Trumps second impeachment moving to the senate. Indian media reporting a fierce brawl between indian and chinese troops in flare up along their disputed border. Concern over new variants of covid i9 are leading to tougher travel restrictions around the world. One of those variants originated in the uk. This is the Governments Health secretary. As we have throughout this unprecedented crisis, we are learning more all the time, and the new variant that was first discovered in kent, which comprises now a significant number of our cases, it is spreading 30 to 70 more easily than the existing variance. And based on analysis conducted by academic colleagues in a variety of studies, there is a realistic possibility that this variant may be associated with increased mortality compared to the old variant, as well as increased transmission. Even before that statement, some countries were imposing travel restrictions. In the us, President Biden is set to impose a ban on people arriving from the uk, ireland and the 26 European Countries in the � schengen free travel area. And from brazil and south africa too. Heres the White House Press secretary. The president will sign a president ial proclamation to reduce the spread of covid i9 to travel, especially as we see faster spreading variance emerging. With the pandemic worsening and more contagions variant spreading this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel. Elsewhere sweden has closed its border with norway for three weeks. And france and singapore are now demanding negative coivid tests from all arrivals. Next israel, where Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said on sunday that the country was closing the skies hermetically, except for rare exceptions. That ban is coming into place at midnight local time tonight. And its left some people struggling to making last minute changes. Translation also want to travel tomorrow morning. Translation also want to travel tomorrow morning. Everything translation also want to travel| tomorrow morning. Everything was ready and i have my flight. Suddenly i was told the airport will be closed and i cannot leave. I asked whether this with north korea are israel and the response was yes, it is israel, this is the government decision. All fo these actions are connected to the fact that the global number of coronavirus cases is rising faster than ever. This graph shows us were now approaching 100 million cases according tojohns hopkins university. And as you can see the rate of new infections is increasing drastically. It took two months for cases to go from 20 million to a0 million cases. And half that time to go from 60 to 80 million. And theres concern that these variants particularly the ones that originated in the uk, south africa and brazil are the cause. Heres the World Health OrganisationsDavid Nabarro speaking to the bbc. We know about a variant that has emerged in south africa, several variants that have emerged in brazil, a variant that is reported from Southern California as well as the variant reported in the uk and one that was found in Denmark Associated with minkfarming. And there will be more. Each of these variants that i am talking about that i am talking about are contained a fairly large number of changes of what we call mutations in the virus make up. They are all a cause for concern, but they are all being studied and right now the judgement that we all have is that some of them appear to be transmitted more easily and when there are suggestions that one of them, the uk one, may be more virulent but overall there is no evidence that any of them yet are resistant to the antibodies produced through vaccination. Now there have been questions about whether Covid Vaccines will be as effective on these variants. Well one company, moderna has confirmed that its vaccine will work against the uk variant and the South African variant. But it says its adding a second booster to its vaccine making three shots in total to ensure its success. The bbc� s Naomi Grimley has more on this. What they will do is run some big trials again in the us, they will give people a third jab, once with the original formula and then another one that has been tweaked especially to try and meet the challenge of the South African variant and they are hoping to get those results out as quick as possible so if necessary the manufacturers can indeed change the formula. As countries look to contain the variant from the uk, the government here is also looking at new travel restrictions of its own. Reports suggest they could involve a period of enforced Hotel Quarantine to try and contain the introduction of more new cases of other mutant variants into the already struggling nhs. Hotel quarantine is nothing new. Its a method that australia and new zealand countries praised for their handling of the pandemic have had in place since early in the first wave. Heres Prime MinisterBoris Johnson speaking earlier. We need a solution that gives us the maximum possible protection against reinfection from abroad because it doesnt take, you can see the risk which is that we can do an amazing job of vaccinating our population, we have to realise there is atleast a theoretical risk of a new variant that is a vaccine busting variant coming in and we have to be able to keep that under control. Iain watson westminster. We heard from matt hancock that the data is whirring on the new variant what if the government planning in terms of policy shift to response that knowledge . Matt terms of policy shift to response that knowledge . Terms of policy shift to response that knowledge . Matt hancock also said today in that knowledge . Matt hancock also said today in his that knowledge . Matt hancock also said today in his press that knowledge . Matt hancock also said today in his press conference l said today in his press conference that it was imported to be cautious at the border and the principal analysis of the new variance carried out. So effectively that was signalling that what we expect to see tomorrow is a meeting of what is called covid i9 organisation committee, senior cabinet ministers who will discuss what further action to take of the border and as you mentioned we are expecting to see this idea Quarantine Hotels are people arriving in the country would have to quarantine for up to ten daysin have to quarantine for up to ten days in a Hotel Accommodation somewhere near major airports. But at the moment, what is not clear, and may yet have to be thrashed out at that meeting tomorrow at just and may yet have to be thrashed out at that meeting tomorrow atjust how widespread that policy would be, so already because of concerns over the South African and brazilian variance come if you like Foreign Residents of those countries are already subject to a travel ban by british residents coming back are not coming so weird you simply impose the Quarantine Hotel option on the british residents returning from coronavirus hotspots i would you make it a blanket ban . And again from what matt hancock was saying to him he said what worried him today was notjust simply him he said what worried him today was not just simply the variants that have been identified but what might be out there that having yet been identified. The important government is to give his Vaccination Programme completed and get the most Vulnerable People vaccinated by the middle of february, and they dont want to do anything which i think may be potentially undermined that and that may well tip the balance towards more restrictions rather than fewer restrictions at the moment and people still need the result of a test to be presented before they can get to the country and it looks like the option of pointing hotels will happen and the other thing tomorrow will be how many incoming travellers that might affect. If will be how many incoming travellers that might affect. That might affect. If that is travel, what that might affect. If that is travel, what about that might affect. If that is travel, what about the that might affect. If that is i travel, what about the impact that might affect. If that is travel, what about the impact of the statement from matt hancock on other discussions in particular around schools and about the nature of the lock and how long it may go on for . That is right. The difficulty there is at the moment there is pressure on the Prime Minister from two wings of his own party and sometimes for the same people in his own party because some of them are saying you should take tougher action and shouldve taken tougher action on borders earlier but others are saying actually what we want to see is a lockdown especially for schools. We want to see greater emphasis on bringing schoolchildren back into the classroom and at that moment only key workers and vulnerable work your children get that provision. There is worried that provision. There is worried that the government will not do this before orjust that the government will not do this before or just after the that the government will not do this before orjust after the traditional february half term and this may run on until easter, so there will be pressure on the government from people and what is called the covid i9 Recovery Group of conservative mps to say as soon as people are vaccinated come if it happened my schedule in february, you should then set a certain timetable to bring children back. Again, borisjohnson thes own party and committees have been saying that children need to pre perhaps, they seem to be the forgotten victims of the Coronavirus Crisis and they need their Mental Health to go back to school to get back as soon as possible but the strong message from matt hancock and for the Prime Minister is simply it is too soon to say. They were stressing this will be something which will depend very much on the course of the virus rather than setting out an arbitrary timescale. ~ rather than setting out an arbitrary timescale. , ~ ,. ,. Breaking news coming the last few minutes. It only� s Prime Minister is to tender his resignation on tuesday. Konta likes his majority in the upper house of parliament after a small party left the coalition. It happy konta. Lets get help from mark loewen. Tell us more. Just happy konta. He mark loewen. Tell us more. ust happy konta. Mark loewen. Tell us more. ust happy konta. He lost his maority in the u her happy konta. He lost his maority in the upper house i happy konta. He lost his maority in the upper house oft happy konta. He lost his majority in the upper house of parliament happy konta. He lost his majority in the upper house of Parliament Last| the upper house of Parliament Last week after a small party within the coalition quit. Giuseppe conte. Following that he has tried to send some opposition senators to jump ship and give him the numbers that he needs but it seems he has to do so. You will not have a Cabinet Meeting tomorrow morning and he will then go to the president s office and tender his regulations. It is likely that he would be tasked with forming a new Coalition Government which might sound rather strange to you that when the Prime Minister quits he is given a chance to form a new government but that is one of the quirks of italian politics. This is a country that is at 66 governments since the Second World War. A country of perennial political Crisis Assembly and when a Prime Minister quits, they then go to inform the president and then usually help to be given the chance to form a new strength in coalition in every form coalition. If he manages to do so he can relaunch his government and if he does not come of the task would move to another political figure and failing that, if nobody can do it, fresh elections for that. ,. ,. , if nobody can do it, fresh elections forthat. ,. ,. , for that. Not really what you need in the middle for that. Not really what you need in the middle of for that. Not really what you need in the middle of a for that. Not really what you need in the middle of a pandemic. In the middle of a pandemic. Absolutely. This is a country with more than 85,000 deaths in the covid i9 crisis, the highest death toll in the European Union. And of course the most profound economic crisis now since the Second World War. So its really, really chooses his moments for a political crisis. And this is absolutely the last thing that he needs. Giuseppe conte has said that he hopes to be given that mandate into a bit Coalition Partners have already said they will back him and the question is whether he can get enough of centrist mps and senators behind him and a new strength in coalition or whether his days as is italy only� s 29th Prime Minister since the Second World War will come to a close. He minister since the Second World War will come to a close. Will come to a close. He laid out the different will come to a close. He laid out the different steps will come to a close. He laid out the different steps that will come to a close. He laid out the different steps that could i the different steps that could follow depending on his success or failure at each step but how much time does he have at each part of the process . Time does he have at each part of the process . Time does he have at each part of the hrocess . �. ,. ~. , the process . About sort of a week or two, maybe the process . About sort of a week or two. 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To the us, where in a few hours time an article of impeachment against donald trump will be delivered to the senate. Hes charged with incitement of insurrection, after the deadly storming of congress. Heres why. On sixjanuary mrtrump hosted a � save america rally by the white house. And he said this. After this, were going to walk down and ill be there with you. Were going to walk down. Were going to walk down, any one you want, but i think right here. Were going walk down to the capitol, and were going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women. Were probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because youll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong. According to his impeachment charge, its this speech which incited what happened next. Because mr trumps supporters did walk down to the capitol. And they didnt stop there. The mob breached the building and fought with police in the halls at the heart of american democracy. Five people died as a result. The us house of representatives then impeached donald trump for a second time. The next stage is a trial in the senate. Forsome, impeaching donald trump is about fighting against the disinformation which led to the capitol riots in the first place. Elizabeth neumann was assistant secretary for the department of Homeland Security under donald trump. But she resigned last year. The group that im most concerned about are those that belong belong to the president , the people who call themselves the people who call themselves maga and qanon, they are very disheartened right now and increasing vulnerability, and acceptability to being recruited by these rights of premises. And acceptability to being recruited by these white supremacists. In fact, we see chatter on line indicating they are attempting to do just that, to recruit this hard and maga and qanon to followers into this darker more nefarious evil of White Supremacy violence and Anti Government extremist violence and that is a big concern. This is what happens next. Later, House Speaker nancy pelosi will make a ceremonial walk with the article of impeachment through the Capitol Building to the senate. But the trial there against donald trump wont start for another two weeks. For mr trump to be convicted, two thirds of senators must vote against him. That means 17 republicans must go against a former president from their own party. When he was impeached a year ago that didnt happen, and its unlikely to this time. But a lot has changed in a year. Matt terrill is a republican strategist a