good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: back to business for borisjohnson‘s government. with a new mandate and majority it promises to repay voters by focussing on brexit and the nhs. the fallout from labour's defeat continues. the party says its top team is to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing jeremy corbyn. health chiefs in england urge parents to vaccinate their children against flu or ‘face a christmas to forget‘. cutting the cost of water. the regulator will decide this

morning what water companies can charge over the next five years. it could mean cuts to bills, and a demand to spend more on plugging leaks. ben stokes is named bbc sports personality of the year. the all rounder capped off a brilliant, world cup winning year by picking up the main award in aberdeen. you have helped a lot of people. you have helped a lot of peopleli do hope so. don't hope so, you have. we continue to follow terrence's incredible story. he touched all our hearts last week after coming on breakfast to talk about spending 20 christmases on his own. might makea might make a frosty start with the risk of ice in the northern half of the uk. there is a lot of dry weather. some showers in parts. more details in 50 minutes. it's monday the 16th of december. our top story: the prime minister, borisjohnson, will welcome more than a hundred

new mps to westminster today as he aims to deliver on his election promise to "get brexit done". parliament won't officially open until thursday, so what can the new intake expect from their first week in westminster? today there'll be a minor cabinet reshuffle to replace mps who lost their seat or didn't stand for re—election. tomorrow the speaker will begin the process of swearing in mps, who are required to take an oath of allegiance to the crown. on thursday the queen will formally open parliament with a shorter—than—usual speech, which focuses on delivering brexit and strengthening the nhs. and on friday the withdrawal agreement bill — the legislation to implement a brexit deal — will be reintroduced in the commons. the legislation to implement a brexit deal — will be reintroduced in the commons. it passed its second reading by 30 votes before the election was called. labour party officials have given some indication

of the timetable for finding a new leader to replace jeremy corbyn. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in westminster, what more can you tell us? so much discussion over the weekend amongst the labour party, senior members about what went wrong, what happens now, what do we know about the timetable? know that jeremy corbyn would like the new labour leader in place by the end of march. it takes 12 weeks so it would need to get under way pretty soon. the exact timetable is set by the ruling body of the party, the national executive committee. we understand that they have a meeting and sought in by the sixth of january, understanding that the process would start the day after. however, we are likely to start seeing the various contended start coming forward from today onwards. we are expecting that sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, maybe one of those who comes forward, also the foreign secretary —— shadow foreign secretary —— shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry. given

what happened last week, particularly in labour's heartlands, for the next minister to be not a minister from for the next minister to be not a ministerfrom within for the next minister to be not a minister from within london. for the next minister to be not a ministerfrom within london. people like lisa nandy and rebecca long bailey who has been quite supported by shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. we will expect those to start coming forward pretty much from now onwards before the formal process of a leadership contest begins. thank you very much indeed for that, thank you. four people have been arrested over the murder of a british tourist in argentina, according to local media reports. matthew gibbard — a businessman from northamptonshire — was shot in the chest outside a luxury hotel in buenos aires on saturday. his stepson was also injured when they fought back against a pair of suspected robbers who targeted them as they pulled up in a taxi from the airport. doctors in england are urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against flu

after a surge in suspected cases. they say the number of patients reporting flu—like symptoms has risen by nearly a quarter in the last week, and the situation could get worse over the christmas period. andy moore reports. just relax. for many people, it is an annual ritual but many others are still missing out. doctors say most people over the age of 65 have been vaccinated at a lot of two and three —year—olds regarded as a so—called super spreaders have not. that is because there was a delay in vaccine delivery from the manufacturers. at the end of the first week in december, only 28% of this age group had got the jab. but now the problem has been sorted. parents are being urged to act now. some school vaccination sessions may not happen untiljanuary vaccination sessions may not happen until january parents can vaccination sessions may not happen untiljanuary parents can take their children to a gp right away. around 25 million people are eligible for a free flu jab but last year, 7.5 million failed to take up the offer.

the latest figures show gp consultations for flulike symptoms have risen 24% in just one week. the vaccinations this year i said to be a good match for the strains of the virus that are circulating. flu levels are expected to rise over christmas and the new year so the advice is for at risk groups to get the jab as soon as possible. doctors say it may be the difference between a christmas to remember or want to forget. —— or one to forget. the duchess of cambridge has revealed that one of prince louis' first words was ‘mary‘, inspired by the tv cook mary berry, after seeing her face on cookbooks in the family kitchen. it's one of the revelations in a documentary, which will be broadcast on bbc one tonight. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. baking royalty meets real royalty

but it was the duchess of cambridge who was a super fan here. she even confessed one of prince louis's first words was mary due to the number of mary berry cookbooks around the royal kitchen. so do you doa around the royal kitchen. so do you do a bit of cooking with your children? 0h do a bit of cooking with your children? oh yes, i really enjoyed filled up again, for them to be creative and for them to be as independent as possible with it. one of the last things we cooked together was your pizza dough, we made pizzas with your pizza dough recipe. did it work? and they enjoyed it? they absolutely loved it. the programme explores the royals pope was charity projects. this is the place he visited with his mother around 30 years ago. he said princess diana brought her children here to show them life beyond palace walls, something he is 110w beyond palace walls, something he is now trying to do with his own children. do you talk to your children. do you talk to your children about your thoughts and views and show them, will you bring

them along here when they are a bit ago? absolutely. on the school run already, six and four, whenever we see someone already, six and four, whenever we see someone who is sleeping rough on the streets, i talk about it and point it out and i tell them why. they asked me, why can't they go home? there was of course a royal bake off with william drafting in expert help while his wife revealed his cooking skills. he is very good at breakfast. university days, used to cook all sorts of things, that's when he was trying to impress me, mary. it is a behind-the-scenes peek of the life of this future king and queen. i am very looking forward to that. a berry royal christmas is on bbc one at 8:30 this evening. good morning. it is monday morning. it is the day after sports personality of the year. sally is in

aberdeen. it is a fantastic night. a real celebration of sport and they work so hard, our athletes, all year round and they deserve this, they deserve this random —— level of recognition. i will say one thing, this was the year of cricket. they one team of the year, the england cricket team. they did have a good summer. cricket team. they did have a good summer. they did. that is what was lovely about this night, you forget a lot about it. some of those videos we watched, we say, we can't believe that was this year but a remarkable yearfor english that was this year but a remarkable year for english cricket. they one the world cup, team of the year for that, the moment of the year for that, the moment of the year for that and then the man himself, the man of the hour, right there, ben stokes. a lesson in how to make an excellent speech. yes, always thank you wife. held up, build up to thanking your wife. it was very, very good.

ben stokes capped off a brilliant 2019 by being named bbc sports personality of the year. he was pivotal in england's win at the cricket world cup in the summer and single—handedly won the third ashes test at headingley. lewis hamilton was second, dina asher smith third. kevin de bruyne was the star as manchester city comfortably beat arsenal 3—0 in the premier league. elsewhere, spurs beat wolves and manchester united drew with everton. celtic remain top of the scottish premiership after beating hibernian. rangers are hot on their heels, though. they're 2 points behind after a win over motherwell. and arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the women's super league after beating everton. but the win was overshadowed by a serious injury to england striker beth mead. we will have more from aberdeen with sally soon. looking forward to the reaction there. i think she has a

dina asher—smith with her life.“ she is up. a disclaimer if she isn't. oh, dina asher-smith? i thought you meant sally! well, sally better be up! carol, it looks like you have snow on the horizon. sally looked gorgeous last night as you will probably see later on. this is one of our weather watcher ‘s' pictures from north yorkshire. again, this weekend had snow on higher ground with hail at lower levels and the risk of ice, we had it all going on and even this week, after a chilly start, temperatures will be below average for this time of year. by the end of the week, temperatures will be rising slowly. it will turn wetter and windier. the driest day at the moment looks like

being wednesday. we have had a lot of showers overnight and as i mentioned, some sleet and snow in higher ground, some —— some thunder and lightning and hail. that is where we start this morning, with a fair few where we start this morning, with a fairfew showers, hillsnow where we start this morning, with a fair few showers, hill snow but equally a lot of dry weather was up there is the risk of ice on untreated services, anywhere from the midlands north under clearest disguise at the met office are wanting for it across parts of scotla nd wanting for it across parts of scotland —— clearest disguise. cloudy and windy conditions across the north of scotland and showers giving way to reign as a new weather front comes into the south—east later on and some hazy sunshine. the highest ten bridges in the south—east, we're looking at about ten in london for top —— temperatures. ten in plymouth and as we push further north, no heatwave, you will have to do wrap up if you are in aberdeen this morning because the maximum temperature is only going to be four degrees. through this evening and overnight, the rain extends further north and west and could get as far as hampshire and east anglia. away from that, some mist and fog patches forming in

lighter breezes and as you can see from the blues in the chart, once again, some frost around and where we have shut —— where we have had a showers, the risk of ice on untreated services. tomorrow, we lose the risk of fog and this band of rain from our weather front in the south—east will continue to push slowly towards the near continent and again, a lot of dry weather around. some sunshine, a few showers are still knocking around in the west and temperature wise, down in the south, if you remember, we are looking at tens today and tomorrow it will be about eight but cold as we push further north. only four in aberdeen. now, from tuesday into wednesday, we say goodbye to the web front completely with a ridge of high pressure building in and then this next area of low pressure comes in with these attendant fronts and that will bring in rain and windier conditions. we start off on a cold note with frost and ice to watch out for, some patchy mist and fog listing —— lifting. it is this weather front comes in connected to the low pressure, the sunshine will

build and the west will turn hazy and then the rain will come in and we have a southerly wind so you will notice the temperatures are picking up notice the temperatures are picking up on the west. nine in belfast, ten in plymouth still a bit nippy as we go through the course of tomorrow in fa ct, go through the course of tomorrow in fact, for much of this week. let's take a look at today's papers. a row over who was to blame for labour's general election defeat is the focus of many of today's papers. the daily telegraph reports that potential labour leadership candidate emily thornberry has been accused of calling voters "stupid" for not backing the party, which she has strongly denied. the "battle for labour's future" has begun according to the guardian. it reports party officials have suggested thatjeremy corbyn‘s successor will be in place by the end of march. we told you that a little bit earlier, actually. the mail has details on boris johnson's plans for the coming days, including welcoming new conservative mps to westminster today

with a speech outlining his vision for the nhs, border control and investment in the north of england. and the daily mirror has the story of an nhs worker who donated a kidney to a dying toddler she didn't know. the paper says surinder sapal answered a public appeal from anaya kandola's parents. and good news. we'll hear from anaya's mum later in the programme. and also, the donor herself. and online this morning, the metro reports that taylor swift is to headline glastonbury next year alongside sir paul mccartney and aerosmith. that isn't a collective line—up, isn't it? yes. it is 50 years at glastonbury. they have gone big. ben stokes and the spot personality of the year, it is all over the front pages. we would just talk about the football. a lot of movement in terms of

management at the moment, a lot of pressure in the premier league. arsenal in particular. it is never a good state of affairs when the interim manager is saying seriously, arsenal, we need to sort this out. another defeat yesterday, this time an emphatic defeat to manchester city 3—0. you can see them getting very frustrated, he kicked his gloves away in frustration. really, really bad time for arsenal. for everton, they had a ferguson at old trafford yesterday. he has been fantastic. i really enjoyed yesterday. i was at old trafford and it was freezing. he was there on the sidelines in his shirt, so worked up but still with this band on that we saw. . . but still with this band on that we saw... used to play in that, didn't it? this one, he was presented by a

sick child in hospital and he thinks it has brought him good luck. they got the right results, they got a draw. positives and negatives in the premier league at the moment. two stories, it was miserable if you are on the trains or yesterday. today there was the first test for many commuters on the new timetable that has been introduced. the trains changed twice a year. the telegraph suggest great western railway has had a tough day with a new timetable, cancelling 20 services after not having enough staff for the trains. it was the biggest overhaul since 1976. all of this they say is designed to improve speed and get more services that are non— stopping, direct to bristol for example. but not a great first day, and today the first test for commuters. down the bottom, another story we touched on yesterday. thousands of people still without water for the third day. about

12,000 properties still struggling to get reconnected. interesting because later we will hear from the water regulator and hear how much was the prices are expected to go up and down. there are also tough new targets and things like sorting out leaks and stuff like that. thank you very much for that. are you a fan of sherry? not really. it can make you to mary. it provides the optimum way of getting very drunk very fast. you might want to bear this in mind over christmas. is this tactical? exactly. an expert doctor blames the fact they contain relatively high volume of alcohol and gets into the bloodstream easily. champagne, apparently you can feel the first glass of champagne working on you in 30 seconds. this is what i leave out for santa every year. does trifle count as well? it

depends how much sherry it has gotten it. it needs sherry in it, obviously. i had obviously. ihad an obviously. i had an issue with cold custard when i was younger but i think i am over the now. selfie wrist. that is a thing. the bent wrist for a selfie. posing for the perfect snap is causing social media users to develop painful wrist conditions known as selfie wrist. a bit like carpal tunnel syndrome. that is nasty. iam not that is nasty. i am not dismissing that in any way. by i am not dismissing that in any way. by the syndrome can spark pins and needles in the fingers, hand and arm and apparently kim kardashian suffer with this quite seriously last year and she no longer takes selfie herself. she get someone else to do it. someone that travels with you. bring on the selfie crew! 93 million selfie ‘s are taken every single day around the world.

most people take 93 million are to put up! if you are suffering with selfie wrist today... if you have problems, maybe that is what it is. don't take ben public advice. stop doing it! —— don't take ben's advice. the first day in any newjob can be daunting, so you may wish to spare a thought for the 140 mps who were elected to parliament for the first time last week. they'll be arriving in westminster today to find their bearings before being officially sworn in on thursday. our political correspondent leila nathoo has been looking at what this week will have in store for them. thank you. you havejust thank you. you have just been elected as a new mp. you are exhausted after six weeks of solid campaigning and then you have to start your newjob straightaway. and most of your time is going to be spent here. how do you know where to even begin? well, there is some

help. any mp elected for the first time when they first come to westminster, they can come here to this new members reception area. this is the room where they can get all the answers to any questions. staff in parliament have been preparing for the new arrivals. as soon as you arrive, preparing for the new arrivals. as soon as you arrive, you will be assigned some buddy and it is a parliamentary member of staff who will help you navigate your first days, weeks and even months into the new parliament. and they are a 1—stop shop of information to help you orientate yourself. members are bya you orientate yourself. members are by a maze of corridors, a wide—eyed new mp might be in need of some peace and quiet. where better than the serene surroundings of the beautiful commons library? it is really special to be able to film in here. this library is only for mps, but even their staff are normally around india. —— around in here. mps

really value library services so we look forward to telling them about our impartial analysis are what we publish, our request service and their resources available to them. this is an amazing space for mps to use. imagine the scene. log fire over there, reclining on one of these armchairs just relaxing, getting to know your subject matter, brushing up on parliamentary debates from hundreds of years ago, may be writing a letter or two on this lovely header paper. it really is an incredibly results. all the reading setting off the hunger pangs? fear not. there are no fewer than 12 hunger pangs? fear not. there are no fewer tha n 12 restau ra nts hunger pangs? fear not. there are no fewer than 12 restaurants around parliament. the kitchens feed more than 14,000 parliament. the kitchens feed more than 111,000 people a day and will surely be able to cater to any taste. but ultimately, an mp's job is to represent and to scrutinise, and here is where that happens. on any new mp sitting on any of these green benches in here is surely what they have always dreamt of. for the most ambitious among the new intake, they have their eye on one day

standing out. but before that, get over those nerves and prepare for the most daunting of tasks. standing up the most daunting of tasks. standing up to speak here for the first time. we will of course be following that over the next week or so. big week ahead. it is quite nice that the election is over, isn't it? building up and now it is not around anymore. i want to say basically... yes! christmas is just over a week away... at least we can get on with christmas. ..which means that many of us are in a mad panic to make sure we have bought enough gifts for family and friends. are you in a mad panic? iam pretty relaxed about things. but are you one of those generous souls who also gives a little extra to your hairdresser, postie, or bin collector? we visited a christmas market to see how far the festive generosity extends. they are all working, we are

enjoying ourselves and they are behind the bar. i have to buy a gift for the hairdresser that i go to regularly, so... ifi regularly, so... iflam in regularly, so... iflamina regularly, so... if i am in a restaurant and i have had good service, i would probably ask the waitress if they are able to keep the tip amongst themselves and share it amongst the staff, but if it is going to the restaurant, i will not. if it goes to themselves, i will give them ten or 20%. they worked really hard, they are pay their wages but getting tips from customers goes a long way to pay for their bills and their social life as well. i pay life as well. i pay the window cleaner, i paid him a bit extra. we left the milkman some money in a christmas card. bin men, there is more of them, they

come at an unsociable time of the morning, we leave them some beer over the gate. that is a lovely idea. deliver beer over the gate! i think quite a few people do bottles a nd i think quite a few people do bottles and things. chocolates. i always remember my mother... my mother! my mum always gave the postman a little present. why not? a couple of things coming up why not? a couple of things coming up on the programme today. we are going to talk... hold it together. i laughed because i can't watch him much anymore because it is so emotional, but tell us because it is so emotional, but tell us what terence has been doing now. if you didn't watch last week, we had terence on the sofa, had 20 christmases on his own. he signed up to bea christmases on his own. he signed up to be a volunteer, met a lovely lady called nancy and he now sees nancy every this christmas he is going to spend christmas with some volunteers and with nancy. that was a simple

story. but if you watched the interview and i know so many of you did, it was so emotional when he described how, on christmas day, if you're lucky just to described how, on christmas day, if you're luckyjust to make himself a sandwich. that was a heartbreak for me. we had a christmas tree. we went to go and see him, we got some people to sing and it was far too emotional for words. and then john and it was far too emotional for words. and thenjohn came on and said why don't you come and see me in concert in sheffield? we went to the concert and then he just... if you needed tissues last week, get a big supply ready because we will show you what happened when terrance went to go seejohn barrowman shortly on bbc breakfast. lots of people now volunteering to help elderly people who are lonely. it is lovely. watch that although it will make your day. —— watch that. it will make your day. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning. i'm asad ahmad. a long—running legal battle over whether the whittington hospital nhs trust in north london should pay for a woman to have surrogate children in america will be heard in the supreme court today. the case began after the health service failed to spot the woman's cervical cancer, which left her infertile. the trust admitted negligence, but says it shouldn't have to pay for the woman to have surrogate children in the us. the number of homeless patients going to a&e has at least tripled since 2010 with new figures showing hundreds of them stuck in hospitals for long periods of time. the british medical association believe the true figure could be even higher, saying, "emergency departments become the net which catches homeless people." most homeless people can't register with gps as they don't have a proper address. the cold winters get to you. what affects you the most? at my age, the

bones and i have to underground my sheeting better because it is like cheating in the shower. there is a lwa ys cheating in the shower. there is always water coming down. —— sheeting. an accountant who worked in the city wants to get more of us skipping after he left his job to become a full—time jump rope coach. rushie shah's videos have proved so popular on youtube, that it's allowed him to leave his job to coach people online. he's says there are many benefits to picking up a rope. and go to bbc london facebook or to our website to see the full video on that story. it is well worth taking a look. do ta ke it is well worth taking a look. do take a look. let's take a look at the travel situation now. it the travel situation now. is a good service this mor on the roads, victoria embankment is closed from temple to westminster for emergency roadworks. no word on how long it will be closed. when we called them this morning, they didn't have a clue themselves. and in town, shaftesbury avenue is closed southbound

from high holborn for gas works. now, the weather with gillian brown. good morning. nota good morning. not a particularly cold start to the day. that is the good news but it is looking a little wet later on. here is a headline for today. quite cloudy to begin with and gradually we will see more of those showers pushing and across this afternoon. but to start with a mostly dry picture. you can see the cloud building through the morning and into the later part of the day. those showers sitting further south at the moment, but that is for now. we will come to that in a second. temperatures up to around nine or 10 degrees is the high for today. overnight, if you are up in the early hours you will need an umbrella because this rain is pushing across the majority of the region, most of us catching a shower or two. that could be heavy as we look towards the beginning of tuesday. overnight lows between four and seven degrees. for the rest of the week, it was looking a little

u nsettled the week, it was looking a little unsettled as we look towards wednesday and thursday. i think definitely a week to keep an umbrella hand in your bag. there you go, that is some advice for you. vanessa will be on the radio and! for you. vanessa will be on the radio and i will be back in half—an—hour. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: (singing) he stole our hearts last week — now he's stolen the show. get the tissues handy as we reveal what happened when our friend terrence was invited to a john barrowman concert in sheffield. sally was in aberdeen for last

night's bbc sports personality of the year awards — she'll give us a peek behind the scenes in about an hour. # ready baby. —— pretty baby. if anyone can make your monday morning feel like a saturday night — it's whigfield. she'll be on the sofa later, along with another ‘90s pop act, c & c music factory. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: newly elected mps are heading back to westminster today the fallout from labour's heaviest defeat since the 1930s continues. party officials are meeting today to discuss a place —— to discuss rest placing jeremy corbyn as leader. they hope to have his successor to be in place by the end of march. yesterday mr corbyn and the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell both took the blame for labour's defeat.

doctors in england are urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against flu after a surge in suspected cases. they say the number of patients reporting flu—like symptoms has risen by nearly a quarter in the last week, and the situation could get worse over the christmas period. young children are known as "super spreaders" of the illness because they come into contact with more people. four people have been arrested over the murder of a british tourist in argentina, according to local media reports. matthew gibbard — a businessman from northamptonshire — was shot in the chest outside a luxury hotel in buenos aires on saturday. his stepson was also injured when they fought back against a pair of suspected robbers who targeted them as they pulled up in a taxi from the airport. jofy jory worth one and £50 million was stolen from her home. —— jewellery. they evaded 24—hour security. police

are appealing for information from the public. the duchess of cambridge has revealed one of prince louis' first words was ‘mary‘ — inspired by the tv cook mary berry. in a special documentary, which will be broadcast tonight on bbc one, she says that louis is "fascinated by faces" — and recognises mary berry from cookbooks in the family's kitchen. this year's strictly come dancing winner, kelvin fletcher, says taking part in the show had been the most amazing experience of his life. the former emmerdale actor was a last—minute replacement on the bbc one programme after another contestant, jamie laing, was injured. he was partnered with oti mabuse, who lifted the glitterball trophy for the first time in her five years of competing on the show. it just felt so surreal. i itjust felt so surreal. i even it just felt so surreal. i even felt like i was a dream even when they mentioned my name. i was in disbelief, complete disbelief. i looked to you and i was thinking...

it was like argh! yes, did they say our name? mike doesn't get a word in edgewise. it is lovely to see mike bushell. he will be back with us eventually. and we'll hear more from kelvin when hejoins us on the sofa tomorrow morning. you can tell it is christmas because we have the winner of strictly and now we have the winner of sports personality of the year. last night in aberdeen, no different to the strictly finale, lots of tears in the room. you are recognising a year of sporting greatness but english cricket, this was their year.

phenomenal. they one team of the year after winning the over 50s world cup in the summer and ben stokes the man of the hour, you can see him with what was a brilliant speech. most really into speech. top tips, always thank you wife. his wife were there and his children we re wife were there and his children were with his mum and dad watching at home, having a bit of a party. he was worried they were going to break the furniture on him. i think they should be more worried about ben stokes should be more worried about ben sto kes m o re should be more worried about ben stokes more than anybody else. it was a fabulous night in aberdeen, as ben stokes was named bbc sports personality of the year. it topped off a year in which he won the cricket world cup with england, and single handedly won the third ashes test at headingley. there was plenty of emotion too, hardly a dry eye in the house as doddie wier was given the helen rollason award. joe wilson reports. 10,000 waited, warm indoors in aberdeen. not gareth thomas. he had been cycling from cardiff, sometimes with friends on the quadricycle, but always with the same intention — to spread the message

of tackling stigma. gareth played 100 rugby internationals for wales. he is hiv positive. oh, and he was delivering the trophy for this year's sports personality. aberdeen—born denis law read out the name. ben stokes. ben stokes had been a strong bookies' favourite. a slip of the tongue from gary lineker had suggested he was the winner before voting even opened. in his speech, ben stokes referenced what he called a tough time in his life two years ago. from the court case to this, stokes was trying to keep it in context. my wife, claire, you're a rock. you always have been. you always will be. i wish you could come up here with me, because you deserve this moment as much as i do. he finished ahead of lewis hamilton, and third was dina asher—smith. standing on a red carpet signifies success and glamour, but there are all sorts of reasons why sport demand attention. doddie weir strode forwards, the crowd rising with him,

to receive the helen rollason award. a towering force in scottish rugby, he is living with motor neurone disease, trying to find a cure by raising money. muscles no longer strong enough to hold the prize, so princess anne held it for him. doddy weir has never lost his sense of humour. it was ironic — being a scottish rugby player in the ‘90s, this was the closest i ever got to a trophy, so it's very nice. applause. and here, a true game changer for british sport. tanni grey—thompson's countless achievements did so much to establish her sport. she took centre stage — a lifetime achievement award, and she is still only 50. the victory for ben stokes reflects cricket's resurgence in 2019 — world cup, ashes. he didn't do it all on his own, but he did do a lot of it. joe wilson, bbc news, aberdeen.

what a brilliant night and sally was there in aberdeen. we will hear more from her in the programme. to the premier league, and kevin de bruyne was at his brilliant best as manchester city comfortably beat arsenal. he scored a couple of crackers — this brilliant finish got city going in the first couple of minutes. he then set up raheem sterling for the second, before a thumping third. it finished 3—0 at the emirates. arsenal's miserable day was summed up by mesut ozil. substituted on the hour, he angrily kicked away his gloves as he headed to the bench. interim boss freddie ljungberg said he would ‘deal‘ with the german. elsewhere duncan ferguson is having more fun as everton's caretaker manager. they took the lead against manchester united at old trafford thanks to an own goal, cue ferguson's delight. celebrating like he'd scored the goal himself.

it has been a long time since we have seen at ferguson celebrating like that at old trafford. it looked for a long time like everton would win it, but mason greenwood got united a share of the points. elsewhere spurs beat wolves. it remains tight at the top of the scottish premiership — celtic are just ahead of rangers. both sides won yesterday, celtic beating hibs 2—0, rangers beat motherwell by the same scoreline. arsenal will go into the new year at the top of the women's super league. they beat everton 3—1, but the win was slightly tainted by what looked like a serious injury to forward beth mead. the weather caused a few problems in rugby's champions cup. this is the hail at exeter‘s game against sale. it was so bad that play had to be briefly stopped. although, it didn't affect exeter as they won by 35 points to 10. and get ready for the latest installment of dogs interrupting

sporting events. this is at a cycling event in belgium, it's lead still on, owner nowhere to be seen. so itjust had a good old chase of the cyclists. it looks like a puppy actually, doesn't it? probably quite dangerous for everybody. the dog and the cyclists. hopefully they managed to get him in control. everybody was ok in the end but dogs are really in the limelight at the minute after dogs and —— dogs at polling stations. i like how you link to those two together. my dogs have been invited into the studio next week, i been invited into the studio next week, lam been invited into the studio next week, i am a bit worried about that. i think earlier you said the over 50s world cup which prick to louise's world cup. i thought, that isa

louise's world cup. i thought, that is a totally different conversation. 50 overs. we will get you involved in that over 50s, don't worry! if you watched breakfast last week, or if you follow us on social media, you'll almost certainly remember our interview with terrence. he came on the show to explain how he'd spent the last 20 christmas days on his own — but that he was turning things around this year by signing up as a volunteer with age uk. we had a huge response to that interview, which prompted a group of college students to pay terrence a visit and sing him a carol. that moment caused another wave of well—wishers, including this invitation from the singerjohn barrowman. i would like to invite parents to come to my show this evening in sheffield, the sheffield town hall, and be the guest of myself and i know that you were very close to my mother —— your mother which touches

my heart because my mother and father travel everywhere with me. come and sit with my mum and dad and my husband scott and enjoy the show. i have to say terrence, i enjoy your rug in the front room. the rug in the front room is amazing and i want to know where you got it! well, terrence was able to accethohn's invitation, and i went along, too. take a look at this. we'll warn you now — you might need a tissue. terence, welcome to sheffield, my friend. thank you very much indeed, thank you. i know you had a day of surprises yesterday. this is the world—famous surprises yesterday. this is the world —famous sheffield city surprises yesterday. this is the world—famous sheffield city hall. we have waiting for you inside so you will have to come over. we have a surprise for him. i know, i have heard about this. maggie has got it with her. what has today been like? it has been good, it has been good.

i can't tell you how many stuff that has been on twitter and facebook, it has been on twitter and facebook, it has been on twitter and facebook, it has been absolutely hectic! hello, sir. terence. hello, how are you? give me a hug. how are you? i'm old, it has been a bit hectic for the last couple of days. two good! i grew up with older people in the household so i knew i had my mother and grandmother always there and even when you set about losing your mother, things like that, itjust struck a chord and to see the young people come in and want to be part of it. young people want to know that they are able to help. two # silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright. for me, and i

saw your reaction, ijust lost it. are you all right? yes, i'm all right, thank you. be prepared, the whole audience knows you are coming in and! whole audience knows you are coming in and i have a whole section of the show where it is kind of dedicated to you because that is my message, don't let people be on their own. allan you gave me a wonderful surprise, i want to give you one. lam i am flabbergasted. i can't wait for that in one of the houses! look at this! i love it! if you watched bbc breakfast this morning... anyone watch it? cheering and applause. excellent. i watched a vt they did with a gentleman who was, who spent

20 years are christmas day is all by himself so i then got in touch with terence and i invited him to the show tonight. cheering and applause. this is a song that i know is one of terence's favourites so if you get your phones out ready because this song requires like a candle, you will know exactly what i am talking about. # silent night, holy night # silent night, holy night # all is calm, all is bright,

# all is calm, all is bright, # round yon version, mother and child. # holy infant so tender and mild. sleep in heavenly peace. # sleep in heavenly peace. thank you, everybody. cheering and applause. are you are you all right? it has done me in, that. the amazing thing about that... what touches me is that all those people can make someone touches me is that all those people

can make someone feel very, very special, and why not? we can all do that. we will hear about the amazing number of people who have signed up to volunteer as well. thank you, everybody. that is just fantastic. can you speak? here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it does restore your faith in it does restore yourfaith in human kindness, doesn't it? we are looking ata kindness, doesn't it? we are looking at a chilly start today, the risk of ice on untreated services, but the temperature will rise slowly. damages below average for this time of year and the second half of the week, above average. it will turn windy and we will see some fog at times. this morning we do have quite a lot of showers around, we had them through the course of the night. we have had some hail and thunder as well, but a lot of dry weather. when well, but a lot of dry weather. when we have had the showers across northern england and parts of scotland, the temperatures have

fallen, there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. showers prevail across the north—west of scotland. it will be windy here and windy across northern ireland where the showers will continue on and off through the day. into the south—east we have the first band of showers moving away, but then another weather front comes in from the south—east that will introduce some rain later. in between, a lot of dry weather. some of us some sunshine, albeit on the hazy side. it will be chilly. if you have been out to do christmas shopping, rug up. seven to 10 degrees as we sweep down towards the south. a band of rain comes in from the south—east overnight, heading towards hampshire and east anglia, the london area, and in the north we have the showers rattling through. where you see blue, that indicates temperatures below average or frosty conditions. there indicates temperatures below average orfrosty conditions. there is indicates temperatures below average or frosty conditions. there is the risk of ice again tonight where we

have seen some of showers by day. the other thing it will be a cold night from the one just gone and we will see some fog patches as well. tomorrow the mist and fog will lift. the rain in the south—east slowly start to drift off onto the near continent and for many, apart from the odd shower in the west will be another dry day with some hazy sunshine, a bit dull at times behind this whether front in the south—east. temperatures dipping in the south—east. tomorrow we're looking at eight still pretty cold as we push further south. now, from tuesday into wednesday we say goodbye to this whether front, high—pressure building for a time but then we have the next area of low pressure coming our way and it is also going to introduce some rain and windy conditions. the mist and fog will lift during wednesday morning, it will be a risk of ice but a morning, it will be a risk of ice butafair morning, it will be a risk of ice but a fair bit of sunshine first thing. the cloud will build from the west, heralding the arrival of this

next band of rain coming our way, but will have southerly winds, which is milder, so damages going up in belfast but still pretty nippy if you live along the east coast in particular. thank you very much. i am loving your sparkly dress, by the way. i think it is very christmassy. thank you! i lovejohn i love john barrowman. i meant that in a nice way! it is because... do i need to buy him another spade? think about what you say. think about it. carol, you look lovely. thank you. he had a nice top on! oh, dear. i have to help him today. he is very emotional. water companies in england and wales will be told this morning how much they can charge us in our bills for the next five years.

ben's looking at this. yes, the water regulator ofwat will announce new rules today. its job is to protect customers and make sure the water companies do theirjob properly. it also sets limits on how much they can charge us and monitors lea ks and pollution. they set some pretty tough rules. this morning, its expected to say it wants prices to come down. let me run you through what their role is. on top of that, it wants the 17 water companies in england and wales to, one, cut pollution incidents by a third, two, cut supply interruptions by two—thirds, three, help 1.5 million customers struggling to pay their bills and, four, cut lea ks by 15%. it wants to make sure supply is more reliable. that is a tough target. the customers are vulnerable in terms of paying for those water

bills, make sure they have enough money or supply to get them through. that last one, cutting leaks by 15% because the sun still far too high. that 15% we should say in cutting lea ks would that 15% we should say in cutting leaks would be enough for three months worth of daily showers for eve ryo ne months worth of daily showers for everyone in england and wales, so that gives you a sense of how much is currently being wasted and why they are setting some pretty tough targets. what goes on today. what goes on today. what has happened is the water companies have had to submit their proposals to ofwat of what they think they would over the next few yea rs. but either way, your water bills will change from 1 april next year. we expect prices to come down. they will be investing much more money in solving those problems. what the water companies can do if they think it is unfair, these targets impose on them, they can appeal, but the bills will change from april of next

year. the average water bill is £415, so any change could mean significant savings for households across the country. i have just been looking at the numbers and the proposals, where you live in the country. you might save seven quid if you are in south wales over the year, but if you are in northumbria, about 110 quid a year. it gives you a sense of what his proposed here. all of this in the spotlight, those proposals from labour in the election, by privatising utilities, it is worth saying the average bill has gone up about 40% since privatisation. but at the same time, what ofwat will be key to champion is the idea that services improve, we are likely —— less likely to suffer leaks, and all the proposals and money being spent is improving the system and that is on the case. that is very interesting, the difference, as well. thank you very much, ben.

coming up on today's breakfast, we'll be chatting about the do's and don'ts of giving christmas tips in just over half an hour. with your financial head on... yes! christmas is a funny one because are you talking about finances as well particularly? there isa finances as well particularly? there is a big issue right now about the etiquette of giving money and the etiquette of giving money and the etiquette of giving gift vouchers because whether it is a total failure in choosing anything to give to someone. and something they can buy themselves we are in this anti— waste... what if you are tipping a postman nor people who collect bins? wine, cash? cash all the time because it means ifi cash all the time because it means if i forget to put out my bins, it seems he comes and gets them up the path. he is really good. and the postman as well because they have a really tough time at this time of year. absolutely. if you're postman looks

after you, then you are in a good place. it is also about leaving those parcels and places... that they only know. they got halfway across town to pick up they got halfway across town to pick upa they got halfway across town to pick up a parcel. be nice to the postman and the bin man. so you think money is actually may bea so you think money is actually may be a good option because people can then buy something that is not wasteful? yes, don't waste, give someone —— don't give someone something they would just throw away. big things thrown away in a disposable fashion, make sure we only used up. i keep mine. how often do you wear it? all weekend! and it is a few years old. it is all right. there is a tendency for us to buy a new one every year. i brought in a fresh one. idid i brought in a fresh one. i did notice a new one. i got i did notice a new one. igota i did notice a new one. i got a tank top this year. where is it? ifi it? if i warrant on request, i couldn't be serious, could i?

the whole of december i think it's christmas jumper the whole of december i think it's christmasjumper time. the whole of december i think it's christmas jumper time. i will be ready for that. by the way, if you're into your 90s music, we will have winfield on the sofa and cnc music factory. there is a 90s music revival. they are onto a. we will not be doing the dance. no, there will be no dancing going on. do you remember them? no, don't look at me! he can do it off the top! that will not be coming up later. but for those of you, thank you for your about the latest instalment of the terence story. as louise said earlier when i was incapable of it, the uptake in people volunteering has been brilliant. thousands of people, lots of our viewers as well have said they would love to be involved. befriending somebody. there are hundreds of thousands of people who, like terence, will be spending christmas on their own this year. we will talk about it at 8:10.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. the wealthy daughter of the former formula one boss bernie ecclestone is reported to have had gems worth around £50 million stolen from her home in kensington. tamara ecclestone was out of the country during the break—in, believed to have been on friday night. police have confirmed they were called to a house in palace green and no arrests have been made. a spokesman for ecclestone said, "tamara and family are well but obviously angry and shaken by the incident." a long—running legal battle over whether the whittington hospital nhs trust in north london should pay for a woman to have surrogate children in america will be heard in the supreme court today. the case began after the health service failed to spot the woman's cervical cancer, which left her infertile. the trust admitted negligence but says it shouldn't have to pay for the woman to have surrogate children in the us. the number of homeless patients going to a&e has at least tripled

since 2010 with new figures showing hundreds of them stuck in hospitals for long periods of time. the british medical association believe the true figure could be even higher, saying "emergency departments become the net which catches homeless people." most homeless people can't register with gps as they don't have a proper address. an accountant who worked in the city wants to get more of us skipping after he left his job to become a full—time jump rope coach. rushie shah's videos have proved so popular on youtube that it's allowed him to leave hisjob to coach people online. he's says there are many benefits to picking up a rope. it changed everything about my lifestyle, my mental health, my physical health and it was something i wanted to share across the world, i used to get lots of usages, e—mails, people telling me they change their lives, they lost a lot of weight. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there the travel situation now. is a good service on all th lines there is a good service on all the lines this morning. on the roads, victoria embankment has reopened from temple to westminster for emergency roadworks. no word on how long it will be closed. now, the weather with gill. hello there. good morning. well, not a particularly cold start to the day. that's the good news. but it is looking a little wet later on. so, here's our headline for today. i think quite cloudy to begin with and gradually we will start to see more of those showers pushing in across this afternoon. but to start with, a mostly dry picture. i think you can see that cloud there building through the morning and into the later part of the day. those showers sitting a little bit further south at the moment, but that is for now. we'll come to that in a second. but temperature—wise, up to around 9 or 10 degrees is our high for today. so, overnight, now, if you're up in the early hours, you're going to need a brollie, because this rain really is pushing across the majority of the region, most of us catching a shower or two. and some of that could be heavy as we look towards the beginning of tuesday.

overnight lows between sort of 4 and 7 degrees. now, for the rest of the week, well, it's looking a little unsettled as we look towards wednesday and thursday. i think definitely a week to keep a brollie handy in your bag. va nessa vanessa phelps is just vanessa phelps isjust starting her show until ten and i am back in half—an—hour with our next update. bye for now. are you are you all right? it has done me in, that. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today:

back to business for borisjohnson's government. with a new mandate and majority it promises to repay voters by focussing on brexit and the nhs. the fallout from labour's defeat continues. the party says its top team is to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing jeremy corbyn. health chiefs in england are urging us to vaccinate our children against flu or ‘face a christmas to forget‘. cutting the cost of water. the regulator will decide this morning what water companies can charge over the next five years. it could mean cuts to bills, and a demand to spend more on plugging leaks. ben stokes is named bbc sports personality of the year. the all rounder capped off a brilliant, world cup winning year by picking up the main award in aberdeen. we will be behind the scenes on an emotional night and we have one of

the winners here in a few minutes time. we continue to follow terrence's incredible story. he touched all our hearts last week when he talked to us on breakfast about spending 20 christmases on his own. showers and windy conditions in the north—west and showers later in the south—east. more in 15 minutes. it's monday the 16th of december. our top story: the prime minister, borisjohnson, will welcome more than 100 new conservative mps to westminster today as he aims to deliver on his election promise to "get brexit done". parliament won't officially open until thursday. so, what can the new intake expect from their first week in westminster? today, there'll be a minor cabinet reshuffle to replace mps who lost their seat or didn't stand for re—election. tomorrow, the speaker will begin the process of swearing in mps who are required to take

an oath of allegiance to the crown. on thursday, the queen will formally open parliament with a shorter—than—usual speech, which focuses on delivering brexit and strengthening the nhs. and on friday, the withdrawal agreement bill — the legislation to implement a brexit deal — will be reintroduced in the commons. it passed its second reading by 30 votes before the election was called. labour party officials have given some indication of the timetable for finding a new leader to replace jeremy corbyn. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in westminster. what more can you tell us? that is something we will be talking about in the next few minute with a labourmp. about in the next few minute with a labour mp. good morning, runners to the timetable. joan -- jennie formby said —— jenny formby said they

wa nted said —— jenny formby said they wanted to get it in soon. the labour leadership contest takes 12 weeks to run. the timetable is set up by labour's ruling wadi the national executive committee. —— ruling body. the idea is that the process would start the day after. however, we are unlikely to need to wait that long to see who is going to be putting themselves forward so who might we see? the keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, he is widely expected to throw his hat into the ring. he has been influential in the party over the last couple of years but he doesn't represent a london constituency. some members of the labour party, some mps, said given what happened at last week because my collection, they should be looking outside london, more to the heartland, for the next leader so there is an expectation that perhaps there is an expectation that perhaps the rebecca long bailey, the shadow business secretary, she is seen as a

protege of the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell and also fronted up for labour and some of those tv debates during the election campaign was up however, debates during the election campaign was up however, we debates during the election campaign was up however, we might also see some names coming forward from the backbenches. already, the wigan mp lisa nandy has said she is seriously thinking about running for the leadership. she made a pretty heartfelt acceptance speech last night and talks about the need to bring labour voters home. so even though we don't have the exact timetable yet for that contest, jostling for position is going to start pretty soon. lovely to talk to you morning, thank you very much. doctors in england are urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against flu after a surge in suspected cases. they say the number of patients reporting flu—like symptoms has risen by nearly a quarter in the last week and the situation could get worse over the christmas period. andy moore reports. for many people, it's an annual

ritual, but many others are still missing out. doctors say most people over the age of 65 have been vaccinated but a lot of two and three—year—olds, regarded as a so—called super—spreaders, have not. that's because there was a delay in vaccine delivery from the manufacturers. at the end of the first week in december, only 28% of this age group had got the jab. but now the problem has been sorted and parents are being urged to act now. some school vaccination sessions may not happen till january but parents can take their children to a gp right away. around 25 million people are eligible for a free flu jab but last year, around 7.5 million failed to take up the offer. the latest figures show gp consultations for flulike symptoms have risen 24% in just one week. the vaccinations this year are said to be a good match for the strains of the virus that are circulating. flu levels are expected to rise over christmas and the new year so the advice is for at risk groups to get the jab as soon as possible.

doctors say it may be the difference between a christmas to remember and one to forget. andy moore, bbc news. four people have been arrested over the murder of a british tourist in argentina according to local media reports. matthew gibbard, a businessman from northamptonshire, was shot in the chest outside a luxury hotel in buenos aires on saturday. his stepson was also injured when they fought back against a pair of suspected robbers who targeted them as they pulled up in a taxi from the airport. tamara ecclestone, the daughter of the former f1 boss bernie ecclestone has been left shaken after jewellery worth a reported £50 million was stolen from her london home. burglars broke into her house near hyde park in london on friday night, evading 24—hour security. police are appealing for information from the public. ben's back with the latest on our water bills. the regulator has published

new plans in the last few minutes. yes we have just had the update which is interesting about labour's proposals to nationalise their utilities. this is a saying that in private hands, these can work and theirjob is to make sure they were —— the water companies across the country are providing a decent service was up they have said this morning and the headline that will affect most people is that average bills can come down by about £50 a year over the next five years and thatis year over the next five years and that is part of plans to invest more money into the infrastructure but at the same time mean that customers don't carry the can. they say they will do that for a number of different —— through a number of different —— through a number of different mechanisms. one is to cut leakage and that is one of the problem forcing up prices ,, we are paying for things that don't even get to our houses. to put it into context, because it does sound a lot at 16%, that is enough people in

birmingham, leeds, liverpool and sheffield. if you say that sort of thing, it will save a bit of money. protect communities at risk of flooding, about £1 billion and also reducing pollution by about a third but this is about stopping interruptions to our water as well, when we don't get it. anyone was —— waking up in the anglian water region won't have any water because of robbins there so this is about keeping prices low. the water companies have the right to appeal but we should see the cuts come in by april of next year. the england cricketer ben stokes has been named bbc sports personality of the year, following his heroics at this year's world cup and in the ashes. it was also a good night for the sprinter dina asher—smith. she came third in the main prize and her trainer, john blackie, won coach of the year. both of them are with sally now. sally, first up, we love the jumper!

do you like it? is it a little too much? i don't know. anyway, i thought we would go a bit sparkly for christmas. as you said, we're joined with two of the stars from last night, dina and john blackie. dinar, john is not so clean that keen on the early start and i thought sports coaches were meant to love a n thought sports coaches were meant to love an early start. you thought wrong. definitely not. i used to be an early start when i was riding horses. i'll get up at five o'clock every morning but that has long since gone. congratulations on your award last night, you are absolutely flabbergasted. to say the least. absolutely. i knew nothing, mind you, they say that. congratulation on third place, your lovely trophy here. what makes john on third place, your lovely trophy here. what makesjohn such a good coach? what makes john such a good

coach? what makes john such a good coach? he is such a nice person. first and foremost. and he is really intelligent, really patient and really selfless. those are qualities that i think are sometimes undervalued in coaching anyway. they seem so undervalued in coaching anyway. they seem so self—explanatory when i say it to you. it makes perfect sense that those are qualities that would make a good coach but it is not a lwa ys make a good coach but it is not always prioritised. and john, one of the things we have been talking about is you have got pretty good material to work with in dina. she is not bad. she is pretty good, isn't she? but also, it is notjust about the winning for you, is it? tell us your secret. league it is no secret but i do take a more holistic view on life. —— it is no secret. dina was, if you like, an ordinary girl with extraordinary talent and now she is moving out ofjust being an ordinary girl to being an extraordinary girl. with talent. there is no secret. but i know,

dina, john is notjust about the winners, he also talks to you about things that don't go right. how does it work? yeah, i think yesterday john was talking about learning how to lose and when obviously, every race you enter you want to win and you don't want to lose but you also need to be able to take the loss and move on because you don't need to be kind of stuck on something that went wrong two weeks ago when you have a new race in front of you. you need to be able to address things that go —— don't go right all the time and move forward and improve and that is a really important quality to have. thank you to you both and thank you very much forjoining us this morning to stopjust very much forjoining us this morning to stop just want to point out, anyone who watches regularly, the sports personality of the year, it is not just the sports personality of the year, it is notjust me on my own because everybody else is in bed but this gives you the idea of the shift that dina asher—smith is putting in. you are off to train, aren't you? yes, we have a double session to do when

i get home. quite a year ahead for both of these two. that is seriously dedicated! will you pass on thanks to us. on cue to both of you for being there early. thank you, sally. youjust both of you for being there early. thank you, sally. you just have to crack on, you go again. amazing. it's been a bruising few days for labour, but the party's attempt to rally from that general election defeat is already under way. senior members will meet today to discuss the timetable for replacing jeremy corby as leader. that race looks likely to start officially on january 7. but who will be in the running and what kind of contest should we expect? we're joined by two labour mps to help us to answer those questions. alison mcgovern is here in the studio and stephen kinnock is in our london newsroom. let us take you back if i can, briefly, after that night. when did

you realise the scale of the defeat? we always take activists to a local pub for we always take activists to a local pubfora drink we always take activists to a local pub for a drink after the polls closed and people were pretty upbeat, we had the pole saying we we re upbeat, we had the pole saying we were closing the gap and when the exit poll came in it was like the floor dropped out from underneath us, itjust floor dropped out from underneath us, it just felt floor dropped out from underneath us, itjust felt overstating and while we have known there were problems for some time, so in some ways it wasn't a shock, it was still a devastating blow and i think all of us who experienced that night will never, ever forget it. where you here over the weekend, —— when you here over the weekend, —— when you here over the weekend hearing jeremy corbyn say labour won the argument and talking about except pole, how do you square it up? winning elections is about votes in the ballot box. i don't regret, or we all have to have responsibility

for what we did and i think that the election campaign was a challenge for us in many ways. we have to now look forward because i understand whatjeremy is saying but winning elections is the thing that the labour party is for that is where our focus has to be now. labour party is for that is where ourfocus has to be now. we labour party is for that is where our focus has to be now. we can't afford five years of tory government in this country but that is what we have got now. we have to move on. so much discussion over the papers and people at home. is itjeremy corbyn puzzlement leadership? is it what happens with brexit, spending plans or a mixture of all of those? the three main problems were weak and incompetent leadership, the decision to back a second referendum, which i think alienate our vote in lead voting areas and the manifesto frankly became a

christmas wish list. but all three of those issues are interlinked. you can't really disentangle them because they all of course played into the perception ofjeremy is a weak and incompetent leader, but there were many reasons for that. also, the utter failure to apologise for anti—semitism was deeply damaging andl for anti—semitism was deeply damaging and i think it is really important that we have that process now of truth and, but the truth has to come first and that means being very honest about what went wrong so that we can define the question properly for this leadership contest thatis properly for this leadership contest that is coming. if you are not asking the right questions, you are not going to get the right answers. is it going to happen? we are seeing a blame game. no, i think it is really important that we don't play a blame game but we also have to be very honest and robust because otherwise we are going to make the same mistakes as the past and we will notjust same mistakes as the past and we will not just end same mistakes as the past and we will notjust end up same mistakes as the past and we will not just end up with five years

of tory government, could end up with ten, 15 or 20 years. i think that would be so deeply damaging for our country. let's think about those people that come into my constituency surgery weekend, week out to been desperately undermined by things like universal credit, like 4 million children living in poverty, but an explosion in homelessness, a division between london and the south—east and the re st of london and the south—east and the rest of the country that is greater than any other advanced industrial, industrialised country. these are things this country cannot afford and the labour party has to show the british people that we are listening, that we understand that they deserve better in the first step there i think is to reconnect with the working class in our heartland, particularly. they have le nt heartland, particularly. they have lent the vote to the tories. we can win those votes back but only if we are answering the questions they are posing. the question that comes out of that is where to go in regard to

the leader. i want to put to allison in the studio as well, because there has been quite a few names mentioned already. rebecca long bailey, lisa nandl already. rebecca long bailey, lisa nandi, which one of those, i don't know if you have decided yet...|j know if you have decided yet...” have not made up my mind yet. i think we have to get the right question. for me, that is about who has got the right ideas. this can't old est has got the right ideas. this can't oldest be about how bad the tories are. doesn't need to be a woman? i would like to have a woman, yes. why? | would like to have a woman, yes. why? i would like the labor party to elect a woman as its leader because i think that we need to show that we understand that women have every capacity to lead our country. we have had great leaders of the labor party, we can have great leaders in the future. many people you mention could fit that bill but it is not just about the person. it is also about that ideas. we have been

banging on about the places outside london that need investment. we can make a positive case for the labor party in the future, notjust bemoaning what the tories have done to this country, bad though that is, we have got to have a positive view about where we are going as a country. stephen, have you made up your mind, you have to unite the party about the person you think it should be? i haven't made my mind up either, although i agree it would be excellent if the next leader were to bea excellent if the next leader were to be a woman. i think that those three big points that the next leader needs to be making around the issue of security. first of all, national security. labour is a party of nato. we took this country into nato. i am very proud of the fact that the uk isa memberof very proud of the fact that the uk is a member of nato and absolutely breaks my to think that there are people who have been in the armed forces all over the country could not labour because of this idea that we don't know who our allies are any more, i think it is vital that we have a message on economic security.

you can't cover manifesto which is a christmas wish list. you have to actually show people that you understand you have to keep the public finances say. there is something about community and really localism, letting local government have the powers that it needs in the budget that it needs. i think we need a radical approach to decentralisation in this country. when you miss the top of your answer. have you said you haven't made up your mind? i have not made up my made up your mind? i have not made up my mind. i think it would be very good if it were a woman. he needs to be something about security and understanding that london and the south—east have drifted away from the rest of the country and we need to catch up and rebalance the british economy and regions.” to catch up and rebalance the british economy and regions. i want to come back to timing. to happen now? it is happening now. we are hearing it might take months. well, the process, you have to have a period where people can go around the country and talk to members and

all of that and that is not an immediate thing, but it is happening now. we need a new leader in place so now. we need a new leader in place so they can take us into the local elections in may. you seem shocked. how are you feeling really briefly? iam how are you feeling really briefly? i am devastated for all of our diverse and the idea of walking into westminster with borisjohnson able to dojust as westminster with borisjohnson able to do just as he pleases horrifies me. thank you very much indeed for your time. alison mcgovern and stephen, thank you both forjoining us. it is monday morning. here is carol with the with it is monday morning. here is carol with the weather. we have it all happening this week more or less. actually start today, the chance of ice on untreated surfaces. below average temperatures for the stage in december. the second half of the week, temperatures above average. it will turn wetter and also windier,

especially towards the end of the week. this morning we had a few showers around. last night we had some thunderstorms and very large hail. as the go through today, watch out for the ice risk where we had showers across much of scotland, but you can see how the showers push into the north sea but more showers coming across northern ireland and scotla nd coming across northern ireland and scotland through the day depositing some snow on the hills. in the south—east we have got some showery outbreaks of rain moving away. later they will be replaced by a weather front coming in from the south—west that will produce more rain. a lot of dry weather in between, sunshine and windy across scotland and also the north of northern ireland. temperature wise, still a bit nippy in the north, for to seven. further south, a little bit milder, eight to ten. this evening and overnight, the rain in the south—east advances through east anglia, london, possibly towards hampshire. a lot of

dry weather, it will be a cold night. that is the risk of icy surfaces once again. we could well see some mist and fog patches that we re see some mist and fog patches that were clear through the course of tomorrow morning. the rain in the south—east will slowly drag to the near continent leading a fair bit of plough behind it. for the south—east of the uk, quite a dull day. try and bright with a few showers in the west. some sunny skies. as we had on from tuesday into wednesday, we say goodbye to that weather front. a transient ridge of high pressure builds across us. the next area of low pressure comes in. it will be accompanied by a southerly wind. first thing on wednesday, for some, some frost, ice to watch out for, mist and fog will lift, some dry weather and sunshine.

asa lift, some dry weather and sunshine. as a front and low pressure comes in from the west, the cloud will be older so that sunshine will turn hazy in the west. the rain follows in behind this breezy southerly wind. note the difference in temperatures. nine in belfast on wednesday but only four and five and six as we pushover towards the east. i have to tell you that sally has outdone us all on the christmas kind ofjumper. outdone us all on the christmas kind of jumper. she looks outdone us all on the christmas kind ofjumper. she looks amazing. thank you very much. we will see you later. she has totally gone for it. christmas jumperand totally gone for it. christmas jumper and the this morning. christmas is just around the corner. there's just over a week to go before many of us travel the country meeting loved ones and spreading festive cheers. but could we also be spreading the flu? doctors say flu season has come early this year and are urging people to get vaccinated.

children are also known as super spreaders. we'rejoined from london by professor stephen powis, medical director for the nhs in england. have we become complacent about flu? each winter, flu starts at a different time. this year has definitely kicked off before christmas. see more people going to gps with flulike symptoms or hospitalisations. it looks as if it will peak around christmas and new year though it is really important that we are not complacent. if you haven't had your flu jab, now is absolutely the time to go and get it because the flu jab is a vest way of protecting yourself particularly over the christmas season. it is a lwa ys over the christmas season. it is always good to be reminded at this time of year why it can be so dangerous. for most people, flu is a short lived illness, it certainly knocks you around a bit and it is uncomfortable and the symptoms are not great. but off a few people, can be very, very serious. we have

deaths resulting from flu. particular the vulnerable and those with chronic health conditions are at risk. it is really important that as many people as possible are vaccinated. you are protecting yourself and reducing the possibility of spreading, so protecting everybody.” possibility of spreading, so protecting everybody. i am sure many of our viewers here flu, they think needles and their teeth go out like that, you know what i mean? you can also get a nasal spray. is that right? in primary schools, we use nasal spray. i get the jab every year and believe me, you hardly notice anything. don't be phobic when it comes to needles. think about protecting yourself, your relatives and the rest of the population. do the right thing. if you haven't had yourjab, get it this week. particularly important for children because they are the super spreaders of flu. why have they got that title? well, they are super spreaders, they are good at

spreading it, as you said earlier, ina spreading it, as you said earlier, in a festive. it is the children sitting on grandmother's knees, there is a risk of even more spread. there is a programming in private schools with a nasal spray, so it is important that if your child hasn't had been vaccinated at primary school, make sure you know what the school, make sure you know what the school is doing. if not, there is a lwa ys school is doing. if not, there is always a gp. two and three —year—olds, three in ten vaccinated so —year—olds, three in ten vaccinated so far. we would like that to be a lot higher. the elderly, over 65, seven in ten other later. let's see if we can do better and this week is the week to get the jab. how do we compare with other countries when it comes to vaccinations on flu? we do pretty well. we are one of the best vaccinated, countries for vaccination around the world, but that doesn't mean we are not always trying to do better. this year in some groups, slightly ahead compare to last year but other groups are slightly behind. we have a week

before christmas in order to have the vaccine and to get it working effectively, now is the time to do it. thank you for your advice this morning. ever since i had to present brea kfast, ever since i had to present breakfast, it was christmas day, on my own with the flu, i have made sure that i have a flu jab. honestly... you wake up at three o'clock in the morning with a raging temperature, there is no—one else to call. i will do it for you, louise! phone off, phone off! from then on, iam like, phone off, phone off! from then on, i am like, right. yes, that is a particularly nasty situation to be in. that was a a few years ago. thank you to everyone who helped me through that because lots of people got in touch. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad.

the wealthy daughter of the former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone is reported to have had gems worth around £50 million stolen from her home in kensington. tamara ecclestone was out of the country during the break—in on friday. a spokesperson for ecclestone said, "tamara and family are well but obviously angry and shaken by the incident." no arrests have been made. a long—running legal battle over whether the whittington hospital nhs trust in north london should pay for a woman to have surrogate children in america will be heard in the supreme court today. the case began after the health service failed to spot the woman's cervical cancer, which left her infertile. the trust admitted negligence, but says it shouldn't have to pay for the woman to have surrogate children in the us. the number of homeless patients going to a&e has at least tripled since 2010 with new figures showing hundreds of them stuck in hospitals for long periods of time. the british medical association believe the true figure could be even higher, saying "emergency departments become the net which catches homeless people."

most homeless people can't register with gps as they don't have a proper address. the cold winters get to you. how do they get to you? what affects you the most? at my age, 64, the bones and i have to underground my sheeting better because it is like sleeping in the shower. there is always water coming down. an accountant who worked in the city wants to get more of us skipping after he left his job to become a full—time jump rope coach. rushie shah's videos have proved so popular on youtube that it's allowed him to leave his job as an accountant to coach people online. and you can here from rushie on bbc london facebook or on our website. well worth a look. let's take a look at the travel situation now. a the travel situation now. good service on pretty ml lines. a good service on pretty much all lines. the tfl has some minor delays. not much, though.

on the roads, victoria embankment has reopened from temple to westminster for emergency roadworks. now, the weather with gill. hello there. good morning. well, not a particularly cold start to the day. that's the good news. but it is looking a little wet later on. so, here's our headline for today. i think quite cloudy to begin with and gradually we will start to see more of those showers pushing in across this afternoon. but to start with, a mostly dry picture. i think you can see that cloud there building through the morning and into the later part of the day. those showers sitting a little bit further south at the moment, but that is for now. we'll come to that in a second. but temperature—wise, up to around 9 or 10 degrees is our high for today. so, overnight, now, if you're up in the early hours, you're going to need a brollie, because this rain really is pushing across the majority of the region, most of us catching a shower or two. and some of that could be heavy as we look towards the beginning of tuesday. overnight lows between sort of 4 and 7 degrees. now, for the rest of the week, well, it's looking a little unsettled as we look towards wednesday and thursday.

i think definitely a week to keep a brollie handy in your bag. indeed. vanessa phelps is on bbc radio london right now. i am back a little later. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin newly elected mps are heading back to westminster today, as the fallout from labour's heaviest defeat since the 1930s continues. party officials are meeting today to discuss the timetable for replacing jeremy corbyn as leader — they hope to have his successor in place by the end of march. yesterday mr corbyn and the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell both took the blame for labour's defeat. four people have been arrested over the murder of a british tourist in argentina, according to local media reports. matthew gibbard, a businessman from northamptonshire, was shot in the chest outside a luxury hotel in buenos aires on saturday. his stepson was also injured

when they fought back against a pair of suspected robbers who targeted them as they pulled up in a taxi from the airport. tamara ecclestone, the daughter of the former f1 boss bernie ecclestone, has been left "shaken" after jewellery worth a reported 50 million pounds was stolen from her london home. burglars broke into her house near hyde park, in london, on friday night, evading 24—hour security. police are appealing for information from the public. this year's strictly come dancing winner, kelvin fletcher, says taking part in the show had been the most amazing experience of his life. if you watching on saturday night... the former emmerdale actor was a last—minute replacement on the bbc one programme after another contestant, jamie laing, was injured. he was partnered with oti mabuse, who lifted the glitterball trophy for the first time in her five years of competing on the show. it just felt so surreal. i felt like i was a dream,

even when they mentioned my name. and ijust was like, i was in disbelief, complete disbelief. i think i looked to you and i was thinking... it was like...whaaat?! did they say our name? yes! honestly, i never, ever, ever, in a million years expected that. and we'll hear more from kelvin when hejoins us on the sofa tomorrow morning. they are a partnership, they are together. we will find out and let you know. coming up on the programme, carol will have your weather. and we have been talking about sports personality of the year. what a great night. we don't get to bring you a lot of glitz and glamour very often but it is the one night where eve ryo ne often but it is the one night where everyone gets together and celebrated what a cracking year in sport it has been. it was all about cricket, though, and what a year it has been, the world cup, they one moment of the year, team of the year and that man behind you there, ben

stokes, bbc‘s sports personality of the year 42019, deservedly so. what a night. what a night then at that star studded ceremony in aberdeen. sally was there for us and joins us now. thank you for bringing us a little bit of sparkle here on breakfast this morning. you are talking about thejumper, this morning. you are talking about the jumper, aren't you? i know lots of you will have watched it on your tvs last night and will have seen a hugely emotional moment with doddie weir, gareth thomas and mentioned that word them moments that holly has mentioned that what we wa nt that holly has mentioned that what we want to renew is the behind—the—scenes stuff, the stuff you don't get to see the let us start with the red carpet. here it is.

can you pop and ollie for me? what an incredible year for sport it has been and we have some real record brea kers been and we have some real record breakers on the red carpet tonight. thousands of people are on the other side of this door, waiting to meet their sporting heroes. # sweet caroline! it is showtime. the team of the year 2019 is england's world cricket team. what was that moment like when you heard that you had one? awesome. i think coming herejust the that you had one? awesome. i think coming here just the three of us, we come here on behalf of the team. just to be here tonight and play such a nice role in a huge night

makes me and the two guys here feel extremely proud and everybody within the team. and honoured as well, it isa the team. and honoured as well, it is a huge night. the lifetime achievement award to baroness tanni grey—thompson. achievement award to baroness tanni grey-thompson. dame tanni grey—thompson, huge congratulations. you are a little bit young to get the lifetime achievement award. as a child, used to watch the programme and think wouldn't be amazing to be there. i never thought! and think wouldn't be amazing to be there. i never thought i would get to this position and as a young athlete thought people who got lifetime achievement were quite old. they might be some young people in the audience thinking of that. doddie weir. doddie weir, you made us all cry. my body is still shaking. that was quite an emotional night. the story is, six months a

year, ijust don't know and that is the annoying thing about it. that is why it is so important that we need to get one drug, one solution on the table because as i mentioned before, there is nothing there at the moment. everyone who gets diagnosed with mnd doesn't have a chance. put your feet with mnd doesn't have a chance. put yourfeet up. with mnd doesn't have a chance. put your feet up. i am on the bbc brea kfast telly. your feet up. i am on the bbc breakfast telly. my mum will go nuts. i'm ready, iam ready now. oh, no! oh, my word! we look after you. we have got you. go on, what was it like when you came into the auditorium tonight? what was that moment like? this year has ended for me with one of the highlights of my life. being applauded by people and that to me, going in there, wearing

this badge, carrying such a special trophy, giving it to such a special person, i end this year probably feeling more alive than i ever have. and that is really special. we are all really proud of you. thank you. the winner of the bbc sport personality, ben stokes. obviously it is an individual award but i played a team sport and the best thing about that is you get to share special moments with teammates, backroom staff, management two days like we have in the summer possible. a huge congratulations on being the winner of the main award tonight. you spoke so eloquently. how easy was that for you to do?” you spoke so eloquently. how easy was that for you to do? i have been told that, obviously, i went in and they said they have heard me public speak quite a few times and they we re speak quite a few times and they were blown away and i thought, was

it that good? applause .my applause . my wife claire, you are a rock. you always have been, you always will be. and i wish you could come up and share this moment with me because you deserve it as much as i do but i love you so much and i am so do but i love you so much and i am so proud to call you my wife. applause. i guess i have to end on that. he did really well in his speech, you have to say. we celebrate the winners but i have to say the highlights for me, gareth thomas, doddie weir, some hugely emotional moments last night and isn't that really, we report on spot every day of the year and isn't that really what sport is all about? a great night and an amazing couple of days here in aberdeen. sally, thank you so much, ifeel like we were there now. the doddie weir thing, like we were there now. the doddie weirthing, i like we were there now. the doddie weir thing, i know like we were there now. the doddie weirthing, i know we like we were there now. the doddie weir thing, i know we spat —— word

some great achievements last night but that was so emotional when he walked on stage. he is an incredible man. he is so charismatic and so eloquent and throughout this whole thing, he has been somebody that was, you know, ever since he announced he was suffering the illness, everybody has supported him in so many ways but the way he has been so strong throughout it and so charismatic, it just been so strong throughout it and so charismatic, itjust says a lot about him as a person. you can see how he has degenerated which is what he likes to talk about, to see how it affects him. i saw he was hosting an event baby ten months ago and that was one of the last things he did. exactly and it was quite shocking for a lot of people last night when they saw him up on the stage but as you say, it is something he wants to highlight and something he wants to highlight and something he wants to highlight and something he wants to talk about and i think everybody is very proud of him. a lovely evening. there was plenty of football over the weekend as well that we will talk about the premier league first. to the premier league, and kevin de bruyne was at his brilliant best

as manchester city comfortably beat arsenal. he scored a couple of crackers — this brilliant finish got city going in the first couple of minutes. he then set up raheem sterling for the second, before a thumping third. it finished 3—0 at the emirates. arsenal's miserable day was summed up by mesut ozil. substituted on the hour, he angrily kicked away his gloves as he headed to the bench. interim boss freddie ljungberg said he would ‘deal‘ with the german. all the results and reaction from the premier league on the bbc sport website and app. meanwhile, it remains tight at the top of the scottish premiership — celtic are just ahead of rangers. both sides won yesterday, celtic beating hibs 2—0, rangers beat motherwell by the same scoreline. and there was almost a bit of history at the darts last night. japan's mikuru suzuki came agonisingly close to becoming the first woman to win a pdc world championship match. she lost 3—2 to james

richardson at ally pally. there is one other woman in the tournament, england's fallon sherrock plays tomorrow. suzuki is such a relevant character as well. the whole crowd were behind her at ali pali. they wanted her to win. i'm really sorry, you are all going to have this in your head for the rest of the day. it is baby shark, that is her entrance music.” am not thanking you at all. christmas is just over a week away, which means that many of us are in a mad panic to make sure we have bought enough gifts for family and friends. but are you one of those generous souls who also gives a little extra to your hairdresser, postie or bin collector? we visited a christmas market to see how far the festive generosity extends. taxidriver. our staff...

yeah, they're all working, aren't they? we're all enjoying ourselves and they're behind the bar. i have to buy a gift for the hairdresser that i go to regularly, so... if i'm in a restaurant and i've had good service, i would probably ask the waitress if they are able to keep the tip for themselves and share it amongst the staff, or if it goes to the restaurant — if it goes to the restaurant, i won't, but if it's shared amongst the staff themselves, then i would give maybe 10%, 20% of the bill. the staff, they're working these premises really hard. yes, they're paid their wages, but i think getting tips from customers goes a long way to pay for their bills and their social life as well. i pay the window cleaner via a banking app, so ijust paid him a bit extra. we left the milkman some money in a christmas card this morning. bin men — we do tend to — because there's more of them, and they come at an unsociable time in the morning!

we tend to leave them some beer over the... by the bins. ..over the gate. we're joined in the studio by vicki psarias who writes about parenting, and from our london newsroom by etiquette coach diana mather. good morning. thank you forjoining us. what do you approach to christmas and giving presents to people? i am quite a generous person a nyway people? i am quite a generous person anyway and christmas is such a lovely chance to thank people that worked so hard throughout the whole year, whether it is the bin man that works hard, teachers, that is a big thing for me, and we don't want people, everyone has a different financial situation, so you don't wa nt to financial situation, so you don't want to break the bank but you can do things like make biscuits for the teachers, create cards, there is lots of things you can do. but don't forget about the people who are really working to make your life seem really working to make your life seem really seamless. what they have

done for me, relocating packages and helping me. i had a parcel that ends up helping me. i had a parcel that ends up at windsor castle! there is a story in that! i know! two queens living in windsor! we need to be more considerate and little things mean so more considerate and little things mean so much at this time of year. so that is my advice, think about what we can do to brighten someone's life upright now. the thing is, people are hugely varying budgets, some people are tight. you can do something, you don't need to spend too much. as at the point this morning? absolutely right. you really do want to thank the people who help you all year. on the other hand, equipment —— christmas is a very expensive time of year. you don't want to raise the bar to hire

because otherwise it is difficult. but i think leaving a bottle of wine, some beer is really good, ten of biscuits, things like that, they can share with the family. if you see somebody every day, then you obviously give them a bit more, but it is difficult with the bin men, they come very early. if you give a bottle, they can then put it towards their christmas cash if they like, andl their christmas cash if they like, and i know they shared between them, but you mustn't break the bank because it is christmas. talking about cash, is giving cash a good thing or not? is that against etiquette? it used to be that you would give a small amount of cash, up would give a small amount of cash, up to £20, so you can give a note in a christmas card. money is always useful, obviously. but there is no real etiquette about it now. they used to be much more in the past. cani used to be much more in the past. can i ask a scrooge question? why tip when people are just doing a

job? ijust tip when people are just doing a job? i just think... tip when people are just doing a job? ijust think... i think diane wa nts to job? ijust think... i think diane wants to answer that one as well. they are going above and beyond and it is worth remembering that eve ryo ne it is worth remembering that everyone is highly paid and so i think it is a lovely gesture. if you can think it is a lovely gesture. if you ca n afford think it is a lovely gesture. if you can afford to do it, it is nice to just show the extra appreciation, particularly at christmas. if you are forgoing at other time of year, think about the teachers putting in extra hours, there are all sorts of things going on. have some consideration a little bit and if you can afford it, do it.” consideration a little bit and if you can afford it, do it. i can hear you can afford it, do it. i can hear you wanted to pick up on that. the thing is if you don't get good service, you don't have to tip. tips are there because you have been given good service and there is no obligation to keep anyone if you feel they are not giving the service that you want. you think people might be afraid that if they don't tip. might be afraid that if they don't tip, they get worse service? luckily it is the end of the meal. i am thinking about meals in restaurants.

it is more of an american thing, isn't it? yes, it is. the culture is changing a little bit?” isn't it? yes, it is. the culture is changing a little bit? i think it definitely is. people are feeling a bit more generous, i think it is a nice thing. don't push yourself and don't feel guilty if you can't afford to do it. there are lots of people that can't financially, so just beware of your own circumstances and don't feel pushed into it. i always say thank you and be grateful for the service you are given —— service. be grateful for the service you are given -- service. lovely thing on their facebook page or send a tweet. often it helps. i got great service in the bank the other day and i did that and they said thank you, we got that and they said thank you, we got that weight! we were really praised by head office! we are very quick to complain. so let's praise a bit more. we are very good complainers, aren't we? thank you very much. thank you, thank you. well done, everyone. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it has been cold. good morning,

everybody. we have a weather watch showing you what it is like this morning in devon. but there are a lot of showers around. as we go through this week, the first half of the week, temperatures for some will be below average for the time of year. the second half, temperatures will be slightly above average for some of us. it will become windy and in the second half of the week there will be some fog. the driest day at the moment is wednesday. if you are out and about first thing this morning, watch out for ice on untreated surfaces across parts of scotla nd untreated surfaces across parts of scotland and northern england. northern ireland, northern england and scotland we have some showers, winter in the hills. for the south—eastern quadrant we have some pushing away and later we will see more rain pushing the way —— coming in with some cloud. a lot of dry weather, though. some hazy and dry weather. quite windy across scotland

and the far north of northern ireland. temperatures, for six in the north. seven to ten as you come further south. the banner of rain which is a weather front coming in from the south—east through east anglia and london. as far west as hampshire and under clear skies it will be another cool night. colder than the night just will be another cool night. colder than the nightjust gone. you see blue you can expect to see frost, there could be ice again on untreated surfaces and there could be missed and fog around as well. that will lift through tomorrow morning and tomorrow again is going to be driver much of the uk. where we have the rain in the south—east you will notice it very slowly pulls away to the near continent leaving quite a dull day in its wake. further west and north, brighter skies, sunshine and just a few showers. temperatures down a touch on today in the south. today we are looking at ten. tomorrow looking at eight or nine. as we pushed through the midlands with a norfolk northwoods, it is going to be a cold

day but you would expect it at this stage in december. tuesday into wednesday, we say goodbye to the weather front. the higher wednesday, we say goodbye to the weatherfront. the higher pressure across our and the area of low pressure comes our way. the isobars are coming from the south. first thing on wednesday some frost to watch out for, ice to watch out for, mist and fog lifting and a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine as well. as is next weather front comes in from the west, the cloud and we see some rain coming in accompanied by blustery winds coming up accompanied by blustery winds coming up from the south. belfast will not be as cold but it will be still cold in the east. thank you, carol. we're talking water bills this morning. the regulator says water companies should cut charges by up to £50 a year in england and wales. ben's looking at this. there could be some big variation but pretty tough rules being imposed

on their service and to cut lakes in particular. the regulators have told us what they want the water forms —— firm to do. first, there's the cost. it says bills could be cut by up to £50 a year, but also some tough targets on reducing leaks, cutting pollution and investing more in flood defences and reservoirs. rachel fletcher is the chief executive of regulator ofwat. good morning to you. good morning. let's talk about some of these plans. what is interesting about these proposals, on one hand you say we should be paying less by up to £50 a year, but at the same time, some pretty stringent rules on what the water firms have to provide. some pretty stringent rules on what the waterfirms have to provide. who is going to pay for all this to market is a good package we are announcing today, massive investment to improve services in the environment for the future. probably the greenest settlement we have ever put in place. improve service standards all around and lower

bills. and, frankly, those lower bills. and, frankly, those lower bills are possible because we are pressing the companies to be more efficient, and also we are seeing the cost of financing the company is coming down and passing that through, so that saving ends up in customers pockets. let's talk about some of those individual proposals. you are talking about his cutting lea ks particularly. what you are talking about his cutting leaks particularly. what is that —— thatis leaks particularly. what is that —— that is one of the biggest problems. you want to catholics by 16%. that is enough water to meet the needs of eve ryo ne is enough water to meet the needs of everyone in birmingham, bristol, cardiff, leeds, liverpool and sheffield. that is an astronomical amount of water that is being wasted. we are nearly in 2020 and legs like that are still commonplace. why? three years ago, we later got down for the industry and we said we want you to be cutting leaks by at least 15% over the next five years. i am pleased to see we have a 16% target in here.

companies are paying for those improvements, not customers, and actually, since those targets have been talked about, we have seen companies up there again, more innovation to reduce leakage and we have seen, finally seen companies collaborate across the industry to get a collaborate across the industry to geta grip collaborate across the industry to get a grip on this really important matter. you say they have got a grip on it, but how are we still wasting enough waterfor on it, but how are we still wasting enough water for people in all those cities? birmingham, bristol, sheffield... it is crazy, so much what is being wasted and we are paying for it. absolutely. we know the bills are bad for the environment, they cost customers money and they put people off saving water themselves. we really only to see less water being used from the environment because that is putting strain on ir rivers and our natural habitat. so getting a grip, the company is taking the first step in getting a grip on leakage is really important. we are beginning to see

improvements there. some companies actually are making real strides and showing what can be done with a bit of innovation and a bit of attention. but we want to say that across industries as a whole over the next five years. is enough being done? just today, we are talking about anglian water. on friday evening they suffered a massive outage, people affected by this. we have seen them queueing for bottled water just to have seen them queueing for bottled waterjust to be able to have enough waterjust to be able to have enough water to get by. why are we still talking about this sort of level of service? it is all well and good having targets, but firms are not meeting them. things will go wrong from time to time, and frankly, what is important when that happens, companies get on it, they address theissue companies get on it, they address the issue quickly and they support customers during outages like we have seen there. we are pressing the companies to do better, they will face penalties if they have interruptions. they were face

penalties frankly if customers are not happy with the service that they are getting. and i am confident we are getting. and i am confident we are seeing companies improve their performance across the industry, but we need to see more of it and that is what today public announcement is all about. tougher targets so that customers and the environment benefit. ok, it is good to talk to you. rachel fletcher there, the chief executive of ofwat and we will keep an eye on those targets. more from me later. coming up soon, we have more on terence who was here last week we spent 20 christmases alone. he has been on an amazing adventure. people are volunteering to help, but right now, news, travel and where they you are watching. —— wherever you are watching. good morning. the wealthy daughter of the former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone

is reported to have had gems worth around £50 million stolen from her home in kensington. tamara ecclestone was out of the country during the break—in on friday. a spokesperson for ecclestone said, "tamara and family are well but obviously angry and shaken by the incident." no arrests have been made. a long—running legal battle over whether the whittington hospital nhs trust in north london should pay for a woman to have surrogate children in america will be heard in the supreme court today. the case began after the health service failed to spot the woman's cervical cancer, which left her infertile. the trust admitted negligence, but says it shouldn't have to pay for the woman to have surrogate children in the us. the number of homeless patients going to a&e has at least tripled since 2010 with new figures showing hundreds of them stuck in hospitals for long periods of time. the british medical association believe the true figure could be even higher, saying "emergency departments become the net which catches homeless people."

most homeless people can't register with gps as they don't have a proper address. an accountant who worked in the city wants to get more of us skipping after he left his job to become a full—time jump rope coach. rushie shah's videos have proved so popular on youtube that it's allowed him to leave hisjob to coach people online. he was an accountant. and you can here from rushie on bbc london facebook or on our website. it changed everything about my lifestyle, my mental health, my physical health and it was something that i wanted to share across the world. i used to get lots of usages, e—mails, people telling me they changed their lives, they lost a lot of weight. and go to bbc london facebook or to our website to see the full video on that story. let's take a look at the travel situation now. we can see it is a good service on all lines apart from tfl which has

some severe delays at the moment. we don't know why that is at the moment. on the roads, victoria embankment has reopened from temple to westminster for emergency roadworks. no word on how long it will be closed. now, the weather with gill. hello there. good morning. well, not a particularly cold start to the day. that's the good news. but it is looking a little wet later on. so, here's our headline for today. i think quite cloudy to begin with and gradually we will start to see more of those showers pushing in across this afternoon. but to start with, a mostly dry picture. i think you can see that cloud there building through the morning and into the later part of the day. those showers sitting a little bit further south at the moment, but that is for now. we'll come to that in a second. but temperature—wise, up to around 9 or 10 degrees is our high for today. so, overnight, now, if you're up in the early hours, you're going to need a brollie, because this rain really is pushing across the majority of the region, most of us catching a shower or two. and some of that could be heavy as we look towards the beginning of tuesday. overnight lows between sort of 4 and 7 degrees. now, for the rest of the week, well, it's looking a little unsettled

as we look towards wednesday and thursday. i think definitely a week to keep a brollie handy in your bag. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today... back to business for borisjohnson's government. with a new mandate and majority it promises to repay voters by focussing on brexit and the nhs. the fallout from labour's defeat continues — the party says its top team is to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing jeremy corbyn. health chiefs in england are urging us to vaccinate our children against flu or "face a christmas to forget". cutting the cost of water. the boss of the water regulator has told us bills will come down by an average of £50 from next year. it's forcing water companies to spend more on plugging leaks too. ben stokes is named bbc

sports personality of the year. the all—rounder capped off a brilliant, world cup—winning year by picking up the main award in aberdeen. and it was a hugely emotional and inspirational night here in aberdeen. you've helped a lot of people. i do hope so. don't hope so, you have. # round yon virgin mother and child... we continue to follow terrence's incredible story. he touched all our hearts last week when he talked to us on breakfast about spending 20 christmases on his own. if you're just if you'rejust stepping if you're just stepping out, watch out for ice on untreated surfaces across scotland and northern england. it will be a dry day for many but there are showers and rain in the forecast and i will tell you where in about ten minutes. it's monday the 16th of december. the prime minister, borisjohnson, will welcome more than a hundred new conservative mps to westminster today as he aims to deliver

on his election promises. parliament won't officially open until thursday, so what can the new intake expect from their first week in westminster? today, there'll be a minor cabinet reshuffle to replace mps who lost their seat or didn't stand for re—election. tomorrow the speaker will begin the process of swearing in mps, who are required to take an oath of allegiance to the crown. on thursday the queen will formally open parliament with a shorter—than—usual speech, which focuses on delivering brexit and strengthening the nhs. and on friday the withdrawal agreement bill — the legislation to implement a brexit deal — will be reintroduced in the commons. it passed its second reading by 30 votes before the election was called. labour party officials have given some indication of the timetable for finding a new leader to replace jeremy corbyn. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in westminster. very interesting speaking to two labour mps here this morning about how they think the labour party should move forward. so

questions to answered. not least of which, when we will have the leadership contest. the general secretary of labour has written to the national executive saying jeremy corbyn would like a new leader in place by the end of march. for that to happen things would need to get moving pretty swiftly because a labour leadership contest usually ta kes labour leadership contest usually takes about 12 weeks. they do need to get moving quite swiftly. we understand there is a special meeting of the nec pencilled in for january six to decide a timescale and the idea being the process would start the day following. but we are not likely to wait that long to find out who will put themselves forward. we could see sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary. he is expected to put his name forward to be the next leader, but he has a london seat and some in the party have said they believe given the election result last week, they believe the leader should be from

the north or the midlands. rebecca long—bailey, shadow business secretary and mp for salford and eccles could put her name forward. she has been backed by shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell previously. we might also see someone previously. we might also see someone from the back like wigan mp lisa nandy, who has said she is can seriously considering having a run for the leadership. so more names will emerge in the coming days. thank you, helen. doctors in england are urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against flu after a surge in suspected cases. they say the number of patients reporting flu—like symptoms has risen by nearly a quarter in the last week, and the situation could get worse over the christmas period. andy moore reports. for many people, it's an annual ritual, but many others are still missing out. doctors say most people over the age of 65 have been vaccinated but a lot of two and three—year—olds, regarded as so—called super—spreaders, have not. that's because there was a delay in vaccine delivery

from the manufacturers. at the end of the first week in december, only 28% of this age group had got the jab. but now the problem has been sorted and parents are being urged to act now. some school vaccination sessions may not happen tilljanuary but parents can take their children to a gp right away. they are super spreaders of flu so they are particularly good at spreading it. as you said earlier, the festive period, children are sitting on grandmothers' knees and there is greater risk of more spread. we have a children's programme in primary school, that's the nasal spray, so it is important if your child has not been vaccinated when they are at primary school, make sure you know what the school, make sure you know what the school is doing and if not there is a lwa ys school is doing and if not there is always a gp. around 25 million people are eligible for a free flu jab but last year, around 7.5 million failed to take up the offer. the latest figures show gp consultations for flu—like symptoms

have risen 24% in just one week. the vaccinations this year are said to be a good match for the strains of the virus that are circulating. flu levels are expected to rise over christmas and the new year so the advice is for at risk groups to get the jab as soon as possible. doctors say it may be the difference between a christmas to remember and one to forget. andy moore, bbc news. four people have been arrested over the murder of a british tourist in argentina, according to local media reports. matthew gibbard — a businessman from northamptonshire — was shot in the chest outside a luxury hotel in buenos aires on saturday. his stepson was also injured when they fought back against a pair of suspected robbers who targeted them as they pulled up in a taxi from the airport. tamara ecclestone, the daughter of the former f1 boss bernie ecclestone, has been left "sha ken" after jewellery worth a reported $50 million was stolen from her london home.

burglars broke into her house near hyde park, in london, on friday night, evading 24—hour security. police are appealing for information from the public. the duchess of cambridge has revealed that one of prince louis' first words was "mary" — inspired by the tv cook mary berry, after seeing her face on cookbooks in the family kitchen. a p pa re ntly apparently they are at about his height. he loves her. our son's first word was cake, which is a reflection on the entire family. and his dad! it's one of the revelations in a documentary which will be broadcast on bbc one tonight. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. baking royalty meets real royalty but it was the duchess of cambridge who was a super fan here. she even confessed one of prince louis's first words was "mary" due to the number of mary berry cookbooks around the royal kitchen. so do you do a bit of cooking with your children? yes, i really enjoy it.

again, for them to be creative, for them to try and be as independent as possible with it. actually, one of the last things we cooked together was your pizza dough. we made pizzas... did you? ..with your pizza dough recipe. did it work? it did work! and they enjoyed it? they loved it, absolutely loved it. the programme explores the royals' charity projects. william took mary berry to the passage homeless charity — a place he first visited with his mother around 30 years ago. he said princess diana brought her sons here to show them life beyond palace walls, something he's now trying to do with his own children. do you talk to your children about your thoughts and your views and show them, will you bring them along here when they are a bit bigger? absolutely. and on the school run, i know it sounds a little bit contrite, on the school run already, bear in mind they're six and four, whenever we see anyone who's sleeping rough on the streets, i talk about it and point it out and i explain why. and they're all very interested,

they're like, why is that person, why can't they go home? on your marks, get set, go... there was of course a royal bake off with william drafting in expert help while his wife revealed his cooking skills. he is very good at breakfast. university days, used to cook all sorts of meals, i think that's when he was trying to impress me, mary. it is a christmas behind—the—scenes peek of the work and home life of this future king and queen. daniela ralph, bbc news. "a berry royal christmas" is on bbc one at 8:30pm this evening. we will do a big segment soon about terrence. when we spoke to him last week i asked what his favourite carol was and he said silent night. somebody stopped me in the street the next day and said, i can't believe he didn't say carol kirkwood! so you are in everyone's

thoughts! a dull start to the day for many of us today. a wet start for some and some with a cold and icy start. a lovely weather watcher picture and you can see the cloud in the sky at northampton. going through this week, the first half of the week will be chilly with temperatures below average for many of us. the second half will see a rise in temperatures and for some actually above average for this stage in december. some fog around and it will turn wetter and once again turning more windy. we have seen a lot of showers this morning which is why there is the risk of ice across scotla nd why there is the risk of ice across scotland and northern england. if you are travelling or on the pavement, watch out for that. showers persist across northern ireland and scotland and it should clear from northern england. ireland and scotland and it should clearfrom northern england. the showery outbreaks of rain currently crossing the south—east will be replaced by frontal rain coming from the south—east later. you can see in

between a lot of dry weather, some hazy sunshine and quite windy across western scotland and the north of northern ireland. if you slice the country in two, you can see northern england, scotland and northern ireland, temperatures lower, but higher in the south, highs of 10 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the weather front continuing to advance into east anglia, hampshire and london. still showers across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the risk of frost and ice across untreated surfaces, and also fog that will live through the course of tomorrow morning. tomorrow we start with rain in the south—east quarter of the uk that will pull back towards the continent leaving quite a bit of clout in its wake. if you are in the west and north, more likely to see bright skies and sunshine and a few showers. temperatures down a touch tomorrow compared to today, a top temperature

tomorrow of 9 degrees. the front bringing that rain into the south—east will pull off into the near continent. a transient ridge of high pressure with low pressure bringing rain. the direction of the isobars coming up from the south, it will be breezy, a southerly and more mild breeze. on wednesday, mist and fog lifting, then frost to get rid of and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. a low pressure front coming from the west that will bring more cloud so initially in the west of the sunshine turning hazy and thick cloud coming in with the rain. again, breezy. temperatures, because it's a southerly breeze, nine in belfast but in the sunshine further east, 4—7. it will be chilly in the trossachs. if we were morecambe and wise we would make a joke about that.

if we were morecambe and wise we would make ajoke about that. i'm worried about saying anything. that classic one, getting shot in the dardanelles, that sounds painful. if you watched breakfast last week, or if you follow us on social media, you'll almost certainly remember our interview with terrence. he came on the show to explain how he'd spent the last 20 christmas days on his own — but that he was turning things around this year by signing up as a volunteer with age uk. we had a huge response to that interview, which prompted a group of college students to pay terrence a visit and sing him a carol. that moment caused another wave of well—wishers, including this invitation from the singerjohn barrowman. i would like to invite terrence to come to my show this evening in sheffield, at the sheffield town hall, and be the guest of myself.

and i know that you were very close to your mother, which touches my heart, because my mother and father travel everywhere with me. come and sit with my mum and dad and my husband, scott, and enjoy the show. and also, i have to say, terrence, i love your rug in your front room. the rug in the front room is amazing and i want to know where you got it because i want one! well, terrence was able to accethohn's invitation and i went along, too. take a look at this. we'll warn you now, you might need a tissue. terrence, welcome to sheffield, my friend. thank you very much indeed, thank you. thank you. i know you had a day of surprises yesterday. yes. this is the world—famous sheffield city hall. we have someone waiting for you inside, so if you'd like to come over. 0k. and we've got a surprise for him. i know, you've got a surprise for him as well, i've heard about this. yeah. maggie's got it with her.

what's today been like? oh, it's been good, it's been good. yeah? i can't tell you how many... stuff that's been on twitter and facebook, it's been absolutely hectic! knocking. hello, sir. hello. terrence. come on in. hello. how are you? give me a hug. lovely! how are you? i'm ok, it's been a bit hectic for the last couple of days. good! i grew up with older people in the household so i knew... i had my mother and grandmother always there and even when you said about losing your mother and things like that, it just struck a chord and to see the young people come in and want to be part of it... young people want to know, they want to help. # silent night, holy night

# all is calm, all is bright...# terrence sniffles. for me, and i saw your reaction, i just lost it. all right? yes, i'm all right, thank you. just be prepared, because the whole audience knows you're coming in and if they don't, i have a little section of the show where it's kind of dedicated to you, in that way, ok? thank you. because that's my message, don't let people be on their own. you gave me a wonderful surprise, i want to give you one. i am flabbergasted because that is going to... i can't wait to put that in one of the houses! look at this! i love it! if you watched bbc breakfast this morning... anybody watch it? cheering and applause. awesome. i saw a vt that they did

with a gentleman who spent 20 years of christmas days all by himself, so i then got in touch with terrence and i invited him to the show tonight. cheering and applause. this is a song that i know is one of terrence's favourites, so if you get your phones out ready because this song requires, like, a candle. you'll know exactly what i am talking about when we start. # silent night # holy night # all is calm # all is bright

# round yon virgin # mother and child # holy infant # so tender and mild # sleep in heavenly peace...# thank you, everybody. cheering and applause. what are you doing to me?! john baron men was not the only celebrity

to be touched by terrence's story. some famous faces have taken to twitter after watching terrence's story. former one direction singer liam payne wrote, actor sheridan smith tweeted her love for tony. former footballer gary lineker said, "this is joyous. "well played, mr dan walker." that's unnecessary, it's not about me! radio 2 breakfast presenter zoe ball tweeted, "bless you terrence. "reach out to those who need company and support this christmas, folks." terrence's story has sparked a rush of people wishing to follow his lead and sign up as a volunteer with age uk. among them is sophie — she's also one of the students who sang to terrence last week — and she joins us now along

with laurie boult, from age uk. you were sat here with terrence last week. as louise was saying earlier, the important thing about this is, yes, it has been lovely to see terrence have a great time and meet new friends like sophie and speak to people who wouldn't ordinarily speak to, but so many people who have seen this on the programme and on social media have signed up to be friends for age uk. terrence came here last week to share his story not for himself but for all older people because he wanted to support age uk and letting people know about loneliness and allowing them to get involved and the response has been overwhelming. we have been contacted by people like sophie and the great british public who have signed up to volunteer. the day after terrence was sitting here we had six times as many volunteer enquiries through the age uk website than we would

normally have. 2000 peoplejust age uk website than we would normally have. 2000 people just the next day. it's phenomenal. can i say thank you to all those people and thank you to all those people and thank you to anyone considering coming on and being a volunteer and a message, if you do, please do it if you have the time and the commitment. it's a big commitment to volunteer, so if you can, that's great. sophie, you have done that, signing up. so you saw it on bbc brea kfast? signing up. so you saw it on bbc breakfast? on wednesday i got a phone call telling me to go to couege phone call telling me to go to college and they showed us the video of terrence. i was bawling my eyes out. you weren't the old only one. i knew old ham out. you weren't the old only one. i knew oldham choir was going to be pa rt of knew oldham choir was going to be part of it. i was crying while i was singing. but being in that

environment i thought, this is what i need to do. it made me so happy to make him happy. knowing there are loads more people out there like terrence, its amazing. when you were singing outside his house, i was looking at the faces of the choir and the students and staff. you couldn't take your eyes off terrence. you were crying while singing but you had a smile on your face as well. as upsetting as it is to see an old man like that having had 20 christmas days on his own, it's uplifting to see what happened last week. definitely stop it melted us all when he walked out of his house crying. but you know we were making him so emotional, crying tears of happiness, it made us so happy. there is something really special in that, those tears of happiness. you signed up on the spot. you have been able to befriend someone spot. you have been able to befriend someone else already.”

spot. you have been able to befriend someone else already. i haven't befriended yet, but i did go into the centre yesterday and me and two others from the choir sang a few songs while they were eating christmas dinner. this i volunteered for age uk christmas dinner. this i volunteered forage uk in christmas dinner. this i volunteered for age uk in oldham. christmas dinner. this i volunteered forage uk in oldham. they christmas dinner. this i volunteered for age uk in oldham. they asked me to do that yesterday. it was a bit la st to do that yesterday. it was a bit last minute but it was great, adorable. it's something you thought about before and now you are thinking of being a full—time carer. yeah, when! thinking of being a full—time carer. yeah, when i finish college it's something i want to do. it'sjust amazing knowing i can help people like that. this is something not to be taken lightly, this volunteering. if you are at home and lonely and waiting for somebody to turn up, they need to do that. absolutely, there is a trust there. if you want to volunteer, you have to have the time to commit. it is wonderful if

you can do that for a long time, but before you do sign up, know how frequently you can spend time with other people. at age uk we try to match people with the right opportunities. to make sure they get on. lots of people have been asking how terrence is. he has got a lot of attention in the last few days, him coming on here, is going to his house and going to thejohn barrowman concert. he is well looked after by the age uk oldham branch. it's not a case of us just showing him on television and then leaving him on television and then leaving him to get christmas on his own. he is well looked after by age uk. he is well looked after by age uk. he is fine and he sent me a text this morning saying he is pleased to be able to help age uk and other people. he is enjoying his time and he has been sharing his story for the greater good and notjust himself. it's lovely to see you and this crossgenerational connection.

as well as me helping them, they can help me. they have lived my life. it's all about helping each other. knowing that i can help them and they can help me, it's a great mix. they are thankful for what i am doing and! they are thankful for what i am doing and i am thankful for what they are doing for me. it's great. when you had finished singing silent night, everybody went into terrence's living room and there we re terrence's living room and there were beautiful conversations going across the generations. and i missed out on the chippy tea. yes, we all stayed for our chippy tea. it's one thing to be there but then to take the next step and want to help out on volunteer and take part, making that difference to someone. it's a huge commitment, and thank you to sophie and everyone else who has helped in any way they can. thank you very much indeed. and stay in touch with terrence. i am sure we

will. we have to chase up liam payne. it can't offer to sing and get with it! and you will be available as backing singers. thank you so much and thank you for all the comments and messages and so many people sending in cards for terrence which we will get to him for christmas. cards and presents. they are flooding in. it's been lovely. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hi, there, good morning. we had a wintry feel over the weekend, some of us saw some hail, there was some snow over the higher ground. now, for the first part of this week, it's going to be on the rather chilly side. certainly this morning, the risk of some ice around. temperatures, though, will gradually rise, as the week goes on. it will turn wetter and also quite windy by the second half of this week. but this morning, we've got a bit of rain down towards the south—east

of england, elsewhere, though, across england and wales, dry with some bright skies, a bit of sunshine, one or two showers dotted around. across scotland and northern ireland, showers moving their way in here, and, again, turning wintry over the higher ground. those mostly confined towards northern and western areas. top temperatures today round about 6 to 9 degrees, maybe 10 or 11 celsius in the far south. through tonight, we'll continue with this area of rain in the south—east of england, still some showers affecting scotland through the night tonight. there could be some mist and fog patches developing across wales, the midlands, northern areas of england and southern scotland. a patchy frost tonight, as well, so, some freezing fog patches. although, in the south—east, not quite as cold, but that's because of cloud and rain. that's going to continue throughout tuesday across the south—east of england. elsewhere, there could be the odd shower across wales, around the irish sea coasts, otherwise for many northern and western parts, it's dry and fairly bright on tuesday. light winds again, really, and temperatures of about 4 to 8 celsius. that rain in the south—east of england,

that's all linked to that weather system there, that's moving away. going into wednesday, for many of us, a small ridge of high pressure before the next frontal system starts to spread in. so, for wednesday, plenty of dry and bright weather initially, but then the cloud and the rain will move its way in across wales, south—west england, northern ireland, spreading through the irish sea coasts, increasing wind here, as well. temperatures generally about 4 to 7 degrees in the east with the best of the sunshine. further west, though, we'll see those temperatures coming up to about 6 to 10 or 11 degrees. bye for now.

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