the problem isn't fixed yet, but we definitely— the problem isn't fixed yet, but we definitely have identified a way of fixing _ definitely have identified a way of fixing the problem, and the early data shows how to do that. former french president nicolas sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and given a three year sentence. he calls. they respond. lessons in yemen — the blind nine—year—old taking classes near the front line as an entire generation faces losing an education. and the golden globe goes to my bestie, jodie foster. and a hollywood ceremony like no other, pyjamas as well as designer dresses, as stars receive their awards from home. and coming up in sport on bbc news: the british horseracing authority says it's "appalled" as a photo emerges of leading irish racehorse trainer gordon elliott sitting on a dead horse. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to bart's hospital in london to treat an infection — having already spent 13 nights at another london hospital. doctors revealed that prince philip, who is 99, will also undergo testing for a pre—existing heart condition. he is expected to remain at bart's, a centre of excellence for cardiac care, for the rest of the week. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vii hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view of a patient who has been placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. the duke of edinburgh was today transferred from king edward vii's hospital to saint bartholomew's hospital, where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre—existing heart condition. the journey across london was a short one. saint bartholomew's or bart's, is britain's oldest hospital, but it has some of the most modern and extensive facilities for cardiac care. it's a recognised centre of excellence. it's the largest specialist centre for this type of condition in the uk, and one of the largest in europe, and so you can see all of the subspecialists, whether it's a problem with the heart rhythm, a problem with the blood supply to the heart, or the heart muscle, all under one roof and delivering care at the same time. the duke has suffered heart issues in the past. in 2011, there was an emergency admission to papworth hospital in cambridgeshire. he had suffered chest pains at sandringham. the queen and his immediate family all went to his bedside. a blocked coronary artery was diagnosed. it had been a close call. yet there has been no suggestion until today of any recurrence of any heart problems. for a man approaching his 100th birthday, the duke has seemed in generally good health, yet his hospital stay is now longer than any previous one. it's unclear whether the duke will require any surgical procedure on his heart, such as occurred in 2011. on that occasion, he had a stent inserted to relieve the blocked coronary artery. on this occasion, all the palace will say is that he's comfortable and responding to treatment. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me now. how significant is this move to bart's hospital? fiona, we don't know the nature of the pre—existing heart condition, referred to by buckingham palace as requiring these further tests and observations of the duke. could it be linked back to the blocked coronary artery in 2011 and the duke having a stent put in? we just don't know, although sometimes patients who have that procedure experience further problems. could it be the infection he has? somehow linked and exacerbated an existing heart condition, for instance heart rhythm issues. definitely some of the best specialist in the country. i think probably it's more than just monitoring. certainly, that will be involved. i think he has gone to this specialist centre because of the possibility, no more than that, that doctors feel there may be a need for an interventional procedure to be carried out.— there's fresh evidence that the vaccination programme is having a dramatic effect on the numbers of people being admitted to hospital or dying. after a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, hospitalisations have dropped by 80% among those over 80. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. a few seconds and it's done. more than 20 million of us have rolled up our sleeves, and confidence in covid vaccines is soaring here, with good reason. data are released in the past hour shows that a single dose of the pfizer or 0xford astrazeneca vaccine is more than 80% effective at preventing hospitalisation among the over 80s, 32 four weeks after the over 80s, 32 four weeks after the jab. the over 805, 32 four weeks after the “ab. �* , ., ., ., the over 805, 32 four weeks after the “ab. �*, ., ., ., the jab. there's a lot to look forward t0- _ the jab. there's a lot to look forward to. it's _ the jab. there's a lot to look forward to. it's very - the jab. there's a lot to look| forward to. it's very tempting the jab. there's a lot to look - forward to. it's very tempting to 90, forward to. it's very tempting to go, right, we've seen the results, that means the problem's fix. the problem isn't fixed yet, but we definitely have identified a way of fixing the problem, and the early data show us how to do that. hospital admissions are falling fastest among the over 65s, among the first to get immunised, down by 48% since the start of the year. compare that to a 35% drop among the under 65s, most of whom have yet to have a jab. and deaths among the over 65s are down by 57% in the same period, compared to a 47% decline in younger ages, period, compared to a 47% decline in youngerages, clear period, compared to a 47% decline in younger ages, clear evidence that vaccines offer strong protection. but could that be undermined by the emergence of new variants? a nationwide search is under way to try to track down a person infected with a mutated variant from brazil. viruses mutate all the time, but only a handful of new coronavirus variants are of potential concern. they involve changes to the spike protein on the surface. the brazilian p1 variant has several changes, including a mutation that is also found in the south african variant. it appears to make the virus less visible to antibodies, a key part of the immune system, which could make vaccines less effective, but scientists are confident they would still protect against severe disease. ~ �* ., , would still protect against severe disease. �* ., , ., ., ., ., disease. we've only had a handful of cases of the — disease. we've only had a handful of cases of the brazil— disease. we've only had a handful of cases of the brazil varied _ disease. we've only had a handful of cases of the brazil varied in - disease. we've only had a handful of cases of the brazil varied in this - cases of the brazil varied in this country, and we don't anticipate that this is going to seriously affect how well the vaccine works, but we do need to keep a close eye on it and try and stop it getting a hold in the uk, in case it makes those vaccines less efficacious. the kent variant — those vaccines less efficacious. the kent variant appears so dominant in the uk that at present there may be a little competitive advantage for other mutated versions. this is the first pandemic where viral evolution can be tracked in real time. nearly half of all coronaviruses sequenced worldwide have been done here in the uk. a quarter of all positive swabs are now sequenced, and the more cases are brought down, the easier it will be to keep on top of new variants as they emerge. fergus walsh, bbc news. the prime minister has defended the uk's border controls as health officials try to trace one person in england who has been infected with the brazilian covid variant to try to stop it spreading into the community. it's one of six cases of the variant, found in the uk in february before the introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more. an unwelcome arrival. a new variant of coronavirus has landed on uk soil. with two cases near bristol and three in aberdeen, extra tests are being used to test track any spread, but the urgent hunt is for the six person with a positive test who can't be fun.— the six person with a positive test who can't be fun. look at what we have done — who can't be fun. look at what we have done in _ who can't be fun. look at what we have done in the _ who can't be fun. look at what we have done in the case _ who can't be fun. look at what we have done in the case of- who can't be fun. look at what we have done in the case of the - who can't be fun. look at what we | have done in the case of the south african variant, a massive effort went in there, and the same is going on now to contain any spread of the brazilian variant. it on now to contain any spread of the brazilian variant.— brazilian variant. it has caused concern. _ brazilian variant. it has caused concern. not — brazilian variant. it has caused concern, notjust _ brazilian variant. it has caused concern, notjust because - brazilian variant. it has caused | concern, notjust because there brazilian variant. it has caused - concern, notjust because there was chaos in the place in brazil where it was first found, but the risk is that it spreads more easily and responds less well to the vaccine, too. the mystery patient carrying the variant hasn't been traced because they didn't fill in their paper work properly. the variant was detected on the other side of the world, injapan, in earlyjanuary. 0n the 15th, the government banned travel to the uk from brazil and several other south american countries, but british nationals were allowed to fly back as long as they isolated at home for ten days. after weeks of discussions, the government changed the policy, deciding on the 27th that brits coming home from countries at risk would be quarantine hotels. before that plan came into force on the 10th of february, the as yet unidentified individual came back from brazil. five days later, passengers started having to stay in hotels for quarantine.— hotels for quarantine. government measures at _ hotels for quarantine. government measures at the _ hotels for quarantine. government measures at the border _ hotels for quarantine. government measures at the border have - hotels for quarantine. government measures at the border have been | hotels for quarantine. government - measures at the border have been too little, too late. they've been behind the curve. the government was warned about putting the hotel quarantine system into place as soon as possible. quarantine system into place as soon as ossible. ., quarantine system into place as soon as possible-— as possible. someone carrying the brazilian variant _ as possible. someone carrying the brazilian variant was _ as possible. someone carrying the brazilian variant was able - as possible. someone carrying the brazilian variant was able to - brazilian variant was able to disappear weeks after the variant was first detected because the government hadn't got round to introducing quarantine hotels. do you believe that that delay will have put people at risk? into. you believe that that delay will have put people at risk? no. we had already quarantine _ have put people at risk? no. we had already quarantine in _ have put people at risk? no. we had already quarantine in place, - have put people at risk? no. we had already quarantine in place, and - have put people at risk? no. we had already quarantine in place, and in i already quarantine in place, and in fact, we had already put in place a ban on direct travel from brazil. also, this positive test was on the 12th or 13th of february, we think, and that was obviously over two weeks ago, and we haven't seen any further knock—on transmissions in the data. further knock-on transmissions in the data. , , ., ., , ., the data. this is more than 'u5t a olitical i the data. this is more than 'u5t a political i told i the data. this is more than 'u5t a political i told you i the data. this is more than 'u5t a political i told you so i the data. this is more than just a political i told you so moment. the data. this is more than just a j political i told you so moment for the opposition. it's a reminder of the opposition. it's a reminder of the threat from new forms of the virus that will continue to emerge, and the government isn't willing to cut off the country from the rest of the world completely, so it is a risk that won't be straightforward to manage. # west virginia, mountain mama #. last night, heathrow looked as if it was struggling to manage even social distancing in long queues. as the search for the patient with the variant continues, the dilemma is stopping the disease coming in without stopping everything taking off. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the latest official figures show there were 5,455 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that's the lowest since september. it means an average of 7,980 new cases were recorded per day in the last week. across the uk an average of 14,808 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to sunday, including suspected cases in wales. in the last 24 hours 104 deaths have been recorded — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on average 314 deaths were announced every day in the past week, bringing the total number of people who've died to 122,953. on to vaccinations now, and 185,900 people had their first dose of a vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. in total, 20,275,451 people have now had theirfirstjab — that's more than 38% of the adult population in the uk. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is with me now. this latest evidence about the effectiveness of the vaccination programe is hugely encouraging. stunning, ina stunning, in a word, fiona. way beyond the wildest hopes of those who developed the vaccines. i mean, an 80% cut in the risk of being hospitalised is remarkable, and there is a figure that's just been released, a single dose of the pfizerjab, we are waiting for the data on the oxford astrazeneca because that started a month later, an 83% cut in the risk of dying from covid—19. there are some caveats. it's vital that people have both doses. we've got this 12 week gap, because that will boost protection even further, and we should remember that vaccines are not 100% effective, so while there's a lot of virus still circulating, social distancing will remain important. new variants could upset the apple cart to a certain extent, but the scientists who developed the vaccines last year are producing updated versions which will go into trials in early summer, and they'll be ready if needed in the autumn. some good news at last, fergus. thank you. on wednesday, the chancellor rishi sunak will unveil his latest budget. top of the agenda will be getting the economy back on track after a year of lockdowns and severe disruption. he is under pressure from mps not to raise taxes for fear it could undermine the recovery. there are also growing calls for him to extend the furlough scheme and announce more support to help businesses recover from lockdown. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been looking at what to expect from the chancellor's red box. this week's budget will be historic in terms of the numbers. the chancellor will hope to make it historic in terms of policy, both to support the rescue from crisis, but also to lay the long—term foundations of a post—pandemic, post—brexit, green recovery. support forjobs, wages and the economy will continue, and you can see why. during the extraordinary economic hit from the pandemic, unemployment did go up, but rather modestly. but if you add in the number of people supported by the government's furlough scheme, and the number of people supported by the self—employment scheme, you get this picture. and this is why support will be extended also for business cash flow, because not to do so risks a really rather rapid rise in official unemployment. but the budget will also have to look beyond the immediate rescue to the future recovery of an economy that's undergone a type of heart attack. the current lockdown has again hit the economy hard, but less hard than last year. there will be a rebound, perhaps a little later than expected, but that rebound is not a recovery. and the uk has lost more ground to recover than most. the recovery will have to reflect a changed, greener economic future. the chancellor will use the successful vaccine roll—out as a blueprint for this recovery. government spending supporting partnership between scientists and companies, fast tracking regulations, the uk as a testing bed for new science. the point of a budget is to balance, tax and spend. that is not going to happen immediately, but the chancellor promises to be honest with the public about the scale of the challenge over the next few years, and this is why. last year, at his pre—pandemic budget, he anticipated this year borrowing about £54 billion. he ended up borrowing that injust over one month. so, total borrowing, we think, is going to come in at over £350 billion, and the key thing is that the bulk of that came out of decisions to choose to spend more money to support the economy rather than just taxes falling. that pattern will persist for longer. general tax hikes are for another day, as the nation can still borrow very cheaply. the budget challenge — getting the economy firing again. faisal islam, bbc news. the time is... our top story this evening. the duke of edinburgh is transferred to a london cardiac hospital to undergo tests for a pre—existing heart condition. and still to come, the golden globes covid style. british actorjohn boyega shows off his tuxedo, complete with trackie bottoms. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... we'll show you how some of golf�*s biggest names are showing their support for tiger woods as he continues to recover from leg injuries sustained in a car accident last week. six years of civil war in yemen means an entire generation of children risks missing an education with one in five schools unusable. and the uk government has just announced it's cutting its aid budget to yemen by more than 50 per cent. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to the remains of one bombed out school near the front line where hundreds of children come for lessons every day. she met ahmed, nine years old and blind since birth. he steps in to take classes when the teachers can't. it's a hard road for little feet, but in the early morning on the outskirts of taiz, they flock here across the rubble. this is their prized equipment, stored nearby under lock and key. time for morning assembly. leading the drill, the top student, ahmed. the primary school was the pride of the district until 2016, when it was occupied by houthi rebels and became a battleground. it has been reclaimed, such as it is, but some days, pupils sit and wait for teachers. the government hasn't paid many of them in years. so, in this class, there is a substitute. he calls. they respond. ahmed fills in. he's nine years old. and has been blind from birth. this is his dream job for the future. in the meantime, he's got a wish list. distant explosions. ahmed, what's that noise? frontline or not, classes continue here. down below, its mathematics. over here, its arabic language. teachers tell us the war has already taught these children to be resilient. they say the pupils rarely miss a day. now, more than ever, they are hungry for education. school's out, and this is the journey home for ahmed and his sister, fatima, who is also blind. a friend leads the way. ahmed calls him his car. a stumble doesn't stop ahmed. he is a study in determination. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz. the former french president nicolas sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, for attempting to bribe a magistrate. a court in paris has suspended two years of his jail term, with sarkozy expected to serve the remaining year outside prison, with an electronic tag. the 66—year—old is the first former french president to receive a custodial sentence. lucy williamson is in paris. lucy, this a huge fall fron grace for a former head of the french republic. yes, you really saw the two sides of president sarkozy�*s image today. as he walked into the courtroom, the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising then that is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another enquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that the then former president sarkozy used to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe the judge in overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal today's verdict. sometimes, she says, it takes a long time to get to the truth. luca; time to get to the truth. lucy williamson — time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in _ time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in paris, - time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in paris, thank. time to get to the truth. lucy williamson in paris, thank you. the duke of sussex has said he feared "history repeating itself" in an apparant reference to his mother's death in a trailerfor his upcoming interview with oprah winfrey. he and his wife meghan appear in the adverts for the show, which will be broadcast in the us this coming weekend. for me i am relieved to be happy and sitting here and talking to you with my wife by my side because i cannot begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process herself all those years ago, because it has been unbelievably tough for the two is, but at least we have each other. as we begin to see a path out of lockdown, over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, what effect has it had on the four nations of the uk? the first minister of wales says it has polarised views on the country's future. a poll for the bbc suggests that while only a minority want welsh independence, support for it has grown to the highest level in a decade. more from our wales correspondent hywel griffith. has the pandemic set wales on a different course? from staying at home to be free to roam, here it has been the welsh government, not uk ministers, deciding how fast to lock down and went to ease off the brakes. gwenda and david both say it has made them think about whether wales should go further. if has made them think about whether wales should go further. ii are has made them think about whether wales should go further.— wales should go further. if we can make decisions _ wales should go further. if we can make decisions for _ wales should go further. if we can make decisions for ourselves - wales should go further. if we can make decisions for ourselves in i make decisions for ourselves in something like a pandemic and hopefully come through it successfully, then why not extend those powers and take more control of our own destiny? if those powers and take more control of our own destiny?— those powers and take more control of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, _ of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, then _ of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, then i _ of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, then i could - of our own destiny? if scotland goes for independence, then i could see l for independence, then i could see there _ for independence, then i could see there being a massive change in peorrie's— there being a massive change in people's views in wales. if it was 'ust people's views in wales. if it was just england and wales, that would be even _ just england and wales, that would be even more catastrophic for the people _ be even more catastrophic for the peorrie of— be even more catastrophic for the people of wales. a be even more catastrophic for the people of wales.— be even more catastrophic for the people of wales. a poll for the bbc of a thousand _ people of wales. a poll for the bbc of a thousand people _ people of wales. a poll for the bbc of a thousand people in _ people of wales. a poll for the bbc of a thousand people in wales - people of wales. a poll for the bbc| of a thousand people in wales show support for independence is at its highest for a decade, but at 14% it is still a minority view. the same proportion of people, 15%, favour getting rid of devolution by abolishing the welsh parliament. most people are somewhere in between. 35% want some more powers for the parliament, but that is down in recent years, while around a quarter want things to stay as they are. most people want to stick to this middle path, but where exactly does it lead? the welsh labour government says it wants to take control of policing and the courts in wales and has called for a radical redrawing of the united kingdom. we radical redrawing of the united kinudom. ~ ., ., ., radical redrawing of the united kinrdom, . ., ., ., ., kingdom. we have now had a government _ kingdom. we have now had a government that _ kingdom. we have now had a government that has - kingdom. we have now had a | government that has matched kingdom. we have now had a - government that has matched up to that. ., ,., ., government that has matched up to that. ., ., , ., that. for some that is the wrong direction- _ that. for some that is the wrong direction. rachel _ that. for some that is the wrong direction. rachel has _ that. for some that is the wrong l direction. rachel has campaigned against greater devolution and with rather see the senate abolished. because there are so many power battles, what we have seen over the pandemic is political vanity getting in the way over clear policy. nationalistic attitude, even within the welsh labour government, which have created hostility, and we really need to be united coming out of the pandemic across the uk. but the union harms wales, according to those who want independence. they say it is a nation that could thrive on its natural resources. the 5ay it is a nation that could thrive on its natural resources.- on its natural resources. the fact that we have _ on its natural resources. the fact that we have some _ on its natural resources. the fact that we have some of— on its natural resources. the fact that we have some of the - on its natural resources. the fact| that we have some of the poorest regions in europe, the fact a third of our children live in poverty, thatis of our children live in poverty, that is because for, not in spite of, the fact we have a government in westminster which is focused on the south—east of england. ilouiith south-east of england. with elections — south-east of england. with elections ahead _ south-east of england. with elections ahead in _ south-east of england. with elections ahead in may, - south—east of england. with elections ahead in may, wales is approaching another crossroads and a choice of how the nation should be run. and you can see more on the results of that poll on the bbc wales politics website. it was a hollywood awards ceremony like no other. no red carpet, no big glitzy event where, as well as designer dresses, there were pyjamas and trackie bottoms. the stars of film and tv took part in the event from home and, despite some dodgy wifi connections, a host of british actors picked up awards as our arts editor will gompertz reports. welcome to the 2021 golden globe awards. tina fey was on the east coast while amy poehler was on the west coast as they reunited by satellite to co—host the 2021 golden globes. they had a little nibble at the hand that was paying them by alluding to the chorus of criticism the awards have attracted for having no black members. the golden globes are awards given out by the hollywood foreign press association. the hollywood foreign press association is made up of around 90 international, no—blackjournalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life. there was, though, diversity among the winners. chloe zhao became the first asian woman and only the second ever woman to win the best director award for her elegiac road movie nomadland. it also won best picture. sometimes first feels like a long time coming. you feel like it is about time. andra day. best actress went to andra day for her portrayal of the legendary singer billie holliday. best actor was awarded posthumously to chadwick boseman, who died of colon cancer last year, for his performance in ma rainey�*s black bottom. there was plenty of british success to celebrate. daniel kaluuya won best supporting actor for his betrayal of the black panther leader fred hampton injudas and the black messiah. he was excellent, the technology on the night, not so good. is this on? right, cool. can you hear me now? sasha baron cohen won best actor in a motion picture comedy for borat, the second time he has won the award for playing the mischievous character. the crown. netflix's royal drama the crown dominated the television categories. josh 0'connor won best actor for his prince charles, emma corin won best actress for portraying princess diana, and gillian anderson was awarded best supporting actress for playing margaret thatcher. why don't you back me? steve mcqueen's superb small axe series for the bbc was recognised withjohn boyega winning best supporting actor. i got track bottoms on my bottom, i'm comfortable, but this is exciting. and so the awards season is up and running. all attention now turns towards the baftas and the oscars next month. who is going to win those? might they be virtual shows like the golden globes? and if so, what lessons were learned from last night? will gompertz, bbc news. that surprise me as much as it surprise you. that surprise me as much as it surprise you. time for a look at the weather. a glorious day today in wales. i can almost hear that sheep saying, it's too hot for me at this time of year. they are not wrong, it was 15 degrees in west wales this afternoon. but do not put those jumpers to the back of the cupboard just yet. in scarborough there was low cloud and fog around and temperatures struggled. you can see where the winners and losers were, the best of the sunshine further west, the white mass at the low cloud and fog lingering on the north sea coast. more of it returns overnight with this light