expect major disruption as junior doctors staged a seven to a two hour strike over pay. colorado's supreme court bans are donald trump from their primary ballot in their 2094 election. the former president says he will appeal to the us supreme court. the head of hamas arise in egypt for an expected talk in the ceasefire in gaza. to allow aid to reach civilians. israel is willing to agree to another pause for an exchange of more hostages. uk inflation fell to 3.9% in november hitting its lowest rate in two years. hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy gray. junior doctors in england have begun a 72 hour strike in their long—running dispute about pay. medical director the medical medical director director of nhs england has warned the walkout

will cause "huge disruption". this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs�*s most busy periods. 0ur health correspondent sharon barbour has the story. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? 0ur nhs! dr greenhlagh is a surgical registrar. he's already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patient in the accident and emergency department, and i can't examine them in a room because there's no space, and so they're on a trolley in the corridor, it's not right. and when you see how little it seems the government values us, again that is a real blow to many doctors�* morale. we're not asking for a huge pay rise. what we're asking for is our pay to stop being cut and to reverse the pay cuts we've already suffered. have you thought about leaving? i think alljunior doctors, to be honest, i think most have thought about leaving. the strike action will mean the cancellation of thousands

of appointments and operations. sally said she was in excruciating pain, and had two appointments for an operation cancelled because of strike action. unable to take it any more, she's now paid more than £13,000 to get her hip operation done privately. it was a big decision, because obviously i'd been saving the money to leave to my kids, or to have a nice holiday. but it's my health rather than this poor soul who's wandering around screaming in pain. what do you say to people who are having their operations, their appointments cancelled or postponed, as a result of the strike action? of course, i'm sorry to anyone who has had their operation or appointment postponed, but unfortunately, the government are just not bringing us a credible offer that we can put to members to end this. with consultants covering for their juniors, and surgical teams diverted to help on the front line, emergency care will continue,

but hospitals are warning of long waits in a&e. we're entering into uncharted territory, and the level of risk and uncertainty is why we in the nhs confederation come together with patients' organisations to call on the government to try to resolve this dispute, or for both sides to at least suspend this action. the government says talks can continue if the junior doctors call off their strikes. sharon barbour, bbc news. joining me now is paul farmer who's the ceo of age uk. he started by giving us an assessment of how the strike action will affect older people's care. we know that the impact on older people, people who are vulnerable, of these strikes has now been building for the last nine months with a significant increase in waiting times. but at this particular time of year we know the nhs is under special pressure,

it is christmas, and also into the new year we know that as we speak there are older people sitting in ambulances waiting to get into a&e. so we are calling on all sides to get round the table and suspend this action. it's not the right time to be doing it. there is almost half the medical workforce of england is going to be affected in terms of this strike. i suppose also it is the duration of it that has an impact as well, isn't it? yes, i think for a lot of people there have rightly been concerns about the impact on accident and emergency services. but we hear day in and day out from people who have had their appointments cancelled, their surgery cancelled, and the long—term impact of that has created an additional 500,000 people on the waiting list, but also lives postponed. people not able to do the things they want to do, maybe not able to get out and about. and the impact on the long—term physical

health and mental health of older people cannot be underestimated as a result of the length of this dispute. do you have any sympathy for the doctors who are out on strike? you probably heard in the piece before we came to you one doctor saying people are thinking about leaving and effectively they're getting a pay cut and they are blaming the government for not offering a realistic package. i think our role here is to encourage everybody to get round the table and conclude the talks. this has been going on for such a long time. and to bring into that room come into the room where the talks are taking place, the experiences of older people, of vulnerable people, so that this dispute can be resolved as quickly as possible. unfortunately, we are not in that negotiating room but we would encourage everybody in that negotiating room to find the right kind of solution. thank you for talking to us.

has ruled that donald trump is disqualified from holding office and is not eligible to appear on the state's republican primary ballot next year. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the us constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office. it says he's ineligible to appear on next year's ballot because of his role instigating violence onjanuary 6th of 2021 — the day of the attack on the us capitol building. this only applies to colorado's republican primary — but it could have wider implications for mr trump as he attempts to regain the presidency. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had "issued a completely flawed decision," adding they "will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court." well, in a campaign speech, the former president said no—one will ever silence him. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you very much.

because i'm being indicted for you. never forget, our enemies want to take away my freedom because i will never let them take away your freedom. it's very simple. i'm not going to let them do it. they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end, they're not after me, they're after you, ijust happen to be standing in their way and i always will stand stand in their way. cheering the claim was brought by a group of colorado voters, as well as an advocacy group based in washington, and the lawsuit is viewed as a test case for a wider effort to disqualify the former president, who is currently leading in the opinion polls for the republican primary. mario nicolais, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, gave his reaction to the ruling. they are thrilled with the outcome. these six individuals, i cannot overstate how courageous they are, to bring a lawsuit like this and to bring it out and basically say that the united states' constitution stands for the fact that this country is a rule—of—law country.

and that's what they believed in. so our petitioners include six republic... six people, four of them are republicans, two of them unaffiliated. unaffiliateds can vote in primaries in colorado. but among the republicans, we have our lead plaintiff. norma anderson is a former state and house majority leader in colorado. so, she served as a republican official and a high—ranking official in our state and she has been adamant that she does not think that he's qualified, under the us constitution, to serve in the presidency again. we have a former chief of staff for a republican governor. we have a conservative republican columnist for the denver post. we just have a great group of people, who, basically, said, "look, we think this is our duty "as citizens in this country to stand up for our constitution "and to say that when you cross the line "to engaging in insurrection, after taking an oath "to protect that constitution,

you're no longer eligible "to hold office, you're no longer eligible to run for office." i'v e i've been getting more details from cbs correspondent jarred hill who i've been getting more details from cbs correspondentjarred hill who is in new york. what's interesting here is the supreme court, state supreme court in colorado, delayed this ruling from even taking effect untiljanuary because they were anticipating these challenges to come in the courts. and so if this does indeed end up standing this would only impact at least directly the state of colorado and their republican primary which looking at the former president trump doesn't even need colorado he doesn't need it to win the nomination of his party, if thatis win the nomination of his party, if that is what actually happens. this could be a test case for a number of other states which have similar challenges going through the court system is right now. they are trying to block former president trump from being on the ballot. all of this again forforming around being on the ballot. all of this

again for forming around section three of the amendment.- again for forming around section three of the amendment. there have been similar— three of the amendment. there have been similar attempts _ three of the amendment. there have been similar attempts in _ three of the amendment. there have been similar attempts in other- been similar attempts in other states which have failed? that that's correct _ states which have failed? that that's correct this _ states which have failed? that that's correct this has - states which have failed? twat that's correct this has failed in other states. this is why we are seeing this now. essentially, getting to the point of the us supreme court where they would have to decide a number of things, one of which is that if that this part of the us constitution applies to the us president. the presidency is never named in this section, only an officer of the united states. the question is, is the president and officer of the united states? this is not something that is expertly laid out in the section of the amendment. another question is whether the local courts, the supreme court similar local states can make a statement where the former president trump can make a statement whether he violated the with his actions onjanuary the 6th, when that is not something that has been said in any other of these court challenges which have been taken place. it's not something which has been said in us congress

yet. the questions are around whether this provision itself says that and whether it applies to a president in general.— that and whether it applies to a president in general. jarred hill there from _ president in general. jarred hill there from cbs. _ the leader of hamas — ismail haniyeh — is expected to visit cairo on wednesday. hamas has said it won't negotiate an exchange of prisoners as long as the israeli military operation continues in gaza. israel has indicated it's willing to agree to another pause in fighting in exchange for more hostages. egypt, alongside katter, helped broker a long—term truce which led to the release of some 100 hostages captured by hamas in exchange for 240 palestinians held in israeli jails. meanwhile, for the second time at the un is delaying a vote on a resolution calling for a decision on the fighting in gaza. the language in the resolution still stands in the way with the un having to compromise on the language to a suspension of hostilities which is watered down from their original language of ac fire in the original

draft. the us has vetoed the previous resolution. here is the us spokesmanjohn kirby. we previous resolution. here is the us spokesman john kirby.— i don't have an update for you on do not the progress of talks to try to get another humanitarian pause in place, so that we can get hostages out. we continue to work this, literally, by the hour. we don't support a permanent ceasefire at this time, it would validate what hamas did and leave hamas in power in gaza which would be unacceptable to us and give them a longer time line to plan additional attacks. we do support smaller, more localised, more targeted humanitarian pauses to get hostages out and to get more aid in. middle east correspondent, yolande knell has the latest on the delay to the un vote. we are definitely seeing talks move forward in the last day and now we have confirmation from hamas that its leader ismail haniyeh has arrived in cairo, where he is expected to meet the intelligence chief and both egypt and qatar have served this role as key mediators in deals in the past.

we have had the messaging from the israeli president saying to ambassadors of many countries meeting him yesterday that his country was ready for a new humanitarian pause in the fighting. we had the israeli minister benjamin netanyahu meeting a select group of hostage families last night, saying bringing the hostages home remains a number one priority. on top of that, adding to the domestic pressure, we have had these two videos in recent days released by first hamas showing three older men in captivity and then islamichhad, two men they are continuing to hold, they say. that adds to the public pressure on mr netanyahu and his war cabinet to switch priorities a little at this stage where there has been very intense fighting and look to bring in more of those hostages home. some of the hostages who were released in the last pause and the

families of those who are still being held hostage are speaking to the media, this is on a media visit to the kibbutz which is one of the sites that were hit worst by the hamas attack. to help us, bring them back home now. and alive. we have no time, the hostages time is running out. the speakers today who was released from hamas to bid captivity and those who are still held in hamas in gaza. another was murdered by hamas in captivity. another was kidnapped together with other

israelis. from their homes. an 18—year—old was kidnapped from his girlfriend's house and he is here with us today. hi, everyone. idid hi, everyone. i did this many times and this_ hi, everyone. i did this many times and this time it's different for me and this time it's different for me and this_ and this time it's different for me and this is— and this time it's different for me and this is why i'm so nervous. this time _ and this is why i'm so nervous. this time i_ and this is why i'm so nervous. this time i am _ and this is why i'm so nervous. this time i am standing here in my house inthe— time i am standing here in my house in the piece — time i am standing here in my house in the place was heaven for me and, since _ in the place was heaven for me and, since the _ in the place was heaven for me and, since the 7th — in the place was heaven for me and, since the 7th of october, i don't know_ since the 7th of october, i don't know him — since the 7th of october, i don't know him any more. this place became hell to— know him any more. this place became hell to me. _ know him any more. this place became hell to me, this place became the piece _ hell to me, this place became the place where my dad was taken from. when _ place where my dad was taken from. when my— place where my dad was taken from. when my mum was taken from. i am

standing— when my mum was taken from. i am standing here now in these clothes, barefoot, _ standing here now in these clothes, barefoot, because my dad was kidnapped from our home when he was in boxes _ kidnapped from our home when he was in boxes and _ kidnapped from our home when he was in boxes and he was barefoot, in his underweah — in boxes and he was barefoot, in his underwear. as you see, it is normal house, _ underwear. as you see, it is normal house. in— underwear. as you see, it is normal house. in our— underwear. as you see, it is normal house, in our kibbutz, in our place and he _ house, in our kibbutz, in our place and he was — house, in our kibbutz, in our place and he was in _ house, in our kibbutz, in our place and he was in bed in the morning and theyiust _ and he was in bed in the morning and theyjust came into my home and took him from _ theyjust came into my home and took him from bed in his pyjamas. and the fact that _ him from bed in his pyjamas. and the fact that i _ him from bed in his pyjamas. and the fact that i am — him from bed in his pyjamas. and the fact that i am so important to wear these _ fact that i am so important to wear these clothes is because i don't know_ these clothes is because i don't know if— these clothes is because i don't know if he _ these clothes is because i don't know if he has no new clothes or if he is _ know if he has no new clothes or if he is freezing and when the nights io he is freezing and when the nights 90 down _ he is freezing and when the nights go down here it is really cold. i don't _ go down here it is really cold. i don't care _ go down here it is really cold. i don't care if i am cold because my dad is _ don't care if i am cold because my dad is colder and this is the point i dad is colder and this is the point i am _ dad is colder and this is the point i am trying — dad is colder and this is the point i am trying to make here. we do not know_ i am trying to make here. we do not know in— i am trying to make here. we do not know in what— i am trying to make here. we do not know in what condition my mum, my dad is _ know in what condition my mum, my

dad is in _ know in what condition my mum, my dad is in now — know in what condition my mum, my dad is in now. every day when the new hostages, the exchange, every day they— new hostages, the exchange, every day they are telling the stories, harder— day they are telling the stories, harder stories and a lot of their stories. — harder stories and a lot of their stories, they are really hard to hear~ — stories, they are really hard to hear~ since _ stories, they are really hard to hear. since they have come back, everything — hear. since they have come back, everything just became worse because now we _ everything just became worse because now we understand what is really going _ now we understand what is really going on— now we understand what is really going on over there. my mum came back two— going on over there. my mum came back two weeks ago after 54 days in captivity _ back two weeks ago after 54 days in captivity of — back two weeks ago after 54 days in captivity of hamas. when she came back she _ captivity of hamas. when she came back she saw us and she said she never— back she saw us and she said she never believed that she would see us again _ never believed that she would see us again. when she got out of this kibbutz. — again. when she got out of this kibbutz, she saw so many people come in from _ kibbutz, she saw so many people come in from gaza _ kibbutz, she saw so many people come in from gaza and she just believed that we _ in from gaza and she just believed that we were dead. so, think about it, that we were dead. so, think about it. my— that we were dead. so, think about it. my mum — that we were dead. so, think about it, my mum was in captivity 54 days with _

it, my mum was in captivity 54 days with with— it, my mum was in captivity 54 days with... with no knowledge of if she is coming _ with... with no knowledge of if she is coming back to a place where she has a _ is coming back to a place where she has a family — is coming back to a place where she has a family. now, my dad, i think, is the _ has a family. now, my dad, i think, is the same — has a family. now, my dad, i think, is the same. my mum came back from the lowest _ is the same. my mum came back from the lowest point in her life as a hostage — the lowest point in her life as a hostage in— the lowest point in her life as a hostage in the captivity of a buzzer to he _ hostage in the captivity of a buzzer to he a _ hostage in the captivity of a buzzer to be a wife of a hostage in the captivity— to be a wife of a hostage in the captivity of basil. sochi is at another— captivity of basil. sochi is at another lowest point in her life and she does— another lowest point in her life and she does not have time to deal with her own— she does not have time to deal with her own trauma because she is fighting — her own trauma because she is fighting for dad now. last week was so hard _ fighting for dad now. last week was so hard because every day we are seeing _ so hard because every day we are seeing new— so hard because every day we are seeing new corpses of hostages that were murdered inside the captivity of gaza, _ were murdered inside the captivity of gaza, of— were murdered inside the captivity of gaza, of hamas. we are living now like a _ of gaza, of hamas. we are living now like a russian — of gaza, of hamas. we are living now like a russian roulette, we wake up every _ like a russian roulette, we wake up every morning with no knowledge of what they— every morning with no knowledge of what they will bring to us, we do not know— what they will bring to us, we do not know for what news we will wake

up. not know for what news we will wake on you _ not know for what news we will wake up~ you see — not know for what news we will wake up. you see my dad could's face he is a handsome man, he has good eyes he has _ is a handsome man, he has good eyes he has a _ is a handsome man, he has good eyes he has a good — is a handsome man, he has good eyes he has a good smile and a mrs smile. hamas. _ he has a good smile and a mrs smile. hamas. the _ he has a good smile and a mrs smile. hamas, the terrorists of hamas can 'ust hamas, the terrorists of hamas can just wake _ hamas, the terrorists of hamas can just wake up in the morning and see him and _ just wake up in the morning and see him and decide that they don't like it any— him and decide that they don't like it any more — him and decide that they don't like it any more and just kill him. my dad is _ it any more and just kill him. my dad is a — it any more and just kill him. my dad is a defenceless now, he has no weapon, _ dad is a defenceless now, he has no weapon, no— dad is a defenceless now, he has no weapon, no gun, no self—defence of any kind _ weapon, no gun, no self—defence of any kind and — weapon, no gun, no self—defence of any kind and i am just so afraid. i am afraid— any kind and i am just so afraid. i am afraid that my dad would not come back to _ am afraid that my dad would not come back to this— am afraid that my dad would not come back to this and my mum came back to this and _ back to this and my mum came back to this and that _ back to this and my mum came back to this and that she cannot be here, she does— this and that she cannot be here, she does not want to come... just for understanding... she was born here _

for understanding... she was born here and _ for understanding... she was born here and she was afraid of coming back here — here and she was afraid of coming back here. it is not our home now it is heit _ back here. it is not our home now it is hell. it became hell for us. from a little _ is hell. it became hell for us. from a little piece — is hell. it became hell for us. from a little piece of heaven, as you can see, _ a little piece of heaven, as you can see, it _ a little piece of heaven, as you can see, it is _ a little piece of heaven, as you can see, it is so — a little piece of heaven, as you can see, it is so green here, so nice... but, _ see, it is so green here, so nice... but, you— see, it is so green here, so nice... but, you seem _ see, it is so green here, so nice... but, you see... it is green and then — but, you see... it is green and then this— but, you see... it is green and then... this so it is a piece of hell_ then... this so it is a piece of hell now _ then. .. this so it is a piece of hell now— hell now. that is the press conference _ hell now. that is the press conference being - hell now. that is the press conference being held - hell now. that is the press conference being held by. hell now. that is the press - conference being held by some of hell now. that is the press _ conference being held by some of the families of the hostages being held in gaza. around the world and across the uk this is a bbc news. monique 0livier helped to lower 20—year—old in 1990. joanna's family said that the sentence was a moment

they had been waiting a lifetime for. a prominent british businessman who was kidnapped in ecuador has been released from captivity. colin armstrong was abducted on saturday from a farm he owned in city of redhill. mr armstrong is the president of a firm in ecuador. his spokesperson said he was now with the police and the authorities in ecuador. beavers have been returned to the cairngorms 400 years after the species was driven to extinction in scotland. 0ver the species was driven to extinction in scotland. over the next five years, five families could be rigid released in the national park. some landowners are concerned about the damage their animals could could do to the farmland in the area. you are life with bbc news now. the usjudge has ordered the release of the names of 156 people linked to thejeffrey epstein scandal, links to associates and accomplices. court documents

obtained by the authorities... ghislaine maxwell was sentenced last year to prison for sex tracking and other charges. the england goalkeeper with mary earps has been voted bbc�*s sports personality of the year 2023. she was the lionesses stand out player as they reach the final last summer and she was with boarded with the golden glove for her performance in the tournaments. she had sat down with us after winning the award. mary earps, sports personality of the year 2023. i have had to give this back! sports personality of the year 2023. i have had to give this back!— i have had to give this back! that's amazinu! i have had to give this back! that's amazing! there _ i have had to give this back! that's amazing! there you _ i have had to give this back! that's amazing! there you go! _ i have had to give this back! that's amazing! there you go! mary - i have had to give this back! that's i amazing! there you go! mary earps, queen of the sporting world! it’s queen of the sporting world! it's cra . i queen of the sporting world! it�*s crazy. i think it's really cool

because this is an all—round sports award, the most prestigious there is. it is not a football accolade. but could... it is an incredible feeling. but could... it is an incredible feelina. ., but could... it is an incredible feelina. . ., but could... it is an incredible feelin. . ., �* but could... it is an incredible feelin.. . . �* ~ . feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earpsm — feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earps. .. never _ feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earps... never in _ feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earps. .. never in the _ feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earps. .. never in the history - mary earps... never in the history in the sports personality of the year award have we had to be when it went consecutively. what does that say about women sports? women sport is doing all right, isn't it? women sport is doing great over the last few years and we are here to stay. looking forward to seeing that continue to grow. is that what you are most proud of? in fairness, your recognition is beyond football at the moment it's beyond sport, isn't it? i the moment it's beyond sport, isn't it? “ the moment it's beyond sport, isn't it? ~ , the moment it's beyond sport, isn't it? 4' , ., ., , it? i think it is hard to pin point of what i it? i think it is hard to pin point of what i am — it? i think it is hard to pin point of what i am most _ it? i think it is hard to pin point of what i am most proud. - it? i think it is hard to pin point of what i am most proud. it's i it? i think it is hard to pin point| of what i am most proud. it's an incredible couple of years. 2020 was better than i thought it was going to be. i didn't think winning last year would be able to... i didn't think i would win any more awards pot, put it that way. the world cup

was the main focus and it has turned into more than what i ever imagined. i am proud of a lot of things, i am really proud of our team and the way the overcame adversity. and they would not be here collecting this individual reward without the teams support. individual reward without the teams su ort. ~ ., , individual reward without the teams su--ort. , individual reward without the teams su--ort. ._ ., individual reward without the teams su--ort. ., ., individual reward without the teams suuort. , . . . support. mary, you are a game chanaer. support. mary, you are a game changer. best _ support. mary, you are a game changer. best goalkeeper - support. mary, you are a game changer. best goalkeeper at i support. mary, you are a game | changer. best goalkeeper at the women's world cup, you are making sure young fans around the world can buy your goalkeeper jersey, sure young fans around the world can buy your goalkeeperjersey, you are a game changer, you? i’m buy your goalkeeperjersey, you are a game changer, you?— a game changer, you? i'm trying to chance a game changer, you? i'm trying to change the — a game changer, you? i'm trying to change the world _ a game changer, you? i'm trying to change the world in _ a game changer, you? i'm trying to change the world in whatever - a game changer, you? i'm trying to change the world in whatever small time i have here. i am looking forward to fighting the battles next year, i'll be back! after a bit of a break, though, i need a bit of a rest. ~ ., ., ., , ., rest. we have more time to show you some more — rest. we have more time to show you some more pictures _ rest. we have more time to show you some more pictures of _ rest. we have more time to show you some more pictures of that _ rest. we have more time to show you some more pictures of that volcano . some more pictures of that volcano in iceland. it is now weakening but iceland's meteorological office says new events could open up at short notice, the crack in the earth where

the land there is is now several kilometres long. there are three events which are still erupting but thatis events which are still erupting but that is down from five previously and experts say that this eruption could last for weeks or maybe even months. those pictures are extraordinary, aren't they? the area is seismic hotspot and it is not far from the capital reykjavik and it is actually still bubbling away. we can show you some live pictures because there is a camera on it all the time at the moment. it is sending us this live feed. that is the current view we can see there. it is bubbling away continuously, as i say. it could be doing so for a long time yet. there is plenty more on that volcano situation on the bbc website. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. we've got some windy weather on the way for the next 36 hours or so.

with that, some outbreaks of rain as well affecting northern and western areas of the uk in particular. but it's this area of cloud here that's we're keeping a close eye on because this is quite a deep area of low pressure and will be a developing area of low pressure. it's moving close towards iceland. it's actually named by the danish meteorological institute as storm pia. but what it will do, it will strengthen and give us some pretty breezy conditions for the rest of today. some rain affecting western scotland through northwest england, wales, the southwest as well, some early sunshine in eastern areas. but that's going to be replaced by cloud moving its way in. and maximum temperatures this afternoon for most of us getting into double figures. butjust notice in shetland we've got some colder air there. the temperatures here, more like about four celsius now through tonight. we'll continue with lots of cloud. still some rain affecting these western areas. the winds picking up, particularly across the north of scotland, with some gales developing into the early hours of thursday morning.

overnight, temperatures once again down to about 9 to 10 or 11 degrees celsius above the average for nighttime temperatures. here's that storm. as i said, it's been named by the danish survey. it's going to move its way into scandinavia. but you can see the white lines there. the isobars quite close together across northern areas and that's where we'll see the strongest winds with showers moving their way in. cloudy skies for england and wales, some outbreaks of rain, but that's going to gradually move its way to the south. and these are the wind gusts. so a windy day for all of us, gusts 40, 55 mph, but up to 70 to 80 mph around the far north and northeast. and there'll be some big waves down the north sea coasts as well. temperatures will come down across scotland. temperatures about two celsius in shetland, still mild further south. now that colder air will give a few wintry showers towards northern and eastern areas during friday. some outbreaks of rain across england and wales with very cloudy skies. we keep the generally mild conditions here, temperatures about 10 to 12 degrees, but again, feeling a little bit chilly across scotland and the far north.

as we go through into the christmas weekend and christmas day itself, many of us can be fairly unsettled. there'll be some dry weather around, but notice those temperatures, about 7 to 11 degrees celsius, about the average really for the time of year. bye— bye.

an early christmas gift for the bank of england. uk inflation falls faster than expected in november. stormy waters — global shipping rates spike amid houthi attacks on ships in the red sea — we take a look at the impact on supply chains. and it's tiny and tasty — we talk to the boss of a caviar company — that says sales are booming despite the cost of living crisis... welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson. we start here in the uk, because inflation is continuting to fall. annual consumer price inflation fell to 3.9% in november, that's down from 4.6% in october. it was a more substantial fall than economists had expected — thanks to a fall in the cost of items like bread and fuel.

food is still 9% more expensive than a year ago.