A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root� s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spring onwards. As far as jobs go, the banks latest report says the Unemployment Rate is likely to peak at 7. 8 by the middle of the year, as the governments Furlough Scheme winds down. So, some reasons to hope for better times, but predicting the course of the economy is as tough as forecasting the up and downs of the pandemic. Heres our economics editor faisal islam. Like every town, city and suburb, Slough High Street is currently locked down, again. On the latest figures, it had one of the highest proportions of furloughed employees in the country. Not all of this will return but the question is, when does the process of reopening begin . It is the Bank Of Englands job to assess these matters every three months. It has been Counting Notjustjobs and prices but vaccinations, too. As a result, the shape of the economy from last years extraordinary lockdown, and autumn recovery, looks a little like this, with right now a further significant fall but not quite as historic as last year, and then a sharp rebound between april and september, growing 5 a quarter as the economy is able to reopen. I am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination and that we are also now going to see the positive benefits of it, and i think that as we move forward, that should reduce uncertainty. Back in slough is the famous century Old Industrial estate, the largest in europe, the bank also pointed to a hit, for now, from new Trade Barriers with the eu after the pms deal. But here, tenants are accelerating investment in serving customers directly over the internet. But hospitality and aviation have been under pressure. Sloughs town in terms of employment is reliant on the airport and that is certainly seen in the unemployment and the Furlough Numbers for slough as a town. I think it is really encouraging, what were seeing on the Vaccination Side of things, particularly in the uk. Clearly we need to see that similar success roll out on a global basis as well. But i think that is absolutely driving more Business Confidence and the hope that actually at some point during 2021, things will return to a normal, whatever the new normal looks like. This lockdown has been quite different from the first one last april. Much more of the economy has been kept open, so the Overall Economic hit will be smaller than last april, and there is also this certainty now of a vaccine fuelled recovery. We and the Bank Of England just dont know exactly when and that has led to strong calls for the government to keep its high level of support going for months to come. On the site of slough old library, a surprise, almost to the day of the new lockdown last month, notjust one but two Hotels Opening here, a sign of more wheels of the economy turning during the current lockdown. There is key workers in this area, there is a need for construction to continue and our hotel is very well suited for that. So we decided to open and we have opened this week and we have seen a pick up thatjustifies it. This is a bet on things getting back to normal at some point . Yes, i mean we are very hopeful that Travel Restrictions will be eased in due course. It is slough, who wouldnt want to travel here right now, it might not look like it but the bank also pointed to £125 billion in extra savings by households who have not been able to spend it that at some point could be unleashed. Another much needed shot in the arm at a tough moment for the economy. Faisal islam, bbc news, in slough. Those high unemployment levels will increase pressure on the government to keep the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit. The extra money in the benefit was introduced in response to the pandemic. But its not clear whether chancellor rishi sunak will keep it going in next months budget. The warning today from leading Health Organisations is that scrapping the extra cash will harm the health of millions of people for decades. Our social Affairs CorrespondentMichael Buchanan reports. For me, the Universal Credit extra £20 is a lifeline that allows me to stay in the job that im in. £20 is a lifeline that allows me to stay in thejob that im in. Elf} £20 is a lifeline that allows me to stay in the job that im in. 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And| is priceless. That is my sleep. And my mental health. The is priceless. That is my sleep. And my mental health. My mental health. The increase in Universal Credit my mental health. The increase in Universal Credit costs my mental health. The increase in Universal Credit costs of my mental health. The increase in Universal Credit costs of the Universal Credit costs of the government about £6 billion but since 2010, more than £50 billion has been cut from the benefits of people of working age. Even with the extra £20, a Single Person without children who loses theirjob well see the greatest drop in income of any comparable economy. In luxembourg, claimants receive 86 of average earnings in Benefit Payments. In france, it is 68 , a bit lower in the United States and ireland. Here, they receivejust17 of average earnings. For rebecca and her daughter, the extra £20 allows her daughter, the extra £20 allows her to add fruit and veg to the weekly shop. 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What i need is long term security and stability for myself long term security and stability for myself and my daughter. That is the only way myself and my daughter. That is the only way we myself and my daughter. That is the only way we are ever going to get our life only way we are ever going to get our Life Situation better. A only way we are ever going to get our Life Situation better. Our Life Situation better. A huge ranue our Life Situation better. A huge ranae of our Life Situation better. A huge range of health our Life Situation better. A huge range of health and our Life Situation better. A huge | range of health and antipoverty range of health and anti poverty groups are urging the government to keep the £20 payment. A decision is expected next month. Michael buchanan, bbc news. Lets get an update on the latest government coronavirus figures. There were 20,634 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 21,246. Those numbers have been falling for a month now. The latest daily figure for the number of people across the uk in hospital with coronavirus is still high, at 31,670. That includes suspected cases in wales. 915 deaths were reported, thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. On average in the past week, 1,018 deaths were announced every day. The total number of deaths so far across the uk is 110,250. Now lets look at the Vaccination Roll out. 469,016 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid 19 vaccines in the latest 24 hour period. That takes the overall number of people whove had their firstjab to almost 10. 5 million. Despite the success of the Vaccination Programme so far, doctors are being urged by nhs england to step up efforts to reach vulnerable elderly people who have not yet been given the jab. Many patients are unable to get to drive in centres or other Vaccination Hubs. So teams of nhs staff are being sent out into the community. Our Health Editor hugh pym has this report. Out of the fridge and off into the community. This gp led team is preparing doses of the astrazeneca vaccine to take out to immunise those in Priority Groups who find it difficult to leave their homes. Either they are clinically unwell, physically unable to get out, or they may have Shielding Reasons where they are not able to leave their house. The team arrive at the home of cynthia, aged 84, who is with her son tim. Is it all right for us to come in . Yeah, sure. Tim filmed cynthia having herjab. There you go. She has Health Issues which made it difficult to get to a Vaccination Centre. Originally, she was offered an appointment miles away from her north london home. Yes, they gave me birmingham how do you feel now you have had your vaccination . 0k. Touch wood. Touch wood, yeah these vaccinators have been recruited from a range of local health staff. It is about taking what is essentially a Vaccination Hub into somebody� s house. Myself and my Physiotherapy Colleagues and the nurses as well are all absolutely delighted to be part of it. It feels historical. The team here they are confident they can get through all their housebound patients in Priority Groups by the middle of this month but in other areas, it seems to be proving more difficult. The thing is, she cant walk. Antonia hasnt had herjab yet and her Home Care Provider says there are several examples of people who have so far missed out. I think, in many cases, the people that we are looking after who have not been vaccinated just yet, but are above the age of 70 and 80, they have received a request and a form which they can use to get vaccinated, but travelling to a Vaccination Centre is very difficult. The latest figures show that in england, the southwest had the highest proportion of those aged 80 and over to have received a first dose nearly 93 . This was followed by the northeast and yorkshire. The lowest region was london, atjust under 75 . Scotlands figure was just over 80 and in wales, it was around 77 of those aged 80 and over. Figures for Northern Ireland are not yet available. The target is to offer all aged 80 and over a firstjab by the middle of this month. Progress has been made but there is still a little way to go. Hugh pym, bbc news. Labour has accused the government of Risking Lives because of the slow roll out of its Hotel Quarantine policy. Last wednesday, the Home Secretary said that uk residents arriving from hotspot countries faced a mandatory ten day hotel stay but now, more than a week later, no further details have been released. Lets join our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Laura, whats the hold up . The logistics of doing this are quite tricky, it is not that straightforward and ministers say the rules are already pretty stringent. Visitors from south africa were banned from coming here on Christmas Eve and uk nationals and residents coming home self isolate when they get back. But ministers have not been able to confirm when they will keep their promise of introducing this idea of Hotel Quarantine. We are hearing tonight it might not come into force for more than another ten days so there is certainly pressure on them to spell out exactly when the plan is going to come into force. 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But there is | less a sign of the other promise, spread of the virus. But there is less a sign of the other promise, to keep the door closed to the disease. Forcing travellers coming home to stay in hotels for ten days when they get back to the country. 21,000 people are still coming in each day. On the 18th of december, south african authorities confirmed they had found a new variant of the disease. On Christmas Eve, with two cases found here, the government banned any visitors from south africa coming into the country. On january the knights, that was extended to include neighbours like zimbabwe and zambia. After a couple of weeks of heated discussions among ministers, on the 27th ofjanuary, the Home Secretary said everyone returning from hotspot countries would have to quarantine in a hotel for ten days but by the start of february, more than 100 cases of the south african variant had been found here but there is still no detail of the quarantine scheme. The Prime Minister yesterday promised details would come today but that was wrong and there is still no fixed time. That is why tonight more than 14 days after the variant was detected, labour is losing patience with what they see as ministers� lack of action, writing to the Home Secretary demanding an urgent update, wanting to know when the Quarantine Proposals will turn into reality and labour is even accusing ministers of Risking Lives by taking so long. I ministers of Risking Lives by taking so lonu. , ministers of Risking Lives by taking so lonu. ~. ,. , so long. I think that we should ensure that so long. I think that we should ensure that everybody so long. I think that we should ensure that everybody who so long. I think that we should ensure that everybody who comes in from anywhere is quarantined. They really are in chaos. A lot of people will be saying, surely before you announce arrangements like this, you would have done the planning beforehand . The would have done the planning beforehand . Would have done the planning beforehand . ,. , beforehand . The tories say labour has flipflapped beforehand . The tories say labour has flipflopped on beforehand . The tories say labour has flipflopped on how beforehand . The tories say labour has flipflopped on how to beforehand . The tories say labour has flipflopped on how to manage has flip flopped on how to manage borders itself and planning is complicated, how to track the passengers, how to transport them and where do they stay . But the boss of one of the Biggest Hotel chains says ministers have kept them in the dark. In says ministers have kept them in the dark. , ,. , dark. In my company, if we went out and announce dark. In my company, if we went out and announce something dark. In my company, if we went out and announce something nationally. 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After three cancelled flights, jessica, who was on business in south africa, managed to get back on sunday, avoiding having to stay in a hotel. Ilil get back on sunday, avoiding having to stay in a hotel. To stay in a hotel. Our haste was to net back to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to the to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to the uk, to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to the uk, first to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to the uk, first of to stay in a hotel. Our haste was to get back to the uk, first of all get back to the uk, first of all because, as i said, the flights were being cancelled but also because of this Hotel Quarantine that they wanted to implement. We wanted to make it home. The wanted to implement. We wanted to make it home make it home. The government has been talking make it home. The government has been talking to make it home. The government has been talking to the make it home. The government has been talking to the travel make it home. The government has been talking to the Travel Industry l been talking to the Travel Industry about how the hotel plan could work but until it is confirmed, there may be doubts about the clampdown at home and abroad. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news. The time is 17 minutes past six. Our top story this evening. The success of the vaccine roll out makes a rapid recovery in the economy more likely that� s according to the governor of the Bank Of England. And still to come. How india� s farmers have found an unlikely ally in one of the world� s most famous pop stars. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Absolute certainty from the man who runs the Australian Open that the tournament will go ahead, despite 160 players still quarantined in their hotel rooms. From greenpeace and Friends Of The Earth to the Cumbria Wildlife trust, dozens of environmental groups have written to borisjohnson calling on him to block plans for a new coal mine in whitehaven. They say they� re mystified that the government has not intervened to stop the proposal when it� s due to host a Global Climate summit in glasgow later this year. Downing street insists the government is a world leader in Climate Policy but wouldn� t reverse the decision. Here� s our Chief Environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. Newsreel and beneath land lies more than 200 Million Tonnes of coal. It is more than half a century since the last deep coal mine opened in the uk. The plan is to burrow under the irish sea to access a vast deposit of high quality coal. The local mayor is delighted. I think the project is absolutely fantastic. It will bring huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. It has been broadly welcomed right across copeland, i have never known a project that has carried so much public support. The coal produced here will not be used to generate power but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be imported in future. But the decision comes as britain prepares to host a crucial International Climate conference here in glasgow in november. If it goes ahead as planned, it will be the biggest gathering of World Leaders in uk history. That is why all these environmental organisations wrote to the Prime Minister today. The conservative environmental network, a group of 100 tory mps and peers, also opposes it. It is a massive mistake in public relations, that is for sure. How can we ask other countries to bring in their Climate Change reduction programmes when we are now reopening the whole Coal Argument here in britain . The government defends the decision to allow the mine to open, saying the uk is cutting emissions faster than any other country. And it is true when it comes to decarbonisation, britain is a world leader. Our Coal Consumption has fallen 90 in just the last five years. Only four Power Stations still burn the stuff and look what that has done to britain� s carbon emissions. Some European Countries are doing pretty well too but in most big economies, look at this. Emissions are still rising. Critics say opening a new coal mine here threatens to undermine not only the uk� s Green Reputation but also its ability to demand other countries to make ambitious carbon cuts. If that makes it less likely that the big Climate Conference in glasgow leads to meaningful action on Climate Change, it will have consequences for us all. Justin rowlatt, bbc news. The uk government will start the Process Today Of Changing A Law which has meant that Cabinet Ministers have had to leave theirjobs in order to go on maternity leave. The post the legislation would mean that the attorney general, suella braverman, could take time off six months leave on full pay. Piers corbyn has been arrested over leaflets comparing the uk� s Coronavirus Vaccine roll out to auschwitz. The 73 year old brother of former labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said he voluntarily attended a Police Station on wednesday. He was then arrested on suspicion of Malicious Communications and public nuisance. Mr corbyn has been an outspoken critic of covid lockdown measures. The Singer Rihanna has been Making Headlines in india and it� s not for her songs. She� s one of several high profile people, including the activist greta thunberg, who� ve come out in support of protesting farmers in the country. The demonstrations led to violent clashes with the police last week. The farmers say they will be left worse off under Prime Minister narendra modi� s plans to give the private sector a greater say in agriculture. Rajini vaidyanathan has the story. Fighting for their future. The people who help feed this nation. More than half of indians are farmers. Tens of thousands have been camped here for months. A busy road into the capital, now a place of resistance. As they protest new laws they fear will destroy their livelihoods. As this site has grown, so too the police presence. Farmers accuse the government of trying to silence them. For two months, this man has been sleeping on the back of this truck with seven others. Translation we are fighting for our land, we are fighting for our rights. We will not go back until these laws are repealed, even if we have to give our lives for the cause. And he believes those new laws will drive him out of business. He took me to his farm to explain why. At 30 years old, he is the Future Of Indian Farming but the government says that for farming to have a future, the Industry Needs to be reformed. It says its new laws will benefit farmers by allowing them to sell directly to supermarkets and online retailers. We get a fixed price from the government for our crops. I� m worried once the big corporations enter the market, we will have to sell at a price they want. Passions are running high. Last week hundreds of police and protesters were injured after a March Into Delhi turned violent. Demonstrators scaled the city� s iconic red fort, leaving many wondering whether the country� s Prime Minister has lost control on this issue. Known as india� s strongman, he has weakened his resolve, offering to suspend the laws for 18 months. What started here at the end of last year has now grown into a mass movement, one that has become about more than just the agricultural laws. Many farmers i have spoken to him who voted for Prime Minister modi say they are now increasingly concerned about his government� s handling of other issues, including freedom of speech, high unemployment and the right to protest. The farmers remained defiant, even after officials suspended Internet Net Access at protest sites, social media accounts were blocked and journalists were detained. The farmer to say they are not going anywhere until the laws are scrapped. Rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. The impact of the pandemic, and of lockdown, has been particularly acute for those with a disability. Despite the government exemption allowing Outdoor Disability Sport to continue, most facilities across the uk are closed. The Charity Riding for the disabled says only five out of 500 of their groups are open. Its president , princess anne, has been speaking to laura scott. That� s it. Over you go. Well done you it fetches tears to my eyes because he is so happy. The power of a mother� s words, and a hint too of the mounting strain of being a carer in a pandemic. Michael is autistic and has Cerebral Palsy and riding is his outlet, and for half an hour a week, it represents a rare break for his mother, joyce. Once this lesson is finished, he will talk about it all day. Karen has been brilliant to allow us to come to her arena so that michael can continue riding, and have a little bit of normality in his life, as everything outside is changed. Joyce feels grateful but michael is one ofjust a handful of people able to continue with his Riding Sessions at a time when thousands of Disability Sports Facilities throughout the uk are closed. Just five of 500 riding for the disabled Association Groups are currently operating and the charity� s president says support is needed to help them bounce back. Our ability to maintain the funds to keep particularly the bigger groups going, which can have a real impact, will be a bit of a struggle. Some of them will be, what, nearly a year since they functioned. I am hoping that is not so long that they will have forgotten the benefits, indeed for those who took part, but i think there will need to be good support from the highest levels. Even once facilities can reopen, it is expected there will be challenges in rebuilding confidence levels. I think there is a concern but that is because it is very easy for people to get out of the habit, and if you have taken a long time to build up partnerships and networks of people and places to go that provide that level of support, the danger is you lose those connections. To some this is a sport, to others it is vital therapy. To this family it is vital therapy. To this family it is vital therapy. To this family it is a lifeline that so many others have lost. When households hunkered down during the first lockdown last year, many were asking whether that would prompt a baby boom nine months later. We don� t have the official data yet, but all the signs suggest the lockdown actually had the reverse effect. One street in bristol, however, is bucking the trend, and it� s about to get very noisy, with the sound of newborns, as jon kay reports. First it was jenny. Then catherine. Then caroline. Followed by victoria, then ellie, and now ailey. It started with just a couple and then we found out we were due and then i was speaking tojenny. Maybe i started a trend. Every time i speak to someone else, it was like, the number basically increased. There is something in the water four and then five and then six. There are just women popping up every day it felt like. Its been fantastic. My jaw hit the floor really . Yeah, iwas, like, i can� t believe it. This street, this little street. Notjust on the same street but all on the same side of the street. I dared to ask how many are pregnant on the other side, if it matches this side because we are all friends as well. Everybody is feeling i a bit nervous i think, all the people who are pregnant. The first lockdown, lots of people went out and got dogs um. You didn� t want a dog weve been going running, weve been baking bread. And weve been making babies. You cant go out, you cant reallyl see people as much so maybe its time to settle down. We are kind of supporting one another. Ailey set up a yoga class which is fantastic. It is so nice to connect with other women who are going through a similar experience at the same time. | particularly as a first time mum, | not having any of the kind of baby groups and things that would normally be happening. But so much for the rule of six. I can� t give you any names, they don� t want to go public yet, but i can tell you there will be some more announcements on this street very soon. With babies arriving all the way through to august it feels like an exciting and positive time. Hang on, five . Where exciting and positive time. Hang on, five . Where is exciting and positive time. Hang on, five . Where is jenny . Exciting and positive time. Hang on, five . Where is jenny . Tonight exciting and positive time. Hang on, five . Where is jenny . Tonight some j five . Where isjenny . Tonight some breaking news. Jenny and rick have a baby daughter. Summer, orthis afternoon. The lockdown baby boom on this street is under way. Jon kay, bbc news, bristol. Time for a look at the weather here� s sarah keith lucas. We have something a lot colder and more wintry on the cards as we head through the weekend but today has been very mild for many, not so for scotland. This was in moray early and we have an Amber Warning for heavy snow in parts of scotland from today until saturday. 20 30 centimetres over higher ground, up to 50 centimetres for the