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In myanmar, a second day of protests following the Military Coup which removed the countrys elected leaders. We report on the pandemic� s effects on childrens Mental Health, with many dealing with grief or loneliness. It feels like were all alone in the world because you cant talk. You can talk to somebody but you cant tell them what you really feel. Applause. And the nationwide applause for captain sirtom, as his family leads tributes to the man who raised millions for the nhs. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Manchester city re establish a three point lead at the top of the premier league, as Raheem Sterling scores in their 2 0 win over burnley at turf moor. Good evening. More than 10 Million People across the uk have now received at least one vaccination for coronavirus as part of the biggest programme of its kind in the history of the nhs. Its a major milestone in the race to control the faster spreading variants of the virus. Ministers are hoping to avoid yet another lockdown by protecting the most vulnerable groups. The plan is to offer vaccines to 15 Million People those aged 70 and over, healthcare workers, and people who need to shield by mid february. In the meantime, experts say the number of deaths will remain significant as Infection Levels are still alarmingly high. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has the latest. Sleeves up, syringes ready. Vaccine in. Army medics filling this Church Hall In Chingford where there used to be bingo nights and dog training. Theyd done 400 by lunchtime no hanging about. Obviously a lot of people are shocked that were here but then theyre also so thankful that were here, and itsjust nice tojust feel, like, appreciated. Theyve literally come out of their house just for this vaccination and theyve literally turned round and said, look, we cant thank you enough, and i cant tell you how much that resonates with each and every one of us. Now the whole country has hit the 10 million mark. We have today passed the milestone of 10 million vaccinations in the united kingdom, including almost 90 of those aged 75 and over in england. Whether a church hall, town hall, a temple or a car park at a leisure centre, there are more and more places right round the country where the vaccine is on offer. Helping to loosen the grip the pandemic has had on our country for such a long time. But the vaccine programme, astonishing though it is, is not a route out on its own. Reporter are you sure the vaccine will work on all the variants, Prime Minister . He is accused of leaving a gap where more dangerous versions of the disease could creep in. Borisjohnson promised travellers arriving from 30 at risk countries would have to stay in hotels at airports for ten days but theres no date for when that starts and labour wants every country on the list. With new variants in the country, our schools are shut and our borders are open. 21,000 people are coming into this country every day. The Prime Ministers new Border Arrangements are weeks away from being implemented. This queue in a london suburb isnt for the vaccine, but extra testing to clamp down on the new variant of the disease from south africa thats already here, and the government admitted today at least 20,000 people instructed to isolate with the disease arent doing so. Terese came out for the first time in months for her vaccine and understands why people might break the rules. People still go to work because they need the money. Theyre not doing it to deliberately say i dont care. And in lockdown, 28 year old nish has become the breadwinner, but he reckons it is hard to force people to stay at home. The majority are not self isolating because of lockdown fatigue, and i would also id say not clear messaging from the government. Was it clear today . Can you give a firm date for when Hotel Quarantine will start and will you offer more help for people who just cannot afford to isolate . And if not, are you not leaving two big holes in our defences . We have among the toughest Border Regimes now anywhere in the world, were restricting as much as we can any risk of importing new infection into this country without totally secluding the uk economy. But nhs test and trace is reaching 90 of contacts, and the vast majority of them are doing the right thing. The Prime Minister did confirm he wants england at least to leave lockdown as one, even if the rest of the uk might follow different timetables, but while there is jubilation over the vaccine, there are still obstacles ahead, and it is too early to take a break. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news. The pharma giant astrazeneca, and Oxford University say they plan to have a Next Generation Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. The newjab will help to give protection against some of the latest variants discovered recently. The health secretary, matt hancock, said the latest research indicating the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine might reduce the spread of the virus was superb news, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is thought to give good protection against new variants, but theyre working on tweaking the jab to make it future proof. The scientist whos leading the Research Says its relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. Its not difficult to put a different Antigenic Insert into the vaccine, so we dont want to panic and say that we must have a new version of the vaccine now but on the other hand we are getting prepared, so that if it turns out we do need a new version, it will be ready to start using it. Itsjust going to be a sharp scratch, 0k . Those on the oxford vaccine trials were shown to have 76 protection from a single dose, which lasted three months, rising to 82 protection, with the second shot. Well be doing swabs every week at home. It is also the first time a Covid Vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission of coronavirus. Those immunised were much less likely to test positive for infection, cutting the risk of them passing the virus on to others. Thats the vaccine, but what about those who have actually had covid . They want to know how long they may be protected against subsequent infection. A study involving nearly 20,000 volunteers may provide at least part of the answer. Like the other participants, i was asked to send off a few drops of my blood every month to a lab. Scientists at uk biobank found that 88 of us, nearly nine in ten, who started off with antibodies, still had them six months later. These findings are really good news, because it does suggest that people who have been infected with the virus may have some degree of protection against another infection for some considerable time. What we would really like to know next is, how long does this Natural Immunity last for beyond six months . Scientists think vaccines are likely to offer much stronger protection than natural infection, so a key message is to get immunised, even if you have already had covid, to boost your immunity and maybe protect others. Fergus walsh, bbc news. The latest Government Figures show a continuing fall in new coronavirus cases. There were 19,202 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 22,396. Across the uk an average of 32,851 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to monday including suspected cases in wales. 1,322 deaths were reported thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. On average in the past week, 1,064 deaths were announced every day. The total number of deaths so far across the uk is 109,335. Now lets look at the Vaccination Roll out. 374,756 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid 19 vaccines in the latest 2a hour period. As weve heard, that takes the overall number of people whove had their firstjab to 10,021,471. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym is here. Lots of people are looking at these very impressive Vaccination Figures and then wondering, does that mean there is a change in calculation around when lockdown might be eased . There was certainly a more optimistic tone to the Media Briefing and some we have seen in recent weeks. The Prime Minister talked about signs of hope, although he said Infection Levels were very high. The uk governments chief medical professor chief professor chris whitty said that we were past the peak, the numbers on the graphs were coming down, case numbers, numbers in hospitals and deaths. Questions were asked at the briefing, what does this mean for restrictions. The Prime Minister sticking to his previous line, which is we need to get all the key priority groups, the top four groups, 70 and over, vaccinated by the middle of this month and then wait three weeks until full immunity have been built up, or as much as possible, to be absolutely certain. And only then, on the 8th of march, to open up schools in england and consider other restrictions being used as well. That is even though scotland has indicated it will open schools later this month and the Welsh Government is considering it as well. So sticking to a pretty cautious line. One clue was given by chris whitty when he was asked why this was being adopted, this sort of line, he said, with all these variants, it only takes cases to go up variants, it only takes cases to go up a bit for the nhs to get into trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym. Trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym, Thank Trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym, thank you. In portugal, hospitals have been struggling to cope with a sharp rise in cases, and in recent days its seen some of the worlds highest rates of new infections. A team of german doctors and nurses has arrived in the country to help treat patients. With a population of around 10 Million People, portugal has recorded just over 13,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. But nearly half of those were reported injanuary as cases accelerated. As a result, mainland portugal entered a new lockdown on 15th january to try to slow the spread. 0ur Southern Europe correspondent mark lowen reports. Shes weak, exhausted by just a few steps. But, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. So her husband, mario, had to take her to the countrys largest hospital close to collapse. Portugal currently with the worlds highest rate of infections and deaths. The main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another person, a lot of persons, in danger because there is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wifes sickness to the other people. The bbc was taken inside Santa Maria Hospital and to the frontier of portugals battle. Beyond these doors, an Intensive Care Unit with just seven of its 70 beds still free. 0ne medic filmed for us in the hell of the storm, some working 18 hour shifts. The british variant is spreading like wildfire, behind half of portugals cases. One of the eus most Fragile Health Systems is now critically short of resources. Nurse Patricia Fonseca nunes says only Covid Patients are coming all other surgery has stopped. The emotional burden is immense. Well, i can tell you i remember all of my patients who died. I remember theirfaces, i remember their names, i remember their families. I remember the 22 year old who woke up to me and asked me, what happened to my legs, am i going to be able to play my soccer again . I get so frustrated and so sad when people tell me this is not happening. Sometimes i just want to take them by the hand and say, come along, come with me, come and see how it feels like to be losing people. Today, germany flew in doctors, ventilators and dozens of beds to help. European partners keen to show theyre pulling together after being criticised for throwing up walls in the first wave. Portugal has now tightened a lockdown that it briefly lifted over christmas a move partly blamed for the new surge. I think the responsibility is more people, on ourselves and less on the government. They are trying their best. There are many people dying for days. It is something not normal. Honestly, very scary, yeah. Portugal has gone from weathering the early pandemic to an unlikely global epicentre, as the virus rages through europes westernmost shores. Mark lowen, bbc news. The uk and the eu have said that they will Work Together to find solutions to the problems around checks for some goods being transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There were talks today between the Cabinet Office minister, michael gove, the European Commission and the stormont executive. The talks have been taking place amid growing tensions after the Commission Proposed controlling the flow of vaccines across the irish border last week. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has the latest. Getting a lorry load of food over the irish sea is all in a days work, here. But, since our separation from the eu, its become more complicated. We never knew what brexit was going to look like until the final deal happened, and the systems werent rolled out until the end of december. What have things been like since january 1st . In the first 21 days mayhem. People were not sure how to complete paperwork. Border checks were put into place, vehicles were stopped. We took 20 days to understand the process. It has improved greatly, but its not there yet. Whats really worrying businesses here is that from april there will be even more red tape, when an initial grace period expires. Now the government is asking the eu to push that back by nearly two years. Why is this needed . We need this grace period extended to give companies more time to prepare for these changes. They simply didnt have the time to make the changes necessary, so it will give us time as well to come up with more long term solutions. What happens if the eu stand really firm on this . I think the eu has to acknowledge that Northern Ireland just didnt have the time to prepare for this and they have to realise that this is really impacting our supply chains, especially around food. The difficulties over goods coming from britain into Northern Ireland have led to unease between communities here. Unionists see a new border in the irish sea as undermining Northern Irelands place in the uk. Yesterday, eu staff and officials that inspect Food Shipments at the ports of belfast and larne were stood down after concern over threats to their safety. The physical Border Checks here are on hold for a second day. The uk government is hoping that getting more flexibility from the eu around the rules will help de escalate tensions here, but Northern Irelands democratic unionists want them to go much further. The protocol has betrayed us, and has made us feel like foreigners in our own country. Tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. We will do everything we need to do, mr speaker, whether legislatively or indeed by invoking article 16 of the protocol, mr speaker, to ensure that there is no barrier down the irish sea. After discussions with the eu this evening, there were no immediate concessions. We listened to the words of the Prime Minister and he now needs to follow that through with actions and we are pushing him to do that. Where there are issues, lets find solutions to them, and the way in which well actually do that is to work the agreement, and the agreement made Provision Forjoint committees to come together and iron out these things. The way ahead may depend on how much the eu is willing to change course. Emma vardy, bbc news. In myanmar, the country formerly known as burma, police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a Military Coup this week. Theres been no word on the whereabouts of Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders since monday. The United Nations said the charges just � compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanma and the democratic process, and they called for the Immediate Release of the leaders. Myanmar was ruled by the military until 2011. After democratic reforms, Aung San Suu Kyi was in partial control with the military� s agreement. For a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the countrys largest city. We can talk now to our Military Coup<\/a> which removed the countrys elected leaders. We report on the pandemic\ufffd s effects on childrens Mental Health<\/a>, with many dealing with grief or loneliness. It feels like were all alone in the world because you cant talk. You can talk to somebody but you cant tell them what you really feel. Applause. And the nationwide applause for captain sirtom, as his family leads tributes to the man who raised millions for the nhs. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Manchester city re establish a three point lead at the top of the premier league, as Raheem Sterling<\/a> scores in their 2 0 win over burnley at turf moor. Good evening. More than 10 Million People<\/a> across the uk have now received at least one vaccination for coronavirus as part of the biggest programme of its kind in the history of the nhs. Its a major milestone in the race to control the faster spreading variants of the virus. Ministers are hoping to avoid yet another lockdown by protecting the most vulnerable groups. The plan is to offer vaccines to 15 Million People<\/a> those aged 70 and over, healthcare workers, and people who need to shield by mid february. In the meantime, experts say the number of deaths will remain significant as Infection Levels<\/a> are still alarmingly high. Our Political Editor<\/a> Laura Kuenssberg<\/a> has the latest. Sleeves up, syringes ready. Vaccine in. Army medics filling this Church Hall In Chingford<\/a> where there used to be bingo nights and dog training. Theyd done 400 by lunchtime no hanging about. Obviously a lot of people are shocked that were here but then theyre also so thankful that were here, and itsjust nice tojust feel, like, appreciated. Theyve literally come out of their house just for this vaccination and theyve literally turned round and said, look, we cant thank you enough, and i cant tell you how much that resonates with each and every one of us. Now the whole country has hit the 10 million mark. We have today passed the milestone of 10 million vaccinations in the united kingdom, including almost 90 of those aged 75 and over in england. Whether a church hall, town hall, a temple or a car park at a leisure centre, there are more and more places right round the country where the vaccine is on offer. Helping to loosen the grip the pandemic has had on our country for such a long time. But the vaccine programme, astonishing though it is, is not a route out on its own. Reporter are you sure the vaccine will work on all the variants, Prime Minister<\/a> . He is accused of leaving a gap where more dangerous versions of the disease could creep in. Borisjohnson promised travellers arriving from 30 at risk countries would have to stay in hotels at airports for ten days but theres no date for when that starts and labour wants every country on the list. With new variants in the country, our schools are shut and our borders are open. 21,000 people are coming into this country every day. The Prime Minister<\/a>s new Border Arrangements<\/a> are weeks away from being implemented. This queue in a london suburb isnt for the vaccine, but extra testing to clamp down on the new variant of the disease from south africa thats already here, and the government admitted today at least 20,000 people instructed to isolate with the disease arent doing so. Terese came out for the first time in months for her vaccine and understands why people might break the rules. People still go to work because they need the money. Theyre not doing it to deliberately say i dont care. And in lockdown, 28 year old nish has become the breadwinner, but he reckons it is hard to force people to stay at home. The majority are not self isolating because of lockdown fatigue, and i would also id say not clear messaging from the government. Was it clear today . Can you give a firm date for when Hotel Quarantine<\/a> will start and will you offer more help for people who just cannot afford to isolate . And if not, are you not leaving two big holes in our defences . We have among the toughest Border Regimes<\/a> now anywhere in the world, were restricting as much as we can any risk of importing new infection into this country without totally secluding the uk economy. But nhs test and trace is reaching 90 of contacts, and the vast majority of them are doing the right thing. The Prime Minister<\/a> did confirm he wants england at least to leave lockdown as one, even if the rest of the uk might follow different timetables, but while there is jubilation over the vaccine, there are still obstacles ahead, and it is too early to take a break. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news. The pharma giant astrazeneca, and Oxford University<\/a> say they plan to have a Next Generation<\/a> Covid Vaccine<\/a> ready for the autumn. The newjab will help to give protection against some of the latest variants discovered recently. The health secretary, matt hancock, said the latest research indicating the Oxford Astrazeneca<\/a> vaccine might reduce the spread of the virus was superb news, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is thought to give good protection against new variants, but theyre working on tweaking the jab to make it future proof. The scientist whos leading the Research Says<\/a> its relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. Its not difficult to put a different Antigenic Insert<\/a> into the vaccine, so we dont want to panic and say that we must have a new version of the vaccine now but on the other hand we are getting prepared, so that if it turns out we do need a new version, it will be ready to start using it. Itsjust going to be a sharp scratch, 0k . Those on the oxford vaccine trials were shown to have 76 protection from a single dose, which lasted three months, rising to 82 protection, with the second shot. Well be doing swabs every week at home. It is also the first time a Covid Vaccine<\/a> has been shown to reduce transmission of coronavirus. Those immunised were much less likely to test positive for infection, cutting the risk of them passing the virus on to others. Thats the vaccine, but what about those who have actually had covid . They want to know how long they may be protected against subsequent infection. A study involving nearly 20,000 volunteers may provide at least part of the answer. Like the other participants, i was asked to send off a few drops of my blood every month to a lab. Scientists at uk biobank found that 88 of us, nearly nine in ten, who started off with antibodies, still had them six months later. These findings are really good news, because it does suggest that people who have been infected with the virus may have some degree of protection against another infection for some considerable time. What we would really like to know next is, how long does this Natural Immunity<\/a> last for beyond six months . Scientists think vaccines are likely to offer much stronger protection than natural infection, so a key message is to get immunised, even if you have already had covid, to boost your immunity and maybe protect others. Fergus walsh, bbc news. The latest Government Figures<\/a> show a continuing fall in new coronavirus cases. There were 19,202 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 22,396. Across the uk an average of 32,851 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to monday including suspected cases in wales. 1,322 deaths were reported thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. On average in the past week, 1,064 deaths were announced every day. The total number of deaths so far across the uk is 109,335. Now lets look at the Vaccination Roll<\/a> out. 374,756 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid 19 vaccines in the latest 2a hour period. As weve heard, that takes the overall number of people whove had their firstjab to 10,021,471. 0ur Health Editor<\/a> hugh pym is here. Lots of people are looking at these very impressive Vaccination Figures<\/a> and then wondering, does that mean there is a change in calculation around when lockdown might be eased . There was certainly a more optimistic tone to the Media Briefing<\/a> and some we have seen in recent weeks. The Prime Minister<\/a> talked about signs of hope, although he said Infection Levels<\/a> were very high. The uk governments chief medical professor chief professor chris whitty said that we were past the peak, the numbers on the graphs were coming down, case numbers, numbers in hospitals and deaths. Questions were asked at the briefing, what does this mean for restrictions. The Prime Minister<\/a> sticking to his previous line, which is we need to get all the key priority groups, the top four groups, 70 and over, vaccinated by the middle of this month and then wait three weeks until full immunity have been built up, or as much as possible, to be absolutely certain. And only then, on the 8th of march, to open up schools in england and consider other restrictions being used as well. That is even though scotland has indicated it will open schools later this month and the Welsh Government<\/a> is considering it as well. So sticking to a pretty cautious line. One clue was given by chris whitty when he was asked why this was being adopted, this sort of line, he said, with all these variants, it only takes cases to go up variants, it only takes cases to go up a bit for the nhs to get into trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym. Trouble very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym, Thank Trouble<\/a> very quickly again. Health editor hugh pym, thank you. In portugal, hospitals have been struggling to cope with a sharp rise in cases, and in recent days its seen some of the worlds highest rates of new infections. A team of german doctors and nurses has arrived in the country to help treat patients. With a population of around 10 Million People<\/a>, portugal has recorded just over 13,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. But nearly half of those were reported injanuary as cases accelerated. As a result, mainland portugal entered a new lockdown on 15th january to try to slow the spread. 0ur Southern Europe<\/a> correspondent mark lowen reports. Shes weak, exhausted by just a few steps. But, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. So her husband, mario, had to take her to the countrys largest hospital close to collapse. Portugal currently with the worlds highest rate of infections and deaths. The main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another person, a lot of persons, in danger because there is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wifes sickness to the other people. The bbc was taken inside Santa Maria Hospital<\/a> and to the frontier of portugals battle. Beyond these doors, an Intensive Care Unit<\/a> with just seven of its 70 beds still free. 0ne medic filmed for us in the hell of the storm, some working 18 hour shifts. The british variant is spreading like wildfire, behind half of portugals cases. One of the eus most Fragile Health Systems<\/a> is now critically short of resources. Nurse Patricia Fonseca<\/a> nunes says only Covid Patients<\/a> are coming all other surgery has stopped. The emotional burden is immense. Well, i can tell you i remember all of my patients who died. I remember theirfaces, i remember their names, i remember their families. I remember the 22 year old who woke up to me and asked me, what happened to my legs, am i going to be able to play my soccer again . I get so frustrated and so sad when people tell me this is not happening. Sometimes i just want to take them by the hand and say, come along, come with me, come and see how it feels like to be losing people. Today, germany flew in doctors, ventilators and dozens of beds to help. European partners keen to show theyre pulling together after being criticised for throwing up walls in the first wave. Portugal has now tightened a lockdown that it briefly lifted over christmas a move partly blamed for the new surge. I think the responsibility is more people, on ourselves and less on the government. They are trying their best. There are many people dying for days. It is something not normal. Honestly, very scary, yeah. Portugal has gone from weathering the early pandemic to an unlikely global epicentre, as the virus rages through europes westernmost shores. Mark lowen, bbc news. The uk and the eu have said that they will Work Together<\/a> to find solutions to the problems around checks for some goods being transported between Great Britain<\/a> and Northern Ireland<\/a>. There were talks today between the Cabinet Office<\/a> minister, michael gove, the European Commission<\/a> and the stormont executive. The talks have been taking place amid growing tensions after the Commission Proposed<\/a> controlling the flow of vaccines across the irish border last week. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has the latest. Getting a lorry load of food over the irish sea is all in a days work, here. But, since our separation from the eu, its become more complicated. We never knew what brexit was going to look like until the final deal happened, and the systems werent rolled out until the end of december. What have things been like since january 1st . In the first 21 days mayhem. People were not sure how to complete paperwork. Border checks were put into place, vehicles were stopped. We took 20 days to understand the process. It has improved greatly, but its not there yet. Whats really worrying businesses here is that from april there will be even more red tape, when an initial grace period expires. Now the government is asking the eu to push that back by nearly two years. Why is this needed . We need this grace period extended to give companies more time to prepare for these changes. They simply didnt have the time to make the changes necessary, so it will give us time as well to come up with more long term solutions. What happens if the eu stand really firm on this . I think the eu has to acknowledge that Northern Ireland<\/a> just didnt have the time to prepare for this and they have to realise that this is really impacting our supply chains, especially around food. The difficulties over goods coming from britain into Northern Ireland<\/a> have led to unease between communities here. Unionists see a new border in the irish sea as undermining Northern Ireland<\/a>s place in the uk. Yesterday, eu staff and officials that inspect Food Shipments<\/a> at the ports of belfast and larne were stood down after concern over threats to their safety. The physical Border Checks<\/a> here are on hold for a second day. The uk government is hoping that getting more flexibility from the eu around the rules will help de escalate tensions here, but Northern Ireland<\/a>s democratic unionists want them to go much further. The protocol has betrayed us, and has made us feel like foreigners in our own country. Tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. We will do everything we need to do, mr speaker, whether legislatively or indeed by invoking article 16 of the protocol, mr speaker, to ensure that there is no barrier down the irish sea. After discussions with the eu this evening, there were no immediate concessions. We listened to the words of the Prime Minister<\/a> and he now needs to follow that through with actions and we are pushing him to do that. Where there are issues, lets find solutions to them, and the way in which well actually do that is to work the agreement, and the agreement made Provision Forjoint<\/a> committees to come together and iron out these things. The way ahead may depend on how much the eu is willing to change course. Emma vardy, bbc news. In myanmar, the country formerly known as burma, police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a Military Coup<\/a> this week. Theres been no word on the whereabouts of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> and other leaders since monday. The United Nations<\/a> said the charges just \ufffd compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanma and the democratic process, and they called for the Immediate Release<\/a> of the leaders. Myanmar was ruled by the military until 2011. After democratic reforms, Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> was in partial control with the military\ufffd s agreement. For a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the countrys largest city. We can talk now to our Southeast Asia<\/a> correspondent jonathan head. What kind of charges are we talking about . \ufb01n what kind of charges are we talking about . ,. ,. , what kind of charges are we talking about . ,. ,. ,. ,. , ~ about . On the surface they look transparently about . On the surface they look transparently absurd about . On the surface they look transparently absurd charges,. About . On the surface they look i transparently absurd charges, the police saying that when they detained Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> in her own home they found that some of the Walkie Talkie<\/a> is used by her personal security were not authorised. Absurd though that is, there is method in what the military is doing because if she is convicted of a criminal charge, however trivial it might seem, she can no longer run as an mp, and when the military seized power it had to promise at some point it would have another election, and the real problem is last year in last novembers general election, Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a>s party won a resounding majority, even bigger than before, the military\ufffd s proxy party did very badly which has got in the wake of the long term political ambitions of the long term political ambitions of the armed forces commander. The military needs to get Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a>out military needs to get Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> out of the picture if they are to have another election, this is a continuation of a near 30 year battle of the military has fought to get rid of this enduringly popular figure. They have not succeeded yet and we have got to see in the year of Emergency Rule<\/a> they have given themselves as to whether they can finally finish off Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> is a superb vote winner and as a leader of her country. As a superb vote winner. Leader of her country. As a superb vote winner. Jonathan, thanks for Oininu Superb Vote<\/a> winner. Jonathan, thanks forjoining us the Childrens Charity<\/a> childline says its carried out nearly 21,000 Counselling Sessions<\/a> with children across the uk during the pandemic because theyve reported having suicidal thoughts. The nspcc, which runs the service, is calling on the government to increase its Mental Health<\/a> support in schools. The department for health says its providing an extra \u00a32 billion to help young people. 0ur north of england correspondent Fiona Trott Reports<\/a> from a school in middlesbrough where 50 pupils have lost a close relative during the pandemic. A warning her report does contain flashing images. Stressed, confused, worried. It takes a toll on your Mental Health<\/a>, really. It really does. It really, really does. Billy has the weight of the world on his shoulders. My hope of passing my exams, getting a good job and stuff, its hard hard to get the motivation back. Really hard. To be fair, i feel. Ifeel like im not going to get a proper ed. I feel cheated, really. Billys not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, childline has carried out over 5,000 Counselling Sessions<\/a> about school and education. Lily isjust 12. I worry about that if i catch coronavirus, something could happen to me and i could die. At home, she has adult responsibilities. She helps to look after her disabled brother. It feels like were all alone in the world, because you cant talk. You can talk to somebody but you cant tell them what you really feel. Sometimes, i go to my mum and just hug her. Ok, so i want you to think about three of the best i things in your life. At this school, theres more to lessons than english and maths. Here, 50 pupils have lost a relative during the pandemic. Its had to set up its own bereavement policy. Teachers are trained to spot the warning signs, and professional counsellors are on hand. Childline say they have carried out over 3,000 Counselling Sessions<\/a> about bereavement. The effects of this pandemic are devastating. It is very difficult to hear a child say that they are experiencing those suicidal thoughts, because childhood should be the happiest experience. We dont expect our children to be communicating thoughts like that. But i kind of think that if we can offer the necessary support, support the family, support the parents, support the child, we can equip them with the right strategy and support to come out the other side. The charity says there have been nearly 21,000 Counselling Sessions<\/a> with children who have had suicidal thoughts and feelings. Lessons may be over, but for some staff, their work continues. House calls are another way to check on pupils during the pandemic. So its nice to see you, and you know that if you need me for anything, you canjust call me. Its a lifeline for children, who say this is the worst lockdown theyve had. The support, the support l is really good, really good. You can talk to anyone in the school. Ijust hope in the future that the virus goes away so i can live a normal life again. Fiona trott, bbc news, middlesbrough. For anyone affected by the issues in fionas report, details of organisations offering information and support with Mental Health<\/a> are available at bbc. Co. Uk actionline last weekend, Manchester Uniteds<\/a> Marcus Rashford<\/a> became the latest high profile footballer to face racist abuse on social media. Now the government is saying tech firms could be fined 10 of their global turnover, unless they take steps to tackle it. In ireland today a teenager admitted in court that hed sent a series of racist messages to the former england striker ian wright. 0ur Sports Editor<\/a> dan roan has the story. The message is clear, but the problem persists. Marcus rashford, returning to action last night, just days after becoming the latest Footballer Subject<\/a> to racist online abuse. Having scored, the striker later speaking about it for the first time. Its disappointing when things like this happen in football, but the reality of it is that its happening and we all have to stand up and be heard, really. I think only time will tell if the situation improves, but as for the time being its not really improved over the last few years. This evening southampton revealed their 19 year old midfielder Alex Jankewitz<\/a> suffered online racial abuse after being sent off against Manchester United<\/a> last night the sixth premier League Footballer<\/a> targeted in the last week. Legislation to regulate social media is due this year. The Culture Secretary<\/a> today telling me he will force Tech Companies<\/a> to remove offensive posts quicker. I think enough is enough and now is the time to crack down on it. We are proposing fines of up to 10 of global revenue. If you think for some of these big tech firms, thats running to billions of pounds, and by the way, ive also said that as an ultimate fallback, i dont really want to have to do this, but we do reserve the right for criminal sanctions for Senior Management<\/a> as well in the most egregious cases. Many want users to provide more information when opening an account so they cant hide behind anonymity. Both facebook, which owns instagram, and fellow tech giant twitter, declined our request for an interview, but say they are investing in monitoring and are committed to removing harmful content swiftly. This, of course, is a wider societal issue of course that extends well beyond football, but with three of their players now having been subject to online racist abuse over the past week alone, Manchester United<\/a> are among many in the game now demanding further action from the social media platforms to tackle this crisis. Today, an irish teenager who racially abused former player ian wright on instagram last year, avoided jail after pleading guilty. Tonight, wright expressed his disappointment with the judgment, saying he wondered what deterrent there was for what he called vile racist abuse. In a statement, the Police Revealed<\/a> that in a separate, recent investigation, a force asked twitter for details about a racist post and got a reply just under six months later. This was unacceptable, they said. With players continuing to make a stand against racism on the pitch, the pressure is now building on the authorities to show similar commitment off it. Dan roan, bbc news. Sir eltonjohn has added his voice to the growing campaign to persuade the government to support musicians who will not be able to tour the eu as they used to because of the changes imposed after brexit. The deal struck by borisjohnson ended visa free travel to the european union. Earlier today, sir elton, whose career spans six decades including countless tours, spoke to the Culture Secretary<\/a> 0liver Dowden<\/a>, and after the meeting he spoke to our arts editor will gompertz. Sir eltonjohn, performing in verona, italy. Being on the road is a way of life for most musicians, a creative and commercial necessity. But brexit has Put A Spanner In The Works<\/a> of the tour bus. Free Movement Across<\/a> europe is over. Musicians and their support crew now need visas and work permits to perform in many eu countries, their instruments subject to expensive permits. It is a problem, sir elton, among many others, thinks needs urgently addressing by the government. My passion has always been, as i got older, about young artists, and the quandary that they now face, because its much more difficult for a young artist to get this together because of all the red tape. Every country has its different rules. It will affect their careers, it will stunt their growth and their creativity. Its a huge market and always has been, and its a very loyal market. Once youre big in germany, as they say, and finland, you can go there for ever im still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. Did the Culture Secretary<\/a> give you any sense that he was confident a visa free environment would be possible across europe for musicians . I think its much too early to say that will be possible. I dont want to give anybody false hope. Hopefully things will soften, things will change, but at the moment i would say a visa free thing is not on the cards. 0liver Dowden<\/a> was very positive in his comments to me. Im quite confident as of today that we can Work Together<\/a>, but we shall see. Im not going to not lay the mantle down and say, im leaving it up to the government, because i dont think they can do it on their own. Tom walker is one of thousands of Young British<\/a> Musicians Eltonjohn<\/a> wants to help by creating a Support Service<\/a> that will streamline all the paperwork and costs now associated with touring europe, something one Industry Professional<\/a> currently described as being head scratchingly difficult, if not impossible. But very important for emerging talent. We but very important for emerging talent. ~. , but very important for emerging talent. ~. ,. Talent. We had eight single which we ut out in talent. We had eight single which we put out in england talent. We had eight single which we put out in england first talent. We had eight single which we put out in england first but talent. We had eight single which we put out in england first but it talent. We had eight single which we put out in england first but it did talent. We had eight single which we. Put out in england first but it did i put out in england first but it did not get much traction and then it came out in italy and got into the top ten almost immediately, then it spread to germany and then came back to the uk and got into the top ten in the uk, and it was because of me touring europe for a whole year amongst others, and really getting out there and getting the following. Such a privilege to be able to do that. Rocket man, burning up. The government said in a statement that it absolutely agreed musicians should be able to work across europe, adding it was determined to work with the Music Industry<\/a> on resolving any new barriers they face, so that touring can resume as soon as it is safe to do so. Will gompertz, bbc news. Before we go tonight, lets reflect on events today that have taken place to mark the death of captain sir tom moore at the age of 100","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia801808.us.archive.org\/12\/items\/BBCNEWS_20210203_220000_BBC_News_at_Ten\/BBCNEWS_20210203_220000_BBC_News_at_Ten.thumbs\/BBCNEWS_20210203_220000_BBC_News_at_Ten_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240716T12:35:10+00:00"}