good morning, this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines this wednesday morning. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. the uk government promises to follow developments closely. we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and to be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that. nhs trust leaders express concerns that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again. a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double

by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid? are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk more temporary courts are being opened in england and wales, to tackle the record backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic. the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left "a legacy he could never have imagined". the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates.

it's after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—makhtoum, of holding her hostage. foreign secretary dominic raab says the "proper course" of action is to follow the developments from the united nations "closely". in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the governments of dubai and the uae said that latifa is safe in the care of her family. the princess tried to leave dubai in 2018 but was captured by troops and forced to return. last year, the high court in london found that sheikh mohammed had "ordered and orchestrated" the abduction. our correspondent nawal al—maghafi has the story. princess latifa, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the middle east — sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—maktoum, ruler of dubai. here she is skydiving. it looks like the perfect life, but it's not one that she wanted any more.

she says that she is a princess held captive. she filmed this video in 2018 as she was about to flee. i'm feeling positive about the future. just waking up in the morning and thinking, i can do whatever i want today, i can go wherever i want. with the help of her friend tina, they managed to flee dubai and board a yacht. the plan was to cross the indian ocean and seek political asylum in the united states. but eight days later, as they were about to reach india, her pursuit for freedom was shattered. we started hearing noises from the upper deck which sounded like gunshots. basically, the boat was taken over by indian special forces. latifa was saying, "oh, my god, my, god, they are here."

she continued screaming and kicking and trying to get away. that's the last time i've seen my friend. princess latifa was taken off the boat by force in international waters. she disappeared. princess latifa would only be allowed to step out of the villa for this, a lunch with mary robinson arranged by her stepmother. nothing has been heard from her since until now. so i'm repeating to them, and repeating that my name is latifa maktoum. i don't want to go to dubai. i want to get asylum. panorama has obtained these videos recorded over many months. in them, she details where she is being held, a villa in central dubai. i am a hostage and this villa has been converted into a jail, all the windows are boarded shut, i cannot open any window. i have been by myself in solitary confinement, no access to medical help, no trial, no charge. nothing.

she sketched what she can see. the villa is being guarded by 30 police on rotation. panorama has independently verified the details of where and how she's being imprisoned. nobody should be subjected to that. solitary confinement of that sort is broadly considered to be a form of torture as it becomes prolonged, the way this has been right now. for three years now, life for sheikh mohammed bin rashid al—maktoum has continued as normal. here's sheikh mohammed, speaking with her majesty the queen. but he's been responsible for the imprisonment and abuse of his own daughter. until this day, the sheikh maintains that princess latifa's return to dubai was a rescue mission. i don't want to be a hostage in this jail villa, i just want to be free. a few months ago, her secret phone went silent. these messages would be the last we'd hear from her.

we have taken the decision to release some of this evidence. we haven't taken this decision lightly. i feel that she would want us to fight for her and not give up. every day i am worried about my safety and my life. i don't really know if i am going to survive the situation. the police threatened me that i will be in prison my whole life and i'll never see the sun again. speaking to the bbc this morning, the foreign secretary dominic raab said the uk would follow developments from the united nations very closely. some of the footage, i mean, i think it's deeply troubling, and you can see a young woman under deep distress. as you probably know, there has been court proceedings, family law proceedings, in the uk, and we raise human rights issues around the world, including with our partners in the middle east, including with uae. we will continue to do that. and i noticed that...

and we are engaged with the un, and we are aware that the un high commissioner on human rights is going to be following up on the footage that was showing, and we will watch very closely the developments on that front. we don't really have a direct locus in this case, it's not a british national, there's not a particular british link, although as we say, some of the private law proceedings are played out in the british courts. obviously, any rulings that they decide need to be followed. but we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that and watch what they find and what we see further developments on that very closely. we can speak now to our diplomatic correspondent james landale.

that said, this case has been raised before, there are other working groups on enforced and voluntary disappearances which have requested information before, they have sent letters, they have raised it, they have eventually produced a response from the uae. and it hasn't made any difference in the future. the question now is whether this latest intervention will this takes a bit. but you're right, there is a limit to how much of the un can do here. and a limit to what the uk government can do? . ., government can do? yeah, i mean, the foreian government can do? yeah, i mean, the foreign secretary _ government can do? yeah, i mean, the foreign secretary this _ government can do? yeah, i mean, the foreign secretary this morning - government can do? yeah, i mean, the foreign secretary this morning was - foreign secretary this morning was following a very tight line in terms of seo, this is distressing, it is concerning, he said the un intervention was a significant intervention, but at the same time

he was making it very clear that people demanding sanctions and things like that, there are very high bars for that. the unwritten message behind all of this is, the old one between all western democracies and the relationships they have with which autocracies in they have with which autocracies in the gulf, is that there is an economic relationship, an intelligence and relationship as well, and i think that will be in the balance in any kind of discussion about raising a specific case of a specific individual over human rights, in this case. thank ou ve human rights, in this case. thank you very much. — human rights, in this case. thank you very much, james _ human rights, in this case. thank you very much, james landale. i after 10.30 this morning, we'll be speaking to princess latifa's cousin, and her best friend who tried to help her escape from dubai two years ago. health leaders have written to the prime minister warning that the nhs is likely to remain at full stretch for at least another six weeks, and say a series of tests that should be met before

lockdown is eased. the chief executive of nhs providers, which represents hospital managers, said case numbers are still far too high to end virus restrictions. meanwhile, surge testing for the south african variant of covid—i9 is being expanded in several areas in england, including southampton, woking and parts of norfolk, where positive cases of the variant have been discovered. similar tests will also be carried out in manchester after a mutation of the kent variant was detected. it comes as research from a centre—right think tank called reform suggests waiting lists for non—urgent treatment in england could hit 10 million by april. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. the total waiting list for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements in england, has been rising steadily with hospitals having to cope with the surge in covid patient numbers. it went above 4.5 million in december. reform says that number understates the scale of the problem as last year there were nearly 6 million fewer people than in 2019 referred

by their gps for treatment. if that many patients start returning to the system, the think—tank argues, and capacity is still limited, the waiting list could hit 10 million in england by april. nhs england says twice as many nonurgent treatments were delivered and three times as many diagnostic checks carried out in the second covid wave compared with the first. nhs providers, representing trusts in england, says restrictions should not be eased by the government until capacity has returned to levels where hospitals can treat all the patients they need to. hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is at westminster. there are lots of groups of people lobbying not to lift restrictions too soon? , lobbying not to lift restrictions too soon?— lobbying not to lift restrictions too soon? , ,, ., , too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest — too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest ones _ too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest ones to _ too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest ones to do _ too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest ones to do that. - too soon? yes, there, nhs providers are the latest ones to do that. they l are the latest ones to do that. they have written to the prime minister and they have provided a briefing for mps before the roadmap is

published in parliament next monday. as the people that run nhs trusts, they are saying that the lockdown should not be lifted in england until the number of cases falls from the current level of 10,000 to about 1008, which is where it was in late spring and early summer last year. they are also saying that the number of people in hospital with covid will fall more slowly than the number of cases overall, so that has got to be taken into account as well. on the other side of the argument you have got lots of sectors of the economy and businesses and an increasing number of conservative mps saying that maybe there too much now focus on the number of cases and that actually may be the country will just have to live with a certain level, as the price of opening up the economy. and the prime minister will have to balance those two sides of the argument towards the end of this week and over the weekend as he finalises his roadmap. and i have to say, he will be having to make that judgment, and the rest of us will be having to make thatjudgment and

watching it being made, for several months, because this roadmap is going to be staged, and it will link the lifting of the lockdown to what is happening with the progress of the virus. so, that constant calibration will be done probably until the summer. let's talk to professor william harrop—griffiths, vice—president of the royal college of anaesthetists. good morning to you, professor. this report from the centre—right think—tank suggests that the nhs has essentially become a national covid service, do you agree? goad essentially become a national covid service, do you agree? good morning, victoria, service, do you agree? good morning, victoria. yes. — service, do you agree? good morning, victoria. yes. i— service, do you agree? good morning, victoria, yes, ithink— service, do you agree? good morning, victoria, yes, i think that _ service, do you agree? good morning, victoria, yes, i think that is _ service, do you agree? good morning, victoria, yes, i think that is very - victoria, yes, i think that is very largely the case. because we were, we were overwhelmed, we were able to cope, we were able to expand services, but we had to stop doing a number of things during those surges, and that includes planned surgery. and that is true for many parts of the country at the moment. we have had to stop planned surgery

and as a result, there was waiting lists are burgeoning. 0ver11.5 million patients are waiting for surgery, and more than 200,000 of those have been waiting for a year. and it is really important now that we get the release of lockdown restrictions right so that we can start to withdraw the burden from acute hospitals to allow us, the clinicians, nurses and the other healthcare workers, to deliver the planned surgery that literally millions of people there need. this re ort millions of people there need. this report suggests waiting lists could hit 10 million by april. you'vejust mentioned that the latest figures show 11.5 million people are waiting for an operation, do you think that 10 billion figure is realistic or exaggerated? i 10 billion figure is realistic or exaggerated?— 10 billion figure is realistic or exanerated? . . . . , , exaggerated? i am an anaesthetist, i am not a statistician _ exaggerated? i am an anaesthetist, i am not a statistician and _ exaggerated? i am an anaesthetist, i am not a statistician and i _ exaggerated? i am an anaesthetist, i am not a statistician and i do - exaggerated? i am an anaesthetist, i am not a statistician and i do not - am not a statistician and i do not want to have to stick to statistics too closely, but the 11.5 million is not going to get smaller until we can devote considerable resources to

working off that waiting list. whether it is six, seven, eight, nine or 10 million people, those are individuals many of whom are in pain, many of whom are anxious, many of whom are unable to exercise as much as they would like to to get themselves fit for surgery. there is a huge number, iam not themselves fit for surgery. there is a huge number, i am not going to argue about the precise number but we as anaesthetists and healthcare workers across the country really want to have the release from covid so that we can then rest and recuperate and then we can start working on that waiting list and getting it down. this working on that waiting list and getting it down.— working on that waiting list and getting it down. this is what the nhs national _ getting it down. this is what the nhs national medical _ getting it down. this is what the nhs national medical director i getting it down. this is what the - nhs national medical director says, professor stephen powis he says, the nhs has never been a covid only service. for every covid patient in hospital the nhs is treating three people with other conditions and it is a disservice to the work done by our staff who have kept services going throughout the pandemic to suggest otherwise. do you have any thoughts on how medics should deal with the backlog of patients who are waiting?

with the backlog of patients who are waitin: ? ,, ., ., , waiting? steve, to an extent, is white, because _ waiting? steve, to an extent, is white, because we _ waiting? steve, to an extent, is white, because we as _ waiting? steve, to an extent, is - white, because we as anaesthetists have still been looking after people suffering trauma, people going into labour, who need anaesthesia for emergencies. yes, we have been delivering that core service, but now we need to look forward to recovering from covid. 0ne now we need to look forward to recovering from covid. one point i really want to make to you is that lots of people out there, anaesthetists, nurses, healthcare anaesthetists, nurses, healthca re assistants, anaesthetists, nurses, healthcare assistants, intensive care workers, have been working incredibly hard this last year, and frankly, they are tired. they are tired but they are tired. they are tired but they are also absolutely central to the recovery of planned surgery and this is particularly true for anaesthetists. the royal court anaesthetists. the royal court anaesthetists recently conducted a snap survey which showed that over a third of respondents had suffered poor mental health in the last few months. we are not alone as anaesthetists but we have been at the very sharp end of care, standing shoulder to shoulder with intensive

care doctors and nurses and other specialities working hard. we need some rest and recuperation, hard—pressed people need to recover, because only well—rested people, mentally and physically, doctors and nurses, can deliver safe care. so, this clear strategy which we want to see come from the nhs for recovering planned surgery must include a consideration of exhaustion in some healthcare worker groups and give them time to rest and recuperate. thank you very much for talking to us. if you are waiting for treatment because of the pandemic, do let me know this morning. surge testing for the south african variant of covid—19 is being expanded in several areas in england. the department of health and social care says testing will be set up in southampton, woking and parts of norfolk, where positive cases of the variant have been discovered. people in those areas should take a test this week, whether they are showing symptoms or not.

the headlines on bbc news... the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler. there's concern from nhs trust leaders that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, and there are suggestions that waiting lists for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. the detention of the myanmar leader by the country's military has been called a violation of her human rights by prime minister borisjohnson. the lawyer for aung san suu kyi told reporters that the ousted leader had received further charges from the police yesterday. protests against the coup are continuing across the country despite attempts by the military to suppress them.

with me now is our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. do these demonstrations seem to be growing, jonathan? do these demonstrations seem to be growing. jonathan?— growing, jonathan? well, they are certainly very _ growing, jonathan? well, they are certainly very big _ growing, jonathan? well, they are certainly very big today, _ growing, jonathan? well, they are certainly very big today, they - growing, jonathan? well, they are | certainly very big today, they might be the biggest up to now. they have been driven today in particular by a desire to show the military public anger about what is happening to aung san suu kyi. nobody knew that this trial and really quite bizarre and laughable charges was going to start yesterday, even her own lawyer didn't know. she wasn't in court, she is confined to her home, for her own safety according to the military, she is not allowed to leave it so she had to join military, she is not allowed to leave it so she had tojoin by military, she is not allowed to leave it so she had to join by video link. it is an absurd process and everybody knows it, and that has stoked more anger and the numbers on the streets are much bigger. we don't have a central organised movement, they call themselves the civil disobedience movement but the focus much more now is on trying to bring down government services,

basically bring government to a halt ljy basically bring government to a halt by boycotting, by having people not go to work. and so they are marching in in very large numbers, many organised by the professions, but also people are basically having their cars breakdown, not really breakdown, and block the roads, to stop people getting to work and stop security forces coming in. it is a very big, coordinated operation, it looks very well organised, it is very passionate, and it is notjust happening in young gone but perhaps in up to 20 cities and towns elsewhere. it might be even more, we will hear more later in the day. the military said yesterday that they will be patient but of course there are a lot of soldiers already deployed ready to move in if that is what the order is. everyone worries that eventually if these acts of defiance carry on, that is what the military will eventually do. at the moment, the government's legitimacy looks very weak indeed, with these huge numbers coming out day after

day. we've got banking services collapsing and it is now hard to get cash out. health services are suffering. it is having a very big impact, this movement. ajudge in virginia has ruled that a civil claim for damages against the woman accused of killing the british teenager harry dunn can go ahead in the united states. anne sacoolas had appealed to have the case dismissed on the grounds it should be heard in the uk. ms sacoolas was involved in a car crash that killed harry dunn in 2019. ajudge in virginia has ruled that a civil claim for damages harry dunn in 2019. she left britain shortly after the accident, claiming diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said britain supports the family of harry dunn as it seeks damages against us diplomat�*s wife anne sacoolas in the united states. look, we've always said the death of harry dunn was a tragedy and that we wantjustice for the family, which is why i wrote a letter in support of those civil law proceedings. they were read out by the judge in the case,

and we are on the side of the family. we think there should be justice. as well as providing that support formally, i've made clear that we will provide them with accommodation or cover their accommodation costs for the purposes of that civil law claim. so, obviously, we watch that with interest, but to be clear, we support the family in seeking justice for the loss of harry. vulnerable children must be at the heart of the government's plans to "build back better" after covid—19.that�*s plans to "build back better" after covid—19. that's the message from england's outgoing children's commissioner, anne longfield, who in herfinal speech will warn of the long—term effects the pandemic has had on the life chances of young people. the government said protecting vulnerable children has always been a priority over the past year. she says that rebuilding after the pandemic gives government an opportunity to put children first. i think the pm wants to level up. i think to do that, he will need to put children at the forefront. at the moment, about a fifth of children don't get the exam results that we would wish them

to have, largely because their children are living in poverty or with vulnerabilities. now, that is a fifth of our resource as a country as we move forward. if we are really going to have a country that is confident and outward—looking, we need to make sure that all children get as far as they possibly can and have as good a childhood as possible, and really are set up for the life that they would want to have, and is financially independent, too. so, this is not only a challenge i would say for the government and for the pm, but it is also an opportunity. with the government facing growing pressure to ease lockdown restrictions, a new model from imperial college london is forecasting a significant wave of deaths by the summer if restrictions are eased injuly, even with a successful vaccine rollout. to discuss this, and how the model works, we can speak to professor azra ghani, an infectious disease epidemiologist and mathematical modeller. hello to you. i don't know if you have seen the speculation in some of the papers today about the pace of lockdown easing — east tuffers

health catering holidays, made four pubs outdoors, june for the rule of six indoors and july for normal travel. does that seem to soon, how do you feel about that?— do you feel about that? well, i can't comment _ do you feel about that? well, i can't comment on _ do you feel about that? well, i can't comment on specifics, i do you feel about that? well, i - can't comment on specifics, clearly thatis can't comment on specifics, clearly that is a report that is out today. what we have been trying to illustrate with the epidemiology of this disease is that the best approach to coming out of lockdown is to take it gradually. so, to gradually start to ease restrictions, likely from schools are reopening in march as has been suggested, but then going through those summer months very cautiously, gradually easing those restrictions and really checking the impact that it has on transmission to ensure that we don't let a third wave of infection take off again.- infection take off again. some --eole infection take off again. some peeple will — infection take off again. some peeple will be _ infection take off again. some people will be asking - infection take off again. some people will be asking why - infection take off again. some people will be asking why it i infection take off again. some | people will be asking why it has infection take off again. some - people will be asking why it has to be so gradual in the summer months, because by the end of april, 99% of people who are at risk of dying from covid will have been vaccinated with at least one jab, plus, the weather

will be warmer, so how are you able to forecast that there will be significant that in the summer if lockdown is eased to quickly? weill. lockdown is eased to quickly? well, it is actually — lockdown is eased to quickly? well, it is actually a _ lockdown is eased to quickly? well, it is actually a number— lockdown is eased to quickly? well, it is actually a number of— lockdown is eased to quickly? -ii it is actually a number of factors. the first of course is that no vaccine is 100% effective and not everybody will take it, so that will leave a certain proportion of people who will remain susceptible to infection and potentially any of the consequences of that. fact at the other factor to take into account is that at the moment we have suppressed transmission because of the lockdown and the other measures. if we allow that to increase rapidly, then we just increase the risk to that small group of people who might still be susceptible to infection, and that can actually generate quite large epidemic. iuntimely generate quite large epidemic. when ou sa a generate quite large epidemic. when you say a sick— generate quite large epidemic. when you say a sick number— generate quite large epidemic. when you say a sick number of— generate quite large epidemic. when you say a sick number of deaths, do you say a sick number of deaths, do you have a figure?— you say a sick number of deaths, do you have a figure? well, we have run multile you have a figure? well, we have run multiple scenarios, _ you have a figure? well, we have run multiple scenarios, if _ you have a figure? well, we have run multiple scenarios, if things - you have a figure? well, we have run multiple scenarios, if things were - multiple scenarios, if things were opened up very, very rapidly, which is not something we expect to happen, then you could see tens of thousands of deaths, but we really

hope that this is a counterexample and that by gradually opening up carefully and monitoring the situation, we can really minimise the impact and look forward to a future with a manageable level of covid. ., r' future with a manageable level of covid. ., , ., future with a manageable level of covid. ., i. .,, future with a manageable level of covid. ., ., covid. let me ask you as you look to that future. — covid. let me ask you as you look to that future. l — covid. let me ask you as you look to that future, i wonder _ covid. let me ask you as you look to that future, i wonder how _ covid. let me ask you as you look to that future, i wonder how you - covid. let me ask you as you look to that future, i wonder how you see i that future, i wonder how you see our approach to covid going forward, do we approach it like flu where as a society we accept on average 7000 deaths every year, in a bad year it could be up to 20,000, or do you see our approach being more like measles, for example, where we don't accept any deaths and if there is an outbreak, we clampdown on it very hard? i outbreak, we clampdown on it very hard? ~ , ~ , outbreak, we clampdown on it very hard? ~ , ,, , ., , hard? i think it is likely to be somewhere _ hard? i think it is likely to be somewhere between - hard? i think it is likely to be somewhere between those i hard? i think it is likely to be i somewhere between those two, hard? i think it is likely to be - somewhere between those two, and hard? i think it is likely to be _ somewhere between those two, and the reason is that first, covid is more serious than flu, it does cause longer term consequences that we are only just longer term consequences that we are onlyjust beginning to understand, so we certainly don't want that are circulating widely in the population. however, measles is also quite different, because an individual can only be infective

once and then have a lifelong immunity, and we know that that is not the case for this coronavirus, and indeed, mutations will occur that might escape that immune response. so, it is likely to be somewhere between those two extremes. if we can keep transmission as low as possible without restricting too much of people's lives, then there will likely be some cases going on in the future, it will become what we call an endemic disease, but we will learn to live with it.— learn to live with it. thank you very much. — learn to live with it. thank you very much, infectious - learn to live with it. thank you very much, infectious disease| very much, infectious disease epidemiologist and mathematical modeller professor azra ghani. donald trump has launched a blistering attack on the leader of his own party in the senate, mitch mcconnell. mr trump claims the republican party will never again be strong with leaders like mr mcconnell, calling him a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack. his comments came ahead of president biden's first town hall meeting where he outlined his agenda to a group of us citizens in wisconsin. 0ur north america correspondent

peter bowes reports. usa, usa! donald front, back in the political fray. fresh from his acquittal for a second time after a senate impeachment trial, and in between rounds of golf, the former president is taking aim at the most senior republican in congress, mitch mcconnell, who at the weekend accused mr trump of being to blame for this, the violent attack by his supporters on the us capitol. there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. the people destroying this building believed that they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. now, mr trump is hitting back. without referring to the impeachment trial, the former president issued a statement accusing the republican

leader of lacking political insight, wisdom, skill and personality, and he went on... during the impeachment trial, president biden kept a low profile, but in his first major trip away from the white house, he's been facing questions from americans during a televised town hall—style meeting. he focused on his administration's response to the coronavirus. and he pledged that all americans that want a covid—19 jab would be able to get one by the end ofjuly. but the spectre of donald trump hung over the evening. for but the spectre of donald trump hung over the evening.— over the evening. for four years, all that has _ over the evening. for four years, all that has been _ over the evening. for four years, all that has been in _ over the evening. for four years, all that has been in the _ over the evening. for four years, all that has been in the news - over the evening. for four years, all that has been in the news is i all that has been in the news is trump. the next four years i want to make sure all that is in the news is the american people, i am tired of

it. ~ the american people, i am tired of it. asked about the attack on the ca - itol, it. asked about the attack on the capitol. mr _ it. asked about the attack on the capitol, mr biden _ it. asked about the attack on the capitol, mr biden said _ it. asked about the attack on the capitol, mr biden said domesticl capitol, mr biden said domestic terrorism posed a great threat to the country. it terrorism posed a great threat to the country-— the country. it is a bane on our existent. _ the country. it is a bane on our existent. as — the country. it is a bane on our existent, as lincoln _ the country. it is a bane on our existent, as lincoln said, - the country. it is a bane on our existent, as lincoln said, we i the country. it is a bane on our i existent, as lincoln said, we have to appeal to our better angels, and these guys are in fact demented, they are dangerous people. but the resident they are dangerous people. but the president insisted _ they are dangerous people. but the president insisted america - they are dangerous people. but the president insisted america was i they are dangerous people. but the president insisted america was not| president insisted america was not divided, there werejust president insisted america was not divided, there were just fringes, he said, divided, there werejust fringes, he said, on divided, there were just fringes, he said, on both sides. he said people needed to be more decent and treat each other with respect. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. texas has been placed into a state of emergency, after temperatures in some parts of the state plummetted to their lowest in more than 30 years. a surge in demand for electricity has led to widespread power cuts across the region and at least 11 deaths have been blamed on the widespread storm. the freezing storm has even reached northern and central parts of mexico. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it is quite a blustery day today,

windy, especially in the west and especially so with exposure. now, this morning's rain pushing off into the north sea but we've got another weather front across southern areas producing further outbreaks of rain. that's going to move a little bit further north through the course of the day, but for many of us, it's going to be dry, there's going to be some sunshine, a few showers, gusts with exposure in the outer hebrides up to 70 mph. as we head through the evening and overnight, our rain advances northwards, possibly bringing some snow on the hills of northern ireland and the mountains of scotland. and in the second half of the night, a new weather front comes in from the west introducing more rain. still windy, not particularly cold. now, tomorrow, what we are looking at is this band of rain pushing steadily eastwards through the day. it curls round and brings further showery rain into western areas, but in between, there will be some dry conditions, there will be some sunshine, still quite blustery with temperatures ranging from six to about nine.

hello, this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. let's bring you the headlines: the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates —— the uk government promises to follow developments closely. nhs trust leaders express concerns that, if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april —— rising to ten million people more temporary courts are being opened in england and wales, to tackle the record backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left "a legacy he could never have imagined". sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good morning... whatever they tried,

we had an answer. jurgen klopp was pleased with the way his liverpool side beat rb leipzig in their champions league last 16 match. after losing three premier league games in a row and conceding that their title chase was over, liverpool scored two goals in five minutes to give theml a much needed win. goals from mo salah and sadio mane gives them a 2—0 advantage going into the second leg at anfield. but klopp said they knew full well this win didn't mean all liverpool's problems were over. we are not children any more so we now think we won that game and everything is fine again. so for me it's much more important that we played again good football. again, not the first time in the last few weeks. i understand and i respect 100% that nobody is really happy with the results. that is clear. but the football we played whatever we tried tonight, we had an answer. kylian mbappe scored a stunning hat—trick for paris saint germain

at the nou camp, as they beat barcelona 4—1 in last night's other champions league game. that's no guarantee of winning the tie though — four years ago psg led barca 4—0 after the first leg, and lost the second 6—1. world number one ash barty said it was "heartbreaking", after she was knocked out of the australian open, ending hopes for a first home winner in 43 years. barty raced through the first set against karolina muchova, taking it 6—1, but 25th seed muchova then called for a medical timeout, saying her head was spinning. when she returned, she dominated the rest of the match and went on to win in three sets, to earn a semi—final meeting withjennifer brady. i have played a lot of matches where there have been medical time—outs, i have taken them myself before. that should not be a massive turning

point in the match. i was disappointed i let it become a turning point but i am experienced enough now to be able to deal with that, but it is a disappointment to do without a doubt but we learn and we move on. in form daniil medvedev has beaten his fellow—russian andrey rublev in straight sets — that stretched his winning run to 19 matches world number four medvedev is looking for a first grand slam title. and he'll play the winner of this match — stefanos tsitsipas against rafa nadal. baffert and adele has the opening set. nadal is bidding for a record 21st grand slam crown. and there's good news for tennis fans in melbourne — a 50% capacity crowd will be allowed back in tomorrow, after the five—day coronavirus lockdown came to an end. lots of british interest still in the tournament, jamie murray and bruno soares are through to the mens doubles semi—finals where they'll play defending champions, britjoe salisbury and rajeev ram.

and alfie hewettjust missed out on a second title in the tournament, losing the singles wheelchair final tojoachim gerard. he had already won the doubles with gordon reid. hewett said it had been a long five weeks in melbourne and he was ready to go home. former south africa captain faf du plessis has announced his retirement from test cricket with immediate effect at the age of 36. he's switching his focus to the twenty20 format. du plessis took over as captain in 2016 before standing down last year. in his career he scored 10 test centuries and his highest score — 199 — came against sri lanka in december. but du plessis said, with t20 world cups in india this year and australia in 2022, he wanted to play as much of the shortest form of the game as possible. that's all the sport for now.

thank you for your e—mails about how long you are waiting for a nonurgent nhs treatment. 0ne long you are waiting for a nonurgent nhs treatment. one man says he has been living with pain and restricted movement for one year. he knows the weight is going to be longer and i will have to get used to living in pain for an will have to get used to living in painforan uncertain will have to get used to living in pain for an uncertain period of time. i am so grateful to live in a country where the nhs and it makes me think i am fortunate that i do not have to think about affording the treatment. ilil" not have to think about affording the treatment.— not have to think about affording the treatment. , , the treatment. our schiller says she needed a new _ the treatment. our schiller says she needed a new replacement - the treatment. our schiller says she needed a new replacement and i the treatment. our schiller says she needed a new replacement and was| needed a new replacement and was told this last summer, by january this year, she had had the operation and is on the road to recovery. i have nothing but praise for the speed and efficiency of the treatment with north tyneside hospital trust. sarah says it is not seen as urgent by many people to

back to transgender people who are affected like myself, mentally the weight is destroying us. i'm on a waiting list for a first appointment at the nhs gender identity clinic before covid—19, and the waiting list was between 2a and 36 months, by may this year i will have been waiting for years for my first appointment. there seems little hope for me of seeing anyone this year. if you want to let me know if you are waiting, how long and what you are waiting, how long and what you are waiting, how long and what you are waiting for, please send me an e—mail or message me on instagram and twitter. you'll have heard of nightingale hospitals — conceived as a way of relieving stress on the nhs caused by the pandemic. with the justice system also buckling under the strain of a record backlog of cases — and buildings that can't accommodate social distancing — the department ofjustice launched so—called nightingale courts in england and wales to ease the pressure. today, they've announced another 1a temporary courts, to be setup in hotels and events spaces, to allow more hearings to go ahead.

joining me now to discuss this is natasha isaac, a barrister specialising in family law. good morning. there was a backlog before the pandemic, how serious is it now? , ., ., , ., it now? entry for that question. it is incredibly _ it now? entry for that question. it is incredibly serious. _ it now? entry for that question. it is incredibly serious. in _ it now? entry for that question. it is incredibly serious. in the i is incredibly serious. in the criminal courts, we have heard across the whole of the system, it doesn't get talked about enough, in family courts we are starting to see similar delays to those in the criminal system.— similar delays to those in the criminal system. what are the implications— criminal system. what are the implications of _ criminal system. what are the implications of those - criminal system. what are the implications of those delays i criminal system. what are the | implications of those delays on victims and defendants? the implications of those delays on victims and defendants? the delay is such that in — victims and defendants? the delay is such that in the _ victims and defendants? the delay is such that in the family _ victims and defendants? the delay is such that in the family court - victims and defendants? the delay is such that in the family court system | such that in the family court system it means that those who are experiencing for example post separation abuse, that has continued through the court system by perpetrators and is having an impact

on children who are not seeing either parent perhaps for an extended period of time and that will have an impact on any final order which might be made in relation to the future contact they have with that parent. it is having a cost implication for all of these parties. it is not only the fact that hearings are being delayed and adjourned and adjourned and there is adjourned and adjourned and there is a cost to pay in those situations too. ~ , ., , a cost to pay in those situations too. ~ , , ., ., a cost to pay in those situations too. , , . ., too. why was the situation so serious before _ too. why was the situation so serious before covid-19? i too. why was the situation so j serious before covid-19? why too. why was the situation so i serious before covid-19? why was serious before covid—19? why was there a backlog then? it is serious before covid-19? why was there a backlog then?— there a backlog then? it is a fundin: there a backlog then? it is a funding and _ there a backlog then? it is a funding and resources i there a backlog then? it is a| funding and resources issue. there a backlog then? it is a i funding and resources issue. we there a backlog then? it is a - funding and resources issue. we need more judges funding and resources issue. we need morejudges and we funding and resources issue. we need more judges and we have funding and resources issue. we need morejudges and we have needed funding and resources issue. we need more judges and we have needed them since before covid—19. in sussex we should have 1a full—time district judges in the family division and at the moment we have less than five with two about to retire. that is a

issue before covid—19. we have the physical court rooms but we need the judges to be there to determine the cases. ., ~' judges to be there to determine the cases. . ~ , ., judges to be there to determine the cases. ., ~ , ., y judges to be there to determine the cases. . ~ i. , . cases. thank you very much. the ministry of _ cases. thank you very much. the ministry ofjustice _ cases. thank you very much. the ministry ofjustice say _ cases. thank you very much. the ministry ofjustice say we - cases. thank you very much. the ministry ofjustice say we are i ministry ofjustice say we are spending £110 million on emergency measures which will reduce outstanding cases and to let more jury outstanding cases and to let more jury trials every week. we have announced 1a temporary courts and in super court to hear more complex cases. university students are still waiting to find out when they can return to campus, and for many it seems online learning will remain in place for the rest of the year. many feel they've missed out and are calling for financial compensation. the government says it has put 70—million—pounds into hardship funds to help the hardest hit. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. usually robbie would drive to uni, but he's barely been in this year. he's studying biomedical sciences, but has had just two hours in the lab, not what he needs to get a job afterwards.

if i was to apply for a job and then they asked me maybe certain questions, or my understanding of certain machinery which we would use in a normal clinical environment, i probably won't be that confident on what it is that i need to do and what machinery i sort of use. he knows students aren't the only ones struggling, but says they'll be paying loans for years to come. i think universities currently have got off quite lightly. people are still paying their tuition fees, they're still getting the whole amount of the tuition fees, and they're not providing the level of service that they should, to be allowed to keep that amount of money. a few hundred miles away sam is due to graduate this year. he says students feel forgotten and isolated, afraid they won't get the degree they had hoped for. we are worried that if our degrees are going to be less valuable, or we get a grade that, if we were to be knocked down a whole grade from a first to a 2:1, or a 2:1 to a 2:2, that our degree

would have an inherent lack of value. but also, looking into the job market as it is currently, we have fears over whether we will get jobs. across england students feel they've missed out. economist say unis can't afford to give back tuition fees — even a one—off payment to students would cost hundreds of millions. if somebody says, right, you know, all of a sudden, here's a big bill, and all of a sudden you have to refund all students £1000 each, you know, this will drive many into overdraft and they have nothing to back it up. empty campuses mean money lost from catering and conferences. at reading, staff were asked to consider a pay cut. the uni says there isn't extra cash to give to students. i recognise that students want some of that money back they have loaned or paid. but from a university perspective i would say it really can't come from us. we have delivered the teaching.

but i do recognise that there are different ways of thinking about how can we recognise the students', yeah, diminished experience, particularly the extracurricular experience? in england, students can get help from hardship funds £70 million of extra government cash. but northern ireland has put £500 straight into students pockets, a gesture to recognise what they've lost. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. inflation rose slightly last month, pushed up by higher prices for food and household goods. the measure known as the consumer prices index showed inflation was nought—point—seven %, compared with nought—point—six % in december. household goods also pushed up prices with less discounting this year on items such as bedding and settees. i'm joined now by yael selfin,

chief economist at kpmg uk. good morning. 0verall, there are signs of prices inching up. why and where does it go, do you think? we need where does it go, do you think? - need to bear in mind that given the lockdown there is more uncertainty about where prices are going because more items were not available. we are still about crowded in uncertainty here. but we have a bit more inflationary pressures, with items primarily those you would consume more from home like furnishings, for example, a rising or a little bit less than in former years at this time of the year. could inflation go above its 2% target, the bank of england 2% target, the bank of england 2% target this year? we target, the bank of england 2% target this year?— target this year? we are not exoecting — target this year? we are not exoecting it _ target this year? we are not expecting it to _ target this year? we are not expecting it to go _ target this year? we are not

expecting it to go above i target this year? we are not expecting it to go above the | target this year? we are not i expecting it to go above the bank target this year? we are not - expecting it to go above the bank of england target. 0ur projection to average around 1.7 this year and 1.9 next year. it is edging up, however, but we are seeing other prices of goods like clothing, footwear, seeing further declines because there is less demand as people travel less and work more from home. at the moment, there is more inflationary pressures than previously but we are still some way away from reaching the target. iloathed away from reaching the target. what would that mean _ away from reaching the target. what would that mean for— away from reaching the target. what would that mean for interest rates? given that the economy is in a weak position at the moment, and it can only gradually reach the level where we were before at what we call full capacity, there is still time for the bank of england, we would not expect rates to rise this year or

even next year even where we are. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... the un says it will speak with the united arab emirates about the detention of princess latifa — the daughter of dubai's ruler. there's concern from nhs trust leaders that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, and there's suggestions that waiting lists for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april —— rising to ten million people a snap, 5 day lockdown in the australian state of victoria will come to an end as planned, at midnight local time. the circuit breaker lockdown came in on friday, after worries the uk strain of the coronavirus had spread into the community from an outbreak in a quarantine hotel. mask rules and gathering limits will remain in place while schools will re—open. despite a day of zero cases, the premier of victoria, daniel andrews has reminded

residents the pandemic isn't over... this strategy, we have cases, we have contacts, we have the contacts of contacts and when necessary, we have a fourth ring in that approach and that is to substantially limit movement. no—one enjoys doing that. it is not a decision that is taken lightly, but it has worked in this instance and we will always reserve the right to get the best medical advice, to keep victorians safe, and to make sure that in a broader sense and in a much more ongoing sense, we are safe and open. meanwhile, the 3—day lockdown implemented in auckland in new zealand is also coming to an end. in a news conference, prime minister, jacinda ardern confirmed the city will move back to alert level 2 restrictions allowing people to return to work and school with some measures still in place, while the remainder of the country will be under alert level1 — effectively, life as normal with the exception of international travel — from midnight.

an unknown number of nigerian students and two teachers have been kidnapped from a government school in niger state. security guards on duty are said to have been overpowered by gunmen clad in military uniform. reports say the school has close to a thousand students . the raid on the school comes a few hours after 10 people were killed and 2a others kidnapped by suspected bandits who attacked several communities in the state yesterday. the family of captain sir tom moore have spoken for the first time about his final days before his death two weeks ago. the second world war veteran had become a symbol of hope and optimism during the pandemic after he raised almost 33—million pound for the nhs. now sir tom's daughter and grandchildren have told breakfast about coping with their loss, their pride in his achievements, and the onlineabuse they shielded him from. this report from john maguire contains flashing images.

to the outside world, captain sir tom moore was a veteran of the second world war, a record—breaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it's difficult, right? we've lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that's really difficult to say. we've lost a huge part of our life. we've been together, he's been with us for over 13 years. and so it's the deafening silence, that's the way i can describe it. he died in hospital two weeks ago suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he'd come back out.

we thought that the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn't. he was old. his final hours were spent with his family at his bedside, something that hasn't always been possible for many over the past year. in those, in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. and, you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. being thrust into the white heat of public scrutiny has come with a very modern virus, a curse. the vitriol from a small minority on social media. we really had to use ourfamily resilience, our emotional resilience. and we never told him. because i don't think he could ever have understood it. i think it would have broken his heart, honestly, if we had said to him, you know, people are hating us.

i couldn't tell him. because how do you rationalise to a 100—year—old man that something so incredibly good can attract such horror? his was a life most extraordinary. at the minute, it's hard, really, really, really hard, but the legacy is hope and joy, isn't it? and i think the thing that i feel is that other people are grieving too for him. and that's amazing in as much as he touched all those people. i don't want to pass on to them grief that is unrequited, you know, it's ok, it's ok, i think, to be sad. it's ok to grieve. and we know that you're grieving with us. but let's never lose sight of the fact that for him, this was all about, tomorrow will be a good day, and being hopeful. and no reason to sit and mourn for too long. get on with it. and make a good job of it.

he couldn't have said it better himself, could he? thanks for lending him to us for the last ten months. thank you. and there are of course many exciting things to come and we look thank you for your e—mails about how long you are waiting for treatment because there is a report out today suggesting that the waiting list might reach 10 million people by april. a69—year—old woman she has been on the waiting list for a knee joint replacement for 16 months, she lives in south lanarkshire, despite efforts to stay well and fit my quality of life diminishes and i am the sole unpaid carer for my 74—year—old husband and i worry about being able to take care of

him. between our health problems and covid—19 lockdown is him. between our health problems and covid—19lockdown is this him. between our health problems and covid—19 lockdown is this last year it has been miserable and ifeel desperate at times. i am to hear that. wayne is in derbyshire and is in the position of having an operation cancelled due to covid—19 and i have no idea when i am going to have this procedure. please send us your e—mails. adjusting to the role of stay—at—home teacher has been a challenge for many parents as schools have been closed to most pupils. but esther — who is a mum to eight—year—old triplets — wants to encourage other families to �*hang in there' during these difficult times — and has created a video diary documenting what a day in the life of their new normal now looks like. hi, i'm yumi. hi, i'm wami. hi, i'm bemi. if you want, join in now! hi! wami, say hi. hi!

hi, everyone, it's eight o'clock in the morning. i have to go and get the kids up so we can start the day. my favourite thing about home—schooling is when its home time you can go on the trampoline. there is no trampoline in school. because they're upstairs, it enables me now to do some things. i need to do that as quick as possible before it's time for me to actually go and log in myself for work. the school has been very, very helpful. they've provided us with good software, good applications. where the kids can actually use it. it's not easy to do home—schooling. kids are going to be kids. we try to do our best, how the school wants us to do. and sometimes it's not very possible. so how i do things is once they've done the maths, and they've done the english from school, i give them 20 minutes of reading their novels.

once they have done that, i sometimes leave them to watch tv, i sometimes leave them to play. so i'm doing tricky plurals 2... gentleman become gentlemen. and child becomes children. we have already had that previous experience of the first lockdown, so we went out, we got second hand pcs for the kids. we're in the park and we're having fun. the positive side of this is it also gives me time to grow closer to my kids, i can be with them. the downside is, ifeel the trick of a teacher actually teaching them, i don't get it. sometimes i explain things like division. their dad will do things like maths with them and try his best, using simple examples. ijust hope to encourage others that are out there, mostly multiple birth parents like myself. i just want to say, hang on there. it will get better. there is light at the end of the tunnel. and we are doing it for a very good reason.

it is eight o'clock at night, and they're ready for bed. and tomorrow we will start all again, the same routine, so, yeah, say bye, guys! bye! now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. today, once again, it's going to be mild, but it is going to be fairly blustery, particularly windy out towards the west. and there is also rain in the forecast. now, this morning's rain is going to continue to edge off into the north sea. it is courtesy of this weather front here. but look at the second one. still producing rain across the channel islands, southern england and then moving a bit further north into parts of wales and the midlands through the afternoon. but away from all that rain, it's dry, there will be some sunshine, there will be a few showers, blustery conditions, windy through the irish sea and west of scotland. in fact, here with exposure, in the outer hebrides, for example, we could have wind gusts up to 70 mph. temperatures, seven in lerwick

to about 12, may be 13 in hull. through the evening and overnight, the rain in the south moves steadily northwards, possibly bringing some snow on the hills of northern ireland and the mountains of scotland. and then, as we go through the second half of the night, another weather front comes in from the west, also introducing some rain. it is going to be a windy night but it is not going to be a cold night. as we head into tomorrow, this is the weather front that is going to be pitching from the west towards the east through the day. but we've got this wraparound as they call it, that will bring further outbreaks of showery rain into some western areas. after a dry start in the east, here comes the rain advancing from the west. we follow that curl round, you can see we've got showery outbreaks of rain in western scotland and north—west england, parts of wales and also northern ireland. but behind this band of rain, it will dry up and we will see some sunshine. but this is a cold front, so the air behind it will be slightly cooler. now, as we head into friday, with southerly winds, the temperature will go back up

again with a weather front in the west, it does mean we are likely to see some rain. it is likely to be heavy across parts of south—west england and wales and central and southern scotland. but at this stage, we don't think it is going to make it into the south—east although here, it will tend to cloud over. into the weekend, we've got what we call a waving front and you can see why. where this front is is where we will see some rain. we think at the moment the driest area is likely to be in the south—east of england. but one thing is for sure, the temperature's going to go back up, particularly so on sunday with more temperatures just above average.

hello, this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. british researchers will run the world's first covid—19 human challenge study. volunteers aged between 18 and 30 will be exposed to the virus to increase understanding of how it affects us. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. the uk government promises to follow developments closely. we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that. nhs trust leaders in england express concerns that if lockdown

restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection