Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. One of the worlds biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns hasjust begun in india. Addressing a Video Conference earlier, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said such an ambitious project had never before been attempted. The huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 Million People by august. Healthcare staff and front line workers will be among the first to receive the doses. Since the pandemic began it has confirmed more than 10. 3 million cases thats the second highest number in the world. And there have been neary 150 thousand deaths. 0ur correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan is at a Vaccination Centre in delhi. There is a huge logistical task, a population of 1. 3 billion people who live in all kinds of terrains mountains, deserts, urban and rural. Iamat i am at one of over 3000 centres which have been set up. Here and at the other centres they are helping to vaccinate around people a day. If you do the maths on that, that means that means that by the end of today alone, if everything goes to plan, more than 300,000 indians will already have received a Coronavirus Vaccine deals. The priority at the moment is Health Care Workers like the police, but then it will move to the police, but then it will move to the over 50s and people with Underlying Health conditions. Two vaccines are being rolled out today. The first is the Oxford Astrazeneca one which is being manufactured here in the country. The second is an indian developed vaccine from a Company Called biotech. There have been some concerns but that being rolled out. It was approved for use before it was clear to phase three efficacy trials. 0fficials still dont know how effective that particular vaccine is and that has caused some concern among health experts, but the government stresses these are safe vaccines and it will be administered on the under very strict supervision. Behind me, people who have had the vaccine are starting to leave for the day. One little detail i have noticed is that everyone at the centre who has had a Coronavirus Vaccine is being given a red rose. This hospital here in delhi has treated thousands of Covid Patients since the start of the pandemic and here, there is definitely a mood of optimism and hope now that india has begun rolling out the vaccine. The us president Electjoe Biden has set out ambitious plans to vaccinate 100 million americans within his first 100 days in office. He made the pledge as his Health Chiefs warned that the covid variant first detected in the uk could become the dominant strain in the us by march. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes sent this report. In a city where officials believe one in three of its population has been infected with covid 19 since the start of the pandemic, theres a sense of urgency. Hospitals in los angeles are overwhelmed. Here, someone is dying from the virus every eight minutes. Its rough to see people who are really sick and we have to tell them that theres not much we can do. We can take you to the hospital to sit on these gurneys, it is not comfy. The race is on to get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible. This is the car park at dodgers stadium the baseball venue in los angeles thats been transformed into the largest vaccination site in america. By the middle of next week, Officials Say at least 12,000 people a day will receive the covid jab here. But it isnt enough. Weve got to increase the pace in distribution in the administration of these vaccines. The reality is we need to get these vaccines out of the freezer and we need to get them into peoples arms. This is a scene thats playing out across the country, around the world, but americas so called 0peration warp speed has failed to live up to its name, at least as far as distribution of the vaccine is concerned. Joe biden says when he takes over donald trump on wednesday, hell launch an ambitious plan to roll it out fast. He said efforts so far had been a dismalfailure. Our plan is as clear as it is bold, get more people vaccinated for free, create more places for them to get vaccinated. Mobilise more medical teams to get the shots in peoples arms. Hes promising 100 million jabs in 100 days. 100 mass Vaccination Centres around the country, and mobile units to get into areas that are hard to reach. The president elect also had a blunt warning for americans things, he said, would get worse before they get better. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. Here in the uk airports have warned that the uks aviation sector urgently needs more Government Support if it is to survive another long period of coronavirus restrictions. From monday, all travel corridors to the uk will be closed to try to prevent the arrival of any new variants of covid. The change means anyone travelling to the uk will need proof of a negative covid test. Theyll also need to isolate on arrival for at least five days. Charlotte wright reports. Another measure to tighten up travel. This week saw passengers from south america and portugal banned from flying into the uk to stop the spread of a new covid strain from brazil. But the government says it may be difficult to predict where new variants might come from and so further action is needed. To protect us against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains we will also temporarily close all travel corridors from 01100 hours on monday. This latest announcement is not a travel ban. It introduces quarantine for passengers no matter where they have flown from in the world. It means from monday anyone travelling to the uk will have to show a negative covid test less than 72 hours before they depart. When they arrive, they must now self isolate for ten days, or pay for a covid test on the fifth day. If it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. The policy also applies to the eurostar and seaports, but not to those travelling within the uk or ireland or to some jobs, like hauliers. Travel corridors were first introduced in the summer, allowing people to come to the uk from some countries with low covid rates without having to quarantine on arrival. Described as a lifeline for the industry, they kept people going on holiday. Now many say they support the suspension so long as it can be lifted later in the year. Weve had no revenue now for 12 months and people take a few months in the summer last year. If were going to have an aviation sector coming out of this, we need to open up in the summer and we look forward to having conversations with the government about that, but for the here and now, we are absolutely clear that we will support the government. I think the government needs a longer term plan for the airline industry. Theyve been hit time and time again and they rightly have asked the support from the government. They were promised support months ago but the package hasnt been put into place. Government has said they have put in a comprehensive set of measures for the travel and Tourism Sector including extending the furlough scheme, Business Rates relief and tax deferrals. It says it is committed to bring the sector back to full strength as soon as it is safe to do so. Charlotte wright, bbc news. Paul charles is the founder and chief executive of the travel consultancy company, the pc agency. Thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. This is not a huge surprise in the circumstances, i suppose. How resigned as the industry to the prospect of this persisting . Industry to the prospect of this ersistin . ~ ,. ,. , persisting . Well, these measures are clearly important persisting . Well, these measures are clearly important at persisting . Well, these measures are clearly important at the persisting . Well, these measures are clearly important at the moment persisting . Well, these measures are clearly important at the moment to i clearly important at the moment to help prevent future strains from coming in but the travel sector has been on a roller coaster ride of restrictions and border closures over the last few months and i think the problem is that there says a government, at the moment, that is long on rhetoric but short on strategy, consultation and support. If only and consulted properly with a wide range of the travel sector than they would be able to put in place a longer term road map which would signal when bodice can properly reopen. At the moment, the sector is swinging from one restriction to the other. That is why the sector are so badly hurting. Isnt that a consequence of the way the pandemic is developed . It is a problem notjust experienced by the uk but other governments around the world, trying to mitigate the effects. New variants are emerging, suddenly turning up in Different Countries in Different Countries have had different approaches. It isntjust have had different approaches. It isnt just the have had different approaches. It isntjust the uk that has taken this approach to the problem. That is true, this approach to the problem. That is true. But this approach to the problem. That is true, but the this approach to the problem. Twat is true, but the countries that have handled this really well have been decisive. They have done a mix of superb world class testing with quarantine in hotels on arrival and hundred percent enforcement of quarantine measures. This is something the government here has sadly failed on another of those measures. What we need to see its march session and actually more strategy around those sorts of measures. 0ne strategy around those sorts of measures. One of the best things the government could do to help the travel sector is to enforce quarantine on arrival in hotels and pay those hotels to host those guests who are having to quarantine. That would be one of the biggest forms of support that could help the sector in the short term. What forms of support that could help the sector in the short term. Sector in the short term. What is the state of sector in the short term. What is the state of the sector in the short term. What is the state of the travel sector in the short term. What is the state of the travel industry i sector in the short term. What is | the state of the travel industry in terms of its prospects of any kind of recovery . We have seen enhancementsjust of recovery . We have seen enhancements just this week, one of the smollett virus that was trying to break into the International Market is effectively scaling back into banding its long haul operations one of the smaller flyers. 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We will see measure still in place, some of them tough, some of them later in touch but as a result, the sector itself to work out where the revenue is going to come from. I am optimistic that from the 1st of may onwards we will be in a different world. Vaccination programmes will be taking effect across much of europe and the us and you should start to see short haul borders open and travel on again. It is going to take some countries a lot longer and aviation and other parts of the travel sector in parts of the world, certainly among whole areas like new zealand, australia, vietnam, are gotta take much longer come back. Thank you very much. Its a year since the coronavirus first emerged. And a grim milestone has been reached. As it is now estimated that more than two Million People have died with covid 19. Thats according to figures compiled byjohns hopkins university. 0ne organisation which has been helping efforts around the world and in the uk is the red cross, with 5,000 volunteers expected to be involved in the coming months. Eleanor hevey is head of humanitarian policy at the British Red Cross. Shejoins us. She joins us. Thank you for talking to bbc news this saturday. It is a grim milestone. How is your organisation been trying to maximise its impact in helping people to cope with this . Ht its impact in helping people to cope with this . ,. ,. , with this . It is. It is a really colossal with this . It is. It is a really colossal collective with this . It is. It is a really colossal collective loss with this . It is. It is a really colossal collective loss for i with this . It is. 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It might sound a peculiar question but they are dealing with people who are emotionally fragile if not physically fragile in this sector. Absolutely and all of us, including our staff and volunteers, i think there are very few in this country have not been impacted or directly impacted by this virus. The emotional support to our staff and volunteers is critical, as it is to offer 90 workers and also to all of the effect of unity is that we support as it is to all our key front line workers. Support as it is to all our key front line workers. Front line workers. Many of the organisations front line workers. Many of the organisations depend front line workers. Many of the organisations depend on front line workers. Many of the organisations depend on charitable contributions and individual legacies and and so on. Is this an issue or the Charity Sector not so much now but in the coming months and years ahead . And years ahead . There is an unprecedented and years ahead . There is an unprecedented level and years ahead . There is an unprecedented level of and years ahead . There is an l unprecedented level of support needed to meet the humanitarian need, but here in the uk and across the world so we are encouraging people to donate to the British Red Cross global coronavirus appeal and to get involved as volunteers. We have seen overwhelming support from the British Public in support of this crisis at home and around the world. ~ this crisis at home and around the world. , ~ , this crisis at home and around the world. , ~ i. ,. ,. This crisis at home and around the world. , ~ i. , with us. Angela merkel� s christian democrats will appoint a new party leader this morning, who will likely replace her as the german chancellor. She will remain in office until elections later this year. The three contenders have been reduced to two. Businessman friedrich merz, who is a conservative and appeals to the traditionalists in the Party Armin Laschet premier of North Rhine Westphalia who is seen as a moderate. Stefan kornelius is Political Editor of the newspaper sueddeutsche zeitung. Hejoins me from munich. We should sketch out a bit of the background. People around the world and uk may not be familiar with this. This is about who leads the christian democrat party, not necessarily who becomes chancellor, but it could be an important indicator of that, couldnt it . Ht indicator of that, couldnt it . Ut is a powerful position which has now been decided. The reader will definitely have a say in who runs for the party in the upcoming general elections. Never the less, it is a consecrated party. It is divided in germany and we have a sister party in bavaria and the csus leader, the bavarian Prime Minister, is also a contender for the chancellorship. It is a decisive battle for who goes into the elections for the conservative leader. ~. ,. ,. , elections for the conservative leader. ~. ,. ,. , leader. What about the legacy of an. Ler leader. What about the legacy of angler michael leader. What about the legacy of angler michael leader. What about the legacy of angler Michael Angela leader. What about the legacy of| angler Michael Angela merkel. Leader. What about the legacy of. Angler Michael Angela merkel. It angler Michael Angela merkel. It is a legacy for her party and the concerns about the impact of Mass Immigration and the rise of the party to the right and the alternative for germany. And on the other hand, there is a question of the legacy for germany as a whole. T the legacy for germany as a whole. I think we have to either take a broad view. We do see 16 years of extreme stability and continuity for germany. We saw germanys rise in Foreign Policy importance and its weight in europe, in the world. Angela merkel has been the last hold out for the liberal west, as we saw in terms of populism. And then we saw the different problems and hurdles she went over and had to face during the 16 years. That is the euro crisis and the financial crisis, that is the migration policy, nuclear policy. These things do come along, but overall i think she has led a pretty stable and successful government, mostly in leading germany to a new world. Most people really havent experienced any hardship over the last 16 years. She is the one leader in europe who has been there throughout this period. British Prime Ministers have come and gone, we have had a change of president in france twice, i think, in hertime. We of president in france twice, i think, in her time. We have seen readers and other countries regularly change. She is a stable figure in times of instability. Through the euro crisis, the immigration crisis. Her performance on that issue to be debated in germany, but what about covid . She has been in charge of this extraordinary period which in many parts of the world will finish political careers. Parts of the world will finish political careers. Yes. Covid is definitely political careers. Yes. Covid is definitely a political careers. Yes. Covid is definitely a challenge political careers. Yes. Covid is definitely a challenge for political careers. Yes. Covid is definitely a challenge for all. Political careers. Yes. Covid is. Definitely a challenge for all the leaders in the world. Not least angela merkel. At the beginning of the crisis she led a remarkable stable chorus and she brought the country behind herself, she commenced people she convinced people to be cautious and take this seriously and kept the figure is low. Things have changed a little bit due to the nature of this country. We do have this federal structure which means all the various governments in germany have an important say in this crisis are now the experience with other countries do see as well, a fight over what to do correctly now in this crisis. Angela merkel is still leading the charge, but we do see her power disappearing and we see her power disappearing and we see her nearing the end of her term. Thank you so much for being with us on bbc news this weekend. Scotlands covid restrictions are being tightened from today. Takeaway food and drink outlets can only serve customers via a hatch and only shops selling essential items are allowed to offer click and collect. The changes are among six new rules announced by first minister Nicola Sturgeon earlier this week. 0ur scotland correspondent Alexandra Mackenzie is in glasgow. How big a shift is this going to be for people in scotland . It is how big a shift is this going to be for people in scotland . For people in scotland . It is not a massive shift, for people in scotland . It is not a massive shift, but for people in scotland . It is not a massive shift, but it for people in scotland . It is not a massive shift, but it does for people in scotland . It is not a massive shift, but it does come l for people in scotland . It is not a| massive shift, but it does come in the context of the number of cases remaining high. We had another 2000 orjust over 2000 new cases in scotland yesterday and it seems to be sticking around that level, despite the very tough restrictions, especially on mainland scotland and in some of the islands, which are all in lockdown. Those additional restrictions come on top of already been under lockdown. There is click and collect, which has still been available. The restrictions there will be tightened. It is Still Available but the number of things that you can click and collect will be reduced. You can still have things like baby equipment or clothes, shoes, books. What are seen as essential homeware. It is still possible to do that. But you will not be able to go and collect it whenever you want, there will be a slot that you will have to stick to. That is to stop people congregating. Another thing that is tightened up is your takeaway coffee. You will not be able to go into the shop any more and you will get that through a hatch from today. Hatch from today. People will feel that on cold hatch from today. People will feel that on cold days hatch from today. People will feel that on cold days like hatch from today. People will feel that on cold days like today hatch from today. People will feel| that on cold days like today thank you very much. Police chiefs in the uk say that investigations have been compromised after thousands of fingerprint, dna and arrest records were accidentally deleted from the national computer. A letter sent by the National PoliceChiefs Council and seen by bbc news says the mistake might prevent officers from linking offenders to crime scenes. Policing minister Kit Malthouse said officers are trying to recover the data. Labour says the home secretary, priti patel will be responsible for criminals walking free. Its been a source of tension between britain and spain for centuries but the border which separates gibraltarfrom the spanish mainland could be taken down this year as part of a post brexit agreement. The deal which will allow the Free Movement of people is prompting some fears about the long term future of the territory. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee reports. Entering the rock of gibraltar. 15,000 workers from spain cross the border here every day, show their papers and head to work. The fence, as they call it, is all they have ever known. After more than a century, its set to come down. Its better for our people. The border town of la linea is one of the poorest parts of spain. A third of people are unemployed. Gibraltar relies on workers from here for catering, nursing and cleaning. For them, the deal is a cause for celebration. The uk and spain have agreed that the border will go, possibly within six months, but it first has to be made into a formal treaty with the eu, and the single road that links both territories will be widened so people in cars can travel freely, and gibraltar will be linked to europes passport free travel area, known as schengen. Some infrastructure will remain and a few guards will stay on standby. Instead, new arrivals will only be checked if they enter by sea here at the port, and by air. It will mean for the first time therell be gibraltar guards, then eu border guards, known as frontex, checking passports one after the other. The decisions as to who enters gibraltar will only ever be made by a gibraltar guard and we will have primacy of control. These are two borders, ultimate control of our borders in our hands and control of the schengen border is in the control of the schengen authorities. We are absolutely 100 clear that we will never cede one grain of sand of gibraltar, one breath of our air, one drop of our sea. Spains europe minister describes the checks a different way. Both of them i would say are equivalent. Instead of sovereignty, i would call it co responsibility, because by this agreement, uk is allowing gibraltar to participate in certain policies and programmes of the European Union to which the uk as such is not participating. This has been possible because spain is an eu member state wishes it to happen. For gibraltarians, there are painful memories of spain both sides recognise this as an experiment not without its risk. The hope, though, is that with the border gone, trust between the historically fractious neighbours can begin to grow. Gavin lee, bbc news, gibraltar. You are watching bbc news. The duke of cambridge has told how seeing people die during his time as an air ambulance pilot left him traumatised for weeks on end. Prince william drew on his own experience while speaking to a group of frontline workers during a Video Conference about the importance of accessing counselling and bereavement support. Something that i noticed from my brief spell flying the air ambulance with the team is that when you see so much death and bereavement, it does impact how you see the world. It is very interesting what you said theyre about being able to see things in a different light and realise, i think you said about everyone around you dine, you got everyone around you dine, you got everyone was going to die. That is what really worries me about the front line staff at the moment. You are still under the cosh at the moment is to pressurise, and you are seeing such high levels of sadness, trauma and death that impacts your own life and family life. Prince william talking to emergency workers. Now its time for a look at the weather with louise. Hello, there was Early Morning snow across Eastern England but it is a change in weather story article through the day. Across norfolk we have seen a little bit of lying snow and that has brought a Winter Wonderland for many children hoping to see some this season. However, it was a different story further west. Milder air and temperature setting around 8 degrees in somerset. Cloudy skies but the rain has cleared away. This is the story as we have been through the morning. We had seen leading edge of snow moving eastwards. Behind significant rain but that has already started to sweep its way steadily east and article into the afternoon, it could be a case of sunny spells were just some scattered showers, chiefly to the far north west. The weather front that has brought all of this cloud and rain continues to push its way east. 0n the leading edge, there is the risk of further snow for a time but that eases as we go into the afternoon. You can see the clearance behind. There will be some decent sunny spells. Some scattered showers, chiefly into scotland and may be drifting down into north west england. We could to push its way east. 0n the leading edge, there is the risk of further snow for a time but that eases as we go into the afternoon. You can see the clearance behind. There will be some decent sunny spells. Some scattered showers, chiefly into scotland and may be drifting down into north west england. We could secure first gusts of winds of exposed areas of scotland. Forthe of winds of exposed areas of scotland. For the remainder, relatively quiet afternoon. Bright and breezy for many. Temperatures will pick up from nine to 11 degrees, notably cooler across norfolk. As a go through this evening, we keep that quiet story as a ridge of High Pressure looks likely to building from the west for a sunday. It is going to be a quiet start. Not too cold. Temperatures are low single figures but they should stay above freezing for many. Itll be a dry story and send it with sunshine coming through. It will be a lovely day. We run the risk of some showers driven on by a westerly wind in scotland, but on the whole try and settled with some sunshine coming through and highs of 68. We sunshine coming through and highs of 6 8. We change gear once again. No two days are the same. Another area of low pressure brings wet and windy weather moving its way north during monday and tuesday. That means there is a risk at the start of a new week of see more of an unsettled theme to come. There will be some spells of heavy rain and some Gale Force Gusts of wind