needed smile. For young and old alike, he was a source of inspiration. Tim muffett has been looking back at some of those who decided to follow captain sir toms lead by taking on their own fundraising challenge. 95 years apart in age, but tony hudgell felt drawn to the efforts of captain tom moore and inspired by them. Captain tom made me done it. I saw him on tv walking the other day and i said, i could do that. Tony raised more than £1 million for the hospital that treated him, by walking ten kilometres and his prosthetic legs. He was my hero and ill neverforget him. And ill never, ever, ever give up. 90 year old Margaret Payne took to her staircase to climb the equivalent height of the Highland Mountain suilven, more than 700 metres, which shed climbed aged 15. I dont think anybody will ever raise the sort of money that captain tom raised ever again. I think that that 33 million is an absolutely astounding amount of money. Hows that . Margaret raised more than £300,000 for charity. I think hes altogether an incredible person, and inspires other people as well as me. Another centurion was inspired to walk 100 laps of his garden. Dabirul choudhury completed his fundraising whilst fasting for ramadan. Tom moore, he was walking and i requested my son, i can walk as well. He raised more than £400,000 and was awarded an obe in recognition. Lily blackburn has Cerebral Palsy and autism. She walked 15 kilometres. Captain tom, she said, had inspired her to help others less fortunate than herself. I wanted to do this to help sick children. Its going to be a really, really big challenge for me. If you set your mind, you could do anything and you could achieve something. Extraordinary Fundraising Efforts inspired by an extraordinary man. And on bbc one at 7. 30pm tonight there will be a special Tribute Programme captain sir tom we salute you. It will celebrate his incredible 100th year and his remarkable fundraising and just what a wonderful man he was. He did so much for our country, didnt he . Do tune in at 7. 30pm on bbc one tonight. There is also going to be a National Club led by the Prime Minister at a 6pm it to pay tribute to captain tom and also nhs front line workers. Now its time for a look at the weather with susan powell. Increasingly wintry weather is likely to cause problems for some parts of the uk as we go through the days ahead. At the moment, scotland has seen some pretty heavy snowfall, largely across high ground, but it will turn colder as we move towards the weekend for all of us, and the threat of snow will gradually sift south. A little bit of a battle between the cold out milder air to the south, by saturday and sunday, the south, by saturday and sunday, the cold works its way south, it is more likely we will see snow in the south too. This evening, more so for scotland, it will be rain and lower levels, perhaps a sleety mixture for the central belt, but ice could be a problem first thing on thursday to stop it milder to the south, more rain for Northern Ireland, Northern England and north wales. Thursday, the snow keeps coming in to scotland, we will perhaps see something a little wintry further south across the pennines for a time. A contrast in temperatures between the north and south in the uk, just above freezing in the north, double figures in the south. Snow persisting through scotland through scotland into saturday, it has led to the met office to issue an advance amber warning. This weather front keeps the snow coming, the centre of the pressure lies further south, as it does so it copil is colder air along with it. Saturday, look at thats now continuing to pulsing through scotland. By sunday, it is looking quite wintry across the central sleeve of the uk, a reminder of how that cold air digs its way south through the end of the week, but particularly into the weekend. Towards the west, i think we will see a lot of sunshine but you will feel increasingly cold. For central and eastern areas, there will be a risk of some widespread and potentially heavy snow for some. This area will change as we get closer to the time, but keep in mild that things will turn colder, destructive snow for scotland in the short term, more widespread through the weekend. Dramatic Study Results suggest the astrazeneca vaccine does reduce the spread of coronavirus. The results also support the uks approach to delaying the booster shot and are welcomed by government. That is really good news, its very positive, cos we know the vaccines are the way out of this, and this new information from oxford shows that the oxford jab works. Another study shows as many as 88 of people trialled still have antibodies in their blood to fight covid 19 six months after infection. Two bits of good news, and well be talking about them to our medical editor. Also this lunchtime rising tensions over post brexit checks at Northern Irelands ports the Prime Minister calls for urgent action from the eu. Off the air ryanair� s told to remove its irresponsible