right now, our aircraft would probably be the first on scene, obviously, and that might take maybe 20—25 minutes. richard browning was wearing the jet suit he invented to show the ambulance service how it worked. so, the jet suits, in fact you've got a couple sitting behind here, they work by using microjet engines. so pretty much the same things that you have on a jet aircraft, a jetliner. there's two on each arm, one on the back, and the way that they then blow so much air downwards allows you to lift off the ground. and then all the manoeuvrability is down to you using your own natural human balance and co—ordination. if you point them increasingly downwards, you go up. and as you flare them out, you come down again. the great north air ambulance service is now in talks to make modifications to the jet suit, with the hope of sending a paramedic up to reach their first patients by next summer. sharon barbour, bbc news.

ifi if i saw that next to me, i think i would have a heart attack! time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. lots of sunshine across the uk at the moment, simon, purpose of cloud on the horizon that les bleus quys cloud on the horizon that les bleus guysin cloud on the horizon that les bleus guys in the main. heading east across east anglia, the skies look more like this. cloud, rain and drizzle has hung back more than we anticipated yesterday, our recent satellite picture shows the area of cloud making fortran spite across lowestoft a nd cloud making fortran spite across lowestoft and hanging back into parts of the east midlands. brightening across the south—east, this cloud should continue to stain and shrink through the afternoon but some parts of norfolk and suffolk could be struck under that cloud to the rest of the day. dry and bright elsewhere, something about the cloud, chance of a shallow macro

across western scotland and the far south—west of england. —— chance of showers across western scotland. the rain starts to much into northern ireland by the end of the night, western scotland, the north west of england and wales and the south—west. thanks to the strengthening south—westerly wind it is mild, but when stable feel cooler thanks to the wind and rain. not a bad start in eastern england but the rain will get here for the afternoon. intensive things improving, it is likely to be late in the day was later chides the northern ireland macro —— in terms of things improving. temperatures tomorrow, typically in the mid—teens. you might be able to pick up mid—teens. you might be able to pick upa mid—teens. you might be able to pick up a ridge of high pressure coming infor up a ridge of high pressure coming in for thursday amongst this giant area of low pressure governing things at the moment. thursday looks

quietest, still the chance of hefty showers for northern ireland, wales and the south—west, a pupil eastern scotland, motson shannon wednesday, temperatures 14 or 15. this area of high pressure is setting the tone into the weekend, it is hard to pinpoint what will develop most but it looks like low—pressure will basically settle across the uk, meaning strong winds and some particularly heavy and persistent rain. pretty dusty for friday, especially towards the south, sunday seven areas could have the most. it is looking very unsettled. now the news where you are. it afternoon.

today for the discussions around the plight of lower league sides with tranmere seeing teams in england face dire consequences unless a financial package is offered. yesterday prominent figures in the sport wrote a joint letter to the government urging ministers to help. there really is a financial armageddon coming to hit some of the clu bs. armageddon coming to hit some of the clubs. for me there are a variety of measures they could do. they will be looked at but they have their own problems. maybe match funding which isa problems. maybe match funding which is a concept not unknown to the government. whereby would the government. whereby would the government put cash in if the pfa put cash in? not chasing for debts

that have been built up etc and making those available. and the board of the national league england fifth year of football is still to decide whether to start the season this weekend. like the decisions above them no fans will be allowed in at the moment. the captain says clu bs a re in at the moment. the captain says clubs are desperate to start playing and for financial help. are contract is right to when the season starts so is right to when the season starts soi is right to when the season starts so i think that goes for a lot of other players in this league. financially we needed to start and the clubs need things to start so they can get things in place and finances in place for the rest of the season. i feel the finances in place for the rest of the season. ifeel the premier league is in their own bubble. they arei million miles away league is in their own bubble. they are i million miles away from where we are. i don't think they realise the financial situation a lot of

clu bs the financial situation a lot of clubs lower down the leagues might be in. with something as little as how much they could put towards it, i don't know, but something small would be a massive help to clubs at national league level. premier league teams will vote today on how the season could end if it cannot be completed because of the pandemic. last season was concluded behind closed doors but liverpool being crowned champions and they maintained their 100% start to the season maintained their 100% start to the season after coming from a goal down to beat arsenal three goals to one jota with ceiling jota sealing the win late on. meanwhile the fulham chairman has apologised for their latest defeat, this time against aston villa. heather watson is about to start her first round match in

france. it follows more disappointment for this players yesterday with brody and norrie knocked out. novakjock affects is back today for the first time since his mistake hitting someone with the ball. essex county cricket club says there trophy celebrations did not meet their values after a muslim player had a beer poured over him at lord's cricket ground following the victory over somerset. the club said they would bring cricket to everybody but further work needs to be done on diversity in society in

general. —— novak djokovic. borisjohnson has this morning announced his plans to offer a free, fully funded college course to people without an a level or equivalent qualification from next april. let's listen to some of what he had to say. from next april we will introduce a new funding promise and fund classes for adults equivalent to all teaching skills which are highly in demand. they will let anyone who leave school without a level or equivalent get the qualifications they need when they need them helping people to change jobs and find work in the burgeoning new sectors this country is creating. suppose you work in retail or hospitality. and you think you are going to find a newjob —— you need

to find a newjob. before covid people were already shopping online and sending out for food but the crisis has compressed that revolution. let's imagine you are 30 yea rs old revolution. let's imagine you are 30 years old and left school without a levels and thinking you could find a job, you were in retail or hospitality and you could find a job in the wind farm sector in the north—east are in space technology in newquay or construction here in exeter are retrofitting homes so as to reduce carbon. you might see a job for yourself and one of the vast engineering and infrastructure projects this government is leading, a surveyor on a real projects this government is leading, a surveyor on a real technician. you might want to work on adult care. a crucial sector for our country. you have a range of options in theory but you need that technical

know—how. you need that a level or equivalent qualification. and we will fund it. we will give you the schools that you need. after delivering his speech, the prime minister was asked about the government's wider handling of the pandemic and specifically — to clarify whether people from different households in the north east could meet outside in a pub garden. here's how he responded. the first thing to say is i totally understand peoples feelings about this but i think the vast majority of people also understand we need to get this virus down and allow people to continue in education and have our economy going in the way we are. 0n the rule of six outside area such as the north—east where extra measures have been brought in it is six outside and six inside. in areas

where extra tight measures have been brought in you should follow the guidance but it is six in our home but not as far as i understand it six outside. he had to apologise if this tweet afterwards. apologies, i misspoke today.in the north east, new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors, including in pubs, restaurants and your home. you should also avoid socialising with other households outside. this is vital to control the spread of coronavirus and keep everyone safe. if you are in a high risk area, please continue to follow the guidelines from local authorities. a total of 806 people have tested positive for coronavirus in scotland in the past 2a hours.

first minister, nicola sturgeon, said no new deaths of patients who first tested positive for the virus in the previous 28 days have been recorded, with this total remaining at 2,511. she warned young people of the potential consequences of complacency 0ur daily case numbers reflect test results reported in the previous 2a hours but each day's figure reflects test samples that have actually been carried out over the couple of days before that. and you will recall me saying that yesterday's figure of reported cases seemed lower than expected so today's total of 806 includes quite a high number of results from samples that were actually taken on friday and saturday that we might have expected to see reported yesterday. so that perhaps partly explains the particularly of cases we are seeing today. of course we continue to work with the uk government to ensure that turnaround times

for test results which after a bit of a problem a couple of weeks ago have improved, continue to be as speedy as they need to be. the second point is that while we are certainly seeing a rise in transmission and i am in no way underplaying that we are doing much more testing now than was the case the spring. so comparisons of daily case numbers now versus then are not really particularly valid. and of course test and protect is able to follow up every person who tests positive to make sure that their contacts are traced and told to self—isolate. so when we know transmission is rising as it is now it is actually important to know that significant numbers are being reported every day because that means we know about these positive cases and their contacts are being traced by test and protect and all of the work that test

and protect has to do to break the chains of transmission is being done. the final point i want to draw attention to about today's numbers is the age range of the cases. the quite significant majority are in the under—40 age groups with the bulk of those in the under—25 age group and that of course is affected by the university clusters that we've been seeing in recent days. but the point i wanted to make today, which is one again you have heard me make before is the fact that that many cases now are in the younger is groups and we know that younger people are less likely to die from covid than older, more vulnerable people, that mustn't give rise to complacency. firstly, it mustn't give rise to complacency because young people can become seriously unwell from this virus and while their risks of dying are low they are not nonexistent and we hear almost every day now of what is hear almost every day just now of what is described as "long covid" — of younger,

otherwise healthy people having quite long—lasting health impacts from having had the virus. but the other point about this is that while we are seeing significant number of cases right now and the younger age groups which is a phenomenon that we've seen across europe in this latest surge of covid it is the case that transmission amongst older age groups is also rising and let's not pretend that that is not the case. so around one third of today's cases are actually in the over—40 age group and there are a number in the over—60 age group so transmission is rising across the spectrum of age ranges. the headlines on bbc news: as more lockdown restrictions are introduced in parts of the uk — the prime minister apologises and says he "mis—spoke" over new restrictions in the north east. boris johnson promises "radical" changes to the education system, with training courses in england to help boost the post—covid economy.

the education secretary says he'll work with universities to ensure all students in england can go home for christmas if they choose to. the health service in england is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases, while tackling a "huge backlog" of people needing care, with exhausted staff. that's according to the nhs confederation, which represents trusts and other health care providers. they're warning it could be difficult to deliver safe and effective services with the current level of funding. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. the response of the health service to the first wave of the pandemic, quickly reshaping services to cope with a huge number of very ill patients, has been widely praised. but health service leaders are now warning heading into winter, and with a second surge building, the nhs is being challenged on all sides. so the nhs, firstly, is preparing to deal with outbreaks and a second surge of the virus.

the second is that it's straining every sinew to deal with the backlog of activity that mounted during the first phase of the pandemic, as well as respond to new pressures on our services. and the third thing is that there are clearly restrictions we're working within because of infection control measures and other things to make sure that our teams and above all, our patients are as safe as possible. the nhs confederation surveyed more than 250 senior health service leaders in england on the challenges ahead. fewer than one in ten felt their current level of funding allowed them to deliver safe and effective services. nearly three quarters said they might miss targets on restoring routine operation to near—normal levels. and after a tough six months, nine in ten leaders said they were concerned about the long—term impact the pandemic was having on front—line staff. the department of health and social care in england says it's announced more than £48 billion in additional funding to help tackle the pandemic. but this report calls for a more fundamental reassessment of what the nhs can realistically be expected to deliver, as well as understanding

from the public, as work begins on reducing that long backlog of patients needing care. dominic hughes, bbc news. the newly appointed director general of the bbc, tim davie has been questioned by mps on the house of commons digital, culture, media and sport select committee. when asked by the conservative mp philip davies about the corporation's coverage of brexit, mr davie defended the bbc‘s impartiality. i have said there are plenty of areas where we need to reach out, connect, this is true of all institutions, reach out to people who feel that the metropolitan media elite do not represent their view. i'm not self flagellating here because the bbc has got a better record than that. if you listen to the 6:30 shows, the idea that that we didn't connect with people around the country, 29 local radio stations, and finally there is no one'sjob in the bbc, to be clear, to toe the government's line. the government's line. everyone'sjob is to impartially represent the situation

across all the lines. that is ourjob. so, what is it that, what are these metropolitan views that people out in the sticks, so to speak, that people feel so sidelined by? if brexit is absolutely not one of them. there might be all kinds of areas like rural affairs, economic and social mobility, concerns around housing, all those kinds of issues that a re reflected differently. you and i know that when you travel a long way outside cities, the uk feels a very different place. the bbc is in a good position on this. 91% of people do 18 hours a week but what i have signalled is not, unfortunately, and this would fit the narrative but it is not the case. what i am saying is that there is a danger that in terms of the way the uk is developing,

people are more partial, they want to hear their own view. i want to balance the bbc. it is important to this institution, the creative industries, i care about it. we are not, it is not about simply, kind of, vocalising one point of view or the other. it is about going out and representing the debate. i am all for hearing where we don't get it right. it is an art, not a science. as editor in chief i take responsibility for that. thousands of california residents are being forced to leave their homes as new wildfires take hold. there's been an extreme rate of growth for the blaze in napa county. home and business have been destroyed, as tanya dendrinos reports. a scene of sheer devastation — homes flattened by a wildfire that more than quadrupled in size overnight. residents across northern california reliving a recurring nightmare. thousands have been forced to evacuate.

a terrifying escape for some, but there was nothing to match the ferocity of the inferno tearing through wine country — homes and livelihoods swallowed by the flames. conditions did anything but favour crews throughout monday, working desperately on the ground and from the air. we have an increase in the winds along with an increase in temperature and lowering relative humidities, which has increased the fire behaviour, and the fire hasjumped a lot of consternation. if you think back to 2017 this harks back to that. which has increased the fire behaviour, and the fire hasjumped and it is working its way towards those more populated areas. an anxious wait for many at the will of mother nature.

we have had an increase in temperature and lowering humidity is in the fire hasjumped and is working those towards those more populated areas. we have an increase in the winds along with an increase in temperature and lowering relative humidities, which has increased the fire behaviour, and the fire hasjumped and it is working its way towards those more populated areas. an anxious wait for many at the will of mother nature. so this is our property, right here. at the will of mother nature. we have a little sliver of ground between here and the napa river, a couple of acres. and it's just completely covered with forestation. if anything gets into the yard, it will all be gone, everything. so we're wetting this all down as best we can and we've got a couple of sprinklers on the roof of the house and we're hoping for the best. multiple fires continue to burn across the state in what has been

california's worst fire season on record. crews waiting for any opportunity to begin to gain control. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. sir david attenborough said yesterday his hopes for the future lie in the hands of children. so we've asked some young attenborough fans to put their best questions to the man himself. let's take a look. hi, david. i would like to know what's your favourite places, and how they've changed? my favourite place was a woodland in the middle of england, in lincolnshire. and it had rocks around it which were full of fossils. wonderful things, shells, some of them big ones. and sometimes you could hit a rock — sometimes they were sitting out there and you just turned over the rock and there it was. and it was — you were the first person ever to see that. and it hadn't seen the sun for maybe 150 million years. think about that! hi, my name's elliott and i am six years old and i have a question. what is your favourite dinosaur? well, elliott, there was a huge animal that flew over the dinosaurs, as big as a small aeroplane,

called quetzalcoatlus. and it had huge wings, just as big as an aeroplane. and it was the biggest animal that everflew, and none of us could work out how it got off the ground, because how do you beat the wings? it's a mystery. hello, david. my name is anais and i'm three years old. what's your favourite animal? i don't really have a favourite animal, to be truthful. but there is a fish i am very fond of called — um, what's it called now? it's called the weedy sea dragon, and it lives in the seas off south australia and its fins look exactly like bits of seaweed. hi, my name is harry and i'm 11 years old and i want to work in zoology, but with the current climate crisis, i would like to know

if there will be any animals left in the world to study. there will certainly be enough animals individually. there won't be as many different animals as we have now. i can be pretty sure of that. but we need to study them, we need to know all we can about them in order to protect them and help them, so i hope you do go to university and you do study zoology and you do help in the struggle to care for nature. i am william and i'm four years old. who do you think would win out of a lion, hippopotamus and a rhino? well, it would depend whether they were in the river or not, wouldn't they? if they were in the river it would be the hippopotamus. if they were on land, i think it would be the lion. but i'm not sure, actually, because a hippopotamus is very big, you know, it weighs much more than a lion. so if it rolled over,

and it got the wild lion underneath it, the lion wouldn't like that very much. hi, david. my name is called evie, and i'm four years old. what's the biggest spider ever in the whole wide world? and my mummy doesn't like spiders. well, i can see why your mummy doesn't like spiders, though there are none in this country that bite you. there's one, certainly in south america, which is as big as your hand, really. and very hairy legs. and you don't want to mess with that, because that one does have a nasty bite. now it's time for a look

at the weather with susan powell. 0ur weather picture looks very different for tomorrow. wet and windy pretty much across the board. when will pick up this evening across the west of the uk. this ridge of high pressure is kept as fine today but this ridge of low pressure coming into play for wednesday. in the next few hours the wind was that to strengthen —— was start to strengthen in the west and in northern ireland followed by the rain and work its way into scotland and cumbria and lancashire by the end of the night. a much milder night thanks to the strengthening south—westerly wind and milder air pulled in around the area of low pressure. with the wind and rain around on wednesday it will feel quite chilly and the rain heavy and persistent on the western side of the uk. perhaps try at least till the uk. perhaps try at least till

the afternoon but then quite heavy and intense downpours pushing up from the south. 12 or 13 degrees for scotla nd from the south. 12 or 13 degrees for scotland and 12 for northern ireland and 17 in the south. it will feel cooler in the wind and rain. this set of weather fronts pulls east over wednesday and thursday and that isa over wednesday and thursday and that is a ridge of high pressure in that hill behind me but first thursday it offers us something more promising in terms of dry and sunny weather. later in the day there will be heavy showers that are starting to push on from the west. it really is if anything a bit of a blip on the bigger picture, the area of low pressure dominating the weather for the next few days. the area of low pressure has a few centres that roll around each other and each one of our models comes up with a slightly different solution when it places the heaviest of the rain and strongest of the winds through friday and saturday and sunday. there is sunday, the outlook for the end of the week is a very wet and

windy one. and it will feel chilly as well. it looks like sunday will be the windiest of the days. the strongest winds to the south of the uk but that is subject to change. there is no question our outlook looks unsettled.

this is bbc news. the headlines... as more lockdown restrictions are introduced in parts of the uk — the prime minister apologises and says he "mis—spoke" over new restrictions in the north east. his error came as he outlined changes to the adult education system in england — to help boost the post—covid economy. it will give anyone who left without ana it will give anyone who left without an a level or equivalent the caucasians when they need, when they need them to enable people to find jobs and get work in burgeoning new sectors. driving home for christmas — the government says it will ensure all students will be able to return for the festive break. we are going to work with investors to make sure that