a devastating fire that swept through south africa's houses of parliament in cape town has restarted. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. a legal document which prince andrew's lawyer believes could stop a civil case against him in the us, has been made public. the duke of york, who isn't named in the document, has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the document, which has been unsealed, is a settlement agreement between the latejeffrey epstein and virginia giuffre, also known as virginia roberts. it dismisses the case for damages brought by ms giufrre, in return for the sum of $500,000, or £371,000. there was no admission of liability from epstein. it also adds that the document is a general release by virginia giuffre for any other person or entity who could have been included as a potential defendant, from all legal actions, including lawsuits — both state and federal level. the agreement was overseen by the laws of florida, where it was agreed. it was signed by ms giuffre, who gave her address as being in new south wales, in australia. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has more details, he's been speaking to my colleague ben brown. so, this is a 12—page document signed in november 2009, which seems a whole world away, but you have to bear in mind the allegations virginia giuffre makes againstjeffrey epstein and people around him, including prince andrew, date back 20 years. now, this is part of her case where she was suing him in a court in florida. this is epstein. it's her saying she been lured into a world of sexual abuse and she also had been abused by people around epstein and his closest confidantes. she talks about being abused by politicians and royalty who were not named in the document. she settled the case. she was paid about $500,000, about £371,000 by today's rates. in the document, the crucial bit says she releases and forever discharges, in the legal language, epstein and any other person or entity who could have been a potential defendant in the action she was bringing in florida, and in doing so that she agrees not to bring any damages claim against anyone from the beginning of time effectively up until the date of that settlement. now the reason why this is important is because the prince's lawyers are going to go into court tomorrow in new york and say the plain language in this document makes clear that even though we say her allegations against the duke of york are baseless, she can't even try to bring them because she's effectively signed away her rights to sue anyone, so this is a really important document in this case. but the document really concerns allegations around what happened in florida, doesn't it? and geography is quite important here, isn't it? it could be. this is the really interesting thing about it, because ms giuffre�*s team seem incredibly confident that this document is going to be effectively irrelevant to their case. they've already said at legal filings before this release that when this document becomes public as it has done today, it will be seen to be "outside the four corners of her case against prince andrew". it does not cover her claims against him, and in particular she is alleging that she was abused by the duke of york in new york, in london and in the caribbean — nothing to do with florida, which is kind of the core of this case, and i think that's what's going to get argued about tomorrow. also, on top of that, the duke's lawyers are bringing all sorts of motions tomorrow in new york to have it thrown out. they're saying for technical reasons she can't bring that case since actually doesn't live in the us any more and they're saying effectively the whole thing will be stopped now but she is again saying whatever this document says, we are happy for it to be unsealed because we say it is not actually stopping our case against the prince. prince andrew has consistently denied knowing virginia giuffre. here he is speaking to emily maitliss on newsnight in 2019. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you don't remember meeting her? no. she says she met you in 2001, she dined with you, she danced with you, you bought her drinks, you were in tramp nightclub in london and she went on to have sex with you in a house in belgravia belonging to ghislaine maxwell. it didn't happen. that interview with prince andrew two years ago. i'm joined by adam klasfeld, managing editor of the law & crime network in new york. thank you so much for talking to us. you have been following this case closely. can you summarise for us why both sides were so keen to see this document unlocked and made public? this document unlocked and made ublic? ~ ., ., ,., this document unlocked and made ublic? ~ ., ., , ., public? well, for the reason stated a little bit earlier, _ public? well, for the reason stated a little bit earlier, prince _ a little bit earlier, prince andrew's legal team thinks that this immunise is him, it releases essentially anyone who is listed as an other potential the macro in extraordinarily broad language, anyone in the prince's lawyers argued that it includes him from the beginning of the world to the present day. that is why they want this document out there. what virginia giuffre's legal team is pointing to already is that the document does not mention prince andrew. it is signed in the southern district of lorelie, was assigned in the southern district of florida, in 2009. thejurisdiction question the southern district of florida, in 2009. the jurisdiction question will indeed be very important, because we are already hearing from virginia giuffre's legal team that essentially the florida jurisdiction does not pertain to this case. this was a very similar argument on a very different level that happened in the case of ghislaine maxwell. and in that case as well, ghislaine maxwell had argued... exactly, precisely. the federaljudge in new york found... so that was a pre—trial ruling. york found. .. so that was a pre-trial ruling.— york found. .. so that was a pre-trial ruling. tomorrow we will see judge tomorrow we will seejudge kaplan listening to the arguments on both sides, knowing this has a massive international audience. sides, knowing this has a massive internationalaudience. but sides, knowing this has a massive international audience. but it will be confined largely to these technical issues that he's said in the past, let's cut the technicalities and get down to the substance. we are still at technical questions ofjurisdiction and release clauses, and they'll be focusing on that with the global audience tomorrow.— focusing on that with the global audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talkinu audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talking to — audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talking to us. _ audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talking to us. thank _ audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talking to us. thank you - audience tomorrow. thanks so much for talking to us. thank you for - for talking to us. thank you for havin: for talking to us. thank you for having me- _ the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says there is no reason for further coronavirus measures in england — despite the surge of coronavirus cases caused by the 0micron variant. the government insists it's determined to keep schools open. speaking at a vaccination centre, mrjohnson said current measures — including mask—wearing in secondary schools, working from home where possible, and covid passes for some venues — are enough for now. 157,758 new coronavirus cases were recorded in england and scotland in the past 2a hours. 20,217 of those were in scotland, a record daily figure. data for wales and northern ireland won't come until after the new year holiday. in france, children aged six and over are required to wear facemasks on public transport, shops and in other venues. in the netherlands, the government has announced that schools will reopen next week, despite cases remaining high and in india vaccinations have opened to 15—18—year—olds. but the country has recorded its steepest weekly surge in infections — almost tripling, with 130,000 new cases registered. let's start though in the uk, and our health correspondent catherine burns. hello, how do you do? how are you? happy new year. another day, another visit to a vaccination centre for the prime minister. how was that? easy. cos they're so good at it, you barely feel it! other parts of the nhs are really feeling it, though. we're hearing that around six trusts, including the united lincolnshire hospitals nhs trust, have declared critical incidents in the last few days. this happens when they're worried that they can't provide all the critical services they need to. looking at the pressures on the nhs in the next couple of weeks and maybe longer, looking at the numbers of people who're going to be going into hospital, it will be absolute folly to say that this thing is all over now bar the shouting. we've got to remain cautious, we've got to stick with plan b, we've got to get boosted. in other words, no new restrictions in england at the moment. expect to hear more focus on boosterjabs, though. and nhs staff could be redeployed to help the busiest areas. it's not unusual to hear that the nhs is under pressure in january. winter always brings with it extra patients, and covid is adding to that. this year, though, there's another complication — the number of staff who are off because of the virus. now it's understood several hospital chief executives in england are saying their trusts are under the greatest sustained pressure they've seen. there are now more than 111,000 patients with covid in hospitals in england. that's up almost 70% in a week. i've spoken to staff who do find treating unvaccinated patientsl who are seriously unwell, l they do find that upsetting, particularly if, as from time to time, the patient says, i "actually i wish i'd been vaccinated all along." i so, we're not here tojudge, - we're here to treat and we'll treat whoever comes and requires our care and our attention _ there are some early encouraging signs, though. i was talking to london chief execs last week. what they were saying is they were seeing some very concerning daily increases of the numbers of people coming into hospital — 9%, 15%, 9% on the 27th, 28 and 29th of december. but interestingly, in the last two days, those numbers have dropped, the increases, to 1% and 2%. back to school this week and back to masks in classrooms for secondary pupils in england. this brings them into line with the rest of the uk. labour says there still isn't enough focus on fresh air in classrooms, though. we've known now for 18 months that it will be essential to make sure that classrooms are properly ventilated, yet all we've seen from the government are 7,000 devices to be rolled out across hundreds of thousands of classrooms across england. itjust isn't good enough. ministers will look at rules about masks in schools again at the end of the month. catherine burns, bbc news. let's turn now to the united states — where new coronavirus cases are currently averaging about 400,000 each day, according to data collected byjohns hopkins university. schools across the us are reopening this week amid a surge in the 0micron variant, but a shortage in at—home rapid tests across the country has made reopening more difficult. the us food and drug administration has now expanded vaccine booster eligibility to allow 12—15—year—olds to receive a third shot of the pfizer—biontech vaccine. i'm joined now by dr paul 0ffit, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia and a physician of infectious diseases. thank you so much for talking to us on bbc news, doctor. what is the picture looking like at the moment in your city? in picture looking like at the moment in your city?— in your city? in philadelphia, we are definitely _ in your city? in philadelphia, we are definitely seeing _ in your city? in philadelphia, we are definitely seeing a _ in your city? in philadelphia, we are definitely seeing a lot - in your city? in philadelphia, we are definitely seeing a lot more | are definitely seeing a lot more cases in children of this infection. what we do in our hospitals in children filled off it is we will always test... we are deftly seeing a greater percentage of those children with covid. we are also seeing somewhat of an increase in our hospital because of covid and into the icu because of covid. it's hard to watch, omicron is immune of a cent, —— immune evasive, you're at higher risk of exposure to a mild case. you're not seeing a proportionately high increase in serious cases. to proportionately high increase in serious cases.— proportionately high increase in serious cases. to what extent are children at _ serious cases. to what extent are children at the _ serious cases. to what extent are children at the moment _ serious cases. to what extent are children at the moment able - serious cases. to what extent are children at the moment able to i serious cases. to what extent are | children at the moment able to go serious cases. to what extent are . children at the moment able to go to school this week? are there quite strict requirements from school boards about testing before you're allowed for a child actually be on the school premises? so allowed for a child actually be on the school premises?— the school premises? so we are 0 enin: the school premises? so we are opening schools _ the school premises? so we are opening schools this _ the school premises? so we are opening schools this week - the school premises? so we are opening schools this week in . opening schools this week in philadelphia, there's no attempt to quarantine children away from school and do distance learning, we want on—site learning. we are trying to do everything we can. the teachers are vaccinated, we are doing everything we can that goes over five years of age, we can be vaccinated over five years of age, the over twelves are vaccinated, and wearing masks. i do think this will be an issue for the next 4—6 weeks, then things will settle down. if we can get through the next four have been six weeks, we want kids to be in school, we think distance learning is a contradiction in terms — it's the only decent meal they get in the day, child abuse has picked up in the day, child abuse has picked up in the school system, we need kids to go to school.— kids to go to school. philly is a hue kids to go to school. philly is a huge urban — kids to go to school. philly is a huge urban cultivation, - kids to go to school. philly is a huge urban cultivation, and . kids to go to school. philly is a i huge urban cultivation, and there are presumably hundreds of schools all of which have to think about protecting their other staff, like janitors as well as teachers, and so on. in terms of the impact you think this is had, you're a physician to children, so you interact with children, so you interact with children and parents all the time. how tough is the last year and a half been for kids in the city? it’s half been for kids in the city? it�*s been tough especially recently. i was on service and i've seen these children come in the hospital, and i would say most children we've seen have been over five. would say most children we've seen have been overfive. what would say most children we've seen have been over five. what they all have been over five. what they all have in common, whether they are admitted to the hospital or the icu, is that none of them are vaccinated. the parents are not, siblings are not vaccinated — virtually all of them could be vaccinated, it'sjust much harder now. a year ago when we didn't have vaccines for that age group, it was hard enough. now there's all this suffering and hospitalisation and icu admissions, and rearfatalities can be hospitalisation and icu admissions, and rear fatalities can be avoided, it's even harder and it's heartbreaking. d0 it's even harder and it's heartbreaking.- it's even harder and it's heartbreaking. it's even harder and it's heartbreakinu. , ., , ., heartbreaking. do you ever lose your tem er heartbreaking. do you ever lose your temper with — heartbreaking. do you ever lose your temper with parents _ heartbreaking. do you ever lose your temper with parents over _ heartbreaking. do you ever lose your temper with parents over this? - heartbreaking. do you ever lose your temper with parents over this? no, i temper with parents over this? no, but it's really _ temper with parents over this? iifr, but it's really hard not to. when you watch these parents watch their child gets sedated and have it you put down their throat, brought into the icu - put down their throat, brought into the icu — then you watch the parents cry, you just want to shake them. this was all avoidable, and they made that choice. they put not only themselves at risk, but those they made contact with. their number one job as a parent is to keep their child is safe as possible, that's what vaccines do. they took an unnecessary risk for themselves and denture —— their children. unnecessary risk for themselves and denture -- their children.— denture -- their children. doctor, let's hepe — denture -- their children. doctor, let's hope future _ denture -- their children. doctor, let's hope future parents - denture -- their children. doctor, let's hope future parents will- denture -- their children. doctor, let's hope future parents will not| let's hope future parents will not take that risk. thanks for speaking to us on bbc news.— firefighters in south africa say a blaze that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has restarted after previously reporting that the flames had been brought under control. the bbc�*s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports. 24 2a hours after a blaze tore through south africa's parliament, firefighters are still putting out hotspots. the damage is said to be extensive. the roof of the national assembly collapsed and the room was gutted. a team of experts is coming through the scene. {line gutted. a team of experts is coming through the scene.— through the scene. one of the bi est through the scene. one of the biggest losses _ through the scene. one of the biggest losses that _ through the scene. one of the biggest losses that the - through the scene. one of thej biggest losses that the people through the scene. one of the i biggest losses that the people of south africa have suffered in this fire is the cleat complete burning down of the national assembly chamber. and during sittings of the two houses. the national assembly. historical artefacts survived the fire. , ., , fire. the temperature inside the buildinu fire. the temperature inside the buildin: is fire. the temperature inside the building is still— fire. the temperature inside the building is still a _ fire. the temperature inside the building is still a plus _ fire. the temperature inside the building is still a plus or- fire. the temperature inside the building is still a plus or minus i building is still a plus or minus 100 celsius. down from what it was yesterday. — 100 celsius. down from what it was yesterday, 400 celsius. but what they have — yesterday, 400 celsius. but what they have done in the meantime is to use a _ they have done in the meantime is to use a drone _ they have done in the meantime is to use a drone that they are putting inside _ use a drone that they are putting inside the — use a drone that they are putting inside the building to assess the structure — inside the building to assess the structure of the building. the susect structure of the building. the suspeet was _ structure of the building. tie: suspect was arrested yesterday. structure of the building. ti2 suspect was arrested yesterday. he is due to appear in court tomorrow. the south african government has said that if it is found that his actions were deliberate then the fire he allegedly started will be seen as a direct attack on the state. let's look at some of the day's other news. the five permanent members of the un security council have issued a rare joint statement pledging to prevent the spread of atomic weapons and ensure a nuclear war is never fought. china, france, russia, the uk and the us will be part of a major review of a key nuclear treaty later this year. brazil's president, jair bolsanaro, has been admitted to hospital for the treatment of an abdominal problem. the 66—year—old president tweeted that he felt ill on sunday. he's been hospitalised several times since he was stabbed in 2018 during his presidential campaign. nearly 3,000 passengers and crew have disembarked from a cruise ship docked in lisbon, after their trip was cut short by a covid outbreak. the aidanova, operated by a german company, was en route to the island of madeira for new year's eve celebrations when 52 crew tested positive. now, it's been 100 years since the bbc launched, with its mission to inform, educate and entertain the world. the queen's coronation and the moon landing were both moments when people gathered around the tv to witness history in the making. indeed, the coronation was a reason why many people in britain but television is in the first place. zoe conway has been taking a look back at some of the events which shaped the birth of television in the uk. when bbc tv launched in 1936, music theatre star adele dixon sang about television's magic rays of light. the studio crew can be forgiven for not looking very excited. tvs were so expensive only 100 people in britain had one. even higher—ups within the bbc thought it would never catch on. the bbc didn't particularly want to make television. they were quite happy with radio, thank you very much. and lord reith, who was running the bbc, absolutely abhorred this newfangled invention. but the government could see that war was coming. germany was using television for propaganda purposes. so they thought, "we have to get going and launch a television service." 12 years later, the london olympic games were televised, the coverage helping to buoy a nation still scarred by war — now beamed into 140,000 homes. the action could be seen in real time. she is in fact wearing a dress of shimmering white. - but it was the queen's coronation in 1953 that would prove the turning point. 20 million people tuned in — for the first time, overtaking the bbc radio audience. male elephants don't have tasks. 0h, we're having a slight penny down here. - five years later, blue peter launched, the longest—running children's tv programme in the world. it survived a urinating errant elephant and a scarily out—of—control campfire. # we are.# we are on fire. let's get the firemen in. the first black children's tv presenter was paul danquah on playschool in 1966. there has been a simply tremendous afternoon here. simply tremendous is one way to describe one of the most momentous moments of the 20th century — the first moon landing in 1969. a year later, the first same—sex kiss delivered by sir ian mckellen in a bbc two production of edward ii. in this series, i'm going to show you how to cook... a british love affair with indian food was ignited by madhurjaffrey, whose show began in 1982. it's the kind of food you get in indian homes. one of the things i'm going to make is roganjosh. this is a classical north indian dish. the launch of iplayer in 2007 made streaming mainstream. what's ever—changing is not just what we're watching but how we're watching it. zoe conway, bbc news. a winter storm in washington made for a very snowy arrivalfor us presidentjoe biden. air force one landed back atjoint base andrews, as a snowstorm brings the us capital to a standstill. even the truck transporting the stairs had to be manually pushed as they struggled through the biting wind. no fun at any age, never mind when you are in your 70s. the turbulent winter weather left the president stuck on the tarmac for 30 minutes. that is a proper east coast snow storm. i hope if you have been entering that you have kept warm and dry. we will be back on the air in a short while. hello, there. colder weather has arrived in scotland. we've seen some snow across northern areas today, but that colder air is pushing its way southwards. now, a real turnaround in fortunes when you think about saturday's temperatures and how they were up at around 15 or 16 degrees, including in the highlands of scotland. well, tomorrow's temperatures more typically around 4 or 5 celsius. it is going to feel a lot colder. now, the colder air is going to be arriving on these northerly winds, and those winds push the cold air right the way into the south. however, this is our cold front. and ahead of it, overnight, we'll stilljust be about into the milder air across the far south of england and wales, so temperatures, cardiff and london, about 6 or 7 degrees. 0therwise, further north, frost pretty widespread and there's a risk of icy stretches in scotland, where we'll continue to see frequent snow showers with some significant accumulations building up. could be some localised disruption. and for 0rkney, some very strong winds towards the middle part of the day. gusts could reach 70, maybe 80 mph. now, there will be some very heavy snow across the higher scottish mountains. the next couple of days could bring 15 cm or so. and there will be frequent showers coming down the irish sea coasts, so northern ireland, the northwest of both england and wales, the northwest midlands seeing showers, and there'll also be plenty of showers coming down the north sea coasts. however, into wednesday, the winds change direction a little bit and should keep most of the showers away from the east coast. there will be lots of sunshine, cold and frosty, still snow showers affecting scotland and still that line of showers affecting northern ireland, the northwest of england and wales, the northwest midlands, too. still chilly, temperatures at best around 5 or 6 degrees for many. now, into thursday's forecast. into that cold air moves these weather fronts. now, it's going to be quite an awkward kind of day for forecasting exactly how much snow there might be, because between these fronts, there's actually a zone of slightly less cold air — cold, mild, cold. so what will probably happen is that we'll probably start off with some snow falling on the leading edge of this system. and the snow might stick around for a while, actually, across east scotland — to the east of the pennines as well. could be some disruption. but as that less cold air moves in, the snow should become confined to high ground, particularly scotland and the pennines. nevertheless, there could be a few issues. eventually, though, many of us at lower elevations will see rain, temperatures around 6 or 7. this is bbc news, the headlines... a legal document which prince andrew's lawyer believes will stop a civil case against him in the us, has been made public. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther measures in england despite a surge of cases due to the 0micron variant. a fire that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has reignited. firefighters are back at the scene, trying to put out the blaze which is now burning through the roof. a blizzard has swept across the east coast of the us — causing a delay to president biden, as he returned to washington on air force one. the icy conditions meant he was unable to get off the plane for half an hour. now on bbc news, it's time for talking movies.