A busy in-tray as one would expect during this health crisis. I called Catharine Hoey just before my first virtual meeting at 1030, to respond to her article in the DT about the current situation in N Ireland. She is not happy that they've been left within the jurisdiction of the EU and said that trade between NI and the rest of the UK was being disrupted. I and other colleagues are very aware of this and I know that much is being discussed behind the scenes. Afterwards, I joined a virtual and private session of our European Scrutiny Committee, chaired by Sir William Cash. As always, it was interesting and, despite leaving the EU, there is still much for us to scrutinize. The news broadcast that a further 1,564 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began. It brings the total number of deaths by that measure to 84,767. Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, said there have now been more deaths in the second wave than the first. And the PM warned there was a "very substantial" risk of intensive care capacity being "overtopped". To inoculate as many people as possible, some High Street pharmacies in England will start vaccinating people from priority groups from tomorrow, with 200 providing jabs in the next two weeks. Six chemists in Halifax, Macclesfield, Widnes, Guildford, Edgware and Telford were the first to offer appointments to those invited by letter. Pharmacists said many more sites should be allowed to give the jab, not just the largest ones. More than 2.2 million people in England have now received their first dose. At midday, I tuned in again on another virtual meeting, this time with local government minister Luke Hall. My colleague N Dorset MP Simon Hoare also attended. Dorset Council Leader Cllr Spencer Flower made an impassioned plea for more funding, which I totally support, and said so. COVID has knocked DC finances sideways and Government is going to have to compensate for that. Finally, the US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" at last week's Capitol riot. Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to impeach the president by 232-197. He is the first president in US history to be impeached twice or charged with crimes by Congress. I would have thought this will only further divide a divided country and surely the best thing to do is just to left Mr Trump go. The BBC appears fixated on this story. I wonder why?