so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up. the big message i have for everyone listening is that this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background you are from. it just doesn't care about the colour of your skin, or where you live in the world, or any of these things. it just cares that you are a human being. i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings... and coming up this hour — the perils of the zoom call. a forlorn texas lawyer tells thejudge "i am not a cat", as he's defeated by a kitten—filter. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, has announced an extra £3.5 billion for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. it will apply on properties over 18m. a levy will be imposed on developers building certain new high—rise blocks. the government set up a £1.6 billion fund last year in response to the grenfell tower fire in 2017, but it's been under pressure to increase that amount. thousands of flat owners are facing huge bills for safety improvements, and in many cases people are unable to sell their homes. mrjenrick has been speaking in the commons. we will make further funding available to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in high—rise residential buildings of 18 metres and above, or above six storeys in england. we continue to take a safety—led approach, and this funding will focus on the higher rise buildings, where the independent expert advisory panel tells us, time and again, the overwhelming majority of the safety risk lies. in line with the existing building safety fund and the anticipated scope of the new building safety regulator that we are establishing and will shortly be legislating for, this will ensure that we end the cladding scandal in a way that is fair and generous to leaseholders. secondly, for low and medium—rise blocks of flats, the risks are significantly lower, and the remediation of cladding is less likely to be needed. in many cases it will not be needed at all. but where it is, costs can still be significant for leaseholders, which is why i'm announcing today that government will develop a long—term scheme to protect leaseholders in this situation with financial support for cladding remediation on buildings between four and six storeys. under a long—term, low—interest scheme, no leaseholder will ever pay more than £50 a month towards the removal of unsafe cladding, many far less. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. the government have been under a lot of pressure to act on this, what reaction has there been?- of pressure to act on this, what reaction has there been? well, a sort of mixed _ reaction has there been? well, a sort of mixed reaction, _ reaction has there been? well, a sort of mixed reaction, quite - reaction has there been? well, a sort of mixed reaction, quite a i sort of mixed reaction, quite a critical reaction from the opposition, but also from a few conservatives too. the government pressure because we are, what, less than three years since the grenfell tower tragedy, there are many buildings where the issue has not been addressed, thousands of people affected by this, their lives deeply affected, and what labour has been saying, the deputy leader, angela rayner, he has been saying this is not a solution that addresses the issues because leaseholders should not and must not pay for the cladding crisis that was caused by dodgy developers, cowboy builders, and manufacturers of flammable cladding. that is one of the issues, is this question that it will be these taller buildings, high—rise buildings where the costs are covered, but not there was 4—6 storeys high, and that is why the labour shadow housing secretary, thangam debbonaire, said in response to the statement that this was piling financial misery on some owners and was an injustice. buying your first home should be a dream come true, but for many it's now been a nightmare, for years, as a result of government choices. three and a half years on from the grenfell tragedy in which 72 people lost their lives, hundreds of thousands of people are still trapped in unsafe homes, many more unable to move. and today's announcement is too late for too many. it's a repeat of undelivered promises and backtracks on the key one that leaseholders should have no costs to pay. the chancellor said last march all unsafe combustible cladding will be removed from every private and social residential building above 18m high, but that has not happened. buildings haven't been able to access the fund, and £9 out of ten is still sitting where it was. at every stage, the government underestimated the problem, and delays caused it to grow. they still don't know how many buildings are unsafe, where they are, or what danger they pose, and until we have answers to those basic questions government will continue to make mistakes. so what the labour party wants is an independent body to prioritise which are the most at risk buildings, which should be done first. it doesn't want those who have the lower rise buildings to have to pay costs that could be £50 per month into the future. a couple of the other issues here that have been raised in reaction to this, whether the government should be pursuing those responsible for the cladding in the first place at the buildings in the first place at the buildings in the first place. they have said they are bringing in a tax on developers which should bring in about £2 billion to help pay for this, but some conservative mps not happy, we have had stephen mcpartland, who tweeted that he listened to this announcement with his head in his hands, wondering how the government could have got this so wrong. it is a betrayal of millions of leaseholders, and he pointed to a couple of issues, one issue with ongoing insurance costs for those living in these buildings which are high and unaffordable for many, and also how people are dealing with the current fire safety defects, things like having to pay for waking watches, for people to patrol the buildings 2a hours a day to ensure that there are no fires, and that there was a ongoing cost that people are bearing. come out 0k, damian, many thanks, our correspondent damian grammaticas there. today's announcement won't affect people living in low—rise properties like paul afshar. he's part of the homeowners of l&q campaign group, made up of leaseholders and shared owners affected by properties with unsafe cladding. i ,to , to tell us a bit more about the building that you are in, where you have your flat, the sort of cost you are having to bear?— are having to bear? well, the buildin: are having to bear? well, the building that _ are having to bear? well, the building that i _ are having to bear? well, the building that i am _ are having to bear? well, the building that i am in - are having to bear? well, the building that i am in is - are having to bear? well, the building that i am in is one i are having to bear? well, the building that i am in is one ofj building that i am in is one of those buildings that will not be affected by today's announcement, in the sense that it is four storeys high, it doesn't meet the government's seemingly arbitrary criteria of 18 metres,, and i am going to be forced to take out a loan for much longer than might mortgage term in order to pay for cladding, dangerous cladding that i didn't ask for and certainly shouldn't have to pay for to remove. and the challenge is that the prime minister stood up at the despatch box last week and promised us that leaseholders should not have to pay for the cost of removing dangerous cladding, and today's announcement feels like a betrayal for hundreds of thousands, millions of homeowners like myself up and down the country. there is a separate scheme being proposed for people in smaller buildings, like yourself? it is proposed for people in smaller buildings, like yourself?- buildings, like yourself? it is a long-term _ buildings, like yourself? it is a long-term loan _ buildings, like yourself? it is a long-term loan mechanism . buildings, like yourself? it is a l long-term loan mechanism that buildings, like yourself? it is a - long-term loan mechanism that is long—term loan mechanism that is being proposed. the challenge with thatis being proposed. the challenge with that is twofold. 0ne, being proposed. the challenge with that is twofold. one, i don't know how long i am going to have to pay off this loan for, it could be longer than 30 years, longer than my mortgage. the second is, i don't know whether that loan is going to saville me for the rest of my life until i paid off, whether it follows me to different properties. this announcement has done absolutely nothing to help homeowners like myself who are having sleepless nights worrying about the state of the cladding on our building and of course worrying about paying for its removal. ~ ., , ., ~' course worrying about paying for its removal. ~ ., ~ ., , removal. would you like to sell the ro -e removal. would you like to sell the preperty and _ removal. would you like to sell the preperty and move _ removal. would you like to sell the property and move if _ removal. would you like to sell the property and move if you _ removal. would you like to sell the property and move if you were - removal. would you like to sell the i property and move if you were able? i have tried to sell the property twice in the last 12 months, and the mortgage lenders, most mortgage lenders in the uk will not lend on a property like mine or learn to someone who is looking to buy it. so i am stuck for the time being in this flat, unable to sell it, with an asset worth potentially nothing, and certainly not helped by today's announcement. we had such high hopes from robertjenrick today, and i have to say the nightmare continues for many of us. find have to say the nightmare continues for many of us- for many of us. and the costs you will have to _ for many of us. and the costs you will have to bear, _ for many of us. and the costs you will have to bear, are _ for many of us. and the costs you will have to bear, are the - for many of us. and the costs you | will have to bear, are the uniquely for removing the cladding, or are there other costs as well? we heard from our correspondents, you know, insurance costs have gone up, there are fire safety defects that people are fire safety defects that people are looking at, i don't know if you have waking watches in your building, perhaps not if it is a low rise, but tell me. the building, perhaps not if it is a low rise, but tell me.— rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. _ rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. as _ rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. as you _ rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. as you say, - rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. as you say, it. rise, but tell me. the costs are astronomical. as you say, it is | rise, but tell me. the costs are i astronomical. as you say, it is not just the cost of removing the cladding, which is a huge cost in and of itself, sometimes £50,000 per flat. the costs are also around waking watch fire patrols. these costs are crippling. 0ne waking watch fire patrols. these costs are crippling. one of our members in leeds had to declare bankruptcy because of the crippling costs, hundreds of pounds a month on top of her mortgage, to pay for someone to walk around your building to tell her that it was not on fire. in addition to astronomical rises in insurance premiums, sometimes ten times what people were paying before, and service charges as well. it is notjust long—term costs we are talking about, it is the immediate cost being borne by hundreds of thousands of homeowners up hundreds of thousands of homeowners up and down the country, and a cost that, to be quite frank, many of us cannot afford at all. we that, to be quite frank, many of us cannot afford at all.— cannot afford at all. we spoke to hazell who. _ cannot afford at all. we spoke to hazell who, whom _ cannot afford at all. we spoke to hazell who, whom you _ cannot afford at all. we spoke to hazell who, whom you refer- cannot afford at all. we spoke to hazell who, whom you refer to l cannot afford at all. we spoke to - hazell who, whom you refer to there, on the bbc. thank you very much, paul. the government has been defending its plans for tougher restrictions on foreign travel and penalties for people who flout them. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said that people "would expect pretty strong action" and he stood by the maximum penalty of a ten—year prison sentence for lying about travelling back from a high—risk covid country. but others have criticised it as disproportionate. the travel industry is now looking into how it will have to adapt to the government's new, tougher covid plans. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. quarantine hotels, thousands of pounds in fines, and potential prison sentences for those who lie on their documents. yesterday the government announced more restrictions on international travel. but today the labour party said the restrictions need to go further. oxford university keep track of how tough border restrictions are in every country. they say that there are at least 33 countries around the world which currently have tougher restrictions than the united kingdom, 33, prime minister, including canada, denmark, japan, israel, many others. they say we're not even in the top bracket of countries for border restrictions. labour want arrivals from all countries to quarantine in hotels, but the government policy that only those from countries on the banned list have to do this. unless he actually wants to cut this country off from the rest of the world, which last week he said he didn't want to do, unless he's changed his mind again, mr speaker. i think this policy is measured and proportionate, and it is getting tougher from monday, i hope he supports it. in the cold of february, many of us are starting to think about summer holidays. but should we be booking? according to the transport secretary this morning, not yet. we don't know the answer to that yet. it depends on both the level of vaccination here and, critically, elsewhere. just checking the figures, we have done 13 million plus vaccinations, which is more than the whole of the eu put together. so we'll need to wait for other countries to catch up as well, in order to be able to do that wider international unlock, because we can only control the situation here in the uk. some in the industry are infuriated by the transport secretary's comments, which they say they have not been consulted on. to come up with headlines and snippets of news like this is not helpful to an industry which needs to be planning for the summer market. this sector has closed down for the last 12 months, yet still not received zero sector—specific support. it is not good enough. the government says it has been engaging with the sector on things like quarantine measures and that schemes like furlough and tax deferrals have supported the industry, they're considering the request for further support. the increasing number of travel restrictions, which from monday will include every passenger arriving from england having to pay for at least three covid tests, are worrying the sector. the transport secretary's comments are also concerning them. the summer is crucial for the industry, and bookings are needed for it to survive. hopes rest on the government providing a way out so travellers can get back to the beach. we can talk now to the travel editor at the sun, lisa minot. so are people talking to you about wanting to book a holiday?- wanting to book a holiday? yeah, there is a huge _ wanting to book a holiday? yeah, there is a huge number— wanting to book a holiday? yeah, there is a huge number of- wanting to book a holiday? yeah, there is a huge number of people j wanting to book a holiday? ir—u there is a huge number of people who are looking to go away. very importantly, we have to remember there are many people who chose to delay their holiday from last year when we were in the first lockdown, and they gave travel companies the benefit of the doubt, you can keep our money, we will move our holiday to 2021, and they are now looking at perhaps not getting a holiday again this year, one they have already paid for, and that is the point where we are seeing people saying, no, enough is enough, i want my money back, and travel companies, who have had no income, will have to come up with the money. how who have had no income, will have to come up with the money.— come up with the money. how our travel companies _ come up with the money. how our travel companies playing - come up with the money. how our travel companies playing it? - come up with the money. how our travel companies playing it? is - come up with the money. how our travel companies playing it? is it | travel companies playing it? is it difficult for people to get money back? ., ., , .,, difficult for people to get money back? ., ., , ., ., , back? from now, people have really not their back? from now, people have really got their systems _ back? from now, people have really got their systems in _ back? from now, people have really got their systems in place, - back? from now, people have really got their systems in place, and - got their systems in place, and people are able to process refunds very quickly. we have seen the likes ofjet very quickly. we have seen the likes of jet to get very quickly. we have seen the likes ofjet to get praise for the very quickly. we have seen the likes of jet to get praise for the fact that they are being very proactive, and they announced yesterday that holidays up until april the 14th have been cancelled and people will get an automatic refund. but it really does pay to book with a package tour operator in these quite uncertain times, because you get that added level of protection. what that added level of protection. what are eo - le that added level of protection. what are peeple saying — that added level of protection. what are people saying to _ that added level of protection. what are people saying to you in terms of the policy around all this? do they feel frustrated, or do they accept that we are in uncertain times? yes. that we are in uncertain times? yes, there is frustration, _ that we are in uncertain times? yes, there is frustration, but _ that we are in uncertain times? 1&1: there is frustration, but also people accepting that, do you know what, we have to get out of this, if this is the way the government is choosing to deal with it, we can only hope that it has an effect on the short to medium term to allow us to perhaps then starts to travel later on. at the start of january, to perhaps then starts to travel later on. at the start ofjanuary, i really thought that by the summer, with the vaccination programme, we would be looking at international travel, but this is looking increasingly unlikely, and grant shapps' comments would have been a devastating blow to the travel industry and people who are looking forward to going away this summer. and i suppose, as was pointed out in that piece by caroline davies, it is notjust that piece by caroline davies, it is not just about the uk, that piece by caroline davies, it is notjust about the uk, it is about policies in countries abroad and also their vaccination programmes. that is exactly right, and we have a huge number of restrictions, countries that have decided to close their borders with the uk, and we are not welcome there. for our nearest neighbours, spain and greece, so reliant on british people spending money there, it is going to be an issue for us to decide whether or not we feel it is safe to go there, the government may start to recreate the travel corridors again, if we are going in the right direction in terms of numbers of cases. there are other countries who have no plans to open up two brits just yet. have no plans to open up two brits 'ust et. �* ., ., ,, ., just yet. and how do you feel about the direction _ just yet. and how do you feel about the direction that _ just yet. and how do you feel about the direction that has _ just yet. and how do you feel about the direction that has been - just yet. and how do you feel about the direction that has been given i just yet. and how do you feel about| the direction that has been given by the direction that has been given by the government, do feel it is piecemeal or we are yet to hear the full policy? it piecemeal or we are yet to hear the full oli ? ., , , ., piecemeal or we are yet to hear the full policy?— full policy? it does seem at the moment as _ full policy? it does seem at the moment as if _ full policy? it does seem at the moment as if it _ full policy? it does seem at the moment as if it is _ full policy? it does seem at the moment as if it is very - full policy? it does seem at the moment as if it is very much i full policy? it does seem at the i moment as if it is very much going one step forward and then about three miles back and actually understanding where we are going to be in the next few months. i don't think anyone can decide or understand whether they are going to have a holiday this summer, even in the uk. we have still got a minister saying, don't book in the uk, and thatis saying, don't book in the uk, and that is ridiculous, because we are seeing huge numbers of people booking holidays in the uk over the past couple of weeks. qm. booking holidays in the uk over the past couple of weeks.— past couple of weeks. 0k, many thanks, past couple of weeks. 0k, many thanks. lisa. — past couple of weeks. 0k, many thanks, lisa, travel— past couple of weeks. 0k, many thanks, lisa, travel editor i past couple of weeks. 0k, many thanks, lisa, travel editor at i past couple of weeks. 0k, manyj thanks, lisa, travel editor at the sun. leaked data seen by the sun newspaper appears to show thatjust one dose of the pfizer vaccine offers two—thirds protection amongst people who have received their vaccinations in the uk so far. the newspaper says the findings are due to be officially released within days, showing the pfizer vaccine starts to work in as little as two weeks and is equally effective in 0aps and younger adults. joining me now to talk more about the potential significance of the figures is professor paul hunter from the university of east anglia's school of medicine. what do you make of this leaked data? . , , .., . data? certainly, if it is correct, and i data? certainly, if it is correct, and i think— data? certainly, if it is correct, and i think it — data? certainly, if it is correct, and i think it does _ data? certainly, if it is correct, and i think it does have - data? certainly, if it is correct, and i think it does have the i data? certainly, if it is correct, | and i think it does have the ring data? certainly, if it is correct, i and i think it does have the ring of truth, to me at least, then it is pretty good news, that we have vaccines that are being effective after a single dose. interestingly, it takes an extra week if you are over 80 two get the full effect of a single dose than if you are younger, but it is still a pretty impressive result. but, you know, we still have a long way to go with this epidemic, and we can't rely on just this is a good sign that we will be out of the situation that we are in at the moment, certainly in the next few weeks. �* , , , weeks. and it will still be the case that people _ weeks. and it will still be the case that people will _ weeks. and it will still be the case that people will be _ weeks. and it will still be the case that people will be more - weeks. and it will still be the case | that people will be more protected once they have had their second dose, and the decision has been taken to push that to 12 weeks. well, 12 weeks as the current estimate, and we do know a lot about how long immunity lasts after both natural infection and immunisation, so i do not think any of us are expecting that the level that we get after three weeks is going to decline that much over the coming eight weeks till the 12 week repeat. so it is still looking pretty impressive for that. i mean, there are still a lot of things that we don't know about, it looks like this figure is the figure for infection, symptomatic infection, and if that is the case, then you can expect even better protection, or we hope we can expect even better protection from severe disease needing to go into hospital and dying. but clearly we won't know all that until we see the full report, which we have been told is going to be out very soon. but do feel it is a vindication of the current strategy, of giving more people die first time one of the dose now giving fewer people two? == dose now giving fewer people two? -- of dose now giving fewer people two? » of giving more people the first dose. absolutely, since i heard of this policy, i thought it was the right one, and if there is evidence holds up in the final report, it will really strengthen that view that we did in fact take the right step to reduce deaths and severe disease over these months. everybody is talkin: disease over these months. everybody is talking about, _ disease over these months. everybody is talking about, given _ disease over these months. everybody is talking about, given the _ disease over these months. everybody is talking about, given the fact - is talking about, given the fact that the vaccination programme is going well, about the possibility of lifting restrictions gradually. we will know more about that in the wake of the 22nd of february, when the prime minister will lay that out, butjust from your point of view, when do you think that you might feel confident that restrictions could start to be lifted? b5 restrictions could start to be lifted? ~ , , ., restrictions could start to be lifted? a ,., ., lifted? as you say, there is a lot of uncertainty — lifted? as you say, there is a lot of uncertainty around, _ lifted? as you say, there is a lot of uncertainty around, such i lifted? as you say, there is a lot of uncertainty around, such as l lifted? as you say, there is a lot i of uncertainty around, such as how rapidly the south african strain and the bristol variant is going to spread, which have a degree of resistance to vaccine. but all things being well, i would believe that schools will be able to be open early march, and i think we will see a gradual relaxation over the following months, and i think the summer this year is almost certainly going to be a lot easier than last year, providing we don't get hit with any more bad news about new variants and the like. we with any more bad news about new variants and the like.— variants and the like. we will all be keeping _ variants and the like. we will all be keeping our _ variants and the like. we will all be keeping our fingers - variants and the like. we will all be keeping our fingers crossed i variants and the like. we will all. be keeping our fingers crossed that you are right, thank you so much, professor paul hunter from the university of east anglia, thank you. england's deputy chief medical officer says he is concerned about the take—up of covid vaccines among people from ethnic minorities. answering viewers questions on the bbc earlier, professorjonathan van—tam said the virus does not discriminate and he urged everyone who is eligible to take the jab. he said the vaccines were safe for black and asian minority ethnic communities and that if there were any safety issues they would have been identified by now. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. just a bit sharp. with the vaccination roll out now in its third month, one of the biggest challenges has been targeting those in harder to reach communities. in an effort to get more people vaccinated from ethnic minority groups, england's deputy chief medical officer says the coronavirus doesn't discriminate. i have concerns that uptake in the minority ethnic groups is not going to be as rapid or as high. the big message i have for everyone listening is that, look, this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background you're from. it just doesn't care about the colour of your skin or where you live in the world or any of these things. it just cares that you're a human being. speaking to the bbc in a your questions answered session, one viewer asked about the safety of the vaccine. what is the government doing to ensure that the vaccine is safe for everyone, especially those amongst the black, asian, minority ethnic community? both vaccines that we are using have been approved by the independent regulator, the mhra. but we're well over the 12 million mark now in terms of vaccines we've deployed. and we're getting to a point where if we were going to see any kind of safety signal, it would be pretty obvious by now. latest research from the office for national statistics shows that people in england from pakistani and bangladeshi backgrounds were roughly three times more at risk of dying from coronavirus compared with people from white british backgrounds during the second wave of the pandemic. while there were similar death rates for people from black african and caribbean communities as white groups. but during the first wave of the pandemic, people from all ethnic minority groups were at a higher risk of death, except those from a chinese background. and with increasing concerns about reluctance to take the vaccine in some of these communities, professorjonathan van—tam was very clear about the dangers of misinformation online. if my central—heating system breaks down, i'm going to call a heating engineer to explain to me what's wrong and what needs to be fixed, and give me the advice on whether the system needs upgrading or whatever. i'm not going to ask a brain surgeon to do this. so why would you go to those kind of sources of information, when you have really very readily accessible, good sources from trusted voices in the nhs? but some people believe that vaccine hesitancy within these groups has been exaggerated, something doctors are aware of. the communities that we've worked with, we completely understand the concerns that they raise, and they're valid concerns. and i think it's about helping people make informed choices. the government has now started publishing vaccine ethnicity data, but much more information and time is needed to fully understand how serious this problem is. adina campbell, bbc news. and you can watch our full your questions answered programme withjonathan van—tam on the bbc news channel at 8:30pm tonight. just before the weather, let's paws, because lockdowns have made zoom calls commonplace over the last year, and for many there have been a few technical mishaps. but few will have been as bad, or as high—profile and hiss—terical as this one. at a virtual court hearing in the us where the lawyer accidentally appeared on screen as a kitten, something he'll definitely want to fur—get. mark lobel has the story. meet the 69—year—old texan attorney who unintentionally addressed this virtual courtroom as a cat. mr ponton, i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. you might want to... uh! we're trying to... we're trying... can you hear me, judge? i can hearyou, i think it's a filter. it is, and i don't know how to remove it. i've got my assistant here, she's trying to, but... 0h. i'm prepared to go forward with it. i'm here live, it's not... i'm not a cat. ican... i can see that. court attorney rod ponton pleaded his case of mistaken identity minutes after he logged on from his secretary's computer to defend the state of texas in this civil forfeiture case. everybody's face popped up except mine. mine was a cat. 0h. she had it there, the child had it there. she don't know and i don't know. it just... it just miraculously appeared. after that, the verdict of the judge was to release this normally secretive footage, now seen by millions. i'm here live, i'm not a cat. this latest internet star — who also appears on netflix representing possibly the biggest criminaljustice hoaxer in history — is not the type to let the cat out of the bag. but... you can't put toothpaste back in the tube. you know? if it's got out and it's gone viral, let it go! and that's fur real! mark lobel, bbc news. they said they would do this to me, and i have, it was inevitable, i suppose! it will give you paws aforethought. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren pet. hello there. the winds are easing, there aren't as many snow showers around today, and it's going to be a really cold night tonight. into the early part of the evening, those temperatures will be falling away sharply underneath those clearer skies. the showers are easing down in scotland, will continue to see some snow showers this evening across eastern parts of england, perhaps into the night on the far south—east of england and returning into the south—west. but for many, it's going to be dry and clear, temperatures will fall sharply. those are the temperatures in towns and cities. we know it's been very cold in the highlands, it's going to be much colder than last night across eastern parts of england. so really frosty and potentially icy start to thursday, but a good deal of sunshine for many, wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland, more cloud and a stronger win for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. it threatens a bit of rain or snow into the far south—west of england. though stronger winds, the up for many parts of the country, drawing and cold as steel from continental europe this time, and so temperatures in the afternoon, after the frosty start, typically 2—4 celsius. hello this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines. the government announces an extra £3.5 billion to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from some buildings in england. iam announcing an unprecedented intervention. a clear plan to remove unsafe cladding, to provide certainty to leaseholders, to make the industry pay for its faults of the past. the prime minister has defended the fines and potential prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots after calls from labour to go further. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional. get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up. the big message i have for everyone listening is that this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background you are from. it just doesn't care about the colour of your skin, or where you live in the world, or any of these things. it just cares that you are a human being. two leading cancer charities call for better support for young people forced by the pandemic to face their hospital treatment alone. people are being urged not to share videos which claim to show preventative treatments for coronavirus. the royal college of physicians — which represents tens of thousands of doctors — say the messages, some of which have been viewed hundreds of thousands of time, can be misleading and incredibly dangerous. sima kotecha has more. message alert. a video message from mum on whatsapp. and today i'm going to you something very important, very imperative information which can save us all from the infection of coronavirus. the practice is very simple. you need to inhale plain steam, plain water steam. of course, this is untrue, but his videos have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. i wanted to find out who had seen it and where it came from. hi, mama. how are you? i'm fine, thank you. this video you sent me, mum, how many people do you think have seen this video? so many, i think. so many people. from speaking to dozens of people in the south asian community up and down the country, i discovered it had been seen in basingstoke, bradford, peterboro and stoke—on—trent. 12 people told me they'd even tried inhaling steam after seeing similar videos. this man in bradford told me people in his family are doing it. family members are suggesting that this is the way to get rid of it. people are worried and when they're worried, they look for all sorts of cures. vaccine hesitancy is a problem among black and minority ethnic communities. there are concerns misinformation is partly to blame. we managed to track down the man behind the video. nileshjogal is a chemical engineer and owns a clinic in the indian state of gujarat. i asked him why he's spreading these false messages. none of our personnel, including us, or even doctors, are infected with coronavirus so far. the groups who have started this practice, they have also been safeguarded from coronavirus. but that's not true. doctors here are saying that what you are saying is a lie, and that you're putting people's lives at risk. fine, fine. what doctors are saying and what such and such might be saying, i'm not really aware of. however well his intentions might be, doctors here aren't impressed. it is the most efficient tool, the most effective way to prevent ourselves from coronavirus. wow. that'sjust infuriating. it's actually really made me angry. thesee sort of individuals should be arrested for spreading false - news, giving false hope. in my opinion, i would have no time for such studies at all. i don't think this is a proven value. this will cost lives. as soon as social media platforms get hold of any of these messages, they should be taken off. whatsapp says it's made a number of changes to slow the spread of fake news. while facebook told us it's taken the post down after we alerted them to it. the government here says it's spending £23 million on boosting vaccine uptake, but these messages continue to spread like wildfire. and for the experts, it's about debunking them quickly and effectively to save lives. sima kotecha, bbc news. donald trump's second impeachment trial will resume in the next few hours, after us senators rejected arguments that the process was unconstitutional. six republicansjoined democrats in voting to go ahead with the trial. mr trump is charged with "inciting insurrection" during a speech, before his supporters stormed the capitol building. he denies the charge. barbara plett usher reports. on this vote, the ayes at 56, the nays are mr. the first order of business was to decide whether the trial should even go ahead. donald trump's lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because he's no longer president. but the senate voted to proceed. and democrats previewed the case they plan to make — a visual and visceral account of the capitol riot, linking the president's fiery words with disturbing scenes of violence. senators, this cannot be our future. this cannot be the future of america. we cannot have presidents inciting and mobilising mob violence against our government and our institutions because they refuse to accept the will of the people under the constitution of the united states. representative so—and—so seeks to walk back comments about — i forget what it was — something that bothered her. mr trump's lawyers got off to a rambling and rocky start. sources said he didn't sound pleased with their performance. they used their own video evidence to claim that democrats had long been on a mission to impeach the former president, and they dismissed the case as political theatre. i rise today, mr speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president of the united states of america. i continue to say, "impeach him!" they want to put you through a 16—hour presentation over two days, focusing on this as if it were some sort of bloodsport. and to what end? for healing? for unity? for accountability? not for any of those, for surely there are much better ways to achieve each. it is, again, for pure, raw, misguided partisanship. the partisan division in the senate held most republicans voted against proceeding with the trial. they're wary of crossing donald trump. but democrats are determined to make them face in graphic detail the actions of mr trump and his supporters. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. 0ur washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue said there's a large scale challenge for the prosectuion to persuade republicans to change sides. six republicans voted with democrats for the trial to go ahead, that's a long way short of them actually voting to convicted donald trump, of course. if they did want to get a conviction, that would require 17 republicans changing sides, so you can see the scale of the challenge that the prosecution have in persuading that number. frankly, it's pretty vanishingly unlikely that that will happen. that's not to say though, that the next few days aren't going to contain some pretty dramatic moments. we are expecting new video evidence from the prosecution. we've already seen some pretty shocking stills and moving images of what happened onjanuary 6th. they say they have more than that. the defence team are going to have to pull their acts together a little bit. it was described yesterday by republicans as disorganised and random and we are told that the president was absolutely furious. on a scale of one to ten, apparently he was a number eight. so, still a lot of twists and turns to go. the trial should probably run until the beginning of next week. the outcome is pretty much certain, but there's lots to see before then. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. venus williams is out... venus williams limped off court at the australian open, after her record 21st appearance in melbourne came to a painful end. she rolled her ankle on her way to losing the first set 6—1 against the italian qualifier sara errani. she was already carrying a knee injury and it looked as though she'd have to retire. however, she played on to the end, although she didn't win another game. a record—breaking 21st appearance in melbourne. naomi 0saka, the third seed and 2019 champion, moved comfortably into round three, dispatching caroline garcia in straight sets. 0saka's last defeat in a wta tournament was at the australian 0pen almost a year ago. world number one novak djokovic was really pushed by frances tiafoe in their second—round match — the american took the second set on a tie—break. and defending champion djokovic had to dig deep to come through in four sets. although he always feels confident on his favourite court, the rod laver arena. i guess when you win a lot on a certain court you feel more confident each year to this court. it feels right. it feels like my living room to be honest. i feel very comfortable playing here. yeah, it's only that i'm not sitting on a couch in my living room running a lot of the place. the head of tennis australia says the organisers of this summer's olympic games could learn a lot from the way the australian open has been managed, in the midst of the covid—19 pandemic. craig tiley says there was a far more rigorous quarantine programme in melbourne than the one being proposed for tokyo, and drastic measures could be necessary. i would be looking at dividing up the quarantine period is for all the athletes. i would be doing quarantine period is in site—specific areas where you have your competition spaces. we couldn't do it any other way. there is no such thing as no risk, but i can't see it being done any other way unless you're willing to accept a much higher level of risk spreading the virus. meanwhile, the governor of tokyo, yuriko koike, has opted not to attend a meeting with the olympics organising committe, the ioc and the government. she said in the wake of derogatory comments about women made by tokyo 2020 president yoshiro mori, she didn't expect a contsructive outcome. mori has apologised after saying women talk too much because they're driven by a strong sense of rivalry, but there are still calls for him to resign. 97 volunteers have stood down in protest and the government has received over 11100 complaints. koike said she found it regrettable that he'd made so many people feel uncomfortable. facebook says it is "horrified" at the continued online abuse of footballers. it's announced tougher measures to tackle the issue, including disabling the accounts of anyone found to have repeatedly sent abusive private messages on instagram, which it also owns. i am horrified at the type of abuse that people, especially these footballers have to deal with on the basis of who they are whether the _ race, religion or gender. as a company we are disappointed to see that sort of behaviour that are played out offline. that is why we are taking tougher measures to go after accounts that are violating our community standards and goals with direct messages. the brain injury charity headway says the handling of issa diop's clash of heads during west ham's fa cup defeat to manchester united last night shows the new conussion substitution rules are deeply flawed. diop collided with anthony martial in the 36th minute and the pair received a two—minute assessment on the pitch but they both played on. at half—time, diop became the first player to be permanently substituted under the new rules. headway said the protocol had failed at its very first test and they've called again for the introduction of temporary substitutes, as the best way to protect players from serious injury. we have heard the sad news that dai davies has died at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer. there are more tributes to him on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including. the headlines on bbc news. an extra 3.5 billion pounds to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. the extra money will be available for all buildings which are 18 metres and over — with a separate scheme for smaller ones the prime minister has defended the fines and potential prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots after calls from labour to go further. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional covid restrictions have made this year much tougher for young people dealing with a cancer diagnosis. two leading charities, the teenage cancer trust and clic sargent,say too many young people are having to go alone to hospital for checkups and treatment, sometimes for weeks at a time. they're calling on the government to do more to allow patients to receive greater support. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. 21—year—old daniela alves is a makeup artist and dancer. in september, she was told she had a rare blood cancer. being a makeup artist, ijust thought, like, my hair's going to fall off. like, that wasjust, like, everything for me. and i feel like all the worst thoughts just went through my head. the pandemic has made the last year that much tougher for young people already dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. restrictions on hospital visits meant daniela had to go to appointments and treatments by herself. no one knows you like your mum or a family member. it was just very, very scary. like, there were times where i'd find myself crying my eyes out, basically because i wanted a hand to hold. every year around 4,000 children and young people in the uk receive a cancer diagnosis. today two medical charities have written to ministers asking them to commit to young people that they should not have to hear the news they have cancer or face their treatments alone. it would make an enormous difference to young people's lives. just to have somebody with you at a most difficult time in your cancer treatment and the most difficult time during the global pandemic. to have somebody who you know and who knows you. 18—year—old mikaela forrester had to go to hospital on her own for a stem cell transplant. nhs england guidance does say patients like her should be able to have family supporting them. but cancer charities say too often that is simply not happening. it would have made a huge difference if my mum could have been there. because there were days when i was up at like six in the morning and they were having loads of tests done, and it was just really scary. and ijust wanted my mum to be there, but she obviously couldn't. the government says it knows the pandemic is particularly difficult for people like mikaela and daniela. it says it is committed to making hospital visits possible while managing the risk of infection. jim reed, bbc news. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has admitted that the eu was too late ordering coronavirus vaccines and that it's not where it wants to be with its immunisation programme. she also apologised for the way in which the eu announced that there would be vaccine checks between ireland and northern ireland, a policy that was quickly scrapped. allow me a word on the island of ireland. the bottom line is that mistakes were made in the process leading up to the decision, and i deeply regret that. but in the end we got it right. and i can reassure you that my commission will do its utmost to protect the peace of northern ireland, just as it has done throughout the entire brexit process. a woman who was shot in the head while protesting against myanmar�*s military coup is in hospital, in a critical condition. she was hurt at a protest yesterday which saw police trying to disperse protesters with water cannon, rubber bullets, and live rounds. tens of thousands of people in myanmar are protesting for a fifth day against a military coup that has placed the country's elected leader, aung san suu kyi, and members of her party, under house arrest. heineken has announced it's cutting 8,000 jobs worldwide. the dutch firm said it had suffered a sharp drop in sales during the pandemic. bars have been closed in many parts of the world, and some countries, such as south africa, have imposed temporary bans on alcohol sales. more than 12 and a half million people in the uk have so far let's get more now on the concerns of england's deputy chief medical 0fficer about the take—up of covid vaccines among people from ethnic minorities. answering viewers questions on the bbc earlier, professorjonathan van—tam said "the virus does not discriminate" and he urged everyone who is eligible to take the jab. ria lakhani from north west london spent more than a week on a covid—19 ward at the end of march last year. shejoins me now. ria, hello there. how are you? nice to meet you- _ ria, hello there. how are you? nice to meet you. thank _ ria, hello there. how are you? nice to meet you. thank you _ ria, hello there. how are you? nice to meet you. thank you for - ria, hello there. how are you? nice to meet you. thank you forjoining l to meet you. thank you for “oining us. so, to meet you. thank you for “oining so. he — to meet you. thank you for “oining us. so, he went i to meet you. thank you for “oining us. so, he went into i to meet you. thank you forjoining us. so, he went into hospital- to meet you. thank you forjoining us. so, he went into hospital lastl us. so, he went into hospital last march for an operation and while you are there, you contracted covid. how did it take you?— did it take you? that's right. it was the end — did it take you? that's right. it was the end of _ did it take you? that's right. it was the end of march - did it take you? that's right. it was the end of march last i did it take you? that's right. it| was the end of march last year, did it take you? that's right. it i was the end of march last year, just a few days before the national lockdown began. i had my operation and upon waking up, my oxygen levels were quite low. it took as a little while to realise that it could be covid. so, because i had been isolating for quite a long time, it was two days after that i started to get a temperature, a covid swab was taken, it became positive and then i was transferred to university couege was transferred to university college london hospitals where i began a 12 day fight for my life. that must�*ve been so for you. it that must've been so for you. it was. it's been ten months, almost a year now afterwards, but it's something that i still think about the many hours every day. as you can see, i'm still suffering as a result of everything. i'm currently living on a feeding tube in order to get my nutrition because unfortunately, the operation failed. so, the covid still haunts me every day and i've been spending multiple admissions in various hospitals in the past year as well, so just seeing all the changes that are going on due to covid and being left alone on long hospital stays has been really difficult. i hospital stays has been really difficult. .., hospital stays has been really difficult. .. ., . hospital stays has been really difficult. ., . ., ~ difficult. i can imagine. we talking today about _ difficult. i can imagine. we talking today about the _ difficult. i can imagine. we talking today about the of _ difficult. i can imagine. we talking today about the of getting - difficult. i can imagine. we talking today about the of getting the i today about the of getting the message of getting a vaccine out to people from ethnic minority communities. is that something that you support?— communities. is that something that ousuuort? , , ., you support? yes, absolutely. coming from an asian — you support? yes, absolutely. coming from an asian background _ you support? yes, absolutely. coming from an asian background myself, i from an asian background myself, this is a matter that is very close to my heart. having been in intensive care and seeing what actually happens on a covid ward, those that haven't been there are so fortunate to have not been there, but it's really important that we all, as we've all been doing in this lockdown, maintaining distance, it's alsojust lockdown, maintaining distance, it's also just really important that, as and when your time comes to take that vaccination that you do it. and that vaccination that you do it. and that you stop listening to all sorts of what saps being sent around by people scaremongering in our community and just to know that vaccination is safe and it's something that the sooner we get to do, the sooner we get to what will be our new normal moving forward. [30 be our new normal moving forward. do you think that asian communities are more vulnerable to conspiracy theories owed disinformation if they are being passed around? partly because people live more in extended families all in the community? just s-ueakin families all in the community? just speaking from my experience, one of the things that i was pleased to see today, having asked my parents about what kind of messages they've received, i was happy to see that theyjust received, i was happy to see that they just delete any received, i was happy to see that theyjust delete any messages that are forwarded to them telling them not to take the vaccination because there is meat in the product, there's be beef and porker whatever. but unfortunately, not everyone is deleting those messages and some people trust them. i think they get forwarded very quickly across the community because of the size of our extended families. so it's important for people to know that. the information they receive a friend all relative might not be correct and it's really important to the facts. and just start taking out some of the nonsense you receive so that you can take this vaccination feeling confident, knowing that it's the best thing for us in this pandemic and the best way to move forward. �* ., , ., pandemic and the best way to move forward. �* ., ,, .., forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year _ forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year ago _ forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year ago and _ forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year ago and you - forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year ago and you are i forward. and ria, you contracted covid a year ago and you are still relying on a feeding tube related to other issues. how is your health? yes, my health is still quite poor. the fact that i can't get nutrition as a normal person would. however, that might not necessarily be linked to covid. but i do live in extreme fear of contracting it again. we have seen many people get reinfected twice. that is something that scares me, especially when i'm, i'vejust come out of a month—long stay in hospital on my own in complete isolation and the moment my temperature readings were showing a bit higher than normal, i would start panicking. ijust can't wait for the day that i could take my vaccination. and the day everybody can start getting back to life. yes indeed. can start getting back to life. yes indeed- we _ can start getting back to life. yes indeed. we wish you all the very best. thanks so much for talking to us. the nhs has teamed up with two showbiz legends, sir eltonjohn and sir michael caine, to help reassure the public that the covid vaccines are safe and effective. "and as you can see, i'm still standing, yeah, yeah yeah.... in a light—hearted promotion, sir elton pretends to audition for an advert, singing his 1983 hit i'm still standing after pretending to get vaccinated and sir michael assures us he didn't feel a thing when getting his jab. the stars, who have both had the vaccine, say they hope the film demonstrates howjab helps protect people and their loved ones. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the beast from the east has been tamed, the winds are not as strong now and we are not seeing as many snow showers either. instead, the focus overnight turns to what is going to be a really cold night. for many it will be colder than i was last night. even as we head into the early evening, those temperatures are falling away sharply with the clearer skies and lighter winds. still got some snow showers around, they are certainly becoming fewer in scotland, they will continue through the evening and eastern parts of england and perhaps overnight towards the far south east and returning into the south west of england as well. many though it is going to turn dry, skies were clear, the winds will drop. we are going to find those temperatures falling away very quickly. these are the numbers in towns and cities. already we have had some very low temperatures as we know in the highlands of scotland, but it is worth pointing out how cold it is going to be across some eastern parts of england. especially where we had that snow earlier on in the week. me may well find temperatures as low as —9 or —10. so a really cold start to the day. it should be quite dry and sunny for many, a few more of these wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland. threat of some snow into devon and cornwall and it will be more cloudy in the south—west, wales and later into northern ireland. quite windy in this area as well and in general we will see the winds picking up cold air continuing to feed in in the near continent, so temperatures will struggle after that frosty start around 2—4 . we are seeing high pressure building down to the east of the uk. that is killing off a lot off those snow showers. but around it we still continue to feed in cold air, that colder air is blocking off, for the time being, milder air coming in from the atlantic. this is the signs of that milder air, this band of cloud. but there is not much coming out of the sky from that and for many i think it will be a dry day on friday with a good deal of sunshine. it will be another cold and frosty start and for some parts of the midlands, towards the south east of england, for example, temperatures may not get above freezing all day. things look like they will start to change this weekend, particularly during the second half of the weekend. strengthening southerly winds will start to blow in mild airfrom the west. the transition day is going to be saturday and this is when it is going to be quite tricky because we have got a weather front bringing in some wet weather into the cold air, so we will find some snow for a while in northern ireland and then particularly into wales, the north west of england and into scotland. those temperatures still on the low side on saturday but it should be quite a bit milderfor most of us on sunday. this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: an extra £3.5 billion to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. critics say it's come too late, but ministers call it a major investment in building safety. iam announcing an unprecedented intervention. a clear plan to remove unsafe cladding, to provide certainty to leaseholders, to make the industry pay for its faults of the past. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots. paedophile david wilson, who posed as girls online to get boys to send him indecent images, is jailed for 25 years. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional. get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up. the big message i have for everyone listening is that this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background you are from. it just doesn't care about the colour of your skin, or where you live in the world, or any of these things. it just cares that you are a human being. and coming up this hour — the perils of the zoom call, a forlorn texas lawyer tells thejudge, "i am not a cat", as he's defeated by a kitten filter. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, has announced an extra £3.5 billion for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. it will apply on properties over 18m. a levy will be imposed on developers building certain new high—rise blocks. the government set up a £1.6 billion fund last year in response to the grenfell tower fire in 2017, but it's been under pressure to increase that amount. thousands of flat owners are facing huge bills for safety improvements, and in many cases people are unable to sell their homes. mrjenrick has been speaking in the commons. we will make further funding available to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in high—rise residential buildings of 18 metres and above, or above six storeys in england. we continue to take a safety—led approach, and this funding will focus on the higher rise buildings, where the independent expert advisory panel tells us, time and again, the overwhelming majority of the safety risk lies. in line with the existing building safety fund and the anticipated scope of the new building safety regulator that we are establishing and will shortly be legislating for, this will ensure that we end the cladding scandal in a way that is fair and generous to leaseholders. secondly, for low and medium—rise blocks of flats, the risks are significantly lower, and the remediation of cladding is less likely to be needed. in many cases, it will not be needed at all. but where it is, costs can still be significant for leaseholders, which is why i'm announcing today that government will develop a long—term scheme to protect leaseholders in this situation with financial support for cladding remediation on buildings between four and six storeys. under a long—term, low—interest scheme, no leaseholder will ever pay more than £50 a month towards the removal of unsafe cladding, many far less. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas told me how mps have reacted to the announcement. well, a sort of mixed reaction, quite a critical reaction from the opposition, but also from a few conservatives too. the government under pressure because we are, what, more than three years since the grenfell tower tragedy, there are many buildings where the issue has not been addressed, thousands of people affected by this, their lives deeply affected, and what labour has been saying, the deputy leader, angela rayner, he has been saying this is not a solution that addresses the issues, because leaseholders should not and must not pay for the cladding crisis that was caused by dodgy developers, cowboy builders, and manufacturers of flammable cladding. that is one of the issues, is this question that it will be these taller buildings, high—rise buildings where the costs are covered, but not those 4—6 storeys high, and that is why the labour shadow housing secretary, thangam debbonaire, said in response to the statement that this was piling financial misery on some owners and was an injustice. buying your first home should be a dream come true, but for many it's now been a nightmare, for years. as a result of government choices, three and a half years on from the grenfell tragedy hundreds of thousands of people are still trapped in unsafe homes, many more unable to move. and today's announcement is too late for too many. it's a repeat of undelivered promises and backtracks on the key one that leaseholders should have no costs to pay. the chancellor said last march all unsafe combustible cladding will be removed from every private and social residential building above 18 metres high, but that has not happened. buildings haven't been able to access the fund, and £9 out of ten is still sitting where it was. at every stage, the government underestimated the problem, and delays caused it to grow. they still don't know how many buildings are unsafe, where they are, or what danger they pose, and until we have answers to those basic questions government will continue to make mistakes. so what the labour party wants is an independent body to prioritise which are the most at—risk buildings, which should be done first. it doesn't want those who have the lower rise buildings to have to pay costs that could be £50 per month into the future. a couple of the other issues here that have been raised in reaction to this, whether the government should be pursuing those responsible for the cladding in the first place and the buildings in the first place. they have said they are bringing in a tax on developers which should bring in about £2 billion to help pay for this, but some conservative mps not happy, we have had stephen mcpartland, who tweeted that he listened to this announcement with his head in his hands, wondering how the government could have got this so wrong. "it is a betrayal of millions of leaseholders," he said, and he pointed to a couple of issues, one issue with ongoing insurance costs for those living in these buildings, which are high and unaffordable for many, and also how people are dealing with the current fire safety defects, things like having to pay for waking watches, for people to patrol the buildings 2a hours a day to ensure that there are no fires, and that there was a ongoing cost that people are bearing. and we hope to be speaking to the mp that damian mentioned there later in the hour. the government has been defending its plans for tougher restrictions on foreign travel and penalties for people who flout them. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said that people "would expect pretty strong action," and he stood by the maximum penalty of a ten—year prison sentence for lying about travelling back from a high—risk covid country. but others have criticised it as disproportionate. the travel industry is now looking into how it will have to adapt to the government's new tougher covid plans. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. quarantine hotels, thousands of pounds in fines, and potential prison sentences for those who lie on their documents. yesterday the government announced more restrictions on international travel. but today the labour party said the restrictions need to go further. oxford university keep track of how tough border restrictions are in every country. they say that there are at least 33 countries around the world which currently have tougher restrictions than the united kingdom, 33, prime minister, including canada, denmark, japan, israel, many others. they say we're not even in the top bracket of countries for border restrictions. labour want arrivals from all countries to quarantine in hotels, but the government policy is that only those from countries on the banned list have to do this. unless he actually wants to cut this country off from the rest of the world, which last week he said he didn't want to do, unless he's changed his mind again, mr speaken — i think this policy is measured and proportionate, and it is getting tougher from monday, and i hope he supports it. in the cold of february, many of us are starting to think about summer holidays. but should we be booking? according to the transport secretary this morning, not yet. we don't know the answer to that yet. it depends on both the level of vaccination here — and, critically, elsewhere. just checking the figures, we have done 13 million plus vaccinations, which is more than the whole of the eu put together. so we'll need to wait for other countries to catch up as well, in order to be able to do that wider international unlock, because we can only control the situation here in the uk. some in the industry are infuriated by the transport secretary's comments, which they say they have not been consulted on. to come out with headlines and snippets of news like this is not helpful for an industry which needs to be planning for the summer market. this sector has closed down for the last 12 months, yet still not received zero sector—specific support. it is not good enough. the government says it has been engaging with the sector on quarantine measures and that schemes like furlough and tax deferrals have supported the industry, they're considering the request for further support. the increasing number of travel restrictions and the transport secretary's comments are concerning the sector. the summer is crucial for the industry, and bookings are needed for it to survive. hopes rest on the government providing a way out, so travellers can get back to the beach. caroline davies, bbc news. the prime minister will be leading today's downing street briefing alongside the government's chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance. we'll have full coverage on the bbc one and the bbc news channel from 4:30 this afternoon. a children's football coach from norfolk has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting 26 abuse offences against young boys. —— after admitting to sex abuse offences against young boys. the national crime agency has described him as one of the most prolific offenders they have ever investigated and warned that others like him may get away with their crimes in future if facebook goes ahead with plans to introduce more end—to—end encryption on its messenger service. jo black reports. lionheart early morning in kings lynn, the national crime agency move in to arrest a man they describe as an online predator. you in to arrest a man they describe as an online predator.— an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old _ an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old david - an online predator. you are under arrest. 36-year-old david wilson | an online predator. you are under. arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is - laced arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is laced in arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is placed in handcuffs. _ arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is placed in handcuffs. wilson - arrest. 36-year-old david wilson is placed in handcuffs. wilson posed i placed in handcuffs. wilson posed online as a teenage girl, convincing young boys on facebook and other platforms to send him indecent pictures of themselves. he threatened to post them online unless they send more. he falls to some to send him footage of them abusing younger siblings or friends. the oldest victim was 1a, the youngest was just four years old. he youngest was just four years old. tie: abused, blackmailed, made to feel suicidal, something you should never go through. this suicidal, something you should never no throu~h. , suicidal, something you should never uaothrouh. , ., go through. this boy thought he was chattin: to go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a — go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a girl— go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a girl online. _ go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a girl online. she - go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a girl online. she was i chatting to a girl online. she was demanding pictures, he did as she asked, but years later he was contacted again.— contacted again. again, she requested _ contacted again. again, she requested more _ contacted again. again, she requested more indecent i contacted again. again, she i requested more indecent images, contacted again. again, she _ requested more indecent images, and if not, she would spread them across the internet, despite knowing i was frightened, counting down, ten, nine, eight, knowing i was trapped inside his game, that was when i felt the courage to tell my parents. the investigation was prompted by information detected and shared by facebook, but plans by the company to introduce end—to—end encryption on its messenger service has got the national crime agency worried. these chan . es national crime agency worried. these changes risk— national crime agency worried. these changes risk a — national crime agency worried. these changes risk a retreat _ national crime agency worried. these changes risk a retreat from _ national crime agency worried. these changes risk a retreat from the - changes risk a retreat from the battlefield in tackling child abuse, and we _ battlefield in tackling child abuse, and we really need to think very hard. _ and we really need to think very hard. as— and we really need to think very hard, as we move forward with them, to ensure _ hard, as we move forward with them, to ensure we — hard, as we move forward with them, to ensure we can mitigate any changes— to ensure we can mitigate any changes that they make. in a statement. _ changes that they make. in a statement, facebook - changes that they make. j�*u —. statement, facebook told us that child exploitation and grooming have no place on our platform is... clea rel i clearel i hope, after this, i can find my closure. wilson's victims have today seen him jailed, is online crimes bringing harm to the real life world. he online crimes bringing harm to the real life world.— real life world. he has taken away my adolescence, _ real life world. he has taken away my adolescence, but _ real life world. he has taken away my adolescence, but i _ real life world. he has taken away my adolescence, but i still - real life world. he has taken away my adolescence, but i still have i my adolescence, but i still have much to live for, but he is worthless to think about, and i can move on while he rots in prison. back now to the news that the government has been defending its plan for tougher restrictions on foreign travel and penalties for people who flout them. transport secretary grant shapps said that people would expect pretty strong action and he stood by the maximum penalty of a ten—year prison sentence for lying about travelling back from a high risk covid country. adam wagner is a human rights barrister and also professor of law at goldsmiths university of london, hello to you, adam. looking specifically at the proposed fines for quarantine and for testing and the charges on travellers entering the uk, people are going to have to pay £1750 for staying in a hotel, are there human rights implications about these charges? yeah, definitely. we have not seen the regulations yet, and a tendency with the government is to do this at the very last moment, so it is very difficult to understand exactly what is going to be said, but obviously, for the first time, the government are going to be detaining people, locking people up in hotels, guarded, for at least ten days, and thatis guarded, for at least ten days, and that is a big step change and gives rise to significant issues. you know, are they going to provide for people with disabilities that will prevent them being able to be detained in a small hotel room? will they allow for people who can't afford the fees, you know, not everybody is popping off for a jolly in dubai or whatever, some people have to go abroad for funerals, to see sick relatives, are they going to be literally prevented from coming back because they can't afford it? ithink coming back because they can't afford it? i think also there is a significant argument that you can't, in international law, charge for quarantine at all, because of the international health regulations which the uk government has signed up which the uk government has signed up to. which the uk government has signed u- to. . , ., , , up to. that is really interesting. we should _ up to. that is really interesting. we should point _ up to. that is really interesting. we should point out _ up to. that is really interesting. we should point out that - up to. that is really interesting. we should point out that it i up to. that is really interesting. we should point out that it is i we should point out that it is illegal to pop off for a jolly to dubai at the moment, you shouldn't be going on holiday, should you? the government kept talking about australia as a model for this hotel quarantine system. people not charged in australia? j quarantine system. people not charged in australia?— quarantine system. people not charged in australia? i think they are charged. _ charged in australia? i think they are charged, but _ charged in australia? i think they are charged, but it _ charged in australia? i think they are charged, but it is _ charged in australia? i think they are charged, but it is a _ charged in australia? i think they are charged, but it is a different. are charged, but it is a different regime, they are not in the european convention on human rights, they do not have a human rights are, and in any event, it is not like with like, they are different legal systems. as i understand it, this has not been tried in any significant way in mainland europe, which is really the right comparison, because they are members of the echr. i think there have been limited attempt to do this in certain countries, but we will be a bit of an outlier, particularly an outlier in charging for the quarantine itself. so outlier in charging for the quarantine itself.- outlier in charging for the quarantine itself. so do you think- -- _ quarantine itself. so do you think- -- i — quarantine itself. so do you think... i mean, _ quarantine itself. so do you think... i mean, you - quarantine itself. so do you think... i mean, you said i quarantine itself. so do you think... i mean, you said at quarantine itself. so do you i think... i mean, you said at the beginning, we have to wait and see what the regulations will be, and they will come out fairly shortly, before the policy is implemented, but from your understanding of it, do you think, then, that an individual could actually challenge the government on this policy and to be unfairly safe legal ground? melt. be unfairly safe legal ground? well, ossibl . i be unfairly safe legal ground? well, possibly. i think— be unfairly safe legal ground? h possibly. i think particularly worrying is the charge, and i think that may be subject to a successful legal challenge. i think generally the courts have been pretty reluctant to get involved in matters of coronavirus policy, so even if there were a reasonable legal argument against quarantine generally, ijust would be wary of expecting anything from the chords, but who knows? i think the ten—year prison sentence under the forgery and counterfeiting act macro for lying on a form, that is potentially problematic, but i don't know whether that is something which was gored through by the government or something just bolted on to frighten people. it has not been brought in by any legal instrument. the government could have brought this in through primary legislation, either through the coronavirus act last year or at any point in the last year or at any point in the last year, but they haven't, they are going to use an act of parliament which already exists, which is a0 years old, to kind of fit a square peg to fit a into a round hole, and i'm just not sure whether that is going to work at all. you know, ithink lawyers whether that is going to work at all. you know, i think lawyers are pretty clear that is not what it is designed for, and the crown prosecution service simply might not agree with the government that prosecutions under that act can take place. come out 0k, thank you very much for your time, adam wagner. back to the breaking news that paedophile david wilson, who posed as girls online to get young boys to send him indecent images of himself and other children, has beenjailed for 25 years. we can get more now from our correspondentjo black. some of the details of this case are really horrific, talk us through what we know.— really horrific, talk us through what we know. . , ., , what we know. that is right, it has been a really _ what we know. that is right, it has been a really harrowing _ what we know. that is right, it has been a really harrowing episode i what we know. that is right, it has been a really harrowing episode atj been a really harrowing episode at ipswich crown court today, listening to the evidence at the opening statements from the prosecution about david wilson's offending, which went on for several years and involved a very lengthy investigation by the national crime agency, who had to liaise not only with facebook and other social media companies but also with the authorities over in the united states. so we have been told about how lengthy and complex the investigation is. today in court we heard about some of the offending, and we know that some of david wilson's victims were extremely young indeed, so the oldest was 1a years old, and the youngest was a0 years old, and the youngest was a0 years old. we know he was masquerading as a young girl, pretending to be a young girl online, contacting these young boys and asking them to send sexual images of themselves, and when they did, he would then often keep hold of those images, blackmail them into sending more footage, more extreme footage, and sometimes getting them to send footage of their younger siblings and some of their friends. so i really horrific case, and like i say, we have been hearing today in court more about what happened. now, thejudge, sentencing wilson court more about what happened. now, the judge, sentencing wilson today, said that his overall offending had reached the highest level of culpability and harm, and that he had carried out a lengthy and premeditated campaign. he then went on to say that, you know, normal and decent thinking people would be astonished at the level of depravity involved and that everything you did was for your own personal sexual interest and pleasure. now, we heard interest and pleasure. now, we heard in court today about families that had been torn apart as a result of this, which i think is completely unsurprising. we heard victim impact statements which were really powerful, we heard children say that they were now suffering from anxiety. 0ne mum talked about her son, she said that david wilson had torn his innocence from him. we heard about how children had been self—harming as a result of this, children had become withdrawn, had been suffering from depression. 0ne been suffering from depression. one child said he was taken advantage of, abused, blackmailed, and to david wilson, he said, i am the kid who's childhood that you still. now, lots of reaction coming in to this sentencing this afternoon, so we have the home secretary, priti patel, who says the tireless efforts of the nca have put a truly awful criminal behind bars, providing justice to those who suffered, as well as protecting hundreds of potential victims. this sickening case is a chilling reminder how crucial it is that tech companies play their part in combating child sexual abuse. play their part in combating child sexualabuse. it play their part in combating child sexual abuse. it is vital that facebook do not press ahead without amending the current end—to—end encryption plans, otherwise sick criminals like david wilson could still be abusing children with impunity. now, that refers to the point that they national crime agency made about this case. they are using this case to highlight end—to—end encryption plans that facebook have got to put on its messenger service. they say it will effectively lock facebook out, they won't be able to see content, and people like david wilson may go undetected. so they are extremely worried about that, they say they have a very good relationship with facebook but nonetheless they are extremely worried about the plans. now, facebook have given a statement on this, they say child exploitation and grooming have no place on our platforms, facebook has led the industry in developing new ways to protect, detect and respond to abuse, and we continue to work with law enforcement to combat criminal activity. so it will be interesting to see what happens now with regard to see what happens now with regard to the temper encryption, what facebook plans to do, and what plans they have two mitigate these gaps. —— with regard to end—to—end encryption. j -- with regard to end-to-end encryption-— -- with regard to end-to-end encryption. i want to take you strai . ht encryption. i want to take you straight to — encryption. i want to take you straight to geneva, _ encryption. i want to take you straight to geneva, where i encryption. i want to take you l straight to geneva, where there encryption. i want to take you i straight to geneva, where there is a session going on of the world health organization, where they are 0rganization, where they are expected to issue recommendations on the 0xford—astrazeneca covid—19 coronavirus vaccine. this is dr katherine 0'brien speaking. {jut coronavirus vaccine. this is dr katherine o'brien speaking. out the im ortant katherine o'brien speaking. out the important thing _ katherine o'brien speaking. out the 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was presented to them on monday afternoon, along with the evidence on variants of other types, the bay 117 variant as well, and we do have an assessment from sage that there is a plausible expectation that the vaccine will have impact, efficacy against severe disease, albeit we don't have the evidence in hand, but there is plausibility for that being there is plausibility for that being the case. and the reason that there is plausibility comes from three lines of evidence. the first is that, for all of the vaccines, there is a gradient of response going from the highest response against the most severe disease and then somewhat lower efficacy for moderate and further down for mild disease, and further down for mild disease, and we're starting to get evidence on impact against infection, regardless of whether you have disease or not. so we know that there is a gradient, as is true of many vaccines. this is not unique to coronavirus vaccine. studio: we are going to leave that session now, that is dr katherine o'brien at the world health organization. listening in with me is our global affairs correspondent naomi grimley, and dr o'brien was talking about a study into the south african variant, suggesting that it is not good at preventing mild—to—moderate disease. is not good at preventing mild-to-moderate disease. yes, and the world health _ mild-to-moderate disease. yes, and the world health organization - mild-to-moderate disease. yes, and the world health organization is - the world health organization is saying we shouldn't be too bothered by that statement at the moment because it was a very small study, but also what really matters is whether it is effective at preventing serious disease, at stopping people going into hospital, stopping people going into hospital, stopping death. it is pretty clear that the who does have a vote of confidence in this vaccine, they have not formally given emergency use approval to it, but they are not far off doing that, and they are making it clear that they still think it is a very plausible, effective vaccine, because there is other evidence pointing in that direction, particularly for the over 65s. 50 direction, particularly for the over 65s. , ., ,, 65s. so the purpose of this session toda ? 65s. so the purpose of this session today? well. _ 65s. so the purpose of this session today? well, the _ 65s. so the purpose of this session i today? well, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is a huge _ today? well, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is a huge part _ today? well, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is a huge part of— today? well, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is a huge part of the - today? well, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is a huge part of the un's - vaccine is a huge part of the un's sponsored programme, covax, which is trying to get vaccines out to poorer countries, and so they are really indicating that they are going to carry on with this policy. they aim to roll out 620 million doses of it across the developing world, and so just because south africa has put its roll—out on pause, they are really telling us that they are going to carry on nevertheless rolling out in those poorer parts of the world. 50 rolling out in those poorer parts of the world. ., .,, rolling out in those poorer parts of the world. ., , the world. so for those poorer parts ofthe the world. so for those poorer parts of the world — the world. so for those poorer parts of the world and _ the world. so for those poorer parts of the world and also _ the world. so for those poorer parts of the world and also in _ the world. so for those poorer parts of the world and also in the - the world. so for those poorer parts of the world and also in the uk, - of the world and also in the uk, where there is vaccine forms the backbone of the vaccination programme, this is good news. absolutely, and there is no doubt that the oxford—astrazeneca team have had a pretty turbulent couple of weeks, if you remember some european countries have said they don't want to use it on the over 65s, but here the world health organization saying it can be used in that cohort. at the end of the day, reeta, there are still not enough vaccine in the world, so essentially we need to use as much as possible to reach herd immunity. naomi grimley, many thanks. we are hearing that housing secretary robertjenrick has announced more money for removing cladding from high—rise towers, but it has emerged that the company which sold the cladding knew about the risk of fires but continued to offer a flammable version. the public inquiry into the fire in 2017 has been shown documents from arconic warning about the risks. a whole bunch of documents really, setting in context. at the time which decisions were being made, not just about grenfell tower, but lots of buildings in the uk which now have building safety problems. and within the company arconic. unused sheets of aluminium and plastic to make the cladding. what we heard today was that the bbc reported in 2017 that there was a concern about fire safety because there had been a series of fires in the united arab it. somebody, sales manager called deborah french, who was giving evidence at the moment, send e—mails saying that this had happened and pointing out the bbc story. she also sent an e—mailfrom a pointing out the bbc story. she also sent an e—mail from a competitor company which had decided to get rid of its product which was flammable, which would burn in a fire. because of the safety concerns. but arconic�*s product stayed on the market. the company continued to sell it to projects like grenfell tower and also big projects, one called pendleton in greater manchester, and of course, in the case of grenfell tower, we know what the result was. the cladding has been blamed as the primary cause of the fire. arconic... deborah french said that she didn't remember the decisions she was making at the time, but she also says that it was for the architects and designers to decide what to put on their buildings, not arconic. {lilla decide what to put on their buildings, not arconic. ok, thanks very much- _ now it's time for a look at the weather with darren pet. hello there. the winds are easing, there aren't as many snow showers around today, and it's going to be a really cold night tonight. into the early part of the evening, those temperatures will be this falling away sharply underneath those clearer skies. the showers are easing down in scotland, will continue to see some snow showers this evening across eastern parts of england, perhaps into the night on the far south—east of england and returning into the south—west. but for many, it's going to be dry and clear, temperatures will fall sharply. those are the temperatures in towns and cities. we know it's been very cold in the highlands, it's going to be much colder than last night across eastern parts of england. so really frosty and potentially icy start to thursday, but a good deal of sunshine for many, wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland, more cloud and a stronger win for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. it threatens a bit of rain or snow into the far south—west of england. though stronger winds, the up for many parts of the country, drawing and cold as steel from continental europe this time, and so temperatures in the afternoon, after the frosty start, typically 2—4 celsius. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. an extra £3.5 billion to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will go ahead. get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon. facebook says it is "horrified" at the continued online abuse of footballers. the social media site has announced tougher measures to tackle the issue, including disabling the accounts of anyone found to have repeatedly sent abusive private messages on instagram, which it also owns. it comes after a number of footballers were subjected to racist on my messages in recent weeks. i am horrified at the type of abuse that people, especially these footballers have to deal with on the basis of who they are whether the _ race, religion or gender. asa as a company, we are disappointed to see that _ as a company, we are disappointed to see that sort — as a company, we are disappointed to see that sort of behaviour that plays — see that sort of behaviour that plays out — see that sort of behaviour that plays out off—line also playing out on our _ plays out off—line also playing out on our platform. that's why we are making _ on our platform. that's why we are making the — on our platform. that's why we are making the announcement that we are taking _ making the announcement that we are taking tougher measures to go after accounts _ taking tougher measures to go after accounts that violate our community standards _ accounts that violate our community standards and hour laws within instagram direct messages. this serena _ instagram direct messages. this serena williams has made it through to them _ serena williams has made it through to the... ., serena williams has made it through to the... .. .. serena williams has made it through to the... ., ., ~ , . . to the... round of the australian 0 en. to the... round of the australian open- she _ to the... round of the australian open- she had — to the. .. round of the australian open. she had few— to the... round of the australian open. she had few problems - to the... round of the australian - open. she had few problems beating your opponent. she looked in great form and once again, she was wearing her one leg it catsuit. she will play... next. her one leg it catsuit. she will play--- next-— her one leg it catsuit. she will -la ...next. ,, , , , play... next. she pushed me very hard and she _ play... next. she pushed me very hard and she played _ play... next. she pushed me very hard and she played very - play... next. she pushed me very hard and she played very well. - hard and she played very well. honestly, throughout the whole match, so i had to fight for all the games. so it's always good to see young players like her come out and do so well because it's exciting for women's tennis.— do so well because it's exciting for women's tennis. world number two fou~ht her women's tennis. world number two fought her way _ women's tennis. world number two fought her way into _ women's tennis. world number two fought her way into the... - women's tennis. world number two fought her way into the... i fought her way into the... world number one novak djokovic was really pushed by frances tiafoe in their second—round match. meanwhile, the australian produced a thrilling five set win in front of a loud arena. they showed his usual mix of fiery antics and exciting shots. eventually falling to his knees. the head of tennis australia says the organisers of this summer's olympic games could learn a lot from the way the australian open has been managed, in the midst of the covid—19 pandemic. craig tiley says there was a far more rigorous quarantine programme in melbourne than the one being proposed for tokyo, and drastic measures could be necessary. i would be looking at taking the olympic games... so you can divide up olympic games... so you can divide up the quarantine period is of the different athletes are rather than them all at the same time. i would be a quarantine period with site—specific areas. we wouldn't have been able to do... there is no such thing as no risk, but i can't see it being done any other way, unless you are willing to accept a much higher level of risk of spreading the virus. meanwhile, the governor of tokyo, yuriko koike, has opted this not to attend a meeting with the olympics organising committe, the ioc and the government. she said in the wake of derogatory comments about women made by tokyo 2020 president yoshiro mori, she didn't expect a constructive outcome. mori has apologised after saying women talk too much because they're driven by a strong sense of rivalry, but there are still calls for him to resign. 97 volunteers have stood down in protest and the government has received over ill—hundred complaints. koike said she found it regrettable that he'd made so many people feel uncomfortable. the brain injury charity "headway" says the handling of issa diop�*s clash of heads during west ham's fa cup defeat to manchester united last night shows the new concussion substitution rules are deeply flawed. diop collided with anthony martial in the 36th minute and the pair received a two—minute assessment on the pitch, but they both played on. at half—time, diop became the first player to be permanently substituted under the new rules. "headway" said the protocol had failed at its very first test and they've called again for the introduction of temporary substitutes as the best way to protect players from serious injury. there are tributes to former everton and wales goalkeeper portugal can host a grand prix in the 2nd of may.— portugal can host a grand prix in the 2nd of may. that's despite being on a red list — the 2nd of may. that's despite being on a red list of _ the 2nd of may. that's despite being on a red list of countries _ the 2nd of may. that's despite being on a red list of countries at - the 2nd of may. that's despite being on a red list of countries at a - on a red list of countries at a heightened risk during the pandemic. more information about that on the website. more now on our main story this hour. earlier this afternoon the housing secretary, robertjenrick, announced an extra £3.5 billion for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. it will apply on properties over 18 metres. stephen mcpartland is the conservative mp for stevenage. he's been critical of the government's handling of unsafe cladding and said he sat watching the housing secretary's announcement with his head in his hands, describing it as �*shocking incompetance'. hello. good afternoon. that's outspoken criticism. why do you feel so strongly?— outspoken criticism. why do you feel so stronal ? . , , . so strongly? there are people up and down the country _ so strongly? there are people up and down the country who _ so strongly? there are people up and down the country who thought - so strongly? there are people up and down the country who thought they . down the country who thought they were going to get support today and it hasn't happened. it's been a lot of smoke and mirrors. the housing secretary was very tight in his language around the word cladding, so there is no support for wider fire safety defects, for example waking watches all insurance premiums which have gone through the roof. so even if you live in a building over 18 metres with cladding, there won't be any support for being in that building... with otherfire for being in that building... with other fire safety defects. waking watches, other fire safety defects. waking watches. we _ other fire safety defects. waking watches, we should _ other fire safety defects. waking watches, we should be _ other fire safety defects. waking watches, we should be clear, - other fire safety defects. waking | watches, we should be clear, our security teams who watch out for fires 20 a7. security teams who watch out for fires 20 47,— fires 20 47. yes, so i have one buildin: fires 20 47. yes, so i have one building in _ fires 20 47. yes, so i have one building in my _ fires 20 47. yes, so i have one building in my constituency - fires 20 47. yes, so i have one | building in my constituency you fires 20 47. yes, so i have one - building in my constituency you are paying £14,000 a week towards their waking watch. so leaseholders in that building are paying as much for the waking watches they offer their mortgage. on top of that, you have the idea of loans. we have been clear that leaseholders are the only innocent party in this and we don't believe that they should have to pgy- believe that they should have to pay. the very idea of loans and the way they were announced, it's a punch to the gut for millions of leaseholders up and down the country. 50 leaseholders up and down the count . ., leaseholders up and down the count . . . , country. so what have you been hoinr country. so what have you been hoping for? _ country. so what have you been hoping for? well, _ country. so what have you been hoping for? well, we _ country. so what have you been hoping for? well, we tabled - country. so what have you been hoping for? well, we tabled an | hoping for? well, we tabled an amendment — hoping for? well, we tabled an amendment for— hoping for? well, we tabled an amendment for 39 _ hoping for? well, we tabled an | amendment for 39 conservative hoping for? well, we tabled an - amendment for 39 conservative mps to back it alongside the opposition parties. the purpose by that amendment is to ensure that leaseholders don't have to pay these costs. we want the government to basically stand behind leaseholders and support them and then we can go off and pursue, as a government, developers, building insurance and professionals that say these buildings have been made safe and the last 20 to 30 years. people should bear in mind that a lot of the leaseholders were in primary school when these buildings were being erected. this school when these buildings were being erected-— being erected. this is a second tranche of— being erected. this is a second tranche of money. _ being erected. this is a second tranche of money. there - being erected. this is a second tranche of money. there was l being erected. this is a second i tranche of money. there was 1.6 billion put forward for this purpose previously. now, it's 3.5 billion. is it the case that awareness of this issue has grown and that, in a sense, the government is perhaps playing catch up? late sense, the government is perhaps playing catch up?— playing catch up? i've been very clear. playing catch up? i've been very clear- i've _ playing catch up? i've been very clear. i've accuse _ playing catch up? i've been very clear. i've accuse the _ playing catch up? i've been very clear. i've accuse the secretaryl playing catch up? i've been very i clear. i've accuse the secretary of state for housing, the housing minister in the departments, of incompetence. the government to help create this problem back injanuary 2020 when they changed the guidance around consolidating advice. it guidance went from only affecting buildings 80 metres to buildings of any night. that's why it is difficult for leaseholders today. they've created this arbitrary cut—off of 18 metres, but that cut—off of 18 metres, but that cut—off doesn't exist anywhere else. people who are living in a building 70 metres i will be, all on the second story, will be affected by people just the same as people above. it's not helpful. you tweeted about how dispirited _ above. it's not helpful. you tweeted about how dispirited you _ above. it's not helpful. you tweeted about how dispirited you work - above. it's not helpful. you tweeted about how dispirited you work by - above. it's not helpful. you tweeted| about how dispirited you work by the announcement. i'm sure you'll ascend to the debate and he probably took part. do you still have your head in your hands? i’m part. do you still have your head in your hands?— your hands? i'm disappointed. i never give _ your hands? i'm disappointed. i never give up- _ your hands? i'm disappointed. i never give up. i'm _ your hands? i'm disappointed. i never give up. i'm an _ your hands? i'm disappointed. i never give up. i'm an optimist. | your hands? i'm disappointed. i| never give up. i'm an optimist. i think the fact that they've come forward with this money demonstrates that support within the parliamentary party, it's that they have to get a grip of this and deal with it. i've already said that i believe that the prime minister should step in and get a grip of this because i don't believe people in our department are capable of doing it, so i do think we need to try and escalate it. they've had long enough. ijust don't think leaseholders believe them any more either. there's great action groups out there, uk cladding action group, the cladding scandal group who have great expertise. you will have heard people, viewers, listeners of the bbc over the past few months, how heartbreaking stories about the lives they are living. these are real people. the government want to draw a line under them. these are people who have to go to bed tonight and later head on a pillow, wondering whether not they will be living safe and wondering where there are not they will be bankrupt. this there are not they will be bankrupt. thi .. there are not they will be bankrupt. thi ., . ~ ., . this good to talk to you. that ste - hen this good to talk to you. that stephen mcpartland, - this good to talk to you. that stephen mcpartland, the - this good to talk to you. that - stephen mcpartland, the conservative mp for stevenage. donald trump's second impeachment trial will resume in the next few hours, after us senators rejected arguments that the process was unconstitutional. six republicansjoined democrats in voting to go ahead with the trial. mr trump is charged with "inciting insurrection" during a speech, before his supporters stormed the capitol building. he denies the charge. barbara plett usher reports. on this vote, the ayes at 56, the nays are 44. the first order of business was to decide whether the trial should even go ahead. donald trump's lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because he's no longer president. but the senate voted to proceed. and democrats previewed the case they plan to make — a visual and visceral account of the capitol riot, linking the president's fiery words with disturbing scenes of violence. senators, this cannot be our future. this cannot be the future of america. we cannot have presidents inciting and mobilising mob violence against our government and our institutions because they refuse to accept the will of the people under the constitution of the united states. representative so—and—so seeks to walk back comments about — i forget what it was — something that bothered her. mr trump's lawyers got off to a rambling and rocky start. sources said he didn't sound pleased with their performance. they used their own video evidence to claim that democrats had long been on a mission to impeach the former president, and they dismissed the case as political theatre. i rise today, mr speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president of the united states of america. i continue to say, "impeach him!" they want to put you through a 16—hour presentation over two days, focusing on this as if it were some sort of bloodsport. and to what end? for healing? for unity? for accountability? not for any of those, for surely there are much better ways to achieve each. it is, again, for pure, raw, misguided partisanship. the partisan division in the senate held most republicans voted against proceeding with the trial. they're wary of crossing donald trump. but democrats are determined to make them face in graphic detail the actions of mr trump and his supporters. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. gary o'donoghue is on capitol hill. the trial will go ahead. but given that people think the chances of conviction are very slim, does it amount to this show trial? the democrats _ amount to this show trial? the democrats think _ amount to this show trial? tue: democrats think it's important because they think it's right to prosecute a crime if it happened, high crime in the case of the president according to them. so they are going ahead. they think that they can persuade another 11 republicans to come on—board on top of the six that have already indicated. they think the trial is legitimate. i think that's pretty much wishful thinking. i don't necessarily believe that's going to happen. but they are promising what they are calling extraordinary new footage, video footage today, not seen before from security cameras inside congress and i believe that may sway some votes. we'll see what it is. but that will at least make for something new for us to see today rather than rehashing what we already know. today rather than rehashing what we already know— already know. gary, we mustn't foruet already know. gary, we mustn't forget that _ already know. gary, we mustn't forget that the _ already know. gary, we mustn't forget that the storming - already know. gary, we mustn't forget that the storming of - already know. gary, we mustn't forget that the storming of the | forget that the storming of the capital was all because donald trump claimed that the presidential election had been stolen from him. we have news from georgia today relating to the election. yes. we have news from georgia today relating to the election.— relating to the election. yes, if ou're a relating to the election. yes, if you're a member _ relating to the election. yes, if you're a member of _ relating to the election. yes, if you're a member of course, i relating to the election. yes, if- you're a member of course, georgia was one of those key states that the president lost this time around. in fact notjust lost the president lost this time around. in fact not just lost the state president lost this time around. in fact notjust lost the state of president lost this time around. in fact not just lost the state of the presidential election, but lost both senate seats there as well. in the days and weeks after the election that he was alleging all sorts of misdemeanours in georgia in terms of the process and counting, it culminated, if you remember, in that now famous phone call he made to the secretary of state in georgia, brad raffensperger, where he asked him to find 11,000 votes. he said that all he needed, and he asked them to find them. which i think on any measure, when everyone heard that, was quite extraordinary. now what's happening is the authorities are opening a criminal investigation into donald trump and of course, now he is a private citizen in that sense and could be open to prosecution. a criminal investigation of course being opened by republicans in georgia. being opened by republicans in geora ia. being opened by republicans in georaia. . ~ being opened by republicans in georaia. . ,, ,, , being opened by republicans in georaia. ., ~ ,. , . covid restrictions have made this year much tougher for young people dealing with a cancer diagnosis. two leading charities — the teenage cancer trust and clic sargent — say too many young people are having to go alone to hospital for checkups and treatment, sometimes for weeks at a time. they're calling on the government to do more to allow patients to receive greater support. our health correspondent jim reed reports. 21—year—old daniela alves is a makeup artist and dancer. in september, she was told she had a rare blood cancer. being a makeup artist, ijust thought, like, my hair's going to fall off. like, that wasjust, like, everything for me. and i feel like all the worst thoughts just went through my head. the pandemic has made the last year that much tougher for young people already dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. restrictions on hospital visits meant daniela had to go to appointments and treatments by herself. no one knows you like your mum or a family member. it was just very, very scary. like, there were times where i'd find myself crying my eyes out, basically because i wanted a hand to hold. every year around 4,000 children and young people in the uk receive a cancer diagnosis. today two medical charities have written to ministers asking them to commit to young people that they should not have to hear the news they have cancer or face their treatments alone. it would make an enormous difference to young people's lives. just to have somebody with you at a most difficult time in your cancer treatment and the most difficult time during the global pandemic. to have somebody who you know and who knows you. 18—year—old mikaela forrester had to go to hospital on her own for a stem cell transplant. nhs england guidance does say patients like her should be able to have family supporting them. but cancer charities say too often that is simply not happening. it would have made a huge difference if my mum could have been there. because there were days when i was up at like six in the morning and they were having loads of tests done, and it was just really scary. and ijust wanted my mum to be there, but she obviously couldn't. the government says it knows the pandemic is particularly difficult for people like mikaela and daniela. it says it is committed to making hospital visits possible while managing the risk of infection. jim reed, bbc news. let's get more now on the concerns of england's deputy chief medical officer about the take—up of covid vaccines among people from ethnic minorities. answering viewers questions on the bbc earlier, professorjonathan van—tam said "the virus does not discriminate" and he urged everyone who is eligible to take the jab. i'mjoined by adam finn, professor of paediatrics at bristol university, and a member of the government's joint committee on vaccination and immunisation — he's speaking to us in a personal capacity. hello, good afternoon. how much do you share these concerns ever deputy chief medical officer?— chief medical officer? absolutely. i think it's a matter— chief medical officer? absolutely. i think it's a matter of— chief medical officer? absolutely. i think it's a matter of great - chief medical officer? absolutely. i think it's a matter of great concern | think it's a matter of great concern because we do need people who are at risk of serious covid to get vaccinated and to reduce that risk. i think we really need to find ways of making sure we can communicate the relevant information in a trusted way to everyone it was eligible and of course, that very much includes people and minority ethnic groups as well. you much includes people and minority ethnic groups as well.— much includes people and minority ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as — ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to _ ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to why _ ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to why the _ ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to why the take - ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to why the take is - ethnic groups as well. you have any theories as to why the take is low? | theories as to why the take is low? well, i suspect... theories as to why the take is low? well, isuspect... hang on, i really don't know that there is a simple answer to this. i suspect it's a combination of reasons. but most particularly, because the information that people like me provide resonates with people who look and sound like me and what we need to do is to recruit the help of colleagues who are from those communities to who the communicating with people who they can most readily communicate with. so i think it's on our side to get the message out, to give people information they need so they can make an informed decision. is need so they can make an informed decision. , . need so they can make an informed decision. . . ., decision. is there evidence of --eole decision. is there evidence of people and — decision. is there evidence of people and ethnic— decision. is there evidence of people and ethnic minority i people and ethnic minority communities being generally more reluctant to take up vaccinations? is there a lower take—up for the flu vaccine, for example? then for other vaccines. ., . �* . . ., vaccines. not that i'm aware of. it could be my _ vaccines. not that i'm aware of. it could be my ignorance. _ vaccines. not that i'm aware of. it could be my ignorance. there - vaccines. not that i'm aware of. it could be my ignorance. there is i could be my ignorance. there is certainly, in bristol where i'm based, i'm very familiar with the figures. there is quite a lot of variation in various vaccines in terms of uptake across the city, with certain areas having lower rates than others. with generally attributed that to poverty and deprivation rather than specifically ethnicity. of course, those two things do go together. the below are from minority groups do tend to be poorer and more deprived. but it would seem that, in this case, there is an additionalfactor would seem that, in this case, there is an additional factor and the irony of that is of course these groups are particularly high risk of serious disease as well. so it's the double whammy, if you like. what serious disease as well. so it's the double whammy, if you like. what you think and be — double whammy, if you like. what you think and be done? _ double whammy, if you like. what you think and be done? the _ double whammy, if you like. what you think and be done? the first _ double whammy, if you like. what you think and be done? the first thing - think and be done? the first thing we need to _ think and be done? the first thing we need to do _ think and be done? the first thing we need to do is _ think and be done? the first thing we need to do is make _ think and be done? the first thing we need to do is make sure - think and be done? the first thing we need to do is make sure that l think and be done? the first thing l we need to do is make sure that the vaccine is readily accessible in local general practices for all of those communities, so that they can very easily access the vaccine, so that there isn't some blockage there that there isn't some blockage there that we are unaware of. and then i think it's a matter of working with our colleagues from those communities, people who are trusted in those communities, to give them the information and list their help in communicating. so, i think we really need to work actively on that, we can't stand back and just expect people to come forward, we have to really go out there with the information and communicate it effectively. information and communicate it effectively-— information and communicate it effectivel . . ,, , . ., effectively. thank you very much for our time, effectively. thank you very much for your time, that's _ effectively. thank you very much for your time, that's adam _ effectively. thank you very much for your time, that's adam finn - effectively. thank you very much for your time, that's adam finn from i your time, that's adam finn from bristol university. the nhs has teamed up with two showbiz legends — sir eltonjohn and sir michael caine — to help reassure the public that the covid vaccines are safe and effective. and as you can see, i'm still standing, yeah, yeah yeah.... in a light—hearted promotion, sir elton pretends to audition for an advert, singing his 1983 hit i'm still standing after pretending to get vaccinated and sir michael assures us he didn't feel a thing when getting his jab. the stars, who have both had the vaccine, say they hope the film demonstrates howjab helps protect people and their loved ones. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the beast from the east has been tamed, the winds are not as strong now and we are not seeing as many snow showers either. instead, the focus overnight turns to what is going to be a really cold night. for many it will be colder than i was last night. even as we head into the early evening, those temperatures are falling away sharply with the clearer skies and lighter winds. still got some snow showers around, they are certainly becoming fewer in scotland, they will continue through the evening and eastern parts of england and perhaps overnight towards the far south east and returning into the south west of england as well. many though it is going to turn dry, skies were clear, the winds will drop. we are going to find those temperatures falling away very quickly. these are the numbers in towns and cities. already we have had some very low temperatures as we know in the highlands of scotland, but it is worth pointing out how cold it is going to be across some eastern parts of england. especially where we had that snow earlier on in the week. me may well find temperatures as low as —9 or —10. so a really cold start to the day. it should be quite dry and sunny for many, a few more of these wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland. threat of some snow into devon and cornwall and it will be more cloudy in the south—west, wales and later into northern ireland. quite windy in this area as well and in general we will see the winds picking up cold air continuing to feed in in the near continent, so temperatures will struggle after that frosty start around 2—4 . we are seeing high pressure building down to the east of the uk. that is killing off a lot off those snow showers. but around it we still continue to feed in cold air, that colder air is blocking off, for the time being, milder air coming in from the atlantic. this is the signs of that milder air, this band of cloud. but there is not much coming out of the sky from that and for many i think it will be a dry day on friday with a good deal of sunshine. it will be another cold and frosty start and for some parts of the midlands, towards the south east of england, for example, temperatures may not get above freezing all day. things look like they will start to change this weekend, particularly during the second half of the weekend. strengthening southerly winds will start to blow in mild airfrom the west. the transition day is going to be saturday and this is when it is going to be quite tricky because we have got a weather front bringing in some wet weather into the cold air, so we will find some snow for a while in northern ireland and then particularly into wales, the north west of england and into scotland. those temperatures still on the low side on saturday but it should be quite a bit milderfor most of us on sunday. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines: scientists advising the world health organization recommend the use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine in all adults, including those aged 65 and older. an extra £3.5 billion to help pay for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. critics say it's come too late, but ministers call it a major investment in building safety. iam announcing an unprecedented intervention, a clear plan to remove unsafe cladding, to provide certainty to leaseholders, to make the industry pay for its faults of the past. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots. a prolific paedophile who blackmailed and duped up to 500 boys to send indecent images of themselves and other children is jailed for 25 years. the second impeachment trial of donald trump will resume after senators agree the process is constitutional. good afternoon. scientists advising the world health organization have recommended the use of the oxford—astrazeneca covid—19 vaccine in all adults without an upper age limit. the interim recommendations comes after a number of countries had opted not to give the jab to those over the age of 65. the world health organization panel also said the vaccine should be given in two doses, with an interval of around eight to 12 weeks between the first and second doses. the transport secretary, grant shapps, says the government is in talks with other countries about setting up a system to check whether international travellers have been tested or vaccinated for coronavirus. he also warned that now is not the time for people to be booking holidays — at home or abroad. dr katherine o'brien, the who's director of immunisation, said the astrazeneca is an "important vaccine for the world". here she is speaking in the last hour. the speaking in the last hour. important thing to remei that the important thing to remember is that the astrazeneca vaccine is an efficacious vaccine, it has demonstrated efficacy and safety, and it is an important vaccine for the world, given the short supply that we have in vaccines. and in taking all of the evidence under advisement, this very recent evidence about this small trial that is inconclusive around its findings, albeit demonstrating a low efficacy against mild and moderate disease with no evidence to point in one direction or another on severe disease, so we have an absence of evidence from that trial about whether or not the az product has efficacy against severe disease, hospitalisation and death. and that is the outcome of most interest and most impact for early roll—out of vaccines. well, joining me now is our global affairs correspondent naomi grimley. a really ringing endorsement there from the who for the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. from the who for the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is ri . ht, oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is riaht, a oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right. a shot — oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right. a shot in _ oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right, a shot in the _ oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right, a shot in the arm, _ oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right, a shot in the arm, if - oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. that is right, a shot in the arm, if you - right, a shot in the arm, if you will excuse the pun, because it has been a rather turbulent two weeks for the oxford team, and yet here we have an endorsement both of their vaccine but particularly in the older age groups, the 65 plus, as it is being used in the uk, and also for that delayed dosing regimen, so they are saying it is best used, best spaced out between eight and 12 weeks for the second dose. ianthem best spaced out between eight and 12 weeks for the second dose. when you talk about some _ weeks for the second dose. when you talk about some of _ weeks for the second dose. when you talk about some of the _ weeks for the second dose. when you talk about some of the doubts - weeks for the second dose. when you talk about some of the doubts that i talk about some of the doubts that have been raised, in south africa they were saying in south africa, in terms of their research, it was not necessarily effective against people with mild infections, although their research project was only a couple of thousand people, so they put it on pause in south africa, and then some european leaders have raised doubts, president macron saying it was only quasi—effective for those over 65. was only quasi-effective for those over 65. ., �* , , was only quasi-effective for those over 65. ., v . ~ .. over 65. that's right, but the world health organization _ over 65. that's right, but the world health organization saying - over 65. that's right, but the world health organization saying it - over 65. that's right, but the world health organization saying it is i over 65. that's right, but the world health organization saying it is not| health organization saying it is not worried about the south african study at the moment, saying it was inconclusive when it came to the most important thing of all, which is how it protects against severe disease, in other words stopping people having to be hospitalised, stopping health systems around the world falling over. the other thing to bear in mind is that was against the south african variant, so in many countries around the world they don't yet have that variant, and the who thinks it is a really important vaccine, particularly for low and middle income countries. extraordinary to think it is only a year, really, since the whole coronavirus pandemic began, just over a year, and to have a vaccine like the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, yes, some questions about it, but now this ringing endorsement, very good news for the scientists who come up with it.— good news for the scientists who come up with it. absolutely, and the thin to come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear— come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear in _ come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear in mind _ come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear in mind is _ come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear in mind is that - come up with it. absolutely, and the thing to bear in mind is that we i thing to bear in mind is that we don't have enough vaccine for the whole world. that is why we are going to have to draw on vaccines around the world from other countries, the russian vaccine is being used, for example, in a lot of gulf states, also in south america, likewise the chinese vaccine is likely to be snapped up by a lot of sub—saharan african countries. so the who wants us to keep our eyes on the who wants us to keep our eyes on the prize here, which is that we have to get shots into arms to achieve some kind of herd immunity — without that, wejust achieve some kind of herd immunity — without that, we just don't get back to normal. without that, we 'ust don't get back to normal. . .. without that, we 'ust don't get back to normal. . ., , , . ,, , ., to normal. naomi grimley, thank you ve much to normal. naomi grimley, thank you very much indeed. _ figures released in the past hour show that a further 1,001 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in the uk. just over 13,000 people tested positive for the virus. and the number of those receiving their first vaccine has climbed to over 13 million. so that is very good news, just over 13 million had a first dose of the vaccination. as you have been hearing, a ringing endorsement there for the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine from the world health organization. the government has been defending its plans for tougher restrictions on foreign travel and penalties for people who flout them. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said that people "would expect pretty strong action" and he stood by the maximum penalty of a ten—year prison sentence for lying about travelling back from a high—risk covid country. but others have criticised it as disproportionate. the travel industry is now looking into how it will have to adapt to the government's new tougher covid plans. let's speak to the chief executive of ryanair, michael o'leary. iam very i am very glad to say he joins us now, thank you so much for being with us once again, what do these latest restrictions from the government mean for you and your industry? i government mean for you and your indust ? .. �* ~' , government mean for you and your indust ? ., �* ~ , . . industry? i don't think they mean a lot in the short _ industry? i don't think they mean a lot in the short term. _ industry? i don't think they mean a lot in the short term. there - industry? i don't think they mean a lot in the short term. there are i lot in the short term. there are very few people travelling this side of easter, and therefore i think grant shapps is essentially, you know, creating a lot of noise in a vacuum. but i still remain optimistic that people will be allowed to travel from may onwards, and we take that from boris johnson's guides that everybody over 50 will be vaccinated by the end of may, the british government have said... the vast majority of fatalities and hospitalisations from coronavirus have taken place in people over the age of 65, so if you have vaccinated that entire group, frankly i find it hard to see whether there is anyjustification for restrictions or lockdowns on civil liberties from may onwards, and i would therefore be more hopeful that people can continue to make bookings for their summer holidays. i think they will be free to travel certainly to european union destinations, portugal, spain, italy and greece, injune through to september, because of the success of our vaccine programme. you september, because of the success of our vaccine programme.— our vaccine programme. you sound uuite our vaccine programme. you sound quite optimistic _ our vaccine programme. you sound quite optimistic and _ our vaccine programme. you sound quite optimistic and upbeat, - our vaccine programme. you sound quite optimistic and upbeat, but i quite optimistic and upbeat, but grant shapps said today, quite clearly, foreign holidays will remain banned until everyone has had a vaccine. i remain banned until everyone has had a vaccine. .. �* ~' remain banned until everyone has had a vaccine. ., �* ~ . , a vaccine. i don't think that is correct. _ a vaccine. i don't think that is correct, grant _ a vaccine. i don't think that is correct, grant shapps - a vaccine. i don't think that is correct, grant shapps calling | a vaccine. i don't think that is. correct, grant shapps calling it wrong, as usual. are we waiting until the under fives are vaccinated? the huge risk to the health service, the risk of fatalities and hospitalisations into the health service comes from people in the over 65 age bracket. if you have vaccinated everybody over 50 by the end of may, i don't think the public will stand for any more lockdowns, hopefully they will be announcing buy easter the ending of these restrictions, and remember, grant shapps has said today this is the way we keep the variants out. the first variant was the kent variant. it originated in the uk, not in south africa or latin america, it originated in the uk. other vaccinations is the way out of these lockdowns. a member, huge sections of the public and the population need to get back to work, the travel industry, entertainment, hospitality. you can't keep these people are unemployed and unused all summer long, particularly when the risk from coronavirus, which is essentially to the elderly sect of the population, has been removed by vaccinations. the the population, has been removed by vaccinations-— vaccinations. the government are sa inc vaccinations. the government are sa in: it vaccinations. the government are saying it is _ vaccinations. the government are saying it is too — vaccinations. the government are saying it is too soon _ vaccinations. the government are saying it is too soon to _ vaccinations. the government are saying it is too soon to start i saying it is too soon to start planning a summer holiday of any kind, whether in europe or the uk, it isjust too kind, whether in europe or the uk, it is just too soon. but you are saying, no, you should start thinking about it. the saying, no, you should start thinkin: about it. thinking about it. the government seaks out thinking about it. the government speaks out of _ thinking about it. the government speaks out of both _ thinking about it. the government speaks out of both sides _ thinking about it. the government speaks out of both sides of - thinking about it. the government speaks out of both sides of its i speaks out of both sides of its mouth, saying we are going ahead with local elections in may, well, why is it too soon to be booking summer holidays, short all summer holidays in portugal and spain in june, july and august? remember, this time last year, when we had no vaccine available, lots of people went abroad on holidays in may, june and july during the summer holidays, and july during the summer holidays, and there was a huge downturn in covid cases, hospitalisations and deaths. the upturn only took place in the winter, long after people had been for the holidays. so you can't, on the one hand, say we are going ahead with the local elections, but on the other site is too early to book summer holidays. by the way, if you are booking on ryanair, you can change those bookings without any fees, so you are not running any risk of losing your money. band fees, so you are not running any risk of losing your money. and if that optimistic _ risk of losing your money. and if that optimistic version _ risk of losing your money. and if that optimistic version of - risk of losing your money. and if that optimistic version of events | that optimistic version of events that optimistic version of events that you are putting out doesn't come to pass, if there isn't a summer holiday season, what will it do to your airline and the aviation industry in general? it do to your airline and the aviation industry in general?— industry in general? it would be very difficult _ industry in general? it would be very difficult for _ industry in general? it would be very difficult for the _ industry in general? it would be very difficult for the aviation i very difficult for the aviation industry, and the hospitality industry, and the hospitality industry and hotels and all those jobs, millions ofjobs, it would be difficult to go to a second summer where our bookings and revenues are destroyed. many companies will not see their wages through next winter if we go through a second summer of no bookings are but i will take my lead from borisjohnson. if he tells us, as he has said publicly, the over 50s will be vaccinated by the end of may, we can look forward with some degree of optimism to the removal of these draconian restrictions at the end of may. band restrictions at the end of may. and 'ust a last restrictions at the end of may. and just a last question, what do you think about some of the measures that matt hancock announced, including a possible ten—yearjail sentence if you lie on your passenger locator form? i sentence if you lie on your passenger locator form? i think it is, passenger locator form? i think it is. ultimately. — passenger locator form? i think it is, ultimately, ineffectual, - passenger locator form? i think it is, ultimately, ineffectual, likei passenger locator form? i think it is, ultimately, ineffectual, like a| is, ultimately, ineffectual, like a lot of the measures that grant shapps is introduced, the passenger locator form, shapps is introduced, the passenger locatorform, they shapps is introduced, the passenger locator form, they sound shapps is introduced, the passenger locatorform, they sound draconian, but they will not be enforced. always grateful for your time, michael o'leary, chief executive of ryanair, thank you so much. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, has announced an extra £3.5 billion for the removal of flammable cladding from buildings in england. it will apply on properties over 18 metres. a levy will be imposed on developers building certain new high—rise blocks. the government set up a £1.6 billion fund last year in response to the grenfell tower fire in 2017, but it's been under pressure to increase that amount. thousands of flat owners are facing huge bills for safety improvements, and in many cases people are unable to sell their homes. mrjenrick has been speaking in the commons. we will make further funding available to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in high—rise residential buildings of 18 metres and above, or above six storeys in england. we continue to take a safety—led approach, and this funding will focus on the higher rise buildings, where the independent expert advisory panel tells us, time and again, the overwhelming majority of the safety risk lies. in line with the existing building safety fund and the anticipated scope of the new building safety regulator that we are establishing and will shortly be legislating for, this will ensure that we end the cladding scandal in a way that is fair and generous to leaseholders. secondly, for low and medium—rise blocks of flats, the risks are significantly lower, and the remediation of cladding is less likely to be needed. in many cases, it will not be needed at all. but where it is, costs can still be significant for leaseholders, which is why i'm announcing today that government will develop a long—term scheme to protect leaseholders in this situation with financial support for cladding remediation on buildings between four and six storeys. under a long—term, low—interest scheme, no leaseholder will ever pay more than £50 a month towards the removal of unsafe cladding, many far less. that was robertjenrick, the housing secretary. damian grammaticas is at westminster, an extra £3.5 billion for the removal of flammable cladding, but a mixed reaction. yes. cladding, but a mixed reaction. yes, robertjenrick— cladding, but a mixed reaction. yes, robert jenrick calls _ cladding, but a mixed reaction. yes, robert jenrick calls this _ cladding, but a mixed reaction. 133 robert jenrick calls this the robertjenrick calls this the largest in —— largest ever investment in building safety, but we have had pretty round condemnation of it, particularly that distinction that he was drawing between those people living in high—rise blocks, over six storeys, over 18 metres, where they are saying this funding will go to cover all the costs of removing dangerous cladding, and the distinction with those who live in blocks that are lower than that, so four to six storeys high, where people will have to take out loans and pay back £50 a month. labour's thangam debbonaire, responding in the house of commons, called at a betrayal of a promise made that no leaseholders would pick up made that no leaseholders would pick up any of the cost. margaret hodge, the labour mp, has called it an outrage, saying, why should there be a distinction, given the height of the building, fire doesn't discriminate between height, neither should the government, they are failing leaseholders. and that is also something that the grenfell survivors group, grenfell united, have criticised and one cladding campaign, they have said that this means that people will be forced into debtjust because of the height of the building. and one other thing that has been criticised too, this time by a conservative mp, this was stephen mcpartland. he has said that there also leaves out many of the cost that people still face, which are costs for elevated insurance premiums, the government said it wants insurers to bring those down, but he said it doesn't address that, it doesn't address the other costs that people face in the wake of grenfell, things like dealing with other fire safety issues, funding of waking watches, patrols that go around 24 hours a day checking your building to make sure there are no fires. and all of those, the majority of costs, they are not addressed by this, he said. polite damian grammaticas, thank you very much. we can speak now to tom brothwell, who is living in a flat with unsafe cladding in manchester, and also owns a flat with unsafe cladding in birmingham. thank you very much for being with us, how would you be affected by this government announcement of £3.5 billion? it this government announcement of £3.5 billion? , , , . . billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been _ billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going _ billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on - billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on now- billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on now forl billion? it is still very uncertain. i this has been going on now for about three and a half years since the tragic fire, and the government have slowly tightened the law to try to make some safe, but they have failed to deliver on the financial solution. it is still very uncertain. yes, there is more money going into the pot for high—rise, robertjenrick says it will cover cladding, but if you look at the application forms, there is a sentence on in eligible items, so not all items are covered as part of this fund, and for both of my properties, we registered our intention lastjune, and we have had no offer of funding for any property since then, so we are in uncertain times. ~ ., since then, so we are in uncertain times. ~ . ., , .. ~' since then, so we are in uncertain times. . . ., y., 4' ., . times. what do you think, roughly, would be the _ times. what do you think, roughly, would be the cost _ times. what do you think, roughly, would be the cost of _ times. what do you think, roughly, would be the cost of changing i times. what do you think, roughly, would be the cost of changing the i would be the cost of changing the cladding on your properties? totally, i think my bill for the two would be about £120,000. it is very uncertain as to what funding we will get, what will be covered and what will not, and as the reporter alluded to, we are burning through cash in the meantime on extortionate increases in insurance, which went up increases in insurance, which went up by 1000% in birmingham, the waking watch, all of the money that could have been spent on making our homes safe is being wasted on, you know, others profiteering. band homes safe is being wasted on, you know, others profiteering.— know, others profiteering. and how worried are — know, others profiteering. and how worried are you, _ know, others profiteering. and how worried are you, aside _ know, others profiteering. and how worried are you, aside from - know, others profiteering. and how worried are you, aside from the i worried are you, aside from the money, about this unsafe cladding on your properties?— your properties? well, i mean, we are working _ your properties? well, i mean, we are working closely _ your properties? well, i mean, we are working closely with _ your properties? well, i mean, we are working closely with the - your properties? well, i mean, we are working closely with the fire i are working closely with the fire service, trying to do everything we can to keep buildings safe, but there are lots of stakeholders to keep happy, insurers, the fire service, risk assessors, and everybody is worried notjust about their financial situation but there is safety in their homes, and this has been going on for a really long time now. we are unable to sell our properties, unable to change the mortgage company we borrow from, we are essentially trapped, and it is completely unfair. fight! are essentially trapped, and it is completely unfair.— completely unfair. and it is also such a long _ completely unfair. and it is also such a long time _ completely unfair. and it is also such a long time since - completely unfair. and it is also such a long time since grenfell, j such a long time since grenfell, more than three years, as we have been hearing, and if you had asked somebody if you doubt after grenfell whether it would be possible that, three years later, there would still be this problem around the country, people would have thought it couldn't happen, surely. haste people would have thought it couldn't happen, surely. we are deliahted couldn't happen, surely. we are delighted the — couldn't happen, surely. we are delighted the media _ couldn't happen, surely. we are delighted the media are - couldn't happen, surely. we are | delighted the media are covering this now, because when i speak to friends and family, they cannot believe we are in this situation with these bills, they can't believe our homes are not safe, and the government have been saying all along that leaseholders should not pay, today they have saddled leaseholders in buildings below 80 metres with another £600 of charges per year indefinitely. == metres with another £600 of charges per year indefinitely.— per year indefinitely. -- below 18 metres. per year indefinitely. -- below 18 metres- tom. — per year indefinitely. -- below 18 metres. tom, thank— per year indefinitely. -- below 18 metres. tom, thank you - per year indefinitely. -- below 18 metres. tom, thank you so i per year indefinitely. -- below 18j metres. tom, thank you so much per year indefinitely. -- below 18 i metres. tom, thank you so much for joining us, many thanks. a children's football coach from norfolk has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to sex abuse offences against young boys. one of david wilson's victims was as young as four years old. the national crime agency has described the 36—year—old as one of the most prolific offenders they've ever investigated. and they've warned that others like him may get away with their crimes in future — if facebook goes ahead with plans to introduce more end—to—end encryption on its messenger service. a warning that you may find some of the details injo black's report distressing. get back! early morning in king's lynn — the national crime agency move in to arrest a man they describe as an online predator. you are under arrest. 36—year—old david wilson is placed in handcuffs. causing or inciting a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity... wilson posed online as a teenage girl, convincing young boys on facebook and other platforms to send him indecent pictures of themselves. he threatened to post them online unless they sent more. he forced some to send him footage of them abusing younger siblings orfriends. the oldest victim was 14, the youngest was just four years old. being abused, blackmailed, made to feel suicidal, something you should never go through. this boy thought he was chatting to a girl online. she was demanding pictures — he did as she asked, but years later he was contacted again. again, she requested more indecent images, and if not, she would spread them across the internet, despite knowing i was frightened, counting down, ten, nine, eight. knowing i was trapped inside his game, that was when i felt the courage to tell my parents. the investigation was prompted by information detected and shared by facebook, but plans by the company to introduce end—to—end encryption on its messenger service has got the national crime agency worried. these changes risk a retreat from the battlefield in tackling child abuse, and we really need to think very hard, as we move forward with them, to ensure we can mitigate any changes that they make. in a statement, facebook told us... i hope, after this, i can find my closure. wilson's victims have today seen him jailed, his online crimes bringing harm to their real—life world. he has taken away my adolescence, but i still have much to live for, but he is worthless to think about, and i can move on while he rots in prison. jo black, bbc news. and responding to this conviction, the home secretary priti patel said... "the tireless efforts of the nca have put a truly awful criminal behind bars, providing justice to those who suffered as well as protecting hundreds of potential victims." "this sickening case is a chilling reminder of how crucial it is that tech companies play their part in combating child sexual abuse." "it is vital that facebook do not press ahead without amending their current end—to—end—encryption plans, otherwise sick criminals like david wilson could still be abusing children with impunity." donald trump's second impeachment trial will resume in the next few hours, after us senators rejected arguments that the process was unconstitutional. six republicansjoined democrats in voting to go ahead with the trial. mr trump is charged with "inciting insurrection" during a speech, before his supporters stormed the capitol building. he denies the charge. with me now is lynn sweet, the washington bureau chief for the chicago sun—times newspaper. thank you so much. well, six republicans voting that way, but the democrats need a lot more republicans than that if they are going to convict donald trump. right, they need a total of 17, and as the trial opening arguments kick off injust a as the trial opening arguments kick off in just a short time, there as the trial opening arguments kick off injust a short time, there is no—one who is counting heads that says getting to 17. it was seen as a bit of a persuasive coup to even get that sixth senator on board in this procedural session yesterday, to determine that, yes, indeed, the trial can go ahead, and that starts today. 50 trial can go ahead, and that starts toda . , trial can go ahead, and that starts toda _ , ., trial can go ahead, and that starts toda. ,~ , . , today. so why are the democrats -aressin today. so why are the democrats pressing ahead — today. so why are the democrats pressing ahead with _ today. so why are the democrats pressing ahead with this? - today. so why are the democrats pressing ahead with this? a i today. so why are the democrats pressing ahead with this? a lot i today. so why are the democrats | pressing ahead with this? a lot of people might say, whatever donald trump did or did not do, we are in the middle ofa trump did or did not do, we are in the middle of a pandemic, the president needs to be focusing on that, not what happened a few weeks ago. that, not what happened a few weeks aro. ~ , , that, not what happened a few weeks aio, . , , , that, not what happened a few weeks auo. ~ , , , , ago. well, the president is focusing on that, president _ ago. well, the president is focusing on that, president biden _ ago. well, the president is focusing on that, president biden in - ago. well, the president is focusing on that, president biden in now- ago. well, the president is focusing on that, president biden in now fullj on that, president biden in now full well that they can do that and he will stick to his white house duties, dealing mainly right now with covid and a big rescue package and getting us vaccines. there are two reasons why the democrats are pressing ahead. one is to make an historic record of this siege, and one of the things that i heard in a briefing this morning from senior officials dealing with the impeachment, we are supposed to be seeing today some never before seen video taken by the capitol security cameras, so one, historic record. two, even though trump is out of office, there is a sanction he could face, and that is if for some reason the senate found 67 votes to convict, they then could go on to a majority vote and ban him from ever holding federal office again. we heard reports that donald trump himself was furious with the performance of his lawyer at these proceedings. performance of his lawyer at these proceedings-— proceedings. yes, i saw those re orts, proceedings. yes, i saw those reports. and _ proceedings. yes, i saw those reports. and l _ proceedings. yes, i saw those reports, and i could _ proceedings. yes, i saw those reports, and i could see i proceedings. yes, i saw those reports, and i could see why, | proceedings. yes, i saw those i reports, and i could see why, you had a very slick, polished, coordinated, sophisticated legal representation from the democrats, from the house, who made the case, and two lawyers who basically did the best they could and it was not very impressive. but let's give them a break, they were put on the case very light because the legal team trump finally found quit on him, and they were the best he could founder given the time he had before the trial started.— trial started. what does all this mean, trial started. what does all this mean. do _ trial started. what does all this mean. do you _ trial started. what does all this mean, do you think, _ trial started. what does all this mean, do you think, for - trial started. what does all this mean, do you think, for the i mean, do you think, for the political future mean, do you think, for the politicalfuture about mean, do you think, for the political future about the democrats and republicans, particularly the republicans, of course, still quite a battle for the soul of that party, is it going to be a trump party in future, will he ever come back and run for the white house again, or will it revert to being a more republican party?— will it revert to being a more republican party? will it revert to being a more reublican pa ? ~ , , republican party? well, the party is at a crossroads, _ republican party? well, the party is at a crossroads, as _ republican party? well, the party is at a crossroads, as you _ republican party? well, the party is at a crossroads, as you said, - republican party? well, the party is at a crossroads, as you said, there i at a crossroads, as you said, there is a civil war. trump right now retains his iron grip on the republican party in the united states, and i think that remains whether or not he is banned from ever holding office again. now, the question is, does the base of the trump side of the party end up leading the party. we don't know that. so this trial and this post—trump republican era has a lot more to do with the republican future dundee democrat future, in a country where we know trump had millions of supporters, biden just had more. college really good to talk to you, thank you. a quick look at the latest weather forecast, still very cold. hello there. the winds are easing, there aren't as many snow showers around today, and it's going to be a really cold night tonight. into the early part of the evening, those temperatures will be falling away sharply underneath those clearer skies. the showers are easing down in scotland, will continue to see some snow showers this evening across eastern parts of england, perhaps into the night on the far south—east of england and returning into the south—west. but for many, it's going to be dry and clear, temperatures will fall sharply. those are the temperatures in towns and cities. we know it's been very cold in the highlands, it's going to be much colder than last night across eastern parts of england. so really frosty and potentially icy start to thursday, but a good deal of sunshine for many, wintry showers coming into the north—east of scotland, more cloud and a stronger wind for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. it threatens a bit of rain or snow into the far south—west of england. those stronger winds, picking up for many parts of the country, drawing and cold as steel from continental europe this time, and so temperatures in the afternoon, after the frosty start, typically 2—4 celsius. hello, good afternoon. this is bbc news with me, ben brown. scientists advising the world health organisation recommend the use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in all adults, including those 65 and over. the prime minister defends the fines and possible prison terms for those who lie about travelling from covid hot spots i think that this policy is measured, it is proportionate, it is getting tougher from monday. measured, it is proportionate, it is getting tougherfrom monday. i hope that he supports it. get your covid jab — so says england's deputy chief medical officer to people from ethnic minorities, amid concern about a lower take—up the big message i have for everyone listening _ the big message i have for everyone listening is— the big message i have for everyone listening is this virus just doesn't care what— listening is this virus just doesn't care what ethnic background

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